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1. Name the latest India's surface -to-surface missile successfully test fired (on 26th Sept - 2011)?






2. Who wrote the book 'Gulliver's Travels'?






3. What is the upper house of parliament known as?






4. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






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






6. Name the strait which separates Africa from Europe?






7. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






8. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






9. Our Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of which country?






10. Which player is the author of book named 'Sunny Days'?






11. Kanchipuram is in which state?






12. Who is the new captain of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals?






13. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






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






15. Who was the only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?






16. Who wrote the immortal song 'Vande Mataram'?






17. Who founded the Saka Era?






18. Who invented the television?






19. Who was the First Election Commissioner of India?






20. Which book is entitled as 'Bible of Communism'?






21. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






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






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






24. Where is Pushkar lake located?






25. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






26. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






27. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






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






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






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






31. Where did the World's costliest crash took place?






32. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






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






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






35. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






36. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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






38. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?






39. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?






40. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






41. Who is the author of book 'The Tribune 130 Years: A Witness to History'?






42. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?






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






44. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






45. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






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






47. Which is the great circle on earth's surface?






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






49. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?






50. Who was the first Indian elected to the leadership of Communist International?