Famous Indian tennis star and Pakistani cricketer who recently got married amid a lot of controversy?
Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik
Name the two women athletes who were suspended on charges of dope recently?
Ashwini Akkunji and Priyanka Panwar
The Bollywood movie 'Chak De India' is a tribute to which sports personality?
Hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi
The third seed Indo-Serbian pair of Leander Paes and Janko Tipsarevic is famous for which recent victory?
Won the tennis doubles crown in the Aircel Chennai Open 2012 held
in the first week of January 2012
Which food chain has been the official sponsor of the Olympic Games since 1976?
McDonald's
i) McDonald's ii) Subway iii) Kentucky Fried Chicken iv) Pizza Hut
Name the actor and actress to win the ETC Bollywood Business Most Profitable Actor (Overseas) and the Most Profitable Actress Award?
Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor
This was her first visit to India and she was here to film her world famous talk show. Name the celebrity.
Oprah Winfrey
Name the famous Bollywood actress who has contracted with Universal Music Group (UMG) to release her debut music album worldwide?
Priyanka Chopra
i) Katrina Kaif ii) Kareena Kapoor iii) Priyanka Chopra iv) Aishwarya Rai
Name the first Bollywood film to be completely shot using 3D cameras?
Joker (to be released on 30 August 2012)
Who is the famous Hollywood actress who came to India to shoot for her film and ended up converting to Hinduism?
Julia Roberts
Name the director of the 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire, that was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 8?
Danny Boyle
Name the production house owned by Ekta Kapoor, daughter of yesteryear Bollywood star Jeetendra?
Balaji Telefilms
How far is the newly discovered planet Kepler from earth, as NASA scientists have discovered?
600 light years away
i) 200 light years away ii) 400 light years away
iii) 600 light years away iv) 800 light years away
Earth takes 365 days to orbit around the sun. How long does Kepler take to orbit around its sun?
290 days
i) 365 days ii) 290 days
iii) 350 days iv) 500 days
How many potentially habitable planets have been discovered in our solar system so far?
i) 139 ii) 100
iii) 1 iv) None
139
What is the name given to the apparent contradiction between the high probability of existence of extraterrestrial civilizations in our universe and the lack of contact with such civilizations?
The Fermi Paradox
i) Supernova ii) The Fermi Paradox
iii) Autumnal Equinox iv) Evershed Effect
Name the famous 2009 movie that depics life on the fictional moon Pandora?
Avatar directed by James Cameron
Which was the first living creature to be launched into space?
Dog
i) Mouse ii) Rabbit iii) Dog iv) Goat
In Which year did human beings traveled to outer space for the first time?
1968
i) 1900 ii) 1950 iii) 1968 iv) 1980
From which language did the word ‘galaxy’ originate?
Greek
i) Greek ii) Latin
iii) Russian iv) English
In which city was Steve Jobs born?
San Francisco
i) San Francisco ii) Mountain View iii) New York iv) Los Angeles
What was the last product from the Apple stable that Steve Jobs introduced before his death?
The iPhone 4S
What did Steve Jobs's parents do for a living?
Father Paul Jobs was a machinist for a laser company and his mother Clara
Jobs worked as an accountant
Where did Steve Jobs meet his wife Laurene Powell?
Stanford University
i) University of Pennsylvania ii) Harvard University iii) Stanford University iv) Oxford University
What did Steve Jobs name the computer animation studio he bought from Hollywood director George Lucas?
Pixar
Which college did Steve Jobs enrol and drop out from after one semester?
Reed College in Portland, Oregon
How many apps does the Apple store have on offer?
Over 500,000 as on date
i) 25,000 ii) 50,000 iii) 100,000 iv) Over 500,000
Name the gadget that fits on top of standard pill bottles and illuminates when it is time to take your dosage?
GlowCap
Name the soon-to-be launched Blackberry device rumored to run the BBX OS?
The Blackberry London
i) The Blackberry Bold ii) The Blackberry Storm iii) The Blackberry London iv) The Blackberry Torch
Name the company that pioneered the creation of a suitcase trolley that charges mobile devices on the go? Yanko Design
Name the innovative water-powered fuel cell charger launched by Sweden-based myFC?
PowerTrekk
i) PowerTrekk ii) Dynario DMFC iii) Fuel Cell Module iv) None
According to a 2011 global survey, which Indian city is touted as the best Indian city to live in?
Bangalore
i) Delhi ii) Mumbai iii) Chennai iv) Bangalore
Which is the costliest Indian city, according to Mercer’s 2011 annual survey of 214 cities around the world? Delhi
Name the top 3 Indian cities housing the maximum number of software companies?
