The Strategist biz quiz

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1. Which 1986 feature film, commissioned by a handloom cooperative, revolved around the ikat weavers of Pochampally?
2. Which American newspaper did Edward D Jones and Charles Henry Dow found?
3. Which French company manufactured the fighter plane "Ouragon", renamed "Toofani" by the Indian Air Force?
4. All Mughal emperors continued with which silver coin, first introduced by Sher Shah, weighing 180 grains?
5. What was the name of the largesse coins first struck during Shah Jahan's reign, meant to be scattered among the people?
6. During World War I, which British monarch was featured on the British Gold Sovereign, the only time they were struck at an Indian mint in Bombay?
7. Which industrial town in western India gives its name to a soft twilled silk for scarves?
8. What name meaning "adventurer" in Russian is given to runaway serfs who first settled in southern Russia in the 15th century?
9. What was the railway station of Tatanagar/ Jamshedpur originally called?
10. In which field is the Deming Award given?

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