Prelims of the Business Quiz at NIT Durgapur for Aarohan 2016. My first quiz as a visiting quizmaster.

1. Biz-Zigar
QUIZMASTER: AVINAV PRAKASH
WELCOME TO
PRELIMS
AAROHAN 2016
NIT DURGAPUR

2. RULES
 20 Questions from the World of Business.
 No Negatives.
 Questions 11 to 20 will be starred (*). To be used to resolve ties.
 Do not resort to unfair means to get the answer. High chances you won’t get it easily.
 Quizmaster happens to be the alumnus of the college and a defending champion of this
particular quiz. Show him some respect.
“Biz Quiz haarke, jeetne waale ko Biz-Zigar kehte hain”

3. 1.
 Unveiled on 2nd Februaury 2016 and a series of TV
ads will have made Bajaj V a household name by the
time I ask it on February 5th 2016.
 What is so special about it?

4. 2.
 These coins were brought out
by the Government of
___________ as a token of
thanks for promoting their
tourism.
Fill in the blank.

5. 3.
 In late 1800, Anton _______ traveled all way to Russia, in a 27-day journey, to convince
the Czar of Russia, to use his incandescent lamps to light up Winter Palace.
 He thus got a order of 50,000 bulbs!
 Humble beginnings of which company?

6. 4.
 Following the scandalous revelation of Volkswagen for their emission violation, the business
group is mulling a PR (Public Relations) makeover.
 As a part of this, they have decided to undergo a brand revamp. In a show of corporate
humility, executives at Volkswagen have considered adopting a ‘collateral damage’ to their
future ad campaigns.
 What is this ‘damage’?

7. 5.
 This is the shaving cream
brand your Quizmaster uses,
primarily because it is owned
by an Indian company (and
also it comes cheap!).
 Over the years it has changed
English hands, hence the
English name.
 Which Indian company owns
it?

8. 6.
 The ___________ is a region in Bulgaria located just south of the Balkan Mountains. It is responsible
for production of 85% of the world's ’attar’ (essence).
 However, a company by same name is in news in India for all very wrong reasons. The scandal is
spread across several states in eastern India.
 Which enterprise am I talking about?

9. 7.
 This soap brand ‘Indulekha’ recently got into legal
problems when a Kerala sculptor sued this brand
endorsed by actor Mammootty.
 This is similar to an urban myth where an individual
named Vaibhav Bedi sought £26,000 from parent
company Unilever for a different brand.
 However, this time, things got real.
Why was this brand sued?

10. 8.
 According to Real
time Forbes list of
the richest, #2 is
taken by Amancio
Ortega, who even
pipped Bill Gates for
4 hours!
 Which entreprise
does he head, which
you would
stereotypically
associate an affluent
Delhi girl?

11. 9.
 This is a Japanese manufacturing giant with a 6 billion dollar industry.
 Despite fresh competition in the market, it continues to be the world’s largest manufacturer of
__________ and enjoys near monopoly.
 At least a 90% of the people viewing this question will be having YKK _______ with them.
 What is its primary manufacturing item?

12. 10.
 The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in the central
business district of Frankfurt.
 What is the name given to the towers which has lot of
significance in the world of banking?

13. 11.
 The Peter Thiel Fellowship is given to individuals aged 22
and under along with a funding of 100,000 dollars so that
they can blissfully drop out of college and become an
entrepreneur.
 In 2015, for the very first time, an Indian from Odisha got it.
His venture, which has now raised millions, was termed a
‘good copycat’ of Airbnb by Sunil Mittal at World Economic
Forum, Davos.
 Who and what venture?

14. 12.
 This is a species of goose that is mainly a
tidal bird with its world population of
400,000-500,000.
It owes its name to a major ‘something’ (the
world thrives on it), whose value has been
making quite some news in recent times.
What?

15. 13.
The Financial News was a daily published in London which had knack for exposing fraudulent
investments.
A rival of this newspaper wanted to differentiate themselves in 1893, they did something that
made them immediately distinguishable—the practice has continued till today, which is
associated with similar publications.
Name the rival newspaper and what change did they incorporate?

