Technology, Sports & Current Events Quiz

India signed the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement in 2009, which came into effect in 2010. This was a significant economic agreement that reduced tariffs on goods traded between India and the 10 ASEAN member countries, boosting trade relations with Southeast Asia.

Raj Rajaratnam, a Sri Lankan-born hedge fund billionaire and founder of Galleon Group, was arrested in October 2009 for insider trading. He had significant investments in Sri Lankan companies through his firm, and his arrest caused the Colombo Stock Exchange to plunge.

According to the Economic Survey 2008-09, India's share in world exports was approximately 1.1% in 2008. This reflected India's position as an emerging but still relatively small player in global merchandise trade at that time.

Thomas L. Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, wrote 'Hot, Flat, and Crowded' published in 2008. The book addresses climate change, energy policy, and environmental challenges in a globalized world.

The Copenhagen Climate Summit (COP15) was held in Copenhagen in December 2009 to negotiate a new climate agreement as the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period was ending in 2012. While it didn't produce a legally binding treaty, it was indeed the major international summit aimed at creating a successor to Kyoto. The Maldives, Kyoto itself, and New Delhi were not the host cities for this particular summit.

Shera, a Royal Bengal Tiger, was the official mascot of the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. The name 'Shera' is derived from 'Sher' which means tiger in Hindi. 'Lion' and 'Tiger' are generic animal names, not mascots, while 'Sheru' is a misspelling - the correct name is Shera.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first South American city to ever host the Olympic Games. The final vote was between Rio and Madrid, with Chicago and Tokyo eliminated in earlier rounds of voting. This was a historic moment for the Olympic movement.

The four Tennis Grand Slam tournaments follow a chronological order throughout the year: Australian Open (January), French Open/Roland Garros (May-June), Wimbledon (June-July), and US Open (August-September). This calendar has been consistent in modern tennis. Option B, C, and D either have wrong sequences or place tournaments at incorrect times of the year.

Microsoft Office for Windows was first released on August 1, 1989, bundling Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This makes the statement 'Microsoft Office made its debut in 1989' a fact. Options C and D claim 1986 or 1990, which are both incorrect years for Office's initial release (though individual components like Word and Excel existed earlier).

Google acquired YouTube in October 2006 for $1.65 billion in an all-stock transaction, not cash. The deal was entirely paid for using Google stock, making option C correct. Option A (fact) is wrong because it wasn't cash, option B (fiction) is wrong because the acquisition did happen, and option D is wrong because it wasn't a cash-and-stock combination - it was 100% stock.

By 2006-2008, Gmail had indeed surpassed Yahoo Mail in number of users in India. Gmail's growth in the Indian market was rapid due to its superior interface, increasing storage capacity, and better spam filtering. By the late 2000s, Gmail had become the dominant email service in India, making the statement a fact. Yahoo Mail was once popular but lost significant market share to Gmail.

Steve Ballmer did succeed Bill Gates as Microsoft CEO, but the transition occurred in January 2000, not 1998. Therefore, the statement is false as written, and option D correctly identifies the year as the error. Ballmer served as CEO until 2014.

This Tamil line is from the song 'Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal' from the 1999 film of the same name starring Murali and Devayani. The phrase 'Iniku setha nalaiku paalu' translates to 'milk today and tomorrow' and is a memorable line from this romantic musical number.

This Tamil dialogue is from the 2003 film 'Dhool' starring Vikram and Jyothika. The line 'Nenga vango; 7 1/2 (Ezharaiye) potu kamikaren' is a memorable quote from this action-masala film. The number 7 1/2 refers to a specific scene or context within the movie's narrative.

The description perfectly matches Shrek, the green ogre protagonist of DreamWorks' animated franchise. He lives in a swamp, appears scary but is kind-hearted, and his friends include Donkey and Puss in Boots. In 'Shrek 2', they together defeat Prince Charming and the Fairy Godmother.

Bill Gates did step down from Microsoft in 2008, but not to travel the world. He left to focus full-time on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and his philanthropic work. Therefore, option C correctly identifies the reason for his departure as the error in the statement.

This describes The Joker from Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' (2008). The quote about dynamite, gunpowder, and gasoline is from the bank heist scene. He transformed Harvey Dent into Two-Face, and was ultimately foiled by Commissioner Gordon and Batman. Heath Ledger played this iconic villain.

Google's ticker symbol is indeed GOOG, but it trades on NASDAQ, not the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow Jones is an index of 30 specific companies, and Google was never part of it. Option C correctly identifies that the ticker symbol is right but the exchange is wrong.