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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






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






3. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?






4. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






5. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






6. For what was Ashoka famous?






7. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






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






9. Where is Elephant Pass located?






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






11. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






12. Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?






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






14. Name the scientist who is considered as the Father of Genetics?






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






16. Name the gas usually filled in the electric bulbs?






17. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






18. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?






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






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






21. Which is the largest river delta of India?






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






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






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






25. Name the baby of Uttar Pardesh who is the symbolic seven billionth baby ?






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






27. Name the China's first woman astronaut into orbit?






28. What is India's rank on Foreign money in Swiss banks?






29. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






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

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31. Who said - 'God helps those who helps themselves'?






32. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






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






34. Where is the venue for the 2012 Olympics?






35. What is the original name of Mahabharata?






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






37. Name the latest India's surface -to-surface missile successfully test fired (on 26th Sept - 2011)?






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






39. Name the state where bio-fuel outlet - first of its kind in the country will be opened?






40. Who was first Indian woman to become president of U.N. General Assembly?






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






42. Name the metal present in photo films?






43. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






44. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






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






46. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






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






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






49. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






50. Where was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Avanti?