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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






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






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






4. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






5. What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?






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






7. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






8. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






9. Name the cities of Himachal to be developed as the solar cities?






10. Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami recently?






11. Who deciphered the genetic code?






12. During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?






13. Name the element required for conversion of solar energy?






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






15. Who invented radar?






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






17. Which is largest man made lake in India?






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






19. Where is the Caspian sea - the largest inland sea or lake in the world located?






20. Which is the Garden City of India?






21. Who was the first Indian elected to the leadership of Communist International?






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






23. Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th August - 2012?






24. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






25. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?






26. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?






27. Which country topped medal table in Olympic 2012?






28. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?






29. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?






30. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






31. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






32. How many cities can be protected by the missile defence shield developed by India?






33. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






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






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






36. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






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

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






39. An air bubble in water acts as which lens?






40. Who has become the first lady jawan in Indian army?






41. Where is ABG Shipyard the India's largest private sector shipyard?






42. Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?






43. One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?






44. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated?






45. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






46. Who led the first Muslim invasion of India?






47. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






48. What is KG5 drug?

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49. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?






50. Who is the author of book 'Gita Govinda'?