The document discusses Finland introducing a universal basic income experiment in 2017, where €560 per month was given unconditionally to 2,000 randomly selected citizens. It also mentions that this was the world's first basic income experiment conducted this way.
The document contains questions and answers from multiple rounds of an IT quiz competition. In Round 1, questions covered topics like GE's three strategic circles concept, marketing demographics, companies like Infosys and Intel, and who won a Grammy award in 2008. Round 2 questions asked about events related to companies like Reliance and ICICI Bank. Subsequent rounds covered topics in business, technology, current events and more.
The document discusses various topics including:
- The materials used to construct the Taj Mahal that were sourced from locations across India and Asia, including the translucent white marble that came from Makrana, Rajasthan.
- 3D printing being the most discussed technical term in 2013.
- Martin Luther King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech where Mahalia Jackson urged him to discuss something else, which he then repeated nearly nine times.
- Salt being the primary product that the Inland Customs line in India aimed to prevent smuggling of to avoid tax payments.
The document provides information about various people, companies, and events. It identifies:
- N. R. Narayana Murthy as the Kanpur IIT alumni with children who have degrees from Harvard and Stanford.
- Naveen Jindal as the Indian politician who filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court in 1995 regarding flying the Indian flag on all days.
- Laurie Baker as the founder of the organization in the provided web screenshot, a British-born Indian architect known for cost-effective energy-efficient architecture.
- Nelson Mandela as the inspiration behind the 46664 Bangle initiative for HIV/AIDS funding and awareness.
The document contains a business quiz with multiple choice and connect-the-dots style questions covering topics like business, history, technology, and current events. Some of the questions identify organizations like the Smithsonian Institution, inventions like the Franklin half dollar coin, and fictional locations like Hogwarts. The quiz is divided into rounds with themes like identifying quoted individuals, mapping new institutes on a map, and connecting different business entities.
1. The document discusses standard quizzing rules for a secret quiz including long connect questions at the end that provide additional points. The quiz master's decision is final.
2. It then quotes criticisms of the Iran nuclear deal arguing it will replenish Iran's "ATM machines" or proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, and Houthis.
3. The next questions ask to identify Assad, Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad in relation to the quote.
The document contains questions and answers from multiple rounds of an IT quiz competition. In Round 1, questions covered topics like GE's three strategic circles concept, marketing demographics, companies like Infosys and Intel, and who won a Grammy award in 2008. Round 2 questions asked about events related to companies like Reliance and ICICI Bank. Subsequent rounds covered topics in business, technology, current events and more.
The document discusses various topics including:
- The materials used to construct the Taj Mahal that were sourced from locations across India and Asia, including the translucent white marble that came from Makrana, Rajasthan.
- 3D printing being the most discussed technical term in 2013.
- Martin Luther King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech where Mahalia Jackson urged him to discuss something else, which he then repeated nearly nine times.
- Salt being the primary product that the Inland Customs line in India aimed to prevent smuggling of to avoid tax payments.
The document provides information about various people, companies, and events. It identifies:
- N. R. Narayana Murthy as the Kanpur IIT alumni with children who have degrees from Harvard and Stanford.
- Naveen Jindal as the Indian politician who filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court in 1995 regarding flying the Indian flag on all days.
- Laurie Baker as the founder of the organization in the provided web screenshot, a British-born Indian architect known for cost-effective energy-efficient architecture.
- Nelson Mandela as the inspiration behind the 46664 Bangle initiative for HIV/AIDS funding and awareness.
The document contains a business quiz with multiple choice and connect-the-dots style questions covering topics like business, history, technology, and current events. Some of the questions identify organizations like the Smithsonian Institution, inventions like the Franklin half dollar coin, and fictional locations like Hogwarts. The quiz is divided into rounds with themes like identifying quoted individuals, mapping new institutes on a map, and connecting different business entities.
1. The document discusses standard quizzing rules for a secret quiz including long connect questions at the end that provide additional points. The quiz master's decision is final.
2. It then quotes criticisms of the Iran nuclear deal arguing it will replenish Iran's "ATM machines" or proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, and Houthis.
3. The next questions ask to identify Assad, Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad in relation to the quote.
Biz Tech (Business and Technology) Quiz National Law School (NLSIU) 2018Binit Agrawal
1. The document discusses a scandal in France known as the X Affair that involved a famous family and uncovered secrets from World War II. It shook all of Paris and involved the French president.
2. It describes the birth of a boy in 1965 in a small Indian village who went on to found a very successful company and amass a personal wealth of 10,000 crore despite coming from a poor background.
