As here in CIT the quizzing environment is just started or as
this one is first of its kind so we decided to make this quiz
an easy one. So you may have faced some of the questions
earlier or may found some questions very easy. But as our
main focus is the budding quizzers in CIT so 15% of the
questions will be common and easy and familiar to you as
“You can’t change Facts ” ...
Rules will be simple and will inform to you before every
Round of the Quiz.
There will be 5 rounds in the Quiz.
No tolerance for ‘aaahhh’ and ‘uuuhhh’s during the answer
of a quiz.
Don’t shout out the answers and don’t make useless
noises. The Quizmaster hates everyone equally. So you may
have some chances of disqualifications.
Avoid behaving like a Grammar Nazi.
Best of Luck...
•Only pounce..if you know it then write it..
•+20/-10 for each question.
•-50 if you shout out the answer.
•It is your Elimination Round.
•7 questions in total.
1.A X machine is a tool consisting of a pair of
scales mounted to form a right angle on an
articulated protractor head that allows an
angular rotation. X were present in the design
offices of European companies since the 1920s.
However, X was invented by Charles H. Little
(U.S. Patent no. 1,081,758) in 1901 in
Cleveland, Ohio where he founded a company
to manufacture and sell the instrument. What is
2.
Each year nearly 100 Indian Govt. Employees are
imprisoned for 9 days in an underground room which is
sealed and guarded by Indian Intelligence Officers.
Food for them is prepared under the supervision of
intelligence officers.
Before they enter to this prison halwa is made for
them and eaten by all. No one is allowed to leave under
any pretext and cell phones, radio, TVs are strictly
prohibited in that zone.
Ironically, this isn’t a punishment, it’s a Job.
Then what is it?
3.
The X is common form of urban transport, both as a vehicle
for hire or for private use. In 1947,Corradino D’Ascanio
aircraft designer at Piaggio and inventor of the Vespa came
up with the idea of building a light vehicle X to power
Italy’s post war economic reconstruction. There are many
different types of X.
One type of X know as Y in India was officially banned in
the city of Pune in 2003 by the Regional Transport
Authority because of its carriage capacity and its light
behaviour.
What are X & Y ??
4.X is an Indian cosmetic brands which is owned
by Hindustan Unilever and run by CEO Puskharaj
Shenai. This brand was named after the French
Opera ____ which itself is the French form of
Lakshmi. It was started in 1952 because the Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was concerned that
Indian women were spending very much on beauty
products. So he personally requested JRD Tata to
manufacture them in India. As a result it started as
a 100% subsidiary of Tata Oil Mills. Which brand
5.According to U.S. Law toys
manufactured in other countries are
subject to tax. However the taxes are
much lower if the toys depict non-
human characters. This has led to what?
6.Pizza Hut announced an offer recently on their fb
page that they are offering free pizzas to a special
group of people only on 15th & 16th Feb. as a part of
a celebration. Whereas there are some terms and
conditions are applied and only walk in customers
can avail this offer with valid id. One more
important thing is that, the person first needs to
announce the offer and then place the order, to
redeem it, failing which the pizza will be
chargeable. Why Pizza Hut was offering Pizzas ??
Because of the recent
achievement by ISRO.
104 satellite at one go.
7.X is a German automaker founded on 4th
January 1937 by the German Labour Front,
headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. It is the
largest automaker worldwide currently. X
means “People’s Automobile” in English and
the company’s current international
advertising slogan is just “X”.
What is X ??
•Direct questions in clock wise direction.
•10 points for the correct answer.
•+10/-10 for pounce.
•Question will be passed to the teams
who have not pounced.
1.This is DC Avanti which is coupe styled sports car produced
by _____. This is the first superfast car manufactured in India.
Name its manufacturer or designer.
4.He is VA Shiva Ayyadurai a 14 year old Indian Boy who made
one of the most noteworthy inventions in the world history of
technology. Last year on July 15th this completed 32 years of its
existence. But the matter of regret is that he is not known to the
world as a inventor of it. What did he invent ??
•Direct questions in anti-clock wise
direction.
•10 points for the correct answer.
•+20/-10 for pounce.
•Question will be passed to the teams who
have not pounced.
4.
One day I was in San Francisco in a coffee shop and I was
thinking ___ is a good name. And then a waitress came and I
said, “Do you know about __?” And she said yes. I said, “What
do you know about it?” She said, “Open Sesame”. And I said,
“Yes! This is the name!”
Then I went on to the street and found 30 people and asked them
the same thing. People from India, Germany, Tokyo and
China..they all knew about ___. So...easy to spell and globally
known.
The company founder X explained the company name.
Which company ??
5.David Littman was an american cardiologist,
professor and researcher, who in the 60s
invented a groundbreaking ‘thing’ in medical
science and got a patent for it. Later Littman
teamed up with Gus Machlup and founded
Cardiosonics.Inc to sell his patent. In 1967, 3M
acquired the patent from Littman and has since
been selling the Littman Brand. What is it that
Littman patented first ?
6.This brand is an Indian women’s cooperative involved
in manufacturing of various fast moving consumer
goods. The main objective of the brand is empowerment
of women by providing them employment opportunities.
It was primarily a cottage industry which has spread to
the rural areas. This brand was the brain child of 7
Gujrati women. Now it contains 43,000 employees in it.
It expanded as a cooperative system.
The name of the brand was suggested by Dhirajben
Ruparel, in a contest held for the purpose with prize
money of Rs.5.
Name the Brand..
•Questions are opened to the all teams.
•+20 points for the correct answer.
•-20 for wrong answer.
•No passing questions. Only pounce.
1.In December,2016 four new elements were
discovered by a group of Russian-US scientists
and another group of Japanese researchers.
Interestingly , Nihonium(Nh),
Moscovium(Mc),Tennessine(Ts),Oganesson(Og)-
these 4 elements helped the periodic table to
complete the 7th row. Further,Nihonium
discovered by the RIKEN team of Japan is first of
its kind.
What is the speciality about Nihonium(Nh)?
4.These advertise characters promoted by
______ since the IPL season 2 . They are
white creatures with ballooned bodies and
egg heads are used to promote various value
added services. These are not done by
animated rather these are played by human
actors in body suit. These ads were handled
by Oglivy & Mather while the idea was given
by Rajiv Rao.
What ??
3.This software system is a interaction method to
transfer data from one device to another by simple
touch method. It lets the user touch whatever item
they wants to transfer or copy from the device.
Conceptually, the transfer of data occur in such a way
that the media from the device pass to one's body
then it passes to the another device by a simple touch
system.
Name the software.
+50/ -30