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The art of navigation was developed in the river Sindh 6,000years ago. The very word navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word navgatih.

 
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The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body thatdoes not contain any blood vessels.

 
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Dholavira has the world’s oldest dam, dating back to theIndus Valley Civilization.

 
As per 2004 estimate India has approximately 12,900 moviescreens spread across various cinema theaters.

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The name of the state of Bihar owes its origin to theViharas built by Lord Buddha. Viharas in Sanskrit means abode.

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The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.

 
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Mansarovar , the holy lake of Hindus is situated at a heightof 15,000 feet above sea level on Mount Kailash.

 
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It is believed that the city of Chennai gets its name fromthe old name Chennapatnam / Chennapuri which literally translates to BeautifulCity.

 
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Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue inthe human body.

 
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1. Ramesh Sippy's classic film, Sholay, surprisingly won only one Filmfare award. Which category was it?

Ans: Best Editor

2. Which is the only film where Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand shared screen space?

Ans: Insaaniyat

3. In a one-of-its kind cinematic tribute, Dev Anand is shown selling tickets of which Hindi classic in black in Kala Bazaar?

Ans: Mother India

4. The title for which hit film was suggested by Kirron Kher?

Ans: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge

5. She was born Fatima Rashid and made her first filmi appearance in Talaash-e-Haq. Identify her.

Ans: Nargis Dutt

6. What is Mohammed Zahur Hashmi better known as?

Ans: Khayyam

7. Only three music directors have won the National Award for Best Music Direction. A R Rahman and Ilayaraaja are two. Who is the third?

Ans: Jaidev

8. Which film, directed by Ramesh Saigal, was based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment?

Ans: Phir Subah Hogi

9.What first, subsequently a regular feature in our films, can be attributed to Dhoop Chhaon (a remake of Nitin Bose's Bhagya Chakra)?

Ans: First Hindi film to have playback singing

10 Which was the first Indian film to be nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars?

Ans: Mother India

11 Amitabh Bachchan's real name, Amit Kumar Srivastava, has been his onscreen name in only one film. Name the film.

Ans: Benaam

12 Which Hindi classic was remade in Telugu as Malle Poovu?

Pyaasa

13 Which film's title was inspired by an inscription on the rear of a truck?

Singh is Kinng