The document outlines the rules and structure for a business quiz, detailing the format, scoring, and types of questions. It includes multiple choice and true/false questions on various business topics, along with specific examples of questions to be asked. The quiz progresses through multiple rounds with elimination based on scores, and mentions the restriction on electronic devices during the event.

1. BUSINESS QUIZ
Sarath T M
TKMIM

2. 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

3. ROUND 1
BUSINESS QUIZ

4. • 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

5. 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.

6. • Reliance communications

7. 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?

8. • GMR INFRASTRUCTURE

9. QUESTION:3 (BQ3)
• Which Indian web-site has launched a rail
booking app in 5 Indian languages namely
Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, telugu and Malayalam ?

10. • Make My Trip

11. QUESTION:4 (BQ4)
• Which company sold its UK unit recently for
Rs.228 Cr to Hoteplan group

12. • Cox & Kings

13. QUESTION:5 (BQ5)
• Where in India will the Swedish furniture
maker Ikea set up its first Indian store

14. • Telangana

15. QUESTION:6 (BQ6)
• Name the instant messaging application for
Android and Apple iOS users that was
launched earlier in 2015 by Reliance

16. • JIO CHAT

17. QUESTION:7 (BQ7)
• Name the company which acquired Allergan in
a deal worth $160 billion

18. • Pfizer's

19. QUESTION:8 (BQ8)
• Name the Florida based group which acquired
three U.S. hotels in a simultaneous transaction

20. • Fort Lauderdale, InSite Group

21. QUESTION:9 (BQ1)
• Which bank would be introducing robots for
the first time to interact with customers?

22. • Bank of Tokyo

23. QUESTION:10 (BQ2)
• A new jetliner introduced recently and its
maiden flight was from Qatar to Frankfurt.
Name the model.

24. • Airbus A350

25. QUESTION:11 (BQ3)
• From which country are the Modi brand of
Apples , now available in India ?

26. • Italy

27. QUESTION:12 (BQ4)
• Who owns the instant noodles brand Joymee
that is available in Indian markets ?

28. • Inbisco, an Indonesian co.

29. QUESTION:13 (BQ5)
• To which country does the retail chain
Falabella belong ?

30. • Chile

31. 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.

32. • Y Combinator

33. QUESTION:15 (BQ7)
• Which hotel chain has Marriott acquired to
become the largest hotel chain in the world ?

34. • Starwood

35. QUESTION:16 (BQ8)
• What guidelines did RBI issue in July 2014 to
make the ATMs friendly for the visually
challenged ?

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

37. 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.

38. • Brickwork ratings

39. QUESTION:18 (BQ2)
• Through which online platform has Maggi
returned to the Indian market after the ban
has been lifted ?

40. • Snapdeal

41. QUESTION:19 (BQ3)
• Where is Amazon opening its first brick and
mortar bookstore ?

42. • Seattle

43. QUESTION:20 (BQ4)
• Who has been signed by Tata Motors as its
first brand ambassador in its 70 years history ?

44. • Lionel Messi

45. QUESTION:21 (BQ5)
• Which major bottled water brand has
admitted in US that what it sells is bottled tap
water ?

46. • Aquafina

47. QUESTION:22 (BQ6)
• What are Disney and Target doing new while
marketing kids clothes and toys ?

48. • Removed gender labels from toys and dresses

49. 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 ?

50. • Singapore

51. QUESTION:24 (BQ8)
• What is the name of the Realty TV Channel
launched by Times Network ?

52. • Magicbricks Now

53. QUESTION:25 (BQ1)
• Which cement brand was behind the
controversial Durga Pandal at Deshapriyo
park, Kolkata ?

54. • Star Cement

55. QUESTION:26 (BQ2)
• In which business is SH Kelkar and Co in ?

56. • Fragrances

57. QUESTION:27 (BQ3)
• What does OYO in the online OYO rooms
stand for ?

58. • On Your Own

59. 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 ?

60. • Adani Power

61. 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 ?

62. • Blue Dart

63. QUESTION:30 (BQ6)
• Uber has launched a car pooling service called
Uberpool. What is the competing service from
Ola called ?

64. • OlaShare

65. QUESTION:31 (Team 7)
• On e-commerce many B2C sites mention how
their GMV is growing to justify high
valuations. What is GMV ?

66. • Gross merchandise value

67. QUESTION:32 (Team 8)
• What is the area of work for this year’s
Economics Nobel winner Angus Deaton ?

68. • Welfare Economics

69. 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 ?

