Business Quiz
By
Harsh Mehta
Start of with a General One
X was born in 1945 in Ghiri Banelsyun village in Pauri Garhwal in a
Garhwali family in the erstwhile United Provinces, now in
Uttrakhand. X's father was an officer in the Indian Army.X joined the
IPS in 1968 in the Kerala cadre. He was actively involved in anti-
insurgency operations in Mizoram and Punjab. X was one of three
negotiators who negotiated the release of passengers from IC-814
in Kandahar in 1999. Uniquely, he has the experience of being
involved in the termination of all 15 hijackings of Indian Airlines
aircraft from 1971–1999. In the headquarters, he headed IB's
operations wing for over a decade and was founder Chairman of
the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), as well as of the Joint Task Force
on Intelligence (JTFI).
Id the Person Being Talked About?
Q.
AND AIR STRIKE
AS WELL
NATIONAL
SECURITY
ADVISOR
BUSINESS QUIZ
NOW!
Round 1
What patent was filed by two students of Drexel
institute of Tech. in 1949 which IBM refused to buy and
make any kind of funding for their project and the
patent was later purchased by RCA. What is this, I am
talking about which had its heyday in early 1980's
when US Army began using it and today Federal
Express is the one of the largest user of this. Id what ?
Hint: Has something related to Samuel Morse?
Q1.
Norman Woodland and
Bernard Silver
Barcode
The invention was based on Morse
code that was extended to thin and
thick bars
ID the gentlemen and
what did he do?
Q2.
George Wittet (Chief Architect of Bombay
House), who designed over 40 buildings for
the TATA group and later became the head
of Tata Engineering Company Limited, now
Tata Motors.
This name originally used in 1880's by a California
foods distributor to designate a premium blend of
coffee prepared for the Hotel X. Later X brand was
introduced when the firm diversified its business
and selected X as the brand name for its canned
product. This brand remains a part of many well
known companies like RJR Nabisco, KKR, Merrill
Lynch, P&G, Kraft etc. Which brand is this having
presence in India in a JV with Bharti Enterprises ?
Q3.
Q4.
Which company had a JV with
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to
produce Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters
in India?
Tata Advanced Systems Limited(TASL)
They Started TASL with this JV.
Which actress would you associate to this
foundation?
Q5.
Emma Watson
Q6.
E+1 R-2
Lee Iacocca-I
Karsanbhai bhai patel-K
Emami-E
Masuri-A
Round 2
What did
he start?
Q.7
Hint: A Very
Unique Idea
Mahadeo bachche(Dabbawalas)
Id Hungarian
businessman
from his Book?
Hint: Died in 2016
Q.8
Andrew Grove
One of the founders and CEO of Intel
This first of its kind of entity were set up in Calcutta,
Madras and Bombay in 1857. About a decade later
demand rose for another one such entity in Lahore. But
for years, the government kept putting off this proposal.
So the people decided to raise money for this. Local
rajas, doctors, lawyers, students, shopkeepers - all
chipped in "Gullaks (piggy banks) were placed outside
ration shops in which people would drop money”
around 10K rupee was raised by this process. And It
was first of its kind entity in the India estd in 1882. Tell
me what I am talking about ?
Q.9
Id the brand.
Q.10
Id the author
Also cofounder
Of this of “Not on
our watch”?
Q.11
Hint: other founder
include brad pitt.
Not on Our watch - George Clooney
Brad Pitt
Don Cheadle
Q.12
G-2 E-1
E+4
Q.12
G-2 E-1
E+4
TAGGED NEW BALANCE
Round 3
Where would you find this, what is their use?
Q.13
Mark found in Old Indian currency notes
for visually impaired persons
Which London-based Group founded in mid 1910's, started
out as a moneylender before expanding the business to
include imports of dried fruit, jute, textiles and tea. The
business grew steadily under the late shah of Iran as they
were having large presence in Iran and continued to flourish
even after Islamic Revolution forced it to move to Europe. It
is now a multibillion-dollar energy, transport, media and
agriculture conglomerate. The company had been in a
bidding war to acquire the Express Newspapers group, and
is one of several bidders for Go, British Airways’ low-cost
airline. Id which famous conglomerate having large presence
in India also ?
