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VEEDOL,PEPSI,EGGS, FOURSQUARE,FIAT INDIA(PALIO),NESTLE NESFIT,PONDSCREAM, SONYENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION, IBP, BADSAHAMALPANI GROUPTOBACCO, ACAPPLEJUICE, CHANDRIKABEUTY PRODUCTS CAMAYSoap MaxNewYork Insurance Liril AirDeccan's CREAMBELLIcecream UltraHeatTreatment (UHT)Milk,'tetrapak India'companyand Samsung SKumars Pizzahut GodrejConsumer ProductsandBausch& Lomb MALABARGOLD (Kerala) TATATEA.HP,Lotto,and TataIndicom RELAXOChappls Yamaha IndigoNation ASMIDiamonds Speed/BPCL AMBIPURE(Car Freshener) Tamarind(readymade wear)
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1) Whichisthemostexpensivedomainnametobeauctionedonthenettilldate? Business.comfor$8mln[4.3mpounds] 2) Whyanameasqueerasaltavista.comhadapricetagof3+milliondollars? WhileCompaqownedtheAltaVistatechnologysomeMarshallguyownedthedomainname. Sothesalewasasettlementofalongstandingdisputebetweenthe2parties.In1998,itwas thehighestrecordedamtpaidforadomainname,whendigitalownedAltaVista,thewebaddfor itwasaltavista.digital.com [ItwasdevelopedbyDigitalCorp.in1995thensoldtoCompaq.Nowit'sapartofoverture(which recently discovered is a part of yahoo!) AltaVista means view from above, Altavista.com WAS sold3.3mil$] 3)WhatwasBillGate'sandPaulAllen'sSATscore? PaulAllen:1600,whichwasconsideredtobeallperfect. BillGate:1590 4)WhichschooldidLarryEllisongoto?WhendidhestartOracle? EllisonwenttoUnivofChicago,droppedoutafteronesemester.AlsohadgonetoUIC,dropped outfromtheretoo...OraclestartedofaCIAprojectin1977.Ellisonwas33then.Oracle1978
5)WhichcompanydidAdobebuyrecentlyandforhowmuch? Macromediafor$4billion 6)WhofoundedAdobealongwithJohnandwhen? December1982,JohnWarnockandCharlesGeschke 7)WhichUnivdidJhonstudyfrom UnivofUtah(BS,MS,PhD)
8)WhereisAdobe'sHQandIndiacenter? Headquarters:SanJose,CaliforniaandIndiaofficeatNoida 9)WhydidfoundersnamedAdobeso? NameoftheriverAdobeCreekthatranbehindJohn'shouse 10)CorporatedIncorporated'and'LimitedUnlimited'werenamesconsideredbutnot adopted.Whatwasfinallyadopted? Microsoft 11)WhatwasHP'sfirstproduct?When? Audiooscillator.(1938) 12)WhoisAndyGrove? IntelCEO 13)Whatistheoldnameof3iInfoTech?whatdoesit3Istandsfor? ICICIInfoTechistheoldname 14)Whatistheconsultingfirmrecently(notveryrecent)acquiredbytheelectronicsgiant HewlettPackard? PriceWaterhouseCoopers 15)WhichonlinematrimonysitewasfoundedbyJ.Murugavel,whohimselffoundhiswife throughtheInternet. Bharatmatrimony.com 16)WhichnewMac.OSintroducedbyAPPLE? TIGER 17)WhatwasIBMnicknamedasin1960's?Why? BigBlue,Duetoitsbigsizeandbluecolor.Alsothecoloroftheit'semployeesuniform,was ofbluecolorandtheyseemedtobepresentatmostoftheplaces.Fromoriginalword.Big Brother 18)Founderof6sigmamethodology? Motorolaactuallybroughtinthepractice GEdevelopednestablisheditprofessionally 19)FinallyMShaslaunchedwhatsseenaslifethreattoAdobe.Whatsit Metro.TobelaunchedaspartofWindowsLonghorn.(MetrowasAcrobat'scodenameindev stages)
20)Hewlett&Packard,thefounders,wereveryparticularaboutthequalitytobeperfect. WhenCarlywashired,shechangedthatto.....(givenameofwhatitiscalled) AdoptandGo.Keepthewinnersandditchthelosers 21)HPCompaqmergerwaschallengedincourtbyoneofthelargestshareholdersofHP, Whowastheguy?(Helostofcourse) WalterHewlett,SonofBillHewlett 22)WhatwasAccenturepreviouslyknownas?? AndersenConsulting 23)WhatisthenameoftheannualnewsletterthatMicrosoftpublishes? 10GreatMistakesThatMicrosoftDid 24)ExpandWIPRO. WestIndianVegetableProductsLtd 25)HPdevelopedaprogramminglanguageascompetitortoJava.Whatdidtheynameit? HPChai 26)HowdidApplehaveitsname? Actually,whenStevehadtoregisterthecompanyname,herepeatedlyaskedthepartnersto come up with some good name or else he will register it with whatever comes in his mind. However,noonecameupwithanynametillnoon.Whenhewasgoingforregistration,hesaw someone eating apple during break and that struck his mind. Hence, he registered company withsamenameandkeptthesamehalfbiteappleasitssymbol.(Readitlongbackonsome articleabouthowsomefamouscompanygottheirnames). 27)WhatisthepersonalfinancesoftwarethatcompeteswithMSMoneyandgivesitarun foritsmoney?Thisisoneoftheveryfewcompanies/productsthathavetakenMicrosoft onandsurvivedtotellthetale. Quicken. 28)Whois"Hughes"in"HughesSoftware"(Thinkskywards)? HowardHughes.[Hecreatedseveralcompaniesinhislifetime,anoffshootofonewasHughes Networks.HughesSoftwareisprimarilyownedbyHughesNetworks.] 29)WhatisthefullformofYAHOO! YetAnotherHierarchicalOfficiousOracle [For Google:The company formed was called GOOGOL (derived from Googlplex). However the first contract cheque that the founders received was for GOOGLE. Hence the company cametobeknownasGOOGLE.] 30)LargestBPOinIndia?2ndlargest? LargestWNSGlobalServices,2largestSpectramind RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
31)NamethepersonwhopioneeredMacintosh. SteveJobbs,SteveWozniak 32)Whosedesignedcomputeringaragetooktheworldbystorm? SteveJobbs,SteveWozniak 33)India'sOnlineMarketplace'isnow...? EbayIndia(formerlybazzee.com) 34)Whichcountryhasthedomainname".ch"? Switzerland[itsaftertheLatinnameforSwitzerlandConfoederatioHelvetica(CH)] 35) When MIT graduate Ray Tomlinson showed his invention to one of his colleagues he also told him: "Dont tell anyone I did this! This is not what we are supposed to be workingon."WhatdidTomilsoninvent? Email...[RayTomilsoninventedemailandalsopopularizedthe'@'signforemailaddresses.] 36)Connect:Microsoft,GarryKasparov&IrinaKrush. WorldInternetchesschampionship [In1999,a'Kasparovvs.TheWorld'chessmatchwasheldonmsn.com.Althoughanybodyin theworldcouldsuggestamove,literallytheentireworldwentbyteenageprodigyIrina Krush's(15yrs.)choiceofmoves.] 37)Whocoinedtheterm"InformationSuperhighway"? AlgoreFormerUSVicePresident 38)WhichfamoussoftwarepersonalityonceadmittedontheDavidLettermanshowinthe USthathemodifiedhisschooltimetableprogramsothatallgirlswouldbeinhisclass atanygiventime? Billgates 39)WhatmajortechnologywasdevelopedbyEuropeantelecommajorEricssonin1999? Howdidthetechnologygetitsname? Bluetooth.EricssonnamedthetechnologyafterDanishkingHaraldBlatand,betterknown AsHaraldBluetooth.Thekinggadagreatdesireforblueberriesduetowhichhisteethwould alwaysremainblue&hencethenickname. 40)WhichInternettermoriginallymeant"harmless,creativefun"? Hacking 41)USfirmthatIflexboughtlastyear? Supersolutions 42)Whatisiflexcorebankingsolutionplatformcalled? Flexicube RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
43)WhichinternationalsoftwarecompanyhasgotsomanyIndiansthatithasgotaspecial Indiancafeteria? Oracle 44)World'srichestbacheloris LarryEllison [ According to Forbes, the richest bachelors(and hence the most eligible also) are Sergey Brin(31) and Larry Page(32), the famed 'google boys'. Each of them is worth $7.2 billion. andLawrenceEllison(Oracle)ismarriedwith2kids.] 45)WhichIndianstartedhiscompanyon3rdfloorapartmentat10StPaulStreet, CambridgeMassachusetts?Hiswifewashisfirstemployeeandtheyearwas1972. NarendraKPatni 46)InfosyshasdecidedtomakeaPublicOfferingWithoutListingin Japan 47)WhichcomputerFirmalsomanufacturedclocks? IBM. [Fromthecloseofthe19thcenturythrough1958,IBManditspredecessorsmanufacturedand sold a wide variety of devices and systems to record, use, transmit and display time. The InternationalTimeRecordingCompany,makersofalltypesoftimekeepingsystems,wasmadea divisionoftheIBMCorporation.IBMsoldtheTimeEquipmentDivisiontoSimplexin1958.] 48)Whatiscommontoacursor,DynamicRAM(DRAM),FloppyDiskandRISC architecture? [IBMinventedmanyofthecoretechnologiesusedinallformsofcomputing,includingthefirst hard disk drive and the Winchester hard disk drive, the cursor (on computer screens), Dynamic RAM(DRAM),therelationaldatabase,ThinFilmrecordingheads,RISCarchitecture,theScanning Tunneling Microscope, and the floppy disk. The infamous ControlAltDelete keystroke (Bradly, 2001: "I invented it, but it was Bill that made it famous"), also invented at IBM, is still frequently usedonPCsrunningWindowsoperatingsystems.] 49)WhatisthefullformofIntel? IntegratedElectronics 50)WhoisthefamousbrotherinlawofGururajDeshpande,thepromoterofsycamore networks? NRNarayanaMurthy 51)Whoisthechairman&CEOofi2Technologies? FounderChairmanofi2TechnologiesSanjivSidhu
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52)WhichIndianplayedaleadroleinthedevelopmentofthePentiumChipforInteland alsotheK6chipforAMD? VinodDham(he'sfromDCE) 53)WhatdesignationthefoundersofYahoohave?Also,namethefounders. DavidFiloandJerryYoungdesignationisChiefYahoo! 54)Coolwascodenameforwhat.Itwasfromamajorsoftwarecompanybasedin WashingtonState,US. CoolisC#byMicrosoft 55)AccordingtoCNN,Internet,Cellphone,PCandFiberOpticscomeat1,2,3,and4inthe Top25innovationsinthetechnicalworld.Whichinnovationoccupiesthe5thposition? email 56)WhatwascoinedonJune12,1995inanemailsentbya52yearoldMassachusetts ProgrammernamedDavidEddy.Helatersaid,"PeoplewerecallingitCDCandFaddle. Therewereothercontenders.Itjustcameoffmyfingertips."WhatamIreferringto? Y2K 57)IBMBCSboughtwhichconsultingmajor? PriceWaterCoopersPWC 58)AdditionofNintheEuropeanversionofWindowsXPi.e.XPNsignifies itmeansNotincludedwithwindowsmediaplayer. 59)AtCEBIT05whichcompanyhaditsthemeasHeartofTechnology INTEL 60)WhichIndianbusinessmanwaspartofthedesignteamatIntelthatdesignedtheIntel 80486microprocessor? RajeevChandrasekharofBPL 61)WhichuniversitydidBillGatesdropoutbeforeestablishingMicrosoft? Harvard 62)WhenCarlyFiorinajoinedHP,shestartedthecampaigntorenovateitsimage.What Exactlydidshedo? ItwasavideocampaignshowingthegaragewhereHewlett&Packardfirstmadethatoscillator, Andthenshowingherinfrontofit
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1) WhatwouldbethenameoftheairlinebrandwhichROYALAIRWAYSerstwhilemodiluft airwaysisgoingtolaunchthissummer? SpiceJet 2)WhatisthenameofthelowcostairlinefloatedbyAIRINDIA? AirIndiaExpress 3)WhichcompanyhasdoneaninhouseadvertisementinAIRDECCAN?Alsowhich TelevisionCompanyiswritteninAIRDECCANflights? NDTV 4)Whichisthebiggestpassengerplane?? AirbusA380 5)WhatisthenameoftheholdingcompanyJETAIRWAYSpromotedbyNareshGoyal? TailWinds[RegisteredintheIsleofMan,Mauritius,owns99.99%inJetAirways] 6) WhoisthestartedAirDeccan? CaptainG.R.Gopinath 7)RonoDuttaisCEOofwhichAirlines?HerepresentedwhichAirlinesinthepastasCEO? AirSahara[PreviouslyUnitedAirlines] 8)WhichAirlineassociatedwiththeBillionaireHowardHughes,finallywentunderin January2001andwasboughtoverbyAmericanAirlines? TWAorTransWorldAirline 9)Busiestairportintheworld? HartsfieldJacksonAtlantaInternationalAirport,AtlantaUS 10)WhatwasSpiceJetLtd.previouslyknownas? RoyalAirways[ModiluftAirways.ofK.K.ModiGroup] 11)WhomakesMiragefighterjets? DassaultAviation 12) SomeaeroplanesofwhichairlinesportedMeeraMehtas"PaithanSariMotifon theirtailsforsometime? Britishairways
13)IAsigneda120Cr.dealrecentlywithacompanyforprovidingaircraftmaintenances support?Whichcompany? KingfisherAirlines[theairlinesfloatedbyliquorbaronVijayMallayastartedoperationsonMay withaBangloreMumbaiflight,saidpricingwouldbenotlikeAirDeccanbutaround20% cheaperthenJet,SaharaandIA.] 14)V.Thulasidasisassociatedwithwhichcompany? AirIndia,ManagingDirector 15)AirlineCodeforKingFisherAirlines? IT(oneofthebetterQsintheQuiz) 16)Whoiseyeinga74%stakeinAIRSAHARA?? SpiceJet 17)WithwhichgroupZEEgrouphasdonealliance2competewithTimesofIndiainMumbai andotherregions? DainikBhaskargroup 18)HowdoyouknowIndraNooyie?Herrecentachievement? CEOofPepsiCo.AchievementisinajointcommitteewithCEOStevenReinemundtodevelop NorthAmericanmarket 19)WhoisthehighestpaidCEOofIndia?Latestachievement? VivekPaul Wipro,AchievementishehasgotaplaceinBarron'slistoftop30managersof theworld 20)LiquorbaronVIJAYMALLAYAownsamonthlymagazine.Nameit. CINEBLITZ 21)NamethetelevisionchannelofUTV. HungamaTV 22)WhichBankwasthemainfundingpartnerforAmbaniwhenhestartedout? Syndicatebank 23)MetalJunction,thedotcomforprocurementandsellingservicesofsteelproductsand Ferroalloys,istheventurebetweenwhichtwoIndiansteelcompanies? Sail&TataSteel 24)WhichIndiancompanyrecentlyforgedajointventurewiththeMichelinGroup,oneof theglobaltyremajors? Apollotyres
