World's biggest gas-power plant will come up at..?
April 08, 2004
The Reliance Group
Where is the world's largest gas-based power project coming up? Take the rediff business quiz and see how much you know about India and its largest private sector company, the Reliance Group.
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1. The Reliance Group's revenues constitute what percentage of India's GDP? a) 3.5 per cent b) 2 per cent c) 4 per cent
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Wrong! The correct answer is 3.5 per cent. Reliance Group's revenues form 3.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product. The group also contributes 5 per cent of India's total exports and 10 per cent of the government's indirect tax revenues. Reliance Industries, the flagship company of the group, alone accounts for 30 per cent of the total profits of the private sector in India and 10 per cent of the profits of the entire corporate sector in India. It has a weightage of 15 per cent in the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex and 12 per cent in the NSE Nifty index.
Correct! Reliance Group's revenues form 3.5 per cent of India's gross domestic product. The group also contributes 5 per cent of India's total exports and 10 per cent of the government's indirect tax revenues. Reliance Industries, the flagship company of the group, alone accounts for 30 per cent of the total profits of the private sector in India and 10 per cent of the profits of the entire corporate sector in India. It has a weightage of 15 per cent in the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex and 12 per cent in the NSE Nifty index.
2. Where is Reliance putting up the world's largest gas-based power project? a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradesh c) Maharashtra
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Wrong! The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh. With an investment outlay of more than Rs 10,000 crore ($ 2.27 billion), the power project will comeup at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and is expected to benefit consumers in northern India. This project, to be developed in phases, will also be the largest power generating plant in the country at a single location. It is also the single largest investment ever across any sector in Uttar Pradesh.
Correct! With an investment outlay of more than Rs 10,000 crore ($ 2.27 billion), the power project will comeup at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and is expected to benefit consumers in northern India. This project, to be developed in phases, will also be the largest power generating plant in the country at a single location. It is also the single largest investment ever across any sector in Uttar Pradesh.
3. How many children does Reliance Group's late patriarch Dhirubhai Ambani have? a) Two b) Three c) Four
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Wrong! The correct answer is Four. Dhirubhai Ambani has four children: two sons and two daughters. The two sons, Mukesh, who is Chairman & Managing Director of the Reliance Group and Anil, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director of Reliance Industries are the best known. The two daughters are Dipti Salgaocar who is married to Dattaraj Salgaocar who belongs to the Salgaocar family of Goa that has extensive interests in mining, shipping, etc. The other is Nina, who is married to Badrashyam Kothari and lives in Chennai.
Correct! Dhirubhai Ambani has four children: two sons and two daughters. The two sons, Mukesh, who is Chairman & Managing Director of the Reliance Group and Anil, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director of Reliance Industries are the best known. The two daughters are Dipti Salgaocar who is married to Dattaraj Salgaocar who belongs to the Salgaocar family of Goa that has extensive interests in mining, shipping, etc. The other is Nina, who is married to Badrashyam Kothari and lives in Chennai.
4. Who is the Ambanis' family guru? a) Sri Sri Ravishankar b) Poojya Shri Rameshbhai Oza c) Sathya Sai Baba
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Wrong! The correct answer is Poojya Shri Rameshbhai Oza. Pujya Shri Ramesh Bhai Oza, popularly known as Bhaishri or Bhaiji, is highly regarded by the Ambani family. Bhaishri runs the 'Sandipani Vidyaniketan' for students to help them 'inculcate lineage, virtues and attributes directly from the Vedas and the Upanishads.' Bhaishri has been present at many functions of the Ambani family, including the launch of Reliance Infocomm in December 2002.
Correct! Pujya Shri Ramesh Bhai Oza, popularly known as Bhaishri or Bhaiji, is highly regarded by the Ambani family. Bhaishri runs the 'Sandipani Vidyaniketan' for students to help them 'inculcate lineage, virtues and attributes directly from the Vedas and the Upanishads.' Bhaishri has been present at many functions of the Ambani family, including the launch of Reliance Infocomm in December 2002.
5. Reliance India Mobile, introduced a wrist watch phone with plug-in camera. How much does the phone cost? a) Rs 23,900 b) Rs 15,700 c) Rs 21,700
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Wrong! The correct answer is Rs 23,900. The wrist watch phone-camera was launched in March in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad and will be available at the Reliance WebWorlds and retail outlets at these cities. Called the Telson TWC 1150, the a wristwatch phone with plug-in camera from Telson Electronics, is being sold for the first time in India. While the phone can be worn on the wrist, it is also claimed to be the world's lightest CDMA2000 1x phone. It weighs only 98 gms.
Correct! The wrist watch phone-camera was launched in March in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad and will be available at the Reliance WebWorlds and retail outlets at these cities. Called the Telson TWC 1150, the a wristwatch phone with plug-in camera from Telson Electronics, is being sold for the first time in India. While the phone can be worn on the wrist, it is also claimed to be the world's lightest CDMA2000 1x phone. It weighs only 98 gms.