NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 22

(TF)(Nobel prize)The first-ever Indian-born Nobel laureate was CV Raman.
Ans. False
More Info: Ronald Ross(1902)

(TF)(Shaadi)Shaadi Active’ is an interactive service on the Tata Sky DTH platform.
Ans. False
More Info: Dish tv in association with shaadi.com

(TF)(Nokia)Hotspot is Nokia’s retail mobile store.
Ans. False

(TF)(Palm)Palm Inc is an Intel subsidiary known for its smartphones.
Ans. False
More Info: Palm is now owned by HP

(TF)(Steve Ballmer)Steve Ballmer became CEO of Microsoft in 1993
Ans. False
More Info: He became CEO in 2000

(TF)(Fokker)The Fokker Aircraft company was started by Howard Hughes.
Ans. False

(TF)(Avatar)Events in the film ‘Avatar’ occur in the year 2154
Ans. True

(TF)(Amazon)amazon.com started in a garage
Ans. True

(TF)(Satellite)Satellite is a range of laptops from Sony
Ans. False

(Direct)(Companies)In January 1984,who registered his company as “PC’s Limited” before renaming it after himself?
Ans. MICHAEL DELL

(Direct)(Personalities)Whose first tweet read: “Finally the original SRT is on Twitter and the first thing I’d like to do is wish my colleagues the best in the windies”.
Ans. SACHIN TENDULKAR

(Direct)(Mixed bag)The Apple application that comes bundled with iLife and allows a user to record songs is known as __________ band
Ans. GARAGE

(Direct)(Entertainment)In which online role playing game would you trade in Linden Dollars?
Ans. SECOND LIFE

(Direct)(Landmarks)Which company was the first private sector internet service provider in India?
Ans. SATYAM

(Direct)(Terminologies)Discontinued products no longer supported by the parent company that produced them are called __________ ware
Ans. ABANDON

(Buzzer)()With which film will you associate the quote, “Houston, we have a problem”, said by astronaut Jim Lovell?
Ans. APOLLO 13

(Buzzer)()Which mobile phone operator uses this as their logo?
Ans. VODAFONE

(Buzzer)()How did the founders of HP decide about the order in which their names would appear in the company’s name?
Ans. COIN TOSS

(Buzzer)()Which company known for manufacturing and marketing optical products is named after the bodhisattva Guanyin?
Ans. CANON

(Buzzer)()Who is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics’ the company that primarily imports Saitek computer peripherals to India?
Ans. ABHINAV BINDRA

(Buzzer)()Which popular movie site is owned and operated by Amazon?
Ans. IMDb.com

(Buzzer)()Who is this Indian businessman and philanthropist?
Ans. AZIM PREMJI

(Buzzer)()Which Taiwanese company shares its name with a unit of computer memory?
Ans. GIGABYTE

(Buzzer)()On what OS do Samsung Galaxy Tab and Dell Streak run?
Ans. ANDROID

(Buzzer)()In automobile parlance, what does MPFI stand for?
Ans. MULTI POINT FUEL INJECTION

(Buzzer)()CTRL+V’ is a key combination for what function?
Ans. PASTE

(Buzzer)()Complete the title of this book ,authored by the astronaut Eugene Cernan :”Last man on the ________”?
Ans. MOON