Yukti collegebusiness-quiz 2017

RULES OF THE GAME
• Written round
• 25 questions
• 1 point per question
• Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25
are starred (tie breakers)
• Top 6 teams go to the finals

1*
In November 2016, this
company launched an
advertisement with the tagline
“Get in Anywhere, Really
Anywhere” featuring a famous
personality. Identify the
company and the famous
personality

2
‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ or
the ‘World is my Family’ is the
tagline of which famous
television network?

3
Which company owns and
operates these cargo planes?

4
Who owns this production
house?

5*
Two employees of which firm
are the first to know the results
of the Academy
Awards/Oscars?

7
“Very much like a dorm, people
were there all the time... It smelled
something like pizza, and in fact on
the front door of the Purple Dorm
we put a sign up that said 'Fight
Club'... because the first rule of that
project was to not talk about it
outside those doors.“ Which project
codenamed ‘Purple’ which made
headlines in 2007 is being talked
about?

9
Identify the man in the
centre

10*
With which company’s
founding would you associate
the people in picture?

11
As of February 1st, 2017 this
is an exclusive list featuring 4
songs- “See You Again”,
“Sorry” and “Uptown Funk”
are three of the songs, which
is the 4th and what list is
being talked about?

12
Connect a city often
recognised as the centre of
the country music industry in
USA also sometimes referred
to as ‘Music City USA’, to a
recent edition to the menu of
a fast food giant in India.

14
This logo has been dressed
up as a ninja, given skis and
skateboards and even
transformed into a limited-
edition Kit-Kat bar. It was
designed by a lady called
Irina Blok. Which logo am I
talking about?

15*
Whose twitter handle is
@jack and has more than
3.9M followers?

16
In January 2017 where would you
have seen the most famous
product of Plexipave Surfacing
Systems being used?

17
Whose memoirs were titled
‘Shoe Dog’?

18
Identify the person on the left
and connect it to the image on
the right to get a famous product

19
Identify the blanked out
portions of the Amul Ad.

20
Oldest surviving institution
of what kind?

21
A puppet designed by Ramdas
Padhye was the mascot for this
brand , whose founders included
Jaswantiben Poppat. Name the
brand in question.

22
In 1995, Paramount Pictures
approached Rusty Pelican
Restaurants Inc. with a desire to
create a restaurant based on a
theme from a Paramount movie.
The first restaurant opened
in Monterey, California. Name the
restaurant chain and the movie

23
Along with his more famous
business partner, he founded
Divya Pharmacy in Haridwar
(where his most famous venture
is headquartered) in 1995. He has
been ranked the 48th richest
Indian by Forbes. Identify him.

24
Fill in the blanked out portion of
this Absolut Vodka Ad

25*
Which company’s logo is this?

7
“Very much like a dorm, people
were there all the time... It smelled
something like pizza, and in fact on
the front door of the Purple Dorm
we put a sign up that said 'Fight
Club'... because the first rule of that
project was to not talk about it
outside those doors.“ Which project
codenamed ‘Purple which made
headlines in 2007 is being talked
about?

10*
With which company’s
founding would you associate
this group of artists?

Ans
Gangnam Style
Over 2 Billion Views on
YouTube

Ans
Jamnalal Bajaj, Bajaj V is
forged from metal taken from
India’s first aircraft carrior INS
Vikrant

Ans
Bubba Gump Shrimp
Company, Forrest Gump

Ans
Acharya Balkrishna, MD
Patanjali Ayurved

Ans
Ringing Bells Private Limited

CROSSROADS
• This is a written round
• 6 Clues in the form of a crossword
• 5 points for each correct answer
• 10 points bonus for getting all answers correct

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Stan Lee claiming to be ---------
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Initially known as High Mobility
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles.
Built for the US Army.
Popularised by celebrities such
as Arnold Schwarzenegger. An
ex India captain is a proud
owner

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Few of this company’s products

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#Itallstarts

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One Liberty Plaza
165 Broadway,
New York City

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Stan Lee claiming to be ---------
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POWERPLAY
• 12 Questions
• General questions on business (mix of dry or visual)
• Questions pass clockwise
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Each team can take 2 powerplays (direct or bonus)
• Points on powerplay- +20/-10
• Teams can pounce for +10/ -5
• Powerplay can be taken on pounce as well

1
This is a machine for something
which ‘protects what’s good’.
What was this machine used for?

2
X is a crisp citrus fruit native to
South and Southeast Asia. It is
usually pale green to yellow when
ripe, with sweet white flesh and
very thick albedo. It is the largest
citrus fruit, 15–25 centimetres in
diameter, and usually weighing 1–
2 kilograms. X shares a fashion
connect. Identify X

3
After moving to the city of Surat from
his hometown, he initially began his
career as a trader in diamonds Later, in
1985, along with Tulsibhai Goti he
founded a small diamond
manufacturing unit named Shreeji
Gems. The company grew & in 1993, it
was registered as a partnership firm
and renamed to X. He has also entered
the Guinness Book of World Records.
Identify him and his company X

Ans
The most expensive suit (clothing) sold
at auction is Rs. (Rupees) 43,131,311
(£448,944; $693,174) and was bought
by Laljibhai Tulsibai Patel (India)
founder of Dharmanandan Diamonds,
in Surat, Gujarat, India, on 20 February
2015.

