This document provides clues and questions to identify various companies, products, logos and other topics. Some of the items identified are Reddit (founded in 2005), pink slip (termination notice in US and India), Cinthol (brand name derived from synthetic phenol), life insurance (first started in 1818 in Bengal presidency), Facebook (called "most appalling spy machine" by Julian Assange), balance sheet (first version drawn up by Simon Steven in 16th century), King (holds trademark on word "candy"), Hindustan Motors Ambassador (Indian car based on Morris Oxford), Blackberry (device introduced in 1999 in Munich with keyboard buttons in name), Tata Nano (only Indian car in Jay Leno's
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• This company was founded in 2005, by two graduates of
the University of Virginia. The company got its name from
something the one of the founders overheard while
browsing the University's library. Which company?
8. 4
• Establishment of this business begins in year 1696, with
the first register office in England , which was “Hand in
Hand Society”. In India first of its kind was started in
Bengal Presidency in year 1818. Which modern day
lucrative “business” are we talking about?
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• The device (in the pic) was introduced in 1999 as a twoway pager in Munich, Germany. It was the first device of its
kind, and is extremely famous these days. The name of this
device was chosen due to the appearance of the
keyboard's buttons.
20. 10
• Jay Leno, the famous American stand-up comedian & talk
show host is famous for owning a fleet of more than 100
cars, 90 bikes, 5 trucks and 4 aircrafts. Which is the only
Indian autobrand that is a part of this enviable collection?
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• X is an Indian pharmaceutical company established by
Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao in Mumbai in 1893. X was
established as a patent medicine business in Mumbai. The
headquarters were shifted to Chennai in 1914. Even today,
the words "Bombay" are inscribed along with X on the lid
of its most well-known product.
• ID this company
30. 15
• X is an Italian brand of scooter manufacturer. The name
means wasp in Italian. From their inception, X scooters
have been known for their painted, pressed steel unibody
which combines a complete cowling for the engine
(enclosing the engine mechanism and concealing dirt or
grease), a flat floorboard (providing foot protection), and a
prominent front fairing (providing wind protection) into a
structural unit.
• ID X
44. 22
• Government of India had approved 200 crore INR revival
plan for this company.
• Company has been incurring loss since 2002-03, was
declared sick in 2009.
• Company’s Stock has hit a 52 week low of 13.50 INR.
• Some of its brands include Vijai Super, Lambretta
• Identify the Company
46. 23
• This retailer has more than 50 thousand retail outlets
worldwide.
• During the Kobe earthquake in Japan in the 90's, this
retailer kept to its six-sigma customer satisfaction policy
and delivered goods by helicopter to stores in the area.
• Identify the retailer.
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• X coined a new type of journalism: “Scientific Journalism”.
We work with other media outlets to bring people the
news, but also to prove it is true. Scientific journalism
allows you to read a news story, then to click online to see
the original document it is based on.
• Identify X.