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






2. Whom the Gujarat High Court issued contempt notice on 15th Feb. - 2012 for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots?






3. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






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






5. Who appoints the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission?






6. Where is the India's first largest bamboo museum?






7. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?






8. What is Dry Ice?






9. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






10. On which date Quit India Day comes?






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






12. Who was the first person to set foot on moon?






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






14. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?






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






16. When comes National Sports Day of India?






17. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






18. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






19. Who elects the Vice President of India?






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






21. On which date India won the World Cup in Mumbai?






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






23. Which is our National song?






24. Who was first Indian woman to become president of U.N. General Assembly?






25. 'Nokia' the telecom company belongs to which country?






26. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






27. Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics 2012?

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






29. What is the name of World's cheapest tablet PC?






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






31. Who propounded the Market Law?






32. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






33. Which place is famous for gigantic rock-cut statue of Budha?






34. Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditurewithout the prior approval of the Parliament?






35. How many images will be formed when an object is placed between two mirrors placed parellel to each other?






36. In how many time zones is the World divided?






37. Who is President of India?






38. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






39. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






40. Who said 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err'?






41. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






42. When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?






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






44. Where is Sun Temple situated?






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






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






47. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






48. Which state of India has highest production of tea?






49. Which is the largest river delta of India?






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