25)InwhichtelevisionchanneldoesactorJackieShroffhaveastake? SONYentertainmenttelevision 26)EurekaForbesispartofwhichgroupofcompanies? TATAGroup 27)WhohasbeentheonlyChairmanoftheTataGroupwhowasntaTata? SirNowrojiSaklatvala 28)Mudra,India's1stadvfirm,startedwithonlyonecustomer?Whichone? Reliance 29)WhatsthenameofautobiographywrittenbyMudra'sjustretiredCEO? THEINVISIBLECEObyA.G.Krishnamurthy 30) RecentlywhichcompanyhasacquiredtheColorPlus? RAYMOND(GautamSinghania) 31)WhensendanSMSandendupwinningafreecruiseinSingapore!'thisheadlinewas seeingintheprintadofwhichcellularphoneservicebrand? Airtel 32)RaviDeolistheCEOofwhichcompany? BARISTA 33)Currentlywithwhichcompany,Alcatelhastieduptobeefupitsmarketingand distributionchannel? Agrani 34)Whichcompanyhaslaunched'mostfuelefficient'bike? HeroMotors 35)AshwinDaniistheManagingDirectorofwhichcompany? AsianPaints 36)WhichagencycurrentlyhandlesHPGasaccount? HTA 37)'Now,2differenttalcsinthesamepack!'thisheadlinewasseeingintheprintadof whichtalcumpowderbrand? FairandLovely 38)ThebrandGalleriabelongsto? GalleriaisofTHOMSON(claimingUS'sno1TVcompany) RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
39)Whichbrandhasthe"Whistleandwincontest"? PRESTIGE 40)AfterRELIANCEINFOCOMM,whichcompanyhasnowfallenintoarowwithBSNL regardinginterconnectivityproblems? TataIndicom 41)Acompanyhasagreedtopaysomewhatlike100crorestoM.F.Hussainforhis100 paintings?whatisthenameofthecompany? SwarupGroupofIndustries 42)Andwhohasbeenroped2endorsethepaintings?? FARDEENKHAN 43)Mr.MAAlagappanisthechairmanofwhichIndianbicyclemajor? TubeInvestementCycles(TIcycles)[PartoftheMurugappaGroup] 44)WhichadagencycurrentlyhandlestheOutlookmagazineaccount? TritonCommunications 45)whichnationalizedbankhassignedaMoUwithBajajAutoLimitedtofinanceBajajtwo Wheelers? Canarabank 46)WhichsuitingbrandhascomeupwithaWin4Sureoffer,whichentitlesaconsumerto anassuredgift? GRASIM 47)WhichcarmajorhasrecentlylaunchedPetrainIndianmarket? FIAT 48)TobaccomajorGodfreyPhillips,isaflagshipcompanyofwhichgroup? KKModi [ShriKrishanKumarModi(bornonAugust27,1940atPatiala)istheeldestsonofLateRai BhadurGujrarmalModi(19021976),theFounderofMODIGROUPOFINDUSTRIES GodfreyPhillipsIndiaisajointventurebetweenKKModi(36.67%)andPhilipMorris(35.93%) oftheUS,AlsoK.K.ModiownsMODICARE.andheisexChairmanofFICCI] 49)WhichcompanyownsTheBlackBerrysrangeofreadymadegarments? MohanClothingCompany,Gurgaon 50)ThebrandKeoKarpinbelongstowhichcompany? Dey'smedical
51)WhatdoesBPL&LGstandsfor? LGLuckyGoldstar BPLBritishPhysicalLaboratories 52)WhatistheprojectednameofthenewZEEDAINIKBHASKARalliancenewspapertobe launchedinMumbaiinJune? DNA[DNADailyNews&Analysis] 53)NamethenewschannelownedbyDAINIKJAGRAN? Channel7 54)WhichcompanywasinvolvedinacontroversyforhavingusedAdolphHitler'spicturein itsadvertisement? LouisPhilippe 55)WherearetheHeadQuartersofAsianDevelopmentBank? Manila 56)WhichcompanyisIndiaslargestsynthetictextileproducer? Reliance 57)WhatsdoesTIPSstandinTIPSCassettesIndustries? ToImproveandPromoteSinging 58)Whatisthenameofthemusiclabel(company)ownedbyproducerVASHU BHAGNANI? PUJAMUSIC 59)WhichisthelargesttradedecommercesiteinIndia? http://www.irctc.com ticketsbookingsiteofIndianRailways 60)Acomppaintedwholeofconcordblueforadcampaign,whichwasit? PEPSI 61)Mr.V.Leeladharisthechairmanofwhichnationalizedbank? UnionBankofIndia 61)WhichtelevisionbrandhasannouncedthelaunchofitsGoldo,Flatloexchangeoffer? SAMSUNG 62)WhatisthenameofthemobilelaunchedbyNOKIAinIndiastartingfrom2lakhsto17 lakhspremiumrange.andwhoisthedistributorforit? Mobile:Vertu,Distributor:RegentWatches&JewelleryCompany,MUMBAI
63)Tehelka.comisapartofwhichcompany? AgniMediaPvtLtd 64)WhichcompanywaslaunchedbyManojPrabhakar? NaturenceResearchLabsPvtLtd 65)WhywasRajdeepSardesaiinnewsrecently? RajdeeprecentlyleftNDTV,consideredtobehisAlmamaterisTimesofIndia [HeleftNDTVnjoinedhandswithTV18groupforBROADCASTnewschannelajournalists' initiative.tobelaunchedinSeptember/October2005] 66)ArecentmagazinenamedthisasIndiasbestknownandbiggestbrandoverseas, thoughitisnotabrandintheconventionalsense.Namethebrand. IIT 67)WhichIndianconfectioneriesbrandandTimesWarnerareinvolvedinlegalwrangle overthe'Bunny'logo? Nutrine 68)WhatweknowasMarutiZenwaslaunchedworldwidebySuzukiinthe90sunder whatname? Alto 69)InwhichfashionhousedidtheministerManekaGandhiaddressherremark,"Theskin ofthepythonisnolessprecioustothesnakethanfuristothefox"? CalvinKlein 70)FirsteverIPObysomebollywoodcompany? MuktaArts 71)WhichpublishinggroupownsStarNews? ABPAnandBazaarPublications 72)Oncemudrahighpostguywassittinwatchingacricmatch,suddenlyhismindgetsan ideaandhecreatesafirsteverkindofitsad(byMudraofcourse),amegahit!!Canu recallthead? itwasonlyVimal,matchwasbetweenIndia&WestIndies,soitstheadofVivinVimaland wasfirstadwithcricketersinsuiting 73)TheMonteCarloandCanterburybrandsareownedby? MohanClothing 74)WhichclothmanufacturingcompanyhasfileditsIPOpaperswithSEBI? Provogue[AcmeClothing] RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
75)WhatwouldbethenewnameofHindustanLeverLimited(HLL)? HindustanUnileverIndia 76)WhichformerhighprofileCEOinIndiahasstartedthefirmSKAAdvisory? SunilAlaghofBritannia 77)Whichsiteisthe2ndlargestonlinetradingsiteaftericicidirect.com?? http://www.indiabulls.com/ 78)WhicharethetwoproductioncompaniesfloatedbyShahRukhKhan?? DreamzUnlimited/RedChilliesEntertainment 79)WhatisthenameofthemoviesproducingcompanyofBirla's?Nametwomovies producedbythesamecompany? ThecompanyisApplauseEntertainmentPvtLtd. ThetwomoviesareDev(AmitabhBacchan)&Black 80)NametwomoviesproducedbyKishoreBiyani'sPantaloons? Hritik'sNaTumJaanoNaHum CHURALIYAHAITUMNE(EshaDeolnZayedKhan) 81)WhichactoristheMDofaBPOcalledasProLease ArvindSwami 82)WhichIndiancompanyisthelargestproducerofdenimintheworld? ArvindMills 83)WhatisJointVenturebetweenNTPCandBSESknowsas?? UTILITYPOWERTECHLTD[Incorporated1996NTPC50%BSES50%] 84)WhichPrivategroupisthelargestproducerofwhitecementinIndia? 85)WhichPrivategroupistheworldleaderinviscosestaplefiber? 86)WhichPrivategroupistheworldslargestsinglelocationpalmoilrefinery? (84)(85)(86)AdityaBirlaGroup[CementGrasimnRefineryPanCentury] 87)ITCandHLLeachhasstartedCSR(CorporateSocialResponsibility)initiatives.What Werethey? EChoupalnProjectShakti 88)Unlikereliance,whichotherIndianmajorsolvedthebrobrofightbtwthemselves withoutgoingtothecourt? Bajaj RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
89)HowweknowBajajTempotoday? ForceMotors 90)BajajAutoisgoingtorelaunchoneoftheirbikes.Whichbike? Eliminator 91)WhoisKinetic'spartnerforbringingAcquilainIndia? HyosungMotors 92)WhatisthenameofthenewFMchannelintroducedbyIndiaToday? RedFM[on26thJune2002Punchline"Redisinyourhand"] 93)Whatis'Agfa'thetrademarkfor? Pictures&Photoaccessories 94)Whichcompany'scommercialisIndia'sfirstwinatCannes? ErricsonMobile [Oneblackcoffee,please'TVcommercialbyEricssonwhenitlaunchedthesmallestmobile phonein1996.(Addirector:PrassonPandey)] 95)WhatwastheerstwhilenameoftheAmbassador? HindustanLandmaster 96)NewmodelplannedforChevy? ChevyTrailblazerss 97)Skoda'srecentlaunch?? SkodainteriorsLaurin&Klement 98)STARinSTARnetworkstandsfor SatelliteTelevisionforAsianRegion 99)TENinTENSportsstandsfor TajEntertainmentNetwork 100)MudragotRasnaasits2ndcustomer,tocatapultitinsoftdrinkmarket,whatadline didMudracameupwith IloveuRasna 101)Whatbusinessexactlydidreliancestartin? Textiles 102)WhatwouldbethenewnameofBajajEliminator?? Avenger RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
103)WhatiscommontotheBSEandtheVadodaraStockExchange? BotharelocatedonDalalStreet 104)1stIndianListingonSingaporeStockExchange MeghmaniOrganics 105)Kineticengg.isgoingtolaunchRs.2lakhssportsbikecalled Comet250 106)WeeklyEntertainmentsupplementofHindustanTimes Brunch 107)1stPSUtocomeupwithconceptofBrandedFuel BPCL 108)WhichcompanyismarketingRoyalEnfield? EicherGroupSidharthLal 109)Whichpersonisbehindstorechain`Westside'? SimoneTata 110)Whichbrandisrelatedto`Westside'? Lakme 111)WhichfoodjointshadamajoradBlitzwiththe"HungryKya?'campaign? DominozPizza 112)Whichcompanyhas49%stakein`Fascel'? Hutchinson 113)FromwhomHindustanLevertookoverLakme? TATAGroup 114)BywhichnameWESTSIDEwasknownearlier? Littlewoods [The Westside story really began in 1997, when the Tatas sold Lakme, their cosmetics business,toHindustanLeverandacquiredtheBritainbasedLittlewoodsretailchain.Anewentity called Trent Limited emerged from this move and Littlewoods was renamed Westside. Today Westside has seven outlets, one each in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, New DelhiandKolkata.,Ahmedabad] 115)WhoistheBrandambassadorforJolen(UScompany)beautycareinIndia? PakistaniActressMeera[SheunveiledtheproductinBangalorerecently]
116)WhichautomobilecompanyinIndiaisgoingtounveilitsnewlogosoon? Kinetic 117)Fortunebrandofhotelsareownedby? ITCgroup 118)CurrentchairmanoftheplanningcommissionofIndia? ManmohanSingh 119)WhomadethelargestforeignacquisitionbyanIndianever? Mr.P.Chatterjee[TheChatterjeeGroupinWestBengal,acquiredBasellNVofNetherlands withthehelpofAccessIndustriesofUS] 120)HowmanycompaniesdoestheTatagroupown? 91 121)Whoowns'theMarineScope','TwincityTimes'(PapersofSanFrancisco)? VijayMallya 122)WhichexIndianCricketerownsthecompany'PDMSports'? AjayJadeja 123)HALchairman? NRMohanti 124)WhatistheKoreansteelmajorthatplanstosetupasteelplantinOrissa,thebiggest proposedFDIinIndiatilldate? PoscoSteel 125)Whichproduct/servicewaspromotedwiththephrase"letyourfingersdothewalking'? YellowPages 126)Whichpublishinghouselaunchedateabrandthatsubsequentlyfailedcalled'Editor's Choice'? Bennett,Coleman&Co.Ltd(TOInETpublisher) 127)Sidestreet,Highstreet,GotsbyandRitualsarearangefromwhom? Rayban 128)Videoconrecentlybroughttheelectronicdivisionof Hyundai.........exactlyHyundaiElectronicsIndiaLtd 129)HeadofBisleri?HeownedlotmorebrandsotherthanBisleri...towhichco.didhesell? RameshChauhan.[HemadeabundlesellingThumsUp,GoldSpotaaditoCokebackinthe day] RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
130)ForwhichitemisTirupurwellknownasahugeexportertomanypartsoftheworld? KnittedGarments 131)WhichcompanyownsCMCLtd? CMCisaTATAEnterprise 132)WhichplaceinIndiaiswellknownforitsBioDieselPlant? KakinadainAP 133)WhichgroupownsBusinessWorldMagazine? AnandBazaarPatrika 134)WhatwassospecialaboutNainaLalKidwaiwhenshedidherMBAfromHarvardin 1984? ShewasthefirstIndianWomantoGraduatefromtheHarvardBusinessSchool,in1982 135)Who'sthechairmanofBioconIndiaLtd? KiranMazumdarShaw 136)WhileplansofPOSCO,asteelmajor,hasbeenmothballed,whichanothersteelgiant (andfromwhichcountry)hasawakentomakeamarkatthedawnofemerginggreat IndianEconomy? LNMSteel.They'relookingataGreenfieldprojectinJharkandthathastheTATA'scryin Hoarse,AndPoscoisintroublewithitsprojectinOrissaastheywanttoexportmuchmore tonesofironorefromOrissathanthegovtiswillingtoallow 137)HowdoweKnowMAKERCHAMBERSIV,222NarimanPoint,Mumbaibetteras? RelianceIndustrieshasitsHQon3rdfloor,Makerchambers,NarimanPoint. 138)HowdoweknowtheInstitution,RippanKapurstartedwaybackin1979,withamere Rs50/? RipanKapurstartedChildReliefandYou(CRY)tohelpmillionsofdestitutechildrenacross country.[CommendableentrepepreneurshipbyRipan,whostartedthisoperationfromhis housediningtable.Hisfirstfundraisingeventwas"Buyabrick,BuildaSchool"waybackin 1980andwasaimedatsensitizingprivilegedschoolchildrentowardstheneedsoftheir Lesserprivilegedcounterpart.] 139)Howdoweknow"BurmahShell"today? BPCL(AGovernmentofIndiaUndertaking)wasestablishedin1976,whentheBurmahShell OilStorage&DistributionCompanyofIndiawasnationalized. 140)HowmuchareLUXBeautysoapmodelspaid? Nothing!!!Itisaprivilegeforamodels/actresstobeinLUXBeautysoapopera.