70. • Singapore Airlines

71. QUESTION:34 (BQ2)
• Which is the first country to ban sale of new
Euro 5 diesel cars ?

72. • switzerland

73. QUESTION:35 (BQ3)
• Which media co has launched Gadget 360 an
e-commerce site for gadgets ?

74. • NDTV

75. 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 ?

76. • IBM

77. QUESTION:37 (BQ5)
• Which country had issued currency notes with
Ganesha statue printed on it ?

78. • Indonesia

79. QUESTION:38 (BQ6)
• Which Indian group has launched an
ecommerce site M2All.com for selling its
product and services ?

80. • Mahindra and Mahindra

81. QUESTION:39 (BQ7)
• Which financial magazine/portal has won a
case against National Stock Exchange and won
damages of Rs 50 lakh ?

82. • MoneyLife

83. QUESTION:40 (BQ8)
• With which international car major did Suzuki
have a tie-up that has ended as a failed
relationship ?

84. • Volkswagen

85. Extrass

86. QUESTION:1
• Which former SBI Chairman has written his
autobiography titled ” No regrets” ?

87. • D N Gosh

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

89. • Fitbit

90. QUESTION:3

93. BUSINES
S QUIZ
ROUND 2

94. 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

95. 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 Bank
B. Yes Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. HDFC Bank

96.  Axis Bank

97. QUESTION:2 (BQ)
 As per the recent statistics which is the
world’s busiest airport ?
A. Atlanta
B. Chicago
C. Dubai
D. Heathrow

98.  Atlanta

99. QUESTION:3 (BQ)
 Which credit card network will launch a ‘Pay
by Selfie’ method of authentication ?
A. Visa
B. Maestro
C. Master Card
D. American Express

100.  Master Card

101. QUESTION:4 (BQ)
 Which company has Dell acquired for a
whopping 67 Bn $ making it the biggest tech
acquisition ?
A. Credant Technologies
B. EMC Corporation
C. SonicWall
D. Compellent

102.  EMC Corporation

103. 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 billion
B. Us $20 billion
C. Us $30 billion
D. Us $40billion

104.  Us $20 billion

105. 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

106.  Kochi International Airport

107. QUESTION:7 (BQ)
 Which scooter model has become the first
model to cross 1 crore unit sales in India ?
A. Honda Activa
B. Honda Dio
C. Yamaha Ray Z
D. Hero MotoCorp Pleasure

108.  Honda Activa

109. QUESTION:8 (Team)
 With which retail chain has BCCL tied up to
market Femina Flaunt range of ladies wear ?
A. Big Bazaar
B. Shopper’s Stop
C. More
D. Spencer’s

110.  Shopper’s stop

111. QUESTION:9 (Team)
 From which city have the following start ups
been launched Cardekho, Logicroots,Culture
Alley ?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Jaipur
C. New Delhi
D. Hyderabad

112.  Jaipur

113. 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. Iceland
B. Norway
C. Denmark
D. Ireland

114.  Norway

115. QUESTION:11 (BQ)
 Which bank was earlier called the ''Imperial
Bank of India'' ?
A. RBI
B. SBI
C. IDBI
D. DENA Bank

116.  SBI

117. QUESTION:12 (BQ)
 Which of the following public corporations
boasted the highest revenues in 2010?
A. Wal-Mart Stores
B. Toyota Motor
C. Royal Dutch Shell
D. British Petroleum

118.  Wal-Mart Stores

119. QUESTION:13 (Team)
 Which Indian corporate is the biggest donor
for the Mahatma Gandhi statue unveiled in
London recently ?
A. Wipro
B. Infosys
C. TCS
D. HCL

120.  Infosys

121. QUESTION:14 (Team)
 As per the union budget 2015, in which states
are new IIMs being proposed ?
A. AP & JK
B. Bihar & Orissa
C. Orissa & JK
D. AP & Bihar

122.  AP & JK

123. QUESTION:15 (BQ)
 With which bank has Reliance Industries tied
up to apply for a Payments Bank licence ?
A. ICICI Bank
B. Bank of Baroda
C. SBI
D. Punjab National Bank

124.  SBI

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

126.  Pringles

127. 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

128.  Eight O'Clock Coffee

129. QUESTION:18 (Team)
 Which global brand announced that it is to
stop advertising in Facebook?
 Toyota
 volvo
 Gm
 volkswagen

