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1. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?






2. When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?






3. Which is the largest cave in India?






4. Who arranged the elements in the Modern Periodic Table?






5. Which is largest cave temple in India?






6. Which megastar carried the Olympic flame on the torch relay leg between the City of London and the borough of South wark in London on 26th July - 2012 - a day before the opening ceremony of sporting spectacle?






7. Name the herbal drug developed by DRDO for soldiers working in high altitude areas?






8. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






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






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






11. Which player is the author of book named 'Sunny Days'?






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






13. Name the metal present in photo films?






14. Who has become the first lady jawan in Indian army?






15. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






16. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






17. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






18. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






19. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






20. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






21. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?






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






23. What is the changed name of Orissa officially according to Presidential assent to the Bill?






24. Name the latest hi-tech weapon invented in 2011 to prevent obesity?

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






26. At which point of earth weight of object will be minimum?






27. Which day is known as World Tourism Day?






28. In which Amendment Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights?






29. Who invented the steam engine?






30. What is proxy voting?






31. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated?






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






33. When comes National Sports Day of India?






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






35. For what is Bijapur known?






36. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?






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






38. Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?






39. Why bubble of water shines?






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






41. Vocalist Rahamat Khan belongs to which Gharana?






42. Who invented the petrol engine?






43. What is the new name of Burma?






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






45. Name the three new elements added to the Periodic Table in 2011?






46. Where is the venue for the 2012 Olympics?






47. Name the person who transliterated Guru Granth Sahib in Braille?






48. Where is Pushkar lake located?






49. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' (inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India) taken?






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