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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Who is the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan from Pakistan People's Party?






2. Who wrote our National Anthem?






3. Name the country's longest railway tunnel excavated?






4. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?






5. Greenwich mean time (GMT) is the standard time of which country?






6. Where in Delhi a bomb hidden in briefcase exploded killing 11 persons and injuring 47 in the worst attack in India's capital in 3 years in 2011?

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7. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?






8. In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?






9. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'?






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






11. Who invented the mercury thermometer?






12. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






13. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






14. Where is the venue for the 2012 Olympics?






15. Which metal is kept under kerosine?






16. Who wrote the book 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?






17. Which will be the new subject added to the curriculum of Kendriya Vidyalayas?






18. Which was the musical instrument used by Amir Khusro?






19. Who is the author of book 'Speed Post'?






20. Who is going to receive highest US award?






21. Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding?






22. With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?






23. Which sportsperson won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?






24. Where is Elephant Pass located?






25. When is Sadbhavna Diwas (Goodwill Day ) observed in India?

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26. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






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






28. Who wrote the immortal song 'Vande Mataram'?






29. Who was the First Election Commissioner of India?






30. Name the metal used in storage batteries?






31. Who is the author of book 'The Tribune 130 Years: A Witness to History'?






32. Which king brought the valleys of Indus - Ganga and Jamuna together for the first time under one political authority?






33. Name the element required for conversion of solar energy?






34. Who is the author of book 'The Shape of the Beast'?






35. What are the estimated premature deaths caused annually by air pollution - according to the first pollution survey carried in Sept. - 2011 by World Health Organisation?






36. On which part of earth days and nights are of equal length always?






37. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?






38. On globe - the latitude and longitude intersect at what angle?






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






40. Which is the place experiencing minimum and maximum temperatures -28.3 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius respectively?






41. Who said 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err'?






42. Name the Indian American astronaut who begins her 2nd space odyssey on July 15 - 2012?






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






44. Who is the first Indian sports person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games?






45. Name the Strait which separates Asia from North America?






46. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?






47. Which is the Garden City of India?






48. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






49. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?






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