Books, Movies and General Knowledge

Mahatma Hansraj established the first D.A.V. (Dayanand Anglo-Vedic) school in 1886 at Lahore, which is now in Pakistan. He was inspired by Swami Dayanand Saraswati's teachings and became the first principal of the school, serving for 25 years without accepting salary. While Swami Dayanand inspired the movement, Hansraj actually founded the first school.

'Taazgi ke do hazar ehsaas' was the iconic Hindi advertising tagline for Liril soap, emphasizing freshness through its imagery of waterfalls and the feeling of 'two thousand moments of freshness.' Lux, Persona, and Medimix are different soap brands with different positioning.

This famous Hindi slogan translates to 'first use, then trust' and is the well-known tagline of Ghadi detergent powder. The marketing campaign emphasized product quality over mere promises. The other options (Rin, Fena, Nirma) use different branding slogans.

The tagline 'Sar utha ke jiyo' (Live with your head held high) belongs to HDFC Standard Life Insurance (now HDFC Life). This campaign emphasized living life with dignity and pride. The other options are major insurance companies but use different taglines - Bajaj Allianz uses 'Jiyo Befikar' (Live carefree), Reliance Life Insurance had different campaigns, and ICICI Prudential uses 'Zindagi ke saath chalta hai' (Goes with life).

The iconic jingle 'Thanda thanda cool cool' belongs to Himani Navratna Tail, an Ayurvedic cooling oil from Emami. This tagline emphasizes the product's cooling properties, especially for summer relief. Parachute is a coconut oil brand with different marketing, Champak is another oil brand, and Almond Oil describes a product category, not a specific brand.

Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000 for her debut short story collection 'Interpreter of Maladies.' The book explores themes of Indian-American identity and immigrant experiences. 'The Namesake' is her famous novel (adapted into a film), 'Midnight's Children' is by Salman Rushdie (Booker Prize winner), and 'What's Cooking Stella' appears to be a distractor.

'Pride and Prejudice' was written by Jane Austen and published in 1813. It's one of the most famous novels in English literature, exploring themes of love, class, and social expectations in Regency-era England. William Shakespeare wrote plays and sonnets in the Elizabethan era, Mark Twain wrote American classics like 'Huckleberry Finn,' and Oscar Wilde wrote 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'

Vetrimaran (also spelled Vetrimaaran) directed the Tamil film 'Aadukalam' (2011), which won six National Film Awards including Best Director. The film starred Dhanush and explored the backdrop of rooster fighting in Madurai. Seeman is a politician, Ezhil directed family films like 'Penn Manam,' and Vasanth was a different director.

'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (1884) was written by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), considered one of the Great American Novels. It's a sequel to 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and satirizes Southern attitudes, especially racism. William Wordsworth was a Romantic poet, Edward R. Shaw wrote geography textbooks, and Emily Burbank appears to be a distractor.

S. P. Rajkumar (S. P. R. Kumaran) directed the Tamil film 'Sura' (2010), which starred Vijay in the lead role. The film was set against a fishing community backdrop. Rasu Madhuravan directed 'Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam,' Bharathan was a different director, and Priyan directed 'Kadhalar Dhinam.'

V.S. Naipaul won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001. The other authors listed did not receive the Nobel Prize that year - Erich Segal is known for 'Love Story,' while Salman Rushdie is a different author who wrote 'Midnight's Children' and 'The Satanic Verses.'

Rabindranath Tagore wrote 'Letters from Java,' a compilation of his correspondence from his 1927 visit to Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies). Tagore was a Bengali polymath and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' in 1894, drawing on his experiences in British India. The collection of stories features Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, and Shere Khan. Kipling won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907.

Dan Brown wrote 'The Da Vinci Code' in 2003, which became highly controversial for its depiction of Christianity and secret societies. The novel follows symbologist Robert Langdon solving mysteries in Paris and London. 'The Satanic Verses' is by Salman Rushdie, 'Love Story' by Erich Segal, and 'The Anarchist Cookbook' is a different type of controversial book.

Shobhaa De wrote 'Superstar India: From Incredible to Unstoppable,' which offers her observations on contemporary Indian society and culture. De is an Indian novelist and columnist known for her bold commentary. V.S. Naipaul and Vikram Seth are different authors, while Dominique Lapierre collaborated with Larry Collins on historical works.

Vladimir Nabokov wrote 'Lolita' (1955), which became one of the most controversial novels of the 20th century for its theme of a middle-aged man's obsession with a young girl. 'Midnight's Children' is by Salman Rushdie, while 'Man, Beast and Virtue' is by Luigi Pirandello. 'Moon Walk' refers to Michael Jackson's autobiography.

Bill Gates wrote 'Business @ the Speed of Thought' (1999), which explains how businesses can use technology to gain competitive advantage. Gates co-founded Microsoft and was the world's richest person for many years. Jack Welch led GE, Michael Dell founded Dell Computers, and JRD Tata was an Indian industrialist.

C S Amudhan directed 'Thamizh Padam' (2010), which is a Tamil parody comedy film that spoofed classic Tamil cinema tropes. The film was notable for its meta-humor and satirical take on popular Tamil films of the 1980s and 90s.