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






2. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






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






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






5. What is the latitude of South Pole?






6. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?






7. At which place a devastating fire tore through seven storey AMRI hospital killing 91 people in 2011?






8. Which is the largest river delta of India?






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






10. Which will be the new subject added to the curriculum of Kendriya Vidyalayas?






11. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






12. Who won the first medal for India in Olympics 2012?






13. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






14. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?






15. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?






16. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






17. Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 100 international centuries?






18. Which is largest man made lake in India?






19. Who is vice President of India?






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






21. Which is the largest Mosque in India?






22. At which place the largest industrial solar plant of the country became operational on 29th July - 2012?






23. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?






24. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






25. Who wrote the book 'Animal's People'?






26. Who was the first speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?






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






28. Who is the World Player of Year?






29. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






30. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






31. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which countries?






32. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






33. What are GM Crops?






34. Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?






35. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






36. Where is the Caspian sea - the largest inland sea or lake in the world located?






37. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






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






39. Which is the India's largest public sector commercial bank at present?






40. Which day is celebrated as International Literacy Day?






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






42. Who invented telephone?






43. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?






44. Who invented the petrol engine?






45. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






46. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






47. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






48. What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?






49. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






50. Name the element required for conversion of solar energy?