This is the preliminary round (with answers) of the technology & business quiz which was conducted as a part of Symbhav 2014 on 23 February 2014!

1. Biz Ipsa Loquitor
The College Corporate Tech-Biz Quiz
• Researched by Raghav
Chakravarthy & Sachin Ravi.
• Conducted by Sachin Ravi.

2. • Hat tip to Subhodeep Jash and Suvajit
Chakraborty for their contributions!

3. Preliminary Round
Answers.
• Usual fillers.
• 30 questions.
• 6 tie breaker questions to resolve ties.

4. 1.
• He is a promoter and director at RNT
Associates Private Limited, a company he
personally owns, set up in 2009 as a
consulting
firm
for
international
collaborations, mergers and acquisitions.
• Who is he?

6. 2.
• Of late, Ultra Orthodox Jewish families through their
rabbis are trying to ban X from their members home.
• One explanation as to why X makes them upset:
• “It‟s not something they can control” said one member
of the Hasidic community who lives in Williamsburg.
• “Anything they can‟t be in control of makes them
nervous.”
• “The rabbis overseeing divorces say X is the number 1
cause of destruction of Jewish homes and business” read
the headline of a January article in Der Blatt, the Yiddishlanguage newspaper published by members of the
Satmar Hasidic group.
• Just tell us what is X.

8. 3.
• It is called a
“Caxirola”, it's a
brightly coloured
plastic, hand-held
maraca based on
the African caxixi
that was invented
by Brazilian
musician Carlinhos
Brown.
• What is it exactly?

9. Brazil's official
World Cup
instrument vis-avis Vuvuzela of
the previous
World Cup.

10. 4.
• This establishment got strategic design
company Elephant to design “ flippd ” , its
recently launched lifestyle label.
• Which establishment?

12. *5.
• How did we
better know the
sales director of
Tecom
Investments?

13. • (Late) Mrs.
Sunanda
Pushkar

14. 6.
• These are the other
titles from .GEARS
Studios. What is their
most famous title?

15. • Dong Nguyen

16. 7.
• ___________, the female empowerment
nonprofit founded by ____________ is joining
forces with Getty Images to present better
images of women in stock photographs.
• Taking on "institutional sexism," the goal is to
create a stock-photo library of 2,500 new
pictures that portray women of all ages in a
better light.
• The name of the non-profit is very closely
associated with the founder. Name both.

18. 8.
• The _________ Corridor is a term for the areas of Western
North America that were settled between 1850 and
approximately 1890 by members of the _________.
• Fill in the blank.

19. • Mormons
• a.k.a the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.

20. 9.
• Post on
twitter
by?

22. • Hymenocallis is
a genus of flowering plants in
the family Amaryllidaceae.
• The genus name Hymenocallis,
means "beautiful membrane",
which refers to the curious
shape of the flowers. They
consist of six narrow curved
petals attached to a shallow
cup which is formed from the
fused stamens.
• What is this the supposed
inspiration for?
*10.

24. 11.
• Aroma Traders owned by 39 year old
Chaman Lal, a is an establishment in
Delhi's Sadar Bazaar.
• His product which is made from China
net retails at Rs. 3/- and is expected to
sell in even greater numbers over the
course of 2014.
• What is the product in question?

25. • Caps made for the AAP.
• The supply chain saw 6-7 lakh AAP caps being
distributed in Delhi since AAP was formed in
October 2013.
• Lal, an AAP supporter, is proud of his business for
reasons other than business.
• AAP caps are a small-margin venture. They sell
for 3 each, and Lal's margin, he says, is 25 paise.

26. 12.
• For all their razzmatazz , Italy‟s richest
person derives his/her fortune from
neither
automobiles
nor
designer
garments accessories or even politics
and arms.
• As of March 2008, this person, born in
Dogliani had a personal wealth of $19
billion, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi.
• The person derives his/her fortune from
his/her eponymous company.
• Who?

27. • Michele Ferrero

28. 13.
• Unique
branding by
which
company?

30. 14.
• While serving 22 months in a California federal
prison, X’s cellmate was Tommy Chong, one half of
“Cheech and Chong,” who was serving 9 months in jail
for selling bongs. It was Chong who encouraged X to
write a book after laughing at his stories.
• X said he read Tom Wolfe ’ s The Bonfire of the
Vanities and modeled his writing after Hunter S.
Thompson as well. His books ended up netting him an
advance from Random House of more than $1
million, and he also received more than another $1
million from the film rights.
• Who is X?

32. *15.
• What?

