NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 10

(TF)(HP)HP’s first ever client was Hugh Hefner,the owner of playboy magazine
Ans. False
More Info: Walt disney was the first client

(TF)(Social network)The Social network is a film about the social networking site Myspace
Ans. False
More Info: The movie is about facebook

(TF)(COBOL)COBOL was developed by Grace Hopper, a US naval officer
Ans. True

(TF)(Epic)The first ever Indian web browser was called ‘Epic’.
Ans. True

(TF)(Dolby)“Better sound through research” is the tagline for Dolby.
Ans. False
More Info: It is the tag line of Bose

(TF)(Bits and pieces)1 Bit =8 bytes
Ans. False

(TF)(Nokia)Nokia is named after a mountain in Finland
Ans. False
More Info: It is named after a river and first factory is near the river

(TF)(Boeing)The world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer Boeing,is named after its founder.
Ans. True

(TF)(Snake)Snake was the standard pre – installed game on all Motorola phones
Ans. False
More Info: Nokia

(Direct)(Companies)Which company used this picture for one of its advertising campaign?
Ans. APPLE
More Info: Think different think apple

(Direct)(WWW)According to business standards,which is India’s biggest e-commerce website in terms of revenue for 2009-10
Ans. IRCTC

(Direct)(Terminologies)Which linux OS is named after a South African ideology, roughly transilating to english as ‘humanity towards others’?
Ans. UBUNTU

(Direct)(Innovations)Identify this touchscreen smartphone from blackberry
Ans. BLACKBERRY TORCH

(Direct)(Gadgets)Which device was conceptualized by Percy Spencer in 1945 when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted as he stood in front of a magnetron tube?
Ans. MICROWAVE OVEN

(Direct)(Personalities)Which actor’s voice features in this commercial?
Ans. RANBIR KAPOOR

(Direct)(RIP)Which gadget was originally released in 1979 as soundabout in US and stowaway in UK?
Ans. WALKMAN

(Direct)(Landmarks)When this Amazon product was first released on Nov19,2007, it was sold out in 5 and half hours. Since then, over 3 million units have been sold. What product is this?
Ans. KINDLE

(Direct)(Gaming)Sharing its name with the Italian crime syndicates,what is this game titled?
Ans. MAFIA

(Buzzer)()In cameras, what does SLR stands for?
Ans. SINGLE LENS REFLEX

(Buzzer)()Which was the first sporting event to be completely broadcast on youtube?
Ans. IPL 2010 – SEASON 3

(Buzzer)()What is the social youth networking website run by the reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group called?
Ans. BIGADDA