Mixed General Knowledge: Tamil Cinema, Indian Civics & History

'Jothi eppadi jothiyai erikum' is a Tamil song from the film 'Sangamam' (1999). The film was a musical drama featuring classical dance and music.

Financial Emergency under the Indian Constitution is dealt with under Article 360. It can be proclaimed if the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the financial stability or credit of India is threatened.

'Mandai oodugal mandiya naatai mannan aaluvadho' is from the Tamil film 'Aayirathil Oruvan' (2010). This historical fantasy film featured memorable dialogues and songs.

The Indian Constitution recognizes 22 scheduled languages (8th Schedule). Originally there were 14 languages, and more were added through amendments. The current total is 22.

The 71st Constitutional Amendment (1992) added Manipuri, Nepali, and Konkani to the 8th Schedule of the Constitution, increasing the number of recognized languages from 18 to 22.

The lyric 'Kangal ellam enai parpadhu pol oru kalakamum thondrudhadi..Idhu sorgama naragama' is from the Tamil film 'Kadhalan' starring Prabhu Deva. This song is about the transformative power of love and how it can create both heaven and hell-like experiences. The other options are unrelated Tamil films that don't contain this specific lyric.

The lyric 'Nee enna urugum panimalai nandhane erimalai erimalai' is from the Tamil film 'Attakasam'. This poetic lyric compares contrasting elements - a fragrant mountain and a burning dune - to describe emotions. The other films listed (Amarkalam, Gemini, Citizen) don't contain this specific song lyric.

The lyric 'Adada brahman buthisali avanai vida nan adhirshtasali...' is from the Tamil film 'Poovellam kettupar'. This playful lyric compares fortunes and luck. The other options are different Tamil films with similar-sounding titles but don't contain this specific lyric.

The lyric 'Paal nilaavai pola vandha paavai allava...' is from the Tamil film 'Then nilavu'. This romantic lyric compares a woman's arrival to the gentle moon. The other options are unrelated Tamil films that don't contain this specific lyric.

The RMS Carpathia was the ship that rescued Titanic passengers after the sinking. Carpathia received Titanic's distress signal and raced through ice fields to save survivors. The other options are fictional or unrelated ships - 'Carpethia' is also a misspelling of the correct answer.

The lyric 'Yedho deivam sadhi seidadhu pedhai pola vidhi seidadhu....' is from the Tamil film 'Moonram pirai' (Sadma). This philosophical lyric questions fate and divine intervention. The other options are different films that don't contain this song.

Renowned artist M.F. Hussain accepted Qatar citizenship in addition to his Indian citizenship. This happened around 2010-2011 amid controversies surrounding his paintings. Qatar was the country he chose, not Saudi Arabia, Egypt, or Yemen.

The lyric 'En irubathaindu vayadhai oru nodikul eppadi adaithai...oh..' is from the Tamil film 'Shahjahan' starring Vijay. This romantic lyric describes the intensity of feeling at age 26. The other options are different Vijay films but don't contain this specific song.

The lyric 'Thoorathil nee vandale en manasil mazhai adikum...miga piditha paadal onrai udhadhalum munumunukum..' is from the Tamil film 'Kakha kakha' starring Surya. This romantic lyric describes the feeling of rain in the heart when someone arrives from afar. The other options are unrelated films.

Muzaffarabad (spelled Muzzefferabad in options) is the capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK). It's located in the Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The other options are Indian cities - Hyderabad and Adilabad in Telangana, and Sultanabad is an old name for a city in Iran.

Mother Teresa was born Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje (then Ottoman Empire, now North Macedonia) to an Albanian family. While she spent most of her life in India and became an Indian citizen, she was ethnically Albanian and Albania is her country of ethnic origin. Albania is located in the Balkans of Southeastern Europe.

This Tamil dialogue 'Thaamarai mele neerthuli pol thalaivanum thalaiviyum vaazhvadenna' means 'Like water drops on a lotus leaf, how can the leader and heroine live together?' This famous line is from the 1986 Tamil film 'Mouna Raagam' directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Mohan and Revathi.

Naseeruddin Shah starred in 'Khuda Kay Liye' (2007), Shabana Azmi appeared in 'Raat' and other Pakistani projects, Nandana Sen worked in Pakistani films. Irfan Khan (born as Irrfan Khan) primarily worked in Indian cinema and Hollywood, with no major Pakistani film releases to his name during his lifetime.