| | Name the actor who played Ben Casey (both Names) | Vince Edwards |
| | What links Elvis Presley, Bruce Willis, Richard Gere | Married in Las Vegas |
| | What - advertised phrase "Even your best friends wont tell you" | Listerine mouth wash |
| | Who wrote Don't count your chickens before they are hatched | Aesop - Milkmaid and her Pail |
| | Last Words I am Dying with the help of too many Physicians | Alexander the Great |
| | Man shall not live by bread alone - Which NT book | Matthew 4.4 |
| | RL international car registration plate which country | Lebanon |
| | Which dinosaurs name translates as double beam | Diplodocus |
| | Which SF author wrote The Day it Rained Forever | Ray Bradbury |
| | Who said "The die is cast" (on crossing the Rubicon) | Julius Caesar |
| | Who composed Peter and the Wolf in 1936 (both names) | Sergai Prokofiev |
| | Who painted the Water Lilly Pond in 1899 (both names) | Claude Monet |
| | Magazine wrote "Fighting for peace" is like fucking for chastity | Knave March 1977 |
| | In what film was line A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do | Alan Ladd Shane |
| | Which famous whore said - God is love but get it in writing | Gypsy Rose Lee |
| | Jenny Von Westphalen was married to who | Karl Marx |
| | What city is closest to Copacabana beach | Rio de Janeiro |
| | Who wrote the music for the film ET (both names) | John Denver |
| | In Greek legend what was Pygmalion's kingdom | Cyprus |
| | What was the first penal colony in New South Wales | Botany Bay |
| | In Hamlet who is Ophelia's father | Polonius |
| | Guru Nanak founded which religion | Sikhism |
| | What was unusual about the Gossamer Albatross aeroplane | Man (pedal) powered |
| | What country is nearest to the North Pole | Greenland |
| | If you were in Lou Grants office what city are you in | Los Angeles |
| | Who wrote Private Lives - 1930 - Blyth Spirit 1941 (both names) | Noel Coward |
| | For which company did Elvis Costello program computers | Elizabeth Arden |
| | In what Hitchcock film did Shirley MacLaine debut in 1956 | The trouble with Harry |
| | The original Peeping Tom had what job | Tailor |
| | What song is sung the most | Happy Birthday |
| | What city is known as The worlds chocolate capital | Hershey Pennsylvania |
| | What is detective Hercules Poirot's brothers name | Achille |
| | To what family does the hippopotamus belong | Pig |
| | Smith most common USA name what's second | Johnson |
| | Who secretly married Sara Lowndes in November 1965 | Bob Dylan |
| | The Mbuti tribe in Africa are the worlds what | Shortest race |
| | Grace Metalious wrote which famous novel (and TV show) | Peyton Place |
| | Who said Old age isn’t so bad - considering the alternative | Maurice Chevalier |
| | Who composed the opera Billy Budd in 1951 (both names) | Benjamin Britain |
| | What film was a California cinema showing when it went on fire | The Towering Inferno |
| | What phantom ship is said to haunt The Cape of Good Hope | The Flying Dutchman |
| | In which city is the worlds oldest tennis court from 1496 | Paris |
| | What word appears over 46000 times in the Bible | And |
| | What food dishes name translates as pepper water | Mulligatawny – from India |
| | In 1891 what city held the first weightlifting world championship | London |
| | In what magazine does Alfred E Newman appear | MAD |
| | What amateur Reached Wimbledon Semi final in 1977 | John McEnroe (aged 18) |
| | Who said Politics is the art of the possible 11 Aug 1867 | Otto Von Bismarck |
| | What advertised phrase Born 1820 still going strong | Johnnie Walker |
| | Hugh O'Brian played the lead in what Old Western series | Wyatt Earp |
SERIES IAS QUIZ 12
Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO
What is the full form of ISRO ?
ISRO Stands for Indian Space Research Organisation
Who is considered as the "founding father" of Indian Space Programme?
Dr Vikram A Sarabhai is considered as the founding father of space programmes in India.
When was ISRO formed?
ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969.
When was Department of Space constituted?
Department of Space (DOS) and the Space Commission were set up in 1972. ISRO was brought under DOS on June 1, 1972.
What is the main objective of ISRO?
The prime objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national needs.
How these Objectives are met?
ISRO has established two major space systems, INSAT for communication, television broadcasting and meteorological services, and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) system for resources monitoring and management. ISRO has developed two satellite launch vehicles, PSLV and GSLV, to place INSAT and IRS satellites in the required orbits.
Where the Satellites are made?
Satellites are made at ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore.
Where the Rockets / Launch vehicles are made?
