Let your intellect shine and grey cells buzz alive, as Pragya - UEM Kolkata Quiz Club brings to you the "Convergence" their latest instalment in the BizTech genre.

1. Round 1.
Loosen the shackles, let’s begin
Tip
Try or it
might
bounce off.

2. Question 1.
On September 11, 20211, the DoS entered into a Framework MoU with
this new-age private startup backed by Padma Shri V. G. Gandhi and
serial entrepreneur Mukesh Bansal.
Identify this company, which is only one of two in India to have
accomplished this feat and claims to be able to complete their
product by the fall of 2022.

3. All okay?

4. Ans. Skyroot Aerospace
The other is “AgniKul Cosmos.”

5. Question 2.
Chakan is a census town in Maharashtra's Pune district. It houses the
Indian operations of major automakers like Volkswagen Group, Jaguar
Land Rover, GE, Hyundai Group, etc.
Identify the car model that one of them launched their "Made in India"
version earlier this month.

6. All okay?

7. Ans. Mercedes-Benz S-Class

8. Question 3.
The Government of India passed the Air Corporations Act in 1953 and
bought a majority stake in Tata Airlines from Tata Sons, paving the
way for Air India. Finally, Air India, along with its low-cost carrier Air
India Express and 50 percent of AISATS (ground handling company),
were sold yesterday to Talace Privately Limited, a Tata Sons' SPV.
Identify the other two airline affiliates of the Tata Group, formed in
2013 after India opened up its airline sector to 49 percent FDI.

9. All okay?

10. Ans. Vistara and AirAsia India

11. Question 4.
NCSA Mosaic was one of the first web browsers ever created.
WebRunner, a Mosaic clone was later created using a new
programming language. Creators of WebRunner demonstrated it at a
TED conference in Monterey, California in 1995.
Identify this new programming language.

12. All okay?

13. Ans. Java

14. Question 5.
The Rhaeto-Romanic or historic Swiss word for remembrance is
ALGORDANZA, also a company name. This brand is the market leader
in a particular diamond type.
Identify this specific type of diamond.

15. All okay?

16. Ans. Memorial Diamonds

17. Question 6.
Identify the significance of the following text.
I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:
:-)
Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark
things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use
:-(

18. All okay?

19. Ans. First official use of emoticons.

20. Question 7.
PHP: <?php echo "Hello, World";
JavaScript: console.log("Hello World!");
Identify the programming language that has this code for its “Hello
World” program.
Write-Host "Hello, World!"

21. All okay?

22. Ans. Powershell

23. Question 8.
This human medication is lethal for snakes and has been proposed in
the chemical control program for Guam's invasive brown tree snakes.
It's also extremely toxic to cats, but it's on the WHO's Essential
Medicines List (for humans).
Identify this drug, that you've most likely consumed at least once
during the pandemic.

24. All okay?

25. Ans. Paracetamol

26. Round 2.
7595925551, DM me ;)
Tip
See.
Pounce.
Answer.

27. Question 1.
Identify the brand that
manufactures this e-
rickshaw. (Image is
grayscaled)

28. Cholo next,

29. Ans. Exide
See your noob QM
driving it.

30. Question 2.

31. Cholo next,

32. Ans. Unacademy
• KOTA Factory Season 1 sponsored by them.
• NEET preparation courses are available on it.
• Codechef was acquired by them.

33. Question 3.
Identify the final result
of this action in 2013
by Michael Widenius,
the original author of
this repository or
initiative,

