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QUIZ 121

2012-01-28T11:19:00.001+05:30

Whose "To Do List" or an earlier version of "Bucket list " is this ??

ANS: Thomas Alva Edison cracked by @FagunB

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QUIZ 120

2012-01-28T11:11:00.001+05:30

IDentify ??

Ans : Yes Minister cracked by @FagunB

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QUIZ 119 > IDentify the Series

2012-01-16T12:15:00.001+05:30

IDentify the Series ?? Series of what ? by whom ?

O'Reilly Series of Books cracked by @FagunB
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Quiz 118 IDentify the Person caricatured ?? ( look closely on the Pic for clues)

2012-01-16T12:08:00.000+05:30

IDentify the Person caricatured ?? ( look closely on the Pic for clues)

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QUIZ 116 > IDentify the brand

2012-01-16T11:09:00.001+05:30

IDentify the Brand ??

Ans: Schwarzkopf , Cracked by @_tushar_r @FagunB @binoyxj and Mayukh Nair

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115 > IDentify the Movie

2011-11-05T18:51:00.001+05:30

IDentify the Movie ?

Ans: The Movie: Amadeus, a period film released in 1984, which won 8 academy awards, 4 BAFTA awards, 4 Golden Globes and a DGA award.
Cracked by Kiminesh

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Quiz 114 > First occurrence of What ??

2011-11-03T20:28:00.001+05:30

First occurrence of what ??
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Ans: The above picture depicts the manuscripts of Gottfried Leibniz, a German Mathematician and philosopher (life history here) when he developed the "infinitesmal calculus" independent of Isaac Newton in the 1660s, which later paved the way for differential calculus and integral calculus.
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QUIZ 113 IDentify ? Where ? Prior to what ?

2011-10-25T20:17:00.005+05:30

IDentify ? Where ? Prior to what ?

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Ans: The above pic depicts Mount Rushmore(the official website here) before the construction of the memorial situated in South Dakota in United States of America. which now bears the carved head sculptures of former American presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln

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QUIZ 112 Find the Connect

2011-10-11T18:48:00.002+05:30

Find the connect ??
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Ans: The Connect- The guy to the left is the English contemporary author Stephen King, whose book "Misery" was adapted as a Hollywood movie of the same name in which Kathy Bates(the lady in the above pic) plays the antagonist character, "Annie Wilkes". This movie was remade in Tamil as "Julie Ganapathy" directed by critically acclaimed director, Balu Mahendra(the guy to the right).
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QUIZ > 111 IDentify the book ??

2011-10-03T19:22:00.002+05:30

IDentify the book ??

Ans: Book- "Peter the Lord's Cat: And Other Unexpected Obituaries from Wisden"(2006) by Gideon Haigh

A reader's review of this book "This is a book that does exactly what it says on the cover. It's a collection of some of the more unusual obituaries featured in Wisden over the years & doesn't necessarily concentrate on the most famous of cricket glitterati but more on those associated with the game (yes ,even the Lord's cat), whose obituaries have some curiosity value.
I found that this was a book which was an enjoyable read , in a "dip in & out " fashion. Some quite thought provoking entries,some quite humorous & some , as with those who perished in war,very tragic.
Still, an interesting collection & well worth getting a hold of."

Cracked by Victor

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QUIZ 110 Honorary Group ... Identify ??

2011-09-30T00:02:00.003+05:30

Honorary Group ... Identify ??
Ans: The Honorary Group: The Tau Beta Pi Association, the oldest engineering honour society in the US, founded at Lehigh university in the late 19th century.

Cracked by Sumit Mishra. Good Job Sumit!

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QUIZ 109: Identify whats happening in this pic

2011-09-29T23:58:00.001+05:30

IDentify ??
Ans: The unveiling of Amazon Kindle by Jeff Bezos
Cracked by Sumit Mishra, Karthik, Aarti & Deepak.

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QUIZ 108 > ID the Place ??

2011-09-05T14:18:00.002+05:30

ID the Place ??
Ans: The above pic depicts Night view of Pentagon Memorial, built in memory of all those who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks.
Cracked by Sumit Mishra
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QUIZ 107 IDentify the Plant ( divinity )

2011-08-24T14:26:00.003+05:30

Identify the plant ( divinity ) ?

ANS: Rudraksha, whose beads are used as worship aid in Hinduism.

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Quiz 106: Identify what this is and give context???

2011-08-23T23:09:00.001+05:30

Identify what this is and give context
Ans: The above picture depicts the fountain of youth situated in Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, privately owned, in St. Augustine, Florida

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Scientific facts to answer for some of ur Y's: Y are some people left-handed? Is this type of preference restricted to humans alone?