Q.14
Hinduja Group
There is a store in uk named poundland on
valentines day they tried to sell
something.What is this product?
Q.15
Which sports
person is
behind this
brand whose
majority
stakes were
acquired by
coca cola?
Q.1
6
Kobe bryant
X began as a family magazine launched in mid
1880's by Schlicht & Field & today it is published
by Hearst Corp. In 1890's this magazine was
available at free of cost to the students. Some of
the person who have contributed for this magazine
were Annie Besant, Theodore Dreiser, Rudyard
Kipling, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway etc. Id the
magazine ?
Q.17
Q.18
I-1 O-2 N-1
V+2
Q.18
I-1 O-2 N-1
V+2AUDI MARICO
Who wrote this letter and to whom for
what?
Q.19
Started as a coffee house around 1660's, Today his is
perhaps best known for its unusual insurance policies
on various body parts of famous personality such as
Whitney Houston's, Celine Dion's, Bob Dylan's, Bruce
Springsteen's vocal cords, Tempest Storm, Holly
Madison for Breast and also insurance of the
development of the One World Trade Center and
talking with Virgin Galactic to insure spaceflights. Id
this group, which is not a company but instead a
corporate body governed by the X Act of 1871 and
subsequent Acts of Parliament ?
Q.20
Which hotel chain
did he found?
Q.21
Kemos Wilson
In the 1660s, this product had become very popular among
the upper classes of society, At the time, however, the
French were not familiar with its technology, instead,
Republic of Venice was known as the world leader in to
manufacture this item, controlling technical and commercial
monopoly of its business.
Later, French minister of finance 'Jean Colbert' wanted
France to become completely self-sufficient in meeting
domestic demand of this product and established a public
enterprise in mid 1660's. Id this company and how we know
it today ?
Q.22
Business quiz set
Business quiz set
Business quiz set

Business quiz set

  • 1.
  • 4.
    Start of witha General One
  • 5.
    X was bornin 1945 in Ghiri Banelsyun village in Pauri Garhwal in a Garhwali family in the erstwhile United Provinces, now in Uttrakhand. X's father was an officer in the Indian Army.X joined the IPS in 1968 in the Kerala cadre. He was actively involved in anti- insurgency operations in Mizoram and Punjab. X was one of three negotiators who negotiated the release of passengers from IC-814 in Kandahar in 1999. Uniquely, he has the experience of being involved in the termination of all 15 hijackings of Indian Airlines aircraft from 1971–1999. In the headquarters, he headed IB's operations wing for over a decade and was founder Chairman of the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), as well as of the Joint Task Force on Intelligence (JTFI). Id the Person Being Talked About? Q.
  • 7.
    AND AIR STRIKE ASWELL NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10.
    What patent wasfiled by two students of Drexel institute of Tech. in 1949 which IBM refused to buy and make any kind of funding for their project and the patent was later purchased by RCA. What is this, I am talking about which had its heyday in early 1980's when US Army began using it and today Federal Express is the one of the largest user of this. Id what ? Hint: Has something related to Samuel Morse? Q1.
  • 12.
    Norman Woodland and BernardSilver Barcode The invention was based on Morse code that was extended to thin and thick bars
  • 13.
    ID the gentlemenand what did he do? Q2.
  • 15.
    George Wittet (ChiefArchitect of Bombay House), who designed over 40 buildings for the TATA group and later became the head of Tata Engineering Company Limited, now Tata Motors.
  • 16.
