Question 1

True or false: Cyrus Mistry was appointed chairman of Tata Sons in 2012 at age 44.

Accepted Answer

True. Born in 1968, he was 44 when he became chairman, making him one of the youngest leaders in Tata's history.

Question 2

True or false: Cyrus Mistry died in a car accident in 2022.

Accepted Answer

True. He tragically died on September 4, 2022, when his car hit a divider on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway near Palghar.

Question 3

True or false: Cyrus Mistry was the first non-Tata to chair the Tata Group.

Accepted Answer

True. He was the sixth chairman of Tata Sons and the first from outside the Tata family, taking over in 2012 from Ratan Tata.

Question 4

True or false: Cyrus Mistry studied engineering at Cambridge University.

Accepted Answer

False. He studied civil engineering at Imperial College London and later earned an MBA from London Business School, not Cambridge.

Question 5

True or false: Cyrus Mistry was the younger brother of Shapoor Mistry.

Accepted Answer

False. He was the younger son of Pallonji Mistry, but Shapoor Mistry is his elder brother, not younger. Cyrus was the second son.

Question 6

True or false: Cyrus Mistry wrote a bestselling memoir after leaving Tata.

Accepted Answer

False. He did not write a memoir. However, he was involved in legal battles and his private letters to the Tata board became public.

Question 7

True or false: Cyrus Mistry was ousted as chairman in a unanimous board vote.

Accepted Answer

False. His removal in 2016 was not unanimous; it was a board resolution that passed 6-1, with Ratan Tata and others voting for it.

Question 8

True or false: Cyrus Mistry was an Irish citizen by birth.

Accepted Answer

True. He was born in Mumbai but held Irish citizenship through his father, Pallonji Mistry, who was an Irish citizen of Parsi origin.

Cyrus Mistry Trivia Questions