Rockets / Launch Vehicles are made at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvanathapuram.
From where are the rockets launched?
ISRO's Launch facility is located at SDSC SHAR from where Launch Vehicles and Sounding Rockets are launched. Sounding rockets are also launched from TERLS at Thiruvananthapuram.
How can I order for Satellite data?
You can get data from National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad. Visit the website: www.nrsc.gov.in for more details.
Where the Space Programme began in India?
Indian Space Programme began at Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) located at Thumba near Thiruvanathapuram.
Why was Thumba selected for being rocket launching station?
The geomagnetic equator of the earth passes over Thumba.
What is a sounding rocket?
A sounding rocket is a rocket, which is intended for assessing the physical parameters of the upper atmosphere.
What does the letter 'RH' and the numerals on an Indian sounding rocket signify?
RH stands for 'Rohini' sounding rocket and the numeral indicate the diameter of the rocket in mm.
When was the first rocket launched in India? Which was the rocket?
The first rocket, a Nike-Apache, procured from the US, was launched on November 21, 1963.
When did India begin developing its own rockets?
India’s first indigenous sounding rocket, RH-75, was launched on November 20, 1967.
What is the expansion of VSSC and when it was formed?
Space Science and Technology Centre (SSTC) was renamed as Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in 1972 in honor of Dr Vikram Sarabahi who met with his untimely demise on December 30, 1971.
How many Centres are there in ISRO?
There are six major Centres and several other Units, Agencies, Facilities and Laboratories spread across the country.
Where are these Centres located?
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram; ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore; Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC – SHAR) at Sriharikota; Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) at Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore and Mahendragiri, Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad.
What is the major function of these Centres?
Launch Vehicles are build at VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram; Satellites are designed and developed at ISAC, Bangalore; Integration and launching of satellites and launch vehicles are carried out from SDSC, Shriharikota; Development of liquid stages including cryogenic stage is carried out at LPSC, Sensors for Communication and Remote Sensing satellites and application aspects of the space technology are taken up at SAC, Ahmedabad and Remote Sensing satellite data reception processing and dissemination by NRSC, Hyderabad.
Which is the first launch vehicle of India?
Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3) is the first launch vehicle of India.
When was it launched?
The first successful launch of SLV-3 took place on July 18, 1980 from SDSC SHAR.
What are the other launch vehicles developed by India?
Apart from SLV-3, India developed Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV), Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
How satellites are broadly classified?
Satellites are broadly classified into two, viz., Communication satellites and Remote Sensing satellites.
What is a communication satellite?
A communication satellite usually operates from the Geosynchronous orbit catering to requirements in communication, television broadcasting, meteorology, disaster warning etc.
What is a Remote Sensing satellite?
A Remote Sensing satellite is intended for natural resource monitoring and management and operates from a Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO).
What is NNRMS?
NNRMS is the acronym for National Natural Resources Management System. NNRMS is an integrated resources management system aimed at optimal utilisation of the natural resources of the country by proper and systematic inventory of resource availability using Remote Sensing data in conjunction with conventional techniques.
Which is the first Indian satellite?
Aryabhata is the first Indian satellite
From where was it launched?
It was launched from the former Soviet Union on April 19, 1975.
Which is the heaviest satellite launched by India from Indian soil?
INSAT-4CR weighing 2130 kg and launched by GSLV-F04 on September 2, 2007 is the heaviest satellite launched from India.
How many launches of launch vehicles were carried out so far?
38 launch vehicle missions were carried from India so far (till March 2013).
How many satellites have been launched by India?
68 + 35 (foreign) satellites were put into orbit so far (till March 2013).
Which is the first operational launch vehicle of India?
PSLV is the first operational launch vehicle of India. It had so far three developmental flights and nineteen operational flights - 21 continuously successful flights.
What is Chandrayaan-1?
Chandrayaan-1 is a scientific investigation – by spacecraft – of the Moon. The name Chandrayaan means “Chandra- Moon, Yaan-vehicle”, –in Indian languages (Sanskrit and Hindi) , – the lunar spacecraft. Chandrayaan-1 is the first Indian planetary science and exploration mission.
When, and from where, Chandrayaan-1 was launched?
Chandrayaan-1 was launched on October 22, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota (SHAR), India.
How long Chandrayaan-1 was operational?
Chandrayaan-1 was operational for 312 days till August 28, 2009.
What are Chandrayaan's scientific goals?
