Answers to the Strategist quiz (#459)

1. This dish originated in a Brahmin coffee house that was set up in 1924. During World War II the owner found it very difficult to procure rice for making idlis. He was therefore forced to innovate. Today this dish is an integral part of its identity and the packaging food industry. Name it and its inventor.
   Yajnarayana Maiya, founder of MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Room) in Bengaluru substituted rice with semolina or rava and his new creation was called the Rava Idli
    
2. Which Indian vehicle's design was inspired by the fastest animal on the land, also the first Indian manufacturer to develop a monocoque body for a vehicle in its class?
   Mahindra's XUV 500
    
3. The CEO of which company said this, "We are moving where the deer are few and software developers plentiful, sitting in a rural setting, you can never be scared enough of what's next"?
   Jeff Immelt of GE on moving his headquarters to Boston
    
4. Emperor Nero's palace Domus Aurea on the Palatine Hill was the first to have this and a hotel in Gujarat was the first in Asia to have it on its premises. What is it? Also, name the Indian hotel.
   Revolving Dining Room/Restaurant. The 36-year-old Tex Palazzo Hotel in Surat prides itself in having "Kandeel", a multi-cuisine and first revolving restaurant in Asia
    
5. The person who made this statement, "Always remember that someone somewhere is making a product that will make your product obsolete", is considered the Father of __ industry. Name him and the industry.
   Georges Doriot is considered the father of the venture capital industry. His investment in Digital Equipment Corporation in 1957 is considered the first VC success story
    
6. The mascots of this brand are the Apple, Green Leaves, Purple Grapes and Green Grapes. Name the brand.
   The Fruit of the Loom guys
    
7. This brand's name was an inspiration and combination of its founder's name, the world's largest transcontinental snow forest and a peak in the Canary Islands. Name it.
   Bentley's Bentayga. From Bentley+ Taiga, the world's largest transcontinental snow forest, and the rugged peak of the Roque Bentayga in the subtropical Canary Islands
    
8. It was initiated in 1865 and is informally known as The Knowledge. Brain scans have found that people who complete "The Knowledge" have a larger hippocampus compared to others. Who are they and what is it about? There is now a move to stop this from being administered.
   "The Knowledge" is the in-depth study of a number of pre-set London street routes and places of interest that cab drivers must complete to obtain a licence to operate a black cab. The exam requires taxi drivers to learn 25,000 street names
    
9. Which Indian brand's vision states: Four Indians die every minute due to cardiovascular diseases? The brand's mission is to reduce this statistic.
   Marico's Saffola
    
10. Whose logo is this and what is its achievement?
    Capital Small Finance Bank, India's first small finance bank
    

 

There were 5 correct entries to quiz No 459. M. Mukundan from Bengaluru wins Rs 2,000. The winner is based on the first correct entry received.