4
Ad for which company started by
Italian immigrants in US?

5
Which organisation is behind
this?

6
What two words have been
blanked out?

A
Founded by V.G Siddhartha, it
started as the retail restaurant arm
of a Chikmagalur based company.
The first opened in Brigade Road,
Bangalore. What am I talking
about?

8
When the company aired its first U.S.
TV advertisement in 2012, the ad’s
spokesman inspired a trending Twitter
based on his unusual look.He became
an unexpected celebrity, with some
people noting his unbuttoned shirt and
creepy vibe, while others found his
scruffy appearance and deep voice
"inexplicably sexy.” It inspired
parodies, fan fiction and a large gay
following. Which company are we
talking about? (Clue on next slide)

9
In 1898 BJ Johnson company,
owned by a person known as
Caleb Johnson introduced a soap
made from two essential
ingredients among others. The
soap was such a huge success
that the company changed the
name in 1917. It merged with
another soap making company
Peet Brothers. Which famous
brand are we talking about?

Ans
Founders of Facebook
subsidiaries- Oded Horovitz
(Privatecore), Palmer Lucky
(Oculus VR), Kevin Systrom
(Instagram), Jan Koum
(Whatsapp)

11
In an episode of South Park X
reveals that his weight loss is not
only the result of a diet, but also
because of help from couple of
people. At X's next
announcement, he raves about
his assistants whom he calls Y.
The townspeople misconstrue
the statement, thinking that he is
infected with Z and become
repulsed by him. Identify X, Y, Z

Ans
X- Jared Fogle, Y- aides, Z- AIDS

12
This gentleman is the current Vice
Chairman of this organisation,
which has Amitabh Kant as the
CEO. This organisation was
founded in 2015. Name the
organisation and its Chairman.

WIPEOUT
• Each question has 9 options, 5 of them correct
• 5 points for each correct answer
• 10 points bonus for getting all answers correct
• A single mistake would get the teams a 0
• Hence they can quit at any point of time

Who?
A
Twitter
Dockers
Faber- Castell
BacardiKia
Lacoste
Ferrari
Which of these brands have an animal in
their logo?
Amazon
Mcdonald’s

Who?
1
Travancore Coimbatore
Patiala Bikaner & Jaipur
Kolkata Mysore
State Bank of India associate banks using
the blue keyhole logo
Gwalior
Hyderabad
Kochi

Who?
2
HCL Bajaj Auto
National Stock
Exchange
Axis Bank
Tata Motors
Tafe Motors
Which of these Indian organisations
have women CEOs?
HDFC Bank ICICI Bank
Bombay Stock
Exchange

Who?
3
Indira Gandhi
V.V GiriJaswant Singh
P.Chidambaram
Pramod Mahajan
Which of these famous people have
been Finance Ministers of India?
Sadanand Gowda Morarji Desai
Yashwant Sinha
Shankar Dayal
Sharma

Who?
4
John W Henry
Balaji &
Venkatesh Rao
Mohammed Al
Fayed
Mansour Bin
Zahyed Al
Nahyan
Roman
Abramovich
The
Srivaddhanaprab
ha Family
Which of these are owners of English
Premier League Clubs (in the EPL in
2016-17)?
Lakshmi Mittal
The Glazier
Family
Clive Woodward

Who?
5
Kenyan Shilling
Danish Krone
Cambodian Riel
Chinese Yuan
Chilean Peso
Which of these currencies have a lower
value in absolute terms than the Indian
Rupee?
Thai Baht
Japanese Yen
Vietnamese Dong
Mauritian Rupee

Who?
6
Nougat
Cotton Candy
Jellybean Honeycomb
Beehive
Eclair
Which of these are versions of the
Android Operating System?
Gummy bear
Donut
Waffle

LINK EM UP
• 9 Visuals connected by a single theme
• If you get the theme in 1st 2 visuals- +30
• If you get the theme in Visuals 3-4- +25
• If you get the theme in Visual 9- +5
• No negatives, 1 attempt per team

Ans
Television Channels
• Star Utsav
• Epic TV
• Zee Smile
• Sony Pal
• Gemini TV
• Jaya TV
• Colors
• TEN
• SUN TV

POWERPLAY- 2
• 12 Questions
• General questions on business (mix of dry or visual)
• Questions pass clockwise
• 10 points for a correct answer
• Each team can take 2 powerplays (direct or bonus)
• Points on powerplay- +20/-10
• Teams can pounce for +10/ -5
• Powerplay can be taken on pounce as well

1
It is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange as SIA. It was founded
by Mr Isaac in the 19th century. Its
sales in 2007 were more than $20
billion. One of its employees is a
boxer with the unhappy history of
losing many of his fights. Name
the company.

2
This company changed its name
recently dropping a 6 letter word
from its name. This company
recently acquired SolarCity corp.
Name the company and the word
dropped from its name.

