Mahindra recently launched its electric vehicle Mahindra E2O, whose name expands to Energy to Oxygen. Several other questions provide brand or company names as answers related to automobiles, beverages, electronics, and other consumer products popular in India. The document appears to be collecting brand and company information through multiple-choice questions.

1. Mahindra recently launched its electric vehicle Mahindra E2O…Expand E2O.
Ans. Energy to Oxygen
In the hindi movie Mere Dad ki Maruti which model of Maruti is central to story?
Ans. Maruti Ertiga
Connect Domino’s, McDonalds and Snickers …
Ans. All use Hunger as the theme in their ads
Which brand of water filter provided water to all the visitors of the Kumbh Mela ?
Ans. Tata Swach
As per the recent sales numbers of luxury cars in India what is the pecking order from highest to
lowest of MERC, BMW, AUDI & Jaguar
Ans. BMW, Audi, Merc and Jaguar
Which brand is behind the Red Rickshaw Revolution which is starting a journey from Delhi to
Mumbai today showcasing + stories about women ?
Ans. Vodafone
Which brand uses the tag line ‘mummygiri nahin chalegi’ ?
Ans. Tang
With Ranbir Kapoor becoming the face of Pepsi, what drink is Shah Rukh Khan endorsing now ?
Ans. Frooti
What % of branded liquor sold in India is accounted for by Whisky ? A. 70% B.60% C.50 % D.40 %
Ans. B. 60 %
Which car co would be launching a new model called AMAZE in India soon ?
Ans. Honda
Which brand is doing a teaser campaign using the hashtag #inViratsHead on the social media ?
Ans. Cinthol Deo
As per Nokia which is the largest selling touch phone in India and many countries in this part of the
world ?
Ans. Nokia Asha 305

2. Sachin Bansal of Flipkart says success in E-Commerce comes from taking care of 3 factors. Name
them.
Ans. Service, selection and Price
Which co runs the helpline for unwanted pregnancy in the website http://www.i-canhelp.in ?
Ans. Piramal Healthcare.
What is unique about the REX range of smartphones launched by Samsung in India ?
Ans. First smartphone designed in India for the Indian market
Which Bollywood entertainment co started as a book library started by Shethia and Maroo families in
Mumbai ?
Ans. Shemaroo entertainment
____ is to India, what Coca Cola is to US. Name India’s no 1 FMCG brand in terms of sales value.
Ans. ParleG
Besides being E-Commerce cos, what is common to the following Flipkart, yebhi, Myntra and
Snapdeal ?
Ans. All are run by agrawal entrepreneurs, known for their business acumen
Which online portal has created a character called Sharman Bose, Master of dating gyaan ?
Ans. itimes.com
Karan Johar is associated with coffee thru his TV show Koffee with Karan. Which brand of coffee
has used Karan Johar ?
Ans. Nescafe Gold
Why does Gutkha ban spell windfall for cosmetics maker Emami ?
Ans. Menthol is an essential ingredient , whose prices have fallen because of the ban.
Which brand has been named as India’s Buzziest brand byhttp://afaqs.com an advertising industry
web-site ?
Ans. Samsung
Indian Captain MS Dhoni has been named as Vice President in which co recently ?
Ans. India Cements
To which business group does Eureka Forbes the co known for Aquaguard water purifiers belong ?
Ans. Shapoorji Pallonji group

3. Which brand introduced mobile phones with dual SIM and 30 day battery recharge for the first time
in India ?
Ans. Micromax
Who is the title sponsor for University Cricket Championship (UCC) ?
Ans. Toyota
Which are the top 3 brands of bathing soaps in the Indian market ?
Ans. Lux, Lifebuoy and Santoor
Who has launched a music label to promote quality music under the name of LM Music ?
Ans. Lata Mangeshkar
If Katrina is the face of Slice, who will be the face of Maaza ?
Ans. Parineeti Chopra and Imran Khan
Kingfisher airlines has provided the Kingfisher brand as one of the collaterals to the lenders for its
huge debt. What is its value ?
Ans. Rs 3000 crore valued by Grant Thornton.
Twigs from which tree were recommended by Prophet Muhammad for brushing. It is also a brand.
Ans. Miswak
Who are the title sponsors of Hockey India League ?
Ans. Hero MotoCorp
There are 21 car manufacturers in India in 2012. How many models are sold in India ?
Ans 120 models
As per the Jan Nov 2012, car sales numbers in India, which 2 car models have been replaced in the
Top 10 ?
Ans. Nano & Eon have replaced Santro and Indigo
Whose vision was “Would have the Maruti Zen size, the Ambassador’s internal dimensions, the
price of a Maruti 800 and with the running cost of a diesel” about which car ?
Ans. Ratan Tata about Indica
In EID Parry what does E I D stand for ?
Ans. East India Distillers
One of the early brands of Wipro has been sold to Cargill India. Name the brand.

