12. 6
The term X was first coined by US civic activist Ralph
Nader in 1970s to avoid the negative connotations found
in other words such as "informers" and "snitches".
Generally they are categorized into 2 types - Internal X
and External X. Securities X are provided incentives and
protection by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act. The first US law adopted
specifically to protect X was the 1863 United States False
Claims Act (revised in 1986), which tried to combat fraud
by suppliers of the United States government during the
Civil War. The act encourages X by promising them a
percentage of the money recovered or damages won by
the government and protects them from wrongful
dismissal.
Identify the term X
22. 11
Which company added a soundless digital clock
to its new model in 1980 to do something about
'the clock' in its legendary selling line "At 60 miles
an hour the loudest noise in this new X comes
from the electric clock"?
26. 13
Born to an upper-class family in Malta, his father was a
physician who was awarded a CBE and his mother an
intellectual and journalist. He is credited with developing
techniques which are in use in companies like IBM. In
2000, he advised a U.K Foreign Office committee that
the Arab-Israeli conflict might be due, in part, to low levels
of zinc found in people who eat unleavened bread, a
known side-effect of which is aggression. He suggested
shipping out jars of Marmite to compensate.
He originated a form of poetry, similar to a limerick, that
he termed a "Bonto.“ He invented a simple game 'Concept
Snap', which requires participants to think of ways in
which different objects can be used to perform similar
functions.
ID the personality.
32. 16
In 1967, he joined the technology company of Bolt
Beranek and Newman where he helped develop
the TENEX operating system. His pioneering
achievement was dismissed by colleagues as
“Don't tell anyone! This isn't what we're supposed
to be working on.”
What was his achievement?
34. 17
He taught mathematics to Leonardo da
Vinci, wrote a chess book but his fame rests on
having laid down the fundamentals of ‘double
entry accounting’.
Who?
36. 18
Once the contract manufacturing arm of Taiwan's
Acer Computer Corporation, this Corporation has
come into its own as a leading manufacturer of
computer peripherals and digital media
equipments. After splitting off from Acer in 2001,
it has begun a push to establish its own brand
which is marketed under the slogan "Bringing
Enjoyment and Quality to Life“.
Identify the Company.
40. 20*
X was named after its co-founder Louis X, who
was a Swiss-born auto racer. This company was
merged into Y in 1917 and now survives only as
a brand name.
42. 21
In 1870, a chemist was experimenting with
charcoal to find out if it had any inherent
medicinal properties & one night he left a chuck
of charcoal near to an open bottle of Iodoform
accidentally. The following morning he found that
the charcoal had absorbed the fumes from the
bottle entirely. This led a businessman to use
charcoal filtration in his process & achieve a good
quality which made his product to be
differentiated in it's market and he went on to
mint millions of money.
Which product did the businessman make?
48. 24
Which was the first fully privately owned
Television channel in India when it emerged in
1993? It remains the most viewed TV channel in
the world in its language.
