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






2. What is our National Anthem?






3. Who is going to receive highest US award?






4. Our Indian Constitution closely follows the Constitutional system of which country?






5. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






6. What is India's rank on the Transparency International (TI) corruption Perception Index out of 183 countries in 2011?






7. What is the latitude of South Pole?






8. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






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






10. Which states are known for Cauvery Water dispute?






11. Which is largest populated city in India?






12. Which cricketer known as 'Tiger' also father of famous actor died on 23rd September - 2011?






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






14. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






15. Which countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?






16. Who got Arjuna Award in 2011?






17. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






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






19. Who is President of India?






20. Who wrote our National Anthem?






21. Where is Pushkar lake located?






22. Who got Dronacharya Award in 2011 ?






23. What is the maximum duration for which the Vice President can officiate as the President of India?






24. Who founded the Saka Era?






25. Which day is celebrated as World Red Cross Day?






26. Which book is entitled as 'Bible of Communism'?






27. Which sportsperson won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?






28. For which dance Birju Maharaj is well known?






29. Which state has maximum density of canals?






30. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






31. Which is the largest desert in India?






32. At what price the menu of the first dinner served to the firstclass passengers of the ill fated liner Titanic on 10th April - 1912 sold?






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






34. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






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






36. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day of India?






37. Which state is going to be first carbon-neutral state in the country by 2020?






38. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?






39. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






40. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






41. Which king brought the valleys of Indus - Ganga and Jamuna together for the first time under one political authority?






42. When are days and nights equal throughout the globe?






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






44. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






45. What is the aim of the 'Biosphere Reserve Project'?






46. Kanchipuram is in which state?






47. Which is the largest zoo in India?






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






49. Who said 'I have nothing to offer except blood - sweat and tears'?






50. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?