general knowledge Online Quiz - 5368

Glenn Gould, the celebrated Canadian pianist, died on October 4, 1982 in Toronto. The other dates are incorrect - 1971 is too early, and 2004/2007 are decades later. Gould is famous for his Bach interpretations and eccentric performance style.

Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) was the principal architect of Chandigarh, designing the city's master plan and key buildings like the Capitol Complex. Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker designed New Delhi, while Ernest George was Lutyens' partner but not involved in Chandigarh.

Christopher Reeve, the American actor best known for starring in Superman films, died on October 10, 2004 from cardiac arrest due to complications from a paralysis injury. The other dates (1897, 1903, 1952) are incorrect - Reeve was born in 1952, not died then.

Ajit Pal Singh captained the Indian hockey team that won the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur - India's only World Cup victory in hockey to date. K. D. Singh Babu and Udham Singh were legendary players from earlier eras, while Pargat Singh captained in the late 1980s-1990s.

India has reached the Davis Cup final three times: 1966 (lost to Australia), 1974 (lost to South Africa), and 1987 (lost to Sweden). The team has never won the Davis Cup. India's best performances came under the Amritraj brothers and later with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.

HP's 'Everything is Possible' (or 'HP invent' with similar sentiment) was part of their branding campaign. Lenovo acquired IBM's PC division, IBM uses 'Think' and 'Let's Build Smart', while Compaq was acquired by HP in 2002 and had different branding.

Three Indian films have been nominated for Academy Awards: Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Lagaan (2001), all in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

The Indian Constitution originally had 7 fundamental rights, but after the 44th Amendment (1978), the Right to Property was removed and made a legal right, leaving 6 fundamental rights.

'What the web can be' was Macromedia's tagline in the early 2000s, reflecting their web development tools including Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and ColdFusion.

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala donated the Ranji Trophy in 1934 to the Indian cricket board (then BCCI), named after Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja of Jamnagar.

The first ODI played on Indian soil was at Ahmedabad's Sard Patel Stadium (now Motera) on November 25, 1981, between India and England. India won by 4 runs.

This is the official corporate slogan of Infosys, India's second-largest IT services company, reflecting their core philosophy of intellectual excellence combined with ethical values.

'Think Different' was Apple's iconic advertising campaign slogan from 1997-2002, created by TBWA\Chiat\Day, marking Apple's brand renaissance under Steve Jobs' return.

IBM's 'On Demand Business' was a major strategic initiative and marketing campaign focusing on providing on-demand, scalable technology solutions to enterprises. The slogan 'ON DEMAND' directly references IBM's on-demand computing and business services platform. Lenovo, Cognizant, and Presario (a Compaq product line) are not associated with this particular slogan.

'High Performance. Delivered' is Accenture's official, well-known tagline used consistently across their global branding and marketing materials. The slogan emphasizes their commitment to delivering high-performance business solutions and consulting services to clients. CSC (now DXC Technology), Adobe, and SKODA (automotive) use different taglines and brand positioning.

'Your Potential Our Passion' was Microsoft's employee-focused and customer-centric tagline used in branding campaigns, emphasizing their commitment to empowering people and organizations through technology. TCS, HCL, and Wipro are Indian IT services companies with different corporate slogans. The tagline reflects Microsoft's mission to unlock human potential through software and technology solutions.

'Everything is Possible' was HP's brand campaign slogan used to emphasize innovation, creativity, and the limitless possibilities of technology solutions. Lenovo acquired IBM's PC division and has its own branding, while Compaq was acquired by HP and became a sub-brand before being phased out. The slogan reflects HP's positioning as an enabler of technological innovation and problem-solving.