Can You Decode These Common Abbreviations and Acronyms? Test Your Knowledge Here

vijetashukla
Dear All,

I know it's very commonly used Abbreviations & Acronyms... But do we know what they stand for?

Try this out... I will provide answers soon. Searching for answers will surely help us.

Those who already know can ignore it. :)

Frankly speaking, I have missed many.

1. How do we better know the Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino?
2. What does SIM stand for in the cellular telephone industry?
3. One of the most successful small cars on Indian roads is ZEN from Maruti. What does it mean?
4. CIPLA was set up by Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935 in India. Expand CIPLA.
5. What is CALS, an initiative framework for e-commerce developed by the US Department of Defense?
6. What does the abbreviation FFP stand for in airlines jargon?
7. If you buy health drink brands, you would have noticed the words RDA Balanced Formula on them. What does it mean?
8. Expand SKG in the production house Dreamworks SKG.
9. The famous luxury goods maker IKEA was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. What does IKEA mean?
10. In computer terminology, what does the acronym VERONICA stand for?

Thank you.
abhi16march
Some more questions to solve:

Turin lies on which river?
Which country has the international car registration RA?
A methuselah of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles?
Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite?
Who invented jeans?
What does a cartophilist collect?
Which European city had the Roman name Lutetia?
What is the green pigment found in most plants that is responsible for absorbing light energy?
sgurwe03
SIM- Subscribers Identification Module.

CIPLA- Chemical, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Laboratories.

FFPFederal Financial ParticipationFFPFresh Frozen PlasmaFFPFirm-Fixed-Price (Contract)FFPFood for PeaceFFPFrequent Flyer ProgramFFPFédération Française de PsychiatrieFFPFull Function PointFFPFiber Fabry-PerotFFPFamily First PartyFFPFar-Field PatternFFPFalsification, Fabrication, and PlagiarismFFPFast-Filter ProcessorFFPFédération Française des Psychomotriciens (France)FFPFinal Firing Position (sniper term)FFPFirst Field PhaseFFPFast Field ProgramFFPFiltering Facepiece (respirator)FFPFast Fruit's PerformanceFFPForced First Person (gaming perspective)FFPFirst Fatal PissFFPFuel Fabrication PlantFFPFast Facility Protection (Alcatel)FFPFixed Fee ProcurementFFPFast Feature Platform (Siemens)FFPFire Fighting Pacific (Christchurch, New Zealand)FFPFree Food ProgramFFPFuel Flow ProportionFFPFate, Fred, & the Painter (band)FFPFast Filtering ProcessorFFP
Flexible Fine PitchFFP File to File Protocol

RDA Recommended Daily/Dietary Allowance

SKG- Shahrukh Khan Gauri

IKEA-Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd

VERONICA- Very Easy Rodent Oriented
Very Easy Rodent Oriented Netwide Index to Computerized Archives

ONE MORE MY SIDE--

WILLS- Women's In London Like & Love Sardarji.
Kartheka
Hi Abhi,

Please find below the answers:

1) Turin lies on which river?
On the River Po

2) Which country has the international car registration RA?
Argentina

3) A Methuselah of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles?
A Methuselah Wine Bottle holds 6 litres of wine, which is equal to eight bottles of wine.

4) Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite?
Echo satellite

5) Who invented jeans?
Levi Strauss invented jeans.

6) What does a cartophilist collect?
The collecting of cigarette cards or chewing gum cards depicting famous people, baseball players, etc.

7) Which European city had the Roman name Lutetia?
Paris

8) What is the green pigment found in most plants that is responsible for absorbing light energy?
Chlorophyll

Thank you.
bindupriya.c@gmail.com
CALS stands for Continuous Acquisition Life Cycle Support.

SIM stands for subscriber identity module.

RDA stands for Recommended Dietary Allowance.

Thanks & Regards,
Bindu
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