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1. Which day in India celebrated as Central Excise Day ?






2. When comes the Farmer's Day (Kisan Divas )in India ?






3. When is the UN Day observed?






4. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






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






6. Which day is chosen to be celebrated as Father's Day?






7. Who invented the television?






8. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






9. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






10. Name the three new elements added to the Periodic Table in 2011?






11. Why bubble of water shines?






12. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?






13. When is World Food Day observed?






14. Which actress has become the brand ambassador for sanitation compaign?






15. Who is the renowned flute player?






16. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






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






18. In India - who issues one rupee coins and notes as well as subsidiary coins?






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






20. Who wrote 'Netaji - Dead or Alive'?






21. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






22. At what price the menu of the first dinner served to the firstclass passengers of the ill fated liner Titanic on 10th April - 1912 sold?






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






24. 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?






25. When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?






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






27. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






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






29. Which country has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times?






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






31. What is the designation of the chairperson of Lok Sabha?






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






33. Who wrote the book 'The Daughter of the East'?






34. Which is largest river without delta in India?






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






36. Name the Strait which separates Asia from North America?






37. Which is the largest dome in India?






38. Name the smallest neighbour of India?






39. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






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






41. Name the metal present in photo films?






42. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






43. What is Dry Ice?






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






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






46. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died in 2008 were famous in which field?






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






48. When comes the World Environment Day?






49. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






50. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?