34. • Derive from the
given flag, a
word that is an
English
corruption of a
Persian/Arabic
word.
• It is used to
connote a very
rich or powerful
person.
16.

35. • Mogul.
• The word mogul is an English corruption
of mughal, Persian or Arabic for "Mongol".
It alludes to emperors of the Mughal
Empire of the Indian subcontinent that
existed between 1526 and 1857 who
possessed great power and storied riches
capable of producing wonders of
opulence such the Taj Mahal.

36. 17.
• Whose filmography (5 credits)?
• Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal
Reserve (Documentary)(2013)
• Testing Milton Friedman (TV Series
documentary) (2012)
• Free Markets (2012)
• Overdraft (Documentary)(2012)
• Inside Job (Documentary)(2010)

37. • Raghuram Rajan

38. 18.
• These are 3 other publications
from the group. Name the
most famous publication. The
name of the group is same as
the name of the publication.

40. 19.
• How is this BSE
listed entity
associated with
something that is
almost
„omnipresent‟ for
a while now?

41. • Mandhana
Retail
Ventures is
the Global
Licensee for
„Being
Human‟
merchandise.

42. *20.
• The story began in 1979, when Sir Bill
Gammell founded the company. In
1988, the company was listed on the
London Stock Exchange.
• Its entry into India was through
acquiring Command Petroleum Ltd. in
1996, an Australian-quoted company
with interests in South Asia.
• Which company?

44. 21.
• Identify the logo.

46. 22.
• “The fixtures would consist of five one-set
matches lasting a duration of three hours
in total, with teams comprised of
between six and 10 players and total
salaries for each franchise costing
between US$4million and $10million.”
• This concept has been branded as
revolutionary by Novak Djokovic.
• What concept and who is behind it?

47. • Tennis Premier League.
• Proposed to be started by Mahesh
Bhupathi.

48. 23.
•
•
•
•
Charles X is known internationally as the
inventor of the (almost) eponymous X which
he developed between 1823 and his death
in 1843.
Once having been owned by Dunlop
Rubber, Traditional Weatherwear
collaborated with leading fashion houses
such as Gucci, Hermès, Louis
Vuitton and Liberty. The coats became
particularly popular with Japanese women.
In 2007 X was bought by Tokyo firm Yagi
Tsusho. In January 2011, the company
opened its first fashion store in London.
Give me the inventor’s name (X) which is
the brand name as well.

49. • Charles
Macintosh;
the
mackintosh
raincoat.

50. 24.
• In 1997, at the invitation of Logitech CEO
Pierluigi Zappacosta, he wearing a wig and
false moustache, successfully impersonated a
management
consultant
and
tricked
Logitech managers into adopting a mission
statement that he described as "so impossibly
complicated that it has no real content
whatsoever.“
• On November 16, 2011, he announced his
candidacy for President of the United States
on his blog, running as an independent.
• Who?

51. • Scott Adams

52. *25.
• He was the treasurer of
Baghdad between 1817 and
1829 and a leading trader of
cotton and opium to China.
• The Flora Fountain was
named after his daughter-inlaw.
• His family has built many
monuments
in
India,
including the Gateway of
India
and
the
present
headquarters of Bank of
India. Name him?

53. • David Sassoon
• Right: Tomb of
David
Sassoon, Lal
Deval,
Moledina
Road, Pune,
India.

54. 26.
Ms. Sulabha is said
to have inspired
what?

55. • Sula.
• She is the mother of
Rajeev Samant.

56. 27.
• Recently this book
written
by
Mr.
Jitendra
Bhargava, the former
director
of
the
company was called
back from the stores
by
its
Publisher
Bloomsbury India.
• Name the company
whose downfall was
documented?

58. 28.
• Feel good condoms made from
Graphene are being developed at the
University of Manchester.
• Graphene is being used due to its
strength and tenacity so that these
condoms increase pleasure during the
act and therefore traction for people to
use it.
• Which organization has funded this
research project at the UoM?

60. 29.
• This app developed by Dexati required a
certain person to run through all of the
states including:
• 1. Gujarat 2. Maharashtra 3. Uttaranchal 4.
Rajasthan 5. Kerala 6. Karnataka 7. Andhra
Pradesh 8. Bihar 9. Utter Pradesh 10. Tamil
Nadu 11. Assam 12. Madhya Pradesh.
• What is the name of the application?

61. • Modi Run

62. *30.
• Cordial, Rocks, Collins, Flute, Snifter, Hi
ghball and Coupe are all types of
what?

64. • Thank you!
• Hope you enjoyed the preliminary
round!
• Finals to start soon.