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1. What was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of government of India?






2. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?






3. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






4. Who got Arjuna Award in 2011?






5. Where is the India's first largest bamboo museum?






6. Who wrote Panchatantra?






7. Which is the largest port in India?






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






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






10. Greenwich mean time (GMT) is the standard time of which country?






11. Name the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?






12. Who composed our National song?






13. Who is the author of the novel 'White Tiger'which won the Booker Prize 2008?






14. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






15. In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?






16. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?






17. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






18. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?






19. Name the China's first woman astronaut into orbit?






20. On which part of earth days and nights are of equal length always?






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






22. Who deciphered the genetic code?






23. Which gas is called laughing gas?






24. Who discovered insulin?






25. Name the first ever pill approved by US to prevent HIV?






26. When India became a Sovereign - democratic republic?






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






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






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






30. Who is the author of book 'Gita Govinda'?






31. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






32. By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?






33. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






34. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






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






36. What is India's rank on the Transparency International (TI) corruption Perception Index out of 183 countries in 2011?






37. Which song became the most searched You tube video in India in 2011?

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38. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?






39. Why Shimla is cooler than Amritsar though they have same latitude?






40. Name the new nuclear powered submarine formally handed to India by Russia?






41. Name one famous Sarod player?






42. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?






43. Where is Pushkar lake located?






44. Name the woman boxer of India who have won five time world championship in succession?






45. Name the scientist who is considered as the Father of Genetics?






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






47. 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?






48. Who invented the telegraphic code?






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






50. Which is the largest zoo in India?







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