Why was the Tata small car christened the Nano?

1. What was the strength of the Tata Nano team?
a) 1,500
b) 500
c) 1,000

2. Why was the Tata small car christened the Nano?
a) It sounds cool
b) They wanted a short name
c) It denotes high technology and small size

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The correct answer is It denotes high technology and small size
The name 'Nano' was chosen as it denotes high technology and small size, says the Nano website. There are unconfirmed stories as well of how the car was called the Nano because nano means small in Gujarati, the mother tongue of the Tata family.

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The name 'Nano' was chosen as it denotes high technology and small size, says the Nano website. There are unconfirmed stories as well of how the car was called the Nano because nano means small in Gujarati, the mother tongue of the Tata family.

3. From conception to the actual prototype, how long did it take the Tata team to create a fully functional Nano?
a) Four years
b) Five years
c) Six years

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The correct answer is Four years.
At the launch of the Nano in New Delhi, Ratan Tata said, "This is been referred to as one man's dream and indeed it was. But it took a tremendous amount of team work to convert this or translate this into reality. And I think it would be but fair and fitting to recognise and acknowledge the achievement of a young group engineers who undertook the challenge for four years and great sacrifice to themselves and produced this car."

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At the launch of the Nano in New Delhi, Ratan Tata said, "This is been referred to as one man's dream and indeed it was. But it took a tremendous amount of team work to convert this or translate this into reality. And I think it would be but fair and fitting to recognise and acknowledge the achievement of a young group engineers who undertook the challenge for four years and great sacrifice to themselves and produced this car."