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<li>What is the observation that `Supply creates its own demand' is popularly called ?</li>
<li>In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi ?</li>
<li>Who was the first Jain Tirthankar ?</li>
<li>Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) situated ?</li>
<li>Which blood group is universal donor ?</li>
<li>Who directed 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' ?</li>
<li>Who became the first space tourist on 28 April, 2001 ?</li>
<li>Khajuraho temples were built by rulers of which dynasty ?</li>
<li>The book`Beyond The Last Blue Mountain'written by R.M.Lala is the biography of which industrialist?</li>
<li>Which city will host Winter Olympics in 2010 ?</li>
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<li><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: Trebuchet,Trebuchet MS,Arial,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Say's Law</li>
<li><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-family: Trebuchet,Trebuchet MS,Arial,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Madan Mohan Malaviya</li>
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<li>Out of four Hindu Dhams, three are dedicated to lord Vishnu & one to lord Shiva. Which one is dedicated to lord Shiva ?</li>
<li>By mixing equal amount of Blue and Yellow colours, which colour will result ?</li>
<li>Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ?</li>
<li>By how many hours Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?</li>
<li>Crescograph, a device for measuring growth in plants, was invented by which Indian scientist ?</li>
<li>On August 8, 1942, in which city Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution ?</li>
<li>Where is the Indira Point, the southernmost point of land in the territory of India, situated ?</li>
<li>In history, how do we better know Mughal empress Arjumand Banu Begum ?</li>
<li>What line connects the points on a map that have the same temprature ?</li>
<li>In which river is India's largest riverine island Majuli is situated ?</li>
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<li>Rameshwaram</li>
<li>Green</li>
<li>Bal Gangadhar Tilak</li>
<li>5:30 Hours</li>
<li>Jagadish Chandra Bose</li>
<li>Mumbai</li>
<li>Andaman & Nicobar Islands</li>
<li>Mumtaz</li>
<li>Isotherm</li>
<li>Brahmaputra</li>
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<li>What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ?</li>
<li>Nifty is the main share index of which stock exchange ?</li>
<li>Which planet is nearest to Sun ?</li>
<li>According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyu's mother ?</li>
<li>What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ?</li>
<li>The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally means 'Story Teller' ?</li>
<li>Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ?</li>
<li>Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ?</li>
<li>The Althing, the oldest functioning legislative assembly in world, is the parliament of which country ?</li>
<li>To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used ?</li>
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<li>Ekta Aur Anushasan</li>
<li>NSE</li>
<li>Mercury</li>
<li>Subhadra</li>
<li>Radcliffe Line</li>
<li>Kathak</li>
<li>Shahjahan</li>
<li>Pt. Bhimsen Joshi</li>
<li>Iceland</li>
<li>Mohs </li>
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<li>Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ? </li>
<li>Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ?</li>
<li>Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ?</li>
<li>Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?</li>
<li>Which is not a part of our parliament ?</li>
<li>What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of ?</li>
<li>Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ?</li>
<li>To commemorate his conquest of the Ranthambhor fort and Khandesh in Gujarat, which Mughal ruler built Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri ?</li>
<li>Which is the principal ore of Mercury ?</li>
<li>Where is the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) situated ?</li>
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<li>Spiderman</li>
<li>Venus</li>
<li>Nepal</li>
<li>Bachendri Pal</li>
<li>Supreme Court</li>
<li>Water</li>
<li>Jawaharlal Nehru</li>
<li>Akbar</li>
<li>Cinnabar</li>
<li>Bengaluru  </li>
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<li>German Shepherd is a popular breed of ? </li>
<li>How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ? </li>
<li>According to Ramayana, who was Bharat's wife ? </li>
<li>Into which water body does river Narmada flow ? </li>
<li>Who was Akbar's financial advisor ? </li>
<li>Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy situated ? </li>
<li>Who founded Forward Block political party ? </li>
<li>Who is the only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day Internationals ? </li>
<li>Which indian IT expert started web-based e-mail service Hotmail in 1996 ? </li>
<li>Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?</li>
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<li>Dog </li>
<li>Akshay Kumar </li>
<li>Mandavi </li>
<li>Arabian Sea </li>
<li>Raja Todar Mal</li>
<li>Hyderabad</li>
<li>Subhash Chand Bose</li>
<li>Muttiah Muralitharan </li>
<li>Sabeer Bhatia</li>
<li>Le Corbusier</li>
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<li>Which colour is in the centre of Rainbow ? </li>
<li>In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India ? </li>
<li>Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ? </li>
<li>Who authored sanskrit epic Ramayana ? </li>
<li>Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal ? </li>
<li>Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ?</li>
<li>According to Mahabharat, who was the last Commander-in-Chief of Kaurava army ? </li>
<li>Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket ? </li>
<li>Which is the longest bone in human body ? </li>
<li>Which luxury train travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey ?</li>
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<li>Green </li>
<li>Goa </li>
<li>Prime Minister </li>
<li>Valmiki </li>
<li>Karnam Malleshwari</li>
<li>Suez Canal</li>
<li>Ashwatthama </li>
<li>Harbhajan Singh </li>
<li>Femur </li>
<li>The Deccan Odyssey</li>
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<li>For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President? </li>
<li>Chankya was the chief advisor of which ruler ? </li>
<li>What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ? </li>
<li>In Computers, One Byte equals to how many Bits ? </li>
<li>Which is the highest civilian award in India ? </li>
<li>In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India ? </li>
<li>Which is the largest animal in world ? </li>
<li>In an equilateral triange, how many sides are equal ? </li>
<li>What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India ? </li>
<li>Who is the first indian Tenis player to win boy's Australian Open Junior Title ? </li>
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<li>12</li>
<li>Chandragupta Maurya</li>
<li>West to East</li>
<li>8</li>
<li>Bharat Ratna</li>
<li>Ibrahim Lodhi</li>
<li>Blue Whale</li>
<li>All</li>
<li>Param</li>
<li>Yuki Bhambri </li>
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<li>Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ?</li>
<li>Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ? </li>
<li>Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ? </li>
<li>'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ?</li>
<li>Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ? </li>
<li>Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?</li>
<li>What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ? </li>
<li>On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ? </li>
<li>Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ? </li>
<li>Which Australian state was formerly known as "Van Diemen's Land" ? </li>
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<li>Assam</li>
<li>Madan Mohan Malaviya</li>
<li>Karnataka</li>
<li>Bankim Chandra Chatterjee</li>
<li>Chenab </li>
<li>Kolkata</li>
<li>Isohyet</li>
<li>Israel</li>
<li>Narinder Singh Kapany</li>
<li>Tasmania </li>
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1 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was – Ralph Johnson Bunche</div>
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2 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was – London University</div>
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3 The principal export of Jamaica is – Sugar</div>
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4 New York is popularly known as the – city of Skyscrapers</div>
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5 Madagascar is popularly known as the – Island of Cloves</div>
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6 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is – Thailand</div>
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7 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is – Korea</div>
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8 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is – Bhutan</div>
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9 The highest waterfalls in the world is the – Salto Angel Falls(Venezuela)</div>
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10 The largest library in the world is the – United States Library of Congress Washington DC</div>
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<li>Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more.</li>
<li>Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious.</li>
<li>Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental.</li>
<li>Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt.</li>
<li>Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? – Kosovo.</li>
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Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? – German educator Friedrich Froebel.</div>
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What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? – Ascorbic Acid</div>
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What is the full form of GPRS? – General Packet Radio Service</div>
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Which was the first university established in the world? – Nalanda University</div>
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What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive 
Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer.</div>
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Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more. Words that contain ...

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