Pegasus Business Quiz Finals Conducted as a part of inter-collegiate management fest "ComArena 7.0" organised by Dept. of Commerce, St.Thomas College, Pala.

2. FINALISTS

3. Nandhini Ponnusami
Naveen Karthik K P
PSG Institute of Manaagement,
Coimbatore

4. Ananthu
Bony Raju
College of Engineering, Trivandrum

5. Melbin Abraham
Nidhin John
R.C.B.S, Kakkanadu

6. Arjun M.
Abhijith A.S.
College of Engineering, Thalassery

7. Jis Sebastian
Feny Joy
Govt. Law College, Ernakulam

8. Rules & Regulations
Round 1 & 2
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Infinite bounce round.
Order will reverse in the second round.
10 Marks for each correct answer.
No negative marking for wrong answers.
Quizmaster’s decision will be final and
binding.

9. IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE-I

10. 1
On completing 25 years, this Indian company has unveiled a
new corporate identity by changing its name and introducing a
new logo. The new logo has taken the inspiration from the tiny
twinkle that the company wants to bring to people’s eyes by
providing elevated experiences. It conveys the company’s
commitment to drive innovation, nurture talent, create value
and delight consumers by maintaining highest global standards.
Identify the company and the logo.

12. 2
It is a Kurta with half sleeves, buttoned up standing collar and fine
net detailing on the shoulder seam. Or, a full-sleeved one with
buttoned cuffs.
Jade Blue, a Rs. 150-crore clothing chain owned by Bipin Chauhan
and his brother Jitendra, has trademark rights for this attire. This
particular type of kurta is in huge demand in domestic as well as
overseas markets especially in the US, the UK and East Africa.
What is this trademark kurta known as?

13. “ Modi Kurta”

14. 3
Name:
Pichon-kun
Date of Birth : Since water existed on Earth
Age :
I've forgotten!
Sex :
I refer to myself as male but really I don't know
Address :
All over the world
Occupation : To appear in TV commercials
Vital Stats :
About 15cm tall
My head is a bit big and heavy so I tend to hunch.
Because of the shape of my head, some people say I look
like an alien.
Personality : Carefree, I go at my own pace.
Who am I?

16. 4
____X____ is a place (or sometimes the people who work in that
place) designed to encourage the employees of large
organisations to come up with original ideas. It usually consists
of a small team taken out of their normal working environment
and given exceptional freedom from their organisation's
standard management constraints. The name is taken from the
moonshine factory in a famous Al Capp cartoon series called “Li'l
Abner”.
The name ____X____ is a registered trademark of Lockheed
Martin Corporation.
A famous example of a ____X_____ project is the first Apple
Macintosh computer.
What is X?

17. Skunk Works

18. 5
This
management
term
refers
to
a
style
of
business management which involves managers visiting, in an
unstructured manner, through the workplace(s), at random, to
check with employees, or equipment, about the status of
ongoing work.
The origin of the term has been traced to executives at the
company Hewlett-Packard, for management practices in the
1970s. However, the general concept of managers making
spontaneous visits to employees in the workplace has been a
common practice in some other companies, as well.
Also, the management consultants Tom Peters and Robert H.
Waterman had used the term in their 1982 book ”In Search of
Excellence: Lessons From America's Best-Run Companies”.
Identify the term.

19. Management By Wandering
Around

20. 6
In the world of retailing, what u mean by “five finger discount”?

21. Shoplifting

22. 7
This person is considered as one of the pioneers of American
automotive industry. He founded Oldsmobile and REO, two
major companies in the history of American automobile
industry. . He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as
1894, and his first gasoline–powered car in 1896. The
modern assembly line and its basic concept is credited to him,
who used it to build the first mass-produced automobile,
beginning in 1901.
In 1913, he purchased 37,547 acres (152 km²) of land by the
northern part of Tampa Bay in Florida and developed the area
into what is now the city of Oldsmar.
Identify him.

23. Ransom Eli Olds

24. 8
Reach Out Worldwide, a non-profit organisation, is a network of
professionals with first responder skills, including doctors, nurses,
firefighters, paramedics, construction specialists, heavy
equipment operators, and other disaster-survival specialists, who
understand that a fast response makes the difference between
life and death. This organisation was very active in Philippines
recently saving the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
Which Hollywood actor founded this charity organisation?

