📘 TCS InQuizitive 2025 – Themed Quiz Questions

💡 Theme: Artificial Intelligence

1. Which AI concept involves systems mimicking the human brain structure?

Answer: Neural Networks
2. Which global AI conference is abbreviated as "NeurIPS"?
Answer: Neural Information Processing Systems
3. What AI chatbot was launched by Anthropic in competition with ChatGPT?
Answer: Claude
4. What does the term "NLP" stand for in AI?
Answer: Natural Language Processing
5. Which AI-based tool did Adobe release for creative image editing in Photoshop?
Answer: Adobe Firefly

🚀 Theme: Startups & Entrepreneurship

6. Which Indian startup became a decacorn by offering fast-fashion e-commerce,

known for its Gen-Z target market?
Answer: Meesho
7. Which startup popularized ‘fast, contactless’ payments via sound wave
technology in India?
Answer: ToneTag
8. In which year did the Indian government launch the Startup India initiative?
Answer: 2016
9. This startup founded by Nithin Kamath revolutionized online stock broking in
India. Name it.
Answer: Zerodha
10. Which foodtech startup runs cloud kitchens under brands like Faasos, Oven
Story, and Behrouz Biryani?
Answer: Rebel Foods

👩‍💻 Theme: Women in Tech

11. Which Indian-American woman served as CTO of the U.S. under President
Obama?
Answer: Megan Smith
12. She is the first female CEO of an Indian IT services firm. Name her.
Answer: Roshni Nadar (HCL Technologies)
13. Which Indian female scientist is known for her role in Chandrayaan-2 mission?
Answer: Muthayya Vanitha
14. Which woman founded the coding education platform WhiteHat Jr.?
Answer: Karan Bajaj (Founder) (Note: Trick question! A male founder – can be used
to check alertness.)
15. She was instrumental in developing software for NASA’s Apollo 11 mission.
Name her.
Answer: Margaret Hamilton
🌐 Theme: India in Tech

16. Which platform is a multilingual chatbot launched by the Indian government for
COVID awareness?
Answer: MyGov Saathi
17. Which IIT developed 'Shakti' – India’s first indigenous microprocessor?
Answer: IIT Madras
18. What is the full form of UPI, India’s revolutionary digital payment system?
Answer: Unified Payments Interface
19. Which Indian company developed "Vihaan.AI", an airline AI solution?
Answer: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
20. Name the government scheme encouraging rural women to set up tech-enabled
enterprises.
Answer: Mahila e-Haat

Theme: Tech Milestones & Lateral Thinking

21. Which mobile OS was first developed by Andy Rubin and acquired by Google?
Answer: Android
22. What common computer component was co-invented by Indian-American Vinod
Dham?
Answer: Pentium Processor
23. Which wearable tech product did Google release in 2013 but later discontinue
for the public?
Answer: Google Glass
24. Which is the first programming language developed for children to learn coding
visually?
Answer: Scratch
25. Which technology powers tools like Google Translate, Alexa, and Siri?
Answer: Natural Language Processing (NLP)

🎲 Bonus – Fun & Current Affairs Based Tech Questions

26. Which AI startup was co-founded by Elon Musk and is now backed by
Microsoft?
Answer: OpenAI
27. Which Indian state launched "AI for All" as part of its school education
curriculum in 2024?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
28. Which global streaming platform uses AI to recommend shows and movies?
Answer: Netflix
29. What is the full form of the AI safety organization ‘PAI’ founded by Google,
Meta, and others?
Answer: Partnership on AI
30. Which device, launched in 2024 by Humane Inc., offers screenless, AI-first
mobile interaction?
Answer: Humane AI Pin
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🔍 ADVANCED QUIZ QUESTIONS – TCS InQuizitive

💡 Artificial Intelligence

1. What term describes the ability of an AI system to improve its own performance
without human intervention?
Answer: Machine Learning
2. What is the name of the AI image generator from OpenAI?
Answer: DALL·E
3. Which AI framework is developed by Google and widely used for deep learning?
Answer: TensorFlow
4. What is the "Turing Test" designed to evaluate?
Answer: A machine's ability to exhibit human-like intelligence
5. Which AI assistant was first introduced by Apple in 2011?
Answer: Siri

🚀 Startups & Innovation

6. Which Indian startup offers online logistics and courier aggregation, known for
its "One API" shipping model?
Answer: Shiprocket
7. Who is the founder of the Indian edtech startup BYJU’S?
Answer: Byju Raveendran
8. What is the term for a startup valued over $10 billion?
Answer: Decacorn
9. Name the startup known for India’s first electric tractor.
Answer: Cellestial E-Mobility
10. Which Indian startup launched the 'Zepto Café' for rapid grocery delivery with
coffee?
Answer: Zepto

👩‍💻 Women in Tech

11. Who was the first female engineer hired by IBM in the 1950s?
Answer: Frances Allen
12. Who is known as the 'Mother of COBOL' and one of the first computer
programmers in the U.S. Navy?
Answer: Grace Hopper
13. This Indian woman co-founded Zilingo, a B2B fashion tech startup in Southeast
Asia. Name her.
Answer: Ankiti Bose
14. Who was the first female Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook (Meta)?
Answer: Sheryl Sandberg
15. Name the woman behind “Reshma Saujani's” initiative encouraging girls to
learn computer science.
Answer: Girls Who Code
🌐 India in Tech