2011-08-11T16:00:00.002+05:30

Nearly 75% of the population is strongly right-handed and about 90% is predominantly right-handed. Among the rest, a great deal of variability exists. Some are strongly left-handed, and others, called ambidextrous, are left-handed for some activities and right-handed for others.

Researchers suggest that differences in left and right-handers in patterns of brain organisation may be associated with differences in skills, aptitude and perhaps even personalities. In the large majority of right-handers, speech is controlled by the left side of the brain.

Handedness is defined as a preference for the use of either the right or left hand. Although most animals have a preferred paw/hand; only people have a species-typical preference for the right hand.
Only after 6 months of a baby's birth, they start showing a preference for either the right or left side of their body. This is due to functional asymmetry of two sides of the brain. It is said that the left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the rest of the body and vice versa.

      In left-handers, the brain organisation is unpredictable. In about 71% of the left-handers speech is controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain, as is the case for right-handers; but in the remaining left-handers speech is controlled by the right hemisphere. In some left-hander cases, both hemispheres are capable of controlling speech.
      Some findings say that genes may also play a role in this handedness. But the precise mechanisms by which genes affect handedness is still unknown. A physical injury may also be involved.
Social pressure have had a considerable effect on handedness. Using the left hand to pass on or receive something is strongly discouraged even now in many countries including India. Only in recent years has society become tolerant of differences among people to accept left-handedness as a benign trait.
      Left-handedness is generally associated with special talents and also certain disorders such as stuttering, dyslexia, depression and emotional withdrawal.

Many famous people including Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis Carroll were left handed. Recent one in spotlight is the present president of USA, Barack Obama :)
P.S: Einstein is right handed. ^_^ shown here for the sake of example for a right-handed person

This post dedicated to all left-handers out there. N also to celebrate the Left-Handers day which happens to be on August 13th ♥♥

Thats all folks, A Scientific fact thus explained.

More to be continued................. :)

Top 20 BioSuppliers-2011 by Biospectrum ABLE(Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises)

2011-07-22T15:43:00.000+05:30

This is a continuation of a previous post : Top 50 Life Science Companies

Now let us talk about BioSuppliers which serve as fodder to Life Science Companies. The budding biotech industry in India pulled out BioSuppliers from the single digit growth of 7.5% in financial yr 2009-10 to an impressive 18.93% in financial yr 2010-11.

The BioSuppliers clocked 4,630 crore in revenue in financial yr 2010-11.

Here is the list of companies which made it to the Top 20 BioSuppliers:

Spinco Biotech (MD: Mr.C Ravindranath; Business: Distribution of analytical instruments; Chennai)
Waters India (President: Mr. K V Venugopalan; Business: Manufacturer and supplier of analytical instruments ans solutions; Bangalore)
Agilent Technologies (President & Country General Manager: Mr. Parmeet Ahuja; Business: Lab equipments and research products; Gurgaon)
Becton Dickinson (Director: Mr. Sunit Trivedi; Business : Supplier of diagnostic bioresearch and medical equipment; Gurgaon)
Shimadzu Analytical (India) (MD: Mr. Senya Imamichi; Business : Analytical and Scientific Instrumentation; Mumbai)
Invitrogen Bioservices India (MD: Mr. Devashish Ohri; Business: Manufacturer and supplier of biotech consumables and instruments; Bangalore)
Sartorius Stedim India (MD: Mr. Amit Chatterjee; Business: Anaytical and Scientific Instrumentation; Bangalore)
Imperial Life Sciences (CEO: Mr. Suresh Kumar Gupta; Business: Supplier of products used in biotechnology and molecular biology research; Gurgaon)
Sigma-Aldrich Chemicals (MD: Mr. Raja Ram; Business: Manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, biochemicals and equipment; Bangalore)
DSS Imagetech (MD & CEO: Mr. Arvinder Dhingra; Business: Supplier of clinical lab, biotech research instrument and tools; New Delhi)
RFLC (MD: Mr. Sushil Mehta; Business: Manufacturing and marketing of fine chemicals and lab kits; New Delhi)
Genetix Biotech Asia (CEO: Mr. Arun Prakash; Business: Technical support and distribution of life sciences supplies; New Delhi)
Eppendorf India (CEO: Mr. V Sankarnarayanan; Business: Develops, produces and distributes systems for use in laboratories; Chennai)
Toshwin Analytical (MD: Mr. Nakul Toshniwal; Business: Specializes in analytical and laboratory equipment for life sciences; Mumbai)
Towa Optics (MD: Mr. Rakesh Batra; Business: Distributor of life sciences equipments; New Delhi)
Advanced Microdevices (MD: Mr. Nalini Kant Gupta; Business: Production of microporous membranes and separation products; Haryana)
Medispec India (MD: Mr. Vippul Chhatbar; Business: Marketing, installation and servicing of biomedical, analytical systems; Mumbai)
HiMedia Laboratories (CEO: Dr. GM Warke; Business: Manufacturer of media products for microbiology, immunology and serology; Mumbai)
Christ Nishotech (CEO: Mr. Shoeb Kurawadwala; Business: Executes turn-key projects in the pharma ranging from process water to highly purified water; Mumbai)
Genaxy Scientific (CEO: Mr. Navneet Trehan; Business: Biotechnology research products; New Delhi)

QUIZ >105 > What is this and Where is it ??

