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Vimal Jyothi College Business Quiz29 NOVEMBER 2016

Prelims25 questions1 mark each, no negatives

1) What has been blanked out?

2) Rakuten, is Japan’s largest e-commerce site and owns Viber. With which football club did it recently sign a €220m deal to be the shirt sponsor from the 2017 season?

3) Which franchise had its origins in the building that is shown? When it was first opened it also had a gas station and a model motel room.

4) Who was served these questionnaire by the Income tax department recently?

Janardhana Reddy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6RR2_NQ530

5) Where has this song from the movie 2 States been shot?

IIM Ahmedabad

6) Id this island country from its flag. The country signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with India that will come into force from 1 April 2017.

Cyprus

7) The helicopter shown in the picture is manufactured by Boeing. Its primary roles are troop movement, artillery placement and battlefield resupply. It shares its name with a type of wind whose etymology is popularly believed to mean ‘ice-eater’. What is the name of the helicopter?

ChinookThe helicopter is named after a group of native

American people.The wind is also said to get its name from the same

set of people.

8) BRBNMPL was incorporated as a Private ltd company in 1995. It became a deemed Public ltd company in 1997 and again became a Private ltd company in 2002 due to amendments in Company’s Act. What does it deal with it?

Currency printing

9) Subaskaran Allirajah, is a British Sri Lankan entrepreneur who is the founder and chairman of Lycamobile launched in 2006. He is also behind the financing of a project, which will be the most expensive of its kind in India at a cost of around 360 crores and is scheduled to be completed in 2017. What project is this?

10) The person in question had cleared both IAS and SBI’s Bank PO exam. He wanted to go for IAS but his parents persuaded him to join SBI as the salary for a bank officer was 925 a month, which was 75 more than the salary of an IAS officer in the early 1970s. Who is this person?

OP Bhatt

11) What has been blanked out?

12) This golden pheasant bird from China has been in news for the past 2 weeks because of its similarity to a person who has also been in news. Id the person.

Donald Trump

13) The company's founder, X, was a clock merchant. Once, when he had an unbearable toothache, an ayurveda pundit gave him an herbal remedy. It helped. He then started offering it to others, free at first and later for a price. The company offer a 40 g container to the deity at Guruvayoor temple for every 10 kg that they produce. Id the company.

KP Namboodiri’s

14) In the Forbes’ list of highest paid TV actors in the world this year, Jim Parsons was at the top with 25 million dollars, second was Johnny Galecki, 3rd was Simon Helberg and fourth was Kunal Nayyar. Which TV show is the primary reason behind these four people topping the list?

Big Bang Theory

15) X wore 2 Rolexes during his visit 2 Soviet Union in 1963. After his death, this was pointed out by his critics to be an antithesis of his image as a champion for the common people, but his supporters said that this was to keep track of different time zones, one of his home country and the other of Soviet Union.

X?

Fidel Castro

16) Which retailer set up 2 ATMs during Diwali to dispense gold coins? One was set up at Forum mall in Koramangala, Bangalore and the other one at Delhi’s Select city walk mall.

17) This company will be the first one to launch a payments bank, out of the 11 that were given approval by the RBI in 2015. The company will launch its pilot banking service in Rajasthan and will offer a high 7.25% interest on deposits in savings account. The logo of this company is called the wave. Id the company.

Airtel Payments Bank by Airtel

18) Satjeet Singh Bedi, is the founder of the start up “BookMyChotu.com”. Chotu is a generic name for an errand boy and they can be booked for Rs.90 an hour. What purpose do the chotus serve?

To stand in queue at Banks to exchange money

19) Which country’s currency won the International Bank Note Society’s currency of the year in 2012? The country has won the award max no. of times(3).

Kazhakstan

20) Due to its ability to fold itself to perform functions what name was given to the robot?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVYz7g-qLjs

Origami robot- Origami comes from ori meaning ‘to fold’ and gami meaning ‘paper’

21) Which GI product is shown in this Bajaj Platina ad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58DNZUk0kw

Thanjavur dancing dollThanjavur Thalayattu Bommai

22) Which company used Gidget, a Chihuahua, as its mascot for some time before it was discontinued? The company was criticized for the use of Chihuahua as it was believed to be a cultural stereotype.

Taco Bell

23) The character that lends its name to this restaurant chain is from which classic book?

