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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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






2. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






3. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






4. India is facing pressure from the US and other Western countries to break trade ties with which country?






5. What is e-bomb?

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6. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






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






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






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






10. 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?






11. By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?






12. Which is the largest zoo in India?






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






14. Name the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister whose admirers have decided to build a temple to perpetuate his memory?






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






16. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?






17. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?






18. Name one famous Sarod player?






19. Usain Bolt adjudged as the fastest man on the earth in Olympics 2008 belongs to which country?






20. Which is the largest delta in India?






21. Who wrote the first history book?






22. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






23. What is our National Anthem?






24. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?






25. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?






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






27. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?






28. Which is largest river without delta in India?






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






30. 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?






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






32. Name the seas joined by Suez Canal?






33. Who got Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar in 2011 ?






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






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






36. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?






37. Name the scientist who got Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?






38. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?






39. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






40. What is made from the mixture of lime and chlorine?






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






42. Why Shimla is cooler than Amritsar though they have same latitude?






43. How is population density in India defined?






44. Who discovered the noble gases?






45. Name the Indian who won Magsaysay award for community initiatives in Tamil Nadu?






46. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which countries?






47. Who is the author of book 'The Shape of the Beast'?






48. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field?






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






50. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?