Christ University Blossoms Quiz
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1)We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion & an excuse to shop, they will come is the Golden words of whom?
Ans:Kishore Bayani
2)Auto Biography of JRD TATA?
Ans: Beyond the Last Blue Mountain
3Auto Biography of Krishna Kumar Birla?
Ans:Brushes with History
4)It happened in India is the Auto Biography of whom?
Ans:Kishore Bayani( The chairman of Future Group)
5)The end of Ecconomic Man is the famous book written by whom?
Ans:Peter F Drucker
6)“Imagining India “ recently published book authored by?
Ans:Nandan M Neelakeni
7)Tag Line of Sony?
Ans: Like no other
8)India’s Family Store is the punchline of ?
Ans: Pantaloon
9)Name of the Family Store owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla?
Ans:More
10)Net Safe Credit Card is introduced by which Bank?
Ans:HDFC
11)”Ab Khulke Jeeyo India” is the Advertisement slogan of which Company?
Ans:Samsung
12)What do you meant by ADAG?
Ans:ANIL DHIRUBHAI AMBANI GROUP
13)King Fisher Red is the former name of which Airlines?
Ans:Air Decan.(which was taken over by Vijaymalia Group)
14)Founder of Air Decan?
Ans:Captain Gopinath
15)World’s Local Bank is the punch line of which bank?
Ans:HSBC
16)ACRONYM OF HDFC?
Ans:Housing Development Finance Corporation
17)NASDAQ is Acronym for?
Ans:National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
18)Expand ICICI?
Ans:Industrial Credit And Investment Corporation of India
19)One Family One Bank?
Ans:Bank of Maharashtra
20)Express Yourself is the Punchline of Airtel then Experience Yourself is the Tagline of ...?
Ans:Tamil Nadu Tourisem
21)Celebrate Life is the Tag line of which Company?
Ans:Dabur
22)Founder of Dabur India ltd/
Ans:SK.BURMAN
23)Babool Tooth paste is introduced by which company?
Ans:Balsara
24)Best Employer in India 2007?(Advertisement slogan)
Ans:Aditya Birla Group
25)Power of Simplicity is the punch line of Tally,then Sense & Simplicity is the Tagline of which company?
Ans:Philips
26)Which Company brings CNBC Channel in India?
Ans:TV 18
27)Inspire the Next is the punch line of which company?
Ans:Hitachi
28)Born in Japan Entertaining the World?
Ans:Sansui
29)Series of Mobile showrooms set by Reliance?
Ans:Web World
30)Which Leadership Guru Coined the term Transformational Leadership?
Ans:James Macgregor Burns
31)City Bank co-brands cards for which oil company?
Ans:HP
32)”This company is Applying thought which Company?
Ans:Wipro
33)Harmony is the name of which companies Textiles?
Ans:Wipro
34)Magic is the Brand name of which Mobile Prepaid Card?
Ans:Airtel
35)Which Car gives you Fun on the Run?
Ans:Alto
36)Who has been appointed as the CEO of the ICICI Bank with Effect from May-1,2009?
Ans:Chanda D Kochhar
37)Who is the first Asian to be appointed as Deputy Speaker of Lord House UK/
Ans:Lord Swaraj Paul
38)Who is the present Finance Secretary of India/
Ans:Arun Ramanathan
39)With which form of Economy is the term “Laissez-faire associated?
Ans:Capitalist Economy
40)SAARC Was formed in?
Ans:Dec.1985
41)Tata’s Nano Project was shifted from Singure to which place?
Ans:Sanand in Gujarat
42)Next SAARC Meeting is held where?
Ans:Maldives
43)The 15th ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting was held in ?
Ans:Singapore
44)Who is the present Chairman of SEBI?
Ans:CB.BHAVE(Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave)
45)In the Contest of Mutual Fund SIP stands for?
Ans:Systematic Investment Plan
46)"We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion & excuse to shop, they will come" are the golden words of whom?
Ans:Kishore Biyani
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Business Quiz 7
VESPERTINE QUIZ by Narasimhan and Richard
1.Who is the Successor of Vidya Balan for Toshiba?
2. SEBI = C B Bhave :: IRDA = ?
3. Who is the present CEO of Microsoft?
4. Headed by Carl Henrick Svanberg (Chairman) this company is fourth largest company in the world. This company came into recent spotlight because of the explosion in Gulf of Mexico. To protest this incident localities used the VUVUZELA. Which Company am I talking about?
5. Founded in 1995, by Gagan Dugal, this Telecommunication Company introduced the concept of Local Connectivity in India, by offering Destination Specific Mobile Connections to International Travellers. Travellers prefer to utilize this service whenever they go abroad. This Company recently completed 15 years of successful operations.
6. “Go on. Be a *****.” was how the ad campaign of this Consulting Company started way back in 2006, with its brand ambassador who represented the company as a symbol of its new High Performance Business strategy. But in 2010, it declared that he is "no longer the right representative" after the "circumstances of the last two weeks."
7. Transform Your Face On Facebook" an ad campaign to promote the Company’s range of skin-lightening products for men, in India has sparked an online controversy and pushed the racially-loaded issue of skin colour into the spotlight. Which Anglo- Dutch Company do you associate with this Campaign with?
