General Knowledge: Tamil Cinema, Photography & Indian History

Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music for Paiyaa (2010) directed by N. Lingusamy. The soundtrack was highly successful and included popular songs like 'Thodu Thodu' and 'Adada Mazhada'.

Operation Leech was conducted in 1998 to eliminate Burmese rebel leaders who were receiving Indian support. The operation resulted in the assassination of several key figures and had significant diplomatic repercussions between India and Myanmar.

Thirutthani was Perarasu's next film after Pazhani (2008). Perarasu is known for naming his films after pilgrimage destinations, and Thirutthani follows this pattern as it's the name of a famous temple town near Chennai.

DOF (Depth of Field) refers to the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. It's a fundamental concept in photography and optics.

N. Lingusamy directed Paiyaa (2010) starring Karthi and Tamannaah. The film was a commercial success and established Lingusamy as a leading director in Tamil cinema.

CIT-J (Counterintelligence Team-J) was indeed a covert group formed by RAW to counter pro-Khalistan terrorist groups. It operated in the 1980s and 1990s to neutralize threats from Khalistan militants through intelligence gathering and covert operations.

Jayam Ravi acted as the protagonist in the 2009 Tamil film 'Peraanmai', playing a forest ranger who confronts illegal poachers and foreign mercenaries. The other Ravi actors listed (Radha Ravi, Bayam Ravi, Nizhalgal Ravi) are not associated with this film.

In photography, F-numbers work inversely: smaller F-numbers indicate larger apertures that admit more light. F/1.4 is the smallest value listed, meaning it has the largest aperture opening and allows the most light to reach the film or sensor. F/1.8 admits more light than F/8, but F/1.4 admits the most.

The song 'Madhurai veeranthane' was sung by Paravai Muniyamma, a renowned Tamil folk singer. The other options listed are Bollywood actresses (Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone) who are not associated with this Tamil folk song.

Sikkim (misspelled as Sikhim in the option) officially became the 22nd state of the Indian Union on May 16, 1975, following the 36th Amendment. April 26 was when the amendment was passed. Goa became a state later in 1987.

CMOS sensors generally allow for faster frame rates because the conversion of charge to voltage happens at each pixel, whereas CCD sensors transfer charge across the chip to a single output node, creating a bottleneck.

Virutchigakanth (often written as Bharath) acted in the Tamil film 'Kadhal' (2004). The other options are major Tamil actors but Rajnikanth, Vijayakanth, and Sreekanth were not the lead actors in this particular film.

The 'Airlift of Evil' refers to the Kunduz airlift in November 2001, when Pakistan airlifted personnel associated with the Taliban and Al-Qaeda from Kunduz, Afghanistan, to Pakistan. This controversial operation was allegedly done with US knowledge as part of negotiations.

TV mode on cameras stands for Time Value mode (also called Shutter Priority), where the photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera automatically adjusts the aperture. Both 'Time Value' and 'Shutter priority' correctly describe TV mode. Aperture value is Av mode, and Tilt Value is not a standard camera mode.

Faster shutter speed actually means LESS light reaches the camera sensor, not more. Shutter speed controls the duration of light exposure - faster speed (like 1/1000s) exposes the sensor for less time than slower speed (like 1/60s).

Aayirathil Oruvan (One in a Thousand) is a 2010 Tamil fantasy adventure film starring Karthi, Reema Sen, and Andrea Jeremiah in lead roles. The film was directed by Selvaraghavan.

Anbe Vaa (Come, Love) is a 1966 Tamil film starring M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Saroja Devi. The other options listed are fabricated titles playing on the 'Vaa' (Come) suffix pattern but are not actual MGR films.

Sachin is a 1995 Malayalam film starring Dr. Vijayakumar (known as Dr. Vijay). The title is a reference to the legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The other options are cricketers' names but not film titles.

PASM represents the four main shooting modes on cameras: Program mode (auto-adjusts settings), Shutter Priority (user controls shutter), Aperture Priority (user controls aperture), and Manual (full user control). This is standard terminology in photography.

Puli Urumuthu (Tiger Roars) is a song from the 2009 Tamil film Vettaikaran starring Vijay. The phrase plays on the title 'Vettaikaran' (Hunter). The other options are fabricated following the animal-verb pattern.