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1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book “Discovery of India” when he was in jail. In which jail was he when he
wrote this book?

A) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail

2. India’s first Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1 landed Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on the Moon on ___.

A) November 14, 2008

3. Who’s birthday is observed as the National Sports Day in India?

A) Dhyan Chand’s birthday on August 29

4. Eating of fish contaminated by which metal caused the Minamata disease in Japan in 1953?

A) Mercury

5. Who was the last Mauryan emperor?

A) Brihadratha

6. Right to Livelihood Awards is also known as Alternative Nobel Prizes. Who is the founder of these awards?

A) Jakob Von Vexkul, a Swedish Philanthropist

7. The instrument used for measuring blood pressure is called___.

A) Sphygmomanometer

8. In which state is the Valley of Flowers National Park situated?

A) Uttarakand

9. Who was the first Test Centurian in Indian Cricket?

A) Lala Amarnath

10. Chemical name of philosopher’s wool is ___.

A) Zinc oxide

11. The constitution of India is divided into how many parts?

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A) 22

12. In which country the Hwang-Ho River flows?

A) China

13. The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905. Who was the founder of this organization?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

14. Where is the Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany situated?

A) Lucknow

15. Who was the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha?

A) G.V. Mavalankar

16. Which vaccine was developed by Louis Pasteur?

A) Cholera vaccine

17. The Kurukshetra War continued for how many days?

A) 18 days

18. The headquarters of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is located in___.

A) Vienna

19. Birjuji Maharaj and Lachhuji Maharaj are associated with which dance form?

A) Kathak

20. Who invented refrigerator?

A) J. Harrison and A.Cattling

21. The birth place of Guru Nanak is___.

A) Talwandi

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22. Who is the Chairperson of the HT Media Group?

A) Shobhana Bharatiya

23. Which vitamin contains Cobalt?

A) Vitamin B12

24. When was the Life Insurance Corporation of India established?

A) 1956

25. With which field is the Pulitzer Award associated?

A) Journalism

26. Who founded the city of Allahabad?

A) Akbar

27. When were the first General Elections held in India?

A) 1951

28. What is the chemical name of Hypo?

A) Sodium Thiosulphate

29. Which three Indian Cricketers have been included in the ICC’s Hall of Fame?

A) Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Bishen Singh Bedi

30. To which dynasty did Gautam Buddha’s mother belong?

A) Koliya Dynasty

31. When was the Indian Planning Commission constituted?

A) 1950

32. Who wrote the book “The Universe in a Single Atom”?

A) Dalai Lama

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33. Thomas Cup is related to which sport?

A) Badminton

34. Who created Hotmail?

A) Sabeer Bhatia

35. Which Article in India has declared untouchability in any form as unconstitutional?

A) Article 17

36. For which discovery was C.V.Raman awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1930?

A) Raman’s Effect

37. Who was the first Law Minister of India?

A) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

38. Which halide is used in making sensitive emulsions on photographic film?

A) Silver Bromide

39. With which sport is the term scratch associated?

A) Golf

40. Marasmus is a nutritional disorder caused due to the deficiency of ___.

A) Proteins

41. The World Leprosy Day is ___.

A) January 31

42. In which city is the Atlas Cycle Co. Ltd. located?

A) Sonepat

43. Which river crosses the Equator twice?

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A) Amazon

44. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nationalized?

A) 1949

45. Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?

A) Siraj-ud-Daulah

46. What is the study related to the origin, development and culture of past and present races of human beings called?

A) Anthropology

47. Who was the inventor of Radar?

A) Robert Watson

48. In which year was the East India Company established?

A) 1600

49. Which is the world’s smallest Republic?

A) Nauru

50. The famous Kohinoor Diamond was produced from one of the mines at___.
A) Golconda

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