3. Question 1
• Mr. Foster of Crompton and Greaves was the
first person in India to own a _______
4. Question 2
• DuPont pioneered the concept of Getting
feedback from peers, managers and
subordinates of all executives. This concept is
known as ___________
5. Question 3
• Sila Petit was India‟s First Lady Pilot. Who was
her famous brother
6. Question 4
• Which type of companies try to qualify for the
„Geneva‟ seal?
7. Question 5
• Melinda Gates recently said “There are very few
things banned in our house like _______ and
________
a. Mills and Boon
b. Fish and Chips
c. Ipods and Iphones
8. Question 6
• If 16 annas = 1 Rupee then Rs. 15 =
a. 1 Mohur
b. 1 Cowry
c. 1 Cent
9. Question 7
• In 1952, Walter Cronkite‟s coverage of the
Democratic and Republican conventions on
behalf of CBS led to the coining of a very
famous term now ubiquitous in use. What is the
term?
10. Question 8
• The classical Hippocratic oath specifically bars
the practitioner from carrying out __________
and abortions
11. Question 9
• Karmali station has been voted the most tourist
friendly station. In which Union Territory is it?
12. Question 10
• 13 Billion ___________ bags are handed to
British shoppers every year
13. Question 11
• Dharavi : Mumbai
• Bronx : New York
• Faveks : ??
14. Question 12
• According to Peter Drucker, all companies have
only 2 Functions viz. Marketing and _________
a. Innovation
b. Ideation
c. Segmentation
15. Question 13
• Monopsony is a situation where there is only
one
a. Banker
b. Buyer
c. Seller
d. Agent
16. Question 14
• Which city‟s name appears below the brand
name Haldiram
17. Question 15
• What kind of question first made its appearance
in a radio quiz show in 1948 when participants
were answering questions
18. Question 16
• Correction Corporation of America is the largest
operator of _______ in the USA
19. Question 17
• Grey Goose is one of the best brands of
_______
20. Question 18
• Which of these companies had to buy the rights
to their name from a hotel chain?
a. Wipro
b. Google
c. Intel
d. Dell
21. Question 19
• The Devil‟s _________ office was established
by Pope Sextus V. It was subsequently
abolished by Pope John Paul II in 1983
22. Question 20
• The copyrights on which Indian‟s work expired
on 1st January 2009
23. Question 21
• Mr. Max Yasgur rented his dairy farm in Bethel,
New York for 3 days in 1969. Why?
24. Question 22
• After the World Cup in 2006, who collaborated
with the Adidas Innovation team to create the
football PowerServe
25. Question 23
• What appears between the words Wal and Mart
in their logo (specific answer)
26. Question 24
• You can win an Ipod from the website
NailTheThief.com by throwing rotten eggs on
whose face?
27. Question 25
• Which district in UP is nicknamed Suhag Nagari
because it fulfils everything a Suhagan wants?
29. Question 26-30
• Pictures of
• Mr. Hiranandani
• Vadilal Ice Cream Commercial
• Logo of Deccan Chargers
• Picture of Raj Kumar Santoshi
• De Beers Commercial
30. Question 1
• Mr. Foster of Crompton and Greaves was the
first person in India to own a _______
Ans. Car
31. Question 2
• DuPont pioneered the concept of Getting
feedback from peers, managers and
subordinates of all executives. This concept is
known as ___________
Ans. 360 Degrees Feedback
32. Question 3
• Sila Petit was India‟s First Lady Pilot. Who was
her famous brother
Ans. JRD Tata
33. Question 4
• Which type of companies try to qualify for the
„Geneva‟ seal?
Ans. Watch Making
34. Question 5
• Melinda Gates recently said “There are very few
things banned in our house like _______ and
________
a. Mills and Boon
b. Fish and Chips
c. Ipods and Iphones
Ans. C
35. Question 6
• If 16 annas = 1 Rupee then Rs. 15 =
a. 1 Mohur
b. 1 Cowry
c. 1 Cent
Ans. A
36. Question 7
• In 1952, Walter Cronkite‟s coverage of the
Democratic and Republican conventions on
behalf of CBS led to the coining of a very
famous term now ubiquitous in use. What is the
term?