Treasure Island

24) Id the logo. The brand is named after a person. The watch company Hublot also released a special edition in tribute to this person.(image in the next slide)

Bruce Lee

25) Id the advertiser from this Superbowl ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkavReH4LE0

Budweiser

Round 1Written round Based on business cards5 points for each correct answer5 points additional in case you get all of them

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Exchange answer sheetsAnswers

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Round 2 Infinite PounceClockwise12 Questions10/-5 for pounce

1) William Rosenbur ran a tidy business selling coffee, pastries and sandwiches to factory workers. First he called it the Industrial Luncheon Service, then Open Kettle, but then in 1950 he changed it again realizing 40% of his sales were coming from coffee and X. What did he change the name to?

And the answer is…

Dunkin’ Donuts

2) Akshaya Mukul won the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2016 for his book about the world’s largest publishers of Hindu religious texts. It was founded in 1923 by JD Goyanka and GD Jalan and has its headquarters in Gorakhpur, UP. Id.

And the answer is…

3) “Rows and rows of rock-hard ___ _____ can be brutal on the wrists,” he wrote. “As a teenager working behind the counter at ______-_______ in Honolulu, I was less interested in what the job meant for my future and more concerned about what it meant for my jump shot.”

Who said this? Also tell me the retail chain where he worked during the summer of 1978?

And the answer is…

Barack ObamaBaskin-Robbins

4) Which brand came up with the animated short films titled “Fastening Days” to promote their brand? An American is credited with being the first to invent the product that the brand deals with it.

And the answer is…

YKK, the company which manufactures zippers and hence, fastening.

5) This company was started by William Wallace _______ and is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue. If it were a public company, it would rank 12 on the list of Fortune 500 companies. The name of the company sounds similar to a place that came into the limelight in the year 1999.

And the answer is…

6) In 1996 this Olympic champion wore contact lenses which clearly showed the logo of PUMA. This created a controversy as the official sponsor of the games was Reebok.

And the answer is…

Linford Christie

7) The magazine's first cover illustration, a dandy peering at a butterfly through a monocle, was drawn by Rea Irvin, the magazine's first art editor, based on an 1834 caricature of the then Count d'Orsay. It has become the de facto mascot of which magazine?

And the answer is…

8) The book shown was the favorite book of the lady who is featured in the video. Her mother decided to name her candle manufacturing business after the book. Name the mother.

And the answer is…

Dimple Kapadia

9) Which company did they co-found?

And the answer is…

MIGArtem Mikoyan and Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmM02J3qiM

10) Id the advertiser

And the answer is…

Paperboat

11) Founded in 1996 by Ajay Gupta, this brand deals with Desi Chinese food products and is owned by Capital Foods. It created quite a splash with the costliest advertisement ever made in India rumored to cost around 75 crores. The ad was directed by Rohit Shetty and has a runtime of 5’33”. Id the brand.

And the answer is…

Ching’s Secret

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1V54WjjWI

12) Id the advertiserhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV7Zo9UNiVo

And the answer is…

Audi

Round 3Brands and Colours5 for each correct answer5 extra for all correct

1) The color was inspired from an Andy Warhol painting titled “Flowers”

2) This colour is also called robin’s egg blue or forget-me-not blue.

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Exchange answer sheets

1) The color was inspired from an Andy Warhol painting titled “Flowers”

2) This colour is also called robin’s egg blue or forget-me-not blue.

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Round 4 Infinite PounceAnti-Clockwise12 questions10/-5 for pounce

1) Karl Lagerfeld, a fashion designer, once used the model in the picture for a fashion show, which didn’t go down well with Vogue editor Anna Wintour and she walked out. She shares her name with a Disney film released on 23 Nov 2016, that will be titled differently in Italy, the country she was born in.

And the answer is…

2) Which company is behind the mannequin challenge shown in the video. Also tell me where was it shot?

And the answer is…

Singapore AirlinesMadame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

3) From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Indian Airlines had to take permission of the Gujarat High Court every time they wanted to do something. What purpose was this permission sought for, which is now done by almost all travel services?

And the answer is…

To revise the airline fares

4) The book shown was in the list of 17 books everyone must read in a list by Bill Gates. The book is based on a blog, a collection of cartoon illustrated answers to hypothetical scientific questions. The author is the creator of which blog?

And the answer is…

xkcd

5) AM-RB 001 is a hyper car created by renowned F1 designer Adrian Newey and Marek Reichman, with numbers big and bold enough to fry your brain: 1,000bhp, 1000kg and therefore 1000bhp-per-tonne. What does the AM stand for?

