1.0 LADY NO.

1
She is the first woman CEO of a foreign bank in India. Name the bank and the lady.
(Hints: Crorepati.. )
### Tarini Vaidya, KBC Bank ( of Belgium )

2.0 TWIN OPTIONS.

In GDR Issues, what are Green Shoe and Red herring options?
(Hints : Thats niceif it clicks..)
### Green Shoe option : Option available to the manager of the issue to sell more
GDRs than contracted for in the subscription agreement Since this more fee
based income, this is an incentive to the manager of the issue.
Red Herring option : Option available to a subscriber to the issue by way Of equity
coupons or warrants which entitles the investor to acquire further GDRs at a
predetermined price within a predetermined period .

3.0 TEEN TEENERS

This outlet recently launched Da Vinci Syrup in Classic, Sugar Free and all
natural variety. Identity the outlet and the syrup type. (Hints : Jaldi)
### Qwikys, the coffee pub outlet and the syrups are flavours ( for coffee, milk
etc. ).

4.0 FOUR FOR YOU

This giant company has product brands like Breakstones Dairy products, Crystal
light Beverages, Maxwell House Coffee and Miller Beer. Which company I am
talking about?
(Hints : Afterall.PM is always right..)
### Philip Morris of course.

5.0 ORIGINAL FIVE.

Bluetooth technology which is a wireless low cost, radio solution that enables
small devices such as personal digital assistant, cell phones, palmtops to
communicate between each other and with Internet was originally developed by
Erricson, Intel, Toshiba,
Nokia &.Which other company? (Hints : Yesteryears great Blue ..)
### Too obvious an answer.IBM

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Q1. This cute, cuddly, overweight penguin is the Linux mascot. Name it.

Tux.. (T)orvalds(U)ni(x). Larry Erwig painted the first Tux using GIMP(some
program).

Q2. What is common between Napster, Gnutella and ICQ?

All three are Peer-to-Peer (P-to-P)) Networks.

Q3. These are PCs without a hard drive, but still offer complete access to
application running on Windows and other operating systems. Name these devices.
Thin Clients.

Q4. `Rules of the garage' is a part of the million dollar advertising campaign by
Hewlett Packard, the California based PC manufacturer? What is the significance of
the garage association?
The company had its origins in a garage, and the campaign stands for their
inventive capabilities

Q5. Japanese wireless service provider NTT DoCoMo has one of the largest number of
mobile Internet subsribers. Name the service used to access Internet?
Packet-data transmission based i-mode as opposed to WAP.

Q6. The Sydney 2000 Olympics had one of the largest and most complex information
technology networks ever built, running behind the stage. So, applications from
which company were called in to do the works?
Tivoli Systems Inc. (IBM company)

Q7. India saw the central government budget being announced, a few days back. So,
for every rupee earned, what constitutes the largest source of earnings for the
government? Also, for every rupee spent, what is the largest source of expenditure
for the government. (Hint: One is related to the other)
Borrowings and Interest Payments

Q8. (A sitter, as you say) This year's Grammy awards had their share of
controversy. One of the award winning albums has been criticized for the anti-
women, and anti gay lyrics. Identify the artist.
Eminem

Q9. From where does the Swedish Pop group `ABBA' derive its name?

From the initials of the founders. A Swedish canned fish company which went
by the same name agreed to lend their name to the group (Coutesy: Sriram
Krishnan)

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1.0 FIERY RED.

Fire fighting equipment need necessarily to be painted

with a particular shade of red for easy
identification, when in need.

Exact shade name please.

(Hints : Mail..Office.)

### POST OFFICE RED

2.0 BLACK & WHITE.

If you want to buy this car in non-metallic shades,

only two choices are available : Noble White and Ebony
Black.

Name the Car.

(Hints : Rajiv Gandhi connectionOh God ! )

### HYUNDAI SANTRO

Hyundai Plant is at Sriperambadur where RG was

assassinated
3.0 THREE IN ONE.

This brand offers 'Shirts in the color of Coffee,

Bread and Cheese'.

Identify the brand.

(Hints : Crowning Glory.)

### LOUIS PHILIPPE ( UPPER CRUST RANGE )

4.0 FOUR FOR CORE.

This common Industrial product has four identification

colors in the core : Black, Blue, Yellow & Red.

Name the exact product.

(Hints : C + abled)

### ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE.

Red, Yellow and Blue for phases and Black for the
neutral

5.0 FINE FIVES

If you want to buy this knit apparel collection, you

can get it from among others, in cornstalk, tango,
pine, riviera and pearl shade varieties.

Which company and which range of apparel I am talking

about?
(Hints : WrinklefreeAddHoli)

### COLOR PLUS, PERUVIAN PRIMA KNIT RANGE.

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1. UNIQUE IT PARK

Recently, a religious organisation has laid the

foundation stone for a 210 acre IT PARK on the
Chennai-Bangalore highway.

Name the organisation and the IT PARK.

( hints : Silken......Indus...... )

### KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETAM, KANCHIPURAM.

PRAGYA KANCHI SOFTWARE PARK

2. A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Connect ' City of Jerusalem ' and ' City of Karachi '.

( On the wings....................)

### They were the first two aircrafts making maiden

flights between UK and India in 1929.

3. POWERFUL THREE

What kind of products are ' Spy ', ' Big Boss ' and
' 303 ' ?

( Stag party ??? )

### Thease are male sex enhancing drugsand not condoms

as one of you thought.

. INNOVATIVE FOUR

Shekhar Kapoor, Suhel Seth, Hari Bhartia and Piya

Singh have promoted a venture and are organising the
first ever private film festivle in the digital
format.

Name the joint venture.

( Not analog.... chattering......)

### DIGITAL TALKIES

. WISHFULLY FIVE

This company deals with the following five brands :

P Series, Paper Rose, Fine Expressions, Paper Magic
and its own famous brand.

Name the company.

( comic..............)

### ARCHIES GREETINGS @ GIFTS LTD.

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1. This was launched on 20.03.00. Forbes.com called it

as one of the best kept secrets in the Silicon valley.
Name the venture and the man behind it.
### ARZOO.COM & SABEER BHATIA
2. Birlas consider this number as inauspicous. They
have even skipped this digit while numbering the
floors in their 15 storied headquarter in Calcutta.
What is this number?
### 12.
3.This international Apparel company has recently
appointed Narayan Karthikeyan ( of motor racing fame
)as their brand ambassador. Name the company.
### TRIAD APPAREL.
4. An easy one. What is the official designation of
Bill Gates in Microsoft?
### CHIEF SOFTWARE ARCHITECT.
5.And this current one. What is '29A' in connection
with cyber world?

### THE ANSWER I WAS LOOKING FOR - A GROUP OF VIRUS

PROGRAM WRITER WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED
W32WINUX VIRUS WHICH CAN UNIQUELY INFECT PC'S RUNNING
BOTH THE UBIQUITOUS WIDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM AND ALSO
THE INCREASINGLY POPULAR LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM.
However some of you have mentioned section 29A of
Indian Penal code which is under consideration of an
amendment to take care of security related matters
pertaining to hacking.
6.Nasdaq has decided to buy 58% stake of this Pan
European Electronic Stock Exchange based in Brussels.
Which one?
### EASDAQ
7.In which stock exchange,shares of Tata Consulting
Service ( TCS ) are listed?
### NOWHERE.
8. In which year symbol'@' was chosen as the locating
symbol for email address?
### 1972 Ray Tomlingson used it first while modifying the email
program for Arpanet.
9. At one time Birlas used to hold more stakes in this
Giant Tata company than Tatas. Which one?
### TISCO
10. This chewing tobaco company has recently declared
its forray into mineral water segment. Which company
or brand?
### MANIKCHAND
11.This famous wireless network company with a name
that has very little or no relevance to its business
was almost named ' Microtel'. John Williamson of
Wolff olins came out with a different idea. What name
did it take ultimately?

### ORANGE

12.Which design company has developed the new

corporate identity/logo of Glaxo Smithkline Bechem?

### FUTUREBRAND.

13. This government agency manages and controles

Rs.3000 crore worth of estates and properties which do
not belong to them. Name the organisation and the kind
of properties managed by them.
### CEP ( CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTIES ).
These are the properties once owned by persons who
opted to live in Pakistan with Pakistani Nationality.

14. Bluetooth technology which aims to unite computing

and telecommunication is named after a 10th. century
Danish king who united Denmark and Norway. What was
his Danish name?

### HARALD BLATAND

15.This company uses 'slasher' technology for indigo

dying. Name the company.

### ARVIND MILLS

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1.0 COMPANY NO.1

This Indian Beer manufacturer was the first to get

license to manufacture an US brand and package it in
imported aluminium cans during mid 90s. Name the
company and the brand.
(Hints : Shajahanpur..)

### RAJASTHAN BREWERIES, STRAUSS'S BEER.

Rajasthan Breweries belonged to Asian group of
Industries. At Shajahanpur in Rajasthan, they
commissioned the beer plant in 1994 with a captive
three piece aluminum can making facility coming up in
the name of Asian Consolidated Industries Ltd in
collaboration with CMB, England.The can plant never
saw the light of the day although the Brewery did
operate for sometime.Such a prestigious project
alongwith the promoters ( Jains ) ultimately vanished
in thin air. Kudos to Indian businessmen!
Mount Shivalik Breweries came into picture later.
2.0 PREFERRED TWOS
Connect the following two outlets.
Connaught Plaza Restaurants P Ltd.
Hard Castle Restaurants.
(Hints : Could it be Red and yellow duckling?.)
### THEY ARE McDONALD FRANCHISES FOR NORTHERN AND
WESTERN INDIA.
3.0 THREE MANTRAS.
According to the findings of the latest global survey
on usage of management tools, carried out by US based
consulting firm BAIN & company, the top three most
used tools are.
a. Mission & Vision Statement.
b. Statergic Planning.
c. .?
(Hints : A scratch on your seat perhaps)
### BENCHMARKING
4.0 ZONAL FOURS.
With resignation of Coke COO & President Jack Stahl,
Coca-Cola has formed four new SBUs Americas, Asia,
Europe / Africa & .?
(Hints : Opportunities)
### NEW BUSINESS VENTURE

Steven Hiyar, ex President and COO of AOL Time

Warner's Turner Broadcasting System has been recruited
to be the President of this SBU.

2.0 TOP 5 POWER SAVVY.

Only five states in India have obtained A rating

from CII for their strong commitment and compliance to
power sector reforms. AP, Haryana, Rajasthan,
Karnataka & ?
(Hints : Temples, Emperor Ashoka connection)

### ORISSA
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1.0 FIRST TO BURST.

He was the only Indian to force his way in the
exclusive group of 18 founder members of Madras
Chamber of Commerce. Name him.
(Hints : GSC .)
### G SIDLOO CHETTY.
2.0 TWO IN TOW.
Connect Rick_Belluzzo and Bob Herbold.
( Hints : A COO .L Connection)
### RICK REPLACED BOB AS COO IN MICROSOFT.
3.0 THREE WHO THRIVED
Sova Ram, Shiv Narain, Raja Baldeo Das Three
predecessors of a legendary figure in Indian Industry.
Identify the legend and the group.
( Hints : bits of imagination )
### THEY ARE GREAT GRANDFATHER, GRANDFATHER AND FATHER
OF LATE G D BIRLA OF THE BIRLA EMPIRE.
4.0 FOUR OPT FAR.
Four of the ten co-founders of this Bangalore based
new economy knowledge Management company with a high
brand recall are based in US. Identify the company.
( Hints : Its all mental .. you see)
### MINDTREE CONSULTING
5.0 PUNCH TO PANCH
Amit Pasari, Kapil Juneja, Saket Singhania, Manoj
Singhania & Prakash Yadav were recently in the news.
In what connection?
(Hints : e-connection........)

### ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN BOOKED FOR CYBER-CRIME UNDER

IT-2000 ACT.

Amit Pasari and Kapil Juneja, resident of Daryaganj,

Delhi were arrested on a charge of hacking the website
of www.go2nextjob.com.

Saket Singhania, a software engineer of Software

Moguls Industries Pvt. Ltd. of Noida Export Promotion
Zone was sent to USA by his employer to develop
software for the company. Saket allegedly made minor
changes in the program by converting it from C++ to
ASP and sold the concept to a client of his employer.

Manoj Singhania and Praksh Yadav of Raigarh town,

Chhattisgarh(Aptech center head and faculty) sent
emails to different banks, offices purportedly from
reputed senders like Microsoft Support Team, vsnl
helpdesk etc with the subject line 'double your
internet speed'. Actually they sent some sort of
trojan sniffer in the guise of these executable files.
When recepients ran the file, a software called Dialup
Security became resident in the computer memory and
started working whenever the user booted the computer.
When the user accessed the internet, the trojan
captured the username and password fields from the
dialup screen and sent a mail to the culprits in
encrypted form.

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1.0 VILLA NO.1

Sixty six Thousand Sq.Foot lodge, seven bedrooms and

twenty four bathrooms. Thats the home for a rich and
famous. Name the person and the location of his home?

(Hints : Notecontrol/access )

### BILL GATES, BUILT HIS VILLA ON THE SHORE OF LAKE

WASHINGTON, NEAR SEATTLE. AS EARLY AS 1984, HE
ENVISIONED A HOME FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY THAT
WOULD BE OPERATED BY SOMETHING AKIN TO HAL, THE 'SELF
AWARE' SUPERCOMPUTER IN STANLEY KUBRICK'S 2001: A
SPACE ODYSSEY. TODAY HIS HOUSE HOLDS THE GUINESS WORLD
RECORD FOR THE 'MOST INTELLIGENT HOUSE' EVER BUILT.
Most of you were correct. Parthapratim Sengupta adds
that the name og Bill's villa is 'XANADU'.
2.0 TWOWOW!
MX ( owned by Rupert Murdoch) and Melbourne Experess
(owned by Fairfax Holdings Ltd.) - What is common or
special about them?
( Hints : Take it for )
### THESE TWO ARE FREE TABLOIDS CIRCULATED TO THE
AUSTRALIAN TRAIN & BUS COMMUTERS.
Only Parthapratim, Ekalavya, Ratnakar Sadasya, Alladi
Ram and Delson Roche were correct.Delson adds that
Melboune Express is distributed in the morning whereas
MX in the afternoon.
Interesting answers received suggested they are
world's only privately owned trains, Australian
football teams and racing horses.
3.0 THREE IN ONE.
Toshiba, IBM and Sony have recently joined hands to
develop special TERAFLOPS class micro processor chips
for a supercomputer, much stronger than DeepBlue.
What is the code name of the project?
( Hints : Visit ..Prison )
### CELL.IN THIS PROJECT, MOST ADVANCED RESERCH
TECHNOLOGIES AND CHIP MAKING TECHNIQUES INCLUDING
COPPER WIRES, SILICON ON INSULATOR TRANSISTORS AND LOW
K DIELECTRIC INSULATION, WITH FEATURES SMALLER THAN
0.1 MICRONS WILL BE EMPLOYED.
4.0 FUNKY FOUR.
Lovers Line, Oriental lovers, exotica & the Supremes.
Can you Identify the products and the company?
( Hints : Red Tiles.)
### THESE ARE VARIETY OF PIZZAS AVAILABLE IN PIZZA
HUT.
5.0 FAB FIVES

As per ministry of IT, Karnataka, followed by New

Delhi, Maharastra & Tamil Nadu were the Top 4 states
with most Software export in FY 2000. Name the State
which ranked fifth.

( Hints : Sky. )

### UP. (Noida)

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1.This international airline has
recently unleashed what's billed as the first frequent flier program for
dogs, cats and birds and is waiving the $35 membership fee through August.
Members ( Dogs , Cats and Birds) who take three round -trip flights in
three years get a free round-trip flight. And the icing on the cake is,
these members do not have to carry their frequent flier card. So which is
this airline that is "going to the dogs"?
Answer: EL AL the Israeli national airline. Well nobody got this one

2.With recession looming and mass scale suicide in the dot com world have
any of you recently stood up and thought well at this given moment which is
the most valuable company in the world? - which company has the highest
Market Capitalization in the world as on April 13, 2001.Well if u know which
company it is send in your answers.
Answer: It is GE - a lot of you were still in the new economy with answers
like Microsoft, Cisco etc but the old economy has bounced back and really
well although Microsoft is number 2 and at third place is another old
economy giant Exxon Mobil

Nerd Section
3.This very popular language was renamed "Java" in 1995. It was conceived
byJames Gosling, Patrick Naughton, Chris Warth Ed Frank and Mike Sheridan
atSun Microsystems in 1991 and went by a different name till 1995. So what
was Java initially known as?
Answer: Oak a lot of you got this correct

4.Well another question which will get probably people thinking as they did
when they saw these designs- The Sony Trinitron TV, Apple Macintosh, Airport
terminal design and seating environments for Lufthansa, the Ford TH!NK
vehicle, as well as website design for Dell.com and L.A.Times.com have been
done by a famous design firm. What is the name of this design firm?
Clue: This design firm has recently partnered with i2 technologies to
augment i2's supply chain management solutions.
Answer: Frog Werk

5. What is the biggest - selling Album of all time? Added info: It has sold
27 million copies world wide and is still selling.
Answer: No it is not thriller by Michael Jackson it is Eagles Their
greatest hits 27million albums sold versus 26 million for Michael
Jacksons Thriller.

6.Did you know that it took CD players seven years to reach the 10 million
units mark, and it took eight years for VCRs to reach that mark but then
incomes an upstart new consumer electronic product and and it reaches the 10
million mark in just three and half years. So what is this consumer
electronic product we are talking of ?
Answer: The DVD player

Magazines
7.After 40 years of having no advertisements this magazine finally started
having advertisements starting from 2001. Name the magazine?
Answer:Mad a popular answer was the National Geographic but I sure did see
advertisements in the National Geographic ever since I was a kid.

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1. Guido Van Rossum is the pioneer of this particular

OOPS language. Name it.

### PYTHON

Most of you are correct. Sumit Chandra says that the

language is named after a British Comedy Group.

2. This oftenly used internet related term literally
means To read or to look over goods for sale,
constantly but unmethodically. What is the term?

### BROWSING

Sitter!Many correct answers.

3. In cyber slang, what does Chrome mean?

### EXTRA FEATURES WHICH ARE ADDED IN THE TEXT FOR

GLOSS, HAVE VERY LITTLE OR NO RELEVANCE WITH THE
CONTEXT.

Vijay Thomas puts it very nicely - It is like chrome

polish to your bike. Only shine, no functional
improvement, does not help to run faster.

4. Name of this company originates from a brute race

mentioned in Jonathon Swifts Gullivers travel.
Name the company.

### YAHOO!

Again many correct answers, but many of you forgot to

put'!' sign after Yahoo which is important.Anshuman
writes - the bang(!) is a part of their proprity name.
However no deduction for not including this sign.

5. What is a blog ?

### A WEB LOG.

To quote Hari Menon, this is a webpage that contains

short, frequently updated posts, often personal in
nature, and arranged chronologically.

6. Which product of Macromedia (Nasdaq MACR) is the

first product tailored for Apples Mac OSX new
operating system?

### FREEHAND 10

Only three correct answers.

Many have mentioned Dreamweaver-2. Dreamweaver had

lot of problem with OS version 9.1. That's why
Freehand sored over.

7. This common word of Cyber world is derived from a

Greek word meaning a person steering a ship. The word
please.

### CYBERNATICS ( From the Greek word Kubernetes which

means steerer of a ship ).

Lots of right answers.

8. As per Forbes, Computer Associates, i-2 technology,

Juniper networks, exodus communication are the first
four largest IT Companies in USA with an Indian
executive/entrepreneur at the Top. Which Indian led
company is fifth and who is the top man?

### CIRRUS LOGIC, SUHAS PATIL.

The company is at 705 position in the Forbes list.

Incidenatally, Computer Associates with Sanjay Kumar
at the helm is at no. 231.

9. This is a hardware or a software on a computer

network that examines the address to which the data is
being sent and decides by which route it should be
transmitted to the destination. Identify the product.

### ROUTER

Many correct answers

10. This product is a part of solid state optical

switching solution for optical networks. It works on
a technology called electroholography. Name the
product.

### INTELLIGENT LAMDA SWITCH ( ILS ), from Trellis

Photonics.

11. This telecom technology is used for cost effective

handling of any kind of traffic including IP through
optical fibre. Name it.

### DWDM ( Dense wavelength division multiplexing )

12. This company was formed in 1946 as Tokyo

Telecommunication Engineering Corporation (TOKYO
TSUSHIN KOGYO) by a gentleman named Ibuka. Its
present day name please.

### SONY.

Most answered correct. Add Kabushiki Kaisha for

Corporation - says Suresh Ramasubramanian.

13. Brand values of this technology are stated to be

FREEDOM to create, SIMPLE yet SECURE & RELIABLE
communication solution to wireless connection. Name
the technology.

### BLUETOOTH

Decent correct entries.

14. In server market, revenue wise IBM is No.1. Which

is No.2?

### SUNMICROSYSTEM.

These types of questions are often tricky. I did my

research well. Sun is at no.2 spot overall, although
in UNIX server market , they are no.1.

Most of you answered Compaq.

15. Until AT & T changed its name to QNX (a real time,

Micro Kernel, prioritised message passing, network
distributing, multi tasking, multi user fault tolerant
OS) , what was its earlier name?

### QUNIX or QUANTUM UNIX.

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A. QUOTE NO.1
At the end of the day, you have to create wealth and
not distribute poverty
Great thinking by one of the present day business
doyen. Who?
( Surely, not the richest one..)
### N R NARAYANAMURTHY
B. RETAILER NO.2
Worldwide,Walmart stores are the no.1 in the retail
stores business. Who are no.2?
( French connection.?.)
### CARREFOUR
They are french retailers with presence in 28 countries.
C. THREE CHEERS FOR PIZZA
Jet Airways recently collaborated with Dominos Pizza
and have introduced Pizza Meal in three of their
routes to start with. Mumbai-Hyderabad and
Mumbai-Ahmedabad are two. Which one is the third
route?
(You must cave in )
### Mumbai-Aurangabad route. Three correct answers.

D.FOUR AT YOUR FEET

Reebok India have come up with four new models under
Classic brand bearing Union Jack, Reeboks premier
brand logo. Name them.
( London please..)

### KENSINGTON, WESTMINSTER, CANTERBURY, MAYFAIR.

No correct answer.

D. FILTHY FIVES
Berlin based Transparency International carried out
corruption survey in Kerala govt. departments. The Top
Five corrupt departments turned out to be Motor
Vehicles, Police, Excise, PWD and..
Guess which one.
( Capital connection.)
### THIRUVANATHAPURAM CORPORATION

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1.0 Hynix Semiconductors , a new company, has actually

been hived off from a well known international
electronics company. Name its earlier Avatar and the
reason for the change.

### Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. The reason

for hive off is to come out of the debt laden Hyundai
Group and give it a focussed business image.
Most of you are correct.

2.0 The phone of the future is happening sooner than

you think This was the baseline of which company?

### Nokia.
Only Borgrulze ( ??? ), V Yadavalli and T Vignesh were
correct.
Ericsson was most answered.

3.0 In collaboration with e-Emerge this organisation

arranged for online eye donation. Name the
association.

### Tamilnadu Opthalmic Association.

None gave the correct answer. Preferred one was
Shankara Nethralaya

4.0 What is Cipher text?

### It is basically an encrypted text.

Most of you are correct.

5.0 This is said to be worlds first video cam corder

with an extended recording feature that permits
tripling the tapes recording time, is equipped with
1/4 inch 460000-pixel CCD on its image sensor and 4.2
42 mm / F 1.8 2.9 Zoom lens. Name the
manufacturer and the model number?

### Canon, FV20.

Only Subhadra Devi gave correct answer. Sony was most
received answer.

6.0 The Indian website of this company introduced a

Name Selector section to help parents to select name
for their babies. Name the company?

### The answer I was looking for was Johnson &

Johnson. There are many dotcom companies which have
generalised sites, but the catch is the exclusivity of
names for babies.
Only Borgrulze, Rahul Nair and Navin Giles are
correct.

7.0 Xbox, a game console, is being introduced by

Microsoft later in this quarter, What is its logo and
colour?

### It is X and Green. I got some excellent detailed

answers. Thanks to all of you. Most of the answers
received were correct

8.0 Where is Indias first super computer developed
and what is its name?

### Param, at C-DAC, Pune

Almost all were correct.

9.0 This processor earned a SPECint_base 2000 score of

573 and a SPECfp_base 2000 score of 598. What am I
talking about?

### Pentium IV of course. Five correct answers.

10.0 This laptop has a P-III processor, 650 Mhz, 64 MB

SDRAM, 10GB HDD, 33.8 Cms TFT, 56 Kbps modem, 10/100
Lan, 24X CD+FDD Combo (external), IEE 1934 port,
bluetooth upgradable, unique 5 degree keyboard curve,
Windows Me and weights 1.88 KG. Name the manufacturer
and the model.

### ACER, Travelmate 350 series.

Only Mitesh Agarwal ( you are right Mitesh about the
source ) and V Yadavalli are correct.

11.0 What is ANX / Automotive Network Exchange?

### This is a TCP/IP based extranet used by automobile

majors with their trading partners. The top three
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler were the first to
endorse in 1995.
Many correct answers. G Sreekanth was most accurate.

12.0 We are all aware of 3 G technology based on UMTS,

WCDMA, AAL2/5..etc in Mobile architecture. Which
technology is now being increasingly called as 2.5 G
technology? Its earlier version was a 2 G technology.

### GPRS ( General Packet Radio Service )

Most of you answered more or less correctly. Anindya S
Ray included HSCSD( High Speed Circuit Switching Data
) and EDGE ( Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Revolution )
also in this category.

13.0 This company was incorporated in 1911 as C T

R company. What is its present name?

### IBM. Proved to be a sitter.

14.0 NTT DoCoMo Japans largest mobile telecom

company. What does DoCoMo mean in Japanese?

### Everywhere / Anywhere

For a few of you who answered Doing Commerce on
Mobile or similar phrase, please note that DoCoMo in
Japanese does translate to Everywhere or Anywhere
In English. NTT however took the advantage of fitting
it well to those phrases for marketing advantage in
english speaking world

15.0 In Microsoft lingo what is going gold?

### It means release of any microsoft product for

manufacture.
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A. ONE WHO WON

This visionary winner from Kochi, started a shipping

company in 1870 with three steam ships. Today, it is
a monster. Name the gentleman and the group.

(Hints : Three makes for ever..)

### YATARO IWASAKI, MITSUBISHI

The company he set up was Tsukumo Shokai

Many correct answers.

B. COOLEST PAIR.

Recently two new brands of Refrigerators, eternity &

infinity were introduced in the Kerala market. Name
the company and the range.

(Hints : Multi-national connection..)

### ELECTROLUX INDIA, ALLWIN SENSOR

Fairly correct responses.

C. MUSICAL THREE.

You can get this car in Simply Red, Deep Purple &
Symphony Silver shades. Which car I am talking
about?

(Hints : Soldier.)

### MITSUBISHI LANCER

No correct answer. Rolls Royce was most common answer.

D. FOUR AT THE TOP.

This Government body has the following persons at the

top. B.N. Som Chariman, Gautam Gupta Member
Operation, S.C. Dutta Member Personnel, Aparna
Mohile Member Development. Name the apex body.

(Hints : 22 Circles.)

### INDIAN POSTAL SERVICE BOARD

Four correct answers. IT commission, Finance

commission were the other answers received.

E. FAB IN FIVE

This company has 300 outlets in Five Cities. They

plan to cover 200 Cities in the next three years time.
Which company I am talking about.

( Hints : Hyderabad blues? .)

### SATYAM . INFOWAY( i way )

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1."Now on, the cake will be having more plums and

nuts". This was the assurance given by countrys one
of the top technocrat managing chief to the
shareholders of the company. Name him.

### J J IRANI, MD OF TISCO ( TATA STEEL )

No correct answer. Bill Gates, Azim Premji were
favourites.

2.P & G sold this brand to Boots Healthcare

International globally last October for $340 million.
Name the brand?

### CLEARSIL
Many correct answers.

3."One world, one fabric" Base line for which brand

/ company?

### J HAMPSTEAD
Again many correct entries.

4.What is "phantom" stock?

### IT IS A SCHEME BY WHICH A COMPANY GIVES TO

SELECTED SENIOR EMPLOYEES, THE BENEFITS OF STOCK
OWNERSHIP WITHOUT ACTUALLY GIVING THEM THE STOCKS
PHYSICALLY. IT FOLLOWS THE ACTUAL PRICE MOVEMENTS OF
THE PHYSICAL STOCKS AND THE BENEFITS ARE GIVEN BY CASH
OR CHEQUE.
Many, many correct answers.

5.This is the first Indian Magazine exclusively on

food, wine and style. This was launched by Farzana
contractor. Name the magazine.

### UPPER CRUST.

Most of you are correct although quite a few
mentioned Afternoon Despatch & Courier.
Anindya reminds Farzana is the widow of
'BUSY BEE' Berham Contractor.

6.Colonel Harland Sander is the founder of this famous

fast food delicacy outlet. Name the hotspot.

### KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN.

Proved to be a sitter.

7.Which country got the maximum foreign direct

investment in the year 2000?

### USA.
Yes, most of you might have forgotten. Only N N
Shenoy,Sumeet Pai and Narayan Iyer were ccorrect.
China, India and Brazil were favourites. Somebody
suggested Ukrain.

8."Transporting goods, transporting lives" Base line

of which company?

### THE SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA

Nobody was correct. FedEx was most guessed.

9.Name the person who founded NIKE Company?

### PHIL KNIGHT AND BILL BOWERMAN.

Most of you are correct.Bill Bowerman was a coach
and Phil Knight was an athlete. They met at the
University of Oregon in Eugene in 1957. In 1963
they started BRS (Blue Ribbon Sports) which later
in 1972 launched NIKE brand.

10.Bloomsbury, better known as Harry Potter publisher,

paid 16 million Pound to acquire this old venerable
publishing house. Name it.

### A & C BLACK

The Who's who Publishers.Five correct answers.

11.Sonali Bendre, Aishwarya Rai & Salman Khan are

brand ambassadors of this brand. Which brand?

### OMEGA
Many correct answers.Longines was also preferred
by some.

12.Who is the President Emeritus and charter member of

The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TIE)?

### KANWAL REKHI

Many correct entries.

13.This Indian group has collaboration for with Grefco

Inc., USA, CPC International Inc., USA, Hitachi,
Japan, EF Johnson USA, USA France Telecom, France etc.
Name the group?

### ARVIND MILLS

Only Anindya, Ratna and Ajit Iyer were correct.

14.They have outlets in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Jaipur &

near Mathura on Delhi-Agra highway, expanding very
fast. Name the international outlet.

### McDONALDS
Lots of correct answers.

15.Recently this unique medical facility was

introduced for the first time in Coimbatore. Its
named Responder-2000. What is this all about?

### A MOBILE HEARTCARE UNIT.

No correct answer. Most of you thought some
sort of on line medical facility.
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1. Mother of Sitters If suffix XP in Windows XP

is eXPerience, What do the suffix Me & NT expand to?

### Me : MILLENNIUM EDITION, NT : NEW TECHNOLOGY

Half of the entries were correct

1. A Sitter - Which telecom giant owns ORANGE?

### FRANCE TELECOM. THEY BOUGHT IT FROM VODAFONE IN

CASH AND STOCK IN THE YEAR 2000.
Rahul Nair, Mitesh Agarwal, Borgrulze, George Chandy
and Suresh Ramasubramanian were correct.
Hutichson was popular answer. Although Hutichson
controls Orange brand in a few countries, They in turn
are owned by France Telecom

2. Easy One - He was the first to write a software

programme called modulator de modulator. Name him.

### WARD CHRISTENSEN

Many correct answers.

3. Steven Spielberg & Ron Howard inaugurated online

theatre of this website/company on 05.02.2001. Name
the company.

### COUNTINGDOWN.COM

I have also allowed full marks to those who have

answered as POP.COM. In June 2000, POP.COM acquired
COUTINGDOWN.COM, but popped off in no time although
COUNTINGDOWN.COM survived. Some of you have mentioned
DREAMWORKS SKG. This company in which Spielberg has
interest, had stake in POP.COM.

4. In February 98, this company won a contract to

provide software and hardware engineering support to
NASA. Which company?

### FALLS CHURCH BASED COMPUTER SCIENCE CORPORATION.

No correct answer.

5. Software and system support from this company was

used to render image for Disneys Toy Story, first
computer generated film. Name the company.

### PIXAR , WHO HAD A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH DISNEY.

ACTUALLY SUNMICROSYSTEM PROVIDED THE BASICSOFTWARE.
Seven correct answers. Pentamedia Graphics was
other popular answer.

6. What is a BOT? What is its function?

### BOT IS A KIND OF SOFTWARE TO DIGOUT AND SEARCH

FROM AMONG DATABASE. IT IS SHORT FORM OF ROBOT.
Many correct answers. Anindya S Ray adds that
the use of Robots today has moved far beyond simple
notions of programs to robust and dynamic decision
capabilities that are at the forefront of artificial
intelligence.
Some of you mentioned BUILD, OPERATE AND
TRANSFER, but considering it to be an IT Quiz, I have
overlooked.

7. C-DAC has launched their latest in the series of

software that provides Indian language support in IT
through GIST. With it, it is possible to develop
application in any Indian language using PC. Name the
product.

### ISM 2000.

Many have answered iLEAP, but that is not the
latest one.
Only Mitesh Agarwal was correct.

8. This company has brought out half keyboard meant

for the people who spend a lot of time surfing the
Net, singlehandedly. It was unveiled at Macworld Expo
in Sanfransisco. Name the company.

### MATIAS INC.

Many correct answers

9. They are the first Indian Software company to set

up a unit in Norway. Name them.

### TCS
Mitesh, Priyanka, Anirudh, Salil Ambat and
Kiran were correct. Infy and Wipro
Were popular choices.

10. What is perceived as Silicon Barrier?

### THIS IS THE LIMIT OF THE SIZE OF THE WAFERS BEYOND

WHICH SILICON BEHAVES BOTH AS PARTICLES AND WAVES (
QUANTUM MECHANICS ) AND ARE THEREFORE INEFFECTIVE TO
CONTROL FLOW OF ELECTRON. THIS BASICLLY LIMITS THE
SIZE OF THE CHIPS AND THEREFORE OF THE COMPUTER.
PRESENT DAY FABRICATION TECHNIQUES ALSO COME IN THE
WAY. NOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
BECOMING A REALITY, NEW DIMENSIONS ARE OPENING UP IN
THIS FRONT AND THE EXISTING BARRIER IS BEING
THREATENED.
One interesting answer says this is the limit upto
which professionals with H1B visa in an American
hardware/software compny can expect to rise in the
company hierarchy. May be the term is used in that
sense also, but I was looking for the other answer
above.

11. NTTDoCoMo plans to introduce L Mode telephone

system. What is it?

### IT IS THE IMODE VERSION FOR LAND ( AND THEREFORE

L ) FIXED PHONE INSTALLATIONS. THIS OBVIATES THE
NECESSITY OF A PC AND A PHONE EQUIPPED WITH BUILT IN
LCD SCREEN.

Decent correct answers.

12. Who are CYBER CHONDRIACS?

### THEY ARE COMPUTER/INTERNET ADDICTS ARMED WITH

INFORMATION ON DISEASE AND MEDICINES AND OFTEN
CHALLENGE DOCTORS ON THEIR LINE OF TREATMENTS, BASED
ON THEIR NET KNOWLEDGE.
I have allowed full marks to whoever has
related with computer and medicine.

13. This device is equipped with Microchip that

transmits and receives signals in a previously unused
frequency band of 2.45GHz that is available globally.
What technology I am talking about?

### BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY

Many right answers.

14. This handheld telecom service provides Web

browsing, e-mail, calendar, chat, game & customized
news (so called 2.5G service). Introduced a year
back, it has garnered half of the wireless web market
in that country. Which product I am talking about?

### IMODE TELEPHONE OF NTTDoCoMo.

For one of you who doubted whether imode is a
2.5 G architecture, early version was
Rather a 2G technology, but very soon it
upgraded itself to 2.5G features and became
Immensely popular in Japan. Its software uses a
special subset of HTML and is
Somewhere in between digital 2G and bandwidth
boosted, multimedia supporting 3G.

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1.0 If you find .mm as a suffix in a URL or web site

address, it will belong to Myanmar. To which country
domain it will belong to if the suffix is .ma?

### MOROCCO
Eleven of you are correct. Most of you have
answered Malaysia whose country domain code is .my.
Rajesh Agarwal adds that Massachusetts in USA has
suffix .ma.us. Rajesh.there is no surprise that
Micronesia has a suffix of .fm as the country is
actually named as Federal State of Micronesia.

2.0 Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen formed this company

in Mid 1994 with a name quite different by what it is
known today. This company revolutionized Internet
technology. Which company?

### NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONWHICH LAUNCHED NETSCAPE

NAVIGATOR. ITS EARLIER NAME WAS MOSAIC COMMUNICATIONS.
Most of you are correct. Mitesh adds that Jim
Clarke also cofounded Silicon Graphics Inc before
forming Netscape wth Marc Anderson whom Time magazine
covered on its cover as one of the outstanding young
silicon valley entrepreneurs.when he was only 29.

3.0 Animated dancing Duke is the logo of which

software language?

### JAVA.
S Jagadish points out that it is the first Java
Applet. V Balaji mentions that it is the Swing API
technique which created Duke. 50% correct answer.

4.0 As on today, Which mobile telecommunication and

networking company is the biggest company in Europe by
market capitalisation?

### VODAFONE. AS PER FORTUNE LIST PUBLISHED IN APRIL

LAST, VODAFONE IS 8TH. IN THE WORLD AND FIRST IN
EUROPE IN TERMS OF MARKET CAPITALISATION.
Anindya, Praskam, Quizguy, Borgrulze, Rahul,
Knarayan, S Jagadish, Hitanshu, Girish, Sumeet Pai,
Kiran C are correct. Nokia was the other popular
answer. Actually Nokia is ahead of Vodafone in total
sales, not in market cap. Kiran. Orange is no longer
owned by Vodafone. It has been taken over by France
Telecom.

5.0 What is URL Minder?

### IT IS AN AGENT THAT NOTIFIES A USER WHEN A WEBPAGE

THEYVE SPECIFIED HAS CHANGED, BY PERIODICALLY
CHECKING IT. THE ROBOT CAN TELL WHETHER IT HAS BEEN
UPDATED AND IF SO NOTIFIES THE USER BY E-MAIL.
( NETBUDDY, MIND-IT..).
80% CORRECT ANSWERS.
6.0 Netscape originally developed this as
livescript. By what name it is known today?

### JAVASCRIPT
50% are correct.
7.0 This court allows to make small claims (Disputes
upto $ 5000) online. This is a special court in which
disputes are resolved inexpensively & quickly. Name
the court.

### SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO
No correct answer.It seems that there was a
little confusion in understanding my question. There
are many courts who have online settlement facility,
but my question was for settlement upto a maxm. Value
of US$ 5000. That means the answer is to be limited to
small claim courts. I have allowed 0.5 marks to
whoever has mentioned small claims court.a little
generous!

8.0 What is a NAGWARE?

### IT IS A SOFTWARE THAT FREQUENTLY POPS ON A SCREEN,

REMINDING YOU TO REGISTER BEFORE USE OR BEFORE YOU
FINISH, THAT IS UNTILL YOU REGISTER.
IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER NAGWARE WHICH IS NAGS
FORTRAN COMPLIERS AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS. NAG STANDS
FOR NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS GROUP AND IT IS WORLDS FIRST
FORTRAN 90 COMPLIER.
70% of you answered eitherway. Frankly speaking I
didnt know of the Fortran connection

9.0 As on today, which company has worlds largest

VoiP Network?

### CHINA UNICOM

Only Anindya, Praskam and Suyog are correct.
Mitesh gets 0.5. GRIC is no longer interested in VoiP
business. They are consolidating in their stronghold
Internet Roaming. Their main product is GRIC traveler.
Popular answers were CISCO and Ericsson.

10.0 This company recently launched foma handsets.

Which company and what type of handsets I am talking
about?

### NTTDoCoMo AND 3G HANDSET.

FOMA standas for Freedom of Mobile Multimedia
Access based on WCDMA technology.. Only a limited
number of sets( around 4500 ) have been released in
three models on experimental basis. Actually, the
first version can be called just upgraded version of
their I-mode. The second version is called visual
which has a video screen. The third version is called
data-card which features fast data transfer.The
firsthand report confirms faster internet access and
easy videoconferencing, but the battery life is stated
to be very short. For Borgrulze... only NEC sets are
released. Matsuhita sets could not be introduced due
to some last minute glitches.

11.0 This is a tiny data store house for portable

devices which allows users to transfer images and
sound back & forth between their PC and portable
devices such as digital audio player, video camera
etc. Introduced by Sony, name the product.

### MEMORY STICK.

Only Mitesh, Borgrulze, Rahul, Girish, Sandeep
and Sharjeel are correct. Mitesh... memory sticks are
very much in use.As Rahul rightly points out, memory
stick is also used in Sonys AIBO game console. It is
inserted inside the AIBOS head and the dog is
controled by a PC through special software.

12.0 It is a passive device and is a useful accessory

to cable jetting system used for spooling / despooling
of cables during blowing while laying out optical
fiber cables. It is used when the total drum length of
cable exceeds the blowable distance of cable jetting
machine used in tandem or individual. What is the
popular name of this accessory.

### FIGARO
Only Anindya could crack it. Figaro can store
upto 800 meter of optical fibre cable and thus avoids
cumbersome 8 shaped loops.

13.0 This Web graphics package when introduced was

named as a real TWO-BIRD-WITH-ONE-WIRE upgrade. Name
the package.

### MACROMEDIA FLASH 5

Only Rajesh Agarwal answered correctly.
Photoshop was most common answer.

14.0 It is the defacto global standard for managing

e-business infrastructure. Information Week hailed it
as one of the most important product of the 1990s.
Introduced in 1995-96 this is a comprehensive
enterprise management solution which features a user
interface with combined 3D animation and visualisation
to enable the most complex IT environment to be easily
understood and managed. Which product and which
company I am talking about?

### UNICENTRE TNG OF COMPUTER ASSOCIATES.

10 persons answered right.

15.0 Industrial standard of this wire based networking

technology is Ethernet with 10 base T category 5
twisted pair wiring. Which technology?

### LAN
How could most of you missed it? Ethernet, 10 Base T.... all points the finger to
wired LAN system.I feel, if I could have asked which system ratherthan which
technology, there would have been more correct answers. I have allowed 0.5 marks
to those whohave answered IEEE 802.3 as it covers a wider spectrum. 10Base T
Category 5 has the following details. 10denotes transmission speed upto 10 Mbps.
Base refers to baseband signalling which means that only Ethernet signals are
carried on the medium. T represents twisted pair wire. 5 denotes thickwire coaxial
cable with a maximum segment length of 500 meters. No point to those who answered
gigabit Ethernet as it is a 1000 Base system.
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1. I feel like an animal in a zoo. That was the

response of this great Indian Businessman to the
reporters on a special occasion. Who is the Scion and
what was the occasion?

### AZIM PREMJI

This is when one fine morning we poor Indians
discovered with disbelief that Azim Bhai had become
the no.2.richest man on the earth ( albeit for a brief
period ) just behind Bill Gates. Reporters thronged to
his office and asked him how he feeled like. This was
his answer to media attentions. Mitesh, Anindya,
Sumit, K G Laksminarayanan are correct. Ratan Tata was
the other favourite answer.

2. Two brotherstwo great sports shoes/wear

companies. Which companies and who are the brothers?

### ADOLF DASSLER ( ADIDAS ) AND RUDOLF DASSLER (

PUMA)
Most of you are correct.

3. .. recognizes that while honesty and

integrity are the essential ingredients of a strong
and stable enterprise, profitability provides the main
spark for economic activity : Part of the mission
statement of which great Indian company?

### TATA STEEL.

Mitesh, Anindya, Sumit, Ganesh Prabhu ( Ganesh.. you
mentioned only TATA. 0.5 marks for that ) and Anoop
Bhat are correct. Popular answer was Reliance
Industries.

4. As of April, 2001, this enterprise operates 1702

stores, 952 supercentres, 479 branded clubs and
neighborhood markets. Which company?

### WALMART STORES

Many of you are correct.

5. More than 355 ships were designed and built by

them. In 1879, a humble beginning was made in textile.
Today in India they have their own strong brand image
in this sector. Which company?

### BOMBAY DYEING

Mitesh, Sumit, Narayan Iyer and Amit Kishore are
correct. Essar was most tried! Mitesh adds that on one
of the ships built by them, American National Anthem
was composed. Yes Mitesh andon another the treaty of
Nanking, ceding Hongkong to England was signed. They
also made men of war for the British Navy.

6. This great ad campaign started with only three

words which appeared in a tv commercial in 1988. The
words were not uttered. It featured Craig Blanchette.
Which company and which famous baseline?

### NIKE, JUST DO IT.

Many correct answers.
7. This company/brand was the first to give the world
the teabag in 1953, launched rounded teabag in 1989
and introduced no drips no mess teabag in 1997.
Which company/ brand?

### TETLEY ( NOW UNDER TATA FOLD )

Many correct answers.

8. What sort of companies are meta companies?

### THESE ARE COMPANIES FORMED WITH VERY LOOSE

CONSTITUTION, DO NOT INTEND TO DO BUSINESS FOR LONG
WITH THE PRESENT PROMOTERS AND TRY TO SELL OFF TO
INTERESTED BUYERS WITH PROFIT. THEY OFTEN ACT AS
BROKERS OR INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN INTERESTED PARTIES.
I did not receive exact answers, but have allowed full
marks to Mitesh, Anindya and Sumit as their answers
are close. .Mitesh says in these setups, you give
tasks to teams or individuals who cooperate in a
wired world called einfrastructure

9. This great company ( no.2 in the world today in its

category of businessas per latest statistics ) was
named in 1958 by the grandsons of the original
promoters after the name of an African Gazelle. Which
company?

### REEBOK
Many correct answers. Again quoting Mitesh, an athlete
puts a spike in the shoes to increase control and
speed.and this is what the African Gazelle does.

10. Ramesh Yadav looks after finance and

administration, Sameer Master is in charge of
marketing and public relation, Prithipal Singh chairs
the globalisation in the executive committee of this
famous organisation. Which one?

### US BASED TIE ( THE INDUS ENTRPRENEURS )

Only Mitesh could answer it. Congrats Mitesh. TIE ,
formed mainly by American-Indian entrpreneurs in US (
mostly of silicon valley ) looks after Indian
business/social interests. NASSCOM was the most tried
answers.

11. The head quarter of this bank is located in the

worlds most expensive office building which between
1982 and 1985 cost over $ one billion. Which bank and
where is the head quarter located?

### HONGKONG AND SANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

SINGAPORE
Mitesh ( bank only ), and Sandeep 9 place only ) give
partly correct answer.

12. This company designed Indias first state of the

art luxury airconditioned sleeper coach bus. Name the
designer and the owner of the coaches.

### SHARMA TRAVELS AND DC DESIGN.
Although APSRTC runs the highest number of A/C sleeper
coaches, Sharma Travels was the first to get state of
the art design from Dilip Chabaria. Only Ramabrahamsai
gets half mark as he could identify DC Design.

13. 100% cotton, 0% tension.baseline of which

company/brand?

### KOUTONS KHAKIS.

No correct answer. Loks it was tough.

14. Budweiser Beer of Anheuser Busch gets its name

from a Czech Town. Name the place.

### CESKE BUDEJOVICE

Only Anindya S Ray answered correctly. Actually the
Germans call this place as Budweis. At one time this
was under German empire. Those who have mentioned
Budweis get. Half a mark.

15. One sunny Sunday in Chicago, several former

classmates gathered for lunch, having attended their
high school reunion the last night. The starting
sentence of which recent bestseller book on change
management?

### WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?

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1.0 WONDERFUL ONE.
This Chennai outlet was the first among Indian
retailers to get ISO 9000 certification. Which
outlet?
( Hints : For sure, Taj Mahal is one to Agra.)

### LANDMARK
Surjith Singh, Saurabh Sharma, Ravi Subramanian, R
Prakash, Anoop Mehendale and Biz kid are correct.
Popular answer was Food World.

2.0 TERRIFIC TWO.

They are already there in Delhi. Now, by this
weekend they will be in Chennai with twin outlets.
What am I talking about?
(Hints : Life Style)

### WILLS LIFESTYLE STORE FROM ITC LTDS LIFESTYLE

RETILING BUSINESS DIVISION. THEY WILL SELL WILLS
SPORTS BRAND.
Only Surjith Singh and Saurabh Sharma are correct.
Ebony was a good try from bizkid. Actually Ebony will
be in Chennai in the last quarter of 2001.
3.0 THRIVING ON THREE
Senator Bob Dole, Gary Kasparov and Britney Spears
appeared in their ad. Which company and which theme
advertisement?
(Hints : Sugar water)
### PEPSI, JOY OF PEPSI.

4.0 FOUR FOR HER LIPS.

This international company have recently launched
Lipsticks in four shades Cosmopolitan, Strawberry
Fizz, Peach Schnapps and Senegria. Which company and
which brand?
(Hints : Swiss. LakePeace)
### CHAMBOR GENEVA, SILK TOUCH LIPSTICK.
Ajit G Iyer could answer the company only. Popular
answer was Lakme.
5.0 FIVE ON THE RACE.
As per Internet research company, Jupiter MMXI,
Internet use in Europe is highest in Germany followed
by Britain, France, Spain and .which country?
(Hints : Scandinavian connection..)
### NORWAY

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event question. April 25, 1977
-A day to remember in the history of computer network.
What happened?

### A DISASTROUS START FOR A DISASTER QUESTION. THE

YEAR IN QUESTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN 1997 IN PLACE OF
1977. ON THAT DAY AT AROUND 11.30 AM, EASTERN STANDARD
TIME, THE GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK BECAME UNUSABLE DUE
TO HUMAN ERROR AND EQUIPMENT FAILURE ORIGINATED IN A
NETWORK IN FLORIDA. DATAPACKETS WERE ROUTED
ERRONEOUSLY AND CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE NET FAILED.
THERE WAS UTTER CHAOS FOR ABOUT SEVEN HOURS, AFTER
WHICH THE LIFE GRADUALLY CAME BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS
THE BIGGEST INTERNET CRASH RECORDED IN THE GUINESS
BOOK OF RECORDS.
The disaster of 1997 was partly due to human error and
partly due to machine. However, the disaster here is
solely due to human element. Sorry friends.I let you
downmany of you might have surfed the internet like
mad. On my part, I am allowing one full mark to
everybody as nobody is expected to answer right.
Incidentally I took less than seven hours to detect
the error ( Ha ! Great ! ) , but by that time replies
had already started pouring in.
If you consider the year alone that is 1977 and forget
about the date 25th. April, there were quite a few
milestones..like the first home PC found its place in
the US. The first of the Fibre Optic Cable was layed,
ARPANET was demonostrated ( feasibility of TCP based
network was established, Theorynet was created
etcetc.

2.0 In 1970 this computer language was created at

AT&Ts Bell laboratory. Which language and who was
the creator?

### LANGUAGE B, KEN THOMPSON

Anindya, Faridur Choudhury, Tushar Bhasi( language
only ) were correct.
Most of you have mentioned C. This language was also
created in Bell laboratory and was derived from B, but
thats in 1972.

3.0 In Nasdaq, symbol of this company is FIVE.

Which company?

### 5B TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Most of you are correct. This company buys, sells and
leases high tech equipment.

4.0 I am as proud of what. has not done, as what

it has done, because it hasnt squandered resources -
Who said this and about which company?

### STEVE JOBS, APPLE COMPUTERS

Arun Jagannathan was right to identify the company.

5.0 My favorite NTT DoCoMo once again. What does i in

i-mode telephone stand for?

### INFORMATION
On January 26th. 2001, DoCoMo released new sets of
I-mode phones that had a new Capability called
i-appli which they described as information
application. Many of you have mentioned internet /
intelligent / information. Full point to whoever has
touched information.

6.0 People communicate only with people, not places.

In the future, people will think it strange that voice
ever travelled down wires !. Prophesy of which
telecom company?

### ORANGE S A
Only G Vaadakaeveettil was right. Popular answers were
AT&T, Vodafone.

7.0 Sonys robot pet dogs name is AIBO. What does

AIBO expand to? What is Japanese meaning of AIBO?

### ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOT, COMPANION / FRIEND

/ PAL
Most of you were correct.

8.0 AP Telecom circle of BSNL launched their video

service. What is the name of this service?

### DRISYA
Mitesh, Anindya, Faridur, G Vaaadakaeveettil, Girish
and Jayashree were correct.

9.0 One of Indias better known technology company has

its route as a division of a spinning and weaving
mills. Which company am I talking about?

### SATYAM COMPUTERS

It started as the software division of Sri Satyam
Spinning & weaving mills. Only Malavya Rajesh and
Tushar Bhasi were correct. Arun Jagannathan.0.5 marks
for your guess. Wipro was the most favourite answer.

10.0 This company introduced Europes first digital

telephone exchange. Name the company, product and the
year?

### NOKIA, DX-200,1982

Mitesh, Anindya, Faridur, G Vadakaeveettil and
Jayashree were correct.

11.0 In late 1996, Sun Microsystem released a Java

enabled Web browser. Name the product.

### HOTJAVA
Many of you were correct.

12.0 What is Red on Blue alliance?

### ALLIANCE BETWEEN IBM & RED HAT LINUX

Mitesh and Arun Jagannathan were correct. Someone
suggested Coke and Pepsi.

13.0 This technology is based on orthogonal frequency

division multiplexing and promises speed of upto 20
Mbps on mobile handsets. Which technology? Brief two
letter / digit answer please.

### 4G
Mitesh, Anindya and Lakshminarayan KG were correct.
Most of you answered 3G. Mitesh adds Earlier OFDM
was rejected as the technology of use for 3G and UMTS
was chosen instead. That's a news. Thanks Mitesh.

14.0 In Internet telephony, what does AVVID stand for?

### ARCHITECTURE FOR VOICE, VIDEO AND INTEGRATED

DATA.
Many of you were correct. Although, the goal of CISCO
AVVID was to provide a roadmap for enterprise
customers to use as they design and implement
networks, CISCO, Canada announced a total of ten
products specifically as part of the second generation
of AVVID towards solutions for internet telephony
alone.

15.0 To end, an event question once again. Few

minutes past midnight of 1st January 1985 is important
in UKs telecommunication history. What happened?

### UKS FIRST MOBILE CALL WAS MADE BY VODAFONE

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#1.
I. Movie Magic
#1. This a favorite of mine - Most of you would have watched the movie
"Psycho" - *ing, Anthony Perkins...there is a famous scene in the movie
where a lady is in the shower with the shower curtains pulled on etc..A guy
comes from behind and then stabs the woman and blood starts going down the
drain....No, No, No my question is not about the two characters but its
about the colour of the blood...since it was a "Black & White" movie
Hitchcock used a peculiar substance to come up with the required effect for
the blood....name the substance

Answer: Chocolate Sauce----Most of u came up with the correct anwer for

this, but I had a variety of brands for answers, Bosco, herscheys etc(heinz
ketchup) ...I have given points for Chocolate sauce

#2. More than anything else, I'd like to be an old man with a good face,
like Hitchcock or Picasso" ...these are famous words of an famous bald actor
- (He started losing hair from the age of 21)

Answer: Its Sean Connery...here too I had a wide variety of answers like Yul
Bryner, Anthony Hopkins and Jack Nicholson

Business & Finance

#3. The most accomplished Fund Managers of the last century had very
different styles, that we associate them with today....they together would
be controlling more than India's GDP....one of them is currently holding
2/3rds of the worlds Silver produce (icluding commodity futures) and the
other has turned his attention to Philanthropy....Name them

Answer: They are Warren Buffet and George Soros

#4.This person was appointed as the Economic advisor to the Govt. of

Indonesia by the then president Suharto,under the advise of Micheal
Camdesus(IMF) to try and control the economic collapse...he is one of the
most vociferous professors in the US and writes regular columns in
WSJ....Name him

Answer: Its Jeffery Sachs....although somebody suggested that Steve Hanke

too was recommended by Government of Indonesia...but according to the WSJ
articles that I have its Jeffery Sachs

#5. This Motor car Manufacturing giant was expected to enter the indian
market when the whole herd put their foot in India...but it had its own
unusual strategy of entering in a class, where it has excelled worldwide
rather than the usual passenger car segment...this model is called "Tamaraw"
in Indonesia...what company and car are we talking about?

Answer: Its Toyota and the Brand is Qualis....

#6. The prodigal son of one of the greatest influences of South East Asia,
is in the midst of his toughest assignment of merging one of the largest
acquisitions in Asia pacific Telecom history, that his company has
made....name the father, and the company which the son is heading

Answer: This is were I could not find even one correct answer, most of u had
Li ka Shing and Hutchinson Whampoa....probably the question was
misleading....but it is Lee Kwan Yew, the erstwhile Premier of Singapore,
the man who shaped the future of the country and his son who is currently
the CEO of Singapore Telecom. Singapore Telecom has successfully bid for
Optus Telecom ( No:2 Cellular operator in Australia) in Australia for close
to US $ 2.5 billion dollars and the merger modalities are in process.

Sport -
#7. Aussies influence on both mens and Womens Tennis in the
beginning of the open-era and just before that was so much that they were a
force to reckon with...One Lady even after becoming mother came back after a
break to win Wimbledon , even with the likes of Evert, Billie Jean King and
Martina around...name her

Answer: EVONNE GOOLAGONG CAWLEY- I would like to thank Shanbhag for

this tailpiece....Evonne spearheaded the rebirth of aborigines in popular
aussie conscience much before even cathy freeman was born....thanx mate!!!

#8. My favorite Cricket question...which great player struck with tetanus

and bed ridden...grew taller by about 8" and came back from the brink of
death...to become the most successful captain of all time.....

Answer: Clive H. Lloyd...

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1.0 WINNER NO.1

She is the first Indian Woman to graduate from Harvard

Business School. Last year she was nominated as the
third most powerful business woman in Asia by Fortune.
Who is she?
(Hints: Red eyes..)

### NAINA LAL KIDWAI

She is the Vice Chairperson of J M Morgan Stanley.
Most of you got it right. Some of you thought she is
Indra Nooyi of Pepsico.. One answer was Simon Tata.

2.0 TAILORING TWO

During beginning, this duo were known as The Boys.

They have come a long way with their own brand in the
world of fashion. Their book - A celebration of
Style. Who are they?
( Hints : Similarity with Ajay Jadeja and Surinder
Khanna initially...)

### ABU JANI & SANDEEP KHOSLA

Again most of you are correct. One of you thought they
are Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.

3.0 HIGH ON YOUR EYE

This high profile company recently introduced a new

collection of eye care cosmetics Orchid Dust,
Ocenia & Amethyst. Which company and which brand?
( Hints :Surfing connection..)

### AVIANCE, MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM COLLECTION

Aviance is the direct selling arm of HLL, but with
separate entity.Most of you could spot Aviance but
only Anshuman, Gargi, Mitesh and Sunit are correct in
spotting the range.. Revlon and Maybeonline were other
entries.One of you thought it Old Spice ( surfing
ad ? ). Yet another answered Yahoo.com (
netsurfing.).

4.0 CYCLE NO.4

A latest statistics of Indian Bi-cycle industry puts

Hero, followed by Atlas and TI Cycles at No.1, 2 & 3
by sales. Which company is at No.4?
(Hints :Bright star from other direction.)

### AVON
Anshuman, Gargi, K Balasubramanian, Hanjura Sajinder,
K Narayan, Anand Lakshmiratan, Mitesh, Abhishek Gupta,
Rathindra Basu, Saurabh Sharma and Jaykumar Babu are
correct. Few of you almost got it as Nova..didnt try
from the other direction.
Other popular answers were Hercules and BSA.

1.0 FABULOUS FIVE

As per survey carried out by Brand strategy and

communication firm corporate branding LLC, during
beginning of this year, the Top five brands- world
wide are Microsoft, Coco-cola, Walt Disney, Johnson &
Johnson & Which one? (Coca-cola down to second
place for the first time in three years!!)
(Hints: Speed away)

### HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Most of you were correct. Anand Mahadevan informs
that the survey was restricted to US business
executives only.Thats right. Corporate Branding LLC
included the largest publicly traded companies in the
United States only. They surveyed how familiar and
favourable a company is among senior business decision
makers in US that is a group defined as vice
presidents or higher at the top 20% of US Corporations
based on revenue. As suggested by Ananad , it is a
sort of branding by recognition. CBLLC surveys brands
in all developed countries with a common base on a
scale 0f 1 to 100. Topmost Japanese brand as per their
survey is Toyota which had a score of 68 whereas
Harley Davidson scored 71. Toyota as per their survey
will be joint 8th. World wide..
The reason I selected this question is I was startled
to see Harley-Davidson scoring over companies like
Nike, GE, IBM, McDonalds. etc. and wanted to share
with you what Americans consider top brands. Going by
more global survey of Fortune, the top five brands in
the year 2000 were CocaCola, McDonalds, Sony, Nike
and Microsoft for the first five places. More
rationalisnt it?
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) Recently SkyCorp signed an agreement with NASA to fly the First

Webserver in Space. What computer will used?

Mac G4 /* Most of u got this */


2) Dr. Robert Metcalfe and his team at Xerox was instrumental in the
development of Ethernet. Xerox's work was in fact a derivative of the
original work done by another scientist who devised solutions for channel
allocation during broadcast sessions, called the ALOHA system. Can you name
the scientist?

Norman Abramson /*Most of you got this , didn't expect so many hits though*/

3) John Vittal, a programmer, hacker and ARPAnet user invented this utility
for the e-mail software so that users` didn't have to type the mail address
again. What utility?

He devised the 'Reply' command for the e-mail messages and called it the
ANSWER.

4) Attiration.org a non profit security website has announced that it will

stopping a service which it is known for, What's the service?
Attrition.org, the nonprofit Internet security site that has long hosted
copies, or mirrors, of hacked Web pages, will no longer do so.

5) For the first time, the release of a new movie will be promoted with an
SMS campaign. The name of the movie is:
Bridget Jones Diary /* the question should have been was promoted any way
lots of hits for this too */

6) This new feature was supposed to be part of IE 6 but has been dropped as
of now. With this included Microsoft could decide the insert a link on any
webpage. What is this feature known as?

Smartags /* Try to live with IE 5 */

7)This is the latest features that has been added to google. What????
searching images /* That was what i was looking for *

8)What's runix?
Linux 2.4 kernel for PS 2 /* Form the Czech firm Blokman Trading */

9)What do the word PDP in DEC's PDP computer stand for?

Programmed Data Processor

10)"Adding manpower to late software makes it even more late" Which law?
Brookes Law /* Not many of them answered this Wonder Why???? I thought it
was pretty well known*/
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1.0 CIO NO.1

He was chosen as the CIO of the year 2000 by the

Computer World. Who is he?
( Hints : Stocks)

###SATISH NARLIKAR, HEAD OF IT DEPARTMENT OF NSE

He also Bagged the 2001 CTO award instituted by

Jasubhai Digital Media. Surprisingly, no correct
entry.
There were wild guesses right from Bill Gates to Vivek
Paul to Chandrababu...

2.0 AT TWO, LIVE TO

According to the survey by M/s.William M.Mercer,

Zurich & Vancouver are the No.1 cities to live in by
quality of life for professionals. Which city is at
No.2?
( Hints : Banks, Books.)

### THE RIGHT ANSWER AS PER THE STUDY OF JUNE,01 IS

FRANKFURT.

I am however granting full marks to all of you who

have mentioned Vienna as that's the no.2 as per the
last OFFICIALLY published report of W M Mercer in
Feb'01. I got the latest finding a fortnight back from
an interview in BBC.The report is yet to be published.

Somebody thought it is Oxford.

3.0 CONNECTING THREE

This MNC has their manufacturing units at Goa,

Malanpur & Bangalore. Which company?
( Hints: Sweet remembarance..)

### KODAK

Many of you are correct. Other favourites were

Cadbury, Nestle...etc.

4.0 FORCEFUL FOUR.

As per the study done by Mumbai based Motilal Oswal

Securities, the greatest wealth creators in India
between 1995 and 2000 are Wipro, Infosys, HLL at the
first three spots. Which company is at No.4?
( Hints : AP ConnectionLast one of that great
table).

### ZEE TELEFILMS

And not Satyam as most of you have guessed. Subhash

Chandra has AP root. You might not have seen the
further clue. Only A P Ramani cracked it.There were
two entries in favour of Dr. Reddy's Laboratory.

5.0 FIVE STARS.

As per Forbes 2001 finding, Top four Celebrities

combining money power and star power are Tom Cruise,
Tiger Woods, Beatles and Britney Spears. Who is at
No.5?
( Rumer, Scout, Tallulah....? )

### BRUCE WILLIS

Almost all of you are right. I think the clue which

are the names of his children, was a giveaway
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1. What did Al Capone's business card say he did for a living ?

Answer:Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer

2. Japan has again shown off one of its greatest innovations - square
watermelons. About 20 years ago a forward-thinking farmer on Japan's
south-western island of Shikoku solved a problem that plagues people
worldwide. The farmer, from Zentsuji in Kagawa prefecture, came up with the
idea of making a cube-shaped watermelon .To make it happen, farmers grew the
melons in glass boxes and the fruit then naturally assumed the same shape.
Today the cuboid watermelons are hand-picked and shipped all over Japan.
What problem did the sqaure watermelon solve ?

Answer: The reason this farmer did it was that it was easier to store in
refrigerators- It stood its ground instead of rolling around but as a lot of
you wrote it would also allow easy and efficient stacking in supermarket
shelves and during transport.

Rajesh Krishnan wrote from Japan saying that these Melons although good to
look at were prohibitively expensive- well how about somebody growing them
in India.- VC Funding milega kya????

Anurag Varshney says "The ease of eating it. Round watermelons were regarded
tough to eat" - well i dont know about this as i have never eaten a cuboidal
fruit before and my source for this question does not say anything about
this - anyways points to you for thinking differently.

3. All U.S. paper money has received a new look recently, except for the $1
bill. Why was the dollar left as is?

Answer:The $1 bill is not often counterfeited (why go to all that trouble

just for a dollar?) and so it has not undergone the security makeover that
the other bills have. Did you know that in addition to protecting the
president and other high-ranking officials, the Secret Service is charged
with suppressing counterfeiting? In fact, the agency was created in 1865 for
just that purpose.

This question had a lot of interesting answers but the one I liked best was
from Anoop Bhat, "$1 bill is not regulated by Federal Reserve, it is the
White House's prerogative to change it".Well he forgot to add but i guess
what he means to say is that Bill Clinton was too preoccupied for such
mundane stuff as changing a $ 1 Bill. Great try Anoop.

Another answer from Krish Ashok & Vimal Vardhan got me thinking "Almost all
vending machines accept only one dollar bills. If they change that , they
would have to change every vending machine in the US " - theoretically
correct but I did some research and found that vending machines that used to
take old $5 bills still took the new $5 bills so the same would be true for
the $1 bill too, so your logic although very compelling is not true.

Well this one was also really great " The new look was the correspondence
between the chronological order in which these men became presidents and the
denominations of the various notes...but George Wasington,the first
president appears on the 1$ bill anyway (his rightful place!?) and therefore
no alteration required there. " - Great logic Parikshit Shah but not true.

Krishnakumar Venkataraman said "Because the 1$ bill says 'In God we trust'
...Americans still trust in God. "- what can i say about such great answers.

4. The Vatican first went online with its web site in 1996. The site is
powered by three host computers named after archangels. What are these 3
computers called ?

Answer:Raphael , Michael and Gabriel were their names.

.............."HolyGhost, HolyFather, and Christ - Trinity" was a popular
answer though

5. The interstate or Freeway system in the USA is the bedrock on which the
country has made most progress.The interstates whoever owe their existence
to a US President and most of the Freeways were built during his tenure as
President. Who is this President after which the US freeway system is named
?
Answer: The commonly called " Interstate System" is officially called Dwight
D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways after the US
president of the same name.

Krish Ashok has also this interesting funda to add "The interstate highways
are built according to a certain specification - i.e. every mile in 5 miles
is a straight line without turns. This was done so that planes in WW2 could
use them as stopgap runways... " Thanks Krish

Bhushan had this interesting quote to add by FD Roosevelt - "We don't have
good roads because we are rich, we are rich because we have good roads."

6. Palm was the largest supplier of handhelds in the world having pioneered
the hand held concept in 1996. However latest figures indicate that in terms
of revenue from handheld sales Palm will soon become number 2 although in
terms of number of units sold they will still be number 1. Which company
unseated Palm from its numero uno position ?
Answer:Compaq with its iPAQ range of handhelds

7. Sitter : Seattle has always been associated with the Boeing Aircraft
company but about a month back Boeing decided to shift their Worlwide
headquarters from Seattle to a different city in USA. Name the city ?
Answer:Chicago was finally chosen but Dallas and Denver were also in the
fray

8. The first "Drive Through window at a restaurant was at the McDonald's in

Sierra Vista, AZ. It was put in because of some regulation in force at that
time. However it became so popular that it began to get replicated world
wide. What was the regulation that forced the arrival of the "Drive Through"
window ?

Answer: It was put in so that the soldiers from Ft. Huachuca ( a base close
to the McDonalds) could get food since the base had a regulation that
prohibited anyone in uniform from entering a business establishment. Most of
the quizzing veterans got this. Points to anybody who mentioned regulation
that did not allow a particular group of people to enter business
establishments.

10. Well to end this quiz some information on the heads that you see on
Currency Notes in the USA
$1 - George Washington
$2 - Thomas Jefferson
$5 - Abraham Lincoln
$10 - Alexander Hamilton
$20 - Andrew Jackson
$50 - Ulysses S. Grant
So who is on the $100 note .

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

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1.0 If you find .ps as the domain suffix, which place

it will belong to?

### PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

This suffix has been allotted very recently. However,
most of you are correct. I received Polynesia and
Postal service as other answers.

2.0 This Amercian-Indian entrepreneur finds a place in

Fortunes year 2001 list of 25 rising stars ( Global
leaders of the next generation ). Name him.

### NAVIN CHADDHA OF RIVIO

Half of you are correct. Mitesh adds that he created
iBEam and Vxtreme for Microsoft.G Deshpande and Sabeer
Bhatia also featured in the answers.

3.0 Who are original Baby Bells? Names please.

AMERITECH, BELLSOUTH, BELL ATLANTIC, NYNEX, PACIFIC

TELESIS, SOUTHWESTERN BELL & US WEST.
Many of you are right.

4.0 Which software park in India is the largest in

terms of floor area provided?

### I HAD TO DO A LOT OF RESEARCH WORK WITH

STPI, NASSCOM AND STATE IT DEPTTS. AMONG STPIS, STPL
BANGALORE AT WHITEFIELD IS THE LARGEST. AMONG COMBINED
ENTITIES, TIDEL PARK AT CHENNAI AND HITECH CITY AT
HYDERABAD ARE AT NO.1.
As per STPI, the Magarpatta ( Pune ) cyber park and
STP, Kolkata once completed will also compete for the
top honour.
Only Mitesh and Namit Agarwal could answer one of the
present biggies. Anindya answered Kolkataalmost made
it.the only one where I did not allow point as he is
a highscorer.

5.0 If Connecting people is the base line of Nokia,

whose mantra is Connect to Life?

### I WAS TRYING TO FOOL BUT ANINDYA GOT IT

RIGHT. ITS NOKIA AGAIN. THEY ARE CHANGING THEIR
BASELINE.
Ericcson and Nokia were other popular answers.

6.0 What do you understand by djin?


### IT IS BASICALLY AN APHORISM FOR JINI
TECHNOLOGY.
The word Genie comes from this. Anindya and Mitesh are
the only two persons to crack. Other interesting
replies received are music stations, monstrous demons
and .poor quality Russian liquors.Obviously they
dont fit into the essence of an IT quiz.

7.0 Kailash Jain, Victor Menzes, Rajat Gupta, Deepak

Chopra, C.K.Prahlad, Saber Bhatia, Vikram Chatwal,
Mike Patel are all members of this organisation.
Which one?

### AMERICA INDIA FOUNDATION

Of which Bill Clinton is also a member. Anindya, Avin,
Mitesh and R Shantaram are correct.

8.0 He is widely regarded as the creator of Jini

network technology. Who is he?

### BILL JOY ( CO FOUNDER OF SUN MICROSYSTEM ).

I have also allowed Jim Waldo. Many answered
correctly.

9.0 This company was named Network of the year in

Jan 2001 edition of What Cellphone magazine. Name
the company?

### ORANGE
Many are correct.Nokia was other popular answer.

10.0 This model is worlds smallest and lightest WAP

phone. Name the company and the model.

### SAMSUNG SGH-N100

Nokia and Ericcson also featured in the replies.

11.0 A Hardware Question What is tracer duct?

### TRACER DUCT IS USED TO LOCATE FAULTS MAINLY

IN UNDERGROUND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE NETWORK.
I have received answers from five of you in different
wordings hopefully conveying the same meaning and have
allowed points on benefit of doubt.

12.0 IPV-6 is now the buzz word. When was IPV-5

introduced?

### A GOOGLY. IT WAS NEVER INTRODUCED.

Anindya, Mitesh, Shantaram, Parthajit and Sundaram are
right.

13.0 This latest generation of transputers have a 32-

bit pipelined processor with a 64- bit FPU and 16
Kbytes of Cache. There are four bi-directional serial
data links and a virtual channel processor allowing
efficient communication. Which designated transputer
I am talking about?

### T9000
Many are correct.

14.0 This organisation is a federally funded Research

& Development center, sponsored by the U.S.,
Department of Defence through the office of the Under
Secretary of defence for acquisition, technical and
logistics. Contract for this institute was completely
awarded to the Carnegie Mellon University in December
1984. Name the set up.

### SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE.

Many are correct.

15.0 This is a new processor architecture belonging to

EPIC family with each instruction bundle, composed of
three 41 bit instructions and 5-bit tag. It defines a
floating point architecture with full IEEE support for
the single, double & double extended data types,
having parallel FP instructions which operate on
two32-bit single precision numbers, resident in a
single floating point register, in parallel and
independently. This architecture is unanimously being
hailed as the architecture of the future. Name it.

### ITANIUM / MERCED, IA64 OF INTEL/HP.

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1) Easy one to start off. Connect these phrases -

Team, Look Alike and Bitten Heroes.
A: At the French and British GPs, these phrases
adorned the cars and team suits of the McLaren
Mercedes, BAR and Jordan teams respectively due to the
ban on tobacco advertising. They replaced West, Lucky
Strike and Benson & Hedges... Ram Kiran pointed out
that alcohol advertising was also banned at these
races. Hence 'Visions' replaced Veltin's beer on the
Williams livery and 'Best's' replaced Becks beer on
the Jaguar cars... thanx for the info.

2) Another connect question. Connect Bernd Maylander,

Oliver Gavin and Marcel Fassler.
A: These are the last three drivers of the F1 safety
car.... Bernd Maylander met with some accident and was
replaced by Fassler during the Monaco GP this year...

3) Long one. He was affectionately known as 'bandy

legs' by his fans. After military service, he set up
his own garage and began participating in local racing
events. His first race was at the age of 18 in a Ford
taxi. It was only at the age of 37 that he finally
made is way into F1 racing. While racing, it was his
policy to garner the loyalty of his mechanics and he
told them that they would receive 10% of his race
earnings. Once, during an Italian GP free practice, he
complained of a severe vibration, but come the race,
the problem had vanished. The mechanics had switched
cars in the middle of the night giving his vibrating
car to his teammate. In his final race, he finished
fourth. Getting out of his car, he simply said to his
chief mechanic 'It is finished'. Identify this
all-time great.
A: Five-time Word Champion Juan Manuel Fangio.

4) If not for a twist of fate, he would have probably

become a professional footballer and not a racing
legend. A member of his secondary school soccer team,
he played as a right-winger. However, during one
particular training session, while practising at the
beam, he fractured his arm. The team coach told him
that he could not join the team on its tour with a
plastered arm. To distract his attention while he sat
at home recuperating, his elder brother took him to an
amusment park where they went karting. He enjoyed the
experience so much that he immediately decided that
this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his
life. Who?
A: Alain 'The Professor' Prost

5) His involvement with cars was from a very early age

thanks to the family business - his father was a
Jaguar dealer. His elder brother joined motor-racing
and even competed in the British Grand Prix and
therefore it was natural that he too would get
involved in the sport. After his brother suffered a
horrific crash at the Le Mans race, however, his
parents began to strongly discourage him from racing.
He therefore diverted his attention to rifle shooting
and nearly made it into the British team for the 1960
Olympics. However, later he returned to motorsport,
against the wishes of his family members, testing cars
for a customer of his family business before being
snapped up by Ken Tyrell to drive for his team.
Identify this person. (maybe I've given away too
much....)
A: Sir Jacky Stewart

6) An Algerian government newspaper, El Moudjahid,

claimed a few years back that this person was actually
born to an Algerian father and a European mother in
the town of Blida in the North African country. The
report claimed that his real name was Farouk and that
once his father died, the family relocated to another
country (which I shall not name). Who was the subject
of this ludicrous report, which a spokesperson for the
newspaper said ' was not a joke, nor a hoax but
confirmed information'?
A: Michael 'Farouk' Schumacher. The paper also claimed
that Ralf's real name was Hassan - I didnt mention it
in the question, because it would have made the answer
so obvious.

7) During the free practice session of the Canadian

Grand Prix in 1979, driving his car around the
circuit, XXX suddenly decided that he was no longer
interested in 'driving around in circles'. He pulled
into the pit-lane and told his team boss that he was
retiring - now. He left the sport and went on to set
up his own airline, for flying was his second passion.
He did make a return to the sport later though, and
even won the World Championship one more time before
retiring for good. Anyway, back to the race. The team
he was driving for was left in a lurch with his
departure. YYY, the team boss, out of exasperation,
and probably even as a joke, asked someone from his
pit crew to make an announcement in the track PA
system asking whether anyone could drive an F1 car. It
so happened that ZZZ, a former F3 and Aurora F1 driver
who had quit racing because he was not getting any
openings in F1, was among the spectators that day.
Half an hour later he was strapped into the car, all
set to go. He qualified 19th and finished 7th in the
race, just outside the points dumbfounding everyone.
YYY immediately got ZZZ to sign a 1-year contract with
the team. Now, for 1 point - identify XXX, YYY and ZZZ
or name any two for half a point.
A: XXX - Niki Lauda who left racing and founded
LaudaAir only to return due to financial difficulties.
YYY - Bernie Ecclestone who was then boss of Brabham
racing
ZZZ - Ricardo Zunino, a Brazilian driver who dazzled
in the qualifying session in the following GP as well,
and after that suffered a string of flops before
eventually getting fired.... Many guessed Nelson
Piquet - he was Lauda's team-mate that year...
And a calrification regarding the scoring for this
question - I awarded 0.33 to those who got one name
right and 0.66 to those who two out of the three....

8) This former World Champion originally made his

debut in motorcycle racing where he participated in
the World Superbike Championship before making it into
F1. Who?
A: 1964 Ferrari World Champion John Surtees.
Incidentally, Damon Hill also rode bikes before making
it into F1 racing but he did not compete in the SBK
C'ships....

9) The son of a trawler captain, he dropped out of

school at the age of 16 and went to work at a local
gasworks. His passion was motorcycle scrambling and he
began competing in the post-war era. As machinery was
scarce, he used to buy and sell motorcycle spare
parts, doing the business during his lunch break.
Together with a friend, he built his business into one
of Britain's largest motorcycle dealers. In 1949, he
tried his hand at four-wheeled racing in the 500cc
Formula 3 series but after a big accident at Brands
Hatch, in which he ended up hitting a car in the car
park behind Paddock Hill Bend, he gave up. Later he
did attempt a comeback and made an appearance in
exactly one F1 race for the Connaught team - he did
not complete the race. Who?
A: F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone

10) The 1984 F1 World Championship title race was the

closest ever - Niki Lauda edged out Alain Prost by
half of a point. How did Prost score half a point in
the first place?
A: Most got this one. It was due to the stoppage of
the Monaco GP due to very heavy rain. According to the
F1 regulations that year, if a race was stopped with
60% of the laps completed, then the drivers would
receive half the points they would have got if they
completed the race in their respective positions.
Prost, the race-leader, was therefore awarded 4.5
points (9 points were given for race wins those days).
This was also the race where a rookie by the name of
Ayrton Senna da Silva shot to fame by finishing 2nd
having started 13th on the grid.
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Hi Everybody,

14 entries for T5BQ15. Dull season......isn't it?

A P Ramani topscores with 4.0 points. Congrats Ramani!

First the answers.

1.0 V C No.1

Red Herring Magazine in its recent issue hailed him

as the most successful venture capitalist on the
planet. Who is he?

(Hints :Any Connection with Solar

king?entertainment)

### VINOD KHOSLA

Most of you are correct.

2.0 TAKE AWAY TWO

...... Milk & ...... Dahi are the two products

launched by this company in the last one year. Which
company?

(Hints: Cozy home)

### NESTLE AND AMUL ( GCMMFL )

When I posted the quiz, I had only Nestle in mind with
their 'Nestle Milk' and 'Nestle Dahi' products.Just
then I saw Amul 'Masti Dahi' in Bangalore. And with
Amul 'Taaza Milk' launched six months back, They also
qualify.

3.0 TRENDY THREE

This range of apparel comes in simple and classic

style in three colors - White, Lemon & Beige. Which
brand & which range?

(Hints : Womenswear)

### SCULLERS, BREATHE EASY RANGE.

Only N Srinivasan could identify Scullers brand but
not the range.

4.0 FOURMORE

This MNC has its production units at Roha,

Uttaranchal, Calcutta & Bangalore. Which MNC and
which product?

(Hints : Lifethat visible 1 of 2 )

### PEPSI, AQUAFINA MINERAL WATER

A P Ramani could alone identify.

5.0 FAMOUS FIVE

According to a recent survey by a top survey company,

the wireless lan market in 2000-2001 was ruled by
Lucent, Cisco, 3 com & Cabletron at no. 1 to 4. Which
company was the fifth in the ladder?

( Hints: Can you find that negative impression at the

beginning ?)

### NOKIA
A P Ramani, Rajat Gulati and Prashanth Kokati are
right. Popular answer predictably was Nortel.
Ajit Chand informs that for first quarter of 2001,
Agere, Cisco And Buffalo were at the first three spots
( Report by Dell'oro ). Thanks Ajit for this info.

First the answers :

1. Like the generation of the revolutionary dead, we

have a destiny to create : this is the concluding
line of a famous book on the high speed revolution
that is striking us now. Which book and who is the
author?

### THE THIRD WAVE by ALVIN TOFFLER

Most of you answered 'Business @ speed of thought' by
Bill Gates.

2. I have done India no favour: quipped the Director

(Research & Engineering) of a famous MNC while opening
their first international class laboratory in India in
March 1997. Name the person.

### DR.A S GANGULY of UNILEVER

3. It will be difficult for deciding which T-shirt to

wear to bed. Ad gimmick of which brand?

### SHOPPER'S STOP

Nobody was correct.

4. What is the connection and new about Venom, KMX &

180 apart from all of them being beverages?

### THEY ALL ARE IN ENERGY DRINK CATEGORY AND HAVE ALL
BEEN RECENTLY LAUNCHED IN US MARKET.
Venom is by Cadburry Schweppe, KMX is by Coke and 180
is by Anheusser Busch.

5. Born in 1923, he wanted to be a soldier, farmer &

diplomat in that order of preference. Instead he got
a job in Brazil, while he was in USA. He was however
persuaded to come back to India by his family. Today
he is heading a Rs.58 billion company with 25,000
workers, Who is this person?

### KESHUB MAHINDRA

6. Born in Detroit, Michigan and educated in Yale

Engineering College, he made millions, trading
forestlands. In 1910, he bought a shipyard, which
later became his factory. Today the company is a
world leader. Who and which company I am talking
about?

