Wednesday 25 May, 2011

KBC

KBC

Fastest finger first:
I cant recall the actual question, but there was four films of Amir Khan which are to be arranged according increasing order of the year of release. The options were:
a.       Dil Chahta Hai
b.      Rangeela
c.       Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
d.      Faana
The correct order is:
c. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
b. Rangeela
a. Dil Chahta Hai
d. Faana

The winner is Vishal Malavia from Vapi. He came with is Father Amrit Lal.

After Shahrukh explained the rules, came the first question:

1)      Which of these is usually controlled by the feet of driver ( Cant remember the exact one, but it was something like this)
a)      Wipers
b)      Headlights
c)      Sorry cant remember 
d)      Accelerator.

Answer: Accelerator

2)      In soccer, which part of midfielders body should not touch the ball?
a)      Feet
b)      Chest
c)      Hands
d)      Head

Answer: Hands

3)      According to a patriotic song what type of 'chidiya' can be found in branches of trees of India?  ( Again cant remember the exact one, but it was something like this)
a)      Moti ki
b)      Chandi ki
c)      Hire ki
d)      Sone ki

Answer: Sone ki

Har seat hot seat question:]
What were the nine luminaries of Akbar's Court was collectively known as
a)      Nava Rasha
b)      Nava Ratna
c)      Nava Shad
d)      Nava Rang

BREAK

4)      What is your mode of transport when going to by the Delhi metro?
a)      Bus
b)      Car
c)      Train
d)      Ferry

Answer: Train

5)      What does 'Black Friday' refer Anurag Kashyap's film of the same name?
a)      BSE crash of 1992
b)      Bombay Blasts of 1993
c)      Assassination of  Rajiv Gandhi
d)      Gujarat earthquake of 2001

Answer: Bombay Blasts of 1993

Sunday 8 May, 2011

Founders of The Companies

1."Tata Group" was Founded by Jamsedji Tata in 1868.

2."Reliance Industries" was Founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in 1977.

3."Microsoft" was Founded by Bill Gates, Paul Allen in 1975.

4."General Electric" was Founded by Thomas Edison, Elihu Thomson and Edwin J. Houston in 1878.

5."American" International Group was Founded by Cornelius Vander Starr in 1919.

Business Quiz 3


1)  It wasn't the first time the No. 9 batsman was using this brand in a Test match. It was, in fact,
the second time! But it came under close scrutiny from rivals England during a Test match at Perth in December 1979. The batsman would later recount in hi s autobiography Menace that he was merely marketing the product. The No. 9 batsman was the business partner of Graham Monoghan, who is said to have developed the product for recreation use. Which product or brand are we talking about?
  
     Dennis Lillee with his aluminum bat

2) In the late sixties,X started his career with McKinsey and Co. After some years he moved on to American Express where he worked for 11 years quickly moving up to the No.2 position just behind Jim Robinson. In 1989, he moved on to become the CEO of Nabisco, a major company in the foods business. However most people know him better as the CEO of another gigantic company where he moved on to after his stint with Nabisco. Identify X.

Hint : X even wrote a book about the company we famously associate him with.

Lou Gerstner.IBM. book is “How to make Elephants Dance.”

3) The name of this 94 year old product translates into English as 'Soul enlightenment". Was 
created by Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed. What?
Rooh Afza

4) This Scottish veterinarian was very annoyed by the deep grooves that his son's tricycle left in his carefully tended lawn. He solved it by using a length of hose that he found lying around. Who and what was the solution?

John B. Dunlop, he converted the hose into a rudimentary set of tyres.

5) What name literally means 'prosperous rice field' in Japanese?
    Akio Morita