QUIZ 1 _Dec 2024

Identify the government body which she is heading and 1st women to do.

• SEBI

• NSE

• CCI

• BSE

Answer explanation

Mrs. Ravneet Kaur joined the Competition Commission of India as Chairperson on 23rd May 2023. She has rich and varied experience of working with Government of India and Government of Punjab for over 34 years as a member of the Indian Administrative Service.

Connect all these : Vaibhavi, Sana, Soundrya, Kaur, Maya, Lisa

Answer explanation

In the year 2023, there is a surge of AI News Anchors in India. The following are a few examples. Sana Lisa, Soundarya, Maya, Vaibhavi, Kaur are not humans, they are 3D Modelled AI News Anchors created in computer.

Identify the famous fashion brand which has established this Art and cultural museum in 2014.

• Louis Vuitton

• Givenchy

• Chanel

• Dior

Answer explanation

The Louis Vuitton Foundation (French: Fondation d'entreprise Louis-Vuitton), previously Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation (Fondation Louis-Vuitton pour la création), is a French art museum and cultural center sponsored by the group LVMH and its subsidiaries. It is run as a legally separate, nonprofit entity as part of LVMH's promotion of art and culture.^[2] The art museum opened on October 20, 2014, in the presence of President François Hollande.

Name the musical tour which began in India after this actor toured across the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The tour included cities such as Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Indore, Chandigarh, and Guwahati. The tour was a huge success, with sold-out shows and the highest-grossing concert tour ever in India

Name the proprietary operating system (OS) developed by Huawei for smart devices, including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and smart watches. It is China's first fully home-grown mobile OS and the world's third major mobile OS, after Apple's iOS and Android. 

• Harmony OS

• Baidu OS

• Haung OS

• Niang OS

Answer explanation

The Chinese tech player also revealed that the operating system has 110 million lines of code and claimed it improves the overall performance of mobile devices running it by 30 percent. It also purportedly increases battery life by 56 minutes and leaves an average of 1.5GB of memory for purposes other than running the OS.

Which consumer electronics brand was founded in 2015 by Viswanadh Kandula and Midhula Devabhaktuni. Both originally from Vijayawada, they met at Florida State University in the US. Observing a gap in the Indian market for quality, affordable electronics, they decided to start this famous brand?

• BOAT

• MIVI

• NOISE

• PORTONICS

Answer explanation

Mivi is a Hyderabad-based electronics brand that has been established in the year 2016. The brand offers supreme quality products like speakers, headphones, Bluetooth earphones, wireless earbuds, cables, chargers, etc. at value pricing. Mivi was launched with a mission to fulfil the need of high-quality electronic gadgets at affordable prices in the Indian market.

Read more at: https://yourstory.com/companies/mivi

Identify the brand on which this book has been authored by Sonu Bhasin.

• Indigo Paints

• Asian Paints

• Berger Paints

• Nerolac Paints

Answer explanation

This never-before-told story of Kuldip moves from Amritsar to Europe to Delhi where he became the largest exporter to the Soviet Union in the 1980s. In 1990 the Dhingras bought Berger.

From dealing with KGB to negotiating with the flamboyant Vijay Mallya; from being pushed to sell arms to challenging big businesses-Unstoppable narrates what a man can achieve if he pursues his dreams relentlessly.

EdelGive-Hurun India Philanthropy List 2024, reveals the top donors to philanthropic causes. Who in India has topped the philanthropists list in India, according to the EdelGive-Hurun India Philanthropy List 2024.

• Mukesh Ambani

• Azim Premji

• Shiv Nadar

• Ratan Tata

Answer explanation

HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar and family stayed on top on this year’s list as well after donating ₹2,153 crore. Mukesh Ambani and family occupied the second spot with a philanthropic contribution of ₹407 crore. Next was the Bajaj family that donated ₹352 crore.

Connect Flying Man Ventures, Sporjo, A 2013 film 'RAJDHANI EXPRESS' to a sports person

• Jeev Milkha Singh

• Mahesh Bhupati

• Laender Paes

• S Sreesanth

With JCB focused on sustainability, launched in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, the Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways JCB 3DX backhoe loader, showcasing JCB's commitment to meeting carbon emissions reduction targets and driving decarbonisation in the Indian construction sector. What powers the engine of backhoe loader?

Answer explanation

JCB's ambitious £100 million project, focused on creating super-efficient hydrogen engines, made its Indian debut in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, the Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways. The unveiling marked the first public appearance of a JCB backhoe loader powered by a purpose-engineered hydrogen combustion engine, showcasing JCB's commitment to meeting carbon emissions reduction targets and driving decarbonisation in the Indian construction sector.