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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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






2. When is World Health Day celebrated?






3. Who wrote Panchatantra?






4. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






5. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?






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






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






8. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






9. Which is the largest cave in India?






10. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






11. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?






12. Who is President of India?






13. Which was the most commonly used coin in Mauryan period?






14. In which year was the National Anthem first sung?






15. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?






16. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






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






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






19. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?






20. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






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






22. What was the old name of Indonesia?






23. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






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






25. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






26. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






27. Kanchipuram is in which state?






28. On which date India won the World Cup in Mumbai?






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






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






31. Which player is the author of the book 'Straight From The Heart'?






32. In which century did Ashoka reign?






33. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






34. Why bubble of water shines?






35. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






36. Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics?






37. World Human Rights Day is observed on which day?






38. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






39. Who discovered neutron?






40. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






41. Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?






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






43. Who discovered insulin?






44. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?






45. Where is Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research located?






46. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field?






47. 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?






48. Who invented transistor?






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






50. What is equal to latitude of a place?