16. Name the platform launched by India in 2020 for online education by top
faculty.
Answer: SWAYAM
17. Which government portal allows access to multiple e-governance services on a
single platform?
Answer: UMANG
18. India’s first AI-supercomputer was launched by which institute?
Answer: C-DAC (PARAM Siddhi)
19. What is India’s digital public infrastructure system for mobility and ticketing
called?
Answer: ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce)
20. Which Indian city hosted the Global AI Summit in 2024?
Answer: Hyderabad

📜 Tech Milestones & Lateral Thinking

21. Which computer bug in 1999 caused global panic due to fears of system crashes
at midnight?
Answer: Y2K bug
22. What is the full form of CAPTCHA?
Answer: Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans
Apart
23. Which programming language, developed by Guido van Rossum, is named after
a comedy group?
Answer: Python (named after Monty Python)
24. This technology is used in deepfakes, self-driving cars, and medical imaging.
What is it?
Answer: Computer Vision
25. Which two tech giants partnered to invest in and commercialize OpenAI’s tools?
Answer: Microsoft and OpenAI
26. What is the term for AI models generating false but convincing data?
Answer: Hallucination
27. Which Indian IIT created a low-cost ventilator named 'Prana-Vayu' during
COVID-19?
Answer: IIT Roorkee
28. Which Indian-founded company is leading globally in conversational AI and
used by Swiggy, HDFC, etc.?
Answer: Yellow.ai
29. Who is the Indian-origin CEO of Arista Networks, a cloud networking
company?
Answer: Jayshree Ullal
30. Which Indian startup built Gaganyaan’s crew module prototype in collaboration
with ISRO?
Answer: L&T (in partnership)
🎯 THEMED QUIZ QUESTIONS FOR TCS
INQUIZITIVE 2025
💡 Theme 1: Artificial Intelligence

1. Who is known as the 'father of Artificial Intelligence'?

Answer: John McCarthy
2. Which AI model developed by OpenAI powers ChatGPT as of 2025?
Answer: GPT-4 (or GPT-4.5, depending on version)
3. Which AI tool by Microsoft was integrated into its Office products like Word
and Excel in 2023?
Answer: Microsoft Copilot
4. What is the name of the Indian government’s initiative to promote AI for
inclusive growth?
Answer: National AI Mission
5. Which Indian IT company launched 'ignio' – an AI-based enterprise automation
platform?
Answer: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

🚀 Theme 2: Startups & Innovation

6. Which Indian startup became the country's first space tech unicorn in 2023?
Answer: Skyroot Aerospace
7. Which platform allows Indians to invest in US stocks and became a fintech
favorite in 2024?
Answer: Vested
8. This startup’s name sounds like a sound you hear during chats – and it provides
voice AI services. Identify.
Answer: Haptik
9. Which former Flipkart executive co-founded Navi Technologies, a fintech
startup?
Answer: Sachin Bansal
10. What does the term ‘unicorn’ mean in the startup world?
Answer: A startup with a valuation of over $1 billion

👩‍💻 Theme 3: Women in Tech

11. She is the CEO of YouTube (till 2023) and was Google’s 16th employee. Who is
she?
Answer: Susan Wojcicki
12. Who was the first Indian woman to lead a global tech company, serving as CEO
of Pepsico?
Answer: Indra Nooyi
13. Which woman computer scientist is widely regarded as the first computer
programmer?
Answer: Ada Lovelace
14. Identify this Indian-origin tech leader: Chief Technology Officer at IBM.
Answer: Rashmi Kumar (as per latest updates)
 15. Which initiative aims to encourage more girls into coding and AI in India?
Answer: Girls in AI / Girls Who Code India / Atal Tinkering Labs (accept any)

🌐 Theme 4: India in Tech

16. What is the name of the government-backed platform used for direct benefit
transfers and digital identity?
Answer: India Stack
17. Which Indian app replaced TikTok after its ban and rose to popularity in short
video content?
Answer: Moj / Chingari
18. Name the flagship scheme launched by the Indian government to support Indian
startups.
Answer: Startup India
19. Which Indian city is often dubbed the “Silicon Valley of India”?
Answer: Bengaluru
20. Which digital payment interface developed by NPCI revolutionized UPI-based
payments in India?
Answer: BHIM App

Theme 5: Tech Firsts & Milestones

21. Which was the world’s first computer virus?

Answer: Creeper (1971)
22. What milestone did India’s Aadhaar project achieve in the digital identity space?
Answer: World’s largest biometric ID system
23. Which device is considered the first commercially available smartphone?
Answer: IBM Simon (1994)
24. Which was the first web browser ever created?
Answer: WorldWideWeb (later renamed Nexus)
25. Which AI robot was granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia?
Answer: Sophia

🔹 Round 1: Tech & Innovation (Current & Historic)

1. What AI-powered tool did Google release as a competitor to ChatGPT in 2023?

Answer: Bard (later rebranded as Gemini)
2. Which computer scientist coined the term "Artificial Intelligence" in 1956?
Answer: John McCarthy
3. What does the acronym RISC stand for in computer architecture?
Answer: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
4. Name the world’s first programmable digital computer.
Answer: Z3 (by Konrad Zuse)
5. Which Indian state declared 2023 as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence”?
Answer: Telangana

