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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Who invented barometer?






2. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India?






3. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?






4. Which country has World's largest democracy?






5. According to a poll conducted by global research company Ipsos - people of which country are happiest on this planet despite woes - conflicts?






6. Who said 'I have nothing to offer except blood - sweat and tears'?






7. Who was the author of 'Bharat Bharati'?






8. Who is the new captain of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals?






9. Which country is the second largest producer of sugar?






10. Name the Earth- like planet whose existence is confirmed by American astronomers?






11. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






12. Name the scientist who is considered as the Father of Genetics?






13. How 4G services will hit the country in 2012?






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






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






16. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






17. Who is the senior most Army officer to have faced a court martial and dismissed from service by an Indian Army Court?






18. Under which scam - the 43 year old daughter of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi was in Tihar jail in 2011?






19. Who elects the Vice President of India?






20. During whose reign The Mathura School of art flourished?






21. Who got Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award in 2011?






22. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






23. Which city is called 'White City' of Rajasthan?






24. Which is the largest river delta of India?






25. Which hockey team won the Asian Championship Trophy at Ordos(China) in 2011?






26. Which day is known as World Tourism Day?






27. Name the herbal drug developed by DRDO for soldiers working in high altitude areas?






28. Name the youngest skydriver in the country?






29. With which sports is Sushma Saroelker associated?






30. Where is Char Minar located?






31. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died in 2008 were famous in which field?






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






33. Name the great Hindu king who combined in himself the qualities of Samudragupta and Ashoka?






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






35. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?






36. Which king brought the valleys of Indus - Ganga and Jamuna together for the first time under one political authority?






37. After whose name the Nobel Prize was started?






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






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






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






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






42. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?






43. Radcliffe line is the boundary line between which countries?






44. Name the place where Lord Budha breathed his last?






45. Which day is known as World Book and Copyright Day?






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






47. Where is the Caspian sea - the largest inland sea or lake in the world located?






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






49. Which is the longest river of India?






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