- India’s largest ecommerce company is a joint venture between two existing brick and mortar companies. Name the ecommerce company and its founders.
- Which industrialist was referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as his fifth son?
- Which popularly used device evolved with its models being described as liquid, box, centennial and butterstamp?
- Identify the famous metaphor that was coined in 1992 when the author was using a mouse pad from the Apple Library in Cupertino and was writing an article for the Wilson Library Bulletin.
- Name the UN-mandated convention that has made it mandatory for all countries trading in rough diamonds to certify that they have not originated from African countries experiencing armed warfare. Otherwise called blood diamonds.
- “The five-wire resisting technology” was patented in the late 1970s. What is it commonly known as today?
- What is codenamed the Stagecoach and also nicknamed the Beast?
- What is the name given to a formula that can predict bankruptcy of a company? Also name the person who invented it.
- Triumph in your moment of truth is the tag line of which institution?
- Identify the brand with this visual. (Hint: beverage)
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