Ans. Anchor
37. Question 8
• The classical Hippocratic oath specifically bars
the practitioner from carrying out __________
and abortions
Ans. Euthanasia
38. Question 9
• Karmali station has been voted the most tourist
friendly station. In which Union Territory is it?
Ans. Goa
Derek gave everybody 1 mark for this. I think this is because he
goofed up since Goa is a state.
39. Question 10
• 13 Billion ___________ bags are handed to
British shoppers every year
Ans. Plastic
40. Question 11
• Dharavi : Mumbai
• Bronx : New York
• Faveks : ??
Ans. Rio de Janeiro
41. Question 12
• According to Peter Drucker, all companies have
only 2 Functions viz. Marketing and _________
a. Innovation
b. Ideation
c. Segmentation
Ans A
42. Question 13
• Monopsony is a situation where there is only
one
a. Banker
b. Buyer
c. Seller
d. Agent
Ans. A
43. Question 14
• Which city‟s name appears below the brand
name Haldiram
Ans. Nagpur
44. Question 15
• What kind of question first made its appearance
in a radio quiz show in 1948 when participants
were answering questions
Ans. The $ 64,000 question
45. Question 16
• Correction Corporation of America is the largest
operator of _______ in the USA
Ans. Prisons
46. Question 17
• Grey Goose is one of the best brands of
_______
Ans. Vodka
47. Question 18
• Which of these companies had to buy the rights
to their name from a hotel chain?
a. Wipro
b. Google
c. Intel
d. Dell
Ans. C
48. Question 19
• The Devil‟s _________ office was established
by Pope Sextus V. It was subsequently
abolished by Pope John Paul II in 1983
Ans. Advocate
49. Question 20
• The copyrights on which Indian‟s work expired
on 1st January 2009
Ans. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
50. Question 21
• Mr. Max Yasgur rented his dairy farm in Bethel,
New York for 3 days in 1969. Why?
Ans. Woodstock
51. Question 22
• After the World Cup in 2006, who collaborated
with the Adidas Innovation team to create the
football PowerServe
Ans. Zinedine Zidane
52. Question 23
• What appears between the words Wal and Mart
in their logo (specific answer)
Ans. 5 pointed star!
53. Question 24
• You can win an Ipod from the website
NailTheThief.com by throwing rotten eggs on
whose face?
Ans. Ramalingam Raju
54. Question 25
• Which district in UP is nicknamed Suhag Nagari
because it fulfils everything a Suhagan wants?
Ans. Ferozabad. This district is famous for the
manufacture of bangles.
57. Question 1.1
• M.N. Srinivas, in a book titled “Caste – Its 20th
Century Avatar” coined which of the terms
below
a. Late Swing
b. Vote Bank
c. Cash for Votes
Ans. B
58. Question 1.2
• 6 __________ have won 5 Golds in Olympics
using Yamaha products
a. Pole Vaulters
b. Archers
c. Shooters
Ans. B
59. Question 1.3
• Which of the following is a trip to the Maldives
on a sail boat of the given name
a. Dhoni Cruise Holidays
b. Yuvraj Cruise Holidays
c. Gayle Cruise Holidays
Ans. A
60. Question 1.4
• Building, Blending, Muddling, Rolling and
Layering are all terms associated with which of
the following products
a. Wallpaper
b. Cocktails
c. Parathas
Ans. B
61. Question 1.5
• The shorter Oxford Directory removed 65,000 of
these before printing its 6th Edition
a. Commas
b. Capitals
c. Hyphens
Ans. C
62. Question 1.6
• What is the name given to a vehicle in rural
India made by fitting an engine onto a cart. This
vehicle requires no license / no registration etc.
a. Jugad
b. Muft
c. Sanchay
Ans. A
64. Question 2.1
• In 1983 a Korean Airlines plane was shot down
by the USSR for violating its airspace. The
event led to Ronald Reagan releasing which
technological facility for Civilian use?
