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

BENNET THOMAS&

DONA MARIA JOHN

ROUND ONE

THE WORLD NOW!!!!

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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 pharmacompany.

WHO IS HE AND WHY HAS HE BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY?

ID the Person

ANSWER

DILIP SHANGHVI

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

ANSWER

AHMEDABAD AND VARANASI

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 ArtThe 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

ANSWER

ICC world cup 2015 logo

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?

ANSWER

LONE WOLF

5) U.S PRESIDENT – AIR FORCE 1

INDIAN PRESIDENT - AIR INDIA ONE

? - SHEPHERD 1

ANSWER

POPE

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?

ANSWER

CASINO DICE

FIRST ROUND OVER….

ROUND 2

ROUND TWO

CORPORATE TALKS

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Anti clockwiseTotal 5 questions.Direct answers- 10 pointsPass 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……..

ANSWER

BLACK TUESDAY

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

ANSWER

WARREN BUFFET

3)These two deutsche

bank towers have a

very crafty name.

the two aspects of

every financial

transaction.

Guesses please.

ANSWER

DEBIT & CREDIT

4) IDENTIFY

ANSWER

MOHAMMED YOUNIS

5)Up – bulls

Down – bears

No significant

movement - ??

ANSWER

CHICKEN MARKET

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

ANSWER

NIGERIA

OVER

ROUND 3

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LOGOS

1)

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2)

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3)

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5)

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6)

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ROUND THREE OVER…

ROUND 4

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ENIGMA

MINIMILISTIC POSTERS

1)

ANSWER

HARRY POTTER

2)

ANSWER

BODY GUARD

3)

ANSWER

MERA NAAM JOKER

4)

ANSWER

THE AVENGERS

5)

ANSWER

LAGAAN

6)

ANSWER

THE PRESTIGE

MINISCREEN

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

ANSWER

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.

ANSWER

Bhagavad Gita

R. Junuh – ArjunaBagger 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?

ANSWER

Hallelujah Mountains(Avatar)

4)Connect

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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

ANSWER

Pather Panchali

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?

ANSWER

Nigeria

BETWEEN THE LINES

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

EXAMPLE

1)

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2)

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3)

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4)

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5)

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6)

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ROUND 5

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TAGLINES

1) DELIGHTING YOU ALWAYS

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2)THINK DIFFERENT

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3)YOUR POTENTIAL. OUR PASSION

ANSWER

4)NEW THINKING NEW POSSIBILITIES

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5)SAVE MONEY. LIVE BETTER

ANSWER

6)IDEAS FOR LIFE

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ROUND 6

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CONNECT

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

1)

ANSWER

CURRENT DEPUTY GOVERNORS OF RBI

2)

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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 CaterinaFake.c.) Cisco Systems was founded by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner.

3)Connect:Shubh YatraJet WingsGo-GetterHello 6ESpice Route

ANSWER

In-flight magazines of Indian Airline Companies

4)

ANSWER

Company name derived from Geographical entitiesEvian: 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.

5)

ANSWER

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

6)

ANSWER

L’Oreal

ROUND 7

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RAPID FIRE

1 Expand FIPB.

2Facebook was launched in the year

3Where is the Headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

4The duty applied by GOI to ensure the

competitiveness of Domestic Producers is called -

5NIKKEI and TOPIX are indices related to which country’s stock market?

6 Bajaj Hindustan Chairman

7 Name Shiv Sena’s President.

TEAM 1

ANSWERS

1 Expand FIPB.Foreign investment Promotion

Board

2 Facebook was launched in the year 2004

3Where is the Headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?

Manila(Philippines)

4The 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

1Who first introduced ATM’s in

India

2 Expand TRAI

3 Chairman of TATA sons group

4 Expand DGFT

5Name the director of the documentory film- India’s

Daughter

6Who won the nobel prize in

economics in 2015

7What is the election symbol of

BSP?

TEAM 2

ANSWERS

1Who first introduced ATM’s in

IndiaHSBC

2 Expand TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

3 Chairman of TATA sons group Cyrus Mistry

4 Expand DGFT Director General of Foreign Trade

5Name the director of the

documentory film- India’s Daughter Leslee Udwin

6Who won the nobel prize in

economics in 2015Jean Tirole

7 What is the election symbol of BSP? Elephant

1

In finance term SLR stand for ____ ____ ___(it is one of the financial Instrument)

2What is the comic strip on editorial

page of ET called?

3On July 12,1982 ARDC was merged

into

4 Gilt edged market means

5Lala Lajpat Rai is a Founder of _____ Bank

6 Expand TDSAT.

7Recently elected Jammu &Kashmir

Chief Misnister

TEAM 3

ANSWERS

1

In finance term SLR stand for ____ ____ ___(it is one of the financial Instrument)

STATUTORY LIQUIDITY RATIO

2What is the comic strip on editorial

page of ET called?Blinkers Off

3On july 12,1982 ARDC was merged

intoNABARD

4 Gilt edged market means Market of government securities

5Lala Lajpat Rai is a Founder of _____ Bank

Punjab National Bank

6 Expand TDSAT.Telecom Disputes settlement and

appellate Tribunal

7Recently elected Jammu &Kashmir

Chief MisnisterMufti Muhammad sayeed

1 Chairman of alibaba group

2What is the official name given to

the Russian law making body?

3Which retail chain started life as a

butter manufacturer in Ooty in 1905 by Muthuswami Mudaliar?

4 Expand BCTT (Budget Term, a Tax)

5The horse shoe falls is otherwise

known as

6 Expand ICICI bank

7 Chief minister of Maharashtra

TEAM 4

ANSWERS

1 Chairman of alibaba groupJack Ma

2What is the official name given to

the Russian law making body? Duma

3Which 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

5The horse shoe falls is otherwise

known asThe Niagra Falls

6 Expand ICICI bankIndustrial Credit and Investment

Corporation of India

7 Chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis

TEAM 5

1Nobel prize in Economics was

started in the year?

2 Expand NEFT?

3 Author of arthashastra

4Which dept. decides the policies in policies for Commodity Future

Market?

5India is ranked ___ in broadband

penetration.

6 MD of IMF

7 Defence minister of India

ANSWERS

1Nobel prize in Economics was

started in the year?1969

2 Expand NEFT? National Electronic Funds Transfer

3 Author of arthashastra Chanakya

4Which dept. decides the policies in

policies for Commodity Future Market?

DCA (Dep't. Of Consumers Affairs)

5India is ranked ___ in broadband

penetration.122

6 MD of IMF Christine Lagarade

7 Defence minister of India Monohar Parrikkar

ROUND8

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MIND WARP

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

ANSWER

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?

ANSWER

Invisible Hand.

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.

ANSWER

4)IDENTIFY

ANSWER

Shanmukham Chetty

5)In which year were Regional Rural Banks established?

ANSWER

OCTOBER 2,1975

ROUND 9

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