I
1. Who has been left out in this list FC Kohli, _____________, N Chandrashekharan.
Ans: S Ramadorai [CEOs of TCS]
2. Who is the CEO of London-based UK Tradecorp Ltd and has a stake in Indian sports.
Ans: Raj Kundra
3. Jasmine Soap which is [apparently] very popular in these parts, is a brand of which company?
Ans: Godrej
4. Which fabric has hooks and loops?
Ans: Velcro
5. It was started in 1952 by California based Pacific Mills and then became a part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996. Which event?
Ans: Miss Universe
6. “Journalism of Courage”
Ans: Indian Express
II
1. This company in an effort to bring in people from different walks of life included Javed Akhtar in its board. Which company?
Ans: Jet Airways
2. “Sense and Sensibility”
Ans: Philips
3. Rajvilas, Udaivilas and Amarvilas are all owned by?
Ans: Oberoi Hotels
4. It was founded as the Graphics group as part of Lucasfilm it is now owned by Walt Disney. What?
Ans: Pixar
5. ISO 216 is the standard specification for which common product used in offices.
Ans: Paper
6. CC is the codename [buzz]
Ans: Coca Cola
III
1. It is known as RINGS in Bulgaria, CHATS in Hungary and CHAPS in UK. What is it known as in India?
Ans: RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Gross_Settlement
2. In 1895, five engineering firms conceptualized this and set up the Engineering and Iron Trade Association of India. What is it known as now?
Ans: CII (Confideration of Indian Industries)
3. It had its beginnings during 1930 when its founder Emanuel Stolaroff, founded a cosmetic company known as Natone. What is it known as now?
Ans: Neutrogena
4. In 1844, George Williams was drawn to big cities by the Industrial Revolution and with 12 others decided to meet and discuss issues in pursuit of a better life and set up a youngster’s association. What?
Ans: YMCA
5. With the idea that the two same alphabets would look good in ads, a book keeper penned a famous trademark in flowing script. Which trademark?
Ans: Coca Cola
6. Originally incorporated in September 2000 in California under the name Onscan Technologies India Private Limited as a spin off from Infosys, the company relocated to India and is a big player in the VAS telecom segment. Which company?
Ans: OnMobile
___________________________________________________________________________
1) Oriental Insurance and Long Reach insured players of which event for a whopping 500-650 crores?
A) IPL
2) Which Indian company sold it pharma division to Singapore based Frensius Kabi?
A) Dabur
3) Ad of Kamasutra – hint: What do you want to be tonight
4) Which Italian coffee giant is entering India with Narang Group?
A) Illys
5) “The signature pen”
A) Sheaffer
6) Idiom Design & Consulting Ltd designed the logo of which major event in 2010?
A) CommonWealth Games
7) Harmony, Ghazal, Southern, Aishwarya, Sushmita are the brand of diamonds from which group?
A) Gitanjali
Which children book publisher is partnering with Kuwait based Teshkeel Media Group to license its award winning comic book series, The 99?
A) Chandamama
9) Which Insurance giant started a special initiative christened as Sunehre Sapne to educate rural farmers on the need for financial planning and insurance?
A) MetLife
10) This company mainly known for its pain relief division is coming up with new spas under the name of “Osmosys”
A) Amritanjan
11) Pic of Vineeta Bali
12) Which company launched a new product called Bref?
A) Henkel
13) British Journal founded by Joseph Norman Lockyer is set to enter Indian market. He is also credited with discovery of Helium
A) Nature
14) Which Australian publication house is set enter India, ‘The Thorn Tree’?
A) Lonely Planets
15) Which entertainment company owns Home Depot
A) Ashyuts
16) Logo of JK Tyre
17) Which Private equity firm founded by Stephen A Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson is a word play on the founders names?
A) Blackstone
18) Which company calls its employees as corporate assets?
A) Infosys
19) Lachlan Murdoch and Emerging Media owns which IPL team?
A) Rajasthan Royals
20) Hula Hoop was designed by which Toy manyfacturing company?
A) Vamo
21) S-2 is a production house from which bollywood celebrity?
A) Shilpa Shetty
22) ‘One World, One Dream’ a major event in 2008
A) Beijing Olympics
23) Radio Mirchi owned by which company?
