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Wheel in Indian flag has ___ Spokes
general knowledge history

  1. 22

  2. 24

  3. 26

  4. 28

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Correct Option: B

The four lions in our National Emblem - symbolising power, courage and confidence - rest on a circular abacus. The abacus is girded by four smaller animals and they are :-
general knowledge history

  1. Lion,Elephant,Horse,Goat

  2. Lion,Elephant,Horse,Deer

  3. Lion,Elephant,Horse, Bull

  4. Lion,Elephant,Horse,Zebra

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Correct Option: C

India Gate was designed by
general knowledge history

  1. Eric Johnson

  2. Sir Edwin Lutyens

  3. Adam Mullan

  4. None of Above

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Correct Option: B

Height of Qutab Minar is
general knowledge history

  1. 80.9 Meters

  2. 90.2 Meters

  3. 72.5 Meters

  4. 60.6 Meters

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Correct Option: C

Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Friends inside the motel room heard the shots and ran to the balcony to find King shot in the throat. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital at 7:05 p.m. The assassination led to a nationwide wave of riots in more than 60 cities. Who allegedly shot King?
general knowledge history

  1. Earl James Ray

  2. James Earl Ray

  3. James Ray Earl

  4. Ray James Earl

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Correct Option: B

On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia, a revolutionary youth group. In what city did this assassination take place? (this assasination led to World War I)
general knowledge history

  1. Tuzla

  2. Sarajevo

  3. Zenica

  4. Prijedor

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Correct Option: B

Perhaps one of the best known assassinations was that of Julius Caesar. Caesar's death was planned by a group of senators who were fearful of him gaining too much power. The assassination took place when Caesar went to the Capitol to deliver a speech. The conspirators surrounded him and stabbed him to death. On what day did this take place?

general knowledge history

  1. March 16, 44 B.C.

  2. March 16, 45 B.C.

  3. March 15, 46 B.C.

  4. March 15, 44 B.C.

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Correct Option: D

Emperor Claudius was an able administrator, a great builder of public works, and oversaw the conquest of Britain. But he was poisoned by a woman named Agrippina. Who was this woman in relation to Claudius?
general knowledge history

  1. His wife

  2. His sister

  3. His mother

  4. His daughter

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Correct Option: A

One of the most interesting characters in Russian history is Grigori Rasputin. Rasputin was a mystic who was supposedly psychic and was said by some to be able to heal people. Rasputin gained favor with the Tsar, and some nobles became fearful he was manipulating the Tsar too much. When a group of nobles attempted to assassinate him, they had a hard time. According to them, it took a variety of methods to finally kill Rasputin. What was the inital method they used?

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  1. Drowning him in the Neva River

  2. Clubbing him over the head

  3. Lacing wine and cakes with cyanide

  4. Shooting him in the back

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Correct Option: C

On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was attending a play at Ford's Theater. During the play, John Wilkes Booth, a well-known actor and Confederate sympathizer, snuck into Lincoln's box and shot him in the back of the head. What was the name of the play that Lincoln was watching when his assassination took place?

general knowledge history

  1. Our American Cousin

  2. Way Down East

  3. The Gentle Savage

  4. Ah, Wilderness!

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Correct Option: A