General Knowledge Quiz - Tech, Geography & Sports

Virat Kohli took a catch to dismiss Umar Amin during a cricket match. This tests knowledge of a specific fielding incident.

Google's autocomplete suggestions for single letters are based on popular search terms in your region. Airtel, being one of India's largest telecom providers with millions of users, is frequently searched and would appear as a top suggestion for 'A'. Other options like Axis Bank, Aajtak, and Air India are also popular but Airtel's consumer search volume is exceptionally high.

For 'O', Orkut was Google's own social network that was extremely popular in India during 2008-2012, making it a frequent search term. Options like Onlinesbi, ONGC, and Online Games are searched, but Orkut had exceptional brand recall and search volume during its peak years.

For 'U', UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) is one of the most-searched terms in India due to millions of civil services aspirants. It's a noun/acronym frequently searched for exam information, unlike Univercell (retail brand), uTorrent (less common in 2010s India), or Union Bank (less searched than UPSC exam-related queries).

Google was founded in Menlo Park, California in 1998 before moving to Mountain View. The other options (Kenlo Park, Penlo Park, Senlo Park) are nonsensical variations designed as distractors. Menlo Park is a real city in Silicon Valley.

Google was officially founded on September 4, 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The company was incorporated on this date, marking its official beginning. Options from 1988-1989 are too early, and September 5, 1999 is incorrect.

Sergey Brin and Larry Page (full names: Sergey M. Brin & Lawrence E. Page) are indeed the co-founders of Google. They met at Stanford University and developed the PageRank algorithm together, launching Google in 1998.

Google's headquarters (the Googleplex) is located in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. The company moved from Menlo Park to Mountain View in early 2000s. The other options (Lake View, Hill View, Valley View) are fictitious locations.

Yahoo was founded in January 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo while they were graduate students at Stanford University. Stanford is located in Santa Clara County, and Santa Clara is the closest city among the options provided. The distractors intentionally misspell 'Clara' to test attention to detail.

Yahoo was officially incorporated on March 1, 1995, though it was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. The question asks for the incorporation date, which is March 1, 1995. The distractors test attention to the exact year and date.

Yahoo was indeed founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo, who were graduate students at Stanford University in 1994. They created 'Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web' which later became Yahoo. The statement correctly identifies both co-founders.

Yahoo's headquarters is located in Sunnyvale, California, not to be confused with Santa Clara where it was founded. The distractors use similar-sounding made-up names to test attention to detail. Sunnyvale is in Silicon Valley, home to many major tech companies.

Yahoo had approximately 13,900 employees by Q4 2009, as reported in their financial statements. This number reflected the company's size during a challenging period when it was exploring strategic alternatives. The figure is accurate for the specified quarter.

Mount Everest is known by multiple names across different cultures and languages. Sagarmatha is the Nepali name, Chomolangma is the Tibetan name (meaning 'Goddess Mother of the Snows'), and it has been called the 'Head of the World' in various contexts. Therefore, all these names refer to Everest.

K2 is known as 'Chogo Gangri' in Tibetan, which translates to 'The Great Black Mountain' in some interpretations. The other options are incorrect - 'Five Treasures of the Great Snow' refers to Kangchenjunga, and 'South Peak' is Lhotse. Option D 'The Great Black' is likely a shortened version of the Tibetan name.