Business quiz for Post Grad students

1. Jnana Sathra
Dept. of PG Studies in Commerce
University College, Mangalore
SAMARA
UNI FEST - 16

2. IN THE NEWS
+20 FOR RIGHT ANSWER
+10 FOR PASS
Round 1

3. WHICH COMPANY HAS ACQUIRED THE
APPLIANCES DIVISION OF GE FOR OVER 5
BILLION $?
Haier Group

4. TWININGS AND TWO OTHER TEA CO’S IN UK
HAVE STOPPED PURCHASING TEA FROM WHICH
INDIAN CO AS THEY WERE SHORT ON HEALTH
AND SAFETY FOR WORKERS?
The Assam Company

5. NAME THE CELEBRITY BEHIND THE GARMENT
AND JEWELLERY COLLECTION BRAND ” EK” ?
Ekta Kapoor

6. CARNIVAL, ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND NORWEGIAN
HAVE 80 % OF THE SHARE GLOBALLY IN A
PARTICULAR BUSINESS. CARNIVAL IS THE
LEADER. NAME THE BUSINESS.
Luxury cruises

7. WHERE DOES RELIANCE DEFENCE PROPOSE TO
SET UP ITS NAVAL SHIPYARD?
Near Vishakapatnam in AP

8. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS

9. WHICH INDIAN CO HAS LAUNCHED THE “FREEDOM
251” SMARTPHONE?
Ringing bells

10. HUL HAS ACQUIRED A BRAND CALLED
INDULEKHA. IN WHAT PRODUCT CATEGORY IS THIS
BRAND?
Hair Oil

11. TAG LINES
12 QUESTIONS, +10
-5 FOR WRONG ANSWERS
Round 2

12. 1. ‘SMART WAY TO BANK’ IS THE TAGLINE OF
WHICH BANK?
Karur Vysya Bank

13. 2. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “THE
ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE“ ?
BMW

14. 3. ‘MAKING TOMORROW BRIGHTER’ IS THE
TAGLINE OF WHICH COMPANY
ONGC

15. 4. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “A
DIAMOND IS FOREVER“ ?
De Beers

16. 5. ‘CREATING HAPPINESS’ IS THE TAGLINE OF
WHICH CONSUMER DURABLE BRAND OF
APPLIANCES?
Hyundai Electronics

17. 6. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “IMPOSSIBE
IS NOTHING“ ?
adidas

18. 7. WHAT IS THE TAG LINE OF BUSINESS TODAY
For managing tomorrow

19. 8. "MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH, NOT IN YOUR HANDS“
IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH COMPANY
M&M

20. 9. WHAT IS TAG LINE OF JET AIRWAY’S
The joy of flying

21. 10. WHAT IS THE TAG LINE OF ANDHRA BANK?
Where India Banks

22. 11. "BECAUSE YOU'RE WORTH IT“ IS THE TAGLINE
OF WHICH COMPANY
L'Oréal

23. 12. WHAT IS THE TAG LINE OF JAGUAR
The art of performance

24. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS

25. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “BACHATEY
RAHO“ ?
Snapdeal

26. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “THE BEST A
MAN CAN GET“ ?
Gillette

27. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “PROBABLY
THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD“ ?
Carlsberg

28. ABBREVIATIONS
2 QUESTIONS EACH
BONUS OF 5 MARKS FOR GETTING BOTH RIGHT
Round 3

29. SEC MEANS
Securities and Exchange Commission

30. MICR STANDS FOR?
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

31. CII MEANS
Confederation of Indian Industry

32. NSDL STANDS FOR
National Securities Depository Limited

33. ADR STANDS FOR
American Depository Receipts

34. NASSCOM STANDS FOR
National Association Of Software
And Service Companies

35. AMFI STANDS FOR
Associated Mutual Fund in India

36. CRISIL STANDS FOR
Credit Rating Information Services
Of India Ltd.

37. IFSC STANDS FOR?
Indian Financial System Code

38. PVR STANDS FOR
Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and
Village Roadshow Limited began its
commercial operations in June 1997

39. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS

40. IN THE CONTEXT OF MUTUAL FUND, SIP STANDS FOR?
Systematic Investment Plan

41. IMF STANDS FOR
International Monetary Fund

42. CHOOSE YOUR TOPICS
Round 4

43. • Teams have to choose topics of their own choice.
• Each team has to eventually choose 2 topics.
• Topics once taken cannot be chosen again.
• 4 questions per topic.
• No negative points.
• No passing of Questions.
• 20 points for each correct answer
• Extra 40 points if all 4 answers are correct

44. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

45. WHICH FAMOUS CLOTHING BRAND HAS GOT
ITS NAME FROM A GREEK WORD FOR A
‘CIRCLE OF ANIMALS’?
Zodiac

46. THIS INSTITUTION WAS STARTED IN 1977 BY PROF.
NAGESH RAGHUNATH RANE WITH 7 STUDENTS FOR
"EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND
WRITING SKILLS". HAVING A CURRENT BASE OF
MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS IN 90 CENTRES
ACROSS 44 CITIES, ITS INTERNET VENTURE IS
CALLED INDIA INTERNET LEARNING VENTURES.
IDENTIFY.
IMS

