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General Knowledge Trivia Test

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






2. When is the Mother's Day celebrated?






3. Who is the 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka?






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






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






6. Name the cities of Himachal to be developed as the solar cities?






7. Which is the largest museum in India?






8. What is AERE?


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






10. How many postal zones are there in India - under the PIN Code System?






11. Who wrote the book 'Unhappy India'?






12. Which ruler was adorned with the title of 'Maharajadhiraja'?






13. Whose name is associated with the council of the 'Nine Gems'?






14. When is World Laughter Day celebrated?






15. Name the gases used in different types of welding?






16. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?






17. Name the woman boxer of India who have won five time world championship in succession?






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






19. Where is the world's largest solar power project going to be set up?






20. The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?






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






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






23. Who discovered insulin?






24. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






25. Where is the India's first largest bamboo museum?






26. Where did India's first Formula one race took place in 2011?






27. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






28. Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th August - 2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?






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






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






31. When is International Labour Day observed?






32. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?






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






34. Who wrote the book 'We Indians'?






35. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?






36. When comes National Postal Day in India?






37. Year 2011 is observed by Army as what?






38. Who invented the mercury thermometer?






39. Which age group children in India are ensured free and compulsory education?






40. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






41. Who discovered the noble gases?






42. Name the Indian American astronaut who begins her 2nd space odyssey on July 15 - 2012?






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






44. Greenwich mean time (GMT) is the standard time of which country?






45. What is the maximum period of gap between any two sessions of the Indian Parliament?






46. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






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






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






49. Name the gas usually filled in the electric bulbs?






50. Who wrote the famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?