8. Coming from a Mexican Lebanese background, this person is the CEO of Telmex and Telcel. Who is this person?
9. Born in Bangalore this personality collaborated with an Irish Firm, and founded company X with a Capital of Rs. 10,000/-. The initial operation was to extract an enzyme from papaya. Over the years, the company grew and is one of the biggest biopharmaceutical firm in India.
Identify the personality & the Company
10. Launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger X is currently the largest and most popular general reference works on the Internet. It is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual information webpage which is supported by a non-profit Foundation. Its 15 million articles (over 3.3 million in English) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site. Identify X
Answers:
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. J Hari narayan
3. Steve Ballmer
4. British Petroleum
5. Matrix Cellular
6. Accenture
7. Vaseline
8. Carlos Slim
9. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
10. Wikipedia
1.Who is the Successor of Vidya Balan for Toshiba?
2. SEBI = C B Bhave :: IRDA = ?
3. Who is the present CEO of Microsoft?
4. Headed by Carl Henrick Svanberg (Chairman) this company is fourth largest company in the world. This company came into recent spotlight because of the explosion in Gulf of Mexico. To protest this incident localities used the VUVUZELA. Which Company am I talking about?
5. Founded in 1995, by Gagan Dugal, this Telecommunication Company introduced the concept of Local Connectivity in India, by offering Destination Specific Mobile Connections to International Travellers. Travellers prefer to utilize this service whenever they go abroad. This Company recently completed 15 years of successful operations.
6. “Go on. Be a *****.” was how the ad campaign of this Consulting Company started way back in 2006, with its brand ambassador who represented the company as a symbol of its new High Performance Business strategy. But in 2010, it declared that he is "no longer the right representative" after the "circumstances of the last two weeks."
7. Transform Your Face On Facebook" an ad campaign to promote the Company’s range of skin-lightening products for men, in India has sparked an online controversy and pushed the racially-loaded issue of skin colour into the spotlight. Which Anglo- Dutch Company do you associate with this Campaign with?
8. Coming from a Mexican Lebanese background, this person is the CEO of Telmex and Telcel. Who is this person?
9. Born in Bangalore this personality collaborated with an Irish Firm, and founded company X with a Capital of Rs. 10,000/-. The initial operation was to extract an enzyme from papaya. Over the years, the company grew and is one of the biggest biopharmaceutical firm in India.
Identify the personality & the Company
10. Launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger X is currently the largest and most popular general reference works on the Internet. It is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual information webpage which is supported by a non-profit Foundation. Its 15 million articles (over 3.3 million in English) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site. Identify X
Answers:
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. J Hari narayan
3. Steve Ballmer
4. British Petroleum
5. Matrix Cellular
6. Accenture
7. Vaseline
8. Carlos Slim
9. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
10. Wikipedia
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Business Quiz 6
Christ University Commerce Association Quiz
NOTE: Quiz by Kushal SS and Mithun Solanki
1. ”Badalte India Ke Badelta Classroom”. Which company came up with this Ad-Campaign?
2. The IIT-Guwahati PG student “UDAY KUMAR” shot into fame on 15th July 2010 for designing something that the nation is proud of today. What did he design?
3. Connect “Hyderabad, Mysore, Patiala, Indore, Sourashtra, Bikaner, Travancore”
4. RAGNAR FRISCH in 1933 came up with a term in “ECONOMICS” that dealt with performance, Structure, Behaviour and decision making of the entire economy. What did RAGNAR FRISCH come up with?
5. “X” claims itself to be “India’s No.1 multi brand pre-owned Car Company” which is owned by MAHINDRA group. Name “X”
6. People humorously call it “BETTER ITS NOT GOOGLE”, an internet service launched by Microsoft on June 1st 2009 to make its market share on the internet by competing with GOOGLE. What service did Microsoft launch?
7. Rashmi Bansal, an IIM-A graduate who runs the most popular youth blog called “YOUTHCURRY” published a book called “STAY HUNGRY STAY FOOLISH”-‘story of 25 IIM-A Entrepreneurs’ that created a wave in Indian Publishing. She recently launched another book that talks about 25 Non MBA Entrepreneurs, Name this book?
8. What connects “Mangaldeep, John players, Candyman, Ashirwad, VIvel”?
9. This is a 4 letter analysis that is shown in almost every business report. This technique is credited to Albert Humphrey, who led a convention at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970 using data from Fortune 500 companies to develop this technique. This might be the first thing that might be asked in an Interview, What is this 4 letter technique?
10. On 8th June 2010 “X” acquired the business of “Y” in 15 countries of Africa to become one of the largest players in it sector. “X” is one of the most valued company in India and also a family run business. The parent company of “X” also has interest in retail, Insurance, Food. Name “X” and “Y”
11. This Company was originally called Coopers Inc., and was founded by Samuel T. Cooper in 1876 as a hosiery business. Cooper began the business when he learned that lumberjacks were suffering from poorly constructed wool socks. Later, this company moved onto manufacture of goods that this company is currently the leader. (This brand is something that most of the youth today is obsessed with). Name this company
12. After his course of Entrepreneurship, to encourage the budding entrepreneurs of India , Mr Narayana Murthy set up a venture capital firm recently. The name of this company its origin from the tamil word ‘kattumaram’, which is a type of a multi-hulled country boat comprising of two hulls, joined with some structure. It is used by the fishing community off the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. Name this Ventue Capital firm of Mr Murthy.
