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1. What will be the new name of West Bengal?






2. Where is the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre located?






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






4. Which state in South India have a thermal station at Tuticorin?






5. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






6. Indian Air Force Day is observed on which day ?






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






8. Usain Bolt adjudged as the fastest man on the earth in Olympics 2008 belongs to which country?






9. What is India's rank on the Transparency International (TI) corruption Perception Index out of 183 countries in 2011?






10. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






11. What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?






12. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






13. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?






14. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






15. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






16. Which country topped medal table in Olympic 2012?






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






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






19. Who got Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar in 2011 ?






20. How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?






21. Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics?






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






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






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






25. Who is going to receive highest US award?






26. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






27. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






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






29. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






30. Where is Char Minar located?






31. Who led the first Muslim invasion of India?






32. Name the sub-launched long range N-missile developed by China?






33. Why sky appears to be blue?






34. Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?






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






36. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






37. Who invented the mercury thermometer?






38. When was the foundation day of CSIR ( Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) observed?






39. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






40. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






41. Which game is associated with Agha Khan Cup?






42. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






43. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






44. Which was the musical instrument used by Amir Khusro?






45. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






46. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






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






48. Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditurewithout the prior approval of the Parliament?






49. In which Amendment Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights?






50. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?