26. 9
In a bold new effort to connect with kids and teach them financialrelated topics in a fun manner, VISA has enlisted this bumbling
cartoon character to lead the charge in its financial literacy
initiative for children in India. In a highly acclaimed 12-part series
in the monthly kids magazine Tinkle, this character will confront,
resolve and provide education around issues ranging from
consumer fraud to the effective use of credit cards.
Which cartoon character will appear in the financial literacy
campaign by VISA?

27. Suppandi

28. 10
In the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter,
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley often frequent the Three
Broomsticks Inn located in the Hogsmeade Village and owned by
Madam Rosmerta to meet, chat and drink X, which is served cold
in bottles and hot in "foaming tankards“. It is also available at
Hog's Head which is owned and operated by Aberforth
Dumbledore.
Recently Y, a multinational restaurant chain has introduced this
fictional drink into reality.
Identify X and Y.

29. Butter beer and Starbucks

30. IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE-II

31. 1
This ATM was opened at Waves Coffee House, Vancouver,
Canada.
What is so special about this ATM.?

32. World’s first Bitcoin ATM

33. 2
Identify the advertiser.

35. 3
Identify the company started by this family.

37. 4
Identify this Multinational
Corporation.

39. 5
Identify the magazine from their first
cover.

41. 6
Identify the Company and mascot.

42. Sonic the HedgehogMascot of Sega

43. 7
Identify.

44. Nishi Vasudeva

45. 8
Where do you find this currency?

46. Flintstones

47. 9

48. Crowdfunding
(alternately crowd financing, equity
crowdfunding, crowd equity, crowd-sourced
fundraising

49. 10
Name the airline they started.

51. IMAGINING INDIA

52. RULES
• 4 questions on Buzzer.
• 10 points for the correct answer, -5 for the
wrong one.
• Questions exclusively on Indian business.

53. 1
He founded Global Technology Ventures Ltd. in 2000. Currently he
holds Board Seats in GTV, Mindtree, Liqwid Krystal, Way2Wealth
and Ittiam.
He owns 12,000 acres (4047 ha) of land in Karnataka.
Identify this person.

54. V. G. Siddhartha

55. 2
Founded by Selvarathinam in 1999, this is a chain of retail stores,
all located in T Nagar, Purasaiwakkam-Chennai, selling textiles,
jewellery, vessels and a wide range of consumer products. It is the
largest family owned business Retail chain in India. According
to Kishore Biyani of Bigbazaar, it is India’s No 1 retail store in one
locality.
In 2004, this enterprises launched a new ice cream brand
named Jamai.
The store is being endorsed by Tamil actor Suriya.
Identify this enterprise.

57. 3
This hotel was established in early 1840’s by David Wilson as the
Auckland Hotel, named after George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland,
then Governor General of India, at a time when Calcutta, the seat
of the East India Company, was the most important city in India.
During its heyday, the hotel was known variously as the "Jewel of
the East" and the "Savoy of the East" and was prosaically
described by Kipling in his short story City of Dreadful Night.
This hotel declined during the Naxalite era in West Bengal and
continued into the 1970s when its management was taken over
by the state government.
The state sold it to the private group The LaLiT Hotels, Palaces
and Resorts in 2005. Until its closure for restoration in 2005, the
hotel was the longest continuously operating hotel in Asia. it
reopened in November 2013 after an extensive renovation.
Identify this iconic hotel.

58. The Great Eastern
Hotel

59. 4

61. The
ComArena
Round

62. RULES
• 8 questions on buzzer.
• 5 points for the right answer, -5 for the wrong.
• Answer to each question will start with each letters
in the word “comarena”.
For example, answer of the first question will be a
word beginning with letter ‘c’.

63. C
This company is famous for this diamond
necklace
created
for
Bhupinder
Singh the Maharaja of Patiala.
King Edward VII of England referred it as
"the jeweller of kings and the king of
jewellers”.

