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






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






3. How many stanza's of Jana Gana Mana song were adopted as National Anthem?






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






5. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






6. Which song became the most searched You tube video in India in 2011?

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7. One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?






8. When is World Food Day observed?






9. Who is called 'Grand Old Man of India'?






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






11. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






12. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






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






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






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






16. Which metro has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail based system in the World to get carbon credits for contributing to the fight against climate changes?






17. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






18. Which is the largest cave in India?






19. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






20. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






21. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






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






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






24. Who got Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar in 2011 ?






25. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?






26. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






27. What is the name of World's cheapest tablet PC?






28. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






29. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






30. Who discovered Penicillin?






31. How many images will be formed when an object is placed between two mirrors placed parellel to each other?






32. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






33. Who said 'Child is the father of Man'?






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






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






36. Who is the first Indian sports person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games?






37. Vocalist Rahamat Khan belongs to which Gharana?






38. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






39. Name the Indian who won Magsaysay award for community initiatives in Tamil Nadu?






40. Which day is observed as Sanskrit Day in India?






41. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






42. World Aids Day falls on which date?






43. Which is the largest museum in India?






44. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






45. Kanchipuram is in which state?






46. Name the country which has longest international boundary with India?






47. What is added to remove permanent hardness of water?






48. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






49. The Prime Minister is chairman of this






50. Who is the renowned flute player?