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GK QUESTION BANK

Part 1

Topics Covered

General Quiz

Business Quiz

Facts

Indian Cinema Quiz

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GENERAL QUIZ

1) QDOS – abbreviation

Quick and Dirty Operating System

2) Which country's flag was actually designed by napolean as French tricolour with blue replaced by green, his

favourite colour?

Italy - history

3)Which Lithuanian doctor killed at least 14 people including Rinaldo Pazzi, Benjamin Raspail, Dr Frederick

Chilton and Paul Krendler?

Hannibal Lecter - movie

4) Air India Maharaja Mascot conceived by

Booby Kooka

5)Mike shinora and chester bennigton is the singer of which group = linkin park music

6) Which tennis legend was honoured with a retirement ceremony at the US Open?

Pete sampras - tennis

7) UN secretary general

Ban Ki Moon(Republic of Korea)

8) Which Indian pilot rescued Indonesian freedom fighters in the early fifties?

The Answer is ... Biju Patnaik

9)what is the formula for laughing gas... N20

10) What is the name of the indian version of the bad singer in Asterix Comix ?

Cacofonix/Besurix

11)What is the power up slogan of He Man ?

By the power of gray skull

12)What is the name of Mr Wilson's Wife ?

Martha

13)Which planet is Sabu from ?

Jupiter

14)What is common to green goblin,the hulk and cuthbert calculas apart from being charecters in comics ?

Scientist

15) WHo is the author of "The Cathedral and the bazaar"

Eric Raymond

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16)Which popular software is registered trademark of Nico Mak computing..

Winzip

17)Name of sony's new robot dog

Aibo

18)Who is the CEO of Napster

hank berry

19)Kazaa is owned by which company

Shemann Nerworks

20) Two authors made a deal. One would write a space travel story and the other would write a time travel story.

The space travel story eventually became CS lewis' 'Perelandra Trilogy'. What did the time travel story end up as?

The Answer is ... JRT's 'Lord of the Rings'

21)Youngest to get oscar in any field

Shirley Temple (Oscar)

22) In 1998, two women were nominated for Oscars for the same part, namely Titanic survivor Rose Dawson. But

Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart hadn't set a precedent. In fact, one role has already won Oscars for two people.

Which role?

The Answer is ... The role of Don Vito Corleone, which won Marlon Brando the Oscar in The Godfather Part 1

and Robert De Niro in Godfather Part II

23)Who was the composer of the album "Made in India"

Biddu

24)What is common to the words scary, posh, ginger and baby and sporty

Spice Girls

25) What was composed in memory of two people who died in an accident at Badstone Hill in Kilmersdon village,

Somerset, England in the late 16th century?

Jack and Jill

26) On the advice of Ian Fleming, a poultry breeding and health food company set up a division called Authors to

take advantage of a loophole in the British tax code. What annual prize is awarded by this organisation ?

The Booker Prize

27) The book 2001:the space odyssey contained a computer named HAL, this computer created major controversy

as critics say the author was bought by and was favouring IBM.Why ?

HAL - letters before IBM

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28)Which planet's satelite are named after the characters of Tempest ?

Uranus

29)for which book did V.S Naipaul win the nobel ?

Two Worlds

30) Who flew close to the sun with wings of wax and as a result fell into the sea? If possible, name his father who

made him the wings of wax ? - Mythology

Icarus

31)Lord Vishnu is supposed to have survived at this place by eating "ber" or berries. Its now named after the

incident. Which place

Badrinath

32)Who cut of his thumb as a gurudakshina ?

Ekalavya

33)Which character in Hindu mythology was an asura called Dambodbhava in his earlier birth ? Karna

34)Which character in Hindu mythology got his name from his pot shaped head?

The Answer is ... Ghatotkacha

35) 1)Which country celebrated the centenary of the visit of Gandhi in 1901 ?

Mauritius

36)Which day is celebrated as NRI day from 2003 ?

Jan 9th

37)Who secured an entry into the guiness for securing the highest victory margin for lok sabha elections ?

Actual Answerwas: Ram Vilas Paswan. He won the Hajipur seat by a margin of 4.24 lakh votes in 1977.

Jyotiraditya won the Guna seat by a margin of 4.06 lakh votes

38)Which indian city was gifted by the portugese as a dowry to charles II the king of england when he got married

to the sister of the king of portugal in 1962 ?

The right answer was Mumbai.

The origin of modern Mumbai goes back to 1662 AD, when Catherine of Braganza, the sister of the King of

Portugal, married Charles II. The Portuguese, who then ruled the islands, included them as part of the wedding

dowry

39)WHat was the name of the train whose four boggies were torched at godhra ?

Sabarmati Express

40) The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in

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1948

41)Who was the first Indian to reach the semi final in Wimbledon Tennis Championship?

Ramanathan Krishnan

42)The 'Dronacharya Award' is given to

Coaches

43) Who was the first Indian chess player to get the Grandmaster norm?

Viswanathan Anand

44)With which sport is the 'Choudhury Trophy' associated?

Circumnavigation of the earth by car

45) The Book of Daniel in the Bible‟s Old Testament narrates the story of Belshazzar, the king of Israel, who had

looted the temple in Jerusalem. When Balshazzar was having a feast, the fingers of a man‟s hand appeared and

conveyed the message to the king that his days were numbered. He had been weighed on the scales and found

deficient and his kingdom was divided and given to the Medes and Persians. That same night, Belshazzar was

killed. What phrase originates from this incident?

Ans: The writing is on the wall. (The fingers „wrote‟ on the wall that his days were numbered)

46) b1. Cluett Peabody & Co are owners of which famous brand of clothing?

ans. arrow shirts

47) Whiskas, Pedigree and Friskies are famous international brands in what category of products?

ans. pet food

48) 'The real thing is back' read one ad in 1993. What was the 'real thing' which was announcing it's return to

India?

ans. coca colal

49) Entrack', the sole distributor of Mont Blanc pens in India is owned by this well known former Test cricketer.

Name him

ans dilip doshi

50) Who designs jewellery for a company called Artex?