130.  GM

131. QUESTION:19 (Team)
 First life insurance company established by
Indians
A. The oriental insurance company
B. Aviva Life Insurance Company India Limited
C. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd.
D. Bombay Mutual life assurance Society

132.  Bombay Mutual life assurance Society

133. QUESTION:20 (BQ)
 Which bank offers a virtual temporary credit
card for online purchases called NetSafe?
 HDFC
 ICICI
 AXIS
 BOI

134.  HDFC

135. 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 mn
B. $ 300 mn
C. $ 200 mn
D. $ 500 mn

136.  $ 500 mn

137. QUESTION:22 (Team)
 Which of the following has won the 2015 Abu
Dhabi Grand Prix title of F1 ?
A. Kimi Raikkonen
B. Nico Rosberg
C. Sebastian Vettel
D. Lewis Hamilton

138.  Nico Rosberg

139. 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 Patiala
B. State Bank of Travancore
C. State Bank of Hyderabad
D. State Bank of Mysore

140.  State Bank of Travancore

141. QUESTION:24 (BQ)
 Som Subroto has been appointed as the head
of which of the following Dubai based bank ?
A. Citibank UAE
B. RAK BANK
C. Noor Bank
D. Mashreq Bank

142.  Mashreq Bank

143. QUESTION:25 (BQ)
 India will finance how much financial
assistance to vulnerable countries for
combating climate change ?
A. $ 2 mn
B. $ 2.5 mn
C. $ 1.5 mn
D. $ 3 mn

144.  $ 2.5 mn

145. 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

146.  RBI

147. QUESTION:27 (Team)
 Navodhan Charitable Foundation has been
tied up with which bank in its efforts for timely
detection of cancer ?
A. Axis Bank
B. Canara Bank
C. Yes Bank
D. Union Bank

148.  Canara Bank

149. QUESTION:28 (BQ)
 How many cities have been apporved through
Basic urban infra investment plans under
AMRUT ?
A. 100
B. 90
C. 110
D. 102

150.  102

151. 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

152.  IDBI

153. 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. Mobikwik
B. Paytm
C. Paypal
D. NumberMall

154.  NumberMall

155. Extrass..
 Who has been appointed as Country
President of Sodexo India On-site Services ?
A. Sachin Bansal
B. Rishi Gour
C. Kunal Bahl
D. Sundeep Malhotra

156. QUESTION:2 (Team)
 Rishi Gour

157.  Which of the following watch maker
companies has joined hands with HP to offer
a range of smart watches ?
A. Fastrack
B. Maxima
C. Casio
D. Titan

158.  Titan

160.  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

181. “A Passion For the Road”

183. “The best a man can get”

185. “The customer is always and
completely right”

187. “When there is no tomorrow”

189. “There is no substitute”

191. “Pleasing people the world over”

193. “solutions for a small planet”

195. “Power, beauty & soul”

197. “It’s everywhere you want to be”

199. “Smooth as Silk”

201. “Grace, space, pace”

203. “Because you’re worth it”

205. "Creating ideas and building
brands that truly matter to
people"

206.  Leo Burnett

207. “For men in charge of change”

209. “The joy of flying”

211. “Let the fingers do the walking”

213. “When you care enough to send
the very best”

215. ROUND 4
BUZZER ROUND

216. • 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

217. QUESTION:1 (Team)

218. Michael Dell
(founder, chairman and CEO of Dell)

219. QUESTION:2 ()

220. Bobby Murphy
(co-founder of Snapchat)

221. QUESTION:3 ()

222. Jeff Bezos
(Founder, Chairman & CEO of
Amazon.com)

223. QUESTION:4 ()

224. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
(Chairperson of Biocon)

225. QUESTION:5

226. Meg Whitman
(The former eBay chief and new CEO of
Hewlett-Packard)

227. QUESTION:6

228. Chitra Ramkrishna
(MD and CEO, National Stock Exchange)

229. QUESTION:7

230. Howard Schultz
(Chairman and CEO, Starbucks)

231. QUESTION:7

232. Lee Kun-hee
(Chairman of Samsung)

233. QUESTION:8

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

235. QUESTION:9

236. Jack Ma
(Founder and executive chairman of
Alibaba Group)

237. QUESTION:10

238. Sachin Bansal
(Co-founder of Flipkart)

239. EXTRAS..

240. Shikha Sharma
(Managing Director & CEO of Axis Bank)

242. Rahul Bhatia
(Co founder of Indigo Airlines)