- Peter Drucker conducted a political audit of General Motors in 1943-1946 at the invitation of Donaldson Brown. This resulted in his famous 1946 book "Concept of the Corporation" which popularized GM's multidivisional structure.
- GM was already a very successful global corporation at the time, so the book did not receive great reviews from GM's chairman Alfred Sloan. But it contributed significantly to modern concepts of corporate structure.
3. Blitlab tablet uses liquid bubbles to instantly generate this script from text or relief
images input, thus helping a class of people read fast and efficiently. It converts
complete files of this script into text in no time in contrast to other devices which can
convert only one line at a time. It is still in developing phase and is considered a
better solution as only 1% of total books are available in print in this script. This is by
far the first of its kind device developed for such purpose.
Thus what specialty does BliTab serve ?
Source â www.ibtimes.co.uk 1
4. Harris Tweed partnered with Heriot-Watt Universityâs School of Textiles and
Design to create this âSmart Fabricâ imbued with the characteristic fragrance
called âAqua Albaâ for this brand. The fragrance has been created by Angela
Flanders taking inspirations from the iconic taste of the world renowned
products of this brand.
Identify the brand for which this scented âSmart Fabricâ has been
created.
2
5. This popular media and entertainment channel is owned in joint
collaboration by Lakshmi Mittal, Kishore Lulla and Gokul Binani. It
launched its fist services in UK in1999 as a subscription package
along with Sony Entertainment Television. The channel is one of
the âBig Threeâ Indian channels to operate worldwide. Its movie
production arm has movies such as Once Upon A Time In
Mumbai, Peepli Live, Dev.D, Agyaat etc. under its production
credits.
Which global entertainment channel is this ?
3
6. They came up with 'Defeat the Tax
monster' where this insurance
brand created a âTax monsterâ
character for educating followers
about ways of saving tax, while
creating awareness for its new
schemes.
Which brand ?
4
7. He launched Govinda and Chunky
Pandey with his super-hit films. He is
also the person who designed the
campaign âHar Har Modi, Ghar Ghar
Modiâ before the 2014 elections. In
January 2015, he was appointed as the
chief of this board which garnered
recent criticism due to its actions.
Which board/body is this ?
5
8. This Indian grown chain added Icon to its already existing list of
Imax, ECX, Premiere, Mainstream and Directorâs Cut group of sub-
brands.
What common prefix, a very huge name in its industry,
does these sub-brands share ?
6
9. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)
has asked this person to remove the
name of his portal as
âkhanmarketonline.comâ which he has
announced on his birthday on December
27, 2015, as the name resembles to the
one in Delhi, which is an upscale market
and a global brand in itself.
Who owns this portal called
âkhanmarketonline.comâ ?
7
10. Apple announced a partnership with X to bring ApplePay, which provides an
easy, secure and private way to pay, in China. X cardholders can now add their
accounts to ApplePay on iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad.
Apple partnered with which banking giant of China to
launch this service ?
8
11. This Indian bank partnered with Walt
Disney to create customized Star Wars
debit cards for its customers.
Which bankâs innovative branding
strategy is this ?
9
12. Yes Bank and EXIM Bank (Export-Import Bank of India) tasted
success by launching this new type of bonds in India. The issuer of
such bonds publicly declares that the capital is being raised to
fund projects relating to renewable energy, emission reductions
and so on. EXIM bank issued such a bond in March last year,
amounting to $500million and it was Indiaâs first dollar
denominated bond.
What type of bond is this ?
10
14. Abid Ali Neemuchwala is the newly
appointed CEO of this Indian born global
firm. Neemuchwala joined this firm as
group president and COO from TCS last
year to revive this firmâs Indian market and
to compete with local outsourcing
competitors. He will take the post on
February 1.
Which firm appointed him as
their new CEO ?
Image source : economictimes.indiatimes.com 12
15. There were only three of
these special Rolls Royce
Phantom models released by
the company.
Whom do they pay
tribute to/ What are
they called ?
13
16. What is his companies most famous
offering to the world of beverages ?
14
17. âConnectâ is a platform that
connects teachers across
different campuses within the
same group of schools enabling
them to share their
presentations and other
teaching resources on a Virtual
Academic Network (VAN).
Which TATA company
released âConnectâ ?
