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1. Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals?






2. Who discovered blood grouping?






3. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?






4. Who is the new captain of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals?






5. Who is the World Player of Year?






6. Name the state of India having longest coastline?






7. Where is Sun Temple situated?






8. From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?






9. World Aids Day falls on which date?






10. World Human Rights Day is observed on which day?






11. Who will be the new Director General of Police (DGP) after the retirement of P.S. Gill?






12. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






13. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






14. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






15. On which date Quit India Day comes?






16. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?






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






18. Who is known as founder of Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental college at Aligarh?






19. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






20. Which is the largest river island in India?






21. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






22. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






23. How is population density in India defined?






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






25. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?






26. Who is the renowned flute player?






27. Which is the largest delta in India?






28. Under which scam - the 43 year old daughter of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi was in Tihar jail in 2011?






29. Name the strait which separates Africa from Europe?






30. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






31. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






32. According to a poll conducted by global research company Ipsos - people of which country are happiest on this planet despite woes - conflicts?






33. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






34. Which day is celebrated as International Literacy Day?






35. What is proxy voting?






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






37. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






38. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






39. When was the design of our National Flag adopted by the Constituent of India?






40. In how many time zones is the World divided?






41. Name one famous Sarod player?






42. Whom the Gujarat High Court issued contempt notice on 15th Feb. - 2012 for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots?






43. Which day is celebrated as World Red Cross Day?






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






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






46. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?






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






48. Mc. Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries?






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






50. What is Dry Ice?