Question 1 — ₹1,000
Which iconic Indian cinema superstar, affectionately hailed as the "Shahenshah of Bollywood" and the host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, celebrates his birthday on October 11?
A) Dharmendra
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Mithun Chakraborty
D) Jeetendra
Correct Answer: B) Amitabh Bachchan
Explanation: Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942, in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh.
Question 2 — ₹5,000
In 2002, which former President of the United States was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his decades of dedication to international conflict resolution and human rights advocacy?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Gerald Ford
D) George H.W. Bush
Correct Answer: B) Jimmy Carter
Explanation: The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize to 39th US President Jimmy Carter for his relentless global peacekeeping and humanitarian initiatives through The Carter Center.
Question 3 — ₹10,000
Nihon Hidankyo, the recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for its crusade against nuclear weapons, is a grassroots organization composed of atomic bomb survivors from which country?
A) South Korea
B) Japan
C) Vietnam
D) Philippines
Correct Answer: B) Japan
Explanation: Nihon Hidankyo is a Japanese confederation of Hibakusha—survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—honored for demonstrating that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
Question 4 — ₹20,000
In October 1968, which landmark NASA mission became the first crewed spaceflight of the Apollo program to carry astronauts into Earth orbit?
A) Apollo 1
B) Apollo 7
C) Apollo 8
D) Apollo 11
Correct Answer: B) Apollo 7
Explanation: Apollo 7 launched on October 11, 1968, crewed by astronauts Walter Schirra Jr., Donn F. Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham, successfully testing the Apollo Command and Service Module in Earth orbit.
Question 5 — ₹40,000
In 1984, which astronaut aboard the space shuttle Challenger scripted history by becoming the first American woman to perform a spacewalk (EVA)?
A) Sally Ride
B) Kathryn D. Sullivan
C) Shannon Lucid
D) Mae Jemison
Correct Answer: B) Kathryn D. Sullivan
Explanation: Mission Specialist Kathryn D. Sullivan made history on October 11, 1984, spending 3.5 hours outside space shuttle Challenger during mission STS-41-G alongside astronaut David Leestma.
Question 6 — ₹80,000
In October 1986, a historic summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to negotiate nuclear disarmament took place in which capital city?
A) Geneva, Switzerland
B) Reykjavik, Iceland
C) Vienna, Austria
D) Helsinki, Finland
Correct Answer: B) Reykjavik, Iceland
Explanation: The Reykjavik Summit held on October 11–12, 1986, laid foundational breakthroughs for the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the superpowers.
Question 7 — ₹1,60,000
In 2022, NASA announced that its DART planetary defense mission had successfully altered an asteroid's orbital trajectory. What does the acronym "DART" stand for?
A) Deep Asteroid Reconnaissance Technology
B) Double Asteroid Redirection Test
C) Direct Atmospheric Redirection Track
D) Dynamic Asteroid Re-entry Test
Correct Answer: B) Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Explanation: NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally collided with Dimorphos, a small asteroid moonlet orbiting Didymos, successfully shortening its orbital period and demonstrating kinetic deflection technology.
Question 8 — ₹3,20,000
During the American Revolutionary War in October 1776, an ad-hoc American naval flotilla commanded by which controversial general stalled British forces at the Battle of Valcour Island?
A) Horatio Gates
B) Benedict Arnold
C) Charles Lee
D) Nathanael Greene
Correct Answer: B) Benedict Arnold
Explanation: On Lake Champlain, Brigadier General Benedict Arnold commanded a small improvised American fleet that, while largely destroyed at Valcour Island, delayed the British southward advance until the following spring.
Question 9 — ₹6,40,000
In October 1991, Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing which Supreme Court nominee of workplace sexual harassment?
A) Antonin Scalia
B) Clarence Thomas
C) Anthony Kennedy
D) David Souter
Correct Answer: B) Clarence Thomas
Explanation: Anita Hill, a law professor who had worked with Clarence Thomas at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testified against his nomination; Thomas was subsequently confirmed by a narrow 52-48 Senate vote.
Question 10 — ₹12,50,000
Displayed publicly for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on October 11, 1987, the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt was conceived to commemorate lives lost to which epidemic?
A) Polio
B) HIV/AIDS
C) Spanish Flu
D) Tuberculosis
Correct Answer: B) HIV/AIDS
Explanation: Conceived by activist Cleve Jones in San Francisco, the massive AIDS Memorial Quilt was first unfolded during the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, honoring individuals who died of AIDS-related complications.
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