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1. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?






2. Who invented the telegraphic code?






3. How many total number of enclaves are to be exchanged between territories of two countries India and Bangladesh according to the treaty signed in Sept - 2011?






4. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






5. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






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






7. Which is the largest river island in India?






8. Name the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister whose admirers have decided to build a temple to perpetuate his memory?






9. Who discovered the noble gases?






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






11. Which actress has become the brand ambassador for sanitation compaign?






12. Who invented the mercury thermometer?






13. Who arranged the elements in the Modern Periodic Table?






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






15. Name the subatomic particle which scientists claimed to have spotted and is believed to be a crucial building block in the formation of universe?






16. What is the maximum duration for which the Vice President can officiate as the President of India?






17. Who wrote the book 'Gulliver's Travels'?






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






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






20. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






21. In India - who issues one rupee coins and notes as well as subsidiary coins?






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






23. How many lines are there in latitude and longitude?






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






25. Which metal is used in pencils?






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






27. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






28. When was the Constituent Assembly that framed Constitution for Independent India set up?






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






30. Where are relics of Buddha preserved?






31. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






32. What is e-bomb?

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






34. Where did the World's costliest crash took place?






35. Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?






36. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?






37. At which place a devastating fire tore through seven storey AMRI hospital killing 91 people in 2011?






38. Name the Indian who won Magsaysay award for community initiatives in Tamil Nadu?






39. Why sky appears to be blue?






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






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






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






43. When comes the World Disabled Day?






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






45. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?






46. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






47. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






48. When comes the World Environment Day?






49. When is World Health Day celebrated?






50. At what price the menu of the first dinner served to the firstclass passengers of the ill fated liner Titanic on 10th April - 1912 sold?