15
19. Blitlab tablet uses liquid bubbles to instantly generate this script from text or relief
images input, thus helping a class of people read fast and efficiently. It converts
complete files of this script into text in no time in contrast to other devices which can
convert only one line at a time. It is still in developing phase and is considered a
better solution as only 1% of total books are available in print in this script. This is by
far the first of its kind device developed for such purpose.
Thus what specialty does BliTab serve ?
Source â www.ibtimes.co.uk 1
20. It is the first Braille iPad with the specialty to convert text or images
into braille script.
21. Harris Tweed partnered with Heriot-Watt Universityâs School of Textiles and
Design to create this âSmart Fabricâ imbued with the characteristic fragrance
called âAqua Albaâ for this brand. The fragrance has been created by Angela
Flanders taking inspirations from the iconic taste of the world renowned
products of this brand.
Identify the brand for which this scented âSmart Fabricâ has been
created.
2
23. This popular media and entertainment channel is owned in joint
collaboration by Lakshmi Mittal, Kishore Lulla and Gokul Binani. It
launched its fist services in UK in1999 as a subscription package
along with Sony Entertainment Television. The channel is one of
the âBig Threeâ Indian channels to operate worldwide. Its movie
production arm has movies such as Once Upon A Time In
Mumbai, Peepli Live, Dev.D, Agyaat etc. under its production
credits.
Which global entertainment channel is this ?
3
24.
25. They came up with 'Defeat the Tax
monster' where this insurance
brand created a âTax monsterâ
character for educating followers
about ways of saving tax, while
creating awareness for its new
schemes.
Which brand ?
4
27. He launched Govinda and Chunky
Pandey with his super-hit films. He is
also the person who designed the
campaign âHar Har Modi, Ghar Ghar
Modiâ before the 2014 elections. In
January 2015, he was appointed as the
chief of this board which garnered
recent criticism due to its actions.
Which board/body is this ?
5
28.
29. This Indian grown chain added Icon to its already existing list of
Imax, ECX, Premiere, Mainstream and Directorâs Cut group of sub-
brands.
What common prefix, a very huge name in its industry,
does these sub-brands share ?
6
30.
31. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)
has asked this person to remove the
name of his portal as
âkhanmarketonline.comâ which he has
announced on his birthday on December
27, 2015, as the name resembles to the
one in Delhi, which is an upscale market
and a global brand in itself.
Who owns this portal called
âkhanmarketonline.comâ ?
7
32.
33. Apple announced a partnership with X to bring ApplePay, which provides an
easy, secure and private way to pay, in China. X cardholders can now add their
accounts to ApplePay on iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad.
Apple partnered with which banking giant of China to
launch this service ?
8
34.
35. This Indian bank partnered with Walt
Disney to create customized Star Wars
debit cards for its customers.
Which bankâs innovative branding
strategy is this ?
9
36.
37. Yes Bank and EXIM Bank (Export-Import Bank of India) tasted
success by launching this new type of bonds in India. The issuer of
such bonds publicly declares that the capital is being raised to
fund projects relating to renewable energy, emission reductions
and so on. EXIM bank issued such a bond in March last year,
amounting to $500million and it was Indiaâs first dollar
denominated bond.
What type of bond is this ?
10
41. Abid Ali Neemuchwala is the newly
appointed CEO of this Indian born global
firm. Neemuchwala joined this firm as
group president and COO from TCS last
year to revive this firmâs Indian market and
to compete with local outsourcing
competitors. He will take the post on
February 1.
Which firm appointed him as
their new CEO ?
Image source : economictimes.indiatimes.com 12
42.
43. There were only three of
these special Rolls Royce
Phantom models released by
the company.
Whom do they pay
tribute to/ What are
they called ?
13
44. They were named Ghost Mysore,
paying tribute to Tipu Sultan, his war
tactics and bravery
45. What is his companies most famous
offering to the world of beverages ?
14
46.
47. âConnectâ is a platform that
connects teachers across
different campuses within the
same group of schools enabling
them to share their
presentations and other
teaching resources on a Virtual
Academic Network (VAN).
Which TATA company
released âConnectâ ?
15
50. F i n a l s
1. IB Forward
2. Differential
3. IB Reverse
4. Long Visual Connect
*You can see an answer getting repeated in the quiz. Two different questions, same answer*
51. I B F o r w a r d
⢠22 questions worth 10 points each.
