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1. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?






2. What was the old name of Indonesia?






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






4. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






5. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






6. Who made the highest score in an ODI against West Indiies in Indora in 2011?






7. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






8. Name the three new elements added to the Periodic Table in 2011?






9. Where are the achievements of Samudragupta described on?






10. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






11. Greenwich mean time (GMT) is the standard time of which country?






12. Why bubble of water shines?






13. With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?






14. Which is the largest desert in India?






15. Who is the 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka?






16. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?






17. What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






18. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






19. Vocalist Rahamat Khan belongs to which Gharana?






20. Name the world's shortest living woman?






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






22. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






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






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






25. Which day in India celebrated as Central Excise Day ?






26. Where is Sun Temple situated?






27. 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?






28. Name one famous Sarod player?






29. Which is the India's largest public sector commercial bank at present?






30. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






31. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






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






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






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






35. In how many time zones is the World divided?






36. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






37. A famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice 'is written by whom?






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






39. Which player is the author of the book 'Straight From The Heart'?






40. Who is author of 'Hindu view of life'?






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






42. Which state of India has highest production of tea?






43. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died in 2008 were famous in which field?






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






45. Who propounded the Market Law?






46. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






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






48. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?






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






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