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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. When is the World Population Day observed?






2. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?






3. When comes National Postal Day in India?






4. Name the person who has set a new Guinness record of being the oldest man to complete a full distance marathon in Toronto?






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






6. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?






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






8. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






9. Who was called Bollywood's first superstar?






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






11. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






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






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






14. Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?






15. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






16. On globe - the latitude and longitude intersect at what angle?






17. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?






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






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






20. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






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






22. Who invented the petrol engine?






23. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?






24. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






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






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

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27. Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?






28. Name the seas joined by Suez Canal?






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






30. Which was the World's first surviving clone buffalo at NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute)?






31. Under which scam - the 43 year old daughter of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi was in Tihar jail in 2011?






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






33. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






34. How many total number of enclaves are to be exchanged between territories of two countries India and Bangladesh according to the treaty signed in Sept - 2011?






35. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






36. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






37. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






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






39. Name the metal present in photo films?






40. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






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






42. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






43. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?






44. World Human Rights Day is observed on which day?






45. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






46. Who is crowned Miss Universe India 2011?






47. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






48. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






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






50. Which metal is used in pencils?