13. This is a multinational rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by Shorijo Ishibashi in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. This company is currently ranked No.1 tyre manufacturer in the global tyre market. The name of the company is originated from the Japanese word ishibashi meaning “stone bridge”
14. “Modular Object- Oriented Dyanamic Learnig Environment” is a free cost and opensource e-learning software platform, also known as Course Management System. This is one of the most popular applications used by the educational institutes including our own University. Name this Application.
15. How do we better know “AMAR RAJA Batteries” limited?
16.”Think” is the motto coined by Thomas J Watson while managing the sales and advertising departments at the National Cash Register Company, saying “Thought has been the father of every invention since time began. ‘I didn’t think’ has cost the world millions of dollars.” In 1914 he bought the motto with him to this company Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation, which today is better known as ..........?
17. Connect the following. “Mayabelline, Garnier, The Body Shop, Paris, Aishwarya Rai”.
18. He is the 10th and the current Dean of Harvard Business School. He was born in Nohar, Rajasthan, India. He graduated from St Columbia’s School in New Delhi, India following which he earned a B Tech in Chemical Engineering at the IIT Mumbai and earned a PhD in Management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Identify this personality.
19. This concept was introduced by Clarence Saunders in the year 1937, it was a concept that was first of its kindand it intended to be a grocery shopper labour saving and cost reduction of the grocery upto 15%. Saunders named his project “KEEDOZLE” that he implemented at his store “Piggly Wiggly” which has revolutionized modern retail industry around the globe. What has this concept created?
20. In 1862 Cuban wine merchant Facunda ________, originated from Spain, acquired a distillery in Santiago de Cuba. This facility used the method developed by _______ for the refining sugar and liquor into the white-colored, mild rum. Because there were a large number of bats living under the roof of distillery, it was decided that it was appropriate to show the bats on the logo of his brand. It’s worth mentioning that fruit bats are a symbol of luck in Cuba.(same word fills all the blanks)
Answers:
1.Tata Sky
2.Rupee symbol
3.State Bank Of India
4.Macro Econonmics
5.Mahindra First Choice
6.Bing
7.Connect This Dots
8.ITC
9.SWOT Analysis
10.Bharti Airtel and Zain
11.Jockey
12.Catamaran
13.Bridgestone
14.moodle
15.Amaron
16.IBM
17.Loreal
18.Nitin Nohria
19.Super Market
20.Bacardi
NOTE: Quiz by Kushal SS and Mithun Solanki
1. ”Badalte India Ke Badelta Classroom”. Which company came up with this Ad-Campaign?
2. The IIT-Guwahati PG student “UDAY KUMAR” shot into fame on 15th July 2010 for designing something that the nation is proud of today. What did he design?
3. Connect “Hyderabad, Mysore, Patiala, Indore, Sourashtra, Bikaner, Travancore”
4. RAGNAR FRISCH in 1933 came up with a term in “ECONOMICS” that dealt with performance, Structure, Behaviour and decision making of the entire economy. What did RAGNAR FRISCH come up with?
5. “X” claims itself to be “India’s No.1 multi brand pre-owned Car Company” which is owned by MAHINDRA group. Name “X”
6. People humorously call it “BETTER ITS NOT GOOGLE”, an internet service launched by Microsoft on June 1st 2009 to make its market share on the internet by competing with GOOGLE. What service did Microsoft launch?
7. Rashmi Bansal, an IIM-A graduate who runs the most popular youth blog called “YOUTHCURRY” published a book called “STAY HUNGRY STAY FOOLISH”-‘story of 25 IIM-A Entrepreneurs’ that created a wave in Indian Publishing. She recently launched another book that talks about 25 Non MBA Entrepreneurs, Name this book?
8. What connects “Mangaldeep, John players, Candyman, Ashirwad, VIvel”?
9. This is a 4 letter analysis that is shown in almost every business report. This technique is credited to Albert Humphrey, who led a convention at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970 using data from Fortune 500 companies to develop this technique. This might be the first thing that might be asked in an Interview, What is this 4 letter technique?
10. On 8th June 2010 “X” acquired the business of “Y” in 15 countries of Africa to become one of the largest players in it sector. “X” is one of the most valued company in India and also a family run business. The parent company of “X” also has interest in retail, Insurance, Food. Name “X” and “Y”
11. This Company was originally called Coopers Inc., and was founded by Samuel T. Cooper in 1876 as a hosiery business. Cooper began the business when he learned that lumberjacks were suffering from poorly constructed wool socks. Later, this company moved onto manufacture of goods that this company is currently the leader. (This brand is something that most of the youth today is obsessed with). Name this company
12. After his course of Entrepreneurship, to encourage the budding entrepreneurs of India , Mr Narayana Murthy set up a venture capital firm recently. The name of this company its origin from the tamil word ‘kattumaram’, which is a type of a multi-hulled country boat comprising of two hulls, joined with some structure. It is used by the fishing community off the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. Name this Ventue Capital firm of Mr Murthy.
13. This is a multinational rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by Shorijo Ishibashi in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. This company is currently ranked No.1 tyre manufacturer in the global tyre market. The name of the company is originated from the Japanese word ishibashi meaning “stone bridge”
14. “Modular Object- Oriented Dyanamic Learnig Environment” is a free cost and opensource e-learning software platform, also known as Course Management System. This is one of the most popular applications used by the educational institutes including our own University. Name this Application.