### WILLIAM BOEING, BOEING COMPANY

7. This popular brand was conceived and unit started

by seven women in 1959 in Bombay with Rs.80 as
capital. Today it is a Rs.300 crore organisation with
36 divisions. Which brand?

### LIJJAT PAPAD

Most of you are correct.

8. This leading company was founded in 1938, and

started with export of dry fish, vegetable & fruit
products to China. Today it is a multi unit
Corporation? Which conglomerate?

### SAMSUNG

9. In Ad lingo, what is but side?

### THE AREA ON THE SIDE OF A BUS WHERE ADS ARE

DISPLAYED.
No correct answer.

10. In Finance jargon, what is balloon payment?

### BALLOON PAYMENT IS A FINAL LOAN PAYMENT THAT IS

CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN PRIOR REGULAR PAYMENTS, IN
ORDER TO PAY OFF THE LOAN.

11. In corporate terminology, what is a poison pill?

### THIS IS A STRATEGY USED BY CORPORATIONS TO

DISCOURAGE THE HOSTILE TAKEOVER BY ANOTHER COMPANY BY
MAKING ITS STOCKS LESS ATTRACTIVE TO THE ACQUIRER.
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF POISON PILLS. A 'FLIP-IN'
POISON PILL ALLOWS EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS ( EXCEPT THE
ACQUIRER ) TO BUY MORE SHARES AT A DISCOUNT. A
'FLIP-OVER' POISON PILL ALLOWS STOCKHOLDERS TO BUY THE
ACQUIRERS SHARES AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE AFTER THE
TAKEOVER.
Ram Alladi says one must see the movie ' Barbarians at
the gate' or follow RJR Nobisco's takeover by Philip
Morris to know more about the presentday fiascos of
M&A.

12. Indian Rayon hold the global right of this apparel

brand except for UK and Ireland. Which brand?

### PETER ENGLAND

13. It was first launched in 1976. Since then it has

been rebuilt five times. More than 10 Million units
have been sold in 130 countries across the world. It
claims to represent style and substance. What am I
talking about?

### HONDA ACCORD

14. In India, this food chain is spread over six

cities, 26 outlets including four express counters.
Which brand?

### PIZZA CORNER

15. This is a 18kt yellow gold plated watch. It has a

black dial. Links of the bracelet feature the hounds
tooth pattern, which is the hallmark of their design.
Which company and which brand is described?

### CHRISTIAN DIOR, DIORIFIC RANGE

1.0 TECHIE NO.1

CIO Magazine, selected him as CIO of the year 1998 in

US. He was also in Bill Clintons Council as member
of Y2K conversion Task Force in 1999. Name him.

( Hints : Second generation NRI)

### RAMU POTARAJU OF INTERSAT GLOBAL SERVICE CORPN.

2.0 AWESOME TWO

While one is the largest producer, the other is the

fastest growing service outlet for the product. Last
week they came together to form an unbeatable
combination. Which companies?

(Hints : Hot and coldYoung and Old...)

### TATA COFFEE & BARISTA

3.0 THRASHING THREE

This apparel brand from UK has exclusive stores in

Mumbai, Jaipur & Secunderabad. Spreading wings
further. Which brand?

(Hints :Papa can also try his sons after alteration )

### PEPE JEANS

4.0 SIZE FOUR

This range from the great International Company is

available in Sizes L, M, S & XS and are placed as 'The
shirt for your feet. Which company & which range?

(Hints : Above the brand below)

### NIKE, PRESTO RANGE

5.0 COLOURFUL FIVE

This newly introduced International range comes in

five colours, White, Navy Blue, Jet Blue, Carbon Grey
& Pink. Which company and which brand?

(Hints : Something Positive.Fast Runner)

### REEBOK, PROTON SHOES

1. Complete the series : Helen Menken, Mary Philips, Mayo Methot, __________?
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] Lauren Bacall. The four wives of Humphrey Bogart

2. Which was the last film of Bogie?

[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] The Harder they Fall

3. Bogie once acted in a play by Robert E. Sherwood. When this play was made
into a movie Bogart also had the same role as in the play. Which movie am I
talking about?
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] The Petrified Forest

MODERATELY TOUGH (2 POINTS EACH)

4. Complete the series : To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage.
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] Key Largo. Movies starring Bogie and Bacall

5. What was the name of the production company set up by Bogie? It was named
after his boat.
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] Santana Pictures

6. Which was the only time in history when two members of a family won an Oscar
each for the same movie?
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre released in 1948. John
Huston won the Best Director Oscar and his father Walter Huston who acted in
that movie won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. IMHO the best Bogie movie ever.
He should have won an Oscar for this.

7. To whom did Bogie lose out in 1943 for the Best Actor Oscar?
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] Paul Lukas for "Watch on the Rhine"

REALLY TOUGH (3 POINTS EACH)

8. For which politician did Bogie campaign for in 1952 though it was not enough
for the gentleman to become the US President?
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] Adlai Stevenson

9. John Ford's "Up the River" released in 1931was the second feature film of
Humphrey Bogart. Another famous actor made his debut in the movie. Who?
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] Spencer Tracy

10. Bogie's daughter is named after a very famous actor. Which one?
[Dibyajyoti Ghosh] Leslie Howard

1. Spains biggest bank is BSCH. Tell me what does BSCH stands for..?

Ans: Banco Santander Central Hispano [ALL OF U ANSWERED CORRECTLY]

2. An easy one to crack. In which Swiss bank does Ketan Parekh, the
latest Big Bull have his money stashed in?

Ans: CREIT SUSSIE FIRST BOSTON

3. This is something all you quiz buffs should know. Who markets the
"Mastermind" game in UK?

Ans: INVICTICA TOYS AND GAMES LTD

4. The Ad goes like this " ______ ______ inside". Whose Ad is this. and
what is the significance ?. Check the attachment. [ Just like Intel Inside He
na..]

Ans: RAVI RAMU INSIDE! it is actually ad given by IVEGA CORPORATION when KPMG's
RAVI RAMU joined them
[ A good try by Roy Sudeep :
" Genius is inside" : Ad campaign By Hyundai,
Santro. Sorry could not open the attachment. What they
wanted to convey has two versions. First Shahrukh
Khan, the 'Genius' was inside the car. The second
version is that Santro has an inteligent chip inside
the car control console.]

5. Name the 3 hotels that was shortlisted for the historic Indo-pak summit at
Agra?

Ans: Mughal Sheraton ( Welcome Group ), Palace

Hotel( Jaypee Group ) and Amar Vilas ( Oberoi Group

6. What is common to the name of a paint company in New Zealand and a

clothing brand in India?

Ans: colorplus. Roy could crack this {keen in reading ET i believe}

7. Give me the Pakistani URL that was hacked by an Indian few months back or
was claimed to be hacked some time back and was in the news?

Ans: www.pakgov.gov

8. Which is the only hotel with 2 presidential suites namely Tansen and
Mansingh?

Ans: Mughal Sheraton, Agra.

Papu answered Sagar Resort in Manali??

9. COO-Chief Operating Officer, CEO-Chief executive officer, CFO, CIO

........blaaahblaah.Tell me what does CHO stands for..?

Ans: CHIEF hEALTH oFFICER,cHEMICAL HYGENE OFFICER,cheif Human resource officer

etc..

But the answer I am looking for is CHIEF HACKING OFFICER .only

pappu answered this one correctly.

1o. In AIRLINE Parlance, What is an Offline Carrier?

Ans: The airline that does not fly in to india is called an OFFLINE CARRIER.

11. If TV-5 represents French country , Which country does Arirang TV

represent?

Ans: KOREA almost everyone answered this one correctly.

1. CELEBRITY NO.1

She has appeared on more than 400 Magazine covers.

She hosted MTVs House of Style for six years. Who
is she?
( Hints : Good Morning America.)

### CINDY CRAWFORD

Most of you are correct.

2. AWESOME TWO

These two companies are in different business

altogether, but have now decided to open exclusive
island / outlets in each others premises as they feel
that their upwardly mobile customer base is the same.
Name them.

( Hints : LeatherFrost.)

### QWIKYS & HIDESIGN

There were some good tries ( Ramdas, Anirudh and
Sandeep ), but nobody really could crack fully.

3. TEESRA KAUN ?

As per the recent survey, in branded Atta segment,

HLLs Annapurna is No.1, Shakti Bhog is No.2. Which
brand is at No.3 ?

( Hints : Cakes.)

### PILSBURY
Again most of you are correct.

4. FRAUDULENT FOUR

Remember Madhavpura Mercantile Co-operative Bank

fiasco? During the same time RBI blacklisted four
more co-operative banks. Three of them are Western,
Friends & Sitara. Which was the fourth?

( Hints : Firstbetween Metro & Town)

### FIRST CITY COOPERATIVE BANK

Ramdas, Shivkumar, Amit and Vidyashankar are correct

5. PANCH RANG

Formal shoes in India are European in origin. Four of

the types are Brogue, Derby, Moccasin and Oxford.
Which is the fifth?

( Hints : Swami)

### MONK
Ramdas, Shivkumar, Balasubramanian, Aviroop and Rajat
are correct.

1. Where and when in India, was the first computer

installed?

### At the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta in

1955.

2. I have always looked at IT as a great enabler

quote by which Indian CEO?

### Mr. M. S. Banga of HLL.

3. Which one is Indias first e-business paper?

### eFE by Financial Express.

4. Excellence is a moving target. One has to

constantly raise the bar. Who said where?

### Azim Hasan Premji at the annual convocation at

IIT, Chennai this year.

5. Which Indian company was the first to take a VSAT

connection?

### Blue Dart, Bombay.

6. What is a second generation e-business software?

### These are softwares based on 100% internet

technology and provides an integrated solution that
supports the entire business lifecycle. Limitations of
first generation client/server applications are thus
eliminated to make for high speed and highly efficient
solutions.

7. What is common and special about Origin Agrostar,

Antarix e-Applications and colix beverages?

### These are all sister/subsidary companies connected

with DSQ group which was in turmoil during stock
market scam. They adopted new names to distance
themselves from the mother company. Origin Agrostar
was DSQ Agrotech. Antarix eApplicatios was the earlier
DSQ World.com whereas DSQ Beverages was the earlier
Avtar of Colix Beverages.

8. This is a new initiative of the companys Net

Generation business, targetted at Internet companies
and service providers in the country. Under this
programme the company would offer ASP services, host
and even facilitate venture capital funding through
its partners in India. Which company and what is the
name of this new service?

### Blue Velocity by IBM.

9. This internet application development ware from the

Bangalore based company is the first Indian product to
be honoured and awarded by the Java developers
journal, which company and which application?

### Zero code by Ampersand software.

10. This company was awarded a contract by Japans,

TU-KA to provide high speed wireless access on its
digital network covering Tokyo, Tokai & Kansai
regions. They were also awarded a contract to provide
GPRS network and WAP services to the Republic of
Georgia, GSM and communication network in China,
Malaysia and Monaco. Which company?

### Motorola

11. This Russian virus ( now overshadowed by code red

and SirCam )includes a password stealing trojan horse
and currently ranks in the Top-5 viruses invading
computers. It takes advantage of a known
vulnerability in .rft word files. Name the virus?

### Goga


12. This project was initiated to continue Netscape

communicator as an open project. The project is
supported by employees of Netscape, Red Hat and some
other company. The project started near the end of
life of the 4.x line of Netscape communicator.
Currently, this is continually available via CVS and
also is occassionally released as versioned numbers.
What am I talking about?

### Mozilla

13. This technology for Java acceleration ensures an

unparalleled combination of Java performance and 32
bit embedded RISC architecture giving platform
developers the freedom to run Java application
alongside established OS, middle ware and application
code on a single processor. Which technology?

### ARM Jazelle

14. This technology developed by IBM represents a

fundamental advance in the way chip are built. This
is said to Turbo Charge copper, allowing a processor
to achieve high speed,or, if performance level are
held constant, ensures very low power consumption as
compared to conventional chips. Which chip
technology?

### Silicon on Insulator

15. This is an unique USB feature, where the PC is

not required to be shut down and restarted to attach
or remove a peripheral by just plugging it in and go.
The PC itself locates the peripheral and configures
the necessary software. What is the common phrase for
this feature?

### Hot-Swapping

1.0. SOAP NO.1

This brand is the largest selling soap brand in India,

considering all categories. Which brand is this ?

( Yeh Jeevan hai. )

### LIFEBUOY
Almost all of you are correct. A few opted for Nirma.
May be they are no.1 in detergent.

2.0 HEIR OF THE PAIR

Anshul and Anmol are the two sons of which celebrity

pair ?

( BusinessFilm )

### TINA & ANIL AMBANI

Again most answered correctly. There were however a
few mix ups like Mukesh & Tina etc.Chenthil Bharathi
Mohan says that the kids names are Jai Anmol and Jai
Anshul. Thanks Chenthil for the added info.

3.0 TOP THREE

In Japanese Chemical Industrial scene, Mitsubishi is

no.1, followed by Sumitomo. Which group is no.3 ?

( Starts with German with.. )

### MITSUI
20% correct answers. Matsushita, Marubeni were other
answers.

4.0 CHOICEST FOUR

Sleep, Comfort, Quality and Clarion are brands of

which company ?

( Its your choice man)

### CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL

75% correct answers.

5.0 POWERFUL FIVE

HLL has 30 power brand in home and personal care

division. HLLs Food Division has also five power
brands. Four of them are Brooke Bond/ Lipton tea,
Kissan tomato sauce/ jam, Bru coffe and Kwality Walls
icecream. Which is the fifth ?

( Peasants Rice.)

### KISSAN ANNAPURNA ( ATTA )

Mostly gave correct answers. Some of you have
mentioned Kissan Annapurna Rice. However I have
allowed full marks. Narayan iyer rightly points out
HLLs 30 power brands are inclusive of these five
brands. Thanks Narayan for pointing out the slip.

1)
Automotive - Name the auto exchange formed by world's
top auto majors, General Motors, Ford Motor Co and
Daimler Chrysler, which inspired Anand Mahindra to
take initiatives for setting up the Indian Auto
Exchange, IAX.

Ans: Covisint

2)
Konosuke established his company in 1918 at the age of
23. He alongwith his wife and brother-in-law started
with a single product, that is an 'attachment plug'.
And another unique product this company imports and
distributed in the Japanese market, in particular
Osaka, is the "Famouse Grouse" Scotch Whisky. Identify
this Japanese corporate.

Ans: Matsushita Electric Company

3)
Which internationally acclaimed Indian movie has been
included as a case study in "Human Behavior at Work"
for Leadership practices in human resource context at
IIM indore?

Ans: Lagaan

4)
Identify this personality. He is the convenor of AGNI
-Action for good Governance through Networking for
India.According to him government policies and
executive decisions are ruled exclusively by the 3
great P's - Political Survival, Party Interest and
Pocket. Also the recipient of AAAI-Premnarayen Award.

Ans: Gerson da Cunha

5)
We all know that Security Threads are inside Currency
papers and one can read the words RBI and Bharat
on the security threads. But the question is Where the
paper for Indian Currency is manufactured?

Ans: Security Paper Mill at Hoshangabad, Madya

Pradesh. (for details visit this link...
http://www.cochincitypolice.com/indexeducation.htm)

6)
Name the systematic study of the cause and effect of
personal space requirements, a term coined by an
anthropologist Edward T. Hale?

Ans: Proxemics (btw he's not Hale, Edward T.Hall)

7)
Which famous International group publish a quarterly
magazine called "Colors" and run a communications
school known as "Fabrica"?

Ans: Benetton

8)
Logo trivia: The "Four Linked Rings" is the logo for
Audi AG and famous everywhere. How it is formed or
What is the significance of that logo?

Ans: After the merger of four founding companies

Wanderer, Horsh, Audi and DKW which formed the
Auto General AG in 1932.

9)
According to Businessworld survey of India's Most
Respected Companies, first time an IT company top the
list,of course Infosys. But two corporates have listed
in the Top 10 list ever since the survey was
introduced way back in 1987. Name the two companies.

HLL and L&T

10)
This person began his career as a lecturer in the L.M.
College of Pharmacy and turned as an entrepreneur
in 1951. He is also an accomplished poet and has
published his anthology of poems compiled in Pratiti
His company combines the ethos of the Greco-Roman god
Zeus. "Our life itself should convey our message
finally" is from his Pratiti. And last week he died.
Identify him and his group.

Ans: Ramanbai Patel of Zydus Cadila (most of u

answered this one correctly)

1.0 ENTREPRENEUR NO.1

His hospitality, leisure and entertainment

conglomerate has recently appointed Yukta Mookhey,
former Miss.World as brand ambassador. Who is he and
which organisation does he head?

(Hints : Charminar City)

### RAJIV REDDY, COUNTRY CLUB

Deepa and M J Pawnday answers correctly. Zees Subhas
Chandra was popular guess.

2.0 ECO-FRIENDLY TWO

These two hotels in Mumbai are the only two hotels in

India to be accorded the Ecotel certification. Which
Hotels?

( Hints : Green..)

### ORCHID & RODAS

Nobody could answer Rodas. Leela was a good guess.

3.0 THREE-IN-ONE

This company is No.1 in the world for Carbon brushes &

Anti-corrosive application, No.2 in Fuses & No.3 in
Magnets and high temperature applications. Which
company ?

( Hints : Carbon..Carbon)

### CARBONE LORAINE
No correct answer. Somebody guessed Carborundum ???

4.0 FIERY FOUR

2001 Summer collections of this brand came in four

themes essentials, khakis, floral & jeans. Which
brand?

( Hints : Gijoniny.)

### GINI & JONY

Four of you answered correctly

5.0 FIVE DOWN UNDER

Windsor, Fortune, Senorita, Geosport and Coolers are

the brands.Which company & where are the products
manufactured?

( Hints : Who dosent like it ? Karna....)

### LIBERTY, KARNAL

Only Deepa could answer Karnal correctly. Few of you
guessed Kanpur.

1.0. HOTEL NO.1

Holiday Inn group of hotels recently took over this

well known British hotel chain with more than forty
facilities. Which Chain ?
( Letters.. )

### POSTHOUSE FORTE

Three of you answered correctly. Subhendu says there
are 79 Posthouse outlets.......in my hotel house
video, I thought I saw forty plus.

2.0. TWO WITH BT

Broadbanding network initiative of British Telecom is

being supported by these two international companies.
Who ?
( alfu????.)

### ALCATEL & FUJITSU

No correct answer.

3.0. SUPERDUPER THREE

In UK, Tesco and Sainsbury are no.1 and 2 in

Supermarket retailing. Which chain is no.3?
( Adidas sains id with turmoil )

### ASDA ( NOW TAKEN OVER BY WALMART )

Chenthil says no.4 is Safeway.I am not sure. I
thought it is Marks & SpencersI may be wrong.
Chenthil also informs that Sainsburys is called as
'Shaws' in US.

4.0. FOUR STAR SUPERSTAR

What kind of products are Pole star, Morning star,

Evening star and Bright star and who is the maker ?
( Manchester rounds .)

### THESE ARE DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS FROM BOODLE &

DUNTHORM, MANCHESTER.
No correct answer. Two of you thought they are
newspapers.

5.0. PANCH HINDUSTANI

Yatra, Vama, Mela, Punjab and Quilon..what is common

among them ?
( Yeh dil maange morewow)

### THESE ARE RESTAURANTS IN AND AROUND LONDON

OFFERING SPECIALITY INDIAN CUISINE.

Q 1:
Which company sells Chocolates under the brand name
'Ashok'?

Q 2:
If you have a cupa coffee in "Bush House" which media
company you are in?

Q 3:
TAM is one of the measuring criteria for television
rating points. What does it stand for?

Q 4:
Which agency is responsible for the creation of the
famous mascots Tony The Tiger, Pillsbury Doughboy and
the Marlboro Man?

Q 5:
A couple of months ago this company launched a
'Perfect pencil' in Sydney to mark the company's 240th
anniversary and costs $ 10000. It made from a 240 year
old olive wood and 18ct white gold cap with 3 diamonds
in it. Which company we are talking about?(one of the
oldest private company in the world)

Q 6:
Name the anti-bacterial soap launched by Jyothi
Laboratories of Ujala fame?

Q 7:
Who is the only Indian in the Time Magazine's 25
Influentials of 2001?

Q 8:
Which retail major pioneered the concept of 'New Year
Sales'in India?

Q 9:
Which brand was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonde,
Switzerland and available since 1881?

Q 10:
I wa sborn in Seattle in 1971 and was originally
selling only coffee beans. My owner was inspired by
the espresso bars in Italy and created me as a 'third
place', i.e neither work nor home, but just to relax.
Identify me and my owner?

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ANSWERS::

Q 1 : ITDC
Q 2 : BBC
Q 3 : Television Audience Measurement
(most of you answered as Television Audience Meter)
Q 4 : Leo Burnett
Q 5 : Faber Castle
Q 6 : Nebula (cracked by Ramdas Nair)
Q 7 : N.R.Narayanamurthy (who else)
Q 8 : Viveks in Chennai
Q 9 : Movado
Q 10: Starbucks, Howard Schultz
(0.5 marks for any of these)

Q 1:
Lord Swaraj paul is the first Asian Who became the
Chancellor of a British University (Wolverhampton).
But who is the first non-british chariman of the
famous London Metal Exchange?

Q 2:
Name the WLL based CDMA mobile phone service from
MTNL for Mumbai to be launched on 25 jan 2002?
(first mammal and now it is bird)

Q 3:
Name the Official Time keeper of Tata Open Tennis,
India's biggest ATP tournament?

Q 4:
Which country is the origin of the Tatra brand of
trucks and Skoda Auto Company?

Q 5:
Which two words are responsible for the creation of
the brand name 'Exide'?

Q 6:
In Media lingo what is 'Grazing'?

Q 7:
Naomi Klein was in the news recently for which of the
controversial book?

Q 8:
Which leading publishing group's children's divisions
are 'Puffin' and 'Warne'?

Q 9:
In which product's advertising campaign,'Driving
Instinct',was actress Sharon Stone featured?

Q 10:
I am the largest provider of News and Information to
the world of media. And the founder Paul Julius used
pigeons to communicate and transfer the information in
1850s. Who am I?

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ANSWERS::

Q 1 : Lord Raj Bagri (LN Mittal is most of your

choice)
Q 2 : Garuda
Q 3 : Titan (Favourite answer is Timex)
Q 4 : Czechoslovakia
Q 5 : Excellent Oxide
Q 6 : Switching across channels (TV) to find out
something interesting
(Movin and marx vandenslam answered correctly)
Q 7 : No Logo
Q 8 : Penguin
Q 9 : Pirelli Tyres(only nikhil kapoor got this)
Q 10: Reuters

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1. Climacool which features a 360 degree ventilation

is a new footwear technology from which company ?

Ans: ADIDAS

2. Who is called the father of Experiential Marketing?

Ans: Bernd H. Schmitt, Professor at Columbia Business

School and author of Experiential Marketing. To know
more on the topic visit www.exmarketing.com

3. Swirl, Sniff, Scrutinise and Sip are the four Ss

for judging what product ?

Ans: Wine. Some had answered Tea.

4. Apart from presenting Ritu Beris show in Paris

last july, its other associations have come by being
available in Six International Airlines and with
Indian Cuisine abroad. Which brand am I talking about?

Ans: Kingfisher

5. SpeedWings is the consultancy division and wholly

owned subsidiary of which airline company ?

Ans: British Airways. Handles mainly the back-office

operations for many airlines. When most other
companies are retrenching, this company is
aggressively recruiting. An estimate says that it
requires 5000 professionals in the next 5 years.

6. Which Indian businessman was part of the team that

built the Intel 486 micro processor ? ( u will have to
go below the poverty line to answer this question)

Ans: Rajeev Chandrasekhar of BPL Innovision. Some felt

the clue was unnecessary.

7. Which website launched by Time Warner a few years

ago, to take it to the next generation of media was
abandoned some time back ?

Ans: pathfinder.com

8. In PVR Cinemas What does PVR stand for ?

Ans: Priya Village Roadshow. Ajjay Bijlis Priya

collaborated with Village Roadshow, an Australian
company based in Singapore to form Priya Village
Roadshow(PVR) in 1994.

9. Which fast food giant has put its british

coffee-shop chain Aroma for sale ?

Ans: McDonalds

10. To get 10 on 10 in business what should one do ?

Ans: Buy Business Today which is now available only at

Rs.10(A special offer for this year as BT is
celebrating its 10th successful year). This is
actually an adline in BT. That is the reason I had
given the adline in quotes. Only Nilanshuk Haldar got
it right. I hope most of u would appreciate this
question. U can expect such questions from me in
future too. Aravind was very close but got it as
Business World.

STELLA MARIS
INTER COLLEGE QUIZ PRELIMINARY

1.0 15 years back this company used to be known as

Food Specialties Limited. By what name is it known
today?

2.0 What kind of a card is Visa Electron?

3.0 Which Apex Business body is located at New no.634,

Anna Salai, Chennai 600 035?

4.0 Of which company Steven S Reinemund is the

Chairman & CEO?

5.0 What is the actual surname of Amitabh Bachchan ?

6.0 Which American company has a research center named

PARC?

7.0 The name Disprin by Reckitt & Benckiser was

framed by combining which two words?

8.0 Name the MD of ICICI Prudential Life?

9.0 What kind of cars are 'Hot Rods'?

10.0 Of which bank CBW is the Internet banking arm?

11.0 Which airline has an economy, no frill subsidiary

liner called Tango?

12.0 Out of 15 countries in European Union, how many

have introduced 'Euro' currency ?

13.0 Symphony in Cottons Ad line for which apparel

range?

14.0 Which company is worlds No.1 in stock brokerage?

15.0 Name the place where world Intellectual property

organisation (WIPO) is headquartered?

16.0 Expand MP in MP3 technology.

17.0 What was middle name of Charlie Chaplin ?

18.0 For excellence in which field International

Deming Prize is awarded?

19.0 Modernisation of mind : Management strategy of

which company?

20.0 Who said Advertisement is legalised Lying?

21.0 Before cofounding Apple, whom did Steve Jobs work

for?

22.0 Which Japanese company has a 300 years Master

Corporate Growth plan?

23.0 What is the last name of Kapil Dev which he

normally does not use ?

24.0 In Investment Jargon, what is a Flier?

25.0 In Ad. Lingo , what is Hyperbole?

A. All questions carry 1.0 mark for correct answer.

B. No negative marking for wrong answer.
C. In case of tie, marks obtained against q20.0 to
q25.0 will be deciding factor.

Last Tie breaker questions ( in case required ) :

26.0 Expand K and V in the name of ICICIs MD & CEO

Mr. K V Kamath

27.0 Name the present Chairman of UTI

STELLA MARIS
INTER COLLEGE QUIZ PRELIMINARY
Answers

1.0 Nestle India Ltd.

2.0 Debit Card.
3.0 Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
4.0 Pepsico Inc.
5.0 Modular Infotech.
6.0 Xerox Corporation ( Palo Alto Research Center )
7.0 Dissolvable Aspirin.
8.0 Shikha Sharma.
9.0 Bata.
10.0 HSBC
11.0 Air Canada.
12.0 Indias first manufacturer supported Motor
Insurance plan.
13.0 Cotton County.
14.0 Merrill Lynch.
15.0 Geneva.
16.0 Moving Pictures.
17.0 Tivoli.
18.0 Quality in manufacturing.
19.0 Tata Steel.
20.0 H.G. Wells.
21.0 Atari Computers.
22.0 Matsushita.
23.0 Standard & Poor.
24.0 A high risk investment or business opportunity.
25.0 Overstatement or extravagant exaggeration of
fact.

26.0 Kondapur Vaman

27.0 M Damodaran

.......................................................

STELLA MARIS COLLEGE

INTER COLLEGE QUIZ FINAL

A.ARIVU ARIVU

1.0 Whom did Time magazine choose as the man of the

20th century?

Ans : Albert Einstein

2.0 According to the legend, what the Vietnamese

people consider themselves as descendants of?

Ans : Dragon.

3.0 Name the American river which comes from an

American word meaning Father of Water?

Ans : Mississippi.

4.0 In September 1935, what did Hitler adopt for his

armed forces?

Ans : Swastika Symbol.

5.0 Pulitzer Prize is awarded for Journalism,

Letters, Music and which other discipline?

Ans : Drama.

6.0 Which city is the Administrative capital of

Malaysia?

Ans : Putrajaya.

7.0 What are Cat, Dog, Milk, Pig, Rabbit & Pup types
of?

Ans : Fish.

8.0 If in the Railway timetable, your come across P

against the various classes of accommodation, what
does it mean?

Ans : Pantry.

B.OLD IS GOLD

1.0 Beverage Partners Worldwide is a fifty-fifty

joint venture between two great companies for
promoting mainly Tea as a beverage. Name the two
companies?

Ans : Coca-Cola & Nestle. 9 Previously this was known

as Coca Cola Nestle Refreshments.

2.0 Expand the three Ms in the company 3M.

Ans : Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing.

3.0 Great tasty food & spices from MTR, Bangalore.

What is the expansion of MTR?

Ans : Mavalli Tiffin Room.

( MTR started in 1924 as Brahmnaru Coffee Club. In

1951 they changed their name to MTR )

4.0 Name the first Indian CEO of a Global Airline?

Ans : Ronojoy Dutta, President of Chicago based United

Airlines.

5.0 Top Gear is the branded retail outlet of which

Indian major?

Ans : Indian Oil Corporation ( IOC ).

6.0 Name the oldest travel agency of the world?

Ans : Thomas Cook.

7.0 Pizza express is now being renamed to San Marzano.

What is exactly San Marzano?

Ans : This is the place from which Pizza Express in

Italy sources tomatoes.

8.0 Aqua Java is a happening chain in Calcutta,

which is fast going national. What is their product?

Ans : Coffee.

C.NEW IS TRENDY

1.0 Sabeer Bhatia after roaring success of hotmail and

disastrous failure in arzoo.com launched a Voice Mail
Service over the Internet. What is the service named
as?

Ans : NavinMail.

2.0 In 1995 Java was launched by Sun Microsystems and

which other Company?

Ans : Netscape.

3.0 Vodafone is worlds largest cellular networking

company. How did they frame their name Voda?

Ans : Voice & Data.

4.0 What do you understand by Cyber Squatting?

Ans : This is the unfair practice of any persons

holding of illegally to a domain name which is no
where connected to his business and which rightfully
belongs to other person / company.

5.0 Coming to Indian Television, which is the first

talk show in DD with celebrities?

Ans : Phool Khiley Hai Gulshan Gulshan hosted by

Tabassum.

6.0 Who owns the Pyramid Mega store?

Ans : Piramal group.

7.0 NTT DoCoMo - the great telecom company of Japan.

What does NTT stands for?

Ans : Nippon Telegraph & Telephone.

8.0 Which company provides Sunfire servers and

Solaris operating environment?

Ans : Sun Microsystems.

D.VANAKKAM CHENNAI.

1.0 Chennai high court has the distinction of being

something special. What is that?

Ans : Largest Judicial building in the world.

2.0 Name Chennais oldest surviving temple complex?

Ans : Parthasarathy Temple at Triplicane.

3.0 This church in Chennai is the first English Church

built by the British empire outside Britain. Which
church am I talking about?

Ans : St. Marys church in Fort.

4.0 This retail outlet in Chennai is the first to get

ISO 9002 certification in its specialised marchandise
trade in India. Which outlet am I talking about?

Ans : Landmark book store.

5.0 When Portuguese missionary arrived in Chennai in

16th Century, they landed in this part of Chennai and
Named the place by the Portuguese word meaning
Light ? Which place in Chennai ?

Ans : Luz.

6.0 Which is the first railway station constructed by

the British in Chennai?

Ans : Royapuram.

7.0 In 1846, what did Alexander Arbuthnot found in

Madras?

Ans : Madras Cricket Club.

8.0 Which Government Apex institution is located at

Fort Glacis, No.16, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 1.

Ans : Reserve Bank of India.

E.SINDIKKA SILA.

1.0 22nd April 2001 was a milestone day in the life of

Bill Gates. What happened?

Ans : After many years he lost his place as the

richest person of the world to Sam Walton of Walmart.

2.0 When you listen to FM 1 of Chennai AIR, which

frequency you are tuned to?

Ans : 107.1 MHz.

3.0 How did Denim get its name?

Ans : The name originated from a place called Serge de

Nimes in France from where Levis imported it to USA
for the first time.

4.0 This young girl at the age of 14, became the

youngest sports person in India to win a national
title. She was sponsored by the Swiss T-Shirt
manufacturer Switcher, Wilson & Sumeru Soft of
Chennai. Name her?

Ans : Joyshna Chinappa in Squash.

5.0 If you are sitting in McCaf coffee bar, who do

you think is owning the outlet?

Ans : Mc-Donalds.

6.0 In the year 2000, who in Great Britain topped the

list of richest popstar with an asset of $ 1.02
Billion as per Sunday Times?

Ans : Paul McCartney.

7.0 In the European Union, where was Euro note first

issued on 01.01.02 ?

Ans : Reunion Island

8.0 What was the name of the alligator in 1980 famous

film Alligator?

Ans : Ramon.

F.MONEY FUNNY

1.0 Kevin Wright the ex Australian Wicket keeper was

appointed as Sr. Exe.Vice President of this Indian
Joint venture. Name the company?

Ans : ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

2.0 For banks and financial institutions, after how

many years the auditors are rotated statutorily by
RBI?

Ans : Four years.

3.0 Expand FTSE.

Ans : Financial Times Stock Exchange.

4.0 What is EFT in banking terminology?

Ans : Electronic Fund transfer.

5.0 If Nasdaq is in USA, what is there in Japan?

Ans : Jasdaq.

6.0 In financial jargon, what is Ghosting?

Ans : The illegal practice by which one firm drives

the prices of a particular stock up and down with
other conspiring firms following the lead.

7.0 Which Bank was first to receive ISO quality award

in India for its credit card operation ?

Ans : Standard Chartered

8.0 What is a baby bond in US bond market?

Any bond with a face value of less than $ 1000.

G. GRAND BRAND.

1.0 Levis has three premium brands introduced in

India. Levis, Dockers and which other?

Ans : Slates.

2.0 McDonalds has big Mac. What is the corresponding
from burger king?

Ans : Whopper Sandwich

3.0 Which company has got the following

brands.Elanza, Delsey & Platinum.

Ans : VIP Luggage.

4.0 Which retailer owns the following brands . French

Great Pizza, Just Fry ups & Bake offs?

Ans : Nilgiris.

5.0 Which celebrity endorses products of Nike,

Wheaties breakfast cereal, Buick cars and the American
express cards?

Ans : Tiger Woods.

6.0 I-Flex solution has a universal banking solution

product on IBM platform. Name the brand.

Ans : Flexi cube.

7.0 Which vehicle reminds us of mountain peaks ?

Ans : Sierra

8.0 This top brand has two sister brands named

Ambassador and Shoebox which are available
through 47,000 US retail stores. Which brand?

Ans : Hallmark Cards.

H. PICK THE THREAD.

1.0 Connect Marlon Brando with Sunil Mittal of Airtel.

Ans : Marlon Brando was the main Character in Last

Tango in Paris. Tango is the WAP brand of Sunil
Mittals Airtel.

2.0 What is common among Coca-Cola, Werstinghouse

Electric, Johnson & Johnson and Avon Product Inc?

Ans : They were all established in 1886.

3.0 Tell me the common thread for MRF, LG

Electronics, St. Gobains and Hindu .

Ans : Lowe Lintas is the Ad. Agency for all of them

4.0 What connects McCann Ericson, Ogilvi Mather, Leo

Burnett, Triton and Lowe Lintas ?

Ans : Coke. These are agencies for coke products.

McCann Ericson handles Coke and Fanta, O&M handles
Limca, Kinley, Leo Burnett handles Thums Up, Maza,
Sprite, Triton handles Rimzim and Lowe Lintas handles
Portello account.

5.0 What is common between BCCL of Dhanbad, CCL of

Ranchi and ECL of Asansol ?

Ans : These are the three units out of seven

subsidaries of CIL which are making loss.

6.0 Connect Paul McCartney, Pamela Anderson, Richard

Gere, Carl Louis and Arnold Schwarznegger.

Ans : They are all converted vegetarian.

7.0 Connect Britannia, Fiat Palio, Visa International,

Adidas, Boost, MRF.

Ans : Sachin Tendulkar appeared in their ads.

8.0 Connect Damayanti Finvest, Rijuta Finvest, KRN

Finvest and Leasing, CDP Fincap and Leasing, Ikshu
Finvest and Moneytelevision Industries.

Ans : These were the Damayanti Group companies which

Harshad Mehta used to manipulate BPL and Videocon
share prices.

1. First thing First... Well Quiznet gang know well about UPS, the big black.
This question is not about UPS but about UCS which stands for United Canvas
and Sling, Inc. and this is first and only company in the world to ...?

POLE VAULT

2. DIGITIAL among Fortune 500 company is the first company to do something in

cyberspace. what did it do.?

First among Fortune 500 companies to have a website!

3. Following are recommended to Stay Young by a fashion house which very well
has its presence in cyberspace ... To stay Young - Don't Laugh-Don't have
sex -Inhale Oxygen--and it recommends to Drink What ?

Drink Urine! visit www.diesel.com for more info......and check out

the ad there
and decide whether u wanna stay young......

4. BAD NEWS from this clothing brand is:

" You complained a lot about this store. Email after email (and one hand
delivered package). Not enough clothes you said. Not selling in enough
countries we heard you America). Here at XXXXXX we enjoy a healthy dialogue.
So the bad news is - we listened -and we're closing the UK Store. "

what is the GOOD NEWS from them..... XXXXXX [ The clue :This clothing
brand sounds like a fuel!]

ANSWER:
once again its DIESEL ...the good news is :

" The good news is that the future will be brighter.

We'll open our doors again.
With everything you have demanded (except the animals).
A bigger store, with more clothes, selling to people of all nations (not
just the Brits).

Thanks for shopping, browsing, or moaning. We love you. Always and all ways.

------ Diesel"

5. OOPS! what does it stands for in Management institutes now a

days......just like P2P which jocularly stands for Pornography is the way to
profitbility.

ANSWER:
it stands for Opting Out of Placements.....and one entry said it is "S***"!
[ the top scorer in this quiz...] I donno whether he means the question or
he tried the answer....well if it is to the question the credit goes to ET
coz the source for this is ET...{J/k}

6. If you associate Alaipayythe to BRU , to which brand would you associate

the film Alavandan or the hindi verson Abay with?

ANSWER:
Akila Moni said : its some stupid oil company GOLDWINNER
Btw which oil did u use Akila ............?.

7. If I offered you Waiste overalls, what I would have offered you?

ANSWER:
I would have offered u Jeans coz its the old name for Jeans , Levi has
this info.

8. In which commercial would you come across HSB- Hotel Saravana Bhavan..?
Vim Bar

9. What is Channel W?

ANSWER:
Its seems that there is no Wiproities in Quiznet. 'Channel W a new
e-home for Wiproites.
Using the ubiquitous internet, Wipro through the channel W portal is
attempting to bond its 9500 employees spread across several locations and
geographies. It addresses all the areas that an employee needs- community,
collaboration and care, say Wipro officials. The portal brings out the fun
element through its funky design. It has affinity clubs, message board, chat,
intranet search, personalization engine and even a space for Wiproites to buy
and sell stuff, be it a book on XML (extensible mark-up language) or an used
xylophone. Wiproites say that W in Channel W besides representing the
company also stands for Web, World and Winning.

10.To log off tell me with out logging on......if you are in this site
www.amex.com what you will be looking at ?

obviously stock prices ....it takes u to american stock exchange.......

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Q 1:
In Computing standards what is an 'Orange Book'?

Q 2:
Which software major introduced the Intellimouse with
Intellieye technology?

Q 3:
Nolan Bushnell designed and built the first video
arcade game 'Computer Space' in 1970 and in 1972
released PONG, the first commercially successful
arcade game. Also he hired Steve Jobs and Steve
Wozniak to assemble arcade games at his company. Name
the company he founded?

Q 4:
Which product is called as the 'Volkswagen of
Computers'?

Q 5:
Name the company who produced the 'Crusoe' processor?

Q 6:
With which company would you associate the tagline
'take it to the nth'?

Q 7:
After stepped down as CEO of Microsoft corp Bill Gates
is the Chief Software Architect. Likewise
N.R.Narayanamurthy of Infosys stepped down from his
chair and now known as what?

Q 8:
Sun Microsystems:Java :: Hewlett Packard:?

Q 9:
What is the code name for Itanium, the 64-bit
processor from Intel stable?

Q 10:
PKzip is a compression utility program like winzip.
What does PK stand for?

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Answers:
Q 1: Informal name for Philips and Sony's Recordable
CD Standard
Q 2: Microsoft
Q 3: Atari (The game is PONG. I mentioned it as PING)
Q 4: Apple II
Q 5: Transmeta
Q 6: Sun Microsystems
Q 7: Chairman and Cheif Mentor
Q 8: Chai or Espeak
Q 9: Merced
Q 10:Philip Katz, the inventor's first two letters
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CQ 1:
Alongwith whom Vinten Cerf published the paper 'A
Protocol for Packet Networking Internetworking', in
which they established the Transmission Control
Protocol(TCP)?

CQ 2:
Ray Tomlinson invented the E-Mail program while
working at BBN. What does BBN stand for?

CQ 3:
Name the largest running vaporware project
conceptualised by Ted Nelson, the inventor of Hyper
Text Transfer Protocol?

CQ 4:
Grace Murray Hopper is known as the 'Mother of COBOL'.
She developed the first Compiler program and her motto
is 'Dare and Do'. But apart from these which other
term coined by her is famous in the computing world?

CQ 5:
Lotus 1-2-3 is very popular killer app developed in
1983 by Jonathan Sachs and Mitch kapor. What do the
numbers 1-2-3 denote?

CQ 6:
IBM launched the Floppy disk or memory disk which was
in 8" size. Sony first introduced 3.5" floppy disk. In
between these two which two companies jointly
introduced the 5.25" floppy disk drive.?

CQ 7:
Founded as the Software Development Laboratories. Then
changed its name to RSI, Relational Software Inc. Its
flagship product was codenamed after a CIA-funded
project that was developed by the creators while they
work for their previous company called Ampex. Later
the company name retained to the product's after the
success. Name the company.

CQ 8:
Who developed the first multiple-window GUI which was
precursor to Windows and MacOS, hosted the first video
conference in 1968 and the inventor of the 'X-Y
Position Indicator for a Display System?

CQ 9:
Which is the world's first Computer Company and who
founded it?

CQ 10:
I translated Italian commentary in to English on the
Analytical Engine and I suggested Charles Babbage to
develop instructions for directing his machines'
operations. And I am the First... o.k...Enough clues
are given....Identify me?

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Answers:

CQ 1: Robert Kahn
CQ 2: Bolt Beranek and Newman
CQ 3: Xanadu
CQ 4: Bug
CQ 5: Software is capable of performing 3 specific
functions.1.Electronic Spreadsheet 2.Database
Management and 3.Graphics
CQ 6: Apple and Tandy
CQ 7: Oracle (BTW I mistyped it as Rational Software
but it would be Realtional Software Inc.
Thanks for Mahesh Murthy to indicate this
mistake.
CQ 8: Douglas Engelbert
CQ 9: Electronic Control Corporation or Eckert Mauchly

Company founded by Presper Eckert and John

Mauchly
CQ 10: Lady Ada Agusta Lovelace

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1.0 Government should stay away from subsidising

college level professional education. We corporate are
better equipped and have moral responsibility to run
the institutes. Who said this, in which context?

### N R Narayanmurty - when he, alongwith few other

NRI tucoons were actively thinking of running IITs.
Arnab, Florentina and Bhaskar are correct

2.0 Whose pet slogan was Roti, Kapda, Makaan, Bijilee

& Bandwidth?

### Late Dewang Mehta

Many of you are correct.

3.0 Adline The most awesome digital sound. Which

company and which brand?

### Onida KY Thunder

Nobody could crack. Bose was most mentioned.

4.0 Which is worlds first multi-channel,

multi-lingual, 24 hours Internet Radio?

### Radioofindia.com
I thought it was tough but Nikhil, Debarshi and Abir
got it right. World Space was favourite answer.

5.0 Which Indian company is the first to set up a KU

Band International Gateway in June 2000? What was the
ISP label?

### Bharti Telecom, Mantra Online

Abir, Florentyne, BORg, Amit, Bakthavachalam and
Sanjeeva ( part ) are right.

6.0 IBM in partnership with Lawrence Livermore

National laboratory of California intends to construct
the fastest super computer. What is its name?

### Blue Gene / L

Nikhil, Debarshi, Arnab and BORg are correct. ASCI II
White was most tried.

7.0 As per survey by the Times : USA, Japan, China &

Germany are the top four countries in terms of number
of users of Internet as on end 2000. Which country was
at No.5?

### Korea
BORg, Roshan and Vivek are correct. India was most
favourite.

8.0 What is the project name for VSNLs submarine

cable laying work along Indian Coastal Lines ?

### Jalmala
A tough one. Nobody could crack. A few of you thought
it is SAFE.

9.0 Which TV brand and manufacturer claims to be in

the market with worlds first flat screen TV?

### Sony, trinitron, WEGA

Nikhil and Abir are the only two guys to give the full
answer. Next on the line was Samsung.

10.0 Which retailer became the first international art

auction house to hold auction on the Internet?

### Sothebys
Many of you are right.

11.0 This once famous, now crashed New York based

company, engaged in convenience shopping business was
conspicuously known for its orange suited bicycle
delivery men. Which company?

### Kozmo.com
Nikhil, Debarshi, Florentyne and Arvind are correct.

12.0 Times survey again. Books, music, general

apparels and airline ticket are the top four favorites
on Internet shopping. Which item comes next?

### Software
Nobody could crack. Pornographic mtl. was most
favoured.

13.0 Which company has introduced Green Card in

Internet shopping?

### Music world

Nobody could answer.

14.0 In Telecom jargon, what does POTS mean?

### Plain Old Telephone System

Many of you are correct

15.0 In wireless telecom terminology, what does hot

spot mean?

### This are places like hotels, airports, railway

stations, cafes where WLAN could be installed for easy
internet / internet telephony access.
Again many of you are correct in concept ...although
different in language.

1. Who was signed up to endorse the Cinnamon ready

to wear garments from Reid & Taylor ?

Ans: Hrithik Roshan

2. Which company has Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw as

its director ?

Ans: The answer I was looking for is Eastern India

Hotels(EIH). But there were a few other companies that
had been mentioned by the respondents. I have given
marks to those who have mentioned EIH, Brittania or
Nagarjuna Fertilizers.

Srinivasan of Interactive-I adds:

This question has more than one answer. Actually he is

a high profile personlaity, that he is often used as a
guinea pig in many boards. I remember he was into some
legal hurdle by being in the board of prudential
capital which took the investors for a ride. He is
currently in the boards of East India Hotels and
Brittania. But I feel a celebrity like him will be in
the board of many more companies.

( P.S: I checked in the web and got the following

companies with him on the board
Nagarjuna Fertilizer Limited
Goetze India Limited
Snowcem India Limited
Muller & Phipps INdia Limited
Indian charge Chrome limited
INdian Metals and Ferro Alloys

Ooph!!). Thanks Srini for the efforts.



3. This personality has had a chequered career. Born

at uzhavoor in kerala, he studied in the London School
of Economics where he was a student of Mr. Harold
Laski. He began his career as a lecturer in English,
and quickly switched over to journalism before joining
the Indian Foreign Service(IFS) in 1949. He served in
various capacities, including as ambassadors to China
and the US. He was the external affairs minister in
1985 86. Who am I talking about ?

Ans: President K.R. Narayanan

4. In September last year, Which Saudi business group

made a proposal to acquire shares in the ailing
Pakistan International Airlines Investment Ltd.(PIAIL)
? ( yes, it was after the Terror Tuesday)

Ans: Bin Laden Associates, owned by Osamas family.

They have distanced themselves from Osama.

5. Intel has decided to discontinue a business it

started in 1998 due to lack of profitability and a
desire to focus on its core business. Which business
is it going to discontinue ?

Ans: Consumer Electronics Business

6. Ogilvy One India recently bagged the Echo Awards in

NewYork for the direct marketing programme that its
Bangalore unit had done for a particular brand. Name
the brand.

Ans: A1 tea brand of HLL

7. In the entertainment industry, what is a Q-factor ?

Ans: It refers to well-knownness and likability. Andy

Griffith, Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey could
successfully advertise a large number of products
because they have extremely high ratings for
well-knownness and likability. In celebrity
endorsements, the celebrity should have high
recognition, high positive effect, and high
appropriateness to the product.

8. On the net, if the domain .com is for

commercial organization , what does .org indicate ?

Ans: Non-Profit Organisation. I did not give marks to

those who had mentioned only organisation.

9. Before joining Wipro Infotech as its first CEO,

which company was Ashok Narasimhan working for ?

Ans: TELCO

10. In Computer Parlance, what is a condom ?


Ans: The plastic covers used to wrap the floppies and
the transparent cover that rests over the keyboard are
commonly referred to as condoms.

Nikhil adds the following.

>> The protective plastic bag that accompanies

3.5-inch
microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper)
disk envelopes.
Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left
on) not only
impedes
the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a
high failure rate
as drive mechanisms attempt to access the disk -- and
can even fatally
frustrate insertion.

>> The protective cladding on a light pipe.

>>. `keyboard condom': A flexible, transparent plastic

cover for a
keyboard, designed to provide some protection against
dust and
programming fluid without impeding typing.

>> `elephant condom': the plastic shipping bags used

inside
cardboard boxes to protect hardware in transit.

>> n. obs. A dummy directory /usr/tmp/sh, created to

foil the Great
Worm by exploiting a portability bug in one of its
parts.

1.0 BONDED ONE

This company is the largest producer of branded

photocopying paper in India. Name the manufacturer.

( Hints : h, i, j, k, l, m )

### J K PAPER MILLS

Most of you are correct.

2.0 TWO TO TIE

Outside US, they are tied as the largest supermarket

retailers. Which establishments?

( Hints : F Gcountry origin to start with.)

### CARREFOUR & METRO AG

Only Ashutosh could crack both of them. While many of
you spotted Carrefour of France correctly, Metro of
Germany was elusive. Harrods was the popular second
choice.

3.0 THREE THERE

Only three Asia Pacific countries are in Indias major

software export list. Two are Japan & Australia.
Which country is the third?

( Hints : What kind of a song is this?.)

### SINGAPORE
The clue was conspicuous.Hongkong was the other
country most tried.

4.0 FOUR FOR THIRSTY

Lemon tangerine, Pear cucumber, mandarin orange, wild

berry are the flavors with health benefits for this
brand of bottle water. Which companys product?

( Hints : Big one..)

### COCACOLA
Again many of you are correct. However a few thought
it was Bisleri.

1.0 FABULOUS FIVE

Action, Classic, Dynamic, Sport & Team Mens

toiletry. Products of which company?
( Hints : Sporta while )

### ADIDAS

1. What did Coca-Cola sell, and to whom, for a

consideration of $3billion, in 1989?
#Columbia Pictures, to Sony-These large corporates
were realising that it's better to focus on ones core
competence rather than dabbling in all and sundry!
2. Which company's adline, rather ironically, was
"Geography is History"?
# Iridium, the satellite telephone service promoted by
Motorola. The company itself became history not long
after it was launched
3. Which popular vortal has been launched by Sanjeev
Bikchandani?
# Naukri.com-I guess many of you must have visited and
used the vortal!
4. What resulted when Henry Wells, John Butterfield,
William Fargo, William and John Livingstone, James
Wasson and James McKay met at Buffalo, New York in
1850?
# American Express Company. The company was originally
formed to provide courier service. It later, in
stages, diversified into traveller's cheques, travel
services, banking, and finally, into credit cards
5. This company was founded on 18 July 1968 as NM
Electronics. By what name is the company known today?
(Eminently workoutable)
# Intel, of course, from its founders, Robert Noyce
and Gordon Moore
6. If it was terylene in Britain, what was it in the
USA?
# Dacron-terylene is ICI's brand name, while dacron is
Du Pont's
7. Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, was nicknamed
"Neutron". Why?
# He made GE more efficient and cost effective by
substantial downsizing. So, while the offices and
factories survived, the people disappeared-an effect
also created by neutron bombs, which kill people but
don't destroy property or equipment
8. What quintessentially American product is popularly
known as "Hogs"?
#Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The name is derived from
the eponymous HOGs-an acronym for Harley Owners'
Groups-a society formed by Harley-Davidson as a
promotool
9. This young man, who had initially studied physics
at the redoubtable Caltech before turning to law,
started tinkering with what technology at the age of
twenty-nine, with momentous results for himself and
for the world? And who, incidentally, was this young
man?
# Chester Carlson-the man who invented the
photocopying machine. His first photocopy, of a piece
of paper bearing the words "10-22-38 Astoria" is the
stuff of many a quiz question
10. Which financial hero turned villain pioneered the
use of junk bonds to finance leveraged buyouts (LBOs),
and in which financial company was he working during
this period?
# Mike Millken; Drexel Burnham Lambert
11. Which telecom services giant is the present owner
of the "Orange" brand name?
# France telecom, which acquired the brand when it
purchased the Orange company, which provides cellular
service in the UK, from Vodaphone, which in turn had
acquired it from Mannesmann, which in turn had
acquired it from the original promoter-Li Ka Shing's
Hutchison group-sounds complicated, doesn't it?
12. Which Indian economist coined the term "Hindu rate
of growth" to refer to India's modest economic growth
rate during the sixties and seventies?
# Professor Raj Krishna
13. What connects the wicket keepers Godfrey Evans and
Farokh Engineer with crooner, actor and lovable clown
Kishore Kumar?
# They have all been featured in Brylcream
advertisements
14. Why was the Ford T model so-called?
# It followed the Ford S model
15. What, according to management guru Sumantra
Ghoshal, is the "525 rule'?
# 25% of a company's sales revenue should accrue from
products launched during the last 5 years
16. What feminist organisation has been launched
recently by Urvashi Butalia?
# Kali for Women-a publishing company which publishes
women's works
17. Why should auto executive Lee Iacocca have been
grateful to Hollywood actor Steve McQueen, in a
professional sense?
# Lee Iacocca, as is well known, played a crucial role
in the development and launch of the Ford Mustang. The
car, which the intrepid police officer Steve McQueen
drove in the film "Bullitt", was the Ford Mustang.
This film did a lot to popularise the car, and its
success, in turn, gave a big boost to Iacocca's career
in Ford
18. What is common to Frank Packer (f/o Kerry Packer),
Thomas Lipton and Ted Turner?
# They have all sponsored, and participated in, the
America's Cup race
19. What is "Gombas" the acronym of?
# "Grossly Overpaid MBAs"
20. Which was India's first branded gent's shirt to be
marketed nationally?
# Liberty-not Charagh Din, as answered by many

1. What Giant is to RPG, this is to Pantaloons.

Ans: Big Bazaar. Giant is the hypermarket from RPG

whereas Big Bazaar is the hypermarket from Pantaloons.

2. According to Warren Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire

Hathaway, who is The Tiger Woods of Management ?

Ans: Jack Welch. I found this on the cover page of the

book 'Jack: Straight from the Gut' by Jack Welch and
John A. Byrne.

3. Everyone knows E-mail. Now what is E-tail ? (I want

explanation, not just expansion)

Ans: Retailing on the Net. i.e. Electronic Retail.

Companies such as Amazon.com.

4. How would you better connect Dan Burke and Alan

Morrison with Bill Gates ?

Ans: Bill Gates wrote the book Business at the speed

of thought, whereas these two wrote the book
Business at the speed of stupid.

Anuradha adds th follwing.

BUSINESS AT THE SPEED OF STUPID VS BUSINESS AT THE

SPEED OF THOUGHT. THE FIRST IS THE NAME OF THE BOOK BY
DAN BURKE AND ALAN MORRISON AND THE SECOND IS THE BOOK
OF BILL GATES. THE FIRST IS ON THE MISTAKES OF
HURTLING INTO TECH VS BILL GATES VISION THAT THE WORLD
WILL SOON BE RULED BY TECHNOCRATS. ALAN MORRISON,
DESPITE THE COPYCAT TITLE IS A CONSULTANT TO MICROSOFT
ON WEB TECHNOLOGIES, STRATEGIES AND BUSINESSES

Thanks to Anu for the efforts.

5. Which former American Senator is on the Board of

Infosys ?

Ans: Larry Pressler

6. Who is the first Indian to have won the Worlds

Young Business Achiever Award in 2000 ? (K-10)

Ans: Manoj Tirodkar of Global Tele Systems(GTL). It is

one of the 10 favourite stocks of Ketan Parekh.

Global Telesystems, floated in 1987 with three

employees, is today a powerhouse in the IT field with
combined turnover of over Rs. 700 crore and a market
cap of Rs. 6,800 crore.

7. This was formerly known as Blue Ribbon Sports

Company.

Ans: Nike

Manivannan adds the follwing.

Here goes the Nike timeline

1960 - Bill Bowerman handcrafts shoes for his runners
at the University of Oregon.
1962 - Phil Knight successfully pitches his business
plan, which he developed while at Stanford's business
school, to the Onitsuka Tiger company and begins
Nike's roots in a company he called Blue Ribbon
Sports.

Good work Mani.

8. The Competitors of IBM were once called BUNCH. B

was Burroughs, U was Univac, C was Control Data. What
about N and H ?

Ans: NCR and Honeywell. Some of the other answers

given were Novell, HP etc.

9. In Management context, who are High Productivity -

fad producers ?

Ans: Consultants, according to Alvin Toffler, the

futurist and Business Consultant.

10. This person, notorious in another field in the

early 90s was admitted to the Lala Lajput Rai College
under the cricket quota. He aspired to play for the
country but could not make it to the college cricket
team. Who ?

Ans: Harshad Mehta who died recently. He was a left

arm spinner for his school cricket team - apparently a
defensive bowler in the mould of Dilip Doshi rather
than an attacking bowler like Prassana.

1) John Katzman founded it in his parents' apartment in 1981. The first batch
consisted of 19 students. What ?
(HINT : They review a lot of stuff)

ANSWER : "THE PRINCETON REVIEW"

ONE OF THE BEST COURSE MATERIALS FOR THE GMAT PREP., COMPETING FOR THE TOP SLOT
WITH KAPLAN.

2) Bschools in the US usually have 3 rounds for accepting applications for

admission (eg. Nov-Jan-Mar). And the graduate admission committee sits each
time to review the applicant pool and admits the best and the brightest. Now
the question is : Round One has the maximum number of "sharks" applying. Who
are "sharks" ?

note : though this etymology can't be traced. This is a common phrase used in
many sites as well as online forums.

(HINT : The 3Bs are nearly perfect)

ANSWER :
(1) PERFECT UNDERGRAD GPA FROM AN IVY LEAGUE LIKE SAY PRINCETON,
(2) 770 ON THE GMAT
AND (3) 5+ YEARS EXPERIENCE ON WALL STREET, WORKING FOR GOLDMAN SACHS.

YOUR 3 BIG FACTORS (UNDERGRAD GPA, GMAT & WORKEXP) ARE IN IMPECCABLE, SINCE YOU
CLEARLY HAVE THE CREDENTIALS, YOU ALSO ARE THE MOST MOTIVATED AND CONSEQUENTLY
THE MOST PREPARED. WHICH MAKES YOU APPLY WELL BEFORE THE
DEADLINE UNLIKE SOMEONE WHO IS ON SHAKY GROUND. SO IN SHORT,YOU ARE A "SHARK"

SO IN THE FIRST ROUND YOU WOULD BE SITTING WITH ALMOST 90% OF THE JUNTA WITH
GREATER STATS THAN YOU. THOUGH A WELL-PREPARED APPLICATION DOSSIER WITH GREAT
ESSAYS AND RECOS IS ALWAYS GOOD.... ALL THE SAME THE GRAD COMMITTEE WOULD TEND
TO BE PSYCHED A BIT. MOST PEOPLE RECKON YOU ARE BETTER OFF APPLYING IN THE
SECOND ROUND.

3) Carl Campbell Brigham, creator of ***, developed his earliest standardized

tests as mental classification tools for the Army. Brigham, and other like him,
used data from test scores to "prove" theories of Nordic white supremacy.
Intelligence test scores were quoted in Congressional debates, and shored up
support for the passage of the Immigration Restriction Act of 1924.

Whats *** ?

(HINT : I dont think you need any hints. Even a highschool student can tell
you)

ANSWER : ETS, EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE. THE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION
WHICH RUNS MOST OF THE STANDARDIZED TESTS WE DESI JUNTAS TAKE IE. GMAT, GRE,
TOEFL, SAT ETC.

4) The Bschool at the University of Pennsylvania is called Wharton. What is the

bschool at Northwestern Univ. known as ?

(HINT : Naa....again tis a sitter. BTW are you begining to think these hints
are corny ?

ANSWER : KELLOG'S SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT. CONSIDERED THE BEST FOR MARKETING.

5) For 12 years, This bschool would not even look at the GMAT scores of its
applicants. The class of 1997 was the first in more than a decade that was
required to submit GMAT scores. Which bschool ?

(HINT : Its pretty hard getting here.)

ANSWER : HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL. BTW DO U KNOW DUBYA WAS CLASS OF '75 :)

6) One of the leading magazines BusinessWeek came out with the results for the
top bschools in the US. There was a controversy when it listed this bschool at
11th. Wouldnt be bad unless you consider that usnews (another
famous ranking) puts it in the top 3. Add to it the fact that it has a
selectivity of 11% (appox. only 1 out of 10 candidates who apply get an offer)
and an average GMAT score of 727 !! (roughly in the top 1-2 percentile)

(HINT : This univ. has a Standard admission policy

"diversity is best". The class of 2001 had an Israeli airforce pilot, a doctor
from Japan and an entrepreneur from Uzbekisthan among others)

ANSWER : STANFORD'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

R.Shantaram says "Would have thought Stanford... but Wharton seems to be the
most diverse... Stern certainly has an Israeli pilot and a Jap. doc., (not sure
about the Uzbeki), but that's the class of '02... will finally stick with
Stanford - un-Joe Blogg-like :)"

7) While preparing for tests like the GMAT, you will encounter/hear someone
speaking something like "Don't mess it up like a Joe Blogg !!". What is the
"Joe Bloggs theory" ?

(HINT : This is a pretty average everyday kind of question, don't think you
shud be requiring any)

ANSWER : HE IS THE AVERAGE PERSON & FOR SAKE OF CONVIENCE HE HAS BEEN NAMED
"JOE BLOGGS". JOE BLOGGS IS JUST THE AVG. AMERICAN PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS-SCHOOL
STUDENT. HE HAS AVERAGE GRADES FROM COLLEGE, AND WILL GET AN AVERAGE GRADE ON
THE GMAT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF HIM IN EVERYONE, AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYONE IN HIM. HE ISN'T BRILLIANT. HE ISN'T DUMB. HE'S JUST AVERAGE. :)

THE STARTERGY IS THEN TO THINK UN-JOE BLOGGISH :)

8) More closer to home. CAT-2001 was relatively easier. But yet the scores are
hoping to be more or less equal to the last year levels due to what is being
called as the "Theory of the greater fools". Whatzit the funda?

(HINT : No hints. This question is reserved for those who took CAT last Sunday.
BTW, junta tells me a 75+ score is in the reckoning for a call)

ANSWER : IF YOU HAVE MADE A BIG BLUNDER (SAY ATTEMPTED LESS THAN 20 IN THE
RELATIVELY EASIER D.I.) THERE WILL BE SOMEONE WHO MAKES A GREATER BLUNDER (SAY,
LEAVE OUT 15 STRAIGHT FORWARD SYNONYM QUESTIONS IN VERBAL). SO I'LL QUOTE
HANUMANTHA REDDY MOTHE'S PERFECT ANSWER :
"Last year people got admission in IIMs for scores in 60s and 70s as the exam
was tough. This year, people targeted the same score and not more. So,the
performance is low even though the exam is relatively easy."

MOST APPALING THING ABOUT THIS FUNDA IS PEOPLE KNEW THE TERM IN THE STOCK
EXCHANGE PARLANCE BUT WEREN'T ABLE TO PUT 2 AND 2 TOGETHER TO GIVE THE ANSWER.
BUT I HAVE GIVEN POINTS FOR ANY FEEBLE ATTEMPT.

But Shailesh Murali gives an excellent guess ""The population of the world
increases;intelligence is a constant". Basically more people take the test. But
there are a greater number of fools than in the previous year."

Sunil says "Does this deal with Normalization....where the scores of fools
brings down the scores of the "sharks"" good fatta but wrong :)

9) What was started off by late Mr. Nagesh Raghunath Rane on a table space in
the office of a very supportive close friend ?

(HINT : Its shifted to the Tardeo A/c Market Building now)

ANSWER : INSPITE OF TEACHING THERE PART-TIME I MADE A GOOF UP TILL I AGAIN GOT
THE RIGHT ANSWER FROM HANUMANTHA REDDY :
"IMS Learning Resources (formerly Institute of Management Studies)"

BUT I HAVE GIVEN MARKS TO EITHER.

10) In bschool lingo who are "poets" ?

(HINT : Yesterday I was talking to a friend in IIM-A, he was complaining that

ManAcc was a pain)

ANSWER : POETS ARE JUNTA WHO ARE ZERO AT MATHS.

"SNAPSHOTS FROM HELL" A CLASSIC EACH BSCHOOL ASPIRANT SHOULD READUP. DESCRIBES
THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCES AT THE FIRST YEAR OF STANFORD MBA (1988)

ACTUALLY I AGREE MY HINT WAS VERY MISLEADING, TO QUOTE Ryan Michigan :

"The hint is fairly misleading. Poets are people who are bad at math.Manac is a
royal pain for anyone who isn't an accountant regardless of how good you are at
math."

Shailesh Murali adds "Simple one : People who don't have a Math background.
People who are not Engineers...more like Afghan pilots who ram into the tall
buildings ;)"

Sabyasachi Chandra says "poets = Piss off early tomorrow saturday." duh ? :)

Q 1:
Which corporate employees individually received a copy
of the book called 'One Voice' from its CEO ?

Ans>> IBM

Q 2:
Who developed the concept of the 'Caring Customer' and
the company's corporate religion is 'Trade and care'?

Ans>> Anita Roddick of Body Shop

Q 3:
Name the corporate established in 1946 by a consortium
between three national airline companies in Sweden,
Denmark and Norway?

Ans>> SAS, Scandinavian Airlines System

Q 4:
Identify this Legendary pharmacist who founded a great
corporate? (Attch: img1.jpg)

<<Not Considered>>

Q 5:
In 1991, Which company introduced a 'Stock Option'
plan called 'Bean Stock' for its employees called?

Ans>> Starbucks

Q 6:
Under what brand name the Tamil Nadu Dairy Development
Board markets its milk products?

Ans>> Aavin

Q 7:
Whcih non-profit organisation was founded by Bill
shore? (Hungry kya?)

Ans>> SOS, Share Our Strength

Q 8:
Which corporate's in-house journal is called as
'Footsteps'?

Ans>> Eicher

Q 9:
Identify the brand born in 1893 and the person who
gave birth to this brand is Desodhakara Pantulugaru
Nageswara Rao?

Ans>> Amrutanjan

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1. Which most popular cartoon character(fictional

warrior) has been dragooned into service by the
American fast food chain McDonalds for an advertising
campaign to win over French Hearts and Palates ?

Ans: Asterix The Gaul

2. This author in one of his books conveys the

following message. The main thing is to keep the
main thing the main thing. Name the book and the
author.

Ans: First Things First by Stephen Covey(and A Roger

Merill). Out of the four sections in this book, one
section has this title.
Some of the other answers given were:

In the Main Thing by Jim Barksdale

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing by Dwight
Robertson
Success Gems by Jewel Diamond Taylor

I am not sure about these answers and it is difficult

for me to sit in a browsing parlour and do research on
these books. Hence I have given marks to only those
who had mentioned First Things First by Stephen
Covey.

3. In Maruti N2N, the fleet management solutions from

Maruti, what does N2N stand for ?

Ans: End to End Solutions

4. Shox is a new brand of shoe from which company ?

Ans: Nike

5. Pro-lease India is a company which is into business

process outsourcing(BPO). Now which celebrity is the
MD of this company ?

Ans: Film Actor Arvind Swami

6. Which chennai-based retailer had its first New

Year sale in 1976 and today makes 25 to 30% of its
annual sales in just those three days(Dec 31, Jan 1 &
Jan 2) ?

Ans: Viveks

7. Connect Moon Moon Sen, Raima Sen and Riya Sen

with a jewellery shop.

Ans: Senco Gold Jewellers

8. Rapid Deployment. Maximum Uptime. Easy as _________

. Fill in the blanks.

Ans: Dell

9. Which business personalitys dog Kamala is named

for a metamorph that appeared in an episode of
Startrek ; the next generation ?

Ans: Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com

10. Huawei Technologies, a Chinese telecom company

operating out of a software technology park in
Bangalore, was in the news in December 2001. Give the
reason.

Ans: They were found to have supplied telecom

surveillance equipment to the Taliban and the Pakistan
Government. The Senior Executives of this company
denied this but admitted that Pakistan was an
important client of its parent company.

1. On September 11, 2001 when the world was shocked by

the WTC Crash, a Joint Venture(JV) was announced in
the Communication sector. Name the two companies
involved.

Ans: Sony and Ericsson - a mobile phone Joint

Venture(JV). Tamilnadu born Indian American Sandeep
Chennakeshu is the CTO of the JV.

Only Sheetal and Pattabiraman got this right.

2. The Germans got the Blue letters. The French got

the Yellow Papers. But today what do some get ?

Ans: Pink Slip. The irony is that while the term has
hit the big time,its origins are still a mystery. The
first reference to it recorded by The Oxford English
Dictionary goes as far back as 1915.

There was a story tracing the term to The Ford Motor

Company, where Shop floor supervisors has a crude
system of recording employee performance. Those they
thought were worth keeping got a slip of white paper
in the pigeon hole for their work card; those who saw
a pink slip instead know they might as well leave.
One of the few interesting bits of information is that
different countries have used different colours.

Germany - those dismissed were said to 'get the blue

letter'.
France - Military discharges were said to have got
their 'yellow papers'.

3. He loved Math in School. That love for Math

carried over to an interest in Physics during his
undergraduate years. He earned his physics honours
from Delhi University without even attending a single
class. After a five year degree in Electrical Engg.
including two years dabbling in electronics, his first
job was with an Indian Company called Continental
India Devices Ltd. Who am I talking about ?

Ans: Vinod Dham, who had his first introduction to the

arena of wafers and chips at Continental India Devices
Ltd. The rest is now history.

Only Pattabiraman got this correct.

4. What is Project Vistaar ?

Ans: Project Vistaar is Maruti's initiative to

diversify into businesses like car insurance, auto
finance, branded accessories, fleet management and
resale of used cars. Maruti recently launched its
pre-owned cars business under the sub-brand name
'Maruti True Value'.

5. Which card-holding member of the Communist Party

of Ireland calls himself the Chief Executive Anarchist
(CEA) ?

Ans: Mr. Niall FitzGerald, Chairman and CEO of

Unilever prefers being called the Chief Executive
Anarchist (CEA).

6. How would you better connect Kathie Lee, Catalina,

Jaclyn Smith and Arizona ?

Ans: Private Labels(or Private Brands or In-store

brands) of famous retailing giants such as Wal mart,
K-Mart and JC Penney's.

Kathie Lee, Catalina and Faded Glory range - Walmart

Jaclyn Smith and RT 66 - K-Mart
Arizona and Hunt Club - JC Penney's.

Only Pattabiraman gave the exact answer. Some were

close to the answer.

7. In October 2001, Bank of Nova Scotia was in the

news. Give the reason.

Ans: Workers unearthed a burried treasure of gold and

silver worth more than $375 million hidden for weeks
under the ruins of the WTC. The yellow metal, which
was held in a vault underneath the twin towers
belonged to the Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia.

8. In the US Bankruptcy Code, under which code can a

company file for liquidation ?

Ans: Chapter 7. Many had given the answer as Chapter

11. Chapter 11 is actually for reorganisation and not
liquidation.

9. In December last year, an Chinese Ad company in

Anshan City, Liaoning Province was in the news for its
recruitment policy. What is so strange about their
recruitment ?

Ans: This company has been hiring its staff based on

their Blood type. The company in question turned down
a job applicant because her blood was type B, which
the company said was not suitable for the available
job in advertising and sales. The girl was told by the
company that people with blood type B lacked
independent and critical thinking skills and team
spirit.

10. Which famous advertisement is seen on the world's

largest billboard in China ? The billboard has stood
at the side of the Yangtze river for over three years.
The billboard which is 300m long and 45m high was
listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the
world's largest.

Ans: Googly!! The billboard has stood for 3 years

without any advertisement ever appearing on it.
Experts said the billboard is shrouded by fog, which
has put off customers. The world's largest billboard
is to be dismantled shortly.

1. ACHIEVER NO.1

Indian born, youngest Vice President at the age of 26

in an American Company, youngest Indian millionaire in
US at the age of 30. Who is he?

( Hints : I am sure he is not the actor RR)

### RAHUL ROY

He owns American Reprographics and Mirror Plus and is
honorary consultant to none other than Bill Gates. He
achieved all these landmarks in the eighties.
Tough question. Only Feroze could answer. Wellanswered
Feroze.

2. BEAUTIFUL TWO

A photofilm company and a bollywood top grade heroine

in an ad spree. Name the Jodi.

( Hints : Ever green No.2, No.1)

### FUJI FILM & AISHWARYA RAI

Almost all of you answered correctly.

3. DAZZLING THREE

If you come across Shah of Persia, Pasha of Egypt &

Queen of Belgium, which company do you think own them?

( Hints : Dont get drunk )

### DIAMONDS FROM DE BEERS STABLE.

4. GLITTERING FOUR

This collection comes in Paithani, Butter-Block,

Applique and Swirl of Yarn varieties, which has been
inspired by weaves and textures of India. Which
collection I am talking about?

( Hints : You can find it in God... )


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5. FUNKY FIVE

You get this brand in Freelance Photo-journalist, film

star, sporting tennis star, adventurous mountaineers
and princess models. Which brand and which company?

( Hints : Cool Baby Cool.. ).

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not.

1. No no no no no no no no no! No! No! No! No! Oh all right then, I'll meet you
halfway ____________ Fill in the 11 letter brand name First word has 5
letters and other word has 6 letters .[ sorry Google wont help u in this
question]

FIRST DIRECT [ a subsidiary of HSBC]. Only Devi and Victor could crack it.
Cheers!!! .

There is something unique about this bank can any one tell me what?

2. Simple one . In KSA technopark what does KSA stands for?

KURT SALMON ASSOCIATES

3. These are Figures in 2001

Deutsche Bank with- 75.1 lacs p.a with 3rd place
Barclays Bank with- 89.9 lacs p.a with 2nd place
_____________ with -104.8 lacs p.a with 1st place
Who is in the First Place and What am I talking about?

LEHMAN BROTHERS . The figures are nothing but TOP salary offered
to IIM students.

4. Which International Human Resource Consulting firm

was hired by Stanchart Grindlays to set up Carrer Transition
centre after takeover of ANZ Grindlays?

DRAKE BEAM MORRIN. No correct answers received for this question

5. What is Barnevik "Triple Jump"? [ I want all the three jumps]

1. A business is restructured, failing that

2. The management is changed, lastly
3. You either sell out or merge it.

No one attempted this question

6. Japnese know this film as DANCING MAHARAJA. How do we know it in India?

This one is a sitter. Muthu.

7. What is equivalent of Chapter 11 of US Bankruptcy Code in India? (I want the

section and the Act)

Section 22 of SICA. Except Ramkumar of Ready test go no one could get this one
right.

8. Who claims itself to be world's first FMFG company and what is FMFG stands
for?

WWW.HOMETRADE.COM, FMFG- Fast Moving Financial Goods

9. Which is the only Indian company to figure in the TOP 10 Note-book Pcs or in
other words Top 10 Laptops?

Zenith. Very few answered correctly other popular answer was wipro.

10.Give me the 7 letter word which is a product of RealNames, USA?

KEYWORD

11. Which is China's No.1 web portal? I want the full web address

www.sohu.com.cn only two perrson got this right.

12.What does YATRIK stands for in Air-India?

Sorry this question seems to be a repetition and it happend without my

knowledge. Surjit sorry for that. I used to check ur quiz regularly I donno
how i missed that one.only when i recd ur answers i came to know this and one
among the participants also mentioned this.
The answer is : Your Airline Ticket Reservations Internet Kit.

1. Which Tata group company pipped Reliance to bag a

25% stake in VSNL ?

Ans: Tata has formed a SPV, Panatone Finvest, for the

VSNL deal. The majority stake in the SPV is held by
Tata Sons (50%), Tata Power (40%) and the balance 10 %
by Tata Industries and Tata Steel

2. Which MNC exports its range of formal menswear

shoes under the brand name Le Baron ?

Ans: Hindustan Lever Ltd.(HLL)

3.What Flexcube is to Iflex Solutions, this is to

Infosys.

Ans: Finacle, Infosys core banking solution

4. Who is the only Industrialist in the recent list of

Padma Bhushan Awardees ?

Ans: Keshub Mahindra

5. Which company has latched onto the replay bug or

the logo graphic that will come on screen during
replays of cricket action in the World Cup 2003 ?

Ans: BPL

6. Which company established in 1916 in Kanjeevaram,

Tamilnadu as a wholesale business has its outlets
today not just covering major Indian cities like
Mumbai and Delhi but also in Toronto, San Jose and
Singapore ?

Ans: Nalli Silks

7. This must stand as one of the most effective single

ads ever produced by Indian Advertising but LINTAS
does not want to take credit for the ad. Which ad am I
referring to ?

Ans: Harshad Mehta is as Liar. That was the title of

the ad that launched Mehta into the public eye. The
body copy of the ad went on to prove why the headline
wasnt true. The impetus for Mehta to release the ad
was the contreversy over his purchase of shares in
Apollo Tyres. He was summoned to explain himself in
this matter before the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE)
board, and he decided to pre-empt this by making a
public statement. Instead of going by the usual
press-conference or interview route, Mehta chose to
use an ad. The ad was created and released in a days
time.

8. Why was Reunion Island recently in the news ?

Ans: As it is ahead of European time it became the

first territory to introduce the new currency, Euro on
1st Jan 2002. The island is a dot in the Indian Ocean
about 640km east of Madagascar. A kilo of Lychees was
bought using the Euro Currency.

9. To involve youngsters in the decision making and

evolve out of the box thinking, which business group
under the guidance of Management Guru C K Prahlad has
formed the red, blue and the plum teams ?

Ans: Godrej Group. The two eight member teams called

the Red team and the Blue team are made up of young
employees. After meeting with opinion-makers from all
walks of life for 3-4 months, they are to make
recommendations for future growth prospects and
Strategies for the next 3 years to the Plum team, a
team of Senior managers, sometimes including Chairman
Adi Godrej.

10. Who is the brand ambassador for the countrys

newest branded ladieswear, Wear It ?

Ans: Celina Jaitley

1. 26th January is Indias Republic Day. Which other

country celebrates its National Day on this day?

Ans : Australia.

2. The worlds slipperiest substance has proven to be

a boon in the kitchen. How is this substance commonly
known?

Ans : Teflon.

3. Which tree belongs to the Govt of India, even if it

grows on a private property?

Ans : Sandalwood.

4. Italian is one of the two official language of

Vatican. What is the other?

Ans : Latin.

5. Six years before the day on which the WTC was

demolished, (Sep 11, 1995), which Indian was sitting
on the top floor of the WTC building, trying to
accomplish something that no Indian had done before?
Who and what?

Ans : Vishwanathan Anand ( First match against Kasprov

) for the world chess title.

6. The first purchase using the Euro was made in the

French Re-union island. One kilogram of what product
contributed to this purchase?

Ans : Lychees.

7. The final unfinished novel of this great author is

The Salmon of a Doubt. It was recovered from the
files in the authors computer after his death. Name
him?

Ans : Douglas Adams

8. Which US companys headquarter calls itslef The

Sweetest place on earth?

Ans : Hershey, Chocolate Company.

9. This Hindu mythological character once chased

Suryya to swallow him. Finally, Lord Indra had to use
Vajra to overcome his power. He fell flat on earth
and broke his jaw. He is thus, also known by a name
which means Broken Jaw or Broken Chin. What is
this name, by which he is popularly known?

Ans : Hanuman.

10. What did Graham Yallop do as a batsman for the

first time in the history of cricket to do so at the
Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados in 1977-78?

Ans : Was the first to wear Helmet.

11. Which tale for children was authored by the

English poet, Robert Southey?

Ans : Goldilocks & the three Beers.

12. This company in Grand Rapids, Michigan changed its

name in 2001 to the Knowledge Mechanics group. This
was after a settlement for an undisclosed amount with
Microsoft, who challenged the right to their original
name. What was the original name of this company?

Ans XBox Technologies.

13. The title of which 1998 Hollywood Movie came from

the cry of the Lousiana State Prison guard escorting a
convict to his execution.

Ans : Dead man walking.

14. Which country is closest to Indias Southern most

point?

Ans : Indonesia.

15. Which late 1960s addition to the city of Madras

was financed entirely by contribution from the
Students throughout the State of Tamilnadu?

Ans : Kannagi Statue.

16. One of NASAs premier observatory, which was

launched in July 1999 was named following a worldwide
contest that attracted 6000 entries from 62 countries
around the globe. What was the winning entry?

Ans : Chandra.

17. Which mass transport service was launched by a

Government Organisation in the year 1989 to
commemorate the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Ans : Shatabdi Express.

18. Amartya Sen remarked, India was never a hindu

rashtra. If you think of the two greatest Emperors of
India, both were non-hindus. Which two Emperors were
being referred to?

Ans : Akbar & Ashoka the great.

19. Vladmir Remek, a Czech. citizen was the first

person outside the US & USSR to accomplish what feat?

Ans : First to fly into Space.

20. He started the company Handmade films expressly

to produce Monty Pythons Life of Brian. Who?

Ans : George Harrison

21. Which country had an unprecedented five presidents

between 01.12.2001 & 02.02.2002.

Ans : Argentina.

22. Where was the court trials of the Indian National

Army Natharam Godse and Bhadur Shah Zafar held?

Ans : The Red Fort.

23. Which part-time French painter associated with

India, used to sign his painting with the drawing of a
crow?

Ans :Le Corbusier.

24. Which is the largest organ in the human body?

Ans : The skin.

25. Which is the only Asian flag based on US flag?

Ans : Malaysian Flag

26. Which Japanese companys name means constellation

of Seven Sisters?

Ans : Subaru.

27. Which book was awarded Bookers of Booker Prize

Ans : Midnights Children.

1. Who was recently quoted by Forbes as The man with

the Golden Touch ?
Ans: Vinod Khosla

2. Which two companies have a online Music Joint

Venture called Pressplay ?
Ans: Sony and Vivendi Universal.

Major labels Sony Music Entertainment and Universal

Music Group have formed a joint venture called
pressplay. In a move to boost its potential audience,
Pressplay a joint venture between music giants Vivendi
Universal and Sony, is near a deal to offer its online
music subscription service on Microsoft's MSN network,
sources close to the talks said Tuesday.
Microsoft, Vivendi Universal and Sony all declined to
comment, although sources close to all three companies
confirmed that negotiations which have been continuing
for months had intensified and that an announcement
was expected soon.

3. Asimo is the advanced humanoid robot from which

company ?
Ans: Honda

4. Which new, independently run subsidary of Nokia is

all set to offer hand-crafted cellular phones adorned
with platinum, and 18k polished gold and costing twice
the price of a typical family car ?
Ans: London based Vertu Limited

For a mere 20,000 dollars, you too could have a gold

or platinum adorned cellular phone, encrusted with
jewels and with sound "as clear as a Mozart symphony".
London based Vertu Limited, The new independently run
subsidiary of Nokia, has been in the works for over
five years and will have it's own staff of 200
employees. The phones will work on the GSM (Global
System for Mobile Communications) standard, and will
also have one button access to a concierge, trained in
catering to the ridiculously rich.

