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1. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






2. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






3. Where in Delhi a bomb hidden in briefcase exploded killing 11 persons and injuring 47 in the worst attack in India's capital in 3 years in 2011?

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4. Name the alloy of iron - chromium and nickel?






5. Usain Bolt adjudged as the fastest man on the earth in Olympics 2008 belongs to which country?






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






7. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






8. When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?






9. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?






10. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?






11. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?






12. Which countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?






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






14. What is Ayush treatment?






15. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






16. Who is author of 'Hindu view of life'?






17. Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?






18. Name the Russian painter who had an 468 acre estate in Bangalore






19. What is our National Anthem?






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






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






22. Which is the world's second cheapest city according to global survey?






23. What is the upper house of parliament known as?






24. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






25. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






26. Mc. Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries?






27. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






28. Which day is known as World Book and Copyright Day?






29. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?






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






31. For what is Bijapur known?






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






33. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






34. Who invented the telegraphic code?






35. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






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






37. Where are relics of Buddha preserved?






38. Which is largest populated city in India?






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






40. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






41. Where is Pushkar lake located?






42. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






43. How is population density in India defined?






44. Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?






45. On which day International Women's Day observed?






46. Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?






47. Who discovered X-Ray?






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






49. Who discovered the electric lamp?






50. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?