4. Ans. Sunflower
Which Indian co is the largest tractor manufacturer in the world ?
Ans. Mahindra and Mahindra
Which recently released movie has been given two awards by Indian govt for promoting Indian
tourism ?
Ans. Life of Pi
Who is the new face of Revital after Yuvraj Singh ?
Ans. Salman Khan
The first cola brand from Parles was not Thums Up. What was the name of the first cola launched by
them in 1949 ?
Ans. Gluco Cola
Parle G is the world’s largest selling biscuit by volume. In 1929, it was launched as a substitute for
an imported brand. Name it.
Ans. Glaxo
Biscuit market pref have changed in last two years.Glucose is.now no 3. Which are the first two?
Ans. Cookies and Cream
Connect the brands Maruti Astar, Xylys, Tata Motors, Omron to a celebrity.
Ans.Farhan Akhtar
What was the brand of Whisky which Diageo had in India before it decided to quit in 2002 ?
Ans. Gilbey’s Green Label
Which MNC chain has launched Indian desserts like Coconut Rossogollas, Petal Gulab Jamuns ,
Motichoor for the season in India ?
Ans. Dunkin Donut
Deepika Padukone : Sony Cybershot, Priyanka Chopra | Nikon, Anushka Sharma : which brand ?
Ans. Canon compact
With which Indian cricketer would you associate SPORTSFIT ?
Ans. MS Dhoni
The old refrigerator brand Kelvinator has been relaunched.who owns the brand now ?
Ans. Videocon

5. In the newly opened Starbucks cafe in Mumbai what brand of tea is going to be served ?
Ans. Tata Tazo
Who is the subject of the Audio book ” the Man who made the elephants dance” ?
Ans. Verghese Kurien
What is the new name of the company Cadbury India ?
Ans. Mondelez
How many towns in India have a population greater than 1 million ?
Ans. 53
Name this India’s leading designer leather bags brand which is the largest employer in Puducherry…
Ans. Hidesign
Saina Nehwal has signed the biggest contract for a non-cricketer. Who is managing her
endorsements ?
Ans. Rhiti sports management
As per the Indian FDI policy for insurance, FDI is allowed only upto 26%. Aviva is a British
company/brand. Name its Indian partner who owns 74%.
Ans. Dabur
FDI in retail is not allowed as per current Govt. of India policy. With which Indian group is Wal-Mart,
getting ready to launch in India as soon as it is announced.
Ans. Bharti
Which Indian group had set up JVS with many internal majors fan later broke it. With GE, P&G,
Sara lee, Pillsbury, etc?
Ans. Godrej
Honda entered India through many JVs. With Honda for motorcycles, with Kinetic for scooters, with
whom did they tie-up for cars?
Ans. Shriram Industrial Enterprises Litd
Tokio Insurance has a JV with IFFCO for General Insurance. With whom do they have a JV for Life
Insurance?
Ans. Edelweiss
Which website is India’s largest music service ?
Ans. http://Gaana.com
Which co prides itself as the world’s largest digital satellite linked cinema chain?
Ans. UFO Moviez

6. Manna Dey, ______ artist was inscribed in the visiting card of the legendary singer. Fill in the brand
name.
Ans. HMV
Which Indian company is the world’s largest manufacturer of cricket gear ?
Ans. SG Sanspareils Greenlands often mistaken with Sunny Gavaskar
Which retail chain started life as a butter manufacturer in Ooty in 1905 by Muthuswami Mudaliar ?
Ans. Nilgiris
Name this accomplished B & W fashion photographer who created the landmark Kama Sutra
campaign in ’90s who passed away.
Ans. Prabuddha Dasgupta
What item of everyday use was distributed by the producers of Gangs of Wasseypur as a promotion
?
Ans. Gamchha
What is the unique credit of Jaiwant Paul who read Economics in St Stephens College in 1949 ?
Ans.First Indian mgnt trainee of Hind Lever
What was the name given to a private station started by M V Gopalaswamy in Mysore in Pre
independence India ?
Ans. Akashvani, later adopted by All India Radio as its name
With which airline was the Haryana minister Gopal Kanda associated ?
Ans. MDLR airlines
For which TV ad campaign has film director Anurag Kashyap appeared recently ?
Ans. Cadbury’s dairy milk eclairs
Rahul Da Cunha, Manish Jhaveri and Jayant Rane are the crack creative team for which advertising
campaign ?
Ans. Amul butter
Before ‘Utterly Butterly Amul” what was the tagline for AMUL Butter ?
Ans. Purely the Best
Who are the people behind the regional airline Air Mantra ?

