Artha'15 Quiz Finals,Department Of Economics,Madras Christian College

BENNET THOMAS
&
DONA MARIA JOHN

RULES
Total 5 questions.
Direct answers- 10 points
Pass answers- 5 points

1)He is an entrepreneur from Mumbai, started
working as a drug distributor.
His attempt to acquire trouble ridden pharma giant
Ranbaxy brought him to limelight.
He is the man behind India’s first pharma centre for
research and development
He is the founder of world’s fifth largest pharma
company.
WHO IS HE AND WHY HAS HE BEEN IN THE NEWS
RECENTLY?
ID the Person

2)Name the two route
stops in India for the
world’s first solar
airplane(solar impulse)?

3)How do you connect the next
two images and their
explanations?

An artistic representation of
Whales by Maori, the
Polynesian people of New
zealand

Aboriginal Art
The aboriginal art form
includes works in a wide
range of media including
painting on leaves, wood
carving, rock carving,
sculpture, ceremonial
clothing and sand-
painting

4) This term was popularised by white
supremacists Alex Curtzis and Tom Metzger in
the 1990s. It comes from the tendency of a
certain animal to live isolated (especially older
ones in the species). In terrorism, the term
refers to commandos who undertake an
operation without any help from a group.
What term?

5) U.S PRESIDENT – AIR FORCE 1
INDIAN PRESIDENT - AIR INDIA ONE
? - SHEPHERD 1

6) He begins with a visual inspection, If the basics are in
place, he takes a closer look to make sure there are no
visible defects, including nicks, burrs, extra dots or marks
. After the visual inspection, the examiner has a selection
of tools at hand to complete the testing process. He uses
an electronic micrometer to measure each side and
determine if it is sized correctly. He uses a balancing
caliper, which ensures all sides are weighted. A steel set
square allows him to check that all corners and edges are
appropriately shaped, while a simple magnet will reveal
any added metal. For what is this elaborate process
carried out?

RULES
Anti clockwise
Total 5 questions.
Direct answers- 10 points
Pass answers- 5 points

1)Economic historians usually
attribute the start of the Great
Depression to the sudden
devastating collapse of US stock
market prices on October 29,
1929. This day is known as……..

2)Who is known as the “orcale of
omaha”?
And his famous quote is "Rule No.1:
Never loss money, Rule No.2: Never
forget the Rule No.1

3)These two deutsche
bank towers have a
very crafty name.
the two aspects of
every financial
transaction.
Guesses please.

5)Up – bulls
Down – bears
No significant
movement - ??

6)In which country does Bharati
Airtel have maximum market share in
Africa?

1)These specific type of strings used to
control puppets are famous because of an
artform practiced in Italy, especially in Sicily.
This artform doesn’t come under the general
puppeteering.
a) Name this artform/ What are these
strings called?
Poster for a famous movie features these
strings.
b) Identify the movie

Marionette Operas/ Marionette
Strings & The Godfather

2)This movie is roughly based on ?
The movie Legend of Bagger
Vance is based on the 1995 book
of the same title by Steven
Pressfield, which in turn is
roughly based on X.
The characters ‘R. Junuh’ played
by Matt Damon and ‘Bagger
Vance’ played by Will Smith were
also named after the
characters/role in X.
Plot of the movie is a down-and-
out golfer attempts to recover his
game and his life with help from a
mystical caddy.

Bhagavad Gita
R. Junuh – Arjuna
Bagger Vance – Bhagavan
(Krishna)

3)Zhangjiajie mountains in China served as the
inspiration for a fictional mountain range in a
blockbuster movie. To amplify this fact and to revive
the tourism, China renamed it after the name of the
mountains in the movie.
What was Zhangjiajie renamed to?

5)Id the Movie
This movie was produced on a shoestring
budget, but money had run out leaving most
of the post-production work incomplete.
Fund from the West Bengal Public Works
Department is released to complete the
movie.,This loan is listed in public records at
the time as “roads improvement”,a nod to
the films translated title

6)Id the Country
The U.S. and India are
accepted as having the
world’s two largest film
industries, referred to as
Hollywood and Bollywood
respectively.
The third largest film
industry is termed
Nollywood. Which country
does it belong to?

Rules
The following round depicts
famous fonts of famous
movie’s in alien contexts.
Identify the original movie
in which this font was
utilized.

4)NEW THINKING NEW POSSIBILITIES

H.R KHAN URGITH PATEL S.S MUDRA R GANDHI
1)

CURRENT DEPUTY GOVERNORS OF RBI

Ventures started by husband-wife
duos.
a.) Kaspersky was founded by Natalia
Kaspersky and Eugene Kaspersky.
b.) Flickr was founded by Stewart
Butterfield and then-wife Caterina
Fake.
c.) Cisco Systems was founded by
Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner.

3)Connect:
Shubh Yatra
Jet Wings
Go-Getter
Hello 6E
Spice Route

In-flight
magazines of
Indian Airline
Companies

Company name derived from Geographical
entities
Evian: Named after Évian-les-Bains, on the south
shore of Lake Geneva.
Himalaya: Named after the Himalayan mountain
range.
Adobe: Named after Adobe creek in USA.
Tatra: Named after Tatra Mountains in Europe (Poland
and Slovakia).
Aston Martin: Named after Aston Hill in United
Kingdom.
MontBlanc: Named after Mont Blanc, in Alps.
Toblerone: Named after Toblerone Mountain (also
known as Matterhorn High Mountain) in Switzerland.
Amazon.com: Named after Amazon River in South
America.

