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?