3. It talks about Madhu Pandit who left IIT to become a monk but is now the CEO of a large temple and through his organization serves 1.6 million school lunches per day in India.
- In 1997, two months after returning to Apple, Jobs held an internal meeting where he discussed a new branding strategy. He said marketing should be about values, not speeds/feeds or comparing to Windows, and that people with passion can change the world.
- The result was the "Think Different" advertising campaign.
- Elon Musk's goals include reducing global warming through sustainable energy and reducing risk of human extinction by making life multi-planetary.
The document discusses several brands and companies. Some key points:
- Tesla and another brand are electric vehicle manufacturers, with the latter named after an English scientist related to electric motor technology.
- Thousands have protested in India against a Supreme Court ban on Jallikattu, a bull-taming tradition that helps the dairy industry by using untameable bulls for breeding.
- A philosophy started in 1925 in Kerala by a spiritual organization still prevails as an ISO-certified organization expanding across industries.
- The document asks questions about various brands, companies, and historical facts in an apparent quiz or test format.
The document contains a business quiz with multiple choice questions related to business, economy and current affairs. Some of the questions are about GST implementation, Standup India scheme, payment banks in India, use of shredded currency notes to make boards, definition of gerrymandering, PepsiCo's commitment to reduce sugar and calories, Britannia's premium biscuit brand, expansion of BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited), difference between QLED and OLED TVs, Tata Motors removing designations, Telangana's plan for its own satellite, North Korea's cyberwarfare agency Bureau 121, definition of an open collar worker, and NHAI Nest and Village programs logo unveiling personality.
The document describes the rules and format for a general quiz competition involving teams. It will be conducted in 3 rounds: Round 1 Kick Off, Round 2 PICTuresque, and Round 3 Bouncer. Round 1 involves direct questions to teams with points awarded for correct answers within a time limit. Round 2 involves identifying images/videos with points also awarded based on response time. Round 3 is an infinite bounce round where questions pass to the next team if unanswered and more points are awarded for direct answers. A total of 18 questions will be asked in each round with points and timing rules provided. Famous people and brands are listed that will be identified in the questions.
This document contains a 12 question business quiz with trivia questions ranging from identifying companies, products, people and important events. Some of the questions identify Charles Wang's philanthropic organization (Smile Train), the movie and gadget that inspired the popular Talkboy toy (Home Alone 2, Talkboy), the founder of Essential General Trading LLC (Raj Kundra), the social audio app launched in 2020 (Clubhouse), the Pepsi drink released in the 1990s (Crystal Pepsi), the actor and company used in a COVID-19 ad campaign for local stores (Shah Rukh Khan, Cadbury), the special toilet paper installed at an airport (to wipe smartphones), the soap brand and new variant
1. Madame Tussauds wax museum opened its first location in London in 1835 and has since expanded to many major cities around the world, including New Delhi in 2017.
2. The concept of the 80/20 rule, where 20% of inputs result in 80% of outputs, was theorized after an observation of pea pod yields in a garden.
3. Prashant Kishor founded the organization Citizen for Accountable Governance after working as a UN health activist.
Finals of the Business, Management & Entrepreneurship Quiz organised by IIT BHU Quiz Club. Held on 17th September 2015 at G7, Mechanical Engg Dept, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
This document provides details about a business quiz conducted by Dhrubojit Bhattacharya. It includes 15 multiple choice questions about various companies and brands. Key details include Niantic being the company that created Pokémon Go, Facebook's blue color being related to its founder being red-green colorblind, Beats Audio being acquired by Apple, and Inditex being the parent company of Zara.
The document appears to be a quiz competition with multiple choice and written answer questions across various topics. It contains 12 multiple choice questions in Round 1 worth 10 marks each. The questions cover topics like social media, beauty pageants, business ownership, pharmaceutical drugs, banking technology, airlines, mobile phone companies and more. Round 2 is a "theme round" where participants must correctly identify that all the answers relate to companies owned by football team owners. This round contains 8 questions worth 10 marks each. Following rounds ask more questions testing general knowledge and identification of print advertisements.
Some of the questions are not framed by me and are a direct lift-off. However I've failed to give due credits to the original sources as I don't remember them exactly.
Ranbhoomi is a National Level Inter college business quiz competition for both campus and corporate. Participants will register for the quiz in a team of 2 from the same institution.
Quiz covers all business topics from logos, founders, trivia, company histories, ads, etc.
1. The document appears to be a set of questions for an exam at IIM Raipur.
2. The questions cover a range of topics including identifying people in the news, economics concepts like the Gini index, religious groups like the Quakers, companies like Khadi Gramodyog, and terms in different languages like the French word "mortgage".
