Yuva Tarang

Osmania UniversityQuiz

Quiz Master

Dr Joy Mukhopadhyay

ROUND - 1

Question -1

• How many Indian states were there during freedom of India?

Answer

• 562

Question - 2

• What was the earlier name of Arunachal Pradesh?

Answer

• North Eastern Frontier Agency

Question 3

• Who was the British Prime Minister when India got independence?

Answer

• Clement Atlee

Question 4

• Which part of India was included in World Heritage List by UNESCO on 1st Jul 2012?

Answer

• Western Ghats

Question 5

• Who used the word Swarajya for the first time?

Answer

• Dayanand Swaraswati.

Question 6

• Who was the father of Indian National Congress?

Answer

• A O Hume

Question 7

• Which is the first University to offer MBA programme ?

Answer

• Andhra University, Waltair

Question 8

• A centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore is being proposed to be established at which city?

Answer

• Washington D. C.

Question 9

• Which was the first Indian bank to open an international branch and where?

Answer

• Bank of India was founded in 1906 in Mumbai. It became the first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946 and the first to open a branch in continental Europe at Paris in 1974.

Question 10

• The brand Dandi Salt belongs to which group?

Answer

• Kunwar Ajay Industries is a Rs 100 crore group, which has been known for its much-advertised Kunwar Ajay sarees. In 2001, the group launched Dandi Salt which captured a significant market chunk within months of its launch.

Question 11

• Who designed jewellery for the company called Artex?

Answer 11

• Priyanka Gandhi

Question 12

• One of the co-founders of Satyam Computer Services, D V S Raju, quit Satyam to start his own company. What is the name of that company?

Answer 12

• VisualSoft

Extra Question

• When was the first IIM started and who is credited for its creation ?

Answer

• IIM, Ahmedabad in 1961, credit goes to Dr Vikram Sarabhai.

ROUND - 2

Question 13

• Which brand of cigarettes did Bollywood star Akshay Kumar promote?

Answer 13

• Red & White

When Akshay Kumar first came to Mumbai from Bangkok, he tried to make ends by being teacher in martial arts. But the income was not enough, so he turned to modeling. Charagh Din shirts and Red & White cigarettes were some of the earliest ads he did.

Question 14

• What concept came out from a major embarrassment that Frank McNamara faced in a restaurant after having dinner with his guests?

Answer 14

• Diners Club Credit Cards. 

Question 15

• By 1861, this product, produced in USA enjoyed higher sales abroad than in USA. In Africa, salesmen had to customize the machine because the tribesmen wanted it noisier saying ‘Good iron makes loud noise’. Mahatma Gandhi called it ‘one of the few useful things ever invented’. Name the brand

Answer 15

• Singer Sewing machine

Question 16

• Hindustan Lever Limited owns two salt brands. Which are they?

Answer 16

• Annapurna and Captain Cook

Hindustan Lever first launched it owns Annapurna salt. Soon after that it acquired Captain Cook through the merger of International Bestfoods with itself. While HLL decided not to continue the Captain Cook atta brand, it still markets Captain Cook salt.

Question 17

• Which bank was founded in 1906 at the temple town of Udupi and is today among one of India's largest banks?

Answer 17

• Corporation Bank

Question 18

• He has been a professor of Electrical Engg and Computer Science at the M I T for 35 years. His products have been used in GM Cars, Zenith and Phillips TV divisions, NASA space shuttles, the Queen Elizabeth liner, and Broadway theatres. His father fled from Calcutta where he was wanted by the British police for revolutionary activities. Who?

Answer 18

• Mr Amar Bose of Bose Speakers

Question 19

• Charles Plank and Edward Rosinski together hold 159 US patents and have been inducted into the US National Inventors Hall of Fame. One of their key discoveries was that a synthetic catalyst could make this product yield far more of the end product than ever before. Which product, which end product?

Answer 19

• Product – Crude Oil

• End product - Petrol

Question 20

• Rana Talwar, who is now the head of Sabre Capital, was formerly the CEO of which bank?

Answer 20

• Rana Talwar was the worldwide group chief executive of Standard Chartered Plc, before launching a new venture called Sabre Capital Worldwide. He announced his entry into the asset management business in association with Samir Arora, who quit Alliance Capital as its head, Asian Emerging Markets to join Sabre.

Question 21• Who was the first Bollywood star to have a

perfume named after him/her?

Answer 21

• ZEENAT AMAN

Question 22

• The first product made by this company was a car record player. They gave themselves a name similar to the name of the market leader in record players in those days. Name the company.