3
Armie Hammer is known for
playing Prince Andrew Alcott in
‘Mirror Mirror’, Clyde Tolson in
J.Edgar, and the title character in
the film ‘Lone Ranger’. However
his most recognisable role is
perhaps his portrayal of two
Olympians from the United
States. Name at least one of the
two Olympians he portrayed on
screen.

4
Which company’s products? (This
company is present in over 190
countries)

5
“Modern Management Theory is based
on the belief that objectivity and logic
has all the answers to problems. Belief
is subjective truth and is the
cornerstone of mythology, and plays a
key role in business. Belief can be
religious as well as secular. My role is to
draw attention to this invisible cultural
lever that shapes our decision.”
This is a gentleman describing his post
in a particular company. Name the
gentleman, the post & the company.

Ans
Devdutt Pattanaik, Chief Belief
Officer, Future Group

6
Anand Mahindra, sports
commentator Charu Sharma and
Lex & Legal Services’ Rajiv Luthra
are shareholders in the company.
Adman Piyush Pandey is an
advisor for this company. In
2015, Star India acquired a 74%
stake in this company. Name the
company and the popular event
which was its first significant
initiative.

Ans
Mashal Sports, Pro- Kabaddi
League

7
This dress was so narrow below
the knees that it restricted
normal movement -- causing a
woman wearing the skirt to have
difficulty when walking. The
name was given in reference to
the device used to restrain
horses. What was this dress
called?

Ans
Hobble- Skirt, early coke bottles
wore a striking resemblance to its
shape

8
Stratton Oakmont was the largest over
the counter brokerage firm in the USA
during the late 1980s and 1990s.The
firm was responsible for the IPOs of 35
companies. Stratton Oakmont
participated in pump and
dump schemes, that involves artificially
inflating the price of an
owned stock through false and
misleading positive statements, in
order to sell the cheaply purchased
stock at a higher price. Who was the
founder of this company?

9
In 1738 the name was published in the
weekly publication of the debates of
the British Parliament. It was forbidden
to print the debates and to camouflage
this they were published as Reports of
the Debates of the Senate of Lilliput.
Fictional names were thought up for
other countries and X was the one used
for America. The name finally became
the female personification of America
and was chosen to be the name and
logo of the company. What name?

10
The name of this movie contains the
name of an iconic brand and a famous
brand symbol/ mascot. Name both

11
"THE PERFECT AGA SALESMAN
COMBINES THE TENACITY OF THE
BULLDOG WITH THE MANNERS OF THE
SPANIEL“
“We may divide modern industry into
three interdependent parts: design,
manufacture, and selling. The Aga,
designed by Dr. Dalen and
manufactured by master English steel
and iron founders, demands a high
standard of selling.”
Excerpts from a manual written by
which famous personality?

12
How might have something with
COSPAR ID- 2013-060A and SATCAT No
39370 found its way into your pockets
in recent times?

Ans
This are the code numbers for the
Mangalyaan. COSPAR ID is the
international satellite designation,
administered by the UN Committee on
Space Research (COSPAR) and the US
National Space Science Data Center
(NSSDC). SATCAT no stands for Satellite
Catalog number

BUZZER BEATER
• 6 Questions
• All are connect questions (set of visuals connected by a single theme)
• +10 for a correct answer
• -5 for a wrong answer

Ans
Tata Motors
All companies acquired/owned by Tata
Motors- Jaguar, Daewoo Commercial
Vehicles, Hispano Motors Carrocera

Ans
Wimbledon
Slazenger is the official supplier of
tennis balls to Wimbledon, IBM is the
Official Information Technology partner
which also provides the scorecard,
Robinsons is the Official Soft Drink and
Wimbledon has the world’s only digital
Rolex Clock

Ans
Apple
Stills from Apple ‘1984’ Ad, picture of
Joey Slotnick along with Steve Wozniak
whose role he played in the movie
‘Pirates of Silicon Valley’, these are
images as part of the promotional
campaign ‘Shot on Iphone 6s’

Ans
Chocolate brands
Mars, Galaxy and Cadbury (that is Mr
John Cadbury who founded the brand)

Ans
Titan collections
Titan Edge, Titan Nebula, Titan Purple
and Titan Bandhan

Ans
FM Stations
• Radio Indigo
• Big FM
• Fever
• Radio Mirchi

1
The Khadi-duck is an
unconventional type of weave
that meshes three threads into
a weave, compared to the two
weaves used in conventional
weaving. Which product coded
as IS-1 uses this type of weave
as per the guidelines set by
The Bureau of Indian
Standards?

Ans
The Indian National Flag
The picture given above is incidentally
the first stamp released in
Independent India

2
Leadenhall Street in London
was the location of the
headquarters of which
organisation from 1729 until
1861?

Ans
Initially a trading establishment, later
acquired military powers, controlling a
large part of India. It relinquished its
powers to the British crown after the
1857 Indian Rebellion

3
The name of which airlines,
featuring an eight-pointed star
in its logo, is drawn from the
Sanskrit word meaning ‘limitless
expanse’?

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