Yuva Tarang Osmania University Quiz

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
Wockhardt Wockhardt 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
Iridium Iridium, 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 group Headed 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 Yorks 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
Sony Its 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 Tatas 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.

Thank you