The Answer is ... Priyanka Gandhi

51) In advertising layouts (or any written text, for that matter), what is `kerning'?

ans. the space b/w letters of the words

52) In which famous series of ads would you encounter the model Ava Mukherjee?

In the ads for Ayurvedic Concepts. She is now called `Himalaya Dadimaa' following the change in the brand

name.

53) which company owns india's leading sweetener brand sugar free?

#cadilla

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54) Which famous company was founded in 1985 following the merger of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth of

Omaha, and was one of the fastest growing companies in the world in the last decade?

#enron

55) Which was India's first-ever free Internet service provider, which started operations in 1999?

#caltiger.com

56) With which company has Pepsi tied up to market a ready-to- drink range of iced tea internationally?

# lipton foods

57) Which automobile tycoon built one of the world's tallest skyscrapers at the height of the American Depression

in 1929?

#walter chrysler- empire state building

58) Which famous personality recently resigned from the board of the controversial dotcom Tehelka.com in 2001?

#amitabh bacchan

59) the book Only the Paranoid Survive focuses on which famous techno company?

#intel

60) What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island of Reunion, located in

the Indian Ocean?

# It was the first official purchase using the new currency, the Euro!

61) When he founded his company in 1939 along with his partner Dain in San Francisco's Bay Area, he effectively

created the trend, which led to the creation of Silicon Valley decades later. He was the CEO of his company till

1978 and died of natural causes in 2001. Who are we talking about here?

#william Hewitt

62) Which company has been associated with sponsoring different events from the Olympics to the Nobel prize.

Its chairman, Kun Hee Lee was also a member of the International Olympic Committee?

#samsung

63) With which international restaurant chain would you associate Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Arnold

Scwarznegger and Bruce Willis?

#planet holly wood

64) Kia motors was a large automobile manufacturer in Korea until taken over in the 1990s. Which company owns

it now?

#hyundai

65) Which business group owns the brand Kirin, the largest selling beer in Japan ?

#mitsubishi

66) which country is home to rolls royce?

#UK

67) The name was adopted by the group of seven major industrial nations established in 1985 to discuss the world

economy, comprising the United States,the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan is G7. Name

the missing country?

#canada

68) Big Blue is IBM, but who is Big Yellow?

#Eastman Kodak Co.

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69) This shoe tycoon´s visiting cards carry the title ´Senior Shoe Salesman´. Name the person referred to.

#Thomas J. Bata, Chairman-Bata Shoe Foundation.

70) Which brand did Farook Engineer the cricketer model for ?

#Brylcream

71) who was voted ceo of the millenium?

#jack welch (GE)

72) Rajiv Menon being the directror and rediff vision the producer for which product video

#ar rahman's airtel video

73) In Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Shahrukh Khan is shown gulping down a liquor brand. Which one?

#STROH

74) What is the meaning of the word MOTOROLA ?

#motion of sound

75) what is the logo of indian railways?

#bholu the elephant

76)In which British tax haven are 11 of Dhirubhai Ambani‟s companies registered?

A : Isle of Man

77) In 2001 John Koegh of Australia filed a patent for "Circular transportation facilitation device". What is this?

A : wheel,to show how flawed the patent system was.

78) What was launched in 1929 by the London Rubber company and derived its name from the qualities of

"durability, reliability and excellence"?

A : Durex condoms.

79) Which company used the following slogan to promote their brands 'Axor', 'Pharo' and 'Rendezvous': "With

'aqua' in our middle name, it's hardly surprising we draw our inspiration from water"?

A : Jaquar

80) Avinash Bajaj & Suvir Sujan,2 Harvard Busines School classmates started this hugely popular website.what?

A : Baazee.com

81) Popcorn industries suffered heavy loss in early 1950's.What was the reason?

A : The invention of television.Movie attended dropped drastically.

82) What are missionware?

A : Products(T-shirt,Pen etc) with company logo given free of cost by a company to their employees for

promotional purposes

83) The CEO of Wilshire Associates is a very famous man,but not as the usual businessman.Who is he?

A : Dennis Tito

84) State Bank Of India was perviously known as what?

A : Imperial Bank Of India

85) Which company had insured the World Trade Center(WTC)?

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A : General Electric

86) "Let Truth Prevail" is the punchline of which newspaper and it is published by whom?

A : The Times Of India published by Bennet & Coleman

87) Which company has the patent for the CDMA technology?

A : Qualcomm

88) Which Japanese electronics company started early in manufacturing calculators but came of the market due to

diminishing returns. It now regrets it as one of their biggest mistakes which kept them out of the computer

business. Which company are we talking about? A : Sony

89) 3 companies are collectively known as the Chaebols in South Korea. Name them.

A : Hyundai,Samsung,Daewoo

90) Expand NASDAQ.

A : National Association of Security Dealer's Automated Quotation.

91) Which car indigenously made in India was originally adopted from the "Vauxhall Victor" (Vauxhall is the

British form of Opel), a British model?

A : Contessa

92) What is common to Kapil Dev, Lisa Ray and Leander Paes in the context of brand endorsement?

A : All have endorsed RADO watches

93) What is common to the brands Rolex and Hallmark?

A : Their logos are exactly the same

94) Which company was previously known as the Galvin Manufacturing company?

A: Motorola

95) Narain karthikeyan races for which team?

A : Tata-Carlin

96) which biz leader's name means "enlightened prosperous rice fields"

A : Akio Morita (Check out his autobiagraphy Made in Japan)

97) Which company now owns the following car brands: Jaguar, Volvo, Aston Martin, Mazda, Land Rover,

Lincoln?

A : Ford Motors

98) What nickname was given to the day when over £100 billion was wiped off the value of shares in the city of

London? .

A:black monday

99) In 1970, at the age of 16, playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy was selected by composer Vijay Padukone to

sing a 60-second ad jingle in Tamil for a national brand. In the studio, Kavita found Geeta Dutt preparing to sing

the same jingle in Hindi. Seeing a nervous Kavita, Geeta Dutt said "I have heard you sing well. Do not be afraid.

Do your best." That successful ad jingle was her first step to stardom. Which product was the jingle for ?

