General Knowledge Quiz: Space, Geography & More

Plymouth is the capital of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. Although much of Plymouth was destroyed by volcanic eruptions in the 1990s and the de facto capital moved to Brades, Plymouth remains the official capital. Azerbaijan, Lebanon, and Turks and Caicos Islands are all territories/countries with their own distinct capitals.

Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro, a country in southeastern Europe. Mali is in West Africa with capital Bamako, Hungary is in Central Europe with capital Budapest, and Guinea is in West Africa with capital Conakry.

Port Louis is the capital and largest city of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean. Mali's capital is Bamako, Venezuela's capital is Caracas, and Denmark's capital is Copenhagen.

Pago Pago is the capital of American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean. Spain's capital is Madrid, Gambia's capital is Banjul, and Belgium's capital is Brussels.

Palikir is the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia, a country in the western Pacific Ocean. The Marshall Islands' capital is Majuro, Saint Kitts and Nevis' capital is Basseterre, and Lebanon's capital is Beirut.

Panama City is the capital of Panama, a country in Central America. Equatorial Guinea's capital is Malabo, China's capital is Beijing, and Lebanon's capital is Beirut. The option 'City Panama' appears to be a garbled rendering of Panama City.

Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Maldives' capital is Male, Guinea's capital is Conakry, and Hungary's capital is Budapest.

Boxing is the correct answer because in amateur boxing, judges score each round but scores aren't publicly announced until the contest ends. Neither spectators nor participants know the cumulative score or who is leading until the final decision. Kabaddi, ice hockey, and fencing all have continuous visible scoring.

Niagara Falls is continuously eroding and moving backward due to the force of water. The falls retreat about 1 foot per year as the water wears away the rock beneath, making this North American landmark constantly shift its position.

The hour and minute hands cross 10 times between noon and midnight. They coincide at noon (12:00) and midnight (12:00), but between these times, they cross at approximately 1:05, 2:11, 3:16, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33, 7:38, 8:44, 9:49, and 10:55 - totaling 10 times.

A strawberry is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside. What appear to be seeds are actually the fruits (achenes), while the fleshy part we eat is the receptacle of the flower. This makes strawberries botanically unique among common fruits.

Kajol won the Filmfare Best Villain award in 1998 for 'Dushman' and has won multiple Filmfare awards. Her paternal grandmother Shobhna Samarth was Ashok Kumar's sister (making Kishore, Anoop and Ashok Kumar her grand-uncles), and her maternal grandmother was actress Rama Banerjee, a star of early Indian sound cinema.

Hing (asafoetida) is known as 'devil's dung' and 'stinking gum' due to its strong sulfurous odor. Its name comes from Persian 'anga' (resin) and Latin 'foetida' (smelling), which perfectly describes this pungent spice used in Indian cooking.

Display, created by John Knoll in 1987, was developed with his brother Thomas into ImagePro, which was later renamed Photoshop. The Knoll brothers demonstrated this in Silicon Valley, and Adobe licensed it in 1988, launching the iconic image editing software.

Sugarcane is a tall perennial grass with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks rich in sucrose. India is the world's second-largest producer after Brazil. Sugarcane cultivation requires tropical or subtropical climates and is associated with ailments like diabetes when consumed excessively.

Chandrayaan-1, launched in October 2008, was India's first lunar probe. Chandrayaan-2 launched in 2019 and Chandrayaan-3 in 2023.

ISRO stands for Indian Space Research Organisation. It is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, responsible for space exploration and satellite programs.

Chandrayaan-1 was launched on October 22, 2008. This was India's first unmanned lunar mission which successfully orbited the moon and discovered water molecules on the lunar surface.

PSLV-C11 was the specific launch vehicle used for Chandrayaan-1. It was an upgraded version called PSLV-XL with increased payload capacity to carry the heavier spacecraft to the moon.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) is located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It is India's primary launch centre for satellite and spacecraft missions.