IQL Meeting – May 1 2010

Makkal Choice

A sample from the day’s quizzes

President Pratibha Patil has appointed senior-most judge of the Supreme Court Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia the 38th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will take charge on May 12, succeeding Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, who retires on May 11. What’s interesting about this piece of information; which otherwise, would have turned out to be just another news article?

Justice Kapadia, will be the first CJI born after Independence.

How is this dude famous in F1 racing? Name him.

Bernd Maylander. Safety Car driver

The origin of this product lies in the traditional Ayurvedic digestive medicine Shudhabardhak Bati. It is a mix of herb, spices and edible salts commonly used in home remedies to treat stomach ailments like indigestion etc. This was the first time an Ayurvedic medicine was introduced into the market as a consumer health care brand . What am I talking about ?

Dabur Hajmola

Brand owned by?

• Sushmita Sen has launched her own brand I AM. The first offering is called I AM She.

• Which Company founded by Li Shifu , started in 1986 as a manufacturer of refrigerators and which later moved to manufacturing decoration materials, gets its name from the Chinese word meaning Auspicious or Lucky?

• The company that has bought Volvo from Ford