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






2. Whose influence is reflected in the sculptures of the Gandhara school?






3. Who is the man popularly kwown as Gurudev?






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






5. 'A Voice of Freedom' is a book written by whom?






6. What is the reason found for ground water contamination in Punjab - especially in the Malwa region?






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






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






9. Name the Apple co-founder who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing - music and mobile phones?






10. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?






11. What is the new name of Burma?






12. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?






13. Which was the great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period?






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






15. Who is the author of book 'Gita Govinda'?






16. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






17. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






18. Which song became the most searched You tube video in India in 2011?

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19. What amount is purposed as per capita allocation for health sector for 2011-2012 - according to the official review of National Rural Health Mission?






20. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?






21. Durand line is the border common to which two countries?






22. For what was Gupta dynasty famous?






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






24. On which part of earth days and nights are of equal length always?






25. For what was Ashoka famous?






26. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






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






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






29. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?






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






31. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?






32. Who inspired Green Revolution in India?






33. With whom the Income Tax Department decides to share its PAN card database?






34. Who is the author of the novel 'White Tiger'which won the Booker Prize 2008?






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






36. Which is the Garden City of India?






37. Who is the author of the book 'Unto the Last' which influenced Gandhi ji?






38. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






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






40. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?






41. By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?






42. Who wrote the book 'Animal's People'?






43. What is made from the mixture of lime and chlorine?






44. Kanchipuram is in which state?






45. Who wrote the book 'The Daughter of the East'?






46. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






47. Name the state where bio-fuel outlet - first of its kind in the country will be opened?






48. Who wrote the book 'Ammi! Letter to a Democratic Mother'?






49. India is facing pressure from the US and other Western countries to break trade ties with which country?






50. Who was the author of 'Bharat Bharati'?