Young World Quiz (November 24, 2009)

V.V. RAMANAN

Photo : Shirish Shete and K. Pichumani

Who is older? Sachin Tendulkar or Muttiah Muralithaaran.

1. Which country has 11 time zones?

2. If a gorilla is a type of primate, then what sort of an animal is a zorilla?

3. Who is the present First Lord of the Treasury in the UK?

4. Who is older: Sachin Tendulkar or Muttiah Muralitharan?

5. Which bird do Chinese fishermen use to help catch fish for them?

6. Name the two U.S. space shuttles to have been destroyed in an accident.

Photo : Reuters

A pumpkin slice : Any time is snack time.

7. Which body of water is referred to as the ‘The Ditch’?

8. What was the nationality of the great chemist Friedrich August Kekulé?

9. In the Kelvin scale, what is the freezing point of water?

10. In the fairy tale ‘The princess and the pea’, on a bed of how many mattresses and featherbeds did the princess sleep?

11. Where in the human body is the pectoral muscle?

From the movie : Lawrence of Arabia .

12. According to the Bible, on what day did God command the land to bring forth living creatures?

13. What was Lawrence of Arabia doing when he died?

14. In order, which is the first alphabet in (the English version of) Scrabble to be worth four points?

15. The ‘Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre’ are commonly called…?

Answer to Young World Quiz (November 24, 2009)

V.V. RAMANAN

Answers:

1. Russia
2. A type of polecat and a member of the weasel family
3. The Prime Minister Gordon Brown
4. Muttiah Muralitharan
5. Cormorant
6. Columbia and Challenger
7. Tasman Sea
8. German
9. 273.15
10. 20 mattresses and 20 featherbeds
11. Chest
12. Sixth
13. Riding a motorcycle
14. F
15. Tony Awards.

Har lagt märke till ett väldigt oattraktivt drag hos mig själv på sista tiden.
Jag blandar in engelska ord när jag pratar.

Stör mig ofta när andra gör likadant, så varför har jag själv börjat?
Man ser det även här när jag bloggat – att jag gärna svänger till med en rubrik på engelska, eller trycker in några english words någonstans för att… ja, jag vet inte.

Måste vara för att jag är uttråkad. It always is.

Av ej nämnda anledningar så var jag utan mobiltelefon från fredag till onsdag natt.

Alltså nästan en vecka utan telefonen. Hur känns det, undrar ni?
Jo, då jag inte har någon hemtelefon så blev det väldigt tyst och ensamt i lägenheten.

Andra har berättar hur de upplever ett lugn i att inte vara nåbara hela tiden.
Tvärtom om för mig. För mig var det ett stressmoment att inte veta om någon försöker få tag i mig eller inte.

Nu är jag lugn och mobil igen.

Check the short edit of Ramelle Knight getting it in with some light clips at the Brooklyn Banks and marble ledges at Wall Street in Manhattan, NY. Thanks to Ramelle for letting I Roll NY host his latest edit.

Hela mitt facebook har idag varit nedlusat med bilder på folks stalkerlistor.
Jag själv har faktiskt inte blivit taggad i någon – än.

Vilket leder mig till en – lite hoppfullt osäker – slutsats: Det är väl fejk?

Annars blir det jobbigt, om man tänker på hur många jag stalkar på daglig basis.
So, am I busted?

… för en utekväll kan te sig på olika sätt.
(DL) till exempel. För två minuter sedan finslipade han strykningen med skjortan på kroppen.

Jag förstår att ni ibland undrar hur vi fått ett sånt sjukt drag rent besöksmässigt på den här bloggen.

En hemlighet, förstås.

Men det har något med den här bilden att göra. Folk får inte nog.

I morse fick jag sms från (MK) som drömt om att jag kissat på honom och skrattat.
Lyllos, säger jag.

Själv sov jag ingenting i natt, som vanligt när jag ska jobba första dagen på ett morgonpass.
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När man ligger så där och bara blickar upp i taket i många långa timmar så hinner man fundera en del.
Några av de saker jag funderade på i natt:

• Är det inte bra häftigt vad grymma folk var förr i tiden. Vem som helst kunde bygga sitt eget hus, operera bort oönskade kroppsliga åkommor/barn med en kökskniv, klara sig levande ur månadslånga resor mitt i vintern till häst osv.
• Också en tillbakablick – men hur kom man på att grönt var bra och rött var dåligt?
• Jag ska genast boka bord på stans enda fonduerestaurang (gjort).
• Hur kan det vara arbetsbrist? Det finns ju så otroligt många sjuka jobb som man aldrig tänker på, som någon uppenbarligen gör. Någon har gjort min internetbankdosa. Någon annan, med en helt annan kompetens har sett till att mitt tennisrack är top notch. Sen ska det ju göras högtalare, soffor, sjukt snygga trench coats, systembolagets “tack för att du visar leg”-tablettaskar – med all kunskap det innebär.
• Enligt mina beräkningar så har jag flyttat tolv gånger sedan jag kom till Stockholm för typ fyra och ett halvt år sedan.
• Jag borde verkligen läsa min bok om Bermudatriangeln, det kommer göra mig vis.

