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71. Mrs Pratibha Patil is the 12th president of India
72. Name of India’s station in the Arctic – Himadri
73. In which year Mother Teresa won Nobel Peace Prize- 1979
74. Damodar Valley Corporation is the first public corporation of India
75. Television transmission began in India on 15th September, 1959
76. How many Railway zones are there in India – 16
77. The unburnt end of a cigarette – butt
78. Everything can wait, but not agriculture, which Indian leader’s words – Jawaharlal Nehru
79. The number of gram panchayats in India – 2,33,606
80. The last Nizam of Hyderabad – Mir Osman Ali Khan
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61. Who invented laser – Theodore Maiman
62. India paper is made of - vegetable fibre
63. 32 F is equal to 0 c
64. Who built Osmania University – Osman Ali Khan
65. City of Lakes – Udaipur (Rajasthan)
66. India’s life expectancy is projected to 75.6 years.
67. There are 26 International airports in India
68. Which God was considered as the God of creation by the Harappans – Pasupati
69. The Head office of the World Bank is in Washington, D.C.
70. India is the largest producing country of milk.
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51. The sweetest sugar – Fructose
52. Indonesia is the most populated island country of the world
53. India’s first ever Individual Olympics gold medalist – Abhinav Bindra
54. Which is more important for the growth of boys and girls under age 14? Proteins
55. What is the main source of electricity in India – Thermal Power
56. India’s first indigenous satellite launch vehicle – SLV 3
46. First Indian woman to become Miss World – Reita Faria
57. World’s tallest brick minaret – Qutub Minar
58. Malgudi Days written by RK Narayan
59. Which country has about 24% of the world’s petroleum reserves – Saudi Arabia
60. A ruler measures – length
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41. The first foreigner to figure on a British stamp was – Mahatma Gandhi
42. City of seven hills – Rome
43. “Moon Walk” is an autobiography by – Michael Jackson
44. Deodhar trophy is associated with – Cricket
45. Where was the first oil well struck – USA
46. Cases pending as on 30th June, 2009:- Supreme Court – 52,592; High Courts – 40, 17,956; Other courts – 2,71,19,092. Total 3,11,89,640
47. Bhoodan movement was started by – Vinoba Bhave
48. Keoladeo National Park is in Rajasthan
49. Which country has the highest population density in the world? Monaco – 44,000 people per square mile.
50. According to Hindu mythology, who was the teacher of the Gods? Brihaspati
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31. Japan has the highest life span in the world
32. India has the largest livestock population in the world
33. China is the largest producer of fertilizers in the world.
34. Michael Jackson topped the Forbes list in 1989 as the highest paid entertainer of all time.
35. Most populous city – Tokyo
36. Paris Commune was established in Paris during February, 1871. This was the first communist government established in the world.
37. The first woman president of the Indian National Congress – Annie Besant
38. The longest country in the world – Chile
39. India’s oldest paramilitary force – Assam Rifles
40. Oldest university in India – University of Calcutta
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21. AP State animal – Black Buck
22. Fastest flying bird – Japanese swift
23. Sri Ram Sagar project has been constructed on the river Godavari
24. The first hydroelectric power plant in India was set up at – Shivasamudram
25. First education minister of India – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
26. First Viceroy of India – Lord Canning
27. The system of budget was introduced in British India in 1860
28. Coldest place in the world – Siberia
29. The world’s longest continuous border is the one between the USA and Canada
30. How many countries are members of the UN – 192
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11. General Elections are held once in _____ years for Lok Sabha? Five
12. Telugu is the third most spoken language in India
13. Trishul is surface-to-air missile
14. World Environment Day – 5 June
15. Hope Island is in Andhra Pradesh
16. SEZ: Special Economic Zone
17. Area-wise biggest district in Andhra Pradesh – Anantapur
18. Godavari river has the second longest course within India, has about 1450 km long.
19. Aamukta Maalyadha written by Sri Krishna Deva Raya
20. AP State bird – Indian Roller
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1. Which country is responsible for ~33% of the world's rice exports?
Thailand
2. Which is known as the roof of the world? Pamir
3. Angel waterfalls are situated in which country? Venezuela
4. Adam’s bridge is between which countries? India and Sri Lanka
5. Anthropological society of India is in which city? Kolkata
6. Who was known as King of Pop? Michael Jackson
7. Expand DVD? Digital Versatile Disk
8. Tsunami is a word from which language? Japanese
9. First woman speaker of Lok Sabha? Meira Kumar
10. Expand NSG? National Security Guard
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90. The disease that kills about 4,400 Indians every day – Tuberculosis
91. Asia’s busiest airport – Tokyo Haneda
92. FACEBOOK was founded by Mar Zuckerberg (it was launched on Feb 4, 2004)
93. Hippocampus is the par of the brain responsible for – memory
94. Mothers Day is observed on the second Sunday in which month – May
95. Yellow roses indicate – friendship
96. How many islands are there in India – 247
97. First economist to estimate national income in a scientific way – VKRV Rao
98. Which state has the highest share in National Income- Maharashtra
99. Which state started the pension scheme for rikshaw pullers for the first time in India – Tripura
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81. One barrel of oil is equivalent to how many litres- 160
82. Life time of red blood cells – 120 days
83. Gold is also known as – Yellow metal
84. Which state has the highest number of agricultural labourers in India – Bihar
85. A giant tortoise can live upto how many years – 150
86. Indian Institute of Spice Research – Kozhikode
87. India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine – INS Arihant
88. First woman in Asia to get Reuters Fellowship – Shobhaa De
89. In ‘circa 1750’ circa means – about