. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya founded the largest residential university in india. Name the university he founded.

Name the sport that was played in ancient times on chariots and was thus known as Rathera?

Ved Vyasa,the author of Mahabharata,was born on the day of full moon in the month of Ashadh according to the Hindu calendar.How is this day celebrated?

This is one of the four cities to host the Kumbh Mela.It gets its name from a popular incident in the Ramayan wherein Laxman cut the nose of Surpanakha after she proposed to Rama.Name the city?

According to Jain and Vedic texts,there were 16 of them in 6th century BC and mostly clustered around the north of the Vindhyas.The most powerful of them were Kosala,Magadha(Bimbisara,Ajatshatru, Mahapadmananda),Vatsa and Avanti(Chandrapradyota).What are we talking about?

The Guinness Book of Records recognized Manipur as the birth place of this sport that is locally known as'Sagol Kangjei'or'Kanjai-bazee'.Namethe sport?

This is a traditional tea from the Kashmir Valley prepared by boiling green tea leaves with saffron,almond,cardamom pods and cinnamon bark.What is this tea called?

Born as Narendra Nath Datta,he was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India.He contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech in which he addressed,"Sisters and brothers of America's at Chicago in 1893.Who are the talking about?

In the center of the bronze disc,on a raised circle,is the lion capital. Surrounding it are four depictions of Indra's Vajra.This decoration is suspended from a bar.Its name is on the back of the disc in Hindi and English,separated by lotus flowers.What are we talking about?

Kintoor village named after Kunti,the mother of the Pandavas,in Barabanki district is supposedly the location of a tree,only one of its kind in the world.Efforts to recreate it have failed till date.lts age has been calculated to be around 5000 years.What are we talking about?

Name the sari that takes its name from the town in Madhya Pradesh that was once the capital of the Holkar dynasty?

What is the hand gesture called that one performs when greeting somebody with Namaste or Namaskaar?

Which art form from Persia was first introduced in Rajasthan under the patronage of Maharaja Ram Singhji?

Anand Karaj'is the name given to the marriage ceremony by the members of which religious group?

Where in Gujarat do we find a pillar marking the arrival of the first Zoroastrians in India?

In Tamil Nadu,the weavers of which type of sarees claim to have descended from Markanda sage?

Which hand spun shawl,woven and embroidered in Nepal and Kashmir,is made with wool coming from changthangi,a special breed of goat, indigenous to the high altitudes of Himalayas?

This holy place on the banks of river Indravati is the only place in Hindu mythology where the holy trinity Brahma,Vishnu and Mahesh have taken birth.Identify this place that is also the setting of Bharat milaap where Bharat urged Ram to come back to Ayodhya.

According to Hindu mythology,the area around this place was known as Mahishuru and was ruled by a demon,Mahishasura.The demon was killed by the Goddess Chamundeshwari,whose temple is situated atop the Chamundi Hills.Name the city.

National Sports Day in India is celebrated annually on August 29 in

commemoration of which legendary sportsman's birthday?

Cyril Radcliffe demarcated bounday between India and Pakistan.McMahon between India and China.What line was decided upon between Lt.General P.S.Bhagat and Lt.General Abdul Hameed Khan?

Which institution takes its name from the yogic siddhi used by Sanjaya to remotely narrate the events in the Battle of Kurukshetra to Dhritarashtra?

Which national daily,whose first edition was launched from Jhansi,was founded by Puran Chandra Gupta,a revolutionary freedom fighter in 1942?

Famous as the site of a historical battle fought here in 1539,where Humayun was defeated,this place lends its name to the mangoes that come from here.Name the variety of mangoes.

Which UNESCO World Heritage site is the largest mangrove forest in the world?

Which river,originating in the Eastern Satpuras and running a length of 724kms,is named after the daughter of Lord Surya?

If you are visiting the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park,where would you be?

This River was often called the river of sorrow.lronically the name of the river literally means 'sacred water.It was also the site of one of the earliest multipurpose projects of independent India.Name the river.

In Treta Yuga,there is reference to Girikarnika.Rising from the Dheebar Lake in the Aravallis,the tributaries include Watrak,Sei and Harnav.Can you name the river?

Which endangered animal was declared India's'National AquaticAnimal'in 2009 on a proposal moved by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish KumaR （where it is found in large numbers)?

An important biosphere reserve,this hill station of Madhya Pradesh has Dhupgarh,the highest point of Central India.It's name refers to'the number of hilltop caves built by the Pandavas during their 13 years of exile'.Name of the hill station is-

Nashik,Nanded,Rajamudry and Antarvedi are some of the settlements on the banks of which river?

The origins of which Indian art form can be traced to the latter half of the 19th century when a drama called Shahzadi was popular in Uttar Pradesh&Punjab?

This form of folk theatre is said to have originated in Maharashtra in the 18th century.Its plays originated as entertainment for encamped armies and the word literally means'drama in several Indian languages.Name the form of theatre.

According to legend,which mythological character is credited with popularizing the lasya nritya which later came to be known as the garba dance?

Apart from Chitragupta Temple,in which other temple is the Khajuraho dance festival organized?

Which folk dance of Punjab,performed by women clapping in a circle, involves singing'bolis'?

Which unique tribal art form of Maharahtra also lends its name to one of the original seven islands which constitute Mumbai?

His real name was Maheshdas.He wrote under the pen name'Brahma Kavi'and a collection of his poems are preserved in Bharatpur Musuem Who?

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a series of letters to Indira Gandhi while in prison which were later published as'Glimpses of World History'.In which prison was he kept?

The Sanskrit equivalent of two words-fixed'and'words-give rise to the name of a genre in Hindustani classical music.Which one?

This king from Hindu Mythology was an expert Veena player and carried the sign of Veena on his flag.Who is this devout follower of Lord Shiva?

This form of folk theatre is mainly popular in Chattisgarh and in the neighbouring tribal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.It's most famous exponent is Teejan Bai.Identify this style of theatre in which enactments of tales of Mahabharata takes place.

It is a Sanskrit lyric poem of only 111 stanzas.It was first translated into English by Horace Hayman Wilson.It recounts how Yaksha in exile who convinces a passing cloud to take a message to his wife.ldentify the famous Indian literary work written by Kalidasa.

.Samudragupta,delighted in his title of Kaviraja(the king of poets),had himself potrayed on his coins playing which musical instrument?

Which current day city,whose ancient name literally meant 'house of the king,was the ancient capital city of the Magadha kings until the 5th century BC when Ajatashatru moved the capital to Pataliputra?

Who,along with Mahadevi Varma,Suryakant Tripathi'Nirala'and Jaishankar Prasad,was considered one of the four major pillars of the Chhayavaadi School of Hindi literature?

A South Indian metal handicraft with striking inlay artwork uses a blackened alloy of zinc and copper inlaid with thin sheets of pure silver gets its name from the town it hails from.Name the town.

Which artwork form only natural dyes are used and it is either hand- painted or block-printed on cotton textile and derives its name from the Persian word for pen and craftsmanship and has two distinctive schools- Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam styles?