And the answer is…

AM- Aston Martin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4qGfCc0qik

6) Id the advertiser

And the answer is…

Turkish Airlines

7) The first part of the name of this beer comes from an Austrian village, while the second part comes from the German word for ‘pale’. What is the name of this beer brand? It is also a phrase used to express anger.

And the answer is…

8) The image shows the Barbie that the company released in tie up with another brand. The doll attracted controversy because the name of the other brand was also used as an ethnic slur for an African American who acts white. With which brand did Mattel tie up with to make this Barbie

And the answer is…

Oreo

9) Id the manufacturer which takes its name from the animal shown in the video.

And the answer is…

Bobcat

10) The new logo combines the letters “ i “ and “ j ” to form the first letter of the name of the phone brand and subtly conveys the message, “I am joyful”. It is orange in colour. “Make smiles” is the company’s new tagline. Which brand is this?

And the answer is…

11) Id the name of this campaign started by the Times of India and the Jang group in Pakistan. The campaign means “Hope for Peace”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz6YylorUGM

And the answer is…

Aman Ki Asha

12) A company known for its efficient delivery system is trying out an unconventional delivery method in Japan, where La Nina is expected to bring tons of snowfall. One site reported that initial attempts in training in this new delivery method, made the packages fall off. So, they have reverted back to the tradition of pulling the packages.

Which company and what delivery method are they trying out?

And the answer is…

Differential Scoring15, if only 1 team gets it10, if 2-3 teams get it5, if more than 3 teams get the answer right

1) X are a Hindu caste found mainly in Northern India, who are traditionally shoe makers. They used to make protective leather dresses for soldiers. The community have a traditional caste council, with each council headed by a Chaudhary, a position that tends to be hereditary. Which caste is this?

2) Started by Patu Keswani in 2002, this chain of hotels shares its name with the title of the song in the audio clip. Their budget chain of hotels is called the Red Fox.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJQYoGyEtDs

3) Due to regulations by the DFB, the team couldn’t be named after a brand. So, the team used initials. Contrary to popular perception, the initials officially stand for “RasenBallsport” which means lawn sports and not the brand which sponsors the team. Which team is this?

4) Bb 360 is a camera built at a cost of 10 crore and took 6 months to build. It was made specially for a movie. The director of the movie approached his cousin, Raja Koduri, who works at a multinational company founded by Jerry Sanders to make the camera.

For which movie was the camera built? And which company built it?

5) This Siamese fighting fish, or Betta was sold for a species record price of 1200 pounds or 53,500 baht. Why did it command such a high price after the online bid started at 99 bahts?

6) Mayin Muhammed, MD of the company pays 250 per metric tonne for something that has been discarded. They use this item along with wood and timber to make pulp to manufacture plywood and other products at a factory in Kannur. The MD says that use of the discarded material has increased the quality of the products.

Which company is Mayin Muhammed the MD of?What is the discarded item in question?

1) X are a Hindu caste found mainly in Northern India, who are traditionally shoe makers. They used to make protective leather dresses for soldiers. The community have a traditional caste council, with each council headed by a Chaudhary, a position that tends to be hereditary. Which caste is this?

2) Started by Patu Keswani in 2002, this chain of hotels shares its name with the title of the song in the audio clip. Their budget chain of hotels is called the Red Fox.

Lemon Tree

3) Due to regulations by the DFB, the team couldn’t be named after a brand. So, the team used initials. Contrary to popular perception, the initials officially stand for “RasenBallsport” which means lawn sports and not the brand which sponsors the team. Which team is this?

RB Leipzig

4) Bb 360 is a camera built at a cost of 10 crore and took 6 months to build. It was made specially for a movie. The director of the movie approached his cousin, Raja Koduri, who works at a multinational company founded by Jerry Sanders to make the camera.

For which movie was the camera built? And which company built it?

BaahubaliAMD

5) This Siamese fighting fish, or Betta was sold for a species record price of 1200 pounds or 53,500 baht. Why did it command such a high price after the online bid started at 99 bahts?

Because the fish had the colours of the Thai flag

6) Mayin Muhammed, MD of the company pays 250 per metric tonne for something that has been discarded. They use this item along with wood and timber to make pulp to manufacture plywood and other products at a factory in Kannur. The MD says that use of the discarded material has increased the quality of the products.

Which company is Mayin Muhammed the MD of?What is the discarded item in question?

Western India PlywoodsDiscarded currency notes

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