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1. Where is India's Space Rocket Launching Centre situated?






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






3. From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?






4. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






5. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






6. Which megastar carried the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of London and the borough of South wark in London on 26th July - 2012 - a day before the opening ceremony of sporting spectacle?






7. Which is the largest delta in India?






8. What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?






9. Which day in India is observed as Minorities Rights Day?






10. Who is the World Player of Year?






11. Who was the only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?






12. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






13. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?






14. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






15. Name the strait which separates Africa from Europe?






16. Name the metal present in photo films?






17. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?






18. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






19. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






20. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






21. Who propounded the Market Law?






22. Where are the World famous Khajuraho sculptures located?






23. What is the aim of the 'Biosphere Reserve Project'?






24. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'?






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






26. What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?






27. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?






28. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






29. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






30. Which musical instrument is said to be invented by Amir Khusro?






31. Who discovered Penicillin?






32. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






33. What is KG5 drug?

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34. What are the estimated premature deaths caused annually by air pollution - according to the first pollution survey carried in Sept. - 2011 by World Health Organisation?






35. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?






36. Where is Pushkar lake located?






37. Name the leader under whom India's first coalition government in New Delhi was formed?






38. Who is author of 'Hindu view of life'?






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






40. Who was first Indian woman to become president of U.N. General Assembly?






41. When comes the World Environment Day?






42. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






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






44. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






45. Which player is the author of the book 'Straight From The Heart'?






46. What is the reason found for ground water contamination in Punjab - especially in the Malwa region?






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






48. Which actress has become the brand ambassador for sanitation compaign?






49. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






50. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?