This document contains questions and answers from prelims of a regional business quiz competition held in Hyderabad. There are 20 initial questions across various topics like companies, brands and business leaders. These are followed by two wild card rounds with additional questions. The questions test knowledge of logos, taglines, acquisitions and other business trivia.

1. HYDERABAD REGIONAL ROUND PRELIMS

2. PRELIMS
20 QUESTIONS
The answer to each question is in the
slide just after the question

3. Question 1
 Krishna Palepu who was on the board
of Satyam was also on the board of
which other company?

4. Answer 1
 Dr.Reddy Labs

5. Question 2
 Identify the logo

6. Answer 2
 Bharat Electronics Ltd.

7. Question 3
 Which steel manufacturing firm
launched quot;Project Cheetah quot; and
quot;Project Falconquot; for upgrading and
expanding its steel plants?

8. Answer 3
 Jindal Southwest (JSW)

9. Question 4
 Which retail company founded by
Otto Bershem has the tagline quot;Spirit
of Commerce“?

10. Answer 4
 METRO

11. Question 5
 The economy hotels of the Taj Group
of hotels are now rebranded as what?

12. Answer 5
 The Gateway Hotel

13. Question 6
 Which software major has launched
controlcosts.com?

14. Answer 6
 Microsoft Inc.

15. Question 7
 Who in India now endorses Ford
Endeavour?

16. Answer 7
 Sunil Shetty

17. Question 8
 Identify the logo

18. Answer 8
 Paradise Hotel, a famous Hyderabadi
Biriyani joint

19. Question 9
 Which watch brand is advertised with
slogan quot;it takes a licking and keeps
ticking”?

20. Answer 9
 Timex

21. Question 10
 This brand of clothing describes
generational differences between the
baby-boomers and their parents and
hence their name.

22. Answer 10
 GAP (It is not an acronym for Gay
and Proud as perpetrated by some
urban legends)

23. Question 11
 Identify

24. Answer 11
 Lloyd Craig Blankfein, CEO, Goldman
Sachs

25. Question 12
 This telecom giant has a new logo,
the blue color represents depth of
integrity, orange stands for passion
with two arrows focusing on diversity.

26. Answer 12
 The Bharti Group.

27. Question 13
 Which Osmania Univeristy alumnus
and co-founder of Pictra India
replaced Bruce Chizen at Adobe?

28. Answer 13
 Shantanu Narayana

29. Question 14
 Which IT businessman divided his
company into a “Network of Circles”?

30. Answer 14
 Ramalinga Raju

31. Question 15
 Identify whose brands are these from
the world of footwear - Kids, Eva lite,
Breezers, Soldiers.

32. Answer 15
 Lakhani

33. Question 16
 Which Indian has been nominated to
the UN taskforce that will suggest
reforms to the global financial system?

34. Answer 16
 Y.V.Reddy

35. Question 17
 Identify the production house from
the audio track (song from Dostana
movie)

36. Answer 17
 Dharma productions

37. Question 18
 It was a TV Commercial of Lifebuoy
Soap
 2 Questions were not covered

38. Wild Card Round-1

39. Question 1
 This group started in Chennai as Ajax
India by A.M.M Chetyar.

40. Answer 1
 Murrugappa Group

41. Question 2
 It started as a hospitality company in
1927 in Washington. Today it is more
famous as a hotel chain.

42. Answer 2
 JWT Marriot

43. Question3
 This is a campaign for a billion votes.

44. Answer 3
 Jaago Re!

45. Question 4
 Started in February 1906, it was
named Battle Creek. Toasted corn
was their first business.

46. Answer 4
 Kellogs

47. Question 5
 Who was named TIME person of the
year in 1982?

48. Answer 5
 The Computer!

49. Question 6
 This cop is famous for using a
painting (Nipper, the Dog). He filed
an application for copyright of his
picture. A modified form of the
painting became the successful
trademark of which company?

50. Answer 6
 HMV Logo

51. Question 7
 The founder originally thought of 11
then extended to 21 and finally to 31.
What?

52. Answer 7
 Baskin Robbins “31 Flavors”

53. Question 8
 This organization recently celebrated
its centenary and created a new
punch line quot;Together we can“. Which
organization?

54. Answer 8
 Canara Bank

55. Question 9
 JISCO is a subsidiary of which firm?

56. Answer 9
 TATA Steel

57. Wild Card Round-2

58. Question 1
 Which are the only 2 companies
involved in making of CD's?

59. Answer 1
 Philips and Sony

60. Question 2
 What is the full-form of MICO?

61. Answer 2
 Motor Industries company

62. Question 3
 Who was the financial advisor to
Arnold Schwarzenegger in his
California Senate elections?

63. Answer 3
 Warren Buffet

64. Question 4
 Massaro Ibuka co-founded which
firm?

65. Answer 4
 SONY

66. Question 5
 Mercedes Benz is subsidiary of which
firm?

67. Answer 5
 Daimler Motors