Worksheet 9: Indian Brands and Their Founders
1. Who founded the Tata Group, one of India's largest conglomerates?
o Answer: Jamshedji Tata
2. Which famous Indian brand of biscuits and confectioneries was
founded by the Chauhan family?
o Answer: Parle Products (Parle-G, Frooti, etc.)
3. Who is the founder of the Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart?
o Answer: Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal
4. Which Indian company, known for its automotive parts, was founded
by Anand Mahindra?
o Answer: Mahindra Group
5. Who is the founder of the popular Indian clothing brand FabIndia?
o Answer: John Bissell
6. Which Indian business tycoon founded the Reliance Group?
o Answer: Dhirubhai Ambani
7. The co-founder of Infosys, a global IT services company, is N.R.
Narayana Murthy. Who are the other co-founders?
o Answer: Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal,
K. Dinesh, and Ashok Arora
8. Which Indian company, famous for its FMCG products like soaps and
detergents, was founded by the Godrej family?
o Answer: Godrej Group
9. Who is the founder of the Wipro Group, a leading Indian IT
company?
o Answer: Azim Premji
10. Who founded the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational
conglomerate?
o Answer: Seth Shiv Narayan Birla
11. Which Indian brand of spices was founded by Dharampal
Gulati, also known as 'Mahashay Ji'?
o Answer: MDH (Mahashian Di Hatti)
12. Who founded the popular Indian airline IndiGo?
o Answer: Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal
13. Which Indian jewelry brand was founded by the Tata Group?
o Answer: Titan Company Limited (Tanishq)
14. The founder of the Amul dairy cooperative is Verghese Kurien.
What is he popularly known as?
o Answer: The "Father of the White Revolution"
15. Which Indian company, famous for its beauty and wellness
products, was founded by Shahnaz Husain?
o Answer: Shahnaz Husain Group
16. Who founded the popular Indian footwear brand Bata?
o Answer: Tomáš Baťa
17. Who is the founder of the popular Indian food and beverage
brand Patanjali Ayurved?
o Answer: Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna
18. Who founded the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer,
Hero MotoCorp?
o Answer: Brijmohan Lall Munjal
19. Which Indian company, known for its software products, was
founded by Shiv Nadar?
o Answer: HCL Technologies
20. Who founded the Indian financial services company HDFC
(Housing Development Finance Corporation)?
Answer: Hasmukhbhai Parekh
