1. Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz ‘13
IIM
RAIPUR
October 2nd, 2013
Answers

2. • What is being blanked out?
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3. • 3 Idiots
• Marketing strategy by Aamir Khan and
Vidhu Vinod Chopra during its release.
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4. • This Indian entity has more than 150,000
offices, more than half a million employees,
and celebrated 150 years of existence in
2004. It unveiled a new logo on 23rd
September 2008.
• What is the name of this brand?
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5. • India Post
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6. • Named after a Belgian king, X was founded
by Iranis in 1871.
• It started out as a wholesale oil store and has
variously been a restaurant, store and
pharmacy.
• It was mentioned extensively in the
novel Shantaram
• It was one of the first sites attacked during
the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Identify X.
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7. • Leopold Cafe
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8. • The first-ever India-specific marketing
campaign in 1939 by Harvey Duncan of
Lintas, ensured that the palm tree logo became
familiar across the country.
• The campaign also featured innovative
packaging – a square 10-pound tin, a round 5-
pound tin and a special 1/4 pound tin for
sampling, all in a distinctive green-and-yellow
combination.
• For which venerable Indian product was this
campaign launched?
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9. • Dalda
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10. • X Krishan Sikand better known by his
mononym, X, was a multiple Filmfare and
BFJA-winning Indian actor in Bollywood.
• His biography, “...and X”, a tribute to the fact
that about 250 of his 350 movies had his name
at the end of the credits, with the words "...and
X" and sometimes "...above all, X".
• He has also been named in CNN’s “Top 25
Asian Actors of all time”.
Name X.
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11. • Pran
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12. • Identify the two people in the vintage Complan ad.
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13. • Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia
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14. • According to myths, he was nicknamed X
because, as a child, whenever he cried, it
sounded in the fifth note (Pa) of the Indian
musical scale. The word X means five (or
fifth) in Bengali and Sanskrit. Another
version is that when the veteran Indian actor
Ashok Kumar saw a newborn ___ uttering
the syllable Pa repeatedly, he nicknamed the
boy X.
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15. • Pancham Da (Nickname of R D Burman)
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16. • In Hindustani music, what four-letter word
denotes the note that is strongly emphasized
in a raga? The same word is also used for the
primary accuser in a legal case.
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17. • Vadi (Vadi-Prativadi)
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18. • X, after graduating, worked with Monitor
Group, the multinational management
consulting firm co-founded by the strategy
guru Michael Porter, for three years.
• He returned to India in late 2002, and
became one of the directors of Mumbai-
based technology outsourcing firm Backops
Services Private Ltd.
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19. • Rahul Gandhi
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20. • The ripe fruits of Elaeocarpus ganitrus are shown
in the picture. How do we know the seeds of this
fruit as?
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21. • Rudraksha seeds
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22. • Which co is entering the carbonated soft
drinks market with the launch of Cafe Cuba?
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23. • Parle Agro
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24. • These were age old brands of Calcutta
Chemicals. Who owns these currently?
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25. • Jyothi Laboratories Ltd
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26. • Which sportsperson was recently signed up
as brand ambassador by the Country Club
India for its Fitness domain?
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27. • Sania Mirza
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28. • Connect the two pictures.
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29. • The only airports in India to be named after
females.
– Delhi - Indira Gandhi Airport, Indore - Devi
Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport.
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30. • Fabindia is currently test marketing a cola
based on an unusual ingredient in some
Indian cities, and are planning to launch it
very soon. What is its primary ingredient ?
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31. 15
• Tulsi

32. • The historical Annandale ground (in pic) in
Shimla, created huge controversy a couple of years
back when it was proposed to be converted to a
cricket stadium. Which sporting tournament was
started at this Ground in 1888?
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33. • Durand Cup
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34. • Anuj Dhar, moderator of a transparency
website, had filed an RTI application in 2009
seeking the correspondence between the
Indian embassy in Moscow and the external
affairs ministry.
• The PMO refused to oblige, reportedly citing
that this could lead to harming of foreign
relations, and disrupt the nation’s harmony.
What was it about?
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35. • Conspiracy Theories Of Lal Bahadur
Shastri’s Poisoned Death
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36. • The person in the picture is Deepak Mohoni,
a stock market analyst. What was the term
coined by him in 1989 which everyone of us
use now?
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37. • Sensex, shortened form of BSE Sensitivity
Index
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38. • What is special about this stamp
commemorating the birth centenary of
Lokmanya Tilak?
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39. • It was the last postage stamp denominated in
annas. Since then, its only in rupees and
paise.
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40. • This I-League football club's (in the pic)
name means “our own” in the local
language. As can be seen from its logo, the
club seeks to represent the entire North-East.
• Which club?
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41. • Shillong Lajong FC.
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42. Thank You!
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