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






2. Name the metal used as the filament of an electric bulb?






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






4. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?






5. Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami recently?






6. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






7. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






8. Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?






9. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?






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






11. Which is the great circle on earth's surface?






12. Kanchipuram is in which state?






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






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






15. Name the world's shortest living woman?






16. Which is the largest Mosque in India?






17. What is the changed name of Orissa officially according to Presidential assent to the Bill?






18. Where is Pushkar lake located?






19. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






20. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?






21. When comes National Postal Day in India?






22. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?






23. Where is Elephant Pass located?






24. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' taken?






25. 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?






26. Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditurewithout the prior approval of the Parliament?






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






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






29. Who said 'I have nothing to offer except blood - sweat and tears'?






30. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






31. When is the UN Day observed?






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






33. What is our National Anthem?






34. Mainly which gas is present in gobar gas?






35. Name the place where Lord Budha breathed his last?






36. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






37. Who wrote the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'?






38. Which anniversary of sandwich was celebrated by British town in May - 2012?






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






40. Who said 'Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err'?






41. Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?






42. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






43. Who is the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan from Pakistan People's Party?






44. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






45. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






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






47. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






48. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'?






49. 'Nokia' the telecom company belongs to which country?






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