A : amul spray

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100) What produict was originally named KdF Wagon (or Strength Through Joy Car) but later on changed by

hitler?

A : volkswagen beetle.hitler suggested this name to porsche

101) This brand appeared in the original black and white version of the Tintin adventure 'The Black Island". it was

later replaced by "Loch Lomond" in the colour version. Name the brand?

ANSWER:Johnny Walker.

102) The sports company Spalding promoted what major change in Lawn tennis to facilitate T. V. viewership?

A : Changed balls from white to yellow

103) Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe had a huge partnership for Yorkshire vs Essex in 1932. According to

legend, what did this give rise to?

A : 555, the name for the brand of cigarettes, since they had a 555 run partnership

104) In 1978, Shudhabardhak bati was transformed into what?

ANSWER:Hajmola pills, the first time that a classical ayurvedic medicine was branded.

105) In 1958,What did Dan Carney and Frank Carey of Wichita,Kansas do to pay for their college fees?

ANSWER:They started selling Pizzas and thus founded Pizza Hut

106) Early in his career, Kishore modeled for a particular ad - the only product he ever modeled for. Name the

product. (Hint: Denis Compton was the first of a long line of cricketers to model for it - and Farokh Engineer was

the first Indian cricketer to model for it)

ANSWER:Brylcreem

107) Who owns the registered trademark Lycos?

Ans) Highlight to see the answer!ANSWER:Carnegie Mellon University

108) Which company's motto is - "Where the people meet the people"?

ANSWER:Madame Tussaud's

109) In which field of human enterprise was the 'marble' shaped invention of Hiram Codd, along with dozens of

other contraptions, replaced by the 'crown' shaped invention of William Painter ?

ANSWER:The bottling of carbonated soft drinks.(In India we still have soda drinks with marble shaped object in

the neck of bottle. that was the original kind invented by Hiram codd)

110) Name the brand launched by the movie "Gone with The wind"

ANSWER:Chesterfield cigarettes

111)Who were the first company to sponsor Man United's shirts ?

A : Sharp.

112) Which Swedish car manufacturer once admitted price fixing in Britain?

A:volvo

113) In marketing terminology, who are known as the “ Backseat Consumers”?

A : Children

114).Which structure has a river at one end and a graveyard at the other?:

Wall Street

115). The Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka and Prince Barrow of Netherlands were involved in which bribery

scandal in 1974?:

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Lockheed

116). An organisation with more than one million members in over 150 countries, it has no rules or entry

requirements. Members, many of whom use only first names, cannot contribute more than $1000 to the

organisation. Which is this organisation?:

Alcoholics Anonymous

117) What was started in 1922 in a shop below an illegal bar in Greenwich village, New York, with a capital of

5000 US Dollars?:

Readers Digest

118) Which product was advertised as "99.44% pure, it floats!":

Ivory soap

119) What is the daily profit and loss statement system that Marwari companies in India follow called?:

Parta

120) "Let the dance begin " was the adline for the launch of which product?:

Viagra

121) In the world of Sports, what is boot money?:

Money paid to players for wearing specific pieces of kit, notably their boots.

122) Which fast food chain is named after a character from the comic strip featuring Popeye?:

Wimpy

123) Who is supposed to have said the following and to whom "Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling

sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world"?:

Steve Jobs to John Sculley

124) What is the contribution of the Alvi brothers of Pakistan to Information technology?: The first Computer

virus

125) Which Hollywood star's business ventures include two golf courses, a designer label called "Tehama" & a

beer called "Pale Rider"?: Clint Eastwood

126) Which invention of engineers Jacques Muller and Elmar Mock had a mechanism that could not be repaired

but is supposed to have saved a Swiss industry?: The Swatch

127) Which make of car is named for the Japanese for the constellation "Pleiades" as six companies had originally

merged in 1953 to form the company that produces this car?: Subaru

128) The concept of Friday dressing that allows employees to dress informally at least one day a week thus

fostering an open, flat and informal organization originated in which company?: Apple

129) Nolan Bushnell launched the video game industry with the founding of a company that took its name from

the Japanese game of “Go” where the word is used to warn an opponent that he is in danger of losing. Name the

Company?: Atari

130) Which bank in India is named after its pre-nationalisation owner Devkaran Nanji?: DENA Bank

131) What owes its origin to its dual claims of 'Compatibility and Quality?': Compaq

132) Expand 'BSA' in the brand name BSA SLR?: Birmingham Small Arms

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133) Which agency devised the Marlboro Man icon to combat the idea that filter cigarettes were unmanly?: Leo

Burnett

134) It literally means " made of clay " and is made out of a scooped out single block of wood , usually a neem tree

or coconut. Name the instrument.

And the answer is ... Mridangam.

135). What popular concert instrument gets its name from a Persian word meaning 'sweet' ?

And the answer is ... Sarod.

136) What can be Deepchandi , Dhammar , Jhumra , Keherwa , Rupak , Sulfakta , Sawari , Dadra ?

And the answer is ... All are various forms of Taals.

137) The ability to hear and enjoy music is the main identification of people who cannot sing but greatly appreciate

the art. A term , which is also a playful variant on the name Tansen , is used to indicate those who become great

lovers of music but cannot sing themselves. What is the term/word ?

And the answer is ... Kaansen.

138) Which form of Hindustani classical music literally means " steady feet " ?

And the answer is ... Dhrupad.

139) Connect Clippit, Dot, F1, Merlin, Mother nature, Links, Rocky-How are they linked?

Ans: They are all Microsoft office assistants.

140) Why would all Don Bradman fans remember the 2nd test vs England at Sydney in 1928-29 ?

And the answer is ... Only test in which he was the 12th man.

141) In 1972 which cricketer attempted to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by beating the world

egg-throwing record ? [ He failed because he couldn't work out a method by which eggs thrown over a long

distance would remain intact when they landed in his hand ]

And the answer is ... Jeff Thomson.

142) Who/What in cricket is ' Rent-a-Waggon ' ?

And the answer is ... Nick-name of S.Venkataraghavan.