A) ENIL (Entertainment Networks India limited)
24) Ad – Parle Monaco
25) Ad – Virgin Mobile
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1. Some rural IT initiative in a certain state (I forgot the details)..which state?.
Answer was understandably Gujarat
2. Picture of a stamp consisting of photographs of Martin Luther King Junior, Lincoln, Gandhi & Mother Teresa. It was released last year on 60th anniversary of something...what?
Answer was 60 years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
3. Who has written the book Hot, Flat, and Crowded?
Answer Thoma Friedman ("flat" being the clue)
4. Poster from the movie Devil wears Prada....identify the related brand
Answer Prada
5. Connect Jack Nicklaus (golfer), Sachin (& another one I forgot) to a certain brand
Answer RBS (brand ambassadors)
6. Which Indian hotel chain won the Hellen Keller award recently for their initiative in employing differently abled people.
Answer ITC
7. Logo of Murugappa group
8. Which business school completed 100 years in 2008?...(clue being 100 years in review or something like that)
Answer Harvard (review points to harvard business review)
9. Famous industrialist who wrote In the Shadow of the Mahatma?
Answer GD Birla (I mistook him for Jamnalal Bajaj)
10. A diagram to identify the McKinsey's 7s model
11. A print ad with Kongkona Sen Sharma
Answer woman's Horlicks
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1. Visual – Kamal Nath
2. Raj Kundra was in the news recently for acquiring a stake in which IPL team? – Rajasthan Royals
3. Glucon D is a brand owned by which company? – Heinz
4. Visual of print campaign featuring Beyonce Knowles – L’Oreal
5. Kasturi & Sons are the parent company behind which famous newspaper? – The Hindu
6. “Better Sound Through Research” – Bose
7. Logo – Obama Campaign
8. Frito Lays, Quaker Oats, Gatorade are all owned by which company? – Pepsico
9. Whose book is Straight From The Gut? – Jack Welch
10. Logo (Tux the penguin) – Linux
11. Aveo is a car from which global giant in India? – Chevrolet
12. Ngultrum is the currency of which country? – Bhutan
13. Visual of cover of Newsweek. – Donald Trump
14. Visual – Varghese Kurien
15. If Samsung is to Chelsea, who is to Liverpool? – Carlsberg
16. Visual of an online banner ad. – Bharatmatrimony.com
17. Kings and Leela’s Rio are new entrants into which business in Goa? – Casinos
18. Which airport in India operates from a military airbase called INS Hansa? – Dabolim/Goa Airport
19. TVC – HSBC
20. TVC – LIC
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1. If CD is Compact Disc and DVD is Digital Versatile Disc, what is BD? – Blu-ray Disc
2. “Seedhi baat, no bakwaas” – Sprite
3. It was created for 35$... – Nike Swoosh
4. This brand had a problem because the name they chose clashed with that of a move in wrestling. The move in question was called ‘shuffle’. Which brand? – Apple iPod
5. Which unlikely company manufactures a soap brand called Santoor? – Wipro
6. Which company built the Lotus Temple and the Bridge on the River Kwai? – L&T
7. Expand SEBI – Securities & Exchange Board of India
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1. In 1997, and Indian entrepreneur convinced Antoine Bagche from Vienna to invest in his ‘bread business’ in India, thus creating a well-known brand in the food business. Which one? – Pizza Corner
2. What term comes from the Latin phrase meaning “course of life” and the French for “summary”? – Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. In 1925, an architect named Arthur Heineman designed something that started of a new concept in the travel and hospitality business. What? – Motel
4. In 1982, an accountant named Ramachandran was carrying out chemical trading for his clients, when he was left with unpaid bills and unutilized stock. What company did he create to utilize the chemicals that he was in possession of? – Jyothi Laboratories
5. Connect – 1971, Cambridge – Massachusetts, Bolt, Bernach & Newman – The first email
6. Which TV campaign was shot in Capetown, South Africa at a cost of 2.5 crore and used racers named….? – Bajaj Pulsar Mania
1. Visual of some coins which created a problem in some parts of India and RBI had to take steps to take them out of circulation. – They were Portuguese era coins that came from Goa and were sold by weight to people in Gujarat who used them to throw into the Narmada as part of some cleansing ritual.
