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1. Who is the richest Indian in the World according to the 2011 Forbes India annual rich list?






2. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






3. Who wrote the popular book 'The Naked Face'?






4. Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?






5. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






6. When is Martyr's Day in India celebrated ?






7. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






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






9. Who invented radar?






10. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






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

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12. When is Earth Day observed?






13. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?






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






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






16. Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?






17. Name the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?






18. Name the Indian American astronaut who begins her 2nd space odyssey on July 15 - 2012?






19. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






20. Who will be the new Director General of Police (DGP) after the retirement of P.S. Gill?






21. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?






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






23. Who invented telephone?






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






25. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?






26. Name the Indian scientist from whose surname the word 'boson' is derived?






27. Name the mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North?






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






29. Where is Bihar's first all women police station located?






30. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






31. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






32. Which is largest man made lake in India?






33. What was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of government of India?






34. Which megastar carried the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of London and the borough of South wark in London on 26th July - 2012 - a day before the opening ceremony of sporting spectacle?






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






36. Why Shimla is cooler than Amritsar though they have same latitude?






37. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






38. Name the scientist who got Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?






39. Name the sub-launched long range N-missile developed by China?






40. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






41. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






42. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






43. What is made from the mixture of lime and chlorine?






44. Which state has maximum density of canals?






45. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






46. Watches of a country is set according to what time?






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






48. Who invented the lift?






49. Who is known as Nightingale of India?






50. Who wrote 'Netaji - Dead or Alive'?