2011-07-21T14:50:00.002+05:30

what is this and where is it?

Ans: The Father Time weather vane at Lord's Cricket Ground, London

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QUIZ 104 ? What is this ?

2011-07-15T21:40:00.002+05:30

What is this ?

Ans: It is the illustration on the pioneer plaque depicting a pictorial message; to convey message, if at all the space-craft is intercepted by aliens/extra-terrestrial organism

Cracked by Mayukh Nair n Rajnisapien

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QUIZ 103 ? IDentify who ?

2011-07-15T21:33:00.003+05:30

IDentify who ?

Ans: Above portrait shows Joseph Merrick who was exhibited to public named "Elephant man" due to severe deformities.

Cracked by Rajnisapien, Bharathy n Anonymous-1

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QUIZ > 102 > IDentify the Comic ?

2011-07-04T21:34:00.003+05:30

IDentify the Comic ?
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Ans: The comic shown above is the graphic novel of "Shutter Island", the best-selling novel by Dennis Lehane

Cracked by Rohit

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QUIZ > 101 > IDentify What , Where ??

2011-06-27T21:21:00.003+05:30

IDentify What , Where ??
ANS : CIA Memorial Wall,Virginia USA and the Book of Honor
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QUIZ > 100 Words, Voice, Identify who ??

2011-06-26T09:48:00.004+05:30

Words, Voice, Identify who ??

ANS > Words & Voice of Swami Vivekananda at Chicago cracked By RajniSapien

Top 50 Life Science Companies by Biospectrum ABLE(Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises)

2011-06-21T16:42:00.144+05:30

Biotech industry in India in financial yr 2010-11 has picked up critical mass. In dollar terms, the industry has touched the $4 billion mark, clocking 18,399.34 crore. Of this, the biotech industry contributes 17,249.34 crore while the life science education market makes up the remaining 1,150 crore

Here are the companies which reserved themselves a place in Top 50 ranks in the list:

Biocon (CMD: Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw; Business: Biopharmaceuticals; Bangalore)
Serum Institute of India (Chairman: Dr. CS Poonawalla; Business: Manufacturing and marketing of lifesaving immunologicals; Pune)
Panacea Biotec (JMD: Dr. Rajesh Jain; Business: Pharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceuticals and Vaccines; New Delhi)
Nuziveedu Seeds (Chairman & MD: Dr. M Pradhakar Rao; Business: Production and marketing of Agri-biotechnology products; Hyderabad)
Reliance Life Sciences (President & CEO: Mr. K V Subramaniam; Business: Research initiatives in medical, plant and industrial biotechnology; Navi Mumbai)
Quintiles India (CEO: Dr. Farzaan N Engineer; Business: Offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions; Bangalore)
Novo Nordisk India (CEO: Mr. Melvin Oscar D'Souza; Business: Diabetes care, growth harmone and homeostasis maintenance products; Bangalore)
Rasi Seeds (MD: Dr. M Ramasami; Business: Production and marketing of Agri-biotechnology products; Salem)
Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) (Founder & Chairman: Dr. B R Barwale; Business: Solutions for GM crop testing; Maharashtra)
Transasia Bio-Medicals (CMD: Mr. Suresh Vazirani; Business: Manufacturer and exporter of diagnostic instruments; Mumbai)
Ankur Seeds (MD: Mr. MG Shembekar; Business: Agri-business in field crops, vegetables & transgenic crops esp cotton; Nagpur)
Syngene International (COO: Mr. Gautam Das; Business: Custom research and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals; Bangalore)
Bharat Biotech (CMD: Dr. Krishna M Ella; Business: Manufacturer of human vaccines and biopharmaceuticals; Hyderabad)
Indian Immunologicals (CMD: Mr KV Balasubramaniam; Business: Animal & Human biologicals manufacturer; Hyderabad)
Krishidhan Seeds (MD: Mr. Sushil Karwa; Business: Production and distribution of hybrid seeds; Jalna)
Shantha Biotech (MD: Dr. KI Varaprasad Reddy; Business: R&D and manufacture of human therapeutics; Hyderabad)
Novozymes South Asia (Regional President,India: Mr. Krishnan GS; Business: Industrial Enzymes; Bangalore)
Bharat Serums & Vaccines (CMD: Mr. Bharat Daftary; Business: R&D, manufacturing and marketing of biologicals; Mumbai)
Jubilant Life Sciences (MD: Mr. Shyam S Bhartia; Business: CRAMS, drug discovery and development services; Noida)
Eli Lilly (CMD: Mr. Sandeep Gupta; Business: Solutions in diabetes, oncology, osteoporosis and growth harmones; Gurgaon)
Sirco Clinpharm (Founder & Chairman: Dr. Gautam Daftary; Business: Offers clinical trials services; Thane)
Cadila Healthcare (CMD: Mr. Pankaj R Patel; Business: Biologics & Diagnostics; Ahmedabad)
Tulip Group (CEO: Dr. DG Tripathi; Business: Manufacture & marketing of in vitro diagnostic kits; Goa)
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (CEO: Dr. Hasit Joshipura; Business: Sales of vaccines & biologicals; Mumbai)
Monsanto India (MD: Mr. Amitabh Jaipuria; Business: Production and sale of herbicides, hybrid seeds & pesticides; Mumbai)
Advanced Enzyme Technologies (CEO: Dr. CL Rathi; Business: Manufacturing, R&D and marketing of enzymes, Than)
Lambda Therapeutic Research (MD: Ms. Bindi Chudgar; Business: Clinical trials implementation, laboratory and data management; Ahmedabad)
Concord Biotech (MD &CEO: Mr. Sudhir Vaid; Business: Manufacturing of bulk drugs; Ahmedabad)
Ecron Acunova (Founder & Chairman: Mr. DA Prasanna; Business: Clinical research services; Bangalore)
Themis Medicare (MD & CEO: Dr. Dinesh Patel; Business: Formulations and API of synthetic origin; Mumbai)
DiagnoSearch Life Sciences (Founder & MD: Dr. Vasudeo Ginde; Business: Offering a complete range clinical trials support service; Mumbai)
Veeda Clinical Research ( Founders & MDs: Mr. Apurva Shah & Mr. Binoy Gardi; Business: Specializes in early clinical development; Ahmedabad)
Intas Biopharmaceuticals ( CEO: Dr. Urmish Chudgar; Business: R&D, manufacturing & marketing of recombinant products and oncology drugs; Ahmedabad)
Diagnova (MD: Mr. Sushil Mehta; Business: Diagnostics; New Delhi)
Vimta Labs (CMD: Dr. S P Vasireddi; Business: Contract Research; Hyderabad)
Span Diagnostics (Founder & Chairman: Dr. Pradip Desai; Business: Provider of diagnostic, instruments & clinical chemistry products; Surat)
Aventis Pharma India (MD: Dr. Shailesh Ayyangar; Business: Marketing of Biotech products)
Novartis Vaccines(India) ( Country head: Mr. Masoos Alam; Business: Healthcare, vaccines and diagnostics; Mumbai)
Ajeet Seeds ( MD: Sameer Mulay; Business: Research, production, processing & marketing of hybrid seeds)
Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation (MD: Mr. P R Sabde; Business: Production and supply of biopharmaceutical products; Mumbai)
Dr.Reddy's Laboratories (Vice Chairman & CEO: Mr. G V Prasad; Business: Biopharmaceuticals; Hyderabad)
Anthem Biosciences (CEO: Mr. Ajay Bharadwaj; Business: Discovery services, nutritional products & enzymes; Bangalore)
Wyeth India (MD: Mr. Kewal Handa; Business: Biologics, animal healthcare products & consumer healthcare; Mumbai)
Rossari Biotech ( Director: Mr. Sunil Chari; Business: Production and marketing of industrial enzymes; Mumbai)
Ocimum Biosolutions (CEO: Ms. Anu Acharya; Business: Bioinformatics tools & services; Hyderabad)
Synchron Research Services (CMD: Dr. Shivprakash; Business: Provides clinical research services from phase I to phase IV; Ahmedabad)
JK Agri Genetics (President: Mr. P S Dravid; Business: Involved in R&D and marketing of agri biotech products; Hyderabad)
Wockhardt (Chairman: Mr. Habil F Khorakiwala; Business: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology business; Mumbai)
Max Neeman International (CEO: Dr. Ajoy Kumar; Business: Clinical research services; New Delhi)
Clinigene International (COO: Dr. Abhijit Barve; Business: Clinical Research; Bangalore)

In terms of the number of companies, south continued its dominance with totally 175 companies, while west has 139 companies and north is yet to cross the 50 mark figure. It has 48 companies. The life-science industry as a whole has 362 companies.
India is expected to be a strong competitor in the Life science industry for the already dominating giants like US, China, Japan etc

Now heres a continuation. New post linked here: Top 20 BioSuppliers 2011

QUIZ > 99 > IDentify Both ??

2011-06-21T10:05:00.005+05:30

ANS > Cary Grant an English actor and Amelia Earhart, first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross

cracked by @RajniSapien and Arpit

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