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1. Hazrat Shahid Shahul Hameed Wali and Kanduri festival. Which dargah

2. Pandit Narayan wrote these stories for a king. He borrowed heavily from the Panchatantra for his material. His work is divided into four parts - Mitralabha - Suhridbheda - and Vigraha & Sandhi. What work

3. Manikarnika - daughter of Moropant - a courtier of Baji Rao II is known to us more by which name

4. :The place now a historical and architectural monument located in the city of Dhaka was built as the official residence of Shah Shuja.It is situated to the south of Chowk Bazaar close to the north bank of the river Buriganga.Name the monument

5. The Captive Ladie and Visions of the Past are English books of poems by which Indian author

6. NCF was set up in 1996 with a 24-member governing council. It was formed to facilitate non-government participation in preserving cultural heritage. Expand NCF

7. The whole creation took place in exactly 6 hours notice when Lala Hardayal was invited to give a lecture as a result of factionalism within the YMCA. Pandit Ravi Shankar later put it to music

8. 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

9. The three wings of village panchayat are: Gram Sabha - Gram Panchayat and what

10. Name the two sons of music director Chitragupta. They are music directors-™ in their own right.

11. The flag on the top of Lord Jagannath-™s rath in Puri is called what

12. Which Indian football team plays it-™s league home matches in Tilak Maidan-Vasco

13. The 72 melakarta raga system was meticulously developed by Venkatamukhi - the court musisican of which Tanjore King

14. 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

15. This sect was formed on a sand dune called Samrathal Dhora in Thar desert of Rajasthan by Guru Jambeshwar. Consisting of teachings that are covered by 29 principles - 120 shabads and sandhya mantra - this sect is one of the finest examples of people making bio-diversity as one of the cornerstones of their existence. Name the sect

16. As Lakshman Singh is to Shiv Kapur who Kaur Singh is to.....................

17. We have heard of G8 - NATO - Asean - OPEC - and Saarc. OIC - Bric.Which five countries make a loosely held collective called O5

18. If you break this word meaning of this yoga style - it would signify individually sun and the moon. The first text of this style of yoga called as the stretched effort was published in 15th century and was called Yoga Pradipika. Can you name the style

19. Catlanchimauli is the highest mountain peak in which Indian state

20. Two of his commentaries are still remembered. Dhavaya loka lochana and commentary on Bharata-™s Natya Shastra. 10th century Kashmiri philosopher - he disappeared with his followers in a cave. Who

21. With which Indian city would you associate Coaker's Walk - The Bear Shola Falls - Devil's Kitchen - Dolphin's Nose - Silver Cascade Falls - The Silent Valley view - The Suicide Point - Kurinji Andavar Temple - Mother Terersa University and Shenbaganur Museum-an initiative of the Sacred Heart College

22. 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

23. Which Indian classical music instrument gets its name from a Persian word meaning -˜sweet-™

24. Along with Jean Dreze - who co-authored India: Economic development and Social Opportunity

25. Who discovered the first tea plant in Brahmaputra valley in Assam