BUSINESS QUIZ

Sarath T MTKMIM

GENERAL RULES

• A team shall consist of max two persons• The decision of the quiz-master will be final and will

not be subjected to any change.• The participants shall not be allowed to use mobile or

other electronic instruments.• The questions shall be in the form of multiple choice,

True / False statement, Specific-answer question etc.• Replacement of any participant of a team is not allowed• 25% of total score is carried forward to next rounds

ROUND 1

BUSINESS QUIZ

• There will be 40 questions• 5 questions for each team• 10 marks for the right answer• 5 marks for pass• There is no negative marking• After this round, one team will get eliminated

QUESTION:1 (BQ1)

• Who announced the signing of a non-binding pact with the US-based Tillman Global Holdings and TPG Asia to sell its nationwide tower assets and related infrastructure.

• Reliance communications

QUESTION:2 (BQ2)

• Kuwait Investment Authority has signed a definitive agreement to invest $300 million (Rs.2,000 crore) in one Indian infrastructure company. Which is the company?

• GMR INFRASTRUCTURE

QUESTION:3 (BQ3)

• Which Indian web-site has launched a rail booking app in 5 Indian languages namely Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, telugu and Malayalam ?

• Make My Trip

QUESTION:4 (BQ4)

• Which company sold its UK unit recently for Rs.228 Cr to Hoteplan group

• Cox & Kings

QUESTION:5 (BQ5)

• Where in India will the Swedish furniture maker Ikea set up its first Indian store

• Telangana

QUESTION:6 (BQ6)

• Name the instant messaging application for Android and Apple iOS users that was launched earlier in 2015 by Reliance

• JIO CHAT

QUESTION:7 (BQ7)

• Name the company which acquired Allergan in a deal worth $160 billion

• Pfizer's

QUESTION:8 (BQ8)

• Name the Florida based group which acquired three U.S. hotels in a simultaneous transaction

• Fort Lauderdale, InSite Group

QUESTION:9 (BQ1)

• Which bank would be introducing robots for the first time to interact with customers?

• Bank of Tokyo

QUESTION:10 (BQ2)

• A new jetliner introduced recently and its maiden flight was from Qatar to Frankfurt. Name the model.

• Airbus A350

QUESTION:11 (BQ3)

• From which country are the Modi brand of Apples , now available in India ?

• Italy

QUESTION:12 (BQ4)

• Who owns the instant noodles brand Joymee that is available in Indian markets ?

• Inbisco, an Indonesian co.

QUESTION:13 (BQ5)

• To which country does the retail chain Falabella belong ?

• Chile

QUESTION:14 (BQ6)

• Name the incubator in Silicon Valley that has given birth to over 1000 startups incl Air BnB, DropBox. It was started by Paul Graham & 3 others.

• Y Combinator

QUESTION:15 (BQ7)

• Which hotel chain has Marriott acquired to become the largest hotel chain in the world ?

• Starwood

QUESTION:16 (BQ8)

• What guidelines did RBI issue in July 2014 to make the ATMs friendly for the visually challenged ?

• All new ATMs to be talking ATMs with Braille keypads.

QUESTION:17 (BQ1)

• Name the credit rating agency promoted by Prof Vivek Kulkarni, IAS and former IT Secretary, Govt of Karnataka . It is the fifth approved credit rating agency in India.

• Brickwork ratings

QUESTION:18 (BQ2)

• Through which online platform has Maggi returned to the Indian market after the ban has been lifted ?

• Snapdeal

QUESTION:19 (BQ3)

• Where is Amazon opening its first brick and mortar bookstore ?

• Seattle

QUESTION:20 (BQ4)

• Who has been signed by Tata Motors as its first brand ambassador in its 70 years history ?

• Lionel Messi

QUESTION:21 (BQ5)

• Which major bottled water brand has admitted in US that what it sells is bottled tap water ?

• Aquafina

QUESTION:22 (BQ6)

• What are Disney and Target doing new while marketing kids clothes and toys ?

• Removed gender labels from toys and dresses

QUESTION:23 (BQ7)

• Which country has for 10th year in a row got the top spot in the World Bank list of ease of Doing business list ?

