Indian Geography and Technology Companies

Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand, serving as the administrative headquarters of the state since its formation in 2000.

Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep, serving as the administrative center of this union territory.

Port Blair is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, serving as the main entry point and administrative center of this union territory.

Raipur has been the capital of Chhattisgarh since the state's formation in 2000, when it was carved out of Madhya Pradesh. Bilashpur, Durg, and Dantewada are all cities in Chhattisgarh but none serve as the state capital.

Puducherry is a Union Territory, not a state, and Pondicherry city serves as its capital. Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe are all districts/enclaves within the Union Territory but none is the capital. Hence 'None of these' is correct.

Imphal is the capital and largest city of Manipur, one of the seven northeastern states of India. Bishnupur, Chandel, and Thoubal are all districts in Manipur but none serve as the state capital.

Aizawl is the capital and largest city of Mizoram, a northeastern state of India. Lunglei, Saiha, and Champhai are all districts or towns in Mizoram but none is the state capital.

Daman is the administrative capital of the Daman and Diu Union Territory. Diu is also part of the UT but serves as a second district, not the capital. Silvassa is the capital of neighboring Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Ranchi is the capital city of Jharkhand state, established when the state was carved out of Bihar in 2000. Hazaribag, Jamshedpur, and Dhanbad are major cities in Jharkhand but not the capital.

Gandhinagar is the planned capital city of Gujarat, established in 1960 after Gujarat's formation. Surat, Baroda (Vadodara), and Ahmedabad are major Gujarati cities but not the capital.

Kohima has been the capital of Nagaland since the state's creation in 1963. Dimapur, Wokha, and Peren are important districts or cities in Nagaland but serve no capital function.

Panaji (Panjim) is the capital of Goa, located on the banks of the Mandovi River. Porvorim hosts the legislative assembly, Margao is a commercial hub, but Panaji remains the official capital.

PeopleSoft was a company that provided human resource management systems. It was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2005 for approximately $10.3 billion after a famous hostile takeover battle.

IBM acquired Rational Software Corporation in 2003 for approximately $2.1 billion to strengthen its software development tools portfolio. Rational was known for its Unified Modeling Language (UML) tools.

HP (Hewlett-Packard) acquired Mercury Interactive in 2006 for approximately $4.5 billion to enter the software testing and IT management market. Mercury was known for its LoadRunner performance testing tool.

Itanagar has been the capital of Arunachal Pradesh since the state became a union territory in 1972 and a full state in 1987. Changlang, Tawang, and Siang are districts or tourist destinations but not the capital.

IBM acquired Think Dynamics in 2003 to strengthen its on-demand computing and data center management capabilities. Think Dynamics was a Canadian company specializing in software for automated server provisioning and workload management. This acquisition aligned with IBM's autonomic computing initiative.

Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, established in 1956 when the state was reorganized. Jabalpur and Indore are major cities in MP but not the capital. Ujjain is a historic pilgrimage center, not the administrative capital.

Lucknow has been the capital of Uttar Pradesh since the state was formed as the United Provinces in 1935 and continues as the capital after Uttar Pradesh was renamed in 1950. Kanpur is the largest city but not the capital. Allahabad (Prayagraj) is a judicial capital, and Meerut is a major commercial city.

Vinod Khosla was a co-founder of Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Scott McNealy, Bill Joy, and Andy Bechtolsheim. Vinod Dahm is incorrectly associated with this question. Sabeer Bhatia founded Hotmail. Sanjay Tejwrika is not a recognized tech co-founder.