141)AmartyaSen,seatshighonIndianGovernmentOrderofprecedence,thantheChief ElectionCommissioner.SeriousORJoking? Iamserious. [TheIndianorderofprecedenceistheprotocollistatwhichIndiangovernmentofficialsare seatedaccordingtotheirhierarchy.Thisisnotthelistofsuccession.BharatRatnacarriesno specialtitle,buttheydohaveaplaceintheorderofprecedence. 1President 2VicePresident 3PrimeMinister 4GovernorsofStatesintheirgoverningstates 5FormerPresidents 5aDeputyPrimeMinister(ifexisting) 6ChiefJusticeofIndia SpeakeroftheLokSabha 7UnionCabinetMinisters ChiefMinistersintheirgoverningstates Dy.Chairman,PlanningCommission FormerPrimeMinisters LeadersofOppositionoftheLokSabhaandRajyaSabha 7aBharatRatnaawardees 8AmbassadorsextraordinaryandplenipotentiaryandHighCommissionersof CommonwealthaccreditedtoIndia. ChiefMinistersofstates,outsidetheirgoverningstates. Governorsofstatesoutsidetheirrespectivestates. 9JudgesoftheSupremeCourt 9aChiefElectionCommissioner ComptrollerandAuditorGeneral 10Dy.Chairman,RajyaSabha Dy.ChiefMinistersoftheirstates Dy.Speaker,LokSabha MembersofthePlanningCommission MinistersofStateintheUnionandDefenceMinistry 11AttorneyGeneralofIndia CabinetSecretary Lt.GovernorswithintheirUnionterritory 12ChiefsofStaffholdingtherankoffullGeneralorequivalentrank 142)GrandpaKingandGrannyQueen.whichorganizationgivesawaythosetitles GrandpaKingandGrannyQueenBeautyContestforagedpeoplebyHelpageIndia. 143)WhatwasthenameofMahindraandMahindraandwheredoesthatnamecamefrom? Mahindra&Mohammad.itwasformedbeforeindependence,afterindependence Mr.MohammadleftIndia.soitwaschangedtoMahindra&MahindrakeepingM&Massame
144)NameoftheDTHofTataStarventure?Alsotellaboutthestakeofboththeparties. SpaceTV80%Tataand20%StarGroup. 145)WhichcompanyownsDishTV? ZeeGroup 146)WhichIndiangotlistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsastheworlds youngestselfmademillionaire? BunnyReuben 147)AlongwithGaryHamel,whichIndiancoinedtheterm'corecompetency'? CKPrahalad 148)WhichIndiansportspersonformed'HydePark'Entertainment,afilmproduction companyinHollywoodwithDavidHobermanin1999? AshokAmritraj 149)WhichbusinessmanofIndianOriginistheLordPaulofMarylebone?Hewasthe founderofwhichgroupofIndustries? LordSwarajPaul,CaparoGroup 150)WhatwasformedunderthebanyantreeatHornimanCircle? BombayStockExchange. 151)ThefirstpublicsectorsharequotedinBSE? HPCL 152)ThefirstwomanpresidentofastockexchangeinIndia? OmanaAbraham,CochinStockExcange 153)WhichtopIndianhonordidrenownedcartoonistR.K.Laxmanwinrecently? ThePadmaBhushan 154)DNAisbeinglaunchedby? ZeeBhaskar 155)WhatiscommontoKapildev,MithunChakravarthy,ZakirHussain,Kamalahaasan? TheyallappearedinadsoffinanceministryforVDIS(VoluntaryDisclosureofIncome Scheme) 156)Whichtelecommunicationsgiantalsoownsthephonemakingcompanybeetel? BahrtiTelecom
157)FromwhomdidLNMittalbuyhispalatialhomeinUK? BernieEcclestone,theFormulaOnemotorracingtycoonfor$120millionfrom.[Itiscalled Billioner'slanewhereyouwouldfindthepalacesofQueen,EltonJhoneandsuchlikes.] 158)WhowasthefirstfemalesportspersontoendorsePepsi? Sabatini 159)ThisfamousmultinationalcompanyenteredtheIndianbiscuitmarket&took operationsofNutrineconfectionaries.Withintwoyearsofitslaunchitannouncedits exitfromIndianmarket.Namethecompany. SaraLee 160)WhatisthenameofIndia'sfirsttwowayhighspeedinternetdevicelaunchedbyBharti Broadband? Skymantra 161)whenSteelMinistryinIndiawasfirstformed?Whowastheheadofitthen? TheministryofSteelwasformedon30thMay,1955andthefirststeelministerwas Krishnamachari. 162)ThenumberofAgricultureExportZonesatpresentinIndiais? 46 163)WhatisanunusualserviceofferedbyBankofBarodaatTirupati? ItsthePrasada,thespecialdarshanticketholderscollecttheirLadooatthebankcounter 164)HindustanMotors'AmbassadoradopteditsmodelfromWhichBritishcarmodel? MorrisOxford 165)RecentlyourHonorablePMhasformedKnowledgeCommission.Whoisthechairman ofthecommission? SamPitrodaofWorldTel 166)Khaitan's(which)teacompanyboughtwhichanotherTeaCompany(whichisthe holdergroup)? BrijmohanKhaitan'steacompanyMcLeodRusselisbuyingWilliamsonTeaAssam HoldingCompanyBorelliTeaHoldingsLtd,UK 167)Canyoutellthe%growthforthefollowingindustriesin200405? Software34% Textile29.4% BPOsomewherenear31.5% 168)Company'maharashtrascooters'belongtowhichgroup? Bajaj RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
169)'Nobodycaresasmuch'isthetaglineofwhichfirm? TajHotels,Resorts&Palaces 170)India'sfirstcolorTVwaslaunchedbywhichcompany&inwhichyear? In1983,throughatechnicaltieupwithToshibaofJapan,VideoconInternationalLimited launchedIndia'sfirstColorTelevision 171)WhichIndianconglomerateslogoisdesignedbyWolfOlinsanditreflectsthe'Fluid Motion'? TATAS 172)WhichfamousIndianmascotwasconceivedandcreatedbyBobbyKookaalongwith UmeshRao,anartistwithJ.WalterThompsonLtd.,Mumbai? AirIndiamaharaja 173)WhatistheexactdesignationholdbyMr.PiyushPandeyatO&M? ChairmanandNationalCreativeDirectorofO&M. 174)NirmahasenteredintoanalliancewithProcter&Gambletomanufactureand distributeoneofitsbrandsinIndia.Whichone? Camay 175)In2001,whichIndianIndustrialhouseobtainedworldrightstoAllenSolly? IndianRayon 176)WhoownsthemajoritystakeinCNBC(nametheTVchannel)? RaghavBahl'sTV18 177)InwhichyeardidtheBournvitaquizcontestmakeitsdebut? BournvitaQuizContestmadeitsdebutonradioin1972andmovedtotelevisionin1994 178)WhichagencydidUTIhiretorebuilditsimage,afterthefiascoofitsUS64scheme? FCBUlka 179)WhorunstheBangalorebasedStumpVisiontheonlycompanyinIndiafocusedon providingsoftwaresolutionstothesportingfraternity? AnilKumble 180)WhatisthenameoftobelaunchednewschannelofBenett,ColemannCo.Ltd? TimesNow 181)WhichcompanyownsFarexbrand? Heinz
182)WhichIndianeconomistorguruhassignedupSachinTendulkarasitsBAfor1ofits organization? ArindamChaudharyforhisGIDF(GreatIndianDreamFoundation) 183)K.Srikanthisendorsingwhichbrand(alsolookingforproductname)? LG,MAX 184)WhichgroupownsINOXcinemas?? Inoxgroup 185)WhichIndianactorhasinspiredthebrandsSKGoldandSKSilver? ShahRukhKhan 186)Ezee,Trilo&KeyfromCussonsIndiaLtd.,wasacquiredbywhom? Godrej 187)WhichmercantileinstitutionwassetupbySardarDayalSinghMajithiaon19May, 1894,withanemblemofthreemountainpeaks? PunjabNationalBank 188)Whichtradinghousewasstartedin1894asacollaborationbetweenTataSonsand VolkartBrothers? Voltas 189)ThecompaniesEIDParry,CarborundrumUniversalandCoromandelEngineeringare allpartofwhichIndianbusinessgroup? TheMurugappaGroup 190)WhattradeorganizationwasfoundedbyagroupofindustrialistsledbyG.D.Birlaand PurushottamThakurDasin1927? FICCI[FederationofInternationalChambersandCommerceofIndia] 191)Whichindustrialist,whowasalsoresponsibleforsettinguptheVishakhapatnam Shipyard,establishedtheHindustanAircraftLtd.inBangalorein1940? WalchandHirachand 192)WhichIndianbrandname,setupbytheTatas,getitsnamefromaLeonDelibesopera aboutanIndianmaidencalledLakshmi? Lakme 193)WhichCalcuttabornindustrialistcontributedasumofRs22000inthetwentiesfor C.V.Ramanspathbreakingresearch,whichwonhimtheNobelPrize? G.D.Birla
194)WiththeacquisitionofwhichBritishownedhoteldidM.S.Oberoistarthishotelchain in1934? CecilHotelSimla 195)WhichcompanybeganinthelatenineteenthcenturyfromasmallhouseinCalcuttas CottonStreet,whichservedasDr.S.KBurmansfreedispensary? Dabur 196)Whichbusinessmagnatepioneeredtheconceptofahospitalasacorporateventure throughhisIndianHospitalCorporationformedin1982? PratapReddy 197)WhatcompanywassetupbyT.P.G.Nambiarin1963tomanufacturemeasuring instrumentslikemultimetersandoscilloscopes? BPLIndiaLtd 198)Whoresignedasafinanceministerin1958followingJusticeChaglasreportonthe LICHaridasMundhrashareimbroglio? TTKrishnamachari 199)GulfOilandIndusIndBankaregroupcompaniesofwhichbusinesshouse? TheHindujas 200)WhichIndianhouseholdbrandnamewasinitiatedbyKakaDandekarin1930asa Swadeshiproductrange,andwasnamedafteranAmericancigarettebrand? Camel 201)In1984,whichcompanybecamethefirsttobetakenoverbyitsworkersunion? KamaniTubesLtd 202)In1872whichParsimastershipbuilderwhowasoriginallyfromSurat,constructedthe firstdocksinBombay? JamsedjiWadia 203)WhichIndianbusinessmanenteredintoacollaborationwithCarrGordonandPrincep toformIndiasfirstforeigncollaborationin1833? DwarkaNathTagore 204)WhenthePrinceofWalesMuseumstartedin1922theartcollectionofwhichbusiness housewasthefirstmajoracquisitionofthemuseum? Tatas 205)PITStopsareretailsalesandServiceOutletsforwhichautomotivebatterybrand? Amaron RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
206)TheFutureofIndiaPolitics,Economics&GovernancewhowrotetheBook? BimalJalan 207)EicherSoldtowhichcompany? TAFE 208)KoolisabrandnameofwhichCigarcompany? R.J.Reynolds 209)JumboKinginBombay VadaPav. 210)WhowrotetheJingle,NaughtybutNiceforaShampooAd SalmanRushdie. 211)WhichcityineasternIndiawasoriginallybuiltfortheworkersofSakchiandgotits presentnamein1919? Jamshedpur 212)Thebatistheregisteredtrademarkofwhichdrinkscompany? Bacardi 213)Whichcompanyhasopened"ProBiking"showroomsacrossvariouscitiesinIndia?? BAJAJAUTO[Probikingshowroomswillsellbikesallbikeswithapowerofmorethan150cc willbesoldthere,soasofnow2bikesofBajajinthe>150ccsegment,Pulsar180n AvengerAvengetoois180ccDTSiengine] 214)WhotookamajorstakeinLandmarkrecently?? Trent 215)Whichcompanymaybuyout25%inVivek's(SouthIndia'sfamousconsumerdurable shop)? Pantaloon 216)PVRcinemasmaybeacquiredby? AnilAmbani 217)WhichmusicchannelownsVH1(musicchannel)??? MTV 218)WhoownsAyushtherapycenters? HindustanLever 219)ExpandMTR. MidTermReview RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
220)WhichautocompanyownsSunadaramFastenersandSundaramClayton? TVSGroup 221)WhoownsKayaSkinClinics? MaricoIndustries 222)WhichcompanygottheEmergingcompanyawardinETAwards? JetAirways 223)SharukhKhanhasbeenropedinasBrandAmbassadorbywhichcosmeticscompany EMAMI(SRKisBrandAmbassadorofLUXalso) 224)WhatisthenameofthecartobelaunchedbyFORDthisNovember? FordFiesta 225)WhichisIndiaslargestamusementpark(themepark)?whichcompanyownsit? WonderLaa,itsfromVGuardGroupofKochi[VGuardisintostabilizers,waterheaters, Geysersnstuffs.] 226)WhichIndiancompanydidSumantraGhosalworkedforbeforetakingupteaching? IOCL [hehadjoinedIOCLinthesamebatchwhenSubbirRaha(ONGC)andPrashantoBannerji (GAIL)andBehuriajoinedIOCLin1974(abitunsure+/2years).Ghoshalwasthefirstone toleavetheco.tomakebetterfuture]
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1)Whichistheworld'sbiggestmutualfundcompany? Fidelity 2)NametheCEOwhoisresponsibleformoving3Gmobilephonesinthemarket.Hint:the companyisVodafone. PaulDonovan 3)WhichmajorUScompanyatonetimefiledforbankruptcyasaresultforasuitbrought againstitbyPennzoil? Texaco 4)OfwhichcompanywasRichardCheney,theCEO? HalliburtonCo. 5)FormernameofExxonMobil?Whoownedit?whatwastheparentcompany'sname?? PreviousCompany:StandardOilAndJohnD.Rockefellerinorder ParentCompany:ESSO 6)WhichtopBschoolrejectedWarrenBuffettandWhy?Whichoneacceptedhim? Harvard(becausehewastooyoung)acceptedbyColumbia 7)wherewerethestockexchangesfirstestablished? AmsterdamStockExchange,Antwerp 8)WhichcompanyownsthebrandnameEqual? Merisant 9)Whichistheworld'slargestSpirit'sconow? Diageo 10)Whichcompanyreferstoitshometownas:"Thisisthesweetestplaceonearth". Alsonamethehometown? HersheyPark,ItsinPennsylvania 11)WhatistheAppropriationbill? Theappropriationbillisthegreensignaltoenablethegovernmenttowithdrawmoneyfromthe ConsolidatedFundtopayoffexpenses.. 12)WhatisCalpers? CaliforniaAssociationofPensionersoneofthebiggestinvestorstheworldoverastheyhandle thepensionmoneyofallCaliforniaemployees
13)Whatisagoldenparachute? Itsdonespecificallykeepinginmindmergersortakeoveroftheco.i.e.iftheco.istobe mergedortakenovertheCEOmaynotkeephisjobsoinhiscontractthereisaprovisionfor hisfinancialsettlementinsuchacase 14)WhatwasVisaInternationalknownasbefore1976? Bankamericard 15)Whatistransferpricing? Thepracticethatmultinationalenterprisesadoptoforganizingtheiraccountingpracticessoas todeclarehighincomesandprofitsingeographicalareaswithlowtaxationrates 16)Anotherbigwig,hadshownarabbitundercrosshairwithadline:wergoingrabbit hunting.Whichcomparewetalkingabout? Penthouse 17)ForInteractiveMarketing,CNNhastieduphandswithwhichcoffeechain? Barista 18)WhatredoubtableSwisswatchmakermarketsarangeofmetalcasedwatchesundera cleverandironicnameof"Irony"? Swatch 19)WhatdidtheButtonwoodAgreement(1811)leadto? NYSEwasformedbecauseofthisagreementbybrokersofNY 20) WhatwasfirstlistingonNYSE? BankofNewYork 21)Adidashaslaunchedtheworld'sfirstintelligentrunningshoe?What'sitcalled? Adidas1.[Rs12990shoe.Itcando50,000calculationspersecond] 22)WhichcompanyclaimstobetheWorld's2ndlargestappliancemaker? Haier 23)WithwhichWorldwideAdvertisingAgencywouldyouassociatetheconceptof DisruptiveApproach? TBWA(TrevorBeatieWorldwideAssociates) 24)JormaOlillaistheCEOofwhichfamouscompany? Chairman&CEONokiaGroup
25)ItisknownasVentureinSouthAfrica,inIndiaitisknownas? ToyotaQualis[alsoknownasUnserinMalaysia,ZaceinTaiwan,TamaroinPhilippines] 26)Whichcompanyboastsofhavingfittedit'sopticallensinthecamerathattook photographsofNeilArmstrongwhenhefirstlandedonthemoon? CarlZeiss,lenswasZiess60mm&CameraHassleblad500ELM 27)Whichcompanyinventedthecellphone? Motorola&inventorwasMartinCooper 28)firstU.S.companytoreachrevenuesof$1billionwithoutmergeroracquisition? FederalExpress(FedEx)in1983 29)whostartedtheWallStreetJournalandwhen? CharlesDowandEdwardJonesin1889 30)INGVYASAIndiancollaborationING????Germancollaboration INGDiBa 31)CEOofWallMart? JohnBMenzer 32)World'slargestproducerofcannedbutter? BallantyneFoods,Sweden 33)Whichissaidtobetheworld'sbiggestmobilephonecompanybyusers? ChinaMobileLtd. 34)whichcompanyshiftedtoitsacronymbecauseofthenegativeconnotations attachedtoitsmiddlename? Coke 35)WhatwastheearliernameofNokia? FinnishRubberWorks[WellthegenesisofthetelecommunicationsbusinesswasFinnish CableWorks...thoughthecoitselfwasoriginallyestablishedasNokiain1865.] 36)Inwhichyearwastheterm'SiliconValley'firstused? In1971,inthemagazineElectronicNews 37)Whatisnicknamedas"TheGreatLadyof43rdStreet"? NewYorkTimes
