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1. At which place a devastating fire tore through seven storey AMRI hospital killing 91 people in 2011?
Sriharikota
India Museum at Kolkata
South Kolkata
Sukumar Sen

2. Why sky appears to be blue?
Vice President of India
35 degree
Because blue colour of light is of shorter wavelength so easily scattered by dust particles and water vapour.
At Magdalla port near Surat.

3. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?
35 year old Sapper Shanti Tigga
Akhilesh Yadav
1953
Yousuf Raza Gillani

4. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?
Kerala
162
5th April
Four lions

5. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?
Jayadeva
Kalpakkam
2:4
Dr. Rajendra Prasad

6. Which country has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times?
The new elements numbered 110 - 111 - 112 are called darmstadtium (Ds) - roentgenium (Rg) - and copernicium (Cn).
Mr. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the 13th and current President of India.
Three Decades in Parliament
Thailand

7. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?
Yogeshwar Dutt from Sonepat - Haryana
Nikolaus Otto
Allahabad Pillar inscription
Buddh Internation Circuit in Delhi

8. Which battle opened the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
16th October
Second Battle of Tarain
18th April
Buddh Internation Circuit in Delhi

9. 'Glimpses of World History' is written by whom?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vadodara
Rocky Marciano
Florence Nightingale

10. Where is largest animal fair held in India?
Assam
Mohammed Hamid Ansari
Su-Kam Power Systems
Sonepur (Bihar )

11. Who invented telephone?
1949
8th May
Alexander Graham Bell
Hunting

12. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?
Sitar
American firm Intra Pace unveils a stomach implant vi akeyhole surgery that can help people fight flab by warning the brain when enough food is taken. This credit card sized implant is named as 'Abiliti'.
Amitabh Ghosh
Carbon dioxide

13. Which day in India celebrated as Central Excise Day ?
24th February
Vande Mataram
Carbon dioxide
Uttarakhand

14. Who was the First Election Commissioner of India?
Sukumar Sen
Prime Minister
Samuel Morse
Akbar

15. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
Leo Tolstoy
August 22 - 2011. (founded on August 22 - 1639 and was known as Chennappanaikan )
Kiran Bedi
Aravind Adiga

16. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?
Golconda
Anita Desai
15th August167
Anusha Tyagi ( Her feat has been recognised by the Limca Book of Records)

17. Satyan Bose is known for his excellence in which field?
Protecting Flora and Fauna
Ganga
Torricelli
Motion Picture

18. What is difference between mass of body and its weight?
2:4
15th March
Silver
Mass is a measure of the quantity of matter whereas weight is a force.

19. Who was called Bollywood's first superstar?
Hockey
Johannes Kepler
Allauddin Khilji
Rajesh Khanna ( died on 18th July - 2012)

20. Name the Russian painter who had an 468 acre estate in Bangalore
Karashapana
Svetoslav Roerich (his wife: actor Devika Rani)
24th May
Performax

21. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Robert Watson Watt
Members of both the Houses of Parliament.
Ajit Kumar from Haryana
Akhilesh Yadav

22. Where is the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre located?
India
23rd December
Navtej Saran
Trivandrum

23. Who is the author of book 'The Shape of the Beast'?
Mr. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the 13th and current President of India.
Stainless steel
Arundhati Roy
6 months

24. Name the smallest neighbour of India?
Kuntal Kumar Roy (athletics) - I. Venkateshwara Rao (boxing) - Devender Kumar Rathore (gymnastic) - Rajinder Singh (hockey) - Ramphal (wrestling).
New Agra Fort
Eagle
Maldives ( smallest in South Asia - its population is just 3 lakhs)

25. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?
NATGRID (a network aimed at robust information-sharing among law enforcement agencies).
Mussoorie
Herodotus
Anna Hazare

26. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?
Equator
Perpendicular to each other
90 degree
Jawaharlal Nehru

