DEC_Q-3>>"Logo ka Silsilla......"

Creating magical moments.onscreen.........id the company from the logo.

DEC_Q-2>>" I KAUN"??

According to one magazine he was named 68th best dressed person in the world while another magazine ranked him as the 3rd worst dressed person in the world......The latest title making the rounds being "an emperor without clothes",who is he....?

DEC_Q-1>>"LOWER DEPTHS"

This movie became the first Indian film to gain international recognition when it won the award for the best film at the very first edition of a prestigious international award.Give me the movie & the award ?

NOV_Q-3>>"Ballad instead of bullet"

Who is holding 'what'??? ...also name the man who created this 'what'..

NOV_Q-2>>Connect

NOV_Q-1>>"The reel and the real life"

This is a screenshot from a bollywood movie which shows this person playing a role of an army colonel....Interestingly in real life also he happens to serve Indian army ......i just want you to tell me who is he & also name of the movie?



ANSWER: He is General Vijay Kumar Singh (currently the chief of army staff of Indian army).The movie in which he made a special appearance >>PRAHAAR:THE FINAL ATTACK starring Nana Patekar.

NOV_26>>"A tribute to the martyrs-26/11 mumbai"

First things first  :: Wall of fame pays a tribute to the brave martyrs of 26/11....wall of fame is back after a short break  ("BREAK KE BAAD")...so regular questions from today onwards....

OCT_Q-13>>"I KAUN".....?

id the lady ...(FORTUNE & FORBES have had many chances to describe her POWER on their pages.....)

OCT_Q-12>>"Up in the air"...

This humorous livery is of an airline plane which this year sometime in june launched an advertising campaign stating "affordable flights for everybody except 'X' ",who was offered a free seat...Although 'X' didn't responded ,the owner of a boston terrier(dog breed) allegedly changed the dog's name to 'X' and availed this free offer.The facebook page of the airline displayed pictures of the dog 'X' against the background images of the major soccer event.One of the later advertisement stated that "It's official .'X' flies with us"...........Give me 'X'(related to football) and name the airline..

OCT_Q-11>>"Up in the air"...

            livery of which airline plane....?

OCT_Q-10>> CONNECT.....

Answer: IG NOBEL PRIZE..shown in the pic are various ig nobel prize (trophies) given in different years...One in the centre was given this year(2010) whose theme was "BACTERIA"

OCT_Q-9>>"Christ's Faithful Apostle....."

Mohan's closest pal.....who??

OCT_Q-8>>"In sa(i)fe hands........"

An Indian actress got her "name" from this famous novel,which her mother read while she was pregnant with her....Name the actress and the novel...

OCT_Q-7>>"Logo ka Silsilla......."

logo of which global youth organisation?

OCT_Q-6>>"A MUST WATCH"....

The poster on top left is of a documentary film which was banned by the censor board of India.To protest against this ban the filmmaker came up with an idea of "PIRATE & CIRCULATE" campaign in which you could get a free copy if you promise to pirate & make 5 copies.......many copies of the film were distributed under this campaign......Screened at over 80 international festivals and having won many international awards..it has been shown on BBC,NHK,DR2,YLE but yet to be shown on Indian television......luckily got a copy from my friend & its truly a must watch.........Just give me the name of this film & its director.

OCT_Q-5>>"IK BANGLA BANE NYAARA......."

This 27 floor (560 ft) residential building named after a mythical island in atlantic, is said to be
inspired by the hanging gardens of babylon....

Some salient features of this mansion are:::

A] 400,000 square feet of interior space.
B] 3 helipads including air traffic control area at top.
C] first 6 floors are just meant for parking of vehicles (168 cars of its owner alone.)
D] 9 elevators dot the lobby floor.
E] a ballroom with 80% of its ceiling covered in crystal chandeliers.
F] exotic bathrooms having Gingo leaf sink designs
G] Hanging vertical gardens with hydroponic plants to lower energy footprint of home
H] no two floors are alike in either plans or materials used.
I] 600 full time staff to serve around 6 family members .
J] multiple swimming pools,gyms,health spas,jacuzzi,yoga studio,ice room, theatre & solarium with juice bar..etc being a part of its endless list of luxuries..
All said and written guys... give me its name & THE MAN who owns it .?