    This name originallyused in 1880's by a California foods distributor to designate a premium blend of coffee prepared for the Hotel X. Later X brand was introduced when the firm diversified its business and selected X as the brand name for its canned product. This brand remains a part of many well known companies like RJR Nabisco, KKR, Merrill Lynch, P&G, Kraft etc. Which brand is this having presence in India in a JV with Bharti Enterprises ? Q3.
  • 19.
    Q4. Which company hada JV with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to produce Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters in India?
  • 21.
    Tata Advanced SystemsLimited(TASL) They Started TASL with this JV.
  • 22.
    Which actress wouldyou associate to this foundation? Q5.
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 27.
    Lee Iacocca-I Karsanbhai bhaipatel-K Emami-E Masuri-A
  • 28.
  • 29.
    What did he start? Q.7 Hint:A Very Unique Idea
  • 31.
  • 32.
    Id Hungarian businessman from hisBook? Hint: Died in 2016 Q.8
  • 34.
    Andrew Grove One ofthe founders and CEO of Intel
  • 35.
    This first ofits kind of entity were set up in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay in 1857. About a decade later demand rose for another one such entity in Lahore. But for years, the government kept putting off this proposal. So the people decided to raise money for this. Local rajas, doctors, lawyers, students, shopkeepers - all chipped in "Gullaks (piggy banks) were placed outside ration shops in which people would drop money” around 10K rupee was raised by this process. And It was first of its kind entity in the India estd in 1882. Tell me what I am talking about ? Q.9
  • 38.
  • 41.
    Id the author Alsocofounder Of this of “Not on our watch”? Q.11 Hint: other founder include brad pitt.
  • 44.
    Not on Ourwatch - George Clooney Brad Pitt Don Cheadle
  • 45.
  • 47.
  • 48.
  • 49.
    Where would youfind this, what is their use? Q.13
  • 51.
    Mark found inOld Indian currency notes for visually impaired persons
  • 52.
    Which London-based Groupfounded in mid 1910's, started out as a moneylender before expanding the business to include imports of dried fruit, jute, textiles and tea. The business grew steadily under the late shah of Iran as they were having large presence in Iran and continued to flourish even after Islamic Revolution forced it to move to Europe. It is now a multibillion-dollar energy, transport, media and agriculture conglomerate. The company had been in a bidding war to acquire the Express Newspapers group, and is one of several bidders for Go, British Airways’ low-cost airline. Id which famous conglomerate having large presence in India also ? Q.14
  • 54.
  • 55.
    There is astore in uk named poundland on valentines day they tried to sell something.What is this product? Q.15
  • 58.
    Which sports person is behindthis brand whose majority stakes were acquired by coca cola? Q.1 6
  • 60.
  • 61.
    X began asa family magazine launched in mid 1880's by Schlicht & Field & today it is published by Hearst Corp. In 1890's this magazine was available at free of cost to the students. Some of the person who have contributed for this magazine were Annie Besant, Theodore Dreiser, Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway etc. Id the magazine ? Q.17
  • 64.
  • 66.
  • 67.
    Who wrote thisletter and to whom for what? Q.19
  • 70.
    Started as acoffee house around 1660's, Today his is perhaps best known for its unusual insurance policies on various body parts of famous personality such as Whitney Houston's, Celine Dion's, Bob Dylan's, Bruce Springsteen's vocal cords, Tempest Storm, Holly Madison for Breast and also insurance of the development of the One World Trade Center and talking with Virgin Galactic to insure spaceflights. Id this group, which is not a company but instead a corporate body governed by the X Act of 1871 and subsequent Acts of Parliament ? Q.20
  • 73.
    Which hotel chain didhe found? Q.21
  • 75.
  • 76.
    In the 1660s,this product had become very popular among the upper classes of society, At the time, however, the French were not familiar with its technology, instead, Republic of Venice was known as the world leader in to manufacture this item, controlling technical and commercial monopoly of its business. Later, French minister of finance 'Jean Colbert' wanted France to become completely self-sufficient in meeting domestic demand of this product and established a public enterprise in mid 1660's. Id this company and how we know it today ? Q.22