Republic day A-Z Quiz - IIM Raipur on campus - Answers

The A-Z quiz conducted by the Quizzing CLub of IIM Raipur on the 65th Republic Day.

1. A business magnate having diversified business interests. He has two sons A nmol & A nshul . One of his companies signed a joint venture with Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios in 2009 . Identify A A

2. Anil Ambani

3. B is a word which is common in the names of many companies owned by A. B is part of the popular tagline launched by IDBI Bank in 2009. B

4. Big

5. C Name the movie C released in 2013 which contained 68 minutes of 1300 visual effects delivered by parent company of B.

6. Chennai Express

7. D D , a MP from one of the constituencies related to C . D served as Minister for Communications and Information Technology during 2004-07 and Minister for Textiles during 2009-11 in Union Cabinet .

8. Dayanidhi Maran

9. E E acquired 24 % stake in a deal valued at Rs . 2060 crore in one of the Indian companies which has Brussels, Belgium as international hub. E belongs to the same sector in which D ’s brother acquired 37.7 % stake in a Gurgaon based company in 2010.

10. Etihad Airways

11. F F served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu for 4 years and was a member of the National Human Rights Commission. F is distinctly remembered for holding a position in the Indian Judiciary System and is the first such person in Asia to do so. Identify F

12. Fathima Beevi

13. G G is the Holder of the Hawk, The One with the Blue Horse. G is credited with the founding of K halsa .

14. Guru Gobind Singh

15. H

16. Hinduja Brothers

17. I I was founded by the merger of 3 companies - Birla, Tata, and AT&T- known as BATATA. In 2013, I was listed as the second most trusted brand in its category in the Brand Trust Report 2013.

18. Idea

19. J was a renowned polymath and is known for many contributions for science. J wrote Niruddesher Kahini , a science fiction novel. J was also a fellow of the Royal Society. Identify J J

20. Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

21. K K was the author of “ A History of the Sikhs: 1469-1838 ”, K returned his Padma Bhushan award in 1984 in protest against the siege of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army.

22. Khushwant Singh

23. L L was founded by Bipin Behari Dasgupta in 1818 in Calcutta. L was nationalized in 1956 by an Act of Parliament and thus renamed. L was recently served show cause notice by the regulator for ‘misleading’ advertisements. Identify L

24. LIC

25. M M was founded in 1945 in Ludhiana. Malik Ghulam Muhammad, one of the founders later served as first Finance Minister of Pakistan. Give new name of the company.

26. Mahindra & Mahindra

27. This Indian Physicist is considered as one of the founders of “Optical Fiber ”. Identify N . N

28. Narinder Singh Kapany

29. O Identify the missing one. ?

30. Omkara

31. P P , known as “city of weaver” is biggest centre for producing low priced blankets in the India . P has a special place in history of India as the site for many famous battles.

32. Panipat

33. Q Identify the company

34. Quikr

35. R R was a famous ruler. He is often called as “R the great” He built a famous temple which in 2010 turned 1000 years old and is considered a UNESCO World Heritage site. Under his rule he built a hugely successful military and naval force.

36. Raja Raja Chola I

37. S S is an endangered species found in Central Asia Scientific name : Panthera uncial Usually confined to alpine and sub-alpine regions It is mainly known for its beautiful, thick fur. Unlike other members in its family, it cannot roar and is usually much smaller in size

38. Snow Leopard

39. T T is capital city of the country whose Prime minister is the Chief Guest of Republic Day parade, 2014.

40. Tokyo

41. U U is the political party which has been allotted this election symbol

42. Uttarakhand Kranti Dal

43. V 2012 Bollywood comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham . The film opened to critical acclaim. The film is loosely based on the Canadian French film Starbuck. It closely focuses on an aspect which is still considered a taboo in India.

44. Vicky Donor

45. W

46. Wipro

47. X What is hidden?

48. X_Quiz_IT

49. Y Y is a suburb which hosts biennial air show Aero India, one of the largest of its kind in Asia Y has training center of BSF, CRPF and State Reserve Police Y houses a Rail Wheel Factory

50. Yelahanka

51. Z Z  was launched in 2004, India's entertainment  television channel . Sister   channel - Times Now Caters to urban audience

52. Zoom