AQAD 171

Identify the logo

Prelims of Kindle Quiz by Pranab Mukherjee

Prelims of the quiz, courtesy Mr Subhasis Dey.(Winner of Tata Track - Kolkata 2010 from metal junction )

Please find below the prelims of college quiz organised by KINDLE magazine for BirlaInst.of Mgmt. by Parnab Mukherjee.

PRELIMS

1.       Which sporting body laid down the rules of modern lawn tennis ?

2.       To whom did David O. Selznick 1^st offer the role of Vronsky in his production of ‘Anna Karenia’ ?

3.       If penguin is for adults then what for children/kids ?

4.       Expand UNHCR.

5.       Which famous jockey is also nicked named ‘Old Stonefaced’ ?

6.       What was the 1^st unintended international project of the Road Dept. of PWD of West Bengal that toured 10 countries ?

7.       Who wrote the immortal two-worded ad line ‘Only Vimal’ ?

8.       What daily object has a sleeve and a tray ?

9.       Name the 1^st western person to win erstwhile Soviet Union’s Order of Lenin ?

10.   Which sport kept in Olympics after being developed for Television has among its legends Ken Stifles and Rany Stokles ?

11.   Mt. Kailash is a sacred place associated with lord Shiva and which other Hindu deity ?

12.   Name the former union minister has modeled for Bombay Dying ?

13.   What is “Dutch Courage” ?

14.   Born in Surinam, known as ‘Pit-bull’ by his teammates. Who ?

15.   Which country was the 1^st to issue a stamp on Gary Kaspvoro ?

16.   Who is known as “harry potter of cricket” ? Middle name – Luca .

17.   Who was the 1^st Indian to model for times magazine ?

18.   Which US slang does “Dead President” dealing with ?

19.   Name the term which is being used in biology, economics and mathematics and also having a movie on same name.

20.   Which movie marks A.R.Rahman having an award ?

21.   Name the movie for which Asha Bhosle and Michael Stipes sung together ?

22.   Which trust reserves the rights for Gandhiji’s book ?

23.   Audio tracks- National Anthem/Song of which country ?

24.   Audio tracks-Which pune based band ?

25.   Audio tracks.- Which cartoon series ?

26.   Which term used in economic has been termed from a baby’s life period ?

AQAD 170

Connect him to Afghanistan and Pakistan also to indian sports

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AQAD 169

Who is this

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Inventions & Inventors: Guglielmo Marconi

Italian physicist and inventor who is credited with the invention of radio or wireless telegraphy. Guglielmo Marconi was born in a wealthy family of Bologna. In 1895 he was able to transmit wireless telegraph signals to two kilometers, which is considered the birth of radio.
Son of an Italian father and Irish mother, he studied at Leghorn and later at the Universities of Bologna and Florence, where he became interested in experiments on the airwaves.

By 1894 he began to investigate the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves in his father's house in Bologna, gradually increasing the distance between transmitter and receiver from 30 cm up to hundreds of meters.
In 1895 he discovered that by placing a Hertz spark generator on top of a rod, the reception range could be increased to several kilometers. He built a small device, whose range was 2.5 km, consisting of a transmitter, a Hertz spark generator and a receiver based on the effect discovered by the French engineer Edouard Branly in 1890. After seeing not much response with the Italian authorities, Marconi decided to go to the UK. Soon after arriving in London he received the support of the chief engineer of the Post Office, and in July 1896 after a series of improvements, he manged to patented the invention, which caused a stir among scientists of the time.

AQAD 168

Its a launch of a new logo of which organization?

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Tata Global Beverages acquired minority stake in Activate Drinks

Tata Global Beverages has acquired a minority stake in US-based beverage and bottled water firm Activate, along with beverage investor James Berkeley (including The Tornante Company and the Eisner family) – will invest $20m in Activate.

“This investment is the latest piece in our strategic journey to reach consumers in different ways and to help deliver sustainable hydration across the world,” said Peter Unsworth, group CEO of Tata Global Beverages. “We have ambitious growth plans and a vision to become the leader in the ‘good for you’ beverage segment.”

Bytes:-
Tata Tea sold its 30% stake in Energy Brands Inc (Glaceau) to The Coca-Cola Company for $1.2bn, about 3 years back.

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Vodafone Delights Ad

Vodafone India is promoting “Delights”, a TV advertising campaign which captures the emotional response associated with receiving special gifts relating it to their exclusive deals and discounts.

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Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Michael Jackson King of Pop has landed the top spot on Forbes’ 10th annual ranking of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. Although Jackson never got a slot on Forbes'' annual Celebrity 100 list during his life, he earned more than any other star in the past year, apart from Oprah Winfrey. Not only did he grace the top spot with a whopping 275 million dollars, he out-earned the other 12 stars on the list combined.

Elvis Presley came in second. The King of Rock n’ Roll''s estate pulled down 60 million dollars in the 12-month period. Lord of the Rings author J.R.R Tolkien took the third spot.

The top 10 earners:

1.Michael Jackson

2.Elvis Presley

3.J.R.R. Tolkien

4.Charles Schulz

5.John Lennon

6.Stieg Larsson

7.Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)

8.Albert Einstein

9.George Steinbrenner

10.Richard Rodgers

Note:-

To be eligible to make Forbes’ list of top earning dead celebrities, entertainers had to be deceased (duh) and to have earned at least $5 million between October 1, 2009, and October 1, 2010.

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OWN - Oprah Winfrey Network

Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is set to launch in January 1st, 2011. It is set to replace the Discovery Health Channel and will be jointly owned by Discovery Communication and Oprah’s production company Harpo in 50/50 ratio. OWN unveiled its new look counting third time.

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