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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Whom did Dalai Lama announced to be his successor in March - 2011?






2. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






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






4. Who is the author of book 'The Shape of the Beast'?






5. Which is largest river without delta in India?






6. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






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






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






9. 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?






10. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






11. Who crafted the wax statue of Anna Hazare?

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12. Name the woman boxer of India who have won five time world championship in succession?






13. What is the practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below their domestic selling price is called?






14. Name the seas joined by Suez Canal?






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






16. Where is head office of the State Bank of India located?






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






18. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






19. Under which scam - the 43 year old daughter of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi was in Tihar jail in 2011?






20. From where the longest circle which can be drawn from earth's surface will pass?






21. When is World Food Day observed?






22. When is the World Population Day observed?






23. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






24. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






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






26. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?






27. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?






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






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






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






31. Which child artist got Critics Best Actor Award for his acting in a film Taare Zameen Par?






32. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






33. Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 100 international centuries?






34. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






35. Which is the Garden City of India?






36. When was the Constituent Assembly that framed Constitution for Independent India set up?






37. Which was the musical instrument used by Amir Khusro?






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






39. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?






40. Who wrote the first history book?






41. Which is the largest museum in India?






42. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






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






44. Name the new nuclear powered submarine formally handed to India by Russia?






45. What are GM Crops?






46. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






47. Upto where Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north-west?






48. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






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






50. Who got Arjuna Award in 2011?