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1. What is the practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below their domestic selling price is called?






2. Who composed our National song?






3. Which gas is used for preparation of soda water?






4. What is KG5 drug?

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5. Who appoints the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission?






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






7. Which state of India has highest production of tea?






8. Which region of India is associated with pine forests?






9. Where is head office of the State Bank of India located?






10. Which day is chosen to be celebrated as Father's Day?






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






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






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






14. When is Commonwealth Day observed?






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






16. In how many time zones is the World divided?






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






18. Who composed the national song of India (Vande Maatram)?






19. Where were remains of Vijayanagar Empire found?






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






21. Who is the author of book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?






22. While playing with which team Rahul Dravid completed his 10000 runs in the Test cricket?






23. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






24. Why bubble of water shines?






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






26. Name 72 year old social activist who supported Jan Lokpal Bill?






27. Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?






28. Name the alloy of iron - chromium and nickel?






29. For what is Bijapur known?






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






31. Who is the author of 'Tarikh-i-Alai' containing the details of the first few years of Sultan Alauddin Khilji?






32. In India - who issues one rupee coins and notes as well as subsidiary coins?






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






34. Name the ship commissioned by India which is biggest in its class in the World?






35. Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?






36. Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?






37. What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






38. Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event (London Olympics - 2012)?






39. Who was the first person to set foot on moon?






40. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






41. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






42. Name the scientist who got Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?






43. Who is the richest Indian in the World according to the 2011 Forbes India annual rich list?






44. Who wrote the book 'Gulliver's Travels'?






45. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?






46. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






47. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






48. How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?






49. 'Glimpses of World History' is written by whom?






50. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?