7. Ans. The Singhs of Religare
What is being packed and sold in tetrapaks by a veterinary college in Wayand district of Kerala hat
Rs 5 per litre ?
Ans. Cow urine as pesticide
The small pack revolution now comes to liquor. What small size bottles are being used by Bacardi,
Teachers etc to boost sales ?
Ans. 60ML, 90 ml
For which popular brand did kishore Kumar appear in an ad ?
Ans. Brylcreem
Which ’80s classic Hindi comedy had Dipti Naval playing a door-to-sakesperson selling Chamko
detergent ? This is being remade
Ans. Chashme Buddoor
What was the earlier name of SML Isuzu Limited ?
Ans. Swaraj Mazda Limited
Which brand of mixie an affiliate of Philips got badly affected bcoz of Jayalalithaa’s freebie schemes
in TN ?
Ans. Preethi
McDowells becomes the 2nd brand to reach 2 Billion $ in retail sales in India. Which was the first ?
Ans. Amul
Name the apex agency in India that gives products Halal certification.
Ans. Halal India
Which type of biscuits are very popular from Kayani bakery of Pune ?
Ans. Shrewsbury biscuits
After it’s split with TATA Motors where has Fiat started it’s first independent dealership ?
Ans. Hyderabad
Who are the Partners of Dunkin Donuts in India ?
Ans. Jubilant Foodworks
Which brand of condoms has signed up Sunny Leone for endorsing their product ?

8. Ans. Manforce condoms
What govt measure will make it diffcult for Benson and Hedges or Marlboro to be available in local
shops in India ?
Ans. Ban on import of cigarettes
Which brand of fans has an unusual celebrity Rajesh Khanna endorsing it ?
Ans. Havells
Which 4200 cr company was started by school dropouts Soundarrajan and Sunderrajan in
Udumalpet near Coimbatore ?
Suguna Poultry
Who will be the celebrity endorsing the bike Suzuki Hayate ?
Ans. Salman Khan
What new model of MUV has been launched by Maruti to compete with the likes of Innova and Xylo
?
Ans.Ertiga
Jet has decided to merge Jet Konnect and JetLite. Which brand will be retained ?
Ans. Jet Konnect
Why has Nestle India been hauled up for violating advt norms ?
Ans. The tins of Lactogen do not have warning reg Mother’s milk in Hindi and font size was
small
Name the celebrity who endorses Fast track, Flying Machine jeans, Herbalife, Fair and Lovely for
men, Sangam suitings etc.
Ans. Virat Kohli
Who has launched a special Tendulkar edition of a drink to honour Tendulkar 100th century ?
Ans. Coca Cola
Q8. As Rahul Dravid retires an old quiz question. Why is he nicknamed Jammy ?
Ans His father worked for Kissan Jams. He later endorsed it also.
Name this women’s cooperative that has 650 cr sales and exports of 29 cr.
Ans. Lijjat
Cafe Coffee Day has launched Coffee day WakeCup recently. What is it?
Ans. A coffee making machine to make one cup at a time.
Which two brands from Pepsico are being promoted under a single slogan ” I feel UP” ?

9. Ans. 7Up and Nimbooz
Which brand of whisky known for ‘making it large’ has signed on SRK as its brand ambasador ?
Ans. Royal Stag
For tv commercial of which brand has Dhanush sung and written a jingle for Sachin Tendulkar ?
Ans. Boost
Which insurance co appears to be opportunistic and show Yuvraj Singh talking about his health
often in the TVC ?
Ans. Birla Sun Life
The men’s hair cream brand Brylcreem changed hands in India recently. Who is the new owner of
this brand ?
Ans. HUL from Godrej Sara Lee
How do we better know UBISLATE 7+ from Datawind ?
Ans. The AAKASH tablet
About what has Ratan Tata said that it is not a flop but it was a lost opportunity ?
Ans. Tata Nano
Samsung had been doing a high decibel campaign OWN NOW. Which indian brand has
started a campaign using the slogan CAN OWN NOW ?
Ans. MicroMax
Which airline calls itself India’s most democratic airline, because it has only one class of
passengers ?
Ans. IndiGo
Sachin has a brand of sports fitness products in partnership with Future Group and Manipal
group. What is the brand name ?
Ans. S Drive
With which brand has Sachin had the longest association since 1990 ?
Ans. Boost
Which brand is positioned as a mosquito repellant for children ?
Ans. Jungle Magic’s Banditz

10. Which is India’s largest selling dark rum brand and It’s not Old Monk ?
Ans. McDowell’s No 1 Celebration rum
Which group has a grocery retail chain called ‘Nature’s Basket’ ?
Ans. Godrej
Which was the first magazine in India to institute a car of the year award way back in 1996
when Indian market had so few models ?
Ans. Business Standard Motoring
What is the product behind the brand Zoiro, which has a tag line ‘One Life’ ?
Ans. Men’s underwear
Connect Big B, Nestlé & Hungroo to a brand…
Ans. Maggi Hungroo noodles
Which soap brand was concocted by William Lever in 1894 and sold it as a means to combat
cholera ? No longer sold in UK but sold in India
Ans. Lifebuoy
Which entrepreneur connects Fairever cream, Garden snacks, Maa fruit juices and Veg
Nation chain of restaurants ?
Ans. C.K.Ranganathan of Cavin Kare
Which cartoon character connects McDonalds, Holicks, Reynolds and Max SuperMarkets ?
Ans. Chhota Bheem
Under what brand name is Titan launching fragrances in the Indian market ?
Ans. Skin
Connect the following brands – Domino’s, Max Life Insurance, Tata Nano, Airtel and Maggi…
Ans. Khushi/ Khushiyan is a term in all their advertising taglines
What startup came out of its founder Phanindra Sama unable to get bus ticket from
Bangalore during Diwali ?
Ans. RedBus.in
Name this Indian frozen yoghurt brand started by GS Bhalla , having 25 outlets Indiawide and
is a big hit on Facebook.
Ans. CocoBerry

