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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When is Earth Day observed?






2. Where is the venue for the 2012 Olympics?






3. Who was the only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?






4. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?






5. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






6. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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7. Which is the place experiencing minimum and maximum temperatures -28.3 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius respectively?






8. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






9. Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics 2012?

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10. Champion Trophy is associated with which game?






11. Our Indian National Calender is based on which era?






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






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






14. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?






15. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?






16. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






17. Which is the largest lake in India?






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






19. What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?






20. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






21. 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?






22. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






23. Watches of a country is set according to what time?






24. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






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

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26. What is e-bomb?

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






28. On which date Quit India Day comes?






29. Which is the largest dome in India?






30. Who invented the petrol engine?






31. Which is the largest populated state in India?






32. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha'?






33. Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?






34. Who is the author of the book 'We Indians'?






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






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






37. What is equal to latitude of a place?






38. Which gas is called laughing gas?






39. Satyan Bose is known for his excellence in which field?






40. Which is largest river without delta in India?






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






42. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?






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






44. Which book is entitled as 'Bible of Communism'?






45. Who wrote the first history book?






46. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






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






48. By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?






49. Name the Indian chess player who broke the World Record by finishing the game in twelve moves?






50. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?