general knowledge Online Quiz - 2668

GNLF stands for Gorkha National Liberation Front, a political party in West Bengal led by Subhash Ghisingh that campaigned for a separate Gorkhaland state. Option B is fabricated.

Fa-Hien (Faxian) was a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who traveled to India during Chandragupta II's reign (c. 399-412 CE). He documented Buddhist sites and practices. Option B refers to Columbus and Option C reverses the direction.

Mahe, part of the Puducherry union territory, is one of India's smallest districts by area. Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are union territories (not districts), while Kachchh in Gujarat is actually one of the largest districts in India.

According to Census 2001, India had 638,387 villages, of which 44,656 were uninhabited. This represents approximately 7% of the total villages. Uninhabited villages are those with zero permanent residents recorded during the census enumeration.

Yanam is a district in Puducherry (Union Territory) and is one of the smallest districts in India by population. It is an enclave located within Andhra Pradesh. Note that among the options, Delhi is a National Capital Territory (not a district), Sikkim is a state, and Medinipur was a district in West Bengal.

Yousaf Raza Gillani is the correct spelling of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. The name has been spelled variously in media, but the standard transliteration from Urdu is Yousaf Raza Gillani. Note the spelling differences: Yousaf (not Yousuf) and Gillani (not Gilleni or Gillani with 'e').

Central Bureau of Investigation is the correct spelling of India's premier investigative agency. The option with the typo 'Buraeu' is incorrect, as is 'Bureao' and 'Centjal'. The CBI operates under the Ministry of Personnel.

Subash Chandra Bose is the correct spelling of the prominent Indian freedom fighter. The name has been misspelled in options A (Chendra), B (Sudash), and C (Chendre). Option D has the correct spelling: Subash with 's', Chandra with 'nd', and Bose.

Option C is the correct spelling of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Option A misspells Herzegovina as Herzegovlna (missing the i), Option B misspells Bosnia as Bosnla (missing the i), and Option D misspells Herzegovina as Hersegovina (missing the z and i).

Option C matches the given expression (x+y)^2=x^2+xy2+y^2. The notation xy2 appears to represent the middle term 2xy in the binomial expansion. The standard form of (x+y)^2 is x^2 + 2xy + y^2, but this question uses compressed notation where xy2 serves as the middle term.

Option D is the correct spelling of Pierce Brendan Brosnan. Option A incorrectly spells Brendan as Bronsan, Option B misspells Brendan as Branden, and Option C misspells Pierce as Plerce.

Option C is the correct spelling of Manoj Night Shyamalan. Option A misspells Shyamalan as Shyamaian, Option B misspells Night as Nlght, and Option D misspells Manoj as Manej.

Option B is the correct spelling of Leonardo DiCaprio. Option A misspells DiCaprio as DiCaqrio, Option C misspells Leonardo as Leonarbo, and Option D misspells DiCaprio as DlCaprio.

Option C is the correct spelling of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Option A misspells the ending as Schwarzeneqger, Option B misspells it as Schwarzenegqer, and Option D misspels Arnold as Arnoid.

Option D is the correct spelling of Sylvester Stallone. Option A misspells Stallone as Stallune, Option B misspels Sylvester as Sylvezter, and Option C misspells Stallone as Stalione.

Option B correctly expands CTS to Cognizant Technology Solutions. Option A incorrectly says Services instead of Solutions, Option C incorrectly says Technical instead of Technology, and Option D incorrectly says Telecom instead of Technology.

Option D correctly expands HCL to Hindustan Computers Ltd. HCL is an IT company, so Computers is the correct expansion. Options A, B, and C incorrectly expand to Corporation, Continental, and Cement respectively, which are not the correct business lines.

Option C correctly spells Hewlett-Packard with the double t in Hewlett and double t in Packard. Option A incorrectly uses Hewelett, Option B incorrectly uses Hewlett with only one t, and Option D incorrectly uses Hawlett.

Option B correctly expands L&T to Larsen & Toubro, named after its founders. Option A incorrectly says Larry instead of Larsen, Option C incorrectly says Technologies, and Option D incorrectly says Turbo instead of Toubro.

Option D correctly expands HTC to High Tech Computer Corporation. HTC was originally a computer manufacturer. Options A, B, and C incorrectly suggest Traffic, Technology, and Touch respectively, which are not the correct expansion.