aec quiz club - pre puja hub quiz

AEC Quiz Club

PRE-PUJA HUB QUIZ

Hub Quiz on 27/08/2014 ByHirok Nayan Bhuyan5th Semester, ElectricalAssam Engineering College, Guwahati- 13

Q1) Connect-Name the person in news.

K Radhakrishnan

Q2) US engineer William Spicer was the first to develop this in 1942 using a light sensitive photocathode which can release electrons. These electrons are accelerated towards a phosphor screen to emit/project light. What ???

Night Vision Googles

Q3) Whose ad campaign is this ?

Volkswagen Beetle

Q4)After the invention of battery by Volta, he invented the first lamp powered by electrical source using around 2000 voltaic cells in 1809 ; long long before Edison’s electric bulb came into being.Who ?What is the lamp called ?

Sir Humphry DavyArc Lamp

Q5) Which La Liga team plays its home matches at the Mestalla?

Valencia

Q6)In which stadium would you find this?

Father Time at Lords Cricket Stadium

Q7) Who holds the world record for most gold medals earned by a female at a single track meet? (5 gold medals in 100,200,400m sprints, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay )

P T Usha

Q8) The X Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) playoffs in Russia. It was named after X because the final match of the inaugural KHL season took place on April 12, an important milestone in Russian history. Who is X?

Gagarin Cup

Q9) Celebrity endorsements begin way back in 19th century when Queen Victoria endorsed a product. This brand is still in existence. Name it

Shikha Sota

Q10) Identify the person or tell me his claim to fame. Look the picture carefully. (picture in next slide)

He is KARUNABHIRAM RAJKHOWA.( কৰুণা�ভি�ৰা�ম ৰা�জখো��ৱা�)One of the members of the winning team of the First Quiz held in India at Cotton College, Guwahati in July 30,1964.An ex AECIAN !!!

Q11) ______ lent $34 million to India for railway reconstruction and development on August 19, 1949. Which organization gave this loan ?Significance ?

World BankFirst Bank loan in AsiaFirst Bank loan signed by a woman

Q12) This business was found by former lawyer named Ardershir ______. This group supplied 1.7 million ballot for Independent India’s first General Election in 1951 and produced the first animal fat free soap, 1918.

Shikha Sota

Founded by Ardershir Godrej

Q13) This British television show devised by Bill Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II.

Which show?

Q14)He known by title of “Natyacharjya”Pioneer of Kohinoor Theatre in Assam.Who ??

Brajanath Sarma ব্ৰজনা�থ শম��

Q15) He wrote only four books in his lifetime. An infamous leader of yesteryears.His first book “Zabira”His 4th and last book “The King”

Saddam Hussein

Q16) Which Assam Sahitya Sabha president and noted historian was conferred upon the title “Raibahadur”?

Surya Kumar Bhuyan সূ�ৰ্য্য�� ক� ম�ৰা ��ঞা�

Q17) This 141m tall bridge is slated to become the tallest in the world from the point of view of pillar height surpassing the existing tallest of Mala-Rijeka viaduct on Belgrade-Bar railway line in Europe where the height of pillars is 139 m. Where is it being constructed ??

Jiribam – Tupul(Jiribam-Tupul- Imphal Railway Project, Manipur, India)

Q18) What is Schoveille Scale used to measure ??

Hottness of a chilly

Q19) Whose autobiography ??

14th Dalai Lama.

Q20) Who is the only person to have won medals in both Olympics and Paralympics ???

Eddie Egan