Wednesday 31 August 2011

Quiz 4:31st august 2011

1. Identify this personality?

2.Birth stone:Turquoise, Birth flower:Narcissus.Which  month of the year are we talking about?

3.Connect: French Revolution, Death of Diana, Space shuttle Challenger disaster, Apollo moon landing and 9/11 disaster?

4. The term is typically applied to those whose height is not just in the upper 1% of the population but several standard deviation above mean for persons of the same sex, age, and ethnic ancestry. The term is seldom applied to those who are simply "tall" or "above average" whose heights appear to be the healthy result of normal genetics and nutrition. Which term we are talking about?

5.This word in “Hindi” means Light.  It is the seventh month of lunisolar Hindu calendar and sixth month of the Solar Bengali calendar. What is the word?

6.It is a distributed computing project in the fields of economics, Finance and Stock Markets, that generates stock forecasts by application of artificial intelligence with the aid of artificial neural networks The idea was first conceived in an economics thesis on stock forecasts with the aid of artificial neural networks at the University of Heidelberg. This system was then developed by i42 GmbH, Mannheim, who added some innovative features to the original idea. Name the computing system?

7.Genus Santalum is the name of this plant. What is derived from this plant?



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I-Quiz 2011 Marktrix- Prelims questions and answers

Q1.Who did corporation bank chose as brand ambassador of 'Know your customer norms?'

A1.Dabbawalas

Q2.Which cable television network was started by Scott Rasmusen and his father Bill Rasmusen with a   $9000 cash advance on a credit card: ESPN, HBO or Fashion TV?

A2.ESPN

Q3.The first edition of which almanac included items such as dates of battles in the English Civil war, the winners of the oaks and an account of the trial of Charles 1?

A3.Wisdon

Q4.In norway it is called 'Gule Sidea',  in Ireland as'Golden Pages', in Belgium as'Pages of Or'.What is it commonly known as?

A4.Yellow Pages

Q5.In India the budget date is fixed by_____________?

A5.President

Q6.In 1969, a radio transponder of which brand relayed the first words from the moon to earth?

A6.Motorola

Q7.Which monument consumes two tons of paper every year in order to issue annual tickets?

A7.Eiffel tower

Q8.Which mughal emporer ended a tax called jiziya that had been imposed on non-muslims?

A8.Akbar

Q9.In 1880 who financed the volta laboratory where he invented the gramaphone along with Charles S Tainter with a prize money of $10000?

A9.Alexander Grahambell

Q10.Which Maltese was appointed ambassador for the European year of creativity and innovation 2009 by the European union/

A10.Edward de bono

Q11.Which brand introduced the first ever left handers shirt in India?

A11.Louie Phillipe

Q12.Which magazine is credited with introducing the term’soap opera’:Time,The Economist,Newsweek?

A12.Newsweek

Q13.Connect a section of the indian Penal Code and the ISD code of the Czech Republic?

A13.420

Q14.Who founded the independent labour party in1936 for the human rights of untouchable workers in India?

A14.Dr. B R Ambedkar

Q15.Complete this sentence with two words ’Jumbo King is India’s first branded?

A15.Vada Pav

Q16.In the 1970’s which management writer coined the term’Demarketing ‘ along with Sydney J Levy?

A16.Philip Kotler

Q17.’Presenter’ was the original name of which Microsoft product/software?

A17.Power Point

Q18.Which baggage manufacturer name originated from a biblical hero whose strength lay in his long hair?

A18.Samsonite

Q19.In the UK it is’autocue’ how is it known in USA?

A19.Telepromter

Q20.In 1986-87 which advertising legend set up Hansa vision for quality television programming?

A20.RK Swamy

Q21.After which Hindu God have the Shram Vir National Awards been renamed?

A21.Vishwa Karma

Q22.Which famous singer used to charge 1 re. less than Lata Mangeshkar, to show his respect for her and her senority?

A22.Kishore Kumar

Q23.Which is the most commonly used liquid in air pollution control and emission testing applications?

A23.Water

Q24.Which banks officially estimate of the size of economics is known as the atlas method?

A24.World Bank

Q25.For centuries, Anniable Gaummerelli has been the official outfitters of:The Pope, The Queen and King of England or the rulers of Jaipur?

Q25.Pope

Q26.______________ Transport Corporation is the first in India to have inducted CNG buses in its city fleet. Name the city?

A26.Delhi

Q27.After seeing the display cases of the royal mummies in the collection of the Egyptian museum in Cairo, the national physical lab of India ordered a similar display case to preserve what?

