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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Name the woman boxer of India who have won five time world championship in succession?






2. Who is called 'Grand Old Man of India'?






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






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






5. What amount is purposed as per capita allocation for health sector for 2011-2012 - according to the official review of National Rural Health Mission?






6. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?






7. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






8. Which is the largest Church in India?






9. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






10. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






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






12. Name the mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North?






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






14. India is facing pressure from the US and other Western countries to break trade ties with which country?






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






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






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






18. 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?






19. Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?






20. Where is Char Minar located?






21. Which musical instrument is said to be invented by Amir Khusro?






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






23. Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?






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






25. Name the new nuclear powered submarine formally handed to India by Russia?






26. Name one famous Sarod player?






27. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?






28. Who said 'I have nothing to offer except blood - sweat and tears'?






29. Who wrote the book 'The Daughter of the East'?






30. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






31. What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart?






32. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






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






34. Which is the largest desert in India?






35. Who is called Father of English Poetry?






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






37. 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?






38. Who crafted the wax statue of Anna Hazare?

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39. Who discovered blood grouping?






40. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?






41. Which gas is called laughing gas?






42. Who invented the steam engine?






43. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?






44. Who wrote the book 'Animal's People'?






45. Which will be the new subject added to the curriculum of Kendriya Vidyalayas?






46. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






47. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






48. Who invented the petrol engine?






49. Which song became the most searched You tube video in India in 2011?

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50. Who wrote the book 'A Passage To India'?