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1. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?






2. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?






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






4. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






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






6. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?






7. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?






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






9. Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?






10. Who is crowned Miss Universe India 2011?






11. Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?






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






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






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






15. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






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






17. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?






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






19. What is the aim of the 'Biosphere Reserve Project'?






20. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?






21. When is World Health Day celebrated?






22. What is the designation of the chairperson of Lok Sabha?






23. When is the UN Day observed?






24. Who invented the steam engine?






25. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






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






27. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?






28. What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?






29. 'Glimpses of World History' is written by whom?






30. What is our National Anthem?






31. Which player is the author of the book 'Straight From The Heart'?






32. Which place is going to have North India's biggest turf club?






33. Name the 17th Karmapa against whom the Una police filed a chargesheet under section 120-B of the IPC in 2011?






34. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






35. Who propounded the Market Law?






36. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






37. Who discovered X-Ray?






38. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?






39. Where is Sun Temple situated?






40. Which is the largest cave in India?






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






42. Who has become the first lady jawan in Indian army?






43. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






44. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?






45. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






46. Which will be the new subject added to the curriculum of Kendriya Vidyalayas?






47. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






48. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






49. Who is the second 100 percent visually impaired person to be accepted into the IAS?






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






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