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1. Who is author of 'Hindu view of life'?






2. Name the book which has collection of speeches of N.G Ranga?






3. Name the state of India having longest coastline?






4. In which century did Ashoka reign?






5. Who is the author of the novel 'White Tiger'which won the Booker Prize 2008?






6. In which field the name of Gangubai Hangal associated?






7. Who discovered photoelectric effect?






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






9. Which player is the author of book named 'Sunny Days'?






10. Begum Akhtar is associated with which field?






11. What is the latitude of South Pole?






12. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






13. Which day is observed as World Heritage Day?






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






15. Why sky appears to be blue?






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






17. Which country has World's largest democracy?






18. Which is largest man made lake in India?






19. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?






20. When was the foundation day of CSIR ( Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) observed?






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






22. Name the element required for conversion of solar energy?






23. Who invented the steam engine?






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






25. Name the eminent Hindi authors chosen for Jnanpith Award 2011?






26. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?






27. What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier?






28. A famous novel 'Pride and Prejudice 'is written by whom?






29. Who was first Indian woman to become president of U.N. General Assembly?






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






31. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






32. Who wrote the famous play 'Macbeth'?






33. On what occasion Bihar got its own state anthem and state prayer whose CD's were released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar?






34. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






35. Which village of Andhra Pradesh may be sitting over one of the world's largest uranium reserves?






36. Name the sub-launched long range N-missile developed by China?






37. Which is largest state of India?






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






39. Name the state where bio-fuel outlet - first of its kind in the country will be opened?






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






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






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






43. Mainly which gas is present in gobar gas?






44. Which is the largest port in India?






45. Name 72 year old social activist who supported Jan Lokpal Bill?






46. When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?






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






48. Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?






49. When comes the World Environment Day?






50. On which date Chennai turned 372 years?