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Q. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year

A
1729
B
1707
C
1774
D
1823

Correct Answer

1707

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  • Q. In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy
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