General Knowledge: Parliaments, India & Cricket

Darjeeling is a world-famous hill station in West Bengal, known globally for its distinctive tea gardens. The tea grown here is called the 'Champagne of Teas' due to its unique flavor. The other options are either not hill stations or are located in northern/western India.

Fatehpur Sikri was built by Emperor Akbar as his capital from 1571 to 1585. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and represents the pinnacle of Mughal architecture. The city was abandoned due to water scarcity and remains perfectly preserved. The other options are modern cities in Pakistan and India.

Chandigarh is a Union Territory directly controlled by the Central Government, serving as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. It is indeed a major hub for call centres and IT services in north India. The name should be spelled 'Chandigarh' (the option has a minor typo). Other options are cities in different states.

Gujarat is indeed the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi at Porbandar. It is India's largest producer of groundnuts. The Godhra train burning incident in 2002 occurred in this state and triggered widespread communal riots. Gandhinagar is Gujarat's capital, not the state itself.

The Indus River flows from Tibet through India and gives the country its name (derived from 'Sindhu', the Sanskrit name for Indus). It is one of the longest rivers in the world and was the cradle of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. The other options are either not Indian rivers or are simply the country's name.

Kanchenjunga (8,586m) is the highest mountain peak entirely within India, located on the India-Nepal border in Sikkim. It is the third-highest peak in the world. K2 is higher but lies in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which is excluded in the question. Kilimanjaro is in Africa and Kosciusko is in Australia.

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is the centre of India's Bollywood film industry. Malabar Hill is Mumbai's highest point and an affluent residential area. Marathi is the official language and most widely spoken language in Maharashtra, of which Mumbai is the capital. Other options are cities in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Ootacamund (Ooty) is one of the most famous hill stations in southern India, located in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu. It was a popular summer retreat during the British era. The other options include a city in England and places not in India.

Pakistan is India's western neighbor with whom India has fought three full-scale wars (1947, 1965, and 1971) and one limited conflict (Kargil 1999). It was created as a separate nation during Partition in 1947. The other options are countries in South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia respectively.

In T-20 cricket, a single bowler can bowl a maximum of 4 overs in an innings. This is one-fifth of the total 20 overs, ensuring that teams must use at least 5 bowlers. This rule encourages balanced bowling attacks and prevents over-reliance on a single bowler.

T-20 cricket has 6 overs of mandatory powerplay at the start of the innings. During this period, only 2 fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle, making it easier for batsmen to score. This is shorter than the 10-over powerplay in One Day Internationals.

A beamer is indeed a no-ball, but free hits only apply to foot-fault no-balls where the bowler oversteps the popping crease. Beamers and waist-high full tosses are no-balls for safety reasons, but do not award a free hit.

Bowl-out was a tie-breaking method used in early T20 cricket when a match ended in a tie. Teams alternated bowling at unguarded stumps, similar to a penalty shootout in football. It has since been replaced by the Super Over.

Free hit applies specifically to front-foot no-balls (foot faults). During a free hit, the batsman can only be dismissed by run-out, hitting the ball twice, or obstructing the field. It does not apply to beamers, wides, or any other bowling violation.

Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', making her the first Indian woman to receive this prestigious literary award.

This is essentially the same question as 16709 in a different format. Bharatanatyam corresponds to Tamil Nadu, and Kathakali is the classical dance form associated with Kerala.

Vietnam has a unicameral parliament called the National Assembly of Vietnam. Kenya's parliament consists of the National Assembly and Senate, so its lower house is the National Assembly. Sudan's legislative body was the National Assembly before the 2019 coup.

Australia's federal legislature is the Federal Parliament, consisting of two houses: the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). This bicameral structure is established by the Australian Constitution.