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1. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






2. Name the Apple co-founder who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing - music and mobile phones?






3. How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?






4. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






5. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?






6. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






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






8. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?






9. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






10. Who was called Bollywood's first superstar?






11. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






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






13. Who invented transistor?






14. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






15. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






16. Where is National School of Mines located?






17. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






18. How many lines are there in latitude and longitude?






19. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






20. How 4G services will hit the country in 2012?






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






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






23. When is India's Army Day celebrated ?






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






25. Which is largest man made lake in India?






26. Who deciphered the genetic code?






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






28. One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?






29. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died in 2008 were famous in which field?






30. Who invented the petrol engine?






31. Which metro has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail based system in the World to get carbon credits for contributing to the fight against climate changes?






32. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






33. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






34. Which is the largest museum in India?






35. Name the metal used as the filament of an electric bulb?






36. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






37. What is the name of World's cheapest tablet PC?






38. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?






39. What is the maximum duration for which the Vice President can officiate as the President of India?






40. Name the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?






41. What is Ayush treatment?






42. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






43. When was the design of our National Flag adopted by the Constituent of India?






44. Name the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister whose admirers have decided to build a temple to perpetuate his memory?






45. Who said 'Child is the father of Man'?






46. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'?






47. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






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






49. Which king brought the valleys of Indus - Ganga and Jamuna together for the first time under one political authority?






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