The Chandrayaan-1 mission is aimed at high-resolution Remote Sensing of the Lunar surface in visible, near Infrared, low energy X-rays and high-energy X-ray regions. Specific scientific goals are: To prepare a three-dimensional atlas (with a high spatial and altitude resolution of 5-10 m) of both near and far side of the moon. To conduct chemical and mineralogical mapping of the entire lunar surface for distribution of mineral and chemical elements such as Magnesium, Aluminium, Silicon, Calcium, Iron and Titanium as well as high atomic number elements such as Radon, Uranium & Thorium with high spatial resolution. By simultaneous photo geological and chemical mapping, we will be able to identify different geological units, which will test the hypothesis for the origin and early evolutionary history of the moon and help in determining the nature of the lunar crust.
What are the scientific instruments onboard Chandrayaan-1?
There are eleven scientific instruments onboard Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. Five of them are Indian and other six are from ESA (3), NASA (2) and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1) selected through ISRO Announcement of Opportunity (AO). Two of the ESA instruments have Indian collaboration.
What is the temperature on the moon?
The moon undergoes extremes in temperature - the side of the Moon receiving sunlight becomes scorching hot at about 130 ºC, and freezing cold at -180 ºC during night.
Is there any Life on moon?
So far none of the lunar missions have detected any signature of presence of life on the Moon.
Why do we see only one side of the Moon?
As the Moon orbits, it always presents the same side towards the Earth. This is so because Earth's gravity has slowed the Moon's rotation so that it just matches the time it takes to go around the Earth. So the Moon takes the same amount of time to revolve around the Earth as it takes to rotate around its spin axis.
What is the total budget for realising Chandrayaan-1 mission?
The budgetary estimate for realising the proposed Indian lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 stands at Rs. 386.00 crores (about $76 million). This includes Rs. 53.00 crores (about $11 million) for Payload development, Rs. 83.00 crores (about $17 million) for Spacecraft Bus, Rs. 100.00 crores ($20 million) towards establishment of Deep Space Network, Rs. 100.00 crores ($20 million) for PSLV launch vehicle and Rs. 50.00 crores ($10 million) for scientific data centre, external network support and programme management expenses.
What is Antrix?
Antrix is the commercial wing of ISRO, a single window agency for marketing Indian space capabilities both products and services to the world.
What city has the longest metro system
| | What city has the longest metro system | London |
| | Yoga (the meditation) is a Sanskrit word meaning what | Union |
| | What was invented 1903 - patented 1906 G C Beilder | Photocopier |
| | Which SF author invented the idea of the com Satellite | Arthur C Clark |
| | What country consumes the most coal each year | China |
| | What was Hebe the goddess of | Youth |
| | What are a Galliard, Sarabande, Morisca and Courente | Dance Types |
| | Who composed the overture Hebrides (Fingals cave) two names | Felix Mendelssohn |
| | Tanjong Panger Container Terminal where worlds largest con port | Singapore |
| | What would an anemometer measure | Wind Speed |
| | In Britain pool and snooker players call it side - what USA name | English |
| | What form modern sculpture invented Calder named Dechamp | The Mobile |
| | What book featured Topsy who growed | Uncle Toms Cabin –H B Stowe |
| | Where - accident 1953 - motor sport killed 83 spectators | Le Mans |
| | James Outram invented what | Tramways |
| | If you were eating calemare - what are you snacking on | Squid |
| | Which women injured riding, eloped with a poet, dog called Flash | Elizabeth Barret Browning |
| | The Bermuda Bowl is world championship in which game | Bridge |
| | ROK international car registrations which country | Korea |
| | USA has most cars what country has second most | Japan |
| | All Sikhs must possess five things - one is a Kangha - what is it | Comb |
| | What colour graded slope do expert skiers use | Black |
| | Randy Newman said short people don’t have what | Reason to Live |
| | To which gentleman's club did Phineas Fogg belong | The Reform |
| | What’s the only alt therapy fully recognised Western medicine | Osteopathy |
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Largest – World
Largest continent ........................................... Asia Largest ocean ...............................................Pacific
Largest river .............................................. Amazon
Largest river basin ..................................... Amazon Largest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian sea
Largest lake (fresh water) ..........Lake Superior (North
America)
Largest artificial lake ..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam, (USA). Originally known as Boulder. Largest bay ................ Hudson Bay (North Canada) Largest gulf ..................................... Gulf of Mexico Largest gorge ........................ Grand Canyon (USA) Largest sea .................................... South China sea Largest delta....... Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh) Largest peninsula ........................................ Arabia Largest island ......................................... Greenland Largest country (in area) .............................. Russia Largest country (in population)...................... China Largest temple` ................... Angkorwat (Cambodia) Largest archipelago .................................Indonesia
Largest airport ... King Khalid International Airport at
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest church ................St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome) Largest mosque ...... Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad) Largest embassy............ Russian Embassy (Beijing) Largest war plane .......................... Mirage (France) Largest prison ............................. Kharkov (Russia)
Largest hotel ...........MGM Grand Hotel and Casino,
Las Vegas (USA)
Largest desert.................................. Sahara (Africa)
Largest forest ........................Coniferous Forests of
Northern Russia
