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1. How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?






2. Name the subatomic particle which scientists claimed to have spotted and is believed to be a crucial building block in the formation of universe?






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






4. With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?






5. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






6. One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?






7. With whom are the rare replicas of sacred book Guru Granth Sahib?






8. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






9. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






10. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






11. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






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






13. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?






14. Who wrote the book 'Gulliver's Travels'?






15. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






16. Kanchipuram is in which state?






17. India is facing pressure from the US and other Western countries to break trade ties with which country?






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






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






20. Where is Pushkar lake located?






21. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






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






23. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' taken?






24. Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?






25. On which date India won the World Cup in Mumbai?






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






27. Which is the largest area wise state in India?






28. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






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






30. Who is crowned Miss Universe India 2011?






31. Satyan Bose is known for his excellence in which field?






32. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






33. Which sportsperson won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?






34. Name the country which is second largest producer of horticulture commodities such as fruits - vegetables and flowers in the world?






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






36. Who invented the steam engine?






37. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






38. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






39. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






40. Who discovered Penicillin?






41. Who made the highest score in an ODI against West Indiies in Indora in 2011?






42. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






43. Name the cities of Himachal to be developed as the solar cities?






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






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






46. Who published the 'Red Data Book' containing information on the wild animals and plants in danger of extinction?






47. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






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






49. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






50. Name the sub-launched long range N-missile developed by China?