3. The questions require identifying industries, products, business models, mergers and acquisitions, and connecting companies with events.
This document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions about various companies and business terms. It includes questions about the origins of terms like EPSON and HITACHI, companies like DENA Bank, products like Rubik's Cube, and business concepts like ESOPs and ambush marketing. The document is in a question and answer format testing knowledge of business, history, and current events.
Y Combinator is identified as a startup incubator that invests $120k in many startups twice a year and has them move to Silicon Valley for 3 months of intensive work. In 2012, Y Combinator was named the top startup incubator by Forbes. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is identified as the bank that most MSMEs in India go to for financing. The marketing campaign described is for Colgate SlimSoft Charcoal Toothbrush.
1. The document discusses various business, economic and current affairs topics in the form of questions and answers.
2. Questions include identifying a business model charging for time instead of coffee, a person replacing a CEO, interpreting economic indices, identifying brands/products and connecting various facts.
3. Answers identify the Slow Time Cafe business model, Varun Berry replacing Vinita Bali as Britannia chief, interpretations of economic indices like the Hot Waitress Index, brands like Quaker and products like Indian flags.
- The document is an IT quiz with multiple choice questions about various topics in technology.
- Questions cover topics like WWII encryption technologies, anonymous websites, virtual assistants, cyber attacks, and more.
- For each question there are 2-4 possible answer choices provided.
Biz Tech (Business and Technology) Quiz National Law School (NLSIU) 2018Binit Agrawal
1. The document discusses a scandal in France known as the X Affair that involved a famous family and uncovered secrets from World War II. It shook all of Paris and involved the French president.
2. It describes the birth of a boy in 1965 in a small Indian village who went on to found a very successful company and amass a personal wealth of 10,000 crore despite coming from a poor background.
3. It talks about Madhu Pandit who left IIT to become a monk but is now the CEO of a large temple and through his organization serves 1.6 million school lunches per day in India.
- In 1997, two months after returning to Apple, Jobs held an internal meeting where he discussed a new branding strategy. He said marketing should be about values, not speeds/feeds or comparing to Windows, and that people with passion can change the world.
- The result was the "Think Different" advertising campaign.
- Elon Musk's goals include reducing global warming through sustainable energy and reducing risk of human extinction by making life multi-planetary.
The document discusses several brands and companies. Some key points:
- Tesla and another brand are electric vehicle manufacturers, with the latter named after an English scientist related to electric motor technology.
- Thousands have protested in India against a Supreme Court ban on Jallikattu, a bull-taming tradition that helps the dairy industry by using untameable bulls for breeding.
- A philosophy started in 1925 in Kerala by a spiritual organization still prevails as an ISO-certified organization expanding across industries.
- The document asks questions about various brands, companies, and historical facts in an apparent quiz or test format.
The document contains a business quiz with multiple choice questions related to business, economy and current affairs. Some of the questions are about GST implementation, Standup India scheme, payment banks in India, use of shredded currency notes to make boards, definition of gerrymandering, PepsiCo's commitment to reduce sugar and calories, Britannia's premium biscuit brand, expansion of BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited), difference between QLED and OLED TVs, Tata Motors removing designations, Telangana's plan for its own satellite, North Korea's cyberwarfare agency Bureau 121, definition of an open collar worker, and NHAI Nest and Village programs logo unveiling personality.
The document describes the rules and format for a general quiz competition involving teams. It will be conducted in 3 rounds: Round 1 Kick Off, Round 2 PICTuresque, and Round 3 Bouncer. Round 1 involves direct questions to teams with points awarded for correct answers within a time limit. Round 2 involves identifying images/videos with points also awarded based on response time. Round 3 is an infinite bounce round where questions pass to the next team if unanswered and more points are awarded for direct answers. A total of 18 questions will be asked in each round with points and timing rules provided. Famous people and brands are listed that will be identified in the questions.
This document contains a 12 question business quiz with trivia questions ranging from identifying companies, products, people and important events. Some of the questions identify Charles Wang's philanthropic organization (Smile Train), the movie and gadget that inspired the popular Talkboy toy (Home Alone 2, Talkboy), the founder of Essential General Trading LLC (Raj Kundra), the social audio app launched in 2020 (Clubhouse), the Pepsi drink released in the 1990s (Crystal Pepsi), the actor and company used in a COVID-19 ad campaign for local stores (Shah Rukh Khan, Cadbury), the special toilet paper installed at an airport (to wipe smartphones), the soap brand and new variant
1. Madame Tussauds wax museum opened its first location in London in 1835 and has since expanded to many major cities around the world, including New Delhi in 2017.