15. How do we better know “AMAR RAJA Batteries” limited?
16.”Think” is the motto coined by Thomas J Watson while managing the sales and advertising departments at the National Cash Register Company, saying “Thought has been the father of every invention since time began. ‘I didn’t think’ has cost the world millions of dollars.” In 1914 he bought the motto with him to this company Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation, which today is better known as ..........?
17. Connect the following. “Mayabelline, Garnier, The Body Shop, Paris, Aishwarya Rai”.
18. He is the 10th and the current Dean of Harvard Business School. He was born in Nohar, Rajasthan, India. He graduated from St Columbia’s School in New Delhi, India following which he earned a B Tech in Chemical Engineering at the IIT Mumbai and earned a PhD in Management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Identify this personality.
19. This concept was introduced by Clarence Saunders in the year 1937, it was a concept that was first of its kindand it intended to be a grocery shopper labour saving and cost reduction of the grocery upto 15%. Saunders named his project “KEEDOZLE” that he implemented at his store “Piggly Wiggly” which has revolutionized modern retail industry around the globe. What has this concept created?
20. In 1862 Cuban wine merchant Facunda ________, originated from Spain, acquired a distillery in Santiago de Cuba. This facility used the method developed by _______ for the refining sugar and liquor into the white-colored, mild rum. Because there were a large number of bats living under the roof of distillery, it was decided that it was appropriate to show the bats on the logo of his brand. It’s worth mentioning that fruit bats are a symbol of luck in Cuba.(same word fills all the blanks)
Answers:
1.Tata Sky
2.Rupee symbol
3.State Bank Of India
4.Macro Econonmics
5.Mahindra First Choice
6.Bing
7.Connect This Dots
8.ITC
9.SWOT Analysis
10.Bharti Airtel and Zain
11.Jockey
12.Catamaran
13.Bridgestone
14.moodle
15.Amaron
16.IBM
17.Loreal
18.Nitin Nohria
19.Super Market
20.Bacardi
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Business Quiz 5
PRAYAS QUIZ
NOTE: THis Quiz was conducted by Tejaswi Udupa at Christ University
1. Ping is a new social network launched by which company?
2. Which automobile company started off in the textile industry manufacturing automatic looms? They continue to be in that field even today, manufacturing sewing machines.
3. Recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron sought advice from which young millionaire on how to be responsible for and accountable to millions of people?
*4. The Symphony No.25 in G Minor by Mozart is known worldwide for being the opening music in the award-winning movie Amadeus. But in India, it is famous for its use in the advertisement for which Tata-owned brand?
5. What change ha been made to the Kaun Banega Crorepati logo in the fourth edition to keep it up to date?
*6. One of the reasons why Singapore Grand Prix was a night race(the only one in Formula 10) was that it would fit into Singapore tourism’s slogan “……………. Singapore”. Fill in the blank with one word.
7. The H and S in HSBC used to stand for two cities in Asia. Name the two cities.
8. The name of which dynasty that ruled over India is also an English word referring to a powerful person, especially in the world of Business?
9. The first newspaper to be published in India was in 1780. In which language was it published?
*10. When TV was introduced to India in 1950s, it was with the aid of UNESCO and which Dutch electronic goods company (they provided TVs in rural areas)?
11. Pepsi’s bottled water brand is Aquafina. Coca-Cola has Kinley. What is equivalent to Parle Agro?
*12. The original aim of this invention was to make it easier for the blind people to write. Kores was the first company to produce and sell the stationery item on large scale. What are we talking about?
13. In 1869, Emperor Louis Napoleon III of France offered a prize to anyone who could make a substitute for butter, suitable for use by the armed forces and the lower classes. What came about thus?
14. Which company resulted from the merger of the Swedish company ALLmanna Svenska Elekriska Aktiebolaget with Swiss company Brown,Boveri & Cie?
15. What do you call cars where at the back instead of trunk lid, the entire back of the vehicle lifts up? Examples on Indian roads include Hyundai Santro, Maruti Swift,etc
16. Which Taiwanese company produces luxury laptops and mobile phones in association with Ferrari?
17. Reebok, the sportswear giant is a subsidiary of which company?
*18. Which is the largest online social network for artists and art enthusiast with over 13 million registered members, allowing artists to exhibit, promote, and share their work within a peer community dedicated to arts? Clue:The social network has the letter ‘art’ in its name.
19. UB City in Bangalore recently hosted a ‘Trousseau Carnival.’ The word Trousseau can refer to two things associated with marriages. Name either.
20. ‘The Last of the Imperous Rich’ a new book by Peter Champman is about which company from 1884 to 2008?
21. The last GE factory manufacturing these is set to close later this month. Their sale is going to be banned in the US starting from 2014, and many more countries have enacted similar bans. What am I talking about?
22. Which Bollywood movie features product placements by kitchenware band Tupperware, the modular kitchen brand Poggenpohl, snack brand Foodles and cosmetic brand Garnier and Loreal?
23. Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian entrepreneur, was the international marketing director for Blendax, a toothpaste company, when he visited Thailand in 1982 and discovered that a Thai drink called Krating Daeng helped to cure his jet lag. Between 1984 and 1987, Matechitz worked with TC Pharmaceuiticals(a Blendax licensee)to adapt Krating Daeng for the European market. What world-renowned brand came out this?
