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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is AERE?

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2. Which actress has become the brand ambassador for sanitation compaign?






3. Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?






4. Which is the largest lake in India?






5. Which is the largest Mosque in India?






6. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?






7. Name the ship commissioned by India which is biggest in its class in the World?






8. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






9. Which ruler was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja'?






10. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






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






12. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






13. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






14. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?






15. Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami recently?






16. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






17. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






18. At which place the largest industrial solar plant of the country became operational on 29th July - 2012?






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






20. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






21. On globe - the latitude and longitude intersect at what angle?






22. Name the Earth- like planet whose existence is confirmed by American astronomers?






23. Where is India's Space Rocket Launching Centre situated?






24. Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?






25. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






26. How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?






27. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?






28. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






29. Who wrote the book 'A Passage To India'?






30. Who wrote Panchatantra?






31. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






32. What is Dry Ice?






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






34. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?






35. Name the state where bio-fuel outlet - first of its kind in the country will be opened?






36. What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?






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






38. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






39. 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?






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






41. Which hockey team won the Asian Championship Trophy at Ordos(China) in 2011?






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






43. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






44. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






45. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






46. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






47. Which day is celebrated as International Literacy Day?






48. Which is the world's second cheapest city according to global survey?






49. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






50. Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditurewithout the prior approval of the Parliament?