Bangalore Metro 2011

Namma metro (Our metro) also known as Bangalore Metro

Agency : Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL)

1st reach of 1st Phase : Baiyappanahalli to M.G.Road is scheduled to open on 20th October 2011

Number of Stations : 6 Stations

Name of Stations : M.G.Road, Trinity Cricle, Ulsoor, Indiranager, Swami Vivekananda Road and Byappahalli

Number of Kilometers : 7km

Fare or Ticket cost of Metro : Minimum Rs.10 and Maximum Rs.15

Smart Cards

Varshik : Priced at Rs.100 and the smart card can be recharged from Rs.50 to upto Rs.1,500 with 1 year validity at 15% discount on travel fares

Sanchar : Based on number of trips and is available in denominations of Rs.10, Rs.40, Rs.50 and Rs.100

Saral : Priced at Rs.70 and allows a day's travel in non-A/C buses of BMTC and the metro

Saraag : Priced at Rs.110 and allows a day's travel in BMTC A/C buses and the metro

Financial World - 1

1) What does Yuppie  mean?

A slang term denoting the market segment of young urban professionals. A yuppie is often characterized by youth, affluence and business success.

2) What does Champagne Stock mean?

A champagne stock is typically one that has at least doubled or tripled in value in a relatively short period, creating a huge profit for the company's shareholders.

3) What Does Tech Bubble Mean?
A pronounced and unsustainable market rise attributed to increased speculation in technology stocks. A tech bubble is highlighted by rapid share price growth and high valuations based on standard metrics like price/earnings ratio or price/sales.

4) What Does Angelina Jolie Stock Index Mean?
An index made up of a selection of stocks from companies associated with actress Angela Jolie. Seen as one of the world's most influential celebrities, some analysts believe that companies connected with Jolie will outperform their competition.

5) What Does Bo Derek Mean?
A slang term used to describe a perfect stock or investment. In the 1979 hit movie "10", actress Bo Derek portrayed the "perfect woman", or "the perfect 10". 

Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011-Formula One Race

1) In which city the first ever formula one race will be held in India?
Answer : Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

2) Who is the title sponsor for the Indian Grand Prix?
Answer : Airtel

3) What is the name given to the race which will be held?
Answer : Airtel Indian Grand Prix

4) On which date Airtel Indian Grand Prix will be held?
Answer : 30th October,2011

5) What is the race track for the Indian Grand Prix called?
Answer : Buddh International Circuit

6) Who has designed Buddh International Circuit?
Answer : Mr.Hermann Tike

7) What is the length of Buddh International Circuit?
Answer : 5.137 kms

8) What is the total number of laps in Airtel Indian Grand Prix?
Answer : 60

9) Which Indian infrastructure company has got the contract of building the infrastructure of the event?
Answer : Jaiprakash Associates contract for 10 years

10) Which race director gave the nod related to race track for Indian Grand Prix?
Answer : Mr.Charlie Whiting

11) Who was initially appointed to head the Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Answer : Mr.Mark Hughes

12) Who replaced Mark Hughes as chief of Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Answer : Mr.Azhar Rehman

13) Which Indian company is sponsoring Mr.Narain Karthikeyan in Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Answer : Hero Motocorp

14) Who is the owner of Force India F1 team?
Answer : Mr.Vijay Mallya

15) What is the official website link for F1 Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Answer : formula1.com/races/in_detail/india_863

16) Which automobile company has signed an agreement to be the automotive partner for Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Answer : Mercedez Benz

17) Which company has planned to setup a driving academy at Buddh International Circuit?
Answer : Jaypee Sports International

18) Who is the CEO of Airtel?
Answer : Sunil Mittal

19) Who is the CEO of Jaypee Sports International?
Answer : Mr.Samir Gaur

20) Who is the President and CEO of Formula One?
Answer: Bernie Ecclestone

Dussehra or Navaratri Quiz

1) What is the significance of Vijayadashmi?

Answer : It denotes the victory of truth over the evil

2) Which Asura was killed on Vijayadashmi? 

Answer : Mahishasura

3) Who killed Mahishasura? 

