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1. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






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






3. Where is Elephant Pass located?






4. 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?






5. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






6. In India - who issues one rupee coins and notes as well as subsidiary coins?






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






8. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






9. Who wrote an English novel 'In Custody'?






10. Why sky appears to be blue?






11. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






12. What is KG5 drug?

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






14. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






15. What is Dry Ice?






16. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






17. For what is Bijapur known?






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






19. Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami recently?






20. Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?






21. Name the subatomic particle which scientists claimed to have spotted and is believed to be a crucial building block in the formation of universe?






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






23. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






24. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field?






25. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?






26. When comes the World Disabled Day?






27. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






28. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






29. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






30. Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals?






31. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






32. With which field M.F. Hussian were associated?






33. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






34. Which place is famous for gigantic rock-cut statue of Budha?






35. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?






36. Who is the first Indian sports person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games?






37. Which is the Garden City of India?






38. Who was the author of 'Bharat Bharati'?






39. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






40. Whose contemporary was Tulsidas?






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






42. Name the smallest neighbour of India?






43. Which state has maximum density of canals?






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






45. Who is the renowned flute player?






46. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






47. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






48. Who deciphered the genetic code?






49. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






50. In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?