47. WHICH COSMETIC BRAND WAS FOUNDED IN
1911 BY DR. OSCAR TROPLOWITZ AND IS
CURRENTLY OWNED BY A GERMAN
COMPANY CALLED BEIERSDORF AG,
HAMBURG?
Nivea

48. WHICH COMPANY'S LOGO CONSISTS OF
THREE TUNING FORKS ON A CIRCULAR
DISC, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY
STANDS FOR ITS EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS
AND THE COMMUNITY?
Yamaha

49. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

50. IN COMPUTING JARGON, WHAT IS THE
CORRECT TERM FOR HALF A BYTE?
Nibble

51. HOW DID SABEER BHATIA ARRIVE AT THE
NAME HOTMAIL
By adding vowels to
HTML

52. KEN THOMPSON BEGAN ITS DEVELOPMENT AT
AT&T BELL LABS WITH DENNIS RITCHIE. IT WAS
INITIALLY DEVELOPED FOR A SINGLE USER BUT
WAS REWRITTEN TO INCLUDE MULTI-
PROGRAMMING AND TIME-SHARE CAPABILITIES?
NAME THE PROGRAMME
UNIX

53. WHICH COMPUTER RELATED WORD IS
DERIVED FROM A LATIN WORD MEANING
RUNNER
Cursor (currō)

54. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

55. WHICH FAMOUS CONCEPT WAS DEVELOPED
BY THE INVENTOR AFTER WATCHING THE
BEEF PRODUCTION?
Assembly Line by Henry Ford

56. THE INVENTOR OF WHAT MACHINE SAID “ I
JUST ADDED MACHINE TO LEONARDO DA
VINCI’S IDEA”
Helicopter

57. THE INVENTOR OF WHICH COMMONLY USED
ITEM DID NOT APPLY FOR A PATENT
BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT IT IS TO BE
USED BY A COMMON MAN?
Matchstick - John
Walker

58. IN 1958, WHAT WAS INTRODUCED BY THE
LOCKHEED COMPANY, WHICH HAS NOW
BECOME STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON ALL
COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS?
Black Box

59. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

60. WHICH INDIAN WOMAN IS THE MD AND CEO,
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE?
Chitra Ramkrishna

61. WITH WHICH ORGANISATION WOULD YOU
ASSOCIATE CHANDA KOCHHAR?
ICICI Bank MD and CEO

62. WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN, STATE BANK OF
INDIA?
Arundhati Bhattacharya

63. WHICH FAMOUS WOMAN OWNS A FIRM
CALLED ‘HARPO’ ?
Oprah Winfrey

64. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

65. WHICH MANAGEMENT GURU GAVE THE
TERM ‘ MARKETING MYOPIA’’
Theodore Levitt

66. WHAT DOES C STANDS FOR IN THE NAME OF
C.K.PRAHALAD.
Coimbatore

67. WHICH FAMOUS MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL ONCE QUOTED “THE
COMPUTER IS A MORON”
Peter Drucker

68. WHICH FAMOUS MANAGEMENT GURU SAID
“LOOK FOR THREE THINGS IN A PERSON;
INTELLIGENCE, ENERGY, AND INTEGRITY.
AND IF THEY DON’T HAVE THE LAST ONE,
DON’T EVEN BOTHER WITH THE FIRST TWO.”
Warren Buffett

69. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

70. Club 27/Forever 27 Club

71. WITH WHICH FAMOUS ENTERTAINMENT SITE
WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE NEERAJ ROY?
Hungama.com

72. WITH WHICH MOVIE WOULD YOU RELATE THE
COMPANY “PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO”
Erin Brockovich

73. THIS ERSTWHILE BOYFRIEND OF SUSHMITA
SEN OWNS A CHAIN OF RESTAURANTS, WHICH
INCLUDES DOSA DINER, JUST AROUND THE
CORNER, JAZZ BY THE BAY, BIRDYS AND ROTI
UNDER THE MARS GROUP. NAME HIM
Sanjay Narang

74. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

75. THE TERM IS SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE
PRACTICE OF SPRINKLING AN INVISIBLE DYE
POWDER ON TO A STACK OF NOTES, AND MAKING
SURE THAT ANY BANK ROBBER GETS THAT STACK.
ONCE CAUGHT, WASHING HIS HANDS WITH
AMMONIA SOLUTION PROVES HIS GUILT. WHAT
TERM IS BEING REFERRED TO?
Red Handed

76. WHICH WORD LITERALLY MEANS ‘ STEALING
THE LOCK’?
Hartaal

77. IN ANCIENT TIMES, THE PROCESS OF BREAKING
THE BENCH BY A CERTAIN CLASS OF MERCHANT
HAS GIVEN ORIGIN TO A POPULAR WORD IN
FINANCIAL WORLD? WHAT WORD IS BEING
REFERRED TO?
Bankruptcy

