Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, has been named as the World Book Capital for 2017 by United Nations Organization for Education, Science... Read More
Books and Literature
Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carrol
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Alice in Wonderland: is a book written by Lewis Carrol. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written... Read More
Online Library services to NCERT textbooks. Online service offers easy access to the NCERT textbooks. The service covers textbooks of all subjects published by... Read More
“Saraswati Samman” It is an annual award given for extraordinary works in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. The... Read More
Encyclopedia Britannica, a reference book in homes and libraries worldwide, will stop publishing the print edition for the first time in 244 years and shift... Read More
1. What was the first book in English to be printed in England? 2. Which 2 books do castaways automatically receive on ?Desert island discs??... Read More
Quiz Based on Books
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Name of the Book Author MACBETH SHAKESPEARE MY EXPERIMENT WITH TRUTH MAHATHMA GANDHI THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU GLIMPSES 0F WORLD HISTORY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU... Read More
British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) began drafting Origin of Species in 1842, just six years after returning from his fateful five-year voyage aboard the HMS... Read More
Earthquakes-All about Earthquakes
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Earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of Earth’s rocky outer shell. Earthquakes are among... Read More
There are 18 major Puranas and 18 minor ones. Classified into three as 'Brahma', 'Vaishnav' & 'Saiva', the 18 major puranas are: • Brahma •... Read More