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1. Name the 17th Karmapa against whom the Una police filed a chargesheet under section 120-B of the IPC in 2011?






2. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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3. Who was the first woman to go in space?






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






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






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






7. Who is the renowned flute player?






8. 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?






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






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






11. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






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






13. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?






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






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






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






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






18. Who wrote our National Anthem?






19. What is the changed name of Orissa officially according to Presidential assent to the Bill?






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






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






22. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?






23. 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?






24. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which countries?






25. Which player is the author of book named 'Sunny Days'?






26. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?






27. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






28. Which was the World's first surviving clone buffalo at NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute)?






29. Which is largest man made lake in India?






30. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?






31. Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?






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






33. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?






34. When is Earth Day observed?






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






36. Who said 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err'?






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






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






39. Who invented barometer?






40. Which is largest populated city in India?






41. Who got Arjuna Award in 2011?






42. Name the eminent Hindi authors chosen for Jnanpith Award 2011?






43. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






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






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






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






47. Name the metal used in storage batteries?






48. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






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






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