24.Tanaka Seisakusho was Japan’s first manufacturer of telegraph equipment and was established by Hisashige Tanaka in 1857. In 1904, its name was changed to Shibauru Seisakusho. Hakunetsusha, was established in 1890 and was Japan’s first producer of iincandesent lamps. It diversified into the manufacture of other consumer products and in 1899 was renamed Tokyo Denki. Which Company came about as the merger of these two companies?
25. This Scotch whisky brand is closely associated with the sport of rugby. Hence, the mascot of this brand is a bird nemed ‘Gilbert’(Gilbert is the top brand of rugby balls). Which well- known brand is this?
NOTE: THis Quiz was conducted by Tejaswi Udupa at Christ University
1. Ping is a new social network launched by which company?
2. Which automobile company started off in the textile industry manufacturing automatic looms? They continue to be in that field even today, manufacturing sewing machines.
3. Recently, British Prime Minister David Cameron sought advice from which young millionaire on how to be responsible for and accountable to millions of people?
*4. The Symphony No.25 in G Minor by Mozart is known worldwide for being the opening music in the award-winning movie Amadeus. But in India, it is famous for its use in the advertisement for which Tata-owned brand?
5. What change ha been made to the Kaun Banega Crorepati logo in the fourth edition to keep it up to date?
*6. One of the reasons why Singapore Grand Prix was a night race(the only one in Formula 10) was that it would fit into Singapore tourism’s slogan “……………. Singapore”. Fill in the blank with one word.
7. The H and S in HSBC used to stand for two cities in Asia. Name the two cities.
8. The name of which dynasty that ruled over India is also an English word referring to a powerful person, especially in the world of Business?
9. The first newspaper to be published in India was in 1780. In which language was it published?
*10. When TV was introduced to India in 1950s, it was with the aid of UNESCO and which Dutch electronic goods company (they provided TVs in rural areas)?
11. Pepsi’s bottled water brand is Aquafina. Coca-Cola has Kinley. What is equivalent to Parle Agro?
*12. The original aim of this invention was to make it easier for the blind people to write. Kores was the first company to produce and sell the stationery item on large scale. What are we talking about?
13. In 1869, Emperor Louis Napoleon III of France offered a prize to anyone who could make a substitute for butter, suitable for use by the armed forces and the lower classes. What came about thus?
14. Which company resulted from the merger of the Swedish company ALLmanna Svenska Elekriska Aktiebolaget with Swiss company Brown,Boveri & Cie?
15. What do you call cars where at the back instead of trunk lid, the entire back of the vehicle lifts up? Examples on Indian roads include Hyundai Santro, Maruti Swift,etc
16. Which Taiwanese company produces luxury laptops and mobile phones in association with Ferrari?
17. Reebok, the sportswear giant is a subsidiary of which company?
*18. Which is the largest online social network for artists and art enthusiast with over 13 million registered members, allowing artists to exhibit, promote, and share their work within a peer community dedicated to arts? Clue:The social network has the letter ‘art’ in its name.
19. UB City in Bangalore recently hosted a ‘Trousseau Carnival.’ The word Trousseau can refer to two things associated with marriages. Name either.
20. ‘The Last of the Imperous Rich’ a new book by Peter Champman is about which company from 1884 to 2008?
21. The last GE factory manufacturing these is set to close later this month. Their sale is going to be banned in the US starting from 2014, and many more countries have enacted similar bans. What am I talking about?
22. Which Bollywood movie features product placements by kitchenware band Tupperware, the modular kitchen brand Poggenpohl, snack brand Foodles and cosmetic brand Garnier and Loreal?
23. Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian entrepreneur, was the international marketing director for Blendax, a toothpaste company, when he visited Thailand in 1982 and discovered that a Thai drink called Krating Daeng helped to cure his jet lag. Between 1984 and 1987, Matechitz worked with TC Pharmaceuiticals(a Blendax licensee)to adapt Krating Daeng for the European market. What world-renowned brand came out this?
24.Tanaka Seisakusho was Japan’s first manufacturer of telegraph equipment and was established by Hisashige Tanaka in 1857. In 1904, its name was changed to Shibauru Seisakusho. Hakunetsusha, was established in 1890 and was Japan’s first producer of iincandesent lamps. It diversified into the manufacture of other consumer products and in 1899 was renamed Tokyo Denki. Which Company came about as the merger of these two companies?
25. This Scotch whisky brand is closely associated with the sport of rugby. Hence, the mascot of this brand is a bird nemed ‘Gilbert’(Gilbert is the top brand of rugby balls). Which well- known brand is this?
Monday, September 20, 2010
Business Quiz 4(Incognito)
1. Who is the Chairman of Mahindra Satyam?
2. Which company was originally called ‘PC’s Limited?
3. Which phone manufacturer gets its name from a river in Finland?
4. Bombay House is the headquarters of which Indian group?
*5 identify the personality
6. Identify the company with the tagline: EXPERIENCE THE NEXT GENERATION BANKING
7. Which subsidiary of IBM is the manufacturer of Thinkpad series notebooks?
8.Identify the company with the tgline: Quality in everything we do
9 What is the name of the Venture capital fund started by Infosys N.R.Narayana Murthy from a Tamil Root word?
*10. This person comes from a family of successful landlords and lawyers. After graduating in Science from Meerut College, he went to UK to pursue higher studies in Aeronautical Engineering. Along the line, he got selected in the Indian Army, by British Officers services Selection Board, UK. Subsequently, he joined the Indian Military Academy (I.M.A) at Dehradun. He thereafter was commissioned into The Deccan Horse - a renowned cavalry regiment of The Indian Army. Who is the person in discussion?
