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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. Who is vice President of India?






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






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






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






5. Where is the Caspian sea - the largest inland sea or lake in the world located?






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






7. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






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






9. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






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






11. Which is the largest lake in India?






12. Which is largest cave temple in India?






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

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14. Who was the first speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?






15. Which is the largest zoo in India?






16. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






18. When comes the Farmer's Day (Kisan Divas )in India ?






19. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?






20. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?






21. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






22. Name the alloy of iron - chromium and nickel?






23. Which is the largest river delta of India?






24. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?






25. Where did coins made of metal first appeared?






26. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






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






28. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?






29. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?






30. 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?






31. Who invented radar?






32. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






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






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






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






36. Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event (London Olympics - 2012)?






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






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






39. Who invented the steam engine?






40. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






41. Which is our National song?






42. When is the UN Day observed?






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






44. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






45. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?






46. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?






47. With which field M.F. Hussian were associated?






48. According to a poll conducted by global research company Ipsos - people of which country are happiest on this planet despite woes - conflicts?






49. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?






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