Q 01/05

Which actor's parents first planned to name him Inquilaab, after the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'?

A) Dharmendra

B) Amitabh Bachchan

C) Dev Anand

D) Sanjeev Kumar

Answer · why

B) Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan owes his name to the poet Sumitranandan Pant, who suggested it to his father, the poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Q 02/05

Which Tamil superstar, born Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, was a Bangalore bus conductor before acting?

A) Vikram

B) Ajith Kumar

C) Rajinikanth

D) Suriya

Answer · why

C) Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth worked as a conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service, and Forbes India later named him the most influential Indian of 2010.

Q 03/05

Which future India captain worked as a travelling ticket examiner at Kharagpur from 2001 to 2003?

A) Rishabh Pant

B) MS Dhoni

C) Dinesh Karthik

D) Wriddhiman Saha

Answer · why

B) MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni was a Travelling Ticket Examiner with South Eastern Railway, having kept wicket for Commando cricket club and Central Coal Fields in the 1990...

Q 04/05

Which actress, later the star of Main Hoon Na, was the first Indian crowned Miss Universe, in 1994?

A) Sushmita Sen

B) Aishwarya Rai

C) Diana Hayden

D) Yukta Mookhey

Answer · why

A) Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen won the crown at 18, having just taken the Femina Miss India title, and was also the first Bengali woman to become Miss Universe.

Q 05/05

Which batter made his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi in November 1989, aged just 16?

A) Vinod Kambli

B) Sanjay Manjrekar

C) Ajay Jadeja

D) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer · why

D) Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar was 16 years and 205 days old on debut, and went on to represent India for over 24 years.