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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






2. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






3. Who invented transistor?






4. In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?






5. Name the metal used in storage batteries?






6. Which day is chosen to be celebrated as Father's Day?






7. Name the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?






8. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






9. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






10. How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?






11. Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?






12. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






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






14. When is India's Army Day celebrated ?






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






16. Why sky appears to be blue?






17. Who said 'I have nothing to offer except blood - sweat and tears'?






18. Who discovered blood grouping?






19. The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?






20. Who wrote Panchatantra?






21. Who appoints the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission?






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






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






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






25. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






26. Name the Apple co-founder who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing - music and mobile phones?






27. What was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of government of India?






28. How many postal zones are there in India - under the PIN Code System?






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






30. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?






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






32. Who discovered insulin?






33. What was the old name of Indonesia?






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

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35. Which is the largest district in India?






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






37. For what was Ashoka famous?






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






39. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






40. Which country is the world's largest recipient of arms?






41. Where in Delhi a bomb hidden in briefcase exploded killing 11 persons and injuring 47 in the worst attack in India's capital in 3 years in 2011?

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42. What is equal to latitude of a place?






43. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






44. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?






45. Indian Air Force Day is observed on which day ?






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






47. What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier?






48. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?






49. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






50. Where are relics of Buddha preserved?