HELLO EVERYONE BY ANIMA

PRELIMS (Tata Crucible 2011, Mumbai Zone):

1) This place in Mumbai was previously called Dadabhai Naoroji Road and now Vitthalbhai Road is its official name. What is this place popularly known as?

2) Previously known as Sycamore Valley Ranch, this building was previously owned by golf course entrepreneur William Bones. It was a lot in news in mid 2009. What is this building better known as?

3) What is the full form of the BEBO (the social networking website of course!)

4) "The Masterpiece", Marol Naka Andheri-Kurla Road Andheri (East),Mumbai 400 059, India
     What is the above mentioned building famous for?

5) Single Floral, Wood, Ambered/Oriental, Leather, Fougere - these all are types of which product?

6) Which famous organization did the above gentleman founded?
7) In 1907, Eugène Schueller, a young French chemist, developed a hair dye formula and sold it to Parisian hairdressers. He founded his own company of cosmetic products starting from hair dyes which is known as Z. What is Z?

8) Invented by Alexander Parkes in 1855, its earlier name was Parkesine. In 1901, it was said to have more than 1000 uses. What is this product which can be counted among some of the most dangerous substances on earth?

9) Qatar Foundation owner Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani signed a sponsorship deal of  €170 million over 5 years with which world famous football club recently?

10) This company's 1934/1935 advertising said “we are the official suppliers for Nazi uniforms since 1924”. Which famous company are we talking about?

11)  Which brand does the above poster advertise for?
(Hint: Yuvraj Singh is the brand ambassador in the male category of this product)

12) The Whitley Awards were established in 1994 by Edward Whitley and are held annually at the Royal Geographical Society. Commonly known as "Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) awards", what are these awards more famously known as?

13) Identify this Indian actor, who is launching his acting school, Actor Prepares, in New York in a venture that will especially provide a platform to Indian origin actors in North America.

14)  This Indian cricket legend entered into a commercial agreement with former South African skipper Clive Rice to market energy efficient street lights in the Indian sub-continent. Identify him.

15) Identify the very famous organization in Mumbai to which this logo belongs to?

I'll post the answers in 3 days. Till then Happy Quizzing ;)