Answer 22

• Motorola - The market leader in record players was Victrola. These guys were focusing on car record players specifically, and so called themselves Motorola. 

Question 23

• One Dr. John H. Dressauer, the research director of his company, convinced his company to buy Carlson's patent rights. Which company did Dr.Dressauer belong to?

Answer 23

• The Haloid Company, which later changed its name to Xerox Corporation. The patent in the question is the patent for xerography, held by Chester Carlson. 

Question 24

• The MacDonalds clown is called Ronald McDonald all over the world, except in Japan. What is it called in Japan?

Answer 24

• Donald McDonald 

Extra - Question

• About fifty years after John Loud's patent of 1888, an improved version was invented in Hungary by Ladislas and his brother, Georg. What was the invention?

Answer

• The Ballpoint pen 

ROUND - 3

Question - 25

• Which film company was the first ever in Bollywood to raise money through an initial public offering?

Answer

• Mukta Arts Private Ltd

Question - 26

• Which company introduced the Black-Box which is a compulsory equipment in all the present day flights…..

Answer

• Lockheed

Question - 27

• Which superstar of the 1970s used to lend his voice to a radio programme sponsored by Eagle Flasks?

Answer

• Sanjeev Kumar Eagle Flasks, a well-known brand name for vacuum flasks and thermal mugs in Europe and Asia, was launched in India in 1956. It started with a successful radio advertising campaign. The campaign was more like a serial mystery that introduced Inspector Eagle, the company mascot, and Eagle flasks to a generation of Indians. Sanjeev Kumar lent his voice to it.

Question - 28

• Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School?

Answer

• Naina Lal Kidwai

Question - 29

• Who is the chairwoman of the $2 billion Jumbo Group, which has a strong presence in brewing and distilling?

Answer

• Vidya Chhabria The chairwoman of the Jumbo Group, Vidya Chhabria was suddenly thrust into the limelight when her husband, Manu Chhabria, passed away. The former housewife then took over as the chairwoman of the group and was recently rated among the 50 global most powerful women in business.

Question - 30• Which successful actress today owns a

business venture called 'The Faraway Tree'?

Answer

• Dimple Kapadia

• The Faraway Tree is, perhaps, the most well known brand of designer candles today. At prices ranging from a reasonable Rs 200 to an exorbitant Rs 2,000, there is no dearth of takers for Dimple Kapadia's designer candles. Moreover, Dimple offers a wide variety --available in different shapes, sizes and a series based on aromatherapy.

Question - 31

• Which dance form has recently been recognised as the eighth classical dance form of India?

Answer

• Sattriya from Assam

Question – 32

• Which optical networking company is named after a tree that lives for more than 500 years?

Answer

• Sycamore Networks

Question - 33

• This company was founded on 18 July, 1968 as NM Electronics. By what name is the company known today?

Answer

• Intel• In July 1968 Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore,

formerly with Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp, incorporated a new venture. They called it NM Electronics. Soon after that they decided to get a better name for their venture and started calling it Intel, which stands. for "integrated electronics." It turned out that the name had been taken by a motel chain, and Moore and Noyce purchased the rights from them finally.

Question - 34

• In DSP Merrill Lynch, what does DSP stand for?

Answer

• D S Purbhoodas & Co.

Question - 35

• What is 'Worli Chemicals' now known as?

Answer

• WockhardtWockhardt was originally promoted by the Khorakiwala family, which also owns the departmental chain, Akbarallys in Mumbai. It started in 1959 as Worli Chemicals. Later in 1973, it was incorporated as Wockhardt, which means 'work hard' in German.

Question - 36

• Which company's ad line was 'Geography is History'?

Answer

• IridiumIridium, the satellite telephone service promoted by Motorola, planned to link up the earth with 66 low-orbit satellites. 'Geography is history' is the line with which the company launched its services. By the end of the year, the idea was declared a dud. Mixing up geography and history makes bad economics too.

Extra - Question

• What publication advertised itself with the lines "Software for the most advanced microprocessor on this planet"?

Answer

• The Economic Times

ROUND - 4

Question - 37

• "The Brighter Side of Life" is the ad line of which of these companies/groups?

Answer

• A V Birla groupHeaded by Kumaramangalam Birla, the AV Birla Group is one of India's biggest conglomerates with interests in cement, metals, fertilisers and textiles. The group is estimated to be worth more than Rs 25,000 crore.

Question - 38

• Who introduced coffee in India ?

Answer

• Baba Bhoodan brought from Saudi Arabia.

Question - 39

• To date, which is the longest show on New York’s Broadway?