Bangalore (242) followed by Hyderabad (178) and Pune (127)
Mumbai orginally was a cluster of seven separate islands; what was the name of the southernmost island?
Old Woman’s Island
In which Indian city can you find the oldest European church and synagogue?
Cochin
i) Panaji ii) Cochin iii) Trivandrum iv) Pondicherry
Which Indian city is called the 'Detroit of India' due to its automobile industry producing over 40% of the country's auto parts and vehicles?
Chennai
Who has Warren Buffett nominated to take over the chairmanship of insurance giant Berkshire Hathaway upon the aging magnate's eventual retirement?
His son Howard Buffett (owner and operator of a large-scale industrial corn farm in the Midwest)
To which family does Cyrus Mistry, heir to the Tata empire belong?
Cyrus Mistry is the youngest son of construction tycoon Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry
Name the person who founded Paramount Airways in 2005 and went on to become the youngest airline CEO in the world?
M Thiagarajan
Name the powerhouse corporate wedding that took place in June 2011?
Rohan Murthy, son of Infosys mentor Narayan Murthy married Lakshmi Venu, daughter of TVS
Motor CMD Venu Srinivasan
This famous corporate personality's daughter's wedding was touted as the world's most expensive marriage in the 20th century. Name the tycoon.
Lakshmi Mittal
This famous businesswoman was honored with the Padma Vibhushan in January 2011. Name her. Chanda Kochar
Name the humanoid launched by Honda Motors on the eve of the Tokyo Motor Show in December 2011
Asimo
Name the famous Hollywood movie series that brilliantly captured the concept of artificial intelligence?
The Terminator, Terminator
i) The Terminator, Terminator ii) Judgment Day, Terminator
iii) Rise of the Machines, Terminator iv) Salvation
What is the name of the future computing technology that will harness the power of atoms and molecules to perform memory and processing tasks?
Quantum computing
i) Cloud computing ii) Robotic technology
iii) Quantum computing iv) None
Who created the first robot?
Karel Capek
i) Karel Capek ii) Charles Babbage
iii) George Charles Devol iv) Joseph F. Engelberger
Name any 2 of the new television technologies that are likely to hit the market in 2012?
OLED, 4k, Crystal Display, 8k
Name the tool that can unlock critical insights from unfathomable volumes of corporate and external data?
Apache Hadoop
i) Java ii) Apache Hadoop
iii) FrontPage iv) Hadoop MapReduce
Who gave India her first supercomputer Param and is regarded as the father of Indian supercomputing?
Dr Vijay Bhatkar
Name the first Indian company to be rated by Standard and Poor as well as Moody’s. (It is also the first Indian company to show a profit of Rs.1000 cr)
Reliance
i) Infosys ii) Wipro iii) Tata Consultancy Services iv) Reliance
Which Indian IT company won the 2011 Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Award - and is the first and only Indian Company to win the Global MAKE award eight times?
Infosys
i) iGatePatni ii) Infosys iii) Wipro iv) Mahindra Satyam
Which company won the 'Company of the year' Economic Times award in 2011?
Bajaj Auto
i) Reliance ii) Tech Mahindra iii) Bajaj Auto iv) Genpact
Who won the 'Creative Entrepreneur of the Year' award at the 2011 NDTV Profit's Business Leadership Awards?
Shah Rukh Khan
Who won the 'Business Innovator of the Year' award at the 2011 NDTV Profit's Business Leadership Awards?
Pawan Munjal
Which corporation was built by three youngsters Tushar Jani, Clyde Cooper, and Kushroo Dubash?
Blue Dart Express
Which Indian political leaders are among the list of Forbes' most powerful people in the world?
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India and
Sonia Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress
Which two Indian political figures have been listed among the 'Top 25 Political Icons' of all time by TIME magazine?
Mahatma Gandhi and Emperor Akbar
Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
W.C. Banerjee
i) W.C. Banerjee ii) Mahatma Gandhi
iii) Jawaharlal Nehru iv) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Who was the first Indian Prime Minister who resigned without completing the full term In office?
Morarji Desai
Which university awarded the honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree to Dr. Manmohan Singh in July 2005?
Oxford University
i) Cambridge University ii) Harvard University
iii) Stanford University iv) Oxford University
Who was the first education minister of India, whose birthday is observed as the National Education Day?Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Which Indian Prime Minister holds the record for continuously being in the office for the longest period?
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of free India (Aug. 15, 1947
to May 27, 1964)
Which famous song went viral all over YouTube in the close of 2011?
‘Why this Kolaveri di’ from the Tamil movie 3
Which Indian playback singer has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honour?
