Quiz
- An abnormal & persistent fear of cats is known as? A: Ailurophobia
- Who sculpted the 'Statue of Liberty' in NY, USA? A:Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
- What is term for fear of long words? A: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
- Which is the extinct bird that had features of a bird & a reptile? A: Archeoptryx
- What does "Karate" mean? A: Empty Hand. Kara=Empty, Te=Hand
- Who discovered Australia? A: James Cook
- Who developed 'Jeet Kune Do', a form of martial arts system? A:Bruce Lee
- Flamenco is a style of music originating from... A: Spain
- Which religious leader was given the title Jina, or Conqueror? A:Mahavira
- In which state is the holy town of Rishikesh? A: Uttaranchal
- Which American scientist invented bifocals? A: Benjamin Franklin
- What is studied in 'graphology'? A: Handwriting.
- Which was the 1st college in India to be given the status of an engg. college? A: Thomson College, Roorkee
- What's the currency of both North & South Korea ? A: Won
- What is dealt with in Articles 12 to 35 of the Indian Constitution? A: Fundamental Rights
- In the Mahabharata which son of Kunti was killed by Arjuna? A: Karna
- Which terrorist org. takes its name from the Arabic word meaning 'The Base'? A: Al Qaeda
- In the Ramayana who was born with a kundala or earring? A: Hanuman
- The largest library in the world is? A: United States Library of Congress, Washington DC.
- Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Britain? A: Margaret Thatcher.
- World Environment Day is observed on? A: June 5.
- Besides Microsoft, Bill Gates founded another company. Name it. A: Corbis, 1990.
- Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia? A: Bombay Stock Exchange.
- What is Phishing? A: Directing one to fake sites.
- R$ is the symbol of which country's currency? Brazil, R$ stands for Real
- Who invented hand-held camera? A: George Eastman
- Which Indian entrepreneur was India's 1st woman brew master? A: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, CMD of Biocon Ltd.
- Which software head honcho is nicknamed 'Magus' meaning 'wizard' in Persian? A: Shiv Nadar, CEO of HCL.
- What's the nickname for a large, obsolete mobile phone? A: Brick (in cellular terminology).
- What was the 1st Ambassador car called? A: Landmaster
- Merger of which 2 Co's formed Mittal Steel? A:Ispat Int'l & LNM Holdings
- Which busi. house got the contract for 1st phase of M'bai's rail project along with MMRDA? A: Anil Ambani Group
- Who was the 1st founder employee of Infosys? A: N S Raghavan
- Which film Co. was the 1st ever in B'wood to raise money through an initial public offering? A: Mukta Arts
- Which Indian state is known as 'The Spice Garden'? A: Kerala
- Which planet is named after the Roman god of war? A: Mars
- Indian National Song has been taken from... A: Novel Anand Math by B. C. Chatterjee
- The white band in India's National Flag was added by? A: Mahatma Gandhi
- Who was the 1st Chief Justice of India? A: Justice H. L. Kania
- Who is the present Chief Justice of India? A: K G Balakrishnan
