Saturday, September 27, 2008

IIChE quiz questions

1) In island countries its the all purpose boat built by using very few tools. They’re used in fishing , inter-island transport, movement of cargo, diving boats, live-aboard cruise vessels, passenger ferry boats and deep-sea fishing craft complete with outriggers and fighting chairs. In India, the "name" is a phenomenon. What is the boat called?

2) Which comic book character's vital statistics are 19-19-19?
3) Where in India is the TJ Brand of Confectioneries (including Potato Chips/Wafers)
 manufactured?
4) It could have been: Calex, Elcal, Calecom, Elcom, Calcomp, Digicom, Tronicom, Comptek, Computek, Esscotek or Ectek. But what name was finally chosen for this startup?
5) This company manufactures the products - Chintoo,Chox,Rangeeli and 4ever. Though not available in India, most of the people see their ads thanks mainly to their local cable operator. Name the company.
6) What unique cricketing record connects Martyn Moxon,Alex Tudor and Norman Yardley of England,John Beck and Dipak Patel of New Zealand, Rusi Surti of India, Maqsood Ahmed and Asim Kamal of Pakistan and Shane Warne of Australia ?
7) Amitabh Bachchan has won three National Awards. The Best Actor for Agneepath and Black. Which was the third one?
8) What were officially attributed to as Worship & Knowledge, Welcoming & Openness, Perseverance & Persistence, Community & Dedication, Engineering & Protection, Joy & Suf fering, Love & Passion and Immortality & Eternity?
9) connect
(a)Spencerian Script (b) Hobble skirt (C) NYSE:KO
(the pick is of hobble skirt) 

10) What’s common to these TWO matches? i. France Vs Italy-9th July 2006 ii. Inter Milan Vs Sampdoria-29th January 2007


Sunday, August 24, 2008

1. The founder of the company Marc Ewing was given Cornell lacrosse cap ( with red and white stripes ) while at college by his grandfather. People would turn to him to solve their problems, and he was referred to as 'that guy in the ________'. He lost the _______and had to search for it desperately. In fact, for a long time the manual of the _______ had an appeal to readers to return his ________ if anyone found it. Fill in the blank ( name of the company ).

2. This company was founded by an American Marty Bromley to import pinball games to Japan for use on American military bases. It literally means service games of japan.

3. This company has its headquarters in UK its name means voice, data and telephone. Name the company.

Now some questions about India......
4. Nestled in Arbudaranya, this place is known as "an oasis in the desert". Name this famous pilgrimage centre.
5. When these islands were captured Japanese, the were renamed "Shaheed" and "Swaraj" and incorporated into the 'Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind'. Give the modern name of this island group.
6. The name of this territory means "new village" in Tamil. In ancient times, it was known to be a thriving port settlement. Name this former European colony.
7. Known as "Indrakil" ( garden of Indra ) in ancient times, the Tibetan name for this state is Denjong, meaning "Valle of Rice". Give its modern name.
8. Many theories prevail about the origin of its name. One such theory laid down in the Nilamata Purana says that the name comes from two different words, which mean "water" and "to desiccate" respectively. Name this important part of India.

RED SALUTE!!

Arise, wretched of the earth
Arise, convicts of hunger
Reason thunders in its volcano
This is the eruption of the end
Of the past let us wipe the slate clean
Masses, slaves, arise, arise
The world is about to change its foundation
We are nothing, let us be all
 |: This is the final struggle
  Let us gather together, and tomorrow
  The Internationale
  Will be the human race :|

Above is the English translation of an original French song which later beacame the International Anthem of all the Socialists, Communists and Marxists. It became famous in India as the song of the Bhukhe Bande and Garib Ghulam. name the song.

picture quiz



1. Connect the 2 pictures. The slogan in the poster is "Be bold, comrade! Openness is our strength!"







tadka quiz

1. "I remember how I first heard of him. I had asked Mehboob, our lyricist, for a new voice that is earthy and strong, and he said, I have just the person for you. That voice can only be that of ____!' And he sent _____ to meet me. The moment I heard him, I knew that here was a voice that was so wonderful, and which had its own unique space.... I want to say that ______'s voice has something that had been lacking a lot -- it had pure soul!"
 whom AR Rehman referring to in the above lines?
2. So u all know which is the tallest building in the world...to bharat mata ke veer saputo tell which is the tallest building in india?
3.A question quite related to the previous one...the design for the NOIDA TOWERS, which will be the tallest structures in the world (if ever built!), had been reportedly accepted by the Noida Development Authority in the year 2005...currently studies regarding the design are on course...the question is who is the architect? (Hint: Think Mumbai!)
4.Asia's first commercial brewery, Mohan Meakins Brewery, was setup in this famous city. It is also incidentally the birthplace of British pop legend Sir Cliff Richards. Which city?
5.Currently Amul is in the process of getting one of its most famous creations registered in the Guiness Book Of World Records for a unique feat. Which creation and for what reason?
6. This one is a bit ezee.....National Highways 1, 2 and 91, running between Kolkata and Indo-Pak border, constitute major portions of which famous historical road?
7. These bombs were derisively named after Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav _______ by the Finnish army during the Winter Wars. In its simplest form it is a glass bottle containing petrol fuel usually with a source of ignition such as a burning, fuel soaked, rag wick held in the place by the bottle's stopper. Simple to make, they are frequently used by rioters. Which bombs?
8. Jeff Widener in 1989 took this world famous picture during Tianenmen Square massacre for which he got nominated for Pulitzer Prize. The protagonist of the picture was named as "THE UNKNOWN REBEL" by the Time magazine and was listed in the "100 most influential people of the 20th century". What was "The Unknown Rebel" shown doing in the picture which became an example of courage all over the world?
   

Sunday, August 10, 2008


Q.) What does the map indicate :
Q.1) Connect the following pictures :