Engineers’ Day 2023 Quiz: It is celebrated on September 15 in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This year marks the 162nd birth anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya. The day recognises and honours the achievements of the great engineer M. Visvesvaraya and encourages engineers for improvement and innovation.
1. Which of the following countries celebrates National Engineers’ Day?
A. IndiaB. Sri LankaC. TanzaniaD. All the aboveAns. DExplanation: India along with Sri Lanka and Tanzania celebrate National Engineer’s Day to recognise and honour the achievements of the great engineer M. Visvesvaraya on September 15.
2. Which of the following statement(s) regarding M. Visvesvaraya is/are correct.
1. He patented and installed an irrigation system with water floodgates.2. He played an important role in the foundation of Government Engineering College at Bangalore in 1914.
A. Only 1B. Only 2C. Both 1 and 2D. None of the aboveAns. AExplanation: M. Visvesvaraya patented and installed an irrigation system with water floodgates at the Khadakvasla reservoir near Pune. He also played an important role in the foundation of Government Engineering College at Bangalore in 1917.
3. Who is known as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India?
A. M. Visvesvaraya B. Satish DhawanC. Dr. Abhijit GuhaD. Rama GovindarajanAns. BExplanation: Satish Dhawan is known as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India. He was born in Srinagar on 25 September 1920.
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4. Who is famous as a Metro Man?
A. E. SreedharanB. N. R. Narayana MurthyC. Sundar PichaiD. Shiva AyyaduraiAns. AExplanation: E. Sreedharan is known as the Metro Man of India. He was a retired Indian Engineering Service (IES).
5. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda or Sam Pitroda?
1. He invented the Electronic Diary in 1975.2. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in 2009 for his contribution to Science and Engineering.
A. Only 1B. Only 2C. Both 1 and 2D. None of the aboveAns. AExplanation: Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda is also known as Sam Pitroda. He invented Electronic Diary in 1975 for which he is called the earliest pioneer of hand-held computing. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in 2009 for his contribution to Science and Engineering.
6. Who is known as the Father of the White Revolution in India?
A. N.r. Narayana MurthyB. Satya NadellaC. Verghese KurienD. None of the aboveAns. CExplanation: Verghese Kurien is known as the Father of the White Revolution in India. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras.
7. Which Indian Engineer had served as the 19th Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1919?
A. Nandan NilekaniB. M. Visvesvaraya C. G. Madhavan NairD. None of the aboveAns. BExplanation: M. Visvesvaraya was not just a great civil engineer but also served as the 19th Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1919.
8. On which river, M.Visvesvaraya contributed to the building of the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam?
A. KaveriB. GodavariC. KrishnaD. YamunaAns. AExplanation: M. Visvesvaraya as the chief engineer of Mysore conceived and supervised the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam on river Kaveri.
9. Who is popularly acclaimed worldwide as the “Father of Pentium”?
A. Binny BansalB. N. R. Narayana MurthyC. Vinod Dham D. Vijay Shekhar SharmaAns. CExplanation: Vinod Dham is popularly acclaimed worldwide as the “Father of Pentium”. He is an engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.
10. Who co-founded Infosys Technologies Ltd., the first Indian company to be listed on an American stock exchange?
A. Resul PookuttyB. Sabbir KhanC. M. Visvesvaraya D. Narayana MurthyAns. DExplanation: Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in Karnataka state, India. He is an Indian software entrepreneur who cofounded Infosys Technologies Ltd., the first Indian company to be listed on an American stock exchange.
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