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Well-known phenomenon of "garlic breath" is alleged to be alleviated by eating which herb?

  1. lettuce

  2. parsley

  3. sage

  4. basil


Correct Option: B

Which spice is an essential ingredient for sambar and rasam?

  1. sugar

  2. fenugreek

  3. tamarind

  4. garlic


Correct Option: C

Which is the oldest extant Indic text?

  1. Rig-Veda

  2. Yajur-Veda

  3. Sama-Veda

  4. Atharva-Veda


Correct Option: A

According to the epic Mahabharata, who presented Arjuna with 'Gandiva', an incredibly powerful bow?

  1. Agni.

  2. Surya.

  3. Vayu.

  4. Varuna.


Correct Option: D

Which popular dance is believed to have been passed by Krishna to his gopikas and is performed on nine consecutive nights?

  1. Dandiya.

  2. Garba.

  3. Bhangra.

  4. Kaikotikali.


Correct Option: B
  1. An elephant.

  2. A horse.

  3. A Bull.

  4. A Peacock.


Correct Option: B

Who is the author of the book 'Shame'?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Rohinton Mistry

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. V.S Naipaul


Correct Option: C

Who is the author of 'Show Business'?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Shashi Tharoor

  3. Rohinton Mistry

  4. Javed Akhtar


Correct Option: B

Whos is the author of 'The Namesake'

  1. Amitav Ghosh

  2. Jhumpa Lahiri

  3. Upamanyu Chatterjee

  4. Suketu Mehta


Correct Option: B