OCT_Q-4>>" I KAUN"....?

id "the king".

OCT_Q-3>>CONNECT...

[Watched opening ceremony of commonwealth games 2010 today ......was completely awestruck by the performances man........jaw dropping,stupefying,awesome opening.....INDIA....INCREDIBLE INDIA..] 

Answer:: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MASCOTS..since first mascot introduced in 1978 games.

             starting top left clockwise::

            1] 1978 Edmonton games  KEYANO >grizzly bear

            2] 1982 Brisbane games    MATILDA>kangaroo

            3] 1986 Edinburgh games  MAC        >scottish terrier dog

            4] 1990 Auckland games   GOLDIE   >kiwi bird

            5] 1994 Victoria games      KLEE WYCH >killer whale

            6] 1998 Kuala lumpur        WIRA      > orangutan

            7] 2002 Manchester           KIT          > cat

            8] 2006 Melbourne            KARAK  > south eastern red tailed black cockatoo

            9] 2010 new Delhi             SHERA   >tiger

OCT_Q-2>>"THE LITTLE DYNAMO"

 The pic here shows the memorial place of "A".When he was 3 months old, he slipped out of his mother's arms into a cow herder's basket .The cow herder, who had no children, took the child as a gift from God and took him home. "A's" parents lodged a complaint with the police, who traced the child, and returned him to his parents.Thanks to this unexpected swift action by the police....... this child later in his life notched the top post of Republic of India..During this period he bought a "fiat" car on loan from the Punjab National Bank.He was such an honest man that despite of holding the supreme post ,when he passed away he had no house of his own,not an inch of land to his name but only an outstanding loan amount of Rs 5500 taken for that car..He surely formed a league of men ,who in today's world are quite hard to find.... Just give me the name of this legendary person & HAPPI GANDHI JAYANTI........

OCT_Q-1>>"IT'S OCTOBER GUYS"

The guy[king] on the left married the gal[princess] on the right and for the public commemoration of their marriage organised a great horse race which met with such a phenomenal success that it took shape of an annual fun festival.....Today this festival has become world's largest fair, with some 6 million people attending every year over a span of 18 days.Approximately 6949600 litres of beer and another one lakh litres of wine is consumed during this fair. Year 2010 marks 200th anniversary of this special festival.......Just name it.

SEP_Q-15>>"TANKSss... A TON "

This screen appears in the very beginning of a bollywood movie "X", just before the credits start rolling......Give me "X",i.e the name of this bollywood movie & why Mr.Danny Boyle(Slumdog Millionaire fame) is being specially thanked.....?

SEP_Q-14>>GREED IS GOOD.....?

what does the pink line shows on the map.....?
The name of the place derives from the 17th century when it formed the northern boundary of the New Amsterdam settlement. It was constructed to protect against English colonial encroachment.
(*A very influential english daily also derived its name from this place*)

SEP_Q-13>>"The Blood Report"

This is the blood report of "X" which shows him in 'perfect normal health',according to Dr.Narendra M Patel,(ahmedabad based patholigist).This was his last medical report as he died 9 days later in delhi.Give me "X" and how did he die?

TATA CRUCIBLE CORPORATE EDITION 2010 [CHANDIGARH]:ROUND 1

Round 1 Questions::Search for excellence

1] What do you mean by the term “SOCIAL GHOSTS” in relation to today’s social networking world?

2] This non profit organisation started by KHEMA MAL in 1948, has twice been recognized by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS for massive blood donation camps. It also runs a 175 bed hospital in Ganganagar, Rajasthan along with a hostel for girls, a boys school and a degree college in Haryana. The organization is also involved in several other entrepreneurial activities including a petrol pump, biscuit factory, ice factory, restaurant and a supermarket. Which organisation? [ The crucible research team was at its very  best with such a well researched regional question on offer, &  an equally superb crack from the team Infosys  which later just fizzed out......]

3] What was Lindbergh operation?

4]VITAMIN D sales are found to be very high in middle east countries with these countries offering a great market to the pharmaceutical companies. Why so?