5. This was Henry Fords Chief Instrument, an obscure

Michigan weekly that Ford built into a national
presence beginning 1919.
Ans: The Deraborn Independent

Ford took anti-Semitism a step further than most of

his contemporaries by personally stoking a powerful
propaganda campaign. His chief instrument was The
Dearborn Independent, an obscure Michigan weekly that
Ford built into a national presence beginning in 1919.
The publication carried news of the world, photo
displays, and a variety of features. But even though
Ford car dealers were required to meet a quota for
subscription sales, the paper was $284,000 in the red
by 1920 and circulation was languishing. Ford and his
right-hand man, Ernest Liebold, resolved upon an
"educational" campaign to build interest. Thus began a
series of 91 successive articles slugged "The
International Jew: The World's Problem."

6. If The Power to Create is Epson, with which

company would you associate the tagline The Power to
Provide ?
Ans: SABIC Saudi Basic Industries Corporation

7. 'Intelnet is a Joint Venture between which two

companies ? (This is Mumbai based.)
Ans: HDFC and TCS, the company being based in Mumbai

More new in this front ---------------------- >

Intelnet Global Services, as the JV will be called,
hopes to leverage the considerable domain expertise as
well as client relationships of both HDFC and TCS to
become a market leader, with 7,000 employees, revenues
of rs.700 crore and earnings of rs.300 crore in about
five years. Coming up next month: Intelnets first
call centre in Navi Mumbai, with 200 seats and 500
employees. Intelnet will be capitalised at Rs.20
crore, with HDFC and TCS holding 45 percent each, and
the balance 10 percent reserved for employee stock
options. It will have a six-member board with three
nominees each from HDFC and TCS. The chairman of
Intelnet will be nominated by TCS. Ramping up from
Navi Mumbai: centres in Chennai, Bangalore and Pune,
each with 500 seats. Intelnet plans to scale up to
about 1,200 employees in two to three years, and
another 6,000 -odd over the next few years.

8. Which MNC has Sripad Nadkarni as its marketing head

?
Ans: Coca-Cola

9. He worked four years in an ad agency and came up

with the line Naughty but Nice to sell some brand of
shampoo. Who ? (Only Padma can help you!!!)
Ans: Salman Rushdie. I think the clue was too powerful
not to answer. I was referring to Padma Lakshmi who
was in chennai recently.

10. Which actress was recently signed on to be the

brand ambassador for Limca ?
Ans: Sonali Bendre. Those of u who read the ET article
on Simran signing up for Fanta, should have read it
fully.

1. Who owns Bettman Archives, the world's largest collection of historical

and news photographs ?

Ans: Bill Gates . I have given points if u answered corbis

2. who regulates the gambling industries in UK?

Ans: The Gaming Board for Great Britain. Only two could crack it namely,
Feroz and Ramdoss.

3. What was changed from 10 to 11 in Japan on January 1, 1999?

Unattempted question.

Ans: Effective January 1 mobile phone numbers were

changed from 10 to 11 digits in order to cope with the
increase in the number of users -- now over 44 million.
The Asahi Shimbun reports that the industry is expected
to spend billions 'providing help to update the phone numbers
people have input into their mobile phones, adding
new codes and rearranging the digits via computer.

Visit http://www.aic.or.jp/related/Brief/brief03.htm for more details.

4. If i have given you II Sole - 24 Ore what i would have given you?

Ans: Only Ramdoss and Devi Mohan got this one right. Its nothing but
Italy's financial daily.

5. who is the exclusive distributor of D&G and La Prairie in India?

Ans: Euro Traditions. Unanswered question in this quiz.

6. What is GenJam?

Ans: This one is a sitter.

Infys Nayan Modai says "GenJam, which stands for Genetic
Jammer, is a computer program that learns to play jazz
solos, using a software technology called genetic algorithms.
This technology applies the principles of biological genetics
to search for solutions to artificial or abstract problems.
In GenJam's case, the genetic algorithm searches for pleasing
melodic ideas with which it constructs jazz improvisations

7. Name the worlds third largest derivates exchange?

LIFFE which stands for London International Financial Futures and Options

8. What is DCM slip ?

Almost everyone cracked it. Dont Come Monday Slip.

Australian way of saying "You're fired"... Dont Come Monday (DCM)

9. This one is for bankers.

An Indian bank with an account in New York will
call the record in its own books of its New York account
a what account? The same account in the New York
bank's books would be what account?
I want the term.

Nostro Account and Vostro Account

10. What is MATIF?

March Terme International de France .
Futures exchange of France

1. Skin Chrono is a range of watch from which company

?

Ans: Swatch

2. What is Bharti Televentures Ltd.(BTVL) domestic

long distance (DLD) network called ?

Ans: India One

3.Come April, Swissair is to sport a new brand name

in the local sky. Give the brand name.

Ans: Swiss

Swissair, the airline that filed for bankruptcy

protection following The terrorist attacks of Sept.
11, will have a new name come April 1, and will resume
service in Chicago. Swissair and its European regional
carrier, Crossair, will simply be called "Swiss,"
Swiss Air Lines Ltd. announced Thursday in Basel,
Switzerland. And the airline will continue its one
daily non-stop flight between O'Hare Airport and
Zurich.

The name is changing because of "legal" issues, said

airline Spokeswoman Jackie Pash. To avoid legal
confusion and because Swissair is in bankruptcy,the
airline is being renamed, she said.
Swissair is altering its logo and look, the company
said. It will also continue its other non-stop U.S.
service between Zurich and Boston, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Newark and Washington.
Like many air carriers, Swissair was sent reeling by
the events of Sept. 11. The airline shut down for a
short period and subsequently filed for bankruptcy
protection in October. The last flights under the
Swissair name will be March 31. The airline was
revived by an infusion of about $1.5 billion from the
Swiss government, banks and private investors, and the
new Swiss is being built on the old routes and planes
of Swissair and Crossair.
"By building a meaningful, emotional connection with
consumers, the brand 'Swiss' will become one that air
travelers will identify with and want to be a part
of," said Swiss Chief Executive Andre Dose.
Swiss will offer 126 destinations in 59 countries, and
the company said tickets issued to Swissair customers
for trips scheduled after March 31 will be honored on
Swiss.

4. We hear about Reebok very often, but what is

Weebok?

Ans: Footwear and apparel for toddlers and children

under five years of age.

According to industry estimates, the kids footwear

market is estimated at Rs 1,000 crore. Bata, Action
and Liberty are the key major players in this
category. Interestingly, however, all the three top
brands are priced in the mass segment and the premium
footwear segment for children is more or less vacant.
The children's apparel market, meanwhile, is estimated
at roughly Rs 480 crore. Significant players in this
category include Weekender Kids, 0-12 Benetton and Lee
Kids, among some others.
Meanwhile, the industry buzz is that Reebok is set to
introduce ladies-and-kids store. The soon-to-be
domestic launch of the Weebok range follows the
introduction of the Greg Norman brand of golf apparel
and accessories which Reebok India brought into the
country from its international portfolio about six
months ago.

5. How would you better connect the following persons?

P. Sugavanam, M.S. Ramachandran, A.K. Mitra and S.K.

Barua, a Professor and Strategic Management Consultant

at IIM-A.

Ans: The team that decided on the bid price for IBP.
33.58% of IBP for a mind boggling Rs. 1153.68 crore.

6. To 'Get The Edge' in your business what should you

do ?

Ans: Become a client of AT&T. Get the Edge is the

tag line of AT&T.

7. What makes a Keki Dadiseth or a Vindi Banga ? For

years its been shrouded in mystique. At HLL, this
program is where they make and break CEOs. Name this
Program.

Ans: LISTERS. Only Akshay got this right.

8. 'Xplod' is a new car audiorange from which company?

Ans: Sony

9. Which celebrity was recently signed up to endorse

Thums Up ?

Ans: Sushmita Sen. Virender Sehwag was signed for

COKE.

10. Who is the Chairman of the Murugappa Corporate

Board ?

Ans: N.S.Raghavan, Co-founder of Infosys

N S Raghavan takes over as Murugappa Group Chairman

New Delhi, April 13 , 2001

Mr N S Raghavan has been appointed as the new Chairman
of the Murugappa Corporate Board (MCB) of the Rs 3,900
crore Murugappa Group.

Making this announcement at a press conference today,

Mr M V Subbiah, The current Chairman of the MCB, said.
"The board's decision is a part of improving the
corporate governance process of the Murugappa Group
Initiated in October 1999 for transforming a
family-owned business to a Professionally managed
group."

Mr Raghavan, an independent director of the MCB, will

serve as a non-executive Chairman, with a specific
mandate to search for a highly qualified successor to
head the Group. The new chairman will also be
responsible for actualising the Group's vision and
strengthening its corporate governance initiatives.

"My focus will be to create the right cultural

environment to encourage creativity and fuel growth,"
said Mr. Raghavan. "The Murugappa Group is blessed
with a large talent pool, whose skills and expertise
need to be leveraged for the benefit of the whole
Group," he added.

1. Who headed the delegation of CII that recently

visited Afghanistan ?

Ans: Maruti Udyog MD Jagdish Khattar. Only Ramkumar

and Anand Mihir got this right.

2. Which company has come out with its smallest and

lightest tri-band handset called V66 ?

Ans: Motorola

3. Which ad agency has taken away the Raymond-The

Complete Man account from Enterprise Nexus ?

Ans: RK Swamy BBDO

4. Indias biggest golf event is no longer the Indian

Open.

Ans: The Royal Challenge Indian Open. Only Feroze,

Ramkumar and Diwakar gave the right answer.

5. KOBETWO with an Integrated 3D Torsion system and

lacing girdle is a new range of shoe from which
company ?

Ans: ADIDAS. The shoe is priced at Rs. 5999 .

6. Samuel Palmisano is the new Chief of which Multi

National giant ?

Ans: IBM

7. Which company owns the low-end tea brands Agni and

Sholay ?

Ans: Tata Tea

8. What Advent is to LINTAS, this is to Euro RSCG.

Ans: Neerja RSCG. Ad agencies have started having an

exclusive arm for Promotions.

9. Which company is all set to launch a new apparel

brand under the Axs tag ?

Ans: Arvind Mills of Lalbhai Group. None gave the

right answer.

10. With which Insurance company would you associate

actor Naseeruddin Shah ?

Ans: Tata AIG

1.0.which is Indias first four stroke scooter ?

Ans : Bajaj Legend

2.0International luggage brand Samsonite is

manufactured in India in partnership with which
company?

Ans : Tainwala Plastics

3.0If Golden Handshake is the way to get rid of

excess employee, what is the way to retain good
employee?

Ans Golden Hadcuff

4.0Which owner of Consolidated Press Holding came to

India in the year 2000 to announce new ventures.

Ans : Kerry Packer

5.0One Indian Company tried to clone Pfizers Viagra

in India, marketing of which was stayed by Delhi court
by an ex-parte injunction as Pfizer said that the
brand name and the shape of the drug was close to
Viagra. Which company was involved?

Ans : Zydus, a Cadila Health-care Group company (

Penegra was the clone)

6.0Which MNC has the by-line Communication

Unlimited ?

Ans Siemens

Audience Question:

1.0We have heard of WW1, WW2. But what is World War

3.0 ?

Ans: World War 3.0 : Microsoft and its enemies

..International Best Seller book by Ken Auletta on
Microsoft Antitrust Trial.

ROUND 2.0

1.0Who is the first Asian to head a British University

?

Ans : Lord Swaraj Paul when he was elected the
Chancellor of Wolverhamton University in May 2000.

2.0Metro Goldwyn Mayer ( MGM ) trademarked the roaring

of the lion . Which other company patented a
particular sound?

Ans Harley Davidson for the sound of the v-twin

common crankpin motrcycle engine in February 1994.

3.0Why is UKs Celador very much in the news ?

Ans : They hold the rights for the famous Who wants
to be a millionaire TV Game show.

4.0Which is the most current model of Barbie doll

released?

Ans : President Barbie

5.0Identify the personality : Graduate from Osmania

University, diploma from IIM Ahmedabad, started career
with PMG.

Ans : Harsha Bhogle

6.0In the world of customized cars, what does DC stand

for/

Ans : Dilip Chabaria ( d c design )

Audience Question

1.0Who is the promoter brain behind Balaji Telefilms?

Ans : Ekta Kapoor

2.0What is the name of Shivaji Ganeshan;s

granddaughter who was married to Sudhakaran, foster
son of Jayalalithaa?

Ans : Sathyalakshmi

3.0Where is the funnybone located and why is it

called so?

Ans : In the elbow. The bone is the inner condyle of

the humerus

4.0In army drill, what is The longest way up and the

shortest way down ?

Ans : An Army Salute

ROUND 3.0
.

1.0f what claim of fame is Asthaa Arora?

Ans : She is Indias so called Billionth Baby.

2.0Which Global company was formed by Fredrick Smith?

Ans : FedEx. It was founded in 1971 and began

operation in April 1973 after Mississippi native Fred
returned to US, serving US Marines in Vietnam during
1966-1970.

3.0When Yashwant Sinha talks of BPL, what does he mean

?

Ans : Below Poverty Line

4.0Who said when I feel like a strange animal in a

zoo?

Ans : Azim Hasan Premji after press reporters asked

for his reaction when one morning his assets made him
the second richest person in the world behind Bill
Gates.

5.0Who said If you can dream it, you can do it.?

Ans : Walt Disney

6.0Expand N and R in the name of N R Narayanmurthy of

Infosys?

Ans : Nagavara Ramarao

Audience Question :

1.0Who wrote the book Marketing Management?

Ans : Philip Kotler

ROUND 4.0
.

This was an audio round.

1.0Suhana Safar songadline of which product :

Yamaha Crux

2.0Theme musicof which channel : BBC

3.0News reading.identify the voice : Vikram Chanda of

Star News

4.0Ad soundtrack..identify the product : Surf Excel

5.0Theme musicof which TV channel : Star News

6.0Title song of Friends in Star WorldWhich group

sang : Rembrandt.

Audience Question :

1.0Music Ad..Which product brand : Kwality Wall's

2.0Voice of a celebrity.identify : Arundhati Roy

ROUND 5.0

1.0Logo of which car brand has simili with Olympic

symbol?

Ans : Audi

2.0 In this ad, a car with wings is shown waiting at

the runway ready for take off. Which car ad ?

Ans : Maruti Esteem

3.0 What Jack Welch is to GE, who is so to Intel?

Ans : Andy Grove

4.0.Name of which Korean company means modern ?

Ans : Hyundai

5.0.Who is the Chairman of IMG ?

Ans : Mark H McCormack

6.0.In the Pepsi TV ad where Shahrukh Khan and Sachin

Tendulkar features, which cricket ground is shown ?

Ans : Lords

Audience Question :

1.0 What sports is banned in Singapore as it is

timewasting?

Ans : Cricket

2.0 What is the root of the word English ?

Ans : It comes from the Latin Angles.


3.0 What is Interlude ?

Ans : The play in between two acts of a theatre.

Lude in Latin means play.

4.0 When Kerry Packer started night cricket, the

players had what bylines on their uniforms ?

Ans : 'Big boys play at night'.

5.0Which bird can not fly and growls like a dog?

Ans : Kiwi

6.0What is the difference between turtles and tortoise

?

Ans : Turtles are marine only. Tortoise are both land

and marine creatures.

ROUND 6.0
.

1.0Name the founder of Readers Digest ?

Ans : Lila and Dewitt Wallace.

2.0Name the first composite aircraft built in India?

Ans : Hansa ( by NAL )

3.0Name the founder of Qualified Learning Systems ?

Ans : Shiv Khera

4.0Which company of Chennai has been getting quality

awards from GM for successive years, named as
Supplier of the Year ?

Ans : Sundaram Fasteners ( for radiator caps )

5.0Who is sponsoring Indian Hockey team in The World

Cup ?

Ans : Castrol

6.0Name Indias single largest Foreign Invested

corporate entity ?

Ans : Dabohl Power Corporation by Enron

ROUND 7.0
.

This was a video round . One had to identify
person/object/ brand.

1.0 Amway
2.0 Godrej Prima
3.0 FedEx
4.0 Indian Express
5.0 Shipping Corpn
6.0 Times of India

Audience Question :

1.0 Westside

ROUND 8.0
.

This was a rapid fire round. Each team was given 10

questions.

Team 1

1.0 Which brand gets its name from latin snow white

Ans : Nivea

2.0 With what cigarette brand would you associate the

slogan Men of action Satisfaction ?

Ans : Scissors

3.0 Which Management Guru propagated the term

'Core Competency?

Ans : C K Prahlad

4.0 which luxury brand of car is named after the

founder of the car city Detroit ?

Ans : Cadillac

5.0 Who is the hot shot India born lady in Pepsico who
has been selected by Fortune as one of the most
powerful business woman ?

Ans : Indra Nooyi

6.0 Where is Tidel Park located ?

Ans : Chennai

7.0 Which International shirt maker is celebrating 150

years of its existence ?

Ans : Arrow

8.0 Dynatech, made in the 1970s was the first of its

kind. This product became visible in 1990s in India.
Which product ?

Ans : Mobile Phone

9.0 This car celebrated its first birthday in India in

Mumbai with tunes from Shankar Mahadevan. Which brand
?

Ans : Ford Ikon

10.0 Which hard liquor, traditionally made from

Potato literally means Little Water in local lingo ?

Ans : Vodka

Team 2

1.0 Which French sportswear brand has started selling

Designers Kurta-Pajamas successfully ?

Ans : Lacoste

2.0 Which TV Channel hold the right of telecasting

50th. Miss World paegent show?

Ans : Zee English

3.0 In which country has Bajaj Auto recently started

production facility ?

Ans : Brazil

4.0 Which is the source country for the world famous

Marino wool ?

Ans : Australia

5.0 Which PSU was formed from the amulgamation of Esso

and Caltex ?

Ans : Hidustan Petroleum

6.0 Which Indian Packaging company has taken over a

packaging company called Propack in China?

Ans : Essel

7.0 In what make of car did M S Chaudhury and his wife

Neena of Calcutta achieve the record for first
circumnavigation of the world?

Ans : Contessa

8.0 Which is the largest Petroleum company of the

world?

Ans : Shell ( ? )

9.0 Nazomi 503 is the fastest of its kind in the

world. What is it ?

Ans : Train

10.0 Name the new generation fuel cell car brought out
by GM?

Ans : Hydrogen

Team 3

1.0 Name the President of Hyundai Corporation.

Ans : Biyung Ju Chang

2.0 What is the most current model of Barbie?

Ans : President Barbie

3.0 Which US Consulate in the world processes maximum

number of H1B Visa ?

Ans : Chennai

4.0 Name the special cyber caffe recently introduced

by Sify ?

Ans : Iso Zone ( ? )

5.0 When I was deflowered, they lost interest in me.

who said this and where ?

Ans : President Bill Clinton at the Amber Fort in

Jaipur , when he was chased by monkeys and he had to
throw away the flower garlend from his neck ( note the
obvious hint of Miss Jennifer Flower with whom he
supposedly had an affair.)

6.0 Entrect International P.Ltd is owned by which

ex. Indian Test Cricketer to market Mont Blanc pens
?

Ans : Dilip Dosh

7.0 Who is the author of the book Beyond Boundaries

?

Ans : Swaraj Paul

8.0 One of the doyen of Indias IT world was once

arrested in an European country for his supposedly
communistic ideology. Identify.

Ans : N R Narayana Murthy

9.0 Who is the head of Microland ?

Ans : Pradeep Kar.

10.0 What is 360 degree apprisal ?

Ans : Apprisal system where employees are assessed by

seniors, juniors and peers.

Team 4
.

1.0 Which is the consulting company acquired by

electronics giant HP?

Ans : PriceWaterhouse Coopers

2.0 Which Pharma company markets Ayurvedic Concept

range of health products?

Ans : Himalaya Drugs Company

3.0 Which internationally famous sports apparel

company was established by a famous French Tennis
player in the 1930s ?

Ans : Lacoste

4.0 In which hospital did Atal Bihari Bajpayees knee

surgery was done ?

Ans : Breach Candy, Mumbai

5.0 Which German Car Audio brand is no.1 in the world

as per BBCs Money Talk?

Ans : Blaupunkt

6.0 Which Hollywood star and Omega Brand Ambassador

was recently in India to meet Dalai Lama ?

Ans : Pierce Brosnan

7.0 Athens got the right to host the next Olympic.

Which city came second in voting ?

Ans : Toranto

8.0 Of what claim to fame is Dennis Tito ?

Ans : First civilian Space Tourist

9.0 From which village of Tamilnadu was matinee idol

Rajkumar kidnapped?

Ans : Gajnaur

10.0 Who wrote the book The Heart of a Leader ?

Ans : Kenneth Blanchard

Team 5
.

1.0 In 1979 this large Chaebol which is in trouble now

started production as a manufacturer and exporter of
garments. Name them.

Ans : Daewoo

2.0 Which is the largest brewery brand in Europe today

?

Ans : Heinneken

3.0 Emami plans to launch a range of Ayurvedic

personal care products in collaboration with which
Bollywood artist ?

Ans : Madhuri Dixit.

4.0 Which India born entrepreneur was hailed as the

Most Successful Venture Capitalist of All Times by
the online magazine Valley Talk' ?

Ans : Vinod Khosla

5.0 What is the new name of the consulting firm

Anderson Consulting after a long drawn family feud ?

Ans accenture

6.0 Which Advertising Legend was supposed to have said

If you have nothing to say, sing it ?

Ans : David Ogilvy

7.0 Name of which world famous brand of cigarette was

inspired by a record partnership in first class county
cricket ?

Ans : 555 inspired by 555 run partnership record of

Sutcliff and Holmes.

8.0 Intention of terminating of which scheme of UTI

caused enormous public outcry and litigations ?

Ans Rajyalakshmi

9.0 Winners of KBC gets cheques drawn on which bank ?

Ans : ICICI

10.0 Which famous Swiss watchmaker markets a range of
metal cased watches under the subbrand nameIrony ?

Ans : Swatch

Team 6

1.0 Which Indian company indigenously produced

HepatitisB Vaccine called Shanvac B and gave MNCs a
good run for their money ?

Ans : Shantha Biotechnics

2.0 On which company was Arun Bajorias takeover

threat targeted ?

Ans ; Bombay Dying

3.0 Which American company first introduced the

quality control technique of Six Sigma ?

Ans : Motorola

4.0 Which airlines use the slogan Be good to

yourself?

Ans : Emirates

5.0 In 1964, what was introduced in Japan before

Olympic in mass communication?

Ans : Bullet Train

6.0 If Bollywood is in Mumbai, Tollywood is in

Kolkata, Kollywood is in Chennaiwhere is Lolywood ?

Ans : Lahore

7.0 Who is the first Indian actrss to feature on the

cover of Time magazine ?

Ans : Parveen Baby

8.0 Which Textile company of India is headquartered in

Neville House ?

Ans : Bombay Dying

9.0 What useful and innovative computer accessory was

invented by Douglas Engelbert in 1968?

Ans : The Mouse

10.0 Which Indian Confectioneries brand and Times

Warner were involved in a legal wrangle over the
Bunny logo ?

Ans : Nutrine

ROUND 9.0
.

1.0 In the year 1997, Business India named two

Businesspersons as The Businessmen of the year. Name
them.

Ans : Mukesh and Anil Ambani

2.0 Who was the chief of Air India who was disgraced
and suspended for nepotism, but subsequently relieved
of all charges a day before his retirement ?

Ans : Michael Mascarenhas

3.0 Who was this famous cricket captain of a national

team who was also a renowned psychologist ?

Ans : Mike Brearley

4.0 : Two cells in Tihar Jail are named after two

cricketers. Who are they ?

Ans : Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli

5.0 : Beeps and Peeps were the experimental

prototypes of what legendary hard terrain vehicle ?

Ans : Jeep

6.0 : What is Le Bourse ?

Ans : Paris Stock Exchange

Audience Question :

1.0 She was the best of the bests, worst of the

worsts.She was the ultimate of beauty. With her smile,
she could make any man her slave. Who?

Ans : Cleopetra

2.0 What is the longest original english word,

recognised by Guinness ?

Ans : Floccipoccinihilipilification : It means The

act of rendering as useless.

ROUND 10.0
..........

1.0 In which city did Dewang Mehta die?

Ans : Sydney

2.0 Who is the owner of Down Under, a hightech

entertainmet parLour in Chennai ?

Ans : Karthick Chidambaram, son of ex minister P.

Chidambaram

3.0 Which organisation now does the rating for the

world cricket ?

Ans PriceWaterhouseCooper

4.0 Which is the last brand for which Mark Maskarenhas

signed Sachin to endorse ?

Ans : TVS Victor

5.0 What is the name of Vijay Mallyas father who in

his own right was a famous person ?

Ans : Vittal Mallya

6.0 Expand EID in the name of EID Parry.

Ans : East India Distillary

..................................................

1. To start with music. Which brand of car would you come across in the Eagles
"Hotel California" ?

Ans- Mercedes-Benz "Her mind is Tiffany twisted

She's got the Mercedes benz"

2. Name the world's only privately owned bank still to have the highest
possible ratings of S&P [Standard and Poor's]?

Ans- RaboBank

3. This company is supposed to be the worlds biggest insurance broker by

revenue?

Ans- Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. Very few correct answers.

4. Shyam Jha, VP of Corvis coined this word. Which one?

Ans- Palmtop

5. When I was a kid i often wasn't the best player on the team. When I got to
this company , I was not always the smartest guy in the room. But I always
looked to find the best people smarter than me. Once I did that they would
take care of the rest. I am supposed to be the first employee of this company.
Tell me who am I? If u know me why not u give me the company name?

Ans- Jack Welch of what else ? GE.

6. First introduced in the hill locked Koraput district on an experimental

basis, the service spread to other districts following satisfactory results.
This service had carried an urgent message from the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru
from sambalpur to cuttack on April 13, 1948 in less than 5 and 1/2 hours. The
message reached the authorities well in advance before Nehru who was to address
a public meeting. Which service am i talking about and it was in the news
recently.

Ans- Orissa Police Pigeon Service. It was in the news recently because they are
planning to stop Pigeon service and to use the funds effectively in other
areas.

7. To which giant would you associate the term 4PL with , which happens to be
its trademark?

Ans- Andersen Consulting, now Accenture

8. If you associate MY TIME with Global Trust Bank To whom would you associate
Cashpoint for?

Ans- Canara Bank. Only two or three could crack this.

9. This young airlines took Pope John Paul II twice to Croatia. During their
first service to him they had to send representatives to the vatican in order
to research Pope's dietary needs coz they wanted Pope to have dinner in
aircraft. But pope came aboard the aircraft after having just attended a dinner
and ended up that he wont have anything. Atlast he had onething in the flight.
What did pope had during his first trip in that airline. Name also the
airline.

Ans- Croatia Airlines. First time Pope had only Coca Cola.
other answers recd : Pepsi, Virgin Airlines
coke, Alitalia
Orange Juice, Ryan Air {sudhir kamath}

10. This company claims itself to be the first company in the world to offer
all four real-time language translation applications. E-mail, Chat, Text and
Browse applications. Name the company.

Ans- Amikai.

11. Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau was in news recently. WHY?

Ans- Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau (known as KfW) is the German state-owned

development bank laid its footsteps in India for business
while BNP Paribas, Duetsche Banks exits from retail banking.

12. John H. Patterson founded this company and its now the worlds largest in
its field. Name the company and their product?

Ans- National Cash Register Company, maker of the first mechanical cash
registers and largest producer of cash registers.

13. What type of card is a Powerplus, the one recently launched by Sundaram
Finance ?

Ans- "It is a value added fleet card. POWERPLUS Fleet Card has the unique
feature of both prepaid and credit options and provides accident cover to both
fleet operator and the driver. Eliminating the cash transactions at petrol
stations while drawing fuels and lubricants, the POWERPLUS Fleet Card will
provide fleet owners the advantage of monitoring all transactions tracking the
fleet movement which will help exercise necessary "control" in their fleet
operations" explains Debajyothi.

Happy Learning Folks........

1. This book is dedicated to the gentleman who has

been bugging me to write on this subject for years.
Hell remain anonymous to keep him out of trouble.
Where do u see this dedication ?

Ans: Big Brands Big Trouble by Jack Trout . None of

them got this right

2. This savvy speakers luck turned ironically when a

government decision to nationalize Bihars coal mines
left his family penniless and forced him to proceed to
New Jersey, where he started peddling Life Insurance
door to door. Identify the Personality.

Ans: Shiv Khera who was recently in Chennai to release

the Tamil version of his book You Can Win. Sharad
and Subham Roy got this right.

3. Who has made more budget speeches than any other

Finance Minister in India ?

Ans: Morarji Desai who has made 10 budjet speeches

though two of them were interim budjet speeches. No
correct hits.

4. Magicool is a new range of Split and Window

Airconditioner from which company ?

Ans: Whirlpool. Subham Roy and Chaudhary got this

right.

5. This Conglomerate which believes in bringing good

things to life sports a new Corporate Image. What is
its new Positioning theme?

Ans: GE : A Company of Ideas which does a lot more

than light bulbs and washing machines. Manivannan and
Chaudhary had identified the Company as GE. Though I
was looking for more, as the saying goes Something is
better than Nothing. Both get full points.

6. In 1980, HCL established its first transnational

venture in Singapore. Name it.

Ans: Fareast Computers (Pte) Ltd. A pioneer in the

Singapore IT market for System Integration Solution.
Only Manivannan hit the nail on the head.

7. HP Investors have discussed asking this person to

become Interim Chairman of HP, if the HP-Compaq merger
is rejected and Chairman & Chief Executive Carly
Fiorina leaves. Name him.

Ans: Lew Platt, former executive of HP. Only kishore

got this right.

8. Temptations is a brand of chocolate from Cadbury.

Now which company owns the brand Celebrations ?

Ans: Googly! Cadbury again. Anil and Manivannan

figured it out.

9. This company, a founder member of the Indian Direct

Selling Association(ISDA) advertises that its products
come with a 100% customer satisfaction or money refund
guarantee.

Ans: Amway. The next time u see an Amway print ad

dont forget to check the two corners of the ad.

10. With which Company/Brand would you associate the

tagline Because business cant wait ? (I want a
specific answer)

Ans: Godrej Prima Communication Solutions. No one got

this right.

1. Which two Indian Companies are all set to merge on

the All fools Day ?

Ans: RIL & RPL

1. FICCI recently conducted its annual convention on

the business of entertainment. Name the convention.

Ans: Frames. This year it was called Frames 2002.

2. SEBI Chairman D R Mehta retired recently and former

LIC chairman Bajpai replaced him. Now what does D R
stand for in his name D R Mehta ?

Ans: Devendra Raj. Only Damodharan of Iflex and Ramdas

of TCS gave the right answer.

3. Name the proposed brand of bottled water that is to

be launched by the Railways shortly.

Ans: Rail Neer.

Railways introduces 'Rail Neer'

Acting on complaints of poor quality of bottled

waterat stations, Railways plan to produce its own
packaged drinking water and sell them under the brand
name"Rail Neer".Plants for this purpose will be
established by the newly set up Indian Railways
Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).These
plantswill be set up in a phased manner throughout the
country, Railway Minister Nitish Kumar said
whilepresenting the Budget for 2002-03 in Lok
Sabhatoday. "Rail Neer" will be the exclusive brand to
besold at railway premises and trains to ensure
thatpassengers got quality drinking water, he said.
The Minister said since the entire investment in the
project would be by IRCTC, it would not put any
additional burden on Indian Railways finances. He
saiddecision had been taken in view of complaints
regarding the poor quality of bottled water being sold
at railway stations.

4. With which corporate would you associate the

tagline Enduring Value ?

Ans: ITC.

5. What was the first patent in the world given for ?

Ans: Epsom Salts, in the year 1698

6. Diva is a collection of Pearl Diamond jewellery.

Which company launched it recently ?

Ans: Tanishq

Diva, a unique collection of 50 designs, combines the

natural softness of pearls with the intense brilliance
of diamonds. The inspiration for this collection is
the modern Indian woman, who is a fine balance of cool
practicality and soft sensuality. The modern Indian
woman is a perfect combination of contrasts strong
yet sensual, professional and a perfect homemaker ;
independent and caring, hard working and elegant.
Likewise, the new Diva collection is also a harmonious
combination of contrasts. The designs combine the
sheer brilliance of diamonds with the soft luminosity
of pearls in exquisite forms that bring about a
perfect and alluring symphony of two precious and
distinctive elements.
The 'look' of the jewellery is very versatile, can be
worn on any occasion and with all types of ensembles.
The range offers elaborate necklace sets that can be
worn to a formal evening party as well as smart and
elegant pendant earring sets for any occasion. A large
part of the collection is rhodium plated and sports
the white look, which is the current fashion rage in
the country and abroad. The range is very reasonably
priced and prices commence from a very affordable Rs
2,000. Most of the products are in the Rs 10,000 to
Rs20,000 range.

7. Which bike is being advertised as Indias first

4-valve bike ?

Ans: Kinetic GF 125.

Kinetic Engineering Limited, leading two wheeler

manufacturer has launched the GF125 - an exciting,
high performance motorcycle. The GF125 is being made
in collaboration with Hyosung Motors of Korea and is
expected to be a breakthrough product in the fast
growing motorcycle segment.GF125 brings to India the
first a four-valve engine technology for superior
performance. The GF125 series is Kinetic's second
offering in the motorcycles category after the good
response to its100 cc Kinetic Challenger

8. With which famous personality would you associate

he following quote. I would suggest that the CEO
regard himself as the Chief Disclosure Officer ?

Ans: Warren Buffet, the second richest man in the

world and the Chiarman of Berkshire Hathaway

9. Which restaurant chain was started by Hollywood

stars Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Arnold
Schwaznegger ?

Ans: Planet Hollywood

1. All know about 'Udayan', the charity organisation that became famous with
Steve Waugh's affiliation and generous financial contribution. Can u name its
founder ?

* James Gregory Stevens ( UDAYAN means resurrection ! )

2. related to the earlier question.....another famous celebrity came to the

rescue of Udayan (two decades ago) when he was in calcutta writing his book.
who ?

* Dominique Lapierre (while writing 'City Of Joy' ). As Kasthuri rightly said,

Lapierre's book royalties take care of most of the funding.

3. Santoor wasnt accepted as a classical instrument.What was the flaw according

to the experts and what did Pandit Shiv kumar Sharma do to bring it to the
mainstream of indian classical music. (2 points)

* For an instrument to be accepted as classical it has to be able to emulate

the human voice, the ultimate classical instrument. This requires the effect of
meend (glissando), which is the ability to pass, unbroken, from one note to
another, as opposed to staccato. Two techniques could be used to create this
effect on a stringed instrument. One is by pulling the string, as in the sitar,
and the other is by gliding the fingers as in the sarangi or sarod. Shivkumar
Sharma sustains the resonance of the notes and maintains their continuity by
gliding his kalam, or strikers along the strings very delicately , creating
very little vibration. This gliding technique allows him to play alap, the slow
improvised invocation of a raga.

Also, In the vedic period the strings were made of dried grass, later replaced
by gut strings and the metal chords we see today. The instrument that Shivkumar
Sharma started with had 25 bridges, with 4 strings each. He increased the
number of bridges to 29 and reduced the number of strings to 3 per bridge, a
total of 87. This brought greater clarity and took less time to tune. The
melodic range is now 3 full octaves.

4. What is special about the phone call made by Sukhram to jyoti Basu ?

* It Was the first Mobile Phone call made in india.

5. Who was the kiwi captain during the 1996 cricket world cup ? how was he
selected or elected as the captain of the team?? (2 points)

* Lee Germon. The NZ team management was looking for a new captain as they felt
that none of the team members was capable of leading the team (and also not
many volunteered for the job). So they put up an advertisemnt in the newspaper
asking for a team captain with the requisite skills and LEE GERMON applied
(among many) !!!!

Unbelievable ??? I was shocked too !!!! But I had heard it from Lee Germon
himself in a TV interview. Wish we had applied too !!!!!!

6. How did the band UB40 get it's name?

* Many got this right....its an unemployment benefit form in the UK.

7. What s the xpansion of the 'SIM puter' ?

* A low-cost handheld computer developed by seven Indian engineers(IISC and not
IIT) to take the Internet to rural masses will start rolling out in May, the
head of a firm pioneering the project said.

The "Simputer", short for Simple, Inexpensive, Multilingual, is championed by

its followers as a friend of the poor, but some of its supporters add that its
features match cool and trendy handhelds like those built by Palm.
At $250, the Simputer will be three times cheaper than a PC, and cost about the
same as a colour TV set, a price level which is expected to help spread
computers to the corners of India, two-thirds of whose one billion people live
in rural areas.

8. Who is the FM Radio jockey(mumbai) to be a part of the new boy band ? (hint:
grandmother)

* Chaitanya Bhosle (Chin2) , grandson of Asha Bhosle ( i know it was a pathetic

hint )

9. Nikon's FM 10 SLR is a fabvourite camera for people to start with

professional photography. Whats the full form of FM and SLR?
* Fully Manual, Single Lens Reflex

An SLR camera reflects the image onto the focusing screens by using the light
coming through the lens.
With this process, the camera can immediately fix the image onto the film,
after checking the imaging area and how the image will turn out.
This is particularly useful when using telephoto lenses or shooting close-ups.
Indeed, one of the secrets to improving your photography skills is to observe
the image on the viewfinder, one of the greatest advantages of an SLR camera.

10. Which artiste won the Grammy for 'Best Female Pop Vocal Performance' ? and
the song ??
* Nelly Furtado, I'm like a bird

1. BANK NO.1.

This great institution has issued maximum number of

Visa Credit cards in India. Name them.

( Hints : Imperial Blue..)


### SBI
Decent correct hits. Most answered was citibank.

2. DEADLY DUO

Zero Plus and Plus Plus are the two Killer deodorants
from which Brand?

(Hints : That Clumsy Oil..)

### DIESEL
Ryan Michigan, G S Gurpreet, Nishant Labh and Sanjay K
Gupta were correct.

3. TOP THREE.

As per a British Survey, the top three Airports in

Asia are 1) Hong Kong. 2) Kulalumphur 3) ?

(Hints : Melting Pot..)

### SINGAPORE
Many were correct.

4. FRESH WATER FOUR

Japan, China, USA & now India are the only four
countries to develop this produt in fresh water.
Which product?

( Hints : Bombing.)

### PEARL
Meet_grn, Prithwiraj Mukherjee, Roshan Mathews and
Victor Bhattacharjee cracked.

5. OH FIVE !

Anne Robinson, Britney Spears, Juliette Binoche,

Destinys Child and Bjork take the top spots in which
category?

( Hints : Cover-up)

### WORST DRESSED WOMEN

1. Which company was founded when, on the afternoon of

May 7, 1946, some 20 people gathered on the III floor
of a burned-out department store building in
war-devastated downtown Tokyo ?

Ans: Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation

which later became Sony Corporation.

More news On May 7, 1946, Ibuka and Morita founded

Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo Telecommunications
Engineering Corporation) with approximately 20
employees and initial capital of 190,000 yen. At that
time, Ibuka was 38 years old and Morita was 25.
Throughout their long partnership, Ibuka devoted his
energies to technological research and product
development, while Morita was instrumental in leading
Sony in the areas of marketing, globalization, finance
and human resources. Morita also spearheaded Sony's
entry into the software business, and he contributed
to the overall management of the company.

2. In 1993, who was given the dubious distinction of

Turnaround CEO of the year by Upside Magazine ?
Today he heads the company founded by him in 1984 with
$1000 in capital.

Ans: Michael Dell. As rightly pointed out by

Manivannan it was given in 1996 and not 1993 as
mentioned in the question.

Mr. Dell has earned the title "Entrepreneur of the

Year" from Inc. magazine (1989) and was also named
1992 "Man of the Year" by PC Magazine and "CEO of the
Year" for 1993 by Financial World magazine. PC Laptop
magazine named him "Portable Pioneer" of the year in
1994. In 1996 he was named "Best CEO of a Turnaround"
by Upside Magazine because of Dell's resurgence in the
notebook market and success in the global markets. In
January 1997, he was included in Business Week's list
of "The Top 25 Managers of the Year."

3. With which coffee shop would you associate the base

line/punch line A world of coffee to discover ?

Ans: Ritazza . Only Rajaram and Abhijeet could hit

the nail on the head.

Cafe Ritazza outlets are already operational at the

Lilavati hospital in Mumbai and the Fortis hospital
in Chandigarh, Shoppers Stop in Mumbai and Pune and
Crosswords in Chennai.

RADHAKRISHNA Hospitality Services ltd (RKHS), a food

and allied services company, is set to leverage its
expertise in the food sector to set up a chain of the
international branded coffee retail outlet, Ritazza ,
across the country over the next one year. The brand
is an international store-in-store brand designed by
its UK-based partner, Compass group.
The company is also planning to significantly grow
through stepping up its presence in the market by
using the infrastructure at its existing institutional
clients premises to set up Compass small convenience
store brand, StopGap.

By October 2002 they plan to set up a total of 50

Ritazza and StopGap outlets across the country. RKHS
already runs the StopGap and Ritazza coffee outlets at
the premises of its corporate clients in Hyderabad,
Bangalore and Chennai among other places.

4. Which MNC in India has made the K3G punchline It
is ALL about loving your parents, as the underlying
theme of its new e-biz sales pitch targeted at NRIs,
expats and Indians working abroad ?

Ans: Nike. No one gave the right answer.

5. This ad agency started out as D.J. Keymer in 1928,

became Bomas, and then S.H. Benson, until it was
bought over. How do we know it better today ?

Ans: O&M. It became OBM, and transformed into O&M when

Benson dropped out of the agency.

For more details visit

(http://www.magindia.com/history/hist10.html)

6. Which global giant, trumpeted its New Economy-style

creativity in slick television ads that concluded with
the line : Its how were changing the way Industries
think ?

Ans: Enron.
The contents of the advertisment

There is a very simple question behind our advertising

campaign.
WHY?

It is a small word...
but it can bring years of conventional assumptions to
a jarring halt.
Find out how we're changing the way industries think.

Discover the power of WHY

7. He has his own e-mail magazine that you can

directly subscribe to (free of charge) and 2.3 million
already have (Since july, there have been about 20
issues of his virtual magazine). And he gives
interviews to sports tabloids rather than mainline
newspapers so that he can reach out to a wider
audience. He is a Rockstar, Reformer, Provocateur, PM
and what not ?

Ans: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi. Only Manivannan

gave the right answer.

8. What is commonly referred to at Intel as Groves

law ?

Ans: Only the Paranoid Survive. Only Neelakantan

and Salil Ambat gave the right answer.

9. KH is the primary domain of which country ?

Ans: Cambodia

10. Which Indian apparel manufacturer owns Manzoni,
a premium brand of Menswear ?

Ans: Raymond

1) most bull fighting arenas have a statue of this scientist. who?

# alexander fleming because pencillin saves some lives in the bull fighting
arenas

2) in 1967 george harrison, introduced the other beatles to the teachings of

Mahesh Yogi and all 4 took up meditation. he was the only one who remained
as the follower while the others dropped out with john lennon singing ' sexy
sadie '? who's the sady in the song?
# maharishi mahesh yogi
Someone( perhaps bob'pink floyd' james) added that the song was initially
titled 'sexy sadhu'. Thanks James!!!!!!!!

3) the currency of japan is yen, america is dollar, saudi is rial. what is the
currency of Italy ?
MY BIGGEST ACHIEVMENT........TOOK U ALL FOR A COOL RIDE
$ as of today, the currency of Italy is Euro.(not Lira). Only Akila Moni,
Hanman & Sharad Patel got it right. Good presence of mind.
(thnx Patel 4 appreciating the question )

4) identify this person.....

he had a peptic ulcer operation in 1972, slip disk operation in 76, his
one kidney amputated in 1986 and another operation in 2000?
# atal behari vajpaee
( I perhaps had given the ans myself. SORRY. However, I have given points 2
everybody 4 this.)

5) which daily use item has 246 friction points on it.

# matchbox ( u must have used the word 'friction' as it generates heat. only a
few got it. most ans were shaving brush,
toothbrush...............etc).........No end to imagination

6) sergi bubka once said-" my worst enemy is .........." fill the blank?
# gravity
Only Rahul Jayanti got this . Most of u replied " myself". That was a nice try
though.
N Srinivasan feels that it is his pole ( may i know what makes u think
so.........btw u r rite about my careless attitude....u have no idea how
non-chalant i am......regards buddy)

7) in the recent 2002 UP elections a party's catchline was-' hum se jo

takrayega, hamari tarah ho jayega" . whats special of this party?
# it comprised of all eunuchs ( i thought this was an easy question.......i
was mistaken)

8) Vodafone is world's largest cellular networking company. How did they frame
their name Voda?
Ans : VOice & DAta.
vishal vaibhav answers:
# vodka? their chairman is a compulsive vodka drinker.
# very ordinary digital appliance!?
# okay, i am trying too hard!!! ;-)

9) in the world of communication, what is a 'literary piano'?

# type writer ( this went unanswered).........Aviroop answered correctly.
I think i have also given points to Keyboard
.
10) what is so special about Specimen NO 6695 or Rusty rock collected by
appolo 16 astronauts?
# it is the only evidence of water on moon

11) Nicola tesla inventor of tesla coil and induction motor along with a
another scientist X were considered for nobel prize in phy . however , tesla
didnot want his name to be associated his X. so the nobel comitee decided to
give the prize to neither.? whos mr. x?
# Thomas Alva Edison

12). After throwing out coca cola the janta govt encouraged an indigenious cola
drink? name it?
# 77 ( the year) . majority said Campa Cola.

13) which famous indian fictional character is the son of Hari Singh?
hint: think movies
# Gabbar Singh ( afterall, we all have seen the movie upteen times)

14) every tuesday afternoon the buckingham palace gets a regular visitor who
comes to brief the queen who is he?
# the PM of britian for his regular briefings on Tuesday.

15.)during WW 2 when allied soldiers sent back reports to the headquarters as

OK, what did they imply ?
# zero killed ( one of my personal favo.....)
only Aviroop got this.........GOOD

16)On whose tomb is it written-' blessed be the man who spares these stones and
cursed be the he who moves my bones'
# william Shakespeare
( Once again i had given the ans myself. Once again I am SORRY. Once again u
all get 1 pt free.)

17) Who is the only indian to have captained bayern munich?

hint : forget football
# Viswanath Anand , bayern munich is also a chess club ( i think only Kunal
Malhotra got it right, good work Buddy!!)

18) In the film sholay the immortal role of Sambha was played by McMohan.
however in the whole film he had to say just one dialogue. which one?
# "poore pachhas hazar sarkar"
Some of u have 2 see the movie again. I can't imagine somebody saying ' maine
apka namak khaya hai sarkar'. That was the dialogue of Kalia and not Sambha.

19) In a 21" TV. what does that 21" indicate?

# the diagonal of the screen......many got it right
somebody said( perhaps Rangarajan) -- the no: of years it took to launch the
TV.

ANSWERS for MAINS :

1. . What are kangaroo words ?

#- Just like a Kangaroo carries its babies in their pouch, K words carry
their own baby words with the same meaning.
like amicable-amiabel, salvage- save,destruction- ruin, observe-
see.................etc
( This is a regular question in 'What's the Good Word' competetions of my
college)
Annop Bhat did not mention that the baby word must be a synonym which is very
important condition. Sorry Annop, I did not give u any credit..)

2. Why did Alfred Hitchcick shoot his 1960 chiller Psycho in Black and white?
# He feared the sensors would be antagonised by the sight of red blood.
( anybody who meant nearly the same has got marks)

3.. what is the contribution of these animals to music- peacock, bull, goats,
crouncha birds, koel, horse and elephant?
# the seven basic swars of music originated from the voices of these animals.
sa- peacock's cry : re- bull's voice : ga- goat's voice : ma- croncha 's cry
: pa - koyal's voice : dha - horse neighing : nee- elephants trumpheting.
( this was cooly cracked!! )
Abhishek Bora says................"These animals sounds have been used to
compose the sound which comes when you switch the Microsoft XP(MIXED-ALL THESE
SOUNDS) "

4. we all have heard the 10 commandmants? what is the 11th commandment being
proposed by the present pope?
# " Thou shall use condoms" .........i had fun reading all 'excessively
imaginative' answers i got for this. but none got it right.
ravi subs says THOU SHALT NOT GOOGLE...
sudhir kamath says Thou shalt not have abortions??
feorze thinks........ Dont be a terrorist

5. in 1924 "spinning of 2000 yards of yarn a month" would make u eligible to

what as per the qualification set by mahatma gandhi?
# to be a congressman

6.managment guru Alvin Toffler's Future Shock was first featured in a

serialised form in a magazine. name this popular magazine?
# playboy :( easily cracked by most)
btw, to add info from my side, Alvin Toffler is a famous author and business
consultant has also been a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, a
visiting Professor at Cornell University, a White House Correspondent and an
editor in Fortune Magazine

7.. During the space flight of american astronaut John Glenn in 1962, the
citizens of perth did something to greet the astronauts in their spacecraft
which in turn gave the city a popular epithet? what did they do and whats the
epithet?
# they turned on all their lights and perth got its name - " city of lights "
( once again i got fundoo guesses.....
abshike bora writes......
when john glenn was falling back into earth the whole city of perth put the
lights on,so that glenn could see it from the sky.Basically to announce his
arrival
I like the way u think...though sounding funny, it nearly gave u the answer.
Afterall in Quizzing, guessing is everything.

8. in almost all photographs of napolean bonaparte he is shown with his hand

inside his jacket. why?
# He suffered from cronic nervous itching and often scratched his stomach sores
until they bled. Thats the reason why he always used to have his hand in his
pocket ( for itiching )

9." Feel the blood pound in ur head, the adrenalin rush , the breath catch in
ur throat. for all those who dare to take on the challenge this is the ultimate
nirvana" . what used to be advertised in the above lines?
# One of my personal favos.......nobody got it .
It is KARGIL ( as advertisied by J & K Tourism department before intrusion )

10. During the early years of indian film , only three instruments were used
for producing background music- tabla, harmonium and empty coconut shells.
while the tabla was used for fight scenes and harmonium for love scenes, what
was coconut shell used for?
# To produce the sound of horse hoofs.

11. The harry potter series has given many new words to english. In the book
there exists a magical mirror named "erised" ? how did this mirror gets its
name and whats its special property ? ( its workable )
#-the mirror shows the hearts desire of every onlooker..hence desire spelt
backwards as it would look in a mirror image.
( some of u worked it out......GR8)

12 .personality...
my original name is shantanu mukherji, i was born on 30th sept 1972...
won a bravery award when just 9yrs... caught a bank robber red handed...the
award was presented by j.reberio...
i also wrote a book on computer programming,,,, lotus 123 3.1+.
who am i ?
# Shaan
One of u said SHAKTIMAN.........(sudhir kamath)

13. In National Defence Academy slang, who is Retired Brigadier?

# Any cadet who has failed 3 sems. failing 1 sem makes u retired major and
failing 2 makes u a retired colonel.
( nobody got it .......seems there is no one from Sainik School background in
this group.
To add from my side, NDA, Khadakvasla (Pune) is perhaps one of the most
wonderful places i have ever been to. It till some time back was the only
institution in the world where all the three forces ( Air Force, Navy & Army )
were trained together. Even the Austrailian Govt. was planning to build
something on its lines in their country. This is the place which produces some
of the best MEN of INDIA.
By the way did u know that the main instructional building of NDA ( can be
considered 'the heart' of Indian Armed Forces) is named after another
country.........SUDAN

15. There is a b2b company called line56.com. The question is why the name
line56.com ?
(hint shakespeare's play hamlet )
## Line 56 of Hamlet reads ' 2 b r not 2 b'...........hence the b2b company
gets its name after it.

16. KFC chain was started by Col. Harland Sanders who did not come from a army
background. then how did he get the title of VCol.
# He was conferred the title by the Governor of Kentucky for making the name of
the state very popular..

17. Marilyn Monroe once confided in fellow actress Shelly Winters that she had
a secret crush on this person who was more than twice her age and that he was "
not really as old as he thought he was ". afer her death a large framed
photograph of this person was found in her room autographed--" to marilyn
.....with love and thanks". who was this person?
# Albert Einstein ( How many of u r surprised ????????? )

18.. why are the liberals always associated to left and not to the right?
# When the first french legislature after the french revolution assembly was
packed with 745 members. the liberals or the radicals were seated to the left
of the speaker and the conservative to the right.
( I have been very liberal in this question....U got to tell me that it was the
first french legislature which noone did.....My inexperience in Quiznet makes
me accept almost all answers sounding the same but missing important details.)

19.What is witches milk?

# It is the milk ejected if pressure is applied from the nipples of a newborn
child both male and female. the milk is formed due to the high blood level of
milk producing hormones of the mother,

20. why is halifax called the city of funerals?

# After the titanic went down in atlantic, 209 bodies recovered were brought
and cremated on a hill in halifax. hence the title.

21 Gandhi's 3 monkeys stand for - ' see no evil, hear no evil and speak no
evil' . of all the things in the world why were the monkeys chosen?
# This phrase was given by a Japanese monk Deng Yo. Originally the statemnt is '
mi zaru -( don't see evil) , iwa Zaru -- (don't speak evil) , & kika zaru
--(don't hear evil)..
But, in Japanese the term Zaru means both 'don't' and 'monkey'
Hence monkeys were opted.

22.. why does every royal bride of Monaco undergo a fertility test before
marriage?
# Due to a treaty , Monaco had with france in 1918 which had a provision that
calls for the absorption of Monaco into France and the subsequent loss of her
status if her monagasque prince should have no heir.

23. why did sea captains in earlier days keep pigs on board of their ships?
# Becaouse they believed that should there be a ship wreck, the pigs will
instinctively swim towards the nearest shore.
M Hanman writes:
If the ship sinks, the passengers could swim to the shore 'piggy-backing' on
the pigs

24.what was once banned in iran as it was supposed to sexually excite girls?
### Chewing Gums

25.in medivael france, traders used to go from place to place on horses. while
halting at night, they used have entertainment through cheap sex with local
damsels. as nothing would be available impromptu, they used to utilise their
saddle as the temporary bed or bedsheet. this process gave a word to english
which word?
hint: get abusive
## In french the saddle used was called something like 'bust'.......So, the
children born due to this act were associated with this word.......However in
English 'ard' is added to any word which kinda has a negative connotation like
drunkard, coward..etc..........hence the combo gives us 'bustard'.............
yeah the word is the universally used.............BASTARD

1. Which company is the largest helicopter operator in

India ?

Ans:Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. (PHHL).

Manivannan adds,
Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited was incorporated on15th
October' 1985 and is the 'Largest Helicopter Operator
in India'. The Company has achieved an unparalleled
record of over 2,60,000 flying hours till date. It has
a total staff strength of about 767 including highly
trained and experienced pilots, engineers and other
technical personnel .It's Fleet of 29 Helicopters
which include 19 Dauphin- SA365N, 3 Bell 206 L4, 2
Bell 407, 2 R44 and 3 MI-172, are at your service to
take you any place, any time with comfort and safety.
Government owned enterprise ( Govt -78.5%, ONGC
-21.5%).

1. Kroger is the largest food retailer in the US.

Now who is the largest in Singapore ?

Ans: NTUC Fairprice Co-operative set up in 1973.

3. Which book of Andy Grove sold more than 70,000

copies and advanced the thesis that a managers job
should be controlled with the same precision as a
factory ?

Ans: High Output Management. Only Ramdas Nair and

Manivannan gave the right answer.

In the book, Step by step, Andy Grove shows the

executive at any level how to use the management
techniques perfected at Intel. By applying the
principles of manufacturing to managerial work, by
getting as much leverage as possible from the tasks he
chooses to perform himself, and by eliciting peak
performance from subordinates, the manager can bring
to the working environment the precise and intense
teamwork found in athletic competition.

4. In this print ad, you would see a photograph of a

passenger airplane in a hangar with the following ad
line. The hard part is not getting it off the
ground. It is getting it out the door. Identify the
brand.

Ans: mysap.com.
Only Sharad damani gave the exact answer.
Chaudharysaab and Sunay had given SAP. I have given
them the marks.

5. Until a few months back, which company/group was

seen on the ear panels of Corporate Dossier every week
?

Ans: Aditya Birla Group

6. The Tata AIG account is no more with the ad agency

HTA.

Ans: Bates India. Those who knew the answer were able
to figure out the question.

7. In the early 1980s, this personality left the

company he co-founded, to organize rock festivals and
several eccentric Citizen detente ventures between
the United States and the former Soviet Union. For the
past decade his public activities have been mainly as
a Philanthropist backing art and science institutions
and local silicon valley schools. Identify him.

Ans: Steve Wozniak

8. In retailing jargon, what does MBO stand for ? (Not

Management By Objectives)

Ans: Multi Brand Outlets. There were no correct hits.

Management Buy Out was the common answer.

9. Which company owns the portal 01markets.com ?

Ans: Wipro Ltd.

01markets, a division of Wipro, has helped over

40customers across 50 categories with an average
saving of 9.8% in just 9 months of its operation.
01marketshas over 110 successful reverse auctions to
its credit. 01markets works with clients closely to
identify the most suitable eProcurement opportunities
and evolve the most appropriate strategy solution and
implementation plan process.

10. What was code named Project Millennium at Citibank

?

Ans: To garner one billion customers by 2010It all

started with a grand vision. In mid-1997, CEO John
Reed set a stretch target for Citibank: ensure that by
2010, the bank has a billion customers. Code named
Project Millennium, this set the stage for a series of
strategic initiatives aimed at taking Citi's50-million
strong base to almost 20 times that.

. Which American did DL meet when he was completing military service in

> 1954 after which they became real good friends??
> LARRY COLLINS
> 2. Which book of DL was made into a movie which boasted of 30
> international stars ?
> IS PARIS BURNING?
> 3. Which book of DL was made into a movie which had Patrick Swazye in it?
> CITY OF JOY
> 4. DL wrote a film on Mother Teresa. Who played the role of Mother Teresa
> in the movie?
> Geraldine Chaplin
> 5. Which is DL's latest publised book ?? (written along with Javier Moro)
> IT WAS TWELVE PAST MIDNIGHT IN BHOPAL
>

1. The congress got an overwhelming majority when Rajiv Gandhi was the PM
candidate right after his mother's death. What was the number of Lok Sabha
seats that congress got??
401 out of 515 seats !!! (source: ' Rajiv's India ' by Dinesh N Desai )
many folks were close like 415, 420 etc !!!

2. How did the company 'Oracle' get its name?

Larry Ellison was working on Project Oracle for the CIA. The project failed and
thus Larry was free to use the name !!! (Source: Larry Ellison's interview on
Click Online, BBC)

3. In cricket who is nicknamed 'Muscles' , by whom and why?

Venkatapathy Raju, name given by Brian Mcmillan of SA during their trip to
india...of course for his 'muscular' physique

4.The Movie 'Its a Mad Mad Mad World' got how many oscar nominations and how
many did it win finally ?
Nominated for 6 oscars and finally won for Best Sound Effects !!!

5. This bold guy, a few years ago in India made big news of being able to
prepare petrol by using herbal ingredients !!!! who is this bold chap ?

RAMAR PILLAI !! (everybody got this right )....

6. Indira Gandhi, when a small child had formed an organisation of children to

help elders during the freedom struggle. What was the name of this group?
Vanar Sena

7. In which novel did the ship ' Hispaniaola ' play a large part ?
Treasure Island

8. For whom did Stevie Wonder sing ' Happy Birthday to you' ?
Martin Luther King, Jr

9. Which major Indian river is also known as dibang, siong, meghna and tsang po
along its route?
Brahmaputra (Almost everyone got this right)

10. He was a shrewd communist leader, diplomat and statesman; He shocked the
world when he took off his shoes and thumped the desk at the UN. He was a
shepherd boy who became the prime-minister of his country. Name him.
Nikita Krushchev

. Which company started by 3 entrepreneurs from IIM

claims to be the first to introduce ESOP in Indian
Software Industry, the first to develop the concept of
ERP in India, and the first to introduce a SCM product
in India ?

Ans: MASTEK

2. Associate the following ad line to its brand. At

last there is one thing in life, you have complete
control over.

Ans: Mitsubishi Lancer

3. Which Indian business magnates private investment

company is called the Pharma Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. ?

Ans: Vijay Mallya

4. This company created a stir, when it was launched,

as it was the first time that Venture funding was
being made available to a bunch of professionals to
start a company in a distinctly old economic segment
garments. It also brought in concepts of Stock
Options and sweat equity to the sector. Which company
am I talking about ?

Ans: Indus League (that owns the Scullers and Indigo

Nation brands)

5. Five Countries are expected to become economic

superpowers in this new millennium. India, China and
Russia are three of them. Name the remaining two.

Ans: Brazil and Indonesia (According to Philip Kotler)

6. Expand ARPA in ARPA-Net.

Ans: Advanced Research Projects Agency.

More news
The history of ARPA leading up to the ARPANET.
A climate of pure research surrounded the entire
history of the ARPANET. The Advanced Research Projects
Agency was formed with an emphasis towards research,
and thus was not oriented only to a military product.
The formation of this agency was part of the U.S.
reaction to the then Soviet Union's launch of
Sputnikin 1957. ( ARPA draft, III-6 ). ARPA was
assigned to research how to utilize their investment
in computers via Command and Control Research (CCR).
Dr. J.C.R. Licklider was chosen to head this effort.
Licklider came to ARPA from Bolt, Beranek and Newman,
(BBN) in Cambridge, MA in October 1962. (ARPA draft,
III-6) The very first site to receive an IMP was UCLA.
Professor Leonard Kleinrock of UCLA was involved with
much of the early development of the ARPANET. His work
consisted of understanding queueing theory and as such
was one of the first computer scientists working on
the ARPANET who was dealing with how to measure what
was happening as the network would function. This made
it natural to make sure that UCLA received the first
node as it would be important to initiate the network
from the site which would measure the networks
activity. In order for the statistics to be correct
and for analysis purposes - the first site had to be
the measurement site. Sure enough UCLA was assigned to
be the Network Measurement Center (NMC).[1]

7. The 71-yr old Ford Dagenham unit near London was

closed recently due to labour unrest. The last car is
expected to go to a Ford Museum; the three before that
will go to a charity. Which brand of car was the last
to be rolled out ?

Ans: Ford Fiesta

8. In 2001, which company agreed to pay a reported

$75million over 20 years for naming rights to the
theatre where the recent Oscar awards gala was held ?

Ans: Eastman Kodak

9. Which high profile Sports personality was signed

recently by Italian Sportswear maker Fila, reportedly
for three years, to wear their shoes, which are
naturally red and weigh just 200gm each ?

Ans: Michael Schumacher

Fila strikes again and signs Michael Schumacher up for

its own 'team' in a sponsorship agreement that will
unite Ferrari's driver and Italy's leading sports
apparel and footwear holding for the next three years.

Another success for Italian style and its passion for

performance and technology. The world champion is now
ready for a new season in a new shoe designed by
Fila's advanced research and development team and with
the fundamental collaboration of Schumacher himself.
The result is a model that is at the cutting edge for
its design and its high performances in terms of the
light weight and quality that Fila guarantees for this
news creation. Schumacher will also be the endorser of
Fila's future advertising campaign and its apparel and
footwear testimonial throughout the world, both on and
off the circuits.
The Ferrari Team has also signed a three-year
agreement with the Italian Holding running until 2004.

10. Which airlines believes in making the sky the

best place on earth ?

Ans: Air France

1. Connect the following. Irish Coffee, Walnut, Black

Currant, Very Cherry and Almond Crunch.

Ans: These are the names of the recently launched

Lakme Perfect Definition Lip Liners. They are Vitamin
E enriched , hypoallergenic and water resistant.
Priced @ Rs.90.

Only Parthapratim Sengupta was close to the answer.

2. Which business group claims to be the largest

distributor of Sony Products in the world ?

Ans: The Jumbo Group of the late Manu Chabbria


3. Little Master is a 15-inch flat screen model from
which company ?

Ans: Sansui.
Only Samrat Sengupta gave the right answer.

4. What is so special about Mana Tv, that no other

Tv outfit in the country can claim ?

Ans: The first State Government owned Tv outfit in the

country

5. Which world famous footwear retailer filed for

Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early march ?

Ans: Florsheim

6. By selling what products does Reebok and Nike earn

30 to 40% of their revenues in India ?

Ans: Fitness stuff (gym equipment, workout apparel and

shoes for people burning their extra calories in
health clubs)

7. Which company was in the news for appointing

disgraced South African cricketer Hansie Cronje as the
finance manager ?

Ans: Bell Equipment, South Africa, a company that

deals in earth-moving equipment. When business leaders
slammed the appointment, Bell Equipment said Cronje
had done several projects for it as part of his
studies towards a MBA, that he was pursuing before
joining UCBSA.

8. What is common to Bupron, Bupep and Zyban ?

Ans: Anti-smoking pills

9. If good people to grow with is the baseline for

Indian Overseas Bank(IOB), with which bank would you
associate the baseline good people to bank with ?

Ans: Union Bank of India

10. In the recent elections to the Rajya Sabha, Vijay

Mallya was elected as an Independent from Karnataka.
Which other prominent businessman was elected to the
Rajya Sabha ?

Ans: R N Dhoot, JMD of Videocon International.

Shri Rajkumar Nandlal Dhoot was nominated to the Rajya
Sabha from Maharashtra as a Shivsena candidate. He is
also the government nominee director in IDBI.

1.Which South Asian capital is located at the mouth of

the river Kelani Ganga ?

### Colombo

2.Which singer first worked as music composer in the

Marathi film Ram Ram Pahuna in 1950 ?

### Lata Mangeshkar

3.Which Moghul emperor was crowned at Kalanaur in

1556 ?

### Akbar

4.Which Parsee word is often used in classical songs

meaning Imagination ?

### Kheyal

5.Which European country controles/administers the

Mediterranean island of Corsica ?

### France

6.Who represented Amalapuram constituency in AP in the

13th. Loksabha ?

### Balayogi

7.Who is the Director of the Oscar winning foreign

language film No Mans Land?

### Danis Tanovic

8.Which Mahabharat character was supposed to have

cried with the sound of the neighing of a horse during
his birth?

### Ashwathama

9.Who was the only daughter of King Dasharath ?

### Shanta

10.Which British actress, famous face of Estee Lauder

has a newborn son named Damien Charles?

### Elizabeth Hurley

11.Which actor, associated with the film Godfather

has the first names as Alfred James ?

### Al Pacino

12.In 1781, William Herschel discovered a new planet

which he named The Georgium Sidus in honour of King
George III. By what name we know it today ?

### Uranus

13.In the book The case of the velvet claws, he

appeared for the first time as a lawyer. Which
character ?

### Perry Mason

14.She was born as daughter of Lord Glamis, 14th. Earl

of Strathmore & Kinghorne and named Elizabeth Angela
Marguerite Bowes Lyon. How did we know her ?

### Queen Mother of England

15.Which is the headquarter of Panch Mahal district of

Gujarat ?

### Godhra

16.Of which Indian Musician, Norah Jones is the

daughter ?

### Pandit Ravishankar

17.Which country hosted the first world cup

championship for Football ?

### Uruguey

18.What does Article 108 of Indian Constitution deal

with ?

### Calling of Joint Session of the Houses

19.Based on which incident Dominique LaPierre wrote

his famous bookFive minutes past Midnight ?

### Bhopal Gas Tragedy

20.What important human body system parameters are

measured in systolic and Diastolic ?

### Blood Pressure

21.To which post Sir Osborne A Smith was in place from

1st. April 1935 to 30th. June 1937 ?

### He was the first Governor of Reserve Bank of

India.

22.Who became President of International Olympic

Committee after Juan Antonio Samaranch ?

### Jacques Rogge

23.To which actor did Bhishma Sahani dedicate Tamas

?

### Balraj Sahani

24.Which company is at no.1 spot as per latest Frtune

500 list ?

### Wal-mart Stores

25.Of what Protein, the horn of a Rhino made of ?

### Agglutinated Keratin found in hair

26.With what party symbol did Congress fight 1951

General Election ?

### A pair of oxen

27.Which US President flied F102 aircrafts also

invested in oil business in Texas

### Georgw W Bush, Jr.

28.Which Lok Sabha Speaker later became the President

of India ?

### Sanjeeva Reddy

29.Before V V S Lakshman which Indian cricketer was

the last to be chosen by Wisden as cricketer of the
year ?

### Rahul Dravid

30.Who is the only Indian to get the Olympic Gold

Order ?

### Indira Gandhi

31.What are Capuchin, howler, spider types of ?

### Monkeys

32.What is the original name of INS Vikrant ?

### HMS Hercules

33.Who was captain of England team when India first

played ODI IN 1974 ?

### Mike Denness

34.which channel advertises as Keralas number 1

channel ?

### Malayala Manorama

35.Which Hindi Film is based on Gujarati play

Andhala Pato ?

### Aankhen

36.Which European country was the first to legalise

Euthanasia ?

### The Netherlands

37.Which Actor started his film life with the Kannada

Film Katha Sangama ?

### Rajnikant

38.For which newspaper Daniel Pearl was working when

he was abducted ?

### The Wall Street Journal

39.Who acted in the role of Abhimanyu in the TV serial

Fauji ?

### Shahrukh Khan

40.Under the jurisdiction of which court does Andaman

& Nicober Island come ?

### Kolkata High Court

41.Who wrote the lyrics of Jagjit Singhs Nayee

Dishaen ?

### Atal Behari Vajpayee

42.Who became the first woman chief minister of Tamil

Nadu in 1988 ?

### Janaki Ramchandran

43.Which Dubai based businessmans first names were

Manohar Rajaram ?

### Manu Chabaria

44.Which revolutionary took the name Ram Mohammed

Singh Azad ?

### Udham Singh

45.In 1732 which London building was given by the then

king George I to the then Prime minister Sir Robert
Walpole ?

### 10 Downing Street

46.What is the jewish rest day from Friday dusk to

Saturday dusk called ?

### Sabbath

47.What was formed in 1985 due to the merger between

Houston Gas Co. and Inter North and was based in
Omaha?

### Enron

48.Which Indian states name literally means land of
gems?

### Manipur

49.What is the SI unit of frequency ?

### Herz

50.Which term meaning an afternoon performance in a

theatre derives its origin from the French word
meaning performance in the day time ????

### Matinee

.......................................................

1.0 LADY NO.1

She is the first woman CEO of a foreign bank in India.

Name the bank and the lady.
(Hints: Crorepati.. )

### Tarini Vaidya, KBC Bank ( of Belgium )

Shiv Kumar, K Balasubramanian, V Babu and Anand
Sivasankar are right. Sivabalan Seethaaraman chose the
Bank wrong.

2.0 TWIN OPTIONS.

In GDR Issues, what are Green Shoe and Red herring

options?
(Hints : Thats niceif it clicks..)

### Green Shoe option : Option available to the

manager of the issue to sell
more GDRs than contracted for in the subscription
agreement Since this
more fee based income, this is an incentive to the
manager of the issue.

Red Herring option : Option available to a

subscriber to the issue by way
Of equity coupons or warrants which entitles the
investor to acquire further
GDRs at a predetermined price within a predetermined
period .

Almost all of you were right to explain green shoe

option.

3.0 TEEN TEENERS

This outlet recently launched Da Vinci Syrup in

Classic, Sugar Free and all natural variety. Identity
the outlet and the syrup type.
(Hints : Jaldi)

### Qwikys, the coffee pub outlet and the syrups are
flavours ( for coffee, milk etc. ).

Only Sebi Chacko gave the full

answer correctly. V Babu and Asha Harikrishnan were
right to identify the outlet.

4.0 FOUR FOR YOU

This giant company has product brands like

Breakstones Dairy products, Crystal light
Beverages, Maxwell House Coffee and Miller Beer.
Which company I am talking about?
(Hints : Afterall.PM is always right..)

### Philip Morris of course. Many correct hits.

5.0 ORIGINAL FIVE.

Bluetooth technology which is a wireless low cost,

radio solution that enables small devices such as
personal digital assistant, cell phones, palmtops to
communicate between each other and with Internet was
originally developed by Erricson, Intel, Toshiba,
Nokia &.

Which other company?

(Hints : Yesteryears great Blue ..)

### Too obvious an answer. IBM. I was not

fare to brand IBM as Yesteryears Great. What I meant
is greatest. Thats what they were in seventys.

Many have answered motorola. Motrola is in

the SIG leading the Bluetooth Bandwagon alright but
they were not in the developing stage.

Q1. This cute, cuddly, overweight penguin is the Linux mascot. Name it.

Tux. Most of you have got it right. (T)orvalds(U)ni(x). Larry Erwig painted
the first Tux using GIMP(some program). Thanks for the info.Nupur

Q2. What is common between Napster, Gnutella and ICQ?

All three are Peer-to-Peer (P-to-P)) Networks. But, I have given it to guys
who have answered `File sharing networks'

Q3. These are PCs without a hard drive, but still offer complete access to
application running on Windows and other operating systems. Name these
devices.

Thin Clients. Only Aman got this!Most answered Network Computers and I have
given it to you( NCs and Windows based Terminals are two kinds of thin
clients)

Q4. `Rules of the garage' is a part of the million dollar advertising

campaign by Hewlett Packard, the California based PC manufacturer? What is
the significance of the garage association?

The company had its origins in a garage, and the campaign stands for their
inventive capabilities

Q5. Japanese wireless service provider NTT DoCoMo has one of the largest
number of mobile Internet subsribers. Name the service used to access
Internet?

Packet-data transmission based i-mode as opposed to WAP.

Q6. The Sydney 2000 Olympics had one of the largest and most complex
information technology networks ever built, running behind the stage. So,
applications from which company were called in to do the works?

Tivoli Systems Inc. But I will give it to guys who answered IBM, which is
the parent company.

Q7. India saw the central government budget being announced, a few days
back. So, for every rupee earned, what constitutes the largest source of
earnings for the government? Also, for every rupee spent, what is the
largest source of expenditure for the government. (Hint: One is related to
the other)

Borrowings and Interest Payments

Q8. (A sitter, as you say) This year's Grammy awards had their share of
controversy. One of the award winning albums has been criticized for the
anti-women, and anti gay lyrics. Identify the artist.

Eminem

Q9. From where does the Swedish Pop group `ABBA' derive its name?

From the initials of the founders. A Swedish canned fish company which went
by the same name agreed to lend their name to the group (Coutesy: Sriram
Krishnan)

1.0 FIERY RED.

Fire fighting equipment need necessarily to be painted

with a particular shade of red for easy
identification, when in need.

Exact shade name please.

(Hints : Mail..Office.)

### POST OFFICE RED

Some of you have mentioned Postbox Red. Nevermind,

going by the spirit of holy, full points to you.

2.0 BLACK & WHITE.

If you want to buy this car in non-metallic shades,

only two choices are available : Noble White and Ebony
Black.

Name the Car.

(Hints : Rajiv Gandhi connectionOh God ! )

### HUNDAI SANTRO

Only K Balasubramanian gave the complete answer.

Those who have mentioned Hundai alone, 0.5 points.

Hundai Plant is at Sriperambadur where RG was
assassinated.

3.0 THREE IN ONE.

This brand offers 'Shirts in the color of Coffee,

Bread and Cheese'.

Identify the brand.

(Hints : Crowning Glory.)

### LOUIS PHILIPPE ( UPPER CRUST RANGE )

Many, many correct entries.Yes Suresh Ramasubramanian,

one does not require any hint for this answer!

4.0 FOUR FOR CORE.

This common Industrial product has four identification

colors in the core : Black, Blue, Yellow & Red.

Name the exact product.

(Hints : C + abled)

### ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE.

Red, Yellow and Blue for phases and Black for the
neutral.Many correct entries.

For Hritik Sampat and Sandhya Kunche, Green core is

normally used for earthing connections.

5.0 FINE FIVES

If you want to buy this knit apparel collection, you

can get it from among others, in cornstalk, tango,
pine, riviera and pearl shade varieties.

Which company and which range of apparel I am talking

about?
(Hints : WrinklefreeAddHoli)

### COLOR PLUS, PERUVIAN PRIMA KNIT RANGE.

Almost everybody found Color Plus right, but nobody

could tell the range correctly.

1. UNIQUE IT PARK

Recently, a religious organisation has laid the

foundation stone for a 210 acre IT PARK on the
Chennai-Bangalore highway.

Name the organisation and the IT PARK.

( hints : Silken......Indus...... )

### KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETAM, KANCHIPURAM.

PRAGYA KANCHI SOFTWARE PARK

Four to Five correct entries, a few of them gave

slightly different names.However I have allowed
fullmarks as long as they are Kanchi Peetam. Saibaba
and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Trust were most
guessed. Mitesh says the actual park as of 20 acre and
the balance is for housing complex. Thanks for
additional info.

2. A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Connect ' City of Jerusalem ' and ' City of Karachi '.

( On the wings....................)

### They were the first two aircrafts making maiden

flights between UK and India in 1929.

No correct answer, although very imaginative tries

were there, like somebody thought that Prphet Mohammed
visited Karachi before going to Jerusalem.

3. POWERFUL THREE

What kind of products are ' Spy ', ' Big Boss ' and
' 303 ' ?

( Stag party ??? )

### Thease are male sex enhancing drugsand not condoms

as one of you thought. Many, many correct answers.
Gosh! You are so informative! Somebody( innocent )
however suggested them as type of rifles. Good
guess...I guess. One of you thought they are
airconditioners.

4. INNOVATIVE FOUR

Shekhar Kapoor, Suhel Seth, Hari Bhartia and Piya

Singh have promoted a venture and are organising the
first ever private film festivle in the digital
format.

Name the joint venture.

( Not analog.... chattering......)

### DIGITAL TALKIES

Lots of correct hits. The time coincided with the

festival.

5. WISHFULLY FIVE

This company deals with the following five brands :

P Series, Paper Rose, Fine Expressions, Paper Magic
and its own famous brand.

Name the company.

( comic..............)

### ARCHIES GREETINGS @ GIFTS LTD.

1. This was launched on 20.03.00. Forbes.com called it

as one of the best kept secrets in the Silicon valley.
Name the venture and the man behind it.

### ARZOO.COM & SABEER BHATIA

Four correct answers.

2. Birlas consider this number as inauspicous. They

have even skipped this digit while numbering the
floors in their 15 storied headquarter in Calcutta.
What is this number?

### 12.

Only Roshan Mathews cracked it correct. Seven was most

guessed followed by thirteen.

3.This international Apparel company has recently

appointed Narayan Karthikeyan ( of motor racing fame
)as their brand ambassador. Name the company.

### TRIAD APPAREL.

Only Bala was correct.

4. An easy one. What is the official designation of

Bill Gates in Microsoft?

### CHIEF SOFTWARE ARCHITECT.

Quite a few ccorrect hits.

5.And this current one. What is '29A' in connection

with cyber world?

### THE ANSWER I WAS LOOKING FOR - A GROUP OF VIRUS

PROGRAM WRITER WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED
W32WINUX VIRUS WHICH CAN UNIQUELY INFECT PC'S RUNNING
BOTH THE UBIQUITOUS WIDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM AND ALSO
THE INCREASINGLY POPULAR LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM.

Nobody could answer.

However some of you have mentioned section 29A of

Indian Penal code which is under consideration of an
amendment to take care of security related matters
pertaining to hacking.Since I have not much idea, i
have allowed full points to this reply.

6.Nasdaq has decided to buy 58% stake of this Pan

European Electronic Stock Exchange based in Brussels.
Which one?

### EASDAQ

Many correct hits.

7.In which stock exchange,shares of Tata Consulting

Service ( TCS ) are listed?

### NOWHERE.

TCS is a wholly owned subsidary of TATASONS.This was a

googly, but wellplayed by many of you.

8. In which year symbol'@' was chosen as the locating

symbol for email address?

### 1972

Only Vignesh Sehuraman was right.He adds - Ray

Tomlingson used it first while modifying the email
program for Arpanet.

9. At one time Birlas used to hold more stakes in this

Giant Tata company than Tatas. Which one?

### TISCO

Can you believe it? Only Narayan Iyer was correct.Most

guessed is ACC.

10. This chewing tobaco company has recently declared

its forray into mineral water segment. Which company
or brand?

### MANIKCHAND

Many are right.

11.This famous wireless network company with a name

that has very little or no relevance to its business
was almost named ' Microtel'. John Williamson of
Wolff olins came out with a different idea. What name
did it take ultimately?

### ORANGE

Three correct answers. Most guessed is 3COM.

12.Which design company has developed the new

corporate identity/logo of Glaxo Smithkline Bechem?

### FUTUREBRAND.

Only Bala was correct.

Nilanshuk Haldar says Sambit Sengupta's company in

Paris.I am not sure.

13. This government agency manages and controles

Rs.3000 crore worth of estates and properties which do
not belong to them. Name the organisation and the kind
of properties managed by them.

### CEP ( CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTIES ).

These are the properties once owned by persons who

opted to live in Pakistan with Pakistani Nationality.

14. Bluetooth technology which aims to unite computing

and telecommunication is named after a 10th. century
Danish king who united Denmark and Norway. What was
his Danish name?

### HARALD BLATAND

I have allowed 0.5 marks who are slightly off the

actual name which in any case is difficult to write in
Roman/Latin script.

15.This company uses 'slasher' technology for indigo

dying. Name the company.

### ARVIND MILLS

1. The UB Group recently announced the buyout of the 'Sandpiper' brand of

Beer from Inertia Industries. Name the specific company in the UB Group
which took over 'Sandpiper'?
> Answer: Millenium Alcobev .......................The company is headed by
> Ravi Jain former head of Shaw Wallace who was lured by Vijay Mallya to the
> UB Group
>
> 2. Name the company formed by the merger between Rhone Poulenc and Hoechst
> to form one of the worlds leading life sciences company ?
> Answer: Aventis
>
> 3. Govind Jajoo a 14year old prodigy from Jaipur received an award for his
> achievement from Sanjay Mirchandani, head of Microsoft India. What was
> Govind Jajoo's achievement?
> Answer: Youngest Microsoft certified professional
>
> 4. Name the only company to be part of the Dow Jones Index at its
> inception and still part of it ?
> Answer: General Electric
>
> 5. Having Identified the Rural market of India to have a huge potential
> for TV sales LG introduced a seperate brand of TVs for rural India. Name
> the brand name under which LG sells its TVs in India ?
> Answer: Sampoorna
>
>
> 6. Connect Biddle Sawyer group of companies and Hindustan Lever Ltd ?
> Answer: a long shot........... the MD of Glaxo H R Khusrokhan who also
> heads the Biddle Sawyer Group (it was taken over by Glaxo ) was recently
> inducted to the board of Hindustan Lever Ltd .................... great
> answer Ryan ( the only guy to have cracked the question )....... way 2 go
> !!
>
>
> 7. What is a loopback address in internet parlance?
> Answer: Loopback address is a special IP number (127.0.0.1) that is
> designated for the software loopback interface of a machine. The loopback
> interface has no hardware associated with it, and it is not physically
> connected to a network.
The loopback interface allows IT professionals to test IP software without
worrying about broken or corrupted drivers or hardware.