143) Who has scored the most number of test runs without scoring a single century?

Shane Warne.

144) Who is Pakistan's first Christian Cricket team captain?

Yousuf Youhana.

145) Kiran Seth is the founder of which organisation?

# SPICMACAY

146) What war or clash in the twentieth century came to be known as the “cartographic war”? *

# The series of clashes between India and China during the late fifties and early sixties, arising

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from a difference in agreeing on the legitimate boundary between the two countries

147) Why are the "Shatabdi" series of trains so called?

# They were so named as a tribute to Pundit Nehru's centenary year, during which the first series

of Shatabdi trains were launched

148) Who coined the term "Hinduism" to refer to the motley assortment of sects spread across India,

with somewhat similar beliefs and practices?

# Raja Ram Mohan Roy

149) What did Melville de Mellow do for over seven hours without a break that made him a national celebrity?

# He gave the running commentary over the radio on Mahatma Gandhi's funeral

150) Why was 26 January selected as the Republic Day of India?

# It was to honour the day on which the Congress Party gad adopted the Purna Swaraj resolution at the Lahore

session in 1929

151) What did a Muslim pilgrim called Babu Budan introduce into India in 1695?

# Coffee

152) Which is the only teetotal state in the Union Of India?

Gujarat

153) what is d name of d 1st civilian transport aircraft developd by HAL?

Saras

154) what national institution is located at Feroze Jeejeebhoy Towers?

the BSE

155) Mount Isa, regarded as the world's largest city in terms of area is in which southern hemisphere country?

Australia

2. Georgetown, the capital of Guyana lies at the mouth of which river that is also the name of a type of raw cane

sugar?

Demerara

156) In which polar region are Penguins normally to be found, Arctic or Antarctic?

Antarctic

157) What name was given in 1856 to the mountain previously known as peak 15?

Mount Everest

158). In which English county is Blenheim Palace, the seat of the dukes of Marlborough?

Oxfordshire

159) Doctor Livingstone died in 1873 at Chitambo in which country beginning with the letter Z?

Zambia

160) The Milwaukee Deep lies in the Puerto Rico trench, and is the deepest point of which Ocean?

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The Atlantic

161) Which American state is known as "The Land of Lincoln", a reference to Abraham Lincoln?

Illinois

162) In terms of area which Loch is larger, Loch Ness or Loch Neagh?

Loch Neagh

163) Independence Hall, where the American Declaration of Independence was signed is in which city?

Philadelphia

164) In the market jargon what term is used for the freak trades by brokerage firms leading to heavy losses of the

companies whose shares have been traded as the shares are mistakenly traded for much lower prices than their

actual price?

'Fat Finger'.

165) In December 2005, a Japanese brokerage house, Mizuho Financial Group lost about $225 million when a

trader had punched in to sell 610,000 shares of which company at 1 yen each, instead of selling one share at

610,000 yen?

J-Com.

165) Who made his first screen appearance in the movie "The Lodger"?

Alfred Hitchcock

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BUSINESS QUIZ

1)In the hoarding or outdoor advertising what is a solus site?--A STAND ALONE SITE ,UNCLUTTERED BY

OTHER HOARDINGS

2)Where is the world's most expensive neon-sign display?--TIMES SQUARE,NEW YORK(COKE NEON SIGN)

3)The late John.F.Kennedy Jr. once joked that an advertising slogan finally convinced him to take the plunge and

get married.which slogan & company?---"JUST DO IT",NIKE

4)Which automobile brand is named after the man who founded the city of Detroit?--CADILLAC

5)Which famous sporting car brand means ' iron smith ' in Italian?--FERRARI

6)Which japanese brand is named after the supreme god in the Zoroastrian pantheon?--MAZDA

7)Which cosmetic brand was named because D H McConnell thought his hometown sounded like that of

shakespeare?--AVON

8)Which luggage brand is named after a biblical charactaer who symbolized 'strength and durability'?--

SAMSONITE

9)'achtung baby' and 'easy to get in,bloody tough to get out' are the famous ad-campaigns of?--McCann-Erickson

10)Idea cellular is combination of what companies?--BIRLA,TATA,AT&T

11)This toothpaste brand claims to be 100% veg--ANCHOR WHITE

12)The biggest producers of oil within the members of OPEC(Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is--

-SAUDI ARABIA

13)Lifespring - the chain of health and beauty stores is acquired by--MOREPEN LABS

14)Only South American country that is 1 of the founding members of OPEC--VENEZUELA

15)Pentium introduced--1993

16)Aquarias,Hit,Lift,Play are brands of which soft drinks major?--COCA COLA

17)Highest per capita income--SWITZERLAND

18)This businessman-turned-spiritualist-turned-politician has now embarked upon writing his autobiography titled

Speed--VIJAY MALLAYA

19)Which indian company has the maximum market share in the lubricant sector--IOC

20)Aim,Impulse,Revel are discontinued products from the stable of which FMCG major?--HLL

21)Which company owns Spectramind?--WIPRO

22)Sanchar.net and Tarang are internet and cellular services respectively from ?--BSNL

23)World's largest manufacturer of bicycles--HERO

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24)'dawn'-motorbike from?--HERO HONDA MOTORS LTD.