11. Which MNC has announced the appointment of top Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as its new CEO?
12. Who is the current MD and CEO of NSE?
13. What is the current name of the Japanese multinational corporation Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.?
14. Who was the CEO of Union Carbide during the Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
*15. logo
16. Name the company that acquired Ranbaxy in November 2008 for a deal worth $4.6 billion?
17. “WMT “ is the ticker symbol of which company?
18. REEBOK is the subsidiary of which company?
19. Who designed the new Indian Rupee logo?
*20. In 1949, a young entrepreneur, K. M. Mammen Mappillai, opened a small toy balloon manufacturing unit in a shed at Tiruvottiyur, Madras (now Chennai). Although the factory was just a small shed without any machines, a variety of products, ranging from balloons and squeaking toys to industrial gloves and contraceptives, were produced. Which multi-billion dollar company had such a humble beginning?
21. Who is the current Minister of Commerce and Industry?
22. Who was TIME’s man of the year 2009?
23. The logo of which Indian bank features Kamdhenu - the divine cow, and Kalptaru - the divine tree; both denoting wish fulfillment?(it’s a bank’s logo)
24. In 2005 Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, who were all early employees of PayPal founded a website which they later sold it to GOOGLE. Which is the site they created?
*25. Identify this personality
26. Founded by James Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone with more than 100million users this site has contributed to fame and shame of many personalities. Which is this famous site?
27…………. is an Italian automaker based in the small township of Sant'Agata Bolognese. It is now a subsidiary of Audi. Some of it's earlier cars are the Miura, Diablo and Countach.
28. Who has been appointed the new MD of Tata International?
**29.Who owns the Complan brand?
*30. Who is the official timekeeper for Commonwealth Games Deihi?
31. “That was easy” is the tagline of which company?
32. Originally called "The Haloid Photographic Company", which company was responsible for the invention of the computer mouse?
33.Connect: Audi, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti
34. Identify the logo
*35. Who is the CEO of RIM(Blacberry)?
36. Namrata Films Enterprises and Lap Finance and Consultancy are owned by which famous politician.
37. Zain: Bharati Airtel :: ISP Infotel: …………
38. Who developed the famous free media player Winamp?
39. Expand: PVR?
*40. Who is the founder of SKS Microfinance?
Answers:
1. Vineeth Nayyar
2.DELL
3.Nokia
4.Tata
5.Robert Zoellick
6.South Indian Bank
7.Lenovo
8.Ernst & Young
9.Catamaram
10.KP Singh
11.Nokia
12.Ravi Narain
13.Panasonic
14.Warren Anderson
15.Boeing
16.Daiichi Sankyo
17.Walmart
18.Adidas
19.D Udaya Kumar
20.MRF(Madras Rubber Factory)
21.Anand Sharma
22.Ben Bernanke
23.Corporation Bank
24.You Tube
25.Mark Hurd
26.Twitter
27.Lamborghini
28.Noel Tata
29.Heinz
30.Tissot
31.Staples
32.Xerox
33.Volkswagen
34.Barclays
35.Mike Lazaridis
36.Sharad Pawar
37.RIL
38.NullSoft
39.Priya Village Roadshow
40.Vikram Akula
2. Which company was originally called ‘PC’s Limited?
3. Which phone manufacturer gets its name from a river in Finland?
4. Bombay House is the headquarters of which Indian group?
*5 identify the personality
6. Identify the company with the tagline: EXPERIENCE THE NEXT GENERATION BANKING
7. Which subsidiary of IBM is the manufacturer of Thinkpad series notebooks?
8.Identify the company with the tgline: Quality in everything we do
9 What is the name of the Venture capital fund started by Infosys N.R.Narayana Murthy from a Tamil Root word?
*10. This person comes from a family of successful landlords and lawyers. After graduating in Science from Meerut College, he went to UK to pursue higher studies in Aeronautical Engineering. Along the line, he got selected in the Indian Army, by British Officers services Selection Board, UK. Subsequently, he joined the Indian Military Academy (I.M.A) at Dehradun. He thereafter was commissioned into The Deccan Horse - a renowned cavalry regiment of The Indian Army. Who is the person in discussion?
11. Which MNC has announced the appointment of top Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as its new CEO?
12. Who is the current MD and CEO of NSE?
13. What is the current name of the Japanese multinational corporation Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.?
14. Who was the CEO of Union Carbide during the Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
*15. logo
16. Name the company that acquired Ranbaxy in November 2008 for a deal worth $4.6 billion?
17. “WMT “ is the ticker symbol of which company?
18. REEBOK is the subsidiary of which company?
19. Who designed the new Indian Rupee logo?
*20. In 1949, a young entrepreneur, K. M. Mammen Mappillai, opened a small toy balloon manufacturing unit in a shed at Tiruvottiyur, Madras (now Chennai). Although the factory was just a small shed without any machines, a variety of products, ranging from balloons and squeaking toys to industrial gloves and contraceptives, were produced. Which multi-billion dollar company had such a humble beginning?