11. Name this South based sweets chain known for its MYSURPA- a softer version of the
traditional sweet Mysore Pak, that melts in the mouth.
Ans. Sri Krishna Sweets
Under what brandname has Sadanand Maiya the man who built MTR launched processed
foods once again after selling MTR earlier to Orkla Foods of Norway ?
Ans. Maiya’s
Which retail chain owns the mult-brand multi-product multi-location service chain ResQ ?
Ans. Reliance
Who sent out 5000 telegrams with the msg ” The telegram retires today, with no plan for the
future. Do you have a plan for your future ” ?
Ans. Birla Sun Life
With which anti-virus software would you associate Sachin Tendulkar ?
Ans. Kaspersky
Which brand has created a micro site thefuturegenius.com an edutainment site, even roping
in Ruskin Bond to blog ?
Ans. Parle-G
References to which brand have been removed in the TV and DVD version of which brand has
been removed from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ?
Ans. Rooh-Afza
Name this niche coffee exported from India sold in upmarket stores like Harrods and
compared with Darjeeling tea.
Ans. Monsooned Malabar
What Indian brandname will become part of the UK’s Keyline Brands, owners of Cuticura and
other brands ?
Ans. Godrej
With which brand would you associate Hausla Buland Academy ?
Ans. Haywards 5000
What will be the first fashion label to be launched by Yash Raj Films with Karol Bagh Saree
House ?
Ans. Diva”Ni

12. Which leading Indian antivirus vendor was started by the Katkar brothers as a calculator
repair shop in 1993 ?
Ans. QuickHeal
What is the name of the Superbike team owned by MS Dhoni, Nagarjuna and Dhoni’s friend
Arun Pandey ?
Ans. Mahi Racing
NourishCo is a JV between an Indian and a global FMCG majors to market vitamin fortified
water among other pdts. Which two companies ?
Ans. Tata Global Beverages and PepsiCo
Which is India’s and perhaps world’s largest permission marketing firm which uses ‘missed
call’ to get potential customers ?
Ans. ZipDial
Who is the.man behind JH Bevels chain of luxury salons ? Clue expand JH
Ans. Javed Habib
Which co markets premium milk delivered to the likes of Mukesh Ambani under Pride of
Cows name ?
Ans. Parag
How is the Pashmina shawl known in the west ?
Ans. Cashmere
Which South Indian celebrity endorses Lux, Parachute oil and now Center Fresh ?
Ans. Dhanush
Which Birla co produces Birla Tyres, Birla Shakti Cement and Vasavadatta cement ?
Ans. Kesoram Industries
‘ Grand brand ____’ by Balasubramanian and Ramakrishnan is a book about what or whom ?
Fill in the blank.
Ans. Rajini ( Rajinikant)
Margo and Neem were age old brands of Calcutta Chemicals..Now who owns these brands ?
Ans. Jyothi Laboratories

13. In which business are the startups Industree Crafts, Rangsutra, Earthy Goods, Crafts villa
Ans. Marketing of traditional handicrafts and handlooms
What is the name of the Tamil newspaper launched by The Hindu recently ?
Ans. The Hindu ( written in Tamil)
What brand of food and bakery products are owned by the North Indian firm Mrs Bector’s ?
Ans. Cremica
What unique pre-paid service has been started under the name Baron Eagle in India ?
Ans. Prepaid service for hiring planes and helicopters for HNIs and Corporates
Which brand of Britannia was rejected to be registered as a trademark because it was too
close to the generic name ?
Ans. Snax
Which company is the largest exporter of buffalo meat from India for the last 20 years ?
Ans. Allanasons
After 25 years Titan has a new logo and has also renamed the company. What is its new name ?
Ans. Titan Company Limited
Which jewellery brand has broken new ground by portraying the main model is going for a
remarriage?
Ans. Tanishq
Under what name would Reliance in partnership with 2 sisters Food Group , UK launch fast
food restaurant chain in India ?
Ans. Chicken came First
Naach re mayu ra, a non film song sung by Manna Dey marked the launch of a landmark
service on Akashvani. Name the programme.
Ans. Vividh Bharati
Which group with business interests in textiles, chemicals, finance, etc was a prominent
business house and occupied 3rd position from 1965 to 1979 behind Tatas and Birlas. Today
it is a completely spent force. Name this business house.
Ans. Mafatlals

