1. Ghiyas ud din Tughluq wanted to shift the capital from Delhi to a new city Tughluqabad. His soldiers approached Nizam Ud Din Aulia - the sufi saint - who refused to lend laborers for building this city. Tughluq promised to deal with Aulia when he returned from his Bengal campaign. Aulia refused to flee stating that "Delhi was far away". Tughluq never reached Delhi. How did he die

2. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa

3. Which member of the Tagore family founded Shantiniketan in 1863

4. Which former NASA scientist directed the recent film Chittagong

5. NTCA has suggested the creation of six new reserves in addition to the 41 existing notified ones and five parks which have been given in-principle approval. Expand NTCA

6. Samar Jodha's important public art installation partially titled A Silent Picture has been installed in London around the same time as the Olympics. What is the theme

7. Flight LTS Alka Shukla and M.K. Shumathi's induction into special heli-ops training in Mi-8 attack helipcoters - opens up what roles for women pilots

8. He has had a brief acting career - in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He has since gone on to become a sports commentator - has been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant - and has developed a successful multimedia business called Hyde Park Entertainment along with his brother. Who am I talking about

9. Name Akbar-™s finance minister - who from 1560 onwards overhauled the revenue system in the kingdom

10. If one were to look at Gandhiji's career at the Bar in South Africa - there are two distinct phases. One is the Natal phase which one is the other

11. He made his acting debut in Ketan Mehta's "Holi" in 1985 which was a film based on violence in college politics. Incidentally - Aamir Khan also made his debut in the same movie in a small role. But his foray into acting was not successful and he tried his hand at modelling for the Close Up toothpaste and Lifebuoy soap. Who is this person in question

12. Who was the first Indian woman to feature in a postage stamp

13. Mahavira's teachings were written in a form called Prakrit also called as Ardh what

14. In which city of India would you find the Napier Museum

15. Emomali Rakhmonov-the president of Tajikistan's visit to this tomb opposite Purana Quila is commemorated in a tablet. The tombs here were sanctioned by Khwaja Sheikh Nooruddin and in one of them rest one of the greatest masters of "Sabk-e-Hindi" school of poetry Mirza Abdul Qadir. How do we know him better

16. If you are at the Mindrolling Monastery in the clement town area - which city are you in

17. Which two Indian musicians won a Grammy award in 1991 for being a part collaborative album 'Planet Drum'

18. Who wrote the play Nildarpan on the harsh conditions of Indigo planters and the production was performed in Kolkata in 1872

19. The place one of the prominent localities of Delhi gets its name from the water tank built by Allaudin Khalji. The Neeli Masjid and the Chor Minar lie inside the colony.Name the locality/place

20. India is the only country in the world that produces all four types of silk. They are eri - muga - mulberry and what

21. Which is the only place in India where Lord Brahma is worshipped

22. Regarded as one of the most intelligent statesmen during his times. The later Mughal dynasty was virtually at his mercy. The Maratha power was at its peak during his times. His link with a dancer is a subject of a forthcoming proposed Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie. Passed away - when he could not hear the defeat of his army and death of his sons in a battle - which could have turned the course of Indian History. Who is this person?

23. Which university's educational channel - launched on 26 January 2000 - is titled Gyandarshan

24. He received Padmashri in the year 2008. Born in Mahe - he is a first generation immigrant to the US. He started out by directing and starring in his own venture 'Praying with Anger.' Has a wife called Bhavna and recently quipped 'My belief in ghosts is not 100% - but I am open to the idea." He was also involved with the project Stuart Little. Who

25. According to Jain and Vedic texts there were 16 of them in 6th century BC and mostly clustered around the north of the Vindhyas. The powerful of them were Kosala - Magadha (Bimbsara - Ajatshatru - Mahapadmananda) - Vatsa and Avanti (Chandrapradyota). Some of them were republics like Lichhavis and Shakyas - Which term are we looking for