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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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






2. When is India's Army Day celebrated ?






3. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






4. From where the longest circle which can be drawn from earth's surface will pass?






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






6. Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?






7. What was the old name of Indonesia?






8. When comes the Farmer's Day (Kisan Divas )in India ?






9. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






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






11. Who fought the Third Battle of Panipat?






12. Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics 2012?

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13. Name the person who transliterated Guru Granth Sahib in Braille?






14. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






15. Name the temple where majority of pilgrims visiting tonsure their heads and offer their hair to Lord Venkateswara?






16. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?






17. Name the latest India's surface -to-surface missile successfully test fired (on 26th Sept - 2011)?






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






19. Hawa Mahal is situated in which city?






20. Name the subatomic particle which scientists claimed to have spotted and is believed to be a crucial building block in the formation of universe?






21. Who is the new youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?






22. When was the Constituent Assembly that framed Constitution for Independent India set up?






23. Who is the 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka?






24. Who brought and installed two Asokan pillars in Delhi?






25. 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?






26. Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditurewithout the prior approval of the Parliament?






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






28. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






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






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






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

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32. Name the eminent Hindi authors chosen for Jnanpith Award 2011?






33. When was the foundation day of CSIR ( Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) observed?






34. Who won Jnanpith Award in 2010?






35. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






36. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?






37. Who propounded the Market Law?






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






39. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha'?






40. When comes National Sports Day of India?






41. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






42. In which state are the World famous Ajanta Caves situated?






43. Where is the India's first largest bamboo museum?






44. Who is crowned Miss Universe India 2011?






45. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?






46. Which country has World's largest democracy?






47. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






48. How many total number of enclaves are to be exchanged between territories of two countries India and Bangladesh according to the treaty signed in Sept - 2011?






49. Which is the World's largest exporter of inverters?






50. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?