1.  Hazratbal Dargah, which houses the sacred hair of Prophet Mohammed, is situated in which city ?

2.  Before Hyderabad, which city was the the capital of Andhra Pradesh (erstwhile Andhra State) ?

3.  Who is the first woman Air Marshal of India Air Force (IAF) ?

4.  ’Kalaripayattu’ is the traditional martial art of which Indian state ?

5.  Zend Avesta is the holy book of which religion ?

6.  At which place in Kerala was the first tide (ocean wave) generated electricity project of India established ?

7.  Who designed the Param Vir Chakra medal, India’s highest military award ?

8.  In which city is the Central Rice Research Institute located ?

9.  Who administers the oath of office to the President of India ?

10.  In 1954, with which Chinese premier did Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru sign Panchsheel (five principles of peaceful co-existence) Pact ?

11.  From which country did India procure the aircraft carier Admiral Gorshkov, scheduled to join Indian Navy as INS Vikramaditaya in 2012 ?

12.  In 1958, which billiards player became the first Indian to win an individual world title in any sport ?

13.  Who authored the ‘Rajatarangini’, a historical chronicle of Kashmir ?

14.  Who founded the Brahmo Samaj, initially known as Brahmo Sabha, in 1828 ?

15.  What is the name of India’s longest river bridge, built over the river Ganga at Patna ?

16.  At which place Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Guru of Sikhs, created ‘Khalsa’ in 1699 ?

17.  ’Struggle for Existence’ book is the autobiography of which Indian woman leader ?

18.  Who directed ‘Raja Harishchandra’ (1913), the first totally indigenous Indian feature film ?

19.  Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?

20.  What is the boundary line demarcating India and China known as ?

21.  With which state is the Phulkari embroidery associated ?

22.  Who was the first Indian to win boy’s Wimbledon Singles title in 1954 ?

23.  Which National Film Award is given to the Best First Film of a Director ?

24.  Which capital city houses the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ?

25.  ’Tamasha’ is the popular folk theatre of which state ?