The document provides rules for the preliminary round of a business quiz called Tycoon. It consists of 20 questions with 3 being star marked. No more than 90 seconds will be given per question. It then excerpts a famous publication where the term BRIC was first used and asks participants to name the author and organization. The final sentences provide high-level context on the expected growth of BRIC economies and their impact on global policymaking forums.

1. TYCOON- The Business Quiz
Do you have the Business Quotient to be the
Tycoon of this quiz ?

2. RULES FOR PRELIMS
•The Preliminary Round consists
of 20 Questions.
•Questions 6, 12 and 16 are Star
marked questions.
•Not more than 90 seconds will
be given per question.

3. “ At end-2000, GDP in US$ on a PPP basis in Brazil, Russia,
India and China (BRIC) was about 23.3% of world GDP. On a
current GDP basis, BRIC share of world GDP is 8%. Using
current GDP, China’s GDP is bigger than that of Italy. Over the
next 10 years, the weight of the BRICs and especially China in
world GDP will grow, raising important issues about the global
economic impact of fiscal and monetary policy in the BRICs. In
line with these prospects, world policymaking forums should
be re-organised and in particular, the G7 should be adjusted to
incorporate BRIC representatives.”
This is an excerpt of a famous publication. The
term BRIC was first used here. Name the author
of the publication and his organization.
1.

4. Identify.2.

5. 3. Established in 1964, this company grossed
$8,000 in its first year of business. What is
this company known as today?

6. 4. The given picture depicts the tagline of a company.
Guess the tagline from the picture and the company
whose tagline it is.

7. One of the most powerful bankers of his era, X
financed railroads and helped organize U.S.
Steel, General Electric and other major
corporations. Following a partnership with
Philadelphia banker Anthony Drexel, in 1895,
the firm was reorganized as Y. In later years, X
was accused of manipulating the nation’s
financial system for his own gain. The Gilded
Age Titan spent a significant portion of his/her
wealth amassing a vast art collection.
Name X and Y.
5.

8. A leading MNC in the US, it is famous for its
marketing strategy. To promote its most
famous product, the company sponsored an
arcade video game, commissioned a German
song; it was also the first to use pasteurizing
to increase durability of that kind of a
product. It has also been under controversy
regarding patent issues.
Name the company and its most famous
product.
*6.

9. HDFC bank offers a virtual temporary
credit card for online purchases called
____________?
7.

10. Active in India since 2009, __________ has
charted out the space and is making big
bets. In five months, it disclosed
investments in more than 17 companies and
has participated in rounds which total to
about $1 billion. All investments have been
of $5 million and more, most famous of
which incude Shopclues, Quikr, Roposo,
Limeroad, Ola and PolicyBazaar.
Identify this global investor firm.
8.

11. Manufactured by P&G, X is an American brand of
male grooming products encompassing deodorants
and antiperspirants, shampoos, body washes,
and soaps.
Originally launched by Shulton Inc., in 1937, it was
first targeted to women, with the men's product
only being released before Christmas at the end of
that year.
Name X.
9.

12. In the business jargon, what does
‘Word of Thumb’ refer to?
10.

13. This company began in the 1800s under the
direction of John Pilkington and Henry Wilson
and later merged with a rival company. Two of
its most prized possessions were Olympic and
Britannic. It also owned ___________ , which is
a topic of debate till date.
Fill in the blank and identify the Company.
11.

14. X reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-
landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is
being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system
for suborbital space tourism. Blue Origin is owned
by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and the
businessman Rob Meyerson.
The name X makes reference to the first
American astronaut in space, one of the original NASA
Mercury Seven, who ascended to space on a suborbital
trajectory similar to that planned for X.
Identify X.
*12.

15. Which “brand” became the first
from India with a twitter hashflag?
13.

16. ‘With millions of places of interest on
our platform, we are in the process of
creating a World with No Boundaries.’
This company has tied up with the
Ministry of Tourism to provide 360
degree panoramic view of the streets,
online. Name the company.
14.

