Literature and General Knowledge Quiz

Under IRDA guidelines, the maximum sum insured that can be availed under health insurance (medi-claim) policies across all insurers combined is Rs. 5 lakh. This means if a person has multiple health insurance policies from different companies, the total coverage cannot exceed Rs. 5 lakh. This limit was set to prevent over-insurance and moral hazard. The limit may have changed over time - current guidelines should be verified for accuracy.

Rahul Dravid, often called 'The Wall' for his solid batting technique, was indeed associated with Aviva Life Insurance as their brand ambassador during the mid-2000s. Sachin Tendulkar has been associated with multiple brands like Pepsi and MRF, MS Dhoni with brands like Revital and Lays, while Yuvraj Singh has been associated with brands like Reebok and BMW. This was a common GK question in competitive exams during that period.

Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie, is famous for referring to his 'little grey cells' - his method of using deductive reasoning and attention to detail. Captain Hastings was his friend and assistant, Lord Edgware was a murder victim in one novel, and Parker Pyne was a different Christie character who marketed himself as a 'heart specialist'.

Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective, is renowned for his phrase about 'my little grey cells' referring to his deductive reasoning abilities. Captain Hastings was Poirot's friend and narrator, Lord Edgware a victim in one novel, Parker Pyne a different Christie character, and Inspector Japp a Scotland Yard detective who frequently worked with Poirot.

Mary Westmacott (misspelled in option as Westamacott) was Agatha Christie's pen name for writing six romance novels, published between 1930-1956. Barbara Cartland was a different romance novelist, Claire Chrompton appears to be a misspelling of something else, and Sarah Jones is a common name not associated with Christie.

The Sarayu River is the fictional river that flows through Malgudi, the imaginary town created by R.K. Narayan. Malgudi appears in many of his novels and short stories as a microcosm of typical Indian small-town life. The other options - Ragina, Nilega, and Tapti - are fictional or misstated names; Tapti is a real Indian river but not associated with Malgudi.

William Brown (often called Just William) is the eleven-year-old English village boy and central character of the novels written by Richmal Crompton (misspelled in the question as Chrompton). The series, beginning in 1922, chronicles William's misadventures. Tom Sawyer is Mark Twain's creation, while Norvin Holmes and John Norman are not associated with this series.

Three Men in a Boat (1889) is Jerome K. Jerome's most famous and enduring work, a humorous account of a boating holiday on the Thames. The sequel Three Men in a Bummel (1900) did not achieve the same success. As You Like It is Shakespeare's play, and Colours of Day is not associated with Jerome.

Robert Langdon is the protagonist who appears in multiple Dan Brown novels including The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. Digital Fortress is by Dan Brown but features a different protagonist, while The Ambler Warning is by Robert Ludlum. The Solomon Key was a working title that became The Lost Symbol.

The poem 'Where the mind is without fear' by Rabindranath Tagore ends with the line 'Into that heaven of freedom, My Father, let my country awake.' This is a famous closing line from Gitanjali. Option D is incomplete, and option C is from a Robert Frost poem.

Count the F's carefully: OFteN, Fish, Find, Food, AFter, FiFty years oF swimming the channel oF ralph. That's 8 F's. Common mistakes are missing the F in 'OF' (3 times) or the F in 'FIfty'.

The new Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series ₹20 note features palm trees on its reverse side, representing India's natural heritage. This design was introduced as part of the currency overhaul post-demonetization. The other options are featured on different denominations - Himalaya Mountains appears on the ₹500 note, while wildlife motifs (rhinoceros, elephant, tiger) are on the ₹10 note.