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1. What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?






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






3. Which country won the maximum number of medals in Olympics 2008 held in Beijing?






4. Who is known as Father of Geometry?






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






6. Where is Indian Cancer Research Institute situated?






7. What are GM Crops?






8. Who was the chairman of Constituent Assembly?






9. Which fund can be used to meet the unanticipated expenditurewithout the prior approval of the Parliament?






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






11. Who has been re-elected PDP President for the fourth time in Srinagar in 2011?






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






13. Who is the author of book 'Speed Post'?






14. Who has been selected as the new head of Tata empire in 2011?






15. Who wrote the popular book 'The Naked Face'?






16. Which is the Garden City of India?






17. Where is largest animal fair held in India?






18. When is India's Army Day celebrated ?






19. When comes the World Environment Day?






20. Who is known as founder of Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental college at Aligarh?






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






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






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






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






25. Who has been appointed the Governor of RBI after the retirement of Shri Y.V. Reddy?






26. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






27. Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which diseases?






28. With which cells scientists for the first time have developed bone?






29. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?






30. Who wrote the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'?






31. When is International Labour Day observed?






32. Who invented telephone?






33. Name the Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay ofBengal?






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






35. Which is the state wise largest area under forest in India?






36. Who wrote an English novel 'In Custody'?






37. How many lines are there in latitude and longitude?






38. Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics?






39. Which day is known as World Tourism Day?






40. What is the other name of deuterium oxide?






41. Who is crowned Miss World 2011?






42. Which is the language next to Hindi spoken by largest number of people in the Indian sub continent ?






43. Who won Jnanpith Award in 2010?






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






45. Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?






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






47. Who wrote the first history book?






48. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






49. Which is the great circle on earth's surface?






50. Who got Dronacharya Award in 2011 ?