- This brand was launched on August 15 and has been associated with cricket and Bollywood stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Sachin Tendulkar, Saif Ali Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Virender Sehwag. Name it.
- The idea of a truly Indian bank was first conceived by GD Birla after the historic Quit India Movement in 1942. A year later, the idea turned into reality when he founded such a bank. Name it.
- Between 1906 and 1911, Pingali Venkayya, the designer of the Indian national flag, researched on staple varieties of crops and came up with a study on a special variety of a commodity. With the British rulers taking notice, he came to be known as ____Venkayya. Fill in the blank .
- Which Indian car company produced its first vehicle in 1947?
- Which company is known as “midnight’s child” because it was incorporated 10 days after India was declared independent on August 15, 1947?
- What system was introduced on August 15, 1972? It is in use even today.
- Which is India’s first PSU?
- Name the first scooter brand that was introduced in independent India?
- This business family took over companies like Muir Mills in Kanpur, Ganges Manufacturing in Kolkata, and a famous Mumbai-based company, which is still one of its flagship brands, from the Sassoons. Name it.
- Identify the business group’s logo whose founder was born on August 15.
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