78. AN OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER IN ANCIENT ITALY
HAS GIVEN NAME TO A COMMONLY USED
WORD. WHAT OFFICIAL WORD MAINLY USED
BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IS BEING
REFERRED TO?
Gazzette

79. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

80. IDENTIFY THE SIGNIFICANT ROLES THESE
PLAYERS PLAYED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
GAMES.

81. JERRY WEST WHO INSPIRED THE NBA LOGO
AND STEFAN EDBERG’S DISTINCTIVE SERVE
INSPIRED THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN LOGO

82. WHAT SPORTING EQUIPMENT IS
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY SLAZENGER
COMPANY?
The Tennis balls used in Wimbledon

83. COMPLETE THIS FAMOUS QUARTET OF
FRENCH TENNIS PLAYERS BETTER KNOWN
AS THE FOUR MUSKETEERS: JEAN
BOROTRA, HENRI COCHET, JACQUES
BRUGNON & _____ ________.
Rene Lacoste.

84. WHICH BRAND IS THE OFFICIAL TIME KEEPER
OF RIO OLYMPICS ?
Omega

85. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

86. WHICH AUTHOR IS WELL KNOWN FOR
WRITING BOOKS ON TATAS INCLUDING THE
BIOGRAPHY OF J.R.D.TATA
Rusi.M.Lala

87. THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTS WERE SITARAM
KHANDERAO VAIDYA & D.N MIRZA. IT
OPENED ON 16TH DEC 1903 BOASTING OF
SEVERAL FIRSTS; AMERICAN FANS, GERMAN
ELEVATORS, BUILDING TO BE ELECTRIFIED?
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

88. HOW IS WOLFF OLINS RELATED TO TATAS.
Brand consultancy which
designed the Tata logo in 2000

89. WHERE DID TATA MOTORS DECIDE TO BUILD
THE FIRST PLANT FOR NANO?
Singur in WB

90. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

91. WITH WHICH BANK WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE
MUHAMMAD YUNUS?
Grameen Bank of
Bangladesh

92. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ACCOUNTING
SYSTEM PRACTISED BY MARWARI FAMILIES
ESPECIALLY BY BIRLA’S?
Parta

93. X WAS FIRST GRANTED PERMISSION TO START
OPERATIONS IN INDIA BY THE FOREIGN
INVESTMENT PROMOTION BOARD IN APRIL
’07. IN EXCHANGE, THE US GOVERNMENT
ALLOWED THE IMPORT OF MANGOES FROM
INDIA AFTER A GAP OF 18 YEARS.
MANGOES FOR WHAT?
Harley-Davidson

94. WHICH CURRENCY LITERALLY MEANS A
STAMPED COIN
Taka, ṭaṅkaḥ

95. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

96. BRENDAN PEREIRA & WALTER SALDANHA,
FAMOUS ADVERTISEMENT PERSONALITIES WERE
THINKING OF A NAME FOR THEIR AD AGENCY.
THEY GOT THE NAME AFTER PONDERING OVER
THE DATE 23RD MARCH THAT YEAR. WHAT NAME
DID THEY GIVE TO THEIR ADVERTISING AGENCY?
Chaitra, now Leo
Burnett

97. WHICH WAS THE ONLY BRAND/PRODUCT
LATA MANGESHKAR ENDORSED IN HER
CAREER?
Glycodin

98. DACUNHA ASSOCIATES IS AN ADVERTISING
FIRM WITH ITS HEADQUARTERS SITUATED
IN COLABA MUMBAI. STARTED IN THE LATE
50S, THEY BECAME INCREASINGLY
POPULAR FOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND
REVOLUTIONARY ADVERTISING
TECHNIQUES.
AMUL ad campaigns

99. WHICH ORGANISATION IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CREATING ADVERTISEMENT FOR
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA?
DAVP

100. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

101. WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE WITH
A CENTRAL CHARACTER CALLED ALEX
ROGO
The Goal - Eliyahu M.
Goldratt and Jeff Cox

102. WHO IS THE CO-AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ‘ IN
SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE’ ALONG WITH TOM
PETERS
Bob Waterman

103. WHICH INDIAN FATHER-SON DUO HAVE
WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS ON
MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND IDEAS?
Vijay and Pramod Batra

104. WITH WHICH LEGENDARY PERSONALITY
WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE A BOOK ‘ AN
UNFINISHED DREAM’
Dr. Verghese Kurien

105. Do you Byte Invent the
Inventions
Its time for
Eves
Dropping
Pranam
Guruji
Check your B-
Entertainment
Q
It’s a word
play
Be sporty with
business
Its time to say
Tata
Business of
Finance
It’s an Ad Ad
world
Be a Book-O-
Maniac
Selling
Ice to the
Eskimos

106. ‘CREATING HAPPINESS’ IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH
CONSUMER DURABLE BRAND OF APPLIANCES?
Hyundai Electronics

107. FINAL SCORES