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1. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






2. Which is the largest planetarium in India?






3. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






4. When comes National Sports Day of India?






5. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






6. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






7. Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?






8. Name the Strait which separates Asia from North America?






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






10. Who is the author of book 'India Wins Freedom'?






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






12. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






13. What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






14. What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier?






15. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?






16. Which is the largest zoo in India?






17. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






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






19. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






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






21. 'A Voice of Freedom' is a book written by whom?






22. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






23. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






24. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






25. Who is the 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka?






26. Who is the second 100 percent visually impaired person to be accepted into the IAS?






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






28. Which is the largest populated state in India?






29. When is India's National Youth Day celebrated ?






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






31. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






32. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






33. 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?






34. When is World Health Day celebrated?






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






36. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






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






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






39. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






40. Which cricketer known as 'Tiger' also father of famous actor died on 23rd September - 2011?






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






42. In which century did Ashoka reign?






43. Where is Pushkar lake located?






44. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?






45. Which is the place experiencing minimum and maximum temperatures -28.3 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius respectively?






46. Name the 17th Karmapa against whom the Una police filed a chargesheet under section 120-B of the IPC in 2011?






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






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






49. Who wrote the book 'The Daughter of the East'?






50. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?