1. Name this practice pioneered and
introduced in the early mid-1980s by Nemichand Bamalwa & Sons of Kolkata,
India, sparking a revolution in India, as it forced jewellers to indicate
correctly the after-melting purity.
Ans. 22
carat purity
2. Expand MS in MSLO, where LO stands
for Living Omnimedia.
Ans. Martha Stewart
3. “Discover Smart Drive 2011”. Which company’s
campaign was this?
Ans. Ford Figo
4. Oryx is the in-flight magazine of
_______. It’s a middle-East airline.
Ans. Qatar Airways
5. Identify him. A
world-renown management institute is named after him.
Ans. Alfred Sloan.
6. Name this energy & environmental
engineering co. based in Pune. Mehar Pudumjee is the Chairperson and M.S
Unnikrishnan is the current MD and CEO.
Ans. Thermax
7. Thinkpad and Ideapad are offerings
from?
Ans. Lenovo
8. Japanese word translates into “Improvement”
or “change for the better” It focuses upon continuous improvement.
Ans. Kaizen
9. Formula for this consists of water,
alkali & cassia oil was originally written on a Babylonian clay tablet way back
in 2800 BC. (Pickbrain: There are zillions of manufacturers of this product in
the world)
Ans. Soap
10. Brewery brand
11. Type of acquisition where the
purchase price is financed through a combination of equity and debt.
Ans. Leveraged Buyout (LBO)
12. Name the first commercial sponsor of
the Olympic Games at the 1928 games in Amsterdam & has been an Olympics
sponsor ever since.
Ans. Coca Cola
13. "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben
Mezrich is a book about _______.
Ans. Facebook
14. Who became the first betting firm to
offer a loyalty scheme on 1 June 2008 & it was known as ‘Odds ON!?
Ans. Ladbrokes.
15. Identify the gaming co. from the
given joystick.
16. What is Sachin Tendulkar’s insurance
co.? (Pickbrain: Not his personal or family insurance, but the insurance co.
that he endorses J )
Ans. Aviva
17. What was originally subtitled “The
Fast Dealing Property Trading Game”? (Pickbrain: These lines were always seen
at the bottom of the board game)
Ans. Monopoly
18. German logistics co. Deutsche Post
purchased which international express mail services in 2002? (Pickbrain: The Company
acquired went on to become more popular than the purchasing co.)
Ans. DHL
19. “The pen the world prefers” is whose
claim? (Pickbrain: It’s manufactured in Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Ans. Reynolds
20. Identify this multi-million
record-selling artist. (Pickbrain: Related to royalty earnings for celebrities)
Ans. Ader
