International Dialing Codes & Indian Current Affairs Quiz

Jaipur is called the Pink City because in 1876, Maharaja Ram Singh painted the entire city terracotta pink to welcome the Prince of Wales. This color was chosen because pink represents hospitality in Rajasthani culture. The city maintains this distinctive color scheme in its old quarter to this day.

In the 2G spectrum allocation scam (2008), SWAN Telecom (promoted by Shahid Usman Balwa and DB Realty) obtained a pan-India GSM license for Rs 1651 crore (approximately 1537 crore license fee plus 114 crore for one-time entry charge). This was one of the controversial allocations that led to the scam investigation. The other amounts listed (1661, 1671, 1681 crore) are incorrect.

Dayanidhi Maran, former Union Minister and DMK leader, was a partial owner of SUN TV through his family holdings (along with his brother Kalanithi Maran). The Maran family owned the M.K. Associates that had stake in SUN TV Network. Kanimozhi is Karunanidhi's daughter, A. Raja was Telecom Minister in 2G scam, and Karunanidhi was the DMK patriarch. Dayanidhi Maran had direct ownership connections to SUN TV.

Dayanidhi Maran served as the Minister of Communications and IT from May 2004 to May 2007 in the UPA government. A. Raja, who is often associated with the 2G scam, actually became Telecom Minister later (2007-2009), which can cause confusion. Kanimozhi is a politician and Karunanidhi was the DMK chief, not Telecom Ministers during this period.

Seema Vyas was the bureaucrat NOT involved in the 2G spectrum scam. P.J. Thomas (Telecom Secretary), Siddhartha Behura (former Telecom Secretary), and Pradip Baijal (former TRAI Chairman) were all implicated in the 2G scam cases. Seema Vyas appears to be the distractor option as she was not associated with this scandal.

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta was among the first journalists to write extensively about the 2G spectrum irregularities. Subramaniam Swamy is a politician (not journalist), Prashant Bhushan is a lawyer, and Anil Kumar is not known as a journalist covering this story. Guha Thakurta's investigative work brought early attention to the scam.

Murli Manohar Joshi was the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in 2011 when the committee was investigating the 2G spectrum scam. Pranab Mukherjee was Finance Minister, S.M. Krishna was External Affairs Minister, and P. Chidambaram was in the Home Ministry during that period. The PAC under Joshi played a key role in examining the 2G scam.

The International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) code for USA is 1. This code is used for all countries in the North American Numbering Plan Area including Canada and several Caribbean nations. When dialing internationally to USA, you prefix with +1 followed by the 10-digit US phone number.

The International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) code for India is 91. When dialing India from abroad, you dial +91 followed by the 10-digit Indian phone number (for mobile) or STD code + landline number. This is India's unique country code in the international telephone numbering plan.

The International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) code for Russia is 7. Russia inherited this country code from the Soviet Union after its dissolution. Kazakhstan also uses +7 as its country code. When dialing Russia internationally, you use +7 followed by the Russian phone number.

The International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) code for Netherlands is 31. When dialing Netherlands from abroad, you dial +31 followed by the local Dutch number (area code without the leading 0, then subscriber number). This is Netherlands' unique country code in the European numbering plan.

The International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) code for South Africa is 27. When dialing South Africa internationally, you prefix with +27 followed by the South African phone number. This is South Africa's designated country code in the international telephone numbering system.

The International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) code for Poland is 48. When dialing Poland from abroad, you dial +48 followed by the Polish phone number. Poland's neighbor Germany uses code 49. This is Poland's unique country code in the European telephone numbering plan.

Chile's international subscriber dialing (ISD) code is indeed 56. This code is used to direct telephone calls to Chile from other countries.

Vietnam's ISD code is 84, not 86, 82, or 81. This is the correct country code used when making international calls to Vietnam.

China's ISD code is 86, the correct option. China is the world's most populous country and its international dialing code is widely used.

Peru's ISD code is 51, not 52, 54, or 56. This South American country uses 51 as its international dialing prefix.

The Pamir Mountain range in Central Asia is traditionally known as the 'Roof of the World' due to its extremely high altitude and central location at the convergence of several major mountain ranges including the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush.

Aryabhatta and Varahamihir were prominent scientists and mathematicians of the Gupta Empire period, not the earlier Kushana dynasty. The Gupta age is widely celebrated as the golden age of classical Indian science and mathematics.