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1. Which is the largest lake in India?






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






3. Who is generally regardedas the pioneer of Local Self Government in Modern India?






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






5. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






6. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?






7. Which day in India celebrated as Central Excise Day ?






8. Which is the largest area wise state in India?






9. Our Indian National Calender is based on which era?






10. What is equal to latitude of a place?






11. Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?






12. Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?






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






14. Which gas is used for preparation of soda water?






15. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






16. What is the original name of Mahabharata?






17. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?






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






19. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






20. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' taken?






21. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?






22. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?






23. Why Shimla is cooler than Amritsar though they have same latitude?






24. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






25. Which is the world's second cheapest city according to global survey?






26. Which is the largest populated state in India?






27. Which age group children in India are ensured free and compulsory education?






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

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






30. Who appoints the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission?






31. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






32. Who discovered blood grouping?






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






34. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






35. When is International Labour Day observed?






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






37. 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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38. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






39. Which metro has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail based system in the World to get carbon credits for contributing to the fight against climate changes?






40. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






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

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42. Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?






43. Which country has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times?






44. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?






45. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






46. Which place is famous for gigantic rock-cut statue of Budha?






47. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






48. Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?






49. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






50. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?