Weekly Business Quiz #6

1.      Which is India’s most read newspaper with a readership of 16.4 million?

2.      Exceed your vision is the tagline of ___________?

3.      SAIC is China’s largest ___________________?

4.      Coca-Cola, which celebrates its 125^th anniversary this year, shifted its secret formula to World of Coca-Cola museum in downtown Atlanta. Name the bank in the vaults of which it was stored till date since 1925.

5.      The orange colour of a wedding card inspired Indira Gandhi to decide the colour of what in India?

6.      Who is the MD of Nokia India?

7.      Toyota has launched which compact hybrid car to compete with Honda’s fit? (Clue: Think Blue)

8.      Garware Motors, a Rs. 5,000-crore turnover group, entered into a partnership with S&T Motors, South Korea, to assemble and market what brand of premium motorcycles?

9.      I-pill is the market name for the emergency contraceptive marketed by which pharmaceutical company?

10.  Who replaced Oswald Gruebel as the CEO of Swiss banking giant UBS?

Weekly Business Quiz #5

1.      Which company acquired the Shah family-owned Anchor brand for Rs 2000 crore?

2.      Tokyo Stock Exchange’s index is known as __________.

3.      What uniform % of FDI would be allowed in broadcasting services such as DTH and cable networks?

4.      Which group, headed by Subroto Roy, bought 42.5 percent stake, worth USD 100 million, in the Vijay Mallya owned Force India F1 team?

5.      Which company is the largest manufacturer of bottled oils in the world? (Hint: It’s Indian subsidiary recently acquired Amrit Banaspati for Rs 221 cr)

6.      Old Monk, the third largest selling Rum in the world is a principal brand of which company?

7.      By what name has Airtel launched its project of upgrading all its wireline broadband subscribers to a min. speed of 2Mbps?

8.      Which co. is the market leader in tractors with over 40% share?

9.      What’s the name of the three-seater Electric Vehicle (EV) car launched by Nissan at the Tokyo Motor Show?

10.  Which co. is a joint venture between Arvin Meritor, US, and the Kalyani Group? It manufactures axels for a diversified clientele, including Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, AMW, Mahindra-Navistar and Volvo.

Weekly Business Quiz #4

1.      What's the name of the parent company of Philip Morris USA?

2.      Which company based in UK is the major bottler of Coca-Cola?

3.      Which bank has launched ‘Gen Next’- a branch with WiFi services, cafeteria, and book corner to woo young customers?

4.      Which car’s tagline is India ON?

5.      Internet search giant Google recently acquired a mobile application developer known for its location-based, personalised restaurant & bar recommendation application. Name the developer.

6.      What’s the super-compact car model launched by Italy’s biggest automaker Fiat recently?

7.      Which company recently replaced RIL to be the No.1 stock in the BSE Sensex & the NSE Nifty in terms of weightage?

8.      BCCI has scrapped the broadcasting rights contract with which company on the grounds of the latter defaulting on advance payment?

9.      Which Indian cash-strapped airline has launched ‘Shagun vouchers’, which can be redeemed against its ticket(s) or holiday package(s)?

10.  Which company is the No.1 Projector brand in India with 20% market share?

Weekly Business Quiz #3

1. What is the name of the recently launched on-road, off-road bike by Hero MotoCorp?
2. Following the sale of distribution rights (globally) by Sara Lee to P&G, which co. has stopped distribution of Ambi Pur brand of air freshners?
3. This colourless drink by Danone-Narang Beverages (DNB) is being test marketed in Pune before pan-India launch. Name the drink.
4. What's the service launched by Taj Air & Deccan Charters where travellers can hire an aircraft & fly straight to their dream destination?
5. Which co., the biggest games developer for Facebook, is seeking to raise $1 billion through IPO?
6. Which brand of car has Daimler officially pulled the plug on as it couldn't differentiate it from its own S-Class division?
7. With which American co. has Ashok Leyland tied up to enter retail construction equipment sector?
8. The multi-brand watch format outlet Helios belongs to which company?
9. Which expression was the name Skype derived from?
10. What is Research in Motion's tablet PC called?

Weekly Business Quiz #2

1.      Who was recognized by NASSCOM as the ‘Father of the Indian software products industry’?

2.      Which company is the IT vendor for the AADHAAR project, Government of India's largest identity management program?

3.      Evoque SUV, priced at Rs 44.75 lakh was launched in the Indian market. It is a product of which company?

4.      The electronics specialty store eZone is operated by which company?

5.      Who was the designer of Buddh International circuit?

6.      He is the Founder Chairman of Jaiprakash Associates & Jaypee Group- ______________

7.      What is Advanced mobile wireless broadband services popularly known as?

8.      Sogood is the new tagline of which company?

9.      What does the acronym VRIO in strategic management stand for?

10.  Eva brand of deodorants, talcs and moisturizers is an offering from which company? (Hint: It’s tagline is “Indian roots. Global reach.”