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Pragyaan 4.0The Online Elimination Round

February 9, 2013
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This gentleman has already gone down in the history of mankind as the founder of

something which has revolutionized communication and mobility.

Identify him.

Question 1 *


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Andy Rubin, the co-founder of Android Inc.

Answer


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Question 2

Shown here is the poster for a recently

released film based on X and it's

founders. X, being a well known name in

the world of internet has also been the

subject of many controversies.

The film's website was launched in

August 2010, along with a campaign to

raise funds to hire an editor for the film

after X face a court trial. The campaign

was fully funded within three days and it

also received grants later.

Identify X
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X: The Pirate Bay

TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard is a

documentary film released on February 8 2013,

directed by Simon Klose, based on the lives of the

three founders of The Pirate Bay - Peter Sunde,

Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm.

Answer


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These are some of the recently released images by someone/of something which have been

doing the rounds of internet

What are these images about ?Mention specific name(s)

Question 3


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Samjiyon

These images were released by North Korea showcasing its recently launched superior (as

they put it) tablet PC called Samjiyon

Answer



As indicated, this tweet was made by a well known tech startup on 26 March 2010,

declaring a celebration day . Started as a random idea, this day has now been

recognized by most of the states in America and also worldwide.

Name the day or the tech startup .

Question 4



Foursquare / Foursquare Day

The hint was intact in the question !!

Answer



What is there contribution to the world of computer/multimedia/entertainment ?

Question 5 *



Matroska/Matroska Multimedia Container/.mkv

(Shown in the image are Matryoshka, the Russian dolls)

The name "Matroska" is derived from the Russian word Matryoshka (Russian: [mtrok]), which means nesting doll (the common Russian cylindrical-shaped doll

within a doll, also known as a babushka doll). This is a play on the container (media

within a form of media/doll within a doll) aspect of the matryoshka as it is a container

for visual and audio data.

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The image above shows the page from an organizations website was hacked

& defaced recently in wake of something.

Which organization ?

Question 6
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Following the death of Aaron Swartz, the website was defaced by the

Anonymous.

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Connect.

Question 7


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Shekhar Kapur

Plays a role in Vishwaroopam movie.

Started a social-media venture Qyuki with A R Rehman recently.

Co-started Liquid Comics with Richard Branson of Virgin Comics & Deepak

Chopra.

Devi was one of the first titles in the series Shakti brought out by LiquidComics.

Answer
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Where are you likely to see this

rather funny error message ?

Question 8


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Answer


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This single called Ekki Mukk by the

Icelandic Band Sigur Ros came into

limelight because it was tied,in some

manner, to a majorlaunch/announcement in the world of

social networking.

What launch/announcement ?

Question 9


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Graph Search / Facebook Graph Search

Facebook bought the rights for the song to use it in the introductory video of

Graph Search, which became quite popular. Watch it here.

Answer
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Interpret each of theimage and mention what

connects them.(not an exhaustive list)

Question 10 *


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Instagram / Types of Instragram Filters

Mahindra RiseRise

Andrew HudsonHudson

Lord KelvinKelvinPop-up ToasterToaster

Answer


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Connect.

Question 11


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Rex

The first Bionic Man created with efforts of Bertolt Meyer-a Swiss Psychologist having

Bionic Hand Himself. The project has been supported by Wellcome Trust and presently

in display at London Science Museum, the logo of which is in the picture.

Answer


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This particular figure is popularly used to depict this much talked historical

phenomenon which occurred in the world of technology. The horizontal axis represents

calendar years.

Which widely popular phenomenon ?

Question 12


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Dot-Com Bubble / Dot-Com Boom

The graph shows NASDAQ Composite index which peaked at 5,048 in March 2000,reflecting the high point of the dot-com bubble followed by a severe dip

Answer


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Intel codenamed one of it's Xeon processor development project after a prominent

settlment in one of the major IT destination cities in India. The project however got

scrapped. On the other hand, this settlement has come up from being a sleepy

locality to a major hub for multinational companies.

Name the project.

Question 13


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Whitefield

The processor was codenamed Whitefield as it was being developed in

Intel's ITPB campus situated in Whitefield, Bangalore.

Answer


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Connect the above to a revolutionary technology.

Question 14


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Hawk Eye

First used by Channel 4 in test match between Eng and Pak in 2001.

Hawkeye is a character in Avengers and Codemasters is the company

authorized to use Hawk Eye in Cricket Video Games like Brian Lara

International etc

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Regarded as the bad

boyof the World Wide

Web , he has been the

focal point of

controversies , and

came into global

limelight in early 2012.

Identify him

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Kim Dotcom

He is the founder of Megaupload and its associated websites. In January

2012, the New Zealand Police placed him in custody in response to US

charges of criminal copyright infringement in relation to his Megauploadwebsite. Dotcom was accused of costing the entertainment industry $500

million through pirated content uploaded to his file-sharing site, which had

150 million registered users.

Answer


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Identify the logo (The central black portion has been used to hide some

information and is not a part of the logo )

Question 16


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The Facebook F8 Conference

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This was in news lately.

Who launched it ?

Question 17


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Homeshop18.com

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Shown here is the user manual for an

innovative technology being employed in

marketing these days, and have become

really popular over the last year owing to

their association with a particular act.

What are they called ?

Question 18


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Xyloband

Made popular by Coldplay through their Mylo Xyloto Tour 2012

Answer


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Shown above are two literary pieces which originated in Japan. Due to the peculiar

medium they adopted, they went on to gather a mass readership to the extent that they

gave birth to an entirely new form of literary genre.

Which genre ? / What is peculiar about them ?

Question 19


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Cell phone Novel / Cell Phone Literature

A cell phone novel, or mobile phone novel is a literary work originally written on a

cellular phone via text messaging. This type of literature originated in Japan, where it

has become a popular literary genre. However, its popularity has also spread to other

countries internationally, especially to China, Germany, and South Africa. Chapters

usually consist of about 70-100 words each due to character limitations on cell phones

Answer


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With the upcoming trends, a lot of series of smartphones are coming up with models

which are typically larger in size than a smartphone but smaller than a tablet.

What are they generally called ?

Question 20*


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Phablet

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