Technology Quiz

1. What is the expansion of SMTP ?
2. Who developed the Linux operating system while being a University student ?
3. Which wireless data transfer technology is named after a 10th century Viking King ?
4. Which company produces the BlackBerry model phones ?
5. In 2010, which country became the first in world to make access to broadband service a basic right ?
6. What does the word 'Wiki' mean in Hawaiian ?
7. Which social networking website was founded by Ramu Yalamanchi in 2003 ?
8. Where was the first Cyber Court in India was insituted ?
9. Who is considered as the father of Nanotechnology ?
10. Which science fiction auther wrote the three laws of robotics ?
11. What is the word used for 4 bits ?
12. Which day is observed as the World Computer Literacy Day ?
13. Who called internet 'Information Super Highway ?
14. Which e-mail service was founded by Sabir Bhatia ?
15. Who wrote the book Computer Liberation and Dream Machine ?
16. Which computer company was founded by Stan Shih in Taiwan ?
17. Ego is the range of laptops from which firm ?
18. Who is the founder of Scribd.com ?
19. Expand CDMA ?
20. Which author used the word Robot for the first time ?

Answers

1. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
2. Linus Torvalds
3. Bluetooth, after Harald Bluetooth
4. RIM(Research In Motion)
5. Finland
6. Quick
7. Hi5
8. New Delhi
9. Richard Feynman
10. Isaac Asimov
11. Nibble
12. December 2
13. Al Gore, former US Vice President
14. Hotmail
15. Ted Nelson
16. Acer
17. Wipro
18. Trip Adler
19. Code Division Multiple Access
20. Karel Capek

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General Knowledge Quiz 1

Here are some General Knowledge questions and answers useful for competitions and examinations and of course, for a little fun ! Here we go !

1. Where can you find the Sea of Tranquility ?
2. Who directed the famous film The Godfather ?
3. By what name is the boundary line that separates India and China known as ?
4. Who invented the pendulum clock ?
5. What is Vexilology a study of ?
6. Which animal has the shortest gestation period ?
7. Which river is known as Sorrow of China ?
8. What are the ingredients of Pancha Loha ?
9. How is the International Bank for Re-construction and Development better known as ?
10. Which was the first Asian city to host the Olympics ?
11. Who is known as Nature Poet ?
12. Which element in periodic table is named after the Greek word for Sun ?
13. What does the abbreviation ATM stand for ?
14. Where are the headquarters of World Water Council situated ?
15. Who is the architect of Taajmahal ?

Answers

1. Moon
2. Francis Ford Coppola
3. Mc Mahon Line
4. Christiaan Huygens
5. Flags
6. Opposum (12 days)
7. Huang Ho
8. Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead and Iron
9. World Bank
10. Tokyo, in 1964
11. William Wordsworth
12. Helium, from Helious
13. Automated Teller Machine
14. Marseille, France
15. Ustad Isa

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