Lata Mangeshkar
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Which international pop singer sang the song 'Chammak Challo' in the movie Ra.One?
Akon (Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam)
Which Pakistani musician recently made his debut in Bollywood with the movie Tere Bin Laden in 2010? Ali Zafar
Which young international pop star rose to fame after posting a video of his first song on YouTube?
Justin Bieber
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Who was the first Indian rapper?
Baba Sehgal
i) Baba Sehgal ii) Bali Brahmbhatt iii) Bappi Lahiri iv) Sonu Nigam
Which music director received the Oscar for his song 'Jaya Ho' from the 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire?
A R Rehman
Who are the two Indian business tycoons who have made it to the top 10 in the 2011 Forbes’ list of billionaires?
Lakshmi Mittal and Mukesh Ambani
Who won the 'Global Indian of the year‘ Economic Times Award in the year 2011?
Vikram Pandit
i) Lakshmi Mittal ii) Vikram Pandit iii) Anil Ambani iv) Vikram Chatwal
Who is 2011's most powerful Indian CEO and top global Indian business leader?
Lakshmi Mittal
i) Ratan Tata ii) Azim Premji iii) Mukesh Ambani iv) Lakshmi Mittal
Which Indian is 2011 TIME 100's most influential person in the world?
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Which international university awarded a Honorary Doctorate to Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in October 2011 for his outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment?
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
i) Arizona State University ii) Queensland University of Technology
iii) California Institute of Technology iv) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Name the Indians who joined US President Barack Obama's team in 2011
Vivek Murthy and Islam Siddiqui
What is Bajaj RE 60, positioned as an upgrade or replacement for a three wheeler auto rickshaw?
The latest four wheeler launched by Bajaj at the Auto Expo 2012
Which SUV was recently launched by Amitabh Bachchan?
Force One SUV from Force Motors
i) Honda CRV ii) Force One SUV iii) Chevrolet Captiva iv) None
Which car group is likely to replace Toyota as the largest car manufacturer in the world ?
Volkswagen
i) Honda ii) General Motors iii) Volkswagen iv) Hyundai
Rolls Royce sources only one item from India. Name this item.
Malabar wood
i) Rubber ii) Steel iii) Aluminium iv) Malabar wood
Name this luxury car model that automobile manufacturer Daimler has decided to withdraw from India?
Maybach
Which soon-to-be launched SUV featured in Shah Rukh Khan's 2011 movie Ra.One?
The Volkswagen Touareg
Which is India's first fully indigenous car?.
Tata Indica
i) Maruti 800 ii) Tata Indica iii) Maruti Esteem iv) Ambassador
Which is the fastest car in the world today?
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
i) Bugatti Veyron Super Sport ii) McLaren F1 iii) Ferrari Enzo iv) Lamborghini Aventador
Which is the world's most fuel efficient car?
'Toyota's new hybrid car called 'Aqua' in Japan and the 'Prius C'
overseas (35.4 km/litre)
Which company conceptualized Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, Boss’s Day, Secretary’s Day, etc.?
Hallmark
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps?
A river!
What is light as a feather, but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than a few minutes?
Breath
What are tree mistake in this sentence?
1. ‘Tree’ is supposed to be ‘three’2. Mistake should have a ‘s’ at the end 3. There is no third mistake!
What is the fastest growing tissue in the human body?
Bone Marrow
i) Hair ii) Bone Marrow iii) Skin iv) Heart
Who was the chief of Nasscom who played a key role in putting the Indian IT sector on the world map?
Dewang Mehta
What is the event that Nasscom conducts on a yearly basis for the gaming industry professionals?
NASSCOM Animation and Gaming India
In which Indian city did Nasscom recently open an office?
Trivandrum
i) Pune ii) Trivandrum iii) Mangalore iv) Coimbatore
Which of these is not a Nasscom publication?
SETLabs Briefings
i) India's Domestic IT-BPO Market: Winds of Change
ii) Casual Gaming in India
iii) Sustainable Tomorrow: Harnessing ICT Potential
iv) SETLabs Briefings
Name the Nasscom forum that was set up to accelerate innovation within the Indian engineering industry.
NASSCOM Engineering Services Conclave
i) NASSCOM Infrastructure Management Summit
ii) NASSCOM Engineering Services Conclave
iii) Nasscom Emerge
iv) NASSCOM BPO Strategy Summit
Name Nasscom's unique initiative that is a national database of registered and verified knowledge workers in the industry.
National Skills Registry
Which company won the NILF 2011 Process Innovation award?
Genpact
i) Infosys ii) Wipro iii) Genpact iv) Persistent Systems