14. What was the flagship company of Tatas during the time of Jamsetji Tata ? He started it after
returning from England in 1874. It was inaugurated on 1st January 1877, the day Queen
Victoria was coronated Queen of India. So he called its main mill- Empress Mills
Ans. Central India Spinning Weaving and Mfg Co
Which brand has replaced Thums Up as the largest selling soft drink in India ?
Ans. Sprite
Which celebrity couple are endorsing Prestige kitchen appliances ?
Ans. Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan
Which Ahmedabad based co has regd the MODI Kurta brand – mandarin collar shirts with an
Indian twist ?
Ans. Jade Blue
Which Indian co will be the title sponsor for the New York City Marathon this year ?
Ans. TCS
Fabindia is test marketing a cola based on an unusual ingredient in some Indian cities. What
is the ingredient ?
Ans. Tulsi
Which brand of microwaves used Mallika e kitchen TV show to promote microwaves in India
?
Ans. LG
Which Indian organisation has developed this distress alarm called NIRBHAYA?
Ans. BARC developed it and ECIL will manufacture it.
Which Indian brand is the world’s fastest growing whisky (scotch) brand ?
Ans. Black Dog
Which female lifestyle brand has been sold by Future Group for Rs 450 crore ?
Ans. Biba
If BAJATE RAHO is the tag line of RED FM, BACHATE RAHO is the tagline for which brand ?
Ans. Snap Deal

15. How did the Hyundai brand Santro get its name ?
Ans. Short of St Tropez , a resort in France where the brainstorming for India launch was
held.
Bank Aisa, Dost Jaisa is the tagline for which Bank ?
Ans. IDBI Bank
The company began its journey in 1790 when two companies Breen & co and Butterfly & co
merged. This large engineering company went through bad times and was nationalised in the
1970s and put under BBUNL. it was privatised in 2003 and sold to Ruias for Rs 18 crore. It
now has sought permission to close down. Name this historic co.
Ans. Jessop and Co.
Which Hyderabad based vaccine mafr is the world’s lowest cost producer of Pentavalent a
very useful vaccine ?
Ans. Biological E Ltd
The IndiGo airhostesses all have a similar hairstyle. How and Why ?
Ans. Wigs, to save on time
It was founded in 1973 by Jayantrao Salgaonkar, an astrologer from the Konkan belt of
Maharashtra. It initially started as a hand-printed almanac for Marathi subscribers. The first
issue was sold to 10,000 subscribers. It gradually grew to become the largest selling
publication in the world, with around 19 million copies being sold annually. Name this
publication. Have a lucky 2014.
Ans. KalNirnay
What unique variant of Snickers was launched by Mars International in India first ?
Ans. 100 % vegetarian
Identify this company. In 1937, on a suggestion from Gandhi, Jamnalal Bajaj and Jeewanlal
Motichand of Calcutta, acquired a faltering steel rolling mill in Lahore and expanded its
facilities. The plant was lost when the subcontinent was partitioned, but the company was
successfully reorganised in Bombay after independence
Ans. Mukand Ltd
Which Indian CM used to run a boutique called Psychedelhi at Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi in the
1960s ?
Ans.Naveen Patnaik

16. Against which sports celebrity is there a summons from Economic offences wing for being
involved in the Qnet multilevel marketing scam .
Ans. Michael Ferreira
If Kolkata has its KC Das Rossogollas, Hyderabad has Karachi Bakery biscuits, Coimbatore
has its Krishna Sweets Mysurpa, Pune has its ___________ Chiwda . Fill in the blank with a
brand name
Ans. Laxminarayan
Srikantadatta Wodeyar, the last Maharaja of Mysore was a designer too. Under what brand
name were his sarees sold ?
Ans. Royal Silk of Mysore
What was the brand of pesticide being manufactured by Union carbide at Bhopal 29 years
ago which released the chemical MIC causing disaster ?
Ans. Sevin
Which is India’s largest accredited stem cell banking company ?
Ans. Lifecell
In early ’90s which company had launched a potato chips brand called Binnie’s with the
tagline ‘Humko Binnie’s Mangta’ ? The launch was very successful but the company could
not keep up with the competition.
Ans. Jagatjit Industries Ltd.
It was started by a journalist, social reformer, freedom fighter K.Nageswara Pantutu in 1893 in
Mumbai. Even today Bombay is inscribed on its lid. This pain balm was popularised by
distributing it free-of-cost in music concerts. Apart from shifting its HQ to Chennai nothing
much has changed with the company. The company entered call centre and fruit drinks
business, but it is still known for its pain balm. Name the company/brand.
Ans. Amrutanjan
As winter sets in, more and more people particularly in eastern parts of India would be
looking for the familiar green tube of Boroline antiseptic cream. This cream is manufactured
by a GD Pharmaceuticals Ltd , a company almost known for Boroline only. What does GD
stand for ?
Ans. Gourmohan Dutta

