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1 Identify X
X
means
dawn
in
Sanskrit.
X
is
an
integratedsonarsystem developed by theNaval
Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory(NPOL) of
theDefence
Research
and
Development
Organisation(DRDO),for
use
insubmarinesof
theIndian Navy.It is primarily designed to be
used inSindhughosh class submarines,though it is
reported to be fitted in the Arihant-classnuclearpoweredballistic missile submarinesas well. The
production of the sonar is done byBharat
Electronics(BEL) at itsBengaluruunit. X is used for
detecting and tracking enemy submarines,
surface vessels, and torpedoes and can be used for
underwater communication

2 Which famous organisations success story is

depicted in the Coalition of Competitors book?

3 This was a possession notice

issued to whom?

3
On Dec 23 2014, the Exim Bank had issued a
possession notice, calling upon X , the
guarantor for a loan granted to
Mediaone Global Entertainment Ltd, to
repay over Rs 22 crore (Rs 22, 21,85, 865.18)
that was due for repayment in July , 2014. As
the bank officials could not recover the loan
amount despite repeated attempts, the bank
has issued print advertisements that it will
auction X's property which is located near
Chennai.

4
Fortune magazine named which
person as Manager of the
Century in 1999?

5 What is X?
X began in Cape Town in 1988 with the creation of
the now commonplace stainless steel grille.
They were an instant success, replacing the
existing polycarbonate and the heavy, coated mild
steel grilles. Somerset and Western Province
batsman, Jon Hardy, who designed the grilles,
sold the first three to Dean Jones, Geoff Marsh
and David Boon at Somersets early season
match against the Ashes winning 1989 Australians.
3D sports in Cheltenham immediately bought
the whole of the initial stock of 1,000 grilles and
sold out within weeks.

6 Which company had recently

ventured into branded ready-to-drink
juices market with the launch of B
Natural Juice brand which was
acquired by the company in May
2014?

7 .A particular service was given a certain number

because of these reasons.Give me the number and
the service
X is a primordial number resonating across countries, cultures,
religions and is also a prime number to astrologers, astronomers,
linguists and mathematicians.
X beads of a rosary for X incantations is a namajapa of a Personal
God.
Krishna is said to have danced with X Gopis the ecstatic Raasa
Leela on moon lit nights in Brindavan.
Cosmic Dancer Lord Natraja danced the X karanas or momentory
freezes.
The ancient Indians were excellent mathematicians and X may be
the product of a precise mathematical operation
Sanskrit alphabet: There are n letters in the Sanskrit
alphabet.Each has a masculine and feminine, shiva and shakti, n
times 2 is X.

7 Continued
Heart Chakra : The chakras are the intersection of energy lines and there
are said to be a total of X energy lines converging to form the heart
chakra. One of them sushuma leads to the crown chakra, and is said to be
the path of self realisation.

The diameter of the sun is X times the diameter of the earth.

The number X is used in Islam to refer to God.

In the Jain religion , X are the combined virtues of five categories of holy
ones,
It is said that the human soul goes through X stages on a
journey.
In Japan, at the end of the year, a bell is chimed X times to finish the old
year and welcome the new one.Each ring represents one of X earthly
temptations a person must overcome to achieve nirvana.

8 This is the worlds largest tweet

by which brand ?

9 Identify X and Y
X is a Dutch multinational retail
chainand franchise with
approximately 12,500 stores in 35
countries worldwide. It was founded
in theNetherlandsin 1932 by retailer
Adriaan van Well. The wordXmeans
"to save [money]" in some Germanic
(among them German and
Scandinavian languages.

 Yis a French international retail

group andmultinational
corporationheadquartered in Croix,
France. The company has a 44.4
billion euro turnover. The Mulliez
family which owns it has interests in
a large number of companies
including Decathlon

10
S.H.U.T clinic is run by the National
Institute of Mental Health and
Sciences (NIMHANS) , Bangalore. It
claims to be Indias first____________

11
Which microfinance institution from
India ranked no.2 in the world in
Forbes list of the Worlds Top 50
Microfinance Institutions in 2007?

12 Massive Preparations for

what?
It took more than 700,000 man hours (six
months of work put in by 280 people over
14 hours every day) of planning to get the
back-end systems ready
As much as 50 tonnes of copper were
moved across the country for cabling. It
meant more than 800 km to be ready for
the sale.
Also, 50 km of fibre-optic cable 30 km
flown in from outside of India was laid.

