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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?






2. Who invented barometer?






3. Who invented transistor?






4. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






5. At which point of earth weight of object will be minimum?






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






7. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






8. Which country topped medal table in Olympic 2012?






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






10. What is the new name of Burma?






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






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

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13. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?






14. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






15. What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?






16. Which is the largest public sector bank in India?






17. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?






18. Which is the world's second cheapest city according to global survey?






19. Which is the largest populated state in India?






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






21. How is population density in India defined?






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






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






24. Which ruler was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja'?






25. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






26. Who arranged the elements in the Modern Periodic Table?






27. Who is the author of book 'Many Worlds'?






28. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






29. Name the country's longest railway tunnel excavated?






30. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






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






32. Where is Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research located?






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






34. Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics?






35. When is the UN Day observed?






36. Why sky appears to be blue?






37. Which anniversary of sandwich was celebrated by British town in May - 2012?






38. Who was called Bollywood's first superstar?






39. Who wrote the immortal song 'Vande Mataram'?






40. Who invented radar?






41. What is India's rank on the Transparency International (TI) corruption Perception Index out of 183 countries in 2011?






42. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






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






44. Name the metal present in photo films?






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






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






47. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






48. Name the eminent Hindi authors chosen for Jnanpith Award 2011?






49. Name the place where Lord Budha breathed his last?






50. Which actress has become the brand ambassador for sanitation compaign?