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 #85 #2015 Q) This company's earlier logo was inspired by the following emblem of the founder's hometown.  Later they have to revise their new logo due to its resemblance to Renault. From 1997 this company has a different logo. Name the Company. Ans: Mazda . In 1936 Mazda introduced a new symbol (1) inspired by the emblem of founder's hometown, Hiroshima (2), where the company headquarters is located. The peaks in the middle of the logo are a stylized triple “M” that claim to be the initials of “Mazda Motor Manufacturer” (Mazda engine manufacturer). The wings on both sides, as in many other cases, represent the agility and speed of their product. In 1991, a new symbol was introduced consisting in a diamond framed in an oval (3), but this design was later revised because of its resemblance to Renault. In 1997, the current symbol was reinterpreted in the shape of an “M” comparing it to the figure of a bird in flight.

#84 #2015 Q) This is the logo of The United States Cyber Command headquartered at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Its mission is largely opaque, even inside the armed forces. On the logo’s inner gold ring the following code is there 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a Why this code is there ?   Ans:  The text "9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058ce2b22a", which is located in the command's emblem, is the MD5 hash of their mission statement : " USCYBERCOM plans, coordinates, integrates, synchronizes and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense information networks and; prepare to, and when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries."

#83 #2015 Q) Following is the scorecard of the Final match of National Village Cricket Championship  between  Caldy and Shipton-under-Wychwood. Name the player in place of the Question Mark who scored only 8 runs in that final. Ans:   He is famous Hollywood director Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, who won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director for the comedy-drama film American Beauty (1999). Correct Answer by Anantha Kumar Rajamani

#82 #2015 Q)  Id the singer ? Ans:  Raj Kapoor, Dil Ki Rani (1947), Music- SD Barman.

#81 #2015 Q)  Which famous person is the Lyricist of this song ? Ans:  Kapil Sibal from the film Bandook (2013) to be released on 18th January.

#80 #2015 Q)  This song is picturised on which actor ? Ans:  Cricketer Sandip Patil . Film - Kabhi Ajnabi The (1985). Song- "Geet Mere Hothon Ko" Performed by Lata Mangeshkar.

#79 #2015 Q) Id the another boatman with Premnath in this song? Ans:   The man is the lyricist Shailendra; he did a cameo, along with Premnath, in that song.

#78 #2015 Q) This song is first Screen appearance of which singer ? Ans:  Mohammad Rafi’s first Screen appearance. Mohammad Rafi and S.D. Batish singing Tere Jalwa Jisne Dekha in Laila Majnu (1945), music by Rafiq Ghaznavi and Gobindram. Laila Majnu (1945).

#77 #2015 Q) Id the small girl riding on the Chariot ? Ans:  She is Noor, Mrs. Johny Walker, who got her first break into films was when she did the childhood role of actress Noorjahan  in the film Anmol Ghadi (1946). (This song)

#76 #2015 Q) Id the Male Actor in the video ? Ans:  Geeta Bali. This is perhaps the only song where Geeta Bali lent her voice and the only film where she acted as a man. Film: Rangeen Raatein (1956), music by Roshan..

#75 #2015 Q) Name the film ? Ans:  The song “Tauba Tauba” featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha is from the unfinished film 'Ek Tha Chander, Ek Thi Sudha'.

#74 #2015 Q) Recently in news. Id ? Ans: He is Conservationist Goutam Narayan who recently become the first Indian to get Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership in recognition of his pivotal role in leading the Pygmy Hog Conservation programme in the North-East with his wife Nandita Hazarika.

#73 #2015 Q) Connect Ans:  "Dove of Peace" Its was created by Pablo Picasso, chosen as the symbol for the World Peace Congress in Paris in April 1949. The dove in question was actually a Milanese pigeon - presented to Picasso as a gift from his contemporary Henri Matisse (2nd Image) Picasso's youngest daughter is named Paloma which means "dove" in Spanish who was born a day before that Peace Congress. She is Paloma Picasso (1st image)

#72 #2015 Q) Known as "Painless Dr Z" among his Patients but how did we know him ? Ans: He is Edward Zukerberg, father of Mark Zukerberg.

#71 #2015 Q) This word is defined as "A type of ashtanga yoga focusing on the correct alignment of the body, making use of straps, wooden blocks, and other objects as aids to achieving the correct postures." in the Oxford dictionary. Which Word ? Ans: Iyenger. Named after B. K. S. Iyengar (1918–2014), the Indian yoga teacher who devised this method.

#70 #2015 Q) He was the inspiration behind what ? Ans: Salvador Dalí's moustache style is influenced by 17th-century Spanish master painter Diego Velázquez (image).

#69 #2015 Q) He bought X for £6,000 in an auction but later gifted it to the government in the year 1918 with the condition that those who live near X should receive free admission to it. Who and Id X ? Ans:  He is Sir Cecil Chubb and X is Stonehenge

SOME OLD QUIZZES FROM MY COLLECTION 1Q) Identify her and why she became famous? Ans:-   RJ Malishka, of Red FM. Her   Takiya Kalaam   'Good Morrrnniiiinggg Mumbaiiiii' was used in Lage Raho Munna Bhai by Vidya Balan. She trained Vidya Balan for the role of the RJ. 2Q.) Mr. X is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. He   lived in the fictional town of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh (commonly referred to as Puddleby) with his many animals. He first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. He has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg. The animal team includes Polynesia ,Gub-Gub ,Jip , Dab-Dab, Chee-Chee, Too-Too , the Pushmi-pullyu, and Whitey.Identify X ? Ans:--   Doctor Dolittle. 3Q)   When he was 12 his ...