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Biz Quiz - Answers

1. Magindia.com is an online site of which Indian ad agency? Mudra

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3. Living with Hope is a booklet of which company, meant for people who are infected with
HIV? Cipla

4. Which banks Internet banking service is called MyCBOL? Centurion Bank; MyCBOL 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
stands for My Centurion Bank OnLine On which two feats did famous balloonist Per Lindstrand accompany Richard Branson? Crossing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans In the film Dil Se Shahrukh Khan works for which organisation?All India Radio It is a standard that protects gold and jewellery manufacturers from duplication, a sort of monogram or symbol, which is the mark of originality. What is it called?Hallmarking Which Indian Company recently decided to set up a BPO centre in Philippines?Daksh eServices The first bank for prisoners in India that was set up at Tihar jail in Delhi, was an extension counter of which Indian bank?New Bank of India Which soft drink brand shares its name with the brand name under which Mansukhbhai Kothari, the owner of Pan Parag sold hair oil?7UP Which was the first Unilever product to come to India in 1888?Sunlight Soap In India, which chain of restaurants has a mascot named Zzapi Nercor?Pizza Corner Which foundation has recently tied up with Indian Oil Corporation to provide information on AIDS awareness to truck drivers at its highway retail outlets?Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Which President of Ford was dismissed from the company in 1978?Lee Iacocca Which Indian pharmaceutical companys original name was Trinity Laboratories?Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited According to the Guinness Book of World Records 2001, who is the lowest paid CEO in the world?Steve Jobs In 1986, which company introduced the worlds first laptop personal computers?Toshiba The new logo of which Indian group consists of two Es and is said to represent the groups wide spectrum of interests ranging from Electronics to Energy?Videocon In DSP Meryll Lynch, what does DSP stand for?DS Purbhoodas & Co. Which tea company has entered into an agreement with Tapal, the second largest packet tea brand in Pakistan, for supplying quality CTCs for its premium segment brands? Warren tea, one of the top tea companies of Assam "Demand a broader view" is the punch line of ___ BBC World ___

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QUIZ 1. CERELAC the brand name in baby foods is owned by A. B. C. D. HLL Nestle P&G Britania

2. . "For the economy as a whole, supply creates its own demand." This is a statement of: A. Edgeworth's law. B. Say's law. C. the law of supply and demand. D. Keynes's law. 3. HLL is launching spices under the brand name of A. B. C. D. Knorr MD Masala Kasoori Flavour

4. What are goods imported for the purpose of export called A. B. C. D. Intreport Entreport Re-export Intraport

5. Callisto a recently introduced blockbuster herbicide for corn , has been named product of the year by Agri Marketing , a USA agri- business magazine, is manufactured by A. B. C. D. Bayer Monsanto Syngenta Wockhardt

6. Which economy brand has been recently launched by Cargill India A. B. C. D. Naturefresh Knorr Purita Saffola

7. DE NOCIL is a joint venture of NOCIL and

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A. B. C. D. Dupont Dow Agroscience Indofil Excel

8. ITC is launching its new butter scotch biscuit by the name A. B. C. D. Bischip Sunfeast Buttercream Scotchfest

9. Which MNC launched GM-Mustard in India A. B. C. D. Adventa Aventis Syngenta Dupont

10. Which bank for the first time launched Agricultural Credit Card in India A. B. C. D. SBI Andhra bank PNB Allahabad bank

11. In the above question , the name of the card is A. B. C. D. Kisan Credit Card Pattabhi Agricard Golden Credit Card Ranga Credit Card

12. Godrej Agrovet is a market leader in A. B. C. D. Poultry Feed Cattle Feed AQUA Feed Agri Input

13. AVUNT is a pesticide launched by A. B. C. D. Novartis De- nocil Excel Dupont

14. Project Shakti has been launched by A. B. C. D. Manage CARD HLL Gujarat Co-operative

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15.Where is Indias largest malting factory situated: A. B. C. D. Mumbai Ludhiana Lucknow Chennai

16. ITC e- choupal has a working capital of A. B. C. D. 900 Cr. 550 Cr. 750 Cr. 300 Cr.

17. Which MNC is involved in turf management: A. B. C. D. Adventa Aventis Syngenta Monsanto

18. Along with Pakistan , with which US firm India has competition for market share of Basmati ........................... 19. Adventa Seeds UK Limited was formed as a merged businesses of ............ & ................ 20. Which MNC was charged of biopiracy of wheat ..............

ANSWERS: 1 Nestle 2 Says law 3 Knorr 4 Entreport 5 Syngenta 6 Purita 7 Dow agroscience 8 Sunfeast 9 Aventis 10 Andhra Bank

11 Pattabhi AgriCard 12 Cattle feed 13 Duopont 14 HLL 15 Ludhiana 16 750 crores 17 Syngenta 18 Texmati 19 zenica and sharps 20 Monsanto

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Business Quiz 1 1. Which company/group started ESOPs? 2. Times of India carried a blank front Sunday page some years back for the first time in its history? What was it for? 3. Every B-school student knows what is a PPO. But what is a PPO share? 4. What is five-finger discounting referred to in retailing? 5. The latest products in Insurance industry are KnR policies? What are they? 6. Everyone knows what e-mail is. What is we-mail? 7. What did the Bank of Sweden do to celebrate its centenary? 8. What is the origin of the word EPSON? 9. What does the word HITACHI mean in Japanese? 10. Which was the first U.S product to be produced and sold in the USSR? 11. If Coke is Big Red, which company is Big Red zero? 12. From October2001 all food companies must necessarily display what symbol in their packaging? 13. Which company in its country of origin was called as Millicento? 14. What is FASHION COEFFICIENT? 15. Why is DENA bank so called? 16. What are James Bonds on Wall Street? 17. Which US company's headquarters is known as the sweetest' place on earth? 18. If Thing Big is to IBM, Think Small is to which company? 19. Shyam Benegals movie Manthan had a record of having more than a thousand producers. Who were they?

