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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which is the longest river of India?






2. On whose written advice President can proclaim Emergency?






3. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






4. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






5. Why sky appears to be blue?






6. Which is the largest Mosque in India?






7. Which gas is called laughing gas?






8. For which dance Birju Maharaj is well known?






9. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






10. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?






11. Who arranged the elements in the Modern Periodic Table?






12. What will be the new name of West Bengal?






13. Name the Indian American astronaut who begins her 2nd space odyssey on July 15 - 2012?






14. When is Sadbhavna Diwas (Goodwill Day ) observed in India?

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15. Name the three new elements added to the Periodic Table in 2011?






16. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






17. Name the last king of Jammu and Kashmir?






18. Which is the largest area wise state in India?






19. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






20. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






21. Name the gas used to extinguish fire?






22. Who discovered the noble gases?






23. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






24. Which age group children in India are ensured free and compulsory education?






25. Who is vice President of India?






26. Name the largest oil refinery of India?






27. Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab?






28. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






29. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?






30. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?






31. Which metro has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail based system in the World to get carbon credits for contributing to the fight against climate changes?






32. Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?






33. How many stanza's of Jana Gana Mana song were adopted as National Anthem?






34. Who got Dronacharya Award in 2011 ?






35. From where are the words 'Satyameva Jayate' taken?






36. Between whom battle of Kurukshetra was fought?






37. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






38. Indian Air Force Day is observed on which day ?






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






40. The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?






41. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






42. Where is Pushkar lake located?






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






44. Who wrote the book 'Eternal Himalayas'?






45. Where is the National Defence Academy situated?






46. Which place is going to have North India's biggest turf club?






47. With which musical instrument was Ustad Mustaq Ali Khan associated?






48. Who is known as 'Lady with the Lamp'?






49. Who invented the mercury thermometer?






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