2. 1. He is an American business magnate, socialite, author, and television personality. For 2012, he has made an energetic investigation of a presidential candidacy, including a February speech to a CPAC gathering, an early venue for candidates considering a presidential run, as a write-in candidate in its straw poll for the office. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released in March 2011 found him leading among potential contenders for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, one point ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. A Newsweek poll conducted February 2011 showed that he garnered sufficient support to prevail in the November 2012 general election for President of the United States against Barack Obama. Who is he? Hints:
3. 2. Dhaka was the birthplace. Sir Aga Khan was appointed the first Honorary President. The headquarters were established at Lucknow. There were also six vice-presidents, a secretary and two joint secretaries initially appointed for a three-years term, proportionately from different provinces. The principles of the organisation were espoused in the "Green Book," which included the organisation's constitution, written by Maulana Mohammad Ali. The then primary goal of the organisation was outlined not before 1930. After achieving the goal, it continued as a minor party in India, especially in Kerala, where it is often in government within a coalition with others. Name the organisation.
4. 3. X opened its first store in Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai in March, 1997 with an investment of about Rs. 50 Lakh. It was started and managed by R Subramaniam, an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus. In March 2010, Mr. Azim Premji, a well-known Indian businessman, who had invested in Xthrough his private investment vehicle only a few months prior to its downfall, said that it was a retail equivalent of Y. He said, "There was an overstatement of accounts, fake inventory, fake bills, fake companies that money was transferred to."
5. 4. Identify the ‘Head of the State’ (of another nation) sitting with Adolf Hitler. The quote beneath is an excerpt from an interview he gave three years after his dismissal and arrest. Yes, madam, I am finished. My star has fallen. I work and I try, yet know that all is but a farce.... I await the end of the tragedy and -- strangely detached from everything -- I do not feel any more an actor. I feel I am the last of spectators.
6. 5. ‘Where do you want to go today’ is the title of which company’s first global advertising campaign?
7. 6. Good news: The number has increased from 1411 in 2006 to 1706 in 2010, as revealed on Monday. However, the matter of concern is another number, which has decreased from 93,600 in 2006 to 72,800 in 2010. New areas in Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Sunderbans and Assam were covered in 2010, which increased the count by 70. What are we talking about?
8. 7. What is this a flag of? The text in the picture says: Heaven’s Light Our Guide.
9. 8. Connect and fill in the blank: 1st: Lahore, 1924 33rd: Guwahati, 2007 34th: Ranchi, 2011 35th: _____________, 2012.
10. 9. What is the given data related to? Pacific-Okhotsk. Duration: 5 minutes Depth: 32 km Slip length: 500 km Slip width: 200 km Slip motion: 20 m
11. 10. What malt based chocolate drink, named after a small modern village in England was first prepared in 1948, sold in North America, Europe, India and Nigeria? Given its market share of 17%, it reaches across hundreds of cities, towns and villages through 3,50,000 outlets in India. It’s sales in the UK were discontinued in 2008.
13. 12. Z is the father of X. X is Y’s father. Y’s one grandparent commisioned the Operation Smiling Buddha while (not at the same time) the other went against Z to raise his voice in the parliament against one of the most famous political/business scandals of Independent India. Who is Z?
14. 13. Oct. 22, some random newspaper: "Stock Market Invincible; 'Buy, Buy, Buy!' Experts Advise.“ Here's economist Irving Fisher on Oct. 16: Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. I do not feel that there will soon, if ever, be a 50- or 60-point break below present levels. ... I expect to see the stock market a good deal higher than it is today within a few months. The final break begins in earnest on Thursday, Oct. 24, with New York Stock Exchange stocks plummeting on a record 12.9 million shares. There's a modest recovery on Friday, a short session on Saturday and a 9.3 million-share selloff on Monday, setting the stage for a crescendo of panic selling on Tuesday, Oct. 29. NYSE volume hits 16.4 million shares, and the collapse leaves the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 39.6% from its Sept. 3 high. Scores of brokers, speculators and margin investors are ruined; runs on banks begin. By the July of the third year bottom,, the Dow was off 89% from its high. What is this a description of?
15. 14. Which Party’s election symbol does Bholu carry in his left hand? Until a few years ago, his employers were governed by a minister from the same party.
16. 15. Which one of the largest selling Hyundai cars, launched with the intention of Replacing the Atos / Atos Prime / Amica, was launched on 31st October 2007 and is manufactured only at Chennai?
17. 16. In 2008, Bombardier set up a plant in Vadodara, India, to manufacture the ‘Movia’. This was for supplying the order from a specific client, who in turn was particular about an on-time delivery. Name the client.
18. 17. Fill the blank: It was originally nicknamed "BackRub", because the system checked backlinks to estimate the importance of a site and it ran under the Stanford University website, with the domain _______.stanford.edu. Today, this company gets 99% of its revenue from advertising and the rest from licensing and other services.
20. 19. 16th December 2010: BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu raised the issue as soon as the house assembled saying, 'The home minister was in the house yesterday (Wednesday) and he should have taken the house into confidence instead he made a statement outside.' Amid protests from Congress members, Chairman Hamid Ansari said: 'Members are well aware of the constitution. Nothing will be done without the consent of this house.' The protest continued for five minutes before Ansari managed to order the house and proceeded for question hour. What was it that P. Chidambaram said to the media, which caused unrest in the parliament while the involved public was busy celebrating?
