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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. When is World Health Day celebrated?






2. Who crafted the wax statue of Anna Hazare?

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






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






5. Who deciphered the genetic code?






6. Which is the largest populated state in India?






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






8. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






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






10. Which is the largest planetarium in India?






11. Which metal is kept under kerosine?






12. When comes National Postal Day in India?






13. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






14. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






15. Name the book which has collection of speeches of N.G Ranga?






16. Name the ship commissioned by India which is biggest in its class in the World?






17. Which is our National song?






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






19. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






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

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21. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






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






23. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






24. Which game is associated with Agha Khan Cup?






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






26. Name the Indian scientist from whose surname the word 'boson' is derived?






27. In which century did Ashoka reign?






28. Name the country's longest railway tunnel excavated?






29. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?






30. Greenwich mean time (GMT) is the standard time of which country?






31. Where is National School of Mines located?






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






33. Name the mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in the West to Delhi in the North?






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






35. Where is Sun Temple situated?






36. When comes the World Disabled Day?






37. Who invented radar?






38. How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?






39. Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?






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






41. Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics?






42. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






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






44. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists mainly which gases?






45. 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?






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






47. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






48. Where is Bihar's first all women police station located?






49. Whom did Dalai Lama announced to be his successor in March - 2011?






50. Who invented transistor?