Business Quiz Set - 69

1) Which Indian conglomerate has started a retail company named "Femina Flaunt"  in partnership with fashion retailer 'Shoppers Stop' and now eyeing to enter into the fast-growing personal care products and beauty services space. Id this famous company? 

-  Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (BCCL)

2) Id her, the founder of a beauty and wellness conglomerate?

-  Vandana Luthra of VLCC

3) Connect ? 

-  Infinite Analytics backed by Ratan Tata and Sir Tim Berners-Lee in advisory position. 

4) Which Spanish company founded by three brother Juan, José and Vicente in 1953 that produces porcelain figurines. It wasn't until 1956 that they started producing the sculptures for which they are now most famous. Id the company?
- Lladro

5)  Which deodorant brand known as 'Sure' in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 'Degree' in the United States of America and Canada, Shield in South Africa. Id this brand, developed in 1908 by an Australian pharmacist and his wife? 
- Rexona

6)  Who is this prior to founding Sherpalo Venture, he served as an officer of Amazon and remained on boards of StumbleUpon, Zazzle and Paperless Post. Id who is this? 
- Ram Shriram

7) Id this Fashion brand?

-  Tory Burch

Business Quiz Set - 68

1) Due to upcoming alarming situation sometime in near future as this country will suffer from its lower population. To tackle this situation a travel company  named "Spies"  has come up with a campaign for aspiring grandparents "Do it for Mom" to encourage parents to sponsor trips abroad for their adult children and get a  grandchild & conceived a child while on a vacation organised by the company, offered a chance to win three years of free diapers. Id country where such schemes has been launched ? 

-  Denmark 

2) Angola, a colony of Portugal gained independence in mid-1970's and later entered into a civil war which continued till early 2000's. In this period, rebellion used to sell X to finance its war with the government. The UN recognised the role that X played in funding the rebels and passed a resolution banning the purchase of X from Angola as it is one the mode of funding a war. What is X & what particular term was coined by the rebellion for this item when it is used in war zone to finance insurgency? 

- Diamond and term is Blood Diamond 

3) The Archaeological Survey of India along with respective departments has selected six monument for a special purpose these are "Stone Chariot of Hampi", "Red Fort","Sun Temple", "Taj Mahal", Goa Churches", "Padmapani Painting in Ajanta Caves". What is the purpose of selection of these World Heritage Sites? 

- Chosen to be featured on new currency notes of the denomination of Rs. 10, Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000, respectively

4) Which Insurance company started in 1896, recently become the market leader in Bahrain and third largest player in the UAE? 

-  LIC 

5) What famous slogan was coined by Frances Gerety when he was working for N.W. Ayer & Sons in 1947, which became famous advertising line of 20th century?

- "A Diamond Is Forever"

6) Who has made the investment in companies through his venture in Vyomo, Moovo, Healthians, EduKart, JetSetGo and most recently Cartisan? 

-  YouCanWin venture of Youvraj Singh 

7) Id the logo of which Japanese Company? 

- Hitachi 

Tata Crucible Corporate Chandigarh Fianl 2015

1) Id logo of ?

- Masuri Cricket Helmets

2 Which Football Club recently bought US based data company StatDNA company is an expert in the field of sports data performance analysis?

- Arsenal 

3) Pink Revolution is associated with which product? 

- Beef 

4) Which Indian personality appeared in this movie which won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.? 

- Raghuram Rajan 

5) Ques. on John Scully 

6) One of the most common places named as the origin of  X is the town of Mahón in Menorca, Spain, where it was then taken to France after victory over the British at the city's port in 1756. According to this version, the sauce was originally known as salsa X  in Spanish and maonesa  in Catalan (as it is still known in Menorca), later becoming X as it was popularized by the French. What is I am talking about which mean "yolk of egg" in French ? 

- Mayonnaise 

7) Diageo India’s renowned brand ______ has announced the launch of its new campaign ‘Be One in a 100' for its gaming portal _____ . The campaign brings alive its brand philosophy  “Exhorting men to succeed by doing things differently” ? Id which brand ? 

- VAT 69 

8) Id the logo of which financial Institution?

9) Which Financial company has launched a ‘Do Right’ initiative - a campaign that urges parents to inculcate the ‘right’ values in children from a young age, reiterating its ‘We only do what’s right for you’  ? 

- Tata Capital 

10) Question on the Skateboard invented by James L. Plimopton.  

11) Id the brand and name of character? 

- Voltas and Mr. Murthy 

12) Rasna ( Paresh Rawal, Aksysa Kumar Founder pic and Rasna Girl ) 

13) Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu replied that the New Delhi Municipal Corporation employs “40 trained young men to do particular job,”. Govt came up with this idea after protests from animal rights activists and a court order ? Id what is this particular job, they were hired for? 

