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Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Which is the place where lord Muruga married his concert Deivanai?

  1. Thiruchendur

  2. Palani

  3. Thiruparankundram

  4. Swamimalai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Thiruparankundram is one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga and is the site where he married Deivanai, daughter of Indra. Thiruchendur is where he defeated Surapadman, Palani is associated with his worship in ascetic form, and Swamimalai is where he taught the meaning of Om to his father Shiva.

Multiple choice general knowledge

"Jisne pachchees saal se apni Maa ko thoda thoda marte dekha ho, use maut se kya dar."

  1. Trishul

  2. Amar Akbar Anthony

  3. Lawaris

  4. Deewar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This powerful dialogue is from the film Trishul (1978), spoken by the character Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan). It reflects his philosophy about fearlessness born from watching his mother suffer for 25 years. Amar Akbar Anthony, Lawaris, and Deewaar are other Bachchan films but don't feature this specific dialogue.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Single largest share holder in Tata group

  1. Ratan tata

  2. Noel tata

  3. Pallonji Mistry

  4. JJ Irani
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pallonji Mistry (through Shapoorji Pallonji Group) is the single largest shareholder in Tata Group with approximately 18.4% stake. Ratan Tata and Noel Tata are prominent Tata family members but not the largest shareholders, while JJ Irani was a long-time Tata executive.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who bowled the ball of the Century"?

  1. Shane Warne

  2. Anil Kumble

  3. Andy Roberts

  4. Jeff Thomson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shane Warne bowled the 'Ball of the Century' to Mike Gatting during the 1993 Ashes series at Old Trafford - a legendary leg-break that pitched outside leg stump and hit the top of off stump. Anil Kumble, Andy Roberts, and Jeff Thomson were great bowlers but didn't bowl this specific delivery.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who designed Tata logo?

  1. Stuart Card

  2. Jacques Bertin

  3. Wollf Olins

  4. Otto Neurath
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Wolff Olins is the brand consultancy firm that designed the current Tata logo (the 'T' inside an oval) in 1998.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who was the Man of the Match in the Final of First World Cup match between WestIndies and Australia?

  1. VIv Richards

  2. Geff Boycot

  3. Andy Roberts

  4. Clyv Loyd
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Clive Lloyd was Man of the Match in the 1975 World Cup Final between West Indies and Australia, scoring a magnificent 107 runs. Viv Richards, Geoff Boycott (misspelled as 'Geff'), and Andy Roberts were outstanding players but didn't receive this award in that specific match.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Three men in a cafe order a meal the total cost of which is $15. They each contribute $5. The waiter takes the money to the chef who recognizes the three as friends and asks the waiter to return $5 to the men. The waiter is not only poor at mathematics but dishonest and instead of going to the trouble of splitting the $5 between the three he simply gives them $1 each and pockets the remaining $2 for himself. Now, each of the men effectively paid $4, the total paid is therefore $12. Add the $2 in the waiters pocket and this comes to $14.....where has the other $1 gone from the original $15?

  1. Wrong Question

  2. It does not make sense to add what was paid by the men ($12) to what was received from that payment by the waiter ($2)

  3. The waiter didnt return $3

  4. The payments should not equal the receipts.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The riddle creates a false accounting premise. The $12 paid includes the $2 pocketed by the waiter. You should subtract the $2 from $12 to get the $10 the chef kept, or add the $3 returned to get $15.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

A frog is at the bottom of a 30 meter well. Each day he summons enough energy for one 3 meter leap up the well. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At night, while he is asleep, he slips 2 meters backwards. How many days does it take him to escape from the well? Note: Assume after the first leap that his hind legs are exactly three meters up the well. His hind legs must clear the well for him to escape.

  1. 28

  2. 27

  3. 29

  4. 26
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Each day the frog nets 1 meter (3 up, 2 down). After 27 days, he is at 27 meters. On the 28th day, he leaps 3 meters, reaches 30 meters, and exits before slipping.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

You can paddle your canoe seven miles per hour through any placid lake. The stream flows at three miles per hour. The moment you start to paddle up stream a fisherman looses one of his bobbers in the water fourteen miles up stream of you. How many hours does it take for you and the bobber to meet?

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 2

  4. 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Your upstream speed is 7-3=4 mph. The bobber drifts at 3 mph downstream. Relative closing speed is 4+3=7 mph. For 14 miles, time = 14/7 = 2 hours. This classic puzzle works because the bobber's drift speed cancels out the stream's effect on your round trip.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Cathy has six pairs of black socks and six pairs of white socks in her drawer. In complete darkness, and without looking, how many socks must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match?

  1. 3

  2. 6

  3. 2

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

With only 2 colors (black and white), taking 3 socks guarantees a matching pair by the pigeonhole principle. In the worst case, you pick one black and one white sock - the third sock must match one of them. You need only 3, not 6 or more.