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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Champion Trophy is associated with which game?






2. What is proxy voting?






3. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?






4. Who wrote the book 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?






5. Which countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?






6. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






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






8. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






9. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






10. Name one famous Sarod player?






11. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






12. Which child artist got Critics Best Actor Award for his acting in a film Taare Zameen Par?






13. Who invented transistor?






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






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






16. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






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






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






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






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






21. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?






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






23. Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?






24. Name the herbal drug developed by DRDO for soldiers working in high altitude areas?






25. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?






26. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






27. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






28. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






29. Which is largest populated city in India?






30. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






31. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






32. Which is the largest Church in India?






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






34. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






35. In which year was the National Anthem first sung?






36. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






37. Who wrote the first history book?






38. Name the cities of Himachal to be developed as the solar cities?






39. Name the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?






40. In which field the name of Gangubai Hangal associated?






41. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?






42. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






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

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44. Why sky appears to be blue?






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






46. What is KG5 drug?

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47. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






48. On which date India won the World Cup in Mumbai?






49. Which is the largest populated state in India?






50. Which is the largest public sector bank in India?