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1. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






2. Who wrote the book 'A Passage To India'?






3. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






4. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






5. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?






6. Who is known as founder of Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental college at Aligarh?






7. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?






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






9. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?






10. Who is the author of the book 'We Indians'?






11. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?






12. Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?






13. Which is the largest Mosque in India?






14. Which is the largest district in India?






15. Which day is celebrated as World Red Cross Day?






16. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






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






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






19. Who propounded the Market Law?






20. For what was Ashoka famous?






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






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






23. Who discovered the electric lamp?






24. Name the metal present in photo films?






25. With whom are the rare replicas of sacred book Guru Granth Sahib?






26. Name the leader under whom India's first coalition government in New Delhi was formed?






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






28. What amount is purposed as per capita allocation for health sector for 2011-2012 - according to the official review of National Rural Health Mission?






29. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






30. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






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






32. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






33. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






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






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






36. Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?






37. Who is known as Nightingale of India?






38. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






39. When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?






40. Which place is famous for gigantic rock-cut statue of Budha?






41. Name the person who has set a new Guinness record of being the oldest man to complete a full distance marathon in Toronto?






42. Which metal is kept under kerosine?






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






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






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






46. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






47. In which Amendment Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights?






48. For which dance Birju Maharaj is well known?






49. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






50. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?