TATA.
IISc and NCPA –
both established by
the Tatas
Tanishq, croma,
Tetley – owned by
Tatas

1 Expand FIPB.
2
Facebook was launched in the year
3
Where is the Headquarters of Asian
Development Bank (ADB)?
4
The duty applied by GOI to ensure the
competitiveness of Domestic
Producers is called -
5
NIKKEI and TOPIX are indices
related to which country’s stock
market?
6 Bajaj Hindustan Chairman
7 Name Shiv Sena’s President.
TEAM 1

1 Expand FIPB.
Foreign investment Promotion
Board
2 Facebook was launched in the year 2004
3
Where is the Headquarters of Asian
Development Bank (ADB)?
Manila(Philippines)
4
The duty applied by GOI to ensure the
competitiveness of Domestic
Producers is called -
CVD (Counter Veiling Duty)
5
NIKKEI and TOPIX are indices
related to which country’s stock
market?
Japan
6 Bajaj Hindustan Chairman Shishir Bajaj
7 Name Shiv Sena’s President. Uddhav Thackrey

1
Who first introduced ATM’s in
India
2 Expand TRAI
3 Chairman of TATA sons group
4 Expand DGFT
5
Name the director of the
documentory film- India’s
Daughter
6
Who won the nobel prize in
economics in 2015
7
What is the election symbol of
BSP?
TEAM 2

1
Who first introduced ATM’s in
India
HSBC
2 Expand TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
3 Chairman of TATA sons group Cyrus Mistry
4 Expand DGFT Director General of Foreign Trade
5
Name the director of the
documentory film- India’s Daughter Leslee Udwin
6
Who won the nobel prize in
economics in 2015
Jean Tirole
7 What is the election symbol of BSP? Elephant

1
In finance term SLR stand for ____
____ ___
(it is one of the financial
Instrument)
2
What is the comic strip on editorial
page of ET called?
3
On July 12,1982 ARDC was merged
into
4 Gilt edged market means
5
Lala Lajpat Rai is a Founder of
_____ Bank
6 Expand TDSAT.
7
Recently elected Jammu &Kashmir
Chief Misnister
TEAM 3

1
In finance term SLR stand for ____
____ ___
(it is one of the financial
Instrument)
STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO
2
What is the comic strip on editorial
page of ET called?
Blinkers Off
3
On july 12,1982 ARDC was merged
into
NABARD
4 Gilt edged market means Market of government securities
5
Lala Lajpat Rai is a Founder of
_____ Bank
Punjab National Bank
6 Expand TDSAT.
Telecom Disputes settlement and
appellate Tribunal
7
Recently elected Jammu &Kashmir
Chief Misnister
Mufti Muhammad sayeed

1 Chairman of alibaba group
2
What is the official name given to
the Russian law making body?
3
Which retail chain started life as a
butter manufacturer in Ooty in
1905 by Muthuswami Mudaliar?
4 Expand BCTT (Budget Term, a Tax)
5
The horse shoe falls is otherwise
known as
6 Expand ICICI bank
7 Chief minister of Maharashtra
TEAM 4

1 Chairman of alibaba group
Jack Ma
2
What is the official name given to
the Russian law making body? Duma
3
Which retail chain started life as a
butter manufacturer in Ooty in
1905 by Muthuswami Mudaliar?
Nilgiris
4 Expand BCTT (Budget Term, a Tax) Banking Cash Transaction Tax
5
The horse shoe falls is otherwise
known as
The Niagra Falls
6 Expand ICICI bank
Industrial Credit and Investment
Corporation of India
7 Chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis

TEAM 5
1
Nobel prize in Economics was
started in the year?
2 Expand NEFT?
3 Author of arthashastra
4
Which dept. decides the policies
in policies for Commodity Future
Market?
5
India is ranked ___ in broadband
penetration.
6 MD of IMF
7 Defence minister of India

1
Nobel prize in Economics was
started in the year?
1969
2 Expand NEFT? National Electronic Funds Transfer
3 Author of arthashastra Chanakya
4
Which dept. decides the policies in
policies for Commodity Future
Market?
DCA (Dep't. Of Consumers Affairs)
5
India is ranked ___ in broadband
penetration.
122
6 MD of IMF Christine Lagarade
7 Defence minister of India Monohar Parrikkar

1)Who regulates commodity
exchanges in India? Name
the regulator

Forward Markets Commission (FMC)

2)This metaphor was conceived by
Adam Smith to describe the self-
regulating behavior of the
marketplace. Individuals can make
profit, and maximize it without the
need for government intervention.
What metaphor?

3)Robert Ward, of the Economist
Intelligence Unit, coined an acronym
CIVETS, for six favored emerging
market economies. These countries
are supposed to have a diverse and
dynamic economy and a young
growing population.
Expand CIVETS.

5)In which year were Regional Rural Banks established?

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