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Multiple choice softskills communication

What is meant by "phantasmagoria"

  1. A shifting series or succession of things seen or imagined, as in a dream.

  2. Anything that can be described as fantastic

  3. A mental disorder relating to illusions

  4. Opium induced delirium
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Phantasmagoria refers to a dreamlike sequence of images or things seen, like a shifting dream vision. It comes from Greek 'phantasma' (illusion, phantom) and 'agora' (assembly/place). It describes a bizarre, changing series of things seen or imagined, not specifically a mental disorder or opium delirium (though it can describe such visions).

Multiple choice softskills communication

What does the word "desideratum" signify?

  1. The lower part of the brain connecting to the spine

  2. Something desired or considered necessary.

  3. A legal declaration

  4. List of medical equipments and chemicals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Desideratum is Latin for 'something desired or needed.' It refers to something that is considered necessary or highly desirable, not brain parts, legal documents, or medical equipment lists.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Perhaps one of the things which will be there on every woman's dressing table. Women around the world pamper themselves with lipsticks. Ever wondered who amongst these first invented the concept of it??

  1. Hazel Bishop and Lady Cleopatra

  2. Vanessa Williams the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America, introduced the concept of lipsticks

  3. Queen of Gersoppa, Chennabhairadevi started the trend of lipsticks.

  4. Lipsticks started only later when the concept of rosy lips was hyped in movies.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hazel Bishop was a chemist who created kiss-proof lipstick in the 1940s-50s, while Cleopatra and ancient Egyptians used early forms of cosmetics including lip colorants. The other options mix up historical figures with unrelated achievements.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

From the models, to the actresses , to the college students and their mothers, They all love to flaunt high heels. Can you guess who amongst these first brought this concept into play?

  1. Mona Lisa, the woman in the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci is believed to have started the trend.

  2. Catherine de Medici, the fiancee of Duke of Orleans.

  3. Kitturu Rani Chennamma, the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka. is believed to be fond of the heels and later passed the trend to the west.

  4. The famous beauty Shakuntala started wearing them in her teens.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Catherine de Medici wore heels for her 1533 wedding to the Duke of Orleans, making them fashionable in France. While other historical figures may have worn elevated footwear, Catherine is credited with introducing high heels as a fashion trend in Europe.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Even wondered who amongst these was the first to make the sliced bread available to the masses?

  1. Chef Karim Aslam

  2. A cook of the King: Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain

  3. Otto Frederick Rohwedder

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the first single-circuit bread-slicing machine and sold it to the Chillicothe Baking Company, which offered the first sliced bread for sale in 1928. The other options are fictional or unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

Shampooing is today believed to be one of the most basic things people do like maybe brushing and bathing. Whom amongst these you think first started the trend of shampooing?

  1. An Egyptian household started the first shampooing saloon

  2. Africans started the trend for glowing hair

  3. The kings of Bahrain started it.

  4. It began with an Indian tribe who used to shampoo their hair
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'shampoo' comes from the Hindi word 'champo' meaning to massage or knead. The practice of hair washing with herbs originated in the Indian subcontinent, where 'champi' (head massage) was traditional. Ancient Indians used natural ingredients like amla, shikakai, and herbs for hair care.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

How do you think umbrellas come into origin ?? which was the first umbrella shop?

  1. James Smith and Sons, London

  2. The Shankar swami ashram, India

  3. Somewhere in China around 1830

  4. None of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

James Smith & Sons, founded in 1830 in London, is widely regarded as the first and oldest dedicated umbrella shop in Europe. While umbrellas existed in ancient China, this shop is the famous historical commercial landmark.

Multiple choice softskills communication

An aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.

  1. serenity

  2. serendipity

  3. sincerity

  4. senility
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Serendipity means finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for - making pleasant discoveries by chance. Serenity is calmness, sincerity is honesty, and senility is mental deterioration. The word comes from 'Serendip' (old name for Sri Lanka) from a Persian fairy tale.