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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Who wrote the immortal song 'Vande Mataram'?






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






3. When is India's Army Day celebrated ?






4. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






5. Name the state of India having longest coastline?






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






7. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






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

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






10. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






11. Who wrote Panchatantra?






12. Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding?






13. Which player is the author of book named 'Sunny Days'?






14. Who is the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan from Pakistan People's Party?






15. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






16. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






17. Who is going to receive highest US award?






18. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?






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






20. Where in Delhi a bomb hidden in briefcase exploded killing 11 persons and injuring 47 in the worst attack in India's capital in 3 years in 2011?

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21. Which is largest cave temple in India?






22. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?






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






24. Who invented the petrol engine?






25. When is the UN Day observed?






26. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






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






28. Which was the musical instrument used by Amir Khusro?






29. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






30. Where are the achievements of Samudragupta described on?






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






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






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






34. What are GM Crops?






35. Who was first Indian woman to become president of U.N. General Assembly?






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






37. Where is Elephant Pass located?






38. Who is known as 'Lady with the Lamp'?






39. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated?






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






41. Which is the largest populated state in India?






42. Who propounded the Market Law?






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






44. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?






45. Which is the largest dome in India?






46. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?






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






48. When is World Food Day observed?






49. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?






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