Tag: general knowledge

BEST stands for Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, which operates Mumbai's public bus system. The name changed from 'Bombay' to 'Brihanmumbai' after the city's official name change. This is the public transport authority responsible for bus services in Mumbai.

On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia. The U.S. Capitol was NOT attacked - United Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers intervened, preventing it from reaching its intended target which may have been the Capitol or White House.

Four commercial airliners were hijacked on September 11, 2001: American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93. Two hit the WTC towers, one hit the Pentagon, and one crashed in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Rangabashyam, a noted Indian medical professional, was awarded inclusion in the Wall of Honour at the Royal Society of Medicine. C.N. Rao is a famous scientist but not specifically associated with this medical honor. Kadambini Ganguli and Anandabai Joshi were early Indian female doctors but not recent recipients of this specific honor.

Al Qaeda was the terrorist network responsible for the 9/11 attacks. The NLF was a Vietnamese group, KGB was Soviet intelligence, and 'None' is incorrect given Al Qaeda's well-documented role.

The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 because the Taliban government harbored Al Qaeda leaders. Iraq was invaded later in 2003 for different reasons, while Yemen and Pakistan were not the primary targets of the initial post-9/11 response.

Lakshya is India's pilotless target aircraft used for military training. Nishant is a UAV but not primarily pilotless, Prithvi is a ballistic missile, and Agni is a series of nuclear-capable missiles - none of which are pilotless aircraft.

K. Santhanam, a scientist associated with the Pokhran II tests, publicly called the thermonuclear test a 'fizzle'. Abdul Kalam was the project head who defended the tests, while the others listed were not directly involved in the controversy.

Jandhyala introduced comedian Brahmanandam in the film 'Chantabbai'. E V V Satyanarayana, Bapu, and Vamsi worked with Brahmanandam in later films but were not his introduction directors.