Daily quiz: on milk revolution in India
National Milk Day is celebrated on November 26 every year, marking the birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, who revolutionized India’s dairy industry. Here is a quiz on milk and its revolution in India.
by Sindhu Nagaraj · The HinduDaily quiz: on milk revolution in India
A tableau of the Bihar’s Sudha Dairy on exhibition during the Republic Day celebration in Patna.
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1 / 6 | Launched on January 13, 1970, this was the world’s largest dairy development programme and a landmark project of India’s National Dairy Development Board. What was it called?
Answer : White Revolution/Operation Flood
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2 / 6 | Dr. Verghese Kurien was named the Chairman of NDDB by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was also the chairman of which dairy brand?
Answer : Amul
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3 / 6 | What is the name of the subsidiary that was commissioned in 1974 under the programme (answer to 1). It is under the ownership of the National Dairy Development Board.
Answer : Mother Dairy
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4 / 6 | For his contributions to increasing the dairy output, Kurien is associated with what phrase in India?
Answer : Father of the White Revolution
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5 / 6 | One of the longest-running ad campaigns in India, this is an advertising mascot used by a dairy brand (answer to 2). The mascot is a hand-drawn cartoon of a young Indian girl dressed in a polka-dotted frock with blue hair and a half-pony tied up. What is it called?
Answer : Amul girl
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6 / 6 | What is the name of the film, directed by Shyam Benegal inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Kurien?
Answer : Manthan
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Published - November 28, 2024 05:00 pm IST