17. Which chemical co had introduced this brand Captain Cook in the ’90s ? This brand using
free flowing salt as a USP gave a good fight to Tata salt. The brand was later acquired by
HUL.
Ans. DCW Ltd
Name this Indian brand of drinks from Hector Beverages available in four flavours Aamras,
Jaljeera, Jamun Kala Khatta and Kokum.
Ans. Paper Boat
Staklisks is being called a Foreign Made Indian Liquor. Why ?
The composition of Honey based alcoholic drink, Madhu Madya, is mentioned in Rig Veda…this
brand Stakliskes happens to be from Lithuania and the parent company holds the patent for Honey
based drinks..they are launching at India Intl trade fair in Delhi this coming Decembe
Which Indian retail co has the tagline ‘Price”Less” Fashion’ ?
Ans. V-Mart
What unique innovation has been made by Indian co. Ventit that is being widely talked about
?
Ans. Pizza Box
When veg prices hit the roof, which brand ran a campaign saying ” Ab chicken sabzi se bhi
sasta” ?
Ans. Godrej Real Good Chicken
Which brand has launched a 3 min video on YOuTube which ends with ‘ Har Ghar, ____ Ghar
‘ .? Fill in the blank.
Ans. Amul
Times Group has launched a Gujarati daily from Ahmedabad. What is its name ?
Ans. Nav Gujarat Samay
CEAT India Ltd was set up in 1958 as a JV between CEAT of Italy and an Indian group. It was
later sold to RPG group. Name the Indian group.
Ans. Tata Group
Binaca Geet Mala ,a popular radio programme of Hindi film songs hosted by Ameen Sayani
was for a long time sponsored by Hindustan Ciba Geigy Limited. It moved from Radio Ceylon
to Vividh Bharati later. When this programme was taken off air, brand had been sold. Who
was the final sponsor of this legendary radio show and what was its final name ?
Ans. Colgate Cibaca Geet Mala, Colgate Palmolive India Ltd

18. What is the name of the first gun for women developed by Ordnance Factory, Kanpur ? It is a
0.32 bore light weight revolver, weighing 500gm.
ans, Nirbheek
Which FMCG brand owns the web site www happygooddaytoyou dot com ?
Ans. Britannia Good Day
One of the popular biscuits from Hyderabad is the Osmania biscuits. This sweet and salt
biscuit is sold in most Irani tea shops of Hyderabad. How did it get its name ?
Ans. Its creation is credited to dietitians of the Osmania General Hospital who came up with this
high energy solution to supplement the diet of patients. The unique taste of the Osmania appealed to
the Hyderabadi palate and within no time attendants and visitors were caught gobbling it down with
relish much to the chagrin of the patients and doctors. Little wonder that soon biscuits pilfered from
the hospital pantry were being sold at cafes in the vicinity of Osmania General and with increasing
popularity city bakers geared up to meet the demand. Ever since, successfully dunking an Osmania
Biscuit in a cup of Irani chai has been the ultimate test of provenance for all who claim to be
Hyderabadis.
Identify the brand with the tagline “Handcrafted in Chennai”.
Ans. Royal Enfield
With whom has Pepsi tied up to launch a youth TV channel in India ?
Ans. MTV
Which company is behind India’s first Ayurveda journal ‘ Ayurveda Samvad’ ?
Ans. Dabur India Ltd
What word has been banned in the names of private companies by Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, GOI after the recent NSEL scam ?
Ans. National
Which Indian company is running a TV /Youtube campaign with the tagline “Husbands are
useless” ?
Ans. Asian Paints
What is so special about the Firebrick Red M800, chassis no 2890893, that rolled off the
assembly line at Maruti’s Gurgaon plant on the 23rd of January 2014, and headed all the way
across to Rani Motors – a dealership in Shillong, Meghalaya.?
Ans. Last Maruti 800

19. In 1976, during lunch time at Delhi Cloth Mills, DCM, a group of six young engineers in the
office canteen were discussing their work woes at DCM’s calculator
division. Despite all having jobs that paid them well, they were an unhappy lot — they
wanted to do more, riding on their own gumption. They decided to quit their jobs and start a
venture of their own.Whatcompany or group resulted from this .?
Ans. HCL Group
Which Indian company owns the brandname Taral Gas ?
Ans. Petronet LNG
Connect Littlewoods, Woolworths and now TESCO to an Indian group
Ans. Tata’s retail partners
Which cricketer has been roped in by Ramaraj shirts to promote their white shirts in the
North Indian market ?
Ans. R Ashwin
Who is the sponsor for the NDTV Prime TV channel ?
Ans. Micromax
For which brand of apparel and other merchandise does Mandhana Industries have an
exclusive franchise ?
Ans. Being Human
Which popular Indian ecommerce site is run by Jasper Infotech private ltd ?
Ans. Snapdeal
Arvind has tied up with Japan’s Goodhill. What will they manufacture and market in India ?
Ans. Formal suits
Q 1. What is referred to as the Li Keqiang Index ?
Ans. Index to measure China’s economy using three Indicator – the railway cargo volume, electricity
consumption and loans disbursed by banks
Q2. Which co has launched a crossover between a scooter and motorcycle called Navi ?
Ans. Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India
Q3. Which country has banned throwing of any food by the supermarkets ?
Ans. France