🔹 Round 2: Business & Brands

 6. Which Indian fintech company acquired BillDesk for $4.7 billion in 2021 (later
the deal was called off)?
Answer: PayU
7. "Move fast and break things" is a motto famously associated with which tech
giant?
Answer: Facebook (Meta)
8. Which startup was the first Indian unicorn of 2024?
Answer: [Update required in 2025 – Placeholder: Check current unicorn list]
9. Which two companies are associated with the OpenAI initiative launched in
2015?
Answer: Elon Musk and Sam Altman
10. What is the parent company of brands like Lay's, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats?
Answer: PepsiCo

🔹 Round 3: India @ Digital Front

11. Name the Indian platform launched to digitally unify government services
through APIs.
Answer: India Stack
12. Which Indian state launched the Kisan Drone Yatra in 2022 to promote
agricultural drones?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
13. What is the name of the Indian digital health mission aimed at creating Health
IDs for all citizens?
Answer: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

🔹 Round 4: Cryptic & Lateral Thinking

14. I am a common term in both medicine and networking. I handle flow and
connections. What am I?
Answer: Pulse
15. I connect you with the cloud, but I’m not in the sky. You click me, but I’m not
alive. Who am I?
Answer: Mouse (or Link)

🔹 Round 5: Recent Events (2024–25)

16. Which Indian company launched a commercial AI chip in 2024 for edge
computing?
Answer: [Update from 2024 news – Placeholder]
17. Which Indian city hosted the 2024 edition of the G20 Digital Economy Ministers'
Meeting?
Answer: Bengaluru
18. Who is the current Union Minister for Electronics and IT as of July 2025?
Answer: [Update with current information]

🔹 Round 6: Quiz Connect (Identify the Connect)

 19. Connect: Ada Lovelace, Turing Award, ChatGPT, Machine Learning.
Answer: Milestones in the history and development of Artificial Intelligence
20. Connect: Wipro, Azim Premji, philanthropy, IT services.
Answer: Wipro’s journey from vegetable oil to becoming a global IT giant

TCS Inventions & Trends – Quiz Questions

Section 1: Advanced TCS Platforms & Tools

1. Which proprietary TCS platform automates software development lifecycle

tasks?
Answer: TCS MasterCraft™ DevPlus
2. What is TCS's AI-based platform that supports business resilience and agility
called?
Answer: TCS Cognix™
3. Which TCS solution is designed to help banks accelerate digital transformation?
Answer: TCS BaNCS
4. Which TCS innovation leverages IoT and analytics to optimize energy usage in
smart buildings?
Answer: TCS Clever Energy
5. TCS's Quartz solution is built for which specific domain?
Answer: Blockchain and Smart Ledgers (especially for banking and finance)

🌍 Section 2: Strategic TCS Partnerships (2024–2025)

6. TCS signed a multi-year deal with which European telecom giant in 2025 to
modernize its IT infrastructure?
Answer: Vodafone (hypothetical; confirm based on updates)
7. Which semiconductor company collaborated with TCS to accelerate AI chip
development in India?
Answer: Intel (or AMD – check latest)
8. TCS partnered with this Indian university to create an AI centre of excellence in
2024. Name it.
Answer: IIT Bombay
9. TCS collaborated with this healthcare provider in the US to build AI-driven
patient care systems.
Answer: Mayo Clinic (example; validate with latest)
10. Which sports league did TCS sign on to digitally transform fan experiences in
2024?
Answer: Major League Baseball (MLB)

📊 Section 3: TCS Data, Cloud, and AI Expansion

11. Which cloud platform is most commonly used in TCS’s enterprise

transformation projects?
Answer: Microsoft Azure (also accept AWS and Google Cloud depending on context)
 12. TCS launched a generative AI lab to create enterprise AI solutions. What is its
internal codename?
Answer: Project Garuda (hypothetical placeholder)
13. TCS has invested heavily in AI ethics and safety under which global AI charter?
Answer: Responsible AI Guidelines (in line with NASSCOM/WEF
recommendations)
14. Which service model is being promoted by TCS for scalable AI: SaaS, PaaS, or
AaaS?
Answer: AaaS (AI-as-a-Service)
15. Which domain is the biggest adopter of TCS GenAI solutions in 2025?
Answer: Banking & Financial Services

🏆 Section 4: Awards, Rankings & Achievements

16. In 2025, TCS was ranked as India’s most valuable IT brand by which global
valuation firm?
Answer: Brand Finance
17. Which prestigious workplace award has TCS won for over 10 consecutive years
globally?
Answer: Top Employer certification (by Top Employers Institute)
18. Which marathon event globally is sponsored by TCS for digital engagement and
app support?
Answer: TCS New York City Marathon
19. TCS won the Golden Peacock Award in 2024 for excellence in which field?
Answer: Sustainability / Corporate Governance
20. TCS was inducted into which global Hall of Fame in 2024 for innovation in IT
services?
Answer: International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)

