NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 21

(TF)(eBay)Originally ,the E in eBay used to stand for ‘electronic’.
Ans. False
More Info: Eco

(TF)(Mayday)The radio distress signal Mayday is so named because it was first used in the month of may.
Ans. False
More Info: Mayday comes from M’aider means Help in French

(TF)(CAD)CAD is used for digitizing video formats.
Ans. False

(TF)(Cybernetics)Cybernetics is the science of communications and automatic control systems in both machines and living things.
Ans. True

(TF)(Royal Enfield)The classic Royal Enfield is owned by Chennai based Eicher motors Limited.
Ans. True

(TF)(Diamonds)HPHT and CVD are procedures which can generate synthetic diamonds.
Ans. True

(TF)(PS3)The PlayStation 3 cannot paly any PlayStation 1 games.
Ans. False

(TF)(Sputnik)The name Sputnik, a series of satellites launched by the USSR, literally means “travel companion “or “fellow traveler”.
Ans. True

(TF)(DuPont)“Sponsors of tomorrow” is the tag line of DuPont.
Ans. False
More Info: It is Intel’s tagline

(TF)(Valley Crest)Valley Crest Companies ,America’s largest landscaping firm, is owned by Michael Dell.
Ans. True

(Direct)(Mixed bag)Formally known as Ahead software , this company is now known for the name of its most famous product which is used to burn discs.
Ans. NERO

(Direct)(Innovations)Which online retail venture was first opened to the public on 28April , 2003, with over 200,000 items to choose from?
Ans. ITUNES STORE

(Direct)(Wheels)How is Adriana Manuela Ramona Jellinek immortalized in automobile history?
Ans. MERCEDES

(Buzzer)()Identify this personality.
Ans. LARRY ELLISON

(Buzzer)()Sunita Williams ran a version of the Boston marathon on a treadmill on April 16,2007; where did she achieve this feat?
Ans. SPACE

(Buzzer)()Featuring the Granny Smith as its logo, what was the name of the record label founded and owned by The Beatles?
Ans. APPLE

(Buzzer)()The star cast of which 2009 sci-fi film included Eric Bana,Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine?
Ans. STAR TREK

(Buzzer)()Which edition of Windows shares its name with the Italian word for View?
Ans. VISTA

(Buzzer)()What company gets its name from the chemical element with the atomic number 77?
Ans. IRIDIUM

(Buzzer)()In April 2010,which company advertised the launch of a free wireless broadband service titled Tisp?
Ans. GOOGLE

(Buzzer)()Identify this famous college dropout.
Ans. MICHAEL DELL

(Buzzer)()What error code is reported when a client is able to communicate with a server, but not able to retrieve the file page or directory being searched for?
Ans. 404