Indian Entertainment & General Knowledge Quiz

The question asks what Google equals, which is unclear - it could refer to the number 1 followed by 100 zeros (a googol). The notation '10 Raise to 100' means 10^100, which is a googol. Option B is 10^10 (10 billion), C is 10^1000 (a much larger number), and D is 100^100. However, this question is poorly phrased and the mathematical notation is ambiguous.

Rocky (1976) was Sylvester Stallone's breakthrough film - he wrote the screenplay and starred as the lead character Rocky Balboa. This role launched his career as an action star. John Travolta was famous for Saturday Night Fever, Sean Connery for James Bond, and Nicholas Cage emerged later in the 1980s.

Bhanu Athaiya (costume designer for 'Gandhi') won the Oscar for Best Costume Design in 1983, becoming the first Indian to receive a competitive Academy Award. While Satyajit Ray received an Honorary Oscar in 1992, Athaiya's competitive win came earlier. Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Jabbar Patel, though renowned Indian filmmakers, did not receive Oscars.

V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidadian-born British writer of Indian descent, wrote 'A House for Mr. Biswas' (1961), considered his masterpiece. The novel explores themes of identity, cultural displacement, and colonial legacy. Amartya Sen is an economist, Arundhati Roy wrote 'The God of Small Things', and Shobha De is known for her social novels.

The Lata Mangeshkar Award is indeed conferred by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in honor of the legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar. It was instituted in 1984 and is given annually to outstanding musicians. Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh have their own cultural awards but not this specific one.

The concept of zero as a number (shunya) was developed in ancient India, with Brahmagupta (7th century) formalizing its mathematical operations. The Babylonians had a placeholder symbol, but India developed zero as a complete number with arithmetic properties. Egypt, Greece, and Japan did not invent this fundamental mathematical concept.

Mac Mohan (also known as Macmohan) portrayed the character Samba, the iconic sidekick of Gabbar Singh, in the film 'Sholay' (1975). His memorable dialogue delivery and screen presence made Samba a legendary character. Birbal, Asit Sen, and Sudhir were character actors but did not play this role.

'Kites' (2010) is indeed a Hrithik Roshan film directed by Anurag Basu. It was a romantic thriller that also starred Barbara Mori and Kangana Ranaut. Saawariya starred Ranbir Kapoor, Deewar is an Amitabh Bachchan classic, and Murder featured Emraan Hashmi.

'Jodhaa Akbar' (2008) starring Hrithik Roshan as Akbar and Aishwarya Rai as Jodhaa Bai is indeed a Hrithik Roshan film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Fida (2004) also starred Hrithik, but 'Jodhaa' and 'Akbar' are incomplete titles. The full title is 'Jodhaa Akbar'.

Yashwantrao Chavan (spelled as 'Yeshawant Roa Chavan' in the question - a typo) was never Prime Minister of India. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and held several ministerial portfolios. Charan Singh, Morarji Desai, and Gulzari Lal Nanda all served as Prime Minister at various points, though Nanda was only interim PM twice.

'Dhoom 2' (2006) starring Hrithik Roshan as the antagonist Mr. A is indeed a Hrithik Roshan film. Vivaah starred Shahid Kapoor, Ishq featured Aamir Khan, and while 'Dhoom' (2004) existed, Hrithik joined the franchise only in 'Dhoom 2' and 'Dhoom 3'.

Krrish is a 2006 Bollywood science fiction film starring Hrithik Roshan, directed by Rakesh Roshan. It is one of Hrithik's most iconic roles and was a major commercial success.