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Bank of India, a leading public sector bank having head office in Mumbai, invites applications for recruitment of 1083 post of General banking officers in scale-I, II & III.

Submission of on-line application commencing from: 11.11.2009
Last date for submission of on-line application: 30.11.2009
Tentative date of written examination (Sunday): 24.01.2010
Relevant date of age/qualification/experience reckoned as on: 01.11.2009

Structure of Written test and Interview

Written Test
Objective tests – medium of examination (English or Hindi)
Test of reasoning ability, no of questions – 100, max. marks – 150
Test of quantitative aptitude, no of questions – 50, max. marks – 75
Test of general awareness on current developments, no of questions – 50, max. marks – 75
Total, no of questions – 200, max. marks – 300
Duration - Composite 120 minutes (i.e. 2 hours)

Note: Candidates have to secure minimum qualifying marks in each of the objective test i.e. 40% for general category (35% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PwD) and 50% average marks in all the objective test taken together for general category (45% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PwD). Bank reserve the right to vary above said cut-off. In objective test there will be negative marks for wrong answers @0.25 for each wrong answer.

Descriptive test – medium of examination (English or Hindi)
Test contents – Higher order cognitive abilities to assess knowledge on current developments and communication skills
Duration – Composite 60 minutes (i.e. 1 hour), Marks – 5 compulsory questions with internal options for 100 marks

Selection procedure: Depending on the number of vacancies, only those candidates who have secured the minimum qualifying marks stipulated for written tests (objective plus descriptive) and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit shall be called for a personal interview in the ratio of 1:3. – Mere pass in the written tests shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for personal interview.

Merit list of the candidate’s based on the marks obtained by them in written test [i.e. 300 marks (objective test) + 100 marks (descriptive test)] and personal interview of 100 marks will be prepared in descending order on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained, under the respective SC/ST/OBC/Gen category. The final selection will be made on the basis of this merit list.

Call letters for written examination: The written test examination will be tentatively held on 24.01.2010 at examination centres given below. The full address of the examination venue will be given in the call letter. All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by them in their on-line application which will be sent by post. E-mail advices will also be sent, if e-mail address is available.

A candidate who does not receive the examination call letter by 18.01.2010 should contact the concerned zonal office of bank of India located at the concerned state and examination centre he/she has opted for at the addresses given below, with a written application indicating his/her name, address, and details of payment made for issue of duplicate call letters

Application fee (Non-refundable)
For SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen candidates – Nil
For all other candidates – Rs. 400/-

How to apply:
(i) Candidate should have a valid e-mail ID

(ii) The candidate should apply on-line through website www.bankofindia.co.in

(iii) As a first step, candidate should take out print-out of challan (this will not be applicable for SC/ST/PwD and Ex-servicemen candidates).

(iv) Against the above-said challan, the candidate should make the payment of fees in any of the Bank of India branches on or before 30.11.2009.

(v) Once the payment of fees is made, the concerned branch will give him a transaction number.

(vi) Candidate should visit again website www.bankofindia.co.in under the caption ‘Recruitment/Career’ and should fill up the application available after click at the end of the notice on apply online.

(vii) Transaction number should be correctly filled in the application at appropriate place (this will not be applicable for SC/ST/PwD and Ex-servicemen candidates).

(viii) Application should be saved and after verification submitted by click to submit button.

(ix) Application should be printed and photo affixed on that, to be kept ready for submission at the time of interview at the Interview venue

(x) You should note/remember your registration number and password for future reference and use.

(xi) Please note that the above procedure is the only procedure for applying. Physical mode of application or incomplete application would not be accepted and if submitted such application would be rejected outright

(xii) In case of more than one application by the same candidate, application submitted last, will be taken as authentic/conclusive (all other applications will be treated as null and void).

It is for the candidate to ensure that he/she has met with the eligibility criteria and complied with the requirements and adhered to the instructions contained in this advertisement as well as in the application form. Candidates are, therefore, urged to carefully read the advertisement and complete the application form and submit the same as per instructions given in this regard.

To read the complete notification and to apply visit www.bankofindia.co.in

Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today’s computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm

Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world’s No.1 web based email program)?
A. Sabeer Bhatia

Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America, even faring better than the whites and the natives.
There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (15% of population) . YET,
38% of doctors in USA are Indians.
12% scientists in USA are Indians.
36% of NASA scientists are Indians.
34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.
28% of IBM employees are Indians.
17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.
13% of XEROX employees are! Indians.

Some of the following facts were recently published in a German magazine:-

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.

2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.

3. The world’s first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.

4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.
6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word “Navigation” is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.

8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan’s works dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53
10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.
12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
13. Chess was invented in India

14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .

15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley India in 100 BC. )

Ancient India did everything first and now its time for us to prove that we are the real successors of this rich and vivid culture and prodigious intellect infused in the veins of our nation. We are lucky to be the child of the same mother who has always given birth to the forerunners and so we will run ahead of everybody and make our country proud.

Be proud to be an INDIAN..Hail India..

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It has certainly been a controversial summer in the world of football this year as new club Three Rivers bought in a whole new squad of players, here’s a look at all of Three River’s transfers during the summer:

Three Rivers also announced that at the end of their contracts Tore Reginiussen and David Beckham would also be joining the club.