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1. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?
2:4
8
Sunderbans delta
Nek Chand
2. Which is the largest Church in India?
Saint Cathadral (Goa )
1.34 millions
Is a herbal formulation of 10 selected herbs known to have adaptogenic properties. It helps to improve the physical and mental performance by increasing blood oxygenation and reducing low density lipoproteins and cholesterol.
Kerala
3. When is Commonwealth Day observed?
INS Vikrant55
Shobha De
Hyderabad
24th May
4. On which date Quit India Day comes?
Algeria - Guinea - Iceland
9th August
Eagle
Mosley
5. With which cells scientists for the first time have developed bone?
Finland
1949
Dr. F.G.Banting
From fresh and purified fat stem cells ( Fat has a large number of tissue growing stem cells. People could go for liposuction and save fat cells for future use or can use immediately.)
6. Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?
Gagan Narang (shooter)
Trivandrum
Talwandi
Kerala
7. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?
2:3161
Concave lens
Fauja Singh (a 100 year old runner of Indian origin)
J.B.Say
8. During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?
Uttar Pradesh
Japan
Vasudeva
UK
9. What is our National Anthem?
1st December
Navtej Saran
Baby Nargis
Jana Gana Mana
10. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?
John Ruskin
India
Navtej Saran
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand dam )
11. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?
Samudragupta
South Africa
Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Milkha Singh
12. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?
Nerpa (The submarine that has the capacity to fire nuclear warheads)
2nd April - 2011
Jaya Dev
N.E. Borlaug
13. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?
Will pass through Equator
Himachal Pradesh
The Delhi Metro
Manipur54
14. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?
M.N Roy62
35 year old Sapper Shanti Tigga
Lionel Messi - won the World Player of the Year award for the third time in row on 9th Jan. - 2012.
Maharashtra
15. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?
Abul Kalam Azad
Bhai Gurmej Singh
Karashapana
Navtej Saran
16. Which state has maximum density of canals?
Uttar Pradesh
16th October
Talwandi
Late Smt. Vijayalaxmi Pandit
17. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?
Diffusion
Washing soda
Jonathan Swift
Nerpa (The submarine that has the capacity to fire nuclear warheads)
18. Who crafted the wax statue of Anna Hazare?
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19. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?
Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh
Will pass through Equator
Kapil Dev
Methane - butane and propane
20. Where is Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research located?
Herodotus
Anna Hazare
Kalpakkam
Eagle
21. Name the Indian scientist from whose surname the word 'boson' is derived?
22nd April
Infinite
Kapil Dev
Satyendra Nath Bose
22. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?
M. Narasimhan
Stainless steel
Bromine
Ajit Kumar from Haryana
23. What is the latitude of South Pole?
Udaipur (Remember Jaipur is called Pink city). Udaipur is also known as city of lakes.
90 degree
Mahatma Gandhi
E.G.Otis
24. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?
Bangalore
26th September (49th foundation day was observed on 26th Sept. - 2011)
New Delhi
5th September
25. Which player is the author of the book 'Straight From The Heart'?
Kapil Dev
Landsteiner
Performax
20th June (3rd sunday of June)
26. In which year was the National Anthem first sung?
Kalpakkam
Karashapana
1911133
Kerala
27. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?
Michael Phelps ( retires - won 18 gold medals in total)
Lionel Messi - won the World Player of the Year award for the third time in row on 9th Jan. - 2012.
Rabindranath Tagore
Ujjain
28. Who is going to receive highest US award?
Second Battle of Tarain
W.C Bannerjee
Aung San Suu Kyi
Swarajya Party
29. Who said 'I have nothing to offer except blood - sweat and tears'?
Saint Cathadral (Goa )
Saka era
Dehradun
Churchill
30. Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?
20th March
R.K. Shanmukham Chetty (1947)
Samar Guha
Majuli (Brahmaputra river - Assam)
31. Who invented the petrol engine?
The Reserve Bank of India
Strait of Gibraltar
Nikolaus Otto
Arthur Conan Doyle
32. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?
Music
Rabindranath Tagore147
Buddh Internation Circuit in Delhi
Aravind Adiga
33. Name the metal present in photo films?
Agni-II - capable of carrying nuclear warheads and can cover 2000 km.
95th
Silver
India
34. 'Glimpses of World History' is written by whom?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Aravind Adiga
Rahul Dravid
Kapil Dev
35. Who invented the television?
Julang-2
J.L.Baird
It loses one day
9th August
36. What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?
Vasudeva
Tamil Nadu
Because blue colour of light is of shorter wavelength so easily scattered by dust particles and water vapour.
Hunting
37. Who wrote our National Anthem?
24th February
Governor
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Hyderabad
38. Which region of India is associated with pine forests?
Florence Nightingale
Uttarakhand
Wular lake (Kashmir)
5th June
39. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?
Mathura
Vocal Music
Mary Kom
26th January
40. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?
Late YS Rajasekhar Reddy
Due to radiation
Chandragupta Maurya
Dr. Hargobind Khurana got nobel prize for it.
41. Who is the 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka?
Renders electronic gadgets useless and effectively neutralises the adversary's command control and communication capability by producing a strong electromagnetic field generating powerful electricity surges that play havoc with electronic circuits wi
Mumbai
Kapil Dev
Mr. D.V.Sadananda Gowda (he succeeds Mr. B.S.Yeddyurappa).
42. What is equal to latitude of a place?
9th August
Mohammad bin Kasim
Vijay Kumar - Vijay Kumar ( in men's 25m rapid fire pistol)4
Angle between the horizon and the equator
43. Name the woman boxer of India who have won five time world championship in succession?
29th August
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mary Kom
Buddh Internation Circuit in Delhi
44. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?
Firozeshah Tughluq
1st December
To divide Pacific Ocean in two halves
1953
45. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?
Year of Disabled Soldiers
Rajasthan
V. Anand
6-14 years
46. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?
Mohammad Iqbal
20 August (Late Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary)
Director General Anil Kaushik
5th April
47. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
Kiran Bedi
Jaya Dev
Sitar
Allauddin Khilji
48. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?
Kauravas and Pandavas51
Washing soda
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and N.Ramachandran (Sports Academies of Excellence).
Nikolaus Otto
49. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?
Tummalapalle village in Kadapa district.
It loses one day
Chilka lake (Orissa )
2nd April - 2011
50. What is added to remove permanent hardness of water?
Washing soda
Vocal Music
22nd April
Third century B.C