Cerebration 2021 finale: Winners to battle it out on August 28

Launched by JP Morgan Chase in 2019, the Volfefe Index measures the fluctuations in US rates of interest on account of which unpredictable exercise? (Donald Trump’s Tweets). Alexis Ohanian runs the VC agency Seven Seven Six. Its identify “is a reminder to make nice achievements, however not repeat nice errors”. What was the occasion referred to? (776 BCE, the primary Historical Olympics). There have been solely three such cases of deletion from this record. The primary was in Oman in 2007, when the federal government deliberate oil exploration actions in 90 per cent of the area, the second was in Dresden, Germany in 2009 when a bridge was constructed over River Elbe, and the latest one in Liverpool final month when a brand new stadium for Everton was accepted. Which record is that? (UNESCO World Heritage Checklist and the deletion contains Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, Dresden Elbe Valley and Liverpool Maritime Mercantile Metropolis).

These have been a number of the attention-grabbing questions answered by the contestants on the regional rounds of the 18th version of BusinessLine’s Cerebration 2021 — considered one of India’s premier company quiz championships. The regional rounds of Cerebration 2021, in digital format, for Bengaluru and Delhi have been held on August 21 adopted by Mumbai on August 22.

Regional contests

The Bengaluru spherical noticed an intense competitors among the many six contestants — Abhijit Bhalachandra (ZS), Sethu Madhavan (Capgemini), Sanish Samuel (Adobe), Rabi Sankar Saha (Capegmini), Ronisha Das (Accenture) and Yogesa Melta (Netcore). After a gruelling 4 rounds, Yogesa Melta emerged because the winner with 43 factors adopted by Abhijit Bhalachandra (33 factors) in second place and Rabi Sankar Saha (30 factors) in third place.

Ayush Awasthi (EY) emerged because the winner of the Delhi regional spherical with 81 factors adopted by Rohan Khanna (Barclays) at second place with 54 factors and Rahul Panda (SAIL) securing the third place with 40 factors. The opposite three contestants of the Delhi regional spherical embrace Rishi Kant Gupta (SAIL), Ashish Kumar (Zomato) and Abhinav Dhar (PT JayKay Recordsdata).

The Mumbai regional spherical witnessed a nail-biting contest between the six individuals — Shantanu Sharma (IIT Gandhinagar), Preetham Upadhya (SJMSOM, IIT Bombay), Sai Karthik TT (Kotak Mahindra Financial institution), Rajarshi Chanda (Capegimini), Yuthish Prabakar R (FinIQ Consulting) and Abhishek Kumar (PenguinCRM). Shantanu Sharma emerged because the winner of the Mumbai regional spherical with 63 factors. Preetham Upadhya (51 factors) and Rajarshi Chanda (27 factors) secured the second and third locations respectively.

BusinessLine’s Cerebration quiz is designed for company executives, enterprise professionals, B-school college students, and MBA aspirants. It noticed an awesome response with over 6,000 candidates taking the preliminary check to qualify for the regional rounds

The winners of Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai regional rounds together with earlier winners from Chennai, Kochi and Hyderabad regional rounds will battle it out on the grand finale on August 28.

Prize cash value ₹1.5 lakh (first prize ₹75,000, 2nd prize ₹50,000, third prize ₹25,000) is up for grabs within the finale. Union Financial institution of India is the title sponsor for the occasion, which is powered by CFA Institute in affiliation with ManageEngine and BSE IPE.

You possibly can watch all of the six regional rounds at https://bit.ly/2Wj7R2F