17. Which was the first life insurance
Company established by Indians?
15.

18. Headquartered in Noida , the company has state-of the-
art manufacturing facilities in India, UAE, Mexico, Poland,
Egypt and USA. It serves as one stop shop flexible
packaging solution provider cutting across varied sectors
spanning USA, Canada, South America, UK, Europe,
Russia, CIS countries, South Africa and other African
countries, Middle East and the South Asian Countries.
Some of its clients on the global turf include P&G,
PepsiCo; Tata Global; Mondelez, L’ Oreal, Britannia,
Haldiram, Amul, Kimberly Clark, Ferro Rocher, Perfetti,
GSK, Nestle, Agrotech Foods, Coca Cola, Wrigley, Johnson
& Johnson among others.
Name the company.
*16.

19. T-mobile G1 was the first Android phone in
India. Name the company that introduced it
and the country which it is based in.
17.

20. What is special about these coins?18.

21. In 1783, Joseph Priestley’s discovery in
manufacturing carbonated mineral water led to
the creation of which Genevan company?
19.

22. Find the connection between the
given images.20.

23. CORPORATE QUOTIENT

24. X was created in Biella by two brothers in
1909. It originally started by making clothing
for the people of the Italian Alps. The
company’s primary product was originally
underwear, before moving into a different
division in the 1970s of which it is currently
one of the largest.
Name this company which is owned and
operated from South Korea.
1.

25. Ans. FILA

26. Find the connection.2.

27. Ans. HP (Hewlett Packard)

28. “ __________ is an American brand and I co-own
the franchise in India, so it’s not an endorsement
as such. All my tees usually come from there and I
wear track pants with them. For denim wear, too,
it’s the same brand and I design it the way I want
to. I create my own style with my own clothes and
I have my own team in Bengaluru for that. They
design clothes for the youth of today and
everyone else.”
Which celebrity has been backing this brand?
Also, name the brand.
3.

29. Ans. John Abraham, Eckõ Unltd

30. This entrepreneur has been in the news lately
as he was on a visit to India to reinvent his
business. The Switzerland-based company is
often mistaken as an Indian company by most
of the Indians which has given a strong hold
to the company in the Indian market. Name
the entrepreneur and the company.
4.

31. Ans. Thomas Bata, BATA

32. Connect the images.5.

33. Ans. LAKME
-Shraddha Kapoor: Brand Ambassador
-The French play ‘Lakme’
-Lakme was established by TATA Oils

34. It is one of the world’s largest and most
successful financial software companies. It is the
maker of the QuickBooks accounting software.
Even as a company of nearly $4B in revenue with
a market cap of approximately $16.5B, it
continues to operate like a collection of start ups.
Brad has fostered a culture where nearly 8,000
employees are allowed to take risks and to grow
by learning from success and failure.
What does ‘it’ refer to?
6.

35. Ans. Intuit

36. IDENTIFY THE TYCOON

37. 1.

38. Ans. Andrew Carnegie

39. 2.

40. Ans. Lalliene Bettencourt
(World’s richest woman)

41. 3.

42. Ans. John D. Rockefeller

43. 4.

44. Ans. Michael Bloomberg

45. 5.

46. Ans. Indu Jain
(Head, Bennett & Coleman)

47. 6.

48. Ans. Ruia brothers- Ravi and Shashi
Ruia (Founders of ESSAR)

49. LOGO MANIA

50. 1.Each slide contains 5 logos and will be displayed
for 30 seconds only.
2. There are total 9 slides, that implies, 45 logos.
3.1 point for every correct answer.
4.No negative marking.

60. MISCELLANEOUS

61. 1. Name the game app that Google had
to remove in 2014, following a major
backlash.

62. Ans. Bomb Gaza

63. 2. Who is the author of the book
‘Business Adventures’?

64. Ans. John Brooks

65. 3. What is the name of the South Indian
restaurant chain owned by the billionaire
Ravi Jaipuria?

66. Ans. Vandoo

67. 4. What was world’s first paper currency
called?

68. Ans. Jiaozi

69. 5. Snapdeal signed a deal with Go Qii
recently. Which sector does Go Qii deal
in?

70. Ans. Health/ Wearables (Fitness
bands particularly)

71. 6. MTS, (Mobile Telesystems
Services) is the subsidiary of which
Russian Mobile Operator?

72. Ans. Sistema Finance or Sistema
Shyam Teleservices limited

73. RAPID FIRE