Color Idioms and Indian General Knowledge Quiz

Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria, located on the Danube River. Kabul is Afghanistan's capital, Tirane is Albania's capital, and Bujumbura is Burundi's capital. Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

Tripoli is the capital and largest city of Libya, situated on the Mediterranean coast. Palikir is the capital of Micronesia, Monaco is a city-state itself, and Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia's capital. Libya is a North African nation.

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, located at the confluence of the White and Blue Nile rivers. Kiev (now Kyiv) is Ukraine's capital, Port-Vila is Vanuatu's capital, and Caracas is Venezuela's capital. Sudan is a Northeast African country.

S.M. Krishna served as India's External Affairs Minister from 2009-2012 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the UPA-2 government. Pranab Mukherjee was Finance Minister then, Digvijay Singh was a Congress general secretary, and Chidambaram was Home Minister. This question appears to be from 2009-2012.

Meira Kumar served as Lok Sabha Speaker from 2009-2014, becoming the first woman to hold this constitutional position. Somnath Chatterjee was the previous Speaker (2004-2009), Manohar Joshi served earlier (2002-2004), and Rabi Ray was Speaker in 1991-1996. This question is from 2009-2014.

The idiom 'in the red' means experiencing financial loss or being in debt, which fits the context of a recession affecting a nation. This phrase originates from accounting practices where red ink indicates negative figures. Being 'in the black' means profitable, while 'in the red' means losing money.

A 'yellow dog contract' is an agreement where employees agree not to join or organize labor unions as a condition of employment. These contracts were used historically in the US to suppress unionization, named after the idea that workers would agree to anything, even voting for a yellow dog, to get a job. They are now largely illegal.

'Went red in the face' is an idiom describing becoming visibly flushed due to embarrassment, anger, or physical exertion. When someone falls in front of colleagues, the natural reaction is embarrassment, causing blood to rush to the face and making it appear red. The other colors don't fit this context.

A 'green light' is a common idiom meaning permission or approval to proceed. Green is universally associated with 'go' in traffic signals, which is where this expression originates.

'Green around the gills' means looking sick or nauseous. The expression refers to the pale, sickly color people's skin can take when feeling unwell.

'White lies' are harmless or trivial lies told to be polite or spare someone's feelings. They're considered 'kinder' than harsh truths in social situations.

'Not worth a red cent' means completely worthless or valueless. The phrase refers to the smallest denomination of currency (a cent) being red - emphasizing how little value something has.

The 'gray market' refers to the trade of goods through unauthorized channels but not illegal. Products are genuine but sold outside normal distribution networks, often at different prices.

'Born to the purple' means born into royalty or aristocratic privilege. Purple was historically the color of imperial robes and royalty due to the expensive dye required to produce it.

Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, was assassinated on May 21, 1991 in Sriperumbudur near Chennai (then Madras) by a suicide bomber named Thenmozhi Rajaratnam (Dhanu).

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is called the 'Iron Man of India' for his decisive role in integrating 565 princely states into the Indian Union after independence. Note: The option has a typo - 'Vallabhai' should be 'Vallabhbhai'.

This quote appears to be from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), spoken by Tia Dalma (Calypso) to Jack Sparrow. However, I cannot verify this exact quote without access to the source material.