GK Test

Gitanjali Gems, an Indian jewelry company, acquired the U.S.-based Samuels Jewellers. This was part of Gitanjali's international expansion strategy to enter the retail jewelry market in the United States.

Nirog is an ayurvedic toothpowder brand owned by Emami, a leading Indian FMCG company. Dabur and MDH are also Indian consumer goods companies but do not own this brand. Multan Pharmacy is a different company.

Marico, an Indian multinational consumer goods company, acquired Hair Code, an Egyptian hair care brand, as part of its international expansion. Saralee (now Sara Lee), HLL (Hindustan Lever), and Emami are not the owners.

Hero launched SURE, a certified pre-owned motorcycle brand, similar to how True Value (by Maruti Suzuki) operates for pre-owned cars. Yamaha, Kinetic, and Bajaj did not have an equivalent brand called SURE.

Colours of the Rainbow is a book authored by Ranjita Biswas, an Indian author and journalist. Vikram Seth is famous for works like A Suitable Boy, Khushwant Singh was a renowned novelist and journalist, and B.R. Mullick is not a well-known author.

Indira Gandhi served as Prime Minister for a cumulative total of about 15 years across multiple terms (1966-1977 and 1980-1984), making her the longest-serving. I.K. Gujral, V.P. Singh, and Morarji Desai had much shorter tenures (less than 3 years each).

Poppins, Melody, and Hide & Seek are all chocolate/confectionery brands. Tiger is a biscuit brand (by Britannia), making it the odd one out as it's not in the same category as the chocolate brands.

SINOPEC (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned petrochemical company, one of the largest in the world. It is based in China, not Brazil, Germany, or Singapore.

Infosys became the first Indian company to join the Nasdaq-100 Index in December 2000. Wipro and Satyam were listed on Nasdaq but joined the Nasdaq-100 later. Geometric Software was not the first.

Easy Bills Ltd. is not a Hero Group company. Sunbeam Auto Ltd., Land Base, and Rockman Cycles are all part of the Hero Group ecosystem. The question asks to identify the company that is NOT part of Hero Group.

Boots Healthcare was the original owner of Strepsils (throat lozenges), Clearasil (skincare), and Sweetex (sweetener) brands before they were acquired by Reckitt Benckiser. This is a factual question about historical brand ownership in the healthcare and consumer goods sector.

May 11th is observed as National Technology Day in India to commemorate the Pokhran nuclear tests conducted in 1998. Labour Day is May 1st, AIDS Day is December 1st, and Women's Day is March 8th.

Pampers is owned by Procter & Gamble (P&G), one of the world's largest consumer goods companies. Johnson & Johnson produces baby products but not Pampers, HLL (Hindustan Lever) is now Hindustan Unilever, and Centex is not related to diapers.

Zapak.com was promoted by Reliance Entertainment (part of Reliance ADA Group). Zee TV is a media network, ETV is a regional television network, making Reliance Entertainment the correct answer.

Air Deccan was India's first low-cost carrier and maintained leadership in the early 2000s aviation segment. However, this data is dated as Air Deccan was acquired by Kingfisher Airlines in 2007-2008, and SpiceJet and IndiGo later became major players.

The Barak anti-missile system was acquired by India from Israel. It's a joint Indo-Israeli missile defense system used by the Indian Navy. Israel is a major defense partner of India.

Makdee is NOT a Ram Gopal Varma film - it was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Company, Sarkar, and James are all Ram Gopal Varma productions, making 'Makdee' the correct answer to 'which is NOT'.

William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd, which is also Manoj Bajpayee's birthday. Hrithik Roshan's birthday is January 10th, and the other options don't share this date.

TESCO is the largest retail giant in the UK, operating thousands of stores across Britain and internationally. Wal-Mart is American, and Infiniti and Spinach are not major UK retail chains.

Christmas falls on December 25th, which places Jesus Christ's zodiac sign as Capricorn (December 22 - January 19). This is based on the traditional Christmas date, though historical debate exists about the actual birth date.

Medikar is not an ITC brand. ITC's major brands include cigarettes (Gold Flake, Wills), personal care (Fiama, Vivel), foods (Aashirvaad, Sunfeast, Bingo), and agarbattis (Mangaldeep). Medikar appears to be a pharmaceutical brand not under ITC.

Galaxy glow-in-the-dark paint is from Berger Paints. Berger Paints has offered specialty paints including luminous/glow-in-the-dark varieties under different product lines. Jenson Nicholson was acquired by Berger, and Indian Chemical Industries is a different entity.

LG was a significant player in the Indian CDMA market, particularly through partnerships with operators like Reliance and Tata Teleservices during the early 2000s. Nokia and Samsung were also major competitors in this space.

Guru Nanak Dev University was established in 1969 in Amritsar, Punjab to commemorate the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.

Marion Jones is a former American track and field athlete who won multiple Olympic medals (though later stripped due to doping admission). She is associated with athletics/sprinting.