1. Government owned Mysore paints and Varnishes Ltd is the exclusive supplier of which product in India

2. Rabindra Setu - Vidyasagar Setu and Vivekananda Setu are bridges spanning which river

3. Chintikhandu Mallesham is credited with developing Laxmi Asu Machine named after his mother. This machine automates the process of spreading 10.5km of silk thread around 41 steel pins (seperated by four feet) to make which saree in about 1.5 hours (as opposed to the manual process of moving one's hand 9 - 000 times to make one piece)

4. In 2006 - the first issue of Ramayana 3392 AD was published by Virgin Comics as envisioned by two well-known Indian personalities. One of them is the author Deepak Chopra - can you name the other

5. its biological name is derived from a Latin phrase meaning resembling the heart -“ A description of the fruit. The Portuguese name is commonly used - derieved from the name used for it by the Tepi tribe of Brazil who first bred the plan. In Kerela it is known by a name meaning ' Foreign Mango' and in some other parts by a name meaning ' Goan Mango'. Identify

6. Tehri Dam has been constructed on which tributary of Ganga

7. October 2012 marks the 188th Victory Day of the heroic warrior queen of Kittor who unfurled the flag of revolt against the East India Company - three decades before the Sepoy Mutiny. Two of her trusted lieutenants namely Gurusidappa and Sangolli Rayanna played a stellar role in the battle. Her last days were spent ay Bailhongal Can you name her

8. The name Bihar is known as a variation of which word

9. :The River is known as Karnali is a major tributary of the Ganges and incidentally the largest river of Nepal. In Chinese it is called K'ung-ch'iao Ho.Which river are we referring to

10. With which state of India would you associate the following tribes: Angami - Ao - Chakhesang (Chokri/Kheza) - Chang - Khiamniungan - Kuki - Konyak - Lotha - Phom - Pochury - Rengma - Sumi - Sangtam - Yimchungru and Zeliang

11. On October 13 - 1987 while going through his comprehensive collection of video tapes - he zeroed in on Marilyn Monroe's River of No Return (1954) as his next production starring himself and Danny Dengzongpa. He passed away the same day. Name the legend

12. Indian player Bharathi Dasan lost the men's finals to Sri Lanka's Nishantha Fernando in the sixth edition of World Championships. In the women's section - in an Indian final Rashmi Kumar defeated Illavazhagi. Name the sport

13. This festival is observed by the mother for the long life of her son(s).The festival falls on the 8th day from the day of the full moon in the month of Kartik. The festival is traditionally a North Indian Festival. Name the festival

14. Amongst the top six individual score in a follow-on effort - are the exploits of three Indians in Test cricket. They were V.V.S Laxman (2000-01) with 281 - Rahul Dravid (2000-01) with 180 and who against New Zealand for a heroic innings at Mumbai in 1964-65 - where he scored 200 not out

15. Buddhism talks about the eight-fold path of Right action - right belief - right effort - right means of livelihood - right meditation - right memory - right speech and right thought. How is the path known

16. Dolphins can be seen in two large Goa rivers . One is Mandovi. Name the other.

17. In the 50th edition of the premier division of the national championship 16-year old G. Akash emerged as the youngest winner in the five decade history. Which sport

18. This bustling township has a number of must-see that includes 12th century Chandramouleshwara Temple - Unkal lake - Nrupatunga Betta - Gayatri Taopvan - Kittur Chennamma Park and Indira Glass House Garden. It is wedged between districts of Belgaum to the north - Uttar Kannad to thr west - Haveri to the south and Gadag to the east. Name the township

19. Which 7artiste's directorial debut 'Through the eyes of the painter' won the Golden Bear for the best short film in Berlim Film Festival-196

20. Mangal Pande of the 34th Native Infantry Regiment was sentenced and hanged on April 8 - 1857. The rest of the infantry was disarmed and disbanded. Who was the only other person to be executed from this regiment

21. Two clues: This former Indian medium pacer coached Bengal during 2006-2007 with distinction. He coached Baroda for the 2007-2008 season. Can you name him

22. Which place connects Dr B.R. Ambedkar with Indian hockey captain Kishen Lal (1948 Olympics in London)

23. Politically this region would constitute areas spanning three states including the Jalpaiguri district - the plains of Darjeeling - upper Cooch Behar - Alipurduar - Mainaguri - Malbazar and Birpara from West Bengal - districts of Kokrajhar - Dhubri - Barpeta - Goalpara and Bongaigaon in Assam and foothills of Arunachal Praesh. Siliguri is the largest city of the region. Can you name the region which is also the gateway of Bhutan to India

24. Author of Vikramarjuna Vijaya. 1st retelling of the Mahabharata in a non-sanskrit language. Who

25. The country currently has 829 nomadic and semi-nomadic which tribes that roughly comprise of 13.51 crore people