Biz Bytes #8

1. What connects Atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper?
2. He is an Indian-American engineer who is a pioneer of digital technology including HDTV. He conducted seminal research in digital compression, signal processing and other fields, including important collaborative work with Thomas S. Huang. He received his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Netravali taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, and Rutgers University. He has authored more than 170 technical papers and co-authored the books Digital Pictures: Representation and Compression, Visual Communications Systems, and Digital Video: An Introduction to MPEG-2. He holds more than 70 patents relating to computer networks, human interfaces to machines, picture processing, and digital television. He has also been President of Bell Laboratories and Chief Scientist for Lucent Technologies. Who?
3. Which city was referred to as “Evergreen city of India” by Mahatma Gandhi?
4. His hometown is Eluru, a small town near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. He did his schooling from the Sainik School in Korukonda, Andhra Pradesh. He did his bachelor’s in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (class of 1969) where he was the recipient of Director’s Gold Medal. He then completed his master’s in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. After graduation, Subbarao topped the civil services examination in 1972 and was assigned the Andhra Pradesh cadre. Subbarao has also done his MS in economics from Ohio State University, United States and was a Humphrey Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his Ph.D. in Economics from Andhra University. Now in a very powerful position in Indian Government. Identify the man?
5. Name the only Indian who was given the Honour “Hero of the Soviet Union”?
6. Which state in India had an IIT Alumnus as its Chief Minister? Full points for getting the CM and the state.
7. Where in the world will you find MiG Alley?
8. It is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 counties of New York State. It is located northeast of Manhattan and south of Westchester County. It is the only borough situated primarily on the North American mainland (while the other four are on islands). Which borough?
9. She was the first woman engineer to be selected in Telco (now Tata Motors), Pune. She had written a postcard to JRD Tata complaining of the gender bias in Tata Motors (Telco then had a men-only policy) and she was invited for a special interview by Tata Motors. She was living in Pune from 1974-1981, later she moved to Mumbai. It was her savings of Rs. 10,000 that was instrumental in the founding of a great Indian firm. Name the lady and the firm?
10. It is the world’s largest oilfield services corporation operating in approximately 80 countries, with about 87,010 people of 140 nationalities. It supplies a wide range of products and services from seismic acquisition and processing to formation evaluation, well testing and directional drilling, well cementing and stimulation, artificial lift, well completions and consulting, and software and information management. Which firm?
11. What national icon was created in the year 1957 to ‘express the pain of the common people due to the spiralling prices, potholes in the roads & other day to day problems’?
12. Which sports personality has become the first HIV/Aids ambassador for Avahan, the Indian Aids initiative of Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?
13. Manuel des Santos Francisco was born half crippled in 1933. He went to become one of the best dribblers of the religion called soccer. He was famous for his trademark ‘banana kick’ and ‘falling leaf’ shots. How does the world know him better?
14. This company started in 1847 as Telegraphenbauanstalt Von ____________ and Halske. It grew from a small precision- engineering workshop, producing mechanical warning bells for the railways, to one of the world’s largest companies in electrical engineering and electronics. Some of the famous achievements of this company include Pointer telegraph, the first electrical long distance telegraph line in Europe, the Dynamo-Electric principle, Differential Arc lamp, Tantalum lamp and the first electric streetcar. Also instrumental in constructing the first subway on the European continent opened in Budapest. The founder of this company, Werner Von _________ later handed over the company over to his brother Carl and his sons Arnold and Wilhelm, which was later converted to a limited company. Identify.
15. The first issue of which magazine contained among other things, a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an article on the Dorsey Brothers and a feature on desk design for the modern office called ‘Gentlemen, Be Seated.’ Which iconic magazine?
16. Which organization was founded in 1961 by a British Lawyer named Peter Benenson? Its logo is that of a candle wrapped by a barbed wire?
17. It is an antivirus and computer security company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It markets security products and services, including the Intrushield, Entercept and Foundstone brands. It was founded in 1987 and named for its founder John _________. Identify.
18. Assam produces more tea than all other countries in the world put together except one. Which one?
19. Which country has OPEC’s largest fleet of oil tankers?
20. Which country is the highest in Beer consumption?

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