1. He was born on 4 February, 1946. He received his Bachelor of Technology Degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1968. He then obtained an AMP Diploma from Harvard Business School, United States, and also did a course on advanced training in hoteliering and Services at Cornell University, United States. He was appointed as a Director on the Board of the Company in 1984 and became the Chairman on 1 January 1996. He was recently given a five year extension starting 5 February 2007. His company is an Indian conglomerate with a turnover of US $ 4.75 billion. It ranks third in pre-tax profit among India’s private sector corporations. The company employs over 20,000 people at more than 60 locations across India and is listed on Forbes 2000. Identify this stalwart in Indian industry and the company?

2. He read about the founding of Intel in Electronic Engineering Times at the age of fourteen and this inspired him to pursue technology as a career. He went on to receive degrees from the IIT Delhi, India (Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering), Carnegie Mellon University (Masters in Biomedical Engineering), and Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA). He founded a great company in 1980 with his college mates from Stanford. But quit the firm in 1985 and then joined the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 1986 as a general partner. He is also one of the founders of TiE, The Indus Entrepreneurs, and has guest-edited a special issue of Economic Times (ET), a leading business newspaper in India. Which personality am i talking about?

3. This Force of the United States Army tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defence, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. It has a motto De Oppresso Liber (Latin: To Liberate the Oppressed), a reference to one of their primary missions, training and advising foreign indigenous forces. Which force?

4. If you used the term Supermajor in the world of business, what or who are you referring to?

5. It is one of the largest PSU’s in India. With a turnover of Rs. 45,555 crore, the company is among the top five highest profit earning corporates of the country. It is wholly owned by Government of India and acts like an operating company. Incorporated on January 24, 1973, it has more than 131,910 employees. The company’s current chairman is S.K. Roongta, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi.

6. Founded in 1900, it is the oldest graduate school of business in the world, and was the first institution to offer master’s degrees in business administration. It is one of six Ivy League business schools, and it consistently ranks in the top ten of national business school rankings. It grants only one degree, the Master of Business Administration, alongside shorter programs for executives and recent college graduates, although there are opportunities for dual degrees with other institutions. The school places a heavy emphasis on its tight-knit and residential character, and has a student population that hovers near 500 students and a full-time faculty of 46. It claims over 8,400 living alumni in a variety of fields, and currently enjoys the highest rate of alumni donation of any business school in the United States. Which top B-School am I talking about?

7. It is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, new religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, as the incarnation of God, called Jah. Haile Selassie is also seen as part of the Holy Trinity and as the returned messiah promised in the Bible. Other characteristics of this religion include the spiritual use of cannabis, rejection of western society (called “Babylon”), and various Afrocentric social and political aspirations, such as the teachings of Jamaican publicist, organizer, and black separatist Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire Leonard Howell to develop the foundations of this new world view. The movement predominantly emerged in Jamaica in the 20th century, and it proclaims Africa (also “Zion”) as the original place where the body of the first man was found, which established independency among blacks.

8. He studied at Montfort School in Yercaud and Campion School in Mumbai, attended High School at St. Xavier’s Collegiate School in Kolkata and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi where he stood first in the University, graduating with a record score in History (Honours). While at St. Stephen’s he was actively involved in the Debating Society, where he won every single debating prize available, the Quiz Club, which he founded, and the Students’ Union, of which he was the elected President. He then completed a Ph.D. at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Massachusetts, where he also earned two Master’s degrees. His Ph.D was awarded when he was 22, a Fletcher record. Who’s this person who’s now in limelight for other reasons?

9. This city along with Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City and New York City is among the five largest metropolitan regions of the world. The city’s Latin motto is Non ducor, duco, which translates as “I am not led, I lead”. A famous nickname for the city is “Sampa”. Which city?

10. His father was a journalist with the Ananda Bazar Patrika Group and also a prominent freedom fighter who was jailed many times during India’s freedom struggle. His mother taught at a Montessori school. His father died when he was sixteen and his mother died when he was eighteen. He was an outstanding student at Modern School, Delhi. He stood 15th at the national level in the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination of 1966 and was admitted to the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi on a scholarship, where he obtained his bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineering in 1971. Soon after he came to the US and studied at Harvard Business School on a scholarship. He obtained his MBA in 1973. He joined McKinsey & Company in 1973 and went on to become the firm’s first managing director born outside of the US, completing three full terms at the coveted position. Now he’s special advisor on management reforms to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is also an independent director at Goldman Sachs and is a member of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago. Which personality am I talking about?