- The men make screeching noises similar to those of black-faced langur monkeys, to frighten red-faced macaque monkeys.

14) This coffee brand was created by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (now A&P) in 1859. Despite selling off the brand in 2003, A&P continues to sell this Coffee brand in its family of stores. Id which brand ? 

- Eight O'Clock Coffee

15) The term economic ______, coined and popularised by Warren Buffett, refers to a business ability to maintain competitive advantages over its competitors in order to protect its long-term profits and market share from competing firms. what is missing term  ? 

- Moat ( Economic Moat) 

16) Question on Himachal Tourism 

17) Question on Plaster of Paris

18) Id which hospitality chain was run by him ? 

- Leela Group 

19 Id who? 

- Seth Godin ("Poke the Box")

Business Quiz Set - 67

1) Who is this, founder of a famous adv agency & known for coining which famous tagline?

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-  Dan Weilden co-founded Wieden+Kennedy and coined the Nike tagline "Just Do It."

2) Catamaran Management Services Pvt Ltd, a venture capital fund in 2010 founded by X. It made its debut investment in SKS Microfinance. The VC firm has been known to invest in diverse sectors such as energy drink, healthcare and e-commerce Yebhi.com, Healthspring, Kaizen Private Equity LLC, Hector Beverages Pvt. Ltd. are some of the  company which have raised investment from the firm. Id who founded this , last year they come in JV with Amazon? 

- NR Narayan Murthy

3) Which online travel brand derived its name from a combination of “exploration and speed”? 

- Expedia 

4) What is "Volkswagen Law"  which was passed by German Govt. in 1960 but it was struck down by  the European Court of Justice in 2007 on the ground of it illegally restricted the free movement of capital in European markets. What is this Volkswagen Law? 

- This law limiting the share of any other stockholder to 20 percent, regardless of how many shares owned, the law effectively protected the company from any attempt at a hostile takeover.

5) Id the campaign of? 

- Schweppes

6) Connect ?  

 -  John Scully.
( PepsiCo Former President introduced Pepsi Challenge, Co-Founder Zeta Interactive, Founder Obi Worldphone, Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels will play his role in upcoming movie “Steve Jobs”.
7) Id the product from this famous icon? 

- Tony the Tiger is the advertising cartoon mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal. 

TATA CRUCIBLE Corporate Chandigarh Preliminary Round 2015

1) Indianroots is an online shopping site owned by which media house? 
- NDTV 

2) Which Indian business house agreed to acquire the Total Super Store business from Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Ltd ? 
- Birla 

3) Who has partnered with her trainer Marco Borges to launch a new vegan meal delivery service? 
-  Beyonce

4) Minneapolis native Leroy S. Buffington was awarded a patent in 1888 who is also considered as Father of X. What is the term coined for such creation by him? 

-  Skyscarper 

5) Who is this MP has interest in compines like Final Ccut and Curtain Call a talent company ? 
- Kiran Kher 

6) Question on Butter Crisis in Norway 

7) Tirumalai Krishnamacharya who own a famous trademark of what? 

- Yoga 

8) Question on Catbert: Evil HR Director

9) The Owl and the Lamp is  original icon. First appearing in 1864, the mighty owl was meant to represent wisdom – experience, judgment and knowledge. The lamp in its talons is a symbol of light and clearness of vision. Which famous adv agency having this trademark?
-JWT

10) Philip Vaughan, a Welsh inventor and ironmaster who created the first design of this in Carmarthen in 1794. What is this tool usually used in the automobile and some other manufacturing industry, name of the invention carry a word "Ball". Id the invention 
- Ball Bearing 

11) Logo of which sugar brand? 

- Balrampur 

12) It is an American travel website company providing reviews of travel-related content was founded by Stephen Kaufer, Langley Steinert, and several others. Id which company ? 
- Tripadvisor 

13) Which country run campaign, held under the slogan ‘Your Child in Gold,’ with the aim of spreading awareness to families about the need to adopt a healthy lifestyle. In which the top winners will be those who lose the most weight during the month-and-a-half long programme  where registered participants have to lose a minimum of two kilograms to win gold, and will receive a gram of gold in return for every kilogram lost. Which country is this 
- Dubai 

14) Friday Dressing is concept of which apparel brand 
- Allen Solly 

15) It is  brand of _______ ? 

- Huggies 

16) Which airline was carved out of a defunct airline, Royal Airways, and given a completely different face in 2005. Which Airline is this TATA was also having some stake in it once ? 

17) Graham Wulff  a chemist created what as a gift for his wife after his wife frustration with the thick, waxy beauty creams that came in shoe-polish tins. Id the brand ? 
- Olay  

18) Id who 

- Harsimrat Kaur, Food Processing Minister

19) Id who ? 

- Vishal Sikka 

Contributed by: Hitesh Kamboj