DAILY QUIZ 10....@quizdiary

Q.“This matter has gone on for 60 years. All other petitioners are dead. It should end in Lucknow. If you allow this to drag on, politicians will again get into the act, stoke passions on either side. Whatever the decision, it has to be accepted,”------We all know which matter.Who is the speaker?

Answer: 

Muhammad Hashim Ansari, The oldest litigant in the Ayodhya title suit case.

Correct Answer By:

Pranav,Saikat,Bilal,Kamanasish and Akhil V Menon.

DAILY QUIZ 9....@quizdiary

Q.Identify and find the connect.

Answer:

Alzheimer's Disease.The person in the left is Dr.Alois Alzheimers,who identified the first published case of the disease.The woman in the right is Auguste Deter,the first person diagnosed with the disease.

Correct Answer By:

Akhil V Menon

DAILY QUIZ 8....@quizdiary

Q.Identify this tennis doubles pair(known as Indo-Pak Express),who reached the finals of the US Open. 

Answer:Aisam Qureshi & Rohan Bopanna

Correct Answer By:

V.Chandrashekar,Kapinjal & Akhil V Menon

DAILY QUIZ 7....@quizdiary

Q.Identify

Answer: Mazhar Majeed, the bookie who is at the centre of the spot fixing controversy in Pakistan cricket.

Correct answer by:

Akhil V Menon

DAILY QUIZ 6....@quizdiary

Q.Identify the connect.

Answer: Airports in India

A.Vir Savarkar (Port Blair)

B.Rajiv Gandhi (Hyderabad)

C.Sathya Sai Baba (Puttaparthi)

D.Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (Guwahati)

E.Jayaprakash Narayan (Patna)

F.Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar)

G.Birsa Munda (Ranchi)

I.Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (Nagpur)

J.Biju Patnaik (Bhubaneswar)

K.Chaudhry Charan Singh (Luckhnow)

L.Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Kolkata)

Correct answer by:

Nobody!!!

DAILY QUIZ 5....@quizdiary

Q.Identify

Answer: 'Stumpy', the mascot of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

Correct Answer By:

Akhil V Menon

DAILY QUIZ 4.....@quizdiary

Q. 'X' (in the picture) is said to be the founder of an international organization 'Y' that publishes anonymous submissions of confidential documents.Recently 'Y' was in the news for leaking thousands of confidential documents about the U.S war in Afghanistan, on it's website.Identify 'X' and 'Y'.

Answer:'X' is Julian Assange  'Y' is Wikileaks.

Correct Answer by:

Akhil V Menon

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DAILY QUIZ 3.....@quizdiary

Q.Identify the logo.(clue:A company that was responsible for an environmental disaster)

Answer: British Petroleum.(Was responsible for the'Deep Water Oil Spill' in Gulf of Mexico).


Correct answer by:
Akhil V Menon, Varun K.C

DAILY QUIZ 2.....@quizdiary

Q. Identify the author of the book ' Superpower -The Amazing Race Between China's Hare and India's Tortoise'.

Answer: Raghav Bahl


Correct Answer by:
Akhil V Menon

DAILY QUIZ.....@quizdiary

Q. Name the autobiography of former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Communist Party leader Somnath Chatterjee, which was released recently by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.(on 21st August 2010).

Answer: 'Keeping The Faith-Memoirs Of A Parliamentarian'


Correct Answer By:
Akhil V Menon & Ashna Shaji

Picture Quiz 5....@quizdiary

1.He is an assistant professor at the IIT, Guwahati.He was recently in news for something related to national identity.Who is he.What was he in the news for?

2.Her perfomances in films in a variety of genres have generally earned her praise and awards including five wins of the national film awards for the best actress.identify her.

3.He is a well known Astrophysicist.He is famous for his science fiction works.identify him.

4.Identify this very famous south indian actor on his debut.

5.He is a very famous Indian badminton player who received 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' for his excellence.He is now a renowned coach who trains the highest ranked Indian badminton player.Who is he?

6.Identify the lady with Mysore Maharaja

7.He is regarded as the inventor of the flight data recorder or 'black box' in Airplanes. He recently passed away.Identify him.

8.He is  the most popular sportsman of this year(no more clues).Who is he?

9.Name this coach of Indian womens Hockey team who quitted following allegations of sexual harassement.

10.He is a Nobel laurate and the only Indian to be invited for 'Manhatten project'.

ANSWERS

1. D.Udaya Kumar ,who designed the symbol of indian Rupee.

2.Shabana Azmi

3.Jayant V Narlikar

4.Kamal Hassan in the film 'Kalathur Kannamma'.

5.Pullela Gopichand.(is the coach of Saina Nehwal)

6.Queen Elizabeth II

7.David Warren

8.Iker Casillas(Spain's World Cup winning captain) 

9.M.K Kaushik

10.Subhramanyan Chandrashekhar

                                                                                                                                         

PICTURE QUIZ 4.......... @quizdiary

1.This is indias first indigenously made stealth warship commissioned recently.It is tough for enemy radars to locate this ship.Name it.

2.This financial institution,( headquarters shown in the visual below) celebrates its birthday on All Fools day.This year it turned 75.identify it.

3.This is a 2006 sketch which revolutionized the online world. What is this sketch all about??

4.identify the connect
                                                     
            
                                        


                       



5. This women was recently in the news for not something good.who is she and why was she in the news?

6.The institute which does basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science was started in Bangalore,1945.On moving to Bombay, it was initially housed in Kenilworth,a bungalow on Pedder Road.

7. He gave quizzers and every knowledge seeker in this world the greatest gift they could have !! Who is he?What is his contribution.

8.The name of his apparel brand also is the fuel for your car. Name the guy !!

9.These toys are made in and around ‘X’, a little village in the Vijayawada district of Andhra Pradesh. They are famous as ‘X’ toys .The traditional craftsmen who make the famed toys are called Aryakshatriyas. The toys are made at home and the work involves the entire family. This traditional art form has been handed down from one generation to another.

10.Identify the connect(i am sure you knows the answer)

ANSWERS

1.INS SHIVALIK

2.RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

3.TWITTER.THE SKETCH BELOW WAS BY JACK DORSEY,ENVISIONING THE BLUE PRINT OF AN SMS BASED SOCIAL NETWORK.

4.AMARTYA SEN.

The pictures(clockwise from the top) are:

1)THE GREAT GATE OF TRINITY COLLEGE (HIS HIGHER STUDIES WAS HERE)

2)NANDANA SEN (AMARTYA SEN'S DAUGHTER)

3)NOBEL PRIZE (HE GOT NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS)

4)COVER OFTHE BOOK 'THE IDEA OF JUSTICE' (WRITTEN BY HIM)

5.MADHURI GUPTA. THIS SECOND SECRETARY AT THE INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN ISLAMABAD WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR PAKISTAN.

6.TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH (TIFR)


7.JIMMY WALES(CO FOUNDER OF WIKIPEDIA)


8.RENZO ROSSO , FOUNDER OF CLOTHING BRAND "DIESEL"



9.KONDAPALLY TOYS



10.THE "ZOOZOO" ADVERTISEMENTS.

The pictures (clockwise from the top)are:


1) PRAKASH VARMA (THE DIRECTOR OF ZOOZOO ADS ALONG WIT HIS WIFE SNEHA  IYPE  BOTH ARE THE FOUNDERS OF "NIRVANA FILMS" WHICH MADE THE ADVERTISEMENT).

2)LOGO OF "NIRVANA FILMS".

3)THE PEOPLE WHO ACTED IN THE ADS(WITHOUT MASKS AND HEAVY COSTUMES).

MIXED BAG QUIZ..........@quizdiary

1.What is so special about this image?

2.What special distinction does 'Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangh' hold with respect to national identity?

3. Evidence of this element was first detected on August 18, 1868, by French astronomer Pierre Janssen during a total Solar eclipse in Guntur, India. This was the first element detected in space before being found on Earth. Which element?

4.Which is the first organism intentionally sent to space?

5.Identify the person and what was he an inspiration for?

6.During the freedom struggle, Indira Gandhi created, an organization of young Indian boys and girls, as the children's wing   of the Indian National Congress.What was its name.

7.In 1951 as a medical student, he travelled along with his friend Alberto Granado on  a 1939 model 500 cc  motor cycle nicknamed  'La Poderosa' meaning 'The Mighty One' , all over South America. Who is he and what is the name of the book based on his travels?

8.The flag of Nepal is unique and has two triangular pennants. Which are the only two independent countries to have square shaped flags?

9. Created on Aug 19,1978, this military service has the Sanskrit motto 

“Vaayam Rakshaamah” meaning “We Protect” on it’s coat of arms. Which one?

10.Identify the advertisement.

ANSWERS

1.THE FIRST COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH -'TARTAN RIBBON'(TAKEN BY JAMES CLERK   MAXWELL IN 1861)

2.THIS IS THE ONLY ORGANISATION AUTHORISED TO MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY THE INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG

3.HELIUM

4.FRUIT FLIES('LAIKA' - A DOG WAS THE FIRST ORGANISM TO ORBIT EARTH

5.MIR RANJAN NEGI.'CHAK DE INDIA'.

6.VAANARA SENA

7.CHE GUVERA.MOTORCYCLE DIARIES.

8.SWITZERLAND,VATICAN CITY

9.INDIAN COAST GUARD

10.NESCAFE