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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






2. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?






3. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






4. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






5. Who is the author of the novel 'White Tiger'which won the Booker Prize 2008?






6. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?






7. Which is the largest Church in India?






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






9. While playing with which team Rahul Dravid completed his 10000 runs in the Test cricket?






10. Where was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Avanti?






11. What is KG5 drug?

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12. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






13. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






14. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?






15. Who crafted the wax statue of Anna Hazare?

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16. When comes National Sports Day of India?






17. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






18. Who was the first woman to go in space?






19. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






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






21. Name the country which has longest international boundary with India?






22. With whom are the rare replicas of sacred book Guru Granth Sahib?






23. Name the gas usually filled in the electric bulbs?






24. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?






25. Name the first ever pill approved by US to prevent HIV?






26. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






27. Who wrote the first history book?






28. Who discovered X-Ray?






29. Which is largest cave temple in India?






30. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






31. Who invented the petrol engine?






32. Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th August - 2012?






33. Who is the author of the book 'We Indians'?






34. Name the cities of Himachal to be developed as the solar cities?






35. Which day in India is observed as Minorities Rights Day?






36. What is the latitude of South Pole?






37. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






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






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






40. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?






41. Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?






42. Which state in South India have a thermal station at Tuticorin?






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






44. Where is the World's largest ship canal?






45. Name the world's shortest living woman?






46. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






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






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






49. Which is the largest zoo in India?






50. Which ruler was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja'?