25)CEO of Vodafone?--ARUN SARIN

26)Late Shunnu Sen was famous personality from the field of?--ADVERTISING

27)Which bank started as International Banking Corporation in calcutta in 1902, and was in news for completing

100 years in the country?--CITIBANK

28)Who is the chairman of Delhi Metro rail corp.(DMRC)?--MADANLAL KHURANA

29)Geep batteries was sold to the Thanewala Group of companies for a consideration of over 30 crore

rupees.'Geep' was earlier owned by?--GILETTE INDIA

30)Car of the year 2003 award by CNBC & Auto Car India--SCORPIO

31)first bank in India to have launched mobile ATM?--ICICI BANK

32)'Direct from Dell'--BESTSELLER BY MICHAEL DELL(CEO)

33)New chairman of AOL(World's largest media comp)--RICHARD PARSONS

34)New c'man of idbi--MM RAMODARAN

35)Gloabal fund floated by Rana Talwar(former CEO-stanchart)--SABRE CAPITAL

36)Parker pens in India are manufactured & marketed by?--LUXOR

37)Who was behind the famous ad-campaigns of liril,surf,lipton tea?--SHUNU SEN

38)Top b-school in india to study management according to business today(Oct-2003)?--IIM-A

39)First company to have launched six sigma initiative?--WIPRO

40)Kaya is the name of first skincare clinic launched by?--MARICO INDUSTRIES

41)Manoj Vaish has been appointed as CEO of?--BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE

42)Which Indian city was in news recentky as it got ISO 14001 certificate , given for maintenance of

environment?--JAMSHEDPUR

43)This man started Microsoft in India and recently quit as the president of Microsoft Asia.who is he?--RAJIV

NAIR

44)This scooter won Business Standard's Motoring Scooter of the year award 2003 and has punchline,Science &

sizzle--HONDA NOVA

45)'Clipper' and Terminator' are names of scooter and bike models of which company?--LML ltd .

46)Present c'man of Pepsico--RAJEEV BAKSHI

47)Mayur suiting is a brand of?--LNJ BHILWARA GROUP

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48)The name of Raymond's chain of stores which it plans for the retailing of consumer durables is?--PLUGIN

49)'Milkman' is name of a milk brand from?--BRITANNIA

50)Which 2 comp. have joined to launch the cricket-credit card and claim it to be 'India's 1st glo card'?--AIR

SAHARA & STANDERED CHARTERED

51)Infosys leadership institute is based at?--MYSORE

52)Gurucool was recently acquired by?--NIIT Ltd.

53)Fair & Lovely -the largest brand in the skin care market is from?--HLL

54)'Aquila'is name of twin engine 250cc mobike from?--KINETIC ENGGLtd.

55)'suvidha' fixed deposits are from?--IDBI

56)Winner of Business World's most respected company for 2003--INFOSYS

57)Nelito systems,Trent, & Rallis are subsidiary companies of ?--TATAS

58)Asia's Businessman of the year 2003 by fortune magaine recently?--N.R.NARAYAN MURTHY,NM

NILAKENI

59)MMS--MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICES

60)'dalda vanaspati' brand owned by?--HLL

61)Which group recently completed 25 yrs of existence?--SAHARA INDIA

62)Mitsubishi in japanese means?--3 DIAMONDS

63)Sugar free-low calorie sugar substitute is owned by?--CADILLA HEALTHCARE

64)Rank of Azim H. premji in the recently released Forbe's list of 10 most powerful billionaires in the world is?--

10th

65)Which Indian cricketer is the brand ambassador of ITC?--SOURAV GANGULY

66)What does i in the iMac logo mean?--INTERNET

67)'Waghbakri' is famous brand of what product?--TEA

68)'saffire 29' is name of TV brand launched by?--BELTEK

69)Which company's 1st car was named DIXI?--BMW

70)Which was 1st Indian public sector company to be listed on a stock exchange?--IPCL

71)1st Indian company to be listed on New York stock exchange?--ICICI

72)1st internet banking service in India?--ICICI

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73)Which is the 1st footwear brand to be associated with Disney characters where Mickey Mouse,Donald

Duck,Goofy,Pluto appear in sandals?--ACTION

74)A smiling tiger named GOODY is the mascot of which Indian paint company?--NEROLAC

75)Made In America is the story of which CEO?--SAM WALTON(WalMart)

76)Acc. to survey conducted by Kellogg school of management and Sasin school of business administration of

Thailand , India has been ranked as the ____ best exotic tourist spot?--2nd

77)Which Indian states was in news as it launched the project called ' AKSHAYA' , a project targeted for making

atleast 1 member of each family of the state ' computer literate'by 2004?--KERALA

78)Eterno is newly launched 4-stroke scooter model of?--HONDA

79)Which businessman was appointed the c'man of IIT Mumbai ?--RAHUL BAJAJ

80)This businessman was in news as he became the 1st Indian to have won Ernst & Young's World Enterpreneur

of the year awars ?--NR NARAYAN MURTHY

81)1st women deputy governer of RBI?--K J Udeshi

82)This automobile major completed its 100 yrs of existence on june 16, 2003?-- FORD MOTORS

83)BPL Mobile,Escotel,RPG Cellular & Spice telecom have formed an alliance named?--MOBILEFIRST

84)Hugo Boss is the name of a fashion house that hails from?--GERMANY

85)1st school in India to have achieved the ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 certificates?--JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU

SCHOOL,BHEL,Bhopal

86)Which foreign educational institution was in news for withdrawing itself from the 2 yr. old joint venture project

called Media Lab Asia?--MIT

87)Who joined L'Oreal Paris dream team as its new brand ambassador?-- AISHWARYA RAI

88)Grasim is a flagship company of which business groups?--AV BIRLA GROUP

89)Provogue brand of apparels is owned by which clothing giants?--ACME CLOTHING

90)Which megastar has been roped in by Goodlas Nerolac as its brand ambassador?--AMITABH BACHCHAN

91)This automobile major has recently launched its SUV Endeavour at its plant near Chennai?--FORD MOTORS

92)This jeans maker was in the news as it announced to close its North American plants as it was struggling to

survive?--LEVI STRAUSS & Co.

93)These 2 airlines were in the news as they were about to merge .--KLM & AIR FRANCE

94)James Murdoch became the latest to join the governing board of Indian School of Business(ISB).He is the

c'man and CEO of ?--STAR GROUP

95)Binaca toothpaste has been put up for sale.which comp. owned it?--DABUR

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96)Which is the largest biscuit brand by volume in India?--PARLE-G

97)Which metro city has putoff CAS , differing from the proposed plan?--NEW DELHI

98)In a recent survey conducted by Business world and Grow talent , which company was ranked 1st as a gr8

place to work?--TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

99)Name the TV monthly magazine of Indian Television Academy that is tipped to be the 'Stardust of Indian

Television'?--GR8!