38)Whichcompanywasrecentlyinnewsforcomingupwithaselfheatingcoffeecan? Whomadethatcoffeecan? OnTech[Californiabasedcompany,Ittookmorethan7years&24milliondollarstocomeup withthatselfheatingcan.ThediscovererwasanLAbasedchefcalledWolfgangPuck.The canwillusesachemicalreactiontoheatthecoffeetoapleasant145degreesinsixminutes. Thecanwillbepricedat$2.25onlyfor10Oz.ofcoffee] 39)CurrentchairmanofNokia JormaOllila 40)Which1976NobelPrizewinnerforeconomicscoinedtheslogan"Thereisnosuchthing asafreelunch" MiltonFriedman 41)Whichistheoldeststockexchangeintheworld.whichyear? AntwerpStockExchangeinBelgium.1460,UnderKingPhilip[tradedbasicallyinfinancial securitiessuchasbonds!!] 42)InwhichcountryisBandunglocated.peoplemayrecallthatthiscitywasthehostto ConferenceofAfricanandAsiancountries,whichledtoestablishmentofNAM? Indonesia 43)WhatdoesISO9000andISO14000signify?Howisitdifferentfromsixsigma? ISO9000QualityManagementStandards ISO14000EnvironmentManagmntStandards [TheyarecertificatesawardedbyInternationalOrgforStandardization.Thesearejust certifications] whereasSixSigmaemphasizesonincreasingproductivityandprofitability. [6sigmapertainstoerrorfreeprocess(somesixdefectspermillion..e.g.mumbaidabawalla)] 44)WhichcountryisthelargestconsumerofNuclearPowerbaseduponpercentage? France[their%ageconsumptionofnuclearpowerrelativetototalpowergenerationisthe highestintheworld] 45)"Successisalousyteacher"Whosaidsoin"TheRoadahead"? "Successisalousyteacher.Itseducessmartpeopleintothinkingtheycan'tlose."BillGates saidsoinhisbook"Theroadahead" 46)FirstElevator(akaLift)werecreatedbywhichcompany? OTIS[ElishaOtisinventedasafetydeviceforhoistingmachinery] 47)FirstministerforCorporateSocialResponsibilitywasappointedinwhichcountry? UK
48)WhichcompanymarketsTommyHilfigerinIndia?Whichgroupownsthesame company?Namesomeotherbrandsofthecompany. TommyHismarketedbyArvindmillsownedbyLalbhaiGroup.OthermajorbrandsfromArvind MillsareLEE,Wrangler,andArrow.etc 49)WhatOBJECTwasnamedbyTimemagazineastheManoftheyearin1982? Computer[itistheonlynonhumantofeatureonthefrontpageofTIMEmagazine.] 50)whichcompanyisthehighestproducerofsteelintheworld?whichcompanyisNo.2? No1isMittalSteelCo.andno2isArcelor 51)Namethecountriestowhichthefollowingcompaniesoriginallybelongto!? 1.Volvo Sweden 2.Hutch Hongkong 3.Philips Holland 4.Haier China 5.TCL China 6.Ericsson Sweden 7.Bata CzechRepublic 8.Rover UK 9.Peugeot France 10.Michelin France 11.Bridgestone Japan 12.BenQ Taiwan[BanQsoriginalnamewasAcer] 13.Pantech SouthKorea 14.MoserBaer India 15.Amkette India 16.DeBeers SouthAfrica 52)Inwhichyearwasthebuttonwoodagreementsigned?Whatdiditleadto? 1792.NewyorkStockExchange 53)ThefirstlistedcompanyinNYSE? BankofNewYork,tradedundertheButtonwoodTree,1792. 54)ThefirstforeigncompanylistedinNYSE? Sony 55)WhowasthefirstAmericantomake$100mayear? AlCapone 56)Whatisthecapacityofa'barrel'ascommonlyreferencedforcrudeoilproduction 42gallons(35UKgallons=42USgallons=159litres)
57)DuracellBatteryisanarmofwhichcompany? Gillete[NowP&GacquireGillete,thatswhyDuracellisunderP&G] 58)WhichmagazinewascofoundedbyHenryLuceandBrittonHaddenin1923? TIME 59)WhichmagazineusedtheadlineWereGoingRabbitHuntingwithasharp tongueincheekreferencetoPlayboybunnies? Penthouse 60)WhichfinancialcompanyhasthemottoinutmostGoodFaith? LloydsInsurance 61)WhichbusinessmagnateownstheMissUniversepageantalongwithCBSTV? DonaldTrump 62)Whichbusinessmagnateownstheworld'slargestprivateyatchbroughtfromtheSultan ofBrunei? SheikhMohammedBinRashidalMaktoum,thecrownprinceofDubai. 63)ThisproductismanufacturedonlybyonecompanyTheMysorePaints&Varnishes Ltd.What? Voter'sIndelibleInk 64)WhichbrandcreatedasensationbystickingaFordCortinatoabillboardatabusy junctioninLondon? Araldite 65)TowhichcompanydidtheshipmentofteadestroyedbytheAmericancolonistsduring theBostonTeaPartyin1773belong? EastIndiaCompany 66)WhenHenryForddied,amongsthislastpossessionswasatesttube.Whatdidit supposedlycontain? LastbreathofEdison 67)AccordingtoPWC&FinancialExpresswhichcompanywasvotedasthemost respectedcompanyforfourthdecade? GeneralElectric 68)Whathasbeenvotedbythe"AdvertisingAge"asthemarketingiconofthe20th century? Marlboroman
69)Whichbrilliantinventor&businessmankillhimselfleavinganotethatsaid"WhyWait"? GeorgeEastmanKodakfame 70)'Dellcomputers'istheclientofwhichadvertisingcompany? Origindesign 71)Headquartersfor'Johnson&Johnson'? NewBrunswick,NewJersey 72)WhichBritishcompanymadeUK'sfirstmobilecallatafewminutespastmidnighton 1stofJanuary1985? Vodafone 73)Brands'rodeo','axiom','sport',andtrooperbelongtowhichautomobilecompany? ISUZU 74)Whichinternationalcorporatehas42dotsinitslogo? Sony 75)Whichbrandsareassociatedwiththelogosknownas"DynamicVector"and"Stripes"? Adidas(DynamicVector)nReebok(Stripes) 76)WhichGMsubdivisionprovidesfinancing? GMACAisforacceptance,wassetupinearly1900stohelpdealerswithfinance. 77)Whichistheworld's2ndlargestsellingEnglishdaily? TIMESOFINDIA [TOIisthelargestcirculatingEnglishlanguageBroadsheetpaperandnotnewspaperperse.. TheSunwithacirculationof4mill.adayandDailyMailwith3mill.arewayaheadofTOI's2.4 millioncopies.Sointhecontextofthequestion,theanswermightbeDailyMail.] 78)whichistheworld'sfastestfourdoorsedan?(wasinnewsrecently) BentleyContinentalFlyingSpurwhichwasrecentlylaunchedisNewDelhi 79)WhichcompanyenteredthemassmarketsforsoapsinBangladeshbyacquiring CameliaandMagnoliabrands? Marico 80)FamousEnergyDrinkbyOtsukapharmacompany? PocariSweat 81)WhichinternationalAdguruwouldyouassociatewiththeconservativePartyofUK? MorisSachi
82)GentlemennamedErwinKomunda,designedwhatfamousproductofAutomobiles? Volkswagen 83)Whichfamousman,wasastockbrokerforHenryHoggets? SirDonBradman 84)BrandinJapanese,meansRipeningtheRiceFields? Minolta 85)inPakistanitiscalledMeheran,whatisitcalledinIndia? Maruti800 86)whoboughtManchesterUnited?atwhatprice? MalcolmGlazer790millionpounds 87)whichteamdoesthispersonalreadyown? TampaBayBuccaneers 88)whichcompanysponsorsChelsea? Samsung 89)whichcompanyhadmajorityholdingsinManchesterunitedbeforeitwasbought? Cubicexpressions[OwnedbyJPMcManusandJohnMagnier] 90)whatisfamousabouttheownerofFulhamclub'sson?clue:hediedinFrance DodiAlFayed,boyfriendofPrincessDianaandsonofMohammadAlFayed,ownerofFulham 91)Whichcarnametranslatesas'people'scar? Volkswagen 92)Fromwhichcountrydoesthelambadadanceoriginate? Brazil 93)WhatistheWorld'sNumberoneGourmeticecreambrand? HaagenDazs 94)whoisUK'sbiggestretailer? UK'sbiggestretailerisMARKSNSPENCER......U.S'sbiggestretailerisWalmart. 95)ThenameofwhichJapanesecompanyliterallymeans50Bells? ISUZU 96)Whowrotethebook'Liar'sPoker'? MichaelLewis
97)USVicePresidentDCheneyusedtobeCEOofwhichcompany? Halliburton 98)Whocoauthoredthebook"Competingforthefuture"withC.K.Prahald? GaryHamel 99)Whocoined8020principle? Pareto 100)Authorofthebook"BeingDigital"? NicholasNegroponte
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1) Itwasn'tthefirsttimetheNo.9batsmanwasusingthisbrandinaTestmatch.Itwas,infact, thesecondtime!ButitcameunderclosescrutinyfromrivalsEnglandduringaTestmatchat PerthinDecember1979.ThebatsmanwouldlaterrecountinhisautobiographyMenacethat hewasmerelymarketingtheproduct.TheNo.9batsmanwasthebusinesspartnerofGraham Monoghan, who is said to have developed the product for recreation use. Which product or brandarewetalkingabout? DennisLilleewithhisaluminumbat 2)Inthelatesixties,XstartedhiscareerwithMcKinseyandCo.Aftersomeyearshemovedonto American Express where he worked for 11 years quickly moving up to the No.2 position just behindJimRobinson.In1989,hemovedontobecometheCEOofNabisco,amajorcompany in the foods business. However most people know him better as the CEO ofanothergigantic company where he moved on to after his stint with Nabisco. Identify X. Hint:Xevenwroteabookaboutthecompanywefamouslyassociatehimwith. LouGerstner.IBM.bookisHowtomakeElephantsDance. 3)Thenameofthis94yearoldproducttranslatesintoEnglishas'Soulenlightenment".Was createdbyHakimHafizAbdulMajeed.What? RoohAfza 4)ThisScottishveterinarianwasveryannoyedbythedeepgroovesthathisson'stricycleleftinhis carefullytendedlawn.Hesolveditbyusingalengthofhosethathefoundlyingaround.Who andwhatwasthesolution? JohnB.Dunlop,heconvertedthehoseintoarudimentarysetoftyres. RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
5)Whatnameliterallymeans'prosperousricefield'inJapanese? AkioMorita 6)ThistermwasfirstusedbythepoliticianSubramaniamSwamiinthecontextofPepsiin India.Whatterm? Kickforward.[Itmeansbribingtokeepsomeoneout.Thereverseobviouslyiskickback toSecurebusinessadvantages.] 7) Anearlybutshortlivednameforthisproductwas'Elite'.Itwasfirstmarketedin1928bythe CountyChemicalCo.,Birmingham.Thecompany'sthenmanagerMr.WilfredHillwas responsibleforthisproducttobemanufactured.Nametheproduct Brylcreemacombinationof"brilliantine"and"cream" 8)ThenamewasdevisedbyMr.A.R.Reid,towhomitcame'outoftheair'whenhewastraveling oneeveningin1929onhisusualtrainhomefromLondontoSouthendonSea.Thename alsois[orwas]thatofabrandofadhesivetapeinAustralia,andaconsequent embarrassmenttoatleastoneladyvisitortoEnglandwhoshouldhaveaskedforSellotapeor Scotchtape.Identifythebrand DurexcondomsbyLRCInternationals 9)ToyotawaslaunchedbyaJapaneseinventorSakichiToyodaintheearly1930s.Originallythe companywascalledToyoda.WhywasthenamechangedtoToyota? ToyotaMotorCo.wasestablishedasanindependentcompanyin1937.Althoughthe foundingfamilynameisToyoda [reasonwasToyodarequires10charactersinJapanesebutToyotarequiresonly8andfor theJapanese8isaluckynumber. Signifytheseparationofthefounders'worklifefromhomelife Simplifythepronunciation,and Givethecompanyanauspiciousbeginning.ToyotaisconsideredluckierthanToyodadueto thefactthateightisaluckynumber,andisthenumberofstrokesittakestowriteToyotain katakana.] 10) WhatistheKanbansystemusedinmanufacturing? KANBANistheTwobinsystemusedforreducingtheproductiontimein manufacturingorproductionlines...onebinislabeledinandtheotherbinislabeled outandrawmaterialsandprocessedgoodsarestoredinthemrespectively...
11)FullFormofTENasinTENSPORTS?WhichcompanymarketsthesameinIndia? TajEntertainmentNetwork RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
12)TheEuroKingisaFrenchHelicopter.WhatconnectiondoesithavewiththeIndianNational flagflyingonasteelmastinKurukshetra? Theconnectionhereis"Jindal". [O.PJIndaldiedinahelicoptercrashrecently.Hisson,NavinJindal,theMPofKurukshetra woninasupremecourtcasetherighttohoistthenationalflag365daysayear.Andthesteel mastwell,theJindalsareasteelconglomerate! 13)ASriLankanbybirth,hewasacolleagueofRajatGuptaatMcKinseyandwentontohead oneofthefastestgrowingsoftwareservicesoutsourcingcompanies.Whoishe? HeisKumarMahadevaformerCEOofCognizantTechnologySolutions. 14) WhatstheconnectionbetweenthecomicstripPeanutsandthecoffeechainStarbucks? Thesurname"Schultz".PeanutsisbyCharlesSchultz,whileStarbuckswasstartedoff byHowardSchultz. 15)ShemaybethewifeofthechairmanofBlowplastbutismorefamousforthebooksshewrites. Whoisshe? GitaPiramalshewrotethebook"BusinessMaharajas" 16)ItwasbeingconsideredtonameitJerseyandHighlandMilk,theproductthatwaslaunchedto challengetheSwissdominationinthiscategory.Whatwastheproductultimatelycalled? DairyMilk 17)ThiswasfirstusedascellulosebandageinWW1,whatstheproduct? SanitaryNapkin 18)HowdoweconnectNipperandmusicindustry? ThenameofthedogintheHMVlogo 19)ThiscompanywasfoundedbyJohnKnowlesF.in1913.Itwasapublishingcompanythatsold datatoWallStreet.Namethiscompany. FitchRatingswasfoundedastheFitchPublishingCompanyonDecember24th,1913by JohnKnowlesFitchinNewYorkCity.ItisthethirdlargestRatingAgencyintheworld 20)ThisCompanywasfoundedin1965byFredDeLucaandDr.PeterBuckasPetesSubs.Later thisnamewaschangedtothecurrentname.JaredFogle,ayoungmanlost245poundsby consumingthiscompanysproducts..NamethisCompany. SubwayChainofSandwichRestaurants.JaredFogleconsumedlowfatSubway Sandwichesinadietandexerciseprogramofhisowndesign. RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
21)allofusmusthaveheardofthe51%stakeinCRISILsoughtbyStandardandPoor's,nowthe questionis...towhichfamousgroupofcompaniesdoesS&P'sbelongto? McGrawHillgroupofCompanies[amongotherthingstheyalsopublishtheBusinessWeek Magazine,TataMcGrawHillistheirventureinIndia.] 22)WhichcompanybeganasGeophysicalService,anoilexplorationcompanyfoundedin1930 byJ.ClarenceKarcherandEugeneMcDermottpioneeringtheuseofsoundwavetechnology tolocateoildeposits?Thecurrentnolongeroperatesintheoilbusinessbutismorefamousin anothercompletelydifferentfieldaltogether. TexasInstruments 23)HarvardBusinessSchoolonceconductedaspecialcasestudyonwhichNRIbusinessman whowasabletoestablishaRs.500crorebusinessempirewithoutasingleadvertisement? Whowashe? LakhubhaiPathakthePickleKing[hewasalsoinvolvedinthatcorruptioncaseinwhichhe hadaccusedPVNarasimhaRao] 24)Recentlytwocompaniessignedanagreement:AirIndiaandAPCO.Accordingtothe agreement,whatitemwillbeexclusivelyprovidedtoAirIndiabyAPCO? SareestoairhostessesforAirIndia[APCOisacooperativefromAndhraPradesh] 25) WhatisthenewnameofBarbiedolls,introduced,aftershesplitwithherboyfriendKen CaliBarbiewhichstandsforCaliforniaBarbie 26) WhoistheofficialsponsorerforDavisCupwhichispresentlygoingon? BNPParibas 27) WhichcompanywasthefirsttosponsorDavisCupinIndia? SAIL 28) Whichisthecompanyfoundedbythepersonwhodraftedthe1stElectricityActofBritain.The companystillexistsinIndia. ComptonGreaves,PersonwasColonelCompton 29)MandiraBedionceapproachedanAdagencyforcareer.Shewasmadetowriteastoryonthe spotbythisfamousAdman.WhichcompanyandAdman/guruamitalkingabout?(itsin India,thoughnotIndian) PiyushPandey,O&M.
