Business Quiz Mahaqumbh '21 by Qnights: The Ramjas Quiz Society

1. ROUND 3 RULES
MASTER OF YOUR OWN LUCK!
1. The round will consist of 8 topics, of which each team will have to choose one.
2. Post choosing the topic, the teams will be asked to choose between two questions, with
differential scoring based on your choice.
3. Scores for the two questions to be A (+30 & -20) and B (+20 & -15). -10 in case of no answers.
4. No pounces are invited for this round.

2. Brand
Ambassadors
Mergers &
Acquisitions
Established
Businesses
Ads &
Taglines
Capital
Markets
Tech &
Startups
Regulations &
Protocols
Founders &
Executives
Topic Pool

3. BRAND
AMBASSADORS

4. QUES. 1(A)
Dating back to the year India first tasted Cricket World Cup glory, X started
operations based out of Kolkata with just 5 products, with the founder
borrowing two hundred of dollars from his father. X is also known to have
listed its Research & Development arm as a separate entity on the two most
active stock exchanges. Making around 7 out of every $10 revenue from just
India & US, X recently roped in Y, an alumni of NSD & IHM, Hajipur as a selling
face for its anti-fungal medicine created to treat infections related to skin.
ID X & Y.

5. QUES. 1(B)
Give the model & the brand being advertised.

6. MERGERS &
ACQUISITIONS

7. QUES. 2(A)
Hispano Carrocera, a Spanish company (2004)
Daewoo commercial vehicles, a Korean company (2005)
__________________ from ________________ (2008)
Complete this list of Acquisitions by an Indian company.
Also tell the seller in the last case.

8. QUES. 2(B)
Identify the company and who acquired it in 2019.

9. ESTABLISHED
BUSINESSES

10. QUES. 3(A)
In 1926, Jagannath Goenka founded “Ramgopal Indraprasad” as a commercial
firm to deal in food grains at the mandi in Hisar, after initial hiccups they were
able to turn consistent profits by selling polished whole grains to Gujarat and
South India. By 1966, the firm was operating one dal mill and two cotton ginning
factories. In 1973, the control of the company was handed over to X, the
grandson of Jagannath Goenka and in 1976 was renamed to Y.
Y now has expanded to every avenue from broadcasting to the world of
amusement parks.
Y’s biggest venture started out in 1982 after the Empire Holding Ltd was
converted into Z which is among the biggest firms of its sector in India. Z operates
a number of channels under the name “&” and “Big”.
ID X, Y & Z.

11. QUES. 3(B)
X was founded in 1985 with $400,000 of seed funding by Peter
Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman. They named their firm "X",
which was a cryptogram derived from the names of the two
founders. In 2013, there were talks of buying Dell, but it did not
pursue the acquisition. In 2015 they bought the Willis Tower in
Chicago which was once the tallest skyscraper in the world.
Identify X.

12. TECH &
STARTUPS

13. QUES. 4(A)
Given birth by two unhappy engineers X & Y, this famous Silicon Valley
company got its name post getting rights from a company, headquartered
in New York, US. This company got its first major investor, a Venture
Capitalist (also went on to become the company’s first chairman), through
a typed one-page idea by X. Before getting its current name, the founders
proposed the name to be in the convention “Y’s Surname & X’s Surname”
but had to drop this idea due to the name already having a trademark with
a hotel firm.
Give the name of the company & the investor being talked about.

14. QUES. 4(B)
23andMe is a company providing rapid gene testing and was
also featured in The times magazine as the invention of the year
was co- founded by Paul Cusenza, Linda Avey and X.
Identify X and who is her more famous half.

15. CAPITAL
MARKETS

16. QUES. 5(A)
A father to 4 and an alumnus of the prestigious HBS, X is a pioneer of a
style of investing of making a bold call, that nobody believes in. X has
also committed to donate at least half of its wealth as donations
under the Giving Pledge, owing to his generous nature. He leads a
company Y, the second word of which pertains to a 4-side
mathematical figure, which made millions under the Covid-era, owing
to some calculative bets in the financial services market.
Identify X & Y being talked about in the question.

17. QUES. 5(B)
When Jim Cramer, the television host of CNBC's Mad Money,
described five American technology stocks as FAANG, it caught the
fancy of international investors' community and media alike. The
companies include Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet
(formerly known as Google).
The financial capital of India, Mumbai, known for its stock markets is
not the one to be left far behind. Which two popular acronyms are
used in Indian markets by investors which are related to one of the
most powerful industries of India.

18. ADS & TAGLINES

19. QUES. 6(A)
What is Tagore seen advertising, which was first sold in India in
1948, 7 years after his death?

20. QUES. 6(B)
In late 2010s, X sued Swiss watch maker Y, claiming that Y’s new
trademark slogan was too similar to X’s 1997 slogan.
Give out X and Y and Y’s slogan for the above given print advertisement.

21. REGULATIONS &
PROTOCOLS

22. QUES. 7(A)
The Harkin-Engel Protocol is an International agreement aimed at
ending the worst forms of child labor in an industry. Signed in
September 2001, it prescribes a comprehensive, six point problem-
solving approach along with a time-bound process for eliminating the
problem. One criticism of the protocol is that it specifically targets
only a few African countries, while leaving out Brazil, Indonesia, etc.
Which industry is being talked about?

23. QUES. 7(B)
Dating back to 2011, X came out with a 4-cent extra charge on Y, which
is based on the sugar, salt & fat content. According to the World Health
Organization, this extra charge led to around 59% consumers consuming
less of Y. Mexico followed similar route by coming out with an extra 8%
levy on Y too, seeing the trick work in X.
Name X & Y.

24. FOUNDERS &
EXECUTIVES

25. QUES. 8(A)
Starting in 1940s as a steel trading firm with three founders, this
company has come a long way today organizing prestigious B-School
competitions to rewarding sportspersons with its products on their
stellar performances for the country. One of the founders later on
emigrated to Pakistan post-independence & went on to serve as an
important political position of responsibility, leading the company to
change its name to its current name. (Time Changes, Abbreviation
Doesn’t)
ID the company & the Pakistan emigrant founder.

26. QUES. 8(B)
X is known for not holding possession of Y’s products till 2011 even after
being one of the founding members of this US giant. In 2010s, X
accepted that he was not made for running businesses, pointing out to
the failure of his first ever attempt at business 40 years back in time.
His seemingly less stake in Y was used to break ties between the other
founders, in terms of the decision making. Due to his risk-averse nature
owing to his previous experiences, he left Y later quoting he was too old
to handle the rest two vibrant founders.