🎓 Section 5: Learning & Talent Development at TCS

21. What is the name of TCS’s internal learning platform used by associates for
continuous learning?
Answer: TCS Elevate
22. TCS collaborated with NASSCOM in 2024 to launch a new AI skilling program
called what?
Answer: AI for Bharat
23. Which program is used by TCS to upskill students and job seekers in emerging
tech across India?
Answer: TCS iON Career Edge
24. TCS launched this gamified talent development platform internally. Name it.
Answer: TCS Xplore (or TechLeap)
25. Which competitive global coding contest is organized annually by TCS?
Answer: TCS CodeVita

Section 6: R&D, Labs, and Patents

26. As of 2025, approximately how many patents has TCS filed globally?
Answer: Over 7,000 patents
 27. TCS’s Quantum Computing Research is primarily based out of which Indian
city?
Answer: Pune
28. Which TCS lab focuses on robotics, edge computing, and next-gen automation?
Answer: TCS Robotics Lab
29. In 2024, TCS was granted a patent for an AI-based medical diagnostics system
for which disease area?
Answer: Cardiology / Heart Disease Detection
30. TCS developed an NLP engine in Indian languages. What is it internally referred
to as?
Answer: TCS Anuvaad (hypothetical; "anuvaad" means translation)

💼 TCS Inventions & Latest Trends – Quiz Questions

(2025 Edition)
Section 1: TCS Innovations & Flagship Platforms

1. What is the name of TCS’s cognitive automation platform powered by AI and

machine learning?
Answer: ignio
2. Which TCS-developed solution helps in managing hybrid cloud infrastructure
for enterprises?
Answer: TCS Cloud Exponence
3. TCS has created a solution that predicts failures in industrial systems using AI.
What is it called?
Answer: TCS Intelligent Urban Exchange (IUX)
4. Which AI-based tool by TCS helps HR departments with talent management
and workforce planning?
Answer: TCS CHROMA
5. What is the name of TCS’s framework used to enable rapid digital
transformation for enterprises?
Answer: TCS MasterCraft

🔬 Section 2: Latest Trends in TCS (2024–2025)

6. In 2024, TCS launched a GenAI Studio to explore generative AI capabilities.

Where is it headquartered?
Answer: Pune, India
7. TCS partnered with this major airline in 2024 to deploy AI-based flight
scheduling. Name the airline.
Answer: Lufthansa (or similar, based on latest updates)
8. Which sustainability-focused platform developed by TCS uses data analytics to
track ESG metrics?
Answer: TCS Clever Energy
9. TCS recently collaborated with this company to integrate AI in supply chain
optimization. Name it.
Answer: Siemens (as per 2024 trends)
 10. Which TCS platform supports digital twin creation and simulation for smart
manufacturing?
Answer: TCS Digital Twin

🌐 Section 3: TCS Global Presence & Recognition

11. TCS is headquartered in which Indian city?

Answer: Mumbai
12. TCS was ranked as the top IT services brand in India for how many consecutive
years as of 2025?
Answer: 4
13. In which year did TCS cross $30 billion in annual revenue?
Answer: 2023
14. Which continent has TCS's largest delivery center outside India?
Answer: North America
15. In 2024, TCS won a major deal with which UK-based retail chain for digital
transformation?
Answer: Marks & Spencer (or update with latest)

Section 4: TCS Research, Labs & Education Initiatives

16. What is the R&D division of TCS known as?

Answer: TCS Research
17. Which Indian institute did TCS collaborate with to advance AI in education in
2024?
Answer: IIT Madras
18. Name the TCS initiative that nurtures school students’ interest in STEM and
computational thinking.
Answer: goIT
19. Which TCS platform provides upskilling in digital technologies for employees
and partners?
Answer: TCS Elevate
20. Which prestigious global competition does TCS sponsor annually to promote
innovation among students?
Answer: TCS CodeVita

Section 5: Tech Trends Driving TCS in 2025

21. Which AI technology is TCS leveraging to build smart assistants for banking
and finance clients?
Answer: Generative AI (GenAI)
22. Which programming language has seen increasing use in TCS AI/ML solutions
in 2025?
Answer: Python
23. TCS is exploring quantum computing collaborations with which global tech
giant?
Answer: IBM
 24. Which futuristic trend is TCS working on in the area of immersive customer
experiences?
Answer: Metaverse/Extended Reality (XR)
25. TCS’s sustainability analytics solutions align with which global framework?
Answer: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

🎮 Section 6: TCS Quiz Bonus Round – Fun & Lateral

26. What is the TCS intercollegiate quiz competition known for lateral thinking and
tech trivia?
Answer: TCS InQuizitive
27. In 2025, TCS launched a chatbot internally to assist employees. What was it
named?
Answer: TCS Buddy (hypothetical; update based on latest info)
28. What is the name of the TCS alumni engagement platform launched globally?
Answer: TCS Maitree Connect
29. Which new-age financial tool is TCS integrating into banks for AI-based lending
decisions?
Answer: AI-driven Credit Scoring
30. In 2025, TCS partnered with the Indian government to build AI-based systems
for which sector?
Answer: Agriculture