20. Q4. After Tata Motors decided to drop its name Zica because of its unpleasant association
with a virus, how is it getting its new name !
Ans. Crowdsurcing through social media like Twitter and Facebook
Q5. Name this board game that is popular since 1935. It is owned by Hasbro now. It promotes
the greed-is-good principle.
Ans. Monopoly
Q6. Name this ad guru who wrote a biography of Dhirubhai Ambani and also founded MICAin
Ahmedabad. He passed away recently. May his soul RIP.
Ans. AG Krishnamurthy
Q 1. Name this leading auction house in the world known for its art auctions that is privately
owned by French billionaire Francois Pinault.
Ans. Christie’s
Q2. What is the moniker given by MTV to the generation of teens after the Millennials ?
Ans. Founders
Q3. What radical measure has been proposed by Bank of Japan in its recently announced
monetary policy ?
Ans. Negative Interest Rate Policy

21. Q4. What is the big change that Mattel is introducing in Barbies introduced recently in USA ?
Ans. It is introducing 3 diffeerent Barbies with different body shapes, Curvy being one.
Q5. Why is Indian govt developing the Chabahar port in Iran ?
Ans. To bring cheap gas by sea , avoiding Pakistan
Q6. Identify the actor promoting McVities Marie biscuits.
Ans. Kajol

22. Q7. Admen Alyque Padamsee and Prasoon Joshi had recd Padma awards in the Art category.
Which adman has now been given Padmasri for advertising ?
Ans. Piyush Pandey of O & M
Q8. Who is believed to have recorded the first six word story way back in 1920 ?
Ans. Ernest Hemingway
Q9. With which IT co has Titan collaborated for launching the smart watch Juxt launched
recently ?
Ans. HP
Q 10. It started life as Levers International advtg services. It became LINTAS. Later Lowe
Lintas. In 2015 , its name changed again. What’s it since 2015 ?
Ans. Mullen Lowe Lintas Group
Q 11. Who has directed the ad film for Mahindra KUV 100 ?
Ans. Zoya Akhtar
Q 12. Film actress Asin got married to Rahul Sharma recently. Rahul is the co-founder and
CEO of which company ?

23. Ans. Micromax
Q 1. Which beer brand is promotting responsible drinking by using lines like “Moderate
drinkers wanted “and “Drink less, dance more “?
Ans. Heineken
Q2. Which company has acquired the appliances division of GE for over 5 Billion $ ?
Ans. Haier Group
Q3. Which adult magazine has decided to stop its print edition and produce only its digital
edition ?
Ans. Penthouse
Q4. To which city has GE decided to shift its HQ for focussing more on digital and also tax
considerations ?
Ans. Boston
Q5. Twinings and two other tea cos in UK have stopped purchasing tea from which Indian co
as they were short on health and safety for workers ?
Ans. The Assam Company
Q6. Which US magazine carried this picture on their cover recently causing controversy ?

24. Ans. Fortune magazine
Q7. Name the celebrity behind the garment and jewellery collection brand ” EK” ?
Ans. Ekta Kapoor
Q 1. According to Morgan Stanley’s Ruchir Sharma BRIC is out , FANG is in. Expand FANG.
Ans. Facebook, Amazonn, Netflix and Google
Q 2. Azim Premji has been judged as the No 1 philanthropist for 3 years in a row. He is known
to live frugally. What is his car ?
Ans. A pre-owned Mercedes Benz bought from one of his employees
Q3. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian have 80 % of the share globally in a particular
business. Carnival is the leader .Name the business.
Ans. Luxury cruises
Q4. Identify this former Google employee who was the lead developer for Gmail . He also
gave the Google tagline “Don’t be evil”

25. Ans. Paul Buchheit
Q5. Where does Reliance Defence propose to set up its Naval shipyard ?
Ans. Near Viskhapatnam in AP
Q6. Under what brand name has the Tata group reentered the cosmetics business after 18
years ?
Ans. Studiowest, a private label by Westside
Q7. What is novel about this outlet in Nashville, Tennessee , USA ?

26. Ans. A coin operated car vending machine
Q8. In what business is Ms Hirami Kano and her family businesskigurumi.biz is making
waves in Japan ?
Ans. Making mascots
Q9. At what price point do the Netflix services start in India ?
Ans. Rs 500 per month
Q 10. Where has Tinder set up its first overseas office outside of US ?
Ans. Delhi in India
Q 11. Which western fashion brand has launched a Hijab and Naqab collection ?
Ans. Dolce and Gabbana
Q 1. Who has taken over as the CEO of Niti Aayog from Sindhushree Khullar ?
Ans. Amitabh Kant
Q2. Which Indian co has the largest number of followers in Facebook as well as LinkedIn
making it No 1 in terms of its social media appeal ?
Ans. Nestle India
Q3. After BRIC, the next set of frontier emerging markets have the acronym CIVETS . Which
six countries make up the CIVETS ?
Ans. Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa
Q4. Which US electronics retail chain has been turned around by a largely female team of
Shari, Sharon and Mary Lou ?
Ans. Best Buy
Q5. With which auto co/ group would you associate the upmarket retail chain Good Earth,
whose flagship store is in Khan Market, Delhi ?
Ans. Eicher
Q6. Name this industrialist and dog lover who has invested in the online pet supplies
chain Dogspot.in
Ans. Ratan Tata

