ZIGWHEELS PRELIMS WITH ANSWERS

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ZIGWHEELS PRELIMS ORGANISED BY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE THRISSUR

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THE PRELIMS OF THE AUTO QUIZ CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING , GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE , THRISSUR

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  • 1. ORGANISED BY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE THRISSUR

2. 1 This word derives from a celtic word meaning cart or wagon. 3. Car 4. identify this gentleman who built the worlds first practical four stroke internal combustion engine in 1876 2) 5. Nicolaus august otto 6. 3) Which automobile giant is the official sponsor of the recently concluded sri lankan premier league 7. Mahindra & Mahindra 8. 4) Lewis hamilton signed a 3 year deal with mercedes on Friday i.e. day before yesterday, thus replacing whom as their top driver? 9. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 10. 5)* Fund established in 1982 by the govt of india for payment of compensation to victims of air accidents? 11. Solatium fund 12. 6) which early 20th century car had the nickname tin lizzie? 13. Model t ford 14. 7) What is the name of industrial city on hanshu island , japan and also that of a motorcycle manufactured there? 15. kawasaki 16. 8) What is the international airlines alliance formed by these airlines british airways , American airlines , Qantas , Canadian airlines and cathay pacific 17. One world 18. 9) In the year 1876 the worlds first practical four stroke internal combustion engine was made . My question is what did sir Douglas Clerk invent in the same year . 19. Worlds first two stroke engine !!!!! 20. 10) * Which vintage beauty? 21. SUZUKI SUZULIGHT 22. 11) Peregrine falcon is a bird that often serves as a metaphor for speed due to its vertical hunting dive, or stoop, speed of 180 to 202 miles per hour (290 to 325 km/h), the fastest of any bird . What is the japanese word for peregrine falcon ? 23. HAYABUSA 24. 12) . Rudolf Diesel's prime model, a single 10 ft (3 m) iron cylinder with a flywheel at its base, ran on its own power for the first time in Augsburg, Germany, on 10 August 1893 running on nothing but peanut oil. In remembrance of this event, 10 August has been declared . 25. INTERNATIONAL BIODIESEL DAY. 26. 13) Which asian country has got a mere 24.6 kms of railway lines? 27. AFGHANISTAN 28. 14) Whose logo? 29. Pawan Hans 30. Volkswagon Golf GtiLexus IS300 Toyota Supra Mazda RX8 Mitsubishi Eclipse Porsche Cayman S Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII Ford Mustang GT Mercedes Benz CLK 500 Lamborghini Gallardo Corvette C6 Dodge Viper SRT10 Aston Martin DB9 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLarenBMW M3 GTR PUT FUNDA? 15)* 31. 16) ID 32. KARUN CHANDHOK 33. Expand BSA 17) 34. BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS COMPANY 35. 18) Who raised the chequered flag at the finishing point of the inaugural Indian F1 grand prix 36. SACHIN TENDULKAR 37. 19) Which motorsport racer has got the nickname The Doctor? 38. VALENTINNO ROSSI 39. 20)* The first car to be sold in India was purchased by Harpal Singh, an Indian Airlines employee from New Delhi, who won the ownership rights to the car competing against other prospective owners, through a lucky draw and was handed over the keys of his dream machine by the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi. The original model was based on the SS80 Suzuki Fronte. Which car? 40. Maruti 800 41. 21) ID 42. MARCO SIMONCELLI 43. 22) X please Keke Marwa Nigeria Tuk Tuk - Kenya , Ethiopia ,Egypt Baby taxis - Bangladesh Moto - El-salvador X - India 44. Autorickshaw 45. 23) CURRENTLY IN THE NEWS.. Role Wide-body jet airliner National origin United States Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes First flight December 15, 2009 Introduction October 26, 2011, with All Nippon Airways Status In production, in service Primary users All Nippon Airways Japan Airlines Ethiopian Airlines Air India Number built 31 (AS ON SEPTEMBER 15 2011) Program cost US$32 billion (Boeing's expenditure) Unit cost US$206.8 million (2012) US$243.6 million (2012)[ 46. BOEING 787 DREAMLINER Air India bought recently its first ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner 47. 24) A pictorial representation of what ? 48. The DREBBEL which is thought to be the worlds first ever submarine built by Cornelius Drebbel in 1620 for captain James I of england . 49. 25) * As an all-electric car, X produces no tailpipe pollution or greenhouse gas emissions at the point of operation, and reduces dependence on petroleum. Among other awards and recognition, the X won the 2010 Green Car Vision Award award, the 2011 European Car of the Year award, the 2011 World Car of the Year. Which car? 50. Nissan Leaf 51. Manmohan C V -9496351697 Swathi P G -9400569048