> 8. U've heard of e-commerce, i-commerce and then m-commerce. Now what is
> g-commerce?
> Answer: G-Commerce The online market for human genome research data and
> gene data-mining tools
>
> 9. Which web browser supports xhtml, xml and the editing of documents
> online apart from the normal surfing ? Hint: it is supposed to do be what
> Tim Berners Lee wanted web browsers to do
> Answer: amaya is a browser/editor and hence it also allows to edit the
> html page. tim berners lee originally visualized that web browser should
> have this feature but earlier browsers like mozilla did not become as
> popular as netscapes and ies of the web world. but now the w3c is
> developing amaya ( currently ver. 3.1 available) .....really cool
> software....and ya, its free... check it out at w3c.org/amaya
>
>
> 10. Who is father of "market-driven strategy"?
> Answer: George S Day - Professor of Marketing at Wharton and Author of the
> book by the same name
>
>
1. Politics drives business in most parts of the world although its
influence seems to be waning . So lets see if we know our Politics well.
The third largest party in the Lok Sabha with 33MPs, stands the risk of
losing its national party status when its performance in the '99 general
election comes up for review before the Election Commission. Which political
party are we talking about?
Answer: CPM - Communist party of India( Marxist)

2. " __________ _____- 6,500 feet above the ordinary''. So goes the
millennium promo for what is reckoned to be the first-ever generic brand
blitz of this beverage.
What is the beverage we are talking about.
Hint : The brand is geographically linked and the campaign is pretty
prominent on TV
Answer: Darjeeling Teas

3. In Bombay .....oops Mumbai underworld parlance what is "Chidiya" and

"Kawwa" ?
Answer: This could have been worked out logically - "Kawwa" is a cell phone
and "Chidiya" is a pager

4. In corporate parlance what is "Big banging" ?

Hint :This term is very relevant to software
Answer: Creating a single product which takes in features of two or more
products. This is true especially in software. It is considered one of the
most challenging efforts in engineering. Example ( Hypothetical ): " SAP
buys out I2 and Siebel and then 'big bangs' the two flagship products into
a single release !! "

5. What is the Reliance and World-Tel connection?

Answer: RELIANCE and WorldTel of Britain announced recently the formation of

a joint venture to create a comprehensive network of community internet
centres across Tamil nadu and to build and operate a state of the art
internet infrastructure in the state

6. In Internet Parlance what does the term ICANN stand for ?

Answer:The organisation resposible for maintaining, assigning internet
adresses .............................. Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers

7. What is common between S B Billimoria & Co, CC Chokshi & Co, Fraser &
Ross and PC Hansotia & Co ? We know that all of them are Consulting firms
but there is something more than that which is the binding force between
these 4 firms.
Answer: All these firms will now operate under the name of Deloitte Haskins
and Sells as member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) in India. This
heralds the entry of DTT, one of the 'big five' international accounting and
consulting firms into India.

8. "Ape" is the Brand name of Piaggio's latest offering in the automobile

market. The APE is being produced by Piaggio Greaves Vehicles Ltd , a 51:49
JV between Piaggio and Greaves Ltd. Now the question
What does Ape mean in Italian ?
Answer: Bee

9. What does the Cushman & Wakefield Index measure?

Answer: Commercial Real Estate prices

10. When did Infosys file for Chapter 11 proceedings in a US Court ? If

finding the specific date is going to be tough then the year will do?
Answer:This was a Googly and was my favourite question ( V.T ). Usually
quizmaster's do not expect their favourite questions answered but here a few
of you proved that wrong by getting it 'Bang on Target'
The answer was " Infosys has never ever even thought of filing for Chapter
11 proceedings - since Chapter 11 proceedings are resorted to by companies
going bankrupt and who want some safeguard from their creditors".
However some of you said that Infy could have done so for their U.S
subsidiary , ' Yantra Corporation's ' poor performance - good try however
untrue

1. The Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan recently announced the credit
policy for 2000 -2001. The credit policy however occurs at 2 times every
year - 1st Half & 2nd Half. Each of these credit policies are referred to
differently. What are the credit policies called and why are they called so?

Answer: Busy Season Credit Policy(October) and the Slack Season Credit
Policy( April ), which are named so because the April - September period is
where most of the GDP growth occurs and the money supply is the highest,
whereas Oct - March period is relatively weak. This GDP growth is fuelled by
the harvest season in October-March and the lots of work being generated in
the economy.

2. What is special about the web address info.cern.ch ?

Answer: It was the address through which the internet was built and it was
through this that Tim Berners Lee evolved the internet. Initially it was
used to share,send and access documents for the European Research Center for
Nuclear Research (CERN). Thus it is an archive now that people post their
information and views regarding protocols, developments etc for the
internet.

3. What is the difference between an English Auction and a Dutch Auction?

Answer: In an english auction there is a low reserve price and the bids are
made for amounts higher than this price. Hence price discovery is due to
successive higher bids. In a Dutch auction however there is a high opening
value and the bids are made at amounts lower than the opening value.
Here price discovery is due to successive lower bids

4. He always had a streak of the irreverant. Much to his Fathers chagrin, he

dropped out of Harvard just short of finishing his graduate degree to set up
his own rap music company, Ramp. He was prominent in the newspapers recently
- something that would have made his Father proud. Who are we talking about
?
Answer: James Murdoch

5. What is the Baleno called in U.S.A ( Suzuki does'nt run the same
Japanese/ European Ads in U.S ) ?
Answer: The Esteem

6. There is no word which is more misused today than 'New Economy' . Our
company even managed to make us work on May Day since we operate in the New
Economy. Who however is the person credited with coining the term 'New
Economy '?
Answer: Alan Greenspan

7. Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways fame was employed as a clerk in an

international airline some years back and had refused to carry the bags of
his manager. Naresh told him 'Go to Hell !'. The manager complained to
Carlos Herrida who owned the airline that he was'nt paid to carry his boss's
luggage. Herrida liked his spirit and the rest is history.Name the airline
in question ?
Answer: Lebanese International Airlines

8. Connect Java, Atlantis and Alaska ?

Answer: These are variants of the AXE deodorant

9. What famous brand of cosmetics derives its name from the latin word
meaning snowwhite and was founded by Oskar Troplowitz in 1911 ?
Answer: Nivea

10. Tarla Dalal does not own the Tarla Dalal brand name as far as food
products go. Name the company which owns the Tarla Dalal name in India ?
Answer: International Bestfoods formerly CPC (Corn Products Company
)......... incidentally the company is called Bestfoods in U.S.A and
International Bestfoods in India

1)
Badische Anilin & Soda-Fabrik was founded by Friedrich
Engelhorn in 1865 to produce coal tar dyes and
precursors and within few decades became the leader in
the world dye market.How would we better know this
Chemical giant?

Ans: BASF founded by Friedrich Engelhorn (look at the

name. few answered as Bayer)

2)
John Jacob ----- set up a tiny optical goods shop in
Rochester, New York in 1853.When he needed money to
keep the business going he borrowed $60 from his
friend Henry ----. He promised to made Henry as a
partner, if the business grew,and the partnership was
formed after the success of business. Identify the
Corporate?

Ans: Bausch and Lomb (John Jacob Bausch & Henry Lomb)

3)
Cool Trivia. Irv ------- opens an ice cream store in
Glendale, California called 'Snowbird'.He teams up
with his brother-in-law and competing store owner Burt
------ to form new store. They introduced various
flavours like 'Baseball Nut', 'Beatles Nut', 'Lunar
Cheesecake' etc,.Identify the speciality ice cream
retail chain.

Ans: Baskin Robbins (ben & jerry is the popular answer

by many)

4)
Logo Trivia. This famous corporate changes it's logo
recently after 36 years since 1963.Though there had
been minor changs 30 times the latest change includes
the elimination of six birds in the crest, called
Marlettes, and the crown or coronet. Name the logo and
the brand.

Ans: Wreth and Crest of Cadillac (very few of u

cracked this one)

5)
Name this american car brand advertised as "Dart is
Power". However in Latin American market the ad line
received as "Car Drivers Lacked Sexual Vigour"?

Ans: Chrysler (few confused with Ford and Chrysler)

6)
A sitter: How do we better know this corporate.
Societe Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation
Aerienne. (Hint: Belgium Connection)

Ans: SABENA

7)
Charles Lazarus founded "Children's Supermarket" which
sold toys and furniture initially in the late 40s.
In 1966 Interstate Inc acquired it and when Interstate
filed for the bankruptcy in 1974 more stores were
opened as per the court order for reorganisation move.
It is known for it's Toys retailing.Identify the
company.

Ans: Toys R Us

8)
Name the International Financial Services giant who is
popularly referred as the "Thundering Herd"?

Ans: Merril Lynch (sorry for the typographical error.

It's not Head. Thundering Herd)

9)
Name the personality who is widely recognised as the
"Father of Group Dynamics"?

Ans: Kurt Levin

10)
"Strange Brew" was founded in August 1998 by a hunting
engine called 'Seeker'. What is this strange brew?

Ans: First cross platform virus or first virus to

affect Java based applications, founded by Seeker at
Symantec Corporation

1.0 Which Indian technology company was the first to

offer its equity stock on NASDAQ ?

#### Rediff.com on June 14, 2000.

No correct answer. Popular answer is Infosys.

2.0 Which Indian restaurant chain was the first to

start its own web site?

#### Nirulas ( www.nirula.com ) in oct.1996. It was

also the first Indian restaurant to take online order
from August, 1997.
Akshay and Muralikrishnan are correct.

3.0 At the age of six years and eight months, he was

awarded a grade C in the GCAC Information Technology
examination, thus becoming the youngest person to get
IT qualified. Who is this wonder boy?

#### Krishan Radia of London. Born 26.10.1991.

Nobody could answer.

4.0 Good Morning, Bharat Breakfast transmission by

which Channel?

#### All India Radio, FM2.

No correct answer. Popular answer Sony TV.

5.0 These small punched cards are meant for giving

details of the style, color and Size etc of an item,
usually clothing. What are these cards called?

#### Kimball Tag.

No correct answer.

6.0 Which Indian technology company was the first to

adopt an US GAAP & SEC accounting standards and
disclosure norms?

#### Infosys.
Muralikrishnan and Sunay answered correctly.

7.0 William and August Simplified the normal

QWERTY keyboard by re-arranging the keys and claimed
to increase the typing speed by 15 times over. By
what name this new keyboard is known?

#### DVORAK.
BORg, Muralikrishnan, Subhendu and Sumit are correct.

8.0 This nation sold at $50 million the rights on its

URL suffix ( domain ) to an US Company. Which
country, Which suffix and which US Company am I
talking about?

#### Tuvalu, .tv, Idealab

BORg, Akshay ( part ), Muralikrishnan and Subhendu
answered right.

9.0 To activate the read / write head of the floppy

diskette drive, which type of electric motor is used?

#### Stepper motor

BORg and Roshan Mathews are correct.

10.0 We are not casual ships passing by the night -

Which Chief Executive quipped and in what context?

#### Asim Ghosh, Chief of Hutchison India, on their

commitment of building business of longtime interest
in India.
Nobody is correct. Popular try is Jack Welch and
Honeywell episode.

11.0 Vatican first went online in 1996. Name the

three host computers powering the site.

#### Raphael, Michael and Gabriel.

BORg and Sumit are correct.

12.0 This is the component of the software, which can

be manipulated like live object inside an application
builder. What is the common term for this component?

#### Bean
Akshay is the only person to crack.

13.0 Connect Roll with Digital Audio Broadcast.

#### Roll is the second digital audio broadcast

satelite of XM Satelite Radio. The first satelite is
called Rock.
Congrats BORg for answering this correctly.

14.0 This particular transaction has a parent

transaction where like all transactions, data changes
are not visible from outside the transaction,
including parent transaction. However, from inside
the transaction including that of parent transaction
these changes are trackable. What is the techie term
for such transaction ?

#### Nestable Transaction.

Nobody is right.

15.0 Think Different, Shop Different - Market

campaign of which company?

#### Apple Computer.

1. Other than the audiences even Investors and Media

analysts were excited about the film Gadar - Ek Prem
Katha. Why?

Ans: Gadar is the first Indian movie for which all its
18 crore budget spending was by cheque. Actors,
technicians, suppliers and even spotboys, who make a
measely Rs.100/day were paid by cheque.

Krishnamurthy, Balasubramanian, Jaideep and Ankur Jain

got this right. Zee Tvs first production venture
was the most popular answer.

2. This company which was in the midst of controversy

recently was earlier called Century finance. How do
we know it better today? (Hint: US-64)

Ans: Cyberspace Infosys(currently called as Cyberspace

ltd). P.S. Subramaniam was arrested for causing a
wrongful loss of Rs.32.08 crore by investing in this
company.

3. US-64 Scheme claimed an unusual victim. Not only

did this victim put in big sums into US-64, but it
also ploughed back the dividends earned from it into
the same scheme. Name this victim. (Hint: Politics)

Ans: CPI(M) : The Communist Party of India - Marxists.

Aadil, Chakrabarti Udayan, Biju and Jaideep gpt this

right.

4. What is the Sonata Privilege club called as?

Ans: The Imperial Exclusives. This will be mentioned

on the left bottom corner of the Hyundai Sonata ad.

I apologise not to have mentioned Hyundai. Only one

attempted this question.

5. What was developed by four scientists from the

Indian Institute of Science (IISc),and is being
marketed by Encore Software Technologies, Bangalore?

Ans: Simputer.

6.Which brand of watch from Tissot is also a premium

chocolate from Cadbury?

Ans: Temptations. Tissot launched this watch last

month. This T-Shaped watch is just Rs. 13500/-

7. Connect Amitabh Bachchan, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv

Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto.

Ans: All are on display as wax statues in Madame

Tussaud Wax Museum. Late Pop Queen Nazia Hassan is
set to enter Tussaud.

8. Outside India, this is known as Suzuki Alto. How

do we know it better in India?

Ans: Maruti Zen.

Victor Bhattacharjee had answered Esteem, but Maruti

Esteem is called abroad as Suzuki Swift.

9. Which company carries the baseline Your limousine

in the sky?
Ans: Deccan Aviation, the bangalore based Helicopter
Charter company.

10. If the Tata holding company is TATA SONS what is

the Birla holding company called as?

Ans: Pilani Investments

There was a creative answer from Arka Bhattacharya

-'Birla Daughters. Good try.

1)
The inside margins of two pages that face each other
in a print publication is called as what?

Ans: Gutter or Gutter Space

2)
In advertisement parlance what does 'Intaglio' mean?

Ans: A form of printing that results in a engraved

print surface.
I gave marks for answering just embossed, engraved...

3)
Expand ROP. It is the print publishers' option to
decide the physical location (where to place the ads)
of advertisements in a print.

Ans: Run of Press (ROS - Run os Schedule is its

broadcasting equivalent)

4)
What term is used to refer the Senior members of the
Editorial team of a Newspaper?

Ans: Back Bench

Only amit mathad guessed a close answer. his answer is
the Bench. anyway i gave a mark.

5)
If anyone use the remote control device to switch over
the channels and avoid advertisements, then what is
he/she doing as per the advertising lingo?

Ans: Zapping

6)
While broadcasting TVC's or any other type of
commericals, what does the trem "Back-to-Back" mean?

Ans: Running the commercial immediately or repeatedly

one after another.(for say, for a 60 sec slot two 30
sec ads are repeatedly aired)

7)
A sitter. The first print of an edited commercial is
known as ------ -----?

Ans: Answer Print

8)
Recent print ad campaign shows that the car was
co-starred in Steve McQueen film Bullit and
the owner refused to sell the car to Steve for over 15
years. Which car is mentioned here?

Ans: Ford Mustang

9)
Straight one.With which brand would you associated the
1959 advertisement line "Good to the Last Drop"?

Ans: Maxwell House Coffee

10)
Which Indian media company's Outdoor advertising arm
is known as 'Primesite'?

Ans: Mudra

Additional info from Venkatesh parthasarathy. Mudra's

Outdoor arm Landmark merged with Vertigo's
(Australian Outdoor Major) Primesite....and the JV is
now Primesite...

1. Which UK based retail chain has decided to set up

an exclusive franchise outlet at the Crossroads,
Mumbai ?

Ans: Marks and Spencers.

2. What was founded by Jonathan Sachs and Mitch Kapor

?

Ans: Lotus Development Corporation.

3. Which brand of car would you associate with the

Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee starrer Nayak ?

Ans: Mahindra Bolero

4.What is common to Kelloggs chocos biscuits, Gilbeys

Green label whisky, Lacoste ethnic kurtas and Kissan
Annapurna atta apart from the fact they are all
consumer goods items ?

Ans: They were all introduced by global companies

specifically for the Indian market.

5. What is in great demand as dowry in rural bengal

beating even cash and gold as bridal gifts ?

Ans: BOATS Because floods have become an annual

feature. They have even gone a step ahead and are
asking for potential brides who know swimming.

Only Sivakumar had answered this question. Even he was

not sure whether it was boats or Umbrellas.

6. On 14th July, an article in Economic Times read as

follows. Nike unveils Net video tour of Vietnam
factory. What is the story behind this ?

Ans: There are widespread allegations that Nikes

products are made in Sweat shops. To lay these
allegations at rest and to emphasize good pay,
benefits and better working conditions, Nike unveiled
the Net video tour of its Vietnam factory.

Most of u got this right.

7. Fat Boy and Road King are two of them. Name the
third.

Ans: V-ROD. These are the three models of Harley

Davidson. V-ROD is the latest of these three.

No one got this right. However I have given point to

all those who have spotted the Harley Davidson
connection.

8. Which cricketer was signed up recently to endorse

Reebok ? (Hint : This cricketer is not there in the
Indian team at present)

Ans: Dinesh Mongia.

Very few got this right. VVS Laxman was the popular
answer.

9. Who wrote the book The Essential Drucker ( In one

volume the best of sixty years of Peter Druckers
essential writings on Management) ?

Ans: That was a googly. It is Peter Drucker himself.

Quite a few got this right.

10. Rudolf Dassler parted ways with his brother Adolf

Dassler and started a new company. What did he name
his company as ?

Ans: Clean Bowled Sir. Only Presenjit Sengupta got it

right. Hats off to him.

The correct answer is RUDA which was later renamed as

Puma.

1)
Identify this world famous advertisement?

Ans: Apple 1984 ad.

2)
Name this cool personality?

Ans: Ramesh Chauhan of Parle

3)
Pioneer in the mutual fund industry and often referred
as the Father of Index Fund Investing. He created the
first S&P 500 Index. Name the personality.

Ans: John Bogle

4)
Identify this famous personality related to software
industry.

Ans: Richard Stallman of Free Software Movement

5)
Identify the man in the middle. A pioneer of
automobile industry. After the bankruptcy in 1936
he tried his luck in bowling alley in 1940. Here he is
at a scoring table with customers.

Ans: William Durant

6)
Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto, three senior
managers left Texas Instruments started their own
company by investing $1,000 each in February 1982.
Their first product idea was sketched on a paper place
mate in a pie shop in Houston. Which company we are
talking about?

Ans: Compaq

7)
Name the personality who connects all these corporate
identities? (image having the identities like Bio,
Britannia, Wipro, Niravna, Activa 7000, Fulmen etc)

Ans: Sombhit Sen Gupta of Shining Strategies- Paris,

who created all these corporate logos and symbols

8)
Identify this women? (a woman's picture with wordings
'business as unusual')

Ans: Anita Rodiick of Body Shop. Business As Unusual

is her biography.

9)
This 32-year old printer walked from his home in
Market Harborough to the nearby town of Leicester
to attend a temperance meeting on 9 June 1841.
Suddenly an idea flashed on his mind and suggested
a proposal to engage a special train for the
temperance supporters and he approached Midland
Railway Company. Name the person who created a
successful worldwide organisation?

Ans: Thomas Cook

10)
Powerful and fortunate woman in the world of business?

Ans: Meg Whitman of Ebay

1. In the 80's Brooke Bond tried to diversify into a totally new product
> category and failed miserably. What is the product category?
>
> Two wheelers.........scooters.....well i didnt believe it either....only
one
> got close
>
> 2. This comany launched India's first detergent powder in the 50's? Name
the
> company and the name of the brand of detergent powder?
>
> Swastik Oil Mills...........DET
>
> 3. David Ogilvy...a favourite of most quiznet members.....said that two
> words can be there In all product promotions.....which two words?
>
> New & Free
>
> 4. In competition with Nirma, Surf rapidly lost market share from 53% in
> 1976 to 8.4 in 1987. HLL launched two detergents to compete with Nirma
> one of them is the 2nd largest selling detergent in the market
> today.....name the two brands of detergents.
>
> Sunlight & Wheel......Wheel is the second largest selling detergent
>
> 5. What is the DAGMAR model in advertising.....and who is responsible for
> it?
>
> Defining Adverising Goals for Measured Advertising Results
> Given by Russle Colley
>
> 6. Which two people are responsible for the concept of positioning? (a
> sitter)
>
> Al Reis and Jack Trout
>
> 7. Lintas is one of the top ten advertising agencies in the
world.......what
> is the full form of LINTAS?
>
> Levers Internal or International Advertising Agency
>
> 8. Which famous Golfer has been the spokesman for Motorola ( another
sitter)
>
> Lee Trevino
>
> 9. In 1994, the chairman and co-founder of Saactchi of Saactchi &
Saactchi
> was forced to resign due to his extravagent lifestyle but he did not
go
> quitely.......in 1995 he formed his own agency.....and forced hor
brother
> Charles the President of Saactchi & Saactchi and three other
excecutives
> to join him also taking a lot of accounts from the agency......what
did
> he name the agency and what was it later changed to?
> (Well I guess this answers the most answered question in my earlier
quiz)
>
> The New saactchi Agency later changed to M&C Saactchi Agency
>
> 10. Chait/Day a small asvertising agency has been responsible for a ad
> campaigns like Nissan Altima, Energiser Bunny and the famous Apple
> Macintosh 1984........name the creative genius behind these ad
campigns.
>
> Lee Clow.........not Ridley Scott

1)
Start with Monsanto who is in controvercy with its GM
foods technology. John F Queeny started Monsanto with
his savings and some amount borrowed from a soft drink
supplier to produce and supply products for food
and pharma companies. He was in pharmceuticals
industry for more than 30 years. Now come to the
quest.
From where he got the name Monsanto to his company?

Ans>> From his wife's maiden name, Olga Mendez

Monsanto.

2)
Name the world's first and only CMMI Level 5 certified
company. CMMI stands for Capability Maturity Model
Integrated. (Hint: Indian connection)

Ans>> Polaris Software Labs

3)
A straight one. What is "Steganography"?

Ans>> Art and science of hiding messages inside other

messages. (like hiding a message inside an image or
picture or document that can't be revealed to all)

4)
The largest luxury goods maker IKEA was founded by
Ingvar Kamprad in 1943. The two letters in the name,
I and K are the founder's initials. But what does E
and A mean?

Ans>> E stands for Elmtaryd and A for Agunnaryd, the

farmhouse and the village respectively, where I K grew
up.

5)
Companies started in a garage rules the world of
business, at least most of them. (that's not the only
qualification)Which indian company started in a garage
on Foras road, Bombay in 1942 and the founders pick
the name for the company randomly from a telephone
directory.

Ans>> Asian Paints. The randomly chosen name was Asian

Oil & Paint Company (And the founders are Champaklal
N. Choksey, Chimanlal H. Choksi, Suryakant C. Dani and
Arvind R. Vakil)

6)
Name the Christie's first woman auctioneer of Indian
origin and also the first to auction contemporary
Indian art?

Ans>> Mallika Sagar

7)
Berry Collin, a senior research fellow at the
Institute for Security and Intelligence at Stanford
Univerrsity,California, coined a term which is widley
talked all over the world nowadays. What is it?

Ans>> Cyber Terrorism. (Sorry for the typographical

error. Its Barry Collin and not Berry)

8)
A sitter. Which Michigan Business School professor has
a full-time administrative role in a San Diego
based company called 'Praja' he co-founded, though his
core competency is not software?

Ans>> C.K.Prahalad (core competency is the clue)

9)
Toyota was founded by Sakichi Toyoda and was initially
in textiles industry. His son Kiichiro Toyoda founded
the Toyota car company. The compny once known as 'a
company made up of a bunch of farmers' because it
employs lot of farmers for its assembly line
operations. And in Japanese Toyoda means 'abundant
rice filed',but what does 'Toyota' stand for?

Ans>> Actually 'Toyota' in Japanese has no meaning.

10)
This personality is banned from using a computer till
January 2003 and playing a role of a CIA computer
expert in a spy thriller 'Ailas' from ABC. Who we are
talking about?

Ans>> Kevin Mitnick, the notorious hacker who entered

the Guinness Book of World Records for his malicious
hacking.

1.0 News you could use baseline for advertisement

of which TV Program.

Ans : CNBC , India Business Hour

Nobody could crack. Popular choice was Star Business
report.

2.0 This retailer in Tamilnadu was the first to cross

100 outlets in the state. Identify.

Ans : Subhiksha
Arun, Surjith and Gokul were right. Viveks was the
other common answer.

3.0 Operation in 40 countries, 4500 outlets, serving
10 million people every week, over 650 different
recipe. Which company?

Ans : Baskin Robbins

Damu is right. McDonalds was most answered.

4.0 Last few years of my companys result is before

you. If the figures are impressive, it is not that I
wanted to become rich fast. It is dedication - Who

said where?

Ans : B L Munjal of Hero group of Industries at the

lifetime achievement award giving ceremony of Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur of the year function ( 2001 ).
Nobody was correct. Narayanmurthy was favourite.

5.0 Famous international womens wear, 50 countries,

more than 520 stores, two famous lables,. recently
opened shop in Mumbai. Name the brand?

Ans : MANGO. It has aniother MNG brand.

Contrary to my expectation, five correct answers were
received.

6.0 This bakery & tea outlet in Calcutta was

established by a swiss couple in early 20th Century.
Today it is the most respected brand in its own
domain. Please identify.

Ans : Flurys
Saurabh Sharma was the only one to crack.

7.0 Which company has a proprietary Air Technology

to their credit?

Ans : Nike
Many correct answers.

8.0 In financial parlance, what is a Collar?

Ans : This is a floating rate debt contract that

establishes a maximum and a minimum interest rate to
be paid by the borrower.
Arun could spot it correctly.

9.0 Which highway restaurant chain in UK provides free

baby care & baby food services?

Ans : Little Chef

No correct answer.

10.0 This whisky is known as Rolls Royce of single

malts. The brand has recently been launched in India
in ITDCs duty free outlets, with a price tag of $2100
for a bottle with 52 years old spirit. Name the
brand.

Ans : The MaCALLan 1946
Damu, Arun and Surjith are correct.

11.0 Which retailer is the largest operator in Germany

and is also fourth in the world in terms of sale?

Ans : Metro AG
Arun is right.

12.0 Which company in 1977 introduced world first

compact auto focussing camera? Name the model also.

Ans : Konica, C35AF

Damu and Quizguy are right.

13.0 You will wonder where the yellow went ! -----

famous 1956 campaign of which company?

Ans : Pepsodent
Damu, Surjith and Quizguy are right.

14.0 This famous international company recently

launched Summer Desire Collection apparel range in
India. Identify the brand.

Ans : Levi Strauss

Damu, Surjith, Saurabh and Quizguy are correct.

15.0 This is onestory that does not exaggerate.

It shows you,how changing your attitude lets you enjoy
your work and your life. Hook into it, its quite a
catch. This is the comment of Spencer Johnson,
author of Who moved my Cheese on a famous book.
Name the book and the writer.

Ans : Fish by Stephen C Lundin, Harry Paul and John

Christensen.
Only Surjith rightly identified the book but missed
the authors.

1)
Which country is referred as the 'International Call
Center Capital' and world's second largest producer of
software?

A>> Ireland (India is the most favourite answer)

2)
Once this company estimates that if all the _______
ever consumed by human race by 1994 was poured
over Niagara Falls, the falls would flow at their
normal rate for 38 hours and 2 minutes. What was it?

A>> Coca - Cola (most of you got this correct)

3)
Name the oldest public sector bank in India which was
formed by a group of Europeans in 24 April 1865 and
was later taken over by P&O Banking Corp. in 1920?

A>> Allahabad Bank (common answer is State Bank of

India. Only abhishek, Aditya N. Das, Arun cracked
this)

4)
In 1915 this corporate manufactured and sold pencils
under the brand name "Ever Sharp" and retained that
brand name for it's consumer electronic products
introduced later on. Name it?

A>> Sharp

5)
MAVERICK, stands for
Mentor-Analyst-Visionary-Entrepreuner-Resource
Control, is a brand management
tool used by which Indian company to manage it's brand
portfolio?

A>> Marico Industires to manage its seven brand

portfolio Parachute, Saffola, Sil, Revive, Sweekar,
Hair & Care and Mediker(now not owned by marico)

6)
Under which brand name the UK based United Biscuits
group launched its products Hobnob, Digestive
Biscuits, Ginger Chips and BN Cream Sandwich in Indian
market?

A>> McVitie's

7)
"If a little girl was going to do role-playing of what
she would be like at 16 or 17, it was a little stupid
to play with a doll that had a flat chest. So i gave
her beautiful breasts." Who said the above while
explaining the most successful product/brand?

A>> Ruth Handler about the ever colorful and

successful Barbie brand.(few idendified this as a
barbie. so i gave half point to those who answered
mattel/handler/barbie)

8)
We all know 'Tanishq' from Titan. What does the brand
name 'tanishq' mean?(how that name is created)

A>> Oops... I hope this question is a toughie, and

thought the qmaster deserves the points...but Arun
Nair got it absolutely right. most of you invented by
literally translating it as Love of your
Body or as Loving Body.

But the answer is it is an invented word. It's the

combination of 'Ta' from the parent company 'Tata'
and letters 'tan' stand for 'TamilNadu' and the
'nishq' means a necklace/gold coin in Sanskrit.

9)
SPICE is the European standard for Software quality
certification from TUV Rheinland and equivalent to SEI
CMM. Expand SPICE.

A>> Software Process Improvement Capability Evaluation

(Aditya N. Das,Kamal Rathi answered it as
dEtermination instead of Evaluation. anyway i agve
them full ponit)

10)
Identify the company founded by Uttambhai Mehta and
was known as Trinity Laboratories till 1971?

A>> Torrent Pharmaceuticals

1. What Sonata is to Hyundai, this is to General

Motors. Which car am I talking about ?

Ans: Vectra, D-Segment car from General Motors

2. What is the Sanjay Khan promoted television

software company called as ?

Ans: Numero Uno International Ltd.

3. Bangalore based Sri Aditi Enterprises have

introduced Kaumarya Sankochan, a speciality product
for women. What is this product all about ?

Ans: Herbal Viagra. No one got this right.

Some of the answers were Bindi, Panties,

Contraceptives, Anti-ageing pills, Sanitary Napkins,
and Bust enhancers.

4. This was formerly called Citicorp Information

Technologies India Ltd.(CITIL). How do we know it
today ?

Ans: I-Flex Solutions,a software company performing

extremely well even during a downturn.

5. Which company did Kumar Mangalam Birla (A.V. Birla

group) buy recently to get a toehold in the Software
Industry ?

Ans: PSI Data Systems

6. In computer circles, what is a honeypot ?

Ans: A Honeypot is a Computer designed to deceive

Computer intruders. It collects information and
monitors activity when it is breached, but does not
allow an intruder to get to any sensitive data or do
any damage.

7. What was developed by Indranil Majumdar that made
him the first Indian to win the Texas Instruments
Analog Design Challenge $100,000 award ?

Ans: A Railway Collision Avoidance System.

8. Which US actress was recently appointed goodwill

ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees(UNHCR) ?
(Hint: She recently donated $1 million for the Afghan
Refugees)

Ans: Angelina Jolie

9. The first thing that strikes when you read the best
selling and very subversive to current management
trends, book Stewardship is the absolute lack of
Management Jargon. And no charts too. Just plain,
simple language. Which Management guru is the author
of this book Stewardship ?

Ans: Peter Block

10. In what could be the first for the company,

Coca-Cola has launched a product without any TV
commercial or campaigns. Which product of Coca-Cola
gave a shock recently with a low key opening ?

Ans: Shock, an energy drink

Some got confused with the recently launched Sunfill.

1.0 If you are in Singapore and you want to buy

something cheap, which store you will visit ?

Ans : Mustafas

2.0 Which comic strip character was originally used by

its creator for business presentations and promotions
?

Ans : Dilbert

3.0 You are all aware of Ps of Marketing. Richard

Pascal in his book Art of Japanese Management
talked about seven of .. which Alphabet ?

Ans : S

4. Name of which brand literally mean A mark

applied at Goldsmiths house ?

Ans : Hallmark

5. Furby is the interactive toy of which compaany ?

Ans : Funscool

6. Which British brand of Marks & Spencers shares its

name with an arch angel ?

Ans : St. Michaels

7. Which American Statesmans portrait is printed on

US$ 100 BILL ?

Ans : Benjamin Franklin

8. How do you refer to a dealer who transacts business

on LSE floor, but not with the public ?

Ans : Jobber

9. Which film star is the chairman of Kairali TV

channel ?

Ans : Mamootty

10. In 1946, two Italian brothers Ambrogio and Egidio

started a company with their family name. Which
company ?

Ans : Perfetti

11. If you want to do MBA in the University of

Pennsylvania, which school you will be at?

Ans : Wharton Business School.

Video round ( Q 12.0 To Q16. 0 )

12. An ad. clip was shown with the baseline I came,

I saw, I thought it was a music system. Who is the
advertiser ?

Ans : BPL

13. A slide was shown of an ad of a company where they

show some tribes and say Meet our latest beauty and
skincare consultant A clue was given that the
advertiser was the title sponsor of a recent corporate
event.

Ans : Raymond Suitings. They sponsored ET Award for

Corporate Excellence.

14. A Portrait was shownWho is he ?

Ans : Henry Ford

15. An Ad film was shown. Who was the advertiser ?

Ans : Budweisser

16. An ad. Of a sportswear was shown. Whch company ?


Ans : Adidas

Direct questions : ( Q17.0 to Q20.0 )

17. Which Indian ruler earned the title of Prince of

Moneyers ?

Ans : Mohammad Tughlaq

18. Which company has patent on one click ordering

?

Ans : Amazon.com

19. Which Organisation helped Richard E Byrd to fly

over south pole, associated itself in finding the
wreckage of Titanic and patronised study on chimpanzee
?

Ans : National Geographics.

20. Which rapper has a clothing line called Sean John

?

Ans : Puff Daddy

Video round ( Q21.0 to Q24.0 )

21. A movie clip was shown. Identify a) the movie and

b) the brand of Bike.

Ans : a) Mujhe Kuchh Kehna Hai b) Hero Honda

22. An adclip was shown. Identify the Brand and Sub

brand.

Ans : Close up, Whitener

23. The song Vaseegara.. from the film Minnalewas

played. Which company has brought out the audio ?

Ans : SAREGAMA India.

24. Portrait of a lady was shown performing in a

national event. Identify the event.

Ans : Femina Miss India

Direct question round ( Q25.0 TO 30.0 )

25. Michael Porter identified five forms of threats

that determine the long term profit of an
organisation. Four of them are :
- Rivalry among existing competitors
- Bargaining power of Buyers
- Bargaining power of Suppliers
- Threat of substitute products
What is the fifth one ?

Ans : Threat of new entrants.

26. Which is the largest Stock Exchange in the world (

by market value of companies listed ) ?

Ans : New York Stock Exchange

27. Besides Ashoka Chakra emblem, which other

commercial emblem is printed on the shirts of the
Indian cricket team now touring South Africa?

Ans : Sahara

28. David Ogilvy created and produced magic lantern.

Where in India can you find magic box ?

Ans : Jet Airways.

29. Charles Revson, founder of Revlon said We make

cosmetics in factories. In shop we sell ... What ?

Ans : Hope

30. If you are in Apparao in Chennai, what will you

be looking for ?

Ans : Paintings

B : FINAL

Take your pick round: To chose the correct answer from

four alternatives.

1. What is that a visitor In Leo Burnetts

international office get on arrival?

Ans : Apple

2. In June 2001, why was Famous Grouse whisky in the

news ?

Ans : Prince Deependra of Nepal drank it before his

shoot out carnage.

3. What did the bird Penguin inspire Professor

Horowitz to come out with in 1939 ?

Ans : Phillishave Razor

4. What is special about Filas Whiteline range of

Apparel in Tennis ?

Ans : They are coloured or non-white.

5. Which company will you connect with the number 9622

050 050 ?

Ans : Castrolls call for a can

6. Which mystic object is connected to Edegras logo ?

Ans : Aladdins lamp.

FUQ ( Fairly Useful Questions ) round :

7. If you come across a slogan reading A world free

of poverty in the lobby of the head quarter of an
organisation, where will it be ?

Ans : World Bank

8. Heart to Heart is the quarterly newsletter of

which Indian company ?

Ans : Marico ( of Saffola oil fame )

9. This company was started by Khushru Dubash, Tushar

Jani and Clyde Cooper with Rs. 30,000 capital. Which
Company ?

Ans : Blue Dart

10. If a private brand a brand sold under retailers

own brand, what is a private label ?

Ans : No difference. It is a Private Brand only.

11. The Corset is nothing more than survival of

mediaeval chastity belts . Who said this?

Ans : Fashion designer Coco Channel.

12. Its no more Gold Flake India Open . How is it

rechristined?

Ans : Tata Open.

Video round :

13. One film clip was shown with a KBC quiz style
scene. Which Film ?

Ans : Nayagan

14. Logo Of a bank shown. Which Bank ?

Ans : Credit Suisse.

15. A clip of a cricket match with Pepsi logo

appearing on a teams uniform was shown. Which Team ?

Ans ; Pakistan Cricket Team.

16. David Duchovny who acted in the film Evolution

was shown. He was said to have modelled for a personal
care product. Which Brand ?

Ans : Head & Shoulders by Proctor & Gamble.

17. An ad clip was shown. Identify the product .

Ans : Nature Fresh Atta.

18. Desi Boys music video was played . Identify the

brand.

Ans : Liberty Shoes.

Pick the wrong statement round. Four statements were

displayed about a person or a brand. Three of them are
correct. Identify the wrong one.

19. On Narayanamurthy :

Ans : He studied Electrical Engg. In IIT, Madras.

20. On Band Aid :

Ans : Robert Wood Johnson invented Band Aid.

21. On Lego ;

Ans : Lego was established in Sweden.

22. On Dr. Anji Reddy :

Ans : Dr. Anji Reddy, before setting up DRL, worked

for CIPLA.

23. On Ted Turner :

Ans : Ted Turner bought Atlanta Beach Basketball Team

.

24. On Larry Ellison :

Ans : Larry Ellison graduated in 1991 from Stanford

University.

FUQ round :

25. What do you understand by the Brand :

Sensormatic ?

Ans : It is worlds number 1 antishoplifting dealer

support security solution product.

26. Where do you find Tom Browns creation The

Striding Man ?

Ans Johny Walkers Walking Club

27. Which organisation created the famous logo of

Mindtree ?

Ans : Spastic Society of India

28. If you want to open a shop, where in the world

will it be costliest ?

Ans : Fifth Avenue in New York.

29. In 1940, industrialist Homi Modi lightheartedly

said that the only industry that Chennai can be proud
of is what ?

Ans : Curry Powder.

30. e-KaSh is the reward points you earn while

browsing a site of a particular companys well known
brand. These points can be exchanged for goodies.
Which brand is this ?

Ans : KS

Deceptive looks round. In this round distorted faces

of known personalities were shown. You will have to
identify the right person.

31. P Chidambaram
32. Steve Jobs
33. Sam Pitroda
34. S P Godrej
35. George Lucas
36. Bimal Jalan

GOING BUST round. This is the round where the team

hitting the buzzer first gets the chance to reply.

37. Jann S Wenner started this magazine in 1967 to

interview John Lenon and Bob Dylan. Name the magazine.

Ans : Rolling Stone

38. If you are riding Desh ki Dhadkan what are you

driving ?

Ans : Hero Honda.

39. If NYSE is no.1 going by market capitalisation of

its listed cpmpanies, which is no.2?

Ans : NIKKEI

40. If it is not hair clips, what does a clipper

service provide ?

Ans : News

41. Which famous sports woman signed a lucrative deal

recently with Reebok ?

Ans : Venus Williams


42. In Kuwait what is KD ?

Ans : Kuwaity Dinnar.

43. Which Biscuit brand is associated with the film

Lagaan ?

Ans : Britannia Tiger

44. This French artist with south pacific connection

joined Paris Stock Exchange in 1874? Who ?

Ans : Paul Gauguin

45. In Tirupati, only one product is sold at loss.

Which product ?

Ans : Laddoo

46. Which word connected to football means graft,

illegal gifts ?

Ans : Kickback

......................................................

A. SERVER VENDOR NO.1

In the year 2000, this company shipped more Unix

servers than their next three competitors did together
in ASEAN and India region. Which Company ?

( Clue : Aditya..)

### SUN MICROSYSTEMS

Almost all of you got it right.

B. BRAND NEW TWO

These two recent LML motorcycle models are based on

imported Korean technology.
Name them.

(Clue : Horse Power)

### ENERGY & ADRENO

Many correct answers.

C. THREE FLAVOURS

Where will you find Power Flavour, Lounge Flavour and

Fusion Flavour all at one single place ?

( Clue : Hot and Sour.)

### AT THE EXCLUSIVE SHOWROOM 'FLAVOUR ZONE' OF

TAMARIND BRAND OF S KUMARS.
Again many are right. Knor soup flavours, Tabasco
sauce were other guesses.

D. OHHHHHFOUR !

Essar Steel, Telco, Prakash Industries and Dunlop

India Ltd. are the top three in the list. Which list ?

( Clue : Redliest and deadliest my dear.)

### THEY HAVE THE DUBIOUS RECORD OF INCURRING HIGHEST

NET LOSSES IN ONE FINANCIAL YEAR :

ESSAR STEEL : RS.581.2 CR. IN 1999-2000

TELCO : RS.500.3 CR. IN 2000-2001
PRAKASH INDUSTRIES : RS.320.1 CR. IN 1997-1998
DUNLOP INDIA : RS.231.8 CR. IN 1996-1997

Marx, Nilanshuk ( not for fy 00-01 } and Vijay v Bhat

are right.
Many guesses were there like maxm no. of strikes,
making automotive components, fined by US for dumping
HR/CR coils, all are in BIFR, blacklisted by BSE etc.

E. TOP FIVE

Connect Spain, Singapore, Germany, Norway and UK in

gold hunt.

( Clue : At No.3)

### ALL THESE COUNTRIES GOT TWO GOLD MEDALS EACH IN

THE GRAND PRIX, AT CANNES LIONS 2001, THE 48TH.
INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISEMENT FESTIVAL. THEY WERE AT
NO.3 POSITION AFTER US AND BRAZIL ( FIVE GOLD MEDALS
EACH ) AND SOUTH AFRICA ( FOUR GOLD MEDALS ).

No correct answer. Sydney Olympic medals, all are

countries where gold is mixed with Bronze to make
ornaments were intelligent/innovative guesses.

1. Which brand carries the ad line If women are not

climbing the corporate ladders it is because they are
taking the elevators ?

Ans: FEMINA

2. Which recent model from Reebok is said to be a

stylish and trendy model. It comes in a mesh design
that allows easy ventilation for the feet and is
priced at Rs.1290 ? (Hint : Name has a Physics
Connection)

Ans: Proton

3. Which Indian leather company has won an audit

certification from Londons leading retailer Marks and
Spencers to become a preferred supplier ?
(Hint: Worlds largest . )

Ans: Hi-Design . A few months back they had unveiled
the world's largest bag.

4. How would you connect Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal,

Ritu Beri and Raghavendra Rathore other than the fact
that they are all fashion designers ?

Ans: They designed clothes for the Kingfisher clothing

line.

5. What Nestle is to McDonalds, this is to Pizza Hut ?

Ans: Barista. McDonalds has started serving Nestea and

Capuccino(Products of Nestle) at four of its outlets
in Delhi. In reply to this Pizza Hut has come to an
understanding with Barista to serve its beverages at
all its 22 outlets around the country.

6. What is Maruti N2N ?

Ans: Fleet Management Solutions from Maruti

7. This Chairman of the company has 13 regional

directors reporting to him. Those 13 have a total of
72 district managers reporting to them. And each of
those 72 district managers runs an operation the size
of a Fortune 1000 company. Thats just his core
business and he has several other business units to
oversee a couple of them in revenues excess of $1
billion. Which company am I talking about ?
Hint: After 37 years with the company this chairman
will retire in January 2002)

Ans: United Parcel Service(UPS) commonly referred as

the BIG BLACK(Known for their black vans). The
chairman of the company is Jim Kelly.

8. Daewoo Matiz was voted as the Green Car of India in

the first green ratings by the Centre for Science and
Environment. Which vehicle was last in the race ?

Ans: Mahindra Armada

9. Which companys Head Quarters in Mumbai is called

The Masterpiece ?

Ans: STAR India office

10. According to this years Business Standard The

Billionaire Club ratings, Who is the salaried topper
of India ? (Hint : Based in US)

Ans: Vivek Paul of Wipro with 4.02 crores

1)
In stock market, if you buy as many shares as possible
over a short period of time before bidding,
then it is known as ---- ---- (4+4)

A>> Dawn Raid (the brokers buy a target company's

shares as soon as possible when the market opens in
the morning. Nobody answer this Q correctly)

2)
After its success throughout the world now it is time
to manufacture branded products based on this
character.While Warner Brothers holds the
manufacturing rights, a New delhi based company called
GoldStrand made ----- ------ (5+6) Garments for the
sale in europe and Turkish apparel company Sahiner
Holdings provides the design and colors. Name the
brand of garments.

A>> Harry Potter

3)
While working as a clark in British Trading Company in
Yemen, --------- ------ (9+6) collected Rials and then

melted and sold it to make profits. The reason is

Rials are made of solid Silver. Who?

A>> Dhirubhai Ambani

4)
In 1993, April 2, tobacco major Philip Morris
announced that it was cutting the price of a packet of
Cigarettes by as much as 20%. Suddenly the stock
market plunged and the day was called as--------
------ (8+6) (like black tuesday, black monday etc...)

A>> Marlboro Friday (amit mathad, Akshay Khanna, Arun,

Kunal Ghosh got this right)

5)
At Thirupati Temple people put many things in the
'hundi'(coins, currency, jewels, golden handcuffs to
name few).And temple authorities found a Golden Camera
from the 'hundi' and now that camera is used by the
official photographer of the venkateswara temple. What
brand it is? (5)

A>> Leica (Kodak and Canon are favourite answers)

6)
If Etc is the in-store brand of Ebony Retail holdings
and Kshish, Stop, Life and Karrot are for Shopper's
Stop, then what is the in house brand launched by
Globus, a Raheja group company? (3)

A>> F21 (launched a month ago. nobody got this one)

7)
Gopi Kukde is credited for creating which brand icon
in the Indian consumer electronics market? (5+5)

A>> Onida Devil

8)
After trying it in the ZIP phones it is now time for
running advertisements on ATM Screens. Indian finance
major ICICI trying this and which is the first brand
being advertised on its own ATMs? (7+11)

A>> Cadbury Temptations

9)
John Williamson of Wolff Olins suggested this name to
a telecom company and it recieved a huge success.
Before that the company decided to go for the name
"Microtel". Name that 'name'? (6)

A>> Orange

10)
'Fortune' referred him as Ur-Guru and 'The Economist'
as Uber Guru. Identify this Guru of gurus. (3+6)

A>> Tom Peters

> 1. What was the first product of the Godrej Plant in Vikhroli, Mumbai in
> 1952 ? (Hint: It is one of the sources of so much violence in this country
> !)
> Answer: Ballot Boxes.....c'mon guys, I gave u the hint ! ( Many people
> wrote Locks and Safes.)
>
> 2. What was the 'first/innovation' about the packaging of the Wrigley's
> chewing gum sold at Troy, Ohio on 26th June, 1974 at 8:01 am ? (Hint: It
> is a very commonplace thing today. )
> Answer: Bar Codes....as opposed to aluminium foil packaging ! (Only M
> Sunay and S V Sriram had a crack at this Q.)
>
> 3. The largest chunk of Pepsico's revenues (44%) in the US do not come
> from the sale of Pepsi Cola. Where do they come from then ? (Hint: Quite a
> few of you guys would have contributed in this reveneue of Pepsico !)
> Answer: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Frito Lays...the food and restaurant
> business
>
>
> 4. Which company offered pop star Bruce Springsteen US$ 123 million for
> use of his song Born in the USA for their advertising in the mid-1980's ?
> (By the way, Springsteen rejeted the offer !)
> Answer: Chrysler Corporation...now, DaimlerChrysler (Narahari Nayak and
> Kaushik Sundaram were the only guys who cracked this Q. Vibhendu wrote
> 'Chevrolet', which was pretty close, although wrong, and I gave him 0.5
> mark for that.)
>
>
> 5. MTV uses the catchline Enjoy ! for its promotions in India. What two
> word phrase is used by them in the East Asian region ?
> Answer: MTV - I Like ! (Only M Sunay and M Madhu knew this one. Keep it
> up !).
>
>
> 6. It is widely claimed as one of the hottest techniques for Supply Chain
> Management. It is called RFID. What exactly is RFID ?
> Answer: Radio Frequencey Identification Device
>
> 7. Simple one (sitter) this one. There is a major controversy going on
> regardign Napster in the newspapers and the magazines ? What is Napster ?
> Answer: Napster is a freely downloadable software that you can use to
> share your MP3 files with anyone on the Net. Developed by Shawn
> Fawning, A freshman at Northeastern Univ., Napster has generated a lot of
> controversy 'coz it allows users to access any MP3 file and download it
> without the recording company or the artiste getting any royalty.
> Recently, Mettalica generated a lot of flame on the Net 'coz of their
> vociferous campaign against Napster's illegal distribution of their music.
> (The answer is courtsey Shibani from Graycell. Thanx Shibani. Piyush
> Raithatha & Ravi Yadavilli also replied in detail.)
>
>
> 8. Charles Schultz, in his popular comic strip, Peanuts, coined two famous
> phrases. One of them is 'Good Grief'. Which is the other one ? (Hint: It
> is a current business jargon).
> Answer: Security Blanket
>
>
> 9. Which bank has coined the phrase " Doorstep Banking " in its aggressive
> promotion of its banking services in India recently ?
> Answer: ABN-Amro Bank (Faridur R Choudhury, Deepak Parmeshwaran,
> Vibhendu, Kaushik Sundaran, Ravish Singh......only these guys could crack
> this one.)
>
> 10. What word was coined in 1826 by the then future British Prime
> Minister, Benjamin Disraeli to describe the new industrialists and the
> fortunes they were piling up due to the growth of textile mills in England
> ?
> Answer: Millonaire (Only Narahari Nayak and Sriram Srinivasan could crack
> this one. Amit Pandey went a step further and came up with
> 'Billionaire'....I have given him 1 mark for thinking big !)
>

1. CAMPAIGN NO.1

This MNC, a fast food outlet, quite nontraditionally

decided to go in for TV Campaign in India. Which
company and Who handled the TVC account?

( Hints : Red Tiles..)

#### PIZZA HUT, HTA

Although many of you identified Pizza Hut ok, only
Rajat K P and Marx Vandenslam could identify HTA
correctly. Dominos and McDonalds were other guesses.

2. tITan NO. 2

IBM Global is worlds largest IT service company. Who

is at No.2?

( Hints : BedsER Magic..)

#### EDS ( ENGINEERING DESIGN SOFTWARE )

Rajat, Arvind, Marx, Anindya and S Kishore were right.
SAP and Hewlett Packard were other intelligent
guesses.

3. THREE FLAVOURS

Columbian ( rich aromatic & full bodied), Kenyan

( bright, hearty & black currant flavoured ) &
Ethiopian ( lemony & mentholated ) are the three
varieties served by this outlet. Which outlet?

( Hints : abCDef..)

#### COFFEE DAY

Many of you are right.

4. PUB HUB

They are present in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore & now in

Chennai with a real pub ambience. Which outlet?

( Hints : Boycott can give you )

#### GEOFFREYS
Again decent hits. Salil Ambat adds that Marine Plaza
Group runs it.

5. FIVE HIVE

They are now beaming from Allahabad and are planning

to FM soon from Coimbatore, Lucknow, Vizag & Bhopal.
They are the first community FM radio channel of the
country. What is the name?

( Hints : Knowledge message )

#### GYAN VANI

Only Rajat, Anindya, Arnold and Subhendu are correct.
Many were close ( Gyan Doot, Gyan Sandesh ..).

1 "My word is my bond" is the motto of which famous business institution of

England?

2 In stock market terminology, which shares are termed as "gazelles"?

3 What is the most famous item stored in the vaults of Trust Bank Company,
Atlanta?

4 In the world of Coca-Cola marketing what is a CEO?

5 Where in the world was the first bicycle shop set?

6 Name the first ever Indo-British business collaboration.

7 This Theory envisages that persons buy already highly valued shares in
anticipation that somebody would

buy them for a still higher price. Name this Theory.


8 Keki Dadiseth, Ritu Beri, Ajay Jadeja and Montek Singh Ahluwalliya do have
something in common. What link am I referring to?

9 What is the Sanskrit word which means "River of Knowledge". It was used to
name a major project undertaken by Govt. of India. (It is a different issue
that it is yet to take off)

10 New insurance companies all over the world who handle all types of policies
have lately started "K n R" policies. What does "K n R" stands for?

1.London Stock Exchange (Most of u guessed it 2 b either the Barclays or the

Bank of England piece of information for the Barclays choosers: This bank
appears in Tin Tin comics)

Our friend Gunaseelan Radhakrishnan adds : The Latin form of the motto of the
LSE is 'Dictum Meum Pactum'. In English it translates to "MY WORD IS MY BOND"
thanks a ton pal.

2 Stocks of rapidly growing companies

3 The original Coca Cola Formula (Anish Raju adds that it contains the list of
13 ingredients of Coke.) Thanx pal

4 Cooler at every outlet (I got some answers like Coke in Every Office)

5 Paris; It was set by Pierre & Ernst Michaux in 1891 at 29, Avenue Montaigne,
Paris

6 Carr Tagore and Co. (4 partners, W. Carr, Dwarkanath Tagore, D. M. Gordon and
W.Pricep.

7 The Greater Fooler Theory (Thought not many but most got it correct)

8 They all campaigned for Y2K awareness. (Most wrote it as VDIS campaign) Good
attempt !!.However Bharat Ranganathan got it correct. Congrats.

The hilarious answer I got in this question was that they have the same father.
I broke into splits.

9 Sankhya Vahini (Most of u got this one correct. There were also some answers
like Enron and Narmada Setu)

10 Kidnap and Ransom. (For this one I got some answers like Knowledge and Kill
for K and Run and Risk for R)

1. We all know Bill Gates is the Chairman of

Microsoft. who is the Chief Software Architect of
Microsoft ?

Ans: Bill Gates himself. Quite a few did not get this
googly.

2. Which range of watch from Timex is also a brand of

Television from BPL ?

Ans: Matrix. Timex recently launched the Matrix range

of watches and the flat screen tv from BPL is called
Matrix.

3. To raise funds for a cause, this famous actress

organised a 3 day exihibition entitled 'Life is
Beautiful' where she sold her brand of candles. Which
actress am i talking about ?

Ans: Dimple Kapadia. She sells the scented candles

under the brand name Far Away Trees.

4. In 1967, who dropped out of Stanford at 21 and took

over a Rs. 7 crore company ? (Hint: This business
personality finally completed his B.E. recently at the
age of 53)

Ans: Azim Hasham Premji

5. Who or which Organisation was found to be an

important client of the Al Barakaat group of companies
that was recently named by the US President as a
'financier of terror' with links with the Al Qaeda
network ? (It actually used the phone services
provided by the Al Barakaat group)

Ans: The United Nations(UN). It uses the telephone

services provided by the Al Barakaat group in 3 of
its offices in Somalia.
Only Manivannan got this right.

6. Which trendy spanish women's label is now available

at the CrossRoads, Mumbai ?

Ans: Mango

7. Which brand of car carries the adline 'If you sold

your soul in the 80s, here's a chance to buy it back'?

Ans: Volkswagen New Beetle. Except a few most others

had mentioned it as only Beetle. However I have given
marks to everyone who knew it was from Volkswagen.

8. 'We cant run our business on future promises'.

Which famous business personality said this after
deciding to close down his dotcom venture ?

Ans: Sabeer Bhatia on closing Aarzoo.

9. What business was Ramalinga Raju running before

shifting to software ?

Ans: Textiles(Cotton Spinning), Construction(Family

business). He was also a Real Estate Baron. I have
given marks to all those who have mentioned any one of
these three.

10.How can we connect Parameshwar Godrej, Shoba De and

Sunil Gavaskar with Vijay Mallya ?

Ans: The first three are on the board of Cine Blitz in

which Vijay Mallya acquired a 51% stake recently.
There were many answers given linking all the four.
But what I wanted was to link the first 3 with Vijay
Mallya. If u read the question again, u will
understand this. Again only Manivannan only got this
right.

------1)
Which Chinese city is referred as the 'Economic
Capital'
of China?

Ans: <<Shanghai (few got Beijing and Hong Kong)>>

------2)
Which Chinese company's corporate culture is
known as 'Colourful Life; Excellent Products', and
its name in mandarin means 'good wishes'?

Ans: <<Konka>>

------3)
In Chinese industry what are Cofco, Cosco, Sinochem
and Sionpec. (just identify what type of companies)

Ans: <<though the question seems a little bit vague,

its a direct one.
COFCO - China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs
Import & Export Corporation
COSCO - China Ocean Shipping Company
Sinochem - China National Chemicals Import & Export
Corporation
Sinopec - China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation>>

------4)
Name the 'King of Chinese Motorcycle' ?

Ans: <<Jialing>>

------5)
Identify the company which spreads its wings from
textiles, finance, trading, insurance, engineering,
automobile, hospitality, shipping, to name few,
founded by Scots William and James in 1832 in
Canton. In 1836 it promoted the founding of Hong kong.
It introduced many firsts including first railroad,
sugar mill, ice-making factory, spinning and weaving
mill etc. Name the company.

Ans: <<Jardine Matheson (from Scott William Jardine

and
James Matheson)>>

------6)
Which Indian company has a JV with Chinese Ministry of
Science and Technology and has translated the
curriculam in Mandarin and also having a tie up with
British Council to educate English to Chinese
students?

Ans: <<most favourite answer is NIIT. But its Aptech

Ltd>>

------7)
'Superman Li' is the first Chinese to buy a
British Trading Co in 1979. He's a school
dropout and at the age 15 he sold plastic
watches and belts. At 22 he opened a small
factory with his savings and started
manufacturing plastic flowers. Identify him?

Ans: <<Li Ka Shing, Superman Li is the clue>>

------8)
Which is the oldest operating bank in China
established in 1912, and listed in the Fortune
500 list for 11 consecutive years?

Ans: <<Bank of China>>

------9)
Which is the largest IT Corporation in China and
the largest manufaturer of personal computers
in Asia-Paciic region?

Ans: <<Legend Holdings Limited>>

------10)
A pretty sitter. In China what is "Renminbi"?

Ans: <<Chinese currency. known as 'people's currency'.

popular unit of Renminbi is Yuan.
1 Yuan = 10 Jiao
1 Jiao = 10 Fen>>

-----------------------------------------------------

1.The first specimen of what was handed over to Edward Glucksman on

Nov 15th?
The X-Box
2.A really good ----- has a pleasant dairy flavor, and can stretch
for more than 15 cms. simple really..fill in the blanks.
Pizza.(found on a poster in Pizza Hut)

3.I'd like to buy the world a home and furnish it with love,
Grow apple trees and honey bees, and snow white turtle doves.
I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony,
I'd like to buy the world a ---- and keep it company.

[Repeat the last two lines, and in the background:]

It's the ----- -----, ----is what the world wants today.

fill in the blanks please.

Coke, Real Thing, Coke

4.This international annual award program that was first established

in the United States in 1986 and is now conducted in more than 20
countries was launched in India in 1999 and for the first time in
Asia Pacific, to discover and honour those innovators and leaders who
are making Indian enterprise a symbol of excellence throughout the
world..Indian winners incl. Rajendra Pawar of NIIT, Subhash Chandra
of Zee Telefilms Ltd., B Ramalinga Raju of Satyam Computer Systems
Ltd. and K Raghavendra Rao of Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals.
What Award?
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year award
5.-----s have reached what looks like apemanetly hi plateau. Fill in
the blanks in this in-famous quote, and for a bonus, state the
circumstances.
Stocks, Irving Fisher, Prof of Economics Yale

6.Designed specifically for war-bound GIs, it was the "power bar" of

its day, claiming a quick energy burst. What is this colorful candy
that melts in your mouth, not in your hands?
M&M
7.In what way is the British Bank, 'Egg' special?
It is a pure Internet bank. Its majority owner
is Prudential.
8. What IS the Dilbert Principle?
"The least effective managers will be transferred to places where
they can cause the least damage.It is an extension of the Peter's
Principle"..THANX SUKHAMAYA.

9. Name the company received an honory oscar in 1954?

Price Waterhouse
10. What is the malaise "CIRCARDIAN RHYTHM STRESS" commonly known as ?
Jet Lag

1. ONE THAT WON

This building in Ahmedabad won the World Architecture

Award for the year 2001. Which building ?

( ama???.)

### AHMEDABAD MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION BUILDING.

Many of you thought it is IIM-A building. Bobin James
informs that the architect is Hasmukh Patel.

2. COLOURFUL TWO

This product which is recently relaunched are

available in Red & Blue varieties in see through
package. Name the brand and the company.

( Hints : Smile please ..)

### FRESH ENERGY GEL BY CP.

Half point for only Colgate Gel.One of you thought
they are KS variety.

3. LOOK-UP THREE

Hawaian, Gold & Dead Sea are types of what and by

which company?

( Hints : Choti Moti. )

### FACIAL PACKS BY VLCC.

No correct answer.

4. PASSIONATELY FOUR

Intense Elegance, Intense Romance, Intense Envy &

Intense Passion. Which range, which product & which
company?

( Hints : Women Connection)

### GO INTENSE RANGE OF NAIL POLISH BY CHAMBOR.

Nobody is correct.Perfume was most common answer.Again
somebody guessed these as condoms.

5. FIVE LIVE

As per Economic Times survey, top four Ad spenders

among Indian Companies in 2000 2001 are Bajaj Auto,
Britannia, L & T and Shaw Wallace. which company is
at no. 5 ?

( Computer.)

### NIIT
Many of you are correct. HLL does not qualify as pure
Indian company.

1. Today it is called Royal Airways. How do we know it

earlier ?

Ans: Modiluft

2. Which group co-sponsored this years The Economic

Times Awards for Corporate Excellence ?

Ans: There was a communication gap in this question.

What i wanted to know was the co-sponsor's name.i.e.
The Oberoi group. Raymond was the main sponsor and
Oberoi group the co-sponsor. Only Sivakumar had given
both the sponsors. Everyone else had mentioned only
Raymond. I give sivakumar 2 points and the rest 1
point. The quiz master gets -1 for not being specific.

3. Which brand connects Sharukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar

and Hrithik Roshan.

Ans: Hometrade.com. Most of them got this one right.

Some had answered Pepsi. Hrithik endorses
Coke(Hrithik-Aishwarya ad) and not pepsi.

4. We have heard about a Golden Handshake. But what is

a Tin Handshake ?

Ans: A Golden Handshake refers to the amount paid at

the time of separation(say resignation) whereas a Tin
Handshake is a derisory payment on dismissal from
employment. Most had answered Layoff. But a Layoff is
different from a dismissal.

5. What was born in 1991 when a real estate developer,

took over an old movie theatre in Mumbais Western
Suburb of Andheri and fashioned it ?

Ans: Shoppers Stop, K.Raheja group is the real estate

developer.

6. Who was signed up recently as the brand ambassador

of BPL Mobile in kerala ?

Ans: Mohanlal. Many went wrong by answering Mamooty.

Soumen Chatterjee adds, Mohanlal in a new TV campaign
titled Swantham Desam Keralam meaning "own place
Kerala".

7. In a unique rebranding exercise, Germanys C&N

Touristic which acquired a UK Company in December last
year has renamed itself with the acquired companys
name. Name the UK Company which was acquired by C&N
Touristic ?

Ans: Thomas Cook Holdings, the UK based travel

company.

8. Which Napster clone, a dutch startup technology

outfit is at the center of a lawsuit by the US record
and movie industries for developing a software that
enabled tens of millions of computer users to trade
tracks of The Beatles and Britney Spears for free
plus one better : hefty movie files too ?

Ans: FastTrack. Our friend Borg adds that it's not a

napster clone, in fact it's way above napster in terms
of technolgy FastTrack (Kazaa,Morpheus etc use
FastTrack's P2P solution)

9. NIIT Ltd. is making a safe bet on K-12 - its

internal branding for IT Curriculum for schools. What
does the name K-12 stand for ?

Ans: Kindergarten to 12th std.

10. Which brilliant investor is also known as the

Oracle of Omaha ?

Ans: Warren Buffett. His company Berkshire Hathaway

Inc. is in Omaha.

> 1. Which brand has its origins way back in 1865, when a Finnish mining
> engineer named Frederick Idestam established a wood-pulp mill in Southern
> Finland, till major diversifications in the latter part of the 20th
> century made it a leader in its current field ?
>
> Ans: Nokia
>
> 2. Which well known South India based retail chain is planning the
> launch of men's garments under the brand-name 'Asegai' ?
>
> Ans: Nalli's (The Nalli Chinnasami Chetty Group - Dealt with Kanchi Silk
> Sarees so far.)
>
>
>
> 3. The frequent flyer programme of Indian Airlines is called 'Flying
> Returns'. What is the frequent flyer programme of Jet Airways called ?
>
> Ans: JET PRIVILEGE
>
>
> 4. In which recent print ad would you encounter photographs of Bill
> Clinton, Michael Jordan, Steffi Graph, Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Amartya
> Sen, Jack Welch among other with the bold copy reading ' There are people
> you can reach even more important and inaccessible than these. Your
> Customers ' ?
>
> Ans: Oracle's e-Business advertisements
>
>
> 5. This famous magazine was started in 1953. Surprisingly the first issue
> did not have a date, since the founder was not sure if there will be a
> second issue and when it'll be published. Name this magazine.
>
> Ans: Playboy
>
> 6. Following the huge success of Hotmail and its eventual sellout to
> Microsoft, what is the name of the new venture planned by Sabeer Bhatia ?
>
> Ans: Arzoo! inc.
>
> 7. What indispensable aid to modern managers was first used by Roy
> Tomlinson of Bolt, Beranek & Newman - a Cambridge, Massachusetts based
> firm of consulting engineers, in the 1950's ?
>
> Ans: Email (Bolt, Beranek & Newman (now part of GTE) was involved in the
> development of the ARPANET - the precursor to the internet - and in fact
> takes credit for creating the @ for use in all email addresses. They the
> first email using SNDMSG.)
>
>
> 8. Shekhar Kapoor's 'Bandit Queen' used an innovative marketing strategy
> for the first time in India to woo a certain section of the audience.
> Later the same strategy was followed during the screening of 'Kamasutra' ?
>
> Ans: Seperate shows for women
>
> 9. 'What Productivity Means Today.' is a powerful baseline under which
> a new product has been launched recently by Microsoft. Name the product?
>
> Ans: Microsoft Office 2000
>
> 10. Which brand of vehicle recently advertised their introduction of
> battery operated three-wheelers in Delhi with the bold copy reading,
> 'Presenting the Only vehicle in Delhi that Doesn't Smoke' ?
>
> Ans: Mahindra Bijlee (Scooter's India VIDHYUT was also launched at the
> same time but it got into commercial production before Mahindra Bijlee.)
>
>
1) She is known as the Queen of Madison Avenue. She is also considered the most
powerful woman in advertising. She was previously the chairman of J.Walter
Thompson ad agency. She is now in the news because she has been asked by the
Bush administration to rebrand America following the Sept 11 attacks? Name her

# Charlotte Beers. She's all over the print media. Like they say in our lingo,
cracked l,r,c.

Ans slightly off the mark - Madonna.

2) "The art of ______ consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the

largest number of feathers with the least amount of hissing" Jean Baptiste
Colbert, the famous treasurer of Louis XIV. What was he referring to?

# Taxation.

3) If Patricia Seybold is the author of Customers.com, who actually owns the

domain name customers.com

# Patricia Seybold herself, regd under her co name Patricia Seybold Group

4) In the RBI's lexicon, he (oops! sexist language) is a recalcitrant borrower

who deliberately doesn't pay his dues despite adequate cash flows, or who
siphons off funds to buy with the loan funds. What's the term RBI uses?

# Wilful defaulter.

5) This parliamentarian accused Reliance Petroleum Ltd of divesting $230

million from its 93 IPO for the benefit of the Ambani family. He has submitted
a 1600 page report to the Prime Minister titled 'The most shameful act of
corporate conduct - undertaken by reliance mgmt'. name him

# Raashid Alvi

6) Taj Mahal is to Tatas, as Humayuns tomb is to Oberoi Group and Aga Khan
foundation, as Sun temple (Konark) and Qutub Minar are to ?

# Indian Oil Corporation.

7) The international poverty line classifies poor people as those who..

# receive less than a US dollar per person per day.

8) Rayalseema Alkalies and Allied Chemicals, Kurnool, AP offers NSA and NDA
allowances to its employees, possibly the first of its kind anywhere. What are
NSA and NDA allowances?

# Non Smoking Allowance and Non Drinking Allowance. The co pays its 1200
employees Rs 415/- (215 for NSA and 200 for NDA) The co pays the wife of the
employee to avoid misuse. It shells out Rs 5.1 lakh it this endeavour

9) This magazine uses a the line 'Mars, a view from Venus'. Identify (Hint-
Times Publication

# IAGT (It's a Guy Thing)


10) What would you find at the site 800score.com? (workable)

# GMAT prep site. Now it has GRE preps also. the GMAT is marked out of a max of
800.

11) In a Shobha De column, he quite immodestly said "If I am known as the Al

Capone of India, so be it"? Idenity this business tycoon.

# Vijay Mallya. Weird! i've never heard anyone, except himself, call him Al
Capone.

Ans slightly off the mark - Ratan Tata.

12) Connect bank, direct, markets, communitites, winfra and amc. (Hint - www)

# ICICI websites. icicibank.com, icicidirect.com, icicicommunities.org,

icici-winfra.com and pruiciciamc.com

This foreign financial house is the largest private

equity investor in India. Name it.

( clue : $ 600 million ......... )

### WARBURG PINCUS

Only Nilanshuk Haldar and Rajat kp answered correctly.
J P Morgan was most guessed.
B. FOOTBALL MAJOR 2.

These two European football clubs are the only two to

gross more than 100 million pounds in the year 2000.
Name them.

( clue : M for million ???.......)

### MANCHESTER UNITED & REAL MADRID

Narayan Iyer, Ryan Michigan, Subir Talukdar, Lakshman
Prasad, Salil Ambat, Vishal Mago, Suresh and
Muralikrishna were correct. Common answer was MU and
AC Milan. Incidentally, AC Milan is 4th. in the list
after Bayern Munich.

C. LOVELY THREE

Top three software export destination from India to

European Union in 2000-2001 are 1. UK 2. Germany
3......which country ?

( clue : Low ... very low.......)

### NETHERLANDS
Nilanshuk, Ryan and Subir were correct. Italy was
answered by most.

D. COLOURFUL FOUR

This vehicle is available in four metallic colours...

Starlite Silver, Pearl Silver, Mystic Blue and Exotic
cream. Which one ?

( clue : AB / ab ...??? .........)

### MARUTI VERSA

Almost everybody ( except two ) were right.

E. POWERFUL FIVE

Stacey Snider, Sherry Lansing, Julia Roberts, Gail

Berman at top 4....which Hollywood lady is at no. 5
spot in power position ?

( clue : CBSE.......??..........)

### NANCY TELLEM ( OF CBS ENTERTAINMENT )

Only Gunaseelan, Amit Mathad and Debarshi could crack.
Oprah Winfrey was most favourite. As far as I
remember, she is at no.8.

1. In Rediffusion DY&R, expand DY&R.

Ans: Dentsu Young & Rubicam.

2. In the US, what is a COMDEX ?

Ans: COMputer Dealers EXposition(COMDEX) is the

largest US computer trade show. It brings together the
dealers, resellers from throughout the world.

3. Name the finance arm of CIPLA.

Ans: ALPIC Finance (CIPLA when reversed). Oprah

Winfreys company is called HARPO and Daburs in-house
ad agency is called ADBUR.

4. Which consultancy firm has the baseline From

Thought to Finish ?

Ans: Ernst & Young

5. Who is the first woman director on the board of

Larsen & Toubro(L&T) ?

Ans: Rajashree Birla, mother of Kumaramangalam Birla.

They replaced the Ambani Brothers after acquiring the
10% stake owned by them in L&T.

6. In response to Cokes Shock, Pepsi has decided to

lainch this drink in the same segment. Which drink ?

Ans: Adrenaline Rush. In the US market it is sold as

SoBe Adrenaline Rush. SoBe is a US based company known
for making energy drinks which Pepsico bought over 2
years ago.
Gatorade, another energy drink, taken over by Pepsico
was the most attempted guess.

7. Houston-based Information Technology

Architects(ITA) promoted by four Indians is in the
news after Diwali. Why ?

Ans: They were the producers of the tamil movie

Nanda released on Diwali(October 14). Nanda has
received rare reviews and is doing well at the box
office. They produced it under the banner Aparajeeth
Films. Only Subramanian and Srinivasan(Interactive I)
got this correct.

8. Which automajor launched an operation called

'desert storm' to celebrate 5 years in India by
offering value added services ?

Ans: Ford India.

9. All customers of this bank are being gifted a

special edition of audio casette of Kabhi Khushi
Kabhie Gham(K3G) the seasons most awaited
multi-starrer. Along with the cassette is a letter
from the banks Country head asking them to list out
their happy experiences with the bank under the column
Kabhi Khushi and their not so happy ones under the
column Kabhie Gham. Name the bank that has come out
with this unique plan to get its customers respond to
a survey to upgrade their service.

Ans: IDBI Bank. Very few got this correct.

10. Which pizza chain in India has introduced a

non-pizza offering called Hot Sams(a samosa stuffed
with
chettinad-style chicken) ?

Ans: Dominos

1. FASTEST NO.1

He holds the record for becoming billionaire ( US $ )

fastest at the young age of 29. Identify him?

( Hints : Do you wonder seeing those two circles?..)

### JERRY YANG

Mahesh Murthy says that Michael Dell and Daniel Ziff
( of Ziff Davis media empire )also became billioneer
at the magic age of 29.He goes on to add that Athina
Onassis Roussel will become a billioneer next year
when she turns 18. Thanks Mahesh for your research
work. I am however going by Guinness record and am
allowing point only for Jerry Yang.

2. CELEBRITY JODI

The first two Accent cars rolled out from Hyundai

stable were presented to two celebrities. One was
Shahrukh Khan, the Hyundai Brand Ambassador. Who is
the other Celebrity?

( Hints : Flowery Dream.)

### JUHI CHAWLA

Hariharan, Amit Mathad and Sabyasachi Chandra are
correct. Popular choice was Hemamalini.

3. THREE ON ROLL

Connect Chitrakoot Computers, Gold Fish Computers and

Nakshatra Computers to a well known person in money
business.

( Hints : Upside Down.)

### KETAN PAREKH

Most of you are correct.

4. FOUR FROM NY

She owns the brands flore, aqua flore, CH 212 & 212
Men. Identify her.

( Hints : Kennedy Connection)

### CAROLINA HERRERA

She was in charge of Jaquline Kennedy's wardrobe. Many
of you are correct.

5. POWERFUL FIVE

Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Oprah Winfrey & Andrea

Jung occupies the top four slots. Who is at no.5?

( Hints : Merciful to fool you)

### MARCE FULLER OF MIRANT

Most powerful businesswomen of USA. Again, many of you
are correct.

1. Which is the only native, free to air channel in

English that targets children between 3 and 14 ?

Ans: SPLASH TV, a 24-hour kids channel from

Intelivision (promoted by Pentamedia Graphics). The
channel, which is available in Tamil Nadu, Bangalore
and some parts of Kerala since mid-October is going
full steam ahead with its plans to reach a national
audience by December-end 2001.

2. Expand YAHOO.

Ans: YET ANOTHER HIERARCHICAL OFFICIOUS ORACLE. Some

of the participants had queries about the acronym
YAHOO. To clarify their queries I am attaching a small
report on Yahoo which I got it from the NET.

Jerry Yang and David Filo were graduate students in

engineering at Stanford University who got distracted
by the Internet. While surfing they made lists of
their favorite sites. On a whim, they posted the list
as Jerrys Guide to the World Wide Web. That was in
1993. The reaction to the list was astonishing. Two
years later they changed the name to Yahoo.

Why the name Yahoo? In fooling around with possible

names, Yang and Filo came up with Yet Another
Hierarchical Officious Oracle and Yahoo was born.

3. What is the new theme song for Mitsubishi globally

?
Ans: Its My Life from Jon Bon Jovi.

4. Name the Co-founder of Intel who recently donated

$600 million to California Institute of Technology.

Ans: Gordon Moore. Bakthavachalam Ganeshkumar adds

Gordon Moore and his wife, Betty Moore have started
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a $4.6 billion
philanthropic organization which focuses on higher
education and research. Mr. Moore donated $600 million
to the institute on behalf of the foundation. Thanks
for the information.

5. Which famous author and business consultant has

also been a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage
Foundation, a visiting Professor at Cornell
University, a White House Correspondent and an editor
in Fortune Magazine ?

Ans: Futurist Alvin Toffler

6. The US Federal and State Banking regulators

recently imposed a $7.5 million penalty on a bank
after charging it with violation of banking laws and
failure to maintain accurate records. Which bank am I
referring to ?

Ans: Our own SBI.

7. What is Berger paints brand for rural market

called as ?

Ans: Jadoo

8. In October this year, a tennis match was held in

Seattle to raise money for breast cancer research.
Bill Gates teamed up with Agassi to beat the team
comprising Pete Sampras and a famous business
personality. Name this business personality.

Ans: Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com

9. Which is the first bike to be marketed under the

Bajaj brand ?

Ans: Pulsar

10. Name the two largest promoter shareholders of

Infosys.

Ans: The Two Sudhas. Sudha Gopalakrishnan 3.09%

and Sudha Murthy 2.43%. Narayanamurthy holds 0.91%
and together with Akshata and Rohan Murthy, the first
family of Infosys owns 7.36% in the company.

A. Round 1 : BOTTOM LINES

In this round each team was given four statements

about a person/incident/fact etc, out of which one was
incorrect. You will have to identify the incorrect
one.

Incorrect statements for the four teams were as below:

- JRD Tata part funded Ava Bai Wadias efforts to

start the Mumbai Zoo.
- To support the US War efforts of WW1, Pepsi chnged
the color of bottle crowns to red, white and blue.
- George Eastman helped to set up Eastmans School of
Photography at the University of Rochester.
- Dabur Egypt is the only manufacturing base for
'Real' fruit juice.


B. Round 2 : FUQS

1. Connect the logo of WWF to Govinda

- Name of WWF mascot Panda is chi chi, so is Govindas

pet name.

2. For a brief period of late 80s and early 90s,

Cadbury India was known by a different name. What was
its name then ?
( The question asked by guest quizmaster Bharat Puri,
The MD designate of Cadbury India )

- Hindustan Coco Products Limited.

3. Which car got its logo from the painting of an

animal on the fuselage of an aircraft which was flown
by an ace Italian fighter Francisco Barac which
crashed during world war ?

- Ferrari , the animal Horse

4. Which tourism/travel program uses the slogan A

week in wonderland ?

- Palace on Wheels

C..Round 3 : NON BLUES

( Audio Visual )

1. Ad clip of an organisation was shown with adlines

like Leaders across all industries, The worlds
premium brands,Welcome to the world of real
economy, The world puts its stocks on us. You are
to identify the organisation.

- New York Stock Exchange

2. A film clip was shown where a particular brand was

mentioned ( blanked off ). You are to identify the
film and the brand.

- Film-Khoobsurat, Brand-Hajmola

3. An ad clip was show. You are to identify the

performer and the brand.

- Performer- Sting, Brand : Tide

4. A clip from a film was shown with Mel Gibson

campaigning a brand. You are to identify the film and
the brand.

- Film-What women want. Brand-Nike



D. Round 4: FUQS

1. In 1920s this was advertised to Americans Come to

Cuba and bathe in . Fill up the blanks.

- Bacardi Rum

2. Which Industrialist was born on 15th. August, 1900

?
( This question was asked by the guest quizmzster Raj
Saraf, MD of Zenith Computers )

- M S Oberoi

3. In August, 2001, the union health minister C P

Thakur told that this product should be sold to more
people in rural India to control population. Which
product was he referring to ?

- Television

4. For some time there were four MNCs who had the
courage to enter Indian Biscuit industry in the last
15 years. The two biggest of them however withdrew.
Can you name them ?
( This question was asked by the guest quizmaster
Sunil Alagh, C&CEO of Britannia )

- Unilever ( Lipton ) and Cadbury

E. Round 5 : LIVE ROUND

1. A car was brought on the stage. Which make of car

was that ?

- Chrysler

2. Four dogs were brought on the stage. Question was

that this particular breed was the icon of a famous
company. Which company and what breed ?

- HMV, Nipper, Fox Terriar

3. Singer Babul Supriyo sang the song Suhana Safar

aur yeh mausam haasin. Humhe dar hai hum kho na jaye
kahin. Ho..ho..ho... Question is this song was used
as ad. Song for a particular product. Which product ?

- Yamha Crux R.

4. Two rider boys on horses arrived with Gold and Red

Jackets. Question was which Industrialists favourite
colors are these.

- Deepak Khaitan

F. Round 6 : FUQS

1. A practice followed by a 20TH. CENTURY Limited

Company to welcome its guest passenger at the Railway
Station has given rise to which tradition which we
follow even today ?

- Red Carpet

1. Which product is supposed to have the following

specification :
- Fat content : below 19%
- Diameter : 3.87 inches
- Weight : 1.6 ounces
- Onion : 1/4th.ounce

- McDonalds Hamburger

2. I gave him one shock of black hair, eternally

dangling over his right eye. I dressed him up in
shirtsleeves and half pants and braces. Who
described whom ?

- R K Lakshman describing Gattu of Asian Paints.

3. The Postal Address of ABC ( Australian Broadcasting

Corporation ) in any city is P O Box 9994. Why ?

- This is based on the test innings average of 99.94

of Sir Don Bradman.

G. Round 7 : DECEPTIVE LOOKS

In this round, portraits of famous persons were

distorted . Youll have to identify the person.

- Akio Morita
- Jeff Bezos
- Ketan Parekh
- Lee Lacocca

H. Round 8 : GOING BUST

This was a buzzer round

1. Which Music great set up the music company

Handmade Films ?

- George Harrison

2. Who told England is a nation of Shopkeepers ?

- Napoleon

3. Which brand from Shaw Wallace is also a tourist

attraction in Andhra Pradesh ?

- Golkonda

4. Which country has the largest public distribution

system in the world ?

- India

5. KQ is more than Knowledge quotient. Which Airline

code is KQ ?

- Kenyan Airlines

6.Which billioneer made a cameo appearance in the TV

serial Frasier ?

- Bill Gates

7.Mother of Pearl buttons of all Lacoste shirts are

sourced from which ocean?

- Pacific Ocean

8. Which word when placed before Forbes means I

found it in Greek ?

- Eureka

9.Which Indian Test Cricket Player is also the brand

ambassador of HLLs A1 Pwer brand ?

- Javagal Srinath

10. Which city and port in Honshu island share its

name with a motorcycle ?

- Kawasaki

Brand 1:
This brand is the leader in its category and have a
simple moto 'hearing is believing'. The five stripes
in its name denotes the five areas of excellence as
Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Service,
Partners. Which one?

Freebie 1:
Which brand was nicknamed as 'Peep' ,
'Blitzbuggy','Panzer Killer' and 'Beetlebug'?

Brand 2:
The Cheek & Neal Coffee and Manufacturing Company was
set up in 1901 by Joel Cheek and introduced the first
Coffee percolators in 1966. A Successful brand was
named after the Nashville hotel where the cofee blend
was first tested and served. Now the brand is owned by
Kraft Foods. Name it?

Freebie 2:
How do we better know the 'Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp'
today? It changed to its present name after the famous
London gambling club of eighteenth century.(you can
found it in Red & White wrappers, the colors of
St.George)

Brand 3:
Identify the most famous media brand created by two
yale students Henry R. Luce and Briton Hadden and
first one was launched on 3 march 1923?

