Q1. Complete the following verse from the ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, which is significant in the context of insurance.
Ananyashchintayanto mam ye janah paryupasat;
Tesham nityabhiyuktanaam ___________ _________.
Ans. Yogakshemam Vahamyaham ,This is the motto of LIC.
Q2. This is Italy’s largest insurance company. It was founded in 1831 as Imperial Regia Privilegiata Compagnia di Assicurazioni _____ Austro-Italiche. The blank gives the name by which it is currently known. Which company?
Ans. Generali
Q3. Even though this company’s name is written in capital letters, it is not an acronym as it is widely believed. The name was chosen because it can be easily pronounced by speakers of all languages. Which French global insurance companies group is this?
Ans. AXA
Q4. This car was named after a breed of bulls that were often called ‘the bulls of death’, because they were responsible for the death of many Spanish matadors. The bulls were named after a famous breeder whose surname has been blocked out in this 1971 bullfighting poster. Which car?
Ans. Miura
Q5. This automobile is named after a famous bull of the breed mentioned in question 4. This bull is best known because it gored and killed Manuel Laureano RodrÃguez Sánchez ‘Manolete’, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest bullfighters ever. This widely mourned killing happened in 1947 in Linares, Spain. Identify the automobile/bull.
Ans. Islero
Q6. The name of which automobile comes from the Spanish word for ‘sword’?
Ans. Espada
Q7. This brand was first manufactured by a chemist at the Gujarat Government’s Department of Mining and Geology in 1969, and named after his daughter Nirupama. Which brand?
Ans. Nirma
Q8. This company, founded in 1931 and named after the founder’s son, commenced operations by manufacturing dhoties, sarees, dorias, crepes, shirtings, coatings etc. It is now the licensee of many international brands in India. Which company?
Ans. Arvind mills
Q9. This was first manufactured in 1959, and named after the daughter of the co-founder of Mattel. What?
Ans. Barbie
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