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Ans: Elon Musk (Cofounded Tesla Motors, X.com which later merged with
Confinity to become Paypal and according to Jon Favreau, director of the Iron Man
movies, he is the inspiration for Favreau's and Robert Downey Jr.'s interpretation
of the genius Tony Stark.)
Q. More than a century ago, X who was a bookseller, was not able to obtain extra
parts to repair his bicycle. X gave his bicycle back to the makers, S & N, with a
letter which X wrote in Czech, requesting them to carry out repairs, just to get a
return answer, in German, expressing that if you would like an answer to your
inquiry, you should try writing in a language we can understand. A nauseated X,
in spite of not having any specialized experience, chose to begin a bike repair
shop, which X and Y opened in the subsequent year. Which organization was
conceived consequently?
Ans. Skoda Auto
Q. During the 1960s, X established X Ltd., a coat shop in the York Hotel in New
York City, with $10,000. Legend has it that a year later a purchaser got off the lift
on the wrong floor, and ended up putting in a $50,000 order. It is more probable
however, that X demonstrated his work to the purchaser, which prompted his
first collection: a line of men's and ladies' coats featured at the New York City
store. Later X also showed up on the cover of Vogue magazine. By 1970s,
sportswear, classic blazers as well as lingerie were added to the women's
collection portfolio. Which fashion magnate had such an accidental and yet such
a humble beginning?
Ans. Calvin Klein
Ans: PEPSI (This is the Pepsin Enzyme from which PEPSI gets its name)
Q. Identify the company from the image of its headquarters given below. Besides
having more 100 years of experience in the banking industry and having $172.5
billion in assets as of 2013, it is famous for other reasons. What is its claim to
fame?
Ans. The original copy of the formula for Coca-Cola is stored in the main vault of
the bank. (SunTrust Banks)
(This image does not give the name SunTrust Banks upon searching on Google
image search)
Q. What modern day application takes inspiration from the incident shown in the
image below?
Q. A very popular quote first appeared on the image below. A decade ago, the
quote got a tech connection when one of the most prominent persons in the field
of technology uttered it in a speech. Name the person and identify the quote.
Q. Identify the Indian IT firm headed by a person whose name has been hinted by
the connection of the images below.
a few planks over two barrels, Y loaned money to anyone who was willing to
rebuild. Which bank evolved as a result of this tragic incident?
Q. Both P and Q joined the Nazi Party, however Q was somewhat more closer to
the party. Amid the war, a growing rift between the pair reached a breaking point
after an Allied bomb assault in 1943 when P and his wife climbed into a bomb
shelter that Q and his family were already in. "The dirty bastards are back
again", P said, apparently referring to the Allied war planes, but Q was convinced
that the comment was meant for him and his family. After Q was later picked up
by American soldiers and accused of being a member of the Waffen SS, he was
convinced that his P had turned him in. In 1948, they split their business. Identify
P and Q.
Ans. P - Adolf (Adi) Dassler
&
Q - Rudolf Dassler
Q. In mid 2000s, X started as a chat room with real-time photo sharing for the
web-based multiplayer game, Y. Soon thereafter, they shelved Y and expanded
the uploading and filing of photos, and buried the chat room. Later X was
acquired by one of worlds biggest technology company for $35 million. Identify
X.
Ans. Flicker
that big. So they began to experiment in other industries. During 1960s, Y set up
a taxi company, a hotel chain, a TV network, and a food company. Finally, in
1970s, Y entered the video-gaming industry and today theyre among the top 10
most valuable listed company in Japan. Identify X.
Ans. Fusajiro Yamauchi (Nintendo)