2. The concept of the 80/20 rule, where 20% of inputs result in 80% of outputs, was theorized after an observation of pea pod yields in a garden.
3. Prashant Kishor founded the organization Citizen for Accountable Governance after working as a UN health activist.
Finals of the Business, Management & Entrepreneurship Quiz organised by IIT BHU Quiz Club. Held on 17th September 2015 at G7, Mechanical Engg Dept, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
This document provides details about a business quiz conducted by Dhrubojit Bhattacharya. It includes 15 multiple choice questions about various companies and brands. Key details include Niantic being the company that created Pokémon Go, Facebook's blue color being related to its founder being red-green colorblind, Beats Audio being acquired by Apple, and Inditex being the parent company of Zara.
The document appears to be a quiz competition with multiple choice and written answer questions across various topics. It contains 12 multiple choice questions in Round 1 worth 10 marks each. The questions cover topics like social media, beauty pageants, business ownership, pharmaceutical drugs, banking technology, airlines, mobile phone companies and more. Round 2 is a "theme round" where participants must correctly identify that all the answers relate to companies owned by football team owners. This round contains 8 questions worth 10 marks each. Following rounds ask more questions testing general knowledge and identification of print advertisements.
Some of the questions are not framed by me and are a direct lift-off. However I've failed to give due credits to the original sources as I don't remember them exactly.
Ranbhoomi is a National Level Inter college business quiz competition for both campus and corporate. Participants will register for the quiz in a team of 2 from the same institution.
Quiz covers all business topics from logos, founders, trivia, company histories, ads, etc.
1. The document appears to be a set of questions for an exam at IIM Raipur.
2. The questions cover a range of topics including identifying people in the news, economics concepts like the Gini index, religious groups like the Quakers, companies like Khadi Gramodyog, and terms in different languages like the French word "mortgage".
3. The questions require identifying industries, products, business models, mergers and acquisitions, and connecting companies with events.
This document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions about various companies and business terms. It includes questions about the origins of terms like EPSON and HITACHI, companies like DENA Bank, products like Rubik's Cube, and business concepts like ESOPs and ambush marketing. The document is in a question and answer format testing knowledge of business, history, and current events.
Y Combinator is identified as a startup incubator that invests $120k in many startups twice a year and has them move to Silicon Valley for 3 months of intensive work. In 2012, Y Combinator was named the top startup incubator by Forbes. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is identified as the bank that most MSMEs in India go to for financing. The marketing campaign described is for Colgate SlimSoft Charcoal Toothbrush.
1. The document discusses various business, economic and current affairs topics in the form of questions and answers.
2. Questions include identifying a business model charging for time instead of coffee, a person replacing a CEO, interpreting economic indices, identifying brands/products and connecting various facts.
3. Answers identify the Slow Time Cafe business model, Varun Berry replacing Vinita Bali as Britannia chief, interpretations of economic indices like the Hot Waitress Index, brands like Quaker and products like Indian flags.
- The document is an IT quiz with multiple choice questions about various topics in technology.
- Questions cover topics like WWII encryption technologies, anonymous websites, virtual assistants, cyber attacks, and more.
- For each question there are 2-4 possible answer choices provided.
LPU QUIZ CLUB presents Business Ka Badshah - The Biz. Quiz with Current Affairs.Quizzing Club LPU
The document summarizes the rules and questions for a business quiz competition hosted by LPU QUIZ CLUB. It consists of 3 rounds: Current Affairs, Hard Core Business, and Bharatiya Vyapar. The rounds test participants' knowledge through multiple choice and logo identification questions related to business, current events, and Indian trade. The quiz aims to identify the best team through competitive gameplay and scoring.
Amrita School of Business Coimbatore Pragati 2016 Business Quiz Finals Dhanraj B
The document describes the rules and questions for a business quiz competition held by Amrita School of Business in Coimbatore, India on December 3rd, 2016. It consisted of 4 rounds - the first round had one question with 5 answer options and was a written round. Subsequent rounds included connect questions to link people, companies or terms for points. The final round had 8 questions moving anti-clockwise with points awarded for correct answers on bounce or pounce.
Amrita School of Business Coimbatore Pragati 2016 Business Quiz PrelimsDhanraj B
Mirakle Couriers was launched in 2010 in Mumbai and has two offices that employ 70 hearing impaired couriers who deliver over 65,000 shipments per month.
The BSE and NSE conduct a special trading session called Muhurat Trading on Diwali/Laxmi Puja for a short period of time, which in 2016 was held between 6:30-7:30 pm on October 30th.
