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1. uli Khan-™s tomb (brother of Adham Khan - one of Akbar-™s key generals)

2. On whose name the Commonwealth Games 2010 swimming complex in Delhi has been christened

3. Which Indian brand name - set up by the Tatas - gets its name from a Leon Delibes opera about an Indian maiden called Lakshmi

4. He succeeded his elder brother Veera Narasimha as king. As an accomplished poet and a patron of the arts - his literary court was adorned by eminent poets and scholars. He himself wrote a Telugu classic Amukta Malyada and a play in Sanskrit - Jambavati Kalyana. Who

5. 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)

6. The first municipal corporation was set up in 1688 - in which Indian city

7. H. Abdur Raqeeb is a part of an important non-profit body called NCIB have proposed certain changes in a certain sector. This sector currently has 26 public sector - 20 private sector and 41 foreign entities. The total assets of 40 listed entities as of March 31 - 2012 is Rs 71.64 trillion. Work out the full form of NCIB

8. As per the Mahabharata who is the son of Parikshit

9. In a corner of the courtyard lies a wooden cabinet with five relics of the Prophet known as Dargah Asar Sharif. These were inherited by the Mughals from Timur who in turn got them them from Sultan Bayazid Yaldaram from Turkey. Kept safely - are a treasure trove that includes a set of two Arabic writings in Kufic script on deerskin. which is the handwritten Quran of Hazrat Ali - son-in-law of the Prophet and excerpts of Quran Sharif translated by Imam Hasan-grandson of the Prophet. Can yoiu name the historic building we are referringto

10. Bhopal was founded by King Bhoja. Which dynasty did he belong to

11. Who performed the role of Lord Rama-™s charioteer during the battle against Ravana

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

13. Name the mother of Ravana

14. Born in Faridpur which is present day Bangladesh in 1934 - he went on to become a legend in Indian literature. Recently - passed away - his first novel is called Atmo Prakash (Self-Revealation). Name the author

15. Dantidurga. Krishna I - Dhruva - Govinda III. Amoghavarsha - Krishna III. The Kailasha Temple at Ellora. Mankhed near Sholapur was their capital. Name the lineage.

16. 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

17. 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

18. What name connects an Aamir Khan movie to a Mughal Emperor

19. He took the title of Vatapikonda when he defeated Pulakeshin II and captured Vatapi. Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchi during his reign. Name the king

20. Who founded the Rock Street Journal in Allahabad

21. The Srivilliputhur area in Tamil Nadu is well-known for which species of squirrel

22. 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

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

24. 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

25. 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