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






2. Which musical instrument is said to be invented by Amir Khusro?






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






4. Which day in India celebrated as Central Excise Day ?






5. Where were huge amounts of uranium recently found?






6. Why the International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180 degree meridian?






7. When is India's Republic Day celebrated?






8. Which is the Garden City of India?






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






10. Who invented barometer?






11. Who discovered the noble gases?






12. Name the baby of Uttar Pardesh who is the symbolic seven billionth baby ?






13. Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?






14. Which game is associated with Merdeka Cup?






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






16. What is proxy voting?






17. Who made the highest score in an ODI against West Indiies in Indora in 2011?






18. 'Nokia' the telecom company belongs to which country?






19. Who discovered insulin?






20. What is the upper house of parliament known as?






21. Who got Dhyan Chand Award in 2011?






22. Name the state of India where diamond mines are mainly found?






23. On which date Anti Tobacco Day observed?






24. When is International Labour Day observed?






25. When is the World Population Day observed?






26. Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?






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






28. Who is vice President of India?






29. Which day is celebrated as National Maritime Day in India?






30. Upto where Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north-west?






31. Which metal is used in pencils?






32. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?






33. What was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of government of India?






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






35. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






36. Which day in India is observed as Minorities Rights Day?






37. What is the name of first Indian aircraft developed by Government laboratory with private fund?






38. What is the name of India's moon mission?






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






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






41. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






42. Whom the Gujarat High Court issued contempt notice on 15th Feb. - 2012 for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots?






43. Which is the largest dome in India?






44. At which point of earth weight of object will be minimum?






45. Which is the great circle on earth's surface?






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






47. Which is the largest Church in India?






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






49. Which is the longest river of India?






50. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?