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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. What is the new name of Burma?






2. When is the World Population Day observed?






3. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






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






5. Which day is chosen to be celebrated as Father's Day?






6. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






7. Where did coins made of metal first appeared?






8. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






9. In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?






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






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






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






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






14. At what price the menu of the first dinner served to the firstclass passengers of the ill fated liner Titanic on 10th April - 1912 sold?






15. Our Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of which country?






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






17. Who is vice President of India?






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






19. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






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






21. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






22. 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?






23. Which hockey team won the Asian Championship Trophy at Ordos(China) in 2011?






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






25. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?






26. Which gas is called laughing gas?






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






28. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






29. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






30. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?






31. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






32. When is Earth Day observed?






33. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






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






35. How many lines are there in latitude and longitude?






36. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






37. What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?






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






39. Where is the world's largest solar power project going to be set up?






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






41. When is World Health Day celebrated?






42. Who is the author of book 'The Tribune 130 Years: A Witness to History'?






43. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






44. Who published the 'Red Data Book' containing information on the wild animals and plants in danger of extinction?






45. When is Martyr's Day in India celebrated ?






46. Who is called 'Grand Old Man of India'?






47. World Human Rights Day is observed on which day?






48. Where is the World's largest ship canal?






49. Which day in India is observed as Minorities Rights Day?






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