16. 14.
 Dinesh Moorjani is the co-founder of
this service.
 Id the logo.

17. 15.
 In 2013, Founder Matt O'Connor, 44, started an ice-
cream parlour in Convent Garden, UK thanks to ‘inputs’
from a lady named Victoria Halley aged 35 and mother-
of-one.
 Matt started this venture thinking: “ No-one's done
anything interesting with ice cream in the last hundred
years.”
 This venture got into news for 2 things. One, that 7/8th
of the name was similar to a celebrity, who sued this
brand. Second, because of the ‘raw material’ it used.
 Give me both.

18. 16.
 This place is in Kodaikanal, a waterfall a
little beyond Guna caves.
 A ‘trend’ was started here in 1985 which
was again revived recently in mid-2015,
this time a subject being a Brazilian girl.
 The trademark background score helped
the ‘subjects’ make one of the most
recognizable brands.
 What?

19. 17.
 A cartoon by Satish Acharya on who?
Name him.

20. 18.
 In 1968, a scientist at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in the United States, Dr.
Spencer Silver, was attempting to develop a super-strong adhesive.
 Instead he accidentally created a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive.
 For five years, Silver promoted his "solution without a problem“ both informally and through
seminars but failed to gain acceptance.
 How do we know this thing?

21. 19.
 Identify this Indian sports brand.

22. 20.
 Easiest of all Questions!
 Film actress Asin got married to Rahul
Sharma recently.
 Rahul is the co-founder and CEO of which
company ?

23. 21.
 This is the picture of CEO of a company,
holding something.
 What?

24. ANSWERS FOLLOW
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS

25. Biz-Zigar
QUIZMASTER: AVINAV PRAKASH
WELCOME TO
PRELIMS
AAROHAN 2016
NIT DURGAPUR

26. RULES
 21 Questions from the World of Business.
 No Negatives.
 Questions 11 to 21 will be starred (*). To be used to resolve ties.
 Do not resort to unfair means to get the answer. High chances you won’t get it easily.
 Quizmaster happens to be the alumnus of the college and a defending champion of this
particular quiz. Show him some respect.
“Biz Quiz haarke, jeetne waale ko Biz-Zigar kehte hain”

27. 1.
 Unveiled on 2nd Februaury 2016 and a series of TV
ads will have made Bajaj V a household name by the
time I ask it on February 5th 2016.
 What is so special about it?

28. From the scrap of INS Vikrant
ANSWER

29. 2.
 These coins were brought out
by the Government of
___________ as a token of
thanks for promoting their
tourism.
Fill in the blank.

30. New Zealand
ANSWER

31. 3.
 In late 1800, Anton _______ traveled all way to Russia, in a 27-day journey, to convince
the Czar of Russia, to use his incandescent lamps to light up Winter Palace.
 He thus got a order of 50,000 bulbs!
 Humble beginnings of which company?

32. Philips
ANSWER

33. 4.
 Following the scandalous revelation of Volkswagen for their emission violation, the business
group is mulling a PR (Public Relations) makeover.
 As a part of this, they have decided to undergo a brand revamp. In a show of corporate
humility, executives at Volkswagen have considered adopting a ‘collateral damage’ to their
future ad campaigns.
 What is this ‘damage’?

34. Removing ‘Das Auto’
ANSWER

35. 5.
 This is the shaving cream
brand your Quizmaster uses,
primarily because it is owned
by an Indian company (and
also it comes cheap!).
 Over the years it has changed
English hands, hence the
English name.
 Which Indian company owns
it?

36. Wipro
ANSWER

37. 6.
 The ___________ is a region in Bulgaria located just south of the Balkan Mountains. It
is responsible for production of 85% of the world's ’attar’ (essence).
 However, a company by same name is in news in India for all very wrong reasons.
The scandal is spread across several states in eastern India.
 Which enterprise am I talking about?

38. Rose Valley
ANSWER

39. 7.
 This soap brand ‘Indulekha’ recently got into legal
problems when a Kerala sculptor sued this brand
endorsed by actor Mammootty.
 This is similar to an urban myth where an individual
named Vaibhav Bedi sought £26,000 from parent
company Unilever for a different brand.
 However, this time, things got real.
Why was this brand sued?

