Which brand got its name from a Sanskrit word which means "Priceless"?
Amul from Amoolya
Name the personality who designed the famous Sunflower logo of Wipro?
Sombhit Sen Gupta
Which international corporate has 42 dots in its logo?
Sony
Identify this logo... an aviation group.... also a plateau in southern India...
Deccan Aviation
Cannaught Plaza Restaurants and Hardcastle Restaurants have had the responsibility for the entry of Which MNC to India ?
McDonald
Q1. Why have all the major cigarette factories in India stopped production for the last 2 days ?
Ans. Govt’s notice on warning pics on pkt not clear
Q2. Which state proposes to launch a Right to service act a first of its kind ?
Ans. Bihar
Q3. Godrej is acquiring the FMCG brands GENTEEL and SWASTIK SHIKAKAI from the Kothari family. Who were the original creators of them
Ans. Sarabhais
Q4. India is no 2 in most emigrants. What is india’s rank globally in receiving immigrants ?
Ans. No 10
Q5. Which car model is fast replacing Ambassador as the official car for ministers, bureaucrats, generals ?
Ans. Maruti sx4
Q6. In which indian city a LITTLE KOREA colony is coming up thanks to 170 korean cos setting up shop there ?
Ans. Chennai
Q7. What is the service of GROUPONS the site acquired by Google for over 5 b $ ?
Ans. Free coupons for groups to get discounts in retail sites
Q8. With no formal academic qual what pioneering inst did Dasharath Patel create ? He passed away y’day. Ans. National institute of design Ahmedabad
Q9. From whom has the RPG group acquired the global rights for marketing under the CEAT brand ?
Ans. Pirelli of Italy
Q10. What does Harsh Mariwala of Marico find wrong with engineer MBAs ? Ans. Left brained and process driven Q11. Why Julian Assange is being feted and called the Journalist of the year that too without writing a word. ? Ans. Wikileaks
Q1. Why do farmers love the fungus MYCORRHIZA ?
Ans. These fungii helps roots to rejuvenate
Q2. In India where economy and value for money are often used as USPs, a small car is promoted as being ‘fittingly expensive’. Name it.
Ans. VW Beetle
Q3. Dubbed as a cross between the VODAFONE and VIDEOCON logos which co now wants a name for its new logo a la NIKE’S Swoosh ?
Ans. AIRTEL
Q4. Besides being brokers what is common to Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Uday Kotak, Vallabh Bhansali and Manish Chokhani ?
Ans. All from the same school Hindi Viya Bhavan in Marine Lines
Q5. As per Niira Radia who files the highest income tax returns amongst journalists ?
Ans. Udayan Mukherjee of CNBC. paid Rs 6cr tax last year
Q6.Who signed the first ever US patent in 1790 issued to Samuel Hopkins ?
Ans. George Washington
Q7. Connect Carrier , OTIS, Sikorsky and Pratt and Whitney to a Fortune 500 company
Ans. United Technologies
Q8. British PM wants to measure the Happiness Index of UK. Who has inspired him for the it ?
Ans Amartya Sen
Q9. Which popular personal finance TV host signs off with ‘People first, then money, then things’ ?
Ans. Suze orman on CNBC
Q10. Which term traces its origin to Willard Hotel Washington where President Ulysses Grant met people to discuss policy matters ?
Ans. Lobbying
Q11. Which co has launched a new 3-in-1 suit fabric called HATRIC that has the best of cotton, silk and polyester ?
Ans. Arvind Q12. Praful Patel is charging airlines of ‘predatory pricing’. What does it mean ?
Ans. Anti competitive measure of pricing products at low prices
Q12. CEO of which housing finance co has been arrested in the ‘cash for loans ‘ scam ?
Ans. LIC housing finance
Q13. Which city is the first to launch mobile number portability (MNP) in the country ?
Ans. Rohtak
Q14. Which drink brand owned by Nestle is being launched in India by Coca cola ?
Ans. Nestea iced tea
Q15. Which well known international media house has launched its first magazine in india KNOWLEDGE ?
Ans. BBC
Visual Quiz
Identify these mascots and the brands they are associated with. Answers as comments.
Brands and their mascots
Q1. As per a recent survey by GMAC the agency for GMAT what is india’s rank for doing management education ?
Ans. No 4
Q2. Why has the Competition Commission of india imposed a fine of Rs 1 cr on Kingfisher airlines ?
Ans. For the deal with Jet airways
Q3. Which economist politician has written a book titled SATYAM SPECTRUM SUNDARAM ?
Ans. Dr SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY
Q4. Which sports car has models called BOXSTER, CAYENNE, CARRERA, PANAMERA etc ?
Ans. PORSCHE
Q5. Níira Radia is in the eye of the 2G spectrum scam. Name the corporate lobbying firm she heads. Ans. Vaishnavi Communications
Q6. What is the stated reason for sacking Air India Express COO Pavan Arora ?
Ans. Fudging his CV and referencing Bauldof the Air India COO
Q7. One of the promoters of ENAM was in the limelight along side Harshad Mehta. After the scam he went off media. Name him.
Ans. Nemish Shah
Q8. Why has Amar Bose of BOSE Corp sworn never to take his company public ?
Ans. To have freedom to plough money into research
Q9. In silicon valley who is the best paymaster ? This co is forcing Google to hike salaries .has launched a GMAIL killer recently.
Ans. Facebook
Q10. How did the brand REEBOK get its name ?
Ans. Reebok is an Afrikans way of spelling African antelope Rhebok
Q11. Spectrum Raja has allegedly favoured SWAN telecom with 2G licences. Name the businessman behind Swan.
Ans. Anil Ambani
Q 12. Bonus question : Identify these women and what connects them. Answers as comments.
POWER WOMEN QUIZ Ans. 1. Nita Ambani 2. Anuradha Mahindra 3. Parameshwar Godrej 4. Maureen Wadia… The connection is all are wives of well-known businessmen. They are celebrities and powerful women in their own right.
-Compiled by G.Mohan
Here are pictures of people from the world of business and management. All have a shining pate. Identify them. Answers as comments.
Q1.Identify this NRI Businessman
Q2.Former Tech CEO, now Vice Chairman
Q3.Identify this original takeover tycoon
Q4.Dot-com entrepreneur Q5.Marketing Guru
Q6.Emerging markets fund manager
Q7Personal effectiveness guru
Q8.Monk who sells snake oil
Anil Agarwal 2. S .Ramadorai 3. Swraj Paul 4. Sanjeev Bhikchandani 5. Seth Godin 6. Mark Mobius 7. Stephen Covey 8. Robin Sharma
Q1. Who said ‘Other than Enron, I do not think anyone came close to the complexity and magnitude of fraud as we have here.’
Ans. Vineet Nayyar on SATYAM
Q2. How did Hyundai SANTRO get its name ?
Ans. From St Tropez where the strategy session was held Q3. Which global CEO describes his management philosophy as ‘whatever works’?
Ans. Jeffrey Immelt of GE
Q4. After Anand Mahindra’s 10m $ which Indian business house has given 50mn $ to Harvard ?
Ans. Tatas
Q5. The commonwealth has 54 sovereign nations. Yet in CWG 2010 there were 71 teams. How ?
Ans. Each colony has a team
Q6. Which GOI dept recently released ads where in a cut paste job they have shown airplanes emitting Italian tricolour instead ?
Ans. Income Tax deptt
Q 7.Mukesh Ambani will soon be moving into his own 27 storey mansion in south Mumbai. What is its name ?
Ans. ANTILIA
Q8. Which US fashion retailer brought back its original logo after receiving flak in Twitter and Facebook for its new logo ?
Ans. GAP
Q9. Name the new Tata model which is a crossover. A cross between a sedan, MUV and SUV.
Ans. Tata Aria
Q10. Endiran / Robot is the most exp indian film at 40mn$. What is the budget of HOBBITT the most expensive film being made ?
Ans. 500 m $
Q11. Name the largest movie rental chain in America. It filed for bankruptcy this September.
Ans. BLOCKBUSTER
Name the film star behind the production house and charity BEING HUMAN.
Ans. Salman Khan
There are over 62000 ATMs in India today. Which bank set up the first ATM in india in 1987 ?
Ans. HSBC
Which cricketer is the brand ambasador for Band-Aid?
Virendra Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Saurav Ganguly
Yuvraj Singh 2. Which leadership guru coined the term 'transformational leadership'?
Pradep Sindhu
Phillip Kotlar
Samuel A Dipiazza
James MacGregor Burns
3. Which Television channel launched the first local programming initiative in India in the form of reality show - Everset Se Takkar?
Discovery
National Geographic
Animal Planet
Nikelodian
4. What is the name of the new version of Hunadi Motors car?
Sunshine
Alto
Indica
5. What is the name of the 233cc Motorcycle launched by Hero Honda?
Karizma
Freedom
Dawn
Passion
6. Which air conditioning company has the slogan 'Inspire the Next'?
BlueStar Hitachi
Carrier
LG
7. Aditya Birla collaborated with which foreign company to roll out an insurance scheme?
Vysya
SunLife
Sanmar
MaxNewYorkLife
8. Citi Bank co-brands cards for which oil company?
HP
IOCL
BPCL
IBP
9. What is series of showrooms set up by Reliance to sell Mobile phones called?
IndiaWorld
WebWorld
Dhirubai Phones
Ambani Dream Center
10. Which company brings you CNBC Television channel in India?
Channel 7
TV 18
Mudra Arts Sony
11. Which fabric company has the slogan - 'India's Family Store'?
Pantaloon
Provouge
Hirawats
Peter England
12. Acme Clothing owns which famous brand?
John Player
Peter England
Provouge
Park Avenue
13. What is the name of the recent car released by Toyota in India?
Camry
Chervlet
Voyager
14. What is the e-Governance project of Andhra Pradesh Government called?
HARIS
I-SETU
eSeva
ELCOT
15. What is the name of the UK-based Tea company acquired by Tata Tea?
Tetley Gemini
Brooke Bond
Lipton
16. Which fabric brand has the slogan - 'Wear your attitude'?
Provouge
Peter England
Duke
Weekender
17. Hyundai is a car manufacturer based in ___ country
Japan
S Korea
N Korea
Taiwan
18. What is a computer network without wires called?
LAN
WAN
WiFi
EPABX
19. Netle is a company based in which country?
USA
UK
South Africa
India 20. Elle 18 range of cosmetics are marketed in India by which FCMG company?
HLL
Colgate-Polmolive
Emami
Gillet
1. Which companies mobile phone are marketed with the slogan - Big inside. Small Outside
Nokia
Sony
Samsung
Motorola
2. Which Indian Enterprise used the slogan - Improving the quality of Life.
Reliance
TATA
Birla
ITC
3. Which newspaper says You needn't read us to understand us?
Times of India
The Hindu
Indian Express
Malyalam Manorama
4. Which network marketing company sells with the slogan - Better Ideas- Better Life
Amway SkyBiz
HLL
Nirma
5. What is the name of the mobile company which was acquired by Sony ?
Nokia
Erricson
DoCoMo
CellOne
6. Forester is the name of a car manufactured by
Ford
BMW
Chevrolet
Mitsubishi
7. Louie Philippe is the brand name of a
shirt
paper
car
luggage ware
8. Power is the name of oil from which of the following Oil gaints?
IOCL
HP
BPCL
Shell 9. Carrier is a leading name in the field of
Air Cooling
Air Conditioning
Refregiration
Icing
10. Which car gives you - Fun on the Run
Alto
Icon
Lancer
City
11. You read ____ news paper because - You deserve to know
Times of India
Hindustan Times
The Hindu
Bombay Times
12. Magic is the brand name of which Mobile pre-paid card?
AirTel
BSNL
MTNL
idea
13. Cerelac is the brand of which companies baby foods?
Kellogs
Nestle Johnson n Johnson
HLL
14. If you use this companys software - your question yourself - Where do you want to go today?
Microsoft
SCO
Novell
Lotus
15. Colgate Fresh Energy Gel took paste says
Talk to Me
Rakshana Chakra
Fights with germs for long
None of these
16. 737-900 is the name of a
Mobile Phone from Motorola
name of a jet plane
looks like a telephone number in West Indies islands
name of a comet
17. Taj group of Hotels is a chain of hotels from which company?
GrandBay
Welcome
Tata
ITC 18. This company is - Applying Thought
Infosys
Wipro
Sun
Ernest & Young
19. Your neighbours will go envy if you own this television
LG
Samsung
Videocon
Onida
20. Harmony is the name of which companies textiles?
Reliance
Vimal
Digjam
Bombay Deing