Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz 13

IIM
RAIPUR
October 2
nd
, 2013
Prelims
Teams of Two Members each, both from the same institute.
Filling in complete team details in the answer sheet is
mandatory.
No electronic/other material is allowed to be used during the
conduct of the quiz.
The quiz shall have in-built tie-breakers within the set of
questions (marked with * Qns 16-20).
The top-scoring team from each of top four institutes shall
make it to finals directly, and two of the next 6 teams in line
shall make it to the finals through a wildcard round.
Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is
final.
RULES
What is being blanked out?
1
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?
2
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.
3
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?
4
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 CNNs Top 25
Asian Actors of all time.
Name X.
5
Identify the two people in the vintage Complan ad.
6
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.

7
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.
8
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.

9
The ripe fruits of Elaeocarpus ganitrus are shown
in the picture. How do we know the seeds of this
fruit as?
10
Which co is entering the carbonated soft
drinks market with the launch of Cafe Cuba?
11
These were age old brands of Calcutta
Chemicals. Who owns these currently?
12
Which sportsperson was recently signed up
as brand ambassador by the Country Club
India for its Fitness domain?
13
Connect the two pictures.
14
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 ?


15
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?
*16
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 nations harmony.
What was it about?
*17
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?
*18
What is special about this stamp
commemorating the birth centenary of
Lokmanya Tilak?
*19
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?
*20
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