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1. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






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






3. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?






4. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






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






6. Which is largest river without delta in India?






7. Who is known as founder of Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental college at Aligarh?






8. Whose influence is reflected in the sculptures of the Gandhara school?






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






10. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






11. An air bubble in water acts as which lens?






12. Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?






13. Who is the World Player of Year?






14. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?






15. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?






16. Where is the World's largest ship canal?






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






18. Who got Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar in 2011 ?






19. Which ruler was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja'?






20. In which century did Ashoka reign?






21. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






22. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






23. Who discovered the electric lamp?






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






25. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?






26. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






27. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






28. In how many time zones is the World divided?






29. How many stanza's of Jana Gana Mana song were adopted as National Anthem?






30. Which book is entitled as 'Bible of Communism'?






31. What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






32. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






33. Which region of India is associated with pine forests?






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






35. Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?






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






37. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?






38. For what was Ashoka famous?






39. What is made from the mixture of lime and chlorine?






40. Which state of India has highest production of tea?






41. Which anniversary of sandwich was celebrated by British town in May - 2012?






42. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






43. Who wrote the first history book?






44. Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami recently?






45. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






46. Who is the man popularly kwown as Gurudev?






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






48. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






49. Which is largest man made lake in India?






50. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?