general knowledge Online Quiz - 5731

Nirvana was fronted by Kurt Cobain, who died by suicide in April 1994. His death marked the end of the grunge era and cemented Nirvana's legacy as one of the most influential bands of the 1990s.

Strings, the Pakistani pop-rock band, contributed 'Naajaney Kyun' to the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack (2004, not 2004 blockbuster Spiderman). The song gained international exposure through the film.

Mick Jagger has been the iconic frontman of The Rolling Stones since their formation in 1962. The band is one of rock's most enduring and influential acts.

Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer of Black Sabbath, the band considered pioneers of heavy metal music. Robert Plant sang for Led Zeppelin, Art Garfunkel was part of Simon & Garfunkel (folk rock), and Keith Moon was drummer for The Who - none of these are related to Black Sabbath.

Howard Temin and David Baltimore independently discovered reverse transcriptase in 1970, an enzyme that transcribes RNA into DNA - a process crucial for HIV replication. Watson and Crick discovered DNA's double helix structure, while Wilkins and Franklin contributed to X-ray crystallography studies of DNA.

Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea, landing at Calicut (Kozhikode) in 1498. Albuquerque was a Portuguese viceroy who came later. Vespucci explored the Americas. Indiana Jones is a fictional character. The question specifies European context.

Kirkpatrick Macmillan (also spelled McMillan) invented the first rear-wheel-driven bicycle in 1839-1840. Fleming discovered penicillin. Colt invented the revolver. The question tests bicycle invention history, though claims about early bicycles are sometimes debated.

The University of Calcutta (founded 1857) is the oldest modern-style university in India with Western academic structure, and Lord Canning was its first Vice-Chancellor (also serving as Governor-General). Aliah University (1780 as Muhammadan College) is older but was a traditional Islamic seminary, not a 'modern university' in the Western sense.

The Calcutta Football League (CFL) started in 1898, making it Asia's oldest football league. It was organized by the Indian Football Association (IFA). The league continues to this day, primarily featuring clubs from Kolkata and West Bengal.

The Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC), established in 1829, is the first golf club outside Britain and the oldest in India. Tollygunge Club (1895) and Calcutta Golf Club are later. Fort William is a military fort, not a golf club. RCGG was founded by British expatriates and received 'Royal' prefix in 1845.

Job Charnock, an administrator with the East India Company, landed at Sutanuti village on August 24, 1690, which is considered the founding date of Kolkata. Sutanuti was one of three villages (along with Kalikata and Gobindapur) that merged to form the city. Charnock established a factory and trading post there, which grew into the major city of Kolkata. Kalikata and Gobindapur were the other two villages, while Chitpur is a separate area in north Kolkata.

Silvassa is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, a union territory located between Gujarat and Maharashtra. Silvassa is both the largest city and administrative headquarters of this territory. Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep, Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram, and Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.

Imphal is the capital of Manipur, a northeastern state of India. It is one of the oldest cities in the region and an important cultural and economic center. Shillong was the capital of undivided Assam (and is now Meghalaya's capital), Kohima is the capital of Nagaland, and Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram.

Dispur is the capital of Assam and is actually a suburb of Guwahati, the largest city in the state. Dispur became the capital in 1973 when Shillong became the capital of the new state of Meghalaya after the partition of Assam. Guwahati is a major city but not the capital, Kohima is Nagaland's capital, and Panaji is Goa's capital.

Raipur has been the capital of Chhattisgarh since the state's formation in 2000. Patna is the capital of Bihar, Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand, and Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha.

Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand, serving as the administrative center since the state's formation in 2000. Almora and Nainital are other cities in Uttarakhand, while Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram, located in northeast India. Kohima is the capital of Nagaland, Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, and Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep (a union territory).

Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep, a Union Territory of India. Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, while Panaji is the capital of Goa.

The tagline 'Do you have it in you?' was famously used by the Indian Army for recruitment campaigns, emphasizing courage and determination. ISRO uses different slogans focused on space exploration.