Freebie 3:
What was published in February 1922 in Greenwich
Village, New York, by Dewitt Wallace and his wife Lila
Acheson Wallace and their first issue was subtitled as
"The Little Magazine"?

Brand 4:
'Beauty should be a combination of nature and science'
are the words form the founder of a famous cosmetics
brand. The brand name is a combination of the name of
the founder's daughter and the title of a favorite
Tennyson's poem. The personality is Florence
Nightingdale Graham. Name the brand?

Freebie 4:
Which brand is owned by Beiersdorf AG and got its name
from the Latin word means 'snow-white'?

Brand 5:
With which brand would you associated the famous
advertising line 'A cherry tip for your red ruby
lips'?

Freebie 5:
Name the brand which has variants named Orbit
Sugar-Free, spearmint, Doublemint and Juicy Fruit?

Brand 6:
If you buy a 'Waterman' brand what kind of product it
would be?

Freebie 6:
Which brand has a royal warrant as the sole supplier
of Pens and inks to the British royal household?

Brand 7:
Identify the famous brand created by C.L Grigg
launched just two weeks before the 1929 stock market
crash under the brandname 'Bib-Libal Lithiated
Lemon-Lime Soda'?

Freebie 7:
If Johnnie Walker is to 'Whisky' then Gordon's is to
what?

Brand 8:
Which brand hails from Pondicherry, India and founded
by Dilip Kapur,a doctorate form Princeton University.
It has international presence in South Africa, Europe,
Middle East, Asean region and USA.?

Freebie 8:
What does 'B' stand for as in Oral-B?

Brand 9:
The company was founded by founded by Masujiro
Hashimoto in 1911 and it's earliest car was a 'Dat',
named after the first letters of Den, Aoyama and
Takeuchi, the three investors. In 1931 it changed to
Datson and then to Datsun. After a merger in 1934
datsun and another brand were used till 84, the year
which datsun name phased out. What is the present
name?

Freebie 9:
Which brand was established by Frank A. Seiberling in
1898 and adopted its name from a person who invented
the process of vulcanisation of rubber?

Brand 10:
which famous electronics major began its life as a
light-bulb manufaturer and is headquartered in
Eindhoven?

Freebie 10:
Which company owns the mju: brand of cameras?

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::Answers::

Brand 1: Alpine
Freebie 1: Jeep

Brand 2: Maxwell House Coffee

Freebie 2: KitKat

Brand 3: Time
Freebie 3: Readers Digest

Brand 4: Elizabeth Arden

Freebie 4: Nivea

Brand 5: Marlboro
Freebie 5: Wrigley's

Brand 6: Writing Instruments (Fontain Pen)

Freebie 6: Parker

Brand 7: 7-UP
Freebie 7: Gin

Brand 8: Hidesign
Freebie 8: Brush

Brand 9: Nissan
Freebie 9: Goodyear

Brand 10: Philips

Freebie 10: Olympus
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1. Which company recently launched a breakthrough MP3

Player called iPod, that holds upto 1000 songs and
fits in your pocket ?

Ans: Apple Computers Inc.

2. How is the Italian Airline ALITALIA jocularly

called ?

Ans: Always Late In Take-off And Late In Arrival.

Arrived Late In Turin And Luggage In Australia.

Though the first one is more common, I have given

marks to all those who have answered either one of
these.

3. i2 Technologies was set up in 1988 in Dallas by Mr.

Sanjiv Sidhu. Which company did he leave to start i2
Technologies ?

Ans: Texas Instruments

4. This was earlier called Dun & Bradstreet Satyam

Software(DBSS). How do we know it better today ?

Ans: Cognisant Technology Solutions(CTS)

5. In the early 1960s I founded a company with less

than $500 in Capital and thereby gave birth to an
industry the Sports Management and Sports Marketing
Industry. Today the company has grown, with offices
around the world and several hundred million dollars
in annual revenues. Who am I ?

Ans: Mark H. McCormack, founder and chairman of

International Management Group (IMG), and author of
"What they Don't Teach You at Harvard Business
School".

6. It was a massive machine weighing 30tons. It had

17,468 vacuum tubes, thousands of switches, hundreds
of cables and it could perform 5000 operations a
second. Which machine am I talking about ?

Ans: ENIAC.

Manivannan adds:

ENIAC, the Electrical Numerical Integrator and

Computer, was not the first computer developed, but it
opened the door for everything that would follow.
Weighing in at just over 30 tons with 18,000 vacuum
tubes, 1500 relays and hundreds of thousands of
resistors, capacitors and inductors it was the first
multipurpose computer. Within a decade commercial uses
of computers were introduced and it was largely due to
the pioneering accomplishments of ENIAC. John Mauchly
and J. Presper Eckert would have made Charles Babbage
proud with their invention of the ENIAC.

Thanks Manivannan for the info.

7. He claims to be a man of extraordinary

achievements. Appointed a trial judge in the Punjab
High Court when he was only 24, he had little doubt
that had he stayed on in the land of his birth he
would have been the Chief Justice of India based on
Seniority alone. Instead he went off to the US,
where, in 1985, he became the only person of Indian
origin to become the Dean of a State Law school, the
Southern University Law Centre in Louisiana, the job
he still holds. Identify him.
(Hint: A couple of months back, he was in the midst of
controversy for the BJP government).

Ans: Bhisma Kumar Agnihotri. He was actually appointed

as the advisor to the Indian Embassy in the United
States.

8. Who was recently elected as the Senior

Vice-President of FICCI ?

Ans: A.C. Muthiah. He was formerly Senior VP of FICCI,

but had to resign to concentrate on the cricket
scandal investigations. After his unsuccessful bid for
the post of BCCI Chief he was recently elected to the
post again thereby succeeding R S Lodha. R S Lodha
recently took over as President of Ficci.

9. Which retail chain carries the tagline Because the

world can wait ?

Ans: Qwikys Coffee chain

10. Which two companies have instituted the Millenium

Dreamers Award for young people around the world who
are making a difference to their communities ?

Ans: McDonalds and Walt Disney in association with

UNESCO and Readers Digest.

Item 1:
Which brand is available in these colors:
Gold Dust, Sparkling Blue, Jet Black, Royal Blue,
Emerald green, Pearl Grey and Midnight Black?

Item 2:
Name this Indian personality who sold Bibles door to
door in the city of West Lafayette, Indiana, in his
student life to meet the real American consumer?

Item 3:
Who owns the Internet TV channel NUM TV, New
Millennium
Television?

Item 4:
Which corporate regularly teach its employees afew
korean words through its newsletter magazine
'Vanakkam'?

Item 5:
Javed Aktar, India's one of the famous lyricist and
his wife Shabana Azmi were among those who helped to
design which Indian Corporate's Logo? (Flying Colors)

Item 6:
There are lots of techies from Wipro started their own
ventures.But this one is something different. He was
one of the short-listed candidates to head Wipro's
hardware business in 1979 and he never got the job.
But later he became the king of Indian Software
industry. Identify him.

Item 7:
Which group owns the Margadarsi Chit Fund?

Item 8:
Name the Time Magazine's 2001 "Person of The Year"?

Item 9:
What was founded by four brothers Dayanand, Satyanand,
Om Prakash,and Birjmohan as a supplier of bicycle
components?

Item 10:
With which corporate would you associate the person
'Carlos Ghosn'and recently named as the "Japan's
Father of the Year" and topped
in Time's 25 Most Influential, born in Brazil educated
in France and truly a global CEO?

----------------------------------------------------
Answers::

Item 1: VIP Bags(Lynx,Atlantis GLX and Nebula models)

Item 2: Venu Srinivasan of TVS
Item 3: Pentamedia
Item 4: Hyundai
Item 5: Jet Airways (sahara was the favorite answer)
Item 6: N R Narayana Murthy
Item 7: Ramoji Rao's Eendau Group
Item 8: Rudi Guliani
Item 9: Hero Group
Item 10: Nissan Motor co
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1.0 Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu wants everything done
yesterday Who commented, where?

### A B VAJPAYEE WHILE INAUGARATING THE ISB,

HYDERABAD.
Five correct answers. Bill Gates is guessed by equal
numbers.

2.0 Bill Gates, while in his schooldays wrote his

first computer software program for playing a popular
game. Can you tell for which game was it written ?

### TIC-TAC-TOE
Most of you are correct. One answer was chinese
chequer.

3.0 Celebration Plan comes from which

telecommunication company?

### AIRTEL
Only four are correct.MTNL, Dolphin is popular choice.

4.0 Happy Technology to you Ad line of which

company?

### THOMSON
Anindya, Sabysachi Chandra and Saurabh Sharma are
correct.

5.0 Going by the reduction in market capitalisation,,

which company was the worst sufferer in FY 2000
2001.

### WIPRO
I should have mentioned to restrict among Indian
companies. Only five correct answers. Zee Telefilms
was most guessed.Two of you mentioned CISCO. I don't
know.

6.0 Which Indian company pioneered dematerialisation

of shares to electronic forms?

### INFOSYS
Five correct answers. ICICI was most guessed.

7.0 Which is the first Insurance portal in India?

### ASSUREINDIA.COM
Only Anindya could crack it. Great! LIC was well
guessed.

8.0 Clearly the choice is people to people and not

place to place : Who told and in what context ?

### SUNIL B MITTAL ON HIS PROPOSED RATE CUT ON CELL TO

CELL TALKS AS COMPARED TO LANDLINE RATES.
Nobody could crack. There were wild guesses from Jack
Welch to Renuka Chowdhury.......

9.0 Doordarshan in 1988 started its first English
Video News Magazine. Please name the program.

### NEWSTRACK
Again only Anindya was right. All others chose 'World
this week'. Good guess , but not correct.

10.0 Which is worlds biggest search engine?

### ALTAVISTA
Can you believe it? Google is most visited, but
Altavista has more pages.

11.0 Bhilad in Valsad District of Gujarat was in the

news on 1st March 2000. What was the occasion?

### INDIAS FIRST INTERSTATE CHECKPOST THERE GOT FULLY

COMPUTERISED AND AUTOMATED.
Hats off to Anindya for cracking this.

12.0 Japanese entertainment company Konami Corporation

& Toy maker Takara recently jointly developed an
adult toy. Name the product.

### DIGI Q.
A tough one. Nobody could answer. What kind of
toy...well....it's a toycar plus...

13.0 In Windows operating system, which was the first

one working on Embedded technology?

### WIDOWS CE
I thought most of you will be able to answer. Only
four right answers.May be the question was not
properly framed.

14.0 This technology has been developed by 3Com for

transmission of data downstream at 56 Kbps over
ordinary telephone lines. Name the technology?

### X2
Only Anindya could answer.Great show again!

15.0 This basic Internet program with a four letter

acronym is used to verify whether a particular IP
address is in existence and can accept request. Name
the program.

### PING
Many of you answered correctly.

Q 1:
Sipmle one. Who owns the mosquito repellent brand
'Maxo'the dishwahsing bar 'Exo', and the washing soap
'vanamala'?

Q 2:
Connect Richard Hadlee, Sachin Tendulkar and Steve
Waugh with a three letter brand?

Q 3:
Why American company called "Dynegy" was in news
recently?

Q 4:
Who provide the 4 pages section of business news for
'The Statesman'?

Q 5:
Which switch brand is claimed that the royal families
and
celebrities across the world prefer them, and
especially
the one is Sultanate of Brunei?

Q 6:
Which petro major launched Q'n'Q outlets to serve it's
customers towards the best Quality and Quantity of the
fuel served?

Q 7:
Name the second Indian company won the prestigious
Deming Prize?

Q 8:
Al Ries and Jack Trout gave us 22 Immutable Laws of
Marketing.And Ries along with his daughter Laura Ries
suggested 22 Immutable laws of Branding. But how many
laws this father and daughter duo stated for 'The
Immutable laws of Internet Branding?

Q 9:
In which industry you come across the terms CKD,SKD
and CBU and what they mean?

Q 10:
I started with Boots Plc and moved on to the hands of
Knoll Pharmaceuticals, but after a small stint there I
went to Reckitt Piramal, and at last I landed in the
corridor of Dr.Morpen. Who am I?

-----------------------------------------------------
Answers::

Q1 : Jyothi Laboratories
Q2 : MRF
Q3 : Tried to acquire energy major 'Enron',later
withdrawn.
Q4 : Business Standard
Q5 : Anchor Ave, an Indo Italian JV
Q6 : Indian Oil Corporation
Q7 : Sundaram Brake Linings(SBL)
Q8 : 11
Q9 : Automobile and manufacturing
CKD- Completely Knocked Down,
SKD-Semi Knocked Down
CBU-Completely Built Unit(generally used in
manufacturing or importing of any products and
goods)
Q10: Burnol
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1. Who is the New Grand Master of chess of India

Tejas Bakre

2. Who is FIFA football player of the year 2001?

Luis Figo

3. Whats the mascot of WC 2003 cricket ?

Zebra called Dazzler

4. Who is the Man of the tournament of Junior World Cup Hockey which India won
in Australia?

Deepak Thakur

5. Who became the youngest ever year-end number one in Mens Tennis ATP
rankings?

Llyewton Hewitt

6. Who defeated Garry Kasparov in 2000 to be new chess champion?

Vladimir Kramnik

7. Who are the three angels in the Hindi version of Charlie's Angels being made
by Pankaj Parashar?

Sushmita Sen, Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon

8. How do we know Devanamapiya Piyadasi better?

Ashoka

9. A famous French mathematician, philosopher, and physiologist, to whom we owe

the first systematic account of the mind/body relationship once
described himself as Cognito Ergo Sum which means I think, therefore Iam.
Whom are we talking about?

Descartes

10. Woods are Lonely dark and deep, but I have promises to keep and miles to
go before I sleep and miles to go before I sleep , I want the poem
from which these famous lines have been taken.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

11. Who coined the phrase Cyberspace ? Also name the reference

Wllliam Gibson in the book Neuromancer

12. What is the official name of the exact spot where The Pathfinder touched
down on Mars?

Carl Sagan Memorial Station

13. How is Hector Hugh Monroe known in the world of English Poetry?

Saki

14. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our
scene.. which world famous work of litrature starts with these lines

Romeo and Juliet

15. The story of the life of Howard Roark, an Architect, became one of the most
successful works of modern fiction. Which book are we speaking about?

Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

16. Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagar kingdom, was founded by Krishna Deva Raya
(1509 AD - 1530 AD). Under him the empire emerged as the strongest
military power in the south. The question is, which was the book - Mahakavya
written by this great emperor, which became a benchmark in telugu
litrature for its Prabandha style of writing.

Amuktamalyada

17. The name of an erotic dance form is derived from a Brazilian-Portuguese

word meaning 'a beating, a lashing'. What is this dance form called?

Lambada

18. In the food industry, what does RDA mean ?

Recommended Dietary Allowance

19. Moon Moon Sen the famous multi-lingual actress created quite a furore when
she expressed that she wants to get a nude portrait of herself ainted.
Who is the painter who is offered this once in a lifetime opportunity?

Waseem Kapoor

20. We have heard about Hardware, Software, Shareware, Freeware, Firmware and
Shovelware. What is Bloatware?

A software that takes up too much of memory space

21. The Indian Air Force has a fleet of ATJ Surya Kirans made by HAL
Bangalore.What does ATJ stand for?

Advanced Trainer Jets

22. Who played the role of the famous Samba in Sholay?

McMohan

23. Arthos, Porthos, Aramis and DeArtagnan are the main characters of which
famous classic written in 1844?

Three Musketeers

24. With who or what do you associate Henry Scarpelli and Craig Boldman?

Archies Comics

25. T-series was founded by the late Gulshan Kumar in India to manufacture and
market audiotapes. What did the 'T' in the title stand for ?

Trishul

26. While at Oxford, he was the singer and bassist for a band called 'Ugly
Rumours'. Name this famous person

Tony Blair

27. In France, it is known as 'Alerte A Malibu'. Venezuelans call it

'Guardianes de la Bahia'. The Hebrew title is 'Mishmar Ha - Mifratz'. How do we
know it?

Baywatch

28. Its better to burn out than to fade away were the lines written in the
suicide note of which singer associated with a band that enjoyed cult
status in the yesteryears

Kurt Kobain of Nirvana

29. The movie AI or Artificial Intelligence Directed by Stephen Speilberg was

actually a project started by an another famous director who could not
finish it. Who is the director we are speaking about?

Stanley Kubrick

30. Success is the sole earthly judge of right and wrong. Who said this?.
Adolf Hitler

> > 1) In 1950s a guy called Harry Pickup invented something which
>later
> > on has become the market leader in its product category. The name
>of
> > this brand is hidden in Harry pickup's name. tell me the brand name
> > Ans: HARPIC (most of us got it )
> > 2) Action shoes a famous Indian brand name we all know about it but
> > do u know who is the manufacturer of these shoes?
> > Ans: Apmi Polymers ( no one got it)
> > 3)While standing in a Bank waiting for his turn this guy thought of
> > something revolutionary which is now very popullar. Tell me the
>name
> > of this guy and what idea struck him?
> > Ans: DON NETZEN and ATM
> > 4)This Japanese brand means WE in the local language and aims at
> > perfection and precision in its ad? ( I hope many of u will get it )
> > ANS: HITACHI
> > 5) The son of Italian immigrants, this man rose through the ranks
> > (first in Engineering and then in Marketing) of Ford Motor Company,
> > becoming its president. He was fired several years later in an ego
> > clash with Henry Ford II, after which he joined the ailing Chrysler
> > Motor Company and turned it around. A few years ago, he had to step
> > down from the board of Chrysler as well. Name this charismatic
> > Detroit legend. ( LONG BUT A EASY ONE)
> > Ans: LEE Iacooca
> > 6) One related to jargons who gave the concept of SIPs explain the
> > term and the person who gave it
> > ANS: ANDY GROOVE and Strategic Inflection Points
> > 7)You must have heard of Killer Loop brand of sunglasses why it is
> > called killer loop?
> > Ans: Because of its shape which Resmbles killer loop
> > 8)Mont Blanc is coming up with new series of pens called 4156
>series
> > what does 4156 stands for?
> > HEgiht of Mont Blanc
> > 9)The name was originally used by the Chiswick Soap Company,
>London,
> > for a perfumed toilet soap packed in a tin. After a period of non-
>use
> > the name was revived for similarly packed another product
> > manufactured by the same firm, with the name being registered in
> > 1903. The firm was later acquired by Reckitt & Coleman. Name the
> > product and the brand name.
> > Ans; Cherry Blossom
> > 10)Which is the first brand to be advertised on U.S television?
> > Ans; Ivory Soap

1. Lets start with a sitter.

According to Fortune magazine's latest Fortune 500 list, General Motors,
with annual sales of $189,058.0 million was the largest company in the
world. According to the same list, which is the most profitable company in
the world ?

Ans: General Electric

2. What is the theory according to which some investors will buy stock even
if it is over-valued, on the conviction that there will be someone else who
will buy the stock from them at higher prices ?

Ans: Greater Fool Theory, also called 'Castle-in-the-Air Theory'

3. This is a question that had some of the best quizzers in Madras rueing
the fact that they bid for the question in a bidding round of a the 'CVALS'
Quiz conducted by Team Jigyasa some time back.

Here is the background.......Ray Kroc mortgaged his home and invested his
entire life savings to become the exclusive distributor of a five-spindled
milk shake maker. Hearing about the McDonald's hamburger stand in California
running eight of these mixers at a time, he packed up his car and headed
West. It was 1954. He was 52 years old. Ray Kroc had never seen so many
people served so quickly when he pulled up to take a look. Seizing the day,
he pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants to the brothers Dick
and Mac McDonald, convinced that he could sell eight of his mixers to each
and every one. "Who could we get to open them for us?" Dick McDonald said.
"Well," Kroc answered, "what about me?"

Now the real question ........ What brand name did Ray Kroc use to sell his
five-spindled milk shake maker ?

Ans: Multi mixer

4. The first product made by this company was a car record player. They gave
themselves a name similar to the name of the market leader in record players
in those days. Name the company? (Hint : The company which was the market
leader no longer exists whereas the company in question is a household name
worldwide.)

Ans: The market leader in record players was Victrola. The new guys were
focussing on car record players specifically, and so called themselves
Motorola

5. "Novell dons Denim !" A few months back Novell Inc. rolled out a
blueprint for its next-generation, directory - based applications called
DENIM which is to be the Architecture for network services that leverage
Novell Directory Services ( NDS ) but runs on multiple platforms. What does
the acronym DENIM stand for ?

Ans: Directory enabled Net infracstructure model

6. In Wall Street slang, what are Bo Dereks and James Bonds?

Ans: Bo Dereks are bonds that will mature in 2010 ( since these were issued
when the movie "10" starring Bo Derek was doing the rounds in the theatres),
and James Bonds are those that will mature in 2007.

7. Some guys broke off from Madura Coats and came together as Indus League
(the apparel company). Similarly, a group of executives recently quit Titan
Watches (Tanishq Division). What is the name of their startup ? (Hint: This
startup is opening up a chain of stores on and off the Web in the area of
jewellery and women's accessories.)

Ans: Oyzterbay

8. Which air conditioner company advertised a few months back with the bold
copy,'We gave the world the bullet train. The least we can give you is a
superior air-conditioner' ?

Ans: Hitachi

9. An Indian company, following its Corporate Governance code on the

retirement age of inside and outside Directors, forced Mr. S M Datta (an
outside director in the company and the former Chairman of HLL) to retire
from its Board of Directors as he'll turn 65 shortly. Which company are we
talking about ?

Ans: Infosys

10. OK guys, a sitter.....In the 1800's, a gold miner named Alkali Ike had
the habit of stuffing the Levi's pants pockets with ore samples, so much so
that the pockets would frequently rip open. Ike was constantly taking his
Levi's to his tailor, Jake Davis, to have then resewn. What invention did
Jake Davis eventually come up with to solve the problem ?

Ans: After several resewings, Davis took Ike's torn pants to the local
blacksmith and had him put rivets at the pocket corners. It worked, Davis
later took his idea to Levi Strauss and they decided to become partners in a
patent for Levi's pant with riveted pockets

1. What did Coca-Cola sell, and to whom, for a

consideration of $3billion, in 1989?
#Columbia Pictures, to Sony-These large corporates
were realising that it's better to focus on ones core
competence rather than dabbling in all and sundry!
2. Which company's adline, rather ironically, was
"Geography is History"?
# Iridium, the satellite telephone service promoted by
Motorola. The company itself became history not long
after it was launched
3. Which popular vortal has been launched by Sanjeev
Bikchandani?
# Naukri.com-I guess many of you must have visited and
used the vortal!
4. What resulted when Henry Wells, John Butterfield,
William Fargo, William and John Livingstone, James
Wasson and James McKay met at Buffalo, New York in
1850?
# American Express Company. The company was originally
formed to provide courier service. It later, in
stages, diversified into traveller's cheques, travel
services, banking, and finally, into credit cards
5. This company was founded on 18 July 1968 as NM
Electronics. By what name is the company known today?
(Eminently workoutable)
# Intel, of course, from its founders, Robert Noyce
and Gordon Moore
6. If it was terylene in Britain, what was it in the
USA?
# Dacron-terylene is ICI's brand name, while dacron is
Du Pont's
7. Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, was nicknamed
"Neutron". Why?
# He made GE more efficient and cost effective by
substantial downsizing. So, while the offices and
factories survived, the people disappeared-an effect
also created by neutron bombs, which kill people but
don't destroy property or equipment
8. What quintessentially American product is popularly
known as "Hogs"?
#Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The name is derived from
the eponymous HOGs-an acronym for Harley Owners'
Groups-a society formed by Harley-Davidson as a
promotool
9. This young man, who had initially studied physics
at the redoubtable Caltech before turning to law,
started tinkering with what technology at the age of
twenty-nine, with momentous results for himself and
for the world? And who, incidentally, was this young
man?
# Chester Carlson-the man who invented the
photocopying machine. His first photocopy, of a piece
of paper bearing the words "10-22-38 Astoria" is the
stuff of many a quiz question
10. Which financial hero turned villain pioneered the
use of junk bonds to finance leveraged buyouts (LBOs),
and in which financial company was he working during
this period?
# Mike Millken; Drexel Burnham Lambert
11. Which telecom services giant is the present owner
of the "Orange" brand name?
# France telecom, which acquired the brand when it
purchased the Orange company, which provides cellular
service in the UK, from Vodaphone, which in turn had
acquired it from Mannesmann, which in turn had
acquired it from the original promoter-Li Ka Shing's
Hutchison group-sounds complicated, doesn't it?
12. Which Indian economist coined the term "Hindu rate
of growth" to refer to India's modest economic growth
rate during the sixties and seventies?
# Professor Raj Krishna
13. What connects the wicket keepers Godfrey Evans and
Farokh Engineer with crooner, actor and lovable clown
Kishore Kumar?
# They have all been featured in Brylcream
advertisements
14. Why was the Ford T model so-called?
# It followed the Ford S model
15. What, according to management guru Sumantra
Ghoshal, is the "525 rule'?
# 25% of a company's sales revenue should accrue from
products launched during the last 5 years
16. What feminist organisation has been launched
recently by Urvashi Butalia?
# Kali for Women-a publishing company which publishes
women's works
17. Why should auto executive Lee Iacocca have been
grateful to Hollywood actor Steve McQueen, in a
professional sense?
# Lee Iacocca, as is well known, played a crucial role
in the development and launch of the Ford Mustang. The
car, which the intrepid police officer Steve McQueen
drove in the film "Bullitt", was the Ford Mustang.
This film did a lot to popularise the car, and its
success, in turn, gave a big boost to Iacocca's career
in Ford
18. What is common to Frank Packer (f/o Kerry Packer),
Thomas Lipton and Ted Turner?
# They have all sponsored, and participated in, the
America's Cup race
19. What is "Gombas" the acronym of?
# "Grossly Overpaid MBAs"
20. Which was India's first branded gent's shirt to be
marketed nationally?
# Liberty-not Charagh Din, as answered by many

> 1) This one is an absolute sitter for cricket fans.... Name the cricket
> ground on which the maximum number of one-day international matches have
> been hosted?
##### Sharjah Cricket Ground.
most guys got this correct, this venue has hosted more than 100 one day
matches

>
> 2) One more about cricket( I am still a fan of cricket despite the fixing
> charges)..... The pitch-roller at Eden Gardens in Calcutta has a
> particular name. Name it?( Hint: An Indian Name)
###Gungadin
few people got this, mostly bemgalis i nopticed

>
> 3) Could not keep comics out....This person was appalled to see the
> influence of foreign cartoon characters in India. To counter this, he
> started his own comic strip, which initially was not quite popular, but he
> gained more popularity with his series on Chacha Choudhary and Sabu. Name
> this person and also the first comic character. (Please give only his
> pen-name)
#### Pran, Shrimatiji
the first part most of u got, but only one got the second part

>
> 4) Complete the series..... Fire, Earth, Sky, Snakes,___________.
> After u get the 5th one, u can easily get the connection of all the five.
####Trident
Well, these are the names of our indigenious missiles developed byDRDO.
Fire-Agni, Earth-Prithvi, Sky-Akash, Snakes-Nag, Trident-Trishul.
only 3 got this correct
the most common answer was water, connection beibng deepa mehta

>
> 5) Some test about Geography.... The city of Timbaktu is located in the
> continent of Africa. Name the country in which it is located?
#####Mali

>
> 6) A trivia on the presenter of KBC..... Amitabh Bachchan lives in a
> spacious bungalow in Mumbai. Name the bungalow.
#### Prateeksha
somebody has pointed out that his bungalow has been sold to recover dues
from ABCL, but now i think after the success of KBC he might get it back

>
> 7) What exactly is the Lyons Range? (KRECians will surely crack this)
### Calcutta StOck Exchange

>
> 8) A test on Hindu mythology.... This person is said to be the reporter of
> Lord Yama and he keeps all the records of a person's soul in a great
> register. (Hint: These two characters were present in the movie
> Taqdeerwala or its Tamil original "Lucky Man")
#### Chitragupta

>
> 9) One more on Mahabharata..... The Kauravas have only one sister,
> Dushala. Who is her husband? (Hint: This person is killed in the war at
> Kurukshetra by Arjun)
#### Jayadratha
he is responsible in being the cause of Abhimanyu's death

>
> 10) One test on astronomy.... In the 11th century, a massive supernova
> explosion took place over the northern hemisphere. the explosion was so
> bright that, for two months, the chinese astronomers noted the presence of
> two suns. it was so bright and it was said that one could read by its
> light during night-time also. but gradually the supernove faded and now,
> what we have left is a very faint remnant. what is the remnant more
> popularly known as? (Hint: it is still visually a great sight to watch)
### Crab Nebula

>
> 11) A test on a personality.... This famous inventor was once punched on
> his ear by a railway officer for some mischief. At that time, this person
> felt a thud in his ear and he heard something snap. but slowly and surely,
> his hearing powers decreased, till by the time he was old, he was nearly
> deaf. But, this did not deter him. He said he was able to concentrate on
> his work more as he would not be distracted easily. Nmae this person.
#### Thomas Alva Edison

>
> 12) A test on Olympics.... So far in all the olympics, all the female
> athletes are tested to ensure that they really are female. But only one
> female athlete was allowed to skip this test. Name this athlete?
### Princess Anne in 76 Olympics for equistrian event

>
> 13) A test on India..... This is the southernmost point of India,
> goegraphically. Name this point? (Hint: This ques was once asked in
> Surabhi and there were actually more wrong answers than right answers)
### Indira Point
>
> 14) A test on Birds....Which bird has the largest wing-span?
### Albatross

>
> 15) To whom did MUL present the keys of the first Maruti that they built
> in India? (Hint: He was not a politician)
### Tirupati Venkateshwara Temple

>
> 15) The actual name of this building is Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers. By what
> name do we popularly know it as?
### Mumbai Stock Exchange

>
> 16) Dr.Bhabha was an admirer of this mountain. In fact the day before his
> death in a plane crash, he had told in a interview ot a reporter about the
> beauty of this mountain peak. The next day, his plane crashed into this
> mountain. Name this mountain?
#### Mt.Blanc

>
> 17) If a person is said to be suffering from gymnophobia, what is he
> exactly afraid of?
#### Nudity

>
> 18) After the recent reorganization of states, in which Uttaranchal,
> Chattisgarh and Vananchal have been created, which state is going to be
> the biggest in terms of area?
##### Rajasthan
only 5 got this right

>
> 19) A test on personality....S=k*log(w). This has been inscribed on the
> tombstone of a famous scientist.Who? (We have heard of his most famous
> constant in our 12th standard)
#### Ludwig Boltzmann
actually the eqn in this form was derived by planck

>
> 20) A test on Sherlock... Sherlock Holmes was initially killed by Arthur
> Conan Doyle in his encounter with Dr.Morteimer in this short story. Name
> this story. But due to public demand, he had to bring Holmes back to life
> in the next one. Name this story also.
#### The Final Problem, The Adventure of Empty House
> well, sorry about the mistake on my part. the correct name is
Dr.Moriarty.

1. Who owns Bettman Archives, the world's largest collection of historical

and news photographs ?

Ans: Bill Gates . I have given points if u answered corbis

2. who regulates the gambling industries in UK?

Ans: The Gaming Board for Great Britain. Only two could crack it namely,
Feroz and Ramdoss.

3. What was changed from 10 to 11 in Japan on January 1, 1999?

Unattempted question.

Ans: Effective January 1 mobile phone numbers were

changed from 10 to 11 digits in order to cope with the
increase in the number of users -- now over 44 million.
The Asahi Shimbun reports that the industry is expected
to spend billions 'providing help to update the phone numbers
people have input into their mobile phones, adding
new codes and rearranging the digits via computer.

Visit http://www.aic.or.jp/related/Brief/brief03.htm for more details.

4. If i have given you II Sole - 24 Ore what i would have given you?

Ans: Only Ramdoss and Devi Mohan got this one right. Its nothing but
Italy's financial daily.

5. who is the exclusive distributor of D&G and La Prairie in India?

Ans: Euro Traditions. Unanswered question in this quiz.

6. What is GenJam?

Ans: This one is a sitter.

Infys Nayan Modai says "GenJam, which stands for Genetic
Jammer, is a computer program that learns to play jazz
solos, using a software technology called genetic algorithms.
This technology applies the principles of biological genetics
to search for solutions to artificial or abstract problems.
In GenJam's case, the genetic algorithm searches for pleasing
melodic ideas with which it constructs jazz improvisations

7. Name the worlds third largest derivates exchange?

LIFFE which stands for London International Financial Futures and Options

8. What is DCM slip ?

Almost everyone cracked it. Dont Come Monday Slip.

Australian way of saying "You're fired"... Dont Come Monday (DCM)

9. This one is for bankers.

An Indian bank with an account in New York will
call the record in its own books of its New York account
a what account? The same account in the New York
bank's books would be what account?
I want the term.

Nostro Account and Vostro Account

10. What is MATIF?

March Terme International de France .
Futures exchange of France

1. For how many US Dollars, did Bill Gates purchased Hotmail from Sabeer
Bhatia?
Ans:- It is actually us $ 390 milion, most of u except one answered $ 400
million

2. how did the name netscape come into use &who invented this name?
ans: Marc Andreesen (original name was mozilla comunication
corporation)

3. How to restrict the size of any folder in WinNT in terms of bytes ?

Ans: File-SAve as - options

4. Name the Man who landed on Moon, other than Armstrong and Aldrin.
ans: Michael Collins

5. What are the different ways of passing values across forms?

ans: IN FORMS THROUGH FIELD PROPERTIES OR THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

6. what is the role of break keyword in java script ?

ans: TO EXIT FROM ANY LOOP WHEN A CERTAIN CONDITION IS MET

7. What are the names of all four Beatles.

ans: john lennon, paul mccartney, ringo starr and george
harrison

8. what is grandfather paradox.

ans: Time travel is impossible as exemplified by
the famous grandfather paradox. Imagine you build a
time machine. It is possible for you to travel back in
time, meet your grandfather before he produces any
children (i.e. your father/mother) and kill him. Thus,
you would not have been born and the time machine
would not have been built, a paradox.

9. What is Peter's Principle ?

ans: the peter principle states that in a heirarchical
organization people get promoted upto their level of
incompetence.

10. What is the colour of Black Box used in Aeroplanes.

ans: Bright orange

11. what is the difference between illusion & halucination

ans: hallucination is the apparent observation of
something which is not actually present or may not
even exist. illusion is a deceptive or misleading appearance

12. What is the difference between SEND and POST in HTML

i do not know the answere...

13. What is the National Food of India ?

ans:there is no term like this, but what will u choose between rice and
wheat!!

14. What is USP n who coined the term first?

ans: UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION/ ROSSER REEVES

15. Where from the word HINDI came.

ans: obviously from hindu!!!

16. Who discovered the computer chips?

ans: GORDON MOORE AND ROBERT NOYCE. THEY ALSO FOUNDED
INTEL.

17. Who is CEO of Apple Computers Inc.?

ans: steve jobs( all answered it correctly except one)

18. Who is CEO of Oracle Inc.?

ans:larry ellison( all answered it correctly except one)

19. Who is person who has climbed Mt. Everest 10th times?
ans: On 24th may 2000 APPA SHERPA climbed the everest for
the 11th time. RITA SHERPA and BABU CHIRI SHERPA
have climbed 10 times.

20. Who was the Caption of the Ship TITANIC.

ans: e.j.smith.

> 1. Complete the list.......Japan's Toray Industries, Germany's

> Celanese company and ................................? Hint: Forbes
> Ans: Reliance Industries. It has become the first private sector
> Indian company to find a place in the Forbes International list of the
> largest 800-non US companies. Reliance ranks third in terms of per
> employee profits after Japan's Toray Industries and Germany's Celanese
> company.
>
> 2. If you were a CEO of a PSU in India and were asked to make your
> company more efficient, you probably would have 2 options to choose from
> - 'The Heavy Industries Model' or 'The Gujarat Model'. So can we ask you
> what are these models and how are they different from each other ?
> Ans: Both the models are for Voluntary Retirement Schemes for PSUs.
> Under the heavy industries model, employees seeking permature
> retirement are eligible for 45 days pay,plus dearness allowances for each
> completed year of service, or monthly pay plus DA at the time of
> retirement, multiplied by the balance months of service left,whichever is
> less.
>
> Under the Gujarat model employees receive 35 days salary for every
> year of completed service and 25 days of salary or Rs.2,500 whichever is
> higher for every year of service left. Salary includes basic, DA,personal
> pay and HRA.
>
>
> 3. When he was 12 years old he began selling newspapers on the Grand
> Trunk Railway, devoting his spare time mainly to experimentation with
> printing presses and with electrical and mechanical apparatus. In 1862 he
> published a weekly, known as the Grand Trunk Herald, printing it in a
> freight car that also served as his laboratory. For saving the life of a
> station official's child, he was rewarded by being taught telegraphy. Who
> is this famous inventor ?
>
> Ans: Thomas Alva Edison
>
>
> 4. Which two word phrase did Marshall McLuhan coin to describe the
> world as an integrated system due to advancement of communications ?
> Ans: : Global Village
>
> 5. Last month the head of convertible bond research at Lehman
> Brothers , the blue-chip investment bank, put up a stinging research
> report that questioned the very survival of Amazon.com, knocking 19 % off
> the e-tailing giant's stock price, and vaporising the dream like haze that
> hung around Amazon founder and Time Magazine's man of the year, Jeff
> Bezos. So, Who are we talking about ?
> Ans: : Ravi Suria (of Lehman Brothers)
>
>
> 6. Netscape had more than one domain name when it started other than
> www.netscape.com. This domain name was www.mcom.com. What did 'mcom' stand
> for ?
> Ans: Mosaic Communications ( Mosaic was the first internet browser
> invented by Marc Andressen at the University of Illinois).
>
>
> 7. In 1974, Sears, Roebuck and Company put its name on smoke
> alarms. The response was outstanding. The popularity of the Sears alarm
> was so strong it prompted other manufacturers to enter the residential
> smoke detector market. From whom did Sears source the original smoke
> alarm?
> Ans: Pittway Corporation who purchased it from BRK Electronics, the
> original owners.
>
>
> 8. In an anecdote recorded by Peter Newman, Samuel said: "Tell me
> Edgar, are we buying all this stock in MGM just so you can get laid ?" "Oh
> no, Pop", was Edgar's classic reply. "It doesn't cost $40 million to get
> laid".
> Which prominent business family are we talking about ?
> Ans: The Bronfman Family (which owns Seagram, among many other
> things and presently talks are going on to merge this group with a French
> conglomerate called Vivendi).
>
>
> 9. In the context of World Wide Web, what is 'Shovelware' ?
> Ans: : a) Extra software dumped onto a CD-ROM or tape to fill up the
> remaining space on the medium after the software distribution it's
> intended to carry, but not integrated with the distribution.
>
> b) A slipshod compilation of software dumped onto a CD-ROM without
> much care for organization or even usability.
>
>
> 10. OK guys, lets end with some Trivia and I assure you this is as
> trivial as you can get Here it comes..................
> Whose face is printed on the back of an Irish 20 Pound currency note
> ?
> Ans: Daniel O'Connell
>
1. Which company started by 3 entrepreneurs from IIM
claims to be the first to introduce ESOP in Indian
Software Industry, the first to develop the concept of
ERP in India, and the first to introduce a SCM product
in India ?

Ans: MASTEK

2. Associate the following ad line to its brand. At

last there is one thing in life, you have complete
control over.

Ans: Mitsubishi Lancer

3. Which Indian business magnates private investment

company is called the Pharma Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. ?

Ans: Vijay Mallya

4. This company created a stir, when it was launched,

as it was the first time that Venture funding was
being made available to a bunch of professionals to
start a company in a distinctly old economic segment
garments. It also brought in concepts of Stock
Options and sweat equity to the sector. Which company
am I talking about ?

Ans: Indus League (that owns the Scullers and Indigo

Nation brands)

5. Five Countries are expected to become economic

superpowers in this new millennium. India, China and
Russia are three of them. Name the remaining two.

Ans: Brazil and Indonesia (According to Philip Kotler)

6. Expand ARPA in ARPA-Net.

Ans: Advanced Research Projects Agency.

More news
The history of ARPA leading up to the ARPANET.
A climate of pure research surrounded the entire
history of the ARPANET. The Advanced Research Projects
Agency was formed with an emphasis towards research,
and thus was not oriented only to a military product.
The formation of this agency was part of the U.S.
reaction to the then Soviet Union's launch of
Sputnikin 1957. ( ARPA draft, III-6 ). ARPA was
assigned to research how to utilize their investment
in computers via Command and Control Research (CCR).
Dr. J.C.R. Licklider was chosen to head this effort.
Licklider came to ARPA from Bolt, Beranek and Newman,
(BBN) in Cambridge, MA in October 1962. (ARPA draft,
III-6) The very first site to receive an IMP was UCLA.
Professor Leonard Kleinrock of UCLA was involved with
much of the early development of the ARPANET. His work
consisted of understanding queueing theory and as such
was one of the first computer scientists working on
the ARPANET who was dealing with how to measure what
was happening as the network would function. This made
it natural to make sure that UCLA received the first
node as it would be important to initiate the network
from the site which would measure the networks
activity. In order for the statistics to be correct
and for analysis purposes - the first site had to be
the measurement site. Sure enough UCLA was assigned to
be the Network Measurement Center (NMC).[1]

7. The 71-yr old Ford Dagenham unit near London was

closed recently due to labour unrest. The last car is
expected to go to a Ford Museum; the three before that
will go to a charity. Which brand of car was the last
to be rolled out ?

Ans: Ford Fiesta

8. In 2001, which company agreed to pay a reported

$75million over 20 years for naming rights to the
theatre where the recent Oscar awards gala was held ?

Ans: Eastman Kodak

9. Which high profile Sports personality was signed

recently by Italian Sportswear maker Fila, reportedly
for three years, to wear their shoes, which are
naturally red and weigh just 200gm each ?

Ans: Michael Schumacher

Fila strikes again and signs Michael Schumacher up for

its own 'team' in a sponsorship agreement that will
unite Ferrari's driver and Italy's leading sports
apparel and footwear holding for the next three years.

Another success for Italian style and its passion for

performance and technology. The world champion is now
ready for a new season in a new shoe designed by
Fila's advanced research and development team and with
the fundamental collaboration of Schumacher himself.
The result is a model that is at the cutting edge for
its design and its high performances in terms of the
light weight and quality that Fila guarantees for this
news creation. Schumacher will also be the endorser of
Fila's future advertising campaign and its apparel and
footwear testimonial throughout the world, both on and
off the circuits.
The Ferrari Team has also signed a three-year
agreement with the Italian Holding running until 2004.

10. Which airlines believes in making the sky the

best place on earth ?

Ans: Air France

> 1) This one is an absolute sitter for cricket fans.... Name the cricket
> ground on which the maximum number of one-day international matches have
> been hosted?
##### Sharjah Cricket Ground.
most guys got this correct, this venue has hosted more than 100 one day
matches

>
> 2) One more about cricket( I am still a fan of cricket despite the fixing
> charges)..... The pitch-roller at Eden Gardens in Calcutta has a
> particular name. Name it?( Hint: An Indian Name)
###Gungadin
few people got this, mostly bemgalis i nopticed

>
> 3) Could not keep comics out....This person was appalled to see the
> influence of foreign cartoon characters in India. To counter this, he
> started his own comic strip, which initially was not quite popular, but he
> gained more popularity with his series on Chacha Choudhary and Sabu. Name
> this person and also the first comic character. (Please give only his
> pen-name)
#### Pran, Shrimatiji
the first part most of u got, but only one got the second part

>
> 4) Complete the series..... Fire, Earth, Sky, Snakes,___________.
> After u get the 5th one, u can easily get the connection of all the five.
####Trident
Well, these are the names of our indigenious missiles developed byDRDO.
Fire-Agni, Earth-Prithvi, Sky-Akash, Snakes-Nag, Trident-Trishul.
only 3 got this correct
the most common answer was water, connection beibng deepa mehta

>
> 5) Some test about Geography.... The city of Timbaktu is located in the
> continent of Africa. Name the country in which it is located?
#####Mali

>
> 6) A trivia on the presenter of KBC..... Amitabh Bachchan lives in a
> spacious bungalow in Mumbai. Name the bungalow.
#### Prateeksha
somebody has pointed out that his bungalow has been sold to recover dues
from ABCL, but now i think after the success of KBC he might get it back

>
> 7) What exactly is the Lyons Range? (KRECians will surely crack this)
### Calcutta StOck Exchange

>
> 8) A test on Hindu mythology.... This person is said to be the reporter of
> Lord Yama and he keeps all the records of a person's soul in a great
> register. (Hint: These two characters were present in the movie
> Taqdeerwala or its Tamil original "Lucky Man")
#### Chitragupta

>
> 9) One more on Mahabharata..... The Kauravas have only one sister,
> Dushala. Who is her husband? (Hint: This person is killed in the war at
> Kurukshetra by Arjun)
#### Jayadratha
he is responsible in being the cause of Abhimanyu's death

>
> 10) One test on astronomy.... In the 11th century, a massive supernova
> explosion took place over the northern hemisphere. the explosion was so
> bright that, for two months, the chinese astronomers noted the presence of
> two suns. it was so bright and it was said that one could read by its
> light during night-time also. but gradually the supernove faded and now,
> what we have left is a very faint remnant. what is the remnant more
> popularly known as? (Hint: it is still visually a great sight to watch)
### Crab Nebula

>
> 11) A test on a personality.... This famous inventor was once punched on
> his ear by a railway officer for some mischief. At that time, this person
> felt a thud in his ear and he heard something snap. but slowly and surely,
> his hearing powers decreased, till by the time he was old, he was nearly
> deaf. But, this did not deter him. He said he was able to concentrate on
> his work more as he would not be distracted easily. Nmae this person.
#### Thomas Alva Edison

>
> 12) A test on Olympics.... So far in all the olympics, all the female
> athletes are tested to ensure that they really are female. But only one
> female athlete was allowed to skip this test. Name this athlete?
### Princess Anne in 76 Olympics for equistrian event

>
> 13) A test on India..... This is the southernmost point of India,
> goegraphically. Name this point? (Hint: This ques was once asked in
> Surabhi and there were actually more wrong answers than right answers)
### Indira Point
>
> 14) A test on Birds....Which bird has the largest wing-span?
### Albatross

>
> 15) To whom did MUL present the keys of the first Maruti that they built
> in India? (Hint: He was not a politician)
### Tirupati Venkateshwara Temple

>
> 15) The actual name of this building is Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers. By what
> name do we popularly know it as?
### Mumbai Stock Exchange

>
> 16) Dr.Bhabha was an admirer of this mountain. In fact the day before his
> death in a plane crash, he had told in a interview ot a reporter about the
> beauty of this mountain peak. The next day, his plane crashed into this
> mountain. Name this mountain?
#### Mt.Blanc

>
> 17) If a person is said to be suffering from gymnophobia, what is he
> exactly afraid of?
#### Nudity

>
> 18) After the recent reorganization of states, in which Uttaranchal,
> Chattisgarh and Vananchal have been created, which state is going to be
> the biggest in terms of area?
##### Rajasthan
only 5 got this right

>
> 19) A test on personality....S=k*log(w). This has been inscribed on the
> tombstone of a famous scientist.Who? (We have heard of his most famous
> constant in our 12th standard)
#### Ludwig Boltzmann
actually the eqn in this form was derived by planck

>
> 20) A test on Sherlock... Sherlock Holmes was initially killed by Arthur
> Conan Doyle in his encounter with Dr.Morteimer in this short story. Name
> this story. But due to public demand, he had to bring Holmes back to life
> in the next one. Name this story also.
#### The Final Problem, The Adventure of Empty House
> well, sorry about the mistake on my part. the correct name is
Dr.Moriarty.

UTI once had a scheme for the benefit of minor girls. As per this scheme,
the girl child below the age of one year on an investment of Rs.1000 was due to
get Rs.21000 on attaining the age of 21 years. In this scheme, the girl child
would have got 17% annual interest. Which scheme am I referring to ?
Ans: Rajlakshmi

The mascot of McDonalds is called Ronald McDonald everywhere except Japan

where it is called Donald McDonald. Why is this so ?
Ans: Because it makes pronunciation easier for the Japanese, since they do not
have the letter "R" in their alphabet.

Imported until March 2000, the first diesel export by India started with
Reliance Petroleum Ltd. shipping 34000 tonnes to this country.
Ans: Bangladesh.

When all others answered it as Brazil, there were only two of them who gave the
right answer. Hats off to Abir Ghosh and the one with email id
mitr016@y... Whats ur good name sir/madam ???

A Print ad shows a man in a business suit with his mouth taped up with
post-its and says: "To turn a few heads during a meeting you dont really need
a mobile phone. Call it being considerate, if you like it. At ________ , we
call it Mobile manners". Fill in the blank with the brand name.
Ans: Nokia

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft considers these two as Microsofts main

rivals. One is Linux (Volunteers against Windows) and the other a media giant.
Which company am I referring to ?
Ans: AOL.

AOL-Time Warner was the common answer. Though AOL is a part of this group, I
was looking for a specific answer. Hence no points to those who had answered
AOL-TimeWarner. Sounds a little harsh????

Coca-Cola will soon be launching its ready-to-drink coffee and tea in the
Indian market with a common brand name. Give the name.
Ans: Georgia

Royal Wings Airline is the national airline of which country ?

Ans: Jordan

Vertis from Voltas are "Acs with IQ". What does this IQ stand for ?
Ans: Intelligent Qooling

Which Indian company owns Revive, Mediker, Oil of Malabar and Top Ramen ?
Ans: There is a mistake in this question as rightly pointed out by Rohit.
Revive, Mediker and Oil of Malabar are owned by Marico whereas Top Ramen is
owned by Indo-Nissin foods but is being marketed and distributed by Marico
since July 1998. Rohit gets a 0.5 point bonus for his effort.

Name the low fare airline in Australia that is owned by Richard Branson ?

Ans: Virgin Blue

> 1. The first model of photocopiers launched by Xerox was called the Xerox
> 914. The next model to come out was called the Xerox 813. Why were the
> models called 914 and 813 ?
> Ans: Xerox named their first product 914, because it could reproduce
> documents up to 9 in by 14 in. in size. Similarly for 813 (8''x13''). A
> lot of you went on the 14th of September and 13th of August trip which was
> quite good lateral thinking but not quite right.
>
> 2. TIDEL park in Madras, HITEC city in Hyderabad and the International
> Technology Park in Bangalore have become icons for the growth of the
> software industry in India. HITEC however is an acronym - What does it
> stand for ? Hint : It does not stand for High Technology
>
> Ans: Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy
>
> 3. Which men's fashion house and former tailor to the Nazi Germany's
> dreaded SS has agreed to pay Pounds 5,00,000 into a compensation fund for
> the jew slave labourers ?
> Ans: Hugo Boss
>
> 4. The unchallenged domination of the Bombay Stock Exchange ( BSE ) over
> stock trading came to an abrupt end when the National Stock Exchange ( NSE
> ) joined the fray in 1994. The launch of NSE promoted National Securities
> Depository Ltd ( NSDL ) in November 1996 was followed by the BSE flagging
> off its own depository last year. What is the name of the BSE promoted
> depository ?
> Ans: Central Depository Services Ltd ( CDSL )
>
> 5. Which international airline operates a Marco Polo Class ?
> Ans: Cathay Pacific
>
>
> 6. It was 1992, a dark time for Honda Motor Company. Its founder, Soichiro
> Honda, had recently died. Rumours were circulating that the company -
> maker of the best engineered Japanese cars - was about to br absorbed by
> its dreaded rival. Bills were piling up from the financial follies of the
> 1980s. The company had no new models and the Japanese economy was heading
> downhill. Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda's new boss, did something astonishing,
> painful, symbolic and central to the strategy that has brought Honda back
> to life. What was this surprising and significant act?
>
> Ans: The expected answer is that Nobuhiko Kawamoto axed the Winning
> Formula One Racing division of Honda. (Junta has been expansive about the
> TQM efforts being undertaken, Re-engineering being done there etc,etc. As
> above, points have been awarded only if the F1 division is mentioned in
> the answer. )
>
> 7. Which brand name derives from the Japanese name for the Chinese
> goddess of Fortune ?
> Ans: Canon ( Kwa-Jin, the Chinese goddess of Fortune )
>
> 8. Montenegro adopted which currency sometime back in a bid to further
> their independence from the Federation of Yugosalavia ? What was the
> currency adopted by Montenegro ?
> Ans: Deutsche Mark
>
> 9. Microsoft issues a 'Certificate of Authenticity' to guard against
> counterfeit software. It has a watermark with the image of a woman. Name
> the woman?
> Ans: Ada Lovelace
>
> 10. Universal Music Group, the worlds largest record label, which is owned
> by Seagram Co Ltd is in the news because of the proposed merger of Seagram
> Co Ltd and the French utilities and media group Vivendi . However
> Universal also made news because of the launch of its new digital format
> which hopes to offer a secure system that protects artist copyrights . (
> The Napster trial has helped popularise the launch ). Now the question -
> What is this new format called ?
> Ans: Bluematter ( Many people sent back the technology which is behind
> this initiative but we wanted the commercial name of this technology,
> which is Bluematter. Nonetheless, 0.5 marks have been given to everybody
> who have sent in the technology also - SDMI etc.).

1) We will start with his family connection... What is the motto of the
Bond family?
### Orbis Non Sufficit-- this is in latin. i have given 1 mark to those
who have given me the latin version. spelling mistakes have been forgiven,
though i think it should not be allowed, as i do not know whether the
meaning will change in latin.
in english, it can be translated as The World Is Not Enough. 0.5 marks for
those who have given only the english version.

2) How does James Bond like his favourite drink?

### His favourite drink is Vodka Martini. this was not required anyway.
he likes it Shaken, Not Stirred. as it has been pointed out to me, the
reason might be if the drink contains poison, if it is stirred, it will
mix with the drink, but if shaken, the poison will settle down.

3) According to the book "Death of a President", this bond movie was the
last movie that JFK ever saw on 20th nov'63 in the White House. which
movie are we talking aboout?
### Well, JFK saw " From Russia With Love". it was released at around the
same time of his death.

4) This bond movie was the first was the first such movie to be showed in
the Kremlin. Which movie?
### Most of u got this one wrong.The most common answer was From Russia
With Love.
The correct answer is "The Man With The Golden Gun"

5) In the movie "The Spy Who Loved Me", it was mentioned that bond would
return in "For Your Eyes Only" , but instead teh next movie was
"Moonraker". what was the reason for this change of plans?
### The success of StarWars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind which
had led to the interest in sci-fi movies was the reason for MoonRaker
being released ahead than other bond movies.

6) "After all Bond has done for Britain, it was the least we could do for
Bond" quoted a famous personality. who was he and in what context do he
quote thus?
### British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said this.a scene from The world
is not enough was planned to be shot around the HQ of MI6, the british
intelligence agency and they obvously protested and did not allow it. then
the foreign secretary moved in to overrule them and made this comment.

7) What is James Bond visible distinguishing mark? he has a birthmark, plz

identify it.
### Scar on the right shoulder.
he also has signs of plastic surgery on his hands.

8) The name of the movie "Goldeneye" has a connection to Ian Fleming. What
is the connection?
### This was the name of the mission the Fleming ran during WW2 when he
was in naval intelligence. it is said that the plot of the mission was
more fantastic than the movie itself. it is also the name of the
beach-house at Jamaica.

9) Which is the only movie in which

Bond is shown to have a wife?
### On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
The wife was added show continuity, as actually the wife had been planned
in Diamonds are Forever.

10) Which is the only bond movie to be filmed in India?

### Octopussy

1. We all know that the first Indian talkie was Alam Ara. It was produced by
the Imperial film company and was released on March 14, 1931. Name the
director of this movie.

## Ardershir Irani, though I've given points for Moti Gidwani also, who had
a part in the direction.

2. Which Guru Dutt production was his only film to be entered in an

International film festival and was also nominated for an Oscar ?

## Saheb, Bibi aur Ghulam

3. What unique distinction do the nominations for the following films hold -
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Sleuth and Give them Hell, Harry ?

## In each case, the entire cast was nominated for awards.

4. If Pele, Lineker and Maradona all wore the No. 10 on their jerseys, which
number did Dutch superstar Johann Cruyff wear on his shirt ?

## No. 14

5. In which sport did Leander Pace's father Vace Paes represent India ?

## Hockey

6. How many test centuries did Don Bradman score in his career ?

## 29

7. With the words 'Miyan, Captain banoge?', which chairman of selectors

offered Azharuddin the captaincy of the Indian team in 1989 ?

## Raj Singh Dungarpur

8. What was the name of the hospital in Hyderabad, where Ronald Ross
identified the carrier of malaria on 20 August 1879 ?

## Begumpet. One Hyderabadi answered the quiz only b'cos of this question.

9. Which was the last Tintin adventure that Herge left unfinished at the
time of his death ?

## Tintin and the Alpla Art.

10. The Hound of the Baskervilles was a cross between bloodhound and which
other dog ?

## Mastiff

1. Which Amitabh Bachchan movie was based on the Hollywood political movie,
'Meet John Doe', directed by John Capra?

### Main Azad Hoon

The director of the English movie is Frank Capra and not John Capra. Sorry,
galti se mistake ho gaya !!!!!

2. The symbol of R K movies shows a man with a violin in one hand and a
woman leaning on his other hand. What does the symbol signify?

### It signifies the romance between Raj Kapoor and Nargis. It is also a
scene in the film 'Barsaat'. I have given half points to the mention of only
the movie.

Someone said 'No' to 'thoda sa roomani ho jaaye'....Don't know why !!!??

3. Which character did Rekha play in Sashi Kapoor's "Utsav"?

### Vasantsena, no points for prostitute. I had needed the character's name.

4. Dilip Kumar along with Suni Dutt shares a unique honour bestowed on a
citizen. What honour?

### Both were made Sheriffs of Bombay (Mumbai).

5. Ruma Guha Thakurta, Madhubala, ______________, Leena Chandravarkar.

Complete the sequence.

### Yogita Bali, all wives of Kishore Kumar.

6. What is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad better known as...?

### Rajnikanth

7. 'Ma Baker..' of Boney M has been an inspiration for a very famous Hindi
Film song featuring Shahrukh Khan. Name the song.

### 'Sach yeh kahani hai, sun lo meri jaan', from the film "Kabhi Haan Kabhi
Na".

8. In 'Chandni O meri Chandni' number from the film "Chandni", who joins Sri
Devi in the duet?

### Jolly Mukherjee, many answered Rishi Kapoor, but the question was on
music, as the heading might have suggested.

9. In which movie did Laxmikant-Pyarelal make their debut as music

directors?

### Parasmani

10. The song 'Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko', from the film 'Yaadon Ki
Baraat' was composed by R D Burman. Give me the name of the Singer / Music
director who played the famous opening Guitar piece.

### Bhupinder, he had played guitar in the song 'Dum maaro dum' from "Hare
Rama Hare Krishna" also.

Sledging in print against successful cricketers is

nothing new. Remember english press's pet slogan
against Gavasksr...'Sunny is my Bunny' put in the
mouth of Underwood, which Derek denied having said at
all? Well it happened to this great cricketer also
when he reached Australia with impressive track
record. Australians were in panic. A couple of
failures in tour openers and he was immidiately dubbed
as 'Benaud's rabbit', unable to read Richie's
wrong'uns. The greatman replied with a hurricane 132
in 125 minutes in the first test. Bradman said
'Ausralia is fortunate that he read Benaud half. Had
he read him full, Benaud would have been out of
cricket.' Who was this great batsman ?

Answer : Sir Garry Sobers. He scored the century in

the famous tie test. Five points to you as compliments
from me. Now the other questions.

.......................................................

1.0. He scored duck in his first test, a century in

the third. Led university, national U-19 and finally
the senior national team for record number of times.
His retirement decision was hastened by a nagging back
problem and his weakness to negotiate the pace and
swing of his nemesis Glen McGrath. He was in the
middle of a ball tampering controversy followed by a
Pound 2000 fine. He was a true Captain Grumpy. Who ?

Ans : Michael Andrew Atherton. He got out to McGrath

to an unprecedented 19 out of 34 times he faced the
Aussie. He got involved in the infamous dirt in the
pocket ball tampering controversy in SA. Almost
universally cracked.

2.0 Shane Warne mesmerized many in 'spinner starved'

Australia during his club cricket days. This
Australian fast bowler was one of them. He faced Warne
for the first time in club cricket when he just
finished his test career and was a columnist in an
Australian daily. Warney was still in his teen trying
to impress local cricket administrators. The senior
was amazed by the warnes ability to turn the ball.
Next day he wrote that he just played a kid who he
thinks will make Australia proud one day by capturing
500 test wickets. The man was promptly sacked the next
day. Who ?

Ans : Rodney Hogg. Irony.....Warne is just a few

wickets short of his prediction. Mithrandir is the
only one to crack. Terry Alderman was the most
guessed.

3.0 The Oval Test in 1884 between England and

Australia and the Faisalabad test in 1980 between
Pakistan and Australia are the only two tests when all
the 11 players of a side ( England in the former and
Australia in the later ) bowled. The Oval test created
another record also which is still unsurpassed. What
is the record ?

Ans : Englands keeper Alfred Lyttletons 12-5-19-4

is the best bowling performance by a regular
wicketkeeper. W G Grace kept the wickets when
Lyttleton bowled in his second spell.

The other answers which appealed me was that this is

the lowest victory target in the test history which
could not be achieved ( 85 required by England but got
out on 77)- courtesy Laher Appaiah.

Rajesh Mohan and Sreeram cites two more firsts :

- Both the openers ( Grace and Littleton ) kept
wickets and bowled.
- Grace is the only wicketkeeper to take a catch off
the first ball he handled as wicketkeeper.

Shamanth says not a single boundary was scored in this

match.

Ravi says somebody scored a century off 35 scoring

shots or so which is the least.

Sreeram says Walter Read at no. 9 position scored 117,

which is still the highest score at that position.For
records Bill Murdoch scored the first double hundred
in test cricket.

WOW.....May I add another record ? With so many

firsts...that must be the only test with maximum
number of firsts :-)

Sreeram are you listening ?

4.0 Son of a miner, he started his career as a

professional cricketer, but settled and shot into fame
as a brilliant umpire. In one of the first class
matches where he was umpiring, he forgot his role and
ran down the ground and caught a skier from a batsman
just outside the rope. He was however smart enough to
run back to the wicket to sign a sixer. He umpired for
record number of tests which was surpassed only
recently. Who ?

Ans : Harold Dennis Dickie Bird. Remember famous

'BIRD'S EYE IS BETTER THAN HAWK'S EYE' campaign ?
Almost everybody answered right. Rajesh mohan adds
that once Dickie called off a match to answer to
nature's call ??? Well...Well.....

5. Pure TriviaGanga Ram has seen cricket for more

than two centuries among pagoda, lake, pines, poplars
and palms. Who is Ganga Ram ? Where did he enjoy
cricket for two hundred years ?

Ans : Gangaram is the name of the heavy roller at Eden

Gardens, Calcutta. The other roller there is named
'Gangadin'.

Interesting answers...weather cock at lords....an idol

in a temple near a cricket ground in Canada.I must
admit I am not aware of these facts.

6. This English cricket captain , nicknamed round the

corner for his particular bowling action, moved to
Hollywood and made his mark and money in more than 100
films. Who ?

Ans : Sir C Aubrey Smith. He captained the English

team playing its first test in South Africa In
1888/89.

7. What is common achievement of Sunil Gavaskar,

Sudhir Naik, W V Raman and Shibsundar Das as opener
for India ?

Ans : They were all out first ball of a test match.

Many of you are right.

8. He refused to field at a particular position in

Australia and disobeyed Douglas Jardine to help in
his bodyline strategy. Was therefore promptly dropped.
He died at the age of 42 while playing Polo. Who was
this moralist cricketer ?

Ans : Iftekar Ali Khan Pataudi. The unfortunate man

was sidelined in India also due to politics.

9. Academia, Administration and cricket a rare

combination, but this Indian Ambassador captained the
Allahabad University Cricket team in Rohinton Baria
Trophy. Name him.

Ans : Pradeep Kumar Singh. Very few answered right.

He was ambassador in Bhutan. I am not sure where he is
posted now. Shamanth and Ravi were right. Kasthuri and
Jagadish got the Bhutan connection but not the name.

10. Indian cricket has traditionally been ruled by

uppercast Brahmins. Remember Kaachra episode in the
film Lagaan where the village uppercast community
resented to this lower casts inclusion in Bhuvans
team. That was 1880s. Forty years later Hindus
heralded a so called untouchable cricketer as captain
of their team in a prestigious tournament which he won
for them with a fine century. Who was this unsung hero
?

Ans : Vithal Palwankar, successfully captained Hindu

team in quadrangular trophy. 'Baloo', his brother was
most tried. Sreeram, Vijaykumar, Ravi and
Ananthanarayan were right.

11. Adeilade, February98. Mark Waugh was hit on his

forearm by a rising ball. His bat fell on the wicket
and the bell was dislodged. He was given out hit
wicket by umpires Randall and Cowie after a brief
consultation. The decision was however wrong. Why ?

Ans : Law 35 of cricket rule book says a batsman will

be out hit wicket when his bat dislodges the bail
while making a stroke or while setting in for a run
immediately after completion of a stroke. Mark Waughs
case did not conform to any of those circumstances.

12. This cricketing legend led a secluded life after

his retirement from cricket as he was an immigrant
indian by heart and could not mix with the locals.
His only companion in his old days was a blind pet
bird which he acquired from a pub in England. Name
him.

Ans : Ranjitsinji of Jamnagar. Sreeram says it was a

blind parrot named 'Popsey'.

13. A trivia. Connect Bill Gates, Shane Warne and

Mount Lee.

Ans : Bill Gates Microsoft Windows 95 Start me

up( window 95 launching song ) Shane Warne ( Warnes
chosen song, played while coming out to bat during
year 2000 series against South Africa Hollywood (
Warnes nickname ) Mount Lee. Warne - Lee connection
was cracked by a few but not the other one.

14. This famous cricketer was selected to represent

his country in Hockey in 1992 Olympics. However the
team did not get an invitation and thus he missed the
cap to be double international. Who is this champion ?

Ans : Jonty Rhodes. Most of you are right.

15. Who is next..Kapil Dev, Daniel Vettori, Waquar

Younis, .?

Ans : Harbhajan Singh, youngest in the line to capture

100 wickets.

16. In this memorable test where he was part of a

first, he scored a 'pair' for England against
Australia. He was however a fine fielder and took an
impossible catch to dismiss Bonnor. He was studying
his medicine course that time. Two weeks after the
test match, he died of pneumonia at the age of 30. Who
and what first was he a part of ?

Ans : Fred Grace, brother of WG and EM Grace. The
test under mention saw all three brothers playing
together for the first time in a test. Sreeram adds
that when he took that memorable catch, the ball would
have been travelling at 90 mph and youngest Grace ran
some 100 plus yards to complete the catch.

17. Sometime back, Rahul Dravid, Javgal Srinath and

Ajit Agarkar were in the news for wrong reason. What
was the controversy ?

Ans : Anshuman Gaekwad alleged that these players were

taking performance enhancing drugs. This is what I was
looking for and this is what many of you said. Few
also said that they were in an ad. film controversy
for which they did not get parmission from board to
travel to South Africa.

18. During ICC Cup 2003, South African president is

scheduled to appear at least 54 times on a particular
occasion. What ?

Ans : The gold coins to be used for toss features the

profile of the South African President on one side. 54
matches are slated.

19. What is the contribution of Western Australia

University and Hongkong University of Science and
Technology to cricket ?

Ans : They investigated the allegation of chucking by

Muralitharan . They gave a clean chit to the
Srilankan.

20. To end this episode, here is a puzzle. Decipher

I was insured many times over before coming under
petroleum products and other combustibles like
textiles. Subsequent smokes ( without fire ? ) made me
stronger. Who am I ?
If you are puzzled then cricket is not your cup of
tea!

Ans : World cup trophy ( sponsored by Prudential,

Reliance, Wills and Benson & Hedges ). My telling 'cup
of tea' was only a hint. Many of you got it right.

1. "First Impression is the always the best" Right ? But, not always. A famous
English novel was originally titled 'First Impression' but was rechristened
later. Which is the novel ?

Ans : Pride and Prejudice { 1 / 9 ( Natasha ) }

2. This was a part of the erstwhile Gondwanaland. The continental drift has
split this apart and is a tiny set of isles now. The place is fossil rich (
Fossils of the Prehistoric shark Pucapampella was found here) and was even a
cause for a war between two countries in the last century ? Which set of isles
are we talking about ? psst... heard of Pebble Islands , Sea Lion Islands....

Ans : Falkland Islands ( formerly, Malvinas Islands ) { 4 / 9 }

3. Here is a sitter. Come Sep 15th, the Olympics would start. And tell me, in
which Olympics was the Olympic flame lit for the first time throughout the
games ?

Ans : Amsterdam 1928 { 2 / 9 }

4. We all have heard & seen of skirts - micro, mini, micro-mini, micro to the
power of nth, etc. But, what would you be holding if you had a 'hobble skirt'
in your hand ?

Ans : A coke bottle { 2 / 9 }

5. What was the former name of Monica's den, err.. I mean, 'White House' ?

Ans : Executive Mansion or Presidential Palace { 4 / 9 }

6. In printing, what are left hand page and right hand page called ?

Ans : Verso and Recto { 3 / 9 }

7. Name the cartoonist who drew the Donald Duck Comic books. Uncle Scrooge is
one of his creations. While answering this question pay respect to this
departed soul who left for heavenly abode a month ago.

Ans : Carl Barks { 2 / 9 }

8. When Vendors collude together and create an artificial rise in the price of
materials, economists call them as playing monopoly. Now, what is the
phenomenon of Buyers colluding together to artificially lower the price of
materials known as ?

Ans : Monospony { 2 / 9 }

9. According to Milton's 'Paradise Lost', what was the capital of hell ?

Ans : Pandemonium { 5 / 9 }

10. Ending this short quiz in high spirit, what is enology ?

Ans : Study of wines { 7 / 9 ( Max people got this one correct. It's natural..
ha ha ) }

1. Which was the first company to sign Hrithik Roshan

for endorsement of their brand even much before COKE ?

Ans: The Mumbai-based Acme Clothing Pvt Ltd. for their

Provogue brand of menswear. This happened somewhere in
the last week of February 2000. Coke signed Hrithik in
the middle of 2000 where as Skumars signed him in
early 2001 for their Tamarind brand.

More news

The Mumbai-based Acme Clothing Pvt Ltd that owns the

Provogue brand of menswear tied up with the current
Bollywood rage Hrithik Roshan and his maiden film
`Kaho Na Pyar Hai' for an innovative consumer
promotion.

Provogue is considered a brand with a particularly

good flair for market strategy and intuitive nose for
picking out a winner they got Hrithik Roshan to
endorse them at the peak of Kaho Na Pyar Hai mania
this move should speak for Khans prospects in the
future.

2. Which Company claims to have manufactured the

slimmest watch in the world ? The watch is said to
have a thickness of only 3.5mm .

Ans: Titan with the launch of Edge in Bangalore.

Titan claims Edge is the slimmest watch manufactured
and will apply for The Guinness Book of World Records.
The watch with a thickness of 3.5mm is said to be
slimmer than the current Guinness Book entry, the
Swatch Skin from the Swatch group.

3. What is common to Dell Computers, Air France,

Lasalle Marketing and HDFC Bank ?

Ans: In India, all these accounts are handled by the

same ad agency, EuroRSCG.

4. This former CIA programmer founded a software

company in 1977, taking it public one day before
Microsoft went public in 1986.

Ans: Larry Ellison, Oracle

5. In NYSE, Which companys shares are traded as KO

?

Ans: Coca-Cola Co.

6. Why was an Income Tax official by name Vishwa

Bandhu Gupta in the news when P. Chidambaram was the
finance minister ?

Ans: Revealed Azhars name during the VDIS

scheme....was supposed to be kept a secret. was
suspended even as he was due for promotion.

News item
--------------
27 May, 2000

New Delhi: It was former India captain Mohammed

Azharuddin who declared Rs 16 crore under the
voluntary disclosure of income scheme (VDIS),
assistant commissioner of income tax Vishwa Bandhu
Gupta has alleged.

Mr Gupta's allegations came to light in the videotape

screened by Manoj Prabhakar on Saturday.

Mr Gupta had earlier said a recent former captain had

deposited Rs 16 crore under VDIS, but had not divulged
the name as per the provisions of the scheme, which
safeguarded against disclosure of the name.
Caught off guard during the recording, Mr Gupta said,
"Azharuddin", when asked whom did he suspect as the
declarant.

7. Which two famous businessmen were labeled by

Fortune magazine as The Lords of Wintel ?

Ans: Andy Grove and Bill Gates

8. If Connecting People is the punchline of Nokia,

with which organization would you associate the
punchline Connecting India ?

Ans: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(BSNL)

9. Which motorcycle from Hero-Honda sounds like a

newspaper in Pakistan ?

Ans: DAWN

10. There is something unique about the coffee pub

that was recently opened by Qwikys in CMH Road, Indira
Nagar, Bangalore. What is something special about it
that no other coffee pub in the country can claim?

Ans: First franchise coffee pub in the country. In

fact Qwikys is the first and only company in the
coffee pub industry in India to initiate
franchising of coffee pubs.

1. After the Polaris Software Lab Orbitech Solutions

merger (the merger having been announced on May 22,
2002), Arun Jains top priority for the next two years
is to implement what can be called Operation 3030.
What is Operation 3030 ?

Ans: Reduce Citigroups shareholding to 30% and bring

down the citi business as a percentage of polaris
revenues from 60% to 30%.

Only Pattabiraman and Varadharajan were able to give

the correct answer.

2. Dandi Salt owned by Surat-based Kunvar Ajay

Industries has grabbed a 4% market share within the
first 5 months of its launch. Before venturing into
this business what was this company famous for ?

Ans: Sarees. The Kunvar Ajay brand of sarees.

3. All luxury cars have air conditioning. A

___________ actually conditions the air. Complete the
ad line with the brand name.

Ans: LEXUS (from Toyota).

Sparked by a decision from Toyota Chairman Eiji Toyoda
in 1983 to challenge the best luxury vehicles, Lexus
has since grown into one of the world's most inspiring
automobile companies.

4. If The Power to Create is EPSON and The Power to

Provide is Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
(SABIC), then with which company would you associate
the punch line The Power to do more ?

Ans: Times Bank Limited ( A private sector bank

promoted by Bennett, Coleman & Co./Times Group) that
was merged with HDFC Bank Ltd., effective February 26,
2000.

5. SAS in an advertisement for its CRM services, has

the following statement. 80% of your sales comes from
20% of your customers. How is this law better known
as ?

Ans: Paretos Priniciple / Paretos 80-20 rule

6. Bristol University-based Inventors Cliff Randell

and Henk Muller spent 3 months developing a computer
called eSleeve that costs 500 pounds. What is special
about it ?

Ans: This computer when strapped onto the wrist will

direct you to the nearest pub. The device links up
with satellites to pinpoint where you are and puts
details of the four nearest pubs on the screen. It can
even show drunk revelers the way home after a heavy
session, provided their speech isnt slurred after a
few too many pints.

Only Abir Ghosh and Biswajit Das were specific.

7. How would you better connect Komal, Bhavika, Kiran

and Niranjan ?

Ans: All are from the Manu Chabbria family.

Komal Chabbria Wazir Executive Director(ED), Shaw

Wallace
Ms. Bhavika Godhwani ED, Hindustan Dorr Oliver
Ms. Kiran Chabbria Jumbo, Dubai
Mr. Niranjan Thakur Mr. Manu Chabbrias
brother-in-law and is an ED on the board of Shaw
Wallace

8. Who was the first Indian Minister to ring the

opening bell at the NYSE ?

Ans: Pramod Mahajan

9. Taking advantage of the football fever around the

world, which company has rolled out unique soccer ball
shaped CTVs ?

Ans: LG

10. Andy Bechtolsheim and Bill Joy are the co-founders

of which famous company ?

Ans: Sun Microsystems. Vinod Khosla and Scott McNealy

are the other co-founders.

1. Who founded Exodus Communications along with K B

Chandrasekhar ?

Ans: B.V. Jagadeesh

2. Which company owns Mars, a funky little phone

that can constantly change its look to keep up with
different lifestyles ? (It weighs only 115g including
battery)

Ans: Mitsubishi (Trium)

3. Which Indian Company offers products that have

Now at the end of their names ? (Those who
understand the Power of Precision will be able to
answer this question.)

Ans: Polaris Software Labs.

Their products are BankNow, LoanNow, TradeNow,
HomeloanNow, CollectNow, OriginateNow and so on.

4. Which airline is committed to bringing the world

closer to the Land of the Thunder Dragon ?

Ans: Druk Air (Royal Bhutan Airlines)

5. ShahRukhs tryst with advertising can be traced

back to late 1993, when he first appeared in three ads
for a tea brand. Identify the brand.

Ans: Bramhaputra Tea

6. It was during the age of enlightment when Europe

was changing rapidly, creating opportunities for men
of imagination, that Nathan Mayer left his fathers
trading house in Frankfurt to seek a stage more suited
to his energy and ambitions. In 1799, he set up in
Manchester as a textile and general merchant but moved
swiftly into finance, dealing in bills of exchange and
arranging foreign loans. As the banking activity came
to dominate his growing business, he moved to London
and acquired the premises at NewCourt on St. Swithins
Lane which remains the headquarters of his company
even today. Which company am I talking about ?

Ans: N M Rothschild, an Investment Bank

7. Which Indian company has set itself a target of $4

billion in revenues by 2004, its famous 4 * 4 vision
?

Ans: WIPRO

8. This brand name was chosen because People call us

that, its simple and easy to say, its real, and its
three Tri-Star logo was designed to symbolize its
dynamism and creativity, said the companys Director
of Global Branding, who was in India recently.
Identify the brand.

Ans: HUTCH.

Keith Kerby, Director, Global Branding, Hutchison said

this recently, for choosing Hutchison Essars unified
brand for cellular services as Hutch.

No one was able to crack this.

9. What is common to Aashirvaad, Nature Fresh and

Healthy World ?

Ans: All brands of ATTA.

Ashirvaad ITC
Nature Fresh Cargill
Healthy World AgroTech Foods

10. Num Tv is the Internet Broadcast Entertainment

portal from Pentamedia. Expand Num Tv.

Ans: New Millennium Television

1. This is an option granted by a company to its

underwriter giving it the right to sell 10-15% more
shares (than the stated size of the issue)to meet
heavy investor demand. Such an instrument allows the
underwriter enter the market short. If the price goes
up, the underwriter can exercise the option and cover
the short at the issue price. If the price falls, the
underwriter can cover the short by buying the stock at
the prevailing market price. What is this option
called as ?

Ans: Green Shoe Option

2. Which clothing brand has launched a cotton shirt

priced @ a staggering Rs.3000 with the USP A 15-year
Warranty ?

Ans: Crocodile

3. Which Organization would connect Pramod Mahajan,

N.R. Narayanamurthy, Azim Premji and F.C. Kohli ?

Ans: Media Lab Asia . Only Anuradha Ramachandran gave

the right answer.

4. Which Management Consultancys name translates to

My Word in french ?

Ans: Ma Foi

5. On 12th March 1997, Jack Welch sent an e-mail

message to every GE manager throughout the world,
stating that anyone interested in being promoted to a
senior management position within GE must start Black
Belt or Green Belt training by 1 January 1998 and
complete the training by 1 June 1998. Through the
black belt or green belt training what does a company
try to achieve ?

Ans: Six Sigma Level

6. Which Indian Companys mascot is called Sheru ?

Ans: Sharekhan

7. Which Management Guru once described an

Organisation as something that allows ordinary people
to do extraordinary things ?

Ans: Peter F. Drucker

8. Which apparel brand recently signed the smiling

assasin of Indian cricket Anil Kumble as its brand
ambassador ?

Ans: Indigo Nation

9. Which three powerful words would best describe a

Simputer ?

Ans: Simple, Inexpensive and Mobile Computer. Only

Hanmantha Reddy was bang on target.

10. In the lines of Naina Lal Kidwai, Shanti Ekambaram

and Lalita Gupte there are a few more Indian womenfolk
who have made it big in the Corporate arena. Sangeeta
Talwar is one of them. With which company in India
would you associate Sangeeta Talwar ?

Ans: Mattel India

Q1. Malt whisky can contain only malted barley. What makes a blend?

ANS: Any grain added with barley will make it a blend. Blends are made from a
variety of grainsbarley, corn, maize, wheat and/or ryeand are not limited by any
particular proportions or mixture standards.

Q2. What is the difference between Irish and Scotch whisky, other than the fact
that the former whisky is distilled and matured in Ireland and the latter in
Scotland?
ANS: The barley used for Scotch whisky is dried over open peat fires which allows
the smoke to penetrate the barley malt and gives Scotch its distinctive smoky
flavour.

The malt in Irish whiskey is dried in sealed ovens keeping only the pure malt
flavour. Irish whiskey is then distilled three times (as opposed to just once for
Scottish whisky) which furthers adds to the smoothness of its taste. To be called
"Irish," the whiskey has to be distilled from native grains in Ireland and stored
in wooden casks for at least three years.

Q3. What is common to the books "Mein Kamph", "God Is Not in the Thesaurus" and "De
Profundis"?

ANS: All written in prison.

Q4. Which famous actor makes a very brief appearance as a local mastaan in the
Bachchan-Rekha starrer Do Anjaane?

ANS: Mithun Chakraborty

Q5. This cooking had its genesis in famine relief and the building of the Bara
Imambara in Lucknow. Nawab-ud-Daulah, who ordered the building of the edifice, as a
famine relief measure, also ordered that all who laboured to build it should be
given something to eat. For this purpose enormous containers filled with rice,
meat, vegetables and spices were placed on a fire with hot coal on top of the
sealed containers. Slow cooking ensured that food was available, day and night.
Name this cuisine.

ANS: I was looking for "Dum Pukht", but have given points for Biryani as well.

Q6. Which novel is Shekar Kapurs film Masoom based on?

ANS: Man, Woman & Child.

Q7. What is the meaning of the word MOTOROLA?

ANS: Motion of sound.

Q8. What is the style of painting called in which visual imagery from the
subconscious mind is used?

ANS: Surrealism.

Q9. A step in the process of mummification is the removal of internal organs. These
organs were mummified separately and stored in little coffins called Canopic Jars.
These jars were supposed to be protected by the four sons of a god. Name this god
and also name his son who protects the lungs.

ANS: Horus was the god and Ha'py, his son.

Q10. Which Sherlock Holmes story has a mention of Agra?

ANS: The Sign of Four.

1. Which book of Gary Sutton, a turnaround specialist,

begins with the following lines. If you are the CEO
of a struggling business, lets hope we never meet. I
am a turnaround guy. When I arrive, you leave. ?

Ans: The Six-Month Fix - Adventures in rescuing

failing companies.

2. In India, which company was the first client to

walk out of Arthur Andersen, immediately after its
Enron fiasco ? (I am not sure whether it is the only
one Indian client to walk out but this happened much
before its merger with Ernst & Young) ?

Ans: Wockhardt Ltd. And it was the only client to

desert Arthur Andersen in India.

3. Which Celebrity Couple were gifted the first

Mahindra Scorpio on June 24, in Mumbai ?

Ans: Ajay Devgan & Kajol

4. Aviva Life Insurance is a Joint Venture between CGU

of the UK and Which Indian Company ?

Ans: DABUR

5. Which company distributes Time Magazine in India

?

Ans: Living Media India Ltd., the holding company of

India Today.

6. What is common to Joseph Sutter, Robert Davis,

Everette Webb and Kenneth Holtby ?

Ans: They are the four aeronautical engineers who

designed and created the worlds first Jumbo Jet , the
Boeing 747.

Manivannan adds the following.

