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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?






2. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






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






4. Where is National School of Mines located?






5. Which is largest state of India?






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






7. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






8. Which battle opened the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?






9. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?






10. Who wrote the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'?






11. When comes National Sports Day of India?






12. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?






13. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






14. Which is largest fresh water lake in India?






15. What is e-bomb?

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






17. Who invented the lift?






18. Which metro has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail based system in the World to get carbon credits for contributing to the fight against climate changes?






19. How 4G services will hit the country in 2012?






20. When is World Food Day observed?






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






22. Which is the largest river delta of India?






23. Who will be the new Director General of Police (DGP) after the retirement of P.S. Gill?






24. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?






25. How many postal zones are there in India - under the PIN Code System?






26. Who is crowned Miss Universe India 2011?






27. Name the leader under whom India's first coalition government in New Delhi was formed?






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






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






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 What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






31. What is India's rank on the Transparency International (TI) corruption Perception Index out of 183 countries in 2011?






32. Which country has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times?






33. When was the design of our National Flag adopted by the Constituent of India?






34. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






35. When is Martyr's Day in India celebrated ?






36. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






37. When India became a Sovereign - democratic republic?






38. Name the Indian who won Magsaysay award for community initiatives in Tamil Nadu?






39. Who wrote the book 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?






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






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

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42. 'Nokia' the telecom company belongs to which country?






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






44. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






45. Which is the largest populated state in India?






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






47. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






48. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?






49. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






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