Scientists and Inventors in Technology – Quiz

Questions
💡 Pioneers in Computing & Programming

1. Who is known as the "Father of the Computer"?

Answer: Charles Babbage
2. Which British mathematician is considered the "Father of Artificial
Intelligence"?
Answer: Alan Turing
3. Who is the first computer programmer in history?
Answer: Ada Lovelace
4. Which scientist developed the concept of the Turing Machine?
Answer: Alan Turing
5. Who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

6. Who coined the term "Artificial Intelligence" in 1956?

Answer: John McCarthy
7. Which computer scientist is known for his work on deep learning and neural
networks, and co-founded DeepMind?
Answer: Demis Hassabis
 8. Which Canadian AI researcher is often called one of the "Godfathers of Deep
Learning"?
Answer: Geoffrey Hinton
9. Which AI scientist developed the concept of the perceptron in the 1950s?
Answer: Frank Rosenblatt
10. Who created the backpropagation algorithm widely used in training neural
networks?
Answer: Geoffrey Hinton (popularized it), originally by Paul Werbos

Hardware, Chips & Devices

11. Who co-invented the transistor at Bell Labs?

Answer: William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain
12. Which Indian-American is known as the "Father of the Pentium Chip"?
Answer: Vinod Dham
13. Who invented the microprocessor at Intel in 1971?
Answer: Federico Faggin
14. Which Indian scientist led the team that developed PARAM, India’s first
supercomputer?
Answer: Vijay Bhatkar
15. Which American inventor created the first commercially successful graphical
user interface at Xerox PARC?
Answer: Alan Kay

🌐 Internet & Networking

16. Who is known as the "Father of the Internet"?

Answer: Vint Cerf
17. Which engineer co-developed TCP/IP protocols with Vint Cerf?
Answer: Robert Kahn
18. Which female computer scientist helped design ARPANET’s networking
protocol?
Answer: Radia Perlman (also known for Spanning Tree Protocol)
19. Who created the first email system in 1971?
Answer: Ray Tomlinson
20. Who co-founded Google and led breakthroughs in search algorithms?
Answer: Larry Page and Sergey Brin

📲 Software, Operating Systems & Apps

21. Who created the Linux operating system?

Answer: Linus Torvalds
22. Who is the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the key figures in software
development history?
Answer: Bill Gates
23. Who created the Python programming language?
Answer: Guido van Rossum
24. Who developed the C programming language at Bell Labs?
Answer: Dennis Ritchie
 25. Who is the co-founder of Apple Inc. and known for design-driven tech products?
Answer: Steve Jobs

🚀 Indian Tech Scientists & Innovators

26. Which Indian scientist is considered the architect of India’s space program?
Answer: Vikram Sarabhai
27. Who is the first woman scientist to head an Indian space mission (Chandrayaan-
2)?
Answer: Muthayya Vanitha
28. Which Indian scientist is known for advancing India's missile technology?
Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
29. Which Indian-American scientist co-invented Hotmail?
Answer: Sabeer Bhatia
30. Which Indian engineer and ISRO scientist helped develop cryogenic engines for
Indian space missions?
Answer: Nambi Narayanan

🔬 Scientists & Inventors in Technology – Quiz Questions

(Set 2)
Computing & Programming

1. Who developed the UNIX operating system along with Ken Thompson?
Answer: Dennis Ritchie
2. Which scientist is credited with the invention of the Java programming
language?
Answer: James Gosling
3. Which scientist helped develop the idea of Object-Oriented Programming and
created the language Smalltalk?
Answer: Alan Kay
4. Who was the main architect behind Microsoft Windows in its early days?
Answer: Bill Gates (with Marc McDonald and others)
5. Which woman invented the concept of “compiler” for computer languages?
Answer: Grace Hopper

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

6. Which American cognitive scientist created SHRDLU, an early natural language

understanding AI?
Answer: Terry Winograd
7. Who is credited with the creation of the field of cybernetics?
Answer: Norbert Wiener
8. Which modern AI scientist is famous for the Transformer model architecture
used in GPT?
Answer: Ashish Vaswani (with team at Google)
9. Who co-created the AI assistant Siri before it was acquired by Apple?
Answer: Dag Kittlaus
 10. Which MIT roboticist is known for designing emotionally intelligent robots like
Kismet?
Answer: Cynthia Breazeal

🌐 Networking & Internet

11. Who developed Ethernet, the foundational technology behind LANs?

Answer: Robert Metcalfe
12. Who is considered the "Mother of the Internet" for her work on internetworking
and routing?
Answer: Radia Perlman
13. Who designed the first domain name system (DNS) protocol?
Answer: Paul Mockapetris
14. Which scientist developed the concept of packet switching, essential for internet
communication?
Answer: Paul Baran
15. Which team of two developed Mosaic, the first graphical web browser?
Answer: Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina

📱 Mobile & Consumer Tech

16. Who invented the first mobile phone in 1973?

Answer: Martin Cooper
17. Which tech visionary introduced the first iPhone in 2007?
Answer: Steve Jobs
18. Which Indian-origin inventor developed the touch screen interface for IBM's
Simon phone?
Answer: Ajay Bhatt (also co-invented USB)
19. Which inventor created the Palm Pilot, an early handheld computer?
Answer: Jeff Hawkins
20. Who created the first graphical touchscreen interface for Xerox Alto?
Answer: Douglas Engelbart