21. Who is the current Minister of Commerce and Industry?
22. Who was TIME’s man of the year 2009?
23. The logo of which Indian bank features Kamdhenu - the divine cow, and Kalptaru - the divine tree; both denoting wish fulfillment?(it’s a bank’s logo)
24. In 2005 Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, who were all early employees of PayPal founded a website which they later sold it to GOOGLE. Which is the site they created?
*25. Identify this personality
26. Founded by James Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone with more than 100million users this site has contributed to fame and shame of many personalities. Which is this famous site?
27…………. is an Italian automaker based in the small township of Sant'Agata Bolognese. It is now a subsidiary of Audi. Some of it's earlier cars are the Miura, Diablo and Countach.
28. Who has been appointed the new MD of Tata International?
**29.Who owns the Complan brand?
*30. Who is the official timekeeper for Commonwealth Games Deihi?
31. “That was easy” is the tagline of which company?
32. Originally called "The Haloid Photographic Company", which company was responsible for the invention of the computer mouse?
33.Connect: Audi, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti
34. Identify the logo
*35. Who is the CEO of RIM(Blacberry)?
36. Namrata Films Enterprises and Lap Finance and Consultancy are owned by which famous politician.
37. Zain: Bharati Airtel :: ISP Infotel: …………
38. Who developed the famous free media player Winamp?
39. Expand: PVR?
*40. Who is the founder of SKS Microfinance?
Answers:
1. Vineeth Nayyar
2.DELL
3.Nokia
4.Tata
5.Robert Zoellick
6.South Indian Bank
7.Lenovo
8.Ernst & Young
9.Catamaram
10.KP Singh
11.Nokia
12.Ravi Narain
13.Panasonic
14.Warren Anderson
15.Boeing
16.Daiichi Sankyo
17.Walmart
18.Adidas
19.D Udaya Kumar
20.MRF(Madras Rubber Factory)
21.Anand Sharma
22.Ben Bernanke
23.Corporation Bank
24.You Tube
25.Mark Hurd
26.Twitter
27.Lamborghini
28.Noel Tata
29.Heinz
30.Tissot
31.Staples
32.Xerox
33.Volkswagen
34.Barclays
35.Mike Lazaridis
36.Sharad Pawar
37.RIL
38.NullSoft
39.Priya Village Roadshow
40.Vikram Akula
Monday, August 30, 2010
business quiz 3(ED)
1. Connect: Eric E Schmidt, BackRub, PageRank, California
2. Launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger X is currently the largest and most popular general reference works on the Internet. It is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual information webpage which is supported by a non-profit Foundation. Its 15 million articles (over 3.3 million in English) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site. Identify X?
3. Identify the personality
4. Name the famous personality whose lectures delivered around the world has been published as a book A Better India: A Better World?
5. Who is the current Minister of Commerce and Industry?
6. In which South Korean company has Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake?
7. Sesa Goa : Vedanta :: Nat Steel:..........
8............... is an activity by which investors support entrepreneurial talent with finance and business skills to exploit market opportunity and thus obtain long-term capital gains?
9. Identify the logo:(Empowering the poor)
10. I dropped out of Reed College in 1972 but later continued there. On my visit to India I became a Buddhist. I am on the Board of Directors of Walt Disney. But I am known for another company that I created. Who am I?
Ans.
1.google
2.wikipedia
3. mark zuckerberg
4.Narayana murthy
5.Anand Sharma
6. Ssangyong
7.tata steel
8.venture capital
9.SKS Microfinance
10.steve jobs
2. Launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger X is currently the largest and most popular general reference works on the Internet. It is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual information webpage which is supported by a non-profit Foundation. Its 15 million articles (over 3.3 million in English) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site. Identify X?
3. Identify the personality
4. Name the famous personality whose lectures delivered around the world has been published as a book A Better India: A Better World?
5. Who is the current Minister of Commerce and Industry?
6. In which South Korean company has Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake?
7. Sesa Goa : Vedanta :: Nat Steel:..........
8............... is an activity by which investors support entrepreneurial talent with finance and business skills to exploit market opportunity and thus obtain long-term capital gains?
9. Identify the logo:(Empowering the poor)
10. I dropped out of Reed College in 1972 but later continued there. On my visit to India I became a Buddhist. I am on the Board of Directors of Walt Disney. But I am known for another company that I created. Who am I?
Ans.
1.google
2.wikipedia
3. mark zuckerberg
4.Narayana murthy
5.Anand Sharma
6. Ssangyong
7.tata steel
8.venture capital
9.SKS Microfinance
10.steve jobs
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
business quiz 2
1.How do we better know Arthur & Anderson today?
2.Originally called “Haloid Photographic Company”, this company was the inventor of Mouse. Which Company is it?
3.NYSE:KFT is the ticker symbol of which Company?
4.Identify the Brand associated with the tagline “THE JEANS THAT BUILT AMERICA”.
5.Richard Branson is the brand ambassador of which company? (Note: not virgin group)
6.With what would you associate this picture?
