NDTV Croma Tech Grandmasters quiz episode 34

(TF)(Skype)Skype is owned by Google.
Ans. False
More Info: MICROSOFT

(TF)(HAL 9000)HAL9000 is listed as the 13th greatest film villain in The American Film Institute’s 100 years ‘Heroes and Villains list’.
Ans. True

(TF)(WWW)Tim Berners – Leo is widely regarded as the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Ans. True

(TF)(Tsunami)This device is used as a warning system for Tsunami.
Ans. True

(TF)(Windows)Chicago, Detroit and Nashville were all codenames for different versions of Microsoft Windows.
Ans. True

(TF)(URL)In computing terminology, URL indicates the location of a page on the www.
Ans. True

(TF)(Tractor)Ashok Leyland built India’s first indigenous tractor.
Ans. False
More Info: EICHER

(TF)(Humvee)Sylvester Stallone was the first civilian owner of a Humvee.
Ans. False
More Info: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

(Direct)(Companies)Which car company gets its name from the Latin equivalent for the German word Horch,meaning hear?
Ans. AUDI

(Direct)(Landmarks)What ran at the cost of nine US dollars on July 1, 1941, at the start of a Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Philadelphia phillies game?
Ans. FIRST TV COMMERCIAL

(Direct)(Gadgets)How do we better know the windows phone launched in November 2011 which was earlier codenamed ‘Sea Ray’?
Ans. NOKIA LUMIA 800

(Direct)(Mixed bag)In which state did the State Bank of India set up India’s first-ever floating ATM?
Ans. KERELA

(Direct)(Innovations)Name this computer.
Ans. ENIAC

(Direct)(Terminologies)The name of what synthetic fiber, developed in 1959, is an anagram of word ‘expands’?
Ans. SPANDEX

(Direct)(Entertainment)In films, by what name do we better know the OCP crime prevention Unit 001, created by a company named Omni Consumer products?
Ans. ROBOCOP

(Direct)(WWW)Which web based file hosting service was Drew Houston inspired to create after repeatedly forgetting his USB drive while he was a student at MIT?
Ans. DROPBOX

(Direct)(Personalities)Identify this TIME person of the year.
Ans. JEFFREY BEZOS

(Buzzer)()In which city did Airtel launch India’s first 4G service?
Ans. KOLKATTA

(Buzzer)()Identify this personality.
Ans. VINOD DHAM

(Buzzer)()With reference to fuel, what does ‘c’ stand for in ‘CNG’?
Ans. COMPRESSED

(Buzzer)()This is the logo of which company?
Ans. AMD

(Buzzer)()Name the first Bollywood pair to ring the opening bell at NASDAQ in 2010.
Ans. SHARUKH KHAN AND KAJOL

(Buzzer)()What movie is this still from?
Ans. MINORITY REPORT

(Buzzer)()“pay less. Talk more.” is the tagline of which Indian mobile network operator?
Ans. UNINOR

(Buzzer)()Identify the gadget.
Ans. KINDLE FIRE

(Buzzer)()What type of reactors are ‘Fast Breeder’ and ‘ Thermal’?
Ans. NUCLEAR

(Buzzer)()Which iconic video game character was first introduced as ‘Jumpman’ in a 1981 game called ‘Donkey Kong’?
Ans. MARIO

(Buzzer)()Quick silver is another name for which metal?
Ans. MERCURY

(Buzzer)()What does the E stand for in the public sector unit BHEL?
Ans. ELECTRICALS