5] Founder Kevin Plank was an American football player with the University of Maryland who got tired of having to change out of the sweat-soaked T-shirts he wore under his jersey, so he founded this product on January 29, 1996.

6] The recipe for this was created by Sandy Addison and was later printed in an American cookbook, the Sugar House Book .Recipe of what?

TATA CRUCIBLE CORPORATE EDITION 2010 [CHANDIGARH]

History was written in the books of tata crucible as a team comprising of 2 doctors from THE ARMED FORCES MEDICAL SERVICES WON THE CHANDIGARH ROUND,becoming the first team from armed forces to win the corporate crucible........their final score was 80......way ahead of IDEA CELLULAR who came second after a tie breaker.

Will post the final round questions in coming days....for now here are the Prelim questions::

1] Founder of Coca Cola ASA CANDLER developed which popular marketing practice coming from French words for ‘to cut’?

2] UK’s IMPERIAL TOBACCO and mumbai based BARAKAT FOOD & TOBACCO PVT LTD. have recently entered into an import and distribution agreement for which brand of cigarette in India?

3] Born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, U.S how do we better know Mr. Samuel Moore...?[hint::retail]

4] It was designed by Robert tor Russell, chief architect to the  government of india based upon an outline by  W.H Nichollas in 1932 as a central business place and named after a duke. What?

5] “How he lost a fortune & found a wife” is a book about X’s adventures in china. X is Australian born American business magnate . Give X..

6] This Gujarat based  pharmaceutical company was founded by UTTAMBHAI MEHTA, a medical representative who quit his job at SANDOZ(india) because of his illness.

7]This telecommunication medium was invented in 1966 by two british scientists CHARLES KAO & GEORGE HOCKHAM while working for british company STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES LTD.what?

8]Which brand of Skincare & acne medication was invented in U.S in 1950 by IVAN COMBE with help of chemist KEDZIE TELLER?

9] For which profession did H.G WELLS say that it is legalized lying ?

10] Which eponymous law says that “bad money drives good money out of circulation”? (options were given by GIRI ::ADAM’S LAW,GRESHAM’S LAW,MOORE’S LAW)

11] What product/device invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893 originally used in shoes, met with little success initially but later on went on to have great demand.

12] Which company started off as ‘FAMOUS PLAYERS FILM COMPANY’ in may 1912?

13] NIKO BELLIC is the main protagonist of this VIDEO GAME He is a 30-year-old former soldier who wants  to escape his troubled past and pursue the "American Dream" .NIKO BELLIC  was persuaded to move by his cousin Roman, who claimed to be living a life of luxury, with beautiful women, sports cars and lots of money. Which game?

14] What terms are used  in ‘software release life cycle’ which comes from the names used in an IBM hardware product test conventions?

15]American ice cream company BEN & JERRY’S  released a flavour called “TOTALLY NUTS”.To which fictional character was this flavour dedicated?

16] ID THE FAMOUS ECONOMIST

17]Id the guy from the world of advertising....

18] ID THE LOGO.....










19] NAME THE PRODUCER...











20] PRINT AD FOR WHAT ........








  


ANSWERS::

1]Coupons
2]Davidoff
3]Sam Walton (founder of WalMart)
4]Connaught Place
5]Rupert Murdoch (news corporation)
6]Torrent Pharmaceuticals ltd
7]Optical fiber
8]Clearasil
9]Advertising
10]Gresham's law
11]Zip/zipper
12]Paramount pictures
13]Grand Theft Auto 4
14]Alpha & Beta versions
15]Dilbert
16]John Maynard Keynes
17]Piyush Pandey
18]Delhi Metro
19]Anil kapoor
20]Surf Excel

SEP_Q-12>>I KAUN..?

id him.....

SEP_Q-11>>"ello moto"

id the bihari lad.

SEP_Q-10>>"Up in the Air"

            Tails of which airline planes  ?

SEP_Q-9>>"THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE"

This is the 'certificate of change of name' to "Y" footbal club from the "X" football club.This led to the birth of a new football club "Y"as we know it today.
Just give me "X" & "Y"

SEP_Q-8>>"Holy escape"

google earth image of.......?

