The Muqabla Quiz - Round 1

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Besan, sugar, cashew nuts, cardamom, ghee, raisins and almonds are

the key ingredients used in the preparation this famous dish which

has a Geographical Indication. The Karnataka Milk Federation

supplies the ghee. Palasa a small town in Andhra Pradesh supplies

the cashews. And rests of the ingredients are sourced from the

Commodities and Spices Exchange, Kochi.

Name this famous sweet ?

The Tirupati Laddu

The naming of this famous bowling practice in cricket is

attributed to Moin Khan, former Pakistani wicketkeeper, who

would call on Saqlain Mushtaq to bowl this completely

different ball as to the common off-spin delivery “the other

one” (in Hindi). We are talking about the most controversial

yet an important part of the off-spin armory for modern day off

spinners. What ?

The “Doosra”

This is a parody imitation

of a global brand on how

it looks being an Indian

brand.

Identify the brand or

which brand’s imitation is

this ?

The domestic terminal at Rajiv Gandhi International

Airport, Hyderabad is recently renamed as what ?

NTR - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao

Identify this iconic Indian personality from this SBI ad campaign.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President

of the Republic of India

This product in developed in Soviet Union (now Russia) in the

year 1947. Mikhail Kalashnikov is the man behind this

product development and it is named as Avtomat

Kalashnikova. Even after six decades the product is the best

seller in its category and widely used world over.

What are we talking about ?

AK-47

“Bigger than bigger”

is the tagline of which product?

From its very popular logo

in the recent times, identify

this Non-profit organization,

operating from Mumbai.

Where do you meet Mr. Tiffi, Mr. Toffee

Mr. Yeti and the Easter Bunny ?

The Candy Crush Sage (Game)

Finger extension for big screen phones (Stylus)

Commenting on the successful launch of MOM ( PSLV C23),

Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi said,

“Our Mars Mission is cheaper than the movie ______”.

Which Hollywood movie did Modi referred to here ?

Gravity

Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister in the

Government of India.

Why is this flower in news recently? Think local.

Telangana state’s official flower

This story which resonates the

human relations by beautifully

narrating the conversations

between a grandfather and his

grand daughter. In the hillside

of Jammu & Kashmir.

Name the book?

The Cherry Tree

Final round in next 10 minutes

From the world of finance what does the

term “Bancassurance” signify ?

Banks Selling Insurance Products

This famous personality is

the creation of R.k. laxman.

Who is he or what is the

philosophy behind creating

this cartoon you see in the

picture?

The Common Man

This organization started by

group of journalists initiated

in 2006 in Iceland by the

Sunshine Press. Their

slogan reads “we open

Governments”

Who ?

Wikileaks

JnNURM is a massive city-

modernization scheme

launched by the

Government of India under

Ministry of Urban

Development.

Expand JnNURM.

What is this from Google,

Or what is the key offering ?

Google Fiber (Internet Services)

As stated in the

Punjab National Bank’s

website he is one of the

founders of the PNB

bank.

Identify this iconic Indian

personality.

Lala Lajpat Rai

Green Tea Flavour

Gulf rupee (Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE)

World cups’ won by India 1983, 2011 & the

T20 world cup

Perfume “Lata”. Named after Lata

Mangeshkar

First of its kind in India, and it is developed by CDAC, what ?

PARAM- India’s first super computer

johari window

1. This Hyderabad based company was founded by a mentor/

professor who worked with , Indian Drugs and

Pharmaceuticals Limited

2. Life. Research. Hope.

3. The company's first recognized brand in India is “Norilet” & a

recent launch is Nise Gel

Dr. Reddys

1. Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s book“The Problem of the Rupee – Its origin

and its solution.” is the key base for setting up this apex body.

2. At the office’s main entrance, you meet Yaksha (Prosperity of

Agriculture) and Yakshini (Prosperity of Industry)

3. Sir Osborne Smith, Dr. C Rangarajan, Dr. Manmohan Singh Dr.

Duvvuri Subbarao are few people who served as the organization’s

Governor/ Heads.

Reserve Bank of India

1. “Dholakpur” is small kingdom in India under the rule of the

king Indravarma.

2. Hyderabad’s Green Gold Animation Studios build this multi

million brand worldwide.

3. Pogo, McDonalds, Knorr Soups & Odomas are few brands

who partnered with this cartoon sensation in recent times.