News ==== OBITUARY: Everette Webb, one of the key

designers of the Boeing 747, died July 2 in Renton,
Wash. He was 80. Webb also was vice president of
engineering for the 767, vice president of engineering
for commercial airplanes and general manager of the
division that built 747s and 767s in Everett, Wash. He
retired from Boeing in 1987 after a 46-year career.
Webb helped engineer the 707 and 727, and then led the
design of the 747 along with Joseph Sutter, Kenneth
Holtby and Robert Davis.

7. Before taking over as the General Manager of Sony

Entertainment Television(SET), where was Sunil Lulla
employed ?

Ans: Valuebridge Services, a marketing consultancy

operating from Bangalore.
MTV 2 Indya.com 2 Valuebridge Services 2 SET.

8. Microsoft recently unveiled details about a new

Security initiative Code-named Palladium, giving the
first glimpse into its plan to deliver on its promise
of Trustworthy Computing. What was Palladium named
after ?

Ans: Named after a protective statue of the Greek

Goddess of Wisdom.

9. This business personality isnt your everyday

non-executive Chairman. An ardent foodie himself, he
personally tastes each of Britannias potential
offerings. The grapevine in Britannia has it that when
Milkman was venturing into lassi it was he who nixed
the proposed salted variant in favour of a sweetened
one. Identify this personality.

Ans: Nusli Wadia.

I had mentioned non-executive chairman and many of you
had answered Sunil Alagh. What Sir????

10. In May this year, Castrol announced the signing of

an exclusive lubricant agreement worldwide with this
world famous Soccer star.

Ans: David Beckham (my favourite player too!!!!)

11. Which ad agency was behind the Digen Verma

Campaign?

Ans: Everest

12. Between the years 1991 94, Which company in

India was selling Puma shoes ?

Ans: Corona Shoes.

PUMA, the Euro 1 Billion plus footwear and lifestyle
major is back in India after an unsuccessful run from
1991-94. The current licensee is Planet Sports.

13. If Vibha Desai is the VP of O&M, which companys

VP (Marketing) is Vibha Paul Rishi ?

Ans: Pepsi-Cola India

14. This company launched a tooth paste branded Cue

in France. It did not succeed because thats the name
of a notoriously hard-core French porn magazine.

Ans: Colgate

15. With which well-known company would you associate

the following adline. Never underestimate the
importance of local knowledge ?

Ans: HSBC.
I made a mistake by typing language in place of
knowledge. Thanks to Bargava Raman, I was able to
correct it on time.

Q1. James Bonds drink is Vodka Martini - shaken not stirred. What is the
difference between a shaken and a stirred martini?

ANS: Shaking provides the Martini with a greater amount of exposure to the ice thus
chilling the drink more quickly. Stirring on the other hand is not as vigorous and
is therefore a less swift way of achieving the same cold temperature. In addition,
differing amounts of water will dilute the drink depending on how long it has been
shaken or stirred with ice.

Also, shaking Martini may have a serious drawback. The crystalline clarity that
makes a Martini look so clean, crisp and sophisticated is lost. The shaking motion
inundates the cocktail with many tiny bubbles, often producing undesirable
cloudiness.

Q2. In their olden times, whom did the Egyptians call as Heka-Khaswt?

ANS: A period in the Egyption history (1640 - 1550 BC) is known as The Second
Intermediate Period. This period, saw Egypt ruled by foreign kings for almost a
hundred years. These kings came from diverse backgrounds as groups of foreigners
vied to dominate Egypt. The Egyptians, ashamed and angered at the loss of their
state, called these kings Heka-Khaswt, or "Rulers of the Foreign Lands".

Q3. What word is derived from a Sanskrit word which means to color?

ANS: Raga

Q4. Whose autobiography is Losing My Virginity?

ANS: Richard Branson

Q5. K L Saigal sang the famous song "Babul mora" in the movie "Street Singer". Who
is the lyricist of this song?

ANS: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

Q6. How is Dhanpatrai Srivastava better known as to the literary world?

ANS: Munshi Premchand

Q7. While working on Alfred Binets intelligence tests, H H Goddard coined a term
for the adults whose defective gene caused them to test with a mental age between 8
& 12. What is the term?

ANS: Moron

Q8. Who is credited with inventing the Rossogolla (Rasgulla in Hindi)?

ANS: Nobin Chandra Das, father of KC Das.

Q9. Beer quotes. Who said, "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake
up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.

ANS: Frank Sinatra

Q10. What is a drosometer?

ANS: An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the surface of a body in
the open air. It consists of a balance, having a plate at one end to receive the
dew, and at the other a weight protected from the deposit of dew.

Q1. Measured alcohol, crushed ice, everything mixed/shaken, and then your cocktail
is served in a lovely glass decorated with an umbrella. What is the use of a
cocktail Umbrella?

ANS: To protect the cocktail from Sun's rays and heat, thus not allowing it to
dilute because of melting ice.

Q2. What is the one basic difference between the cocktails Bloody Mary and Bloody
Maria?

ANS: The alcohol in Bloody Mary is Vodka and it is Tequilla in Bloody Maria .

A clarification; Bloody Maria is not Bloody Mary + Tequilla. I have, though, given
points even for this answer.

Q3. Moron is an adult with a mental age between 8 & 12. A person with IQ below this
is called an imbecile. What is the term for the persons with the lowest IQ levels?

ANS: Idiot

Q4. Robert Ludlum has written three novels on Jason Bourne. Two of them are, The
Bourne Identity and The Bourne Ultimatum. Which is the third?

ANS: The Borne Supremacy

Q5. What is a tittle?

ANS: It is the small decorative point on the upper edge of the smallest letter; jot
or iota. So, it can be the dot on the letter 'i', or the crossing in the letter
't'.

Q6. What is Vincent Van Goghs style of painting known as?

ANS: Post-Impressionism. I have given points for Impressionism also.

Q7. A model from PAL is known as 118NE. What does the designation 118NE denote?

ANS: 1180 CC Nissan Engine. Half points for just Nissan Engine.

Q8. Whose story was the basis of David Dhawan's film Biwi No 1?

ANS: Kamal Hasan

Q9. The first ever pyramid was supposed to be built for King Djoser. Who is
considered the architect of this step pyramid?

ANS: Imhotep

Q10. Chinese medicine. What is Yin/Yang theory?

ANS: One of the most important concepts of Chinese medicine is that of natural
balance. From this idea of balance arises the fundamental theory of yin and yang.
According to this theory, life takes place in the alternating rhythm of yin and
yang.

Day gives way to night, night to day; a time of light and activity (Yang) is
followed by darkness and rest (Yin).

I have got a few answers which say it is Feng Shui, but my sources say that the
Feng Shui literally means wind and water. The Yin/Yang theory is a subset of Feng
Shui, which also includes the five elements, east/west compass directions, the
solar system and the environment.

Q1. With what term is the alcohol content in whisky usually expressed in America?

ANS: Proof. The conversion is quite simple: the proof number is simply double the
percentage of alcohol by volume. Thus, "100 proof" whisky contains 50% alcohol.

Q2. Champagne is a region of France, and only wines, which come from this region,
can properly be called "Champagne". What is the name of the similar drink from the
rest of the world?

ANS: Sparkling Wine.

Q3. Egypt. What is Heb-sed festival?

ANS: Ritual celebration or jubilee of a king's reign. Normally, it was first held
during the 30th regnal year of a king, and from then on, every 3 years. During the
celebrations, the king performed a ritual run and dance, aimed at proving that he
was still physically able to rule the country. In doing so, he was also rejuvenated
and reborn.

Q4. "The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-
making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee.
Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't
know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are, can, for only $2.95, get
not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self: Tall! Decaf!
Cappuccino!" Identify the movie.

ANS: You've Got Mail.

Q5. What is common to the movies Made in USA, The Outfit and The Split?

ANS: All movies based on Richard Stark's novels. Made in USA was based on "The
Jugger", The Outfit on "The Outfit" and The Split on "The Seventh".

Q6. R.D. Burman was nominated for the best Music Director Filmfare Award 16 times,
but won it only three times. The first two movies were Sanam Teri Kasam in 1982
and Masoom in 1983. Which is the third?

ANS: 1942 - A Love Story

Q7. I do not want to come up with something of this sort, but what is
Parenthophobia?

ANS: Fear of Girls/Young girls

Q8. Bond cars! It was Aston Martin DB5 in a few movies starting with Goldfinger.
But the DB5 used in Goldeneye had a difference from the previous DB5s. The gearbox
contained a Champagne bottle instead of controls for the gadgets. There was this
one difference, though, which had a possible indication that this car was not a
company car but James Bonds private car. What was this difference?

ANS: It was the number plate - BMT 214A. It used to be BMT 216A.

Q9. How did the name of Andhra Pradeshs capital change from Bhagyanagar to
Hyderabad?

ANS: Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah had named it Bhagyanagar on his courtesan Bhagmati.
He later renamed it to Hyderabad when she became his wife and changed her name to
Haider Mahal.

Q10. Cubism is a school of painting and sculpture in which the subject matter is
portrayed by geometric forms without realistic detail, stressing abstract form at
the expense of other pictorial elements largely by use of intersecting often
transparent cubes and cones. Which painter along with Georges Braque started this
style of painting?

ANS: Pablo Picasso.

1.Give me the birth date of Adolf Hitler?

Ans:20TH APRIL 1889,in a village called Braunau Am Inn ,near Austria(cracked
by many...)

2.What is the nationality of Hitler?

Austrian
Also answered by many.Since his village and his province borders Germany and
many were migrants of Germany.Hence their loyality sometimes lies with
Kaiser of Germany,
Raising the level of difficulty ....

3.My name should be Alois Schicklgruber,the surname

represents my illegitimate birth.My sucess in civil
service prompted my uncle to change my name to Alois
______ when I was 39.After many affairs,I then
married my uncle's pregnant daughter who then gave
birth to two sons and a daughter.You know me by my
son.Who am i?
Alois Hitler.It was my mistake in giving away the answer.His uncle changed
his name from Schicklgruber to Hiedler to Hitler(A quizzian had given the
same explanation).

4.Aktion T4 was the code name for which genocide

commited by Hitler?

Germany's euthanasia program to purge out the old and infirm.

Tiergartenstrasse 4, is the Berlin Euthanasia Headquarters .Why several
people mention Tiergartenstrasse as Fuher chancellery?
Aktion Reinhard is the project for finding 'The final solution to the Jewish
Question'

5.In the summer of 1940 ,Henrich Himmler built a

concentration camp in the city of Oswiecim,Poland.In
what name do we better know this city?

Auschwitz ..... again answered by many.Rudolf Hess is the first and last
chief

6.A Berlin postal official found that the word

Geheime Staats Polizei was too long to fit in the
regulation size postal rubber stamp.So he shortened
this name into one whose very mention would bring
shivers down the spines of people of Nazi
Germany.Name it and its founder?(0.5 points for
answering any one)
GESTAPO, THE GERMAN SECRET POLICE ,founder:Herman Goring ,1933
the first part is cracked by many .. while the second part many went
wrong.Himmler was generally associated with Gestapo but he is not the
founder.first chief Rudolf Diels(give credit to sharat singh).

7.My name is Theodore Eicke ,a world war veteran

bagging an Iron Cross second class for my valor.
Himmler appointed me as a full SS colonel in
November 1931. But more trouble occurred after I
clashed with a local Gauleiter(governor) who
arrested me and sent me to a psychiatric clinic as
a "dangerous lunatic." Himmler released me from the
psychiatric lock-up on June 26, then immediately
handed me a task of running a concentration camp
whose sucess became a role model for other
concentration camp.Now tell me in which place I
started this camp?
Ans:DACHAU.... and not Auschwitz or Treblinka(infact Treblinka was called
Auschwitz-2 since it was built to hasten the killings)

8.This place is well remebered for its trials(and by

now you should have guessed the answer).It is less
known for the laws which was the first shocking
public discrimnation against Jews.Name the place?
Nuremberg.. again answered by many
The End...

9.What was the name of Hitler's favourite dog which

was first poisoned by Hitler as a test case before
his death?

Blondie.

1.0 ONE FOR SIX

This famous and cotroversial personality owns a bar

'Sixer' in the capital. Name him.

### Kapil Dev

2.0 TWO (WOW)MEN

Two great men's deodorant...Oceanic & Amazonic. Which

brand ?

### Fa

3.0 THRASHING THREE

Victor, Mark and Renan...sports shoe by which company

?

### Dunlop Sports

4.0 FAIRLY FOUR ?

India Charge Chrome, Hindustan Photofilms

Manufacturing Company and Premier Venyl Flooring are
no. 2,3 and 4 in this list. Who is at no.1 ?

### Harshad Mehta. The list is for the biggest

defaulters on loans taken from public sector banks and
financial institutes as revealed in Rajya Sabha by the
minister of state for Finance on 19th. March this
year.

5.0 FOREVER FIVE

This India made car is available in five

variants...GL, GLX, SLX, SFX and LE. Which car ?

### Hindustan Motors Lancer

1.0 A.R. Rehman normally is shy of advertising and

endorsing products. So far only once he has
campaigned for a product in Print Media. Name the
brand.

Ans : Filmfare

2.0 This region gets its name from the expression

High Land in the ancient local language. Which
place?

Ans : Karnataka ( ancient name : Karunadu meaning

elevated land )

3.0 Public Image of Andhra Pradesh CEO, Chandra Babu

Naidu is handled by a known celebrity. Name him?

Ans : Alyque Padamsee

4.0 Adi Shankara chose this place for performing the

last rights of his mother, where Lord Parasurama was a
special Invitee. Name the place.

Ans : Ananta Puri ( Thiruvanantapuram )

5.0 He is probably the first acknowledged world

champion sports person from South India. Name him?

Ans : A controversial question. My answer is Prakash

Padukone. He was acknowledged ( not official ) world
champion after his all England title.

6.0 This place is considered as Dakshin Prayag.

Name the place and the three rivers meeting at the
sangamam.

Ans : Sripuram ( Pazhaiya Seevaram ), 15 km. East of

Kanchipuram. Three rivers meeting are Palar, Cheyyar
and Vegavati.

7.0 He was the only Indian ruler to be conferred with

the title Exalted Highness after he made the huge
contribution of 25 million pounds to the British
Warchest during WW II. Who was he?

Ans : Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali.

8.0 This South Indian cricketer got entry into the

senior national team after playing in only eight first
class matches. Son of an International sports person,
who is he?

Ans : T. Yohannan

9.0 This temple, in Kerala is known as Tekkan Kasi

or South Kasi. Which temple?

Ans : Thirunelli Temple, 66km from Kalpetta.

10.0 During 1930s a cricket team in the name of

Dixons Eleven was founded by the then collector of
chennai A.F.W. Dixon. What was the significance?

Ans : This was the first cricket team in Chennai where

both Europeans and Indians played together for the
first time.

11.0 Hampi ( alternately Mysore ) in Ramayana days

used to be the capital of a famous king , who was an
ally of Lord Rama. Who was he?

Ans : Sugreeva ( kishkindha )

12.0 Akshata & Rohan are the children of this

celebrity couple from Bangalore. Name them.

Ans : N R and Sudha Narayanmurty

13.0 This folk art of Kerala is exclusively practised

by the Nair communities of the palakkad area. They
took to the original marshal art on the threat of
attack from the neighbouring Konga Nadu. Which art
form am I talking about?

Ans : Kannyarkali or Desathukali. Almost everybody

answered Kalaripayattu, but that is a rather general
answer.

14.0 This great English cricketer started his boyhood

cricket lessons in Ooty. Name this famous
personality.

Ans : Colin Cowdrey

15.0 This place in AP is said to be named after a

Mahabharat Character who was born in the present
Uttarakhand and did long penance at this place. Name
the place.

Ans : Dronachalam or Dhone in Kurnul district.

16.0 This hill range is named after a saint, who was

pioneer in India in cultivation of a particular crop.
Name the range, saint & the crop.

Ans : Baba Budan range ( also known as Chandra Drona

Parvat ) to the north of Chikmagalur town in
Karnataka. Baba Budan, the muslim saint brought
coffee seeds from Yemen and started plantation of
coffee first time in India.

17.0 This left arm South Indian spinner has dismissed

Brian Lara most number of times. Who?

Ans : Venkatpathi Raju ( four times )

18.0 What do the base, stem and the head of

traditional South Indian Kuthuvillaku lamp stands for?

Ans : Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

19.0 It was told that God made his aides to be born to

explain the Vedas & specially Gita to the mass in
general to establish truth and reality. What are
these aides in South India called?

Ans : Alwars

20.0 At which outlet in South India ( may be in other

parts as well ) will you get instant Nirvana, Tropical
Xcess and Tropical Temptation?

Ans : Caf Coffee Day

1. This is Americas Spoof tabloid which dubs itself

Americas finest news source. Name it.

Ans: The Onion

2. Which group has launched a new IT magazine called

b-drive ?

Ans: The Times Group

3. Which group owns the Asianet Cable Network entity

in Kerala ?

Ans: Rajan Raheja Group

4. Which is Indias only defense equipment

manufacturer thats listed on the Stock Exchanges ?

Ans: Bharat Electronics Ltd.

5. The name of an Undersea Submarine Cable JV is also

an annual business plan contest conducted by one of
the best B-Schools in India.

Ans: i2i.
i2i --- Undersea Submarine Cable JV from Bharti
Singtel.
i2I --- Business plan contest from IIM Calcutta.

6. What is common to Charu Paper, Chaddha Paper,

Pioneer Enterprises and Elite Commercial Services ?

The four companies suspected to be fictitious entities

by PriceWaterHouse Coopers in the Xerox Modi Ltd.
bribery scandal. The Mode-controlled management had
claims to have made payment to these four companies.

7. If Subscriber Local Dialling(SLD) is from Airtel,

which cellular service provider offers Roamfree Local
Dialling(RLD) ?

Ans: BPL Mobile

8. Which magazine apologized recently to Anna

Kournikova for misidentifying her as a woman pictured
topless in its June issue ?

Ans: Penthouse

9. Which ad agency has been handling the Harley

Davidson account for the past 23 years ?

Ans: Carmichael Lynch

10. Associate the brand with the following ad line.

We number each bottle because names make it too hard
to say good-bye

Ans: Chivas Regal 18 Scotch Whisky

11. Darpan is the in-flight magazine of which

airlines ?

Ans: Alliance Air. Now made available in Indian

Airlines, which has snowballed into a contreversy.
The publisher of 'Swagat'has filed a case in the court
against having it in Indian Airlines.

12. Samuel Waksal is the ex-CEO of a company that has

been charged with insider trading . Identify the
company.

Ans: Imclone

Q1. What is a Champagne Flute?

ANS: Chapagne Flute is a glass used mostly for serving champagne. This tall and
slender cone shaped glass is designed to show off the sparkling bubbles of
champagne.

Q2. You can store up to 500 litres of this in butt. What am I talking about?

ANS: I am talking about storing whisky. Butt is the name given to the cask
which can store upto 500 litres of Whisky. The other containers are Hogshead
(250-305 Ltrs), American Barrel (173-191 Ltrs), Quarter (127-159 Ltrs) and
Octave (45-68 Ltrs).

Q3. Who sang the female version of Amitabh Bachchan's "Mere angne mein" in
Lawaaris?

ANS: Alka Yagnik. It was picturised on Rakhee.

Q4. What is a Cumulonimbus cloud?

ANS: Cumulonimbus clouds are the ones which are lumpy in appearance and can
produce precipitation. It comes from Cumus, which means lumpy or piled and
Nimbus, which means a cloud which can produce precipitation.

Q5. What is unique about the flight between Westray and Papa Westray in Orkney,
Scotland?

ANS: It is the shortest scheduled flight.

Q6. Ptolemy I had begun a new dynasty in Egypt. It is believed that the
Ptolemaic kings married their sisters. All the kings were named Ptolemy and
their sisters - Cleopatra. What is the meaning of "Cleopatra"?

ANS: It means "Her father's glory". Kleos = Father and Pater = Glory.

Q7. Issac Asimov's novel, The Positronic Man, was made into a movie. Name the
movie.

ANS: Bicentennial Man

Q8. Painting! A family of colors is called cool, because they remind of cool
things like a cool forest or a cold lake. Cool colors are primarily made of
Green, Blue and which color?

ANS: Violet (Purple)

Q9. Lalophobia is fear of speech. What is Laliophobia?

ANS: Its Fear of Speech again.

Q10. Cricket! Long ago, a young lady was trying to bowl for her brother. She
wore a crinoline dress with a long, full skirt. The skirt had hoops in it to
make it stand out stiffly. This was making her difficult to bowl, so she did
something to avoid it, which eventually changed the game. What did she do?

ANS: She bowled overarm.

1.0 'Technology moves forward in good times as also in

bad times.In fact you will have to innovate your way
out of a recession'...Great thinking by the CEO of
world's no. 1 company in its field. Who?

### Craig Barrett, CEO of INTEL.

2.0 It is not really an IT related question although

IT is a part of it.We keep hearing 'second generation
reform'. In what way is it different from 'first
generation'?

### First generation reform was connected to
administrative reforms like licenses, change of tax
structures, policy decisions on liberalisations etc.
Second generation reform involves labour reform,
agricultural reform where political will / vote banks
play more important part. It takes a lot more courage.

3.0 'A good leader makes impossible possible' pet

message from which IT bigwig?

### N R Narayana Murthy

4.0 Core values of this IT major are respect for the

individual, humility, integrity ( individual and
company ) and hard work. Which company ?

### WIPRO

5.0 'People generally think of a communication

business as being restricted to IT. We at ........
take a much larger view'..truely so for this young CEO
who is most elligible to talk of anything large.
Identify him.

### Mukesh Ambani

6.0 Which four companies are branded as 'Four horsemen

of the internet'?

### Oracle, Sunmicro, Cisco and EMC.

7.0 'What I discovered at Apple that it was a

community without boundaries' who said this on
assuming a top position at Apple Computers ?

### John Scully after he joined Apple from Pepsi.

8.0 According to Jack Welch, what are the four key GE

leadership ingredients ( known as E4 )

### Energy, Energiser, Edge and Execution.

9.0 'I became a Microsoft millionaire by developing a

selling methodology that works.My job was to figure
out to explain the who, what, where, when and why of
my sucess to Microsoft Accounts Managers'. Who is this
person?

### Doug Dayton, author of 'Selling Microsoft'.

10.0 Which is India's first private NLD operator ?

### Bharati Telesonic ( India One )

11.0 Now a cool question...what is the informal term

for video noise ?

### Snow

12.0 This i2i speciality exchange ( one of its kind in
India ) has Prof. Bibek Debroy in its board ? Which
company and who are the promoter ?

### Intrex India, country's first Cashless Trade

Exchange by Essel Group.

13.0 This is a CDMA Mobile Station Base Station

compatability standardfor Dual Mode Wideband Spread
Spectrum Cellular System. How is it expressed
alphanumerically ?

### IS95

14.0 What are IS-95 Network based text messages called

?

### SMS ( Short Message Service )

15.0 This carrier comprises of 672 individual

channels, each of which supports 64 Kbps.These
dedicated lines are mainly used by ISPs, connecting to
the Internet backbone and for the backbone itself.
What is the alphanumaric representation of such phone
connection?

### T-3 Carrier or DS3 Lines.

Q1. There are four official types of Tequila. What is the difference between Silver
(or White) and the Gold types?
ANS: Silver or White Tequila is bottled immediately after distillation or within 60
days. Gold Tequila is basically same as the White but colouring and flavouring
ingridients are added to it to make it look aged. Its called Gold because of its
coloring, which is usually through added caramel.

Q2. In whisky terms, what is meant by Angel's share?

ANS: Whisky loses around 2% of its alcohol by volume each year in evaporation,
while maturing in casks. This is known as Angel's share.

Q3. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's film 'Rang Birangi' ends when police inspector, played
by Utpal Dutt, gives orders to arrest a particular personality. Which personality?
ANS: Film director B.R. Chopra

Q4. Pentheraphobia is the Fear of mother-in-law. What is Papaphobia?

ANS: No relation to the former phobia in the question, Papaphobia is Fear of Pope.

Q5. Which human organ did the Egyptians believe was useless and used to throw out
when removed from the body during mummification?
ANS: Brain

Q6. What is the origin of the word "Novel"?

ANS: The word originally derived from the Latin novus, meaning "new." It came to
English by way of the Italian word for short story, novella.

Q7. Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Italy, so which colors would he have used as
local colors?
ANS: Local color means realistic color-color as it appears in nature (green grass,
blue sky, brown horses, etc.), so irrespective of the place Da Vinci had to use
realistic colors as local colors.

Q8. The oldest form of the ancient Egyptian language is known as the Hieroglyphic
Script, which is of a pictorial nature. What is the meaning of the word Hieroglyph?
ANS: Sacred Carving

Q9. Who sang the title song of the film Kaho Na Pyaar Hai apart from Udit Narayan
and Alka Yagnik?

ANS: Babul Supriyo

Q10. It was the cricket test match between England and South Africa in Kennington
Oval in 1951. Leonard Hutton was out in the second innings after scoring 27 runs.
What was unusual about his wicket?
ANS: He was out obstructing the field. This is the only instance when a batsman was
given out this way.

1. GE's iconic former chairman Jack Welch in his best

selling book 'Straight from the Gut', has good things
to say about only one GE business in India. Which one
?
Ans: GE Medical Systems(GEMS)

2. He's the man Business week called the Ultimate

Entrepreneur of the Information Age. Performance
artist and high priest of Internet marketing, he is
also the man who dismissed conventional marketing
wisdom as 'Interruption marketing' and preached the
ultimate gospel for customer relationship management
in one of his seminal work. In his latest work, he
says companies need to evolve the same way that nature
evolves a species to thrive in times of change. Who am
I talking about ?

Ans: Seth Godwin who authored Pemission marketing.

His latest work is Survival is not enough.

3. Which leading Indian American entrepreneur and his

wife Jaishree have funded a multimillion dollar
technological center at Massachusetts Institute of
technology (MIT) called the 'DCTI' ?

Ans: Gururaj Desh Deshpande, Cofounder of Sycamore

Networks. The technological center is called Deshpande
Center for Technological Innovation (DCTI).

4. These two companies are referred to as the

'Lilliputs of Automotive Manufacturing'. Both these
companies have set up their car manufacturing plants
at a piffling investment of Rs.20 crore each. One of
these companies is Reva Electric Company. Which is the
other?

Ans: San Motors, known for its trendy-looking sports

convertible Storm.

5. Acer has got a new brand name for its mobile phone
and computer peripherals unit in a bid to
differentiate the higher-growth business from Acer's
troubled hardware brand. The new brand name is 'Benq'.
What does 'Benq' stand for?

Ans: Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life.

6. In HR Parlance, what are 'Open Job Postings'?

Ans: Internal Recruitment System, Not within the

company but the group as a whole.

7. Which ad agency manages the career of cricket star

Yuveraj Singh?

Ans: Percept DMark. The same agency handles the

career of Saurav Ganguly too.

8. Finally it was an offer of 5 acres of free land in

Hyderabad and an assurance of ready infrastructure
that helped Andhra Pradesh clinch the deal. And of
course not to forget the political pressure. Now the
question is, which government agency moved its
headquarters from New Delhi to Hyderabad on 15th July
?

Ans: Insurance Regulatory Development Authority

(IRDA).

9. If 'Portland Trailblazers' is the club owned by

Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen, then which company
owns the 'Atlanta Hawks' club?

Ans: Time Warner Inc.

10. Which company offers "360 Degree Finance"?

Ans: Credit Suisse Bank

11. What was dubbed by Wall Street as "the Scott'n'

Bernie show"?

Ans: The former CFO of World Com Scott Sullivans

chummy relationship with Bernie Ebbers, his boss at
World Com.

12. He's the man who turned a water utility company

into a global media giant, but was evicted recently
following a revolt on behalf of disgruntled
shareholders. Fortune magazine called him "the
country's first rock-star CEO". Who is this high
profile personality ?

Ans: JEAN-MARIE-MESSIER, the former head of Vivendi

Universal.

13. It is a fact that Vinod Dham was the father of

Intel's most hi-profile microprocessor : the Pentium.
Now who helped Intel's arch rival AMD to launch a
competitor to Pentium, the K6 ?

Ans: Vinod Dham again.

14. Where are you flying to if your baggage tags read

"LAX" ?

Ans: Los Angeles

15. In DSP Merrill Lynch, What does DSP stand for ?

Ans: D S Purbhoodas & Co.

DSP ML, prior to its association with Merrill Lynch
was known as DSP Financial Consultants Ltd., a
pre-eminent Investment bank and Securities house.
Founded in 1975, DSP Financial Consultants Ltd. was
promoted by the Kothari family of D S Purbhoodas & Co.
a stock broker and foreign exchange dealer.

1.0 Date : New Year's day 1967, Venue : Eden Gardens

in Calcutta in Flame. The scene : A great cricketer
risking his life, bringing the National Flags of India
and West Indies to safety from the burning gallery,
when all other players and spectators were running for
life. Who was this great cricketer?

Ans: Conrad Hunt. The Vice captain of visiting West

Indies cricket team.

2.0 This popular game of today was known by another

equally popular name at the beginning of the 20th
Century. The name had to be changed due to a conflict
with a company who owned the rights to the name.
Which game?

Ans : Table Tennis. Earlier it used to be known an

Ping Pong. The name was changed because of a conflict
between the American Ping Pong association and M/s.
Parker Borthers whi held the rights.

3.0 Great combination : World's richest football club

sponsored by world's largest telecom networking
company. Name the club and the sponsor.

Ans : Manchester United & Vodafone. Almost universally

cracked.

4.0 Name the first twins to represent their country in

Test Cricket?

Ans : Elezabeth and Rosemary Signal of Newzealand

against England in 1984. Among men, it is off course
Mark and Steve Waugh.

5.0 A sporting result in 1911 in India is said to have

contributed a lot in the nationalistic movement of our
country during freedom struggle. Which event?

Ans : Mohun Bagan Football Club's winning the IFA
shield beating European Yorkshire Regiment 2-1 in the
final. This was the first time an Indian team beat an
all-white team in a sporting event.

6.0 This Indian Champion sports person during mid

1960's left the country for Canada after her marriage
and became the National Champion in the same sport
there. She later played against India in Commonwealth
Games. Who?

Ans : Rupa Mookherjee, national women's champion in

table tennis ( sister of cricketer Robin Mukherjee of
Bihar )

7.0 This game was devised by a French doctor as a part

of the routine outdoor exercises for treating his
patients. Which sport?

Ans : Croquet

8.0 What is common to Polly Umrigar, Sunil Gavaskar,

Ravi Shastri & Sachin Tendulkar, apart from their
playing for Bombay, scoring century in tests and
captaining the Indian Cricket team?

Ans : They all won their first test as captain of

Indian cricket team.

9.0 Connect : "Blue Dragon" with Asian Sports.

Ans : This is the highest sporting award given in

South Korea.

10.0 What unique ODI cricketing record is shared by

only Krishnamachari Srikkanth & Sourav Ganguly among
Indian cricketers?

Ans : Both scored 50 runs and took five wickets in an

ODI innings.

11.0 1966 Davis cup Semi-final between India and

Brazil saw Ramanathan Krishnan doing a hoodiny act
winning his last singles against Thomas Koch after
being two sets down. He won the last three sets on
the morning of the last day of the event. He did
something which his coach and co-players did not
approve of. But Krishnan being superstitious was farm
and opted for that. What did he do?

Ans : He pulled out an old, cracked and discarded

wooden tennis racket of his which was almost useless.
He however considered it lucky, played and won the
last three sets. See what mental conviction can do ? I
received many funny answers including a couple which
are unprintable.

12.0 How do you connect "Jennet" to sports person and

an animal?

Ans : In horse racing "Jennet" is a light weight

Spanish breed of horse. Also a light weight jocky is
called a Jennet.

13.0 Wife - Carol, Nickname - Fergie, Residence - West

Indies. How did we know him in India?

Ans : Subhash Gupte. Most answered Robin Singh.

14.0 Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost together holds a

fantastic record in F-1 Grand prix circuit. What is
that?

Ans : They were part of McLaren team which won 15 of

16 races in 1988 season. Senna won eight and Prost won
seven.

15.0 Date - May 20, 2000. This Colombian set up a

record which took him 43 minutes 26 seconds. What is
the record?

Ans : Javier Zapata broke his own world record by

hopping up 943 steps on a bike without touching the
ground.

16.0 Among the regular recognised bowlers, which

Indian cricketer holds the worst bowling performance
in an innings of a test match for bowling five plus
overs.

Ans : Anil Kumble 7-0-56-0 at Mohali against West

Indies in December 1994. There was probably a gap in
understanding. If you include minimum 5 overs as the
criteria and consider Saurabh Ganguly as a reguar
recognised bowler, then his 5-0-42-0 at Trentbridge
against England in August 2002 will be the worst.

17.0 This city in PGA Map has three green and one
brown track. Which city?

Ans : Dubai ( Desert Classic )

18.0 Name the father, daughter combination of America,

who represented the country in sports in Olympics.
The daughter was World No.1 in her specialised field.

Ans : Lindsay Davenport and his father Wink

Davenport. Papa Devenport represented USA in Olympic
Volleyball in 1968.

19.0 This game was developed in the last quater of

19th Century by a Sunday school teacher to win away
young boys and girls, who used to loaf around pool
rooms, bring them to a wholesome innocent enjoyment.
Which game was introduced and who was the inventer?

Ans : Carrom, Henry Huskell

20.0 In which sport, the participant uses "bra" to

protect the component of his sports gear from
"nipples"?

Ans : Biking ( especially mountain biking ). 'Bra' is

the rubberstrip used to protect the tube from the
'nipples' on the rim.I got some imaginative guesses,
but I can't discuss them here.

Q1. Which Hrishikesh Mukherjee film is loosely based on the film 'A Star is born'?
ANS: Abhimaan

Q2. Which was Javed Akhtar's debut film as a lyricist?

ANS: Silsila. Guez the song is 'Neela aasmaan so gaya...'

Q3. Ramesh Sippy's Sholay has probably been the most famous Indian movie till date,
for its story, direction, acting and RD Burman's music. The background music of the
film was also supposed to be one of its important factors. Who scored it?
ANS: The background music was also scored by RD Burman.

Q4. What was Anand's surname in the film 'Anand'?

ANS: Saigal or Sehgal

Q5. On whom is the song 'Deewane hain deewano ko na ghar chahiye' picturised (with
a harmonium) in Prakash Mehra's film 'Zanjeer'?
ANS: Gulshan Bawra

Q6. Which film name connects Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Robert deNiro and Jodie
Foster?
ANS: Taxi Driver: Chetan Anand's movie with Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik and Martin
Scorsese movie with the same name with Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster.

Q7. How do we know Ranbir Kapoor and Shamsher Raj better in the film industry?
ANS: Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor; their real names being Ranbir Raj Kapoor and
Shamsher Raj Kapoor. Sashi Kapoor was born Balbir Raj Kapoor.

Q8. This person associated with Sholay once played one of Shammi Kapoor's buddies
in the film 'Teesri Manzil'. Who is he?
ANS: Salim Khan. Played the drummer in Teesri Manzil and was a writer of Sholay
along with Javed Akhtar.

Q9. On which novel was the Hindi film Phir Subah Hogi based?
ANS: Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment

Q10. Remember the song "Daadi Amma Daai Amma maan jaao " from the film Gharaana?
Two kids singing to their grand mother! One of the playback singers of the song is
Asha Bhosle. Who is the other?
ANS: Kamal Barot

Q1. How did Amitabh Bachchan get the name 'Babumoshai' in the film Anand?

ANS: This was the name by which Raj Kapoor used to address Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
Raj Kapoor had developed the habit of addressing Hrishikesh Mukherjee as
'Babumoshai'. Hrishida used this concept and dedicated the film to Raj Kapoor (and
to the city of Bombay)


Q2. Mukesh, at one time in his career, was going through a bad patch when he had
left singing for pursuing acting. But then he bounced back into singing and won his
first filmfare award for best male playback singer for this film. Which film?

ANS: Anari for the song 'Sab kuch seekha humne....'

Q3. In which film the role originally slated for Amitabh Bachchan went to Samit
Bhanja, as the producer wanted a fresh face?

ANS: Guddi

Clue I: Hrishikesh Mukherjee - all the above movies were directed by him.

Q4. She is daughter of Gemini Ganeshan and Pushpavali. Her name Bhanu Ganeshan.
She had a very hit pairing with a superstar and was also alleged to have had an
affair with him. How do we know her better?

ANS: Rekha. Her full name - Bhanurekha Ganesan. The superstar mentioned in the
question is Amitabh Bachchan.

Q5. Which game did Amitabh Bachchan play with Sridevi in the film 'Khuda Gawah'?

ANS: Buzkashi

Q6. ABCL had produced films like Tere Mere Sapne and Saat Rang ke Sapne. Who, along
with Flicks Motion Picture, produced Rakesh Mehras Aks?

ANS: AB Corp. Have not given points to Amitabh Bachchan or ABCL.

Clue II: Amitabh Bachchan

Q7. He has also acted in movies like Dhoti lota aur chowpaty, Tum haseen main
jawaan and Mohabbat zindagi hai along with loads of other super hit films. He was
presented with the lifetime achievement award from Filmfare a few years back. Who?

ANS: Dharmendra

Q8. Which movie, directed by Krishna Shah, had Rex Harrison and Salvia Miles in it?

ANS: Shalimar. Have given points to 'The Deadly Thief' too.

Q9. A family drama directed by Mohan Kumar. The message of the film was that
education is an integral part of life. For an illiterate woman, life is an unending
stream of crisis and catastrophes. A song, written by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, and
composed by Madan Mohan is picturised on Mala Sinha, which she sings to her
husband, thanking him for accepting her. Identify the movie.

ANS: Anpadh. The song is 'Aapki nazro ne samjha...'

Clue III: Dharmendra. Acted in Shalimar (The Deadly Thief) and Anpadh.

Q10. He was born O P Bakshi in Lahore. Acted in many hindi movies in almost all
kinds of roles. Got a filmfare award as a best comedian in a 1960s film, which had
Sanjay Khan and Babita. Who?

ANS: Om Prakash. The movie in question is Dus Lakh.

Q11. In which film does Navin Nischol sing RD Burmans romantic songs to Archana?

ANS: Buddha Mil Gaya. Two songs I remember are "Raat kali ek khwab mein aayi..."
and "Bhali bhali si ek surat...."

Q12. What is common to the movies Gateway of India, Chacha Zindabad and Jahan Ara,
apart from Madan Mohan being the music director of all?

ANS: All produced by Om Prakash's company.

Clue IV: Om Prakash. Played the buddha in Buddha Mil Gaya.

Q13. Identify the movie with all the four clues.

The movie is Chupke Chupke. Main lead actors are Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and
Om Prakash and the director is Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

Big B was selected for his wax model at the Madam

Tussaud's Museum after an online voting on five
Bollywood personalities over the net. Apart from
Amitabh, Raj Kapoor & Sharukh Khan were also
nominated. Who were the last two contenders.

Ans : Madhuri Dixit & Aishwarya Rai.

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1.0 This marriage was solemenized on the Ram Navami

day in 1942, as per semi-orthodox vedic rites. The
bride was nervous. At the reception, seeing the plate
of Sir Stafford Cripp's empty during dinner, she
supposedly said "Please do have some potato CRIPPS".
Who was this bride?

Ans : Indira Gandhi.

This marriage materialised after long courtship
between Indira and Feroze in India and Europe, but
against the will of the Nehrus. Most of you are right.

2.0 Originally, this structure represented a burial

mound with relics of the Buddha and his followers.
The tip of the structure is a three tired umbrella
representing the three Jewels of Buddhisim. Which
structure am I talking about.

Ans : Stupa.
Again most of you answered correctly.

3.0 The dancers perform this dance straight legged

with anckle belts, similar to those depicted in Mughal
miniature paintings. Wajid Ali Shah of Lucknow
patronised and perfected this style in his court.
Which dance?

Ans : Kathak.
Many of you answered Mujra. Although Wajid Ali was a
great patron of Mujras, that's not the right answer.

4.0 What is common to Indian cricketers Budhi

Kunderan, Vivek Rajdan and Parthiv Patel?

Ans : They played for India in test cricket before

playing Ranji Trophy.

5.0 Tagore family of Bengal had several luminaries

starting from Satyendranath (first ICS) through
Abanindranath (Painting), Ravindranath (you name
anything) to Sharmila (Film). However, one person in
the lineage did well in the business. He had the
distinction of setting up India's first company with
foreign collaboration. Name the entrepreneur.

Ans : Prince Dwarakanath Tagore,grandfather of

Rabindranath, started Carr,Tagore & Company under the
charter act of 1833. There were four partners : W
Carr, Dwarakanath, D M Gordon and W Princep. The
company was engaged in shipping and coal mining.

6.0 This film in the silent era is considered to be

the first geniune box office hit in India running 23
weeks uninterrupted. It is said that the producer had
to deploy bullock carts with armed guards to transport
the revenue from different parts of the country to
Mumbai. Which film?

Ans : Lanka Dahan in 1917, by Dada Sahib Phalke. Many

of you are correct. Raja Harishchandra was other
popular answer.

7.0 This numeral identitification card has a three

alpha numeric code followed by a six digit number and
a single digit check sum. What am I talking about?

Ans : Electors Photo Identity card. Only four correct

answers.

8.0 "Devdas", is one of the most filmed novels. One

version was planned by Gulzar when he was a mere
assistant but had to be abandoned because of
infrastructural problem. Who was to act as Devdas in
that film?

Ans : Dharmendra. One of you pointed out that Gulzar

planned this film later as well.

9.0 Urudu literature flourished in three centres in

India. Two are Delhi & Lucknow. Which is the third?

Ans : Deccan ( mainly Hyderabad )

10.0 This tribe which came to India from upper Burma

in the early 13th century, settled at Chariadeo. They
finally set up a very powerful empire in the region.
Which tribe?

Ans : The Ahoms who settled in Sibsagar area in Assam.

11.0 Name of this Hindu Goddess literally translates

to "She who possess lakes / ponds". Who?

Ans : Saraswathi. Anurag says that it also means

'essence of the self'.Thanks Anurag for this
additional info.

12.0 The only voice recorded of this great person is

preserved in a broken record in the Mysore Palace.
Whose?

Ans : Swami Vivekananda. Anurag is right.

13.0 This tribe which used to reside in the Vindhya

Parvat area finally settled down deep south on the
eastern side of the Western Ghat range and established
an empire. Their capital was named after Vindhya in
their local language. Which tribe and which capital?

Ans : The cheras. Their first capital was named

'Vanchi' after Vindhya (during second and third
century.). Only Kishore Chandran could answer right.

14.0 This famous Indian scientist was a good writer as

well. in one if his many writings, he lucidly
explained the mythical story of the river Ganga
flowing out of the Jata of Lord Shiva from scientific
angles. This excellent piece is titled "in search of
source of the Bhagirathi" when translated in english.
Who was this scientist?

Ans : Jagdish Chandra Bose. He was such a colorful

writer!

15.0 He announced a prize for guessing "The idiot" in

his newly released film. No one got the prize. His
answer was that it was the viewers who were idiots to
see his film. Who was this eccentric person and for
which film he did this drama?

Ans : Who else but I.S. Johar. The film was

'Bewaqoof'. Rajesh Malavya was the only one to crack.

16.0 On March 22 2000, Hotel Maurya Sheraton, New

Delhi was paid a record Rs.2 Crore towards the bill
of an entourage, who stayed in the hotel for two and a
half days which works out to an astronomical Rs.6000
per minute. Who was the leader of the party?

Ans : Bill Clinton

17.0 He was born in Karaikudi, started his career

working in his father's departmental store. He opened
his own venture by selling gramaphone records in
Chennai. A great name in South Indian film industry.
Who?

Ans : A. V. Meyiappan ( of AVM studio ).

18.0 On August 15, 1947 this message was broadcasted

by All India Radio, "August 15th 1947 is the Birthday
of Free India. It is also an important day in my life.
It marks for India the end of an old era and the the
beginning of a new age. But we can also make it by our
life and acts as a free nation, an important date in a
new age opening for the whole world, for the
political, social, cultural & spiritual future of
humanity...." Whose message was this?

Ans : Rishi Aurobindo.

19.0 Complete the series.

Mitra, Aryaman, Bhaga, Varuna, Daksha........

Ans : Amsa. They are the six Adityas.

20.0 We all know the famouns "Aaeyga Aanewala

........." Song sung by Lata Mangeshkar. However the
label of the record showed one "Kamini" as singer.
Why so?

Ans : This was the name of the character played by

Madhubala in the film Mahal who gave lips to the song.
During early age, it was common to use the name of the
character as the singer.


1. With which country would you associate Garuda

Airline ?

Ans: Indonesia

2. Which famous design guru is behind the current

Wipro, Brittania, Marico and Lakme logos?

Ans: Shombit Sengupta, founder of Shining Strategic

Design Company, the management and brand consultancy
firm that started Indian operations last year.

3. What is common to Tom Siebel, Sriram Srinivasan,

Vasant Nangia and Raman Roy ? (Something do with their
past and the present)

Ans: They are all examples of how costly the loss of a

Senior manager can prove to be for a company. They
left their companies to start their own business that
became a direct competitor to their parent company.

Tom Siebel quit Oracle to set up Siebel systems, which

offers eBusiness applications and services in direct
competition to Siebels old company.
Sriram Srinivasan, former CEO of Madura Garments set
up Indigo Nation that competes with Madura Garments.
Vasant Nangia left Tatas jewellery division to start
Oyzterbay which has products similar to Ttitans
Tanishq.
Raman Roy left GE Capital to start Spectramind.

4. Three personalities were considered for the

Economic Times Entrepreneur of the Year award this
year. Jaithirth Rao, Chairman and CEO of Mphasis-BFL
won the award. His closest contender was Raman Roy of
Spectramind. Who was the third ?

Ans: Aamir Khan, for reinventing the production and

marketing of bollywood films, but the jury felt he
needed a longer track record than just one film,
however successful.

5. Which famous Indian brand was launched with the

tagline Nothing else will do?

Ans: Mahindra Scorpio

6. The entire cricketing controversy today is said to

have happened because the ICC signed a blanket
agreement with its commercial partner, Global
Cricketing Corporation (GCC), for a whopping $550
million without looking at the contract closely. Now,
the question is, who owns Global Cricketing
Corporation (GCC) ?

Ans: Rupert Murdoch

It is a consortium owned 50:50 by Newscorp and WSG
Nimbus.

7. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the restaurant chain

Planet Hollywood are in the news for the wrong
reasons. Why?

Ans: A bankruptcy court investigating the rise and

fall of Planet Hollywood is expected to question the
actor and other celebrities as the restaurants
management has been found to have indulged in series
of insider deals that benefited the celebrity backers
at the cost of the small investor.

8. The alumni of the Bangalore Institute of

Technology, he created a company known in its early
days as Gray Cell - a start-up based out of
Bangalore and the first Indian company to shift to
Silicon Valley. He created the worlds first virtual
wireless network in 1997, whereby you could send email
to a handset, even before the word wireless became
popular. Name him.

Ans: Rajesh Reddy of Unimobile fame

First the year was wrongly typed as 1977. As Siv

Krishnan rightly pointed out it is 1997.

9. It is for the first time that Infosys has lost one

of its most senior managers and that too to its
cometitor Wipro. Name the person who moved to Wipro.

Ans: Sanjay Joshi who was the Chief Marketing Officer

of Infosys before joining Wipro.

10. What is the soon to be launched limited mobility

service of Reliance to be called as?

Ans: GINIE

Q. These two famous cricket grounds were served by two

railway stations both named after the grounds. One of
them is operative and the other is closed for quite
sometime. Name the grounds.

A. Lords & Oval in London. Oval underground station is

operative in Northern line underground circuit. Lords
underground station was however closed in 1939/40 as
it was busy only in the summer cricket season. At
present a Chinese Restaurant is housed on the surface
at what used to be the ticketing counter room and
entrance of the underground.

How did you like the question!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be

easy for those of you who have been in London and
travelled by tube. However, five points to all of you
participating in this quiz. Now the overground
section.

SPORTS QUIZ II

1.0 When S. Venkatraghavan & John Hampshire together

officiated as umpires in a India Vs Zimbabwe match in
New Delhi in November 2000, little did they know that
within a span of a year or so they will go into the
record book as being the only two umpires who applied
a special law of circket. What connection?

Ans : They are the only two umpires who applied law
42.7 and 42.8 ( unfair play )of cricket and disallowed
a bowler to bowl further. Venkat did it in third test
in Nagpur between India and Zimbabwe in February 2002
to restrain bowler Trevis Friends. Hampshire
disallowed Colin Stewart of West Indies against
Srilanka in Kandy in Nov 2001. Only Shyam could crack
it.

2.0 This controversial world champion has a human side

as well. After the death of his coach, he decided to
wear only black outfits as a token of respect and
condolence for the rest of his life. Who?

Ans : Mike Tyson. The demised coach was Cus d'Amato.

3.0 Colin Bland of South Africa was nicknamed "Golden

Eagle" for his prowess in fielding. Which South
African cricketer is known as "Cockney Sparrow" for
similar reason?

Ans : Jonty Rhodes ( who else ? )

4.0 Ronaldo created quite a furore when he called

David Beckham a "Kiwis". What was the controversy?

Ans : Brazilian colloquial for gays is "Kiwis".

Ronaldo made a dig at Beckham's supposedly using his
wife's ...... Amit Didolkar answered right.

5.0 He is perhaps Circket's most publicity shy

Billionaire philanthrophist. His father in the 50's
was one of the richest man of world out of his oil
business. This man however had a harrowing experience.
One of his brother committed suicide. Other one was a
drug addict recluse. His son was kidnapped in Italy.
He owns a prestigious cricket publication. Who?

Ans : Sir John Paul Getty II, Owner of Wisden

Publications.

6.0 Now question on a woman achiever. This lady

immigrated to USA from Canada in early twetieth
century. She owned stables in Kentucky and breeded
Derby winner. She also started her beauty products
business in New York city in 1907. Who is she?

Ans : Elizabeth Arden ( Florence Nightingale Graham )

7.0 This Suave cricketer was born in a Central Asian

capital, had palyed for India. His father also played
for the undivided India against Jack Riders Australian
team. Identify the player.

Ans : Salim Durrani. He was born in Kabul. His

father Abdul Aziz migrated to Punjab from Afghanistan.

8.0 In USA, the top three wealthiest sports persons

are Michale Jordan, Tiger Woods & Shaquille Oneal.
Who is at No.4?

Ans : Andre Agassi. (This is as per the latest fortune

publication).

9.0 Now a sitter. This famous tune was composed by an

English Band master while he was playing golf in
Scotland and heard somebody whistling at low key
before an impending drive. The bandmaster improvised
and composed the tune. The tune later became popular
due to its incorporation in a film. Which tune?

Ans :"Colonel Bogey's March" by Kenneth J. Alfred.

( pseudonoem used by Fredrick Joseph Ricketts of the
Serveces}. The film was the' Bridge on the river Kwai)

10.0 He is still considered as the finest Sword man of

all times. He later became an arts teacher and also a
fairly successful movie business celebrity. Identify
him.

Ans : Aldo Nadi of Italy.

11.0 This US former World No.1 sports person is an

olympic gold medal winner. His father also
participated in olympics for a Middle East country.
Who?

Ans : Andre Agassi. His father Mike who was born in

Iran, represented the country in 1948 & 52 Olympics in
Boxing.

12.0 He was one of the top ten in World ranking for

nine years. He has his own music album and books on
poetry to his credit. He comes from a country, where
footbal is the religion. Guess who? Enough of
hints.....which sports will be a giveaway.

Ans : Guillermo Vilas of Argentina (Tennis).

13.0 This addictive product was very much popular

among the baseball players in the United States during
the early 19th Century. The manufacturer sponsored
this game with huge billboards. This ultimately gave
rise to a new word in baseball glossary, connecting
the name of the Company (part) and an exclusive arena.
Guess what?

Ans : "Bullpen". This is the area which during the

early 19th century used to be covered by billboards of
bull durham chewing tobacco, which was popular with
the baseball players at that time. From the brand
"Bull Durham" came "Bullpen". The relief pitchers
warm up in bullpen.

14.0 In one of the Olympic track & field event,

women's record is better than men's. Which event?

Ans : Discus throw. This is because weight of women's

discuss is half of that of men's. There is now a
proposal to increase the weight of women's discus.

15.0 Light Trivia on Football : Celtic's centre half

Rafael in the year 2000 decided to drop his surname
with great relief to his club. Why so?

Ans : His surname is "Scheidt". It caused the club &

Rafael a lot of embrassment from funloving but hostile
spectators for obvious phonetic reason.

16.0 This game, which originated in India during the

6th / 7th Century AD has remarkable resemblence with
the modern Chess and Chinese Chess. The game was
taken to the courts of Persia by an Indian Emissary
and was mentioned by Pahalvi and Firdausi in
Shahnama.. Which game am I talking about?

Ans : Chaturanga.

17.0 What was common in performance in track & field

events in London (1948) and in Sydney (2000) Olympics?

Ans : These are the only two Olympics where no new

world record was set in track and field events..

18.0 Complete the series. Mike Smith, Geoffrey

Boycott, Richie Richardson, John Wright, Salim Malik,
Mike Arthurton, Greg Blewett..................Who?
Clue is .......Oh no!

Ans : Saurav Ganguly. They all moade two scores of

99.

19.0 Peter fleming who partnered with John McEnroe and

won numerous grand slam doubles titles once said "The
best doubles team in the world is McEnroe
&.............." Fill up the blank.

Ans : ..........'whoever he is playing with!' That's

the ultimate tribute to McEnroe's doubles skill.

20.0 The fruit Pineapple has got a pride place on the

top of a covetted trophy. Which trophy?

Ans : Wimbledon Gentlemen's Winners cup.

1. He is nobodys image of a Chief Executive, often

arriving at his corporate office on his motorbike.
Undoubtedly, he must be the only CEO in India and
probably worldwide who has toured Europe in a
motorbike and also taken part in rally and motor cross
events. Who am I talking about?

Ans: Siddhartha Lal, Chief Executive of Royal Enfield

2. P2P is a term more popular with the dotcommers.

What does it stand for?

Ans: The answer I was looking for was Path To

Profitability.

Most common answers were Peer To Peer and Person To

person.

3. With which New Zealand based company has Britannia

Industries formed a joint venture to take on Nestle in
the dairy business?

Ans: Fonterra

4. Which two-wheeler company in India recently signed

on Kapildev as its brand ambassador?

Ans: Kinetic Engineering

5. Reka Maximovitch of the US was in the news for the

wrong reasons. Why?

Ans: She filed a sexual harassment case against

Phaneesh Murthy of Infosys, which led to his
resignation from the company.

6. Which was the first bank to introduce Internet

banking in India?

Ans: Citibank in 1998 in Bangalore. I just went by the

Limca Book of World Records.

7. Expand AIG in the insurance companys name TataAIG.

Ans: American International Group

8. We know BIFR as Board for Industrial and Financial

Reconstruction. But according to former Chief
Vigilance Commissioner Vittal, what does BIFR stand
for?

Ans: Board for Industrial Funeral Rites

9. Who is referred to as a Company Doctor?

Ans: A Consultant who moves into a sick company and

applies remedies

10. What is the term used to advertising a product or

service rather than a brand?

Ans: Generic Advertising

1.These are the alternative names for

which animals?glutton,manatee,porpoise,retel

A:wolverine,seacow,dolphin,badger.
2.Which is the largest animal ever?
A:Blue Whale.
3.Where are TAPIRS found?
A:Malaysia ,IndonesiA,Brazil
4.How many bones are there in an
elephant'strunk?
A:ZERO!
5.what is a BONOBO?
A:A variety of ape.
6.What is the fastest swimming animal?
A:Dolphin.

1.With which wars are the following military defence lines associated?Torres
Vedras,Hindenberg,Maginot, Mannerheim,Gustav.

Peninsular War(1809-1810),WWI,WWII(between France and Germany),WWII(bet.Finland

&USSR),Italy(bet.Germans &Allies).

2.Who was thw German commander who surrendered at Stalingrad in 1943?

Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus.

3.With which war is the Inchon Landing connected?

Korean War(1950-1953).

4.Who was the victorious General in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu(1954)?

Gen Vo Gnguen Giap

5.With which battle is Air Marshal Hugh Dowding famously associated?

The Battle of Britain.

Complimentary Question :

The outgoing president Mr.K.R.Narayanan hosted a

farewell dinner which was also a sort of welcome party
to Mr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. APJ is not an unknown
person in the Raisina hills. Rashtrapathi Bhavan
staffs were pretty aware and were in deed in panic in
anticipation of the speed at which APJ works. The
party started with a normal "Jayastute" and ended with
"Sayonara" from the hit Hindi film LIT of the 60's.
Now can you guess which song was played in between
when the would be President was at his best in the
party?

Ans : The song "Babuji Dheere Chalna" from the film

'Aar Paar.

Most appropriate. Isn't it? Appropriately I am also

giving five full marks to your credit. Now coming to
the main section.

1.0 Starting with the Father of the Nation : Gandhi

was known for his Penchant for simple Khadhi. Very
few however know that he patronised silks as well. He
once visited one Joshi family in Ahmedabad who were
the only family in the country with know how for
manufacture of a very exclusive silk textile. With
Mahatma's blessings, the Joshi family started sales
outlets for the particular brand which today has
spread to other parts of the country. Which exclusive
textile was this?

Ans : Tanchoi Silks. The three Joshi brothers were

sent to China by the Maharaja of Jamnagar to learn
this exclusive art. Tanchoi means 'three brothers'.
Suresh Ramasubramanian gave a perfect answer.

2.0 This Jain Tirthankar who belonged to a Royal

family had a famous cousin, who was well known for his
womanising traits. The fun loving cousin tried his
best to lure his ascetic cousin to the earthly world
of pleasure but failed. When challenged, the wouldbe
Tirthankar demonstrated his power by taming the famous
divine weapons belonging to his cousin. Who are the
two great characters?

Ans : Neminath & Sri Krishna. Kasthury and Parth are

correct.

3.0 Bimal Roy's "Do Bhiga Zameen" was his debut film.
However, he became almost house hold name when he
portraited a famous role in a subsequent Landmark
Hindi film. So much so, he decided to make a film
by the name of that role. The film however bombed in
the box office. Who?

Ans : Jagdeep, immortalised as "Surma Bhoopali" in

Sholay. Made a film titled 'Surma Bhoopali' later. No
correct answer.

4.0 This was criticised as "a slavish Imitation of the

west" and 'not suited for the genius of the people" as
"it ransacked the similar documents of the west". The
supporters of the documents though agreed that this
was a "patch work" said 'it was a beautiful patch
work". What am I talking about?

Ans: Indian Constitution. Almost universally cracked.

5.0 These are the teachings given to the disciples who

used to sit near their Guru to get guidance. These
works in Sanskrit dated 500 BC to 2000 BC. Name of
these books collectively is a literal translation of
"Sit down close". What am I talking about?


Ans : Upanishad. 'Upa' means near, 'ni' means down,

'shad' means to sit. Most of you are correct.

6.0 Trivia : Connect : Bedi, Dube, Tiwari & Chaube.

Ans : Connection is Veda. Brahmins who have read one

veda are Bedi's. Two vedas : Dwivedis (or) Dubes,
Masters of three vedas are Trivedis (or) Tiwaris &
four vedas Chaturvedi (or) Chaubes. Suresh and Minhaz
are right.

7.0 This famous temple in MP accepts only liquors from

devotees, which is distributed as prasadam. Which
temple?

Ans : Kaal Bhairav Temple near Ujjain.

8.0 This sport always received Royal patronage

although it was a common means of entertainment for
the masses. There were professional sportsmen
sponsored by Royal families. The pride of winning
used to go to Royalties rather than the sportsmen.
Intersting unofficial law was anybody other than Royal
candidates should always lose as token of respect to
the Royal family. Which sports?

Ans : Wrestling

9.0 International airport in Delhi is named after

Indira Gandhi. Which other airport in India is named
after a woman?

Ans : Rani Ahalya Bai Holkar Aiport in Indore. Parth

is the only person to answer correctly.

10.0 Victor Jaynath Dey was in the news sometime back

for his legal battle with his employer. Dey disobeyed
his employer who ordered him to part with his most
prized possession and obsession, his well groomed
moustache for which he was disqualified for his job
and future promotion. The man sued his employer for
discrimination. Who was the employer?

Ans : Indian Airlines. Victor was the flight purser.

IA wanted him to be clean shaven. Dey ultimately won
the suit.

11.0 This son of Arjuna is worshipped in a temple in

the deep south in Tamilnadu. Name the young one.

Ans : 'Iravat' by the serpent nymph Ulupi. He is

worshipped as Aravan in Koovagam. Suresh says Iravat
is the God of eunuchs.


12.0 Title of this film, released in 1963 was a

straight lift from a song of Mughal-E-Azam. The
lyricist for the original song was the lyricist for
the 1963 film as well. The film title was again
repeated in 1994. Which film and who was the
lyricist.

Ans : 'Pyar kiya to darna kya'. Lyricist was Shakeel

Badayuni. Most cracked.

13.0 India had many European habitats like British,

French, Dutch and Portugeese colonies. Normally,
these colonies maintained reasonable physical distance
between each other for statergic reasons. However, at
one place in India the four colonials setup their
bases side by side, each adjacent to the other.
Where?

Ans : In West Bengal, Shrirampur (Dutch), Chandernagar

(French), Bandal (Portugeese) & Hooghly (British) are
adjacent townships, maintaining the diverse cultures
even today on the banks of river ganges. No one could
quite crack it.

14.0 8th August, 1942 - Call for quit India was born.
There was a call for a strike all over the country.
This famous Industrialist who was otherwise hobnobbing
with the British aristocracy planned to support the
bandh in a novel way without antagonising the ruling
british administratation. He spread a rumour that
Ahmedabad will soon be bombed by the Japaneese. In
the next two days all the workers from Bihar & UP left
the town. The mills were closed for the next three
months. Who was this patriotic genius?

Ans : Kasturbhai Lalbhai. Parth is right.

15.0 The prestigious "Restaurant" Magazine has

selected this Indian speciality restaurant as one of
the '50 Best in the world". Infact, this is the only
restaurant from Asia which finds a place in this Ivy
league. Which restaurant?

Ans : 'Bukhara' in Welcome Group'S Maurya Sheraton,

New Delhi. I love to be there notwithstanding the long
que outside. Again Parth is the only one to answer
correctly.

16.0 "Om para Brahmane Namahe", "Om Prajapathaye

Namahe", "Om Pawanamurthiye Namahe" is the invocation
for wedding in which religion?

Ans : Brahmo Samaj.

17.0 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru initiated this

ambitious project with the famous lines "Let this be a
new town, symbolic of the Freedom of India, unfettered
by the tradition of the past..an expression of the
nation's faith in the future" Which project?

Ans : City of Chandigarh. Almost all of you are right.

18.0 This is a type of singing which is said to have

grown from the songs of the Camel drivers of North
West India. It is romantic in content with very quick
cascades and cadences. Normally the ragas are of
lighter types like Kafi, Bhairavis and likes. Which
song?

Ans : Tappa

19.0 Her name can be taken in the same breath of

celebrity beauties like Juhi Chawla and Ayesha Dutt.
Born in Punjab, she spent most of her time abroad with
fame and infame. She made her mark in Photography
when she was invited by the famous Philadelphia Museum
of Arts alongwith other world famous photographers for
exhibiting her works. Identify her?

Ans : Pamela Singh ( Bordes ). She was Miss India

1984.

20.0 This young king of 11 plus came to meet the

Emperor of India 71 plus to pay his tribute. The
emperor, already harassed by the predecessor of the
boy king, hold his hand firmly and asked What he was
planning to do with the arms his forefather had
supposedly left for him. The young king had a unique
answer. He replied, when the goom holds the hands of
the bride, the bride is already protected, he needs no
arms to survive. Pleased by his answer, the emperor
conferred him a title, recognising his intelligence
which his successors used for a long time. Who was
the Emperor, boy king and the title he got?

Ans : The Emperor - Aurangazeb. The young King - Jay

Singh II ( of Jantar Mantar fame ). Title -"Sawai",
which meant 25% more (in intelligence). Kasthury and
Minhaz are right.
> 1. This imaginary substance was believed to change base metals into gold
> and was sought by the alchemists in the medieval periods. Name the
> substance?
>
> Ans. "Philosopher's Stone (14th century)" an imaginary stone,
> substance, or chemical preparation believed to have the power of
> transmuting base metals into gold and was sought by alchemists.
>
> The Philosopher's Stone was a substance (not a rock) that the alchemists
> sought. It was thought that an underlying spirit linked all things and
> gave rise to the dualistic forms universe. Therefore, by combining
> different chemicals and substances a secret balance of dualisms might be
> discovered, The Philosopher's Stone, that would contain the essence of the
> (nondual) divine. That substance would have transformative power and so
> the notion that ordinary minerals would be transformed into gold, the most
> perfect metal.
>
>
> 2. How well do you know the comic character "Bruce Wayne"?
> (Hint : Van Kilmer, Michael Keaton & have played this character with great
> aplomb.)
>
> Ans:-batman
> (All answered it except two)
>
> 3. Which Indian town recently in the news, is situated approx. 6 kms from
> the confluence of river Dras & Suru?
> (Hint : It is situated on the banks of river Suru.)
>
> Ans :kargil
>
>
> 4. Who is the only Indian Bowler to take a wicket with the very 1st ball
> he bowled in test-cricket?
>
> Ans: Nilesh Kulkarni
>
>
> 5. What name is given to a collector of picture post-cards?
>
> Ans: "Deltiologist"
>
> Can you find out the names for the collector of these items?
> 1) Match Box Labels
> 2) Flags
> 3) Teddy Bears
>
>
>
>
> 6. What distinction does the International organization "Medicins Sans
> Frontiere" has achieved recently?
>
> Ans. "Nobel Peace Prize 1999"
> Since its foundation in the early 1970s, Mdecins Sans Frontires has
> adhered to the fundamental principle that all disaster victims, whether
> the disaster is natural or human in origin, have a right to professional
> assistance, given as quickly and efficiently as possible. National
> boundaries and political circumstances or sympathies must have no
> influence on who is to receive humanitarian help. By maintaining a high
> degree of independence, the organization has succeeded in living up to
> these ideals.
>
>
>
> 7. What term is given to the elements which are neither metals nor
> non-metals?
> Ans. "Metalloids"
>
> Metalloids are the elements found along the stair-step line that
> distinguishes metals from non-metals. This line is drawn from between
> Boron and Aluminum to the border between Polonium and Astatine. The only
> exception to this is Aluminum, which is classified under "Other Metals".
> Metalloids have properties of both metals and non-metals. Some of the
> metalloids, such as silicon and germanium, are semi-conductors. This means
> that they can carry an electrical charge under special conditions. This
> property makes metalloids useful in computers and calculators The
> Metalloids are:
>
> Boron
> Silicon
> Germanium
> Arsenic
> Antimony
> Tellurium
> Polonium
>
>
> 8. Which American film star is a part of American Olympic team for Sydney
> Olympics 2000? She is a member of American Archery Team?
> (Hints : Thelma and Louise and Earth Girls Are Easy.)
>
> Ans: Davis, 43, only took up archery two years ago. The star of Thelma and
> Louise was inspired to try her hand at the sport after watching Justin
> Huish win two gold medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
>
> According to the U.S. Olympic Committee, no other actors have turned
> Olympic athletes, although the process has happened in reverse. Tarzan
> portrayers Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe were both Olympic
> medal-winning swimmers before they took to swinging from vines.
>
>
>
>
> 9. What will you be doing if you are "SHOUTING" on the Internet?
> (Hint : Answer in the question itself.)
>
> Ans. "Writing in Capital Letters"
>
>
> 10. Which is the only game to be played on the MOON?
>
> Ans. "Golf"
>
> 1. Which economist first propounded the often quoted statement, "There's
> no such thing as a free lunch". I am sure a lot of us have been at the
> receiving end of this statement. So why not go out and find out who
> started this whole thing ?
> Ans: Milton Friedman
>
>
> 2. In computer hardware selling SOHO is "Small office Home office" ,
> However what does SOBO stand for?
> Ans: S.O.B.O stands for Small Office Business Office
>
>
> 3. Ronnie Screwvala and UTV own a television channel in India. Name the
> channel ?
> Ans: Vijay T.V.
>
>
> 4. "The difference between God and Larry Ellison: God does not think he is
> Larry Ellison " is the title of Larry Ellison's Biography by ............
> ?
> Ans: Mike Wilson
>
>
> 5. Which car had the following as its famous slogan, " At 60 miles an hour
> the loudest noise in this new car comes from the electric clock "
> Ans: Rolls Royce Silver Cloud
>
>
> 6.What is the latest model of airplane from Airbus Industries to hit the
> commercial airplane market?....... This should be a cake walk for the
> Satyam Oracle team who have just completed an assignment for Sri Lankan -
> the official carrier of Sri Lanka
> Ans: A3XX
>
>
> 7. Name the largest tour and travel operator in India ? Hint : The
> company became the largest player after taking over another company which
> operated in the same business
> Ans: Thomas Cook was the intended answer after the proposed takeover of
> Travel Corporation of India . However the takeover has just fallen through
> yesterday and the answer to this question now I guess is the KUONI - SITA
> combine.
( However when the question was asked it was Thomas Cook - TCI that we had
in mind so points to people who got either)

> 8. TITAN has recently launched a range of digital clocks in India. Under
> what brand name does TITAN sell these clocks?
> Ans: CYBER
>
>
> 9. In Politics P.P.P is the Pakistan People's Party. What is PPP in
> economics ?
> Ans: Purchasing Power Parity ----it`s the I.M.F`s method of guaging the
> size of a country`s economy.
>
>
> 10. All of us are familiar with Golden Handcuffs, Golden Handshakes etc
> etc. However what is a Golden Parachute ?
> Ans: A golden parachute is a payment that is contingent of a change (1) in
> the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or (2) in the
> ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation. The
> traditional use of a golden parachute is to offer company executives
> financial security in the event of a takeover. In essence, a form of
> "layoff insurance," meant to protect against a sudden loss of employment.

1. "Necessary But Not Sufficient" - a much talked about phrase in

business/corporate circles nowadays. What does it refer to ?

ANS : This is the much awaited book from Dr. Eliyahu M Goldratt, the management
guru, who has brought in TOC & related concepts. He explained the concept of
Theory of Constraints & DBR principle in the form a novel, "The Goal".
"Necessary But Not Sufficient", which is releasing on Oct 15th talks about
applying these thoughts on IT industry. Of course, this is also in the form of
a novel. Interested ! read a sneak preview at
http://www.rogo.com/cac/index.html You may know more about TOC, Goldratt and
all at www.goldratt.com

Surprisingly, nobody answered this question.

2. "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle" - whose words are
these ?

ANS : Gloria Steinem. She was a sworn feminist. But, after nearly three decades
of her "fight against MCPs", recently at the age of 66, she got married.

3. Today, KBC is the talk of the town. As you may be knowing, it is not an
invention by Rupert Murdoch & his team. This show is in fact run under a
license from the inventors of the show who has so far issued license to hold
such shows in more than 50 countries and they provide set design, questioning
pattern and even the candidate selection procedure in a 169 page booklet. Name
the inventing company

ANS : Celador Productions, UK

4. Identify the structure in the picture attached.

ANS : Sorry ! I had posted the picture. It did not get distributed as a result
of the group policy that only text files would be distributed.

5. "If anything can go wrong, it will and at the worst time possible." By what
name is this funda known popularly ?

ANS : Murphy's Law. Second most popular answer.

6. In India, why is a pick-pocketeer often referred to as 420 ?

ANS : B'cos such petty crimes are booked under section 420. This was found to
be the most popular answer

7. Why did a stamp issued by St. Kitts and Nevis in 1903 depicting Christopher
Columbus standing on his ship and observing the American coast through his
telescope, become a rare collector's item ?

ANS : Telescope was invented much later than Columbus

8. On completion of his Degree & training in Army, Dr.Watson was immediately

posted to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers regiment, which at that time was
engaged in a war in Asia. In which city/town did Dr. Watson actually join his
regiment ?

ANS : Canadahar or Kandahar, Afghanistan. Though he landed in Bombay, he joined

his regiment only at Afghanistan.

9. Which is the longest word that can be made using the letters of only one row
of the keyboard ? elementary... my dear... ( no that isn't the answer )

ANS : TYPEWRITER

10. Here is a sitter. She was in her pre-teens and did not know a bit of
malayalam. But, her debut was in a malayalam movie, in which she got the state
award ( for acting, mind you..) and the movie went on to win several state &
national awards. She went her on way and cut a niche for herself as a sexy
siren in languages other than malayalam... who are we talking about ?

ANS : The most popular answers were Silk Smitha followed by Sridevi. But, it's
actually our own RAMBHA. This was answered correctly only by Sagi hyma

1. If anyone of you own a cellular licence in India and wanted to sell out
then you would have a bunch of guys standing at your doorstep Orange,
Bharti, BATATA etc. Who the hell are these BATATA guys ?

Ans: BATATA was formed after the coming together of Birla AT&T and TATA
Telecom.

2. IF you are a wireless communication freak you would definitely have

heard of Bluetooth which is touted as the next Big Thing however Bluetooth
is named so after a person. Who is he ?

Ans:Bluetooth was named after Harald Blatand, the Viking King,

of Denmark in the tenth century . Some literature I have read have also
mentioned him as Harald Bluetooth - so points for both.
Well Rajiv Rai has his last word on Harald Blatand "Scandinavian Viking king
who united the tribes (just as Bluetooth will
unite the technologies)". Thanks Rajiv

3.The name of which International advertising agency literally means

'Watchmaker and Watchmaker' ?

Ans:Saatchi and Saatchi ( Almost everybody got this right )

4. What is special about the ROLEX at centre court at Wimbledon ? Hint :

they have done something that they have never done before nor will probably
do ever

Ans:The only DIGITAL rolex watch in the world.

5. Warren Buffets insurance company, National Indemnity recently stepped up

to insure the worlds largest ever lottery offering a top prize 0f $ 1
billion. Name the lottery that has been covered? Hint : As most things
these days it is a dot com

Ans: Well this one was a teaser and NOBODY got it, the answer is GRAB.COM
and I suggest you visit the site as National Indemnity and Berkshire
Hathaway are prominently mentioned on the site.

6. In the Indian Mobile phone market there is a lot to cheer for the end
consumer. A slew of new models , reduced import duty etc etc. However a new
brand to hit the market is TRIUM. Now the question which company owns the
TRIUM brand of Mobile phones ?

Ans: Mitsubishi. The most popular answers here were TCL, Baron and Motorola

7. By 1861, this product, produced in USA enjoyed higher sales abroad than
in USA. In Africa, salesmen had to customize the machine because the
tribesmen wanted it noisier saying Good iron makes loud noise. Mahatma
Gandhi called it one of the few useful things ever invented. Name the
brand and product ?.

Ans: Singer Sewing Machine. The answers here ranged from Remington
Typewriter to Bicycle to a Harvester

8. This is a question that appears on most of the quizzing web sites in the
Indian Internet space. Who is the only Indian character in the Dilbert strip
and what position does he hold ?

Ans:Asok, who is an intern.( Most got this right )

9. Chemicals, aspertame and acesulfame are something you would not like to
forget if you are one of those calorie freaks. So what are these chemicals
and what purpose do they serve ?

Ans: These are no-calorie sugar substitutes.(artificial sweeteners)used in

Diet drinks like Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi and artificial sweeteners like Equal.
Surjit Singh adds that
"Aspartame - 180 times sweeter than sugar and Acesulfame - 200 times sweeter
than sugar". Thanks Surjit

10.Well a sitter to wrap up this edition of JIGYASA Harshavardhan Nawathe

of Mumbai who had the distinction of being the first person to win a crore
on KBC said that if he won the 1crore he would want to do something. What
did he dream of doing? Hint : His dream would give Mamata Banerjee sleepless
nights

1)In 1938 DAVE PACKARD and BILL HEWLETT released their

first product called a RESISTANCE-CAPACITY AUDIO OSCILLATOR which tests sound
equipment.Name the famous
hollywood legend who bought the product for his movie?

WALT DISNEY FOR "FANTASIA".

2)What is a WAPERWARE ?

A PRODUCT WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN RELEASED BUT STATED BY IT'S

COMPANY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE LAUNCHED.

3)Name the INDIAN who created the first anti-virus

program RED ALERT ?

NEVILLE BULSARA

4)CLIFFORD STALL dreamt of hunting a hacker who tries

to break the american defense network.He wrote a book
describing his dream.Name the book?

A CUCKOO'S NEST.

5)In 1911 a company was formed by the merger of The Tabulating Company ,The
Computing Scale Company and The International Time Recording Company. Name it?

COMPUTER TABULATING RECORDING COMPANY.(later in 1924,renamed as IBM).

6)In word processing ,what are WIDOW and ORPHAN?

WIDOW - THE LAST LINE IN A PAGE THAT JUMPS INTO NEXT.

ORPHAN - THE FIRST LINE OF A PARAGRAPH WHICH IS LEFT BY THE
REST OF PARAGRAPH AFTER SWITCHING TO NEW PAGE.

7)What is the unit of movement of the MOUSE?

MICKY.

8)IBM 1620 HAD AN ACRONYM "CADET".Expand it?

CAN'T ADD DOESN'T EVEN TRY.

9)If you are KEVORKING system or a program , what

actually are u doing with it?

KILLING /TERMINATING.(named after dr.death)

10)what's the name of the company which got the prestigious SANKHYA VAHINI
prohect even before it was incorpotated?

IU NET.(a sub. of CANEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY).

> 1. Which Mughal monument in India is dedicated to Arjumand Banu Begum?

>
> ## Taj Mahal.
>
> I thought u all would get this....Arjumand Banu Begum was Mumtaz's real
> name !!!!!!
>
> 2. Which cocktail made of pineapple juice, coconut and rum literally means
> 'strained pineapple' in Spanish?
>
> ## Pinacolada.
>
> 3. What is the legal term for a person who has given false evidence under
> oath?
>
> ## Perjurer...I've given points to Perjury and perjuror (with an 'O')
> too...
>
> 4. In R K Narayan's Guide, in which town does Rosy meet Raju, the guide,
> for the first time?
>
> ## Malgudi
>
> This was again a cake walk......R K Narayan had to place his people in
> Malgudi...isn't it ??
>
>
> 5. By what popular name do we know the 'circular notes', first introduced
> in 1870's by the pioneer travel agent Thomas Cook?
>
> ## Traveller's cheques
>
> 6. In the Mahabharata, from what material were Shakuni's dice made, making
> him invincible in any game of chance?
>
> ## Sage Dadhichi's bones.
>
> No points for just bones !!!! Krishnan Sriram had a lovely guess about
> Lizards being inside the dice and cos lizards cannot lie on their stomach,
> they had to roll over their back. Good try man !!!!!
>
There's also some ambiguity in this answer, as some say that it was his
fathers bones. I would want some more info on this as my source says that it
was Dadhichi's bones.

> 7. Which group of fictional characters had the motto 'All for one and one
> for all'?
>
> ## The Three Musketeers.
>
> 8. In Gulliver's Travels, what was the name of the island of sorcerers and
> magicians?
>
> ## Glubbdubdrib
>
> 9. What do the Chinese refer to as 'One Lee Chang Che'?
>
> ## The Great Wall of China.
>
> 10. On 3 December, which Indian naval ship, commanded by Lt. Commander
> Inder Singh sank the PNS Ghazi off the coast of Vishakapatanam?
>
> ## INS Rajput
>
>
1) Apart from being famous, what links Hrithik Roshan, Meena Kumari, Sir Gary
Sobers and Anne Boleyn?
### An extra thumb, (or) 6 fingers on a hand ###

2) Who scored the last goal of World Cup Football 1998?

### Emmanuelle Petit of France ###

3) What is the name of the wrestler who was stripped of his Gold medal for 76
Kg class of freestyle wrestling in the Sydney Olympics 2000?
### Alexander Leipold of Germany ###

4) Name the element with Atomic Number 49 in the Modern Periodic Table.
### Indium ###

5) By whom, was the "The Fall Of Man" painted?

### Michaelangelo , Sistine Chapel ###

6) Dutch football striker Dennis Bergkamp is said to have a chronic phobia.

What is it?
[ Hint: You would know if you saw "Forces Of Nature" ]
### Fear Of Flying ###
[ In "Forces Of Nature", Ben Affleck has a similar problem too! ]

7) Which famous novel begins with these lines:

Slonim, Poland

April 18th, 1906

She only stopped screaming when she died. It was then that he started to
scream.
### Kane And Abel, by Jeffrey Archer ###

8) For which team will Grant Hill be playing for in the NBA 2000-2001 upcoming
season?
[ Hint: Think of fairies ]
### Orlando Magic ###
[ The clue is now obvious, isn't it?!? ]

9) "The amount of heat absorbed or given out by a unit mass of the substance to
change its state without change of temperature, is known as the ______ ____
of the substance."
Please fill in the blanks.
### Latent Heat ###

10) In the book "Dr. No" by Ian Fleming, the heroine, Honeychile Rider, has a
facial deformity. What is it?
[ Hint: The deformity is not one by birth; but was an inflicted one. ]
### She had a broken, and crudely reset nose ###

1) A difficult question to start with : " Zzapi Nercor conquers Paz

Thuzi and Minodos " These tongue twisters are comic characters who are
critical in a marketing strategy adopted by a chain of restaurants ! Name
the chain and the significance of the statement ?
Answer: If you are wondering what these tongue twisters are , read again .
They are comic characters in the books distributed at Pizza Corner outlets.
Zzapi Nercor (anagram for Pizza Corner) is the hero who spreads the message
of peace and pizzas to humans , while Paz Thuzi and Minodeoes ( anagrams of
Pizza Hut and Dominos ) are the evil aliens!

2) Which of the following is more expensive to recycle than to process as

virgin material?
* Aluminium
* Water
* Glass
Answer: Water - have you ever heard of a commercial water recycling plant in
a place where abundant water is available.

3) K V Kamath made history by ringing a bell in New York. What history was
created by K V Kamath's Company in an Asian context ?
Answer: ICICI is the first Indian company to be listed in NYSE (second
Indian company after Infosys to be listed in the US Stock market- Infosys is
on Nasdaq) and the first Asian Company outside of Japan to be listed in
NYSE. Its ADS was oversubscribed 6 times.ICICI chief K V Kamath also made
history on NYSE by becoming the first Indian CEO to ring the bell to
commence trading on the world's largest stock exchange.

4) Hindustan Motors is the manufacturer of the ubiquitous Ambassador car but

a restructuring of the forward supply chain (FSC) has made the colours RED,
BLUE & GREEN important to the success of HM. What is the significance of
these colours in the FSC of HM ?
Answer: To meet the individual requirement of its customers in every
segment Hindustan Motors has formed three specialized lines. Represented by
the colours red, blue and green each unit will serve as an independent
organization, responsible for meeting customers requirement in their
segment, through a dedicated dealer network.
Red
Red will handle the All New Mitsubishi Lancer.
Blue
Blue will handle Ambassadors and Contessa Classic cars.
Green
Green caters to the rural markets with Trekker and HM RTV.

5) Name the company which markets the ' Top Ramen ' brand of noodles which
is a contender to Nestle's Maggi Noodles ?
Answer: Indo Nissin Foods. Recently they have signed Shah Rukh Khan for two
years to market their new flavours. However if you were to see a pack of '
TOP RAMEN' noodles it has marketed by Marico Industries Ltd written on it .
Actually it is only the distribution which is undertaken by Marico and the
marketing and production is done by Indo Nissin Foods

"Crack the Jargon"

6) What is an Organigraph? Hint:it is a development over organisational
chart and more.
Answer:" Organigraph is derived from 'Organigramme' term french for
organisation charts. Organigraphs dont eliminate the little boxes
altogether. but they introduce new components called hubs and webs - forms
that we believe reflect the varied ways people organize themselves at work
today. organigraphs are more than just pictures; they are also maps. .....
(we) have found that they (organigraphs) are much more useful than
traditional charts in showing what an organisation is - why it exists, what
it does. Organigraphs have been able to demonstrate how a place works,
depicting critical interactions among people products, and information...."
excerpt from Latest HBR article by Mintzberg and Heyden.

