The document provides a series of questions from the Brand Equity 2009 conference in Mumbai. It includes questions covering topics like famous individuals, brand logos, products, and current events from 2009 related to business and marketing.
Question 1 Mr.Foster of Crompton and Greaves was the first person in India to own a _______ Ans. Car
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Question 2 DuPontpioneered the concept of Getting feedback from peers, managers and subordinates of all executives. This concept is known as ___________ Ans. 360 Degrees Feedback
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Question 3 SilaPetit was India’s First Lady Pilot. Who was her famous brother Ans. JRD Tata
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Question 4 Whichtype of companies try to qualify for the ‘Geneva’ seal? Ans. Watch Making
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Question 5 MelindaGates recently said “There are very few things banned in our house like _______ and ________ Mills and Boon Fish and Chips Ipods and Iphones Ans. C
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Question 6 If16 annas = 1 Rupee then Rs. 15 = 1 Mohur 1 Cowry 1 Cent Ans. A
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Question 7 In1952, Walter Cronkite’s coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions on behalf of CBS led to the coining of a very famous term now ubiquitous in use. What is the term? Ans. Anchor
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Question 8 Theclassical Hippocratic oath specifically bars the practitioner from carrying out __________ and abortions Ans. Euthanasia
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Question 9 Karmalistation has been voted the most tourist friendly station. In which Union Territory is it? Ans. Goa Derek gave everybody 1 mark for this. I think this is because he goofed up since Goa is a state.
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Question 10 13Billion ___________ bags are handed to British shoppers every year Ans. Plastic
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Question 11 Dharavi : Mumbai Bronx : New York Faveks : ?? Ans. Rio de Janeiro
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Question 12 Accordingto Peter Drucker, all companies have only 2 Functions viz. Marketing and _________ Innovation Ideation Segmentation Ans A
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Question 13 Monopsonyis a situation where there is only one Banker Buyer Seller Agent Ans. A
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Question 14 Whichcity’s name appears below the brand name Haldiram Ans. Nagpur
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Question 15 Whatkind of question first made its appearance in a radio quiz show in 1948 when participants were answering questions Ans. The $ 64,000 question
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Question 16 CorrectionCorporation of America is the largest operator of _______ in the USA Ans. Prisons
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Question 17 GreyGoose is one of the best brands of _______ Ans. Vodka
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Question 18 Whichof these companies had to buy the rights to their name from a hotel chain? Wipro Google Intel Dell Ans. C
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Question 19 TheDevil’s _________ office was established by Pope Sextus V. It was subsequently abolished by Pope John Paul II in 1983 Ans. Advocate
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Question 20 Thecopyrights on which Indian’s work expired on 1 st January 2009 Ans. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Question 21 Mr.Max Yasgur rented his dairy farm in Bethel, New York for 3 days in 1969. Why? Ans. Woodstock
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Question 22 Afterthe World Cup in 2006, who collaborated with the Adidas Innovation team to create the football PowerServe Ans. Zinedine Zidane
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Question 23 Whatappears between the words Wal and Mart in their logo (specific answer) Ans. 5 pointed star!
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Question 24 Youcan win an Ipod from the website NailTheThief.com by throwing rotten eggs on whose face? Ans. Ramalingam Raju
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Question 25 Whichdistrict in UP is nicknamed Suhag Nagari because it fulfils everything a Suhagan wants? Ans. Ferozebad. This district is famous for the manufacture of bangles.
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Question 26-30 Picturesof Mr. Hiranandani Vadilal Ice Cream Commercial Logo of Deccan Chargers Picture of Raj Kumar Santoshi De Beers Commercial
Question 1.1 M.N.Srinivas, in a book titled “Caste – Its 20 th Century Avatar” coined which of the terms below Late Swing Vote Bank Cash for Votes Ans. B
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Question 1.2 6__________ have won 5 Golds in Olympics using Yamaha products Pole Vaulters Archers Shooters Ans. B
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Question 1.3 Whichof the following is a trip to the Maldives on a sail boat of the given name Dhoni Cruise Holidays Yuvraj Cruise Holidays Gayle Cruise Holidays Ans. A
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Question 1.4 Building,Blending, Muddling, Rolling and Layering are all terms associated with which of the following products Wallpaper Cocktails Parathas Ans. B
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Question 1.5 Theshorter Oxford Directory removed 65,000 of these before printing its 6 th Edition Commas Capitals Hyphens Ans. C
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Question 1.6 Whatis the name given to a vehicle in rural India made by fitting an engine onto a cart. This vehicle requires no license / no registration etc. Jugad Muft Sanchay Ans. A
Question 2.1 In1983 a Korean Airlines plane was shot down by the USSR for violating its airspace. The event led to Ronald Reagan releasing which technological facility for Civilian use? Ans. Global Positioning System
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Question 2.2 Whatis the ‘Wife Acceptance Factor’ Ans. The addition of certain ‘aesthetic’ or design features to hi technology items to make it more appealing to the wife.
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Question 2.3 GeneralInsurance paid Rs. 50 Cr. ICICI Lombard paid Rs. 1.50 Cr. LIC paid Rs. 55 Lakhs What was the ‘incident’ that led to these payments Ans. The 26 th November Terrorist attack
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Question 2.4 Whatis Poorism? Ans. Tourism of Poverty Stricken Countries like Ethiopia and (for shame) India etc.
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Question 2.5 Thisinstitution will not associate with practitioners of : ‘ Bioethical' violations such as birth control ``Morally dubious'' experiments such as stem cell research Drug abuse Polluting the environment Contributing to widening divide between rich and poor Excessive wealth Creating poverty Ans. The Vatican. The abover are known as “The Seven Social Sins”
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Question 2.6 The____________ __________ costume is the only ‘non Service’ uniform to have been granted a patent in the US Ans. The Playboy Bunny
Question 4.1 Since2005, what is unique about power bills from Reliance Energy? Ans. From March 2005, Reliance Energy have been issuing Braille Bills
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Question 4.2 TheFBI used to refer to these things as Funny Little YNs. What is this product which is fairly common in use today Ans. Funny Little YELLOW NOTES . This is a reference to Post Its from 3M
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Question 4.3 Inthe early part of its history, the Congress used to charge 4 annas as joining fees for membership. Later, at Gandhiji’s request, this was scrapped and replaced with what condition? Ans. They had to buy Khadi
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Question 4.4 Inmedieval times, rhino horns were very popular for drinking. Why? Ans. The Rhino horns were useful for detecting poisons (they changed colour).
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Question 4.5 InJanuary 2005, donations to charity via credit cards showed an increase of 200% vis a vis January 2004. Why? Ans. The Tsunami in December 2004
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Question 4.6 Whatis calculated by Income Method Output Method Expenditure Method Ans. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country
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Brand Equity 2009- Mumbai Round V Audio Visual (Not Possible to Reproduce)
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Question 5.x Indentifyperson in video (Bernie Madhoff) Who is singer of a song where Lambhorgini is mentioned (Acorn) Identify the message of the brand being shown in video (You drink, we drive… for safe driving in Mumbai) Audio – Identify the Movie (Aa Dekhe Zara) Video showing theme song of Love Story (instrumental) Audio – Identify Singer (Fergie)