• Singapore

QUESTION:24 (BQ8)

• What is the name of the Realty TV Channel launched by Times Network ?

• Magicbricks Now

QUESTION:25 (BQ1)

• Which cement brand was behind the controversial Durga Pandal at Deshapriyo park, Kolkata ?

• Star Cement

QUESTION:26 (BQ2)

• In which business is SH Kelkar and Co in ?

• Fragrances

QUESTION:27 (BQ3)

• What does OYO in the online OYO rooms stand for ?

• On Your Own

QUESTION:28 (BQ4)

• With which co has Indian Railways signed an agreement to buy power at Rs 3.70 per unit as against much higher prices paid earlier ?

• Adani Power

QUESTION:29 (BQ5)

• Which courier co. has launched a parcel locker service for customers who order items online and are not available to take delivery at home ?

• Blue Dart

QUESTION:30 (BQ6)

• Uber has launched a car pooling service called Uberpool. What is the competing service from Ola called ?

• OlaShare

QUESTION:31 (Team 7)

• On e-commerce many B2C sites mention how their GMV is growing to justify high valuations. What is GMV ?

• Gross merchandise value

QUESTION:32 (Team 8)

• What is the area of work for this year’s Economics Nobel winner Angus Deaton ?

• Welfare Economics

QUESTION:33 (BQ1)

• Which international airline has been ranked consistently as the No 1 airline in the world by the Travel & Leisure mag for last 20 yrs ?

• Singapore Airlines

QUESTION:34 (BQ2)

• Which is the first country to ban sale of new Euro 5 diesel cars ?

• switzerland

QUESTION:35 (BQ3)

• Which media co has launched Gadget 360 an e-commerce site for gadgets ?

• NDTV

QUESTION:36 (BQ4)

• HP has announced a large layoff of about 30,000 persons as it splits into 2 cos. What is the largest ever layoff in US as per Fortune mag ?

• IBM

QUESTION:37 (BQ5)

• Which country had issued currency notes with Ganesha statue printed on it ?

• Indonesia

QUESTION:38 (BQ6)

• Which Indian group has launched an ecommerce site M2All.com for selling its product and services ?

• Mahindra and Mahindra

QUESTION:39 (BQ7)

• Which financial magazine/portal has won a case against National Stock Exchange and won damages of Rs 50 lakh ?

• MoneyLife

QUESTION:40 (BQ8)

• With which international car major did Suzuki have a tie-up that has ended as a failed relationship ?

• Volkswagen

Extrass

QUESTION:1

• Which former SBI Chairman has written his autobiography titled ” No regrets” ?

• D N Gosh

QUESTION:2

• In April-June 2015 Q, Apple Watch is No 2 in the wearables market. Who is the current No 1 in wearables ?

• Fitbit

QUESTION:3

BUSINESS QUIZROUND 2

RULES.. There will be 30 questions Each team gets 5 questions 10 marks for right answer Every questions has options to choose

from No pass

QUESTION:1 (BQ)Which Bank plans to ramp up its presence

in the Northeast and add 10-15 branches by next year, after opening nine branches in the region this year.

A. Axis BankB. Yes BankC. ICICI BankD. HDFC Bank

Axis Bank

QUESTION:2 (BQ) As per the recent statistics which is the

world’s busiest airport ?A. AtlantaB. ChicagoC. DubaiD. Heathrow

Atlanta

QUESTION:3 (BQ) Which credit card network will launch a

‘Pay by Selfie’ method of authentication ?

A. VisaB. MaestroC. Master CardD. American Express

Master Card

QUESTION:4 (BQ) Which company has Dell acquired for a

whopping 67 Bn $ making it the biggest tech acquisition ?

A. Credant TechnologiesB. EMC CorporationC. SonicWallD. Compellent

EMC Corporation

QUESTION:5 (BQ) How much has BP agreed to pay as

compensation to Justice dept as settlement for Deep water Horizon oil spill of 2010 ?

A. Us $10 billionB. Us $20 billionC. Us $30 billionD. Us $40billion

Us $20 billion

QUESTION:6 (BQ) Which Indian airport has the distinction

if being the world’s first solar energy powered airport ?

