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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When is International Labour Day observed?






2. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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






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






5. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?






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






7. When is the World Population Day observed?






8. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






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






10. What is KG5 drug?

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11. Name the baby of Uttar Pardesh who is the symbolic seven billionth baby ?






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






13. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






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






15. What is India's rank on the Transparency International (TI) corruption Perception Index out of 183 countries in 2011?






16. Name the country's longest railway tunnel excavated?






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






18. Which is the largest Mosque in India?






19. While playing with which team Rahul Dravid completed his 10000 runs in the Test cricket?






20. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






21. With whom are the rare replicas of sacred book Guru Granth Sahib?






22. When is World Food Day observed?






23. Which is the largest zoo in India?






24. Which battle opened the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?






25. Which is the largest museum in India?






26. Which gas is called laughing gas?






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






28. Our Indian National Calender is based on which era?






29. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






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






31. What are GM Crops?






32. Who wrote an English novel 'In Custody'?






33. Who discovered blood grouping?






34. Who invented the television?






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






36. Name the person who has set a new Guinness record of being the oldest man to complete a full distance marathon in Toronto?






37. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






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






39. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






40. Who wrote our National Anthem?






41. What was the old name of Indonesia?






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






43. Which is the largest port in India?






44. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?






45. From where the longest circle which can be drawn from earth's surface will pass?






46. Who is the author of book 'Speed Post'?






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






48. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






49. Who deciphered the genetic code?






50. Upto where Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north-west?