7) One more chip question. one of Intel's competitor's AMD has developed a
chip equivalent to ' 7x86' or k7. what is this chip called?
Answer: Athlon

8) With reference to a PC, what is USB technology?

Answer: Universal Serial Bus Technology is a standard for connecting
peripherals to a computer. Most PCs produced in past year or so come
equipped with USB ports. these are alternative to serial and parallel ports.
Moreover, USB connection is fast 12 M bit/sec.

"Internet section"
9) One of the companies at the forefront of internetworking is Sun
Microsystems. Who were the founders of this company?
Answer: Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy, Scott Mcnealy and Vinod Khosla.

"Personality section"
10) Simple one, Who is George Gilder?
Answer: According to many, George Gilder is a "net- age guru" and his major
area of work is in the 'marriage' of Internet and telecommunications. He
has also propounded what is known as Gilder's Law. (What's this law is , may
be in some other Jigyasa you'll find the answer !!) and hence a lot of his
current occupations have come into being like "George Gilder is a Senior
Fellow at the Discovery Institute and Contributing Editor and Founder of the
magazine Forbes ASAP. He is the author of ten books, including Life After
Television, which was published in 1990 and revised in 1994. His forthcoming
book, Telecosm, is a far-reaching look at opportunities associated with the
Information Superhighway."

1. Name the person who has been appointed as the Founding Dean of Indian
Business School, Hyderabad.

## Ans : Prof.Sumantra Ghosal

2. Temple Trees is the official residence of ...

## Ans : Currently, President of SriLanka. It was earlier the Prime Minister's

residence. When Ms.Chandrika graduated from PM to President, the residence
also...

Anindya Roy put forward this explanation too and he gets a bonus point for that
!

3. "Breathe 100% pure air with 20% discount on oxygen. Welcome to _____". Where
are you being welcomed to ?

## Ans : Thoise airfield, the highest airfield in the world, near Siachen

Only Harvinder Singh Rayat got this one correct.

4. Which Bangladeshi Freedom fighters party/association/group worked with the

Indian Armed forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War ?

## Ans : Mukti Bahini

5. Nominees for Nobel Prize for literature this year included 2 Indians. Name
them.

## Ans : Sir V S Naipaul and Salman Rushdie

6. Name the only Non-governmental organization in the whole world, which has
all the three wings of Armed Forces namely - Army, Navy & Air Force.

## Ans : LTTE.

Sorry to note that nobody answered this question correctly.

The most popular answer was UN. The UN does not have a permanent force of it's
own. A UN force is made up of armed officers on deputation, of various member
countries for a specific task.

7. Name the first Indian athlete to win a gold in a World athletics

championship.

## Ans : Discus thrower Seema Antil, this year.

8. Come 2003, the cricket fans would be on their toes again, as the World Cup
Cricket rolls in. Name the Venue of the 2003 World Cup Cricket Finals.

## Ans : Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa was also given points.

9. Which Nobel category does not yet have a single female laureate?

## Ans : Economics.

Actually, in a small (but not cheap!) consolation, the 1995 economics prize was
"shared" by a woman.

Robert E. Lucas, the University of Chicago professor who won the 1995 Nobel
Prize in Economics for his work on the theory of "rational expectations," had
to split the $1 million prize with his ex-wife. Seven years before, she had her
divorce lawyer insert a clause that would cover such an eventuality. Under the
property settlement, if her ex-husband had won the prize the following year, he
would have been able to keep the whole thing. Mrs. Lucas was apparently acting
on her own set of rational expectations, since eight University of Chicago
professors have won the Nobel Prize so far; Lucas was the fifth in the last six
years.

10. Where are Maxwell Mountains located ?

## Ans : On Planet Venus

1) "I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts...". This a quote taken
from a classic. This also appears in a Microsoft game. Name the classic, and
also the game.
[ half points for each ]
### The classic is Julius Caesar(Act III, scene II). The game in which this
appears is Microsoft Hearts. [ go to MS Hearts, and Help and Quote ] ###

2) Where would you find Ulaanbaatar?

### The answer is Mongolia. Its the capital city.
[Well, there was some confusion regarding the spelling, but I think this one
is the most widely used. The city was also known as Ulaanbaator, Ulan Bator,
and Urga.
But I have accepted all the spellings. ] ###

3) Until 1969, there were 5 categories in which the Nobel prize was awarded.
Name the 6th category which was added.
### It is Economics, or Economic Science.
[ Prize funded by the Bank Of Sweden ] ###

4) How are "Erythrocytes" better known as?

### Red Blood Corpuscles ###

5) Name the lady player against whom Steffi Graf played her last and final
pro career tennis match ?
### It was against Lindsay Davenport Of the U.S., in the 1999 finals in
Wimbledon. ##

6) _____ ___ states that at constant temperature, the current flowing through
a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference across its
ends. Please fill in the blanks.
### Ohm's Law ###

7) Lord Melchett is the head of which international organisation?

### Greenpeace ###

8) "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players..."
From which of Shakespeare's works has this been taken?
### As You Like It
[ I also accepted "The Seven Stages Of Man" ] ###

9) Apart from being actresses, what links Tabu, Kate Winslet, Aishwarya Rai
and Emma Thompson?
[ Hint: The link has to do something with one of the movies they acted in.
You know, the characters they played. ]
### All have played characters in movies based on Jane Austen's "Sense And
Sensibility".
Thompson and Winslet played the role (of the 2 sisters) in the English
version ,directed by Ang Lee, named after the book itself.
Tabu and Rai played the roles in the (somewhat modernised) Tamil version,
directed by Rajiv Menon, and entitled "Kandukondein Kandukondein ".
[ I have accepted all the answers with atleast one of the key-words ] ###

10) This "dedication" has been taken from a famous book. Identify the book.
" For Mary *** who grew me up. Who taught me to say 'excuse me' before
interrupting her in Public. Who loved me enough to let me go. For LKC, who,
like me, survived."
[ the *** is because revealing that would be tooooooo much of a hint. ]
### The book is The God Of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy. The *** was
Roy.(although I didn't want that answer, many ppl did answer that too)

1.What is unique about the film 'Rukmabati ki Haveli'?

# Actually only femmales lived in that Haveli.
(I've also given point to those who have written all the charecters in the
movie were females)

2.Sulabh Complexes in India are the cocept of which Indian?

# Dr. Vindeshwari Pathak
(Cracked by most of you.Some other interesting answers were Maneka
Gandhi,Mother Teresa,...........)

3.Who presented the Lifetime Achievement Oscar to Satyajit Ray?(virtually-b'coz

Ray was admitted in a Calcutta Hospital)
# Audrey(Catherine) Hepburn
(Satyajit Ray was asked by the award committee to chose the person.He choose
Audrey Hepburn. Other interesting answers were Jyoti Basu,Mother
Teresa,President Venkatraman)

4. Who were the 'Heroine Mothers' in Soviet Union?

# Mothers of 10 or more children.
(It was a prize made of gold,silver and red enamel , instituted in 1944
Courtsey:Anirudha Bhattacharjee. No points to those who haven't mentioned the
exact number)
Some more funda from Hitanshu Gandhi:
here is an excerpt from a romanian website i once scoured for a project about
this..
Birth Control
Perhaps the most appalling policies were those introduced to "boost" the
population. Abortion and Contraception were abolished and all women in
factories subjected to monthly gynaecological examinations to ensure that the
laws were obeyed. From 1983 it became the duty of every woman to produce a
minimum of 5 children. Childless and unmarried women were subjected to higher
taxes whilst women producing larger numbers of offspring were declared
"Heroine Mothers". The results are well known - the unwanted children of the
orphanages and horrific deaths from back street abortions

5. Who is a Cruciverbalist?
# An expert in solving Crossword Puzzles
(Samrat, & Anindya mentioned that 'IT'S A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO SOLVE
CROSSWORDS'.Some also mentioned that crossword developers are
cruciverbalists.I've given 1 point to all of them........... I'm tooooooooo
generous :-) )

6. What is 'Trishkadekaphobia'?
# Fear of number 13
(Cracked by most of u. Anirudha have an interesting funda 'fear of drinking
vodka ???'

7. Which famous Indian Classic Musician have acted in film 'Heat and Dust'?
# Zakir Hussain
(Cracked by most.Next popular answer was Pt. Ravishankar)

8. 'Flower top' and 'Crown top' are the varieties of what ?

# Post Boxes (None gave the correct answer)

9. Which youngster is known as 'Don's clone'?

# No Sachin Tendulkar was the popular choice.But it's Abhishek Bachchan.
(Don is not Bradman but the Big'B.Only Neetu and Neel gave the correct
answer.Greaaaaaaaaaaat)

10. Which actreess' face was plastered on the A-Bomb dropped in Hiroshima?
# Rita Hayworth
(Cracked by most of u)

1)What is the revolutionary wireless technology,named after 10th century danish

ruler HARALD BLATAND which could well catalyse the emergence of MOBILE INTERNET
?

ans: ******* blue tooth*******

2)"ARRIVAL OF A TRAIN","THE SEA BATH"," A DEMOLITION","WORKERS LEAVING THE

FACTORY" AND "LADIES AND SOLDIERS ON THE WHEELS".What am i talking?
(clue:an old hotel in bombay)

ans:*****THE FIRST FILM SHOW AT WATSON'S HOTEL BY LUMIERRE BROTHERS.

3)Many years ago,a cricket-obsessed boy in central calcutta had a wonderful

idea.He wrote to SIR BRADMAN that he and his friends played a hard-fought
tournament
with a difference.They played not on the lush maidan,but street cricket in
calcutta's narrow gullies.The boy asked the DON whether their tourney could be
named
'BRADMAN CUP' and was lucky enough to get the permission,wishes and a photo
with HIS autograph on it.Name the boy who had later got the distinction as one
the gifted cricket writers from INDIA?

ans: ****** MUDAR PATHREYA ******

(ONLY V.V.RAMANAN GOT THIS.)

4)"I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS COME TO ANY HARM FROM D.N.A. . INFACT, THE ONLY
PERSON IT HAS HARMED IS CLINTON".Who said these words?

ans : *******JAMES WATSON******

5)What is the ISRO's commercial arm which is already selling SPACE images to
the world?

ans: ******ANTRIX CORPORATION******

6)In 1870,pilgrims enroute to a rama temple in ANDHRA PRADESH had lit fire to
prepare their meal.One of the supports of a cooking vessel caught fire and the
incident was reported to the BRITISH. DR.WILLIAM KING,
a geologist confirmed the deposits of coal in GODAVARI VALLEY.A company was
formed with it's script registered in LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE and later
rechristened SINGARENI COLLERIES COMPANY.What was the original name of SCC?

ans: ****HYDERABAD DECCAN COMPANY****

7)What's the brainchild of RIPPON KAPOOR which came into existence in 1979 and
is one of the most respected welfare organisations around the world?

ans : ****Child Relief and You*******

1) In which country would you find the "Jurong Bird Park" ?

### Singapore ###

2) He was a monk of the order of St. Augustine. He nailed his 95 theses, which
attacked the sale of the "Letter Of Indulgence", on the door of the Church in
Wittenberg, Germany. Identify this famous person from medieval history.
### Martin Luther ###
[ No points for those people who have added a "King" at the end. ]

3) The research work carried out by this years Nobel Prize Winners for
Medicine, deals with the nervous system. It hopes to help cure 2 diseases. One
of them is "Parkinson's Disease". Name the other.
### Schizophrenia ###
[ OK, controversial answer. I have accepted 'Depression' also. ]

4) If Green Revolution is to plants, the Pink Revolution is to ______ .

### Prawns, or, Shrimps ###
[ Got a whole range of fundas for this one!!! ]

5) What can be best described as:

" The maximum possible mass of a stable cold star, above which it must collapse
to a black hole."
[ Hint: There are two words in the answer ]
### Chandrashekar Limit ###

6) Who played Tom Hanks' son in the movie "Forrest Gump" ?

### Haley Joel Osment ###
[ The "I see dead people" kid ]

7) If Cherie Blair is to Tony Blair, then Queen Rania is to ____ ________ __

______ .
[ The name will suffice, but if you get the country right too, kewl ! ]
### King Abdullah Of Jordan ###
[ Sorry, no points for those who wrote King Hussain. He was the ex-ruler of
Jordan, and the father of Abdullah]

8) In Romeo And Juliet, what was Juliet's surname ?

### Capulet ###

9) This is a 2-part question. Each part is 1 mark each.


a) Name the famous son of Mahadev Sahay, and Chandramukhi Devi.
### Late Dr.Rajendra Prasad ###
[ Surprised enh? Only Mr.Balakrishnan got this one right.
Other fundas were Pandit Ravi Shankar and Veerappan!!! ]

b) Name the famous daughter of Paithal, and Lakshmi Amma.

### P.T. Usha ###

1Q. This ship was wrecked in 1799 carrying with it a cargo of Gold bullion
off the coast of Holland. Her salvaged bell was presented to Lloyds of
London where it was hung outside its London headquarters. Traditionally this
Bell has been rung ever since to mark a marine disaster when an insured ship
sinks.Now it's rung for big market news: once for bad news, twice for
good.What is the name of the bell ?

1A. Lutine Bell from the HMS Lutine.

2Q. In 1959 Haloid ,later Xerox,introduced the Model 914, the first fully
automated photocopier. It was the company's first commercial success.Why was
it was called the 914 ?
2A. Because it could handle paper up to 9 x 14" in size (legal size).

3Q. Who was Time magazine's Man Of The Year in 1982?

3A. The PC

4Q. A firm that specializes in the early detection of takeover activity is

known ?
4A A Shark Watcher ; it monitors activity in a client's stock to identify
parties accumulating shares.

5Q. What does the mammoth $11-billion A3XX project attempt to build?
5A A3XX superjumbo jet aircraft ,Airbus' rival to Boeing's Jumbo,a
555-seat aircraft.

6Q. Which cable television company/channel, specifically targeted at women,

was co-founded in 1998 by the American talkshow host, Oprah Winfrey?

6A Oxygen

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Round 2

1Q.Located in the Pacific Ocean, this country is probably the richest

republic, per person, in the world.
Its chief source of income is Phosphate mining whose primary ingredient is
Guano: one of the world's richest fertilizers made up of bird droppings
amassed over hundreds of years due to weather and ocean currents. Which
country ?

1A The Island Republic of Nauru located in the Pacific Ocean, about 500
kilometers north-northeast of Papua New Guinea.
The island was formed as a result of guano deposits (from sea faring birds)
mixing and solidifying with a limestone and coral base.

2Q.BSA makers of BSA SLR cycles in India and some other countries and the
famous Triumph model of bikes
was formed in 1863 and a factory was built at a small heath on the edge of
an English town.
What does BSA SLR stand for ?
Clue : their original established business !

2A Birmingham Small Arms - SLR stands for Self Loading Rifle.

You can see the symbol of two rifles arranged in a A formation on each bike.
In 1692 a contract was drawn up between the Majesties Board Of Ordnance and
five gunsmiths from Birmingham. The practice of buying from a group of gun
makers continued for 150 years and many thousands of firearms were supplied
to British and foreign governments. At the time of the Crimean War, fourteen
gunsmiths formed a Trade Association.and in June 1861 this company.

3Q.Whats common to :
Aspirin, Brassiere, Cellophane, Corn Flakes, Escalator, Granola, Gunk,
Heroin, Jungle Gym, Kerosene, Linoleum, Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat,
Tabloid, Thermos, Touch-tone, Trampoline, Yo-yo and Zipper.

3A Words which were once trademarks and which have gone the way of "cola,"
that is, former trademarks that have been ruled (legally) descriptive words,
and therefore, no longer owned by the companies or individuals who invented
them.

4Q.A Bndictine monk born in France and lived between 1639 and 1715 ; known
for his brilliant mind, he was for 47 years, Prosecutor and Administrator of
the Cellars of the abbey of Hautvilliers near Reims since he was a wine
expert.
Although blind, he was endowed with an outstanding sense of smell and
palate.
Having understood the importance of pressure in wine making due to carbon
dioxide, he pioneered the use of bottles made of thicker glass and better
corks secure with a wire.
Who ?

4A Dom Prignon

5Q.Developed at the University of Minnesota and named after the school's

mascot,its a text-based information retrieval system that consists of two
systems, Veronica and Jughead, which let you search global indices of
resources stored in its system.
With the ascendance of the Web,however, most of these databases have being
converted to Web sites which can be more easily accessed via Web search
engines. What ?

5A Gopher named also for its ability to "go for" information !

6Q.Edmund McIlhenny came up with this brand name which some scholars say is
a Central American Indian word that means "Land where the soil is hot and
humid." while others say it means "place of coral or oyster shell".Its also
the name of a Mexican state.What ?

6A TABASCO as in TABASCO sauce.

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Round 3

1Q.In 1851 , a German-born immigrant, opened an office in the City of London

which transmitted stock market quotations between London and Paris via the
new Calais-Dover cable. Two years earlier he had started to use pigeons to
fly stock prices between Aachen and Brussels,this service was used by the
Rothschilds to "predict" Napoleons defeat at Waterloo and make a killing on
the London stock market.
Eventually it extended its service to the whole British press as well as to
other European countries. It also expanded the content to include general
and economic news from all around the world. In 1865 it was first in Europe
with news of President Lincoln's assassination in the United States.

1A Reuters

2Q. Eleanor Velasco Thornton had bewitching beauty, intellect and esprit -
but not the social status which might have permitted her to marry the man
with whom she had fallen in love - Lord John Walter Edward-Scott-Montagu who
was a pioneer of automobilism in England and from 1902 editor of the
illustrated magazine The Car. Eleanor V Thornton was employed as his
secretary. On Lord Montagu's order,his friend the sculptor Charles S Sykes
created a special mascot for his car
The small statue illustrated a young woman in fluttering robes having placed
one forefinger to her lips. The sculptor chose Eleanor Thornton as model for
this figurine, which was christened "The Whisper". How do we now know this
statue ?

2A "Spirit of Ecstasy" - the marquee on the hood of a RR !

A Rolls-Royce does not break down. It 'fails to proceed.'
(Picture)

3Q.Which group of people sponsored the Lithuanian Olympic basketball-team in

the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and also designed its uniform?

3A GRATEFUL DEAD
(see pic)

4Q. In 1974 the first working prototype came into being and a patent
application was initially drafted.
The creator was a lecturer at the Department of Interior Design at the
Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts in Budapest Hungary.He had a passionate
interest in geometry, in the study of 3D forms, in construction and in
exploring the hidden possibilities of combination of forms and materials.In
the course of his teaching, he preferred to communicate his ideas by the use
of actual models, made from paper, cardboard, wood or plastic, challenging
his students to experiment by manipulating clearly constructed and easily
interpreted forms.
What did he create ?

4A The Rubiks Cube - Erno Rubik

5Q. In 1977 this 59 story Tower opened in Manhattan for a mere $175
million.it was extremely light for its size and included many new
engineering innovations.
The tower's designers were faced with a unique challenge - St. Peter's
Lutheran Church was located at one corner of the building site and the
church agreed to allow the rights to build in the air above the church, but
not the ground that it stood on.
The Engineers simply cut off the corner support of the building, so that the
building would hover some seventy-two feet out over the church and removed
all four corner supports on the building.
A student of architecture casually discovered the flaw and reported to the
owners of the building.
Wind tunnel tests with a scale model of the tower determined that the
building had a 50% chance of blowing down if exposed to a sustained
windspeed of 70 mph for five minutes - the type of wind that statistically
occurs every sixteen years - in a hurricane.
Since the building was so light, it had a tendency to sway a great deal in
the wind. So the designers devised a device known as a tuned mass damper to
moderate the tower's sway. The damper was the first of its kind and relied
on Newton's First Law - the principle of inertia. The damper consists of a
400 ton concrete block that slides on a steel pan that is filled with oil.
Backup generators were installed for the damper to insure that it would not
fail during a blackout.

5A Citicorp tower /Citibank.

6Q. Give the name of the person that connects all these :
Jumbo ;
Throwing your hat in the ring ;
Grandstanding ;
Let's get the show on the road ;
The Greatest Show on Earth ;
Siamese Twins ;
Rain or Shine ;
A sucker is born every minute.

6A PT BARNUM of Barnum and Bailey circus.

Jumbo - This was the name of one of the world's largest elephant Barnum
purchased from the London Zoo in 1882 for $10,000.Now we have jumbo this
jumbo that .
Throwing your hat in the ring was coined when a local politician actually
threw his hat into Barnum's circus ring after declaring his candidacy.
Grandstanding referred to prominent people who would sit in the best stands
at the circus to be noticed.
Let's get the show on the road was P. T.'s declaration when it was time to
load the animals on the train.
The Greatest Show on Earth - was how he advertised his circus.
Siamese Twins - he made his living showing off freaks.He had two called
Chang and Eng from Siam.
Rain or Shine - by using the famous big top, the show always went on, no
matter how bad the weather was.
and the only phrase that he is currently famous for is A sucker is born
every minute.

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Round 4

1Q. Cuba : early part of the 19th century. A wine merchant named Don Facundo
________Mass emigrated from Spanish Catalonia to the handsome colonial city
of Santiago de Cuba.
At the time, this product was something once reserved for Caribbean pirates.
It was not used by polite society or sold in fine establishments.
To provide his product to the general public,he purchased a small tin roofed
distillery containing a copper and cast iron alembic. In the rafters of the
first distillery lived a colony of fruit bats. Considered a sign of good
fortune, the bats were allowed to stay and employed as the trademark for the
product till date.
Clue ? picture - Bat.jpg

1A Bacardi Rum !Hence the Bat symbol on every Bottle.

Originally founded by Don Facundo Bacardi in 1862 in Santiago de Cuba, today
Bacardi is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. It is the world's largest
privately held, family-owned spirits company.

2Q. Oscars 1954 : "A Star is Born" was Judy Garland's great comeback-musical
after MGM cancelled her contract in 1950.Garland was nominated for a best
actress Oscar, which however was won by Grace Kelly for "The Country Girl".
Groucho Marx' made a statement regarding the loss of Garland's Oscar which
alluded to "the crime of the century",one of the biggest capers that was
ever pulled off .
On January 17, 1950, a group of armed robbers walked away from from 165
Prince Street in Boston, with $1,218,211.19 in cash and more than
$1.5-million in checks, money orders and other securities.It was a textbook
robbery the largest in U.S. history at the time. There had been seven
robbers all wearing Navy P-coats, gloves and caps, and Halloween masks as
well as rubbers and crepe-soled shoes.

2A Brinks ! "The biggest robbery since Brinks' " was Marx's statement

3Q. He and his brother forged notable careers for themselves in the East
India Company's service. He rose to become Governor of Madras,India and from
there in 1689 he sent his brother Thomas on what was the Company's first
direct trading mission to China, paving the way for the eventual opening up
of that unknown country to the Company's traders. Although his brother was
later disgraced, he returned to America with the fortune that he had amassed
in India, to start what institution ?

3A Yale College later University in 1718. Elihu and Thomas Yale.

4Q. The massive industrialisation of America occurred in the last quarter of

the 19th century generating a giant interlocking system that covered Steel,
Oil, Railways, Coal, Food processing,Banking etc.
This resulted in the rise of a select economic princes the chief amongst
whom were Andrew Carnegie,John Rockefeller, Frick.They were supposed to be
ruthless manipulators of finance,corrupt and determined to rule their
respective economic arenas.What was the derogatory phrase that was applied
to these people,a term that is used even today to refer to a rapacious
person or corporation that tries to monopolise its domain ruthlessly.

4A "Robber Barons"

5Q. An old nickname for a set of bankers who were reputed to be the
money-masters of the world and involved in foreign exchange speculation,this
slang came into popularity by Great Britain's Labour ministers,esp.Prime
Minister Harold Wilson, during the 1964 sterling crisis,, who claimed that
"They had more power than all the governments of Europe together". He fought
them off for three years before he eventually had to devalue sterling in
1967.
Hint : These bankers are sometimes referred to as this also because many of
the banks store mountains of gold in underground vaults.

5A "Gnomes of Zurich"
Referring to financial and banking people of Zurich, Switzerland who have a
lot of power and prestige, they control all the Banks, Lending and Exchange
institutions, and have aristocratic levels of wealth and power. They have
invested in and own several vineyards, mechanical manufacturing operations ,
quarries, and even a few of the famed Helvetian mercenary companies. These
gnome families tend to very ruthless, cold, and ambitions

6Q. Alexey Pajitnov, was inspired to become a mathematician by a lifelong

love of puzzles. In 1985, Pajitnov was a specialist in computer sciences at
the Computer Center of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow. While at the
Computer Center (also known as AcademySoft), Alexey still played with
puzzles.While playing with a traditional puzzle called Pentomino he hit upon
a brilliant idea which is often been rumored to have been a Russian plot to
destabilise the US economy.What 'diabolical' product did he create ?

6A Tetris
The traditional puzzle Pentomino required placement of 12 different-shaped
pieces formed out of five squares to be arranged in a certain order in a
box. He realized the 12-5 combination was too much for real time, so he
reduced the program to seven shapes of four square blocks. Thus the name
Tetris, taken from tetra, the Greek word for "four." It took him only two
weeks to program the prototype.

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Round 5

1Q. First developed by Hormel in 1926 X was called ''the Miracle Meat'', and
promoted as an anytime meat. In 1940, it was the subject of quite possibly
the first singing commercial. The jingle was to the tune of the chorus of
''My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean'', and the lyrics were :
'X X X X
Hormel's new miracle meat in a can
Tastes fine, saves time
If you want something grand
Ask for X !''.
Nikita Kruschev credits X with the survival of the Russian Army during WWII.
Identify X ?

Clue ? Monty Python

1A SPAM
Thats where we get the word for unsolicited bulk E-mail !

the Monty Python setting:

A cafe. All the customers are Vikings. Mr. and Mrs. bun enter - downwards
(on wires). Mr. Bun (Eric Idle): Morning. Waitress (Terry Jones): Morning.
Mr. Bun: What have you got, then? Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon;
egg, sausage, and bacon; egg and SPAM; egg, bacon, and SPAM; egg, bacon,
sausage and SPAM; SPAM, bacon, sausage, and SPAM; SPAM, egg, SPAM, SPAM,
bacon, and SPAM; SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, egg, and SPAM; SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM,
SPAM, SPAM, baked beans, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, and SPAM; or lobster thermidor
aux crevettes with a mornay sauce garnished with truffle pate, brandy, and a
fried egg on top and SPAM.

2Q. What one name connects all the following :

Sherlock Holmes' "Valley of fear" ;

Foiled plot to assassinate president Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore
American secret service ;
"We Never Sleep" ;
Pursuit for Frank and Jessie James ;
1892 Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers Union strike : Seven agents dead
plus nine workers killed !

2A The Pinkerton Detective Agency

Holmes Valley of Fear was based on the real life incident of the Molly
Maguires wherein agent, James McParlan, infiltrated the secret organization
of the Molly Maguires in the Pennsylvania coal mines. McParlan's evidence in
court resulted in the execution of twenty of its members.
In 1861 the agency was given the task of guarding Abraham Lincoln. While in
Baltimore, while on the way to the inauguration, Pinkerton foiled a plot to
assassinate the president.
Allan Pinkerton became head of the American secret service during the Civil
War.
On the facade of his three-story Chicago headquarters was the company
slogan, "We Never Sleep".
Above this was a huge, black and white eye. The Pinkerton logo was the
origin of the term private eye.
Pinkertons led the pursuit for Frank and Jessie James.
The Pinkerton Detective Agency often supplied men to break strikes. In 1892
the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers Union called out its members at the
Homestead plant owned by Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick. The men were
brought in on armed barges down the Monongahela River. The strikers were
waiting for them and a day long battle took place. Seven Pinkerton agents
and nine workers were killed and created a great deal of bad publicity for
the agency

3Q. At the young age of 16 his father sent him away to serve as a seamen on
board the sailing ship Carvo to keep him out of trouble. While on board he
made observations of the ships Capstan which is a mechanical device
connected to the ship that is used to lift heavy objects onto and from the
ship.
Upon returning to the United States from his duty on the Carvo he began
producing wooden toy models of his invention.
To augment his income Colt assumed the title "Dr" even tho' he could hardly
read or spell and went on a traveling tour as far away as India and London
to give demonstrations on Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas).
By 1836 he had patents in England, France and the US for his product.
In 1873 his company produced the most famous of their products which was
also known on the western front as the "Equalizer".

3A SAMUEL COLT ,INVENTOR OF THE Colt 45 Peacemaker .

4Q. In 1971 Nolan Bushnell designed the first commercial arcade video game
called "Computer Space" which was not a big success.Next year he founded
this company,named after an attack cry in the Japanese strategy game of GO
Seiki,with a $250 initial investment in Sunnyvale, California and launched
the Pong arcade game craze.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak the founders of Apple computer worked for this
firm in 1974.
In 1976 it was sold by Bushnell to Warner Inc. for $28 million and in '93 it
became Time-Warner Interactive.Bushnell later founded the Chuck E Cheese
chain of childrens restaurants.Which company are we talking about ?

4A Atari Inc

5Q.Here is a story of life imitating fiction :

In 1963 the Hasbro toy company tried to capitalize on a hit Disney movie by
marketing a silly putty like product - a mixture of rubber and mineral oil
which was advertised as "non-toxic and will not stain".It bounced like a
ball and could make comic imprints.
But the FDA started hearing reports that the goo a mix of synthetic rubber
and mineral oil was causing kids to break out in rashes and get sore
throats.Hasbro immediately recalled the product and prepared to dispose of
it.
However, when the company tried burying the stuff at sea it floated to the
top and when they tried burning the goop, it wouldn't ignite and only
produced noxious black smoke.
They finally got rid of it by burying it under a parking lot behind the
Hasbro plant in Rhode Island. Reportedly, you can occasionally still see the
stuff oozing through the parking lot cracks on hot summer days.

5A Flubber from the term flying rubber

This stuff was first "invented" in the film The Absent Minded Professor way
back in March of 1961.The movie made Disney so much money that they decided
to make a sequel: Son of Flubber in 1963. And, Disney released Flubber in
1997, a remake starring Robin Williams.

6Q.The United Fruit Company, was a powerful US corporation. It asked the

American government to overthrow the government of Guatemala, and supplied
two freighters for the Bay Pigs invasion. Its ability to influence Latin
American governments gave it the nickname of " the octopus." But what was
its contribution to the English language ?

6A Now known as the Chiquita Brand International - known for its brand name
Bananas and for its mascot. The Banana Company's power over countries made
them " Banana Republics".

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Round 6

1Q. In the late 1960's,Burroughs, GE, RCA, Honeywell, NCR, Sperry Rand (or:
Univac), Control Data (or: CDC) were the smaller companies competing with
IBM.What popular nickname was used to refer to these companies.

1A Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Snow White being IBM.

2Q. In what way do Sokaiya racketeers make their living in Japan?

2A Sokaiya -- meaning people who make their living off general

shareholders' meetings -- are basically extortionists who try to get money
from companies by threatening to disrupt the meetings, which they obtain a
right to attend through buying a few shares. Paying off sokaiya is legally
prohibited but not uncommon. In Japan, where face is important, companies go
to great lengths to window-dress general meetings to avoid being asked
questions like "Mr. President, were the top brass aware that the company was
selling dangerously defective widgets?"

3Q. Paris has a private school , ESLSCA, which has a curriculum that sounds
more like James Bond than the Harvard Business School.
Its tucked down a side street near the military academy Napoleon once
attended ; director Harbulot used to work for a subsidiary of the French
arms export agency and got its help to launch the school in 1997. One of his
lecturers is retired General Jean Pichot-Duclos, former head of the French
military intelligence school.
Access to the school is through a storefront with an unmarked door and
Venetian blinds blocking the view through the front window. What does the
school teach beleived to be the first of its kind dedicated to this subject
?

3A Economic Warfare esp now with the EU and all.

4Q. Up through the end of World War I,Aspirin (with a capital A) was
actually the trademark of Bayer Corporation.
However, following Germany's defeat, Bayer was forced to give up two
trademarks as part of the country's war reparations. The trademarks were
actually given up at the Treaty of Versailles to France, England, Russia,
and the United States in 1919.
What was the other trademark that has now become a generic name ?

4A Heroin (with a capital H)

5Q. At the close of the Civil War, between one third and one half of all
U.S. currency in circulation was counterfeit. On July 5, 1865, this body was
created as a bureau under the Department of Treasury to combat this threat
to the nation's economy. Within less that a decade, counterfeiting was
sharply reduced.
Today, this body continues to suppress the counterfeiting of currency and
securities of the United States and of foreign governments; is responsible
for investigating the fraud and forgery of U.S. checks, bonds, and other
obligations;examining fraud related to false identification documents and
devices; fraud and related activities involving credit and debit cards;
investigative authority relating to computer fraud; and at the direction of
the Secretary of the Treasury, authorization to investigate fraud associated
with the electronic funds transfer system of the U.S. Treasury. In 1990,
Congress further expanded its jurisdiction regarding criminal violations
against federally insured financial institutions to include savings and loan
investigations.
Which body are we talking about ?

5A The US Secret Service

In 1901, when President William Mckinley was assassinated,he became the
third President killed in 36 years, and the public demanded protection for
U.S. Presidents.
As a result, Congress directed the Secret Service to protect the new
President, Theodore Roosevelt. In 1906, Congress finally enacted legislation
making presidential protection a permanent Secret Service responsibility.
Other past assignments of the agency include :
providing security for the Declaration of Independence, the U.S.
Constitution, the Gutenberg Bible, and other valuable documents during World
War II: providing protection for a number of foreign leaders who visited the
U.S. during World War II; and providing protection for Leonardo da Vinci's
"Mona Lisa" while on exhibit in the United States,investigating the Ku Klux
Klan, Government land frauds and counter espionage activity during the
Spanish-American War and World War I.

6Q. VW was offered to England as war reparations after WW2.England and its
business people rejected it then on what grounds ?

6A ." No car with a rear engine had any future."

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Q1. To start with a sitter, this company is a joint
venture of Times Group & Citi Group. Name the
companyand its CEO.
### Times onLine money Ltd.CEO is Raj Kapoor.
No correct answer.Most of you have answered
Timesofmoney.com, which is actually the website URL of
the company. However I have allowed 0.5 points for
that answer.
Q2. Which was the first domestic Air service in
Indiawhen and in which route?
### India State Air Service. They started domestic
passenger flight between Karachi and Delhi in 1929.
Tatas started their liner in 1931.No correct hit.
Q3. In India the first two largest premium soap brands
are Liril & Dettol. Which brand comes third?
@@@ Margo!!! Can you believe it? Almost unanimous
answer was Lux, but that is wrong. nobody answered
right
Q4. In USA, which organisation formulates the policy
for the uniform domain name dispute resolutions?
### ICANN ( The Internet Corporation for assigned
names and numbers ). Six correct hits.
Q5. This TV Channel recently bagged a total of 16
awards (seven gold & nine silver) for creative
excellence at the annual Promax and BDA Asia awards
for the year 2000. Name the channel.
### MTV.Five correct entries. Other favourite answer
was STAR.
Q6. According to a survey carried out by Sheraton
Hotels in US, Hamberger, Chicken Sandwich, Chicken
Caesar Salad and Cobb Salad are at No.2,3,4 & 5 spots
of popularity in business lunch. Which one enjoysNo.1
spot?
### Club Sandwich. Pizza and Coke were most received
entries.No correct entry.
Q7. Bombay Chemicals Limited manufactures Tortoise
Mosquito Repellent by BIO-HS formula. What does HS
signify? (hints : Natural).
### Herbal Strength.I have given marks to Anuradha
Ramachandran and B Narayanan as they were close.
Somebody suggested Horrible Smell. Good try but no
marks.
Q8. What is common among Strauss, Vantage, Tiffany,
Florence, Rossete, Aruba and Grandiose? ( hints
:lifestyle comfort.)
### These are models of bathtubs made out of imported
acrylic sheets unveiled recently by Hindustan
Sanitaryware and Industries.Only S Pramod Bilgiri gave
the correct answer.Good answer
Q9. In Foreign capital market, what do Samurai,
Yankee& Bulldog signify?.
### These are bonds issued by nonresidents in Japanese
Yen, US$ and British pound in Japan,USA and UK. Most
have answered more or less correctly.
Q10. Popeye, Red devil & Iron man are products ofwhich
establishment?
### These are name of Pizzas available in Pizza
Corner. Nobdy answered it right! I thought we all are
pizzaconscious.
Q11. Which well known magazine has Inderjit Badhwar as
editor in Chief? (hints : up..up.up)
### SWAGAT of Indian Airlines. Few have answered
Debonair. I don't know...
Q12. She is the founder and artistic director
Brumhlata Intercultural story-telling company based in
Birmingham. In 1994 she completed Europes first
doctorate in performance storytelling from the
University of Leads. What is her name?
### Vayu Naidu. I am happy that Anuradha Ramachandran
answerd it ccorrectly. Congrats!!
Q13. This company in India manufactures fire resistant
Dhotis. Name the company? ( hints : Govinda
aalare)
### Aala Textiles.S N Rameshkumar is right.Welldone
SNR. Popular answer was Rupa , Govinda connection? )
Q14. Pope John Paul is considering naming him as
patron saint of Internet users and
computerprogrammers. Who is he?
### A difficult one. Saint Isidore OF Seville. He
lived in the seventh century and is believed to have
written world's first encyclopaedia, the etymology. No
correct entry.
Q15. NEC Corporation and Nippon Sheet Glass Company
Ltd are the only two companies in this Giant Japanese
group, which do not have the founders name. Name
thegroup?
### Sumitomo. Sudhir Sunder Shetty and M J Pawnday
gave correct answer.
Q16. Only three companies in India manufacture
High-tech Autocalved Aerated Concrete blocks which is
gaining popularity in construction Industry. Two of
them are Ballarpur Industries Limited & B.G.
ShirkeLimited. Name the third.
### Hyderabad Industries Ltd ( of C K Birla).Only B
Narayanan gave correct reply. Good answer.Manu chose
L&T..good try...

1)Connect Indya.com, NewsCorp., eGurukool.com,

vIndia.com & Indiaproperties.com?
Rupert Mudoch has a stake in all the above.

2)Which Indian NRI businessman has given huge

contributions for building The millenium Dome?
Srichand Hinduja

3)This leading book store was started in 1948 as a

small kiosk in a cinema hall in Mumbai by
T.N.Shanbhag.This book store gets it name from the
name of the cinema hall. Name this book store?
Strand Book Stall

4)What was Microsoft's first spreadsheet called?

Multiplan

5)Bill Clinton is supposed to join the Board of

Directors of an Indian Company later this year. Name
the company?
Reliance

6)How do we better know this company- Patriot

Automation Projects Ltd.?
Caltiger.com

7)If Windows 95 was launched in a submarine where was

Dos 5.0 launched?
In a Yacht called the New Yorker.( Playfully dubbed as
the Dos Boat- It was a 5 hour cruise on Hudson river
and around the New York City Harbour. The music was by
Jazz Master- Dave Brubeck)

8)Which was the very first email address in the world?

tomlinson@b...

9)Which famous person sells hand-made bags under her

own name and label over the Internet?
Monica Lewinsky

10)"24 hours in cyberspace" What am I talking about?

A photographic book by Rick Smolan (Editor), Jennifer
Erwitt (Creator).It is a digital time capsule of
online life. A book which presented an intimate and
emotional portrait of the people whose lives have been
dramatically affected by the digital revolution. 24
hours in Cyberspace

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As per BT-Noble & Hewitt study 2001, on best employers
in India, the company that come at No.1is.........Name
the company & the MD.
( Hints : No hint required......pretty obvious).

### INFOSYS, NANDAN NILEKANI
Most of you have named the company correctly, but many
of you have WRONGLY chosen N R Narayanamurthy as MD
2. JURWA DO
Top food company Nestle India Limited manufacture
Nescafe & Sunrise Coffee in two locations. One
isatMoga, Punjab.
Name the second location.( Hints :
Templetown.......... )

### NANJANGUD. The place is near Mysore. This is a

famous templetown. Many of you have identified
Madurai. Madurai is a big city but not with many
temples ( Meenakshi Temple notwithstanding ). Infact
in Tamilnadu, Kumbhakonam near Thanjavur is called the
templetown of Tamilnadu. Nobody answered it right.
3. TIRANGA
Top knowledge management company Wipro in the recent
past saw exodus of many of its top executives.
Remember "Mindtree"? Recently V.Ramakumar who was
CEO, e-nabling solution, Wipro, Ms. Revathy Kasturi,
CEO, Finance solutions along with venture capitalist
Ashok Narashimn, ex-founding President of Wipro
Infotech and Wipro System founded a new company which
focus on providing solution for the wireless equipment
space. They brand it as a pure play technology
company. The company has set up an intellectual
property lab for use of e-commerce and
mobilecommercesolution.Name the company.
( Hints : Look up............)

### TARANG. Three correct entries.4. CHAR CHAND.

Sanjay, Ajay, Remi & Dheeraj are the new generation
scions of a very famous industrial house.Name theClan.
( Hints : Newsmakers.......... )### HINDUJAS. Six
answered right.
5. HUM PANCH
This Cigarette brand made its entry into India in
1961, marketed by domestic branch of a Greek Company.
Later, it was sold out to another tobacco company.
Today, the brand has five sub brands, three of which
highlight the colours Green, Red and Gold.
Name the brand, sub-brands and the originalGreekOwner.
( Hints : 16 Sides......... ).

### FOUR SQUARE is the brand. SUBBRANDS are FOUR

SQUARE PREMIER ( GREEN ), FOURSQUARE KINGS ( RED ) ,
FOUR SQUARE SPECIAL, FOUR SQUARE SUPER and FOUR SQUARE
GOLD. PAPASTRATOS of Greece through D MARCOPOLO INDIA
LTD. was the original owner. Only M K Shafeek answered
correctly. Congrats MK.

1.0 STATION NO.1

This Railway Station recently got cyberwired with a
fullfledged internetted business centre. For the
first time Indian Railways provided this facility to
any station in India in collaboration with an
ISPcompany.
Name the station and the ISP.(Clue : Southern
Connection).

### It is Chennai Central and the ISP is Dishnet DSL.

Most of you got it right. Hyderabad and Bangalore also
featured, but Indian Railways are not the initiator.

2.0 FAMOUS DUO.

In March 2000, these two models were introduced in the

Indian market. Specification is six cylinders, Petrol
/ Diesel engine, 154 / 143 bhp, each with six speed
transmission, optional five speed automatic
transmission, single touch shifting lever along with
cruise control and speed tronic.Name the car and the
models.
( Clue : 120 Degree ).

### Mercedes, models E240 and E220. Many of you got

Mercedes ok, but only Vikram Bhat could spot the
models. Mitesh Agarwal was almost right except he
wrote it as E250 in place of E240. Typing error?

3.0 THREE MUSKETIERS.

Along with Toshiba & NEC this company is the only

other manufacturer to produce RAMBUS DRAMS ( Dynamic
random access memory ) Chips.Name the Company.
( Clue : South Korean Connection ).

### Samsung. Many correct entries.

4.0 FAMOUS FOUR.

ThIs Power centre of Tata Group, Tata Sons GEO ( Group

executive office) has four high power members. Ratan
Tata, R. Gopalakrishnan, Ishat hussain &Name
him.(Clue : K.C )

### Kishore Chaukar . Few identified correctly. Krshna

Kumar and J J Irani were other favourites.

5.0 PANCH MAHAL.

Only Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad (now

defunct) and Mumbai have got this
specialityrestaurant.What kind of Restaurant?
( Clue : Structuralinnovation.).

### Rooftop Revolving Restaurant. Lots of correct

answers. Dinesh Singh from Hazira points out that the
one in Ahmedabad is now defunct. Is it after therecent
earthquake ?

For Siddarth K. there is no outlet of Mcdonalds as on

date in South India. Bangalore will be having the
first sometime during the last quarter of 2001.


1. If Big Blue is IBM, whats Big Yellow?

# Kodak - Nice tries were the yellow pages and McDonalds.

2. Which tennis personality endorses Tag Huer (sp?)?

# Boris Becker

3. Which company is sponsoring a proposed mega tennis academy to be started

up by Bhupati Sr?

# Nike

4. Which ad has the slogan (S. O. _?_) - We Need Blood (The S, O is drawn in
blood, and the last letter is another S but is barely seen...)

# The Red Cross

5. What do you "Crush, Twist and Curl"

# Tea (CTC)

6. Which Grand Slam awards remuneration in parity regardless of gender?

# US Open

7. What is the 3-3-3 slogan Pizza Hut uses?

# "Hit The Hut"

8. Whats the name of Rageshwari's new company?

# This question is scrapped due to ambiguity in the answer. Different news

sources have different answers. Lets stay away from controversy.

9. What ad campaign did Carolyn Davidson do recently?

# The Nike swoosh. Apparantley she went back to Nike for a second round of
ad campagining.

10. Where would you find a YKK product?

# On your Zip Fly.

11. Which company started out to find Corundrum, ended up finding

anorthocite (sp?) and now does quite most other things?

# 3-M

12. A sitter (and i being the fool did not remember at the reckoning hour!)
... what specification comes under ISI-1?

# The Indian National Flag


13. What was to be named Facts, Briefs, Destiny, Chance... but later ditched
for something else? (Clue that something else is _ _ _ _)

# Time Magazine

14. In operation desert storm, what in god's name did Saudi Arabia import in
HUGE quantities to solve the 'sand problem'?

# Condoms

15. Connect Hobscraft Hotel and Slavey Hall (Spellings again... my apologies
in case of incorrect spellings).

# These are hotels connected with the Jayalalitha scandal.

16. What is the NASDAQ code for Dell?

# DELL

17. What are the international market code RELId^NS and BDYNd^NS (think
carefully!)

# They are the ADR/GDR codes for Reliance Industries and Bombay Dyeing. the
d^NS is the National Stock Exchange's international ticker code and RELI and
BDYN are the respective ticker codes. Many people guessed Reliance... fluke
fluke fluke :) One person ... can't remember who got it exactly right.

In tribute of Mr. Sinha, three budget questions - easily found by

researching a tad bit.

18. How much will a crorepathi on KBC take home after the Budget is passed?

# NO ITS NOT 70 :) It is 69.4 Lakhs! In the world of crores, decimals make a

difference.

19. What is the disinvestment target for this year?

# 12,000 Crores

20. What percentage of babus might be out of a job this year?

# 2%... 10% in five years.

1) A difficult question to start with : " Zzapi Nercor conquers Paz

Thuzi and Minodos " These tongue twisters are comic characters who are
critical in a marketing strategy adopted by a chain of restaurants ! Name
the chain and the significance of the statement ?
Answer: If you are wondering what these tongue twisters are , read again .
They are comic characters in the books distributed at Pizza Corner outlets.
Zzapi Nercor (anagram for Pizza Corner) is the hero who spreads the message
of peace and pizzas to humans , while Paz Thuzi and Minodeoes ( anagrams of
Pizza Hut and Dominos ) are the evil aliens!

2) Which of the following is more expensive to recycle than to process as

virgin material?
* Aluminium
* Water
* Glass
Answer: Water - have you ever heard of a commercial water recycling plant in
a place where abundant water is available.

3) K V Kamath made history by ringing a bell in New York. What history was
created by K V Kamath's Company in an Asian context ?
Answer: ICICI is the first Indian company to be listed in NYSE (second
Indian company after Infosys to be listed in the US Stock market- Infosys is
on Nasdaq) and the first Asian Company outside of Japan to be listed in
NYSE. Its ADS was oversubscribed 6 times.ICICI chief K V Kamath also made
history on NYSE by becoming the first Indian CEO to ring the bell to
commence trading on the world's largest stock exchange.

4) Hindustan Motors is the manufacturer of the ubiquitous Ambassador car but

a restructuring of the forward supply chain (FSC) has made the colours RED,
BLUE & GREEN important to the success of HM. What is the significance of
these colours in the FSC of HM ?
Answer: To meet the individual requirement of its customers in every
segment Hindustan Motors has formed three specialized lines. Represented by
the colours red, blue and green each unit will serve as an independent
organization, responsible for meeting customers requirement in their
segment, through a dedicated dealer network.
Red
Red will handle the All New Mitsubishi Lancer.
Blue
Blue will handle Ambassadors and Contessa Classic cars.
Green
Green caters to the rural markets with Trekker and HM RTV.

5) Name the company which markets the ' Top Ramen ' brand of noodles which
is a contender to Nestle's Maggi Noodles ?
Answer: Indo Nissin Foods. Recently they have signed Shah Rukh Khan for two
years to market their new flavours. However if you were to see a pack of '
TOP RAMEN' noodles it has marketed by Marico Industries Ltd written on it .
Actually it is only the distribution which is undertaken by Marico and the
marketing and production is done by Indo Nissin Foods

"Crack the Jargon"

6) What is an Organigraph? Hint:it is a development over organisational
chart and more.
Answer:" Organigraph is derived from 'Organigramme' term french for
organisation charts. Organigraphs dont eliminate the little boxes
altogether. but they introduce new components called hubs and webs - forms
that we believe reflect the varied ways people organize themselves at work
today. organigraphs are more than just pictures; they are also maps. .....
(we) have found that they (organigraphs) are much more useful than
traditional charts in showing what an organisation is - why it exists, what
it does. Organigraphs have been able to demonstrate how a place works,
depicting critical interactions among people products, and information...."
excerpt from Latest HBR article by Mintzberg and Heyden.

7) One more chip question. one of Intel's competitor's AMD has developed a
chip equivalent to ' 7x86' or k7. what is this chip called?
Answer: Athlon

8) With reference to a PC, what is USB technology?

Answer: Universal Serial Bus Technology is a standard for connecting
peripherals to a computer. Most PCs produced in past year or so come
equipped with USB ports. these are alternative to serial and parallel ports.
Moreover, USB connection is fast 12 M bit/sec.

"Internet section"
9) One of the companies at the forefront of internetworking is Sun
Microsystems. Who were the founders of this company?
Answer: Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy, Scott Mcnealy and Vinod Khosla.

"Personality section"
10) Simple one, Who is George Gilder?
Answer: According to many, George Gilder is a "net- age guru" and his major
area of work is in the 'marriage' of Internet and telecommunications. He
has also propounded what is known as Gilder's Law. (What's this law is , may
be in some other Jigyasa you'll find the answer !!) and hence a lot of his
current occupations have come into being like "George Gilder is a Senior
Fellow at the Discovery Institute and Contributing Editor and Founder of the
magazine Forbes ASAP. He is the author of ten books, including Life After
Television, which was published in 1990 and revised in 1994. His forthcoming
book, Telecosm, is a far-reaching look at opportunities associated with the
Information Superhighway."

UTI once had a scheme for the benefit of minor girls. As per this scheme,
the girl child below the age of one year on an investment of Rs.1000 was due to
get Rs.21000 on attaining the age of 21 years. In this scheme, the girl child
would have got 17% annual interest. Which scheme am I referring to ?
Ans: Rajlakshmi

The mascot of McDonalds is called Ronald McDonald everywhere except Japan

where it is called Donald McDonald. Why is this so ?
Ans: Because it makes pronunciation easier for the Japanese, since they do not
have the letter "R" in their alphabet.

Imported until March 2000, the first diesel export by India started with
Reliance Petroleum Ltd. shipping 34000 tonnes to this country.
Ans: Bangladesh.

A Print ad shows a man in a business suit with his mouth taped up with
post-its and says: "To turn a few heads during a meeting you dont really need
a mobile phone. Call it being considerate, if you like it. At ________ , we
call it Mobile manners". Fill in the blank with the brand name.
Ans: Nokia

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft considers these two as Microsofts main

rivals. One is Linux (Volunteers against Windows) and the other a media giant.
Which company am I referring to ?
Ans: AOL.

AOL-Time Warner was the common answer. Though AOL is a part of this group, I
was looking for a specific answer. Hence no points to those who had answered
AOL-TimeWarner. Sounds a little harsh????

Coca-Cola will soon be launching its ready-to-drink coffee and tea in the
Indian market with a common brand name. Give the name.
Ans: Georgia

Royal Wings Airline is the national airline of which country ?

Ans: Jordan

Vertis from Voltas are "Acs with IQ". What does this IQ stand for ?
Ans: Intelligent Qooling

Which Indian company owns Revive, Mediker, Oil of Malabar and Top Ramen ?
Ans: There is a mistake in this question as rightly pointed out by Rohit.
Revive, Mediker and Oil of Malabar are owned by Marico whereas Top Ramen is
owned by Indo-Nissin foods but is being marketed and distributed by Marico
since July 1998. Rohit gets a 0.5 point bonus for his effort.

Name the low fare airline in Australia that is owned by Richard Branson ?

Ans: Virgin Blue

1. The UB Group recently announced the buyout of the 'Sandpiper' brand of

Beer from Inertia Industries. Name the specific company in the UB Group
which took over 'Sandpiper'?
> Answer: Millenium Alcobev .......................The company is headed by
> Ravi Jain former head of Shaw Wallace who was lured by Vijay Mallya to the
> UB Group
>
> 2. Name the company formed by the merger between Rhone Poulenc and Hoechst
> to form one of the worlds leading life sciences company ?
> Answer: Aventis
>
> 3. Govind Jajoo a 14year old prodigy from Jaipur received an award for his
> achievement from Sanjay Mirchandani, head of Microsoft India. What was
> Govind Jajoo's achievement?
> Answer: Youngest Microsoft certified professional
>
> 4. Name the only company to be part of the Dow Jones Index at its
> inception and still part of it ?
> Answer: General Electric
>
> 5. Having Identified the Rural market of India to have a huge potential
> for TV sales LG introduced a seperate brand of TVs for rural India. Name
> the brand name under which LG sells its TVs in India ?
> Answer: Sampoorna
>
>
> 6. Connect Biddle Sawyer group of companies and Hindustan Lever Ltd ?
> Answer: a long shot........... the MD of Glaxo H R Khusrokhan who also
> heads the Biddle Sawyer Group (it was taken over by Glaxo ) was recently
> inducted to the board of Hindustan Lever Ltd .................... great
> answer Ryan ( the only guy to have cracked the question )....... way 2 go
> !!
>
>
> 7. What is a loopback address in internet parlance?
> Answer: Loopback address is a special IP number (127.0.0.1) that is
> designated for the software loopback interface of a machine. The loopback
> interface has no hardware associated with it, and it is not physically
> connected to a network.
The loopback interface allows IT professionals to test IP software without
worrying about broken or corrupted drivers or hardware.

> 8. U've heard of e-commerce, i-commerce and then m-commerce. Now what is
> g-commerce?
> Answer: G-Commerce The online market for human genome research data and
> gene data-mining tools
>
> 9. Which web browser supports xhtml, xml and the editing of documents
> online apart from the normal surfing ? Hint: it is supposed to do be what
> Tim Berners Lee wanted web browsers to do
> Answer: amaya is a browser/editor and hence it also allows to edit the
> html page. tim berners lee originally visualized that web browser should
> have this feature but earlier browsers like mozilla did not become as
> popular as netscapes and ies of the web world. but now the w3c is
> developing amaya ( currently ver. 3.1 available) .....really cool
> software....and ya, its free... check it out at w3c.org/amaya
>
>
> 10. Who is father of "market-driven strategy"?
> Answer: George S Day - Professor of Marketing at Wharton and Author of the
> book by the same name

1. Politics drives business in most parts of the world although its

influence seems to be waning . So lets see if we know our Politics well.
The third largest party in the Lok Sabha with 33MPs, stands the risk of
losing its national party status when its performance in the '99 general
election comes up for review before the Election Commission. Which political
party are we talking about?
Answer: CPM - Communist party of India( Marxist)

2. " __________ _____- 6,500 feet above the ordinary''. So goes the
millennium promo for what is reckoned to be the first-ever generic brand
blitz of this beverage.
What is the beverage we are talking about.
Hint : The brand is geographically linked and the campaign is pretty
prominent on TV
Answer: Darjeeling Teas

3. In Bombay .....oops Mumbai underworld parlance what is "Chidiya" and

"Kawwa" ?
Answer: This could have been worked out logically - "Kawwa" is a cell phone
and "Chidiya" is a pager

4. In corporate parlance what is "Big banging" ?

Hint :This term is very relevant to software
Answer: Creating a single product which takes in features of two or more
products. This is true especially in software. It is considered one of the
most challenging efforts in engineering. Example ( Hypothetical ): " SAP
buys out I2 and Siebel and then 'big bangs' the two flagship products into
a single release !! "

5. What is the Reliance and World-Tel connection?

Answer: RELIANCE and WorldTel of Britain announced recently the formation of

a joint venture to create a comprehensive network of community internet
centres across Tamil nadu and to build and operate a state of the art
internet infrastructure in the state

6. In Internet Parlance what does the term ICANN stand for ?

Answer:The organisation resposible for maintaining, assigning internet
adresses .............................. Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers

7. What is common between S B Billimoria & Co, CC Chokshi & Co, Fraser &
Ross and PC Hansotia & Co ? We know that all of them are Consulting firms
but there is something more than that which is the binding force between
these 4 firms.
Answer: All these firms will now operate under the name of Deloitte Haskins
and Sells as member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) in India. This
heralds the entry of DTT, one of the 'big five' international accounting and
consulting firms into India.

8. "Ape" is the Brand name of Piaggio's latest offering in the automobile

market. The APE is being produced by Piaggio Greaves Vehicles Ltd , a 51:49
JV between Piaggio and Greaves Ltd. Now the question
What does Ape mean in Italian ?
Answer: Bee

9. What does the Cushman & Wakefield Index measure?

Answer: Commercial Real Estate prices

10. When did Infosys file for Chapter 11 proceedings in a US Court ? If

finding the specific date is going to be tough then the year will do?
Answer:This was a Googly and was my favourite question ( V.T ). Usually
quizmaster's do not expect their favourite questions answered but here a few
of you proved that wrong by getting it 'Bang on Target'
The answer was " Infosys has never ever even thought of filing for Chapter
11 proceedings - since Chapter 11 proceedings are resorted to by companies
going bankrupt and who want some safeguard from their creditors".
However some of you said that Infy could have done so for their U.S
subsidiary , ' Yantra Corporation's ' poor performance - good try however
untrue

1. The Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan recently announced the credit
policy for 2000 -2001. The credit policy however occurs at 2 times every
year - 1st Half & 2nd Half. Each of these credit policies are referred to
differently. What are the credit policies called and why are they called so?

Answer: Busy Season Credit Policy(October) and the Slack Season Credit
Policy( April ), which are named so because the April - September period is
where most of the GDP growth occurs and the money supply is the highest,
whereas Oct - March period is relatively weak. This GDP growth is fuelled by
the harvest season in October-March and the lots of work being generated in
the economy.

2. What is special about the web address info.cern.ch ?

Answer: It was the address through which the internet was built and it was
through this that Tim Berners Lee evolved the internet. Initially it was
used to share,send and access documents for the European Research Center for
Nuclear Research (CERN). Thus it is an archive now that people post their
information and views regarding protocols, developments etc for the
internet.

3. What is the difference between an English Auction and a Dutch Auction?

Answer: In an english auction there is a low reserve price and the bids are
made for amounts higher than this price. Hence price discovery is due to
successive higher bids. In a Dutch auction however there is a high opening
value and the bids are made at amounts lower than the opening value.
Here price discovery is due to successive lower bids

4. He always had a streak of the irreverant. Much to his Fathers chagrin, he

dropped out of Harvard just short of finishing his graduate degree to set up
his own rap music company, Ramp. He was prominent in the newspapers recently
- something that would have made his Father proud. Who are we talking about
?
Answer: James Murdoch

5. What is the Baleno called in U.S.A ( Suzuki does'nt run the same
Japanese/ European Ads in U.S ) ?
Answer: The Esteem

6. There is no word which is more misused today than 'New Economy' . Our
company even managed to make us work on May Day since we operate in the New
Economy. Who however is the person credited with coining the term 'New
Economy '?
Answer: Alan Greenspan

7. Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways fame was employed as a clerk in an

international airline some years back and had refused to carry the bags of
his manager. Naresh told him 'Go to Hell !'. The manager complained to
Carlos Herrida who owned the airline that he was'nt paid to carry his boss's
luggage. Herrida liked his spirit and the rest is history.Name the airline
in question ?
Answer: Lebanese International Airlines

8. Connect Java, Atlantis and Alaska ?

Answer: These are variants of the AXE deodorant

9. What famous brand of cosmetics derives its name from the latin word
meaning snowwhite and was founded by Oskar Troplowitz in 1911 ?
Answer: Nivea

10. Tarla Dalal does not own the Tarla Dalal brand name as far as food
products go. Name the company which owns the Tarla Dalal name in India ?
Answer: International Bestfoods formerly CPC (Corn Products Company
)......... incidentally the company is called Bestfoods in U.S.A and
International Bestfoods in India

> 1. In the 80's Brooke Bond tried to diversify into a totally new product
> category and failed miserably. What is the product category?
>
> Two wheelers.........scooters.....well i didnt believe it either....only
one
> got close
>
> 2. This comany launched India's first detergent powder in the 50's? Name
the
> company and the name of the brand of detergent powder?
>
> Swastik Oil Mills...........DET
>
> 3. David Ogilvy...a favourite of most quiznet members.....said that two
> words can be there In all product promotions.....which two words?
>
> New & Free
>
> 4. In competition with Nirma, Surf rapidly lost market share from 53% in
> 1976 to 8.4 in 1987. HLL launched two detergents to compete with Nirma
> one of them is the 2nd largest selling detergent in the market
> today.....name the two brands of detergents.
>
> Sunlight & Wheel......Wheel is the second largest selling detergent
>
> 5. What is the DAGMAR model in advertising.....and who is responsible for
> it?
>
> Defining Adverising Goals for Measured Advertising Results
> Given by Russle Colley
>
> 6. Which two people are responsible for the concept of positioning? (a
> sitter)
>
> Al Reis and Jack Trout
>
> 7. Lintas is one of the top ten advertising agencies in the
world.......what
> is the full form of LINTAS?
>
> Levers Internal or International Advertising Agency
>
> 8. Which famous Golfer has been the spokesman for Motorola ( another
sitter)
>
> Lee Trevino
>
> 9. In 1994, the chairman and co-founder of Saactchi of Saactchi &
Saactchi
> was forced to resign due to his extravagent lifestyle but he did not
go
> quitely.......in 1995 he formed his own agency.....and forced hor
brother
> Charles the President of Saactchi & Saactchi and three other
excecutives
> to join him also taking a lot of accounts from the agency......what
did
> he name the agency and what was it later changed to?
> (Well I guess this answers the most answered question in my earlier
quiz)
>
> The New saactchi Agency later changed to M&C Saactchi Agency
>
> 10. Chait/Day a small asvertising agency has been responsible for a ad
> campaigns like Nissan Altima, Energiser Bunny and the famous Apple
> Macintosh 1984........name the creative genius behind these ad
campigns.
>
> Lee Clow.........not Ridley Scott
>

> 1. What was the first product of the Godrej Plant in Vikhroli, Mumbai in
> 1952 ? (Hint: It is one of the sources of so much violence in this country
> !)
> Answer: Ballot Boxes.....c'mon guys, I gave u the hint ! ( Many people
> wrote Locks and Safes.)
>
> 2. What was the 'first/innovation' about the packaging of the Wrigley's
> chewing gum sold at Troy, Ohio on 26th June, 1974 at 8:01 am ? (Hint: It
> is a very commonplace thing today. )
> Answer: Bar Codes....as opposed to aluminium foil packaging ! (Only M
> Sunay and S V Sriram had a crack at this Q.)
>
> 3. The largest chunk of Pepsico's revenues (44%) in the US do not come
> from the sale of Pepsi Cola. Where do they come from then ? (Hint: Quite a
> few of you guys would have contributed in this reveneue of Pepsico !)
> Answer: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Frito Lays...the food and restaurant
> business
>
>
> 4. Which company offered pop star Bruce Springsteen US$ 123 million for
> use of his song Born in the USA for their advertising in the mid-1980's ?
> (By the way, Springsteen rejeted the offer !)
> Answer: Chrysler Corporation...now, DaimlerChrysler (Narahari Nayak and
> Kaushik Sundaram were the only guys who cracked this Q. Vibhendu wrote
> 'Chevrolet', which was pretty close, although wrong, and I gave him 0.5
> mark for that.)
>
>
> 5. MTV uses the catchline Enjoy ! for its promotions in India. What two
> word phrase is used by them in the East Asian region ?
> Answer: MTV - I Like ! (Only M Sunay and M Madhu knew this one. Keep it
> up !).
>
>
> 6. It is widely claimed as one of the hottest techniques for Supply Chain
> Management. It is called RFID. What exactly is RFID ?
> Answer: Radio Frequencey Identification Device
>
> 7. Simple one (sitter) this one. There is a major controversy going on
> regardign Napster in the newspapers and the magazines ? What is Napster ?
> Answer: Napster is a freely downloadable software that you can use to
> share your MP3 files with anyone on the Net. Developed by Shawn
> Fawning, A freshman at Northeastern Univ., Napster has generated a lot of
> controversy 'coz it allows users to access any MP3 file and download it
> without the recording company or the artiste getting any royalty.
> Recently, Mettalica generated a lot of flame on the Net 'coz of their
> vociferous campaign against Napster's illegal distribution of their music.
> (The answer is courtsey Shibani from Graycell. Thanx Shibani. Piyush
> Raithatha & Ravi Yadavilli also replied in detail.)
>
>
> 8. Charles Schultz, in his popular comic strip, Peanuts, coined two famous
> phrases. One of them is 'Good Grief'. Which is the other one ? (Hint: It
> is a current business jargon).
> Answer: Security Blanket
>
>
> 9. Which bank has coined the phrase " Doorstep Banking " in its aggressive
> promotion of its banking services in India recently ?
> Answer: ABN-Amro Bank (Faridur R Choudhury, Deepak Parmeshwaran,
> Vibhendu, Kaushik Sundaran, Ravish Singh......only these guys could crack
> this one.)
>
> 10. What word was coined in 1826 by the then future British Prime
> Minister, Benjamin Disraeli to describe the new industrialists and the
> fortunes they were piling up due to the growth of textile mills in England
> ?
> Answer: Millonaire

1. Which brand has its origins way back in 1865, when a Finnish mining
> engineer named Frederick Idestam established a wood-pulp mill in Southern
> Finland, till major diversifications in the latter part of the 20th
> century made it a leader in its current field ?
>
> Ans: Nokia
>
> 2. Which well known South India based retail chain is planning the
> launch of men's garments under the brand-name 'Asegai' ?
>
> Ans: Nalli's (The Nalli Chinnasami Chetty Group - Dealt with Kanchi Silk
> Sarees so far.)
>
>
>
> 3. The frequent flyer programme of Indian Airlines is called 'Flying
> Returns'. What is the frequent flyer programme of Jet Airways called ?
>
> Ans: JET PRIVILEGE
>
>
> 4. In which recent print ad would you encounter photographs of Bill
> Clinton, Michael Jordan, Steffi Graph, Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Amartya
> Sen, Jack Welch among other with the bold copy reading ' There are people
> you can reach even more important and inaccessible than these. Your
> Customers ' ?
>
> Ans: Oracle's e-Business advertisements
>
>
> 5. This famous magazine was started in 1953. Surprisingly the first issue
> did not have a date, since the founder was not sure if there will be a
> second issue and when it'll be published. Name this magazine.
>
> Ans: Playboy
>
> 6. Following the huge success of Hotmail and its eventual sellout to
> Microsoft, what is the name of the new venture planned by Sabeer Bhatia ?
>
> Ans: Arzoo! inc.
>
> 7. What indispensable aid to modern managers was first used by Roy
> Tomlinson of Bolt, Beranek & Newman - a Cambridge, Massachusetts based
> firm of consulting engineers, in the 1950's ?
>
> Ans: Email (Bolt, Beranek & Newman (now part of GTE) was involved in the
> development of the ARPANET - the precursor to the internet - and in fact
> takes credit for creating the @ for use in all email addresses. They the
> first email using SNDMSG.)
>
>
> 8. Shekhar Kapoor's 'Bandit Queen' used an innovative marketing strategy
> for the first time in India to woo a certain section of the audience.
> Later the same strategy was followed during the screening of 'Kamasutra' ?
>
> Ans: Seperate shows for women
>
> 9. 'What Productivity Means Today.' is a powerful baseline under which
> a new product has been launched recently by Microsoft. Name the product?
>
> Ans: Microsoft Office 2000
>
> 10. Which brand of vehicle recently advertised their introduction of
> battery operated three-wheelers in Delhi with the bold copy reading,
> 'Presenting the Only vehicle in Delhi that Doesn't Smoke' ?
>
> Ans: Mahindra Bijlee (Scooter's India VIDHYUT was also launched at the
> same time but it got into commercial production before Mahindra Bijlee.)
>
1) In 1950s a guy called Harry Pickup invented something which
>later
> > on has become the market leader in its product category. The name
>of
> > this brand is hidden in Harry pickup's name. tell me the brand name
> > Ans: HARPIC (most of us got it )
> > 2) Action shoes a famous Indian brand name we all know about it but
> > do u know who is the manufacturer of these shoes?
> > Ans: Apmi Polymers ( no one got it)
> > 3)While standing in a Bank waiting for his turn this guy thought of
> > something revolutionary which is now very popullar. Tell me the
>name
> > of this guy and what idea struck him?
> > Ans: DON NETZEN and ATM
> > 4)This Japanese brand means WE in the local language and aims at
> > perfection and precision in its ad? ( I hope many of u will get it )
> > ANS: HITACHI
> > 5) The son of Italian immigrants, this man rose through the ranks
> > (first in Engineering and then in Marketing) of Ford Motor Company,
> > becoming its president. He was fired several years later in an ego
> > clash with Henry Ford II, after which he joined the ailing Chrysler
> > Motor Company and turned it around. A few years ago, he had to step
> > down from the board of Chrysler as well. Name this charismatic
> > Detroit legend. ( LONG BUT A EASY ONE)
> > Ans: LEE Iacooca
> > 6) One related to jargons who gave the concept of SIPs explain the
> > term and the person who gave it
> > ANS: ANDY GROOVE and Strategic Inflection Points
> > 7)You must have heard of Killer Loop brand of sunglasses why it is
> > called killer loop?
> > Ans: Because of its shape which Resmbles killer loop
> > 8)Mont Blanc is coming up with new series of pens called 4156
>series
> > what does 4156 stands for?
> > HEgiht of Mont Blanc
> > 9)The name was originally used by the Chiswick Soap Company,
>London,
> > for a perfumed toilet soap packed in a tin. After a period of non-
>use
> > the name was revived for similarly packed another product
> > manufactured by the same firm, with the name being registered in
> > 1903. The firm was later acquired by Reckitt & Coleman. Name the
> > product and the brand name.
> > Ans; Cherry Blossom
> > 10)Which is the first brand to be advertised on U.S television?
> > Ans; Ivory Soap

1. Lets start with a sitter.

According to Fortune magazine's latest Fortune 500 list, General Motors,
with annual sales of $189,058.0 million was the largest company in the
world. According to the same list, which is the most profitable company in
the world ?

Ans: General Electric

2. What is the theory according to which some investors will buy stock even
if it is over-valued, on the conviction that there will be someone else who
will buy the stock from them at higher prices ?

Ans: Greater Fool Theory, also called 'Castle-in-the-Air Theory'

3. This is a question that had some of the best quizzers in Madras rueing
the fact that they bid for the question in a bidding round of a the 'CVALS'
Quiz conducted by Team Jigyasa some time back.

Here is the background.......Ray Kroc mortgaged his home and invested his
entire life savings to become the exclusive distributor of a five-spindled
milk shake maker. Hearing about the McDonald's hamburger stand in California
running eight of these mixers at a time, he packed up his car and headed
West. It was 1954. He was 52 years old. Ray Kroc had never seen so many
people served so quickly when he pulled up to take a look. Seizing the day,
he pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants to the brothers Dick
and Mac McDonald, convinced that he could sell eight of his mixers to each
and every one. "Who could we get to open them for us?" Dick McDonald said.
"Well," Kroc answered, "what about me?"

Now the real question ........ What brand name did Ray Kroc use to sell his
five-spindled milk shake maker ?

Ans: Multi mixer

4. The first product made by this company was a car record player. They gave
themselves a name similar to the name of the market leader in record players
in those days. Name the company? (Hint : The company which was the market
leader no longer exists whereas the company in question is a household name
worldwide.)

Ans: The market leader in record players was Victrola. The new guys were
focussing on car record players specifically, and so called themselves
Motorola

5. "Novell dons Denim !" A few months back Novell Inc. rolled out a
blueprint for its next-generation, directory - based applications called
DENIM which is to be the Architecture for network services that leverage
Novell Directory Services ( NDS ) but runs on multiple platforms. What does
the acronym DENIM stand for ?

Ans: Directory enabled Net infracstructure model

6. In Wall Street slang, what are Bo Dereks and James Bonds?

Ans: Bo Dereks are bonds that will mature in 2010 ( since these were issued
when the movie "10" starring Bo Derek was doing the rounds in the theatres),
and James Bonds are those that will mature in 2007.

7. Some guys broke off from Madura Coats and came together as Indus League
(the apparel company). Similarly, a group of executives recently quit Titan
Watches (Tanishq Division). What is the name of their startup ? (Hint: This
startup is opening up a chain of stores on and off the Web in the area of
jewellery and women's accessories.)

Ans: Oyzterbay

8. Which air conditioner company advertised a few months back with the bold
copy,'We gave the world the bullet train. The least we can give you is a
superior air-conditioner' ?

Ans: Hitachi

9. An Indian company, following its Corporate Governance code on the

retirement age of inside and outside Directors, forced Mr. S M Datta (an
outside director in the company and the former Chairman of HLL) to retire
from its Board of Directors as he'll turn 65 shortly. Which company are we
talking about ?

Ans: Infosys

10. OK guys, a sitter.....In the 1800's, a gold miner named Alkali Ike had
the habit of stuffing the Levi's pants pockets with ore samples, so much so
that the pockets would frequently rip open. Ike was constantly taking his
Levi's to his tailor, Jake Davis, to have then resewn. What invention did
Jake Davis eventually come up with to solve the problem ?

Ans: After several resewings, Davis took Ike's torn pants to the local
blacksmith and had him put rivets at the pocket corners. It worked, Davis
later took his idea to Levi Strauss and they decided to become partners in a
patent for Levi's pant with riveted pockets

1. For how many US Dollars, did Bill Gates purchased Hotmail from Sabeer
Bhatia?
Ans:- It is actually us $ 390 milion, most of u except one answered $ 400
million

2. how did the name netscape come into use &who invented this name?
ans: Marc Andreesen (original name was mozilla comunication
corporation)

3. How to restrict the size of any folder in WinNT in terms of bytes ?

Ans: File-SAve as - options

4. Name the Man who landed on Moon, other than Armstrong and Aldrin.
ans: Michael Collins

5. What are the different ways of passing values across forms?

ans: IN FORMS THROUGH FIELD PROPERTIES OR THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

6. what is the role of break keyword in java script ?

ans: TO EXIT FROM ANY LOOP WHEN A CERTAIN CONDITION IS MET

7. What are the names of all four Beatles.

ans: john lennon, paul mccartney, ringo starr and george
harrison

8. what is grandfather paradox.

ans: Time travel is impossible as exemplified by
the famous grandfather paradox. Imagine you build a
time machine. It is possible for you to travel back in
time, meet your grandfather before he produces any
children (i.e. your father/mother) and kill him. Thus,
you would not have been born and the time machine
would not have been built, a paradox.

9. What is Peter's Principle ?

ans: the peter principle states that in a heirarchical
organization people get promoted upto their level of
incompetence.

10. What is the colour of Black Box used in Aeroplanes.

ans: Bright orange

11. what is the difference between illusion & halucination

ans: hallucination is the apparent observation of
something which is not actually present or may not
even exist. illusion is a deceptive or misleading appearance

12. What is the difference between SEND and POST in HTML

i do not know the answere...

13. What is the National Food of India ?

ans:there is no term like this, but what will u choose between rice and
wheat!!

14. What is USP n who coined the term first?

ans: UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION/ ROSSER REEVES

15. Where from the word HINDI came.

ans: obviously from hindu!!!

16. Who discovered the computer chips?

ans: GORDON MOORE AND ROBERT NOYCE. THEY ALSO FOUNDED
INTEL.

17. Who is CEO of Apple Computers Inc.?

ans: steve jobs( all answered it correctly except one)

18. Who is CEO of Oracle Inc.?

ans:larry ellison( all answered it correctly except one)

19. Who is person who has climbed Mt. Everest 10th times?
ans: On 24th may 2000 APPA SHERPA climbed the everest for
the 11th time. RITA SHERPA and BABU CHIRI SHERPA
have climbed 10 times.

20. Who was the Caption of the Ship TITANIC.

ans: e.j.smith.

Here are the answers for Jigyasa 00.08.01.....

>
> 1. Complete the list.......Japan's Toray Industries, Germany's
> Celanese company and ................................? Hint: Forbes
> Ans: Reliance Industries. It has become the first private sector
> Indian company to find a place in the Forbes International list of the
> largest 800-non US companies. Reliance ranks third in terms of per
> employee profits after Japan's Toray Industries and Germany's Celanese
> company.
>
> 2. If you were a CEO of a PSU in India and were asked to make your
> company more efficient, you probably would have 2 options to choose from
> - 'The Heavy Industries Model' or 'The Gujarat Model'. So can we ask you
> what are these models and how are they different from each other ?
> Ans: Both the models are for Voluntary Retirement Schemes for PSUs.
> Under the heavy industries model, employees seeking permature
> retirement are eligible for 45 days pay,plus dearness allowances for each
> completed year of service, or monthly pay plus DA at the time of
> retirement, multiplied by the balance months of service left,whichever is
> less.
>
> Under the Gujarat model employees receive 35 days salary for every
> year of completed service and 25 days of salary or Rs.2,500 whichever is
> higher for every year of service left. Salary includes basic, DA,personal
> pay and HRA.
>
>
> 3. When he was 12 years old he began selling newspapers on the Grand
> Trunk Railway, devoting his spare time mainly to experimentation with
> printing presses and with electrical and mechanical apparatus. In 1862 he
> published a weekly, known as the Grand Trunk Herald, printing it in a
> freight car that also served as his laboratory. For saving the life of a
> station official's child, he was rewarded by being taught telegraphy. Who
> is this famous inventor ?
>
> Ans: Thomas Alva Edison
>
>
> 4. Which two word phrase did Marshall McLuhan coin to describe the
> world as an integrated system due to advancement of communications ?
> Ans: : Global Village
>
> 5. Last month the head of convertible bond research at Lehman
> Brothers , the blue-chip investment bank, put up a stinging research
> report that questioned the very survival of Amazon.com, knocking 19 % off
> the e-tailing giant's stock price, and vaporising the dream like haze that
> hung around Amazon founder and Time Magazine's man of the year, Jeff
> Bezos. So, Who are we talking about ?
> Ans: : Ravi Suria (of Lehman Brothers)
>
>
> 6. Netscape had more than one domain name when it started other than
> www.netscape.com. This domain name was www.mcom.com. What did 'mcom' stand
> for ?
> Ans: Mosaic Communications ( Mosaic was the first internet browser
> invented by Marc Andressen at the University of Illinois).
>
>
> 7. In 1974, Sears, Roebuck and Company put its name on smoke
> alarms. The response was outstanding. The popularity of the Sears alarm
> was so strong it prompted other manufacturers to enter the residential
> smoke detector market. From whom did Sears source the original smoke
> alarm?
> Ans: Pittway Corporation who purchased it from BRK Electronics, the
> original owners.
>
>
> 8. In an anecdote recorded by Peter Newman, Samuel said: "Tell me
> Edgar, are we buying all this stock in MGM just so you can get laid ?" "Oh
> no, Pop", was Edgar's classic reply. "It doesn't cost $40 million to get
> laid".
> Which prominent business family are we talking about ?
> Ans: The Bronfman Family (which owns Seagram, among many other
> things and presently talks are going on to merge this group with a French
> conglomerate called Vivendi).
>
>
> 9. In the context of World Wide Web, what is 'Shovelware' ?
> Ans: : a) Extra software dumped onto a CD-ROM or tape to fill up the
> remaining space on the medium after the software distribution it's
> intended to carry, but not integrated with the distribution.
>
> b) A slipshod compilation of software dumped onto a CD-ROM without
> much care for organization or even usability.
>
>
> 10. OK guys, lets end with some Trivia and I assure you this is as
> trivial as you can get Here it comes..................
> Whose face is printed on the back of an Irish 20 Pound currency note
> ?
> Ans: Daniel O'Connell
>

> 1) This one is an absolute sitter for cricket fans.... Name the cricket
> ground on which the maximum number of one-day international matches have
> been hosted?
##### Sharjah Cricket Ground.
most guys got this correct, this venue has hosted more than 100 one day
matches

>
> 2) One more about cricket( I am still a fan of cricket despite the fixing
> charges)..... The pitch-roller at Eden Gardens in Calcutta has a
> particular name. Name it?( Hint: An Indian Name)
###Gungadin
few people got this, mostly bemgalis i nopticed

>
> 3) Could not keep comics out....This person was appalled to see the
> influence of foreign cartoon characters in India. To counter this, he
> started his own comic strip, which initially was not quite popular, but he
> gained more popularity with his series on Chacha Choudhary and Sabu. Name
> this person and also the first comic character. (Please give only his
> pen-name)
#### Pran, Shrimatiji
the first part most of u got, but only one got the second part

>
> 4) Complete the series..... Fire, Earth, Sky, Snakes,___________.
> After u get the 5th one, u can easily get the connection of all the five.
####Trident
Well, these are the names of our indigenious missiles developed byDRDO.
Fire-Agni, Earth-Prithvi, Sky-Akash, Snakes-Nag, Trident-Trishul.
only 3 got this correct
the most common answer was water, connection beibng deepa mehta

>
> 5) Some test about Geography.... The city of Timbaktu is located in the
> continent of Africa. Name the country in which it is located?
#####Mali

>
> 6) A trivia on the presenter of KBC..... Amitabh Bachchan lives in a
> spacious bungalow in Mumbai. Name the bungalow.
#### Prateeksha
somebody has pointed out that his bungalow has been sold to recover dues
from ABCL, but now i think after the success of KBC he might get it back

>
> 7) What exactly is the Lyons Range? (KRECians will surely crack this)
### Calcutta StOck Exchange

>
> 8) A test on Hindu mythology.... This person is said to be the reporter of
> Lord Yama and he keeps all the records of a person's soul in a great
> register. (Hint: These two characters were present in the movie
> Taqdeerwala or its Tamil original "Lucky Man")
#### Chitragupta

>
> 9) One more on Mahabharata..... The Kauravas have only one sister,
> Dushala. Who is her husband? (Hint: This person is killed in the war at
> Kurukshetra by Arjun)
#### Jayadratha
he is responsible in being the cause of Abhimanyu's death

>
> 10) One test on astronomy.... In the 11th century, a massive supernova
> explosion took place over the northern hemisphere. the explosion was so
> bright that, for two months, the chinese astronomers noted the presence of
> two suns. it was so bright and it was said that one could read by its
> light during night-time also. but gradually the supernove faded and now,
> what we have left is a very faint remnant. what is the remnant more
> popularly known as? (Hint: it is still visually a great sight to watch)
### Crab Nebula

>
> 11) A test on a personality.... This famous inventor was once punched on
> his ear by a railway officer for some mischief. At that time, this person
> felt a thud in his ear and he heard something snap. but slowly and surely,
> his hearing powers decreased, till by the time he was old, he was nearly
> deaf. But, this did not deter him. He said he was able to concentrate on
> his work more as he would not be distracted easily. Nmae this person.
#### Thomas Alva Edison

>
> 12) A test on Olympics.... So far in all the olympics, all the female
> athletes are tested to ensure that they really are female. But only one
> female athlete was allowed to skip this test. Name this athlete?
### Princess Anne in 76 Olympics for equistrian event

>
> 13) A test on India..... This is the southernmost point of India,
> goegraphically. Name this point? (Hint: This ques was once asked in
> Surabhi and there were actually more wrong answers than right answers)
### Indira Point
>
> 14) A test on Birds....Which bird has the largest wing-span?
### Albatross

>
> 15) To whom did MUL present the keys of the first Maruti that they built
> in India? (Hint: He was not a politician)
### Tirupati Venkateshwara Temple

>
> 15) The actual name of this building is Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers. By what
> name do we popularly know it as?
### Mumbai Stock Exchange

>
> 16) Dr.Bhabha was an admirer of this mountain. In fact the day before his
> death in a plane crash, he had told in a interview ot a reporter about the
> beauty of this mountain peak. The next day, his plane crashed into this
> mountain. Name this mountain?
#### Mt.Blanc

>
> 17) If a person is said to be suffering from gymnophobia, what is he
> exactly afraid of?
#### Nudity

>
> 18) After the recent reorganization of states, in which Uttaranchal,
> Chattisgarh and Vananchal have been created, which state is going to be
> the biggest in terms of area?
##### Rajasthan
only 5 got this right

>
> 19) A test on personality....S=k*log(w). This has been inscribed on the
> tombstone of a famous scientist.Who? (We have heard of his most famous
> constant in our 12th standard)
#### Ludwig Boltzmann
actually the eqn in this form was derived by planck

>
> 20) A test on Sherlock... Sherlock Holmes was initially killed by Arthur
> Conan Doyle in his encounter with Dr.Morteimer in this short story. Name
> this story. But due to public demand, he had to bring Holmes back to life
> in the next one. Name this story also.
#### The Final Problem, The Adventure of Empty House
> well, sorry about the mistake on my part. the correct name is
Dr.Moriarty.

