BUSINESS QUIZ -1

BUSINESS QUIZ

1. K Malleswari, the lone medal winner for India in the millenium Olympics, and the first woman from India to ever win a medal, is employed at which Central Government Corporation?

2. First there was Bridgestone, and then Mitsubishi; What giant automaker of Japan was embroiled, recently, in a quality-related (again!) controversy?

3. The Times of India launched its latest edition in which city?

4. Which famous fashion accessories House first started as leather goods shop in Florence in 1921?

5. Uncle Pai is associated with which once roaringly successful publishers of children’s literature?

6. Which international airline uses the slogan "Smooth As Silk" in its advertisements?

7. Which TV programme currently aired in India, is sponsored by a) Colgate b) Bajaj c) Dettol and d) LG?

8. Who are the maker of the soft contact lens "Accuvue"?

9. Named "Manager of the Century" by the business magazine ‘Fortune’, he was recently in India? Who is he?

10. The "Three Golden Balls" is the traditional symbol of which class of businessmen, especially in Europe?

11. Which is the largest ‘unlisted’ company in India in terms of turnover?

12. What watchmaker sells an environment-friendly brand of watches called "Eco Drive"?

13. The useful thumb rule in Economics, "Bad money drives out the good" goes by what name?

14. What is film Production Company owned by the Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman?

15.What famous place in New York gets its name from the original location of a stockade built by the Dutch in 1653 to keep out the attacking English colonists and Red Indians?

16. Which famous TV personality owns a film production company called Harpo Films? Look hard at the name, may be you can decipher the answer.

17. The person next-in-command to the CEO is often referred to as the ‘Upper Roger’. From what Indian (Sanskrit) word does this phrase come?

18. Some aeroplanes of which airline sported Meera Mehta’s "Paithan Sari Motif"on their tails for sometime?

19. Who or what is a MAMBA?

20. Under what brand name is the compound "sidenafil citrate’ sold by the pharma company, Pfizer?

21. What ‘social expression’ company (if I may coin a phrase) was started by the 18 year old Joyce Hall in 1910?

22. Which is the biggest toy retail chain in the world?

23. Here’s a Dot-buster: Which award-winning net-based furniture selling company, despite being backed by Amazon.com, filed for bankruptcy, recently?

24. What is the name given to software developed exclusively for use by infants and toddlers?

25. What major currency is known as ‘Greenbacks’ in slang?

26. Who is the only Asian to be included in Sunday Times list of " The Wealthiest 200 in Britain since 1066"?

27. R Gopalan who is basking in the limelight for his role as a the official emissary in the Raj Kumar Kidnapping case, is the editor of which Tamil Magazine?

28. What we know as Maruti Zen was launched worldwide by Suzuki in the 90’s under what name?

29. Zee Movies is contemplating a co-branding exercise in collaboration with which major Hollywood Film studio?

30. Ashok H Advani is the publisher of which business magazine?

31. Lord Raj Kumar Bagri is the first non-Briton Chairman of what mercantile organization

32. You’ve heard of BSA motorcycles and surely seen BSA bicycles on Indian roads. What does BSA stand for?

33. What brand of Firestone tyres is creating an uproar in the USA, for causing many fatalities on the highway because of a manufacturing defect?

34. He appears in a series of books which made publishing history, and he is the most famous pupil of the "Hogwart’s Witchcraft School". Who is this fictional character?

35. To which fashion house did the minister Maneka Gandhi address her remark, "The skin of the python is no less precious to the snake than fur is to the fox"?

36. The ‘Calatrava Cross’ is the emblem of which coveted brand of Swiss watch?

37. What famous sports goods company did Phil Knight and Bill Boweman launch in 1964?

38. Which Indian textile brand proudly proclaims "Since 1925"in its advertisements?

39. Which famous hospital chain of India sells an accident insurance cover called "Dost’?

40. What product is associated with the Colombian mascot "Juan Valdez"?

41. Which newspaper baron started his career by launching the "Adelaide Herald" when he was just 23years old?

42. The Hollywood horror flick "Crocodile 2 – Death Roll" was recently shot in which film studio in India?

43. ‘The Striding Man’ is the logo of which best selling brand of scotch whiskey?

44. In his recent visit to New Delhi, in which 5 star Hotel did Bill Gates stay?

45. What automobile, still seen on the roads with minor variations, did Ferdinand Porsche develop under the behest of Adolf Hitler?

46. Mumbai-born Fareed Zackaria has been appointed the editor of which international newsmagazine?

47. Which textile company of India is head quartered at "Neville House"?

48. What useful and innovative computer accessory did Douglas Engelbert invent in 1968?

49. At long last the Department of Telecommunications (DoT, for short) has been transformed in to a corporation. What is its name in its new avatar?

50. What ingredient of chewing gum comes from the South American sapodilla tree?

ANSWER:

1. Food Corporation of India

2. Toyota

3. Hyderabad

4. Gucci

5. Amar Chitra Katha

6. Thai

7. Kaun Banega Crorepati

8. Johnson & Johnson

9. Jack Welch

10. Pawnbrokers

11. Maruti Udyog

12. Ciitizen

13. Greshams Law

14. Punch Productions

15. Wall Street

16. Oprah Winfrey

17. Yuva Raja

18. British Airways

19. Middle Aged Middlebrow Acheiver

20. Viagra

21. Hallmark

22. Toys R US

23. Living.Com

24. Lapware

25. US Dollars

26. L. N. Mittal

27. Nakkheeran

28. Alto

29. MGM

30. Business India

31. London Metal Exchange

32. Birmingham Small Arms

33. Wilderness

34. Harry Potter

35. Calvin Klein

36. Patek Phillippe

37. Nike

38. Raymond’s

39. Apollo

40. Coffee

41. Rupert Murdoch

42. Ramoji Film City

43. Johnny Walker

44. Maurya Sheraton

45. Volkswaggen

46. Newsweek

47. Bombay Dyeing

48. The Mouse

49. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

50. Chicle