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1. Who is the second 100 percent visually impaired person to be accepted into the IAS?






2. When was the design of our National Flag adopted by the Constituent of India?






3. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






4. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






5. Who said 'Child is the father of Man'?






6. Who published the 'Red Data Book' containing information on the wild animals and plants in danger of extinction?






7. 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?






8. Who is the 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka?






9. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






10. Who will be the new Director General of Police (DGP) after the retirement of P.S. Gill?






11. 'Nokia' the telecom company belongs to which country?






12. 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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13. Where did the World's costliest crash took place?






14. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' (inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India) taken?






15. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






16. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






17. Which is the largest river delta of India?






18. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






19. Who invented the petrol engine?






20. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






21. One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?






22. What was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of government of India?






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






24. Who propounded the Market Law?






25. Which day is chosen to be celebrated as Father's Day?






26. For which dance Birju Maharaj is well known?






27. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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28. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






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






30. Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event (London Olympics - 2012)?






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






32. 'A Voice of Freedom' is a book written by whom?






33. Who invented radar?






34. Who wrote the book 'Glimpses of World History'?






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






36. What is the practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below their domestic selling price is called?






37. On which day International Women's Day observed?






38. Who elects the Vice President of India?






39. Which player is the author of book named 'Sunny Days'?






40. Who got Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar in 2011 ?






41. What are GM Crops?






42. Where is ABG Shipyard the India's largest private sector shipyard?






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






44. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






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






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






47. Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?






48. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






49. Who invented barometer?






50. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?







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