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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?






2. What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier?






3. Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?






4. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






5. Which metro has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail based system in the World to get carbon credits for contributing to the fight against climate changes?






6. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






7. To whom President of India can write if he wants to resign from office?






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






9. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






10. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






11. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?






12. Who discovered neutron?






13. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






14. 'Glimpses of World History' is written by whom?






15. How is population density in India defined?






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






17. When is Earth Day observed?






18. Which day is known as World Tourism Day?






19. Which was the musical instrument used by Amir Khusro?






20. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






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






22. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






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






24. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






25. Who invented the steam engine?






26. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






27. What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?






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






29. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?






30. Which is the largest river delta of India?






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






32. In how many time zones is the World divided?






33. Name the Earth- like planet whose existence is confirmed by American astronomers?






34. While playing with which team Rahul Dravid completed his 10000 runs in the Test cricket?






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






36. At which place a devastating fire tore through seven storey AMRI hospital killing 91 people in 2011?






37. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






38. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






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






40. Which day in India is observed as Minorities Rights Day?






41. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






42. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






43. What is KG5 drug?

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44. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?






45. Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics 2012?

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46. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






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






48. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






49. Which metal is used in pencils?






50. Why sky appears to be blue?