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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?






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






3. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?






4. Name the element required for conversion of solar energy?






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






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






7. Where is Bihar's first all women police station located?






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






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






10. Who wrote Panchatantra?






11. Who invented the telegraphic code?






12. Which day is observed as Sanskrit Day in India?






13. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






14. On which part of earth days and nights are of equal length always?






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






16. From where the longest circle which can be drawn from earth's surface will pass?






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






18. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






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






20. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






21. Who discovered the oral polio vaccine?






22. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






23. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






24. The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?






25. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






26. Where are the World famous Khajuraho sculptures located?






27. When was the Constituent Assembly that framed Constitution for Independent India set up?






28. Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?






29. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






30. Who discovered X-Ray?






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






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






33. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






34. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?






35. Why bubble of water shines?






36. Where is the India's first largest bamboo museum?






37. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






38. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






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






40. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






41. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






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






43. When is Earth Day observed?






44. Who invented the lift?






45. Who invented the television?






46. Which country has World's largest democracy?






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






48. Which is the largest Mosque in India?






49. When is World Health Day celebrated?






50. Who was called Bollywood's first superstar?