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1. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?






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






3. Name the strait which separates Africa from Europe?






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






5. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






6. Which sportsperson won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?






7. What was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of government of India?






8. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






9. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






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






11. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






12. How many postal zones are there in India - under the PIN Code System?






13. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






14. Which is the largest area wise state in India?






15. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






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






17. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field?






18. Our Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of which country?






19. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?






20. When is National Science Day celebrated in India?






21. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






22. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






23. When comes National Sports Day of India?






24. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?






25. Why bubble of water shines?






26. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






28. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






29. Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding?






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






31. During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?






32. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?






33. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






34. Name the subatomic particle which scientists claimed to have spotted and is believed to be a crucial building block in the formation of universe?






35. For what is Bijapur known?






36. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






37. When comes the World Disabled Day?






38. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?






39. With which cells scientists for the first time have developed bone?






40. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






41. What is equal to latitude of a place?






42. Name the person who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885?






43. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






44. Who invented barometer?






45. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






46. When is World Food Day observed?






47. What is India's rank on the Transparency International (TI) corruption Perception Index out of 183 countries in 2011?






48. When was the foundation day of CSIR ( Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) observed?






49. What is the practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below their domestic selling price is called?






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