⢠On pounce, a team will play for +20/-15.
⢠If you want to speak out of turn, pounce while the pounce window is still
open.
52. X partnered with Disney to come up with Lightsaber Escape, an app that lets you use
your smartphone as a lightsaber so that you can battle Stormtroppers in your phone
browser and practice some of the moves. The campaign is named as ___X___ ______
Experiment.
Identify the company.
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54. He is regarded as the âfounder of modern managementâ whose writings contributed a lot
towards the corporate structure of companies as in present.
His career as a business thinker began in 1942 when he was granted access to internal
meetings of X (a company). He was invited by Donaldson Brown, administrative head of
X to conduct what was called a political audit in 1943.
In 1946 came out the book titled Concept of the Corporation, resulting from his audit of
two years, it popularized Xâs multidivisional structure though it hardly got good reviews
from Xâs revered chairman, Alfred Sloan. It can be owned to the fact that X, during that
time, was itself a very successful corporation in the world.
Identify this famous writer and X (the company).
56. It was Erik Wallenbergâs invention that changed the packaging industry
forever. Initially it came in a particular shape which gave this company its
name. This company was started by Ruben Rausing building on Erikâs
innovation. The product, in no time, became a big hit and thus became a
generic name for such type of packaging. The first and foremost problem it
solved was to replace the clumsy senseless glass bottles which were used to
preserve milk.
Which company gets itâs name from this much popular
product ?
57.
58. This energy drink, produced by a London based
company of the same name, shares its apt name
with this famous persona from this enduring
group of people of a specific region of the
world. This has been developed as a 100%
natural substitute to energy drinks available
here, to also pay tribute to this community of
adventure lovers and the one, most famous of
them.
Give me the name of the drink.
59.
60. Being the chairman of three different car companies in three
different parts of the world, he is also known by titles such as
âLe Cost Killer!â and âMr. Fix Itâ for his sheer brilliance in
steering two companies at the verge of shutting down to now
global players. He was so loved in Japan that he became the
central character of a 7-season Japanese manga comic series,
titled in English âThe True Life Of ______ _____â in the Big Comic
Superior.
Who is this businessman, known globally for his
disciplined schedule and great business tactics
?
62. Belvedre â The Polish presidential Palace
Connect to a famous
beverage, in news recently !
63.
64. Bulletproof Coffee has became a cult in the daily beverage intake in US after Dave Asprey
detailed out his recipe of preparing it. He got this idea after drinking a special tea
brewed with yak-butter in Tibet. Thus he decided to use this product that originated in
ancient India to brew his coffee with and also to find a competitor to the yak-butter
brewed beverage. Perhaps the earliest mention of this product in American literature
occurs in an 1831 Edgar Allan Poe short story, MS Found in a Bottle, which describes a
trading ship in Java carrying âcoir, jaggeree, X, cocoa-nuts, and a few cases of opiumâ.
What is this main ingredient/cult ingredient which is in high
demand today in US ?
66. This company was started by Vishal Gondal in 1999 along with four other
partners and soon became the largest game developer in India, clocking
around $400,000 at one time in 2011. It was acquired by the Indian arm of The
Walt Disney Corporation in 2011.
They developed titles like Bioshock, Warchess, Godzilla and many other
successful game titles. In India, this company runs the countryâs only
subscription based PC games services called âGamesOnDemandâ
Which company is this ?
68. Which business group operates Spencerâs Retail and
Hypermarkets chain of stores ?
69.
70. This multi-national corporation was started by Habil Khorakiwala
by incorporating Worli Chemical Works (acquired by his father in
1959) with the pharmacy division of Akbarallys. This is the first
company outside of US and Europe to manufacture recombinant
human insulin. This company sold there protein nutrition business,
including brands like Farex and Protinex to dairy giant Danone for
Rs 1,280 crore.
Which major Indian corporation is this ?
71.
72. Legend has it that such superior quality towels could not be manufactured
outside Turkey but they did that in India in 1993 by setting up the terrycloth
towel facility in Vapi, Gujarat. The company now owns Christyâs, a brand that
serves towels to British Royal Family itself. They also owns the contract to
manufacture Wimbeldon Towels . They recently acquired Vikram Ispat, the
sponge iron business of Aditya Birla Group. The group is headed by Balkrishan
Goenka and also ventures into pipe manufacturing, steel and textile industry.
