Answers to The Strategist biz quiz

1. Which 1986 feature film, commissioned by a handloom cooperative, revolved around the ikat weavers of Pochampally?

And the winner is:- Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, from Kolkata.

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Shyam Benegal's Susman

Which American newspaper did Edward D Jones and Charles Henry Dow found?

The Wall Street Journal

Which French company manufactured the fighter plane "Ouragon", renamed "Toofani" by the Indian Air Force?

Dassault (Avions Marcel Dassault)

All Mughal emperors continued with which silver coin, first introduced by Sher Shah, weighing 180 grains?

Rupiya/Rupee

What was the name of the largesse coins first struck during Shah Jahan"s reign, meant to be scattered among the people?

Nisar

During World War I, which British monarch was featured on the British Gold Sovereign, the only time they were struck at an Indian mint in Bombay?

George V

Which industrial town in western India gives its name to a soft twilled silk for scarves?

Surat (the silk is called Surah)

What name meaning "adventurer" in Russian is given to runaway serfs who first settled in southern Russia in the 15th century?

Cossacks

What was the railway station of Tatanagar/ Jamshedpur originally called?

Kalimati

In which field is the Deming Award given?

Quality

There were 19 all-correct entries The others were sent by:
Abdul Haque	Kolkata
Ajit Premkumar	Mumbai
Anand Mour	New Delhi
Asim Kumar Ghosh	Noida
Ati Ranjan Kumar	Chennai
Diwakar Jaiswal	Indore
Durgesh Kumar Garg	Noida
Gagandeep Singh	Mumbai
Iyer Sundar
Ramachandran	Vadodara
Kapil Khattar	Dhanbad
Karan Srivastava	New Delhi
Kumar Palan	Mumbai
Noorul Haque	Kolkata
Puneet Gaharana	Pune
Sambhav Jain	Bangalore
Shailesh Jasani	Mumbai
Vivek Kaul	New Delhi
Yogesh Kasture	Pune

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