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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. With which field M.F. Hussian were associated?






2. Which is largest man made lake in India?






3. Who is author of 'Hindu view of life'?






4. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






5. Name the world's shortest living woman?






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






7. Which is the largest museum in India?






8. Which place is famous for gigantic rock-cut statue of Budha?






9. Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?






10. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?






11. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?






12. In which Amendment Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights?






13. Name one famous Sarod player?






14. Who wrote the book 'The Namesake'?






15. 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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16. Our Indian National Calender is based on which era?






17. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






18. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?






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






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






21. Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event (London Olympics - 2012)?






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






23. Who invented telephone?






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






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






26. Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th August - 2012?






27. Who invented the petrol engine?






28. Who wrote Panchatantra?






29. Who invented barometer?






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






31. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?






32. Where is India's Space Rocket Launching Centre situated?






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






34. Which is the largest cave in India?






35. Why sky appears to be blue?






36. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?






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






38. Who discovered X-Ray?






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






40. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






41. Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami recently?






42. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






43. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






44. Which countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?






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






46. Mc. Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries?






47. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?






48. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






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






50. What is the latitude of South Pole?