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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Who is the new captain of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals?






2. Who is vice President of India?






3. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






4. Name the first ever pill approved by US to prevent HIV?






5. Who is the World Player of Year?






6. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






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






8. 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?






9. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






10. From where the longest circle which can be drawn from earth's surface will pass?






11. Which is the largest public sector bank in India?






12. Who is the first Indian sports person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games?






13. What is AERE?

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14. Who won Jnanpith Award in 2010?






15. Which child artist got Critics Best Actor Award for his acting in a film Taare Zameen Par?






16. What is the name of World's cheapest tablet PC?






17. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






18. With whom are the rare replicas of sacred book Guru Granth Sahib?






19. Who composed our National song?






20. Which sportsperson won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?






21. What is the upper house of parliament known as?






22. Name the element required for conversion of solar energy?






23. How many stanza's of Jana Gana Mana song were adopted as National Anthem?






24. Name the Indian American astronaut who begins her 2nd space odyssey on July 15 - 2012?






25. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






26. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






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






28. Who invented the television?






29. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






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






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






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






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






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






35. Who is known as 'Lady with the Lamp'?






36. Which is the largest river delta of India?






37. What is the maximum period of gap between any two sessions of the Indian Parliament?






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






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






40. In which field the name of Gangubai Hangal associated?






41. What is our National Anthem?






42. Which is largest fresh water lake in India?






43. Name the Indian scientist from whose surname the word 'boson' is derived?






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






45. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?






46. Which gas is used for preparation of soda water?






47. What is the designation of the chairperson of Lok Sabha?






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






49. In which year was the National Anthem first sung?






50. Where is Char Minar located?