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1. What will be the difference in longitudes between two places if their time difference is 2 hours and 20 minutes?






2. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






3. What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier?






4. Where is Char Minar located?






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






6. Which is the largest planetarium in India?






7. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






8. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?






9. In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?






10. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?






11. Who was the first person to set foot on moon?






12. Who was the author of 'Bharat Bharati'?






13. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?






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






15. What is our National Anthem?






16. Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 100 international centuries?






17. Which is largest man made lake in India?






18. Name the baby of Uttar Pardesh who is the symbolic seven billionth baby ?






19. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






20. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






21. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






22. Name the world's shortest living woman?






23. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' taken?






24. 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?






25. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






26. A famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice 'is written by whom?






27. Who is the first Indian sports person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games?






28. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






29. Name the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?






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






31. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?






32. Name one famous Sarod player?






33. Who discovered X-Ray?






34. Who is the renowned flute player?






35. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






36. Where is famous Somnath Temple located?






37. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






38. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






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






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






41. Name the person who transliterated Guru Granth Sahib in Braille?






42. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?






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






44. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?






45. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






46. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






47. When is Earth Day observed?






48. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






49. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?






50. What are GM Crops?