27. In which Amendment Right to property was removed from the list of Fundamental rights?
Playwright
Johannes Kepler
Maharaja Hari Singh
Forty-fourth Amendment

28. Who propounded the Market Law?
Konark
J.B.Say
Michael Phelps
The Bering Strait

29. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?
Saina Nehwal ( won bronze medal for India)
N.E. Borlaug
Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi
Renders electronic gadgets useless and effectively neutralises the adversary's command control and communication capability by producing a strong electromagnetic field generating powerful electricity surges that play havoc with electronic circuits wi

30. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?
Rishang Keishing and Resham Lal Jhangde
Robert Watson Watt
N.E. Borlaug
Amitabh Ghosh

31. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?
Kuntal Kumar Roy (athletics) - I. Venkateshwara Rao (boxing) - Devender Kumar Rathore (gymnastic) - Rajinder Singh (hockey) - Ramphal (wrestling).
Yogeshwar Dutt from Sonepat - Haryana
Kathak
Amir Khusrau

32. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand dam )
The Reserve Bank of India
On 100th anniversary - celebrated on 22nd March - 2012
Khadakvasla

33. What is Dry Ice?
Sachin Tendulkar
M.N Roy62
Vasudeva
Solidified Carbon Dioxide

34. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?
Mathura
Reliance Group head Sh. Mukesh Ambani with a net worth of $22.60 billion.
4G technology will offer many advancements to the wireless market including downlink data rates well over 100 Mbps - low latency - very efficient spectrum use and low cost implementation.
Dumping

35. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?
Jama Masjid
Khushwant Singh
John Ruskin
Bengali

36. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?
Bromine
When sun is above the equator
Mass is a measure of the quantity of matter whereas weight is a force.
India

37. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?
2nd April - 2011
Akbar
Members of both the Houses of Parliament.
2:4

38. Who is the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan from Pakistan People's Party?
Chandrasekhar Kambar (renowned Kannada literateur)
20th March
10th December
Yousuf Raza Gillani

39. Which is our National song?
Bromine
Due to phenomenon of total internal reflection.
Vande Mataram
Diffusion

40. What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?
24th October
Eagle
Mussoorie
Jai Samhita

41. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?
Chandragupta-II
Allauddin Khilji
Reena Dharamshaktu(mountaineering) - Mamta Sodha1(mountaineering) - Dilip Donde (sailing) - Late Balwant Singh Sandhu(mountaineering).
8th October

42. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?
26 years and 9 months
Methane - butane and propane
31st May
Roger Federer

43. Name the temple where majority of pilgrims visiting tonsure their heads and offer their hair to Lord Venkateswara?
INS Satpura (ship which is 143m long can tactically fire weapons even before enemy detects it).
Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh
Bleaching powder
Kushinagar

44. Which is the largest Church in India?
Amitabh Bachchan
Saint Cathadral (Goa )
Gwalior Gharana
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand dam )

45. Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event (London Olympics - 2012)?
Michael Phelps
Reena Dharamshaktu(mountaineering) - Mamta Sodha1(mountaineering) - Dilip Donde (sailing) - Late Balwant Singh Sandhu(mountaineering).
Gagan Narang
Mary Kom

46. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?
Increases
11th May
Sunita Williams
Bangalore

47. Which state in India has three language teaching formula?
The President
Punjab
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand dam )
Karashapana

48. Name the Bollywood legend whose ancestral home in Peshawar - Pakistan has been turned into heritage site?
Euclid
Kepler 22-b - Its located 600 light years away. A year at Kepler 22 lasts 290 days
Torricelli
Dilip Kumar

49. Which is the largest Mosque in India?
Jama Masjid
Because water keeps on passing out from pores and evaporating.
State Bank of India
E.G.Otis

50. Whose influence is reflected in the sculptures of the Gandhara school?
Gagan Narang ( won a bronze medal in 10m air rifle shooting.)
Cyrus Mistry
11th July
Greeks