Mixed General Knowledge Quiz

Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed the music for Raj Kapoor's Bobby (1973), which included memorable songs like "Main Shayer To Nahin" and "Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate."

Saaransh (1984) marked Anupam Kher's debut and earned him the Filmfare Best Actor Award, a remarkable achievement for a newcomer playing an elderly character.

Bimal Roy directed Do Bigha Zameen, Devdas, and Madhumati. Pyaasa was directed by Guru Dutt, making it the correct answer to the question.

Dirty or dark-colored snow absorbs more sunlight due to lower albedo (reflectivity), causing it to melt faster than clean snow which reflects more light.

Glass is highly stable and does not decompose; it can remain in the environment for thousands of years without breaking down, unlike organic materials.

Cooties is a fictional childhood condition used in playground games, not a real medical term. Body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis) are actual parasitic insects.

March 14 is recognized as "Save a Spider Day" in various wildlife calendars. March 15 is the Ides of March, historically associated with Julius Caesar's assassination.

Humans continuously shed dead skin cells, and estimates suggest the average person sheds about 30-40 pounds of skin over their lifetime, not 80 pounds.

In physics and computing, a jiffy is defined as 1/60th or 1/50th of a second (depending on context), not 1/100th. It's a brief but measurable time interval.

Thomas Jefferson invented several practical devices including a swivel chair and a cipher wheel, but swim fins were invented by Benjamin Franklin in the 1710s.

Apple seeds contain plant compounds called amygdalin, which release hydrogen cyanide when metabolized by digestive enzymes. While it takes a large quantity of crushed seeds to cause harm, the statement that they contain poison is true.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is indeed the humorous and widely recognized technical term for the fear of long words. The prefix hippopotomo relates to large size, making the word itself a playful example.

A group of frogs is actually called an army, whereas a group of toads is called a knot. Animal collective nouns often contain fascinating and unexpected terms.

The statement is false because hummingbirds, not mockingbirds, are the birds known for their ability to fly backward. Hummingbirds can fly in all directions including backward due to their unique wing structure that allows them to hover and maneuver precisely.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ruled Japan continuously from 1955 to 2009. In the historic 2009 election, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) defeated the LDP, ending their 53-year rule, and Yukio Hatoyama became the new Prime Minister.

Twitter originally had a 140-character limit from its launch in 2006 until 2017, when it was doubled to 280 characters for most languages. This 140-character limit was designed to fit within SMS constraints of the time.