1 The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?- Karnam Malleswari
2 Who became Indian Prime minister at the age of 81?- Morarji Desai
3 The first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?- Vinoba Bhave
4 In what capacity did Vasco de Gama come to India in 1524?- Portuguese Viceroy of India
5 In X-rays what did “ X” mean? Unknown
6 The year Nobel Prizes were first awarded ?- 1901
7 Oscar awards are awarded in how many different categories?- 24
8 The year USA became independent from Britian?- 1783
9 World’s First credit card?- Diners Club Card
10 What is C-DOT?- Centre for Development of Telematics
11 India’s Largest mineral Resources?- Coal
12 The Indian state with the longest coastline?- Gujarat
13 Second largest human organ?- Liver
14 Alpha and Omega means?- The beginning and end
15 The first Indian scientist to receive Bharat Ratna?- C V Raman
16 How many women participated in 1896 olympics?- None
17 The official language of Brazil is?- Portuguese
18 Permanent members of UN Security council?- China France , Russia , UK , USA
19 The ruler of Kashmir who signed the state’s accession to India in 1947?- Maharaja Hari singh
20 Recording industry ‘s most prestigious awards?- Grammy Awards
21 Which Indian state was known as Magadha in ancient times?- Bihar
22 Who composed India’s national song “ Vande Maataram?- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
23 India's Longest Beach?- Maraine Beach , Chennai
24 The first Asain woman to swim the English Channel?- Arati saha
25 The first women chief justice of a High Court in India?- Justice Leila Seth
26 The Oldest university in UK?- Oxford
27 When was Coca Cola banned in India?- 1977
28 The first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India?- V S Remadevi
29 Electricity flows from ----------- to ------------? -Negative to Positive
30 The full name of world Bank? - International Bank for Reconstruction and development
2 Who became Indian Prime minister at the age of 81?- Morarji Desai
3 The first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?- Vinoba Bhave
4 In what capacity did Vasco de Gama come to India in 1524?- Portuguese Viceroy of India
5 In X-rays what did “ X” mean? Unknown
6 The year Nobel Prizes were first awarded ?- 1901
7 Oscar awards are awarded in how many different categories?- 24
8 The year USA became independent from Britian?- 1783
9 World’s First credit card?- Diners Club Card
10 What is C-DOT?- Centre for Development of Telematics
11 India’s Largest mineral Resources?- Coal
12 The Indian state with the longest coastline?- Gujarat
13 Second largest human organ?- Liver
14 Alpha and Omega means?- The beginning and end
15 The first Indian scientist to receive Bharat Ratna?- C V Raman
16 How many women participated in 1896 olympics?- None
17 The official language of Brazil is?- Portuguese
18 Permanent members of UN Security council?- China France , Russia , UK , USA
19 The ruler of Kashmir who signed the state’s accession to India in 1947?- Maharaja Hari singh
20 Recording industry ‘s most prestigious awards?- Grammy Awards
21 Which Indian state was known as Magadha in ancient times?- Bihar
22 Who composed India’s national song “ Vande Maataram?- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
23 India's Longest Beach?- Maraine Beach , Chennai
24 The first Asain woman to swim the English Channel?- Arati saha
25 The first women chief justice of a High Court in India?- Justice Leila Seth
26 The Oldest university in UK?- Oxford
27 When was Coca Cola banned in India?- 1977
28 The first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India?- V S Remadevi
29 Electricity flows from ----------- to ------------? -Negative to Positive
30 The full name of world Bank? - International Bank for Reconstruction and development
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