12 Massive Preparations for

what?
The company subscribed to more than 350 MB of
MPLS (multi-protocol label switching) bandwidth.
On top of that, around 1,200 data cards were
pressed into action to ensure there was no site cutoff from the system.
Roughly, more than 2,000 systems, 3,500
scanners, 1,200 printers, 300 routers, 300 firewalls
and 300 switches were in use.
Apart from hardcore technology, a total of 350,000
minutes of calls were made during the preparatory
phase calls made by internal teams to the
vendors and partners.

13 Identify X and Y
X

14
What was the most searched
keyword on Google India for 2014?

15
What is the term for an offer which is
given by the acquiring company to
the target company, which is
usually very high and the the price
is in such a manner that for the
target company it is an offer it
cant refuse?

16

On 25 April 2014, X began its "Smash the Past"

campaign. The promotion asked selected participants to
destroy their phones on video in an effort to purchase Y
for $1 (US). Due to confusion, several videos were
published by unselected users misinterpreting the
promotion and destroying their phones before the
promotion start date
The Campaign was heavily criticised for environmental
waste and safety concerns, due to batteries and phone
components posing potential hazards to participants
destroying their phones. X allowed the winners to
donate the old phone. There were 140,000 entrants in
the contest with 100 winners

17
Which automobile company was originally
founded as theSwallow Sidecar
Companyin 1922, originally making
motorcyclesidecarsbefore developing
passenger cars?
The name was changed to the present
name after World War II to avoid the
unfavourable connotations of theSS
initials(SchutzStaffel was the paramailitary
organisation under Adolf Hitler)

18 What is the Bangalore-based company which

Orkla, a Norwegian Conglomerate owns?

19
Why did the European Commission
impose a 561 million fine on
Microsoft in March 2013 ?
European Commission gave the
following reasons for the fine It
harms competition, undermines
product innovation and ultimately
reduces consumer choice

20 What is the boy holding in hand?

21 Identify X
X had modelled for a garment shop
called Ambika Men's in Nagpur,
which put up five hoardings in the
city. X did the shoot in 2006, and the
ad campaign was hugely successful.
X, who was about 36 at the time, did
it for a lark and didn't charge
anything.

22 Identify this famous personality. He has been named

in the list of Asias top ten wealthiest self-made
billionaires, according to Wealth-X

23 What is this list of?

alligator, anteater, armadillo, auroch, axolotl,
badger, bat, beaver, buffalo, camel, chameleon,
cheetah, chipmunk, chinchilla, chupacabra,
cormorant, coyote, crow, dingo, dinosaur, dolphin,
duck, elephant, ferret, fox, frog, giraffe, gopher,
grizzly, hedgehog, hippo, hyena, jackal, ibex, ifrit,
iguana, koala, kraken, lemur, leopard, liger, llama,
manatee, mink, monkey, narwhal, nyan cat,
orangutan, otter, panda, penguin, platypus,
python, pumpkin, quagga, rabbit, raccoon, rhino,
sheep, shrew, skunk, slow loris, squirrel, turtle,
walrus, wolf, wolverine, wombat.

24
Which companys name was derived
from French word forworldandan
alternative word todelicious?

25
Which business executive blog is
titled Timelessness- Musings on
Constants and Other Variants based
on the timeless software he
pioneered while working for his
former employer?

26 Identify X
TheAnti X Partyis aSwisspolitical
partydedicated to decreasing professional use of X
which the party claims "causes nationaleconomic damage amounting to 2.1
billionSwiss Francs"
It was formed by former software engineer
Matthias Poehm ahead of the2011 federal
electionsin Switzerland.
The party's goal is to become the fourth largest
party in Switzerland in terms of membership, and
to initiate a national referendumin order to
seek for a prohibition of X.

27
He coined BJPs 2014 campaign slogan, Ab ki
baar Modi sarkar.
He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi, has an MBA from Cornell
University, and was once a director in the staterun Delhi Transport Corp.
He was also an advisor to Pramod Mahajan, the
late BJP leader and former telecom minister
He had partnered with Bhupendra 'Bhulo'
Kansgara to kick off something in 2005, which is
currently in news

28
Which company acquired Zipdial- a
Bangalore based start-up?

29

30
Originally, it was an elephant and
later tiger, says Sunil , director ,W+K
but both were shot down because
they were clichd symbols of India
and the election symbols of political
parties. "Even the PMO wanted the
tiger,"
But later something was chosen for
this logo
What logo I am talking about?