Friday, June 12, 2009

1. Recently, Tesco introduced a new food item in its UK supermarkets which is strictly not sold to children. Name it? Dorset Naga, a variety of chillies

2. System 360 was the first of its kind when it was launched in the mid-1960s. What was it?The first commercial mainframe computer launched by IBM

3. Name the brand that is linked to the Ultimate Recital. This recital features an acclaimed classical quintet playing five instruments that embody the five special ingredients that this brand is made up of.The Royal Salute, a Scotch whisky

4. Which company originally owned the brands Clearsil and Mediker?Procter & Gamble

5. Which brand and company gets its name from a process called sintering?Sintex India Ltd, formerly known has Bharat Vijay Mills

6. Which media company owner once challenged Rupert Murdoch to a boxing match?Ted Turner of CNN

7. Which Indian brand, devised as a swadeshi product in 1931, named after a popular cigarette brand manufactured by RJ Reynolds? It is still a well-known brand today.Camlin, the stationery company, founded by D P Dandekar

8. Link the Greek God who was condemned by Zeus and was depicted by Gerardus Mercator in a 16th century special purpose book.Atlas

9. Who founded the Emergency Research Management Institute that introduced well-equipped ambulance services in India?B Ramalinga Raju, founder of Satyam Computers