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1. Name the smallest neighbour of India?






2. Which day is celebrated as World Red Cross Day?






3. Who discovered the noble gases?






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






5. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






6. When comes National Sports Day of India?






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






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






9. Where is the World's largest ship canal?






10. In which field Aachan Maharaj has distinguished himself?






11. When in India Teachers Day celebrated?






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






13. Which is the largest desert in India?






14. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






15. Name the Indian who won Magsaysay award for community initiatives in Tamil Nadu?






16. Name the country's longest railway tunnel excavated?






17. Name the two living members of first Lok Sabha to be honored by President on 13th May - 2012 - 60th anniversary of our Parliament?






18. Where is the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre located?






19. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?






20. Who won Jnanpith Award in 2010?






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






22. Which day is observed as Sanskrit Day in India?






23. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






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






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






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






27. Where did the World's costliest crash took place?






28. Where is a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border detected?






29. Which is the Garden City of India?






30. Who wrote 'One Day Wonders'?






31. When is India's National Youth Day celebrated ?






32. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






33. Which state in South India have a thermal station at Tuticorin?






34. What are the benefits of medicine Performax?






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






36. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






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






38. Mc. Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries?






39. Which will be the new subject added to the curriculum of Kendriya Vidyalayas?






40. Which is the longest river of India?






41. Where is Pushkar lake located?






42. Which is the largest dome in India?






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






44. Who wrote the book 'Around the World in Eighty Days'?






45. Who appoints the Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission?






46. Name the ship commissioned by India which is biggest in its class in the World?






47. Name the metal present in photo films?






48. Where is Union Budget presented firstly?






49. Which is the highest military award for valour in India?






50. Who is the man popularly kwown as Gurudev?