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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which was the World's first surviving clone buffalo at NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute)?






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






3. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






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






5. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?






6. Who invented transistor?






7. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






8. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?






9. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?






10. Who is the richest Indian in the World according to the 2011 Forbes India annual rich list?






11. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?






12. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which countries?






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 What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






14. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha'?






15. Where is Pushkar lake located?






16. Name the baby of Uttar Pardesh who is the symbolic seven billionth baby ?






17. Who crafted the wax statue of Anna Hazare?

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18. Name the state of India having longest coastline?






19. Who is known as founder of Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental college at Aligarh?






20. What is KG5 drug?

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21. When comes the World Environment Day?






22. Name the metal used as the filament of an electric bulb?






23. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?






24. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






25. Who invented the petrol engine?






26. Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?






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






28. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






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






30. Who is crowned Miss Universe India 2011?






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






32. Which is largest populated city in India?






33. What are the estimated premature deaths caused annually by air pollution - according to the first pollution survey carried in Sept. - 2011 by World Health Organisation?






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






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






36. Usain Bolt adjudged as the fastest man on the earth in Olympics 2008 belongs to which country?






37. Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event (London Olympics - 2012)?






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






39. Whom did Dalai Lama announced to be his successor in March - 2011?






40. When is World Health Day celebrated?






41. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?






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






43. Under which scam - the 43 year old daughter of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi was in Tihar jail in 2011?






44. Indian Air Force Day is observed on which day ?






45. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






46. Where is the Caspian sea - the largest inland sea or lake in the world located?






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






48. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






49. Which is the largest area wise state in India?






50. Name the seas joined by Suez Canal?