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1. Which country is the world's largest recipient of arms?






2. When was the Constituent Assembly that framed Constitution for Independent India set up?






3. Which megastar carried the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of London and the borough of South wark in London on 26th July - 2012 - a day before the opening ceremony of sporting spectacle?






4. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






5. Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?






6. How many cities can be protected by the missile defence shield developed by India?






7. Why Shimla is cooler than Amritsar though they have same latitude?






8. Name the mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North?






9. Who discovered the noble gases?






10. Where is India's Space Rocket Launching Centre situated?






11. Where are the achievements of Samudragupta described on?






12. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






13. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






14. To whom President of India can write if he wants to resign from office?






15. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






16. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






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






18. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






19. Where is Elephant Pass located?






20. Which day is known as World Book and Copyright Day?






21. Who is the author of book 'Gita Govinda'?






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






23. Who wrote the book 'A Passage To India'?






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






25. Name the person who has set a new Guinness record of being the oldest man to complete a full distance marathon in Toronto?






26. Name the book which has collection of speeches of N.G Ranga?






27. What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






28. Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?






29. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






30. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?






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






32. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






33. Who wrote an English novel 'In Custody'?






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






35. Who invented radar?






36. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






37. Who invented telephone?






38. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






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






40. Which gas is called laughing gas?






41. Who was the author of 'Bharat Bharati'?






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






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






44. Who discovered X-Ray?






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






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






47. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






48. What is made from the mixture of lime and chlorine?






49. Who is the first Indian sports person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games?






50. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?







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