QUIZ SESSION 5RESEARCHED BY – ASHISH MISHRA

RULES

Questions 1 and 10 are standalone questions with Regular points.

Questions 2-9 are part of a Theme with each having regular points as

well as a connect to the Central theme.

All the questions are up for Bids on points (1-30).

For answering the theme, points would be awarded based on the

Question Number in which you get the theme correct.

Points for the theme is 80 (Q2), 70 (Q3), 60 (Q4), 50 (Q5), 40 (Q6), 30

(Q7), 20 (Q8) and 10 (Q9). Only one attempt per question is allowed on the theme.

All answers to be directed to Me on Personal chat.

The final decision rests with the Quiz Master!

1

This company was started by Maharaja Nalvadi

Krishnaraja Wodeyar in the year 1937 for manufacturing

paints. It became a public sector company when India

gained independence in 1947, currently it is owned and

operated by the Government of Karnataka. Its flagship

product is based on a chemical formula devised by the

National Physical Laboratory of India. This company’s

revenue pattern is not very consistent due to a certain

reason. It had earnings of Rs. 1.8 Crore in 2006-07, in 2004

it earned Rs. 4 Crore and in 2009 it was Rs. 21.7 Crore.

ANSWER

Mysore Paints and varnish Company

Manufactures the famous Indelible Ink

1

2

This is a Chennai Headquartered Company which

commenced operations in 1999. It was founded by

Chinnakannan Sivasankaran and his company is the

Market leader in it’s product category in Tamil Nadu and

5th largest in the country. Till March 2nd 2015 this

company was also involved with Wikipedia Zero

initiative. Today this company is owned by Maxis and

Apollo Hospitals. It is also the Title sponsor of the only ATP

Tennis tournament in India.

ANSWER

Aircel

3

This is a Chinese Company based in Shenzhen,

Guangdong province. Founded in 2002, it is one of

China’s largest company in its category and also

features in Top 10 in the world. It replaced NOKIA in one

of the most visible televised spectacle held in India every

summer. They define themselves as a global provider of

mobile and internet technology that is user-friendly,

stylish, and wallet friendly.

ANSWER

Gionee

4

This Mumbai based company is the largest exporter from

India in its product category. Grasim Industries is it’s

parent company. This company has been accorded the

Superbrand status. It started out in 1983 with Awarpur

Work Plant and today has 29 manufacturing units in

multiple countries. As a brand it embodies 'strength',

'reliability' and 'innovation'.

ANSWER

UltraTech Cements

5

This Company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a

former engineer in the People's Liberation Army. It is the

largest equipment maker in the world in its category,

having overtaken Ericsson in 2012. Its products and

services have been deployed in more than 140 countries

and it currently serves 45 of the world's 50 largest

telecoms operators. in 2011 it initiated a Scholarship

program known as "Maitree Scholarship", for Indian

students studying in China. It is also one of the Associate

Partners of Arsenal FC.

ANSWER

Huawei

6

This is a Japanese multinational company

headquartered in Osaka. It has operations in Japan,

China, Australia, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North

America. It was founded in 1924 as Osaka Kinzoku

Kogyosho LP by Akira Yamada. It got its current name in

1963. It is the second largest company in its product

category after Carrier Corporation. It also manufactures

the Type 06 Grenade Rifle for the Japan Ground Self-

Defense Force.

ANSWER

Daikin

7

This is a range of Heavy Vehicles produced by a

subsidiary of Tata Group. This product is assembled in

India and South Korea. It was the winner of the

'Commercial Vehicle of the Year' at the Apollo

Commercial Vehicles Awards, 2010 and 2012. It is the first

commercial vehicle range with Common rail engine,

Automatic transmission, World-class cabin with HVAC, Air

suspension driver seats, Data logger for performance

tracking.

ANSWER

Tata Motors Prima

8

This company is owned by Kalanithi Maran, with a 48.9%stake, as well as minority holdings of Hyderabad-based ITcompany ValueLabs, NDTV, Astro. It was acquired from IndiaToday promoter Living Media in January 2006. in the cities ofPune, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Indore in addition toBhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Saugor, Nashik, Aurangabad,Nagpur, Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Gulbarga, Kochi,Trivandrum, Thrissur, Kanpur, Kozhikode, Hyderabad,Vijayawada, Vizag, Warangal, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Rajkot,Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Lucknow, Aizawl. Allahabad,Varanasi, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Bhubaneswar, Asansol, Siliguri,Gangtok, Guwahati and Shillong. Currently it’s content is 100%Hindi.

ANSWER

Red FM 93.5

9

This company is a subsidiary of an industrial

conglomerate with interests all over the world, and is an

Indian multinational company. The group has 17

manufacturing sites in India and plants in China, Poland,

Italy and Mexico. It is also the third largest picture tube

manufacturer in the world. This company is the first

service provider in India to launch wireless headphones

for its STB, which is compatible with all of its STB’s. In 2013

it was awarded as Asia's Most Promising Brand in its

category because of adding highest number of new

subscribers compare to any other Operator worldwide.

ANSWER

Videocon d2h

10

This is a working group which considers Tukaram's

teachings of helping each other to be central to their

efficiency and motivation. They offer uninterrupted and

seamless service even in the worst of weather and crisis.

They have been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 certification

by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New

Zealand. Recently Amazon and Flipkart have tied up

with them to ensure last mile delivery to consumers.

ANSWER

Mumbai Dabbawalas

Answer to the theme

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