30)HowisthesetwoguysDonnFrankrelatedwithreferencetoaspecialdishofItaly? PizzaHut,DonnFrankarethe2whostartedit. 31)JeffBezosisthenameassociatedwithwhichfamouscompany? JeffBezosisthefounderandCEOofAmazon.com 32)SidenafilCitrateismorepopularlyknownas Viagra 33)ANZinANZGrindlaysstandsfor AustraliaandNewZealandBank. 34)Themostexpensivepartofthebodyevertobeinsuredarethelegsofafamousfootballplayer for60mnpounds.Nametheplayer DavidBechkham 35) Whichlogoisthemosttattooedintheworld? HarleyDavidson 36)NamethefirsteverbrotheltobelistedonaStockExchange ThedailyplanetatElsternwickontheMelbourneStockExchange 37)ThiscompanywascalledLutsukoandlaterchangeditsnametosomethingthatliterallymeans 'tolosemoney'.Whichone? Sony 38) Whichinternationalbrandhadanadcampaign'Tomorrowismine'andhadsignedRahul Dravidforthecampaign? Reebok 39)Thisorganizationhas1356membersandhastheadline"theworldputstockonus".Which organization? NewYorkStockExchange 40)OfwhomdidShahrukhKhanoncesaythat'ourfiguresaresimilar'? CindyCraford&PierceBrosnanwhilemodelingforOmegawatches 41) WhodesignsjewelleryforthecompanycalledArtex? PriyankaGandhi(Vadhera)[ArtexishisMr.Vadherasco.] 42) Whatisacoinwithamintingerrorcalled? FIDO
43)Towhomisthefollowingquoteattributed:"Ihavedonemorethananybodyelsetochangethe faceofmankind." KingCampGillette 44)ItwasabignewsfewmonthsbackwhenAcargogianttookoverBlueDart.Nameit. DHLExpressIndiatookoverBlueDart[RecentnewsDutchexpresscompanyTNTis buyingsecundrabadbasedGATIcargo] 45)'Father,Son&Co.'isabookwrittenby ThomasWatsonJr.thesonofThomasWatsonSr.whowasthefounderofIBM. 46)"Iwant_____tobeaswellknownaroundtheworldasCocaCola",filltheblank&tellwho saidit RichardBransonforVirgin. 47) WhatwasFedExearliername?Whytheychangedtheirname? FederalExpress[Onereasonforittochangewasthatinsomeotherpartsoftheworld, peoplehadtroublepronouncingFederalExpress.AlsoinLatinAmericancountries,itconjured imagesofthefederalsi.e.itwasconsideredbureaucratic]. 48) WhosaidThesurestwaytobecomeamillionaireistostartasabillionaireandinvestinthe airlineindustry? RichardBranson 49) WhatstheconnectionbetweenthefollowingtheFevicolcampaigntheChalMeriLuna campaignandthecontroversialmoviesongCholikepeechekyahai?? Thepeoplebehinditwereallsiblings...PrasannPandeyandPiyushPandeyandIlaArun 50) WhoisthechairmanofAsiandevelopmentbank? H.Kuroda(PresidentofADB) 51)NamethebrandthatappearsinHarryPottermoviesandsharesitsnamewithanIndian CreativeCompany. Nimbus.[rememberthebroomsticksforQuidditch.MalfoygetsNimbus2001forallplayers andgetsadmittedintoSlytherinteam.HarrygetsaNimbus2000whenheisadmittedasa seekerintoGryfindor.TheIndianconnectionisNimbuscommunicationsprivatelimited whichmakesentertainmentsoftwareforTVchannels.] 52)Saudi'smakemostoil,Americansconsumemost.Whichcountriescitizensshipmostofthe world'soil....(rememberJackieKennedy) Greece
53)InGulliver'sTravels,ifdwarfsareLiliputsandGiantsareBrobdingnagians,thenwhatarethe raceofanimallikehumanscalled. Yahoos 54)In2001,JohnKeogh,anAustralian,obtainedapatentforwhathecalled'CircularTransport FacilitationDevice'.Thishedidtoshowthatpatentsystemwasflawed.Whatdidhemake Wheel 55) WhichthreeAsiancountrieshaveagreedtocometogethertohelpASIAfendoffattacksonits currencies? China,JapanandS.Korea 56)ThefounderofHarrod'sH.CHarrod,wasaretailerof.... Tea 57)InTaiwan,thePepsislogan,ComeAliveWiththePepsiGeneration,wastransliteratedas. Bringyouancestorsbacktolife 58)Elite,ClassicandComfortare ITDC'shotelbrands 59) Whosaidthisrecently:"IunderstandthatIam,toputitmildly,acontroversialfigure.ButIhope thataspeoplegettoknowmebetter,theywillunderstandthatIreallydobelievedeeplyinthe missionofthebank"? PaulWolfowitz 60)In1906,AmmembalSubbaRaoPaifoundedthisorganizationastheBankHinduPermanent Fund.Filluptheblank.(Somemoredetails:theorganizationhasabimonthly,bilingualhouse journalcalledShreyas,andhasonitsrollssportsmensuchasVenkateshPrasadandVimal Kumar.) CanaraBankHinduPermanentFund 61)RECC:RevaAdamMotors:....? Revo(AdamMotors,Pakistan) 62)ItisathreeletterwordwhichinSanskritmeans'MotherEarth.'Thewordisalsothebrand nameofadesignerjewellerycollectionlaunchedbyD.Navinchandra&Co.What'stheword? IRA
63) WhichnewspapercompanyhasfileditspaperswithSEBIrecently?Also,namethegroupwho ownsthesamecompany. HindustanTimesofHTmediaLtd.K.K.BirlaGroupownsit. 64)InMiddleagesVaticanalsousedtobeinBusiness.Whatdidtheysell? Theysoldticketstoheaven 65)Currently,twoAmericancompaniesarelockedinabitterstruggletoacquireMCIatelecom company.Whichtwo? VerizonandQwestCommunicationshadbidagainsteachother. [MCIismergingwithVerizonCommunicationsInc.] 66)Thisleadertermedtheuseofdollarasinternationalstandardasan'Exorbitantprivilege'to theAmericans.Healsoswitchedhiscountrybacktogoldstandard.Butheismorefamousfor otherexploits....Who? CharlesDeGaulle(Healsosaid"Chinaisabigcountry,inhabitedbymanyChinese.") 67)Hestartedoutbigtimebymanufacturingtoothpastetubes.Nowheisamediamoghul.Who? SubhashChandraofZeeNetwork.[HestartedEsselPackagingLtd.thatmanufactured toothpastetubes] 68)ThisfirmwasaccusedofusingslavelaborfromconcentrationcampsduringtheWW2.It producedarmamentsforThirdReich.ItsownerweretriedatNuremburgandallbutwere convictedandservedtime.Whichisthefirm? KruppWorks. 69)'Pegasus'meaningtheflyinghorse,isthelogoofCareerLauncherinIndia.Whichfamous magazinehasthesamelogo. ReadersDigest 70) Whatarethecelebrities,whorefusetoendorseproductsinads,calledinmarketing terminology? Virgins 71)CompleteTheGroup:RumaGuhaThakurta,YogitaBali,LeenaChandawarkar...... WivesofKishoreKumar 72)whoseOscarspeechwasvotedasthemostmemorablespeechofthelast30years? HalleBerry
73)originallythenameofthispartymeant"rebirth"inArabic.originallytherewasjustone party,thenitsplitintotwo,oneeachinSyriaandIraq.namethis. Ba'athParty 74)hewroteabook"asalmonofdoubt"beforehisdeath.hisbookhasvariousmanifestationslike tv,radio,compgames,bathtowels.Itsbeingmadeintoamajormovie.hisname? DouglasAdams 75)whofoundgeneralmotors? WillianDurant 76)indec.1985,twoteenageboys,JamesVanceandraybelknapattemptedsuicideona cemetery.belknapdiedbutVancesurvivedonlytodieofdrugcomplicationsthreeyears later.ontrialin1990,theboy'sparentsallegedthesubliminalmessagescontributedtotheir suicidalimpuslses.thosemessageswerebelievedtobeheardinsongs"betterbyyoubetter thanme,beyondtherealmsofdeath,bothona1978album"stainedclass" ofaBirminghambasedbandwithrobhalfordasleadsinger:Glenntiptonandk.k.downing wereontheguitars.thenameoftheband? JudasPriest 77)whichartistiscreditedforsketchinganddesigningahelicopterasearlyasin1483? LeonardoDaVinci 78)GeneralDwightD.Eisenhowersentatelegramrequesting10____plantsforthetroops overseasonJune29,1943.Atthebeginningofthewar,RobertW.Woodruff,presidentof ____,issuedanorderto"seetoitthateverymaninuniformgets____forfivecentswherever heisandwhateveritcoststheCompany.Fillin. CocaCola 79)"ThecompaniesinThe_____Indexwerecarefullyselectedbasedonthisformula: Company=(P*10)+X+YwherePismypersonalopinionandXandYarebothlettersthatdon't meananything.Pissubjecttosuddenandunexplainedchange,basedontheemailreportsI getfromreadersinthefield.Weightisgiventocompaniesthathavehighnumbersofcubicles, engineers."Whoexplainingwhat? Warrenbuffetonhisinability/abilitytoinvestintechstocks
80)Canon,11Bentley,6Timberland,5Jaguar,1Xerox,whatarethesemeansinUSAin2000? thesearethenamesofnewbornbabygivenbysomegr8brandlovingparents.
81)whichairlinewasoriginallycalledDobrolet? Aeroflot 82) WhatistheconnectionbetweenFindingNemoandSteveJobs? SteveJobsheadsPixarAnimationStidio,whichhasproducedFindingNemo 83)ThepersonnextincommandtotheCEOisoftenreferredtoastheUpperRoger.Fromwhat Indian(Sanskrit)worddoesthisphrasecome? YuvaRaja 84) Whatsocialexpressioncompany(ifImaycoinaphrase)wasstartedbythe18yearold JoyceHallin1910? Hallmark 85) Whatisthenamegiventosoftwaredevelopedexclusivelyforusebyinfantsandtoddlers? Lapware 86) Whatspectacularsuccessstorywasstartedin1889byLilaAchesonWallaceandDeWitt Wallace? Reader'sDigest 87) WhosefailedOilandGasventurewasnamedArbusto?ThenameisaSpanishtranslationfor theGuy'ssurname? George.W.Bush 88)Goldenhandshakesarepayoffsthataremadetoemployeesretiringbeforetheirterm,usually tofacilitateadownsizing.Whatareincentivesusedtoretainemployeescalled? GoldenHandcuffs 89)'EveryStreetispavedwithgold'istheautobiographyof KimWooChangfounderofDaewoo 90)'BeyondLastBlueMountain'istheautobiographyof JRDTata 91)ExpandFollowing ECOSOCEconomicandSocialCouncil FAOFoodandAgriculturalOrganization IFADInternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopment ILOInternationalLaborOrganization UNESCOUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization IBRDInternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment [itisWorldBank'soriginalnameIBRD]
MIGA MultilateralInvestmentGuaranteeAgency IFCInternationalFinanceCorporation Adidas ADolfDAssler.[andthenthepopularAllDayiDreamAbout] 92)GiveOrganizationformedintheyear,no.ofmembersandHQDetailoffollowing EuropeanUnion(EU),1991,25Brussels AssociationOfSouthEastAsianNations(ASEAN),1967,10,Jakarta SouthAsianAssociationforRegionalCooperation(SAARC),1983,7Kathmandu OrganizationofthePetroleumExportingCountries(OPEC),1960,12,Vienna InternationalCriminalPoliceOrganization(Interpol),1914,177,Lyon(France) TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB),1966,63,Manila 93)ThenameoftheflavorbaseincludedinthesecretformulaofCocaColaisreferredtoas? 7X 94)ExpandYAHOO?YetAnotherHeirarchialOfficiousOracle 95)Themanagementguruwhodescribeshimselfas"Princeofdisorder"anda"Professional Loudmouth"? TomPeters 96) WhatconnectsHexley,theplatypustoApplecomputers? TheDarwin[developersdecidedtoadoptamascotin2000,andchoseHexleytheplatypus DarwinisthecoreoperatingsystemofAppleComputer'sMacOSX,andrunsonanopen sourcekernelcalledXNU.ApplefirstreleasedDarwintotheopensourcecommunityin2000.] 97)HeisaselfmademultibillionaireCEO.Heisobsessiveaboutmoppingupwaterpuddlesin themen'srestroom,colleaguessay.Hehasaslewofpets,includingthreedogsandsixbirds. Hiscompanyfeaturesoneoftheloopiestcorporatecultures,where"havingfun"isanofficial goal.Hehaspinnedupjumbosizedpicturesofgrinningemployeesalloverthehallwayatthe company'scorporateheadquartersinPleasanton,California.Who,andwhichcompany? DavidDuffieldofPeopleSoft. 98)Bornin1837,descendentofWelshancestorswhocametoMassachusettsin1636,hebegan hiscareerin1856.HedislikedanddisagreedfrequentlywithTheodoreRoosevelt,andwhen thepresidentwasoffonasafariinAfrica,heisallegedtohavesaidIhopethefirstlionthat hemeetsdoesitsduty.Hewasonceaskedformoneybyafriendinneed.Hetookthefriend forawalkallaroundNewYorkandafteranhour,toldhimNowthatyouhavebeenseenwith me,youwillhavenoproblemsgettingaloan.AchurchmancalledhimPierpontifexMaximus. TheWallStreetJournalcalledhimtheundisputedleaderwhohasstoodbetweenthebusiness ofthiscountryanddisaster.Who? JohnPierpontMorganJPMorgan
99)In1923,heleftKansasandboardedatraintoCaliforniawith$40inhispocket.Whenafellow passengeraskedhimabouthisintentions,hesaidImgoingtodirectgreatHollywoodmotion pictures.AfterseeingTheJazzSingerhewrotetohisbrother:"Ithinkthisis,OldMan, Opportunityrappingatourdoor.Slapabigmortgageoneverythingwevegotandletusgo afterthisthingintherightmanner."In1938,hereceivedhonorarydegreesfrombothHarvard andYaleuniversities,andalsoacceptedanawardfromtheLeagueofNations.Hestartedthe ExperimentalPrototypeCommunityofTomorrowcenterinUSA.Who? WaltDisney 100)AtameetingofadvertisingheadsatNationalCashRegisterwhichwasgoingnowhere,this youngSalesManagerjumpedtohisfeetandyelledThetroublewitheveryoneofusisthat wedontthinkenough.Wedon'tgetpaidforworkingwithourfeetwegetpaidforworking withourheads.Anymanonthesellingforcecouldmaketwodollarswherehenowmakes oneifhewouldthinkalongtherightlines.IDontThinkhascosttheworldmillionsofdollars. Who? ThomasWatson,wholaterwentontoheadIBM&alsoitwashewhogaveIBMthemotto THINK 101)Thispersonwroteabouthimselfthus:"Principalvirtues:keepshisnailsclean.Principalfaults thathehasnofamily,isbadtemperedandhasapoordigestion.Oneandonlywish:Notto beburiedalive.Greatestsin:thathedoesnotworshipMammon.Importanteventsinhislife: None".Who? AlfredNobel 102)HecalledhiswifeTheBelieverbecausesheencouragedhimatatimewheneveryoneelse calledhimcrazy.JohnKennethGalbraithsaidthisofhim:Ifthereisanycertaintyastowhat abusinessmanis,heisassuredlythethings________isnot."ThomasAlvaEdisononcetold himYoungman,youhavetherightidea.Keepatit.Hegothisgreatestinspirationwhile watchingChicagomeatpackerscutbeefthatmovedpastthemonanoverheadtrolley.Who? HenryFordHegottheideaofassemblylineproductionwhilewatchingChicagomeat packerscutbeefthatmovedpastthemonanoverheadtrolley. 103)HehaslaunchedauniversityatElkGroveVillage,Illinois.PresidentNixononcemethimand asked"Whatisitnow,eightorninebillion?"Towhichhereplied,"Mr.President,itis12 billion."Whenhiscompany'smarketvaluesurpassedU.S.Steels,SenatorLloydBentson complainedSomethingiswrongwithoureconomywhenthestockmarketislongon_____ andshortonsteelAttheageof72,heacquiredtheSanDiegoPadresbaseballteam.Tillthe ageof52hewasapeddlerofmilkshakemachines.Who? RayKroc,HewasthemainforcebehindMcDonalds.hehasstartedaHamburger UniversityinIllinois.TheanswerfortheblankisBurgers RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
104)Anauthor,asasignofgratitudetothenursewhohadcaredforhisfirstbornchild,gavea scriptandaskedhertosellitwhenshewasinneedofmoney.Yearslater,whenthenurse wasreallyinwantofmoney,shesolditandlivedincomfortfortherestofherlife.The manuscriptwasthefirstpartofafamousworkofthisauthor.Namethebookandauthor? Book:JungleBookAuthor:RudyardKipling. 105)MasaruIbuka,aftergraduatinginengineering,failedtheentryexaminationforlifetime employmentatToshiba,anddecidedtostarthisownsmallbusiness.Hewasfortunatetofind apartnerwhohadaflairforfinanceandsalesmanship.Whowasthispartner?Whatwasthe companytheystarted? AkioMoritawasthepartner&companywasSony 106) WhowasthestarofafilmGrimegoesgreenalongwithJohnCleese? PrinceCharles 107) WhatisthedifferencebetweenMadeinAmericaandWellMadeinAmerica? MadeinAmericaisabookonWalMartbySamWalton whileWellMadeinAmericaisabookonHarleyDavidsonbyPeterC.Ried. 108) WhichveryfamouspersonalitynamewasdeletedfromthelistoftheTopPhilanthropistsfor someunscrupulousreasons.Andwhy? WarrenBuffetbecausehischaritywasnotatparwithhiswealthandothersonthelist Votedagainsthisinclusion,heisfamousfortwothings.First,foramassingthesecond biggestfortuneintheU.S.asoneofthemosttalentedinvestorstheworldhaseverknown. Second,foranaversiontospendingadimeofthat$41billiononanythingbutthestrictly necessary.Thatincludesdecliningtoprovidehiskidswithfortunesoftheirown,collecting yachtsorracehorses,orgivinglargechunksofhiswealthtoworthycauses. 109)"Backtobackticketing"whatisitandhowcomeitisusedintelligently. BacktobackticketingisitbuyingroundtripticketslikeA>B>C&backbut usingonlyonelegofeachtrip(foreconomicalreasons). [Insimplewords,itmeans,eitheryouareintentionallyusingonlyapartofyouritineraryor youritineraryisnotusedinsequentialmannertosavemoneyandtakeadvantageof variousdiscountofferedbyAirlinewhichmaynotbeavailableforgeneralbooking.] 110)Youmusthaveheardthefamousadof"saatswadmainlijjatpapad"!!!Wheredoesthatsaat comesfrom? saatswadmainlijjatpapadbecausestartedbysevensevensistermembersofShri MahilaGrihaUdyogLijjatPapad,nowithasmorethan40000sistersasitsmembers. Incidentally,itsProductPapadisalsoavailablein7categories.
