Sunday, August 16, 2009

OUT OF POETIC FOCUS

1) Head Quarters of Tata Group Called?
Ans: Bombay House

2) India's first steel mill was built by the Tatas. In which year was it completed?
Ans: 1911

3) About 66% of the Tatas' capital is allocated by Tata Sons for which purpose?

Ans: Philanthropic trusts

4) What was the first Indian luxury hotel established by the Tatas?

Ans: Taj Mahal Hotel

5) The Tata group consists of how many companies?
Ans: 80

6) When did the World Bank come into being?
Ans: July 1944

7) Former Name of World Bank?
Ans: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

8) Which Asian nation was the first to get a World Bank loan?

Ans: India (on Aug 18, 1949 for Railway Reconstruction and Development.

9) Which organisation instituted the Nobel Prize for Economics?
Ans: Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweeden)

10) Who is the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics?
Ans: Amartya Sen (for his studies in Wellfare Ecconomics)

11) How many women have won the Nobel Prize for Economics since 1969?
Ans:None

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey ..

Thanks for this info ..:)

Cheers

Grace said...

As always, great post, Paramveer.
Enjoy the rest of the week. :)

paramveer said...

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