100)Nandas owns which business groups?--ESCORTS

101)Which automobile giant was in news as it signed a deal with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

(CSIR) for producing bio diesel by the jatropha seeds?--DAIMLER CHRYSLER

102)Which car model was gifted to Sachin Tendulkar -albeit with an impact duty of 120%--FIAT MOTORS

103)Boss115,GF170,Velocity and GF Laser are the names of 4 newly launched bike models by?--KINETIC

ENGG Ltd.

104)Elantra is a soon to be launched car model from the stable of which automobile majors?--HYUNDAI

MOTORS

105)In 1 of the biggest mergers in the Indian cement industry, Grasim merged with?--L&T

106)'Grand' is the name of the new variant of which existing car models?--AMBASSADOR

107)Which Indian IT company was in news for becoming the 2nd most profitable company after Microsoft?--

INFOSYS

108)What is the new name of Telco?--TATA MOTORS

109)Name the cricket personality who has recently setup a company called Showdiff in a tie up with the

advertising company Rediffusion?--RAVI SHASTRI

110)Which Indian car will be sold by the name of City Rover in the UK?--TATA INDICA

111)12 softdrinks were recently under fire for being detected with pesticides residues.Name the organisation which

conducted this study?--CSE

112)Terracan is name of latest car model launched by?--HYUNDAI MOTORS

113)Who is credited with the invention of e-mail?--RAY TOMLINSON

114)'Dettol' is famous product of which company?--RECKITT & BECKINSER

115)'N-Joi' is 1st ever diary product of?--PARLE AGRO

116)Which is India's 1st paid news portal?--THENEWSPAPERTODAY.COM

117)Reid & Taylor is a Scottish apparel brand owned by ____ in India?--S KUMARS

118)Kahin Nak Na Kut Jaye, is the name of India's 1st animated TV series that is scheduled to be launched by

which TV channels?--UTV

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119)Which brand has emerged as the largest brand of HLL?--WHEEL

120)What they dont teach you at Harvard and the 100% Solution are the famous works of which personality?--

MARK Mc CORMACK

121)Mak lubricants are from?--IOC

122)'Santoor' is a brand from which company?--WIPRO

123)'Jaisalmer' is a premium brand of cigarette from?--ITC

124)Indian hockey team is currently being sponsored by?--SAHARA GROUP

125)'Moov' is famous pain reliever ointment owned by which pharmaceutical company?--PARAS

PHARMACEUTICALS Ltd.

126)Indian cricketer to feature on the cover of Time magazine's annual edition of Asian news?--VIRENDER

SEHWAG

127)Cutting edge entertainment is the company by which business houses for venturing into the bollywood?--

TATAS

128)Which country is the largest importer of bicycle parts from India?--NIGERIA

129)SAFEMA?--Smuggler's And Foreign Exchange MAnagement

130)World's largest travel agency?--TRAVELEX

131)Wipro Vice c'man & president?--VIVEK PAUL

132)Intel CEO--CRAIG BARRET

C'Man--ANDREW S GROVE

133)Wockhardt CEO?--HABIL F KHORAKIWALA

134)IBM CEO?--SAMUEL J PALMYSANO

135)Which company tookover Dishnet recently?--TATA

136)Owner of TEN sports?--SHEIKH ABDUL RAHMAN BUKHATIR

137)Who led the Times Of India Group during the eighties, is now a member of the Upper House of Indian

Parliament and writes two columns that, have the highest reach and readership. He has won countless awards as a

poet, journalist, editor and television host and received honours too many to list. Including the Padma Shri at 26.

He was editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, Filmfare and The Independent and Publishing Director of The

Times Of India. Author of sixty books,he is the owner of a company named PNC ?--PRITISH NANDY

138)India's 1st private TV network?--ZEE

139)HCL--Hindustan Computers Ltd.

140)I quit a high-paying executive job with Delhi Cloth Mills to setup my own company ' Hindustan Computers

Ltd.'I was the only person with whom Microsoft founder Bill Gates had a private meeting during his famous India

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visit in 1996.I am too in the Forbes list of billionaires and am one of the richest Indians. Who am i?--SHIV

NADAR

141)Who is the single largest shareholder of Tata Sons(18.37 %)--PALLONJI SHAPOORJI MISTRY

142)Journalist and official Tata chronicler who has written a book on the Tatas, 'The Creation of Wealth' , and the

biography of J.R.D. Tata, 'Beyond the Blue Mountain' ?--R M LALA

143)The richest Indians acc. to Forbes in 2003:

1) Azim Premji 2)Mukesh & Anil Ambani 3)Kumar M. Birla 4) Lakshmi Mittal 5) Pallonji S. Mistry 6)Adi

Godrej 7)Shiv Nadar

144)I am the founder, chairman and CEO of The LNM Group, one of the world‟s five largest steel producers with

a steelmaking capacity of over 20 million tons and annualized net sales of $6 billion. I own the entertainment

channel B4U too. I am 1 of the richest indians and feature in Forbes list of billionaires. Who am i?--LAKSHMI N.

MITTAL

145)What is the Euro?

The Euro is the new currency created by the 15 member states of the European Union (EU). The Euro is now being

used in 12 of these countries. The currency was put into full circulation in 2002.

146)Which are the 12 Member States participating in the Euro?

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal.

147)Which European countries have not adopted the Euro?

There are three: Britain, Denmark and Sweden which are waiting to see if they like the new Euro currency and its

global and national economic mechanics.

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FACTS

BRAND & OWNER

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1) VF Corp-- Lee, Rustler, Brittania, Chic, Wrangler, Gitano, Vanity fair, Lily of France, Lee sport.

2) ITC-- Candyman, Minto.

3) GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare-- Maltova, Viva, Horlicks, Boost.

4) TVS-- Victor, Fiero, Centra.

5) Satnam Overseas-- Kohinoor basmati rice

COMPANY PROFILE

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company: business forte: homeland:

1)Acer PC Taiwan

2)TIW Telecom Canada

3)Hetro Drugs India

4)Target Retailing US

5)GAP Retailing US

6)VF Corp Apparel US

7)Wrigley Chewing gum US

8)Rado watch Switzerland

9)Lacoste Apparel France

FIRST IN INDIA

Earliest school of medicine known to humans: Ayurveda

First Air Force in Asia to fly jets: Indian Air Force (1948)

First Book in any Indian Language: It was printed in 1578 in Tamil.