Answer

• Cats

Question - 40

• Pro-Lease India is a company which is into business process outsourcing (BPO). Which celebrity is the managing director of this company?

Answer

• Arvind Swami

Question - 41

• Early in his career, Kishore Kumar, modeled for an ad - the only product he ever modeled for. Name the product.

Answer

• Brylcreem

Question - 42

• This company was called Lutsuko and later changed its name to something that literally means 'to lose money'. Which one?

Answer

• SonyIts name was a tongue twister to many and had to be ultimately changed

Question - 43

• A Dravidian language (other than Sinhala) is spoken only outside India. Which language & where is it spoken ?

Answer

• Brahui spoken in Hyderabad of Pakistan.

Question - 44

• This organisation has more than 1300 members and has the ad-line "the world put stock on us". Which organisation?

Answer

• NYSE

Question - 45

• What is common between Shahrukh Khan and Cindy Crawford?

Answer

• Both of them model for Omega watch

Question - 46

• What is a coin with a minting error called ? 

Answer

• FIDO

Question - 47

• Which cricketer is the brand ambassador for Band-Aid?

Answer

• Virendra Sehwag

Question - 48

• Which leadership guru coined the term 'transformational leadership'?

Answer

• James MacGregor Burns

Extra Question

• Which air conditioning company has the slogan 'Inspire the Next'?

Answer

• Hitachi

ROUND - 5

Question - 49

• Which company brings you CNBC Television channel in India?

Answer

• TV 18

Question - 50

• Which fabric company has the slogan - 'India's Family Store'?

Answer

• Pantaloon

Question - 51

• Which bank is promoted by 20th Century Finance Corporation and Keppel Tatlee Bank of Singapore in India?

Answer

• Centurion Bank

Question - 52

• What is the e-Governance project of Andhra Pradesh Government called?

Answer

•  eSeva

Question - 53

• What is the name of the UK-based Tea company acquired by Tata Tea?

Answer

• Tetley

Question - 54

• This term is derived from the Greek word 'Oikanomia' means "House Management". What is it?

Answer

• Economics

Question - 55

• Elle 18 range of cosmetics are marketed in India by which FCMG company?

Answer

• HUL

Question - 56

• What is the title of JRD Tata’s biography written by R M Lala

Answer

• Beyond the last blue mountain

Question - 57

• Which is the second smallest country in the world ?

Answer

• Monaco

QUESTION - 58

• Which is the chief export of Nauru islands?

Answer

• Bird Droppings, which is used as fertilizer.

Question - 59

• The highest number of Gnaanpeeth awards has gone to Hindi Literature. Which language stands second ?

Answer

• Kannada

Question - 60

• Mahabharata was produced as an English drama with international cast. Who played the role of Draupadi ?

Answers

• Mallika Sarabhai.

Extra Question

• Acme Clothing owns which famous brand?

Answer

• Provogue

Round - 7

VISUAL ROUND

1. Where is this Hanuman statue located?

ANSWER

• Trinidad

2. Which world famous brand gets its name from this? Also identify this.

Answer

• This is the Pepsin Enzyme from which PEPSI gets its name.

3. Everyone is familiar with the person on the right. Identify the person on the left.

Answer

• Subrata Roy - Sahara

4. Identify this building in Corporate history.

Answer

• The first Pizza Hut.

5. The picture is derived from the Greek mythology where the blind giant Orion carried his servant Cedalion on his shoulders when Orion was searching for the rising sun. What modern day application takes

inspiration from this incident?

Answer

• Google Scholar - "Stand on the shoulders of giants"

6. This picture reminds you of which event ?

Answer

• Mumbai Dabbawallahs being invited to the wedding of Prince Charles & Camilla Parker

7. The followers of ______ religion worship at the Lotus Temple, Delhi

Answer

• Bahai

8. Identify the 2 dancers.

Answer

• Uday Shankar & Anna Pavlova

Identify this dance form… and what is unique about it?

Answers

• Gotipua

• Young boys dance dressed up as girls.

9. Who is the painter ?

Answer

• S L Handalkar

10. Name this writer….

Answer

• Jhumpa Lahiri, winner of Pulitzer Prize for her 1999 debut story collection, Interpreter of Maladies.

11. The painting on the Duronto Express was created by…..

Answer

• Mamta Bannerji , an abstract painting in primary colours denoting speed, in the middle of which there is a pair of legs, coloured blue, in a running stance.

12.Identify this theatre personality

Answer

• Habib Tanvir

Extra Q. What was the controversy about this picture?

Answer

• He is the Murphy baby, Murphy radio alleged the film Barfi of copyright infringement.

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