Indira Gandhi International Airport Kochi International Airport Kempegowda International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Kochi International Airport

QUESTION:7 (BQ) Which scooter model has become the

first model to cross 1 crore unit sales in India ?

A. Honda ActivaB. Honda DioC. Yamaha Ray ZD. Hero MotoCorp Pleasure

Honda Activa

QUESTION:8 (Team) With which retail chain has BCCL tied up

to market Femina Flaunt range of ladies wear ?

A. Big BazaarB. Shopper’s StopC. More D. Spencer’s

Shopper’s stop

QUESTION:9 (Team) From which city have the following start

ups been launched Cardekho, Logicroots,Culture Alley ?

A. AhmedabadB. JaipurC. New DelhiD. Hyderabad

Jaipur

QUESTION:10 (BQ) Which country’s sovereign wealth fund

has decided to withdraw investments in coal and coal related businesses to save the environment ?

A. IcelandB. NorwayC. DenmarkD. Ireland

Norway

QUESTION:11 (BQ) Which bank was earlier called the

''Imperial Bank of India'' ? A. RBIB. SBIC. IDBID. DENA Bank

SBI

QUESTION:12 (BQ) Which of the following public

corporations boasted the highest revenues in 2010?

A. Wal-Mart StoresB. Toyota MotorC. Royal Dutch ShellD. British Petroleum

Wal-Mart Stores

QUESTION:13 (Team) Which Indian corporate is the biggest

donor for the Mahatma Gandhi statue unveiled in London recently ?

A. WiproB. InfosysC. TCSD. HCL

Infosys

QUESTION:14 (Team) As per the union budget 2015, in which

states are new IIMs being proposed ?A. AP & JKB. Bihar & OrissaC. Orissa & JKD. AP & Bihar

AP & JK

QUESTION:15 (BQ) With which bank has Reliance Industries

tied up to apply for a Payments Bank licence ?

A. ICICI BankB. Bank of BarodaC. SBID. Punjab National Bank

SBI

QUESTION:16 (BQ) Which of these is not from P&G? Tide Huggies Gillette Pringles

Pringles

QUESTION:17 (BQ) Which is the US brand of Coffee that

Tata Coffee acquired for $220 Million Costa coffee Dunn Bros Lit coffee Eight O'Clock Coffee

Eight O'Clock Coffee

QUESTION:18 (Team) Which global brand announced that it is

to stop advertising in Facebook? Toyota volvo Gm volkswagen

GM

QUESTION:19 (Team) First life insurance company established

by IndiansA. The oriental insurance companyB. Aviva Life Insurance Company India

LimitedC. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company

Ltd.D. Bombay Mutual life assurance Society

Bombay Mutual life assurance Society

QUESTION:20 (BQ) Which bank offers a virtual temporary

credit card for online purchases called NetSafe?

HDFC ICICI AXIS BOI

HDFC

QUESTION:21 (BQ) World bank has launched market-based scheme for how much of worth to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change ?

A. $ 400 mnB. $ 300 mnC. $ 200 mnD. $ 500 mn

$ 500 mn

QUESTION:22 (Team) Which of the following has won the 2015

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title of F1 ?A. Kimi RaikkonenB. Nico RosbergC. Sebastian VettelD. Lewis Hamilton

Nico Rosberg

QUESTION:23 (Team) Which State Bank of India’s subsidiary

has launched ‘affordable housing loan’ scheme for economically weaker sections in the urban centres ?

A. State Bank of PatialaB. State Bank of TravancoreC. State Bank of HyderabadD. State Bank of Mysore

State Bank of Travancore

QUESTION:24 (BQ) Som Subroto has been appointed as the

head of which of the following Dubai based bank ?

A. Citibank UAEB. RAK BANKC. Noor BankD. Mashreq Bank

Mashreq Bank

QUESTION:25 (BQ) India will finance how much financial

assistance to vulnerable countries for combating climate change ?

A. $ 2 mnB. $ 2.5 mnC. $ 1.5 mnD. $ 3 mn

$ 2.5 mn

QUESTION:26 (BQ) NPCI has granted with in-principle

approval to function as the central unit for Bharat Bill Payment Systems (BBPS) by which of the following ?

GOI RBI Finance Ministry SEBI

RBI

QUESTION:27 (Team) Navodhan Charitable Foundation has

been tied up with which bank in its efforts for timely detection of cancer ?

