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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. What will be the new name of West Bengal?






2. Who will be the new Director General of Police (DGP) after the retirement of P.S. Gill?






3. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






4. For what was Ashoka famous?






5. Which sportsperson won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?






6. In which field the name of Gangubai Hangal associated?






7. Name the 17th Karmapa against whom the Una police filed a chargesheet under section 120-B of the IPC in 2011?






8. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






9. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






10. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






11. Who has been re-elected PDP President for the fourth time in Srinagar in 2011?






12. Who propounded the Market Law?






13. Who painted the masterpiece 'Hamsa Damayanti'?






14. Who was called Bollywood's first superstar?






15. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






16. Where is ABG Shipyard the India's largest private sector shipyard?






17. At which place a devastating fire tore through seven storey AMRI hospital killing 91 people in 2011?






18. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






19. Who invented the mercury thermometer?






20. Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?






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






22. Who wrote the immortal song 'Vande Mataram'?






23. What are the estimated premature deaths caused annually by air pollution - according to the first pollution survey carried in Sept. - 2011 by World Health Organisation?






24. Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?






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






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






27. Which is the largest dome in India?






28. When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?






29. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






30. 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?






31. Which gas is used for preparation of soda water?






32. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






33. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






34. What is our National Anthem?






35. Who invented the telegraphic code?






36. Who discovered insulin?






37. Which is the largest river delta of India?






38. What is KG5 drug?

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39. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?






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






41. Name one famous Sarod player?






42. Who was the first woman to go in space?






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






44. By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?






45. Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?






46. Who invented telephone?






47. Name the world's shortest living woman?






48. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?






49. Which country is the second largest producer of sugar?






50. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?