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1. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died in 2008 were famous in which field?






2. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?






3. Where is the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre located?






4. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






5. While playing with which team Rahul Dravid completed his 10000 runs in the Test cricket?






6. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?






7. India is facing pressure from the US and other Western countries to break trade ties with which country?






8. Who won Jnanpith Award in 2010?






9. When is International Labour Day observed?






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






11. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






12. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?






13. Which is largest river without delta in India?






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






15. On which date Quit India Day comes?






16. Who is known as 'Lady with the Lamp'?






17. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






18. Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami recently?






19. In which year was the National Anthem first sung?






20. Who arranged the elements in the Modern Periodic Table?






21. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






22. Which cricketer known as 'Tiger' also father of famous actor died on 23rd September - 2011?






23. Who invented the steam engine?






24. Who is the author of the book 'We Indians'?






25. Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?






26. What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?






27. What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?






28. Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?






29. In which Amendment Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights?






30. Which day is observed as Sanskrit Day in India?






31. Who is called 'Grand Old Man of India'?






32. Who discovered Penicillin?






33. Who was the only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?






34. How many total number of enclaves are to be exchanged between territories of two countries India and Bangladesh according to the treaty signed in Sept - 2011?






35. Name the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister whose admirers have decided to build a temple to perpetuate his memory?






36. What is the latitude of South Pole?






37. When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?






38. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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39. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which countries?






40. Which country is the world's largest recipient of arms?






41. 'A Voice of Freedom' is a book written by whom?






42. Which place is famous for gigantic rock-cut statue of Budha?






43. What is the name of World's cheapest tablet PC?






44. Who wrote the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'?






45. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






46. Name the Russian painter who had an 468 acre estate in Bangalore






47. Name the state where bio-fuel outlet - first of its kind in the country will be opened?






48. Who said 'Child is the father of Man'?






49. Who wrote an English novel 'In Custody'?






50. What is the new name of Burma?