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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






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






3. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






4. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






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






6. Who has been re-elected PDP President for the fourth time in Srinagar in 2011?






7. Name one famous Sarod player?






8. Which is the largest Church in India?






9. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






10. Which region of India is associated with pine forests?






11. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






12. Who wrote our National Anthem?






13. Which state of India has highest production of tea?






14. Name the scientist who got Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?






15. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' (inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India) taken?






16. Name the sub-launched long range N-missile developed by China?






17. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






18. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






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

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20. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






21. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






22. Which day in India is observed as Minorities Rights Day?






23. Who was the first woman to go in space?






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






25. Name the person who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885?






26. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






27. Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics 2012?

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28. Name the state of India having longest coastline?






29. Which day is celebrated as International Literacy Day?






30. When comes the Farmer's Day (Kisan Divas )in India ?






31. Who got Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar in 2011 ?






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






33. Which is the largest delta in India?






34. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






35. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






36. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?






37. An air bubble in water acts as which lens?






38. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?






39. Which day is known as World Tourism Day?






40. Which was the most commonly used coin in Mauryan period?






41. Watches of a country is set according to what time?






42. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






43. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?






44. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






45. From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?






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






47. At what price the menu of the first dinner served to the firstclass passengers of the ill fated liner Titanic on 10th April - 1912 sold?






48. Who invented the steam engine?






49. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?






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