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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.

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#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."

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#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