Science & Tech
ISRO was founded in which year?
1969
Who directed the movie Avatar?
James Cameron
The ancient city of Machu Picchu is located in which country?
Peru
Where is the headquarters of the United Nations?
New York, USA
Who is the CEO of Microsoft known for accelerating the company’s AI‑first strategy?
Satya Nadella
Device storing electric charge?
Capacitor
Which Indian film won the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Documentary Short in 2023?
The Elephant Whisperers
What does UNESCO stand for?
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
8
Who is the CEO of Apple who succeeded Steve Jobs in 2011?
Tim Cook
What is the smallest unit of biological life that can independently reproduce?
Cell
Who is the only Indian music composer to win two Academy Awards for the same film? Movie and Singer?
A. R. Rahman — Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Which South Indian temple is the first in the world to have been completely built from granite and still shows no signs of erosion even after 1,000+ years?
Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
Which Indian river forms the world’s largest river island system, including Majuli and Umananda?
Brahmaputra
Who is the CEO of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), leading the company’s “Lakshya 2026” transformation roadmap?
S. N. Subrahmanyan
What is the term for materials that conduct electricity without resistance below a certain temperature?
Superconductors
Which Kannada film was the first to complete 2 years in a single theatre?
Bangarada Manushya (1972)
Which South Indian temple has the longest corridor in the world, stretching over 1,200 meters?
Rameshwaram Ramanathaswamy Temple
Which Mughal emperor first introduced the “Zabt” revenue system across North India?
Akbar
Which Indian financial services company is led by Rajeev Jain as its CEO?
Bajaj Finance
Which Indian mission aims to study the Sun from Lagrange point L1?
Aditya-L1 Mission
Which South Indian film integrates mythology, anthropology, and folk theatre to create an entirely new genre often called “ritual cinema”?
Kantara
Which North Indian temple is built entirely of red sandstone without using iron, and is known for its 3D stone lattice carvings?
Ranakpur Jain Temple (Rajasthan)
Which country uses the world’s oldest written constitution still in effect?
United States (1789)
Who is the CEO of Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), parent of the Taj Hotels brand?
Puneet Chhatwal