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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






2. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






3. Kanchipuram is in which state?






4. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






5. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






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






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






8. According to a poll conducted by global research company Ipsos - people of which country are happiest on this planet despite woes - conflicts?






9. Who deciphered the genetic code?






10. Which age group children in India are ensured free and compulsory education?






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






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






13. Who invented barometer?






14. Which is the largest Church in India?






15. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






16. Who is vice President of India?






17. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field?






18. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






19. On which date Quit India Day comes?






20. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






21. Which is the largest desert in India?






22. When comes National Postal Day in India?






23. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






24. Where is ABG Shipyard the India's largest private sector shipyard?






25. Which is the largest river delta of India?






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






27. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






28. At which point of earth weight of object will be minimum?






29. Who is the World Player of Year?






30. Where is the venue for the 2012 Olympics?






31. Who discovered insulin?






32. What is the maximum duration for which the Vice President can officiate as the President of India?






33. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






34. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?






35. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






36. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






37. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






38. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?






39. Where is the India's first largest bamboo museum?






40. Who discovered the electric lamp?






41. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?






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






43. Name the latest hi-tech weapon invented in 2011 to prevent obesity?


44. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?






45. Who composed our National song?






46. Which country topped medal table in Olympic 2012?






47. What is e-bomb?


48. When was the design of our National Flag adopted by the Constituent of India?






49. 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?






50. When is International Labour Day observed?