Indian Achievements and General Knowledge Quiz

Hodophobia is the fear of road travel or traveling by road. The term derives from Greek 'hodo' meaning road or way. Heliophobia is fear of sunlight, Hypengyophobia is fear of responsibility, and Harpaxophobia is fear of being robbed.

Cyberphobia is the fear of working on computers or technology. The prefix 'cyber' relates to computers and digital systems. Cymophobia is fear of waves, Cryophobia is fear of cold or ice, and Cyclophobia is fear of bicycles.

Jørn Utzon, a Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House. His design was selected from 233 entries in a 1957 competition. Christopher Wren designed St Paul's Cathedral in London, not Sydney Opera House.

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali, making him the first Asian laureate in this category. C.V. Raman was the first Asian Indian Nobel laureate but in Physics (1930). Kawabata Yasunari and Oe Kenzaburo won later, in 1968 and 1994 respectively.

Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for 'The God of Small Things,' making her the first person of Indian origin to win this award. Salman Rushdie won the Booker in 1981 for 'Midnight's Children' but is of mixed Kashmiri and British heritage, and the question specifies 'of Indian origin' as a category.

Aravind Adiga wrote 'The White Tiger,' which won the Booker Prize in 2008. Chetan Bhagat is known for 'Five Point Someone' and other popular fiction. Paulo Coelho is Brazilian and wrote 'The Alchemist.' Kushwant Singh wrote 'Train to Pakistan.'

Bill Watterson created the comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbes,' which ran from 1985 to 1995. The strip features a precocious boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes. Watterson was known for his artistic excellence and refusal to license the characters.

Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian recipient of the Magsaysay Award in 1958 for his work in land reform through the Bhoodan movement. Jayaprakash Narayan and Baba Amte won later (1965 and 1979 respectively). Satyajit Ray never won this award.

MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) was formed in 1924 from the merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, and Louis B. Mayer Pictures. 'Cook Mayer Pictures' is fictional and doesn't exist - it's clearly the odd one out.

Elton John composed the music for 'Candle in the Wind'. Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics, not the music. Marilyn Monroe was the subject of the original song, not the composer. The song was later rewritten for Princess Diana.

Rajiv Gupta was indeed the General Manager of Hewlett-Packard (HP). He served as GM of HP's Organization and Management Development division. Vinod Dahm created the Pentium chip, Sabeer Bhatia founded Hotmail, and Madhur Jaffrey is a cookbook author.

Vinod Dahm (also spelled Dham) is credited as the creator/architect of the Pentium chip while working at Intel. He led the Pentium processor design team. Balamurali Ambati is a doctor, Sabeer Bhatia founded Hotmail, and Bhiku Parekh is a political theorist.

Sabeer Bhatia co-founded Hotmail with Jack Smith in 1996, which was later acquired by Microsoft. Hotmail was one of the first webmail services and pioneered the concept of free email accessible from anywhere. Rajiv Gupta, Gururaj Deshpande, and M.N. Shyamalan are not associated with Hotmail's founding.

This question claims 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians. While people of Indian origin are significantly represented in Microsoft's workforce (especially in technical roles), this specific percentage may not reflect current or historically accurate data. Demographics in tech companies vary over time and by location.