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- 4. Leader of the Chittagong Armoury Raid of 1930.
- 12. Father of the Indian Space Program.
- 13. The author of the Ramayana is _____.
- 18. She was reborn as Shikhandi in the Mahabharata.
- 19. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
- 21. Name the fierce divine being that emerged from Vishnu's Narasimha avatar.
- 23. He is the half-brother of Ravana and the god of wealth.
- 24. The First Prime Minister of India.
- 25. Popularly known as Babuji, he was a former Defence Minister of India.
- 29. What did Rama give Hanuman as a token so that Sita would know he is a friend?
- 32. Name the hill goddess with a temple in Katra.
- 34. The Jataka tales are considered stories about the previous births of ____.
- 36. Name the author of the original Hindi story 'Two Oxen'.
- 37. Known as the Father of the Nation.
- 38. One of the first two people known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, his birth name was Namgyal Wangdi.
- 39. The Mughal courtier Mahesh Das is known popularly as ____.
- 43. Name the town built by Manik Prabhu.
- 45. Name the author of 'The Blue Umbrella'.
- 47. Name the author of the book 'Man-Eaters of Kumaon'.
- 48. Which city is home to the majestic Brihadeeshwara temple?
- 49. The folklore about how River Teesta got its name is from this state.
- 53. Founder of the Tata Group.
- 54. In what language was the Hitopadesha originally written?
- 55. Kanaklata Barua's age when she was martyred.
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- 1. Name the goddess of wisdom who rides on a swan and plays the Veena.
- 2. The first woman of Indian origin to go into space.
- 3. Who took over the Mughal throne after the death of Aurangazeb?
- 5. Name the writer of Kathsaritsagara.
- 6. The name of the Purana that talks about the life of Krishna.
- 7. He is considered the father of the white revolution in India.
- 8. Name the mathematician associated with the number 1729.
- 9. The title of which Sanskrit body of work means 'Ocean of the Streams of Stories'?
- 10. She was a missionary who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and her original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
- 11. He founded several organisations including Air India and Voltas.
- 14. The excavated Dholavira city is a part of this civilisation.
- 15. Shiva's name as the bearer of Ganga.
- 16. To whom does Ravana give a stone Shivalinga to hold?
- 17. The wife of Kashyapa who is the mother of all trees and herbs.
- 20. Which is the highest wartime military award in India?
- 22. The first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
- 26. She is the first woman meteorlogist of India.
- 27. Name the 11th President of India.
- 28. Complete the name: Godrej & ___.
- 30. A UNESCO World Heritage Site that was once the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire.
- 31. This temple is also known as the Black Pagoda.
- 33. In the 1920s, when Tata Iron and Steel Company was on the brink of bankruptcy, she gave all her jewels to bail out the company.
- 35. Among the Saptamatrikas, name the only goddess who is without a corresponding male god.
- 40. She was the first-ever musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.
- 41. Lohasura is the god of ______ for the people of the Agaria tribe.
- 42. How many women members were in the Constituent Assembly?
- 44. Name the sage who married River Kaveri.
- 46. The place where devotees shave their head in honour of the Goddess Nila Devi.
- 50. What army rank did Dhyan Chand hold?
- 51. The one who is the creator among the Trimurti.
- 52. How many states are there in India?