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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Where is Elephant Pass located?






2. With which field M.F. Hussian were associated?






3. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






4. Name the seas joined by Suez Canal?






5. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?






6. Which is the largest dome in India?






7. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






8. On which date Quit India Day comes?






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






10. In which century did Ashoka reign?






11. Who invented the television?






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






13. Name the woman boxer of India who have won five time world championship in succession?






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






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






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






17. Who was first Indian woman to become president of U.N. General Assembly?






18. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






19. Our Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of which country?






20. Who got Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar in 2011 ?






21. Which state has maximum density of canals?






22. Name the country which is second largest producer of horticulture commodities such as fruits - vegetables and flowers in the world?






23. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?






24. Where did coins made of metal first appeared?






25. 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?






26. In India - who issues one rupee coins and notes as well as subsidiary coins?






27. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






28. Which country has World's largest democracy?






29. Name the ship commissioned by India which is biggest in its class in the World?






30. Which is the largest zoo in India?






31. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






32. When comes the World Environment Day?






33. Who discovered Penicillin?






34. Who was the first person to set foot on moon?






35. Which is the largest district in India?






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






37. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated?






38. Who has become the first lady jawan in Indian army?






39. 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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40. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?






41. Name the world's shortest living woman?






42. Who invented transistor?






43. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






44. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?






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






46. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






47. Where is the world's largest solar power project going to be set up?






48. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






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






50. How many postal zones are there in India - under the PIN Code System?