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1. From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?






2. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






3. Which is the longest river of India?






4. Name the herbal drug developed by DRDO for soldiers working in high altitude areas?






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






6. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






7. What is the new name of Burma?






8. Name the mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North?






9. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






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






11. When comes the World Environment Day?






12. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






13. Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?






14. Name the Indian chess player who broke the World Record by finishing the game in twelve moves?






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






16. Who is generally regardedas the pioneer of Local Self Government in Modern India?






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






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






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






20. Which is the largest desert in India?






21. Which is the largest district in India?






22. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






23. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






24. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






25. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






26. Vocalist Rahamat Khan belongs to which Gharana?






27. Name 72 year old social activist who supported Jan Lokpal Bill?






28. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?






29. Name the temple where majority of pilgrims visiting tonsure their heads and offer their hair to Lord Venkateswara?






30. Where is National School of Mines located?






31. Which is the largest planetarium in India?






32. Under which scam - the 43 year old daughter of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi was in Tihar jail in 2011?






33. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?






34. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






35. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?






36. Who invented the television?






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






38. Which is the largest river island in India?






39. What is AERE?

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






41. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






42. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






43. Which is the largest area wise state in India?






44. Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding?






45. At which place the largest industrial solar plant of the country became operational on 29th July - 2012?






46. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?






47. Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?






48. Which megastar carried the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of London and the borough of South wark in London on 26th July - 2012 - a day before the opening ceremony of sporting spectacle?






49. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?






50. When India became a Sovereign - democratic republic?