General Knowledge 2007

Maria Sharapova won the 2008 Australian Open women's singles title by defeating Ana Ivanovic. The other options are either not tennis players or did not win that specific final.

Afghanistan officially became the eighth member of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) in February 2008. The other listed countries are not members of SAFTA.

The China Railway High-speed (CRH) trains, often referred to as Hexie (Harmony), are the high-speed trains capable of reaching speeds of 350 km/h. The other options are incorrect names.

Danilo Turk served as the President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. The other individuals listed were leaders of different countries during that era.

Zhang Zilin was crowned Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China. She was the first contestant from China to win the title.

Steve Fossett was a famous American aviator and adventurer who disappeared in 2007. He was declared legally dead in February 2008 after extensive searches failed to find him.

Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assassinated on December 27, 2007, while leaving a rally in Rawalpindi.

Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816. He created it to examine patients without placing his ear directly on their chest. Other options are not associated with stethoscope invention.

Hypertensive crisis or severe hypertension is generally classified as blood pressure readings of 180/120 mmHg or higher. 210/120 is well within the range of a severe hypertensive emergency.

Argentina experienced a severe economic crisis in the early 2000s characterized by default on foreign debt and high inflation, which remained a major news topic for years.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Energy Globe Awards in Brussels for his environmental work.

Wen Jiabao served as the Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013. The option contains a minor typo (Jiabo vs Jiabao).

Suva is the capital city of Fiji. Fiji is a well-known tourist destination in the South Pacific.

Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London in 2008, defeating the incumbent Ken Livingstone.

According to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), China reached 538 million internet users by the end of June 2012.

Dmitry Medvedev served as the President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, succeeding Vladimir Putin.

Virender Sehwag became the first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in a Test match when he scored 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004.

The film 'No Country for Old Men', directed by the Coen brothers, won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 80th Oscars in 2008.

Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926. Her time was 14 hours and 39 minutes, which beat the existing men's record.

Sonia Gandhi took over as the President of the Indian National Congress on March 14, 1998.

Rabat is the capital city of Morocco. The other cities listed are capitals of Norway, Oman, and Poland respectively.

The 2000 US Census recorded the population of California as approximately 33.8 million. 33,145,121 is the closest figure provided in the options.