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






2. Which megastar carried the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of London and the borough of South wark in London on 26th July - 2012 - a day before the opening ceremony of sporting spectacle?






3. Where is head office of the State Bank of India located?






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






5. Which metal is used in pencils?






6. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






7. Which state in South India have a thermal station at Tuticorin?






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






9. In which century did Ashoka reign?






10. During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?






11. When is Sadbhavna Diwas (Goodwill Day ) observed in India?

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12. What is proxy voting?






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






14. Who invented radar?






15. What is equal to latitude of a place?






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






17. Mainly which gas is present in gobar gas?






18. When is India's National Youth Day celebrated ?






19. Who said 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err'?






20. Name the Apple co-founder who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing - music and mobile phones?






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






22. What amount is purposed as per capita allocation for health sector for 2011-2012 - according to the official review of National Rural Health Mission?






23. Which gas is called laughing gas?






24. Name the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?






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






26. How is population density in India defined?






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






28. Why bubble of water shines?






29. Which is the India's largest public sector commercial bank at present?






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






31. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?






32. Name the leader under whom India's first coalition government in New Delhi was formed?






33. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






34. When is the World Population Day observed?






35. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






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






37. Which was the World's first surviving clone buffalo at NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute)?






38. Name the person who transliterated Guru Granth Sahib in Braille?






39. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






40. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






41. Name the baby of Uttar Pardesh who is the symbolic seven billionth baby ?






42. Who got Arjuna Award in 2011?






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






44. What is the reason found for ground water contamination in Punjab - especially in the Malwa region?






45. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?






46. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






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






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






49. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






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