NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 29

(TF)(Google)Google originally ran as a subdomain of the Stanford University Website
Ans. True

(TF)(Edison)Edison received his first patent for the electric bulb.
Ans. False
More Info: ELECTRIC VOTING MACHINE

(TF)(VAIO)In the VAIO logo, ‘VA’ represents a digital binary code.
Ans. False
More Info: ANALOG WAVE

(TF)(Formula 1)In Formula 1 , the person controlling the arrival and departure of a car into the pit are often called ‘Lollipop men’.
Ans. True

(TF)(REVA)REVA or G_Wiz is exempted from parking fees as well as congestion and road taxes in the UK and Norway.
Ans. True

(TF)(Videotape)The magnetic coating of a videotape contains iron.
Ans. True

(TF)(Patent)Intel topped the 2011 IFI list of global patent rankings.
Ans. False
More Info: IBM

(TF)(Ringtone)Saare Jahan Se Achcha ‘ was made into the first ever Indian mobile ringtone.
Ans. True

(TF)(Bit)In communication and information theory, ‘Bit’ is a shortened form of Binary Digit.
Ans. True

(Direct)(Companies)Called the ‘Broadcasting House’, which company’s headquarter is this?
Ans. BBC

(Direct)(Landmarks)The ‘Telautograph’ was an early analog form of what?
Ans. FAX MACHINE

(Direct)(Gadgets)What is this device, used mainly by the military?
Ans. NIGHT VISION

(Direct)(Mixed bag)Identify this mechanized toy.
Ans. TIPU’S TIGER

(Direct)(Innovations)What did Dr PK Sethi and craftsman Ram Chandran Sharma jointly invent in 1969 to help amputees?
Ans. JAIPUR FOOT/LIMB

(Direct)(Terminologies)What term was coined by Hywel Murell in 1949 to refer to the correlation between the engineering environment and human beings?
Ans. ERGONOMICS

(Direct)(Personalities)Which Australian computer programmer is the host of the Russia Today talk show titled ‘The World Tomorrow’?
Ans. JULIAN ASSANGE

(Direct)(Entertainment)The founding ideas of which website began with a posting titled ‘Those Eyes’, on the subject of actresses with beautiful eyes by Col needham?
Ans. IMDB

(Direct)(Gaming)Which company launched the game called MindFlex in which players move a ball through an obstacle course using only the power of their minds?
Ans. MATTEL

(Buzzer)()What is the more common name for the High Mobility multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle?
Ans. HUMVEE

(Buzzer)()Which science fiction series was created by Gene Roddenberry and was publicly marketed as ‘a Western in outer space’?
Ans. STAR TREK

(Buzzer)()Which company developed Japan’s first relay -based automatic computer FACOM 100?
Ans. FUJITSU

(Buzzer)()Identify this character.
Ans. PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER