Business and Technology Quiz Prelims conducted by Amit Bhatnagar and Vipul Srivastava

2. Rules of the game
● 15 Questions from Business and Tech
● +1 for each correct answer. Partial points for
multi-part questions
● No negative marking for wrong answers
● Plenty of built-in hints in many questions
● Top scorers will be clubbed into teams for
the finals

3. Question 1
The company started as a division of Microsoft in 1996 and
was supposed to be called Microsoft Travel Technology.
However, it was spun off as a separate company in 1999.
The name of the company comes from a combination of
“exploration” and “speed”.
Which company?

4. Question 2
ID this legend who is
deservedly called "Father
of Indian Industry".
(No points for mentioning
just the last name)

5. Question 3
LTE is spreading around the country. What does LTE stand
for?

6. Question 4
ID the website from
the background
image of the desktop
site login page.
This website is
ranked in the top 20
websites in India by
Alexa.

7. Question 5
John Sculley was an SVP at X when he was offered the
position of the CEO of Y by Z, with a famous pitch "Do you
want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Or do you
want to come with me and change the world?".
ID X and Y.

8. Question 6
Which company’s Artificial Intelligence platform is called
Einstein?

9. Question 7
Ajay Singh is an Indian entrepreneur best known for
co-founding SpiceJet. In 2014, he coined a slogan for X. The
slogan is considered an important part of the success X
enjoyed in May 2014.
What slogan?
(no points for guessing X)

10. Question 8
ID the author from this book cover

11. Question 9
From locks to wardrobes to virtual worlds to rockets and
missiles, this Indian company has done it all.
Which company is it?

12. Question 10
Which company
sold Obama O and
Cap’N McCain’s
cereal around 2008
US Presidential
campaign to
address its initial
cash crunch
problem?

13. Question 11
ID the two brands from their online
banter on Twitter.

14. Question 12
We know the BRICs. Which countries make up the MIST?

15. Question 13
Which popular e-commerce marketplace has launched a
separate marketplace for used goods called 2GUD ?

16. Question 14
ID the brand.
(No points if the spelling is wrong.)

17. Question 15
ID the tech leader from
his childhood
photograph

19. Question 1
The company started as a division of Microsoft in 1996 and
was supposed to be called Microsoft Travel Technology.
However, it was spun off as a separate company in 1999.
The name of the company comes from a combination of
“exploration” and “speed”.
Which company?

20. Answer

21. Question 2
ID this legend who is
deservedly called "Father
of Indian Industry".
(No points for mentioning
just the last name)

22. Answer

23. Answer

24. Question 3
LTE is spreading around the country. What does LTE stand
for?

25. Answer
Long Term Evolution

26. Question 4
ID the website from
the background
image of the desktop
site login page.
This website is
ranked in the top 20
websites in India by
Alexa.

27. Answer

28. Question 5
John Sculley was an SVP at X when he was offered the
position of the CEO of Y by Z, with a famous pitch "Do you
want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Or do you
want to come with me and change the world?".
ID X and Y.

29. Answer

30. Question 6
Which company’s Artificial Intelligence platform is called
Einstein?

31. Answer

32. Question 7
Ajay Singh is an Indian entrepreneur best known for
co-founding SpiceJet. In 2014, he coined a slogan for X. The
slogan is considered an important part of the success X
enjoyed in May 2014.
What slogan?
(no points for guessing X)

33. Answer

34. Question 8
ID the author from this book cover

35. Answer

36. Question 9
From locks to wardrobes to virtual worlds to rockets and
missiles, this Indian company has done it all.
Which company is it?

37. Answer

38. Question 10
Which company
sold Obama O and
Cap’N McCain’s
cereal around 2008
US Presidential
campaign to
address its initial
cash crunch
problem?

39. Answer

40. Question 11
ID the two brands from their online
banter on Twitter.

41. Answer

42. Question 12
We know the BRICs. Which countries make up the MIST?

43. Answer

44. Question 13
Which popular e-commerce marketplace has launched a
separate marketplace for used goods called 2GUD ?

45. Answer

46. Question 14
ID the brand.
(No points if the spelling is wrong.)

47. Answer

48. Question 15
ID the tech leader from
his childhood
photograph

49. Answer