DESIGN DEPARTMENT

Weekly Technical Quiz

Issue Number 25
25 (16
(16th to 20th August 2010)
Thought of the Week

" Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one
sitting. It needs continual and regular top ups." By Peter Davies
Questions for This Week

Q. 49) Tacoma narrow bridge collapsed

a. In Yr 1940 due to wind induced forces
b. In Yr 1960 due to military squad (army people)
moving on the deck
c. at construction stage itself
d. as it was constructed in Composite material

Q.50) The country called the Land of Rising Sun is

a)
b)
c)
d)

Malaysia
Vietnam
Germany
Japan

Answer of the Last Weeks Questions

Q.47) A Simply supported beam of span L, section depth d and modulus of Elasticity E, carries point
load at mid span. The relation between maximum deflection y and maximum bending stress f is given by,
a)
a)
b)
c)

y=fl2 / 6 Ed
y= fl / 6 Ed
y=fl2 / 3 E
y= 6 Ed / fl2

Q.48) The largest ocean of the world is ANS: Pacific Ocean

a) Pacific ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean c) Southern Ocean d) Arctic Ocean

Facts About India on the Occasion of Independence Day

1.
2.
3.
4.

India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization.

India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
India is the world's largest democracy.
Varanasi, also known as Benares, was called "the ancient city" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C.E,
and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
5. India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
6. The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from
all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BC
was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
7. Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages. Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer
software - a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987.
8. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Charaka, the father of medicine
consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Today Ayurveda is fast regaining its rightful place in our
civilization.
9. Bhaskaracharya calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the
astronomer Smart. Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: (5th century) 365.258756484 days.
10. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the
Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.
11. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in
the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used
numbers as big as 10**53(10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 BCE during the
Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera 10**12(10 to the power of 12).
12. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer
of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
13. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.
14. Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India.
15. The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the
world's population.
16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.
17. India is one of the few countries in the World, which gained independence without violence.
18. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.
19. India is the largest English speaking nation in the world.
20. India is the only country other than US and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously.

Informative WebWeb-Links
Indian National Flag Foundation www.flagfoundationofindia.in
National Portal of India www.india.gov.in

History of Indian Flags

Gandhi's flag, introduced at the

Congress meeting in 1921

The Swaraj Flag,

Flag, officially adopted
by the Congress in 1931

The National Flag of India,

India,
adopted on 22nd July 1947