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1. With which cells scientists for the first time have developed bone?






2. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






3. What is proxy voting?






4. Name the temple where majority of pilgrims visiting tonsure their heads and offer their hair to Lord Venkateswara?






5. Name the metal used as the filament of an electric bulb?






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






7. Which was the most commonly used coin in Mauryan period?






8. Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?






9. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






10. Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 100 international centuries?






11. Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?






12. Name the Apple co-founder who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing - music and mobile phones?






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






14. Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th August - 2012?






15. Who discovered insulin?






16. When is Sadbhavna Diwas (Goodwill Day ) observed in India?


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






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






19. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






20. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






21. In which year was the National Anthem first sung?






22. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






23. Who discovered X-Ray?






24. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






25. Name the person who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885?






26. Which song became the most searched You tube video in India in 2011?


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






28. Who elects the Vice President of India?






29. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






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






31. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?






32. Which is the largest delta in India?






33. Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?






34. Which is largest cave temple in India?






35. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






36. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






37. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






38. Which is largest state of India?






39. Who invented the telegraphic code?






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






41. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha'?






42. Who is the richest Indian in the World according to the 2011 Forbes India annual rich list?






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






44. Which country topped medal table in Olympic 2012?






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






46. Who wrote the popular book 'The Naked Face'?






47. Where did coins made of metal first appeared?






48. Who wrote our National Anthem?






49. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






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