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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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1. Who will be the new Director General of Police (DGP) after the retirement of P.S. Gill?






2. How many cities can be protected by the missile defence shield developed by India?






3. To whom President of India can write if he wants to resign from office?






4. Who wrote Panchatantra?






5. In how many time zones is U.S.A divided?






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






7. Which is largest state of India?






8. Where is the world's largest solar power project going to be set up?






9. Who founded the Saka Era?






10. During whose time the Gandhara School of art developed?






11. Name the metal used in storage batteries?






12. When comes the World Disabled Day?






13. Who is President of India?






14. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






15. Who elects the Vice President of India?






16. Where did coins made of metal first appeared?






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

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






19. Who discovered blood grouping?






20. When is India's Army Day celebrated ?






21. Who said - 'God helps those who helps themselves'?






22. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






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






24. Where was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Avanti?






25. Which country has World's largest democracy?






26. Where is Elephant Pass located?






27. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






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






29. Name the person who presided over the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885?






30. Who discovered X-Ray?






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






32. Which is the largest Church in India?






33. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






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






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






36. For what was Ashoka famous?






37. Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?






38. Who invented the steam engine?






39. How many postal zones are there in India - under the PIN Code System?






40. Who discovered the noble gases?






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






42. Who wrote our National Anthem?






43. Who wrote the book 'A Passage To India'?






44. What is Ayush treatment?






45. Name the Indian state where the game of Polo is said to have originated?






46. Whom did Dalai Lama announced to be his successor in March - 2011?






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






48. Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?






49. What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?






50. What was the old name of Indonesia?