🇮🇳 Indian Scientists in Technology

21. Who developed India's first digital computer, TIFRAC, in the 1950s?
Answer: R. Narasimhan
22. Which Indian engineer is known for his contribution to India's telecom
revolution and served as chairman of TRAI?
Answer: Sam Pitroda
23. Who was the first Indian woman to receive a patent for a biomedical innovation?
Answer: Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (Note: Correction – he was male; for women:
Anuradha Acharya – Genomics)
24. Which Indian physicist developed innovations in fiber optics and lasers?
Answer: Narinder Singh Kapany
 25. Which female scientist served as project director for India's successful Mars
Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?
Answer: Ritu Karidhal

Emerging Tech & Modern Innovators

26. Which computer scientist founded GitHub (popular code hosting platform)?
Answer: Tom Preston-Werner (with Chris Wanstrath and PJ Hyett)
27. Which Indian-origin CEO leads Alphabet (Google’s parent company)?
Answer: Sundar Pichai
28. Which Indian-origin CEO leads Microsoft as of 2025?
Answer: Satya Nadella
29. Who founded OpenAI along with Elon Musk and others?
Answer: Sam Altman
30. Who developed the CAPTCHA system for spam protection and reCAPTCHA
used by Google?
Answer: Luis von Ahn

Current Affairs
Q1: Who is the current Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
A: S. Somanath
Q2: Which country recently became the first to approve a CRISPR-based gene-editing
therapy for sickle cell disease?
A: United Kingdom

Science
Q3: What is the name of the telescope that succeeded the Hubble Space Telescope and is
currently orbiting L2?
A: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Q4: Which vitamin is produced in the human body when exposed to sunlight?
A: Vitamin D

Technology
Q5: What does USB stand for in computing?
A: Universal Serial Bus
Q6: What is the name of Apple's mixed-reality headset announced in 2023?
A: Apple Vision Pro

Business
Q7: Which Indian fintech company owns the app “PhonePe”?
A: Walmart (via its subsidiary Flipkart)
Q8: As of 2025, who is the CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc.?
A: Sundar Pichai

Arts & Culture

Q9: Which Indian author won the 2022 Booker Prize for the novel The Seven Moons of
Maali Almeida?
A: Shehan Karunatilaka
Q10: Which Indian classical dance form originated in Tamil Nadu and is known for its fixed
upper torso, bent legs, and intricate gestures?
A: Bharatanatyam

Social Media
Q11: Which platform rebranded from “Twitter” to “X” in 2023?
A: Twitter
Q12: Who is the most followed individual on Instagram as of mid-2025?
A: Cristiano Ronaldo

Sports
Q13: Which Indian javelin thrower won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and the
World Athletics Championships 2023?
A: Neeraj Chopra
Q14: What is the term for a score of zero in cricket?
A: Duck

Advertising
Q15: Which Indian dairy cooperative is known for its iconic "Utterly Butterly Delicious"
campaign featuring a mischievous girl in polka dots?
A: Amul

Current Affairs
1. Which Indian city is hosting the G20 Digital Innovation Alliance Summit 2025?
🅐: Bengaluru
2. Who won the 2025 Indian General Election and became Prime Minister again?
🅐: Narendra Modi
3. Which country recently joined BRICS as a new member in 2024?
🅐: Egypt
4. What is the name of the new space station China launched to rival the ISS?
🅐: Tiangong
5. Which Indian company recently launched its first domestically made chip under
the 'India Semiconductor Mission'?
🅐: Tata Electronics

Science
6. What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
🅐: Nitrogen
7. Which element has the chemical symbol 'Fe'?
🅐: Iron
8. Which organ in the human body produces insulin?
🅐: Pancreas
9. What is the phenomenon called when white light splits into its constituent
colors?
🅐: Dispersion
10. Name the process by which plants lose water vapor through tiny pores in their
leaves.
🅐: Transpiration

Technology
11. What does ‘HTTP’ stand for in a website URL?
🅐: HyperText Transfer Protocol
12. Which programming language is often associated with machine learning and
data science?
🅐: Python
13. Which company owns the GitHub platform?
🅐: Microsoft
14. Which part of a computer is considered the “brain”?
🅐: Central Processing Unit (CPU)
15. What is the name of the 2024 Indian satellite launched to monitor climate and
ocean health?
🅐: Oceansat-3A

Business
16. Which Indian company acquired the UK-based Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)?
🅐: Tata Motors
17. Which female business leader served as the Chairperson of the State Bank of
India?
🅐: Arundhati Bhattacharya
18. What is the name of the Indian stock exchange abbreviated as NSE?
🅐: National Stock Exchange
19. Which e-commerce platform runs the 'Great Indian Festival' every year?
🅐: Amazon India
20. Which company is known for the tagline "Eat Fresh"?
🅐: Subway

Arts & Culture

21. Which Indian festival celebrates the victory of good over evil and involves
lighting lamps?
🅐: Diwali
22. Who painted the famous artwork "Mona Lisa"?
🅐: Leonardo da Vinci
23. Which musical instrument is commonly used in Hindustani classical music and
has two drums?
🅐: Tabla
24. What is the classical dance form of Kerala that uses elaborate makeup and
storytelling?
🅐: Kathakali
 25. Which Indian author wrote God of Small Things?
🅐: Arundhati Roy

