general knowledge Online Quiz - 5222

Ajay Devgn's birth name is Vishal Veeru Devgn (note: he now spells it as 'Devgn' not 'Devgan'). He changed his name when entering Bollywood to avoid confusion with existing actors. Govinda's real name is Govind Arun Ahuja, Anil Kapoor's name is Anil Kapoor, and Jackie Shroff's name is Jai Kishan Kakubhai Shroff.

This is a duplicate question of 27135. Identity theft is the correct term for fraud involving impersonation to steal money or benefits. The definition matches identity theft exactly - using someone else's personal information and identity to commit fraud.

M.S. Shinde won the Filmfare Award for Best Editing for Sholay in 1976. Despite receiving 9 nominations, Sholay only won this one award. Shinde's editing work on the film, particularly the famous action sequences and the climax scene, was considered exceptional. Best Cinematography went to 'Mausam', Best Sound to 'Hera Pheri', and Best Costume to 'Fakira' that year.

Dharmendra won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for 'Anupama' (1967). Despite being a legendary actor with over 300 films, he received only this one Filmfare award in the competitive categories, though he later received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Decollete (French origin) means a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress or garment, exposing the neck and shoulders. It's commonly used in fashion terminology. The other options are incorrect: 'final outcome' is unrelated, 'trifle with' means to treat lightly, and 'spotted' means marked with dots.

Dally means to waste time through aimless wandering or indecision, or to treat something playfully without serious intent. Trifle with captures this sense of casual, often frivolous treatment. The other options (condemn, move suddenly, bold) are unrelated to the word's meaning.

Dawdle means to waste time or move slowly and lingeringly, often due to indecision or laziness. Loiter precisely matches this definition of lingering or idling in one place. Behead and weaken are completely unrelated meanings.

Decrepitude refers to a worn, ruined, or impaired condition, especially resulting from age or long use/illness. Option B accurately captures this meaning of physical or mental deterioration. Disfigure, mar, and embezzle are unrelated to the concept of decline from age or infirmity.

Deference means showing respect, honor, or courteous regard for someone else's wishes, opinions, or authority. Option D precisely captures this meaning of respectful submission. The other options (reliable, skillful, obsolete) do not relate to the concept of showing respect.

Deign means to condescend or do something that one considers beneath one's dignity, often in a way that shows awareness of lowering oneself. Condescend captures this sense of reluctantly or graciously doing something considered inferior. The other options (harmful, consider, geographic formation) are unrelated.

Mario Puzo was indeed Italian American, born in New York City to Italian immigrant parents. He is best known for writing The Godfather, which explores Italian American culture. The other options (British American, Italian British, Italian) are incorrect - he was American, not British or Italian citizen.

Dan Brown is American, born in New Hampshire. He is the author of bestselling thrillers including The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. The other options (British, Norwegian, Canadian) are incorrect nationalities for this well-known American author.

Erich Segal was indeed American, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937. He was best known for his novel Love Story and was a professor of classics at Harvard University. The other options are incorrect - he was not French, British, or German.

Salman Rushdie is correctly identified as British Indian. He was born in Mumbai (then Bombay), India in 1947 and later became a British citizen. The term 'British Indian' accurately captures his Indian origin and British nationality. He is not Turkish British, purely British, or Afghan.

Sidney Sheldon was indeed American, born in Chicago in 1917. He was a highly successful author known for bestselling novels like 'Master of the Game' and 'If Tomorrow Comes'. He was not Canadian, British, or Norwegian.

Frederick Forsyth is correctly identified as British. Born in Ashford, Kent, England in 1938, he is known for thriller novels like 'The Day of the Jackal' and 'The Odessa File'. He is not French, Italian, or American.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was indeed Colombian, born in Aracataca, Colombia in 1927. He was a Nobel Prize-winning author known for 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' and is the most famous representative of magical realism. He was not Canadian, American, or British.