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






2. Who has become the first lady jawan in Indian army?






3. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?






4. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






5. Which is the largest cave in India?






6. Name the ship commissioned by India which is biggest in its class in the World?






7. Kanchipuram is in which state?






8. Who invented telephone?






9. Who is known as Nightingale of India?






10. On which part of earth days and nights are of equal length always?






11. Which is the largest planetarium in India?






12. When is International Labour Day observed?






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






14. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?






15. Name the new nuclear powered submarine formally handed to India by Russia?






16. Which is largest fresh water lake in India?






17. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






18. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?






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






20. Where is Elephant Pass located?






21. Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?






22. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






23. Which countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?






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






25. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






26. What is equal to latitude of a place?






27. Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?






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






29. When is the UN Day observed?






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






31. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






32. Who is the author of book 'The Tribune 130 Years: A Witness to History'?






33. Where are relics of Buddha preserved?






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






35. What is the name of India's moon mission?






36. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?






37. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






38. What is the aim of the 'Biosphere Reserve Project'?






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






40. What amount is purposed as per capita allocation for health sector for 2011-2012 - according to the official review of National Rural Health Mission?






41. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






42. Name the alloy of iron - chromium and nickel?






43. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






44. When comes the World Environment Day?






45. Which age group children in India are ensured free and compulsory education?






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






47. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






48. What is the new name of Burma?






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






50. Who was the first Indian elected to the leadership of Communist International?