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came in 1983. But neither the team nor its hour news television in India?
charismatic leader were expected to do
what they did. What did they do? 48 What was the name of the famous
lawyer who analysed the Union Budget
40 Who was assassinated by her own every year but said he no longer need to do
bodyguards in 1984? it after the Indian Government decided to
liberalise the Indian economy in 1991?
41 A terrible industrial tragedy befell an
Indian town on a December night in 1984. 49 India was rocked by a massive
What happened and who was the company stockmarket scandal in 1992. What was the
responsible for this disaster? name of the charismatic stockbroker who
created a frenzy amongst Indians to invest
42 The Indian business scene had long and make money?
been dominated by a few families and
multinationals. Who was the petrol pump 50 In 1994, two young Indian women took
attendant who changed all the rules in the the world of international beauty pageants
1970s and 1980s and what was the name by storm. Who were they and what did they
of his textile brand which defined the early win?
years of his company?
51 What is the height difference between
43 Who was the first Indian to go into the Little Master Sunil Gavaskar and the
space? man who took that title from him, Sachin
Tendulkar?
44 What was the name
of the Swedish gun which 52 Three men with the surname Khan
became synonymous with were all born in 1965 and dominated the
political corruption? Hindi film industry for decades. What are
their full names?
45 Can you name two
Hindi soaps on Doordarshan in the 1980s, 53 Who was the Prime Minister of India
which had people glued to their TV sets? when we celebrated 50 years of Indian
Independence in 1997?
46 In the days before mobile phones and
even subscriber trunk dialling, the codes 54 The liberalisation of the Indian
of which are still used, you had to book economy also opened up the skies. What
a certain kind of long distance telephone was the very popular beverage served free
call through an operator. What were these on private domestic airlines which became
called? a victim of its own success and had to be
banned for passenger safety?
47 In 1991, we saw the amazing sights of
a war being telecast live via satellite TV. 55 There were two service providers
Which was this event and which was the in Mumbai that dominated the mobile
channel which introduced a race for 24- phone universe when these very expensive
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