111)Jaggerywasfollowedbypotatoesthencastor,blackpepper,turmericandhessianwhatis thisseries.? ForwardtradingisallowedonlyonthesecommoditiesinIndia. 112)RichardBransonusuallyassociatedthewordVirginwithalmostallofhisbusinessventures. HowevertheonlyexceptionwaswhenhelaunchedthisCondomsbrand.Decidingthatthe wordVirginwouldnotgodownwellwithaCondomsbrand,hecameupwiththisothername. Now,whatwasthenameofthisbrand?? Matescondoms 113)Theyearwas1950.Shehadbroughtabigbagfilledwithmerchandise,andshesetitupand wasinbusinessatNeimanMarcus.Stoppingeveryonewhocameinthedoor,shesaid,"Try this.I',___________,andthesearethemostwonderfulbeautyproductsintheworld."Who? EsteLauder,whofoundedtheEsteLauderCo.Today,itcontrolsover45%ofthe cosmeticsmarketinUSdepartmentstoresthreetimesthevolumeofitsclosestcompetitor. 114)Thisfamousperson'spoliticalinvolvementcamewithitsshareofcontroversy.Mostnotably, in1975hespentsixdaysgivinglecturesonpublicpolicyinChileandhadonebriefmeeting withtherightwingdictatorAugustoPinochet.Theresultwasastormofprotest.Whenhewas awardedtheNobelPrizethenextyear,publicobjectionscamefromalldirections,including previousprizewinnersLinusPaulingandDavidBaltimore.Who? MiltonFriedman,oneofthegreatesteconomistofalltimes 115)HehasbeenaprofessorofElectricalEnggandComputerScienceattheMassachusetts InstituteofTechnologyfor35years.HisproductshavebeenusedinGMCars,Zenithand PhillipsTVdivisions,NASAspaceshuttles,theQueenElizabethliner,andBroadwaytheatres. HisfatherfledfromCalcuttawherehewaswantedbytheBritishpoliceforrevolutionary activities.Who? AmarBose(BoseSpeakers) 116)Hesetupshopin1859asadrygoodstrader.Thebusinessthrivedin1861aftertheoutbreak oftheUSCivilWar,whentheUSArmyboughtalotofgrainandsuppliesfromhim.Hewasa regularattheEuclidAvenueBaptistChurchinClevelandandservedasaSundaySchool Superintendent.In1881,hesetupatrustofdozensofcompaniesthatcontrolled80%ofa particularindustry.OtherindustriesfollowedsuitandthisstartedoffthefirstAntiTrust regulationsintheUSA.Who? JohnRockefeller
117)MicrosoftissuesaCertificateofAuthenticitytoguardagainstcounterfeitsoftware.Ithasa watermarkwiththeimageofawoman.Namethewoman. AdaByron 118)HiswifeTovewassixtimesKaratechampionofFinland.Hebecamefamousforsomething hewroteasastudentattheUniversityofHelsinki.Namehim. LinusTorvalds,Linux 119)In1979,twoAmericanexecutiveswereimprisonedwithoutchargeinIranwhenAyatollah KhomeinideposedtheshahofIran.TheirCEOsentinabunchofcompanyexecutives,ledby aformercommandocalledArthurBullSimons,whorescuedthem,freeing13000other prisonersintheprocess.ThisincidentwaslaterturnedintoabestsellingnovelOnWingsof EaglesbyKenFollett.JustnametheCEO. TexasbusinessmanRossPerotofEDS. 120)ComputerPeripheralDevicesisaBangalorebasedfirmwhichmanufactureselectronicPCO callmonitors,whicharecommonlyusedinSTDboothsacrossIndia.WhichformerIndian cricketerownsthisfirm? BrijeshPatel 121) Whichbusinesstycoononcesaid"Idon'tthinkInternetisgoingtochangetheworldhow peoplechewgum"? WarrenBuffett 122)BigIdeasandGlobalKnowledgePortalsarecompaniesfoundedby__________. DanLiftonfoundedbigideas...DerekOBrien.GlobalKnowledge 123) WhichsongwasusedasthethemesongforthelaunchofWindows95?alsogivethename ofthebandbywhomitwascomposed. Rollingstones"StartMeUp" 124)SynergyCommunicationsaPvtLtdcoisfloatedby___________ SiddharthBasu 125)Connect:Santoor,Glucovita&BabySoft. Wipro
126)ontherecommendationofkumaramangalambirlacommitteeoncorporategovenanceSebi askedstockexchangeson21Feb2000toinsertanewclause49intheirlistingagreements withcompanies.ithadabout2000words.thenappointedanothercommitteeunderNarayana Murty,followingit,sebirevisedclause49.theninoct2004itsentanotherversiontothestock exchanges,thistimeabout3timesaslargeasthepreviousoneNowbytheendof2005all listedcompanieswillhaveto.accordingtotheamendeddefinitionunderclause49...what isit itdealswiththeappointmentofindependentdirectorsandthenewamendedclause tightensthegamutofindependentdirectors TheproposedClause49oftheListingAgreementstipulatesthatatleast50percent oftheboardofcompaniesshouldcompriseindependentdirectors.Thisisbasicallya corporategovernanceinitiativetoavoidtheBoardofdirectorsbeingforfromasinglefamily ormaybetoomanygovernmentservantsasinthecaseofONGC. TheGovernmentcontrolledlistedentities(wheretheGovernmenthasamajoritystake), includingONGC,haveintherecentmonthshavebeenforcedtoreviewthecompositionof theirboardsonaccountoftheproposedrevisedClause49andalsoduetothecapital marketregulators'stancethattheGovernmentnomineesontheboardsofGovernment ownedentitiescannotbecountedasindependentdirectors. 127)Namethedrinkthatwasinitiallysoldasmedicinefortheheadacheanditwasadvertisedwith ataglineof"TheIdeaBrainTonic" CocaCola. 128)ThistermisderivedfromtheGreekword'Oikanomia'means"HouseManagement".Whatis it? Economics 129)HowABNAMRObankgotitspresentname? theNederlandseandtheTwentscheBankmergedtoformtheAlgemeneBankNederland (ABN).latertheAmsterdamscheBankandtheRotterdamscheBankmergedtoformtheAmro Bank.than,ABNandAmroBankmergedtoformABNAMRO 130)HeisthepioneerinmutualfundindustryandoftenreferredastheFatherofIndexFund investing.HecreatedthefirstS&P500Indexfund.Identifythisperson? JohnBogle 131) Whichfinancialservicesgiantisreferredasthe"ThunderingHerd"? MerrillLynch 132) WhattermbecamepopularafterthenewspaperreportofWatergateScandalintheyear 1973? 'MoneyLaundering' RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
133)Ifyoufilethe'chapternumber11'inUSAinthenameofyourcompanywhatwouldyoudo? You'llbefilingforbankruptcy 134) Whatwerebuiltundertheproject178? FIATcarsSiena,Sienaweekend,andPalio 135)CannaughtPlazaRestaurantsandHardcastleRestaurantshavehadtheresponsibilityforthe entryofWhichMNCtoIndia? McDonalds 136)Thisfamousbusinesspersonalityearnmoneybyrepairingtoytrainswhenhewasat13.His fatherescapedfromtheBritishPolicein1920andlandedinUSAwith$20inhispocketand latermarriedanAmericanschoolteacherandsettledinPhiladelphia.Hiscorporate headquartersisknownas"TheMountain".Identifyhim. AmarBoseofBosecorp. 137)BigBlueisIBM.Whichcorporateisreferredas'BigBlack'? UnitedParcelService(UPS) 138)ThisfamousJapanesecorporationfirststartedasatinycorkmanufacturerinHiroshimain 1920,andwasknownasTokyoCorkTogyoCoLtd.Howitisknowntoday? Mazda 139)Youmayknowwhatisbluecollarorwhitecollarworker.What'ssteelcolarworker?AndOpen Collarworkers? SteelcollarrobotsaredoingactualworkinsteadofmenOpencollarsomeonewho worksathomeortelecommutes. 140)ShewasborninSt.Petersburg,RussiaonFeb2,1905.In1926,sheleftforHollywoodto pursueacareerasascreenwriter.CecilB.DeMillegaveherajob,firstasanextra,thenasa scriptreader.Shesoldherfirstscreenplay'RedPawn'toUniversalStudiosin1932andalso stagedherfirstplay'NightofJanuary16th'onBroadway.Herfirstnovelwasrejectedby publishersforyears,untilMacmillanpublisheditin1936.Identifyher. AynRand 141)ThisworldfamousdirectmarketingcompanywasfoundedbyRichDevosandJayVanAndel in1959.Nameit? Amway
142)Namethepersonwhocoinedtheterm"ManagementbyWanderingAround(WalkingAbout)", andpopularlyknownasMBWA? TomPeters[InhisbookInSearchofExcellence,TomPetersdetailedformillionsof readersthetrickbehindHP'sphenomenalgrowthandsuccess.Thetrick,itturnedout,wasn't somuchwhizbangtechnologyasitwasaspecialkindofspiritedmanagement. HP'sideaof"managementbywalkingaround"focusedmoreonaboss'sabilityto communicategoals(ratherthanorders)tohisorherstaff.Italsoputahighpremiumona manager'sabilitytowatchandlisten(ratherthanbarkandbite). Here'sanexcerptfromoneofinterviewsoftompeters: hesays... "......SowetalkedtoourcolleaguesandwethenendedupchattingupHewlettPackardand chattingup3Mandchattinguponlyabouttwoorthreeothercompaniesandpeoplehad talkedtousandwesaidmygosh,theyaretalkingaboutalltheseincrediblystrangethings forbigcompanieslikepeoplelistentotheircustomers,andifyouanofficionardoofmywork youwillknowthatweshamelesslystolefromHewlettPackardthisideathatwascalled MBWAManagingByWanderingAroundwhichyoucouldcalltheworstkindof managementconsultancycrapbutatthetimethewholenotionwasbusinessisnotallan abstraction,businessisnotallaboutMBAschools,businessisnotallaboutnumbers,its aboutmanagerswhogettheheckoutoftheircubiclesandwhoareactuallyintruecontact withtheiremployeesandtheirvendorsandtheircustomersanddoingthefacetofacething whichwasnotwhereenterprisewasatthetime....." moredetailsoftheinterview: http://www.redworld.biz/redbusiness/issue/vol3/issue04/guru moreaboutMBWAgoto: http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/mgmt_mbwa.html] 143) Whichsuccessfulinvestorispopularlyknownas"TheOracleofOmaha"?Andhisfamous quoteis"RuleNo.1:Neverlossmoney,RuleNo.2:NeverforgettheRuleNo.1" WarrenBuffet 144) Whichistheonlycountryhavingpapercurrencyandhavenocoinsanditintroducedcheque onlyin1997? Vietnam 145)"Iknewatradenamemustbeshort,vigorous,incapableofbeingmisspelledtoanextentthat willdestroyitsidentity,andinordertosatisfythetrademarklaws,itmustmeannothing".Who saidthisandnamethebrand? GeorgeEastmanKodak
146) WhatwasknownastheBlueRibbonSportscompanyearlier? Nike 147) WhichbrandgotitsnamefromaSanskritwordwhichmeans"Priceless"? Amul 148)TheExperienceMusicprojectinSeattle,Washingtonisaninteractivemusicmuseum designedbyarchitectFrankOGehry.Whoisitsfounder? PaulG.Allen[cofounderofMicrosoft] 149)Inmedievaltimes,astheydoevennow,merchantsusedtobuygoodsinbulk,forexample 12dozenbalesofcloth,andselltheseatfairgrounds.Now,whatwordwascoinedtodescribe suchmerchants? Grocery 150)Oneoftheriskanalysismodelsusedtoanalyze,sayastockprice,isasimulationmethod thatrandomlygeneratesvaluesforuncertainvariablesoverandovertosimulateamodel. ThismodelisnamedafteraEuropeancity.Whichmethod? MonteCarlomethod 151)TheMeghdootAwardsforExcellenceisawardedtoemployeesofwhichprofessioninthe IndianServiceIndustry? PostalService 152)In1851,whenconsumersbalkedatthe$75pricetag,thiscompany"originatedtheworld's firstinstallmentplantomakeitaffordable"?Namethecompany. SingertheSewingmachinecompany. 153)connect:Bagpiperwhiskybrandambassador,Bajaj2wheelerandITCbrandmascot... ITCbrandmascotSunnymascot BagpiperwhiskybrandambassadorSunny'sfatherDharmendra Bajaj2wheelerBajajSunny 154) WhowasthefirstIndianactresstoendorseLUX.? LeelaChitnis 155)Thefirstproductmadebythiscompanywasacarrecordplayer.Theygavethemselvesa namesimilartothenameofthemarketleaderinrecordplayersinthosedays.Namethe company. Motorola 156)Thisproductisconsideredthebestofitskind.ThefirstonewascompletedinSeptember 1968,tookfouryearsand$1.5btobuild,andtheeffortalmostsankthecompanyandthrew thecityofSeattleintoadepression.7000menworkedtomakeit.What? Boeing747 RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
157) WhatprincipleofstockspeculationwasfirstpropoundedbyThomasF.Woodlock? theconceptthatoddottersarealwayswrong 158)HecalledhiswifeTheBelieverbecausesheencouragedhimatatimewheneveryoneelse calledhimcrazy...Whoishe? HenryFord 159)ForwhichcorporateCarolinDavidsondesignedthelogofor$30whileshewasastudentin StanfordUniversity? Nike 160)Thisformermaidwasthefirstwomantosellproductsbymailorder,organizeanationwide doortodoorsalesforce,andopenherownbeautyschool. SarahWalker/MadamCJ 161)Knownasthe'QueenofSeventhAvenue,'thisfashiondesignerlaunchedherownlinein 1984. DonnaKaran 162)ThefirstwomantopurchaseaseatontheNewYorkStockExchangewas: MurielSiebert 163)Afterworkingasastockbroker,shefoundedacateringcompanythatledtoamagazineand TVshowdevotedtocookingandentertaining MarthaStewart 164)Her1989convictionforincometaxevasionandhertoughreputationearnedthishotelowner thenickname'TheQueenofMean.' LeonaHelmsley 165) WhatcosmeticsexecutiveisknownforgivingpinkCadillacsasincentivesforhersalesstaff? MaryKayAsh 166)ItwascalledRacalTelecomwhenitwasformedin1984asasubsidiaryofRacalElectronics Ltd.Itbecameanindependentcompanysevenyearslater,atwhichtimeitchangeditsname to? Vodafone 167) Whosaidthisrecently:"Althoughtherewillalwaysbemoreworktobedonetopreserveand enhancetheintegrityandstrengthofournation'scorporationsandmarkets,Ibelievethetime hascomeformetostepdownandreturntotheprivatesectorandmyfamily." WilliamDonaldsonLeavingtheSEC
