1. _______ is the new-age free, open-source software written in
Java – which is the tech platform foundation behind Big Data.
Created by Doug Cutting, the then search director atYahoo.
_______ was the name of a toy elephant owned by Cutting’s
young son. It is sponsored by Apache Software Foundation
2.
3. ‘Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop’ was recently
in the news (obscuridae) for some oddity or a
peculiar reason.
Why?
4. It won the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for OddestTitle of theYear
for 2012
This is a humorous literary award given annually to the book
with the oddest title.The prize is named after the Diagram Group,
an information and graphics company based in London,and
The Bookseller, a British trade magazine for the publishing industry.
‘Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop’ was written by Reginald Bakeley,
and can simply be put as a guide to banishing fairies from
our homes
5. What was the purported reason for Mark Zuckerberg
to marry just 1 day after the Facebook IPO?
6. Because California divorce laws say that
any wealth acquired before marriage
cannot be shared
7. To what English business abbreviation does the German
'mittlestand' equate to ?
8. SME (Small to Medium-size Enterprise -
Mittlestand also refers in Germany to a family-
owned business)
9. Amazon.com has recently announced that it reached
an agreement to acquire X, a “social cataloging"
website in the second quarter of 2013
X was created in 2006, and had surpassed 12 million
members by the end of 2012, with the member base
doubling in one year
Id X
10. Goodreads, founded by Otis Chandler
The website allows individuals to freely search their extensive
database of books, annotations, and reviews.
11. He left his job to found Uniloids Ltd in 1976 of
which was also the and managing director of
till 1980, when he founded Standard Organics
Limited, before founding……. in 1984
Who?
13. As an April Fool prank, _______ announced it was
going dark for a decade, and that site was merely an
eight-year contest to find the best _____.
Every _____ on the site will be reviewed by a panel of
judges and it will take 10 years to review them all. So
before everything gets deleted, you take a look at as
many _______ as you can. And wait till 2023 for the
winner to be announced
15. What is the “My Stamp” scheme launched by India
Posts ?
And where was it first introduced?
16. Anybody can get a real postage stamp made for a fee
Introduced by Bihar Postal Circle this Monday
17. This company recently launched a premium
detergent “Uniwash” (with tagline – Ab
Safedi Khud Bolegi).
Founded by MuralidharGyanchandani and his
brother Bimal Kumar Gyanchandani in 1987
Its other brands areXpert dishwasher.Their
other businesses are – dairy (brand –
Namaste India), leather (brand – Red Chief –
endorsed byVirat Kohli)
18. • RSPL (Rohit Surfactants Private Ltd.
• Old name – KanpurTrading Company
19. Asian Paints recently acquired Sleek.
What business is Sleek into?
