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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?






2. Who is the author of book 'Many Worlds'?






3. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






4. Which gas is called laughing gas?






5. Which game is associated with Agha Khan Cup?






6. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






7. Name the state where bio-fuel outlet - first of its kind in the country will be opened?






8. Which is largest state of India?






9. 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?






10. Name the new nuclear powered submarine formally handed to India by Russia?






11. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha'?






12. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






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






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






15. Who is going to receive highest US award?






16. On which date Quit India Day comes?






17. Who is known as 'Lady with the Lamp'?






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






19. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






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






21. Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th August - 2012?






22. Which is the largest zoo in India?






23. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?






24. Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 100 international centuries?






25. Which musical instrument is said to be invented by Amir Khusro?






26. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






27. When India became a Sovereign - democratic republic?






28. Who is the author of book 'India Wins Freedom'?






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






30. Which is largest river without delta in India?






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






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






33. Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?






34. When comes National Postal Day in India?






35. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






36. Where are the World famous Khajuraho sculptures located?






37. Champion Trophy is associated with which game?






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






39. Where did coins made of metal first appeared?






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






41. Which is largest fresh water lake in India?






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






43. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






44. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?






45. Who was the First Election Commissioner of India?






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. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?






48. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






49. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






50. Who invented the telegraphic code?