general knowledge Online Quiz - 3588

Jatin Das, the renowned painter and father of actress Nandita Das, was born in Mayurbhanj district (now in Odisha). The question asks for a "place" - Mayurbhanj is a district, but this appears to be the intended answer among the options. He spent significant time in Delhi and Mumbai, but his origins are in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.

Kalyan Chandra Jena is indeed cited as the first Oriya (Odia) person to serve as Chairman of the Railway Board. The Railway Board is the highest governing body of Indian Railways. This is a notable achievement in administrative service representation.

Raghunath Panigrahi was a famous classical singer (known for his devotional songs and Odissi music). Sanjukta Panigrahi was his wife - she was a renowned Odissi dancer, not a classical singer, but this appears to be the expected answer. They were a famous cultural couple from Odisha.

J.B. Patnaik served as Chief Minister of Odisha (then Orissa) and later became Governor of Assam. He was from the Indian National Congress party. Option C writes "Congrass" which is a misspelling of "Congress" but is clearly the intended answer. BJD (Biju Janata Dal), BJP, and CPM are not his party.

Sarthak Behuria was the first Oriya to become Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). He was an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A), which is widely considered the most prestigious IIM. This makes IIM-A the correct answer among the options.

Pragyan Ojha, the Oriya-Indian cricketer, began his career at Shahid Sporting Club (the option misspells it as "Sahid Sprting Club"). However, all options have severe spelling errors - "Sahid Sprting Club" should be "Shahid Sporting Club". Option C appears to be the intended answer despite the garbled spelling.

Subroto Bagchi is a famous Oriya entrepreneur and co-founder of MindTree, an IT company. He served as the Chief Operating Officer (the option misspells "offcicer"). He is also known for his books on management and entrepreneurship. The other options are not real people associated with MindTree.

Sonal Mansingh is a renowned Indian classical dancer, and Lalit Mansingh was her husband. He was a distinguished Indian diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United States. The other options are incorrect: MF Husain was a famous painter, IK Gujral was a Prime Minister, and Lenin is not a real person in this context.

Lalit Mansingh, the former Indian High Commissioner to the UK and Ambassador to the US, was indeed the son of Mayadhar Mansingh, who was a renowned Odia poet and writer. The question has a typo but the claimed answer is correct.

Sirius Black is the correct answer - he was the first prisoner to successfully escape from Azkaban prison. He was falsely convicted of betraying the Potters and killing Peter Pettigrew. The question has a typo (Azkabam vs Azkaban) but the answer is correct.

Remus Lupin is the werewolf in the Harry Potter series. He was a werewolf since childhood and became a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. The Marauders (including Sirius Black, James Potter) became Animagi to help him during transformations.

Hermione used a Time-Turner to attend multiple classes simultaneously and later to go back in time and save Buckbeak and Sirius Black. The device was a magical hourglass necklace. The question has a typo (Hermoine vs Hermione) but the answer is correct.

Buckbeak is the hippogriff whose life was saved by Hermione and Harry. They used the Time-Turner to go back and rescue him from execution. The other options are different creatures: Fluffy (three-headed dog), Norbert (dragon), Aragog (spider).

Peter Pettigrew was the Secret Keeper for the Potter family and betrayed them to Voldemort. He faked his death and framed Sirius Black. The question has a typo (Voldermort vs Voldemort) but the answer is correct.

The Patronus Charm is the correct defense against Dementors. It produces a silver animal guardian that repels Dementors and protects the caster. The other options are different spells: Hover Charm (levitation), Fidelus Charm (hiding secrets), Crucio (torture curse).

Sirius Black is Harry Potter's godfather. He was James Potter's best friend and was wrongfully imprisoned for betraying the Potters. After escaping Azkaban, he becomes a father figure to Harry.