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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Who wrote the popular book 'The Naked Face'?






2. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?






3. Who wrote the book 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?






4. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died in 2008 were famous in which field?






5. How water in earthen pots remain cool?






6. Name the first heavyweight boxer to go undefeated throughout his career?






7. Which hockey team won the Asian Championship Trophy at Ordos(China) in 2011?






8. Who published the 'Red Data Book' containing information on the wild animals and plants in danger of extinction?






9. Who was the only Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?






10. Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?






11. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






12. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






13. Who is the World Player of Year?






14. Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?






15. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






16. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






17. Name the latest hi-tech weapon invented in 2011 to prevent obesity?

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18. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?






19. Who invented the television?






20. With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?






21. Who won the first medal for India in Olympics 2012?






22. Which is our National song?






23. From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?






24. How many cities can be protected by the missile defence shield developed by India?






25. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






26. Which is the India's largest public sector commercial bank at present?






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






28. What is the name of India's moon mission?






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

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30. Which day is known as World Book and Copyright Day?






31. Which is the largest desert in India?






32. Which state has maximum density of canals?






33. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






34. Name the Russian painter who had an 468 acre estate in Bangalore






35. Name the person who has set a new Guinness record of being the oldest man to complete a full distance marathon in Toronto?






36. For what is Bijapur known?






37. Where is Char Minar located?






38. An air bubble in water acts as which lens?






39. Which battle opened the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?






40. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?






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






42. Which is the largest zoo in India?






43. Which state in South India have a thermal station at Tuticorin?






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






45. What is the designation of the chairperson of Lok Sabha?






46. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






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






48. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






49. Whom the Gujarat High Court issued contempt notice on 15th Feb. - 2012 for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots?






50. Which metal is used in pencils?