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Nothing is more effective than a quiz session to unclog your mind.
There are millions of brands and thousands of corporate honchos, but how much do you know about them?
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1. Beyond the Last Blue Mountain is the biography of which famous person?
a) Nandan Nilekani
b) JRD Tata
c) Dhirubhai Ambani
The correct answer is JRD Tata
An exhaustive and unforgettable portrait of JRD Tata written by R M Lala and published by the Penguin Books India India.
The book is divided into four parts and tells the story of JRD from his birth to 1993, the year in which he died in Switzerland.
Nandan Nilekani wrote a book titles: Imagining India.
In 1998, Hamish McDonald published a book titled The Polyester Prince, which is said to be the unauthorised biography of Dhirubhai Ambani.
An exhaustive and unforgettable portrait of JRD Tata written by R M Lala and published by the Penguin Books India India.
The book is divided into four parts and tells the story of JRD from his birth to 1993, the year in which he died in Switzerland.
Nandan Nilekani wrote a book titles: Imagining India.
In 1998, Hamish McDonald published a book titled The Polyester Prince, which is said to be the unauthorised biography of Dhirubhai Ambani.
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2. Who coined the term 'auto rickshaw'?
a) N K Firodia
b) Rahul Bajaj
c) Rinaldo Piaggio
The correct answer is N K Firodia
A freedom fighter and industrialist he founded the Firodia group, which is now known as Force Motors.
A freedom fighter and industrialist he founded the Firodia group, which is now known as Force Motors.
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3. In 2000, what did a Singapore-based company and IBM introduce for the first time in computing history?
a) eServer
b) USB drive
c) ThinkPad TransNote
The correct answer is USB drive
The USB drive. Trek 2000, a Singapore-based company, patented it as the Thumb drive and IBM called it the DiskonKey.
The USB drive. Trek 2000, a Singapore-based company, patented it as the Thumb drive and IBM called it the DiskonKey.
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4. What is common to Aishwarya, Raageshwari, Saraswati and Mangala?
a) Famous highrise buildings
b) Long-distance trains
c) Oil fields
The correct answer is Oil fields.
They are all fields in Rajasthan approved for crude oil drilling.
They are all fields in Rajasthan approved for crude oil drilling.
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5. What is the longest used graphic on the Indian rupee?
a) A pair of sailboats
b) Parliament House
c) A camel
The correct answer is A pair of sailboats.
It was introduced first on the Rs 10 note in 1944 and continued to be printed till 1992.
It was introduced first on the Rs 10 note in 1944 and continued to be printed till 1992.
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6. What was the brand of the pen with which the UN Charter was signed in 1945?
a) Sheaffer
b) Parker
c) Waterman
The correct answer is Sheaffer.
Walter Sheaffer begins with just seven employees crowded into the small back room of this jewellery store in Fort Madison, Iowa.
On June 26, 1945, US Secretary of State James F Byrnes used a Sheaffer to sign the paper that brought the United Nations into being.
Walter Sheaffer begins with just seven employees crowded into the small back room of this jewellery store in Fort Madison, Iowa.
On June 26, 1945, US Secretary of State James F Byrnes used a Sheaffer to sign the paper that brought the United Nations into being.
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7. 'Born in Japan, Entertaining the World' is the tagline of which company?
a) Sony
b) Sansui
c) Hitachi
The correct answer is Sansui.
It manufactures plasma and LCD display, projector, DVD player and home theatre systems.
It manufactures plasma and LCD display, projector, DVD player and home theatre systems.
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8. Which management guru coined the term 'Transformational Leadership'?
a) James Macgregor Burns
b) Philip Kotler
c) Peter Drucker
The correct answer is James Macgregor Burns.
James MacGregor Burns first introduced the concept of transforming leadership in his descriptive research on political leaders, but this term is now used in organisational psychology as well.
According to Burns, transforming leadership is a process in which 'leaders and followers help each other to advance to a higher level of morale and motivation'.
James MacGregor Burns first introduced the concept of transforming leadership in his descriptive research on political leaders, but this term is now used in organisational psychology as well.
According to Burns, transforming leadership is a process in which 'leaders and followers help each other to advance to a higher level of morale and motivation'.
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9. The 'Power of Dreams' is the tagline of which car company?
a) Jaguar
b) Toyota
c) Honda
The correct answer is Honda.
Honda is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Their shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as exchanges in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, London, Paris and Switzerland.
'Dont Dream it, Drive it' is the tagline of Jaguar.
And, Toyota's is 'Touch the Perfection'
Honda is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Their shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as exchanges in Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, London, Paris and Switzerland.
'Dont Dream it, Drive it' is the tagline of Jaguar.
And, Toyota's is 'Touch the Perfection'
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10. Who is the present chairman of Sebi, the Securities and Exchange Board of India?
a) Bimal Jalan
b) Yaga Venugopal Reddy
c) Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave
The correct answer is Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave.
C B Bhave was appointed as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in February 2008 for a period of three years.
He was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra and is an electrical engineer and 1975 batch IAS officer.
Both Jalan and Reddy were former governors of Reserve Bank of India.
C B Bhave was appointed as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in February 2008 for a period of three years.
He was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra and is an electrical engineer and 1975 batch IAS officer.
Both Jalan and Reddy were former governors of Reserve Bank of India.
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11. Which brand sports this logo?
a) Korean Air
b) Pepsi
c) Studebaker
The correct answer is Korean Air
Korean Air, is the flag carrier and largest airline of South Korea whose global headquarters are located in Seoul. Korean Air's international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division serves 20 destinations.
It is among the top 20 airlines in the world in terms of passengers load.
Korean Air, is the flag carrier and largest airline of South Korea whose global headquarters are located in Seoul. Korean Air's international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division serves 20 destinations.
It is among the top 20 airlines in the world in terms of passengers load.
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12. Who invented the Smiley?
a) Walt Disney
b) Bill Watterson
c) Harvey Ball
The correct answer is Harvey Ball.
Harvey Ball designed the first Smiley face, while working at State Mutual Life Assurance Company as a freelance artist.
Bill Watterson's comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes', is the engaging chronicle of a six-year-old's psyche.
Harvey Ball designed the first Smiley face, while working at State Mutual Life Assurance Company as a freelance artist.
Bill Watterson's comic strip, 'Calvin and Hobbes', is the engaging chronicle of a six-year-old's psyche.
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