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20. What did Nestle do in 1938 on the request of the Brazilian Govt.? 21. For this world famous company, Corporated Incorporated' and 'Limited Unlimited' were names considered but not adopted. What was finally adopted? 22. Ongio is a consultancy firm. It is a JV between 2 public sector companies. Name them. 23. Which company's logo is called the "spinning ectasy"? 24. Who owns a company called G.O.A.T? Answers to Business Quiz 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Peninsular newspaper group Ad for indya.com Partly paid ordinary share Shop lifting Kidnap and Ransom policies Joint Internet account Launched the Nobel Prize in Economics Son of Electronic Printer Sun(Hi) + Rise(Tachi) Pepsi Cola Lucent A brown dot indicating that the food in NON-VEG Premier Padmini Tanishq jewellery aimed at the youth After its founder DEvkaran NAnjee Bonds that will mature in 2007 Hersheys Chocolate Company Volkswagen Beetle Contributions from cooperative society of farmers who form AMUL Invented Instant coffee Microsoft ONGC and IOCL BMW Mohd. Ali. 'Goat' stands for Greatest Of All Time

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"QUIZ" 1) Justine Lewis, 11 and Matthew Balick, 12 came up with a game at a summer camp in Wisconsin in 1997, because they were getting bored. The game when marketed this year is expected to rake in 3.4mn pounds. What is the name of the game? Netslaves Flip-Itz

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Big Pokinon 2)LEGO, the toy maker famous for its brightly colored building blocks, is a family-owned company from which country? Denmark Germany USA Finland 3) 3. A file sharing application, it aims at introducing a 'gift economy' on the net. What is the name of this application software that is advertised as - "file sharing that's as tough as a roach!"? Napster Gnutella Echelon Espra 4) Windows XP, which features a new visual design and to be available in the second half of 2001 was earlier code-named as: Whistler Whippet Whitlow Whizz 5)A new wireless data-networking standard has been gaining ground recently. Wireless data connections can give speeds of up to 11 mpps, using the new standard, which is called: -

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Blue tooth 802.11b HomeRF Mobile Star 6)It became a wholly owned brand of Benetton in 1985. The brand is being relaunched now with a 'collection' that will include sporty & casual wear as well as formal & elegant apparel. Name the brand: Pringle USC Sisley Conture 7) The Indian company famous for its acquisitions of Animasia International (Singapore), Kingdom Animasia (Philippines), Film Roman (US), Media Dreams (India), Mayajaal (India), Kris.Srikkanth.com (India) is acquiring a new firm - Improvision Corporation (US). What's the name for this animation & entertainment major? HFCL Sri Adhikari Bros. Pentamedia Graphics Zee Telefilms Ltd. 8) Which bank is also the bank of the British Royal Family? Coots & Co. Barings Bank Royal Co-operative

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Queen's Treasure & Co 9) Which country's currency is called CHF (where, CH = Confederation of Helvetia & F = France) Switzerland France Belgium Austria 10) In stock market parlance, New public issues often floated with much publicity which fail ot produce any benefit for the investor, are called Lame Ducks Fallen Angels Blowout Issues Due Issues

ANSWERS: 1) Flip-Itz 2) Denmark 3) Espra 4) Whistler 5) HomeRF 6) Sisley 7) Pentamedia Graphics 8) Coots & Co. 9) Switzerland

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10) Due Issues

QUIZ" 1) Why did Sabeer Bhatia name his e-mail service as "Hotmail"? Because he knew that it was going to be really 'hot' Hotmail is derived from "HTML " Because his parents suggested it None of the above 2) Why was the 1999 cricket world cup different ? Every nation played against each other It did'nt have a sponspor The defending champions did not play the first match The defending champions won the cup again 3) There was a recent Cadburys Dairy Milk advertisement which featured a man and a woman cycling down a country lane ending with them being chased by a bull.Which classic movie starring PAUL NEWMAN, is this advertisement based on ? The Hustler Cool Hank Luke Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Butch Cassidy & the Sundane Kid

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4) If you encountered a sales person using the words brannock , where would you be ? In a linen shop In a shoe shop In a pastry shop In a agricultural product shop 5) In the Indian stock market who was known as the Pentafour Bull'? Harshad Mehta Pawan Sachdeva Ketan Parekh none of the above 6) Whose first venture was TRAF-O-DATA'? Bill Gates & Paul Allen Marty Sprinzen Larry Ellison none of the above 7) How does one better know the quartet of HARRY, ALBERT, SAM AND JACK as ? Warner Brothers Columbia brothers Disney brothers none of the above

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8) Which $7,00,000 commercial was shown just once? The Adidas ad featuring Michael Jordan The hotmail ad featuring Sabeer Bhatia The 1984 advt. for the Apple Mackintosh none of the above 9) On hearing Mahatma Gandhis death who said "that only goes to show that it doesnt pay to be too good"? George Bernard Shaw Winston Churchill Jawaharlal Nehru Lord Mountbatten 10) Who is the author of the book WHEN GENIUS FAILED?

Bill Gates Michael Porter Peter Robinson Roger Lowenstein

ANSWERS:

3. Butch Cassidy & the Sundane Kid 4. In a shoe shop;Brannock is used to measure the size of ones foot 5. Ketan Parekh

1. Hotmail is derived from "HTML " 2. It didnt have a sponsor

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6. Bill Gates & Paul Allen 7. Warner Brothers 8. The 1984 advt. For the Apple Mackintosh 9. George Bernard Shaw 10. Roger Lowenstein