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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Which is the largest lake in India?






2. Who discovered X-Ray?






3. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






4. On which date Quit India Day comes?






5. Name 72 year old social activist who supported Jan Lokpal Bill?






6. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






7. When was the foundation day of CSIR ( Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) observed?






8. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






9. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






10. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






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






12. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






13. Why sky appears to be blue?






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






15. When in India National Technology Day celebrated?






16. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?






17. Which is the Garden City of India?






18. For what is Bijapur known?






19. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






20. Who was the first Indian elected to the leadership of Communist International?






21. Which metal is used in pencils?






22. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






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






24. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






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






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






27. Which country has World's largest democracy?






28. Which is the great circle on earth's surface?






29. What was the old name of Indonesia?






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






31. Who has become the first lady jawan in Indian army?






32. Which is largest cave temple in India?






33. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






34. Where are the World famous Khajuraho sculptures located?






35. What is added to remove permanent hardness of water?






36. What is the original name of Mahabharata?






37. Who is the author of the book 'We Indians'?






38. Who discovered neutron?






39. What is our National Anthem?






40. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'?






41. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?






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






43. Which painting got the highest price ever paid for a work of art at any auction?

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44. Who wrote an English novel 'In Custody'?






45. Who founded the Saka Era?






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






47. Which is the place experiencing minimum and maximum temperatures -28.3 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius respectively?






48. What is the maximum period of gap between any two sessions of the Indian Parliament?






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






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