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1. Which is the largest museum in India?






2. Which was the most commonly used coin in Mauryan period?






3. Which is the largest public sector bank in India?






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






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






6. Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditurewithout the prior approval of the Parliament?






7. When comes National Postal Day in India?






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






9. Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event (London Olympics - 2012)?






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






11. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






12. Which is the largest delta in India?






13. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?






14. An air bubble in water acts as which lens?






15. Name the seas joined by Suez Canal?






16. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






17. How many stanza's of Jana Gana Mana song were adopted as National Anthem?






18. Who is known as 'Lady with the Lamp'?






19. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






20. Name the 17th Karmapa against whom the Una police filed a chargesheet under section 120-B of the IPC in 2011?






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






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






23. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






24. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






25. What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?






26. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which countries?






27. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






28. 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?






29. The Prime Minister is chairman of this






30. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?






31. What is AERE?

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32. Which gas is used for preparation of soda water?






33. According to a poll conducted by global research company Ipsos - people of which country are happiest on this planet despite woes - conflicts?






34. When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?






35. Who invented the petrol engine?






36. Who published the 'Red Data Book' containing information on the wild animals and plants in danger of extinction?






37. Which actress has become the brand ambassador for sanitation compaign?






38. Which place is going to have North India's biggest turf club?






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






40. Which day is celebrated as World Red Cross Day?






41. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






42. Why Shimla is cooler than Amritsar though they have same latitude?






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






44. What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?






45. Where is the world's largest solar power project going to be set up?






46. Name the latest India's surface -to-surface missile successfully test fired (on 26th Sept - 2011)?






47. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






48. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?






49. Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics 2012?

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50. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?