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Legend says that this place is named after a poor heart broken
backward caste man who arrived there as a refuge and the local
chieftain gave him vast land as a gift out of sympathy. Ever since,
the land is known after him.
Recently there has been immense demand for the land in and
around and the property prices have been shooting upwards.
There has also been a proposal for a railway station here.
Id this place in Kerala!
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It was originated as a result of difficulties importing Coca-
Cola syrup into Nazi Germany during World War II due to a
trade embargo. To circumvent this, Max Keith, the head of Coca-
Cola during the Second World War, decided to create a new
product for the German market, using only ingredients available
in Germany at the time, including whey and pomace.
The name was the result of a brief brainstorming session, which
started with Keith exhorting his team to "use their imagination“!!
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Identify the logo.
Tata group donated them the
biggest ever donation in the
history i.e 50 million dollars to
establish a facility named TATA
HALL.
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A financial columnist X for the Hearst papers,
and his partner Walter Drey, the general
manager of the Magazine of Wall Street,
founded this magazine in 1917. X provided the
money and the name and Drey provided the
publishing expertise. The original name of the
magazine was X: Devoted to Doers and Doings.
Identify X
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What telecommunications application first released in August
2003, was created by Dane Janus Friis and Swede Niklas
Zennstrom in cooperation with Estonians Ahti Heinla, Priit
Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn, who developed the backend
which was also used in music-sharing application Kazaa..?
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In 1975, he was the first person to
receive the "Leader in Marketing
Thought" award voted on by the
academic members of the American
Marketing Association. WHO?
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The X Store is an online store started in December, 2013. It includes
products like T- shirts; stationary material, masks, kurtas and pen-drives
etc. According to Live Mint, there are plans to launch physical
stores in major cities and that the first brick and mortar store would be
in Delhi or Ahmedabad.
Interestingly, this comes in the wake of X-inspired video games and
mobile phone series that were also launched in 2013.
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A X is an agreement between a company and an employee (usually
upper executive) specifying that the employee will receive certain
significant benefits if employment is terminated. It is also known as
"Change-in-control benefits".The benefits may include severance pay,
cash bonuses, stock options, or other benefits.
The first use of the term “X" is credited to a 1961 attempt by creditors
to oust Howard Hughes from control of TWA airlines.
Id the term
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Karnataka Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha was founded on
November 1, 1957 by a group consisting of H. A. Pai, Anant Bhat,
Jayadev Rao Kulkarni, B. J. Gokhale, Vasudev Rao and B. H. Inamdar,
who wanted to create a federation to cater to the need for growth of
village industries.
This Company has got a sole monopoly in India for a particular
product. What product is this ?
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A movement of women working for social and economic change
around the world. It advocates for young women’s leadership, peace,
justice, human rights and sustainable development, both on a
grassroots and global scale. It is the largest women’s organization in
the world, and the second oldest organization of its kind, second only
to the Relief Society. The organization is currently based in Geneva
Switzerland.
Name the organization.
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Skore condoms are providing
pouches and has revived its tagline to
JUST SEX, NO MESS! As a part of
supporting an initiative by Indian
government.
WHICH INITITATIVE?
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The scriptures describe that X once ruled Lanka, but was overthrown
by his demon stepbrother Ravana, later settling in the Himalayas.
Descriptions of the "glory" and "splendours" of X's city are found in
many scriptures.
X has also been assimilated into the Buddhist and Jain pantheons. In
Buddhism, he is known as Vaisravana, while in Jainism, he is known
as Sarvanubhuti.
X was also recently in news beacause of a Kerala government
initiative! Who’s X?
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Noritake, a 106 year old Chinese crockery brand was in news recently
when a high profile buyer ordered 25,000 gold and platinum trimmed
pieces for their new home. Identify this big shopper ?
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