7. NIKKEI is the stock market index for Stock Exchange of ________ .
8. Which company did Shree Renuka Sugar buy recently?
9. Identify the Brand associated with the tagline “THE STRENGTH TO BE HERE”.
10. John Abraham was the brand ambassador of this Brand which is now endorsed by Virat Kohali. Which Brand am I talking about?
11. Expand IBM.
12. What is the present name of Royal Airways India?
13. Expand YAHOO.
14. Connect: STEEL; CONGRESS; KURUKSHETRA.
15. How do we better know Blue Ribbon Sports Company today?
16. What do you call the option where a company has the right to issue shares more than its authorised capital, mentioned in the prospectus, on over subscription?
Identify these logos
17
18
19
20. Bombay Stock Exchange: SENSEX, London Stock Exchange:__________
21. Adolf Adi Dassler: Adidas :: Rudolf Dassler: __________
22. Who is the highest paid CEO in India?
23. Who is the famous promoter of “Ciniblitz”?
24. Name the company that entered into contract with Dhoni for his commercial rights of Rs 210 crores?
25. Until 1925 Ford sold its car in only one colour. Which one?
26. Pramod Batra a graduate from Minnesotyta has written book called "Simple Management wisdom is more effective", who is the subject?
27. Who is the only Chartered Accountant to have received the prestigious Padma Shri s?
Identify these Personalities
28
29
30.X is India’s second largest real estate company and Y is a Norway-based Company, the 6th largest mobile communications group in the world. They both now entered in to a JV to provide Telecommunication service in India, with the name Z. Y also has a JV with Grameen Telecom Corporation in Bangladesh with the name “Grameenphone”. Identify X, Y, Z
Answers:
1.Accenture
2.Xerox
3.Kraft Foods
4.Lee
5.Samsonite
6.Twitter
7.Tokyo,Japan
8.Equipav
9.AIG
10.Fast Track
11.International Business Machines
12.Spicejet
13.Y-YET A-ANOTHER H-HIERARCHIAL O-OFFICIOUS O-ORACLE
14.Naveen Jindal
15.Nike
16.Greenshoe Option
17.The World Bank
18.Eureka Forbes
19.Boeing
20.FTSE 100 Index(footsie)
21.Puma
22.Kalanidhi Maran
23.Vijay Mallya
24.Rhiti Sports Management
25.Black
26.Lalu Prasad Yadav
27.T.N. Manoharan
28.Warren Buffett
29.Ben Bernanke
30.X-Unitech Y-Telenor Z-Uninor
2.Originally called “Haloid Photographic Company”, this company was the inventor of Mouse. Which Company is it?
3.NYSE:KFT is the ticker symbol of which Company?
4.Identify the Brand associated with the tagline “THE JEANS THAT BUILT AMERICA”.
5.Richard Branson is the brand ambassador of which company? (Note: not virgin group)
6.With what would you associate this picture?
7. NIKKEI is the stock market index for Stock Exchange of ________ .
8. Which company did Shree Renuka Sugar buy recently?
9. Identify the Brand associated with the tagline “THE STRENGTH TO BE HERE”.
10. John Abraham was the brand ambassador of this Brand which is now endorsed by Virat Kohali. Which Brand am I talking about?
11. Expand IBM.
12. What is the present name of Royal Airways India?
13. Expand YAHOO.
14. Connect: STEEL; CONGRESS; KURUKSHETRA.
15. How do we better know Blue Ribbon Sports Company today?
16. What do you call the option where a company has the right to issue shares more than its authorised capital, mentioned in the prospectus, on over subscription?
Identify these logos
17
18
19
20. Bombay Stock Exchange: SENSEX, London Stock Exchange:__________
21. Adolf Adi Dassler: Adidas :: Rudolf Dassler: __________
22. Who is the highest paid CEO in India?
23. Who is the famous promoter of “Ciniblitz”?
24. Name the company that entered into contract with Dhoni for his commercial rights of Rs 210 crores?
25. Until 1925 Ford sold its car in only one colour. Which one?
26. Pramod Batra a graduate from Minnesotyta has written book called "Simple Management wisdom is more effective", who is the subject?
27. Who is the only Chartered Accountant to have received the prestigious Padma Shri s?
Identify these Personalities
28
29
30.X is India’s second largest real estate company and Y is a Norway-based Company, the 6th largest mobile communications group in the world. They both now entered in to a JV to provide Telecommunication service in India, with the name Z. Y also has a JV with Grameen Telecom Corporation in Bangladesh with the name “Grameenphone”. Identify X, Y, Z
Answers:
1.Accenture
2.Xerox
3.Kraft Foods
4.Lee
5.Samsonite
6.Twitter
7.Tokyo,Japan
8.Equipav
9.AIG
10.Fast Track
11.International Business Machines
12.Spicejet
13.Y-YET A-ANOTHER H-HIERARCHIAL O-OFFICIOUS O-ORACLE
14.Naveen Jindal
15.Nike
16.Greenshoe Option
17.The World Bank
18.Eureka Forbes
19.Boeing
20.FTSE 100 Index(footsie)
21.Puma
22.Kalanidhi Maran
23.Vijay Mallya
24.Rhiti Sports Management
25.Black
26.Lalu Prasad Yadav
27.T.N. Manoharan
28.Warren Buffett
29.Ben Bernanke
30.X-Unitech Y-Telenor Z-Uninor
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