Quiz: Blue Ribbon
Part of: Manit ‘08
Date: 20 March 2008
Quizmaster: Pickbrain
Winners: Chetan TV & Rohit Nair (UVCE, Bangalore)
1) Bhanu Athaiya is known to have designed the costumes for Lagaan. She won an Oscar for costumes for which 1982 classic?
Ans: Gandhi
2) Which organization in Karnataka started by Swati & Ramesh believes that India’s challenges need systemic changes rooted in Democracy and not band-aid solutions?
Ans: Janaagraha
3) Which famous Indian Bazaar claims that “The Edge is Efficiency”?
Ans: Bombay Stock Exchange
4) Turning 60 in 2008, it was shortly after Indian independence in 1948, that K. N. Guruswamy founded this media house in Karnataka?
Ans: Prajavani/ Deccan Herald group
5) How does the nation now know L & T Cement?
Ans: Ultratech Cement
6) Who has given the world the “Kindle”?
Ans: Amazon
7) If I am the Saint, the surfer and the CEO to ask Who will cry when you die and tell you about the monk who sold his Ferrari who am I?
Ans: Robin Sharma
This lawyer by profession served as President of BCCI from 1977 to 1980. MCC honored him with a life membership in 1969, and a cricket stadium in South India was named after him against his wishes. Who?
Ans: M. Chinaswamy (of Chinaswamy stadium, Bangalore fame)
9) Viewty is a new range of mobiles from whom?
Ans: LG
10) Connect Malaika Arora Khan, Boman Irani and Satish Shah to one brand?
Ans: Pizza Hut
11) What is the claim to fame of Karen Lunel Hishey in Indian advertising?
Ans: First Liril Girl
12) Which Padma Shri awardee was also the first Indian woman to have to graduated from the Harvard Business
Ans: Naina Lal Kidwai
13) Radio Today launched Meow 104.8 FM, India’s first radio station in what way?
Ans: Target audience- only women
14) The MORE brand of supermarkets is from which famous business house in India?
Ans: Aditya Birla Group
15) Which model connects Bank of Baroda, Gillette, Max New York Life and Reebok?
Ans: Rahul Dravid (Model?? )
16) Expand the management style MBWA?
Ans: Management by Walking Around
17) You would associate the character Hari Sadu with which advertiser?
Ans: Naukri.com
18) Who is the Indian partner of Virgin Mobile?
Ans: Tata Tele
19) Formerly known as Palam, this has been upgraded recently by GMR Infra consortium. Which famous take off point in India is this?
Ans: Delhi Airport
20) Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading company owns which coffee chain across India?
Ans: Coffee Day





June 2, 2008 at 2:53 PM
congrats!:) sorry 4 late reeplys .. and wishes
May 20, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Thanks for ur very kind words Manas
May 20, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Thank u Rahul
May 19, 2008 at 11:33 AM
congrats!!!!
your acievement is terrific and even encourages people like me to start a blog like yours !!!! thank you and happy quizzing!!!!
May 18, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Dear Rohit,
Congrats!!!!
Your blog,questions always helped me a lot in enhancing my own learning curve.It made me inquisitive as an individual.In most of my quizzes, I site examples of you,Avinash,Karthik Narayanan and tell them how a breed of young talents are making a difference through their hobbies.
May God put you at the zenith in your future endeavours.
Regards,
Manas Nayak
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May 17, 2008 at 5:41 PM
congrats rohit.
rahul.