Prelims Answers

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April Open Quiz – 2012

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Q.1

He is an alumnus of the College of Engineering, Pune, India. The company he inherited from his father was into sugarcane and textile business. He forayed it into the field in which it is dominant today. The company's major breakthrough came when it received one of India's first licenses to manufacture colour televisions.Name him?

Venugopal Dhoot

Q. 2

Husband and wife Charles and Ray Eames were invited by Nehru to visit India. Their visit to India and their widespread travel across the country led the duo to come up with the Eames Report in 1958. This report led to the establishment of what?

National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Q.3

Name the famous product of Pioma Industries, which has selected a male endorser, though the female version is very famous?

Rasna

Q.4

Charles Taze Russel coined the word “corporate gaints” he also coined a word which other word of vast usage in the contemporary world

Globalisation

Q.5

Tomcar, an all-terrain vehicle being built for the army. Name the company behind or name the other famous product of the company

Miani Group, manufactures of the country’s first electric car – Reva

Q.6 New logo unveiled in the Indo-Pak match at Asia Cup 2012

Micromax

Q.7

The highest mountain range of the Carpathian Mountains. It gave name to which car company which is the third oldest manufacturer of cars after Dailmer and Puegout?

Tatra

Q. 8 April 1st AD saying that they had bought the liberty bell

Q.9

Sales of German-made Lunor Classic Rund PP eyeglasses have gone up. Why?

Glasses worn by Steve Jobs

Q. 10. Connect

SP Group

Q. 11What is he the CEO of ?

Mr. Sundar Raman has worked with WPP for a decade and is the Managing Director of Mindshare Pvt Ltd.

Sundar Raman – CEO of IPL

Q.12

Which Indian premier institution’s foundation stone was laid out by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961 and was built by the grant provided by Government of New Zealand?

AIIMS

Q. 13

The team part of the company which gets its name from “To Ensure Victory”. Name the person blanked out from the pic?

Q.14Stamp released on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of what?

Bureau of Indian Standards

Q. 15

This company was founded by Dinshwaji Cooverji Pundole, a parsi family in Mumbai. The company was sold to Pepsi Co in 1994 and the manufacture of its products was discontinued in 2004. In 2012 they are planning to revive the brand. Which brand synonymous with Irani cafés in Mumbai is being talked about?

Duke & Sons Sodas

Q. 16

Who worked as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain ‘Jigsaw’ and also worked part-time until January 2011 as a catalogue photographer, webpage designer and marketing officer for a firm "Party Pieces“ owned by the person’s parents . In 2008, it was reported that the had quit the job at Jigsaw to become a professional photographer. Who is being talked about?

Kate Middleton

Q.17 Logo of what?

Q.18

His favourite video game was Tetris. In the 1990s he submitted so many high scores for the game to Nintendo Power that they would no longer print his scores, so he started sending them in under the name "Evets Kainzow“. Who

Steve Woznaik

Q.19 Connect

In 2004, the group was termed by the Time magazine as ‘the second largest employer in

India after the Indian Railways’

Q.20

Sai Grace Sports and Events Private Limited (SGSEPL) is its owner. The director of SGSEPL, Manoj Choudhary is the promoter of Jewel Products, one of India’s leading corporate gifting and innovation companies. What is being talked about?

Q. 21

“24, Akbar Road” – A short History of the People behind the Rise and Fall of the ________” by Rasheed Kidwai.

FIB.

Q.22As per Google Zeitgeist 2011:

India Top Searches:1. facebook 2. youtube3. Gmail4. yahoomail5. google6. yahoo 7. ________Name the 7th in the list.

IRCTC

Q.23

Big Mac

Billy Bookshelf Index ?

Big Mac

Billy Bookshelf Index

Q.24 This is the tribute to the person who gave which concept to the

world?

Kindergarten by Friedrich Fröbel

Q.25

It is one of Europe's longest-running trade disputes, France and Belgium wanted a particular product to be made from a pure form without any adulteration, and England, Ireland added vegetable oil in its preparation. One block wanted the other block to give the product another name from the generic name used. Name this product that divided Europe for over twenty years?

Chocolate, they were called the “Chocolate Wars”

Q.26Connect.

Virat Kholi

Plant in Ontario. What is on the verge of being manufactured?

Clue: This product is

celebrating 100 years.

Q.27

Q.28Advert for which company’s product.

Reynolds (Permanent Markers )

Q .29

• The images of the jewels and golden utensils are stored along with their descriptions and information on the donors by maintaining 13 registers called `Thiruvabharanams.'

• The treasury called 'Bokkasam' is where the precious gold and ornaments are stored.

• Institution was recently in the dock for alleged mismanagement of inventory. Which?

TTD

Video

A clip From Chicago. Dance moves shown in the clip has been used in which company’s ad ?

Answer

Indigo

31. This inspired what?

Video

Q.32 Connect