The Hindu Business Line : Quiz

1. December 10 will see the presentation of the Nobel Prizes. Name the scientist, known for his invention of the integrated circuit, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000.

2. Name the video game for children launched by WFP in 2005 in which players can plan and deliver emergency food drops to starving people.

3. Amazon recently launched its e-book reader called…?

4. What was Intel’s first publicly released DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) chip (1K bit PMOS dynamic RAM ICs) called?

5. Name SAP’s embattled third-party support and maintenance company that may be put up for sale soon.

6. Who has, recently, in a first-of-its-kind deal, decided to acquire the Internet and social-network series ‘Quarterlife’ for distribution on its network as a drama series?

7. Name the most popular music application on Facebook.

8. What is AMD’s new PC new platform codenamed?

9. Which UN aid agency recently launched a contest for the ‘YouTube generation’ to help raise awareness of hunger and the reality of poverty and suffering?

10. Which programming language, named after a lady, was designed by Jean Ichbiah and then extended by S. Tucker Taft?

Answers

1. Jack Kilby.

2. Food Force.

3. Kindle

4. 1103

5. TomorrowNow.

6. NBC

7. iLike

8. Spider

9. The World Food Program (WFP).

10. Ada