Q 01/05

How did Sudha Murty send JRD Tata her complaint about a TELCO job advert that barred women?

A) By telegram

B) On a postcard

C) In a newspaper letter

D) Through a lawyer

Answer · why

B) On a postcard

On a postcard, addressed to the chairman himself, she protested the men-only notice; she was called for an interview and became the company's first wo...

Q 02/05

Which British prime minister is the son-in-law of author Sudha Murty?

A) Boris Johnson

B) Keir Starmer

C) Rishi Sunak

D) David Cameron

Answer · why

C) Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murty in 2009, five years after the two met at Stanford University.

Q 03/05

After a 1990s pilgrimage to Varanasi, what did Sudha Murty vow never to buy for herself again?

A) Gold jewellery

B) Leather shoes

C) Wrist watches

D) New saris

Answer · why

D) New saris

New saris were the pleasure she gave up at the Ganges, where pilgrims are told to renounce something they love; she has since worn only gifted ones.

Q 04/05

What did Sudha Murty famously do with the 10,000 rupees she had set aside for emergencies?

A) Funded her husband's firm

B) Paid for her own wedding

C) Bought her first computer

D) Self-published her first novel

Answer · why

A) Funded her husband's firm

Funded her husband's firm: the 10,000 rupees became the founding capital of Infosys in 1981, and she kept back just 250 for herself.

Q 05/05

Which address on Sudha Murty's arrival form did a UK immigration officer refuse to believe?

A) Buckingham Palace

B) The Houses of Parliament

C) 10 Downing Street

D) Lambeth Palace

Answer · why

C) 10 Downing Street

10 Downing Street was the truth: she was visiting Akshata at the prime minister's official residence, a story she later told on television.