General Knowledge Quiz 32: Great Personalities Quiz

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Science Quiz 36

Science Quiz 36 1. In Chemistry, an amphoteric compound is a molecule or ion that can react with Acids Bases Both None of these 2. To which plant do the world record for the fastest growing plant belongs? Bamboo Eucalyptus Poplar Giant Sequoia 3. Tharsis is a vast volcanic...

Sports Quiz 13: Personalities and Records in Cricket

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Environment Quiz 58: Mountains Quiz

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India Quiz 68

India Quiz 68 1. Name the emperor who wrote "Amuktamalyada", an epic poem in Telugu Krishnadevaraya Maharana Pratap Harshavardhana Rajendra Chola I 2. With whom among the following did the East India Company fight the Battle of Sobraon in 1846? Marathas Sikhs Portuguese French 3....

Environment Quiz 57

Environment Quiz 57 1. Who created the Nahr water system which provided clean water for the people of Aurangabad and its suburbs? Malik Ambar Aurangazeb Muhammad bin Tughluq Jahangir 2. Which mountain in Pakistan is locally known as Diamir or Deo Mir meaning "huge mountain"? Margalla...

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 5

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