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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is AERE?

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2. Who invented barometer?






3. Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?






4. What is the upper house of parliament known as?






5. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






6. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






7. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






8. Kanchipuram is in which state?






9. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?






10. Name the herbal drug developed by DRDO for soldiers working in high altitude areas?






11. Name the metal used as the filament of an electric bulb?






12. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






13. Where are the achievements of Samudragupta described on?






14. What is the aim of the 'Biosphere Reserve Project'?






15. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






16. On which day International Women's Day observed?






17. Who invented the television?






18. Who is going to receive highest US award?






19. Which region of India is associated with pine forests?






20. What will be the new name of West Bengal?






21. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






22. Which is the largest river island in India?






23. Which is the largest delta in India?






24. Who is the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan from Pakistan People's Party?






25. Name the cities of Himachal to be developed as the solar cities?






26. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






27. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






28. Name the person who transliterated Guru Granth Sahib in Braille?






29. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






30. Who wrote the popular book 'The Naked Face'?






31. When is the UN Day observed?






32. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?






33. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






34. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






35. Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?






36. Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?






37. Why sky appears to be blue?






38. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






39. Who got Arjuna Award in 2011?






40. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






41. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?






42. When is India's National Youth Day celebrated ?






43. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






44. Name one famous Sarod player?






45. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






46. Which is the great circle on earth's surface?






47. Which is the largest lake in India?






48. Name the mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North?






49. From where the longest circle which can be drawn from earth's surface will pass?






50. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?