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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Name the Strait which separates Asia from North America?






2. Who was the First Election Commissioner of India?






3. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






4. Which is the largest public sector bank in India?






5. What is the reason found for ground water contamination in Punjab - especially in the Malwa region?






6. World Human Rights Day is observed on which day?






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






8. What is the latitude of South Pole?






9. What are GM Crops?






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






11. Who has been re-elected PDP President for the fourth time in Srinagar in 2011?






12. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






13. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






14. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






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






16. Who elects the Vice President of India?






17. Which metal is kept under kerosine?






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






19. Who composed the national song of India (Vande Maatram)?






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






21. What is added to remove permanent hardness of water?






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






23. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






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






25. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






26. Whom the Gujarat High Court issued contempt notice on 15th Feb. - 2012 for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots?






27. Which state of India has highest production of tea?






28. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






29. Name the first ever pill approved by US to prevent HIV?






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






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






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






33. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?






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






35. Who got Dronacharya Award in 2011 ?






36. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






37. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






38. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?






39. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






40. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






41. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?






42. Name the metal present in photo films?






43. Which is largest cave temple in India?






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






45. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






46. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






47. Who arranged the elements in the Modern Periodic Table?






48. By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?






49. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'?






50. With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?