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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Name the latest hi-tech weapon invented in 2011 to prevent obesity?

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






3. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






4. Who discovered blood grouping?






5. Who deciphered the genetic code?






6. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






7. Where in Delhi a bomb hidden in briefcase exploded killing 11 persons and injuring 47 in the worst attack in India's capital in 3 years in 2011?

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8. Where is head office of the State Bank of India located?






9. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?






10. Name the leader under whom India's first coalition government in New Delhi was formed?






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 What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






12. Name the place where Lord Budha breathed his last?






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






14. Kanchipuram is in which state?






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






16. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






17. What is India's rank on Foreign money in Swiss banks?






18. Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?






19. In which century did Ashoka reign?






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






21. Which state has maximum density of canals?






22. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?






23. What is our National Anthem?






24. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?






25. Why sky appears to be blue?






26. Who is going to receive highest US award?






27. When is India's National Youth Day celebrated ?






28. Which day in India celebrated as Central Excise Day ?






29. Who made the highest score in an ODI against West Indiies in Indora in 2011?






30. 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?






31. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






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






33. Who appoints the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission?






34. At what price the menu of the first dinner served to the firstclass passengers of the ill fated liner Titanic on 10th April - 1912 sold?






35. Who wrote the novel 'Neela Chand'?






36. Who is the second 100 percent visually impaired person to be accepted into the IAS?






37. Name the sub-launched long range N-missile developed by China?






38. Who is crowned Miss Universe India 2011?






39. Which day is known as World Book and Copyright Day?






40. What is the original name of Mahabharata?






41. How many images will be formed when an object is placed between two mirrors placed parellel to each other?






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






43. Where is the Caspian sea - the largest inland sea or lake in the world located?






44. Name the Strait which separates Asia from North America?






45. Which is largest river without delta in India?






46. Usain Bolt adjudged as the fastest man on the earth in Olympics 2008 belongs to which country?






47. What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?






48. An air bubble in water acts as which lens?






49. Which gas is called laughing gas?






50. Which is largest fresh water lake in India?