Largest stadium ................. Strahove (Czech Republic) Largest library .... United States Library of Congress
Largest museum .................... American Museum of Natural History (New York)
Largest animal ....................................... Blue whale Largest land animal ........... The African Bush Elephant
Largest democracy ......................................... India Largest electorate ........................................... India Largest town ......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland) Largest palace ..................... Imperial Palace, Beijing Largest dam........................... Three Gorges (China) Largest landmass................The Eurasian Landmass Largest park .. Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada) Largest zoo ...... Krugal National Park (South Africa) Largest river island ......................... Majuli (Assam) Largest inland sea.......................Mediterranean sea
Largest canal ........................ Keil Canal in Germany Largest reef ............... Great Barrier Reef, (Australia) Largest city (population)................... Tokyo (Japan)
Largest estuary.....................................Ob (Russia) Largest cave........ Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)
Largest strait ........................................ Tartar strait Largest wall ......................... The Great Wall (China) Largest cemetery ....................... Leningrad (Russia)
Largest railway station ......... Grand Central Terminal
(New York)
Largest university building .....................................
University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest open university ........Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)
Largest steel plant ..........Nippon Steel plant (Japan) Largest wingspan ....................................Albatross Largest active volcano............Mauna lao on Hawaii
Largest planet ............................................. Jupiter Largest bird .................................................Ostrich Largest sea bird .......................................Albatross Largest diamond ................................. The Cullinan
Largest parliament . The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Largest north to south stretch of land ........ America Largest cold desert ........................Gobi (Mongolia) Largest plateau ................................... Pamir (Tibet) Largest mountain range ..................... The Himalaya
Largest statue ............................... Statue of liberty
Largest bank.................... World bank ( Washington )
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With 3.3 million NGO’s present in India, we still have a dearth of volunteers who volunteer for change, for turning the society a better place to live in. In this modern age of technology, people seldom have information that would, on one hand, make them approach the concerned NGO themselves and on the other hand, make them motivated enough to try and make our society a better place.
Thus, Helpiez, was created to revolutionize the outreach of social service in India by creating a web portal for those who are dedicated to people and are interested in working for benefit of the society.
We are designing a user-friendly, interactive portal through which the users, especially the youth with their extensive social circles and network can connect to welfare organizations and the society. This portal will feature customizable search options for all the projects, programs, volunteering events, internships or jobs related to NGOs etc. It will also have a separate profile for each organization which they get to manage according to their needs.
Helpiez, sincerely believes in the cause of bridging the wide gap between the motivated volunteers and the different NGO’s supporting different causes. This portal will directly help welfare organizations in increasing their online presence which will enable people to look through their agenda and contribute correspondingly. Hence, it will increase awareness in the society for both the Cause and about the NGO which works for the Cause.
Through Helpiez, the social developers of the present will find a new platform to raise their concerns from and on the other hand it will also make the volunteering more efficient and easily available to the people. This social venture in the long run and in many ways will take community service in India to a whole new level giving it the required push. We, at Helpiez, shall bring together those people who demand a social change and make world a better place for future generations.
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We bring good people and good causes together
August 2014
Our Humble Beginnings
An ideology to do something positive for the society – the link that brought four of us together. It all started with discussing the online inaccessibility of social organisations and ended with a concept of developing a web portal for the same. That was the moment to start it all.
December 2014
An Agency is Born
After doing a few surveys, highlighting the need for something just like it, the gravity of matter dawned upon us. The concept gradually transformed itself into a full-fledged idea. And thus, Helpiez was born.
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We are looking for summer interns to design and coordinate India wide campaigns .
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Your work include designing campaigns related to various social causes prevalent in India.
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We are also looking for winners who should be creative and deep thinker
We will assign roles after selecting the candidates based on ability and skill set.
Every student who wants to gain crucial experience of working in startup should apply.
We believes that campaigns can bring changes to the society .
Your work include designing campaigns related to various social causes prevalent in India.
As its a well known proverb that "winners don't do different things they do things differently"
We are also looking for winners who should be creative and deep thinker
We will assign roles after selecting the candidates based on ability and skill set.
Every student who wants to gain crucial experience of working in startup should apply.
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