65. O

67. M
Identify
the
person

68. Magnus Carlsen

69. A
This was the name given to the various male models who appeared
in advertisements for shirts and detachable shirt collars
manufactured by Cluett Peabody & Company of Troy, New York.
US President Theodore Roosevelt referred to it as a “superb
portrait of the common man”.

70. Arrow Collar Man

71. R
Name the brand owned by Pioma Industries which is based
in Ahmedabad.
Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Anupam Kher, Paresh
Rawal and Kapil Dev , Virender Sehwag and Genelia D'Souz were
its brand ambassadors.

73. E
Identify the person from this principle.

74. Edward de Bono

75. N
The insignia was first created back in 1877 by Louis B. Tiffany of
the famous jeweler, Tiffany & Co. The symbol was first struck on a
medal that was awarded by the New York City Police Department
to the first policeman shot in the line of duty - Officer John
McDowell. This is now one of the most recognizable symbols in
all of sport.
Identify this symbol.

76. New York Yankees

77. A

79. Connect the Dots

80. RULES
•
•
•
•
Connect the visuals to a common theme.
15 points for the right answer.
-10 for the wrong answer.
Only one attempt per question.

82. Facebook

88. Vinod Khosla

89. Business @ the Speed of Thought

90. RULES
1. There are three questions in this round.
2. For each question you will be given three clues regarding a
person/product/company etc. one by one. If you identify it on
the first clue you get 20 points and minus 10 points for a
wrong answer.
3. In case no team attempts the question on the first clue second
clue will be given. The correct answer on the second clue fetch
you 15 points and minus 10 for the wrong one.
4. The third clue follows if no team attempts the question on the
second clue. For the correct answer it is 10 points and minus
10 for the wrong answer.

91. 1.A
He was born in Haryana, on 9 March 1970 and studied at Delhi
Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi, before graduating in
Commerce from Hans Raj College, Delhi University in 1990. He
completed an MBA degree from the University of Texas at Dallas
in 1992. He was the President of the Student Government and
recipient of the Student Leader of the Year Award at the
University of Texas at Dallas. As an acknowledgement of his
support to his alma mater, in 2011 the University of Texas at
Dallas, renamed its School of Management after him.

92. 1.B
He is a national record holder in Skeet shooting. The Indian
Shooting Team, under his captaincy, won a Silver medal in
the South Asian Federation Games, April 2004, in Pakistan. He has
also represented the country in the Asian games held
in Busan, South Korea in 2002. Besides winning numerous medals
in shooting at national and international levels, he has also
excelled in Polo and his Polo team has won several laurels under
his captaincy. He was also a part of the Haryana shooting team
that won the Gold medal at the 54th National shooting
Championship competition (Big Bore) in the civilian category held
at Gurgaon in May 2011.

93. 1.C
He instigated an initiative that led to a revision of the Flag Code of
India which now grants every Indian citizen the right to fly the Flag
of India (also known as the "Tiranga") publicly with dignity and
honour on all days of the year.

94. Naveen Jindal

95. 1.A
API (Chemicals and Plasticizers), MICROTEK (Computer Monitors
and Peripherals, Power Back Up/Inverters), SUN CITY (Housing
Projects) and SRI BALAJI MEDICAL INSTITUTE( Health Care).
These are the subsidiaries of this famous Indian business group.

96. 1
A.B
This Group is a conglomerate headed by Lala Mange Ram Agarwal.
Under the business name of Ispat, the group owns two steel
projects at Jharsugunda in Orissa and in Raipur in Chhattisgarh.

97. 1
A.C
This Business group is popularly known for their shoe business.
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was once its brand ambassador.

99. 3.A
This company was founded in 1910 by electrical engineer Namihei
Odaira. The company's first product was Japan's first 5horsepower electric induction motor, initially developed for use
in copper mining. Odaira's company soon became the domestic
leader in electric motors and electric power industry
infrastructure.
Now
this
Company
produces
and
markets
ATM’s, escalators, , medical instruments, softwares, automotive
systems, various consumerr electronic items etc and provide
financial services too.

100. 3.B
This was the former logo of this company.

101. 3.C
The name of this company was made up of two Chinese
characters meaning ‘sun’ and ‘rise’.

103. Thank You