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1. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






2. Which is the largest cave in India?






3. Which is the longest river of India?






4. Upto where Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north-west?






5. Which is largest man made lake in India?






6. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






7. When is Sadbhavna Diwas (Goodwill Day ) observed in India?

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8. Name the book which has collection of speeches of N.G Ranga?






9. Which metal is used in pencils?






10. Who discovered insulin?






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






12. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






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






14. During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?






15. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






16. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






17. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?






18. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?






19. For which dance Birju Maharaj is well known?






20. What was the old name of Indonesia?






21. What is our National Anthem?






22. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






23. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?






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






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






26. With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?






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






28. Where was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Avanti?






29. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






30. Who invented telephone?






31. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?






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






33. Why bubble of water shines?






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






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






36. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?






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






38. Who said 'Child is the father of Man'?






39. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






40. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?






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






42. At which point of earth weight of object will be minimum?






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






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






45. Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 100 international centuries?






46. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






47. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






48. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






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






50. What is Dry Ice?