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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is Ayush treatment?






2. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died in 2008 were famous in which field?






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






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






5. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






6. Who invented the steam engine?






7. On which day International Women's Day observed?






8. Name the Apple co-founder who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing - music and mobile phones?






9. Name the eminent Hindi authors chosen for Jnanpith Award 2011?






10. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






11. Who wrote the book 'Animal's People'?






12. Which region of India is associated with pine forests?






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






14. Which will be the new subject added to the curriculum of Kendriya Vidyalayas?






15. Name the alloy of iron - chromium and nickel?






16. Who is the author of book 'Speed Post'?






17. What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?






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






19. When is Sadbhavna Diwas (Goodwill Day ) observed in India?

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20. Who was the first woman to go in space?






21. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






22. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?






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






24. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






25. In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?






26. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






27. Which metal is used in pencils?






28. What is the new name of Burma?






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






30. Name the Russian painter who had an 468 acre estate in Bangalore






31. Who invented the lift?






32. Which is our National song?






33. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?






34. Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?






35. The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?






36. What is the name of India's moon mission?






37. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?






38. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






39. Which is largest state of India?






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






41. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






42. Where is National School of Mines located?






43. In how many time zones is the World divided?






44. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






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






46. Name the strait which separates Africa from Europe?






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






48. What is our National Anthem?






49. Name the 17th Karmapa against whom the Una police filed a chargesheet under section 120-B of the IPC in 2011?






50. Name the Bollywood legend whose ancestral home in Peshawar - Pakistan has been turned into heritage site?