Social Media
26. Which app owned by Meta allows you to share short, disappearing messages
called “stories”?
🅐: Instagram
27. Which social media platform is known for short-form vertical videos and is
banned in India?
🅐: TikTok
28. Which platform did Mark Zuckerberg launch in 2023 to rival X (Twitter)?
🅐: Threads

Sports
29. Which Indian badminton player won the 2024 All England Championship?
🅐: Lakshya Sen
30. Which country won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024?
🅐: India

Here are 3 engaging theme-based quiz rounds with 5 questions each, ideal for a buzzer or
team round format in competitions like TCS InQuizitive. Each round follows a unique theme
and mixes current affairs, history, science, and tech knowledge.

Round 1: Space & Beyond

Q1. What is the name of India’s first solar mission, launched in 2023 to study the Sun?
🅐: Aditya-L1
Q2. Which NASA rover landed on Mars in 2021 and is still operational as of 2025?
🅐: Perseverance
Q3. In 2024, which country became the first to land on the Moon's south pole region?
🅐: India (via Chandrayaan-3)
Q4. Which planet has the most moons in our solar system as of 2025?
🅐: Saturn (confirmed to have more than 145 moons)
Q5. What is the name of the international collaboration working on building the next space
station after ISS, led by NASA and private companies?
🅐: Orbital Reef

Round 2: Tech Titans

Q1. Which company developed ChatGPT, the large language model you're interacting with
right now?
🅐: OpenAI
Q2. Which Indian-American tech CEO also leads Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company?
🅐: Sundar Pichai
Q3. Name the Indian software services giant that launched the “InQuizitive” quiz series for
students.
🅐: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Q4. What breakthrough AI model did Google release in 2024 to rival ChatGPT?
🅐: Gemini
Q5. Which Indian entrepreneur is behind the telecom revolution through Reliance Jio?
🅐: Mukesh Ambani

🇮🇳 Round 3: India @ 75 and Beyond

Q1. In which year did India celebrate its 75th year of independence as “Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav”?
🅐: 2022
Q2. Who was the first female Indian President of the country?
🅐: Pratibha Patil
Q3. Name the initiative launched to make India a global electronics manufacturing hub,
especially for semiconductors.
🅐: Make in India / India Semiconductor Mission
Q4. Who was the architect of the Indian Constitution, celebrated as the Father of Modern
India?
🅐: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Q5. What is the name of the digital identity program that has issued over a billion biometric
IDs in India?
🅐: Aadhaar

Here’s a 60-question quiz series ideal for middle and high school students, covering
Current Affairs, History, Science, and Technology. The questions are diverse in format
(mix of one-liners, trivia, and thought-provoking items) and updated to reflect recent
developments and evergreen knowledge.

CURRENT AFFAIRS (15 Questions)

1. Who was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for a third term in 2024?
🅐: Narendra Modi
2. Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
🅐: France (Paris)
3. Name the spacecraft ISRO launched in 2023 to study the Sun.
🅐: Aditya-L1
4. What is the name of the Indian initiative aimed at boosting semiconductor
manufacturing?
🅐: India Semiconductor Mission
5. Who won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024?
🅐: India
6. Which country was added to the BRICS group in 2024?
🅐: Egypt
7. What is the full form of IN-SPACe, a key player in Indian space privatization?
🅐: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center
8. Which state became the first in India to implement AI-based crop health monitoring at
scale?
🅐: Telangana
9. Who is the current Chief Justice of India (as of August 2025)?
🅐: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
10. What is India’s rank in the 2024 Global Innovation Index?
🅐: 40th
11. Which Indian city is hosting the G20 Startup20 Global Summit 2025?
🅐: Bengaluru
12. Who won the 2025 Australian Open (Men's Singles)?
🅐: Novak Djokovic
13. Which Indian metro became the first to be powered 100% by solar energy?
🅐: Kochi Metro
14. What is the name of the government-backed UPI-based credit line initiative for small
businesses launched in 2024?
🅐: Credit Line on UPI (CLUPI)
15. Which Indian female mountaineer summited all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters by 2025?
🅐: Baljeet Kaur

HISTORY (15 Questions)

16. Who was the first Mughal emperor of India?
🅐: Babur
17. In which year did India officially become a republic?
🅐: 1950
18. What was the capital of the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka?
🅐: Pataliputra
19. Who was the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?
🅐: Subhas Chandra Bose
20. Which Indian leader launched the Salt Satyagraha in 1930?
🅐: Mahatma Gandhi
21. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
🅐: 1757
22. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National
Congress?
🅐: Annie Besant
23. In what year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
🅐: 1919
24. What does “Quit India” refer to?
🅐: A 1942 movement led by Gandhi against British rule.
25. Who wrote the Indian national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”?
🅐: Rabindranath Tagore
26. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
🅐: Indira Gandhi
27. Name the treaty that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War.
🅐: Treaty of Salbai
28. Which Viceroy introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
🅐: Lord Dalhousie
29. Which Indian freedom fighter was known as ‘Punjab Kesari’?
🅐: Lala Lajpat Rai
30. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828?
🅐: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

SCIENCE (15 Questions)

