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1. Name the smallest neighbour of India?
Maithili Sharan Gupta67
Ashoka
Alexander Graham Bell
Maldives ( smallest in South Asia - its population is just 3 lakhs)
2. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?
Amir Khusrau
U.K
State Bank of India
E.G.Otis
3. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?
NATGRID (a network aimed at robust information-sharing among law enforcement agencies).
Golconda
24th February
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad65
4. Why sky appears to be blue?
Mahatma Gandhi
Because blue colour of light is of shorter wavelength so easily scattered by dust particles and water vapour.
Heavy water
Hampi
5. What is the name of World's cheapest tablet PC?
Nitrous oxide
28th February
18th December
Aakash (Android based device developed by IIT researchers and now being developed by a company called DataWind.
6. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?
Maldives ( smallest in South Asia - its population is just 3 lakhs)
Nitrogen
Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas
Parupalli Kashyap
7. Which day is observed as Sanskrit Day in India?
Sidney Sheldon
Football
5th September
9th August
8. Who has been re-elected PDP President for the fourth time in Srinagar in 2011?
Mehbooba Mufti
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi government
' Why This Kolaveri Di' the song released on 16th Nov. written and sung by Dhanush
9. Which player is the author of the book 'Straight From The Heart'?
Milkha Singh
Jonas Salk
Journalism
Kapil Dev
10. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?
Tummalapalle village in Kadapa district.
Karashapana
Mohammad Iqbal
Haryana
11. Name the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?
Liu Yang ( landed on earth safely after 13 days)
Chandragupta Maurya
August 22 - 2011. (founded on August 22 - 1639 and was known as Chennappanaikan )
Harshavardhana
12. Name the three new elements added to the Periodic Table in 2011?
Hyderabad
The new elements numbered 110 - 111 - 112 are called darmstadtium (Ds) - roentgenium (Rg) - and copernicium (Cn).
Leh
Ladakh
13. What is e-bomb?
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14. Which song became the most searched You tube video in India in 2011?
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15. Which state of India has highest production of tea?
Assam
Jonathan Swift
4G technology will offer many advancements to the wireless market including downlink data rates well over 100 Mbps - low latency - very efficient spectrum use and low cost implementation.
Rajasthan
16. Which country is the second largest producer of sugar?
Lawn Tennis153
India ( Brazil is the first largest producer of sugar.
Firozeshah Tughluq
4 minutes
17. When was the design of our National Flag adopted by the Constituent of India?
Florence Nightingale
1911133
July - 1947
High concentration of uranium due to excessive use of phosphate fertilizers - according to report prepared by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
18. Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?
Jayadeva
Parupalli Kashyap
Hockey
NATGRID (a network aimed at robust information-sharing among law enforcement agencies).
19. Who will be the new Director General of Police (DGP) after the retirement of P.S. Gill?
Iran ( India has to take decision carefully as Iran is not just an important crude oil supplier but also a prospective large export market.)
Rahul Dravid
7th April
Director General Anil Kaushik
20. Which age group children in India are ensured free and compulsory education?
6-14 years
Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Maharaja Hari Singh
It loses one day
21. Which is the largest port in India?
R.K. Shanmukham Chetty (1947)
Kauravas and Pandavas51
Concave mirror
Mumbai
22. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?
Jhumpa Lahiri
15th August167
Mahatma Gandhi
German
23. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?
Is a herbal formulation of 10 selected herbs known to have adaptogenic properties. It helps to improve the physical and mental performance by increasing blood oxygenation and reducing low density lipoproteins and cholesterol.
Anita Desai
In Samba
Vocal Music
24. What amount is purposed as per capita allocation for health sector for 2011-2012 - according to the official review of National Rural Health Mission?
Khadakvasla
It loses one day
Rs 270
Saint Cathadral (Goa )
25. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?
Rs 270
Mass is a measure of the quantity of matter whereas weight is a force.
Maharashtra
Hyderabad
26. What is the maximum period of gap between any two sessions of the Indian Parliament?
Rajesh Khanna ( died on 18th July - 2012)
Fatehpur Sikri
Six months
Stainless steel
27. Which is the largest museum in India?
India Museum at Kolkata
Strait of Gibraltar
Sunil Gavaskar
At Biharsharif - became operational on 21st Jan. - 2012.
28. The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?
India Museum at Kolkata
Indra Sinha64
Bangalore
New Agra Fort
29. Who is the author of book 'The Tribune 130 Years: A Witness to History'?
Udaipur (Remember Jaipur is called Pink city). Udaipur is also known as city of lakes.
Hari Prasad Chaurasia
Jonas Salk
Prof. V.N Datta
30. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?
35 degree
Chandragupta-II
At Biharsharif - became operational on 21st Jan. - 2012.
Alexander Graham Bell
31. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?
Kho-Kho
Himachal Pradesh
Sunil Gavaskar
Gagan Narang ( won a bronze medal in 10m air rifle shooting.)
32. Which was the musical instrument used by Amir Khusro?
Tamil Nadu
Mahatma Gandhi
Sitar
8
33. Which day is celebrated as International Literacy Day?
8th September
1949
Krishna
Allauddin Khilji
34. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?
Bangalore
Agni-II - capable of carrying nuclear warheads and can cover 2000 km.
Pir Panjal railway tunnel ( 11.17 Km long tunnel underneath the rugged Pir Panjal mountain)
Hunting
35. Who is the new captain of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals?
Reliance Group head Sh. Mukesh Ambani with a net worth of $22.60 billion.
Rahul Dravid
Mohammad Iqbal
India ( Brazil is the first largest producer of sugar.
36. At which point of earth weight of object will be minimum?
At the center of earth
Vishnu Sharma
Jagannath
V.S Naipaul
37. Who discovered the electric lamp?
14th November
U.K
Edison
Aung San Suu Kyi
38. Who published the 'Red Data Book' containing information on the wild animals and plants in danger of extinction?
Alexander Graham Bell
Performax
Bromine
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
39. Which metal is used in pencils?
Manipur54
Hyderabad
Graphite
Vande Mataram
40. Who invented the petrol engine?
Krishna
Nikolaus Otto
Mass is a measure of the quantity of matter whereas weight is a force.
Genetically Modified Crops.
41. Name the Apple co-founder who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing - music and mobile phones?
Herodotus
Paschim Banga1
Steve Jobs (Died at the age of 56 on Oct. 5th - 2011)
Jan 26 - 1950134
42. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and N.Ramachandran (Sports Academies of Excellence).
Uttar Pradesh
2
Param Vir Chakra
43. Who invented the steam engine?
Newcommen (Later James Watt made improvements)
Yamuna
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
15th March
44. Greenwich mean time (GMT) is the standard time of which country?
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
Palk Strait
U.K
8th May
45. What is the original name of Mahabharata?
Jai Samhita
Hyderabad
Newcommen (Later James Watt made improvements)
Sushil Kumar
46. How many images will be formed when an object is placed between two mirrors placed parellel to each other?
Infinite
William Shakespeare151
4 minutes
Rahul Dravid
47. When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?
Diffusion
Eagle
India ( Brazil is the first largest producer of sugar.
Aravallis
48. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?
Silver
India Museum at Kolkata
Bobby Jindal
In front of New Delhi's High Court
49. Where was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Avanti?
Harshavardhana
Ujjain
Manipur54
India Museum at Kolkata
50. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?
When sun is above the equator
Prime Minister
Jana Gana Mana
Garima II (a female) and Shreasth (a male).