A27. Constitution of India
                              
Q28. How are the three detectives from Charles Townsends detective agency popularly known as?

A28. Charlie’s Angels

Q29. Salzburg Airport in Austria is named after which famous composer?

A29. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Q30. In 1916, which eminent lawyer defended Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the last trial he faced?

A30. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Tuesday 30 August 2011

Quiz 3: 30th August 2011

1. This building construction was first started as early as 1690.  In 1706, the new one storied brick building was built. The present gigantic building covers 2.8 acres of land. It is 235 yards in width. A cluster of thirteen four-storied buildings, the 'Mahakaran' stands on 10 acres of land. Today, at least 6000 employees work here.  Which one we are talking about?

                             
2. She has been admired for her fashion sense and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists and was selected by The Daily Telegraph as the "Most Promising Newcomer" in its 2006 list of style winners and losers. She said to be broker up her relationship during a holiday in the Swiss resort of Zermatt . She was named as one of  Richard Blackwell’s 's ten "Fabulous Fashion Independents" of 2007.

                             
3. This event is considered as the Largest Outdoor event in Thailand. In 2010 it was conducted in an area of about 350 acres. Name the event?


  4. In Arabic this word means “Union”.  James Hogan is the CEO. The company lost more than $30m in revenue in April 2010 when a cloud of ash from Iceland’s  Eyjafjallajokull volcano forced the cancellation of flights to and from Europe.  Name the organisation.
                               

5. In 1937 the company known as "Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen ------------------ mbH" was formed. During second world war their production was switched to Armaments.  Fill in the blanks.
                            
  6. What is the result of the following tweet message?
“rendezvous free equity – held by kisan, Shailender & Pushpa Gaikwad, ___________,Puja gulati, Jayant Kotalwar, Vishnu Prasad, Sundip Agarwal”,


7. Identify:


Monday 29 August 2011

Quiz 2: 29th August 2011

1.       Which famous athlete bowled Chris Gayle and also hit him for a six last ball in a charity cricket match? As a child he was an admirer of Pakistan team and his favourite cricketer was Waqar Younis.


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what is in his hand?


3.  The CEO and the co-owner of the company  described in an interview "--- ---- was initially inspired by a need for a simple, centralized, and searchable platform in which professional investors working at hedge funds, mutual funds, and private equity funds could share rigorous investment ideas and network with one another. Since then the concept has expanded and --- ---- is taking steps to bring a subset of high-level investment research to the investing community at large. Name the company and what was his claim to fame?


4.  Titan launched a range called “Eternal Mumbai”.  What is the  reason behind it?

5. Who said, “I don't get paid a cent for my work at ___________. It is like a temple for the mind. It is a unique human project, the first of its kind in history.  Name the person and the Organisation?

6. Identify the structure?     1: center cut 2: (endosperm) 3: silver skin (testa, epidermis), 4: parchment (hull, endocarp) 5: pectin layer 6: pulp (mesocarp) 7: outer skin (pericarp, exocarp).


7. In 1953 Juan, José and Vicente ________made their first creations inspired by an experimental vocation in a Moorish furnace built in their own home in Almàssera (Valencia). By 1955 they begin making sculptures in which a clear influence of the trends of the XVIII century can be observed. These pieces evoke the works of former porcelain artists such as Meissen, Sèvres and Capodimonte. Fill in the blanks.



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Sunday 28 August 2011

Quiz 1: 28 August 2011

1. On 12 November 1965, the Pakistan Air Force launched air strikes on Indian bases all of his commander's were killed; he was the only survivor of that convoy. Name the personality?

2. What was first created in 1928 by  County Chemicals at the Chemico Works in Bradford Street, Birmingham, England?

3. We came across the word '-------', and it was just perfect. The definition was 'a short burst of inconsequential information, ......................... And that's exactly what the product was. The blue pint of the product for cracking the answer. What is the product we are talking about and who created it?
   

4. What is the codename for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe into the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, New York, and Washington, D.C., the largest criminal inquiry in United States history?



5. Afghan 082.jpg Name this commander of British Forces in Afganisthan. His first book, Attack State Red is an account of the 2007 campaign undertaken by the Royal Anglian Regiment, documenting their initial deployment and trials in Afghanistan.

6. This company which was started by Manu Agarwal essentially as a price comparison engine in the e- commerce space. Now it is virtually an online market place with the company facilitating transactions worth Rs 1.5 crore every single day. Name the Internet Portal.

7.  Identify.




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