168)KitKathasalwaysbeenseeninitswellknownredandwhitewrapperexceptbetween1945 and1947whenitsportedabluewrapper.Whywasitchangedthen? thewrapperwaschangedtoablueonein1945,whenitwasmadewithaplain chocolatecoveringinsteadofmilkchocolateowingtoacuteshortageofmilkafter WorldWar2 169)DorcasMarketMakersLtdisthemarketingarmofwhichwellnessandpersonalcare company? Cholayil 170)SuchbondsofLatinAmericancountriesareissuedinUSdollarsandbackedbyUSTreasury zerocouponbonds.TheyarenamedafteraformerUSSecretaryofTreasury.Whatarewe referringto? BradyBonds 171)NorthAmericanSportsNetworkisacablechannelthatbroadcastsbaseball,basketball,and otherUSsportsinEurope.Now,whichinvestor,oneoftheworld'srichestpeople,recently decidedtosellhis70percentstakeinit? AllenPaul 172)AcmeClothingboughtAcmeGlobalandAcmeHospitalitylastyear.Whatwasitrenamedas thisyear? Provogue 173)ByungChullLee'sbusiness,startedin1938,initiallyfocusedonexportingdriedKoreanfish, vegetablesandfruittoManchuriaandBeijing.Inoveradecade,ithaditsownflourmillsand confectionerymachines.Whichcompanyarewereferringto? Samsung 174)Thecurrencyofwhichcountryiszloty,literallymeaning'golden'?(Themodernzlotywas introducedin1924afterthehyperinflationpostWorldWarI.Itreplacedthecountry'scurrency 'mark,'whichhadbeenaroundforeightyears.) Poland 175)AlliedDomecqwantstorevivethefadingCanadianClubwhisky,andforthatithasunveileda strategywherein10luckywinnersofaprogrammewillhaveachancetocompetealongside championChrisMoneymakerforamultimilliondollarpurse.Chrisisaleadingplayerinwhich 'sport'? Poker 176) WrittenbyStevenLevittandStephenDubner,thebook'sbaselinereads,'ARogue EconomistExplorestheHiddenSideofEverything.'Whichbook? Freakonomics
177)Followingprotestsfrombusinessleadersandunions,theBritishGovernmentdecidednotto goaheadwiththeproposaltochangethenameoftheDepartmentofTradeandIndustry. Whichtwowords,separatedbyacomma,wereproposedintheplaceof'Trade'? Productivity,Energy 178)TheweeklyEconomistcompilestwoindexesbasedontheconceptofpurchasingpower parity.OneistheBigMacindex,whichcomparesthepricesoftheMcDonald'sburgeraround theworld.Thesecondisthe'talllatteindex.'Whatdoesitcompare? PricesofStarbucksCoffee 179) WhichIndiancompanyhasjointventuresandallianceswithorganizationssuchasBabcock& Wilcox,KawasakiThermalEngineeringCompany,EcoTech,Honeywell,BloomEngineering, StruthersWellsandOzoneSystems? Thermax 180)ThechiefofMirnaVoda,amineralwatercompanyinZagrebwhichhaslaunchedabrand called'TitozIzvor,'saidaboutthename:"Ithasnothingtodowithpolitics.Itispurelya marketingmovewhichcouldhelpusmakeabreakthroughinarathersaturatedmarket." What'swiththename? ItsnamedafterlateYugoslavleaderTito 181)AboutwhatdidWarrenBuffettrefertowhenhewrotethis:"From1733to1758,BenFranklin dispensedusefulandtimelessadvicethroughPoorRichard'sAlmanack.Amongthevirtues extolledwerethrift,duty,hardwork,andsimplicity.Subsequently,twocenturieswentby duringwhichBen'sthoughtsonthesesubjectswereregardedasthelastword.ThenCharlie Mungersteppedforth." PoorCharlie'sAlmanack,anassortmentofMungersideas 182)KleenexandHuggiesarebrandsofwhichcompany? KimberlyClark 183)In1993,aDirectoratthisAhmedabadbasedpharmacompany,whiletravellingininterior Gujarat,sawdeepcracksintheheelsofwomenworkinginthefields."Someofthemhad difficultyinwalkingandthemud,stonesanddirtaggravatedtheproblem."Whichproductwas createdbasedonthisexperience? KrackCreamParasCompany 184)"Thehistoriesofthefamily(whichfoundedthebusiness)andofthecompanyaredirectly linkedtooneregion:easternFrance,Montbeliard.TheLion,theemblemofthemake,isalso onthecoatofarmsofFrancheComte,thebirthplaceofthefamily."Whichcompany? Peugeot
185)AcompanycalledSeaCodehaspresentedan"innovativeservice"called'HybridSourcing.' Accordingtotheplan,workersfromcountriessuchasIndiaandRussiawouldgetpaid around$22,000ayear,whichisaboutathirdofthemarketrate.Aswhatwilltheworkersbe classified,andwhyisthisschemesounique? "Seamen,TheCaliforniancompanyplanstohaveitsengineeringfacilityjustbeyond thethreemilelimitofftheUScoastandwillhaveforeignsoftwareprogrammers. 186)Completethename:PeterFerdinand...Drucker 187)Recently,theSanctuarygroup,whichmanagesartistessuchasBeyonce,tookoverTwenty FirstArtists,originallycoownedbythreepeople,includingFrankPreslandandKeithBradley. Whowastheother? EltonJohn 188) WhohasrecentlybecomethemajorityshareholderinCrisil? Standard&Poor(S&P) 189)Thesametwokeywordsareusedtodescribethefollowingtwophenomena:(i)Thiskindof liabilityisonewhereintheinjuryorharmtakestimetobecomeknown,andthegapbetweena claimandthecircumstancesthatcauseditcouldbedecades.(ii)ThephrasecoinedbyChris Andersontodescribehowproductsthatareinlowdemandcancollectivelymakeupamarket sharethatrivalsorexceedstherelativelyfewcurrentbestsellersorblockbustersifdistribution isadequate.Canyounamethem? LongTail 190)Inaninterviewtoadaily,hesaid:"Iliveonmyfarmmostofthetime,comingtoMumbaionly forshootings."HewasaskedabouthisdecisiontobethebrandambassadorofMahyco Monsanto'sBtCottonproducts.Who'she? NanaPatekar 191)Theoriginsofthiscompanygobackto1901,whenEnglishmanWilliamKnoxD'Arcygotto exploretheoilresourcesofPersia,thankstoaconcessionheobtainedfromtheShahof Persia.Ittookyearstomakethediscovery,andwhenitwasmade,theAngloPersianOil Companywasformed,whichisnowcalledwhat? BritishPetroleum 192)Pepsilostitsbidtotrademarkoneofitsproduct'sbrandsintheEuropeanUnion.AEUcourt ruledrecentlythatthenamecouldbeconfusedwithaGermanpotatochipsbrand,marketed byIntersnackKnabberGeback.Whichisthisbrand,andwhatisPepsi's? Ruffles 193)Completethename:CaraCarletonSneed.... Fiorina RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
194) UnderwhatbrandnamedoesBengalWaterproofLtd,whosesubsidiariesincludeBihar RubberCompanyLtdandBensriRubberProducts,sellitsproducts? Duckback 195) Whichpioneeringindustrialistsaid:"Thereisonerulefortheindustrialistandthatis:Makethe bestqualityofgoodspossibleatthelowestcostpossible,payingthehighestwages possible"?Hesurepractisedwhathepreached! HenryFord 196)CharlesSimonyi,alongwithButlerLampson,issaidtohavedevelopedthefirstWYSIWYG, pronounced'wizzywig'or'wuzzywig',documentpreparationprogramme.Whatdoesitstand for? WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouGet 197) Whichcountry'sPostalDepartment,forthefirsttime,dressedupitspostmenasSanta ClausesinanefforttomatchupwiththeChristmaspromotionsofprivateplayers? India 198) WhatisSantaClausEffectw.r.tUSteenagerbehavioralpattern? ThephenomenonofmostUSteenagerslosingtheirvirginityduringChristmas Holidays! 199) WhatwasMrs.Weasley'sChristmasgifttoHarryPotteronhisfirstChristmasatHogwarts SchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry? Abrightemeraldgreenhandknitsweater 200)Nametheworldsfirstbicyclebrand Boneshaker(1866)manufacturedbySwiftcyclecompanyatCoventry,England 201)In1906,AmmembalSubbaRaoPaifoundedthisorganizationasthe...BankHindu PermanentFund.Filluptheblank.(Somemoredetails:theorganizationhasabimonthly,bi lingualhousejournalcalledShreyas,andhasonitsrollssportsmensuchhasVenkatesh PrasadandVimalKumar.) Canara 202)ThefollowingispartofBono'sforewordtothisbook:"Hisvoiceislouderthananyelectric guitar,heavierthanheavymetal.Heisnotjustanimatedhe'sangry.Becauseheknowsthata lotofthecrisisinthedevelopingworldcanbeavoided."Canyounametheauthorandthe book,whichtalksaboutputtinganendtopoverty? TheEndofPoverty",authorisJeffereyDSachs
203)Afteryearsofdeliveringspeechesaboutascandalandhissurvivalofcoloncancer,hehas landedhisfirstregularjobin10yearsascommercialmanagerofIreland'sGalwayUnited FootballClub.Who'she? NickLeeson 204)Itwasstartedin1887astheClintonPharmaceuticalCompany,whenitspartners,McLaren BristolandJohnRipleyMyers,gotitofficiallyincorporated.In1898,thecompanygotanew name,withthefounders'namesbecomingpartofit.AfterMyers'deathhin1899,whenthe companybecameacorporation,itsnameunderwentafurtherchange.Howwasitknown beforeandafterMyers'death? Bristol,MyersafterhisdeathitgotchangedtoBristolMyers 205)India'sOnlineMarketplace'isnow...? Baazee.com[noweBay.in] 206) Whichissaidtobetheworld'sbiggestmobilephonecompanybyusers? ChinaMobile 207)AbrokenprinterribbonforcedTomStembergtolookforastorethatcouldsupplyhimthe stuff,buthewasgettingnowherewiththesearch.ThatwasinJuly1985,andtheincidentwas thebasisforapioneeringeffortbyTom.Whatdidhestart10monthhaslater? Staples 208)ThisbreathfreshenerbrandinBelgiumhasbeencalled"asmallcompanywithbig ambitions."So,accordingtoanexecutivewiththeadagencyDuvalGuillaume,whichworked forthebrand,therehadtobeenoughexcitementaroundtheproductwithoutitcostingalot. Whatdidtheagencydorecently,andcanyounamethebrand? 'OneSecond.' TheagencycreatedaTVcommercialforonesecond! 209) WhichistheflagshipcompanyofthegroupthatownsHikalChemicals,AutomotiveAxlesand EpicenterTechnologies? TheKalyaniGroupandthatwouldbeBharatForge 210)Iron&SteelismorefamouslyknownasPosco.Filluptheblank. Pohang 211)Ifyouarea'Sheru,'youwouldbearegisteredmemberof...? ShareKhan.com 212)AlaindePouzilhacsteppeddownasCEOofwhichadvertisingcompanyrecently? Havas
213)'IdiotsPriceOurDevices'!Thiswasonefamouscommentamongthemanythatwereseenon theInternetwhenthiscompanylaunchedaproductnearlythreeyearsago.Demand, however,seemstohavesoarednow.Whichproductarewereferringto?Also,whichisthe company? Appleipod 214)M.P.Sharma,DrMadanVaidyaMishraandP.L.Agarwal.Whywerethethreenamesinthe news? Priyamvadabirlawillcase 215)ThisbankwasestablishedinLahorein1943byRaiBahadurLalaSohanLal,whoalso becameitsfirstChairman.AfterPartition,thebank'sregisteredofficeshiftedtoAmritsar.Its currentheadofficeisinNewDelhi.Canyounamethisbank? OrientalBankOfCommerce. 216)CanyounamethecompanysetupbyPrinceCharlesintheearly1990stomakeorganicfood products? DuchOriginal 217)Japan'ssecondandfourthbiggestbanksintermsofassetshaveagreedtomerge.The mergedentitywillbecometheworld'sbiggestbankinggroup.Canyounamethetwobanks? MitsubishiBanknUFJHoldings 218)In1907,EugeneSchueller,aFrenchchemist,developedahaircolourformula.Twoyears later,heregisteredhiscompanyas'SocieteFrancaisedeTeinturesInoffensivespour Cheveux.'Howdoweknowittoday? L'oreal 219)SMS:ShortMessagingService::XMS:? SecureMessagingService 220)AuthenticMarketingisntknowingthecostofsellingofwhatyoumake,butknowingwhatyou makeGoldenwords,whom? PhilipKotler 221)ConnectBernardTapie,CreditLeonige,RobertLouieDreyfusstoaBrand? ADIDAS.AftertheAdidasFamilygaveovertheentireStockholding,thesewerethe variouspeoplewithwhomthesharesweretransferredoneafteranother. 222)Connect:Interstate,Chronical,PureDesign(orwasitTheoDesign),etc HindunewspapercalledinMarioGarciatoredesigntheirnewspaperandthesewere the2Fontsheintroduced(Interstate,Chronical).
