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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






2. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?






3. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






4. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






5. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






6. Name the country's longest railway tunnel excavated?






7. Name the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister whose admirers have decided to build a temple to perpetuate his memory?






8. Who is generally regardedas the pioneer of Local Self Government in Modern India?






9. When is the World Population Day observed?






10. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






11. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






12. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






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






14. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?






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






16. Who is the richest Indian in the World according to the 2011 Forbes India annual rich list?






17. Which place is going to have North India's biggest turf club?






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






19. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






20. Who is the World Player of Year?






21. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






22. When is the UN Day observed?






23. What is proxy voting?






24. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






25. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






26. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?






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






28. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






29. Who wrote the book 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?






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






31. Which is the largest district in India?






32. Champion Trophy is associated with which game?






33. Whom did Dalai Lama announced to be his successor in March - 2011?






34. Who is called 'Grand Old Man of India'?






35. Who propounded the Market Law?






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






37. Which metal is used in pencils?






38. Which is the largest dome in India?






39. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






40. Name the gas usually filled in the electric bulbs?






41. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






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






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






44. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






45. Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals?






46. How many total number of enclaves are to be exchanged between territories of two countries India and Bangladesh according to the treaty signed in Sept - 2011?






47. Which is the place experiencing minimum and maximum temperatures -28.3 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius respectively?






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






49. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






50. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?