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






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






3. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






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






5. Name the metal used in storage batteries?






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






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






8. Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?






9. Which is the largest zoo in India?






10. Who was the only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?






11. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






12. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






13. Which country is the world's largest recipient of arms?






14. Where is the India's first largest bamboo museum?






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






16. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






17. Which child artist got Critics Best Actor Award for his acting in a film Taare Zameen Par?






18. How many stanza's of Jana Gana Mana song were adopted as National Anthem?






19. Who is the renowned flute player?






20. Name the sub-launched long range N-missile developed by China?






21. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?






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






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






24. Kanchipuram is in which state?






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






26. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






27. What is the practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below their domestic selling price is called?






28. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






29. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






30. Who invented barometer?






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






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






33. Which megastar carried the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of London and the borough of South wark in London on 26th July - 2012 - a day before the opening ceremony of sporting spectacle?






34. Who invented radar?






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






36. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






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






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






39. Who is going to receive highest US award?






40. Which king brought the valleys of Indus - Ganga and Jamuna together for the first time under one political authority?






41. Name the gas usually filled in the electric bulbs?






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






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






44. What is the upper house of parliament known as?






45. Name the scientist who is considered as the Father of Genetics?






46. Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?






47. Which is our National song?






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






49. Where is Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research located?






50. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?