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






2. Name the metal used as the filament of an electric bulb?






3. What was the old name of Indonesia?






4. Who composed the famous song 'Sare Jahan Se Accha'?






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






6. Who deciphered the genetic code?






7. Who led the first Muslim invasion of India?






8. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






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






10. Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy which trains Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers situated?






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






12. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






13. Name the country which is second largest producer of horticulture commodities such as fruits - vegetables and flowers in the world?






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






15. Who is the renowned flute player?






16. World Human Rights Day is observed on which day?






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






18. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?






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






20. Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?






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






22. Vocalist Rahamat Khan belongs to which Gharana?






23. At which place the largest industrial solar plant of the country became operational on 29th July - 2012?






24. Who discovered neutron?






25. What is equal to latitude of a place?






26. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?






27. Which country has World's largest democracy?






28. When comes the World Environment Day?






29. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field?






30. Where is the only shrine in the world which has a natural statue of Hanuman that is not man made?






31. Who is vice President of India?






32. Which actress has become the brand ambassador for sanitation compaign?






33. Who wrote 'Gita Govinda'?






34. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?






35. Who is going to receive highest US award?






36. Which is the largest Gurudwara in India?






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






38. Who is the first Indian sports person to win an individual Gold medal in the Olympic Games?






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






40. Who is the person of Indian origin nominated as the Governor of Louisiana - an American state?






41. Who is the elected Prime Minister of Pakistan from Pakistan People's Party?






42. Which was the World's first surviving clone buffalo at NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute)?






43. What is the new name of Burma?






44. On globe - the latitude and longitude intersect at what angle?






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






46. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






47. Who became the first batsman in the history of cricket to score 100 international centuries?






48. Vijayghat ( Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri) is situated on the bank of which river?






49. Which is the largest auditorium in India?






50. Who wrote the first history book?