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1. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?






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






3. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?






4. Name one famous Sarod player?






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






6. Name the world's shortest living woman?






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






8. When comes National Sports Day of India?






9. Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?






10. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






11. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






12. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






13. Which day is known as World Tourism Day?






14. Name the state of India having longest coastline?






15. How is population density in India defined?






16. Name the Indian American astronaut who begins her 2nd space odyssey on July 15 - 2012?






17. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






18. For what was Ashoka famous?






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






20. Name the cities of Himachal to be developed as the solar cities?






21. Name the latest hi-tech weapon invented in 2011 to prevent obesity?

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22. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?






23. Who wrote our National Anthem?






24. Who has become the first lady jawan in Indian army?






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






26. Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding?






27. Who is the author of book 'Gita Govinda'?






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






29. Which is the largest museum in India?






30. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?






31. Which country has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times?






32. What amount is purposed as per capita allocation for health sector for 2011-2012 - according to the official review of National Rural Health Mission?






33. Name the country which is second largest producer of horticulture commodities such as fruits - vegetables and flowers in the world?






34. Name the subatomic particle which scientists claimed to have spotted and is believed to be a crucial building block in the formation of universe?






35. Who composed our National song?






36. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






37. Name the person who transliterated Guru Granth Sahib in Braille?






38. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






39. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?






40. When was the foundation day of CSIR ( Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) observed?






41. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






42. 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?






43. Who invented telephone?






44. What is KG5 drug?

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45. Which is largest populated city in India?






46. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?






47. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






48. During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?






49. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






50. Why bubble of water shines?