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Chit-Chat / Your Interests Talk about your interests, ambitions, obsessions. Make friends over common interests - soccer, poetry or rock bands. It's time to lay back and relax, you don't have to make sense.

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23-09-2005, 01:00 PM

1. U'd associate 'Hindi at its best with' with the brand/firm ___ ? Navbharat times

2. EBIDTA stands for...? Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, Taxes & Amortization

4. The 1st ever foreign physio of the Indian cricket team was...? (Professionally appointed and not a makeshift one) Andrew Leipus

5. Rajesh Hukku is the Chm and MD of ... ? I-flex Solutions
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23-09-2005, 02:45 PM

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Louis Brown is actually a girl.
Rightly pointed out Vaibhav The first ever test tube baby was girl named Louise Joy Brown. She was born on 25th July 1978.

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Ans to the last quiz..

3. The claim to fame of one Mr. Louis Brown is...
A. Expectedly the toughest one; He was the 1st ever test tube baby.

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23-09-2005, 08:25 PM

First appointed physio was probably Andrew Kokinos?


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Ans to GQ no. 24 - 24-09-2005, 02:17 AM

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1. U'd associate 'Hindi at its best with' with the brand/firm ___ ?
A. Navbharat Times

2. EBIDTA stands for...?
A. Earnings before interest, depreciation, tax and amorisation.

3. Author of the book 'My childhood days' is...?
A. Taslima Nasreen

4. The 1st ever foreign physio of the Indian cricket team was...? (Professionally appointed and not a makeshift one)
A. Thankfully Brat got it rite atlst...Was surprised ki a ques on cricket wasnt answered correctly by any1 xcept 4 him...Andrew Kokinos was the 1st ever foreign physio...Since he was too young n inexperienced he was later relaced by the affable Andrew Leipus.

5. Rajesh Hukku is the Chm and MD of ... ?
A. IFlex


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24-09-2005, 02:21 AM

Is that so?...Thanks then, point noted...

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GQ no. 25 - 24-09-2005, 02:30 AM

The quiz 4 2day...


1. The word 'Dabur' is derived from...?

2. In 1986 ____ became the 1st Co. to introduce Laptop Personal Computers.

3. In 1894, when he was jus 5 yrs old, this businessman was adopted as grandson by a wealthy Marwari Businessman whose 1st names were Seth Bachhraj. Who am I talking abt?

4. Complete the foll: Andreas Bechtolscheim, William Joy, Scott McNealy, ____

5. Author of the book 'Development as Freedom' is...?


Btw, to 'coolsurfer' n to the newbie 21563 somethn...Pls answers bhi diya karo bhai....No use jus posting questions n keepin us guessing all the time...Do post the replies/ans within 48 hrs...

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24-09-2005, 05:17 AM

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Is that so?...Thanks then, point noted...


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24-09-2005, 07:09 AM

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3. In 1894, when he was jus 5 yrs old, this businessman was adopted as grandson by a wealthy Marwari Businessman whose 1st names were Seth Bachhraj. Who am I talking abt?

4. Complete the foll: Andreas Bechtolscheim, William Joy, Scott McNealy, ____

5. Author of the book 'Development as Freedom' is...?


Btw, to 'coolsurfer' n to the newbie 21563 somethn...Pls answers bhi diya karo bhai....No use jus posting questions n keepin us guessing all the time...Do post the replies/ans within 48 hrs...

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3. GD Birla

4. Vinod Khosla

5. Amartya Sen? Or is it Jeffrey Sachs?

Btw, what makes you describe Leipus as affable? You knew him personally?


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The quiz 4 2day...

1. The word 'Dabur' is derived from...?

2. In 1986 ____ became the 1st Co. to introduce Laptop Personal Computers.

3. In 1894, when he was jus 5 yrs old, this businessman was adopted as grandson by a wealthy Marwari Businessman whose 1st names were Seth Bachhraj. Who am I talking abt?

4. Complete the foll: Andreas Bechtolscheim, William Joy, Scott McNealy, ____

5. Author of the book 'Development as Freedom' is...?

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1. Dont remember it exactly but its originated from the fusion of Doctor and S.K.Burman its founder

2. IBM ??

3. Jamnalal Bajaj

5. Amartya Sen


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26-09-2005, 07:27 AM

1. The word 'Dabur' is derived from...? Doctor(Dactar) + SKBurman

2. In 1986 ____ became the 1st Co. to introduce Laptop Personal Computers. IBM

3. In 1894, when he was jus 5 yrs old, this businessman was adopted as grandson by a wealthy Marwari Businessman whose 1st names were Seth Bachhraj. Who am I talking abt? Jamnalal Bajaj :grab:

4. Complete the foll: Andreas Bechtolscheim, William Joy, Scott McNealy, ____ Vinod khosla. Connection is SUN Microsystems

5. Author of the book 'Development as Freedom' is...? Amartya Sen
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