Which $3-Billion group is this ?
73.
74. This Indian company has partnered with European giant Airbus to
manufacture Army helicopters in India under the âMake In Indiaâ
scheme. The same company has also forayed into the e-commerce
space with its website m2all.com for the first time to make the
dealing and checkout experience faster for its customers.
Which Indian giant ?
76. This company states a unique objective for its growth plans,
called â10-by-10â, that is to be 10 times the current size, for the
whole group. Their Agro firm recently announced the acquisition
of agro company Astec LifeSciences in India. They are also
expanding into e-commerce sector as their chain of gourmet
retailing stores, Natureâs Basket acquired a small e-tail company to
merge and to expand online.
Who is this big player in Indian business field ?
77.
78. It all started in 1990 when Lacchman Das Mittal retired from Life
Insurance Corporation of India as a zonal manager. He then took
up the family business- Sonalika Implements set up by his father in
1969 and converted it into a multi billion empire, only to be
ranked third after Mahindra&Mahindra and TAFE in India. His
daughter, Usha Sangwan, is LICâs first woman managing director.
What does Lacchman Das Mittal set up thus ?
80. He founded the New India Assurance Co Ltd. In 1919. As a
president of Indian Olympic Association, he financed the Indian
contingent to Paris Olympic in 1924. He also constituted the Chair
for Sanskrit Studies at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute,
Pune.
Who is this famous Indian pioneer ?
82. Any mobile phone user in Bihar can give a missed call to a specific number to
immediately get a return call that will play Kan Khajura Tesan for 15 minutes. Besides a
series of entertainment programs, the channel of course plays advertisements of this
companies brands.
Which giant came up with this innovative branding strategy to
connect to its customers living in dark areas ?
83.
84. He sent his girlfriend some flowers on her birthday through a
florist but the florist did a pathetic job. Experiencing this,
Vikas Gutgutia thought that there is some space to venture
in the âfloralâ market. Thus, he stepped out to establish X,
today, as said the worlds largest chain of floral boutiques
with outlets in every prominent city of India(Chandigarh too).
Their first store opened in 1994 at South Extension II, Delhi.
Today, he owns a complete chain of outlets including X
weedings, X Floral Touch â India & Dubai, X Tahiliani (luxury
store) and others.
What does Vikas Gutgutia established thus ?
88. After the effectiveness of Glass-Steagall Act that required the splitting of commercial and
investment banking businesses, Henry X and Harold Y (with other partners) formed XY
on September 16, 1935. it joined the NYSE in 1942. The bank offered $50million bond to
help finance European reconstruction efforts after WWII. In 1962, the bank developed
first computer model for financial analysts.
Robert Baldwin was the most famous chairman of this bank who expanded this into a
full-service financial brokerage. Under his leadership, instead of taking country club
memberships, it rented Madison Square Garden sky boxes to entertain clients at Knicks
and Rangers games.
Which banking giant is this ?
89.
90. What came up in the Treaty of AsunciĂłn signed on March 26, 1991
with the objective of establishing a common market among the
participating countries. Later, the Treaty of Ouro Preto was signed
to supplement the first treaty, establishing that the Treaty of
AsunciĂłn was to be a legally and internationally recognized
organization.
91.
92. This product debuted a year ago but the company launched it recently for the global
usage. Currently, it will be available in U.S. East, U.S. West and Europe. The âX WorkMailâ
forms a part of group containing âX WorkDocsâ and âX WorkSpacesâ for the I.T. enterprise
storage and sharing services.
Which company launched these services to itâs huge client base ?
93.
94. NILEAvailable at a price of $95, this cologne is
named âLeaders Number Oneâ inspired by
this world famous leader. Caviar, known for
themed remakes of Apple products, designed
and launched an iPhone carrying his profile,
the countries emblem and a verse from
national anthem. Such iPhones were released
on his 63rd birthday and only 63 units were
produced.
Who is this famous man ?
97. D i f f e r e n t i a l
( 3N+5 )
⢠The round consists of 6 questions.
⢠âNâ is the number of teams answering the question wrong / not answering.
⢠No pounce allowed. Write your answer on the sheet of paper.
