(Questions) Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz National Final 2019

It was a rainy Mumbai evening and the Tatas dished out a Saturday to remember. Giri's inimitable wisecracks, jibes, eloquence and passionate storytelling regaled a 600 + strong audience. The winning team quite deservedly was Novartis from Bangalore. The runner-up position was shared between TCS Chennai and Savoir-Faire Goa. Without much ado, let's begin with the questions from today's evening!

The answers to these questions can be found in a link at the end of the questions. Just a couple of text questions need to be updated!

1. For whom was this initiative launched by the Tatas?

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3. Douglas Leigh was a pioneer in the field of outdoor advertising and responsible for making Times Square the site of some of the most iconic neon signs. In 1933, he made his first-ever creation which was a real steaming billboard that gave off actual steam for a brand now owned by the Tatas. Which brand?

                                  

4. This statue represented the start of something iconic in India in terms of trade and commerce. Its located in Mumbai. Explain.

5.  Which famous inventor is the founder of this company? Giri mentioned that this invention is part of most households in India. The inventor once worked at Clyde Valley Electric company. 

6. Explain the images below.

               

7.  Explain the significance of this diamond with respect to the world of Tatas.

8. Whose rebranding was this?

9. Which unlikely personality is this anime going to be based upon? It's a modern take about an iconic personality aimed to educate Chinese schoolchildren.

10. What were these pen nibs used for in India?

11. What's the funda behind this image?

12. Who is the author of this book?

13. What is this picture all about?

14. Connect these three images.

  

 

15. What concept came about from these military fortifications built to protect castles in ancient times?

16. Connect these to a profession

                                  

17. What does this photo represent?

18. Siegel + Gale is a branding strategy firm which published an annual list of top global brands based on a certain parameter. The companies featured below were the top 10 in the list. What is this list about?

19. Connect these to a personality

 

20. Connect these 4 images

     

    
21.   Connect these pictures.

  

22. Connect

         

23. In the early 1970s, the then Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew had an idea to attract investment into the island nation of Singapore. In order to do that, he wanted to benchmark the idea with the industry. Hence, he invited someone from India to benchmark his idea with theirs. Which Indian was invited?

   24. This was first a Chinese version in the early 1910s in India. It was introduced by John Fordyce to India. One of the electric versions for India was attempted to be made in the 1990s by the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute. What are we talking about?

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26. In the 15th century, companies faced problems with handy access to a workforce. This concept was thus created to solve that problem. It was called the "putting out" system and helped companies save costs and get work done. What concept was born which is otherwise believed to be a modern-day concept?

27. This used to be made in different colours at Titagarh in Kolkata. It was made at a home for leprosy patients at the Gandhiji Prem Niwas. A famous personality selected a certain colour because it stood for purity and today that has become an iconic symbol. It has also been registered as a trademark. What are we talking about?

28. The concept originated in 2011 from a project in the high-tech strategy of the German government. It was publicly introduced the same year at the Hannover Fair. What concept are we talking about?

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