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  • Question
  • The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?


  • Options
  • A. John Christopher Ballantyne
  • B. Joseph Cyril Bamford
  • C. John Christopher Baxter
  • D. Jack Croxford Baker

  • Correct Answer
  • Joseph Cyril Bamford 

    Explanation
    Joseph Cyril Bamford founded the company that makes these iconic machines in 1945, in a 12ft X 15ft garage in Staffordshire.

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    • 1. The only Indian to win the Nobel prize in physics is

    • Options
    • A. Dr. J.C. Bose
    • B. Dr. C. V. Raman
    • C. Dr. Vickram Sarabhai
    • D. Dr. H. J. Bhabha
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which year is observed as Poverty Eradication Year by SAARC?

    • Options
    • A. 1998
    • B. 1997
    • C. 1996
    • D. 1995
    • Discuss
    • 3. The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called

    • Options
    • A. the Chinook
    • B. the foehn
    • C. the sirocco
    • D. the loo
    • Discuss
    • 4. The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?

    • Options
    • A. Ooh Ahh
    • B. Penguin
    • C. Big Bird
    • D. Pigeon
    • Discuss
    • 5. Who won the 1993 "King of the Ring"?

    • Options
    • A. Owen Hart
    • B. Bret Hart
    • C. Edge
    • D. Mabel
    • Discuss
    • 6. Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding

    • Options
    • A. chlorine
    • B. washing soda
    • C. potassium permanganate
    • D. bleaching powder
    • Discuss
    • 7. The largest city in Latin America is


    • Options
    • A. Mexico city
    • B. Caracas
    • C. Rio-de-Janeiro
    • D. Buenos Aires
    • Discuss
    • 8. The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at


    • Options
    • A. Minsk in Byelorussia
    • B. Moscow in Russia
    • C. Kiev in Ukraine
    • D. Kistiner in Moldavia
    • Discuss
    • 9. Besides UK, USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes

    • Options
    • A. Canada, France and Russia
    • B. Canada, Italy and Netherlands
    • C. France, Netherlands and Russia
    • D. Canada, France and Italy
    • Discuss
    • 10. The office of the UN General Assembly is in

    • Options
    • A. Vienna
    • B. New York
    • C. Paris
    • D. Zurich
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