A. Axis BankB. Canara BankC. Yes BankD. Union Bank

Canara Bank

QUESTION:28 (BQ) How many cities have been apporved

through Basic urban infra investment plans under AMRUT ?

A. 100B. 90C. 110D. 102

102

QUESTION:29 (BQ) Which of the following becomes the first

commercial state-owned bank to raise $350 million via selling green bonds ?

SBI BOB IDBI Indian Overseas Bank

IDBI

QUESTION:30 (BQ) Which payment gateway services

platform for merchants has acquired all the businesses of Delhi-based BankSmarts Solutions in stock and cash deal ?

A. MobikwikB. PaytmC. PaypalD. NumberMall

NumberMall

Extrass.. Who has been appointed as Country

President of Sodexo India On-site Services ?

A. Sachin BansalB. Rishi GourC. Kunal BahlD. Sundeep Malhotra

QUESTION:2 (Team) Rishi Gour

Which of the following watch maker companies has joined hands with HP to offer a range of smart watches ?

A. FastrackB. MaximaC. CasioD. Titan

Titan

ROUND 3TAGLINES AND LOGOS

RULES..

There will be 25 questions Each team will get 5 questions Team should identify the company or brand 10 marks for each correct answer 5 marks for a pass No options No negative marking At the end of this round, one team will get

eliminated

QUESTION:1 (Team)

QUESTION:2 (Team)

QUESTION:3 (Team)

QUESTION:4 (Team)

QUESTION:5 (Team)

QUESTION:6 (Team)

QUESTION:7 (Team)

QUESTION:8 (Team)

QUESTION:9 (Team)

QUESTION:10 (Team)

QUESTION:11 (Team)

“A Passion For the Road”

QUESTION:12 (Team)

“The best a man can get”

QUESTION:13 (Team)

“The customer is always and completely right”

QUESTION:14 (Team)

“When there is no tomorrow”

QUESTION:15 (Team)

“There is no substitute”

QUESTION:16 (Team)

“Pleasing people the world over”

QUESTION:17 (Team)

“solutions for a small planet”

QUESTION:18 (Team)

“Power, beauty & soul”

QUESTION:19 (Team)

“It’s everywhere you want to be”

QUESTION:20 (Team)

“Smooth as Silk”

QUESTION:21 (Team)

“Grace, space, pace”

QUESTION:22 (Team)

“Because you’re worth it”

QUESTION:23 (Team)

"Creating ideas and building brands that truly matter to

people"

Leo Burnett

QUESTION:24 (Team)

“For men in charge of change”

QUESTION:25 (Team)

“The joy of flying”

Extras..

“Let the fingers do the walking”

“When you care enough to send the very best”

ROUND 4

BUZZER ROUND

• An image will be projected, team should identify the personality and the organization he/she belongs to

• A question will be posed to all teams and the team which presses the buzzer first will be given the chance to answer.

• For each correct answer, 20 points are awarded• 10 points will be reduced for each wrong answers or if

team doesn’t answer after they press Buzzers• There will be 10 questions in total

QUESTION:1 (Team)

Michael Dell(founder, chairman and CEO of Dell)

QUESTION:2 ()

Bobby Murphy (co-founder of Snapchat)

QUESTION:3 ()

Jeff Bezos (Founder, Chairman & CEO of

Amazon.com)

QUESTION:4 ()

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Chairperson of Biocon)

QUESTION:5

Meg Whitman (The former eBay chief and new CEO of

Hewlett-Packard)

QUESTION:6

Chitra Ramkrishna (MD and CEO, National Stock Exchange)

QUESTION:7

Howard Schultz (Chairman and CEO, Starbucks)

QUESTION:7

Lee Kun-hee (Chairman of Samsung)

QUESTION:8

Alan G. Lafley (Executive chairman of Procter & Gamble)

QUESTION:9

Jack Ma (Founder and executive chairman of

Alibaba Group)

QUESTION:10

Sachin Bansal (Co-founder of Flipkart)

EXTRAS..

Shikha Sharma (Managing Director & CEO of Axis Bank)

Rahul Bhatia (Co founder of Indigo Airlines)