Tag: general knowledge

C K Nayudu was indeed the first captain of the Indian Test team, leading India in their debut Test match against England at Lord's in 1932. Vijay Hazare, Lala Amarnath, and Vijay Merchant were all prominent players but not the first captain.

The first officially recognized Test match was played between Australia and England in Melbourne in March 1877. This is a well-documented landmark in cricket history, making 1877 the correct answer.

Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in Test cricket - 400 not out for West Indies against England in 2004. This surpasses Hayden's 380, Gooch's 333, and Tendulkar's 248.

The Suez Canal is approximately 162.5 km long, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. This is a standard geographical fact, though the minor decimal variations in options suggest this tests precise recall.

The Red Cross was founded by Henry Dunant (Jean Henri Dunant in French) following his experiences at the Battle of Solferino in 1859. The spelling 'Durant' appears to be a variant or typo of 'Dunant'.

Nanocity was indeed the planned innovative city project involving Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail cofounder) and the Haryana government. It was announced as a knowledge city project near Panchkula.

This quote praising Edward Kennedy as 'for his home he is a guardian angel, for America he is defender of a dream' was said by Barack Obama. Kennedy was a legendary senator known for his work on healthcare, education, and civil rights.

This question relates to English language milestone words around 2008-2009. 'Slumdog' (from Slumdog Millionaire), 'jai ho' (the Oscar-winning song), and 'web 2.0' were cultural phenomena in that era, with 'slumdog' likely being the 999,998th word based on global linguistic tracking.

Rajinikanth's first Hindi film was 'Andha Kanoon' (1983), where he appeared alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini. This marked his entry into Bollywood, though he remained primarily a Tamil cinema superstar.