Inventions, Discoveries and Explorations
    What Elisha Otis invented?
    In 1853, American inventor Elisha Otis demonstrated a freight elevator equipped with a safety device to prevent falling in case a supporting cable should break. This increased public confidence in such devices. Otis established a company for manufacturing elevators and patented (1861) a steam elevator.Many people think that he invented the elevator, but the truth is, he invented the elevator brake. He also invented the railway safety brake.
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    English Antonyms
    Antonym of TRACTABLE
    tractable means easily handled or managed; stubborn means difficult to handle or manage
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    International and Regional Organisations
    Where is the headquarters of World Tourism Organization situated?
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    Geography of Pakistan
    The Salt Range is located on the ________ side of the river Indus.
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    English Synonyms
    Synonym of CHIMERA
    a chimera is a fabrication of the mind, or an illusion
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    Capital City of World Countries
    The capital of Nauru is:
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    Prepositions After Verbs
    Do not blame me _____ what happened. It was not my fault.
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    English Antonyms
    Antonym of VIRULENT
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    English Antonyms
    Antonym of LISSOME
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    History of Indian Subcontinent
    The Indus valley civilisation was discovered in:
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