1. Identify the person. (Refer: pic1) (Hint: pic2)
a. Vikram Chandra. Pic2 shows the cover of his recently released book, The Sacred Games.
2. The Department of Non-Resident Keralites' Affairs (NoRKA) and the SCMS Institute of Paramedical and Development Studies, Kalamassery, Kerala, have joined hands to provide training to X who plan to go abroad, especially to the Gulf countries. Who are X?
a. X - Housemaids! Training for housemaids is the first of its kind and aims to equip women with necessary skills for their employment. They will be taught how to operate normal household equipment, stress management and yoga.
3. The author wrote X after the name he was given by the mother of his closest friend Prabhakar. The first version was torn up by a prison officer. The second version was also destroyed. Upon release, he made an income from small writing assignments while he finished writing X for the third time. This book has become an international bestseller. Name X.
a. X - Shantaram. A movie based on the book is to be made with Johnny Depp playing the title role. Indian actor Chunky Pandey, playing a Bollywood actor, will be making his debut in Hollywood with this movie.
4. A, who owns UB group, is going to sell their products in the retail outlets of B where ever they get the licenses to sell liquor. B has also roped in two Bollywood stars C and D recently, to add star power to their brand. Identify A, B, C and D.
a. A - Vijay Mallya, B -Kishore Biyani's Pantaloons, C and D = Bipasha Basu & Zayed Khan.
5.
Identify the place. (Refer: pic3)
a. The Nathu La Pass, which was reopened on july 4 after a 44-year-old hiatus, once again connecting India with China. The view is from the Chinese side with the picture of the Patola Palace on the left, and the Chinese flag on the right.
6. Which brand of car will we see in the next Bond movie 'Casino Royale'?
a. Aston Martin DBS
7. Connect: Angela Merkel, Indra Nooyi, Sonia Gandhi
a. 3 of the ladies who made it to the Forbes' list of World's Most Powerful Women. Angela Merkel was ranked 1st, Indra Nooyi on 4th and Sonia Gandhi at 13.
8. The __________ is going to be used by scientists who are trying to understand the causes of diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer. The distributed computing program can be downloaded by volunteers and the ____________ processing power can be used when it is idle. Fill in the blanks. (Both blanks have the same answer)
a. PlayStation 3. The computing program called Folding@Home runs a series of simulations which predict the shape of proteins and how they fold.
9. It is on Nov 24th in Turkey, May 16 in Malaysia, Mar 7 in Albania, Aug 27 in China, Mar 28 in Czech Republic, May 2 in Iran, Sept 1 in Singapore, May 15 in South Korea, Sept 28 in Taiwan, Jan 16 in Thailand and Nov 20 in Vietnam. What are we talking about and when is it in India?
a. Teachers' Day, celebrated on Sept 5th in India, which is the birthday of Dr. Radhakrishnan.
10. Shah Rukh Khan is the third film personality on Jet Airways board. Who are the other two?
a. The other two are lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar and producer-director Yash Chopra.
Bonus Question (2 points)
Q.
Error 144: That information was lost with the Martian Lander. Please try again.
Error 01: Brainwaves received in analog. Please re-think in digital.
Error 666: Multiple transmitters detected. Silence voices in your head and try again.
Which website had some of these error messages displayed and on what occasion?
A. On April 1st, 2000, Google announced a new search technology (as a hoax, of course) that supposedly used the reader's mind to determine what the user wanted to search for. These were some of the error messages displayed by Google MentalPlex.
a. The Nathu La Pass, which was reopened on july 4 after a 44-year-old hiatus, once again connecting India with China. The view is from the Chinese side with the picture of the Patola Palace on the left, and the Chinese flag on the right.
6. Which brand of car will we see in the next Bond movie 'Casino Royale'?
a. Aston Martin DBS
7. Connect: Angela Merkel, Indra Nooyi, Sonia Gandhi
a. 3 of the ladies who made it to the Forbes' list of World's Most Powerful Women. Angela Merkel was ranked 1st, Indra Nooyi on 4th and Sonia Gandhi at 13.
8. The __________ is going to be used by scientists who are trying to understand the causes of diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer. The distributed computing program can be downloaded by volunteers and the ____________ processing power can be used when it is idle. Fill in the blanks. (Both blanks have the same answer)
a. PlayStation 3. The computing program called Folding@Home runs a series of simulations which predict the shape of proteins and how they fold.
9. It is on Nov 24th in Turkey, May 16 in Malaysia, Mar 7 in Albania, Aug 27 in China, Mar 28 in Czech Republic, May 2 in Iran, Sept 1 in Singapore, May 15 in South Korea, Sept 28 in Taiwan, Jan 16 in Thailand and Nov 20 in Vietnam. What are we talking about and when is it in India?
a. Teachers' Day, celebrated on Sept 5th in India, which is the birthday of Dr. Radhakrishnan.
10. Shah Rukh Khan is the third film personality on Jet Airways board. Who are the other two?
a. The other two are lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar and producer-director Yash Chopra.
Bonus Question (2 points)
Q.
Error 144: That information was lost with the Martian Lander. Please try again.
Error 01: Brainwaves received in analog. Please re-think in digital.
Error 666: Multiple transmitters detected. Silence voices in your head and try again.
Which website had some of these error messages displayed and on what occasion?
A. On April 1st, 2000, Google announced a new search technology (as a hoax, of course) that supposedly used the reader's mind to determine what the user wanted to search for. These were some of the error messages displayed by Google MentalPlex.
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