general knowledge Online Quiz - 5420

Chris Benoit wrestled under his real name, unlike many wrestlers who use ring names. The other options are real names of Matt Hardy, Pierre-Carl Ouellet (Pierre), and Peter Gasparino (unrelated to Benoit).

Christian is the ring name of William Jason Reso, known as Jason Reso. The other names belong to different wrestlers: Mark Henry, Perry Satullo (Saturn), and Scott Levy (Raven).

Edge is the ring name of Adam Copeland, a longtime WWE superstar known as the Rated-R Superstar. The other options include real names of different wrestlers: Dennis Knight (Godfather), Shawn Morley, and Dwayne Johnson (The Rock).

Rikishi is the ring name of Solofa Fatu Jr., a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family. The other options are real names of different wrestlers: Andrew Martin (Test), Mark Callaway (The Undertaker), and Terri Power (Terri Runnels).

Shawn Michaels is the ring name of Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, known as the Heartbreak Kid. The other options are names of different wrestlers: Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), Nelson Frazier (Viscera/Big Daddy V), and Scott Garland (Scotty 2 Hotty).

Stone Cold Steve Austin is the ring name of Steve Williams (Steven James Williams), the Texas Rattlesnake. The other options are names of different wrestlers: Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan), Sean Waltman (X-Pac), and Shane McMahon.

This question refers to a specific news event. LyondellBasell, a major petrochemical company (not a traditional oil company but involved in petroleum refining and chemicals), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009-2010. The question appears to be from current affairs testing knowledge of a specific business news item.

During the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic, Natco Pharma Ltd. of India launched Oseltamivir (generic Tamiflu) tablets. This was a significant public health response, as Natco became one of the first companies globally to launch a generic version of the antiviral drug used to treat swine flu.

This question refers to a specific newspaper item about someone being called a 'Maths Wiz'. Without access to the specific newspaper edition mentioned, I'm accepting the claimed answer (L S Doshi) as correct for this temporally-bound current affairs question. Such questions test knowledge of specific news items rather than general mathematical knowledge.

This question refers to a specific Davis Cup tournament venue. Ellis Park is a stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, that has hosted various sports events. Davis Cup venues change each year and round, so this appears to be testing knowledge of a specific tournament edition mentioned in news coverage.

INS Kochi is a Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy, launched in 2009 and commissioned in 2015. The question asks about a warship launched on Friday, which would be referring to a specific news event. INS Kochi was indeed a significant naval vessel launch that would have been covered in defense news.

The Bhagavata Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam) describes 22 primary avatars of Lord Vishnu in Canto 1, Chapter 3. While the more famous list contains 10 avatars (Dasavatara), the full text enumerates 22 incarnations including lesser-known ones like Dhanvantari, Mohini, and various sages. This reflects the expansive Puranic tradition beyond the standard 10-avatar list.

In Hindu mythology, Lord Yama (god of death and justice) is the son of Surya, the Sun God, and his wife Sanjana (also known as Saranyu). Yama's twin sister Yami (or Yamuna) is also associated with the Yamuna River. This parentage is established in Vedic texts and Puranas, making Surya the correct answer.

According to Hindu tradition, when Sage Vyasa agreed to dictate the Mahabharata, he needed a scribe capable of writing continuously without interruption. Lord Ganesha agreed but on condition that Vyasa must not pause. To ensure uninterrupted writing, Ganesha broke off his own tusk and used it as a writing implement (stylus). This is why Ganesha is depicted with one broken tusk.

In the Ramayana, when Lord Rama was building the Sethu (bridge) to reach Lanka, his army of Vanaras (monkeys) carried large stones. A small squirrel wanted to help and rolled in sand, then shook itself off on the bridge, filling gaps between stones. Pleased by its devotion, Rama blessed the squirrel with the three stripes on its back, marking it as a dedicated helper.

Bhishma Pitamam, while lying on his bed of arrows after the Mahabharata war, taught the Vishnu Sahasranamam (thousand names of Lord Vishnu) to Yudhishthira as requested by Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna himself prompted Yudhishthira to seek this wisdom from the grandsire.

According to tradition, Lord Krishna taught the Shiva Sahasranamam to Yudhishthira. This reflects the harmonious relationship between Vishnu and Shiva worship in Hinduism, where Krishna guides his devotee to reverence Shiva.

According to the Mahabharata, Dhritarashtra had 100 sons (Kauravas), with Duryodhana being the eldest. This number is central to the epic's narrative of the rivalry between the 100 Kauravas and the 5 Pandavas.

Indraprastha was the ancient capital of the Pandava kingdom in the Mahabharata. It is traditionally identified with the area of modern Delhi, and the name literally means 'city of Indra'. New Delhi is built on territory that includes the legendary Indraprastha.

Pataliputra, the ancient capital of the Magadha, Mauryan, and Gupta empires, is modern-day Patna in Bihar. It was situated at the confluence of the Son and Ganges rivers and was one of ancient India's largest cities.