Mixed General Knowledge: Cricket, Harry Potter & Indian Politics

Tom Riddle Sr. (Voldemort's Muggle father) lived in the village of Little Hangleton. This is confirmed in Goblet of Fire and Half-Blood Prince, where the Riddle House is located. The Gaunt family (Voldemort's maternal line) lived nearby, but his father's residence was Little Hangleton.

Voldemort did not collect all four founders' objects. He failed to obtain Gryffindor's sword, which was the only authentic founder's item he never turned into a Horcrux.

Voldemort murdered Hepzibah Smith to steal both Slytherin's locket and Hufflepuff's golden cup. Hepzibah was a wealthy witch who had inherited these heirlooms from the Founders.

Regulus Black discovered Voldemort's horcrux secret when he was taken to the cave and sacrificed himself to steal the locket. Albus Dumbledore independently deduced Voldemort's use of horcruxes through extensive research and investigation.

The Lok Sabha has a sanctioned strength of 552 members, but the current strength is 545 including the Speaker and 2 nominated Anglo-Indian members. This number is based on the delimitation of constituencies following the 1971 census.

Barty Crouch Jr. helped Voldemort by managing his return at Hogwarts, Nagini was used in the ritual, Bertha Jorkins' information revealed the plan, and Peter Pettigrew conducted the ceremony that restored Voldemort's body. All four played essential roles in Goblet of Fire.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of Lok Sabha seats (80), followed by Maharashtra with 48 seats. Tamil Nadu has 39 seats and Andhra Pradesh (post-bifurcation) has 25 seats, making Maharashtra second highest.

In the graveyard scene at the end of Goblet of Fire, Peter Pettigrew killed Cedric Diggory on Voldemort's orders. This occurred immediately after they arrived in the graveyard via Portkey.

Article 84 of the Indian Constitution sets 25 years as the minimum age for Lok Sabha membership. This is higher than the 21 years required for Legislative Assemblies and aligns with voting age.

The prophecy orbs in the Department of Mysteries are enchanted so that only those mentioned in the prophecy can touch them safely. Anyone else who attempts to handle one will suffer madness, as happened to Sturgis Podmore.

Voldemort made seven horcruxes: the diary, Marvolo Gaunt's ring, Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup, Ravenclaw's diadem, Nagini the snake, and Harry Potter (unintentional). The Basilisk was not a horcrux, and Gryffindor's sword was used to destroy horcruxes.

The Lok Sabha is called the Lower House because it's directly elected by the people, while the Rajya Sabha is the Upper House. The term 'Lower' refers to its popular mandate, not importance.

Snape killed Dumbledore on Dumbledore's own orders as part of a complex plan to protect Draco Malfoy and gain Voldemort's trust. Neither Malfoy, Voldemort, nor Bellatrix ordered the killing - it was Dumbledore's request.

Ricky Ponting's cricket nickname is 'Punter'. This is a well-known fact in cricket circles. The question is somewhat vague as it doesn't specify whose nickname, but the answer is factually correct.

Ricky Ponting's full name is Ricky Thomas Ponting. 'Thomas' is his middle name. The other options (Shane, Steve) are other famous Australian cricketers' names, not his middle name.

This statement appears in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. While Voldemort has extensive dark magical knowledge, the statement contextually refers to Dumbledore's superior overall magical wisdom and experience across all branches of magic. However, if taken literally about dark magic specifically, Voldemort could be argued as more knowledgeable.

Ricky Ponting's best ODI bowling figures are indeed 1/12. His best Test bowling figures are 1/0. Option C correctly states both figures in the format requested (ODI first, then Test).

Ricky Ponting scored 29 centuries in ODI cricket and 39 centuries in Test cricket. Option C (29,39) correctly represents these figures in ODI then Test order as the question phrasing 'ODIand TESTS' suggests.