2. Visual – Naina Lal Kidwai
3. Print ad – Durex
4. Print ad – United Colours of Benetton
5. Logo – Salgaocar Group
1. Who has been left out in this list FC Kohli, _____________, N Chandrashekharan.
Ans: S Ramadorai [CEOs of TCS]
2. Who is the CEO of London-based UK Tradecorp Ltd and has a stake in Indian sports.
Ans: Raj Kundra
3. Jasmine Soap which is [apparently] very popular in these parts, is a brand of which company?
Ans: Godrej
4. Which fabric has hooks and loops?
Ans: Velcro
5. It was started in 1952 by California based Pacific Mills and then became a part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996. Which event?
Ans: Miss Universe
6. “Journalism of Courage”
Ans: Indian Express
II
1. This company in an effort to bring in people from different walks of life included Javed Akhtar in its board. Which company?
Ans: Jet Airways
2. “Sense and Sensibility”
Ans: Philips
3. Rajvilas, Udaivilas and Amarvilas are all owned by?
Ans: Oberoi Hotels
4. It was founded as the Graphics group as part of Lucasfilm it is now owned by Walt Disney. What?
Ans: Pixar
5. ISO 216 is the standard specification for which common product used in offices.
Ans: Paper
6. CC is the codename [buzz]
Ans: Coca Cola
III
1. It is known as RINGS in Bulgaria, CHATS in Hungary and CHAPS in UK. What is it known as in India?
Ans: RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Gross_Settlement
2. In 1895, five engineering firms conceptualized this and set up the Engineering and Iron Trade Association of India. What is it known as now?
Ans: CII (Confideration of Indian Industries)
3. It had its beginnings during 1930 when its founder Emanuel Stolaroff, founded a cosmetic company known as Natone. What is it known as now?
Ans: Neutrogena
4. In 1844, George Williams was drawn to big cities by the Industrial Revolution and with 12 others decided to meet and discuss issues in pursuit of a better life and set up a youngster’s association. What?
Ans: YMCA
5. With the idea that the two same alphabets would look good in ads, a book keeper penned a famous trademark in flowing script. Which trademark?
Ans: Coca Cola
6. Originally incorporated in September 2000 in California under the name Onscan Technologies India Private Limited as a spin off from Infosys, the company relocated to India and is a big player in the VAS telecom segment. Which company?
Ans: OnMobile
___________________________________________________________________________
1) Oriental Insurance and Long Reach insured players of which event for a whopping 500-650 crores?
A) IPL
2) Which Indian company sold it pharma division to Singapore based Frensius Kabi?
A) Dabur
3) Ad of Kamasutra – hint: What do you want to be tonight
4) Which Italian coffee giant is entering India with Narang Group?
A) Illys
5) “The signature pen”
A) Sheaffer
6) Idiom Design & Consulting Ltd designed the logo of which major event in 2010?
A) CommonWealth Games
7) Harmony, Ghazal, Southern, Aishwarya, Sushmita are the brand of diamonds from which group?
A) Gitanjali
Which children book publisher is partnering with Kuwait based Teshkeel Media Group to license its award winning comic book series, The 99?
A) Chandamama
9) Which Insurance giant started a special initiative christened as Sunehre Sapne to educate rural farmers on the need for financial planning and insurance?
A) MetLife
10) This company mainly known for its pain relief division is coming up with new spas under the name of “Osmosys”
A) Amritanjan
11) Pic of Vineeta Bali
12) Which company launched a new product called Bref?
A) Henkel
13) British Journal founded by Joseph Norman Lockyer is set to enter Indian market. He is also credited with discovery of Helium
A) Nature
14) Which Australian publication house is set enter India, ‘The Thorn Tree’?
A) Lonely Planets
15) Which entertainment company owns Home Depot
A) Ashyuts
16) Logo of JK Tyre
17) Which Private equity firm founded by Stephen A Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson is a word play on the founders names?
A) Blackstone
18) Which company calls its employees as corporate assets?
A) Infosys
19) Lachlan Murdoch and Emerging Media owns which IPL team?
A) Rajasthan Royals
20) Hula Hoop was designed by which Toy manyfacturing company?
A) Vamo
21) S-2 is a production house from which bollywood celebrity?
A) Shilpa Shetty
22) ‘One World, One Dream’ a major event in 2008
A) Beijing Olympics
23) Radio Mirchi owned by which company?