First Census in India: 1901

First Cinema House in India: It was built by J.F.Madan in 1907 in

Calcutta.

First complete Technicolor film: Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)

First Constitutional Amendment: 1950

First country-wide agricultural census: 1970-71

First English Newspaper in India: Bengal Gazette printed in 1790 by James

Augustus in Calcutta.

First Film Centre: Nandan. Located in Calcutta, it was inaugurated in

September 1985.

First Film with an all-female cast: Marathi Film Bindhast, directed by

Chandrakant Kulkarni.

First Five-Year Plan: Started in 1951

First General Elections: They were held in 1952.

First hydroelectric project in India: Shivasamudram, across the River

Kaveri in 1902

First Indian state to set up a women‟s court: Andhra Pradesh

First international co-production: Nala Damayanti (1921) made in

collaboration with Italy.

First Marine National Park: Jamnagar

First Moonlit Animal House in Asia: Located in the Nehru Zoological Park,

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Hyderabad.

First Navodaya School: Navegaon-Khairi in Nagpur

First Postage Stamp: It was issued in India in 1852 at Karachi.

First Printing Press: It was set up in Goa in 1556 by the Portuguese.

First Railway Line: It was opened on April 16, 1853 between Bombay and

Thane.

First Rupee in India: It was minted during the reign of Sher Shah Suri in

1542.

First ship built in India: Jala Usha built by Vishakapatnam Shipyard was

commissioned in 1948.

First silent feature film in India: Pundalik made in 1912 by N.G. Chitre

and R.G. Torney. It was half British in its make.

First solar crematorium: It is proposed to be set up in Valsad, Gujarat.

First Solar Energy Centre: Gwalpahar, Gurgaon, Haryana

First song-less film: JBH Wadia's Naujawan (1937).

First south Indian film to be released in Korea: Tamil Film Muthu Maharaja

(June, 2000)

First Talkie Film: Alam Ara (1931)

First Telefilm: Satyajit Ray's Sadgati (telecast on Doordarshan in April

1981)

First Telegraph Line: It was laid between Calcutta and Agra in 1854.

This line was 1280 km long. It was extended up to Lahore in 1857.

First Telephone system: It was started in 1881 from Calcutta.

First Television Reception Centre: Arvi, located in Maharashtra

First veterinary college: Opened in Parel in Bombay in 1885. It is still

in existence and is the oldest veterinary college in Asia.

First Wind farm: Mandvi, Kutch in Gujarat

Highest Airfield in the world: Thoise, Ladakh

Highest road in India: Khardung La Pass

India‟s first Antartica expedition: January 11, 1982

India‟s first Satellite: Aryabhatta, April 19, 1975

India's first colour film: Prabhat's Sairandhri, which was processed and

printed in Germany in 1933.

India's first fully indigenous silent feature film: Raja Harishchandra

produced by Dada Saheb Phalke on May 3, 1913.

India's first indigenously built missile destroyer: INS 'Delhi'

(commissioned on November 15, 1997 at Mumbai).

India's first indigenously built submarine: INS 'Shakti' (commissioned on

February 7, 1992)

India's first indigenously made colour film: Ardashir Irani‟s Kisan Kanya

made in 1937.

India's first manufacturer of light bulbs and electrical equipment: Bengal

Lamps, Calcutta (1933)

India's First Oil well: Digboi (1890)

India's first radio programme: This was broadcast privately with a 40w

transmitter by the Madras Presidency Club Radio in 1924.

India's largest inland lake: Lake Chilika, Orissa

Largest circulated multi-edition daily in India: Roudramukhi Swar in Hindi

(12,92,277 copies in 1997).

Largest circulated periodical in India: Malayala Manorama (11,27,414

copies)

Largest circulated single edition newspaper in India: Hindustan Times from

Delhi (5,40,919 copies in 1997).

Largest Nandi in India: Nandi of the Leepakshi Temple at Andhra Pradesh

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Largest Stupa in India: Mahachaitya Stupa, Amravati, Andhra Pradesh

Oldest era in the world: Hindu Era

Oldest para-military force in India: Assam Rifles (1835) in Shillong

Only Place in the world where a Brahmat Temple is found: Pushkar in

Rajasthan

Shortest era in the world: Christian Era

State with the highest % of Scheduled Castes to total population: Punjab

(28.31% - 1991 Census)

State with the highest% of Scheduled tribes to total population: Mizoram

(94.75%)

State with the largest number of Scheduled Castes: Uttar Pradesh (29.276

million - 1991 Census)

State with the largest number of Scheduled Tribes: Madhya Pradesh (15.399

million - 1991 Census)

State with the largest number of towns: Uttar Pradesh (704)

State with the largest number of villages: Uttar Pradesh (1,12,803 - 1991

Census)

State with the least number of towns: Nagaland (7)

State with the lowest % of Scheduled tribes to total population: Uttar

Pradesh (0.21%)

State with the lowest number of Scheduled Castes: Mizoram (1000 - 1991

Census)

State with the lowest number of Scheduled Tribes: Sikkim (91,000)

State with the lowest number of villages: Goa (360 - 1991 Census)

World's First University: Taxila (700 B.C.)

World's highest STD/PCO facilities: Siachen glacier (established in

November 1997)

World's largest school: The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes City

Montessori School in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, as the world's largest school

with 23,000 students on its rolls.

Youngest para-military force in India: Coast Guard (1978)

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INDIAN CINEMA QUIZ

1. Life in a village is viewed through the eyes of two young children, a girl and her brother, of a Brahmin poet-

priest, Harihar and his wife, Sarbojaya. Life is hard and the old aunt who stays with them is a further burden. One

day the two children return home to find her dead in a bamboo grove. After the funeral Harihar leaves for the city

in search of a job. The monsoon arrives and the girl dances exultantly in the downpour while her brother watches.

