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1. In 1950 - Sukumar Sen became the first person to hold which office in India

2. Who has been the youngest Indian Test Cricket Captain

3. April 13 - 1930 - Rajaji began his salt march from where to Vedaranayam

4. 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

5. Which well-known vocalist (middle name Bheemarayappa) of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana was also referred to as Fakir of Khayal

6. The first sultan of Delhi - Qutubuddin Aibak fell to his death in 1210 AD of injuries suffered from playing a version of polo. What was polo called then

7. is known in Indian Alchemy by the following mes: parada - rasa - rasendra - rasaraja - capala and suta. All these names are associated with shiva. What is X

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

9. This Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala and in certain districts of Karnataka - usually in the second week of April .It marks the New Year in accordance with the Malayalam calendar. This occasion signifies the sun's transit into the first zodiac sign according to Indian astrological calculations - and represents the vernal equinox. The Sanskrit term for the festival means equal. Which Festival are we referring to

10. This priest king discovered at Mohenjodaro in 1927 wears a headband and has a beard - The sculpture is about 18 cms in height. It is presently kept in the National Museum of which city

11. :The stadium Burlton Park was host to a Test Match between India and Pakistan in the year 1983 thereafter no international matches have been played on this ground but recently BCCI has decided to renovate the Cricket Ground .In which city is the ground located

12. Where in Andaman and Nicobar is India's only live volcano

13. This year is one of revisiting old landmarks. G. Sathiyan became a medallist in 16th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships in Bangkok - 30 years after Sujoy Ghorpade won a bronze in 1980. Our question is of a similar drift but from a different sport. He won a freestyle bronze in 2009 at Herning in Denmark exactly 42 years after Vishambar Singh won silver in the same event. Name the wrestler

14. In the cricket stadium in Indore - there is a huge concrete bat. Why was it built

15. The roots of this kind of music can be traced back to Persia (today-™s Afghanistan and Iran). In 11th century this Persian musical tradition called -˜Sema-™ or -˜Sama-™ majorly migrated to South Asia - Turkey and Uzbekistan. Amir Khusro Dahelvi is credited for fusing Persian and Indian musical tradition to create this as we know it today in the late 13th century. What

16. Which famous villain character of Indian film appeared as himself in Brittania Glucose D biscuit advertisment of the 1970s

17. He lived a full life. Deeply inspired by Gandhian values. When he was 20 - he board the cargo ship Janus and reached California on October 8 - 1922. Who was the legendary Indian

18. Who presented Arjuna with a Gandiva in Mahabharata

19. Connect the words Polo - Sangai - Nine Hills One Valley and Ratan Thiyam

20. Roshanlal Vishwakarma is a founder of Bud Chipper. A NABARD Hall of Fame inductee - the chipper is meant to prune what

21. Originally known as Dasagreev - when he made an attempt to move mount Kailash - Lord Shiva was enraged as his impudence. He pressed the mountain on Dasagreev-™s toe and a new name was born. Hint: He stole Pushpak from Kubera. Who are we referring to

22. It is in five parts. Its religious core is a collection of songs or hymns - the Gathas - The voluminous manuscripts of theoriginal are said to have been destroyed when Alexander the Great when he conquered Persia. The present text was assembled from remnants and standardized under the Sasanian kings (3rd-“7thcentury AD). What are we discussing

23. To safeguard the sanctity of which Indian heritage brand came under the the enactment of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection Act - 1999) in 2003 and this became first Indian product to receive a GI tag 2004-05 through the Indian Patent Office

24. 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

25. Which museum in Bycalla East locality in Mumbai as a part of it's name is called Mumbai City Museum-An institution of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. It was restored by The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH and was supported by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation