Sunday 19 April 2015

Business Quiz Set - 51

1) In 2012, a petition was created on the White House website through a campaign "We The People" asking to end the ban on the import and sale of X in the United States. However the petition failed to meet the required number of signatures and was therefore declined. For what the petition was filed ? 
- Kinder Joy 

2) A book on a corporation, completing its 150 year of its existence ? (Coincidently we are also celebrating its 150 year celebration somehow :P)
  - HSBC 

3) It is kind of portraits which was the cheapest way of recording a person appearance before the advent of photograph in which a person or any object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour mainly black. It was cheap and alternative to the portrait miniature & specialist artist. 
      A particular word/term is used for such portraits or art form in mid 18th century  which derives from the name of a French Finance Minister who took severe economic measure to cope with credit crisis in late 1750's. And because of several austerity measure his name became synonymous with the anything done or made cheaply specially for these portraits. Id what is the term named after this Fin. Minister ? 
Silhouette

4) It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy meaning 'humanity towards others' or "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity". This is a Operating System developed by a South African entrepreneur and space tourist with a vision to provide access to all software should be free to all and available to everybody on the same terms. Today it is funded by Canonical Ltd. Id what I am talking about ?
Ubuntu

5) It is generally believed X method  was first introduced by Frederic Le Play in 1829. which was further developed by the two sociologists Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in their research named Grounded theory in 1960's. Later this method earned great popularity in the world of education. What is this has been talked about ? 
- Case Study Method 

6) Give me overall connection ? 
Silvio Berlusconi, former PM of Italy. He is a controlling shareholder of Mediaset, owner of A.C. Milan and founded Forza Italia

7) This  is an Indian Conglomerate Company founded by Dr. Ramachandra Naidu Galla in mid 1980's. Group having its presence in packaged foods, beverages, infrastructure sector, metals product etc. But this group is better known for its brand X which is second largest selling product in its segment. Id the group and brand X ? ( logo of group given below) 
Amara Raja Group and battery brand 'Amaron'



6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sent by Sumanth Patlolla

1) Kinder Surprise Eggs
2) HSBC
3) Silhouette
4) Ubuntu
5) Case-study method
6) Silvio Berlusconi
7) Amara Raja Group

Nishant said...

2. HSBC
4. ubuntu
6. Silvio Berlusconi
7. Amaraja group

Brand Trivia Today said...

Email by V.S Dheepan

1)kinder surprise

2)HSBC

3)Silhouette

4)Ubuntu

5)Case study

6)all owned by "SILVIO BERLUSCONI"

7)Amara raja batteries

Brand Trivia Today said...

Email By Abhilashini A J

1) Kinder Surprise
2) The Lion Wakes: A Modern History of HSBC
3) Silhouette
4) Ubuntu
5) Case study method
6) Silvio Berlusconi, former PM of Italy. He is a controlling shareholder of Mediaset, owner of A.C. Milan and founded Forza Italia

7) Amara Raja Group and battery brand 'Amaron'


Brand Trivia Today said...

Email by Anand Raj

1) Kinder Surprise Eggs /Kinder Joy
2) HSBC
3) Silhouette , named after Étienne de Silhouette
4) Ubuntu
5) Case-Study
7) Amara Raja Group, Amaron Batteries.
6) Silvio Berlusconi , owner of A.C.Milan , President of Forza Italia and founder of MediaSet

Brand Trivia Today said...

Answer by Anand Kumar via Email

1 To end the ban on the import and sale of Kinder Surprise Eggs in the USA.
2 HSBC
3
4 Ubuntu OS
5 Case Study Method
6 Connect is Silvio Berlusconi
7 Amara Raja Batteries and Brand Amaron