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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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






2. Which day is celebrated as World Red Cross Day?






3. What is the new name of Burma?






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






5. India is facing pressure from the US and other Western countries to break trade ties with which country?






6. The Prime Minister is chairman of this






7. Which is largest man made lake in India?






8. Name the Indian chess player who broke the World Record by finishing the game in twelve moves?






9. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






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






11. Which day is known as World Book and Copyright Day?






12. Name 72 year old social activist who supported Jan Lokpal Bill?






13. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






14. Who was the first woman to go in space?






15. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






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






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






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






19. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?






20. Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?






21. When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?






22. Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics?






23. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






24. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






25. Which is the largest district in India?






26. What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?






27. Who is vice President of India?






28. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






29. Where is ABG Shipyard the India's largest private sector shipyard?






30. Which is largest river without delta in India?






31. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






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






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






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






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






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






37. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






38. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






39. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






40. With which field M.F. Hussian were associated?






41. Which is the largest delta in India?






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






43. Name the scientist who got Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?






44. Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals?






45. Which country has World's largest democracy?






46. Who was the first speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?






47. Who led the first Muslim invasion of India?






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






49. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






50. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?