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1. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






2. Name the country's longest railway tunnel excavated?






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






4. Who discovered the electric lamp?






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

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6. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?






7. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






8. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?






9. Name the world's shortest living woman?






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






11. What will be the new name of West Bengal?






12. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






13. How is population density in India defined?






14. Who invented the lift?






15. When comes National Sports Day of India?






16. Who invented transistor?






17. Which king brought the valleys of Indus - Ganga and Jamuna together for the first time under one political authority?






18. What are GM Crops?






19. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






20. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






21. Name the first ever pill approved by US to prevent HIV?






22. Which game is associated with Agha Khan Cup?






23. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?






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






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






26. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






27. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






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






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






30. Which is the largest port in India?






31. What are the estimated premature deaths caused annually by air pollution - according to the first pollution survey carried in Sept. - 2011 by World Health Organisation?






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






33. Which is the largest district in India?






34. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






35. Who is the new captain of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals?






36. What is the original name of Mahabharata?






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






38. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






39. Which child artist got Critics Best Actor Award for his acting in a film Taare Zameen Par?






40. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






41. What is Dry Ice?






42. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






43. Who led the first Muslim invasion of India?






44. What is KG5 drug?

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45. In which century did Ashoka reign?






46. Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals?






47. Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?






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






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






50. Who got Dronacharya Award in 2011 ?