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  • Which 1986 feature film, commissioned by a handloom cooperative, revolved around the ikat weavers of Pochampally?
     Shyam Benegal's Susman
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  • The advertisement for this company featured the Tirupati Tirumala temple, with the tagline "Guess who else is using...?" Fill in the company's name.
    Vizag Steel
  • Which tyre manufacturer owned a car company?
    Michelin, which owned Citroen
  • How do we know the Native Stock and Share Brokers Association today?
    The Bombay Stock Exchange
  • Who came up with the Only Vimal Campaign?
    Frank Simoes
  • Which Indian brand owes its origin to the matrimonial columns?
    Fair and Lovely, which was based on the insight that most Indians preferred fair complexions
  • Who made the first car audio systems?
    Motorola
  • Which ageing American icon appeared in a recent commercial for lingerie manufacturer Victoria's Secret?
    Bob Dylan
  • In the late 1960s, who were nicknamed as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?
    Burroughs, CDC, GE, Honeywell, NCR, RCA and Univac were the smaller companies competing with IBM, which was called Snow White
  • Which French car and motorcycle maker failed in India in both categories?
    Peugeot failed with PAL Puegeot the car, which was made along with the Mumbai-based Premier Automobiles Limited, and also the moped Sportiff, which it manufactured with the South-based Chamundi Mopeds
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      First Published: Apr 20 2004 | 12:00 AM IST

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