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Question 1

The King of Kashmir who signed the Instrument of Accession to India in 1947

Maharaja Hari Singh

Question 2

The nationality of Kenenisa Bekele, the men’s 5000m world record holder

Ethiopian

Question 3

What meant ‘I don’t know’ in Australia’s Aboriginal language became the name of an animal. Which animal?

Kangaroo

Question 4

The Indian President who declared International Emergency in 1975 was

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

Question 5

The three year period in the sixties when India had a Plan Holiday

1966-69

Question 6

How is the river Hydaspes related to Alexander the Great

Defeated Poros on its banks

Question 7

What was unique about the Nagarjuna sagar dam commissioned in 1967?

World’s longest monsory dam

Question 8

Who ascended the throne of Delhi as ‘Sultan’ in 1926?

Alauddin Khilji

Question 9

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, is wife of

Prince Edward of Britain

Question 10

Glubdubdrib is an island of sorcerers and magicians. In which book?

Gulliver’s Travels

Question 11

The prestigious post held by Horst Koehler before he became President of Germany was

Managing Director of IMF

Question 12

Britain’s biggest selling newspaper as on 2005 was

News of the World

Question 13

Where was sister Nivedita born?

In Ireland

Question 14

Which Indian University was the first to introduce a correspondence course?

Delhi

Question 15

How long did Dara Singh defend the World Wrestling championship that he won in 1968?

Till 1983

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