The original currencies that the Euro replaced in 1999/2002 were the Pound, Lira, Franc, Escudo, Schilling, Franc, Guilder, Markka, and Peseta.
Tata Crucible is a national level business quiz to be held on 12th February 2017 in BITS Pilani Goa Campus. The quiz has teams of 2 participants and will have 4 rounds of questions - general knowledge, visual, buzzers and a final round. Some of the rules include a penalty for shouting answers and only the first answer being considered. The sample questions provided cover topics in brands, entertainment, science and history to test the business acumen of the participants. The document aims to provide all relevant details about the quiz competition to encourage more teams to participate.
The document provides information about an entertainment quiz being conducted by Virendra, Anubhav & Shagun. It discusses the format of the quiz which will have 4 rounds - a written prelims round followed by a finals round consisting of individual rounds of forward and reverse image based questions, differential questions, and long visual connects. It provides the answers to 15 preliminary multiple choice questions about movies, technology, and other topics.
This document provides the rules and guidelines for multiple rounds of a business quiz competition between teams. It outlines that there will be 6 total rounds with different rules for scoring and gameplay in each round. The first round has 8 questions with 2 for each team and 10 points awarded for correct answers. Subsequent rounds include topics being covered, number of questions, opportunities for teams to pounce and provide answers, and positive/negative scoring details. The common theme identified across one round's questions is that the products are geographical indicators specific to certain places in India.
The document describes the format of a quiz competition including various rounds of questions. It provides examples of questions asked in the written and mixed bag rounds. The questions cover topics like famous bets and their outcomes, historical figures, pop culture references, and more. The questions are meant to test general knowledge on a wide variety of trivia topics through clues, images, and contextual information.
Quanta - The Quiz Club of NIT Goa presents March Monthly Quiz.
QM - Vishakha Ghadi
This Quiz saw a lot of firsts. First quiz from the new batch and first woman Quiz Master. This Quiz served as a perfect pre-event for International Women's day.
Food, Food Everywhere! But how much do you really
know about food and what you eat? With all your
vast knowledge about food, can you pass this little
food quiz of 20 questions? Discover what you can win!
This document contains 10 questions about various foods and drinks, including:
1) Tea leaves are graded on quality from lowest to highest as "Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe".
2) Delia Smith said in 1990 that she didn't use microwave ovens as she thought they "take the soul out of food".
3) Potatoes like Desiree, Estima, Romano and Sante originated from the Netherlands.
4) Souvlakia in Greek cooking are skewers of meat.
This document is a pop quiz with 12 multiple choice or short answer questions testing knowledge about online retail, advertising, technology companies, social media, and business concepts. The questions cover topics like the percentage of online retail sales, influences on local purchasing, marketing acronyms, brand slogans, inventors of computer interfaces, the first tweet, teen social media usage, fake Facebook profiles, uses of WordPress and C# programming, and a Steve Jobs quote.
This document contains a quiz about fashion and related topics. It includes questions about types of boots, wigs worn by judges, cities known for textile industries, fabrics made from certain animal breeds, cosmetic company histories, celebrity fashion brands, advertising campaigns, and more. The quiz contains multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank style questions to test knowledge of fashion, textiles, and popular culture.
The document discusses questions from a business quiz competition held by ITM Mayyil. It provides 15 multiple choice questions related to business tags, logos, personalities, general business, technology, startups and brands. The questions cover topics like identifying companies and products from clues, business situations, slogans and campaigns. Context is provided for some questions regarding the origins or history related to the answer.
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The document contains clues and questions related to business trivia. Some of the questions answered in the document include:
1) Apple's proposed names for the iPhone which was displayed at an event at the University of Arizona's Department of Marketing.
2) The firm founded under a contract with Ford Motor Company in 1993 that owns some classic car designs.
3) The business connection related to "Michelin Baby Syndrome".
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The latest edition of Samriddhi 2024, Durgapur Steel Plant, Business Quiz designed for ladies, compiled and presented by me. Hope you enjoy it !
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1) The document describes the rules and questions for a general quiz prelims held on 17th January 2018 at MDI Gurgaon. It includes 19 multiple choice questions covering topics like religion, literature, history and current affairs.
2) Six questions are marked with an asterisk and will be used to resolve ties. No negative marking, so participants can take guesses.
3) Decisions of the quiz masters are final and the quiz prohibits phone use to avoid disqualification.
The document contains summaries of science, technology, entertainment, India, and business articles. Some key details include:
- A titanium-rich mineral called Armalcolite was discovered on the Moon in 1969.
- Tesla and Edison were believed to have not received the Nobel Prize due to their animosity towards each other.
