1. John D Rockefeller’s Standard Oil-
set up in 1863 to refine oil for what special purpose?
Ans. Lighting lamps
2. What essential part of celebrations
& parades come from the Italian word for “small sweet?”
Ans. Confetti
3. The ______ ceremony marks the
beginning of printing of budget documents of India’s budget?
Ans. Halwa
4. Farida Khambata – what first in the
world of Tata?
Ans. First woman director on Tata Sons
5. Name the car in India which is also
the highest male singing voice.
Ans. Alto
6. Originally made from buffalo- hide
& thread, 1st worn as early as 13th century- earlier
called Kapashi, Kachkadi.
Ans. Kolhapuri Chappal
7. Whose co., MPL Communications owns
copy rights to more than 3000 songs including Buddy Holly.
Ans. Paul McCartney
8. Composer of Raag- Darjeeling?
Ans. Niladri Kumar
9. SJM Holdings Ltd, with 9.7 bn in
2011, followed by LV Sands Corp, and Caesars Entertainment, top 3 cos in which
category? (Giri: Focus on LV to get the ans)
Ans. Casinos
10. Tax literally meaning ‘according to
value’ in Latin- based on real estate (clue: 1st word has only 2
letters)
Ans. Ad Valorem
11. Euromonitor estimates the business to
be $2 bn. 1st in China, it has an atomizer, LED, battery and
vaporizer (Giri: It’s the future of the world)
Ans. E-cigarettes
12. Business leader, engineer, chemist,
scientist, inventor. Founded Nitroglycerin
Aktiebolaget AB in Sweden.
Ans. Alfred Nobel
13. In 1963, who was the 1st
head of government to have appeared in famous Playboy interview series?
Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru
14. Whose creators envisioned him in a
1933 short story as a bald & telepathic villain seeking world domination?
Ans. Superman
15. Which brand that was started due to a
hit to meat & pie sales. Slogan- Stop me & Buy one.
Ans. Wall’s ice cream
16. Identify [logo]
Ans. Versace
17. Famous hyphenated brand – noun &
verb. I am stuck on _____ because ____
is stuck on me.
Ans. Band-aid
18. First version of what item, used of
war – Korean placed it next to telephones to note messages.
Ans. White Boards
19. Brand owned by Kimberly – Clarke –
gets name from St. Andrews Mill.
Ans. Andrex
20. Bharat Airways (1947), now
non-operational, was owned by which renown business house?
Ans. Birla