98. The short movie MissionA7000 was an innovative
branding strategy from this company to launch
their new product. The promotions started with
FakingNews releasing the first article related to
this movie and censorship ban.
This comic-strip story features Louis Santiago
trying to escape his kidnappers using this
product and his hacking skills. He travels
through India, Istanbul and Dubai during this
time. This is not the first time the company has
done this, previously collaborating with Ranbir
Kappor for another product launch where he
interacted with fans on six different social
networks in a day.
Identify this company.
100. This blended whisky, in
particular, gets its name
from the ballad of âThe
Xâ which tells of the
heroic Prince Bonnie
Charlieâs 1745 Jacobite
uprising led by a troop
of X.
What is X ?
101.
102. Cowboy Ventures founder Aileen Lee coined this
term (X) in November 2013 TechCrunch blogspot
for startups evaluating themselves at $1 billion
mark. Since then, it has become a common phrase
to refer to such startups that have gathered a $1
billion market value. As of August 2015, the list is
led by Uber (transportation), Xiaomi(consumer
electronics) etc.
Another term, Y was coined for the startups
crossing a $10 Billion evaluation mark.
What are the terms X and Y ?
Differential will be applied only on both X
and Y as answers. For either X or Y, a team
will get 5 points. A team answering both X
and Y will get full differential points.
104. This company came recently in news as they
hired a local contractor to restore their
Downtown Dubai hotel that got damaged
while the firework show on New Year
celebration. They are one of the largest real
state players in UAE and has in list the
construction of Burj Khalifa and Downtown
Dubai among others.
The company also came in news in allegiance
of misappropriation of funds during their
construction of 2010 Commonwealth Games
village in India.
Which UAE construction giant is
this ?
105.
106. The design for this structure was a result of discussion between Maurice
Koechelin and Emile Nouguier to construct a suitable centerpiece for the 1889
Exposition Universelle.
Koechelin, working at her home described the idea as âa great pylon, consisting
of four lattice girders standing apart at the base and coming together at the
top, joined together by metal trusses at regular intervalsâ. The head of the
construction company showed little interest but still approved the project,
unknowingly giving his name to this iconic structure.
What construction was thus approved ?
107.
108. In their Germany campus, this company released the robot âGoCartâ that serves their
utterly iconic product on demand. In contrast with the wending machines that cannot
move, this robot comes with an app and direction manual and serves you by coming to
you. You need to scan the QR code, install the app and order.
Which iconic brand/company is this ?
111. I B R e v e r s e
⢠22 questions worth 10 points each.
⢠On pounce, a team will play for +20/-15.
⢠If you want to speak out of turn, pounce while the pounce window is still
open.
112. Ernest Henderson and Robert Moore started this huge
hospitality brand by acquiring the first building in
Massachusetts. Today, itâs the second largest in the
Starwood group after their Westin group of brands.
Identify this brand from the clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW1--YIl9Yc
113.
114. This company is a subsidiary of U.S. conglomerate
Textron and is famous for its small, piston-powered
aircrafts.
Identify this company from the logo.
115.
116. Modest beginnings in Lengnau, Switzerland in 1917
Lisa Ray
2015 Good
Design
Awards
Official timekeeper of
Brisbane
International for the
first time
Connect to a prestigious name in watchmaking industry.
117.
118. A joint venture between Elgin Watch Company of U.S. and Lip of France laid the
groundwork for these type of watches. Astron, unveiled by Seiko in 1969, was the first X
watch. The production of these new types of watches was taken hands on everywhere in
the world, but the mature Swiss watch industry hesitated, plunging their sales gravely
during 1978 while strengthening both American and Japanese watchmaking industry.
Hence, this period of time was marked by a lack of innovation in Switzerland at the same
time the prospering of other watch industries in the world, triggering a global
phenomenon.
What was this phenomenon, rightly called so based on the name of
the material that brought the revolution in one sense ?
120. It converts services-to-software and learns up the information regarding patterns of
decision making so that it can take decisions for the enterprise while the human
resources indulge in creativity and business development.
This is the worldâs first by Digitate, a subsidiary of this technology giant.
Who ?
121.
122. Japanese automaker X, announced that
it will partner with Y, the American
automobile giant to inculcate the
SmartDeviceLink open-source software
(developed by Y) in itâs cars. This
allows drivers to manage smartphone
apps using display screens, buttons or
voice commands. Many apps like
Spotify, Dominoâs Pizza are available on
Yâs app.