- Roy Plunkett accidentally discovered Teflon in 1938 while attempting to make a new refrigerant.
- Aurora Borealis and Australis are natural light displays that occur when solar particles interact with the Earth's magnetic field.
The document provides a quiz with 25 questions covering topics like Solitaire, Tesla Motors, WeChat, Grumpy Cat, and book rankings. It tests knowledge of history, current events, technology, and pop culture. The questions are in multiple choice or short answer format. Correct answers are provided for the first 16 questions.
The document appears to be notes from a meeting or discussion. It includes topics like the history of the fireworks industry in India, references to companies like HCL and Dabur, and questions about things like IRCTC transactions and Liverpool Football Club. The notes touch on a variety of business and current affairs topics but do not provide much context on their own.
The document discusses the origins of several terms and products:
1) The term "ticker" originated from the sound made by a machine Thomas Edison perfected in 1867 that was widely used in the financial sector.
2) It was revealed that the 404th Boeing 777 manufactured coincidentally crashed in 2014's Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
3) A set of emojis released by Finland were meant to depict some hard-to-describe Finnish emotions, words and customs.
In Foreign Parts - Finals - Tie Grab 2019SJC Quizzers
In Foreign Parts is the travel, business and world affairs quiz which was set by members of the SJC Quiz Club and conducted during Tie Grab 2019. It was an open quiz for teams of 2 members.
RJ Gregory is unique because it is not a human radio jockey but an AI assistant created by Anthropic to be helpful, harmless, and honest. The AI assistant was launched by community radio station Sargakshetra FM in Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala. However, as per the managing director, RJ Gregory will not be interacting with listeners for now due to limitations in technology.
1. In 1888, Robert Wood learned from a railroad surgeon that railroad workers were frequently injured on the job. This inspired Robert to create the first commercially sold medical kit for injuries.
2. In 1981, Richard Schulze's electronics store was damaged by a tornado. He held a sale on damaged goods and made more money than in a typical month. He renamed the store Best Buy and adopted a high volume, low price business model.
3. Thomas Cook arranged the first privately chartered excursion train advertised to the general public after partnering with a rail company to transport passengers to a political rally.
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This document contains a potpourri or assortment of trivia questions from MNNIT and LBSIM. It includes questions about IKEA expansion plans, tridents in mythology, the CE marking on European products, names for the Volkswagen Beetle around the world, the location of the Indy 500, the origins of Apple's address 1 Infinite Loop, the inventor of LCD displays, the artist Nek Chand, the tourist destination Surajkund in India, the Hanna-Barbara cartoon duo, whose motorcycle is pictured, gifts given to retired F1 driver Michael Schumacher, the founding of Id Software, Holii retail venture, the plot of War of the Worlds, the Indian version
The long connect discusses 5 independent questions that have the underlying theme of famous people and places. The questions are about Pluto, Enrico Fermi, Neptune, California, and Alfred Nobel. Guessing the theme of famous people and places correctly would earn the team 10 points, while an incorrect guess would deduct 0 points. The connect is meant to test making connections between seemingly unrelated questions.
- Rules for the quiz are provided, including that questions 14-19 will be used to resolve ties and cell phones should be switched off.
- Scomi Group Bhd is a Malaysian company involved in oilfield services, transportation, and marine services operating in 33 countries. A recent Indian connection is the Mumbai Monorail.
- The term "Third Reich" refers to Nazi Germany between 1933-1945. It was the third German Reich, after the Holy Roman Empire and German Empire.
Ratan Tata completed his B.Sc from Cornell University and an advanced management program from Harvard University. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from Ohio State University. Ratan Tata was a member of the international advisory board of Chase Manhattan Corp. He was put in charge of Nelco in 1971. Ratan Tata replaced Russi Modi as the first chairman to be sacked in Tata Group companies. Ratan Tata's mother Soonoo Tata was first married to Naval Tata then Sir J.J. Ratan Tata's brother Jimmy died in an accident and Noel was his half brother. Ratan Tata himself launched the Tata Nano car. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
3. Political cartoon by Thomas Nast published in Harper’s Weekly in
1874. What famous emblem was evolved from this cartoon, that
was highly relevant in last couple of months?
7. • UBI is a potential source of income that could one
day be available to all adult citizens, regardless of
income, wealth, or employment status. The only
requirement was that they had to be already
receiving unemployment benefits or an income
subsidy.
• This pioneering program will give out €560
(US$587) a month, tax free, to 2,000 citizens that
were randomly selected.
• Which European country introduced world-first
universal basic income experiment this way?
