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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. In how many time zones is the World divided?






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






3. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






4. One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?






5. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






6. Which sportsperson won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?






7. Which is the largest district in India?






8. Who made the highest score in an ODI against West Indiies in Indora in 2011?






9. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






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






11. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






12. Which is the world's second cheapest city according to global survey?






13. Who deciphered the genetic code?






14. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?






15. For what is Bijapur known?






16. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






17. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






18. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?






19. Our Indian National Calender is based on which era?






20. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






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






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






23. Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?






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






25. Satyan Bose is known for his excellence in which field?






26. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?






27. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






28. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?






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






30. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






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






32. With whom are the rare replicas of sacred book Guru Granth Sahib?






33. Who was the first speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?






34. Who said - 'God helps those who helps themselves'?






35. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






36. Where is National School of Mines located?






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






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






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






40. What is added to remove permanent hardness of water?






41. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






42. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






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






44. Name the place where Lord Budha breathed his last?






45. When India became a Sovereign - democratic republic?






46. When is International Labour Day observed?






47. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






48. Where are relics of Buddha preserved?






49. Whose influence is reflected in the sculptures of the Gandhara school?






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