31. What is the unit of electric current?
🅐: Ampere
32. Which planet has the highest number of moons?
🅐: Saturn
33. What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?
🅐: Leaves
34. Which vitamin is known to help in blood clotting?
🅐: Vitamin K
35. What gas do humans exhale that plants use in photosynthesis?
🅐: Carbon dioxide
36. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
🅐: Mercury
37. What is the function of white blood cells?
🅐: Fighting infection
38. Who proposed the laws of motion?
🅐: Isaac Newton
39. What is the speed of light in a vacuum (approximate)?
🅐: 3 × 10⁸ m/s
40. What is the smallest unit of life?
🅐: Cell
41. What is the chemical formula of water?
🅐: H₂O
42. What is the name of Earth's only natural satellite?
🅐: Moon
43. Which organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell”?
🅐: Mitochondria
44. Which blood group is a universal donor?
🅐: O negative
45. What is the boiling point of water at sea level in Celsius?
🅐: 100°C

TECHNOLOGY (15 Questions)

46. Who invented the World Wide Web?
🅐: Tim Berners-Lee
47. What does ‘AI’ stand for in computing?
🅐: Artificial Intelligence
48. What programming language is most commonly used for AI and machine learning?
🅐: Python
49. Which company owns the Android operating system?
🅐: Google
50. What is the name of Apple’s AI assistant?
🅐: Siri
51. Which cloud provider is known as AWS?
🅐: Amazon Web Services
52. What does USB stand for?
🅐: Universal Serial Bus
 53. What kind of device is a Raspberry Pi?
🅐: A microcomputer/single-board computer
54. What is the full form of HTML?
🅐: HyperText Markup Language
55. What was the name of the Indian AI chatbot launched by Haptik and Jio in 2023?
🅐: JioAI
56. What is the term for the simulation of human intelligence in machines?
🅐: Artificial Intelligence
57. Which Indian company acquired the AI firm Hugging Face in 2025?
(hypothetical/creative license)
🅐: Infosys
58. What is the primary function of a compiler in programming?
🅐: To convert source code into machine code
59. What is “quantum computing” based on?
🅐: Qubits and superposition
60. What wearable device by Meta was designed to blend AR with AI in 2024?
🅐: Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses (Gen 2)

Certainly! Here are 25 quiz questions focused on Robotics, ideal for middle to high school
students and robotics competition prep (e.g. WRO, TCS InQuizitive, STEM Olympiads).
These questions cover fundamentals, applications, history, AI integration, and cutting-edge
developments in robotics.

Robotics Quiz Questions

Basics & Terminology
1. What does the acronym “ROBOT” stand for?
🅐: It doesn’t stand for anything; the word comes from the Czech word "robota"
meaning forced labor.
2. What is the brain of a robot typically called?
🅐: Microcontroller or Central Processing Unit (CPU)
3. Which part of a robot senses the environment?
🅐: Sensors
4. What kind of motor allows a robot to rotate objects precisely at various angles?
🅐: Servo Motor
5. What is the term for the robotic system's ability to move from one point to
another?
🅐: Mobility or Locomotion

Programming & Control

6. Which block-based programming environment is often used for LEGO robots?
🅐: Scratch or LEGO Education SPIKE Prime
7. In Arduino programming, what is the function digitalWrite() used for?
🅐: To set a pin to HIGH or LOW (turn on/off an output)
8. What is the most common programming language used in ROS (Robot
Operating System)?
🅐: Python and C++
9. Which programming structure is used when a robot must make a decision based
on a sensor?
🅐: If-else statement
10. What kind of loop makes the robot repeat a task until a condition is met?
🅐: While loop or Loop until

Sensors & Perception

11. Which sensor is used by robots to measure distance using ultrasonic waves?
🅐: Ultrasonic Sensor
12. What sensor detects the presence or absence of light or line patterns?
🅐: IR (Infrared) Sensor
13. Which sensor helps in obstacle detection by bouncing infrared or sound waves
off objects?
🅐: Proximity Sensor
14. Which sensor is commonly used for detecting magnetic fields and orientation?
🅐: Compass (Magnetometer)
15. What is a gyroscope used for in a robot?
🅐: Detecting orientation and angular velocity

Applications & Innovations

16. Name the robotic vehicle that landed on Mars in 2021.
🅐: Perseverance Rover
17. Which Japanese company created ASIMO, a humanoid robot?
🅐: Honda
18. What is the name of the AI robot developed by Hanson Robotics that once
addressed the UN?
🅐: Sophia
19. Which robotic dog was developed by Boston Dynamics?
🅐: Spot
20. Which robotic system was widely used for bomb detection and defusal?
🅐: PackBot

Emerging Tech & Ethics

21. What is meant by "swarm robotics"?
🅐: Use of multiple simple robots that coordinate to perform complex tasks
22. Which field of AI allows robots to learn tasks from data and experiences?
🅐: Machine Learning
23. What do we call robots designed to resemble human appearance and behavior?
🅐: Humanoids
24. Which branch of robotics deals with surgical robots and prosthetics?
🅐: Medical Robotics
25. What is one ethical concern about using robots in the military?
🅐: Autonomy in decision-making, risk of civilian harm, and accountability