NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 37

(TF)(Iphone)In the 2008 film “The Dark Knight”, Batman uses an iPhone.
Ans. False

(TF)(X-Ray)CT scan uses “X-Ray” radiation for imaging.
Ans. True

(TF)(IPO)Yahoo! Went public with an IPO value equaling to the Euler’s number ‘e’.
Ans. False

(TF)(Comet)An astronomical body named after Edmond Halley is known as Edmond’s comet.
Ans. False
More Info: HALLEY’S COMET

(TF)(Volta)The electric cell was invented by an Italian scientist Alessandro Volta in 1800.
Ans. True

(TF)(Cd)Since 1980, technical standards for audio compact discs are collectively known as ‘Blue Book”.
Ans. False
More Info: RED BOOK

(TF)(CDMA)Reliance communication launched India’s first CDMA tablets on 12 March 2012.
Ans. True

(TF)(World space)Worldspace Radio was re-launched in 2012 for Vodafone mobile users in India.
Ans. True

(TF)(Ferrari)Enzo Ferrari was hired by Alfa Romeo to head their motor racing department.
Ans. True

(TF)(Virus)annaKournikova.jpg.vbs is a virus
Ans. True

(Direct)(Terminologies)What term was coined by John McCarthy who defined it as the “science and engineering of making intelligent machines”?
Ans. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

(Direct)(Mixed bag)Which company manufactures these transmitters used in Nike’s shoes?
Ans. APPLE

(Direct)(Entertainment)In the ‘Star Wars’ film ‘Episode 1: The Phantom Menace’, in which sport is Anakin Skywalker proficient?
Ans. POD RACING

(Direct)(Innovations)Robert Metcalfe’s first experimental network was called the Alto Aloha network. In 1973, Metcalfe changed its name to what?
Ans. ETHERNET

(Direct)(Personalities)Which Seattle -based IT pioneer founded the independent film production company clear Blue Sky productions in 1997?
Ans. PAUL ALLEN

(Direct)(WWW)Started by Hitesh Dhingra and Amanpreet Bajaj, which Indian online retail giant was acquired by Flipkart in 2012 for $25 million?
Ans. LETSBUY.COM

(Direct)(Gadgets)Benefon Twin manufactured by Benefon in Finland was the first mobile phone in the world to feature what?
Ans. DUAL SIM

(Direct)(Companies)Which company manufactured this instant camera?
Ans. POLAROID

(Buzzer)()What is the corporate headquarters complex of Google Inc. Located in Mountain View, California , fondly called?
Ans. GOOGLEPLEX

(Buzzer)()Diet cool and Frost free are types of which household equipment?
Ans. REFRIGERATORS

(Buzzer)()Which movie is this a still from?
Ans. AVATAR

(Buzzer)()The abbreviation for the term ‘hypertext transfer protocol’ typically appears at the beginning of what?
Ans. URL

(Buzzer)()Which area in USA is contained by the San Francisco Bay on the east and the Santa Cruz mountains on the west?
Ans. SILICON VALLEY

(Buzzer)()What would you measure on a Richter Scale?
Ans. INTENSITY OF EARTHQUAKE

(Buzzer)()Identify this personality.
Ans. AZIM PREMJI