1. What is the name of this cute penguin?(Please refer to the pic on left)
a) Linux
b) Tux
c) Toto
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The correct answer is Tux
The cute little penguin is the official logo of Linux. Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, chose Larry Ewing's design simply because he likes penguins. It is said that the name Tux was the winning entry in the 'Let's Name The Penguin While Linus Is Away Contest' with the 'T' standing for Torvalds and the 'U' and 'X' for Linux.
Image: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address | Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The cute little penguin is the official logo of Linux. Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, chose Larry Ewing's design simply because he likes penguins. It is said that the name Tux was the winning entry in the 'Let's Name The Penguin While Linus Is Away Contest' with the 'T' standing for Torvalds and the 'U' and 'X' for Linux.
Image: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address | Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
2. Which is the world's highest airport?
a) Alaska
b) Keflavik
c) Bangda
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The correct answer is Bandga.
Tucked within the Himalayas, Tibet in the Republic of China has the two highest airfields in the world. Bangda airport in eastern Tibet, which lies 15,548 feet above sea level, was opened on Oct. 22, 1994. It relegated Lhasa airport (14,315 feet) in Tibet's capital to second place among the world's highest airports. Keflavik is the main international airport for Iceland
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Tucked within the Himalayas, Tibet in the Republic of China has the two highest airfields in the world. Bangda airport in eastern Tibet, which lies 15,548 feet above sea level, was opened on Oct. 22, 1994. It relegated Lhasa airport (14,315 feet) in Tibet's capital to second place among the world's highest airports. Keflavik is the main international airport for Iceland
3. Which company built the Gateway of India?
a) East India Engineering Company
b) Gammon (Bombay) Pvt Ltd
c) Larsen and Toubro Ltd
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The correct answer is Gammon (Bombay) Pvt Ltd
Gammon India Limited, which was established by J C Gammon in 1919 as a civil engineering firm and called J C Gammon (Bombay) Pvt Ltd then, carried out the construction of reinforced concrete pile foundations for the Gateway of India.
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Gammon India Limited, which was established by J C Gammon in 1919 as a civil engineering firm and called J C Gammon (Bombay) Pvt Ltd then, carried out the construction of reinforced concrete pile foundations for the Gateway of India.
4. Which was the first car manufactured in India?
a) Premier Rover
b) Austin A 40
c) Hindustan 10
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The correct answer is Hindustan 10.
Hindustan Motors manufactured the Hindustan 10 (or the Morris 10) in association with Nuffield of United Kingdom. Ghanshyamdas Birla in 1942 incorporated the first HM plant at Okha, Gujarat.
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Hindustan Motors manufactured the Hindustan 10 (or the Morris 10) in association with Nuffield of United Kingdom. Ghanshyamdas Birla in 1942 incorporated the first HM plant at Okha, Gujarat.
5.Who was the first Indian actress to model for Lux soap?
a) Leela Chitnis
b) Shobhana Samarth
c) Devika Rani
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The correct answer is Leela Chitnis
Leela Chitnis' first role as a leading lady was in Master Vinayak's Hindi melodrama Chhaya in 1936. She became the first Indian actress to model for Lux, which till then used only foreign models. Chitnis did her first Lux campaign in 1934. Since then Lux has continued the tradition of using film stars to promote the soap.
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Leela Chitnis' first role as a leading lady was in Master Vinayak's Hindi melodrama Chhaya in 1936. She became the first Indian actress to model for Lux, which till then used only foreign models. Chitnis did her first Lux campaign in 1934. Since then Lux has continued the tradition of using film stars to promote the soap.
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