Dirty Kids....

1. Orangi in Karachi was the largest of it's kind in Asia. Now it has been replaced something which is in India. What am I talking about?

Ans: DHARAVI. Dharavi is now the largest slum in Asia.

2. A sitter: I have erased the first paragraph of this poem.. the blanks represent eother a missing line or a word.. Which hugely famous poem is this:

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

______________________

Then the traveler in the dark,

Thanks you for your tiny spark,

He could not see which way to go,

If you did not _____ so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

And often through my curtains peep,

For you never shut your eye,

Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark,

Lights the traveller in the dark,

Though I know not what you are,

___________________

Ans: TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR... I am quite sure everyone has heard this one. .:)

The Others..

1. A toughie.. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. Neil Armstrong was the first man on moon. What distinction does Alexei Leonov does hold in the field of Space Sciences??

Ans : THE FIRST MAN TO SPACEWALK..

2. Fill in the blank: Barzinis, Cuneos, Straccis, _______, ________

Ans: TATTAGLIAS, CORLEONES... The Five Families of New York in the masterpiece " The Godfather".

I Just Can't Do Without The Pictures...

1. A committee headed by Justice B. Srikrishna recently finished its assignment and submitted its recommendations to the Centre in March. The recommendations have caused a huge debate across the country. What is this committee better known as/ officially called ?

Ans: Justice B. Harikrishna headed the SIXTH PAY COMMISION... Incidentally, he also was the head of the enquiry commitee investigating into the Bombay riots ..










2. This "Baba" insti was started by William Rogers in 1861. Among the many things tht have started here, the GNU project, Vitamin A , Penicillin, OLPC deserve special mention. The alumni list is too long to even start mentioning. Which institute ?

Ans: MASSUCHUSETTES INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY.... All babasssss in there.. :)














3. A sitter. These are unedited pictures of which natural phenomenon which occur near the poles.

Ans: AURORA..



4. Identify this beauuuuuuuuuuuutiful building..

Ans: BURJ AL - ARAB, the most expensive hotel in the world. . I absolutely loveee thist photograph

Pictures Galore...

1. Identify this logo..

Ans: WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION. Its the parent of Wikipedia, wiki answers, wikiversity and various other such projects.. All hail Wiki!!!:)





2. A sitter among sitters. Identify this star.

Ans: LINDSAY LOHAN









3. Identify either the man or the lady whos face has been hidden.

Ans: DR. SHRIRAM NENE AND MADHURI DIXIT.. :)





4. Identify this finally-I-get-to-rule Head of State.

Ans: RAUL CASTRO .. He became head of Cuba after Fidel retired a short while ago.






5. Identify this Indian Businessman. A bonus if you get the name of the lady correct.

Ans: A Toughie.. YASH BIRLA AND AVANTI BIRLA.... The youngest scions of the Birla Family. His group is worth Rs. 3,000 crore now.

Find Me The Answer..

1. The first of its kind was "Archie", created by Alan Emtage in 1990 . Then came "Veronica" and " Jughead". A new generation started with the beginning of Wandex. Among the other early products were " Excite " and " Northern Light " . What am I talking about? ( Those who get this... Please tell me which example gave the answer away.:-)...)

Ans: WEB SEARCH ENGINES

Dreams Unlimited...

1. What is this a picture of ?

Ans: THE PROPOSED PLAN OF THE MUMBAI METRO









2. I had to black out a lot of stuff on this model of an aircraft which will start testing later this year and hopes to be the first to do something. Name the aircraft. ( Hint : Santosh Kulangara).

Ans: VIRGIN GALACTIC, the first private spacecraft being built solely for the purpose of space tourism. Santosh Kulangara is the first Indian who will be on this flight. And the person hidden is , ofcourse, Sir Richard Branson

Clean Earth.. Green Earth

It is defined as the total amount of carbon dioxide(CO₂) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service.To reduce it, a voluntary market called the VER and a mandatory market called the CDM has been established and it has now grown into a multi-million dollar business worldwide. What am I talking about?

Ans: CARBON FOOTPRINT.. as defined by the IPCC

An Era Begins..

1. This device is the first of its kind??.. What does this device actually do ?.. A bonus point if you can tell the name.

Ans: THE WORLD'SFIRST PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER. THE MPMAN F10. :)





2. Founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, by two motorcycle enthusiasts, William Lyons and William Walmsley, it changed its name to SS Cars Ltd in 1934, before finally getting its current name in 1945. Cars made by this company has won the legendary LeMans 24 hour race many times.Which car company?

Ans: JAGUAR.

3. These people have made India Proud.. Which project did they successfully execute??One name has not been included in the list for simplicity reasons.

Anil Kakodkar, Satinder Kumar Sikka, M.S. Ramakumar, D.D. Sood, S.K. Gupta, G. Govindraj, K. Santhanam, Dr. R. Chidambaram

Ans: '98 POKHRAN BLASTS. The name missing is, ofcourse, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Mixture n Menace..

1. Its earliest form was a mixture of powdered salt, pepper, mint leaves, and iris flowers. Even human urine ( yuck!) was used in it for sometime. Its current ingredients include sulphates, baking soda, enzymes, vitamins, herbs, calcium, calcium sodium phosphosilicate, hydrogen peroxide etc. and comes in multiple flavours. Which everyday product am I talking about?

Ans: TOOTHPASTE .. The romans used urine.. suckers!!!!

2. This event took place at the northern end of the range, between the towns of Carrizozo and Socorro, New Mexico, in the Jornada del Muerto in the southwestern United States . The device used here, a first of it's kind, was called 'GADGET'. After this event, the Director of this event said to the project head " Now we are all sons of bitches.".. Which event am I talking about?

Ans: The TRINITY NUCLEAR TEST. It was the first nuclear test and the project head was, ofcourse, Robert Oppenheimer.

Happy Holi..

Firstly, A sincere heart-felt thnx to to those who take time to come here and put up answers..It feels really good.. :)

And this goes out to all the Baba's who come here and even to those who don't....


HAPPY HOLIIIIII...

Pel ke rang khelna.. 2-3 tshirt toh faad hi daalna.. and jo bhaang pi ke out nahi uski toh Zindagi Jhand hai!!!..

Have a gr888888 time.. ppll...