11. In business, the term glass ceiling refers to what?

12. He was the “Economic Counsellor and Director of Research” (Chief Economist) at the
International Monetary Fund from September 2003 until January 2007. He replaced Ken Rogoff at the IMF in September 2003. He was the youngest individual to hold the position (beginning at the age of 40).In 2003; he was also the inaugural winner of the Fischer Black Prize awarded by the American Finance Association for outstanding original research in finance. In early 2007 Rajan returned to the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago where he is the Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance. With these credentials, at a young age, he is arguably the most prominent economist of Indian origin of his generation. But he has an entirely different background, he graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and then went on to earn an MBA at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1987. He received his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1991. Who?

13. Born and raised in the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, she went to school at the Children’s Montessori School and Maris Stella College in Vijayawada. She received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. She holds masters in chemical engineering from Cornell University. Fortune Magazine called her one of four rising stars on its Most Powerful Women list, placing her between the 10 “highest paid” and the “Young and Powerful” categories. In 2005 the Economic Times ranked her as the 11th Most Influential Global Indian. In 2001 she was one of six women nationwide selected to receive the “Women Elevating Science and Technology” award from Working Woman Magazine and her achievements were further recognized by American Immigration Law Foundation in 2003. During her tenure as CTO, Motorola was awarded the 2004 National Medal of Technology by the President George W. Bush. Presently she is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Cisco Systems. Which charismatic lady is this?

14. This lady has a degree in electronics engineering from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, and is a gold medallist postgraduate in personnel management and industrial relations(PMIR) from XLRI Jamshedpur. She has worked with the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) as an engineer. Then she went to clear the Civil Services exam and joined the IAS in 2003. She took office as District Magistrate (Dist Collector) Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh on January 29, 2009 and launched a drive against illegal arms dealers once the general elections were announced. The drive, that led to a tiff with Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ex-Chief Minister of UP, which is currently in news across the country and made her famous across the country – among politicians, bureaucrats and the general public. Which no-nonsense woman officer am I talking about?

15. It is rarely that in any sporting history father and son have been known to represent the country in two disciplines. Both dad n son played in the national Tennis and Cricket teams of the country, with the son featuring in the Davis cup team and the captain the Cricket World Cup squad of the country. Now the 3rd generation of the family is a rising star in the under-15 team of the nation. Which star family am I talking about?

16. It is India’s leading financial services and real estate company with a pan-Indian presence and was started by in May 2000 as an online stock brokerage by three engineering graduates from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Which company?

17. He used to work for Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong, he’s an entrepreneur in his own right and his 1st product was rejected by several until one COMPANY supported him and that product went on to become a best seller. The 1st product was launched on May 17, 2004 and his latest offering was launched on May 08, 2008. After eleven years in Hong Kong, the author relocated to Mumbai in 2008, where he works for Goldman Sachs. He’s married to his classmate from IIM A and has twin boys named Shyam and Ishaan.

18. Which corporation was setup on June 16, 1977 in Redwood Shores, California as Software Development Laboratories (SDL). Later changed its name to Relational Software Inc. in June 1979, and relocated to Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California. It has made several acquisitions over the years; with Thinking Machines Corp as the 1st in June 1999 and latest being Relsys on March 23rd, 2009. Which firm?

19. This EPL club was founded in 1886 and were the first Southern club to join the Football League, in 1893. They won their first major trophies in the 1930s, with five League Championship titles and two FA Cups. After a lean period in the post-war years they became the second club of the 20th century to win the League and FA Cup Double in 1970–71, and during the past twenty years have recorded a series of successes – in this time they have won a Cup Double, two further League and FA Cup Doubles, the Premier League title unbeaten, and became the first London club to reach the UEFA Champions League Final. They are one of the most successful clubs in English football, having won thirteen First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cups, and hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the English top flight. Which Club?

20. This country comprises of 7107 islands on the Pacific Ocean and is the world’s 12th most populous country. It was a former colony of Spain and later occupied by another country. It is a predominantly Roman Catholic country and along with East Timor, among the only two countries in Asia with a majority Catholic population. Which country?