A) ENIL (Entertainment Networks India limited)
24) Ad – Parle Monaco
25) Ad – Virgin Mobile
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Some rural IT initiative in a certain state (I forgot the details)..which state?.
Answer was understandably Gujarat
2. Picture of a stamp consisting of photographs of Martin Luther King Junior, Lincoln, Gandhi & Mother Teresa. It was released last year on 60th anniversary of something...what?
Answer was 60 years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
3. Who has written the book Hot, Flat, and Crowded?
Answer Thoma Friedman ("flat" being the clue)
4. Poster from the movie Devil wears Prada....identify the related brand
Answer Prada
5. Connect Jack Nicklaus (golfer), Sachin (& another one I forgot) to a certain brand
Answer RBS (brand ambassadors)
6. Which Indian hotel chain won the Hellen Keller award recently for their initiative in employing differently abled people.
Answer ITC
7. Logo of Murugappa group
8. Which business school completed 100 years in 2008?...(clue being 100 years in review or something like that)
Answer Harvard (review points to harvard business review)
9. Famous industrialist who wrote In the Shadow of the Mahatma?
Answer GD Birla (I mistook him for Jamnalal Bajaj)
10. A diagram to identify the McKinsey's 7s model
11. A print ad with Kongkona Sen Sharma
Answer woman's Horlicks
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1. Visual – Kamal Nath
2. Raj Kundra was in the news recently for acquiring a stake in which IPL team? – Rajasthan Royals
3. Glucon D is a brand owned by which company? – Heinz
4. Visual of print campaign featuring Beyonce Knowles – L’Oreal
5. Kasturi & Sons are the parent company behind which famous newspaper? – The Hindu
6. “Better Sound Through Research” – Bose
7. Logo – Obama Campaign
8. Frito Lays, Quaker Oats, Gatorade are all owned by which company? – Pepsico
9. Whose book is Straight From The Gut? – Jack Welch
10. Logo (Tux the penguin) – Linux
11. Aveo is a car from which global giant in India? – Chevrolet
12. Ngultrum is the currency of which country? – Bhutan
13. Visual of cover of Newsweek. – Donald Trump
14. Visual – Varghese Kurien
15. If Samsung is to Chelsea, who is to Liverpool? – Carlsberg
16. Visual of an online banner ad. – Bharatmatrimony.com
17. Kings and Leela’s Rio are new entrants into which business in Goa? – Casinos
18. Which airport in India operates from a military airbase called INS Hansa? – Dabolim/Goa Airport
19. TVC – HSBC
20. TVC – LIC
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. If CD is Compact Disc and DVD is Digital Versatile Disc, what is BD? – Blu-ray Disc
2. “Seedhi baat, no bakwaas” – Sprite
3. It was created for 35$... – Nike Swoosh
4. This brand had a problem because the name they chose clashed with that of a move in wrestling. The move in question was called ‘shuffle’. Which brand? – Apple iPod
5. Which unlikely company manufactures a soap brand called Santoor? – Wipro
6. Which company built the Lotus Temple and the Bridge on the River Kwai? – L&T
7. Expand SEBI – Securities & Exchange Board of India
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. In 1997, and Indian entrepreneur convinced Antoine Bagche from Vienna to invest in his ‘bread business’ in India, thus creating a well-known brand in the food business. Which one? – Pizza Corner
2. What term comes from the Latin phrase meaning “course of life” and the French for “summary”? – Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. In 1925, an architect named Arthur Heineman designed something that started of a new concept in the travel and hospitality business. What? – Motel
4. In 1982, an accountant named Ramachandran was carrying out chemical trading for his clients, when he was left with unpaid bills and unutilized stock. What company did he create to utilize the chemicals that he was in possession of? – Jyothi Laboratories
5. Connect – 1971, Cambridge – Massachusetts, Bolt, Bernach & Newman – The first email
6. Which TV campaign was shot in Capetown, South Africa at a cost of 2.5 crore and used racers named….? – Bajaj Pulsar Mania
1. Visual of some coins which created a problem in some parts of India and RBI had to take steps to take them out of circulation. – They were Portuguese era coins that came from Goa and were sold by weight to people in Gujarat who used them to throw into the Narmada as part of some cleansing ritual.
2. Visual – Naina Lal Kidwai
3. Print ad – Durex
4. Print ad – United Colours of Benetton
5. Logo – Salgaocar Group
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