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1. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






2. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






3. Kanchipuram is in which state?






4. When comes the Farmer's Day (Kisan Divas )in India ?






5. What is added to remove permanent hardness of water?






6. What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?






7. Who wrote the book 'Glimpses of World History'?






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






9. Which is largest river without delta in India?






10. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?






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






12. Where are relics of Buddha preserved?






13. When comes the World Environment Day?






14. Who is the author of book 'India Wins Freedom'?






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






16. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






17. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






18. Name the gas usually filled in the electric bulbs?






19. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






20. Which day is observed as Sanskrit Day in India?






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






22. What is equal to latitude of a place?






23. Which is the largest lake in India?






24. Name the country which is second largest producer of horticulture commodities such as fruits - vegetables and flowers in the world?






25. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






26. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?






27. Whom did Dalai Lama announced to be his successor in March - 2011?






28. Which is the Garden City of India?






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






30. Name the scientist who is considered as the Father of Genetics?






31. Who is the second 100 percent visually impaired person to be accepted into the IAS?






32. Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?






33. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






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






35. Which state in South India have a thermal station at Tuticorin?






36. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?






37. When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?






38. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?






39. Name the scientist who got Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?






40. Where is the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre located?






41. Who is the renowned flute player?






42. Who is the man popularly kwown as Gurudev?






43. 'Glimpses of World History' is written by whom?






44. Which is the largest desert in India?






45. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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46. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






47. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






48. Usain Bolt adjudged as the fastest man on the earth in Olympics 2008 belongs to which country?






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






50. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?