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1. Who wrote our National Anthem?
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Lala Lajpat Rai
Because the solids have high elasticity.
Playwright

2. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
South Kolkata
Kiran Bedi
Mundak Upanishad
Carbon dioxide

3. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?
Tamil Nadu
Morarji Desai
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
1953

4. An air bubble in water acts as which lens?
Galileo
Concave lens
Casting of vote through a proxy that the voter nominates.
Srilal Shukla and Amar Kant

5. Which metal is kept under kerosine?
Sodium
Truvada ( The once a day pill reduces the chance of contracting HIV)
Because Shimla is at higher elevation.
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and N.Ramachandran (Sports Academies of Excellence).

6. What is the maximum duration for which the Vice President can officiate as the President of India?
6 months
Genetically Modified Crops.
Anita Desai
2G spectrum scam

7. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Saeed Mirza
Carbon dioxide
Swarajya Party
Akhilesh Yadav

8. The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?
New Agra Fort
Wular lake (Kashmir)
Sitar
Mahatma Gandhi

9. When comes the World Disabled Day?
Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh
Because Shimla is at higher elevation.
Dr. F.G.Banting
15th March

10. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?
Torricelli
Reena Dharamshaktu(mountaineering) - Mamta Sodha1(mountaineering) - Dilip Donde (sailing) - Late Balwant Singh Sandhu(mountaineering).
Renders electronic gadgets useless and effectively neutralises the adversary's command control and communication capability by producing a strong electromagnetic field generating powerful electricity surges that play havoc with electronic circuits wi
Is a herbal formulation of 10 selected herbs known to have adaptogenic properties. It helps to improve the physical and mental performance by increasing blood oxygenation and reducing low density lipoproteins and cholesterol.

11. Who elects the Vice President of India?
Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Hari Prasad Chaurasia
The new elements numbered 110 - 111 - 112 are called darmstadtium (Ds) - roentgenium (Rg) - and copernicium (Cn).
5

12. Which is the largest planetarium in India?
Solidified Carbon Dioxide
August 22 - 2011. (founded on August 22 - 1639 and was known as Chennappanaikan )
Razia Sultana
Kolkata

13. Which state has maximum density of canals?
Uttar Pradesh
Trivandrum
Pune
5

14. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?
Members of both the Houses of Parliament.
Akhilesh Yadav
Navtej Saran
Kepler 22-b - Its located 600 light years away. A year at Kepler 22 lasts 290 days

15. For what was Ashoka famous?
Fr his vast empire - for his preaching of ahimsa and for following path of Buddha.
On 100th anniversary - celebrated on 22nd March - 2012
Roger Federer
Algeria - Guinea - Iceland

16. Name the latest India's surface -to-surface missile successfully test fired (on 26th Sept - 2011)?
Because Shimla is at higher elevation.
Kalpakkam
Ajit Kumar from Haryana
Prithvi-II (striking range of 350 km)

17. Who published the 'Red Data Book' containing information on the wild animals and plants in danger of extinction?
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
24th October
Udaipur (Remember Jaipur is called Pink city). Udaipur is also known as city of lakes.
1st December

18. When is Martyr's Day in India celebrated ?
30th January
Gwalior Gharana
Johannes Kepler
Srilal Shukla and Amar Kant

19. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?
Kushans
India ( Brazil is the first largest producer of sugar.
USA
6 medals - 4 bronze and 2 silver

20. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?
Sunita Williams
Chandrayaan
U.K
M. Narasimhan

21. Who composed the national song of India (Vande Maatram)?
Ludhiana
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
In front of New Delhi's High Court
26th January

22. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?
Gagan Narang
Bobby Jindal
Rishang Keishing and Resham Lal Jhangde
In Samba

23. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?
Khadakvasla
August 22 - 2011. (founded on August 22 - 1639 and was known as Chennappanaikan )
Finland
Mumbai

24. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?
Miss Venezuele Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares.
Amjad Ali Khan
In Southern Pakistani city of Karachi named Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir ( The eight foot blue and white statue is 1500 year old)
11th May

25. Who is known as founder of Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental college at Aligarh?
5th September
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Herodotus
At Biharsharif - became operational on 21st Jan. - 2012.

26. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?
At Magdalla port near Surat.
J.L.Baird
Sunil Gavaskar
6 months

27. What is the upper house of parliament known as?
Mussoorie
Football
The Rajya Sabha
Konark

28. What is made from the mixture of lime and chlorine?
In Samba
Steve Jobs (Died at the age of 56 on Oct. 5th - 2011)
Udaipur (Remember Jaipur is called Pink city). Udaipur is also known as city of lakes.
Bleaching powder

29. Who wrote the immortal song 'Vande Mataram'?
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
John Ruskin
Gol Gumbaz
Governor

30. Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?
Saint Cathadral (Goa )
Heavy water
R.K. Shanmukham Chetty (1947)
' Why This Kolaveri Di' the song released on 16th Nov. written and sung by Dhanush

31. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?
Udaipur (Remember Jaipur is called Pink city). Udaipur is also known as city of lakes.
35 year old Sapper Shanti Tigga
UK
7th April

32. Name two other clones left with NDRI?
Equator
Ms. Vasuki Sunkavalli (of Hyderabad)
Kathak
Garima II (a female) and Shreasth (a male).

33. When is the World Population Day observed?
Khadakvasla
Kanishka
Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh
11th July

34. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?
Su-Kam Power Systems
Jaya Dev
Jayadeva
18th April

35. Who made the highest score in an ODI against West Indiies in Indora in 2011?
Aravallis
Heavy water
Virender Sehwag (he scored 219 to carve out the highest ever individual score)
24

36. Who is the author of book 'Gita Govinda'?
10th December
Hockey
Jayadeva
1.34 millions

37. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?
Jonas Salk
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
South Africa
Amitabh Ghosh

38. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?
Gota in Sweden
Perpendicular to each other
Former Military Secretary - Lieutenant General Avadesh Prakash.( Found guilty for his involvement in Sukna land scam.)
July - 1947

39. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?
William Shakespeare151
Kailash Temple - Ellora (Maharashtra)
Bangalore
Bankim Chandra Chatterji

40. Who said 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err'?
Mahatma Gandhi
Mosley
Washing soda
Samuel Morse

41. Where in Delhi a bomb hidden in briefcase exploded killing 11 persons and injuring 47 in the worst attack in India's capital in 3 years in 2011?

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42. Who is called 'Grand Old Man of India'?
Dadabhai Naoroji
R.K. Shanmukham Chetty (1947)
Garima - lived for two years (died on 1st August - 2011 due to heart failure).
Nayantara Sahgal

43. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?
Bombay
Chandragupta Maurya
Washing soda
Mumbai

44. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?
Director General Anil Kaushik
Sarojini Naidu
Latitude includes 180 lines and longitude has 360 lines because longitude connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west.
Concave mirror

45. Who said 'I have nothing to offer except blood - sweat and tears'?
Dadabhai Naoroji
Carbon dioxide
Churchill
Members of both the Houses of Parliament.

46. Name the metal present in photo films?
Silver
24th May
Planning Commission
8th May

47. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?
India ( Brazil is the first largest producer of sugar.
It loses one day
Reena Dharamshaktu(mountaineering) - Mamta Sodha1(mountaineering) - Dilip Donde (sailing) - Late Balwant Singh Sandhu(mountaineering).
Shiv Prasad Singh

48. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?
Gagan Narang
Su-Kam Power Systems
Maharashtra
Edison

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

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50. On which part of earth days and nights are of equal length always?
6 medals - 4 bronze and 2 silver
Equator
Yogeshwar Dutt from Sonepat - Haryana
Allauddin Khilji

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