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1. Name the new nuclear powered submarine formally handed to India by Russia?






2. Where are the World famous Khajuraho sculptures located?






3. Name the person who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885?






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






5. Satyan Bose is known for his excellence in which field?






6. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






7. Whom did Dalai Lama announced to be his successor in March - 2011?






8. Why sky appears to be blue?






9. 'Glimpses of World History' is written by whom?






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






11. Name the Bollywood legend whose ancestral home in Peshawar - Pakistan has been turned into heritage site?






12. Where is Bihar's first all women police station located?






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






14. Why bubble of water shines?






15. Upto where Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north-west?






16. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






17. Name the seas joined by Suez Canal?






18. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






19. Name 72 year old social activist who supported Jan Lokpal Bill?






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






21. Name the latest hi-tech weapon invented in 2011 to prevent obesity?

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22. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?






23. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?






24. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?






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






26. What is the maximum period of gap between any two sessions of the Indian Parliament?






27. Which is the largest populated state in India?






28. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?






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






30. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






31. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






32. When is the World Population Day observed?






33. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






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






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






36. Who invented the telegraphic code?






37. Who is vice President of India?






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






39. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






40. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






41. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?






42. Who discovered blood grouping?






43. Name the metal present in photo films?






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






45. How many stanza's of Jana Gana Mana song were adopted as National Anthem?






46. Who invented transistor?






47. Name the Indian who won Magsaysay award for community initiatives in Tamil Nadu?






48. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






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






50. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?