SEP_Q-7>>"THE MANGA ART"

Answer:: BIOGRAPHIC NOVEL of His Holiness the 14th DALAI LAMA (Tenzin Gyatso) by Tetsu Saiwai

SEP_Q-6>>I KAUN.........

id "the idea man".

























ANSWER:
GEORGE CLOONEY ('the idea man'=danny ocean from Ocean's eleven)

SEP_Q-5>>"The sanitary innovator"

Id the guy on left and also name the prize he is receiving.

SEP_Q-4>>"Sorry you are late"

Theatre poster for which film?

SEP_Q-3>>"The perfect matchmakers".......

ANSWER: EMMA WOODHOUSE

The ladies are: starting top left (clockwise) DORAN GODWIN,ROMOLA GARAI,KATE BECKINSALE,SONAM KAPOOR,GWYNETH PALTROW.All of them have played the character of Emma Woodhouse/{Aisha} (protagonist of EMMA by Jane Austen) in films or TV series

HAPPI BIRDE VARUN.......

SEP_Q-2>>Such A Potpourri for just $ 5--( for 150 grams)

give the brand "X"
and the indian company/group "Y".

ANSWER:

X= RAJNIGANDHA(world's largest selling premium pan masala)

Y= DHARAMPAL SATYAPAL GROUP 

(Pandanus essence= kewra,Sandalwood oil=chandan tel,Catechu=katha,Cardamom=elaichi,

Betel nut=supari)

SEP_Q-1>>"HARE KRISHNA"

The pic here shows the back of the headstock of one of the most famous guitars of rock music history...........
The sticker of HARE KRISHNA was put up by "G" on the back of headstock of "E's" guitar,who used it throughout his illustrious career for the ensuing 40 yrs.....
now just give me....."G" & "E"(both greatest guitarists of all time) while i wish u a very happy janamashtmi..

AUG_Q-31>>"HUMONGOUS"

print ad of what?

AUG_Q-30>>"MYSTERIOUS "

What/where will you find these ....?

AUG_Q-29>>CONNECT

ANSWER: IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd)>>world's largest furniture retailer

PIC 1: Ingvar kamprad(founder's name)

PIC 2: Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew up)

PIC 3: Agunnaryd( his village in sweden)

AUG_Q-28>> I KAUN..?

Id the man .
These days he has become a highly paid keynote speaker ..
His speaking fee would be in the $150,000-200,000 range for a day plus jet and other V.I.P. arrangements on the ground.

AUG_Q-27>>LOGO KA SILSILLA..........

 

Id the logo........hint:since 1761

AUG_Q-26>>"Heartland"..

What/where is this....?




























Answer : THE LOVERS' ISLAND/ GALESNJAK
the heart shaped island located off the coast of CROATIA in ADRIATIC SEA

AUG_Q-25>>"ARTOPEDIA"

give the connect:
THE 9......?

ANSWER:THE NINE MASTERS, The Archaeological Survey of India, Department of Culture, Government of India declared the works, of the above nine artists, "not being antiquities, to be art treasures, having regard to their artistic and aesthetic value." The names of these famous painters are RABINDRANATH TAGORE,GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE,ABANINDRANATH TAGORE,AMRITA SHER-GIL,NANDALAL BOSE,JAMINI ROY,RAJA RAVI VARMA,SAILOZ MUKHERJEE,NICHOLAS ROERICH

AUG_Q-24>>uuumm.....AFTER 3 MONTHS,TRY AGAIN FOR A BOY........

This print ad for an indian association won a famous international award in 2008....which award? Today's post is just an attempt to raise awareness about female foeticide in india rather than checking your quizzin quotient.SAVE GIRL CHILD....

HAPPI RAKHI to all the brothers and their lovely sisters.

ANSWER::The Cannes Lions Award 2008

print ad for the Aadhar assosciation's stop female foeticide campaign

AUG_Q-23>>"BLESSED"--I KAUN....?

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Thank you god for sending her to earth

AUG_Q-22>>"ARTOPEDIA"

Considered as the mother of all martial arts....what?