The Inquirer Vol 1, Issue 3 | Page 6

Riddle-us-this

A quiz on celebrities who have witnessed the LSE pedagogy
1 . His early studies of philosophy led him to develop and apply Karl Popper ' s General Theory of Reflexivity to capital markets , which he claims renders him a clear picture of asset bubbles and fundamental / market value of securities , as well as value discrepancies used for shorting and swapping stocks . He is a well-known supporter of American progressive and American liberal political causes and dispenses his donations through his foundation , the Open Society Foundations . Who is he ?
2 . Sir Michael Philip ____?____, MBE ( born 26 July 1943 ) is an English musician . While his friend , Keith Richards planned to start their own rhythm and blues group , Blues Incorporated , the English musician continued to study business on a government grant as an undergraduate student at the London School of Economics , and had seriously considered becoming either a journalist or a politician , comparing the latter to a pop star . Who ?
3 . In October 1916 , he enrolled for the Bar course at Gray ' s Inn , and at the same time enrolled at the London School of Economics where he started working on a doctoral thesis . In June 1917 , he returned to India because his scholarship from Baroda ended . His book collection was dispatched on different ship from the one he was on , and that ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine . He got permission to return to London to submit his thesis within four years . He returned at the first opportunity , and completed a master ' s degree in 1921 . His thesis was on " The problem of the rupee : Its origin and its solution ". Who ?
4 . LSE ' s Institute of Social Psychology boasts one of the largest concentrations of social psychologists in Europe , with 13 members of staff and more than 100 graduate students enrolled . The MSc in social psychology includes specialist options in health , media , organisations , culture , technology , community , economic life and gender . Who enrolled in 2005 to study Social Psychology at LSE , someone who unwillingly gave her name to the scandal that nearly led to the impeachment of President Clinton and was virtually imprisoned in her home by media attention ?
5 . He described himself as a " working President " who worked " within the four corners of the Constitution "; something midway between an " executive President " who has direct power and a " rubber-stamp President " who endorses government decisions without question or deliberation . He went to England ( 1945 ) and studied political science under Harold Laski at the London School of Economics ( LSE ); he also attended lectures by Karl Popper , Lionel Robbins , and Friedrich Hayek . Who is this luminary , the 10th person to hold the coveted post between 1997 and 2002 ?
6 . He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn . Bhd ., who introduced the first budget no-frills airline , AirAsia , to Malaysians with the tagline " Now everyone can fly ". He managed to turn AirAsia , a failing government-linked commercial airline , into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company . He graduated with a degree in accounting from the London School of Economics . Who ?
7 . This royal personality attended The British School , New Delhi and studied modern history at Balliol College , Oxford and earned a Master ’ s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science . Making her acting debut with the Bollywood film Dil Maange More ( 2004 ), who are we talking about ?
Answers to this edition ’ s questions : 1 . George Soros 2 . Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones 3 . B . R . Ambedkar 4 . Monica Lewinsky 5 . K . R . Narayanan 6 . Tony Fernandes 7 . Soha Ali Khan
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