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1. When is World Food Day observed?






2. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






3. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?






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






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






6. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






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






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






9. Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals?






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






11. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






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






13. Who was the author of 'Bharat Bharati'?






14. Name the baby of Uttar Pardesh who is the symbolic seven billionth baby ?






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






16. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated?






17. Where is Pushkar lake located?






18. Which is largest fresh water lake in India?






19. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






20. Who is the richest Indian in the World according to the 2011 Forbes India annual rich list?






21. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?






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






23. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






24. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






25. Where is the world's largest solar power project going to be set up?






26. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






27. Who composed the national song of India (Vande Maatram)?






28. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?






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






30. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






31. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






32. Name the Earth- like planet whose existence is confirmed by American astronomers?






33. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






34. Who said - 'God helps those who helps themselves'?






35. What is the name of World's cheapest tablet PC?






36. Where is the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre located?






37. With which cells scientists for the first time have developed bone?






38. Who won Jnanpith Award in 2010?






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






40. How many total number of enclaves are to be exchanged between territories of two countries India and Bangladesh according to the treaty signed in Sept - 2011?






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






42. On which date Quit India Day comes?






43. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






44. How many images will be formed when an object is placed between two mirrors placed parellel to each other?






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






46. Who is the author of book 'Speed Post'?






47. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






48. What is India's rank on Foreign money in Swiss banks?






49. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






50. Who founded the Saka Era?