Identify X and Y.
124. This Chinese multinational announced
jewel versions of two of itâs
smartwatches released in 2015, âJewelâ
and âElegantâ partnering with Swarovskiâs
Gemstone Business. They ae provided
with AndroidWear and are compatible
with Android and iOS. This companies
smartwatches come with heart rate
sensor and 6-Axis motion sensor.
Which Chinese technology
giant is this ?
125.
126. This advertisement by 3M for one of itâs products was hugely popular last year
in business circles.
The product is known globally for its long durability and can be found in use for
daily practices in every home.
Identify the product.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL50Q0EEE1k
128. Bob Woodward when working in The Washington Post in 1972 was teamed up
with Carl Bernstein. Together, they came to be known as Americaâs most famous
journalist as they spearheaded a daunting task and the reporting of the whole
plot as it unraveled. Their article in The Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize
and the work was penned down by them as two bestselling books, All The
Presidentâs Men and The Final Days.
What did they do ?
129. They were the one who brought to
the fore âThe Watergate Scandalâ
132. Parisian chemist Angelo Mariani mixed cocaethylene
(cocaine+alcohol) and wine and started selling it as Vin
Mariani. It soon gathered a large audience including names
like Alexander Dumas, Jules Verne etc.
Seeing the success, Dr. John Stith Pemberton of Atlanta â
himself a morphine addict following an injury in Civil War -
decided to create his own drink and named it Pembertonâs
French Wine Coca but soon it became illegal due to a
prohibition passed in Georgia. It didnât became illegal due to
cocaine but due to alcohol. Seeing this, Pemberton changed
the formula by replacing wine with sugar syrup and thus
debuted his new product in 1886 : âX- The Temperance
Drinkâ.
Identify X.
133.
134. The book reveals the hard work and
challenges faced by Subhasish Chakraborty
when he decided to start this company in
1990, today a leading logistics solution
provider across the globe.
What did he establish ?
135.
136. The Acme Corporation is the second richest
company in this category, very famous for the
range of its outlandish products that fail or
backfire catastrophically at the worst possible
times. In a gag TV series, it appears to be a
conglomerate which produces every product
possible, however extravagant or elaborate,
such as âAcme Rocket-Powered Products Inc.â
or âThe Acme Giant Rubber Bandâ (for a specific
purpose) etc.
Where do we see Acme products unveiling
their âdangerâ on TV ?
Acme Instant Tunnel â always backfiring
on the protagonist
138. Charleâs Dickens drew the reference of this bank for his famous novel, published
originally in 1859, from the actual bank of Child&Co. â the oldest private bank in
England and possibly in the world. It was founded in 1560 and has occupied the same
site in Fleet Street ever since. This bank now is a part of The Royal Bank Of Scotland
group. He writes of the bank as â. . the partners in the House were proud of its smallness,
proud of its darkness, proud of its ugliness, proud of its incommodiousness.â
Name the bank and the novel.
140. âThe Storm on the Sea of Galileeâ
â this famous 1640s art work
became the cover of a famous
book by Peter L. Bernstein, one of
the most revered author writing
on business risk and management
and a great financial historian.
What was the apt title given to the
book, describing the stories of
giants of business and science like
Pascal, Bernoulli and those who
were relatively unknown at their
time ?
141.
142. She was one of the most sought after actressâ in late 70s after her debut in Dev
Anandâs Des Pardes. Being a news maker since beginning, she had some very
famous link-ups with Sanjay Dutt and Superstar Rajesh Khanna before finally
being married to her present day tycoon husband. She had acted with Rishi
Kapoor in six films including Bade Dil Wala and Karz. Her other famous
filmography includes Rocky, Fifty Fifty, Souten, Suraag, Insaaf Main Karunga,
Adhikar, Yudh, Khuda Kasam, Samay Ki Dhara and many more.
Today, she is the head of the philanthropy and charity division of his husbandâs
empire.
Who is she ?
143.
