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






2. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?






3. Whom the Gujarat High Court issued contempt notice on 15th Feb. - 2012 for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots?






4. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






5. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






6. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






7. Who discovered X-Ray?






8. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






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






10. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






11. Name the temple where majority of pilgrims visiting tonsure their heads and offer their hair to Lord Venkateswara?






12. Who was first Indian woman to become president of U.N. General Assembly?






13. Where is Pushkar lake located?






14. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






15. Where is India's Space Rocket Launching Centre situated?






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






17. Which is the largest lake in India?






18. On which date India won the World Cup in Mumbai?






19. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






20. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






21. When comes National Sports Day of India?






22. 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?






23. Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?






24. Who is the author of novel 'The White Tiger'?






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






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






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






28. What is e-bomb?

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29. What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






30. Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th August - 2012?






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






32. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






33. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






34. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






35. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?






36. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






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






38. Which country is the world's largest recipient of arms?






39. Which child artist got Critics Best Actor Award for his acting in a film Taare Zameen Par?






40. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






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






42. Name the gas usually filled in the electric bulbs?






43. When is Sadbhavna Diwas (Goodwill Day ) observed in India?

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44. Who said - 'God helps those who helps themselves'?






45. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?






46. Which is the largest port in India?






47. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






48. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






49. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






50. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?