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Why do Christian brides traditionally wear the wedding ring on the fourth finger? What did handshaking originally symbolize? Which people traditionally smoke a pipe of peace? What primitive religion is still practiced in the West Indies, notably in... Read More

Question: Name the inventor of world's first safety elevator, whose name is synonymous with that category? Answer: Elisha Graves Otis Question: Which Indian pharmaceutical giant owned the Fortis Healthcare Limited? Answer: Ranbaxy Ltd Question:... Read More

1. Where is the Headquarters of the Bombay Stock Exchange?Answer: Mumbai 2. How many Indices does the Bombay Stock Exchange has?Answer: There are 5 indices of the BSE. 1) BSE SENSEX2) S&P BSE SmallCap3) S&P BSE MidCap4) S&P BSE LargeCap5)... Read More

Question: What does BSA stand for as seen in BSA SLR cycles? Answer: Birmingham Small Arms Question: Which multinational owns the brands Georgia (Ice Coffee), and Aquaris (Isotanic drink)? Answer: Coca Cola Question: Who introduced the world's... Read More

51. Question: Why is it less difficult to cook rice or potatoes at higher altitudes?Answer: Atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes is low and boils water below 100oC. The boiling point of water is directly proportional to the pressure on its... Read More

76. Question: Why is a new quilt warmer than an old one?Answer: In a new quilt the cotton is not compressed and as such it encloses more air which is bad conductor of heat. Therefore, it does not allow heat to pass. 77. Question: Curved rail... Read More

Which were the Classical civilizations? State who were the: Ancient rulers of Mexico The rulers of Peru and Chile before the Spanish conquest Which two rulers of the ancient world abandoned warfare for religious reasons? ... Read More

Define the following: The Ice Age The Iron Age Jean Jacques Rousseau's ideal of “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity” became the motto of which Revolution? The spread of knowledge to other countries of Europe in... Read More

(a) “The King was in the counting-house.” Where was the Queen? (b) Which Queen sometimes believed “as many as six impossible things before breakfast”? (a) In Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, who were the King and... Read More

Who were Balthazar, Melchoir and Caspar and what gifts did they give? How many Muses were there? (a) How many compartments does a cow’s stomach have? (b) How many heads has a Hydra? Which wedding anniversary is called Diamond? (a) How many... Read More