General Knowledge Quiz

Deva composed the music for 'Panchathanthiram' (2002) directed by K.S. Ravikumar. A.R. Rahman, Harris Jeyaraj, and Yuvan Shankar Raja are all major Tamil music directors but were not associated with this comedy film.

A.R. Rahman composed the music for 'Udhaya' (2004) starring Vijay. Harris Jeyaraj, Bharadwaj, and Yuvan Shankar Raja are prominent Tamil music directors but were not the composers for this particular film.

Harris Jeyaraj composed the music for Shankar's 'Anniyan' (2005) starring Vikram. A.R. Rahman typically composed for Shankar's earlier films, while Yuvan and Ilayaraja were not associated with this project.

Sundar C. Babu composed the music for 'Nadodigal' (2009) directed by Samuthirakani. Yuvan, Vidyasagar, and James Vasanthan are established music directors but were not associated with this film.

Agartala is the capital of Tripura, a northeastern state of India. Imphal is the capital of Manipur, Dispur is the capital of Assam, and Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha.

Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand, a northern state of India. Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram, Allahabad is a major city in Uttar Pradesh (now Prayagraj), and Udaipur is a city in Rajasthan.

Silvassa is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, a union territory in western India. Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ahmedabad is the largest city in Gujarat, and 'Navaratti' appears to be a misspelling (likely meant Navratri or Navsari).

Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep, a union territory of India consisting of islands. Silvassa is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman is the capital of Daman and Diu, and Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim, a northeastern state of India. Dispur is the capital of Assam, Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram, and Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.

Kohima is the capital of Nagaland, a northeastern state of India. Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, Ahmedabad is the largest city in Gujarat, and Silvassa is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Aizawl is the correct capital of Mizoram, one of the northeastern states of India. Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh, Dehradun (misspelled as Dehra dun) is the capital of Uttarakhand, and Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand.

Ranchi is the correct capital of Jharkhand, which became a separate state in 2000. Allahabad (now Prayagraj) is in Uttar Pradesh, Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, and Dispur is the capital of Assam.

Raipur is the correct capital of Chhattisgarh (note: the question has a typo spelling it as 'Chattisgarh'). Nasik is in Maharashtra, Agartala is the capital of Tripura, and Manipal is a city in Karnataka (not a state capital).

Shillong is the correct capital of Meghalaya. This is a duplicate question of 32490 with identical content and options.

The Quran contains 114 surahs, traditionally classified by location of revelation. Surahs revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah are called Makki, and the standard count is 86. The remaining 28 are Madani, revealed in Medina.

Madani surahs are those revealed after the Prophet's migration to Medina. There are 28 Madani surahs, typically longer with more social and legal guidance, compared to the shorter, faith-focused Makki surahs.

Surah Al-Fatiha (The Opening) is called Umm al-Kitab (Mother of the Book/Quran) because it encapsulates the essence of the entire Quran - praise of Allah, mercy, and guidance. It is recited in every prayer rakat.

The gnat is mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:26) as an example of Allah's creation: 'Allah does not disdain to give a parable of a gnat or anything above it.' While the bee is also mentioned (Surah An-Nahl), the gnat is considered the smallest.

The elephant is mentioned in Surah Al-Fil (105:1-5), describing how Allah destroyed Abraha's army of elephants that marched to destroy the Kaaba in Mecca. This event marks the Year of the Elephant, the year Prophet Muhammad was born.