General Knowledge Quiz

The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in March 1946 to discuss the transfer of power from British rule to Indian leadership. This mission proposed the Cabinet Mission Plan for India's constitutional framework, which was a crucial step toward independence in 1947.

The 'Garibi Hatao' (Remove Poverty) slogan was the main objective of the Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-1978), launched by Indira Gandhi. This plan focused on poverty alleviation, self-reliance, and social justice as key national priorities for India's development.

Fallschirmaufklärer Kompanie 17 (FSK-17) is Switzerland's parachute special operations force. The number 17 is significant as a reference to the 17th century Swiss mercenary tradition. Members calling themselves '17-ers' reflects this elite unit's heritage and the country's long military history.

Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar in 1983, winning Best Costume Design for the film 'Gandhi'. While A.R. Rahman and Satyajit Ray also won Oscars, their achievements came later. Madhushree Chatterji is not associated with Oscar wins.

To solve this question, the user needs to know the punchline of major car brands.

The punchline "Obsessed with Quality since 1897" belongs to Skoda.

Option A, Lexus, is incorrect because their punchline is "Experience Amazing".

Option B, Nissan, is incorrect because their punchline is "Innovation that excites".

Option C, GM, is incorrect because their punchline is "We are professional grade".

Therefore, the correct answer is:

The Answer is: D. Skoda.

The Ganga river was declared India's National River in 2008 due to its cultural, religious, and historical significance in India. It is considered the holiest river in Hinduism and has been central to Indian civilization for millennia.

'No Country for Old Men' is primarily known as a 2007 film directed by the Coen Brothers, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. While it was adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name, the question asks about the work itself, and it's most famous as a film.

The Hathigumpha inscription is associated with Kharavela, the ruler of Kalinga in the 1st century BCE. It is found in Udayagiri, Odisha and describes his reign and conquests. Ashoka's edicts are found elsewhere, and Harsha ruled much later.

The correct preposition is 'with' - 'happy with someone' is the standard collocation in English meaning pleased or satisfied with someone. 'Happy in', 'happy since', and 'happy for' don't fit this context correctly.

Sir Chintaman D. Deshmukh was the first Indian to serve as RBI Governor from 1943-1949. The earlier governors were British. Sir Benegal Rama Rau served as the third Indian governor later. K.G. Ambegaonkar and Dr. C. Rangarajan were also later governors.

HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) and HAHO (High Altitude High Opening) are military parachute insertion techniques used for stealthy deployment. The acronyms accurately describe military free-fall operations from transport aircraft at high altitudes.

Endeavor means to try hard to do or achieve something. 'Attempt' is a direct synonym - both describe the act of trying to accomplish something. 'Fail' is an antonym (opposite), 'success' is the potential outcome of an endeavor (not the act itself), and 'try again' suggests repetition rather than the act itself.

Tarapur in Maharashtra is home to India's first nuclear power plant, commissioned in 1969. It was built with American assistance and consists of two boiling water reactors. Narora (UP), Kakrapar (Gujarat), and Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu) came later.

Fabulous means extraordinarily good, impressive, or luxurious - typically associated with wealth and richness. 'Poor' is the direct antonym as it represents the opposite economic condition. 'Rich' and 'luxury' are actually synonyms or related concepts, not antonyms. 'Prudence' is unrelated (it means wisdom in judgment).

The phrase 'fought courageously with' means to fight alongside or together with someone. 'With' is the correct preposition to indicate that the soldiers and enemy troops were engaged in battle together. 'Against' would mean opposing each other, which doesn't fit the context of 'fought with' as an idiom.

The motto 'De Oppresso Liber' (To Liberate the Oppressed) is the official motto of the United States Army Special Forces, commonly known as the Green Berets. The Green Berets are a special operations force of the US Army, and this motto reflects their mission of training and assisting foreign forces.

Where Eagles Dare is a famous 1968 war film starring Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton. It is based on the Alistair MacLean novel of the same name.

This question refers to Alistair MacLean's novel 'San Andreas' where the ship is indeed a destroyer. The novel is a naval thriller involving a destroyer that gets hijacked, making option A correct.

In Alistair MacLean's novel 'Seawitch', Michael Mitchell's partner is John Roomer. The novel features these two characters as partners in an underwater treasure hunting adventure that goes wrong.

Among the options given, 'FloodGate' is the work that is based in The Netherlands. This appears to be from Alistair MacLean's bibliography, where FloodGate is set in Dutch water management infrastructure.