144. He started his first venture while he was still studying in Delhi Engineering College.
Sameer Bhatia and Yahoo! were his inspiration that time. He aspired to go to Stanford,
because that was where Yahoo was built, but lack of financial resources and poor hand
on English made him to decide to learn coding by himself. He started building his own
content management system with some of his college mates, which went onto being
used by some of the biggest news publications including The Indian Express. He always
want to venture in internet or mobile payment ecosystem and his idea was of paying
through mobile. That is when he established X â the parent of todayâs mobile payment
business, Y. He is also the resident DJ at X, often forcing his colleagues and teammates to
listen to the music he discovers.
Who is this young Indian businessman and identify Y ?
145.
146. This magazine was acquired by the Washington Post in 1961. It ceased itâs print
operations with the December 31, 2012 issue and transitioned to an all digital
format, called the X Global. At this time, it was run by IAC group. IBT group
acquired this magazine in 2013 and re-launched a print edition on March 7,
2014.
Which magazine ?
147.
148. Their old logo was their name written in full in capital letters. This is their new
logo.
Identify the organization.
149.
150. The predecessors of this company have history dating to 1888.
In 1909, James H. X and John A, Y merged their interests to form X-Y Book Company,
even a great player in education market today. This company is now known as X-Y
Financial and serves as the parent company of S&Pâs rating services, S&P Capital IQ,
Platts, J.D. Power and Associates and is the majority owner of S&P DowJones indices
venture. X-Y sold their entire educational division to Apollo Global Management in 2012.
The shareholders voted to change the companyâs name to X-Y Financial on May 1, 2013.
Give me X-Y ?
151.
152. American Defense Contractor
A subsidiary of Boeing. An American aerospace manufacturing and defense
contractor company.
Named after native American axe.
Current operators ( in blue )
Connect.
154. Lyle D. Goodhueâs invention gave birth to a new
billion-dollar industry after WWII as the usage of
his designed product became more and more
popular. He developed what was called as âBug
Bombsâ for the US Army to protect them from
Malarial mosquitoes while fighting the war. It
became more of a popular commodity after
Philippines fell in 1942, the main reason for the
failure of American soldiers being malaria.
What industry does his invention gave
birth to ?
155. Aerosol Can making Industry.
His invention was Aerosol Cans which were called âBug Bombsâ as they dispense
mosquito-killing liquid in the form of mist to kill mosquitoes. It turned out to be a
deciding factor for the triumph of American and British armies during WWII.
157. Long Visual Connect
⢠A set of eight images and nine slides in total.
⢠Marking scheme is specified on each slide.
⢠Each slide contains the information whether or not it asks for individual identification.
In case of individual identification, you have to write the answer on paper. It carries 15
points.
158. +50/-5
He joined TATAâs in January 1940. He was instrumental in
promoting the Investment Corporation of India in 1937. He
was responsible in promoting ICICI (Industrial Credit and
Investment Corporation of India Ltd.) who regarded him as
a founding father. Besides being the Director-in-charge of
the Investment Corporation, he was also the Chairman of
the Textile Companies, NELCO and the New India
Assurance Company.
He represented India as a non-official delegate at the
International Monetary Conference at Brettenwoods in
1944.
Identify the person ?
162. +35/-5
He became Municipal Commissioner of Bombay in
1928. He was the first Indian to hold this position.
After 23 years in Government, he joined TATAâs in 1931.
He was responsible in bringing some measures like
profit sharing bonus which was unheard of till then in
the Indian industry. He was also responsible for the
Indianisation programme. A journalist in Illustrated
Weekly of India described him as "an image of the
Average America's idea of big business.â
Who is this from the family of TATAâs ?
164. +30/-10
Titled as A Brief Memorandum
Outlining a Plan of Economic
Development for India
165. +25/-10
An astute Marwari, he received the learning of business
tactics from the father of his first wife early on. He became
the founding president in the Harijan Sevak Sangh founded
by Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi. He established Hindustan
Motors in 1940s. After independence, he diversified his
business by investing in tea and textiles, cement, chemicals,
rayon and steel tubes. Uco Bank, formerly United
Commercial Bank, established in 1943 in Kolkata was his
brainchild. He founded the Technological Institute of Textile
& Sciences in Bhiwani among other educational institutions
in 1943.
Who is this Indian pioneer ?
171. B o m b a y P l a n .
It was named as
A Brief Memorandum Outlining a Plan of Economic Development for India
and was signed by these 8 dignitaries of Indian Business ecosystem.