11. • New Delhi-based cybersecurity company
Lucideus Tech, has in the past worked for
organisations such as ICICI Bank, Standard
Chartered, IndiGo and KFC.
• Recently they had around a dozen people
working relentlessly for close to two months on
the security of a particular task.
• The teams mandate was to ensure that all the
security loopholes were plugged and the security
of the product features will be safe, before it
went live. Which product?
12.
13. • This is an ordinance from 19th century
Travancore ruler Queen Parvathi Bhai which is
protected at krishnapuram Palace,
Kayamkulam.
• Why this ordinance came in the light of
discussion recently?
16. • The KVIC is a statutory body formed by the
Government of India under Ministry of Micro,
Small, Medium Enterprises.
• Recently they have appointed international
fashion designer Ritu Beri as their advisor, to
change their product image from boring to chic
and started to partner with players like Raymond.
• What other practise they have followed in the
year 1996, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013
repeated in 2016, but resulted in a protest by
KVIC employees recently?
20. • “Just Read the Instructions”
• “Of Course I Still Love You”
• Why these two phrases plays a revolutionary
role in our efforts to prepare the human life in
future?
22. • In 27 April 2007, Russia executed a
series of cyber attacks that
swamped websites of organizations
in a Baltic country, including their
parliament, banks, ministries,
newspapers and broadcasters, amid
the country's disagreement with
Russia about the relocation of the
Bronze Soldier of Tallinn.
• The case was studied intensively by
many countries and military
planners as it may have been the
second-largest instance of state-
sponsored cyber warfare
• Against which country?
24. • “This isn't a simple story of colliding with an
iceberg and sinking. It's a perfect storm of
extraordinary factors coming together”. This is
a recent statement about how Titanic sunk.
• If you can connect this revelation about
Titanic with Game of Thrones, What are the
common things I am expecting(Answer is not
Belfast Titanic Studio)?
25.
26. According to a recent study Titanic
sank due to ICE and FIRE
27. 1. Sept. 26 is the most common birthday in the
United Kingdom.
2. People have more free time during X’Mas,
New Year time and they will be more happier.
• A particular day in the month of January has
been started to observe as International
_____ ______ Day based on above facts.
• Which day?
29. • Lotus Esprit car from
James Bond film The
Spy Who Loved Me.
• In 2013, Someone paid
nearly $1m for this
iconic vehicle with plans
to make its movie
transformation from car
to submarine a reality.
30. • This is a hidden Easter
egg feature found in the
firmware system of one
of his innovation,
allowing you to
transform the default
display image into the
famous “Lotus Esprit.”
• Identify the
personality?
32. • GIPHY is the top source for the best & newest
GIFs & Animated Stickers online. Greatest
collection of images and video on the planet
http://giphy.com/ is owned by a scientific
organization. It’s a massive collection, so
you’ll never see it all in a lifetime.
• Which organization am I talking about, has its
own GIF channel in giphy.com?
36. • Shah Rukh Khan recently shared the video or
ad named as #Be my Guest and left all his fans
wanting to catch a glimpse of their favourite
star at a random restaurant, beach or while
jogging.
• Images(…)
37. It was Sharukh’s personal invitation to a place.
For what purpose this video was created?
40. • News articles and Twitter postings for climate
change or global warming.
• Time trends show daily trends for news articles
and Twitter postings that included the terms
climate change or global warming
• 1st spike Earth day 2015
• 2nd Spike: November 2015, Lima, Peru hosted the
20th yearly session of the Conference of the
Parties, Paris Conference
• 3rd spike: February 28, 2016 what happened?
41.
42.
43. • A Belgian by birth, In his own day he was the
world's most famous geographer but in
addition he had interests in theology,
philosophy, history, mathematics and
magnetism.
• In 1569, one of his innovative creation
simplified global navigation system.
• Who is he?
44. • Gerardus Mercator
• Mercator Projection
• The term "normal cylindrical projection" is
used to refer to any projection in
which meridiansare mapped to equally spaced
vertical lines and circles of latitude (parallels)
are mapped to horizontal lines.
45. • In 2005, Former ICICI Bank chairman K V
Kamath had been entrusted with a special
task by one of his family friend.
• That task officially completed in March that
year, and his recommendations were
implemented successfully on 18th June 2005.
On the same date famous business executive
Anant Jain resigned as the director of IPCL.
What happened on 18th June 2005?
47. • Which real estate mogul, an Irish citizen, was
the former chairman of ACC and currently
owns Forbes Textiles, now residing at Malabar
Hill, Mumbai?
49. Both entities are very popular in their segment
regarding their very special X. Identify A&B
A
• Their journey began
in 1939 under the visionary
leadership of Govindan
Panhikeyil along with his
son P.M Valsan who opened
their first establishment in
Calicut.
