Wednesday 9 September 2015

Business Quiz Set - 64

1) Which company  in-house brands are Rangmanch, Trishaa, Akkriti, Ajile, Honey, Chalk, Mini Klup which opened its business in 1997 in Kolkata ? 
 Pantaloons (formerly of Future Group, now owned by The Aditya Birla Group)

2) What are Barometer Stock ? 
 A security whose performance is considered to be an indicator of the performance of its particular sector or industry, or the market as a whole

3) Which retail store was founded by Mr.Selvarathinam in Chennai in late 1990's, which is today largest family owned business retail chain in India. According to Kishore Biyani,  it is India’s No 1 retail store in one locality. Which retail chain is this entered in ice cream business in mid 2000's under brand name "Jamai" ? 
Saravana Stores

4) Who Quoted these line about the American economy in 2008, "The federal government is sending each of us a $600 rebate. If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money goes to China. If we spend it on gasoline it goes to the Arabs. If we buy a computer it will go to India. If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. If we purchase a good car it will go to Germany. If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy. The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes and beer, since these are the only products still produced in US ?
Marc Faber


5) Connect ? 


Versace ( 1st pic is of Elizabeth Hurley, the brand gained widespread international coverage due to the "Black Versace dress of Elizabeth Hurley".  Sunland Group built Luxury Hotel  and named after Versace brand & last one is movie House of Versace tell the story about the brand. 

6) Which London based Group founded in mid 1910's, started out as a moneylender before expanding the business to include imports of dried fruit, jute, textiles and tea. The business grew steadily under the late shah of Iran as they were having large presence in Iran and continued to flourish even after Islamic Revolution forced it to move to Europe. It is now a multibillion-dollar energy, transport, media and agriculture conglomerate. The company had been in a bidding war to acquire the Express Newspapers group, and is one of several bidders for Go, British Airways’ low-cost airline. Id which famous conglomerate having large presence in India also ? 
Hinduja Group 


7) Whose initiative is this (logo below) recently announced to come in the Indian Real Estate business ? 


Steve Waugh Foundation.
  



5 comments:

Delectable Debonair said...

1) Pantaloons
2) a ​share whose ​performance is believed to show how a ​stock ​market is ​developing or ​changing in ​general
3) Saravana Stores
4) Versache
5) Marc Faber
6) Hinduja Group
7) Steve Waugh Foundation, Waugh Global Reality

Anonymous said...

Sent by Sumanth Patlolla

1) Pantaloons
2) A security whose performance is considered to be an indicator of the performance of its particular sector or industry, or the market as a whole
3) Saravana Stores
4) Marc Faber
5) Versace
6) The Hinduja Group
7) Steve Waugh Foundation

Brand Trivia Today said...

Answer by Anand Raj via mail

1. Pantaloons (formerly of Future Group, now owned by The Aditya Birla Group)
2. A security whose performance is considered to be an indicator of the performance of its particular sector or industry, or the market as a whole. Barometer stock acts as a gauge for the overall market or sector. Analysts often look to barometer stocks to predict the direction in which an industry or market is likely to be headed in the short term.
3. Saravana Stores
4. Marc Faber
5. Versace
6. Hinduja Brothers
7. Steve Waugh Foundation.

Brand Trivia Today said...

Answer by Anand Kumar

Pantaloons Fashion & Retails
Barometer stock acts as a gauge for the overall market or sector. Also referred to as a bellwether stock.
Saravana Stores
Marc Faber
Versace fashion Brand, Sunland Group advised a fashion branded hotel to Versace. House of Versace 2013.
Hinduja Group
Steve Waugh Foundation

Brand Trivia Today said...

Answer by Shiv Das

3.Saravana Stores
7. WAUGH GLOBAL