Indian General Knowledge Quiz

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, an IIM-Ahmedabad graduate, founded Info Edge India Ltd which owns naukri.com, India's leading job portal. He started the company in 1997.

Arundhati Roy won for The God of Small Things (1997), Salman Rushdie for Midnight's Children (1981), and Anita Desai has been shortlisted multiple times. C.K. Prahlad was a management scholar, not a novelist. Amartya Sen is an economist who won the Nobel Prize, not Booker.

Nandalal Bose was the renowned Indian artist who was invited to create sketches and illustrations on the theme of National Integration for the original manuscript of the Constitution of India. He was a prominent artist of the Bengal School.

According to Forbes magazine rankings in 2008, M.S. Dhoni was indeed recognized as the wealthiest cricketer in the world at that time. His rising commercial value and brand endorsements made him the top-earning cricketer that year.

Emperor Akihito of Japan was indeed the first recipient of the Charles II Medal awarded by the Royal Society, with APJ Abdul Kalam being the second recipient to receive this honor.

Jawaharlal Nehru was described as "the most arresting figure on the world political stage" since the Churchill-Stalin-Roosevelt era in a tribute by Harper's Magazine, recognizing his global stature and influence in the post-WWII period.

The Union Cabinet met for the first time outside Delhi in Sariska, Rajasthan, making it a historic location for this governmental event. This was a significant departure from the tradition of holding cabinet meetings only in the capital.

Mahatma Gandhi was the first foreigner (and first non-British person) to be featured on a British stamp, honoring his legacy and impact. This was a significant recognition of his global influence.

P. Sainath is indeed the rural affairs editor of The Hindu (not "Hindu daily"), is a Magsaysay Award winner (2007), and is the grandson of former President V. V. Giri. However, he is NOT an alumnus of Visva-Bharati Institute, so option B is the correct answer for "what is not true."

Sabeer Bhatia co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and sold it to Microsoft for approximately $400 million in 1997, making this a landmark tech acquisition. The other options are different tech entrepreneurs.

Mark Spitz held the record of 7 gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, which stood until Phelps won 8 in 2008. Carl Lewis was a track and field athlete, not a swimmer.

Martin Scorsese is the correct answer as he directed all three mentioned films: Gangs of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), and The Aviator (2004). Scorsese is one of the most influential American directors known for his crime dramas and films about Italian-American identity. Steven Spielberg is famous for different types of films like Jurassic Park and Schindler's List, while James Cameron directed Titanic and Avatar.

The question asks which libraries are entitled by law to receive copies of all new publications. Under the Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954, every publisher must deliver one copy to the National Library, Kolkata, and one copy each to three other designated libraries. While Connemara Public Library is a deposit library, the question's phrasing about entitlement suggests multiple recipients. However, the 'all the above' option is technically inaccurate as the distribution mechanism is not universal.