223)JamesWilson,founderofEconomistNewspaperandalsoStandardCharteredBankgave Indiasomething What? IncomeTax 224)StartedbyAristotleOnasis,itistheNationalAirlineofGreece? OlympicAirlines 225)Jetixisoneofthelesserknownchannelsof Disney 227) NetmergerisaregisteredtrademarkmergingTelephonywithMicrosoftSpeechserver Platform,developedby Intel 228)Eyeware,gogglesdesignedforGolfspecificallyby Adidas. 229)IQmagazinesOnlinePublicationisdonebyCISCO. 230)Connect:(Allpicsareshown) Nimbus,Reliance,NALsSARAS(Fighterplane),SilkRoute(Album)andthenthereisthe song:ChinnaChinnaAasaifromROJA AllofthemareregisteredTrademarksPaintShadesofAsianpaints(ROJA,Nimbus, etc) 231)Connect:(AgainPics) SSMusic,Inquilab,MetroRailways,KiranKarnik(Photo) MiddayMagazine.Connectbeing,Metrobeingtheireditorials,InquilabbeingMiddays Hindiperiodical,SSinvestmentsbeingtheirInternationalstocks(orsomething) 232)Connect:(Picsagain) Polaris,HotelTrident,Hercules(&XENAwarriorprincess),CarmenElectra,andSongofU2? AllPlanebrandsofLockHeedMartin. 233)Connect:(pics) AlanCox,Storyofaccidentalrevolution,PhoebeBuffay(friends),MustangLogo,Spirit watches.andSongfromEnigma. Linuxconnectbeinglikethis:Storyofaccidentalrevolutionwasthesubtitleof LinustorvaldissAutoBiography.AlanCoxgavetheinitialideaoftheTux.Phoebe, Mustang,enigmaandespiritaretheCodenamesofUnixversions.
234) WhichsportingcompanyenteredatieupwithSearratoenterintotheIndianMarket LottoSport 235)RallisportistheBluetoothMobilefromMotorolawithcollaborationwith Oakley. 236) WhichmercantileinstitutionhashadthemottoMywordismybondsince1801? LondonStockExchange 237)BywhatpopularnamewasthecoalitionofvariousreformistgroupsthatoverthrewOttoman SultanAbdulhamidIIin1876known?(Hint:TheanswerisaverypopularshowonCNBC TV18,welleventhoughalltheshowsarepopularthisonehasbecomefamous) YoungTurks 238)BywhatbrandnameistheFederationofItalianAutomobileWorksatTurin,morepopularly know? FIAT 239) WhicheconomistputforwardthepropositionWorkexpandstofilltime? Parkinson'slaw 240)ItsprincipalsubsidiariesareMGMStudiosInc.,UnitedArtistsCorporation,andOrionPictures Corporation.Thenameistakenfromthethreecompaniesthatformedacorporatemergerin 1924underthecontrolofmovietheatermagnateMarcusLoew? MetroGoldwynMayerInc.(ArsGratiaArtis) 241)wasfoundedbyToshioIue,aformerMatsushitaemployee,in1947 Thecompany'snamemeansthreeoceansinJapanese,referringtothefounder'sambitionto selltheirproductsworldwide,acrosstheAtlantic,PacificandIndianoceans. Sanyo 242) ____wasfoundedinFebruary1982byRodCanion,JimHarrisandBillMurto,threesenior managersfromsemiconductormanufacturerTexasInstruments.Thiscompanyrecently mergedwithanothercompany,themergerwasoneofthemosttalkedaboutmergersafter AOLTimeWarnerinAmerica.. Compaq 243)Thefirsteditionofthe_________waspublishedin1955,commissionedbytheGuinness breweryafteradebateoverthefastestspeciesofgamebirdcouldnotbesettledwithexisting referencebooks.ItwasresearchedbyRossandNorrisMcWhirter,twinsandnotedBritish athletesandjournalists,whoatthetimeranafactfindingagencyinLondon. TheGuinnessBookofRecords
244) ______wascofoundedinHollywood,California,in1923byfourbrothers,Harry(1881195, Albert(18821967),Sam(18871927)andJack(1892197.Thefirstmajorstarofthis companywasadog,RinTinTin. WarnerBros 245)GoodrickeGroupofcompaniesheadofficeinSouthCalcuttaiscalled"__________house" .Givemethefullnameandjustifythename(whyisitcalledso) CamelliaHouse 246)Thebrainsbehindthistractormodel,developedinlatesixties,gaveitanamethatsignifies 'somethingIndian.Namethebrand Swaraj 247) WhichIndianorganizationhasusedoutsourcingtothehighestlevelandhas570employees alloverthecountryhandlingbusinessworthRs54000crores? Xansa 248) WhichcarhasbecomethefirstcarevertobeconferredwiththeFivestardiamondaward? MercMaybach 249) Whichfamousbrandnameisderivedfromacombinationoftwowords,thatmeansdead'in Frenchand'one'inGerman? Mortein(Mort+Ein) 250) WhatscommonwithGujaratAmbujaCements,BhartiTeleventuresandMaxHealthcare?? WarburgPincus,ithasinvestedinallthethreecompanies. 251)ItsMexicoadsweresupposedtohaveread,"Itwon'tleakinyourpocketandembarrassyou." Thecompanythoughtthattheword"embarazar"(toimpregnate)meanttoembarrass,sothe adread:"Itwon'tleakinyourpocketandmakeyoupregnant!" ParkerPen 252)Its"ComeAliveWiththe[companyname]Generation"translatedinto"[companyname] BringsYourAncestorsBackFromtheGrave"inChinese. Pepsi 253)ItintroducedatoothpasteinFrancecalledCue,thenameofanotoriouspornomagazine. ColgatePalmolive 254)ThisautomajormarketedthiscarinCentralandSouthAmericabythenamemeaningin Spanish,"itdoesn'tgo". GMforcarNova
255)ThisScandinavianvacuummanufacturerusedthefollowinginanAmericancampaign: "Nothingsuckslikean[companyname]." Electrolux 256)Intakeoverjargon,whatisaPoisonPill? Liabilitiesorlossesdeliberatelyassumedbyacompany,tomakeitalessattractive candidatefortakeovers. 257) WhatisthekeydifferencebetweencarsfortheAmerican&Canadianmarkets? DashboardinFPSsystemvs.MKSsystem. 258) WhatisthesimilaritybetweenLeviStraussandFevicol? Theirlogosaresimilar:horsespullingapartjeansforLevi's,elephantspullingapartaball forFevicol.Asmentionedabove,therespectiveproductlogosarederivativesofthe Magdeburghemisphereexperiment 259)ABritishcompanycalledWire&PlasticProductsLtd.istheworldno.1initsfield.Whatfield? Advertising.It'sthecoreoftheWPPGroupthatownsO&M,JWTandothercompanies. 260) WhatinventionoftheconfectionerGeorgeSmithwasnamedafterafamousracehorseofthe early20thcentury? TheLollipop 261)Ifyouhadboughtstocksworth$15inthiscompanyin1964,itwouldbeworthmorethan $5000in25years.Thiscompany'ssuccessis,moreorless,basedonasingle product.(Hint:Thecompanysnamecontainstheproductitsells) KentuckyFriedChicken 262)"AnyAirlinewhichhasbeeninservicesince1365...."isthebeginningofanadvertisementfor whichairline? SaudiA 263)TataFiat,connect(recentnews) TataMotorsgoingtousethePalioenginesfortheIndicapetrolversions. 264)TommyHilfigerisbeingconsideredbywhichFortune500companyforbuyout WalMartisbuyingTommyHilfiger
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1)NametwomoviesdistributedbyRonieScrewala'sUTV? Lagaan,MissionKashmir,Sarfarosh,Asoka,HyderabadBlues,PhirMilenge,Swadesetc. 2)WhoconceivedtheideaofISB?Whowasthedean?Thefounderheadedwhichworld knowncompany? RajatGupta(McKinsey),S.Ghoshal(Dean) 3)Indiancontender(verystrongone,really!!)forPapalelection?? IvanDias[JosephRatzingerfromGermanyisthenewPope] 4)Thissportingevent,thefirsteditionofwhichwasplayedattheWarehouseman'sCricket GroundatAlbertPark,issponsoredbyKiaMotors.Whichisit? TheAustralianOpen 5)KishoreKumarhasmodeledforoneproduct,whichone? Brylcream 6)OnwhichTVchannelnowinIndiawouldyoufindafrogasthelogo? Kermit 7)DuringClintonandBushpresidencyfight,Clintonspartycameupwitha4letterslogan, whatwasit? Itstheeconomystupid 8)WhatisaDutchAuction? Anauctionmethodthatusesabiddingprocesstofindanoptimalmarketpriceforthestock,the lowestpriceatwhichanissuingcompanycansellalltheavailableshares 9)WhoisAfrica'srichestman? NickyOppenheimer 10)cananyonelistmetheorderofpaymenttothevarietyofstakeholdersinacompany onceithasbeenliquidatedbyatrustee? ineedtheorder,whogetspaidfirstandwhothelastandthereasonslistedalongside. Logicallythecreditorsshouldgetitfirst... unsecuredcreditors floatingchargeholders preferentialcreditors debentureholders thengotheshareholders? RaviTheSun www.sunsoft.co.in www.ravithesun.co.in
preferentialshareholders equityshareholders promoters. 11)WhichIndiancricketeristheendorseroftheworldsfirststateoftheartcellphonewith harmlessradiation?AlsoNamethecompany. SachinTendulkar,GHanzmobilephones 12)whatistheoriginalnameof"lalitaji"thesurffame"? KavitaChowdary 13)The'A'seriesreferstosizesofpaperlikeA3,A4etc.Whatseriesdescribesthe envelopesorfoldersthatwillenclosetheAseries? sizeC.. 14)WhichIndiancitywasthefirsttohavelagernumberofcellphonesthanlandline phones?(now.wholeIndiahasmorecellphonesthanlandlines) Chandigarh 15)WhowrotethebookLiar'spoker? MichaelLewis 16)JamesBondissupposedtobeanemployeeofwhichcompany? hermajesty'ssecretservice/Mi6!! 17)WhoarethesponsorsofZimbabwenSouthAfricancricketteam? Bata(Zimbabwe)MTNSouthAfrican 18)WhichproductwasfirstcertifiedbyISI? IndianNationalFlag 19)WhichcarinSpanishmeans'Charming'? Matiz 20)Whichfamous'rehabcenter'hadthetext"Welcomehome,welcometoxxxxx",where xxxxxisitsname? wellthisrehabcenteristheprison,onwhichisbasedthelovelymovieTheRock,itsnameis Alcatraz 21)WhichUSprezwaspartofapublicationgroup?acnunamethat? Roosevelt 22)InCalcutta,TataIndicahavebeenconvertedintoACtaxis.Whataretheycalled? BlueArrow
23)Inmanagementjargon,ifyouhaveheardofIQandEQ,thenwhatisSQ? SQSpiritualQuotient 24)Whichcompanyisthesponsorforallcricketumpires?? Emirates(http://www.icccricket.com/umpiresreferees/) 25)ABCLiscomingbackwithwhichfilm? Ranveerhasbeenputonhold...ItwillbeAjnabinow..(*ingbigbndia)..othersincludeViruddh andFamily 26)WhichwordconnectedtostockexchangehasitsoriginfromLatinfor'moneybag' Bourse 27)WhoisvotedasthemostinfluentialpersonofALLTIMES? Muhammad[PreacherofIslam] JesusChristcomes2nd... 28)Whichwasthefirstbuildingintheworldtohaveaircoolingsystem&when? TheBritishParliamentin1837 29)OnAugust4,1922theentiretelephonesystemofUS&Canadawasswitchedoff.What wasthereason? AlexanderGrahamBelldied. 30)Whatdoes"sheep"meaninStockMarket? Thesheepinstockmarketistheonewhofollowstheleader. 31)CinepersonalitytobeappointedastheUNICEFiconforchildhealth AngelinaJolie 32)WhatwasmarketedasIndianversionofthebluepillViagra Sheelajit 33)WhatisBuiltoperateTransfer(BOT)? Itsamodelinwhichubuildafirm,operateitforsometimenthensellittoabigshot firm.exampleDAKSHsoldtoIBM 34)WhatisParisClub? TheParisClubisaninformalgroupofofficialcreditorswhoseroleistofindcoordinatedand sustainablesolutionstothepaymentdifficultiesexperiencedbydebtornations.ParisClub creditorsagreetoreschedulingdebtsduetothem.Reschedulingisameansofprovidinga countrywithdebtreliefthroughapostponementand,inthecaseofconcessionalrescheduling, areductionindebtserviceobligations.Thefirstmeetingwithadebtorcountrywasin1956 whenArgentinaagreedtomeetitspubliccreditorsinParis.
35)WhoistheonlyIndianAmericanUScongressman? DalipSinghDaund 36)YoungestmaninUnioncabinet AnbumaniRamadoss 37)Whatisdeadweightdebt? Debtwithoutsecurity 38)BSEislocatedonDalalStreet.OnwhatstreetistheLondonStockExchangelocated? LombardStreet 39)WhichistheofficialbeerofManchesterUnitedclub? Budwieser 40)Whatisthetermgiventofocusingthecameraonbeautifulyoungladiesinbetween sportsevents? Virginstour 41)specifically,whichinternationalcricketteamwasreferredtoas"whiteferns" NewZealandwomenscricketteam 42)whosebiographyis"songsmymamataughtme" CelinaDion 43)'grease'madejohntravoltaastar.whowashepairedagainst? OliviaNewtonJohn 44)beforebeautycrownsandmovieslaraduttafirstfacedcamerainanobscuredvideoof anevenmoreobscuresong"tuuchaluhaire"whosungit? DevangPatel 45)zizouorzinedinezidaneisthesonofimmigrants.fromwheredidhisparentsimmigrate toFrance? Algeria 46)NamethenewmovieproducedbyShahRukhKhan? Paheli 47)InBschoollingo,whoarepoets? Thepoetsarepeoplewithoutbusinessorquantitativebackgrounds
48)TheMughalEmperorgaveEastIndianCompanytheprivilegeof'dastak'.Whatdoes 'dastak'mean? Theabilitytoimportandexportgoodwithoutpayinganytaxes 49)WhereisBayStreetlocated?(Hint:SimilartoWallstreet) Toronto,Canada 50)IfsomethingisaccreditedwithAMBA,whatwouldbethat? AMBAisaninternationalorganizationthataccreditsmostlyinternationalelitebusinessschools andMBAs,similartotheAACSBintheUS.EQUISistheEuropeancounterpartforthesame. 51)Whichproductgetitsnamefromitscontentsphenolsynthetic?(Hint:Toiletries) CintholCintholismadeupofsyntheticphenolhencethenameCintholthatmakesit Vegetarian,andhencetomakeitdistinguishablethisnamewasadapted.andsomuchsothat ithasbecomeasuperbrand.. 52)Everybodyknowslastsupperbutdoyouknowwhatis"firstsupper"? FirstSupperitisthefirstdinnerpaidbyMacnamrawithDinersClubCardofDinersClub International. 53)whohascomeontheplayboymagazinecoverthemaxnhowmanytimes? PamelaAnderson,with11coverstohername 54)Whoinventedthesmallalkalinebattery? LewUrry[in1949] 55)Whocoinedtheterm'battery'? BenjaminFranklin[in1748]firstcoinedtheterm"battery"todescribeanarrayofchargedglass plates. 56)Whichisthemostcommonspacebattery? NickelCadmium 57)WhichGodmanofIndianoriginwasfamousforhiscollectionofRollsRoycecars? Osho.(Rajnish). 58)InwhichSherlockHolmes'storydoesthedetectiveletgothecriminalandsaystoDr Watson"...itistheseasonofforgiveness."[thecasebegan"uponthesecondmorning AfterChristmas"]? TheAdventureoftheBlueCarbuncle 59)Whosebirthdayiscelebratedthroughouttheworldon25thJanuary? RobertBurns
60)OnwhatroaddidNellietheElephantmeettheHeadoftheHerd? Mandalay 61)WhichInstrumentdoestheLeaderofanOrchestraplay? Violin 62)BewickandWhooperaretypesofwhatbird? Swan 63)Towhichflowerfamilydoesgarlicbelong? TheAlliumfamily

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