34. Cholo next,

35. Ans. MariaDB

36. Question 4.
She, Leela Chitnis was
the first female to
advertise for this
brand. Who was the
first male?

37. Cholo next,

38. Ans. It’s the ad for Lux,
and it’s Shah Rukh Khan.

39. Question 5.
Identify this place in
Mountain View, CA.

40. Cholo next,

41. Ans. Android Lawn,
inside Googleplex
Nivesh Da and Saby Da jabe kodin por.

42. Question 6.
Connect them to a
common link.
Take inspiration from
amongst yourselves.

43. Cholo next,

44. Ans. Startups founded/co-founded
by female entrepreneurs.
Pase Baishali Di bose (virtually), future entrepreneur.

45. Question 7.
Identify the art type.

46. Cholo next,

47. Ans. ASCII art
Chirag erm ekta aak.

48. Question 8.
Identify this
government of India
department website.

49. Cholo next,

50. Ans. Department of Biotechnology

51. Round 4.
Final round, buckle up.
Tip
Remember
what you
see.

52. Question 1.
“We are a tiny online/offline startup currently only serving in
Coimbatore. We recently received a cease and desist letter from X to
close down our operations and hand over our domains (ie, our
business) to them because we have ...”
This is a blog called "bbisabully.com" that a rising startup launched in
early 2021 to refute X's claims. According to X, the new startup
infringes on its trademark and brand. Identify the brand X.

53. Safety first,

54. Ans. Dailybasket

55. Question 2.
This brand was created in 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, but was bought by
X in 2012. That same year, X made its debut in India in Mumbai's
Elphinstone Building. The original brand is now developing a product
variety specifically for the Indian market and is only available in India.
Identify the parent company, X, which is known for their
environmental policies and has implemented a related offer in their 7
Kolkata outlets on October 2nd of this year.

56. Safety first,

57. Ans. Starbucks
The initial brand is Teavana, and the tea variety is called “India Spice
Majesty Blend.”

58. Question 3.
This is one of India's oldest open
annual quizzes, which is usually held
on national holidays. It began in 1989
and has been held on various dates
since then in Bangalore, Chennai,
Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, and Hyderabad.
Identify the quiz's organizers, who
work in an industry declared "non-
essential" by the Indian government
during the pandemic.

59. Safety first,

60. Ans. Landmark Bookstores
The quiz name is “Landmark Quiz.”

61. Question 4.
Clients of this company have included the RMS Queen Mary 2, the Burj
Khalifa, and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. The journey of this company
began when it was awarded the contract to construct power plants
and use earth-moving machinery at the Tungabhadra Dam.
Identify this company, which had a joint venture with PepsiCo when it
first entered the Indian market.

62. Safety first,

63. Ans. Voltas

64. Question 5.
Magadi is Africa's largest manufacturer of a specific chemical. This
substance is widely used by us, from school laboratories to laundry.
Trona, a non-marine evaporite mineral found in the surface deposits
of Kenya's Lake Magadi, is used to make the chemical.
Identify this chemical under discussion.

65. Safety first,

66. Ans. Soda Ash or Sodium carbonate

67. Question 6.
Identify the philanthropist
through the given images.

68. Safety first,

69. Ans. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Clockwise:
• Kavin Dave played a role based on him in the web series Scam 1992.
• A film produced by him, English Vinglish.
• He’s a Chartered Accountant.
• Arena Animation is one of the brands of ApTech Ltd.
• He is called the “Warren Buffet of India.”

70. Question 7.
This Guinness World Record-holding event began as a team-based
contest, but changed its format a few years after it was inducted into
the Limca Book of Records. The Philacodist Club curates the questions,
and the top three who excel in those get a chance to work with the
very institute that helped bring this global digital contest to life.
Identify this competition under discussion.

71. Safety first,

72. Ans. TCS Codevita

73. Question 8.
“We are delighted to join forces with X to make India a global hub for
5G and allied technologies. With its world-class technology ecosystem
and talent pool, India is well positioned to build cutting edge solutions
and applications for the world. This will also provide a massive boost
to India becoming an innovation and manufacturing destination.”
The CEO of a multinational company stated this on June 21, 2021.
Surprisingly, this firm purchased the majority of X's assets in a specific
sector in 2017. Identify this multinational company under discussion.

74. Safety first,

75. Ans. Bharti Airtel

76. Not so,

77. Final connect
answer is,
TATA GROUP