Ans. Global Positioning System
65. Question 2.2
• What is the „Wife Acceptance Factor‟
Ans. The addition of certain „aesthetic‟ or design
features to hi technology items to make it more
appealing to the wife.
66. Question 2.3
• General Insurance paid Rs. 50 Cr.
• ICICI Lombard paid Rs. 1.50 Cr.
• LIC paid Rs. 55 Lakhs
• What was the „incident‟ that led to these
payments
Ans. The 26th November Terrorist attack
67. Question 2.4
• What is Poorism?
Ans. Tourism of Poverty Stricken Countries like
Ethiopia and (for shame) India etc.
68. Question 2.5
• This institution will not associate with practitioners
of :
• „Bioethical' violations such as birth control
• ``Morally dubious'' experiments such as stem cell
research
• Drug abuse
• Polluting the environment
• Contributing to widening divide between rich and
poor
• Excessive wealth
• Creating poverty
Ans. The Vatican. The abover are known as “The
Seven Social Sins”
69. Question 2.6
• The ____________ __________ costume is
the only „non Service‟ uniform to have been
granted a patent in the US
Ans. The Playboy Bunny
78. Question 4.1
• Since 2005, what is unique about power bills
from Reliance Energy?
Ans. From March 2005, Reliance Energy have
been issuing Braille Bills
79. Question 4.2
• The FBI used to refer to these things as Funny
Little YNs. What is this product which is fairly
common in use today
Ans. Funny Little YELLOW NOTES. This is a
reference to Post Its from 3M
80. Question 4.3
• In the early part of its history, the Congress
used to charge 4 annas as joining fees for
membership. Later, at Gandhiji‟s request, this
was scrapped and replaced with what
condition?
Ans. They had to buy Khadi
81. Question 4.4
• In medieval times, rhino horns were very
popular for drinking. Why?
Ans. The Rhino horns were useful for detecting
poisons (they changed colour).
82. Question 4.5
• In January 2005, donations to charity via credit
cards showed an increase of 200% vis a vis
January 2004. Why?
Ans. The Tsunami in December 2004
83. Question 4.6
• What is calculated by
• Income Method
• Output Method
• Expenditure Method
Ans. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a
country
84. Brand Equity 2009 - Mumbai
Round V
Audio Visual
(Not Possible to Reproduce)
85. Question 5.x
• Indentify person in video (Bernie Madhoff)
• Who is singer of a song where Lambhorgini is
mentioned (Acorn)
• Identify the message of the brand being shown
in video (You drink, we drive… for safe driving
in Mumbai)
• Audio – Identify the Movie (Aa Dekhe Zara)
• Video showing theme song of Love Story
(instrumental)
• Audio – Identify Singer (Fergie)
87. Question 6.1
• What is ISRO equivalent of Google Earth
Ans. Bhuvan
Deutsche Bank Eliminated
88. Question 6.2
• Heineken is the No. 2 Beer import of the US.
What is the No. 1 Beer import?
Ans. Corona
JM Financial Eliminated
89. Question 6.3
• You have heard of Y Class and J Class fares
while travelling by air. What is X class ?
Ans. Tickets given to employees
Pinstorm Eliminated
90. Question 6.4
• Who is the CEO of Air Voice Mobile Company
Ans. Sanjay Singhania in the movie Ghajjini
Axis Bank Eliminated
91. Question 6.5
• Kookabura, the world‟s leading manufacturer of
cricket balls proposed an innovation to the
game of cricket with a highly visible pink cricket
ball. What was the objective in coloring the ball
pink?
Ans. Born out of Kookaburra‟s desire to support a
local charity highlighting breast cancer
92. Question 6.6
• If a person is going to caldarium(hot room), then
moves on tepidarium(warm room ) and then
moves to soğukluk ...what is he doing
Ans. Turkish Bath, a variant of sauna baths