1. The first model of photocopiers launched by Xerox was called the Xerox
> 914. The next model to come out was called the Xerox 813. Why were the
> models called 914 and 813 ?
> Ans: Xerox named their first product 914, because it could reproduce
> documents up to 9 in by 14 in. in size. Similarly for 813 (8''x13''). A
> lot of you went on the 14th of September and 13th of August trip which was
> quite good lateral thinking but not quite right.
>
> 2. TIDEL park in Madras, HITEC city in Hyderabad and the International
> Technology Park in Bangalore have become icons for the growth of the
> software industry in India. HITEC however is an acronym - What does it
> stand for ? Hint : It does not stand for High Technology
>
> Ans: Hyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy
>
> 3. Which men's fashion house and former tailor to the Nazi Germany's
> dreaded SS has agreed to pay Pounds 5,00,000 into a compensation fund for
> the jew slave labourers ?
> Ans: Hugo Boss
>
> 4. The unchallenged domination of the Bombay Stock Exchange ( BSE ) over
> stock trading came to an abrupt end when the National Stock Exchange ( NSE
> ) joined the fray in 1994. The launch of NSE promoted National Securities
> Depository Ltd ( NSDL ) in November 1996 was followed by the BSE flagging
> off its own depository last year. What is the name of the BSE promoted
> depository ?
> Ans: Central Depository Services Ltd ( CDSL )
>
> 5. Which international airline operates a Marco Polo Class ?
> Ans: Cathay Pacific
>
>
> 6. It was 1992, a dark time for Honda Motor Company. Its founder, Soichiro
> Honda, had recently died. Rumours were circulating that the company -
> maker of the best engineered Japanese cars - was about to br absorbed by
> its dreaded rival. Bills were piling up from the financial follies of the
> 1980s. The company had no new models and the Japanese economy was heading
> downhill. Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda's new boss, did something astonishing,
> painful, symbolic and central to the strategy that has brought Honda back
> to life. What was this surprising and significant act?
>
> Ans: The expected answer is that Nobuhiko Kawamoto axed the Winning
> Formula One Racing division of Honda. (Junta has been expansive about the
> TQM efforts being undertaken, Re-engineering being done there etc,etc. As
> above, points have been awarded only if the F1 division is mentioned in
> the answer. )
>
> 7. Which brand name derives from the Japanese name for the Chinese
> goddess of Fortune ?
> Ans: Canon ( Kwa-Jin, the Chinese goddess of Fortune )
>
> 8. Montenegro adopted which currency sometime back in a bid to further
> their independence from the Federation of Yugosalavia ? What was the
> currency adopted by Montenegro ?
> Ans: Deutsche Mark
>
> 9. Microsoft issues a 'Certificate of Authenticity' to guard against
> counterfeit software. It has a watermark with the image of a woman. Name
> the woman?
> Ans: Ada Lovelace
>
> 10. Universal Music Group, the worlds largest record label, which is owned
> by Seagram Co Ltd is in the news because of the proposed merger of Seagram
> Co Ltd and the French utilities and media group Vivendi . However
> Universal also made news because of the launch of its new digital format
> which hopes to offer a secure system that protects artist copyrights . (
> The Napster trial has helped popularise the launch ). Now the question -
> What is this new format called ?
> Ans: Bluematter ( Many people sent back the technology which is behind
> this initiative but we wanted the commercial name of this technology,
> which is Bluematter. Nonetheless, 0.5 marks have been given to everybody
> who have sent in the technology also - SDMI etc.).

1. We all know that the first Indian talkie was Alam Ara. It was produced by
the Imperial film company and was released on March 14, 1931. Name the
director of this movie.

## Ardershir Irani, though I've given points for Moti Gidwani also, who had
a part in the direction.

2. Which Guru Dutt production was his only film to be entered in an

International film festival and was also nominated for an Oscar ?

## Saheb, Bibi aur Ghulam

3. What unique distinction do the nominations for the following films hold -
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Sleuth and Give them Hell, Harry ?

## In each case, the entire cast was nominated for awards.

4. If Pele, Lineker and Maradona all wore the No. 10 on their jerseys, which
number did Dutch superstar Johann Cruyff wear on his shirt ?

## No. 14

5. In which sport did Leander Pace's father Vace Paes represent India ?

## Hockey

6. How many test centuries did Don Bradman score in his career ?

## 29

7. With the words 'Miyan, Captain banoge?', which chairman of selectors

offered Azharuddin the captaincy of the Indian team in 1989 ?

## Raj Singh Dungarpur

8. What was the name of the hospital in Hyderabad, where Ronald Ross
identified the carrier of malaria on 20 August 1879 ?

## Begumpet. One Hyderabadi answered the quiz only b'cos of this question.

9. Which was the last Tintin adventure that Herge left unfinished at the
time of his death ?

## Tintin and the Alpla Art.

10. The Hound of the Baskervilles was a cross between bloodhound and which
other dog ?

## Mastiff

1. Which Amitabh Bachchan movie was based on the Hollywood political movie,
'Meet John Doe', directed by John Capra?

### Main Azad Hoon

The director of the English movie is Frank Capra and not John Capra. Sorry,
galti se mistake ho gaya !!!!!

2. The symbol of R K movies shows a man with a violin in one hand and a
woman leaning on his other hand. What does the symbol signify?

### It signifies the romance between Raj Kapoor and Nargis. It is also a
scene in the film 'Barsaat'. I have given half points to the mention of only
the movie.

Someone said 'No' to 'thoda sa roomani ho jaaye'....Don't know why !!!??


3. Which character did Rekha play in Sashi Kapoor's "Utsav"?

### Vasantsena, no points for prostitute. I had needed the character's name.

4. Dilip Kumar along with Suni Dutt shares a unique honour bestowed on a
citizen. What honour?

### Both were made Sheriffs of Bombay (Mumbai).

5. Ruma Guha Thakurta, Madhubala, ______________, Leena Chandravarkar.

Complete the sequence.

### Yogita Bali, all wives of Kishore Kumar.

6. What is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad better known as...?

### Rajnikanth

7. 'Ma Baker..' of Boney M has been an inspiration for a very famous Hindi
Film song featuring Shahrukh Khan. Name the song.

### 'Sach yeh kahani hai, sun lo meri jaan', from the film "Kabhi Haan Kabhi
Na".

8. In 'Chandni O meri Chandni' number from the film "Chandni", who joins Sri
Devi in the duet?

### Jolly Mukherjee, many answered Rishi Kapoor, but the question was on
music, as the heading might have suggested.

9. In which movie did Laxmikant-Pyarelal make their debut as music

directors?

### Parasmani

10. The song 'Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko', from the film 'Yaadon Ki
Baraat' was composed by R D Burman. Give me the name of the Singer / Music
director who played the famous opening Guitar piece.

### Bhupinder, he had played guitar in the song 'Dum maaro dum' from "Hare
Rama Hare Krishna" also.

1) We will start with his family connection... What is the motto of the
Bond family?
### Orbis Non Sufficit-- this is in latin. i have given 1 mark to those
who have given me the latin version. spelling mistakes have been forgiven,
though i think it should not be allowed, as i do not know whether the
meaning will change in latin.
in english, it can be translated as The World Is Not Enough. 0.5 marks for
those who have given only the english version.

2) How does James Bond like his favourite drink?

### His favourite drink is Vodka Martini. this was not required anyway.
he likes it Shaken, Not Stirred. as it has been pointed out to me, the
reason might be if the drink contains poison, if it is stirred, it will
mix with the drink, but if shaken, the poison will settle down.

3) According to the book "Death of a President", this bond movie was the
last movie that JFK ever saw on 20th nov'63 in the White House. which
movie are we talking aboout?
### Well, JFK saw " From Russia With Love". it was released at around the
same time of his death.

4) This bond movie was the first was the first such movie to be showed in
the Kremlin. Which movie?
### Most of u got this one wrong.The most common answer was From Russia
With Love.
The correct answer is "The Man With The Golden Gun"

5) In the movie "The Spy Who Loved Me", it was mentioned that bond would
return in "For Your Eyes Only" , but instead teh next movie was
"Moonraker". what was the reason for this change of plans?
### The success of StarWars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind which
had led to the interest in sci-fi movies was the reason for MoonRaker
being released ahead than other bond movies.

6) "After all Bond has done for Britain, it was the least we could do for
Bond" quoted a famous personality. who was he and in what context do he
quote thus?
### British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said this.a scene from The world
is not enough was planned to be shot around the HQ of MI6, the british
intelligence agency and they obvously protested and did not allow it. then
the foreign secretary moved in to overrule them and made this comment.

7) What is James Bond visible distinguishing mark? he has a birthmark, plz

identify it.
### Scar on the right shoulder.
he also has signs of plastic surgery on his hands.

8) The name of the movie "Goldeneye" has a connection to Ian Fleming. What
is the connection?
### This was the name of the mission the Fleming ran during WW2 when he
was in naval intelligence. it is said that the plot of the mission was
more fantastic than the movie itself. it is also the name of the
beach-house at Jamaica.

9) Which is the only movie in which

Bond is shown to have a wife?
### On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
The wife was added show continuity, as actually the wife had been planned
in Diamonds are Forever.

10) Which is the only bond movie to be filmed in India?

### Octopussy

1. "First Impression is the always the best" Right ? But, not always. A famous
English novel was originally titled 'First Impression' but was rechristened
later. Which is the novel ?

Ans : Pride and Prejudice { 1 / 9 ( Natasha ) }

2. This was a part of the erstwhile Gondwanaland. The continental drift has
split this apart and is a tiny set of isles now. The place is fossil rich (
Fossils of the Prehistoric shark Pucapampella was found here) and was even a
cause for a war between two countries in the last century ? Which set of isles
are we talking about ? psst... heard of Pebble Islands , Sea Lion Islands....

Ans : Falkland Islands ( formerly, Malvinas Islands ) { 4 / 9 }

3. Here is a sitter. Come Sep 15th, the Olympics would start. And tell me, in
which Olympics was the Olympic flame lit for the first time throughout the
games ?

Ans : Amsterdam 1928 { 2 / 9 }

4. We all have heard & seen of skirts - micro, mini, micro-mini, micro to the
power of nth, etc. But, what would you be holding if you had a 'hobble skirt'
in your hand ?

Ans : A coke bottle { 2 / 9 }

5. What was the former name of Monica's den, err.. I mean, 'White House' ?

Ans : Executive Mansion or Presidential Palace { 4 / 9 }

6. In printing, what are left hand page and right hand page called ?

Ans : Verso and Recto { 3 / 9 }

7. Name the cartoonist who drew the Donald Duck Comic books. Uncle Scrooge is
one of his creations. While answering this question pay respect to this
departed soul who left for heavenly abode a month ago.

Ans : Carl Barks { 2 / 9 }

8. When Vendors collude together and create an artificial rise in the price of
materials, economists call them as playing monopoly. Now, what is the
phenomenon of Buyers colluding together to artificially lower the price of
materials known as ?

Ans : Monospony { 2 / 9 }

9. According to Milton's 'Paradise Lost', what was the capital of hell ?

Ans : Pandemonium { 5 / 9 }

10. Ending this short quiz in high spirit, what is enology ?

Ans : Study of wines

1. This imaginary substance was believed to change base metals into gold
> and was sought by the alchemists in the medieval periods. Name the
> substance?
>
> Ans. "Philosopher's Stone (14th century)" an imaginary stone,
> substance, or chemical preparation believed to have the power of
> transmuting base metals into gold and was sought by alchemists.
>
> The Philosopher's Stone was a substance (not a rock) that the alchemists
> sought. It was thought that an underlying spirit linked all things and
> gave rise to the dualistic forms universe. Therefore, by combining
> different chemicals and substances a secret balance of dualisms might be
> discovered, The Philosopher's Stone, that would contain the essence of the
> (nondual) divine. That substance would have transformative power and so
> the notion that ordinary minerals would be transformed into gold, the most
> perfect metal.
>
>
> 2. How well do you know the comic character "Bruce Wayne"?
> (Hint : Van Kilmer, Michael Keaton & have played this character with great
> aplomb.)
>
> Ans:-batman
> (All answered it except two)
>
> 3. Which Indian town recently in the news, is situated approx. 6 kms from
> the confluence of river Dras & Suru?
> (Hint : It is situated on the banks of river Suru.)
>
> Ans :kargil
>
>
> 4. Who is the only Indian Bowler to take a wicket with the very 1st ball
> he bowled in test-cricket?
>
> Ans: Nilesh Kulkarni
>
>
> 5. What name is given to a collector of picture post-cards?
>
> Ans: "Deltiologist"
>
> Can you find out the names for the collector of these items?
> 1) Match Box Labels
> 2) Flags
> 3) Teddy Bears
>
>
>
>
> 6. What distinction does the International organization "Medicins Sans
> Frontiere" has achieved recently?
>
> Ans. "Nobel Peace Prize 1999"
> Since its foundation in the early 1970s, Mdecins Sans Frontires has
> adhered to the fundamental principle that all disaster victims, whether
> the disaster is natural or human in origin, have a right to professional
> assistance, given as quickly and efficiently as possible. National
> boundaries and political circumstances or sympathies must have no
> influence on who is to receive humanitarian help. By maintaining a high
> degree of independence, the organization has succeeded in living up to
> these ideals.
>
>
>
> 7. What term is given to the elements which are neither metals nor
> non-metals?
> Ans. "Metalloids"
>
> Metalloids are the elements found along the stair-step line that
> distinguishes metals from non-metals. This line is drawn from between
> Boron and Aluminum to the border between Polonium and Astatine. The only
> exception to this is Aluminum, which is classified under "Other Metals".
> Metalloids have properties of both metals and non-metals. Some of the
> metalloids, such as silicon and germanium, are semi-conductors. This means
> that they can carry an electrical charge under special conditions. This
> property makes metalloids useful in computers and calculators The
> Metalloids are:
>
> Boron
> Silicon
> Germanium
> Arsenic
> Antimony
> Tellurium
> Polonium
>
>
> 8. Which American film star is a part of American Olympic team for Sydney
> Olympics 2000? She is a member of American Archery Team?
> (Hints : Thelma and Louise and Earth Girls Are Easy.)
>
> Ans: Davis, 43, only took up archery two years ago. The star of Thelma and
> Louise was inspired to try her hand at the sport after watching Justin
> Huish win two gold medals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
>
> According to the U.S. Olympic Committee, no other actors have turned
> Olympic athletes, although the process has happened in reverse. Tarzan
> portrayers Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe were both Olympic
> medal-winning swimmers before they took to swinging from vines.
>
>
>
>
> 9. What will you be doing if you are "SHOUTING" on the Internet?
> (Hint : Answer in the question itself.)
>
> Ans. "Writing in Capital Letters"
>
>
> 10. Which is the only game to be played on the MOON?
>
> Ans. "Golf"
>

Advertising
Q1. What brand of home furnishings was launched in India by ICL International of
the India Cements Group ?
Casa Mia
Q2. Over the years 'Lux', the Unilever bathing soap has used beautiful women,
especially famous actresses, as models in its advertisements all over the world.
Who was and remains to be the only man ever to model for Lux ?
Paul Newman
Q3. Complete the bold copy in the Adidas print advertisement featuring Sachin
Tendulkar: 'Getting my throw right took me long, gruelling hours of practice. And a
split second inspiration from a ______.'
Paperwala
Q4. Aishwarya Rai, the former Miss World models for 'Longines' watches. Which
other famous Indian model is the brand ambassadress for 'Rado' watches in India ?
Lisa Ray
Q5. Which Indian company launched a new brand of beer called 'Zingaro' ?
Millenium Alcobev ltd.
Q6. In collaboration with which Bollywood star has 'Emami' launched a range of
Ayurvedic personal care products ?
Madhuri Dixit
Q7. Which car advertised / advertises itself as 'the ultimate driving machine' ?
BMW
Q8. Who will be the brand ambassador for Brooke Bond A1 Power, the first
vitaminised tea launched by Hindustan Lever Ltd ?
Javagal Srinath
Q9. Become what you are' is the advertising line of which company?
Lacoste
Q10. In textiles, who owns the Vivaldi brand?
Bombay Dyeing
Q11. Michael Schumacher, Martina Hingis and Alexander Popov all endorse the same
watch brand. Name it.
Omega
Q12. 'Gets Ya There and Gets Ya Back' was the advertising slogan of which famous
brand ?
Ford Model T
Q13. Which brand of jeans was promoted by Ajay Jadeja ?
Bare
Q14. Cluett Peabody & Co are owners of which famous brand of clothing ?
Arrow
Q15. Cohen and Greenfield lent their first names to a famous brand. Which brand ?
Ben & Jerry
Q16. Which company used the advertising slogan 'The World Is Closer Than You
Think' ?
British Airways
Q17. Samsonite Corporation of the U.S.A. sells its luggage under two famous brand
names in addition to the eponymous 'Samsonite' brand. Name these two brands.
American Tourister, Lark
Q18. What is common to 'Waikiki Wonder', 'Hawaiian Holiday', 'Swiss Kiss', 'French
Feelings', 'Latin Lover' and 'Pussy Cat' ?
All brands of condoms launched by JKChemicals, maker of KamaSutra condoms
Q19. BPL has launched its second TV brand in India. What is it called ?
Evelux
Q20. What is common to Kapil Dev, Lisa Ray and Leander Paes in the context of
brand endorsement ?
Rado Watches
Q21. Which brand of water in the Indian market bills itself as the only water
certified by doctors ?
Kinley
Q22. The latest Pepsi ad has created a furore with Coke accusing Pepsi of unfair
practices. The latest one from Pepsi directed by Prahlad Kakkar has this Hritik-
lookalike who gets a raw deal in the end. Which model played Hritik ?
Tarun Khanna of Delhi
Q23. Which liquor brand got into controversy recently for using Che Guevara's
photo in its ad ?
Smirnoff
Q24. David Ogilvy's ad for Good Luck Margarine was, in a way, very unique and
historic. Why ?
Only ad in which he used a celebrity endorsement - Eleanor Roosevelt
Q25. In 1970, at the age of 16, playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy was selected
by composer Vijay Padukone to sing a 60-second ad jingle in Tamil for a national
brand. In the studio, Kavita found Geeta Dutt preparing to sing the same jingle in
Hindi. Seeing a nervous Kavita, Geeta Dutt said "I have heard you sing well. Do not
be afraid. Do your best." That successful ad jingle was her first step to stardom.
Which product was the jingle for ?
Amulspray
Q26. "Software for the most advanced microprocessor on earth" was an ad line used
by ?
The Economic Times
Q27. In an ad released by this organisation, you'll find Anil Kumble holding a bat
with the words "Go Veg" on it. Which organisation ?
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Q28. Which company signed up Azharuddin and Sangita Bijlani (nee Ayesha) to
endorse their products - but released very few ads featuring the duo ?
Bridgestone-ACC
Q29. Which ad agency calls itself "India's first fee-based agency" ?
Momentum
Q30. The name of a world famous brand was coined in 1898 by Caleb D Bradham, a
drugstore manager in New Bern, North Carolina. Which brand ?
Pepsi Cola
Q31. Whose company is "Far Away Tree" which makes and markets scented candles used
for aroma therapy ?
Dimple Kapadia
Q32. As of today, which Indian group is associated with Akai in India ?
Videocon
Q33. Who was the first ever Indian cricketer to commercially endorse a product ?
Farokh Engineer- for Brylcream
Q34. Who was the model for the Rolls Royce SPIRIT OF ECSTASY?
Eleanor Thorton
Q35. EVERYONE IS INVITED is the baseline of which company?
Samsung
Q36. Who is the elderly lady model in the Ayurvedic Concepts ads?
Ava Mukherjee
Q37. Which Indian actor endorses Tide detergent and Zenith computers?
Shekhar Suman
Q38. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tide, Procter & Gamble launched a unique
contest in 1996. This has now become an annual event. Name this contest.
The Dirtiest Kid in the US
Q39. Which Indian corporate has recently launched a promotion campaign entitled
Kaun Banega Carpathi ?
Satyam Online
Q40. Whose ad baseline is RULE YOUR WORLD
India Kings
Q41. Whose ad baseline is KERALA AT ITS BEST ?
Malayala Manorama
Q42. The logo of which company was changed from bright red to sober black
following the death of the founder of the company?
Rolls Royce
Q43. The baseline of which company is INVENT ?
Hewlett Packard
Q44. The baseline of which company is WORLDPROOF ?
Samsonite
Q45. Whose baseline is BEYOND WORDS?
Parker
Q46. To which company does the brand ALKA SELTZER belong?
Bayer
Q47. What is the name of the little boy who is the promotional icon of Alka
Seltzer?
Speedy
Q48. Name the first ad agency to be set up in India ?
P Dattaram & Co
Q49. Who markets Perrier mineral water in India?
Nestle
Q50. Which brand of watch does Indian cricketer Azharuddin endorse?
Tissot
Q51. It is known as the Venture in South Africa, the Unser in Malaysia, the Zace
in Taiwan, the Kijang in Indonesia and the Tamaro in the Philippines. How do we
know it in India ?
Toyota Qualis
Q52. In what context is a Jack Russell terrier called Nipper famous ?
Its the dog in the HMV logo
Q53. The Discovery Channel recently had an ad talking about something which
travels 100,000 km a day. What were they talking about ?
Human blood
Q54. Which celebrity endorses 'Weight Watchers' and the crockery brand Wedgwood ?
Sarah Fergusson
Q55. Daewoo Motors had launched a 'His' and a 'Her' version of the Lanos in Korea.
What were the sub-brands ?
Romeo & Juliet
Q56. Which product does Sierra Industrial Enterprise manufacture / market in India
?
Nike Shoes
Q57. Who owns the Binaca brand in India ?
Dabur
Q58. Who owns the Cibaca brand in India ?
Colgate Palmolive
Q59. Which brand of shoes does Kapil Dev endorse ?
Milano
Q60. In a unique cross-industry branding exercise, five Japanese Companies have
come together and started a single brand. Which brand and who are the companies ?
WiLL brand. Toyota, Kinki Nippon Travel Agency, Asahi Breweries,
Kao Soaps and Matsushita Electrical.
Q61. The British Royal family is now anti-smoking, and has withdrawn the royal
warrant from which brand ?
Benson &Hedges
Q62. Langholm, Scotland to Mysore - which brand has made this journey ?
Reid & Taylor
Q63. What's special about the Hindi movie "Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi" ?
Only film produced by an ad agency percept
Q64. Who advertises themselves as "Software for the most advanced microprocessor
on this planet" ?
The Economic Times
Q65. LG Electronics have come out with a TV for rural India ? What is the brand
name ?
Sampoorna
Q66. Which Indian football star has been signed on to endorse Kanan Devan tea ?
I.M. Vijayan
Q67. Who advises you to 'put a tiger in your tank' ?
Esso/Exxon
Q68. Which American product was "fingerlickin' good" ?
KFC

Q70.
"Where's the beef ?" was used to promote which American hamburger chain ?
Wendys Hamburgers
Q71. Keki Dadiseth, Ritu Beri, Ajay Jadeja and ____. Name this eminent
bureaucrat . These four persons shared something unique. What ?
Montek Singh Ahluwalia. All appeared in TV commercials advocating Y2K preparedness
Q72. Which tourist destination advertises itself as 99% fun, 1% land ?
Mauritius
Q73. Which sports watch does Boris Becker endorse ?
Tag Heuer
Q74. The veteran parliamentarian H V Kamath suggested the brand name for this
product which was developed by CFTRI, Mysore and launched by Modern Beverages.
Which brand ?
Double Seven (77), the short-lived Coke replacement
Q75. Kellogg's India has recently undertaken a unique brand extension of its
Chocos flakes, its first such foray anywhere in the world. What is it?
Chocos Breakfast Cereal Biscuits
Q76. The famous painting 'Bubbles' was used to advertise Pears soap. Who was the
painter ?
Millais
Q77. Who is the only tennis player to have a perfume named after her ?
Gabriela Sabatini
Q78. Some years ago, Benetton launched a product which had no connection to the
clothing industry. They explained this product launch with an ad claiming << At
Benetton, the smallest garment is a _______ >>. Just what was this smallest garment
?
A Condom
Q79. The ad for which product had the simple headline "Lemon" ?
Volkswagen Beetle
Q80. What has been voted by the "Advertising Age" as the marketing icon of the
20th century ?
The Marlboro Man

Q81. I thought Kamasutra was an India restaurant until I discovered ____ - so goes
the ad. Just fill in the blank.
Smirnoff

Q82. Which brand combined the Coke and Pepsi adlines to say "The real thing is the
choice of the new generation" ?
London Pilsner Beer

Q83. What's the name of Dabur's in-house ad agency ?

Adbur

Q84. What's the name of Adidas' in-house ad agency ?

180

Q85. Which novel method did Dabur employ during the cricket World Cup 1999 to
advertise itself ?
On AIR commentary, the commentator announced, for every four or
six, thats another Dabur Chyawanprash four/six.

Q86. What is the significance of the number 31 in 'Baskin Robbins - 31' ?

It refers to 31 flavours available at a minimum, one for each day of the month.

Q87. What invention of the confectioner George Smith was named after a famous race
horse of the early 20th Century?
Lollipop

Dilbert
Q1. In Dilbert, who is the management consultant ?
Dogbert
Q2. How did Dilbert get his name ?
Scott Adams, in his days at Pacific Bell, drew the Dilbert character and ran a Name
the Nerd' contest for his co-workers. One of them, Mike Goodwin, picked Dilbert
Q3. In the Dilbert strip, one character is touted as the world's smartest human.
Who ?
The Garbageman
Q4. Bob, Dawn and Rex are three characters in the strip. What species are they ?
Dinosaurs
Q5. What was Scott Adam's title at Pacific Bell ?
Applications Engineer
Q6. There is an ice-cream dedicated to Dilbert. What's the name of the ice-cream
and which company produces it ?
Ben & Jerrys Totally Nuts
Q7. As per Scott Adams, what is a stealth hike ?
A decrease in job unpleasantness without a corresponding pay cut.
Q8. What's the name of Dilbert's boss ?
He doesnt have a name. He just goes by the moniker Pointy Haired Boss
Q9. Who is the only Indian character in the Dilbert strip and what position does
he hold ?
Asok. He is an intern.
Q10. There is a technical writer in Dilbert's company. What's her name ?
Tina
Q11. One foreign country keeps cropping up in Dilbert's world. What's the name of
the country ?
Elbonia
Q12. Dilbert has a co-worker who does his best not to work (don't we all?). Who ?
Wally
Q13. What's the significance of 4S700R ?
Absolute trivia. This is the number of Scott Adams cubicle at
Pacific Bell.
Q14. What's unique about Dilbert's face ?
He has no mouth
Q15. In which organisations did Scott Adams work, before he started writing the
Dilbert series ?
Crockers bank & Pacific Bell
Q16. Which Dilbert character was originally known as XP-39C2 ?
Ratbert
Q17. What's the name of Dilbert's girlfriend ?
Liz
Q18. You may have noticed that Dilbert's necktie is always upturned. When,
according to Scott Adams, will Dilbert's tie flatten out ?
When he gets to first base with his girlfriend. ;-)
Q19. What position does Catbert hold in Dilbert's company ?
The director of human resources
Q20. Which company publishes the Dilbert strip ?
United Media
Q21. There is a Satan-like character who appears every now and then in a Dilbert
strip. Who ?
Phil, ruler of Heck, Prince of Insufficient Light

Finance, Economics & Stockmarkets

Q1. Which city is the headquarters of the European Central Bank ?
Frankfurt

Q2. September 15, 1992 is known as 'Black Wednesday' by the British government,
especially by the mandarins in the office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Why ?
On that day George Soros and others had bet more than $10 billion on the
expectation that Britain would have to devalue the British Pound due to the
financial situation prevailing then. Soros won the bet and in the process made over
$2 billion in profits. Thus, he became widely known as 'the man who broke the Bank
of England'. Not unexpectedly, Soros called that day 'White Wednesday'

Q3. What theory states that some investors will buy even highly over-valued stock,
assuming that there's always someone who will be ready to buy it from them at a
higher value?
Greater Fool Theory

Q4. Which magazine claims to be "the first Indian personal finance magazine"?
Intelligent Investor Of Outlook

Q5. The monetary unit called MILL is used in the USA, not as coinage, but only for
monetary computations. Exactly how much is a MILL worth ?
One tenth of a cent. It is used where precise monetary calculations in fractions
of a cent are required - for example in options pricing

Q6. Insurance companies known for issuing all kinds of policies have of late begun
offering K'n'R policies. What is special about these ?
Coverage in kidnap and ransom situations

Q7. Which British bank is referred to in one of the Asterix books ?

Barclays Bank (as Barclus Bank in Asterix and the Cauldron)

Q8. What kind of stocks are known as Gazelles ?

Stocks of small, rapidly growing firms

Q9. Which mercantile institution has had the motto "My word is my bond" since 1801
?
The London Stock Exchange
Q10. What is the origin of the stock market terms 'bulls' and 'bears' ?
Bulls attack by moving their horns up, while bears strike down with their paws. In
the past, fur traders used to take advantage of ruling high prices for bear skins
even before they had caught or skinned the bears. Hence the term 'bear' denotes a
trader who sells without actually owning the stock.

Q11. If New York is the Big Apple, what is the New York Stock Exchange known as ?
The big board

Q12. What are "Stir Fried Dog" stocks ?

Stocks of Chinese companies which come out with freaky but dud
schemes (like India's own plantation and goat milk schemes !!)

Q13. Expand NASDAQ. (a stock market in USA)

National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotation

Q14. What are 'Kalba Devi' scrips ?

Low priced illiquid shares which lack the fundamentals to justify
any investment interest in them .

Q15. Which was the first Indian company to dematerialise its shares ?
HDFC
Q16. Which was the first Indian Public Sector Undertaking to be listed on the
Bombay Stock Exchange ?
Hindustan Petroleum
Q17. What's the expansion of NASDAQ ?
 National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotation
Q18. What are red chip companies ?
Companies incorporated on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which have links with
mainland China
Q19. What does Says Law say ?
Supply creates its own demand
Q20. How many countries are there in the European Monetary Union ?
Eleven
Q21. What's the Big Mac index ?
A measure of Purchasing power parity, introduced by the Economist
magazine. It was so called because it compares the price of a McDonald's Big Mac in
different countries in order to gauge purchasing power

Q22. Which institution had its origins at the Merchants' Coffee House in New
York ?
The New York Stock Exchange
Q23. What is the Islamic Index ?
It measures the shares of companies that follow the Shariat Law

Q24. How do we know 'The Native Stock and Share Brokers Association' today ?
Bombay Stock Exchange

Q25. In the world of finance, what is "salami slicing" ?

Shaving off the decimals from every transaction for one's benefit
Q26. What are non-voting shares otherwise called ?
Savings Shares
Q27. Which was the first company to be listed on the OTCEI (Over the Counter
Exchange of India) ?
Vasundara Rasayans

Q28. Which is the oldest company listed on Wall Street (the NYSE) ?
Bank of New York

Q29. In financial parlance, what is "Drop-lock" feature ?

A floating rate note which automatically converts itself into a fixed rate bond
when the index reaches a trigger level
Jargon & Buzzwords
Q1. The management jargon "Small is Beautiful" originates from the book of the
same name by a famous author. Name him.
E.F.Schumaker
Q2. In Silicon Valley parlance, what is 'Ladder Bypass' ?
A typical Silicon Valley manoeuvre where you leave a job at a big company to join a
small company. In the small company, you gain valuable experience and then rejoin
the earlier company at a level significantly higher than the one at which you left

Q3. In business, what is the Mario Puzo syndrome ?

No, not an offer you cannot refuse. It refers to a company's product becoming
immensely popular. Immediately, the company launches another similar product as a
sequel, which doesn't become as popular

Q4. What, in banking circles, is a cookie cutter branch ?

A branch which is similar in design and layout to any other branch anywhere else in
the country
Q5. We've all heard of MP3 music. What does MP3 stand for ?
Motion Picture Experts Group Level 3

Q6. In the food industry, what does RDA mean ?

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Q7. We've heard of Blue Collars and White Collars. What are Velvet Collar crimes ?

Criminal acts in takeover bids

Q8. In the US, what is a Yellow Dog Contract ?

Contracts whereby the signatory agrees not to join any union. These
contracts were so called because union officials said only yellow dogs would sign
such contracts

Q9. We've all downloaded JPEG files. What does JPEG stand for ?
Joint Photographic Experts Group
Q10. What are vertical agreements ?
Exclusive deals between supplier and buyer to deliver / buy

Q11. What, in marketing, is Discontinuity ?

Rebuilding of an established brand by jettisoning earlier
associations, like Onida abandoning the Devil
Q12. What is a Silicon Valley Haircut ?
A situation where the founder of the company is replaced by a
venture capitalist
Q13. What is mass customisation ?
Customising every single unit sold to the needs of the individual
customers e.g. Dell
Q14. What is main market pricing ?
Pricing a product at the price level of the main competing product.
For e.g. pricing PEPSI in a South Indian city at coffee prices

Q15. In Stock exchange parlance, who or what is a guinea pig ?

A person who acts as a company director in return for fees

Q16. If 'Golden Handshake' refers to amount paid to an employee at the time of

separation, what is the term for the amount paid to an employee to retain him / her
?
Golden Handcuffs
Q17. In ad jargon what is a "Horizontal Roadblock" ?
The same ad in all the channels in the same time band

Q18. What in pricing strategy is called "Razor & Blades" ?

What in pricing strategy is called "Razor & Blades

Q19. What does the term "Passalong rate" refer to ?

Jargon used in the newspaper industry referring to the number of
people who read a magazine / newspaper, though they may not have bought it
themselves

Q20. In the software industry, what is known as 'Nannyware' ?

Software restricting access to certain web-sites

Q21. What is bloatware ?

Software that takes up too much space to store/run
Q22. What is a Texas handshake ?
A gentleman's agreement characterised by mutual trust and
understanding
Q23. What, in US financial market circles, is known as a red herring ?
The offer document for an issue of securities, not yet reviewed by
SEC. It was so called because it had to be printed in red ink

Personalities
Q1. British Petroleum (BP) has been very active in the acquisitions mode. Which
three major oil companies did BP acquire in the 1990s ?
Amoco, ARCO (Atlantic Richfield) and Castrol. BP advertises itself
as \'Beyond Petroleum\' now !

Q2. This person developed an eye for luxury while working as a bellboy at the
Savoy Hotel in London before the First World War. He then opened his first store in
Florence in 1921. He and his descendants became world-famous for the bamboo-handled
handbag sported by the likes of Jackie Onassis and the trademark loafers worn by
Frank Sinatra's set. His descendants took this company to greater heights before
almost destroying it because of their own internecine infighting. It is now back in
the pink and once again a leader in its field. The American designer Tom Ford has
given this venerable company a much-needed breath of fresh air. Which famous person
are we talking about ?
Guccio Gucci of 'Gucci' fame

Q3. Which American CEO's biography is titled 'Swimming Across' ?

Andy Grove
Q4. Frederick Smith founded which global company ?
Federal Express
Q5. Which famous international money-manager has as his credo 'I was born poor but
I will not die poor'? In fact, this slogan stares back at him from above his office
desk.
George Soros
Q6. Which Indian businessman is a stakeholder in the Indian venture of Foster's
beer ?
Pradip Kothari
Q7. 'Business India' magazine named which two individuals as joint 'Businessmen of
the Year' in 1997 ?
The brothers, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, of Reliance Industries
Q8. Name the company Ray Kroc worked in before he got into McDonalds ?
Prince Castle
Q9. Which famous name in entertainment was a co-founder of a company called Laugh-
O-Gram ?
Walt Disney
Q10. Which Indian businessman was conferred with a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth
II during her visit to India in 1997 ?
J.J.Irani, Chief of TISCO

Q11. Entrack Ltd is the largest distributor of Mont Blanc pens in India. Which
famous Indian cricketer is the head of this company ?
Dilip Doshi

Q12. Identify this person : He graduated from Osmania University with a BTech in
Chemical Engineering in 1983. He then did his PGDM from IIM-Ahmedabad in 1985. He
started his career with Rediffusion and later joined Gavaskar's Professional
Management Group (PMG) working on research for Sunil Gavaskar.
Harsha Bhogle
Q13. This former president of Ford Motor Company served as the secretary of
defence under presidents JFK and Lyndon Johnson. Who ?
Robert McNamara
Q14. Which of these Indian tycoons, JRD Tata, Dhirubhai Ambani and R P Goenka, is
NOT featured in the book Business Maharajas by Gita Piramal?
J R D Tata
Q15. Which famous businessman was chosen by TIME magazine as the " Man of the
Year" for 1999?
Jeff Bezos-Amazon.com
Q16. In 1895, this cycle tyre manufacturer fitted the first pneumatic motor car
tyre to a 4 horsepower Daimler which he drove in the Paris- Bordeaux race .He had
to change the tyres twenty two times over the 1200 km long route. Who was this
person?
Edouard Michelin, who founded the Michelin tyre company.
Q17. Of which company was Bill Bowerman a co-founder?
Nike
Q18. Name the company started by Elliot Handler and Harold Matson?
Mattel Toys
Q19. Which organisation was started by Larry Hillblon, Adrian Dalsey and Robert
Lym ?
DHL - the courier company
Q20. Whose biography is entitled BEYOND BOUNDARIES?
Swraj Paul---caparo group

Q21. Name the autobiography of Kim Woo Chang, the founding chairman of Daewoo.
Every street is paved with gold
Q22. If Sherlock Holmes stayed at 221-B Baker Street, this man stays at 221-A,
Baker Street. His autobiography is titled "Beyond Boundaries". Name him.
Swraj Paul. His Caparo group is headquartered at Baker Street
Q23. In a 1999 Fortune survey of the world's most powerful women, who was number 1
?
Carly Fiorina, then Group President, Lucent Technologies. Oprah
Winfrey was second on the list
Q24. Who was the first businessman to be named Times Man of the Year ?
Walter Chrysler
Q25. If John Pemberton was the founder of the Coca Cola company, who was the
founder of Pepsi ?
Dr.Caleb Brabham
Q26. Which famous designer designed the new Tata logo ?
Wolff Ollins
Q27. A professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at MIT, his
products have been used in cars, space shuttles, ships and theatres. Who are we
talking about ?
Amar Bose (Bose music systems)
Q28. Which colourful personality is reputed to have said "When I want your
opinion, I'll give it to you" ? He was in the entertainment industry.
Samuel Goldwyn
Q29. Who was the first Indian film star used to advertise Lux soap ?
Leela Chitnis
Q30. Who invented the concept of double entry book-keeping ?
Luca Pacioli

Q31. Benetton ads are extremely controversial. The writer of these ads parted
company with Benetton in early 2000 after 18 years. Who ?
Oliviero Toscanni
Q32. Which famous advertising personality started his career as a salesman for AGA
cookers in Scotland ?
David Ogilvy
Q33. Connect Madonna to Lord Swraj Paul.
Lord Paul's son Angad has produced a movie called 'Lock, Stock and
Two Smoking Barrels', the director of which is Guy Ritchie the (ex) boyfriend of
Madonna
Q34. He was named by Sports Illustrated as the most powerful man in sports. He
never attended Harvard Business School, but the success of his company has been
taught there as a case study. He is a frequent lecturer at Harvard and other
business schools. Who ?
Mark McCormack
Q35. Whose autobiography is titled "The Adventures of a Bystander" ?
Peter Drucker (if he is a bystander, wonder what that makes most
of us ?!)
Q36. A book about this famous business personality was titled 'From Corporate Man
to Corporate Skunk'. Who (and no, not Nick Leeson) ?
Tom Peters
Q37. This entrepreneur wrote a book called 'The Human Drift' which envisaged
bringing all the world's businesses under one management to optimise resources (and
yes, he wanted to run it himself). Apart from such pipe dreams, he also founded one
of the world's most successful companies, present even today. Who ?
King Camp Gillette and the company, obviously, is Gillette
Q38. So you brand all accountants as the non-creative types?! Well, the logo for
one of the most famous brands of all time, Coca Cola, was designed by a bookkeeper.
Who ?
Frank Robinson
Q39. Which CEO of an American company is known as the High Priest of Ha-Ha for his
off-beat management style ?
Herb Kelleher, of SouthWest Airlines
Q40. This professional manager was nicknamed Chainsaw for his propensity to cut
costs ruthlessly by axing people. Subsequently, he himself got fired. Who ?
Al Dunlap

Q41. One time head of one of the biggest companies in the world, he was known
simply as "The Boss". Who ?
Robert Woodruff, of the Coca Cola Company

Q42. CEO of a Brazilian company, he shot into fame after he wrote the book
'Maverick' about the non-conventional style of management at his company. Who and
which company ?
Ricardo Semmler, Semmco
Q43. Who's known as the 'Father of the Internet'?
Vint Cerf
Q44. Who's acknowledged as the founder of the World Wide Web ?
Tim Berners Lee
Q45. We've all heard of Steve Jobs. Who was his partner in setting up Apple ?
Steve Wozniak

Q46. Which French tennis player gave his name to a range of sportswear ?
Henri Lacoste
Q47. Who founded the Indian Institute of Science ?
J N Tata
Q48. He is one of the leading lights of the Indian IT industry. Surprisingly, he
used to be a staunch communist and was once arrested in Bulgaria after being
mistaken for someone else.Who is he?
N.R. Narayanamurthy

Trivia

Q1. Before it became a world leader in computer games, what product did the
Japanese company Nintendo make ?
Playing cards
Q2. Many companies are intimately linked to their towns, for e.g., Boeing is to
Seattle as Coca-Cola is to Atlanta. What town is linked to Ford Motor Company ?
Dearborn, Michigan
Q3. Which company was established early in the 19th century as the arsenal of the
now defunct Austro-Hungarian empire and has been manufacturing automobiles for
nearly a century ?
Skoda
Q4. 'Gateway of India', the Mumbai monument was built by which company in 1924 ?
This constuction company is still active in India now !
Gammon India Ltd
Q5. Which make of chandelier is proposed to be hung in the dome of Mumbai's
Gateway of India after it is totally restored ?
Baccarat
Q6. Saint Gobain, the giant French glassmaker has recently inaugurated its float
glass plant at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India. To what first commission does this
company trace its beginnings to ?
The company was formed in 1665 by Colbert to build the Hall of
Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles. The company's advertising tagline is 'The
future of glass. Since 1665'
Q7. What was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the concept to his neighbour Henri
?
Milk Chocolate. Henri Nestle was the neighbour
Q8. Christy Turlington, the famous model has joined hands with Ayla Hussain and
Caven Mahoney to launch an India-inspired range of cosmetics, blending Ayurveda and
other Indian motifs. What is this range called ?
Sundari
Q9. Which revolutionary new car was jointly designed in 1994 and launched by
Daimler-Benz, as it was then known, and SMH, the Swiss maker of Swatch watches ?
'Smart'. SMH later sold out to DaimlerChrysler.
Q10. What is so unique about the location of the first official showroom in
Britain for selling DaimlerChrysler's 'Smart' car ?
It was opened in October 2000 inside the London Underground station at Green Park
in London's Mayfair district. If any car can be sold in such cramped quarters, it
is the Smart. At only 2.5 metres, it is little more than half the length of a
Volkswagen Beetle. Owners have been known to park Smarts at right angles to the
kerb, like a motorcycle, rather than parallel.

Q11. A new brand of wine called 'Alcott Ridge Vineyard' was launched in the U.S.
simulataneously in about 38 states in October, 2000. These wines are priced between
$6 to $7 per bottle. What is special about this wine label ?
It is a private label owned by the retail giant Wal-Mart, which
introduced this new item on its store shelves

Q12. Which business family has the motto 'Quality is remembered long after the
price is forgotten' ?
Gucci

Q13. The name of which major Korean company translates to 'modern' in English ?
Hyundai

Q14. With which organisation would you associate London's Lutine Bell ?
Lloyds Insurance
Q15. According to the TV commercial, which specific location is the setting for
the Pepsi ad in which Shah Rukh Khan enters the Indian dressing room impersonating
Sachin Tendulkar ?
Lord's
Q16. What connects Andrea Jung, Marion Sandler, Cinda Hallman, Carly Fiorina and
Anne M Mulcahy ?
Only CEOs of Fortune 500 companies who are women (Andrea Jung - Avon
Products; Marion Sandler - Golden West Financial; Cinda Hallman - Spherion; Carly
Fiorina - HP; Anne Mulcahy - Xerox (appointed on Jul 26, 2001)
Q17. The Chennai-based 'Celebrity Group', which is a major supplier of men's
clothing to internationally well-known stores like 'The Gap', 'Banana Republic',
'The Limited', 'Timberland', 'Otto Versand' and 'Diesel', has recently launched its
own range of branded men's clothing. What is the brandname of this range ?
'Indian Terrain\, at the premium end. They have also launched
'Terrain Traveller', a multi-purpose range of apparel, and 'Terrain Sport', for the
younger crowd
Q18. Which lady entrepreneur is associated with the brand Biotique ?
Vinita Jain
Q19. Ethernet is a registered trademark of which company ?
Xerox
Q20. Which company's motto is 'the best or nothing' ?
Mercedes Benz

Q21. Sometime ago there was a private airline operating in India called N.E.P.C.
Airlines. This was started by the N.E.P.C. group. What is the origin of this name ?

It stood for 'Natural Energy Processing Company', a reference to

their line of business, which was windmill energy generation, hence \'natural
energy' !
Q22. Which multinational has the by-line 'Communications Unlimited' ?
Siemens
Q23. Which entity would you find at No.1, Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong ?
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank\'s landmark building
Q24. In Malaysia, what are known as 'Ali Baba' companies ?
In 1970, Malaysia announced its New Economic Policy (NEP) which was
designed to help Bumiputras (sons of the soil, i.e., Malays (usually Muslims) get
preference in most things. Therefore, the economically powerful but numerically
disadvantaged Chinese-Malaysians came up with a plan to protect their companies and
other interests. These companies had Chinese-Malaysian owners (Babas) and hired
Malay-Muslim front men (Alis) so that they could carry on their business and
circumvent the NEP. Such companies came to be called 'Ali Baba' companies.
Q25. We have heard and read about World War I and World War II. But what is World
War 3.0 ?
Bestseller about the Microsoft anti-trust trial.
Q26. Which famous company was originally called Quantum Computer Services ?
America Online (AOL)
Q27. Which magazine advertises itself as 'India's largest selling women's
magazine' ?
Vanitha

Q28. Many companies are intimately linked to their towns, for eg., Boeing is to
Seattle as Coca-Cola is to Atlanta. Which town is linked to Kelloggs ?
Battle Creek, Michigan
Q29. The most expensive segment in the 3-tiered labelling system of this product
is called 'Black Label', where nothing is less than $2,000. 'White Label' comes
next where the lowest sticker price is $1,200. What are we talking about ?
Giorgio Armani's clothing collections. His biggest selling range is 'Emporio
Armani', which is priced considerably lower !
Q30. In the mid-1990s, who took over 'The East India Company', yes, the very same
one which has a such a chequered history ?
Subhash Chandra of Zee TV fame
Q31. Which company is behind the broadband portal NumTV.com ?
Pentamedia
Q32. Bajaj has just launched India's costliest motorcycle, priced at Rs.84,000.
What is it called ?
Eliminator
Q33. Before Nestle, who owned the Polo Mints brand ?
Rowntree Macintosh
Q34. Which Indian investment bank was recently taken over by Arthur Andersen ?
Ind Global
Q35. Metro Goldwyn Mayer trademarked its lion's roar way back. Which other
American company has also trademarked another special sound peculiar to its
business ?
Harley Davidson has trademarked the unique full-throated growl of
its engines for the motorbikes
Q36. What is the free trade agreement between Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and
Uruguay called ?
Mercosur
Q37. What is the 'La Bourse' ?
The Stock Exchange in Paris
Q38. Rathikant Basu of Star TV fame started a new company whose latest offering is
called TARA. What is TARA ?
Television Aimed at Regional Audience
Q39. In 1999, what did Fortune magazine identify as the 'Product of the 20th
Century' in the work-place ?
Paper clip
Q40. What is the desi Viagra to be launched by Ranbaxy Laboratories called ?
Caverta

Q41. In the late 1950s, why did Sony Corporation give some of its salesmen shirts
with extra-large sized pockets ?
Sony Corp. had just then pioneered the world\'s first pocket transistor radio:
except that these radios were slightly larger than conventional shirt pockets.
Hence, for the salesmen to demonstrate the pocketability, Sony offered their
salesmen shirts with extra-large pockets !
Q42. Which company manufactured India's first B&W T.V. ?
ECIL (Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad). The
model\'s name was APSARA.
Q43. What is the origin of the word 'company' ?
From medieval Italian, maritime firms whose members \'took bread\' together ( \'cum
panis\' ). The earliest stockholders were born in the 17th century, when long
voyages to newly discovered territories were so expensive that merchants sold
shares in individual expeditions to raise capital.

Q44. Vince McMahon is the man behind a very famous company / brand. Which
company / brand are we talking about ?
World Wrestling Federation
Q45. Ajay Mathur achieved great success with the 'Sumeet' brand of mixers /
blenders. Following a split in his family, he launched his own brand of products
called 'Discus'. How did he come to select this name ?
He is passionately devoted to the South American tropical fish
known as the \'Discus\', which he successfully breeds in his office aquarium. He
hopes to duplicate that success with his new brand also.
Q46. It was the first among international cars to be launched in India with a
rather outrageous claim, 'The Buckingham Palace wouldn't move - so we brought the
other masterpiece.' Which car ?
Rover Montego
Q47. Which famous drug was invented accidentally by the English scientist Ian
Osterloh while engaged in an inglorious task of creating a new improved anti-angina
drug ?
Viagra - from Pfizer
Q48. Which was India's first four stroke scooter ?
Bajaj Legend
Q49. Which car did Ford replace Model T with ?
Model A
Q50. The English translation of which Japanese company / brand name means 'Three
Oceans' ?
Sanyo
Q51. Which organisation has taken a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways?
Singapore Airlines
Q52. Which media company has set up India's first private sector earth station for
direct uplinking, of special significance to DTH (Direct to Home) telecasts?
Jain Studios (of Jain TV)
Q53. Who invented Pepsi ?
Caleb Bradham
Q54. With which business family would you associate the town / locality
Pirojshanagar ?
Godrej
Q55. It was introduced in 1909 in the U.S.A. for $850 and by 1924, its price had
been reduced to $290. What product are we talking about ?
Henry Ford\'s Model T Ford car. This example is cited to signify
the launch of mass production techniques resulting in lower production costs and
thus lower selling prices.
Q56. Which company was started by Joe Foster in 1895 ?
Reebok
Q57. The book 'Birds of Prey' traces the history perhaps of the closest and
toughest competition in an individual market. Which are the two companies involved
in this epic market battle ?
Boeing & Airbus
Q58. Which is the only country in the world where Coke uses sea water ?
Maldives
Q59. In the movie, which company actually built the bridge on the river Kwai ?
Larsen & Toubro
Q60. What do the letters 'E.I.D.' in E.I.D.Parry, the Chennai based company, stand
for ?
East India Distillery

Q61. Samsonite Corporation of the U.S.A. began manufacturing and selling its
world-famous luggage brands in India in partnership with which Indian company ?
Tainwala Plastics

Q62. With which Indian company did Bacardi Martini Company join hands to launch
their products India ?
Gemini Distilleries of Mysore, who hold 26 percent share in Bacardi Martini India
Limited
Q63. This business in Japan rings up gross receipts of almost $200 billion a year.
It accounts for about 25 percent of all Japanese spending on leisure, and fetches
in more, collectively than the domestic automobile market. What business are we
talking about ?
Pachinko
Q64. This famous university is the only major university in the USA named in
honour of a teenage boy. It is named after a 15-year old boy who died young. His
father, a railroad tycoon, gave money to the school to honour his son's memory.
Which university ?
Stanford (named after Leland Stanford Jr.)
Q65. Which famous company was started by the famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison ?
General Electric (GE)
Q66. Name the production company which has made all the Bond Movies so far ?
Eon Productions
Q67. We have heard of the 'Montreal Protocol'. What is the 'Banana Protocol' ?
The European Union has a Banana Protocol which gives quotas and preferential access
to ex-colonies of Britain and France - some of them small islands dependent on
these exports. The same protocol restricts imports of bananas from other suppliers.
This protocol is due for revision in 2003
Q68. In 1894, a book called The Human Drift urged the creation of a corporation
that would run all of the world's businesses. This idea went nowhere, but the
book's author had a better idea. What eponymous company did this person found?
Gillette
Q69. Which company is the basis of the book ' Infinite Loop '
Apple
Q70. Which luxury car's name means 'lightning' in Italian?
Baleno

Q71. What was described by the famous Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock as "The
science of arresting the human intelligence for long enough to get money from it"?
Advertising
Q72. What is made by the CRUSH-TEAR-CURL process?
Tea
Q73. Which publishing house brings out the Harry Potter books in the UK ?
Bloomsbury
Q74. Which watch company boasts as its patrons, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon,
Empress Josephine, Tsar Alexander-I and Winston Churchill ?
Montres Breguet
Q75. Which company sponsored the Australian cricket team in the ICC Knock Out
tournament, 2000 ?
Pentafour
Q76. Forte Hotels has a division which runs a chain of hotels. Which famous hotel
chain are we referring to ?
Le Meridien
Q77. What did the Mcdonald brothers call their new store set up after they sold
the brand to Ray Kroc ?
The Big M
Q78. Crystal City in Texas, known for a particular product, has erected a statue
for the most famous consumer / icon of that product. Who / which product ?
Pop-eye - Spinach
Q79. Which organisation sponsors Vengsarkar's cricket academy ?
Elf
Q80. Which famous company is the subject of the book "Changing Focus" ?
Kodak

Q81. This company was founded in Zlin, Czechoslovakia in 1894. It is currently

headquartered at Don Mills, Ontario. Name this company which has a major presence
in India also.
Bata. The company was founded by Thomas Bata
Q82. Which company did Henry Wells, John Butterfield, William Fargo, William and
John Livingston and James Wasson found in 1850 ?
Ah ha - not Wells Fargo. These gentlemen founded American Express. Wells
Fargo was founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo two years later.
Q83. Whose autobiography is called 'Grinding it out' ?
Raymond Kroc, of McDonalds
Q84. Marcellus Berry designed something in 1891 that still survives today and is
widely used in business and social travel. What ?
The travellers' check
Q85. Where would you find the chemicals, aspertame and acesulfame?
In the diet drinks like Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi - these are the
sugar substitutes
Q86. Fat content - below 19%; weight - 1.6 ounces; diameter - 3.875 inches; onions
- 1/4 ounce. What are we talking about ?
These were the original specifications laid down by Raymond Kroc for the beef patty
in the McDonald's hamburger
Q87. Bistro Hospitality has the franchise for which chain in India ?
Thank God It's Friday (TGIF)
Q88. The book "Barbarians at the Gate" was about the attempted leveraged buy-out
of which company ?
RJR Nabisco
Q89. CURIOUS GEORGE, the hyperactive monkey whose shenanigans have captivated
children for many years has been roped in to endorse which major financial
instrument ?
PRICELESS - The MasterCard International advertising campaign, encouraging
automatic bill payment using MasterCard
Q90. Which company is the subject of the book AGAINST ALL ODDS ?
Toyota

Q91. Which public sector corporation was the first one to be set up in independent
India ? (Hint : 1948)
Damodar Valley Corporation

Q92. Why did Liz Clairborne Inc, which markets the popular DKNY brand of apparel,
recall about 8000 pair of jeans from the US market ?
It had verses from Koran printed on the jeans. The jeans had to be
recalled after an outcry from the Islamic community which felt that this was
inappropriate and offensive

Q93. What in China is sold as ' Wan Ai Ke ' ?

Viagra

Q94. What are Montecristos, Davidoffs and Cohibas brands of ?

All types of premium cigars
Q95. How did Pepsi get its name ?
It was supposed to be a cure for dyspepsia and hence its name
Q96. Perkins, a founder partner of Kleiner,Perkins,Caufield and Byers
(arguably,the leading venture capital firm in the world) is married to a celebrity
in another field. Who ?
Danielle Steele, the author
Q97. The Coca Cola company has an orange juice brand. What is it called ?
Minute Maid

Q98. Maurice and Richard were brothers who lent their name to one of the most
successful companies in the world. Which ?
McDonalds. They were the original Mcdonald brothers
Q99. Which company / organisation is proposed to be renamed Tata Infomedia Ltd ?
Tata Donnelley Ltd

Q100. The company Dreamz Unlimited has been promoted by ?

Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Aziz Mirza

Q101. These guys developed the M&M candies in 1941. Who ?

Mars and Murrie

Q102. Which corporate supports a social programme called OPEN MINDS?

Procter & Gamble

Q103. Inspired by Fred Terman, two students started an electronics firm in 1939.
Their first product was an audio oscillator which was used by Walt Disney for sound
effects for his film Fantasia. Name the firm.
Hewlett Packard

Q104. Who is the author of the book CUSTOMERS.COM?

Patricia Seybold

Q105. CUTTING EDGE is a book about which company?
Gillette

Q106. Who wrote the book THE END OF MARKETING AS WE KNOW IT?
Sergio Zyman, the man behind the New Coke saga

Q107. Who set up Reebok?

Joe Foster

Q108. What is the name of the award given to electronic editions of newspapers?
The EPPY awards

Q109. On whose website would you find the lines IF YOU PAY,THE STORY ROLLS.IF YOU
DONT,THE STORY FOLDS?
Stephen King on his new book The Plant which is being sold
exclusively on the Internet , on an instalment basis

Q110. Which company started the concept of Internet time?

Swatch. The day was divided into 1000 Swatch beats, each consisting of 1 minute
26.4 seconds. The idea is to get over the time zone problems.

Q111. Which company manufactures the Oscar statuettes?

R S Owens & Co

Q112. What is the expansion of CNBC, as in the channel ?

Cable News & Business Channel

Q113. What was sold by Canada to the United States in 1885 for $150,000?
Niagara Falls

Q114. Adi Dassler is the founder of the Adidas company. His brother, Rudolph
Dassler, broke away from him and set up his own company. Name this company.
Puma

Q115. In 1947, a company called Galvin Manufacturing changed its name to....?
Motorola

Q116. Where is the Indian plant of Reid and Taylor located?

Karnataka

Q117. Which is the official airline for the Sydney Olympics?

Ansett Airlines

Q118. Which was the first business organisation to use computers ?

General Electric

Q119. Which company was the subject of the book THE CONCEPT OF CORPORATION written
by Peter Drucker?
General Motors

Q120. Where is the brewery of Fosters Beer located in India?

Aurangabad

Q121. Name the international brand of retail outlets franchised to Chimayo chains
in Chennai,
Qwikys
Q122. Which Indian company has chosen Aarthi Ramaswamy and Harikrishna to be their
chess ambassadors?
Wipro

Q123. Which famous brand was born in Bern, North Carolina?

Pepsi

Q124. Which bird is used as the logo of Swarovski (the crystal manufacturers)?
The swan
Q125. Which famous brand was bought in India by Smithkline Beecham from Duphar
Interfran for Rs.400 million?
Crocin

Q126. The kookaburra brand of balls is associated with which Olympic sport since
1984?
Field hockey
Q127. If Maruti Zen is a jelly bean design and the Santro is a Tall Boy design,
what design is the Ford Ikon ?
New Edge

Q128. Which product of everyday use was originally intended for use as a sexual
supressant, a sort of an anti-Viagra, so to say ?
Kelloggs Cereal
Q129. Which was the first Indian company to be listed on the NASDAQ ?
Infosys (Infy) in 1999

Q130. We've all heard of Johnnie Walker Red Label and Black Label (probably more
than heard of it). What's the difference between the two ?
The red label is a blend of six years vintage while the black label is a blend of
twelve years vintage

Q131. What was developed in Germany during World War II when local bottlers ran
out of the ingredients for Coca Cola ?
Fanta
Q132. What was so significant about the Time magazine cover of May 15, 1950 ?
It featured a painting of the Coke bottle - the first time any
commercial product was so honoured

Q133. When it was originally formed, it was called the Selfish company - so called
by taking parts of the two founders' names and combining them. Due to obvious
connotations, the name was changed by combining the other two parts of the
founders' names. Which company ?
Goldwyn (subsequently part of Metro Goldwyn Mayer). The founders
were Samuel Goldfish and Edgar Selwyn
Q134. The brainchild of three Scotsmen, it was issued in 100 parts , acquired by
Sears, Roebuck in the early 1900s, then by William Benton and now by a businessman
called Jacob Safra ? Which famous institution are we talking about ?
The Encyclopedia Britannica
Q135. What are Simon King and Badri Seshadri known for ?
They are the founders of Cricket.Org (or CricInfo.Com)

Q136. Properties in Monopoly, the famous board game invented by Charles Darrow,
are named after the street names of which city ?
Atlantic City

Q137. Portland is to Nike what Cincinnati is to ?

Procter & Gamble - Cincinnati is its headquarters
Q138. Which Canadian mining company was associated with the gold scam in
Indonesia, leading to several speculators going bankrupt ?
Bre X
Q139. In the lobby of Cyrix Corp.'s corporate HQ, there is a mausoleum. What is
inscribed on the mausoleum ?
Intel Inside
Q140. Chivas Bros. market a premium whiskey called 'Royal Salute'. On what
occasion was the brand launched and what is the specialty of this whisky ?
To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II\'s coronation in 1953 and in keeping with the
tradition of the 21 gun salute, they honoured her with the launch of a new blend of
whisky aged 21 years and christened it \'Royal Salute

Q141. Satyam Infoway has announced the launch of exclusive cybercafes under what
name?
Iway

Q142. The 'Project Kansas' which was made public on April 23, 1985, sent shock
waves across America and the rest of the world. This led to the consumer product
leader being upstaged by the no. 2 in the field. What was Project Kansas ?
The formula for Coca Cola was changed and New Coke was introduced
Q143. What was so special about the stetson hat delivered to comedian Will Rogers
in 1927 under armed guard ?
First air freight !

Q144. Who owns Harrods of London ?

Mohd. Al Fayed'
Q145. What is unique about the Rolex watch on Wimbledon Centre Court ?
The only Rolex digital watch ever produced
Q146. In USA, which place has the zip codes 10047 and 10048 ?
Twin towers of world trade centre

Q147. What is the significance of the telephone numbers of Citiphone banking in

the cities of Chennai, Mumbai, Calcutta and New Delhi ?
All of them end with the digits 2484. In telephones that have
alphabets along with numbers, this spells CITI

Q148. What is the significance of 4810 as seen on Mont Blanc pens, watches etc ?
It not only represents the height of the Mont Blanc peak in
metres, but also the total number of limited editions made of each such item

Q149. What did the Rajas of Chalapalli, Kirlampudi and Parlakimedi jointly start
in India in the 1940s ?
A sugar mill called KCP !
Q150. Why are soap operas so called ?
Ma Perkins', a radio serial, was sponsored by P&G's Oxida soap powder in 1933.
After the success of this, they sponsored more such serials. All these came to be
called soap operas

Q151. Kabir Mulchandani is to Baron what Anil Moolchandani is to ?

Archie's Greetings

Q152. Why are paper clips called Gem clips ?

The inventor Johann Vaaler sold the manufacturing rights to a
British company called Gem Manufacturing . This name stuck on to the clips
Q153. How did Mercedes get its name ?
An Austrian businessman called Emil Jellinek rode the Daimler
Phoenix and liked it a lot. He promised to buy 36 cars if he was given the
exclusive dealership for Austria, Hungary, France and the US and if it was named
after his daughter Mercedes
Q154. Where would you find the Spirit of Ecstasy ?
 It's the name of the statuette on the Rolls Royce
Q155. Which studio owns the franchise to Bond films ?
MGM

Q156. Which film company is owned by Rastapopulos in Tintin comics ?

Cosmos Pictures
Q157. Who was the architect of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad ?
Louis Kahn
Q158. The world's largest traded commodity is petroleum. Which is the second
largest ?
Coffee

Q159. Historically speaking, what was unique about the two colours 'Deep Channel
Green' and 'Rich Windsor Maroon' launched in 1925 ?
The first Model T Ford cars to be introduced in a colour other
than black

Q160. Why was the town of Halfway, Oregon, USA in the news in January 2000 ?
The town renamed itself Half.Com for one year - after an Internet co, in return
for an assurance from the company that it would generate employment opportunities
in the town

Q161. Which famous business personality was also known for having won the US Open
Doubles in tennis ?
F W Taylor, the father of scientific management
Q162. Which cover organisation is James Bond supposed to be an employee of ?
Universal Exports
Q163. Which Indian confectionary company has a ten member consultancy team
comprising of 10-16 year old kids for product development and marketing feedback ?
Candico
Q164. What is the most famous item stored in the bank vaults of the Trust Company
Bank, Atlanta ?
The formula for Coca Cola
Q165. McDonald's runs a training centre at Elk Grove Village, Illinois. What is it
called ?
Hamburger University
Q166. To which company did the shipment of tea belong which was dumped in the
harbour by American colonists at the famous Boston Tea Party ?
British East India Company
Q167. Legend has it that as recently as 1930, Father Christmas had no uniform and
had a dull image. Which company was responsible for making Santa Claus a popular
and happy figure with a red and white outfit ?
Coca Cola Company
Q168. What was Superman carrying on the cover of the first Superman comic ?
An automobile

Q169. Why was the French model and actress LAETITIA CASTA in the news ?
Since 1792 France has used the image of a woman dubbed Marianne to represent the
republic on town halls, stamps and currency. For the new millennium, they have
chosen the above actress to represent the republic

Q171. What is a 'brannock device' ?

The instrument used by footwear shops to measure one's foot size -
so named after its founder, Charles Brannock
Q172. What was invented in 1973 by Martin Cooper of Motorola ?
The cellular phone

Q173. Why was Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in the business news in 1999 ?
The first depositor in the Gold deposit scheme announced by the
Indian Government in that year

Q174. Which brilliant inventor and businessman killed himself, leaving a note
which said "Why Wait" ?
George Eastman
Q175. To whom was the first Maruti 800 car given?
Lord Venkateshwara at Tirupathi

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1. The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are:

(a) Kavaratti and New Moor
(b) Bitra and Kavaratti
(c) Pamban and Barren
(d) Narcondam and Barren

2. The philosophy of Sufism is similar to the Hindu philosophy of:

(a) Karma (action) (b) Bhakti (devotion)
(c) Kalpa (imagination) (d) Gyana (knowledge)

3. Which of the following Articles in the Indian Constitution deals with formation
of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries and names of existing States?
(a) Article 1 (b) Article 2 (c) Article 3 (d) Article 4

4. A body is lifted by a man to a height of 1 m in 30 seconds. Another man lifts

the same body to the same height in 60 seconds. The work done by them respectively
are in the ratio of:
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : 1

5. The world's highest water fall is in:

(a) Brazil (b) USA (c) Venezuela (d) Zambia

6. Which one of the following countries has the oldest operating oil refinery?
(a) Kuwait (b) India (c) Indonesia (d) Venezuela

7. A factory for the processing of monazite has been constructed at:

(a) Alwaye (b) Gopalpur (c) Thumba (d) Trombay

8. With reference to the human consumption of alcohol, consider the following

statements:
1. Liver is able to synthesize fats from alcohol.
2. Alcohol addiction results in the lowering of blood sugar.
3. In the Cirrhosis of liver, the liver cells are replaced by fibrous tissue.
4. In the liver, alcohol is converted into acetic acid.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4(d) 1, 2 and 3

9. Consider the following forms of iron:
1. Pig iron
2. Wrought iron
3. Cast iron

What is the sequence of these in terms of descending order of their carbon content?
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 3, 2 (c) 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 1, 2

10. Among the following languages, which one has the highest number of speakers in
the world?
(a) English (b) Hindi (c) Portuguese (d) Spanish

11. The political leader Ajit Panja belongs to:

(a) Indian National Congress
(b) Loktantrik Congress
(c) Nationalist Congress Party
(d) Trinamool Congress

12. If a person first inspires with his utmost effort and then expires also with
maximum effort, the volume of air breathed out is called the:
(a) Expiratory Reserve Volume
(b) Inspiratory Reserve Volume
(c) Tidal Volume(d) Vital Capacity

13. In the map given above, the shaded area represents the grasslands locally known
as:
(a) Downs (b) Llanos (c) Savanna (d) Velds

14. Consider the following dynasties:

1. Saluva
2. Sangama
3. Tuluva
4. Aravidu

What is the correct chronological sequence of these dynasties?

(a) 2, 1, 3, 4(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4(d) 3, 4, 1, 2

15. The largest fresh water Lake in the world is:

(a) Baikal (b) Mansarovar
(c) Michigan(d) Superior

16. The Vice-President of India is elected by:

(a) Members of Rajya Sabha only
(b) Members of the Lok Sabha only
(c) Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(d) Members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislatures

17. The Constitution of India describes India as:

(a) a federation of States(b) Union of States
(c) Confederation of States(d) a Unitary State

18. The product of the pressure and the volume of an ideal gas is:
(a) a constant
(b) approximately equal to the universal gas constant
(c) directly proportional to its temperature
(d) inversely proportional to its temperature

19. With reference to Satavahanas of ancient India, consider the following

statements:
1. King Simuka was succeeded by his brother Kanha.
2. The third king Satakarni was the son of Simuka.
3. Gautamiputra was succeeded by Yajna Sri Satakarni.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only

20. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is:
(a) Haldia(b) New Tuticorin
(c) Paradeep (d) Vishakhapatnam

21. Which of the following carries out 'Open Market Operations'?

(a) Finance Ministry (b) External Affairs Ministry
(c) Reserve Bank of India (d) Planning Commission

22. United Nations' Second World Conference on Ageing was held in April 2002 in:
(a) Geneva (b) Madrid (c) Rome (d) Vienna

23. Crayfish and Silverfish actually belong to the phylum:

(a) Arthropoda(b) Amphibia
(c) Erachnida(d) Mollusca

24. Who among the following has been awarded Padma Bhushan recently?
(a) Robert D. Blackwill(b) Bill Clinton
(c) Frank Pallone(d) Christina Rocca

25. Holding of elections for the Panchayats is decided by:

(a) the Election Commission
(b) the State Government
(c) the District Magistrate
(d) the Union Government

26. Which one of the following is connected to a galvanometer when it is converted

into an ammeter?
(a) Low resistance in series
(b) High resistance in series
(c) Low resistance in parallel
(d) High resistance in parallel

27. In which one of the following soils is Saffron grown?

(a) Alluvial(b) Karewa (c) Hilly (d) Regur

28. The volcano Mt Vesuvius is in:

(a) Indonesia(b) Italy
(c) Mexico(d) Philippines

29. In the human body, Henle's loop is found in:

(a) Intestine (b) Kidney (c) Ovary (d) Testis

30. Ashok Shandilya is a professional player of:

(a) Billiards (b) Golf (c) Squash (d) Volley-ball

31. Magnesium is present in:

(a) ascorbic acid (b) chlorophyll
(c) hemoglobin(d) Vitamin B12

32. Who among the following are more in number in the world?
(a) Jains (b) Jews (c) Sikhs (d) Zoroastrians

33. Which one of the following was the eighth five year plan period in India?
(a) 1990-1995(b) 1992-1997
(c) 1993-1998(d) 1994-1999

34. India's Foreign Exchange Reserves at present in $ billions are:

(a) more than 65(b) between 50 and 65
(c) between 35 and 50(d) less than 35

Directions
The following 7 (Seven) items consist of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion
(A)' and the other labelled as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two
statements carefully and decide if the 'Assertion (A)' and the 'Reason (R)' are
individually true and if so, whether the 'Reason (R)' is the correct explanation
for the given 'Assertion (A)'. Select your answers to these items using the codes
given below and mark your answer sheet accordingly:

Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

35. Assertion (A) : Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against
Magadh.
Reason (R) : He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadh.

36. Assertion (A) : The Ganga Plain is the most densely populated part of India.
Reason (R) : The Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.

37. Assertion (A) : Graphite is used as a lubricant in machine industry.

Reason (R) : Graphite is soft and a good conductor of heat.

38. Assertion (A) : When a piece of rock is brought from the moon to the earth its
mass changes.
Reason (R) : The gravitational pull of earth is stronger than that of moon.

39. Assertion (A) : Quit India Movement could not achieve its goal.
Reason (R) : The government of the day adopted a very repressive policy.

40. Assertion (A) : In the initial stages of the rise of Buddhism, the people of
Magadha did not respond readily to the new religion.
Reason (R) : At that time, Magadha was placed outside the pale of the holy
Aryavarta.

41. Assertion (A) : Jayachandra did not help Prithiviraj Chauhan in his war against
Shahabuddin Ghori.
Reason (R) : He thought if the power of Chauhans were destroyed it would clear the
way for his own supremacy in the North.

42. The Purusha Sukta which refers to the origin of caste is found in:
(a) the Atharva Veda (b) the Rig Veda
(c) the Sama Veda (d) the Yajur Veda

43. The song "Bande Mataram" was originally composed in:

(a) Assamese (b) Bengali (c) Hindi (d) Sanskrit

44. Which one of the following countries was never taken over by any European power
as a colony?
(a) Brunei (b) Indonesia (c) Thailand (d) Singapore

45. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Mahendravarman I : Sanchi Stupa
(b) Pulakesin II : Rameswaram temple
(c) Harsha : Brahadisvara temple
(d) Rajendra I : Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple

46. Match List I (Institutes) with List II (Locations) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II
(Institutes) (Locations)
A. National Council of 1. Pune
Applied Manpower
Research

B. Indira Gandhi Institute 2. New Delhi

of Development Research

C. Centre for Development 3. Mumbai

Studies

D. Gokhale Institute of 4. Thiruvananthapuram

Political Economy

Codes :
A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 3 4 2

47. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size?
(a) Pondicherry(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Daman and Diu(d) Chandigarh

48. Consider the following Companies/Corporations:

1. Engineers India Ltd.
2. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd.
3. Rural Electrification Corporation
4. Water and Power Consultancy Services

Which of these are Public Sector Undertakings?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

49. Consider the following mountain ranges:

1. Ladakh Range
2. Karakoram
3. Greater Himalayas
4. Zanskar Range

What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?

(a) 3, 4, 1, 2(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 4, 2, 3, 1(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

50. The Chief Minister of a State in India is NOT eligible to vote in the
Presidential Election if:
(a) he/she is a caretaker Chief Minister
(b) he/she himself/herself is the candidate
(c) he/she is yet to prove majority on the floor of the Lower House of the State
Legislature
(d) he/she is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature

51. A decibel is:

(a) a musical instrument
(b) a musical note
(c) the wavelength of noise
(d) a measure of sound level

52. Which one of the following States ranks first in milk procurement in India?
(a) Punjab(b) Gujarat
(c) Haryana(d) Maharashtra

53. Consider the following statements:

1. The Ministry of Finance is in charge of monetary
policy in India.
2. The Ministry of External Affairs is in charge of
foreign exchange rate determination in India.
3. The Ministry of Commerce puts forward the Export-
Import Policy in India.
4. The Planning Commission prepares the Annual
Budget of the Government.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 2 and 4

54. The density of population in India, per sq km., according to the Census, 2001
is:
(a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 344 (d) 364

55. The constituent Assembly of India was set up under:

(a) Cabinet Mission Plan(b) Wavell Plan
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(d) Indian Independence Act

56. Who among the following great cricketers did NOT belong to West Indies Test
team?
(a) Frank Worell(b) Gary Alexander
(c) Ken Barrington(d) Sony Ramadhin

57. Which one of the following taxes is levied by the Union and collected and
appropriated by the States?
(a) Passenger and Goods Tax
(b) Estate Duty(c) Stamp Duties
(d) Taxes on Newspapers

58. The shaded area in the above map of India shows the distribution of:
(a) Gram(b) Ragi
(c) Tur (Pegion-pea)(d) Wheat

59. The capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
because:
(a) Delhi was located at the centre of the Empire
(b) the climate of Delhi was more suitable for Europeans
(c) Calcutta was the hotbed of revolutionaries
(d) Delhi was the traditional seat of Imperial powers

60. Which of the following vetoes are available to the President of India in
relation to bills?
1. Absolute
2. Qualified
3. Suspensive
4. Pocket

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:
(a) 1 and 2(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

61. Among the following, the predominantly deep-sea animals are:

(a) Fish (b) Dolphins
(c) Whales (d) Turtles

62. An Inter-State Council was set up in 1990 under Article 263 of the Constitution
by the:
(a) President(b) Parliament
(c) Government (d) Planning Commission

63. The Government of India's current holding in VSNL is:

(a) less than 29%
(b) between 29% and 39%
(c) between 39% and 51%
(d) more than 51%

64. During the financial year 2001-2002 India's foodgrain exports were:
(a) more than 70 lakh tonnes
(b) between 55 and 70 lakh tonnes
(c) between 40 and 55 lakh tonnes
(d) less than 40 lakh tonnes

65. To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures
is used?
(a) Proportional representation through List System
(b) Secondary voting system
(c) System of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote
(d) Collective voting system with proportional representation for Union and States

66. Consider the following historical personalities:

1. Abdur Razzak
2. Edordo Zarbosa
3. Marco Polo
4. Nicolo di Conti

What is the correct chronological order in which they visited India?

(a) 4, 1, 2, 3(b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

67. Match List I (Chemicals) with List II (Application) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I List II
(Chemicals) Application)
A. Sodium Carbonate 1. Photography
B. Sodium Bicarbonate 2. Washing
C. Sodium Peroxide 3. Baking
D. Sodium Thiosulphate 4. Source of Oxygen

Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 2 1 4

68. Which of the following is called a 'banker's' cheque?

(a) Demand draft(b) Debit card
(c) Pay order(d) Fixed deposit

69. Which one of the following hormones is a steroid?

(a) Cortisone (b) Glucagon
(c) Insulin (d) Oxytocin

70. The ratio of external debt to GDP in India as of the year 2001 is around:
(a) 11 per cent(b) 21 per cent
(c) 29 per cent(d) 39 per cent

71. Consider the following statements regarding Afghanistan:

1. Kandhar lies to the north of Ghazni
2. Herat lies near the border of Iran
3. Helmund river is a tributary of the Indus
4. Mazar-e-Sharif lies to the north of Kabul

Which of the above statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 4

72. Lord Curzon is best known for which of the following?

(a) Universities Act of 1904
(b) Partition of Bengal in 1905
(c) Indian Councils Act of 1892
(d) Government of India Act of 1909

73. Which one of the following countries was in news recently for its default on $
155 billion public debt, the largest such default by any country in history?
(a) Angola(b) Argentina
(c) Venezuela(d) Yugoslavia

74. The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State shall not
exceed:
(a) one-fourth of the total members in the Legislative Assembly
(b) two-third of the total members in the Legislative Assembly
(c) half of the total members in the Legislative Assembly
(d) one-third of the total members in the Legislative Assembly

75. Summers in Western Europe are warmer than those in Eastern Europe because of:
(a) the influence of the warm ocean current
(b) the influence of bright sunshine
(c) the lower mountainous terrain
(d) peninsular nature of the continent

76. Consider the following substances:

1. Pectin
2. Lignin
3. Cutin
4. Chitin

Which of these substances occur in plant cell wall?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4

77. In medieval India, what was the name given to the Letter of Credit payable
after a certain period?
(a) Hundi(b) Kharaj
(c) Patta(d) Qubuliyatnama

78. Match List I (Deserts) with List II (Country) and select the correct answer
using the codes given below the Lists:
List I List II
(Deserts) (Country)
A. Gibson 1. Argentina
B. Karakum 2. Turkmenistan
C. Patagonia 3. Australia
D. Sonara 4. Mexico

Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 2 1 3

79. Weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in a spaceship is a result

of:
(a) acceleration(b) centre of gravity
(c) inertia(d) zero gravity

80. In which part of the Constitution are Emergency Provisions provided?

(a) Part XVIII (b) Part XIX
(c) Part XX (d) Part XXI

81. Consider the names of the following four Speakers of Lok Sabha:
1. G.S. Mavalankar
2. Hukam Singh
3. Shivraj Patil
4. Balram Jakhar

What is the correct chronological order in which they served Lok Sabha?
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3(d) 2, 4, 3, 1

82. Consider the following statements:

The three Movements of Gandhi were named variously as, the Non-Cooperation
Movement, the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement because:
1. Gandhi wanted to attract the Indian masses to his
movements by giving it a different name each time.
2. When a movement failed, he did not want to use the
same name for his new movement.
3. Each movement was more rigorous than the previous
one.
4. Gandhi prepared the masses slowly from non-
cooperating in 1921 to telling the British to quit India
in 1942.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4

83. With reference to human beings, consider the following enzymes:

1. Carboxypeptidase
2. Lipase
3. Maltase
4. Sucrase

Which of these are found in pancreatic juice?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4(d) 1 and 2

84. Which among the following sectors received the largest Central plan outlay in
the last few Central Government annual budgets?
(a) Energy
(b) Agriculture and Allied Activities
(c) Social Services
(d) Communication

85. Particles emitted from a radioactive material are observed to be deflected in a

magnetic field. These particles may be:
(a) electrons(b) protons
(c) neutrons(d) electrons and protons

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Answers

1. (d)2. (b) 3. (b)4. (c)5. (c)

6. (b)7. (a)8. (c)9. (b)10. (a)
11. (d)12. (c)13. (a)14. (c)15. (d)
16. (c)17. (b)18. (a)19. (c)20. (c)
21. (c)22. (b)23. (a)24. (c)25. (a)
26. (c)27. (b) 28. (b)29. (b)30. (a)
31. (a)32. (b)33. (b)34. (b) 35. (d)
36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (a)39. (a)40. (a)
41. (a)42. (b)43. (b)44. (a)45. (d)
46. (c)47. (a)48. (d)49. (a)50. (d)
51. (d) 52. (c) 53. (c)54. (b)55. (a)
56. (c)57. (c)58. (d)59. (a)60. (c)
61. (c)62. (a)63. (a)64. (a)65. (c)
66. (b)67. (c)68. (a)69. (a)70. (b)
71. (d)72. (b)73. (b)74. (d)75. (a)
76. (a)77. (a)78. (b)79. (d)80. (a)
81. (c)82. (d)83. (d)84. (a)85. (d)

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