40. The cream did not make him fair
ANSWER

41. 8.
 According to Real
time Forbes list of
the richest, #2 is
taken by Amancio
Ortega, who even
pipped Bill Gates for
4 hours!
 Which entreprise
does he head, which
you would
stereotypically
associate an affluent
Delhi girl?

42. Zara
ANSWER

43. 9.
 This is a Japanese manufacturing giant with a 6 billion dollar industry.
 Despite fresh competition in the market, it continues to be the world’s largest manufacturer of
__________ and enjoys near monopoly.
 At least a 90% of the people viewing this question will be having YKK _______ with them.
 What is its primary manufacturing item?

44. Zips
ANSWER

45. 10.
 The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in the central
business district of Frankfurt.
 What is the name given to the towers which has lot of
significance in the world of banking?

46. Debit and Credit
ANSWER

47. 11.
 The Peter Thiel Fellowship is given to individuals aged 22
and under along with a funding of 100,000 dollars so that
they can blissfully drop out of college and become an
entrepreneur.
 In 2015, for the very first time, an Indian from Odisha got it.
His venture, which has now raised millions, was termed a
‘good copycat’ of Airbnb by Sunil Mittal at World Economic
Forum, Davos.
 Who and what venture?

48. Ritesh Agarwal; Oyo Rooms
ANSWER

49. 12.
 This is a species of goose that is mainly a
tidal bird with its world population of
400,000-500,000.
It owes its name to a major ‘something’ (the
world thrives on it), whose value has been
making quite some news in recent times.
What?

50. ‘Brent’ Crude.
(affecting Chemical Engineers forever)
ANSWER

51. 13.
The Financial News was a daily published in London which had knack for exposing fraudulent
investments.
A rival of this newspaper wanted to differentiate themselves in 1893, they did something that
made them immediately distinguishable—the practice has continued till today, which is
associated with similar publications.
Name the rival newspaper and what change did they incorporate?

52. Financial Times; Yellow shade paper
ANSWER

53. 14.
 Dinesh Moorjani is the co-founder of
this service.
 Id the logo.

54. Tinder
ANSWER

55. 15.
 In 2013, Founder Matt O'Connor, 44, started an ice-
cream parlour in Convent Garden, UK thanks to ‘inputs’
from a lady named Victoria Halley aged 35 and mother-
of-one.
 Matt started this venture thinking: “ No-one's done
anything interesting with ice cream in the last hundred
years.”
 This venture got into news for 2 things. One, that 7/8th
of the name was similar to a celebrity, who sued this
brand. Second, because of the ‘raw material’ it used.
 Give me both.

56. Baby Gaga; Ice-creams made from breast milk.
ANSWER

57. 16.
 This place is in Kodaikanal, a waterfall a
little beyond Guna caves.
 A ‘trend’ was started here in 1985 which
was again revived recently in mid-2015,
this time a subject being a Brazilian girl.
 The trademark background score helped
the ‘subjects’ make one of the most
recognizable brands.
 What?

58. Liril Ads
ANSWER

59. 17.
 A cartoon by Satish Acharya upon the demise of the demise of a stalwart.
Name him.

60. Verghese Kurien
ANSWER

61. 18.
 In 1968, a scientist at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in the United States, Dr.
Spencer Silver, was attempting to develop a super-strong adhesive.
 Instead he accidentally created a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive.
 For five years, Silver promoted his "solution without a problem“ both informally and through
seminars but failed to gain acceptance.
 How do we know this thing?

62. Post-it Notes
ANSWER

63. 19.
 Identify this Indian sports brand.

64. Shiv-Naresh
ANSWER

65. 20.
 Easiest of all Questions!
 Film actress Asin got married to Rahul
Sharma recently.
 Rahul is the co-founder and CEO of which
company ?

66. Micromax
ANSWER

67. 21.
 This is the picture of CEO of a company,
holding something.
 What?

68. Secret Formula of Coca Cola is in that vault
ANSWER

69. Thank You