Online Quiz Prelims' Archive, for NDTV Techgrandmasters 2 by Vidit Bhargava Disclaimer: Unofficial Archive

1. NDTV TECH GRANDMASTERS 2
ONLINE PRELIMS

2. DISCLAIMER
• Tech-Grandmasters is a TV show produced by the Big Synergy group. The
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were asked, however some of the questions may differ slightly.
• The online prelims consisted of 30 Questions, however we have only been
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3. SECTION 1
True/False

4. Q1. Tata DoCoMo was first Indian service
provider to provide 3G services in India.
True or False?

5. Q2. Sony Walkman was released
before Sony Watchman.
True or False?

6. Q3. Mercedes Benz 260D &Volkswagen Beetle
were both designed by Ferdinand Porsche.
True or False?

7. Q4. Justin Timberlake and Newscorp
are the new owners of MySpace.
True or False?

8. Q5. 1 Zettabyte is equal to 1
Billion Gigabytes.
True or False?

9. Q6. The first ever darpa email sent was the
message "Lo".
True or False?

10. SECTION 2
Dry Questions

11. Q1. According to the Zeitgeist 2011by
Google, Which gadget tops the list fastest
selling Gadgets in 2011?

12. Ans. Amazon kindle fire

13. Q2. What highest in the world is placed at an
altitude of 14,800ft above sea level in a place
called Hanle in Ladakh?

14. Ans. World's Highest Observatory

15. Q3. In Superman Returns, Lex Luthor says "To
the primitive mind, any sufficiently advanced
technology would be indistinguishable from magic",
the above is a paraphrase of who's quote?

16. Ans. Arthur C. Clarke

17. Q4. Which popular voice and response
client originated as an offshoot of the
DARPA-funded CALO (Cognitive Assistant
that Learns and Organizes) project?

18. Ans. Siri

19. Q5. Which of the following came first,
Computer Mouse, ATM Machine, Bar-Code or
the Post-it-Note?

20. Ans. Bar-Code

21. Q6. Who was the first non-human
Webby Person of the Year?

22. Ans. Robot Watson

23. SECTION 3
Dry Questions

24. Q1. Which sports technology was
invented by A. Plaskett, it involves

25. Ans. Snickometer

26. Q2. Which popular company has a "Simplicity
Advisory Board" which includes experts in
healthcare, lifestyle and Technology?

27. Ans. Philips

28. Q3. Where will you find the
Lindex Currency?

29. Ans. Second Life

30. Q4. Name the English Writer who wrote for
Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine and is often
regarded as the World's first programmer. *
* The Question differs slightly from the actual
question

31. Ans. Lady Ada Lovelace

32. Q5. Which famous super-hero with an
electrical heart was designed to protect
"Lucifer"?*
* The Question differs slightly from the actual
question

33. SECTION 4
Image Based Questions

34. Q1. Identify this popular transportation machine which was also
seen in the Hindi Movie "Desi Boyz".

35. Ans. Segway

36. Q2. Which famous location-based Social Network's logo is
shown over here?

37. Ans. Foursquare

38. Q3. The following Google Doodle was created to celebrate
which famous scientist's birthday?

39. Ans. Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

40. Q4. The following is the logo of which famous operating system?

41. Ans. Windows 8

42. Q5. Name the display technology used in this device?

43. Ans. AMOLED ClearBlack

44. Q6. Which Apple Gadget is in Steve Jobs Hands?

45. Ans. iPad

46. SECTION 5
Connect

48. Ans. Infosys

49. * The Question differs slightly from the actual
question

50. Ans. Blackberry

52. Ans. Android

53. * The Question differs slightly from the actual
question

54. Ans. Benjamin Franklin

56. Ans. NFS

58. Ans. Microsoft Office Assistant

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