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1 / 7 | Alappuzha is a major production hub for this product. VS worked in this industry and also organised workers of this industry. Name the product.
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Answer : Coir SHOW ANSWER
2 / 7 | In 2009, VS was removed from the Politburo for taking a stand against Pinarayi Vijayan in the SNC-Lavlin case. He likened Vijayan to a Soviet leader. Name that leader.
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Answer : Mikhail Gorbachev SHOW ANSWER
3 / 7 | In 2014, delivering a blow to VS, the Kerala High Court found fault with his government's decision in 2007 to raze resort buildings which appeared to be built on encroached land in X. Name X, a tea plantation town.
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Answer : Munnar SHOW ANSWER
4 / 7 | During the 1962 India-China war, VS was imprisoned for a year because he defied the CPI's stance. What did he do to incur the wrath of the party?
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Answer : He organised blood donation drives for Indian soldiers SHOW ANSWER
5 / 7 | VS deeply admired X. This revolutionary served as Prime Minister and later as President of his country in the Caribbean. VS was also likened to this leader by former CPI(M) general secretary, Sitaram Yechury. Name the leader.
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Answer : Fidel Castro SHOW ANSWER
6 / 7 | This celebrity received an offer in the early 2000s to become the face of a soft drink brand. When he agreed, he found himself embroiled in a controversy since a plant of the company was the reason for protests in a village in Kerala. When VS issued an ultimatum to the actor, he withdrew his decision. Name the celebrity and the brand.
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Answer : Mammootty; Coca Cola SHOW ANSWER
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