General Knowledge: Indian & International Trivia

Lilapsophobia is the fear of tornadoes and hurricanes. The prefix 'lilaps' comes from Greek meaning violent storm or hurricane. Limnophobia is fear of lakes, Linonophobia is fear of string, and Liticaphobia is fear of lawsuits.

Earth's escape velocity is approximately 11.2 km/s, which equals about 40,320 km/h or roughly 40,000 kmph. This is the minimum speed needed to break free from Earth's gravitational pull. The value is derived from Earth's mass and radius.

Judicial Magistrate S.P. Tamang ruled in 2009 that the June 2004 encounter in Gujarat, in which four persons were killed, was fake. This was part of investigations into alleged fake encounters during that period. The ruling brought attention to extrajudicial killings and police conduct in Gujarat at the time.

Nusli Wadia, the Bombay Dyeing chairman, denied financing Jaswant Singh's controversial book on Jinnah when it was published in 2009. The book 'Jinnah: India-Partition, Independence' created a political storm. Wadia clarified his position to distance himself from the controversy surrounding the book's content.

Kanchivaram, directed by Priyadarshan, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 55th National Film Awards ceremony. The awards are named after the year for which films are considered, not the year of the ceremony. This film, a Tamil-language period drama, was India's official entry to the Oscars.

In 2011, a UAE aircraft carrying undeclared arms and ammunition was detained at Kolkata airport. The flight, reportedly from a UAE defense supplier, was en route to China when it was intercepted by Indian authorities. The incident highlighted concerns about illegal arms transfers in the region.

Pankaj Advani defeated Mike Russell in the final of the 2009 World Professional Billiards Championship. Russell, a 10-time world champion from England, was the heavy favorite but lost to the rising Indian star. This victory marked one of Advani's many world titles in billiards.

Linkin Park's 'What I've Done' was featured prominently in the 2007 Transformers film and is widely associated with the movie. While not officially called 'The Transformers Song,' it became the unofficial anthem for the film due to its heavy use in marketing and the emotional climax of the movie.

Starscream is the Air Commander for the Decepticons in most Transformers continuities. He leads the aerial forces and constantly schemes to overthrow Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. His treacherous ambition and aerial combat skills make him one of the most iconic Decepticon characters.

The Indian Constitution originally had 8 Schedules, but several amendments have added more over time. By 2012, there were 12 Schedules in the Constitution. The Schedules contain additional details and lists related to constitutional provisions such as languages, anti-defection law, land reforms, and tribal areas.

Subroto Cup is one of India's most prestigious inter-school football tournaments, held annually in New Delhi. It was started in 1958 and is named after Indian Air Force officer Subroto Mukerjee. The tournament attracts school teams from across India and abroad, making it a key event for nurturing young football talent.

In Oracle databases, the SYS user owns the data dictionary tables and associated objects. The data dictionary contains metadata about the database structure, users, privileges, and all database objects. It's a critical component that Oracle uses to manage and control the database, accessible through views like DBA_, ALL_, and USER_.

In 1893, Mohandas Gandhi was traveling by train from Durban to Pretoria in South Africa when he was forcibly removed from a first-class compartment at Pietermaritzburg station despite having a valid ticket. The incident occurred because he was a person of color in a whites-only compartment, and he was thrown off the train at Durban. This experience of racial discrimination galvanized his resolve to fight against injustice.

The most common form of color blindness is red-green color blindness (protanopia/deuteranopia), where individuals have difficulty distinguishing between red and green colors. Many people with this condition perceive red as greenish or yellow-green, while seeing greens as more muted. This is because the cones in the retina responsible for detecting red or green wavelengths don't function properly.

The Ganga forms a famous estuary known as the Sundarbans, where it meets the Bay of Bengal. An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the ocean. While other major Indian rivers like Kaveri, Krishna, and Narmada also have deltas or mouths, the Ganga-Brahmaputra estuary system is the most significant and well-known.

Yellow fever is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, making option A correct. The Anopheles mosquito (option B) is primarily responsible for transmitting malaria, not yellow fever. Culex mosquitoes (option D) transmit diseases like West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis, while house flies (option C) are not vectors for yellow fever.

Amazer is a well-known tyre brand from JK Tyre & Industries, making option A correct. JK Tyre is a major Indian tyre manufacturer that produces the Amazer line for passenger vehicles. Apollo (option B), MRF (option C), and Modi (option D) are all separate Indian tyre companies with their own product lines distinct from Amazer.

This refers to Zarina, who authored an autobiography about her life as a hijra, making option D correct. This is a significant work documenting the experiences of transgender individuals in Indian society. The book provides insights into the challenges faced by the hijra community in India.

'Kya mast khule' does not appear to be a well-documented or mainstream advertising punchline for the products listed. The phrase may have been a regional or short-lived campaign, making option D ('none') technically correct among the given choices. It's not associated with major lottery brands (Sikkim Lottery, Lotto) or Bagpiper Soda in any documented campaigns.