She develops pneumonia and dies. Harihar returns home and the family decide to leave for Benares. What am I

talking about?

Ans: The plot of „Pather Panchali‟.

2. This bollywood character artist was first spotted by the famous filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak in a folk theatre. He

worked in theatres for more than 60 years and in over 250 films. A great freedom fighter, he was one of the great

movers of IPTA. A champion of underdogs he lived in a rented one room tenament in Santacruz till the end. Name

him.

Ans : A. K. Hangal

3. This post graduate from Gwalior started his literary career with 'Dhramyug' and 'Blitz'. His coming to film as

lyricist was accidental when the lyricist for an ongoing film passed away with two songs remaining and he was

approached to compose. He had been controversial and at one time was boycotted by the muslim lyricists of the

Bollywood. Who am I talking ?

Ans : Nida Fazli. Came into limelight when Kamal Amrohi hired him for the two songs for the film 'Razia Sultan'

when Jaani Nisar Akhtar expired during composition.

4. Virendra and Devendra are the names of lesser known brothers of which bollywood greats ?

Ans : Kapoors. They are brothers of Raj, Shammi, Shashi.

5. This famous politician was known for his adverse views on bollywood cinemas. He once went on to record to

advice Bollywood .... 'if you can not do any good to society, at least see not to do any harm.' Nevertheless he

graced four times to preside over the annual Filmfare award functions. Name the Celebrity.

Ans : Morarji Desai

6.Who is the only photographer Rekha always recommends for her private shoots ?

Ans : Jayesh Sheth

7. The first earning for this 13 year old khatri girl from Uttar Pradesh was a princely Rs. 200 for a single song in

1947. Her first film contract immediately thereafter fetched her Rs. 500 under A R Kardar. She was hailed as the

next Noorjehan. She dared to breach the contract with Kardar and sang for Gemini Studio. Kardar took revenge

and soon she was out from the singing arena. It is a different matter that she still ruled bollywood albeit as a

different Avatar .... Who ?

Ans : Uma Devi ( Tun Tun )

8.Nadeem Shravan always call this singer by the name 'Tiger' as apparently the duo thought the singer sang like a

'sher' in his first recording for the duo. Who am I talking about ?

Ans : Kumar Shanu

9. The hindi film 'Devdas' has most number of remakes in the same language ( hindi ). Which film was the first to

have a remake in the same Indian language ?

Ans : 'Aurat' ( 1940 ) was remade into 'Mother India' ( 1957 )

10. Tagore's composition 'man deya neya anek karechhi ...' ( i have exchanged my heart many a time .... ) inspired

Ravindra Jain to compose a famous song. Name the song.

Ans : 'Ghungroo ki tarah bajta hi raha main ... ' from 'Chor Machaye shor'.

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11. What is common to the films 'Kanoon' ( 1960 ), 'Ittefaq' ( 1969 ) 'Bhoot', 'Hawaa', '3 Deewarein', 'Jaago',

'Black', 'Darna Mana Hai' and 'Kaun' ?

Ans : They are all songless films.

12. Who played the role of Narada in the Movie Savitri released in the 1930's?

MS Subbulakshmi

13. Sayeed Jaffrey acted in twenty international films, most by an Indian actor. Name the Bollywood acrtress to

have acted in most international films.

Ans : Madhur Jaffrey acted in 18 international films.

14. Mallika Sarabhai during her college days was supposed to do this role in a drama to be played at the IIM,

Ahmedabad campus. She could not do it as she got preoccupied with the university badminton tournament. She

therefore recommended her college pal to the organiser. That was her first step in acting .... and she stopped only

after she became the top heroine of Bollywood. Who ?

Ans : Parveen Babi

15. She died in 1990, but long before she left the arena of regular film songs in 1954 due to Tonsilitis. She last

sang in film for C Ramchandra in 1957. She was the first woman singer in the history of song recording to get a

milestone fee of Rs 100 per song from HMV. Name the famous singer of yesteryear.

Ans : Zohrabai Ambalewali

16. Although Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat did the lead roles of Raj Kapoor's SSS, the original choices were different.

Who were they ?

Ans : I thought it was Rajesh Khanna and Mallika Sarabhai. Anirudh says First it was Lata Mangeshkar who was

in RK's mind. Lata refused. Later he thought of Rajesh and Dimple. Rajesh did not agree for Dimple to act. Other

Kapoor brothers didn't agree for Rajesh.

17. He represents sixteenth generation of classical music in the family, the first being in the court of Raja

Mansingh. He composed his first classical song at the age of six. The famed father and uncle were amazed when

they heard him singing the 'Khayal' composition and promptly took him for training. The partition however forced

the man to take up a job of a 'mechanic'. He got his first film song offer in 1952 'Shikar'. The rest is history. Who

am I talking about ?

Ans : Mehdi Hassan

18. This goodlooking Bengali singer with exceptional sweet voice from Calcutta was once offered the role of

leading lady by the famous director Ritwik Ghatak for his film 'Subarnarekha'. She was in Bollywood for a short

time but rendered voice to some memorable songs. Name her.

Ans : Arati Mukherjee

19. He was a known drug addict. His actor father wrote the script of a movie after him where the drug addict

character was named after his real name. The drug addict boy was shown to have killed his mother at the end and

then commit suicide. He was asked to act in the title. He was furious and opted out. He however rendered his first

ever film song for a movie in the film. Who are the father / son duo ?

Ans : Mehmood / Lucky Ali. The film 'Dushman Duniya Ka'.

20. He has played cricket alongwith Sourav Ganguli in Calcutta club cricket. Popular hero of Bhojpuri films, he is

also acting in hindi films. Has more than hundred audio song casettes to his credit. Who ?

Ans : Manoj Tiwari

21. O P Nayaar called her by the name 'black beauty'. Who is this famous singer ?

Ans : Geeta Dutt.

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22. The film 'Bees saal baad' was made after a bengali film by Hemant Mukherjee, where he was the music

director. The original bengali film was of course inspired by 'Hounds of Baskervilles'. Name the film.

Ans : Jighansa

All the best for SNAP 2010!!