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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 inspired Green Revolution in India?






2. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?






3. When comes National Sports Day of India?






4. Who is the author of the book 'The Exile'?






5. Who is vice President of India?






6. What is the designation of the chairperson of Lok Sabha?






7. Who wrote the first history book?






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






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






10. Where is the venue for the 2012 Olympics?






11. Whose autobiography is 'India Wins Freedom'?






12. Where is Buland Darwaza located?






13. Which metal is used in pencils?






14. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






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






16. World Aids Day falls on which date?






17. India is facing pressure from the US and other Western countries to break trade ties with which country?






18. What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?






19. Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity'?






20. Name the Indian scientist from whose surname the word 'boson' is derived?






21. When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?






22. Which player is the author of the book 'Straight From The Heart'?






23. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?






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






25. Who invented the telegraphic code?






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






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






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






29. Who discovered insulin?






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






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






32. One degree of longitude on equator is equal to what distance?






33. Which country has World's largest democracy?






34. Which day is known as World Tourism Day?






35. Where are the achievements of Samudragupta described on?






36. What was the main occupation of Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age) people?






37. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






38. What is the ratio of width of our National Flag to its length?






39. Which is the place experiencing minimum and maximum temperatures -28.3 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius respectively?






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






41. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?






42. Who was the first Indian elected to the leadership of Communist International?






43. Name the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister whose admirers have decided to build a temple to perpetuate his memory?






44. Who was the founder of the Khalsa?






45. What is the maximum duration for which the Vice President can officiate as the President of India?






46. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






47. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






48. Who invented radar?






49. Who is President of India?






50. Who is called Father of English Poetry?