Daily quiz: on milk revolution in India-OxBig News Network

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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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Dr. Verghese Kurien was named the Chairman of NDDB by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was also the chairman of which dairy brand? 

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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. 

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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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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? 

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What is the name of the film, directed by Shyam Benegal inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Kurien?