B
• Its original entity was
started as a confectionary in
Ceylon during 2nd World
war foujnded by Late Mr.
M. K. Ahmed Haji in the
year 1942
• Currently its business is
overlooked by a woman
named Sareena Azees in
Thalassery.
50.
51. • Asprey & Garrard Limited is a United
Kingdom-based designer, manufacturer and
retailer of jewellery.
• What special jewellery they designed in 1997
became widely popular as an exceptional gift
item, currently manufactured with Sworovski
blue crystal elements
54. • Coca-Cola was a pioneer in recognizing X as a key
asset to be protected. But in Europe, European
Union General Court recently refused the same
followed by their application in 2011.
• In a similar verdict, Court of Justice of the
European Union denied the application from
Nestlé also on 2016 Jan 16.
• Duracell, Toblerone chocolate, Pringles Potato
Crisps are the successful cases. What are we
talking about?
56. • It started for the first time for a malayalam
movie ‘Rathrimazha’ by this person shown
here.
• First successful attempt was ‘Traffic’.
• Sandeep Varma, Gokul Nath, Krishnabhaskar
Mangalasseri were the trend setters in this
market segment.
• What business am I talking about?(Images…)
61. • This group of people, traditionally employed at dockyards,
were behind the flagship of the British admiral Lord
Horatio Nelson who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at the
Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
• They made those legendary crafts exclusively of wood, and
built without the use of any machines or power tools —
only hand tools and indigenous devices are ever used.
From sawing the wood to cutting and shaping to assembly
and finishing, all operations are done manually.
• No formal plan, designs, sketches or illustrations are ever
made to make even a huge vessel.
• Whom are we talking about?
63. • The company’s 12,700-plus employees are
shareholders and hold approximately 69 %
of the company’s Rs. 13.94 crore equity
capital.
• Tata retained an 18 % stake and the
remaining 7 % is held by a trust and 6 % is
held by ex-TTL employees and business
associates.
• Identify the company from the
administrative building shown in the next
image
Next
64.
65.
66. Q19-
• This city was part of the Sri Vijaya Empire until it
was invaded by the south Indian Emperor
Rajendra Chola I in the 11th century.
• In 1819, Thomas Stamford Raffles arrived and
signed a treaty with Sultan Hussein Shah, on
behalf of the British East India Company, to
develop the southern part of the city as a British
trading port.
• The English name of this city is derived from the
Malay word meaning Lion City.
• Identify from the image?
Next
67.
68. • Malay word -> Lion City -> Simhapura ->
Singapore
71. • In December 30, 2011 Friday, In South Pacific
country Samoa Something happened for the first
time, that affected the business there. All
employers had to pay an extra day pay to the
workers. It was the result of a geographical
phenomenon.
• This geographical feature is actually Beypore
Khalasis, but powerful enough to influence
international trade and business. What? Or
What happened in Samoa in 2011 December 30?
73. • In October 2013, a very famous brand in India lost its reputation
after certain complaints from its customers and it seriously affected
their Diwali sales to downfall upto 30%. But later the strategies
developed by the PR department of the parent company with
Ogilvy and Mather help them to rose back to the previous position.
• O&M created a phenomenal advertising campaign as series of ads
featuring TV actress Pallavi Subhash as central character. Their
brand positioning strategy was truly innovative using a
psychological approach to re-position brand name in relation with
sweetness and emotion of family, love and festivals. This is one
among the most successful case of advertising effectiveness in the
Indian market
• This brand has the most over engineered packaging in India.
Identify the brand (Image…)
76. • In the management context, meeting your
customers/target audience/followers directly by
wandering around the country can be considered
as a successful leadership trait.
• Mahathma Gandhi, Emperor Akbar, Vivekananda,
etc practiced this strategy even before they enter
into their mainstream politics/reign.
• Someone followed the same strategy recently
and started a journey at Dallas in the US state of
Texas. Who?
77.
78. • Aparigraha is a Budhist terminology used to
denote the practice of ‘Amassing the wealth’.
• A recent report from Credit Suisse provides a
shocking revelation about the effect of
Aparigraha in the Global economy. What
statement about the Global financial
inequality am I talking about?
79. • Half of world's wealth now in hands of 1% of
population
80. What is the connection
• A work written by Plato
around 380 BCE, a Socratic
dialogue,, concerning
justice, the order and
character of the just city-
state and the just man.
• It is Plato's best-known
work, and has proven to be
one of the world's most
influential works of
philosophy and political
theory, both intellectually
and historically