general knowledge Online Quiz - 5429

Vienna (Austria), Bangkok (Thailand), and Riga (Latvia) are all capital cities of their respective countries. Toronto is a major city in Canada but NOT the capital - Ottawa is Canada's capital city.

Carbon is a non-metal element, while Copper, Iron, and Aluminium are all metals. This is the key chemical difference - carbon belongs to Group 14 and can behave as a metalloid or non-metal, whereas the others are typical metallic elements used in construction and manufacturing.

August, December, and January all have 31 days. November has only 30 days, making it the odd one out based on the number of days in the month.

'A Beautiful Mind' is a biography of John Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician who struggled with schizophrenia. The book (and film) documents his groundbreaking work in game theory and his personal battles. Andrew Wiles proved Fermat's Last Theorem, G.H. Hardy was a prominent mathematician, and Cauchy contributed to analysis.

France is in the Northern Hemisphere, while South Africa and Peru are in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia is primarily in the Southern Hemisphere with a small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. France is the only country here fully located north of the equator.

57 is the only non-prime number in the list. It's divisible by 3 (57 = 3 × 19). The numbers 37, 47, and 67 are all prime numbers - they have no divisors other than 1 and themselves.

Alexandre Dumas (or Alexander Dumas in English) wrote 'The Three Musketeers' (Les Trois Mousquetaires), a classic French novel published in 1844. Mark Twain wrote American classics like 'Huckleberry Finn', Emily Bronte wrote 'Wuthering Heights', and Alexander Ripley wrote 'Scarlett'.

The Caspian Sea is the only true lake among these options, not connected to any ocean. It's an enclosed inland body of water surrounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. The Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Bering Sea are all marginal seas connected to the world ocean system. The Caspian is also the largest inland body of water on Earth by area.

Henry Sharier (or Shrier) is the author of the novel 'The Papilion'. The other authors listed are associated with different works - Emily Bronte wrote 'Wuthering Heights', Ernest Hemingway wrote works like 'The Old Man and the Sea', and Salman Rushdie is known for 'Midnight's Children'. Henry Sharier is the correct answer for this specific title.

P. Chidambaram served as the Minister of Home Affairs during the UPA-II government (2009-2011). Mamata Banerjee was Railway Minister, Sharad Pawar was Agriculture Minister, and Vilasrao Deshmukh held the Rural Development portfolio.

S.M. Krishna served as Minister of External Affairs during the UPA-II government (2009-2011). Agatha Sangma was not in the cabinet, Hamid Ansari was a diplomat (later VP), and Y.S.R. Reddy was a state CM.

M. Veerappa Moily served as Minister of Law and Justice during the later UPA-II period (around 2011-2014). Veerappan is a different name (the notorious bandit), Virbhadra Singh held other portfolios, and Jaipal Reddy held different ministries.

Virbhadra Singh served as Minister of Steel during the UPA-II government. He held this portfolio during 2009-2011. Subodh Kant Sahay, Anand Sharma, and B.K. Handique held other ministerial portfolios.

Pawan Kumar Bansal held the Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources portfolios during UPA-II. The other options are similar-sounding incorrect names.

Mukul Wasnik served as Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment during UPA-II. G.K. Vasan was Shipping Minister, Kantilal Bhuria held Tribal Affairs, and Subodh Kant Sahay held Tourism.

C.P. Joshi held the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj portfolios during UPA-II. Krishna Tirath was Women and Child Development Minister, Praful Patel was Heavy Industries Minister, and Subodh Kant Sahay held Tourism.

Anand Sharma served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry from 2009-2011 in the UPA government. This is a factual question about Indian cabinet ministers and portfolios. The other options were prominent politicians but did not hold this specific portfolio.

Mallikarjun Kharge served as the Minister of Labour and Employment from 2009-2011 in the UPA-2 government. He is a senior Congress leader from Karnataka and has held various important positions in the party and government.

India is the world's largest democracy with over 900 million eligible voters. It has a democratic system since independence in 1947 with regular elections, a constitution, and democratic institutions. China is authoritarian, UK is a constitutional monarchy, and USA is a democracy but smaller in population.