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

2. In a very famous Indian work of fiction - Mahendra - a young zamindar - leaves his drought affected village Padachihno for a nearby town - but he is taken a captive by the soldiers. Bhavananda frees him and takes him to a secret hideout. What is the name of the hideout

3. The place situated not very far from Delhi is well known for its hot water springs. The water is strongly sulphurous and its temperature varies from 46°C to 51.7 °C. As per legend Arjuna dug these wells.In ancient times the place is believed to have been the abode of hermits and the main kund (tank) - called Shiv Kund - is said to have medicinal properties and curative effects.

4. Who was the choreographer for the Satajit Ray film Shatranj Ke Khilari

5. Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo and Bishwanath Das led two coalition governments between March 8 - 1967-January 9 - 1971 and April 3 - 1971 to June 14 - 1972 respectively. Which party was common to both the coalitions

6. Bholu with a lamp in his hand is a mascot of which organisation

7. This is also called -œthe robe of wool yardage- came from 15th century Persia. Sultan Zain-Al-Abedin summoned weavers from Turkemnistan to teach the craft to Kashmiris. Patterns include rega buta (little flowers) - kirk butis (large flowers) and jaldars (patterns created using net). Napoleon gifted 17 of them to his second wife Marie Louis. Name the shawl

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

9. Which hockey goalkeeping legend won three consecutive gold medals between 1928 and 1936 in Olympic hockey

10. Mother's name Prabhabati. Later she was called Iqbal Begum. Mother was the grand-daughter of Rabindranath Tagore's younger brother. The daughter who is a legendary actress was also a poet. Can you name the actress

11. This Lake situated at a height of appx 10000 feet in Uttarakhand as per legend is considered as an Abode of Lord Ganesha. Name the Lake

12. While forming the organisation on June 12 - 1905 - he formulated seven vows. The first three being: That the country will always be first in his thoughts and that he will give to her service the best that is in him; That in serving the country he will seek no personal advantage for himself; That he will regard all Indians as brothers and will work for the advancement of all without distinction of caste and creed. Name the person and the organisation

13. Madurai is situated on the serene banks of which river

14. The temple dedicated to the Goddess is constructed over a sacred spring .The worship of the Goddess is universal among the Hindus of Kashmir The temple is situated at a distance of 14 miles east of Srinagar near the village of Tula Mulas .The legend has it that the water inside the well situated in the Temple complex changes its colour from time to time as an index of the prevailing conditions in the valley. Swami Vivekananda made a historic visit to the temple. Can you name the temple

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

16. Which two banks along with Legal and General of United Kingdom (26 per cent) forms the threesome that owns India First Life Insurance

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

18. Uncle captained India in test cricket and the nephew captained Pakistan. Can you name both

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. Which ruler of Delhi-™s name when converted from Persian means -˜AXIS OF FAITH-™

21. Which is the largest district in Kashmir

22. The writer Madhuri Gharpure a Dombivili resident overheard someone relating the story in a Mumbai local train and wrote it down for a Marathi newsletter. It was made into a contemporary film that talked about frontiers of medical responsibility and was sent as the official entry for the Oscars. Name the film

23. One of the largest makers of cycles in the world Hero Cycles began their journey from which town

24. As per the Urdu poetic tradition what does the word -˜Takhallus-™ mean

25. This institution is housed in 445 acre campus. The main building styled in Greco-Roman architecture was designed by C.G. Blomfield. The institute occupied the building in 1929 and was inaugurated by Lord Irwin. The present campus include demonstration forest - Timber Museum and Botanical Museum. Name the institute