Answer : Goddess Chamundeshwari

4) During which era celebration of Dasara festival began? 

Answer : Vijayanagar Kingdom

5) Who was the first king from Wodeyar family to perform the puja during Dasara? 

Answer : Raja Wodeyar
 

6) Where is Chamundehswari temple located in Karnataka? 

Answer : Chamundi Hills, Mysore

7) By what name Dasara procession is famous? 

Answer : Jamboo Savari

8) Which animal will be the centre of attraction during Dasara festival? 

Answer : Elephant

9)Which god is worshipped during Dasara festival? 

Answer : Goddess Durga

10) Who currently holds the Durbar/Darbar during dasara festival? 

Answer : Srikantadatta Narasimharaj Wodeyar

11) Which tree will be worshipped during Dasara festival? 

Answer : Banni Tree (Shami Tree/Prosopsis Spicegera)

12) What is the centre of attraction during dasara festival? 

Answer : Exhibition

13) Which king started Dasara exhibition first? 

Answer : Chamaraja Wodeyar 10

Answer : Which sport is famous during dasara and attracts many sportsmen? 

Aswer : Wrestling (Kusti spardhe)

Apple Inc - A Brief Note

1) Who are the founders of Apple Incorporation? 
Answer : Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak

2) In which year Apple incorporation started its operations? 
Answer : 1976 (April 1st)

3) Where is the headquarters of Apple Inc located? 
Answer : California, USA

4) In which stock exchange Apple Inc is been listed? 
Answer : Nasdaq

5) What is the symbol of Apple Inc which is been traded in Nasdaq? 
Answer : AAPL

6) Who is the current CEO of Apple Inc? 
Answer : Tim Cook

7) Which is Apple's famous Brand in the Mobile phone segment? 
Answer : Iphone

8) By what name Apple's first product was known as? 
Answer : Apple 1

9) On which date Apple 2 was launched? 
Answer : April 16,1977

10) What are the different hardware brands which Apple owns? 
Answer : Desktop computers, Laptops, Ipods, Iphone and Ipad

11) What are the different softwares owned by Apple? 
Answer : Mac Operating system,Safari web browser and Itunes

12) In which year Apple introduced Macintosh Portable? 
Answer : 1989

Stock Market Quiz- 6

1) If you've bought shares in an intraday mode,what should you do before the intraday time ends?
Answer : Sell or take delivery

2) To buy/sell shares,you should have a _________ account
Answer : Demat

3) What do IPO & FPO mean ?
Answer : Initial Public Offer (IPO) & Follow-on Public Offer(FPO)

4) What is the name of the two share depositories in India ?
Answer : NSDL(National Securities Depository Ltd.) & CSDL (Central Securities Depository Ltd.)

5) What is the name for selling shares in an intraday mode,even though you don't have the same shares in your demat account ?
Answer : Short-sell

6) The shares you buy are credited to you demat account,usually,in how many days ?
Answer : T(Transaction day) + 2 days

7) What does it mean if a company announces bonus shares in the ratio of 5:1 ?
Answer : One bonus share for every five shares held

8) What is the name of the organization that regulates the securities markets in India ?
Answer : SEBI (Securities & Exchange Board of India)

9) Stock split increases a company's equity capital : True or false ?
Answer : False

10) Which of the following investments has the highest liquidity : shares,fixed deposit,closed-end mutual funds?
Answer : Shares

Stock Market Quiz- 5

Investment Joke Definitions / Wall Street Jokes / Stock Market Jokes

1) Broker: What you become after investing in dot com stocks.

2) Bull: What comes out of your stockbroker's mouth.

3) Bear: What your brokerage account becomes after investing in Enron.

4) Short: What you end up being after shorting stocks in your portfolio.

5) Bond: A thing you used to have between you and your stockbroker before he lost your money.

6) Call: What a stockbroker does when he has a hot tip for you.

7) Tip: What you won't be leaving your waiter, if you invest based on his hot stock ideas.

8) Over the Counter: Where you'll be getting your food from when you go out to dinner, after losing your money in the stock market.

9) Volume: What you turn up on the radio when the financial report comes on.