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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!!
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