27. Q7. The terrorists killed in Pathankot had EPCOT branded shoes, batteries etc establishing
their Pakistani link. Expand EPCOT.
Ans. Eastern Pakistan Chrome Tannery
Q8. On her birthday a Deepika Padukone question. Name the brand for which Deepika
appeared first as a model.
Ans. PC Chandra Jewellers, a Kolkata based jewellery chain
Q9. This chain started its first store in 1984 in a 900 sq ft outlet in Los Angeles. How do we
know this leading athleisure brand/chain today ?

28. Ans. Forever 21
Q 10. Which search engine acquired by Microsoft has become the core of Microsoft Bing ?
Ans. Powerset
Q 11. Which taxi hailing company in US funded the likes of Richard Branson has decided to
close down ?
Ans. Sidecar
Q1. In which super fast train is Indian Railways expected to introduce rail hostesses ?
Ans. Gatiman Express
Q2. Making and distribution of which Indian sweet marks the beginning of the Union budget
printing in North Block ?
Ans. Halwa
Q3. American airlines like Delta have introduced a class which is even lower than Economy.
What is it called and what are its constraints ?
Ans. Basic Economy, seat selection and itinerary changes are not allowed, not even for an extra fee
Q4. Whose voice will be used by GPS Waze as a part of promotion for the movie London has
fallen ?
Ans. Morgan Freeman

29. Q5. Google has launched a new tech called AMP that will make news load faster on mobiles.
What does AMP stand for ?
Ans. Acclerated Mobile Pages
Q6. Finance Ministers carry a leather bag while they go to present the budget. What is the
significance of leather bag in a budget ?
Ans. The word budget is derived from French Bowgette which means a leather bag
Q7. Connect this football player to a car brand launched/relaunched by Tata recently
Ans. Tata Tiaga…newname for Zica
Q8. Seen here is MS Dhoni launching a new lifestyle brand. Name the brand.

30. Ans. Seven
Q9. Which brand has refuted that there are no worms in the tea bags as is being propagated
in social media ?
Ans. Lipton Green tea bags
Q10. A video featuring these actors has gone viral on YouTube. what is the key social
message they are communicating ?
Ans. No smoking
Q 11. Which men’s wear brand is owned by Gurgaon based Mohan Clothing Pvt Ltd ?
Ans. Blackberry’s
Q 1. Identify this businesswoman and connect her to F-16 planes

31. Ans. Marillyn Hewson , CEO of Lockheed Martin, the maker of F-16
Q 2. In the press advts for Patanjali Ayurved products whose picture appears alongside Baba
Ramdev ?
Ans. Acharya Balakrishna
Q 3. Who has acquired the electronics distribution firm Ingram Micro for about 6 Billion $ ?
Ans. Chinese co. HNA Global
Q4. WiwiGo is an online taxi service. How is it different from Ola and Uber ?
Ans. It is an inter-city taxi service in India
Q5. Why is “Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd ” currently in the news ?
Ans. The co behind Freedom 251 the cheapest smartphone launched recently
Q6. Economists are divided about the idea of a Bad bank. What is a ” bad bank ” ?
Ans. A commercial bank to which all the bad loans or NPAs of various banks will get transferred

32. Q7. Why is Apple chief Tim Cook reluctant to provide the passcodes of iphones to US courts
for FBI investigation ?
Ans. Fear of universal backdoor (which FBI asked it to develop) getting in wrong hands.
Q8. What does PJSC suffix in company names in UAE stand for ?
Ans. Public Joint Stock Company
Q 9. Which global giant has an ideas think tank called Jigsaw that works on the intersection
between tech and geopolitics. ?
Ans. Google
Q 10. What is unique about the Sensimar chain of hotels in Europe ?
Ans. Adults only hotels, to avoid children’s noise and chatter
Q 11. In which online publication did a banner advt appear for the first time in 1994 ?
Ans. Wired
Q 12. Which Indian born is the highest paid corporate executive in US ?
Ans. Sundar Pichai of Google
Q 1. What is referred to as the Li Keqiang Index ?
Ans. Index to measure China’s economy using three Indicator – the railway cargo volume, electricity
consumption and loans disbursed by banks
Q2. Which co has launched a crossover between a scooter and motorcycle called Navi ?
Ans. Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India
Q3. Which country has banned throwing of any food by the supermarkets ?
Ans. France
Q4. After Tata Motors decided to drop its name Zica because of its unpleasant association
with a virus, how is it getting its new name !
Ans. Crowdsurcing through social media like Twitter and Facebook
Q5. Name this board game that is popular since 1935. It is owned by Hasbro now. It promotes
the greed-is-good principle.
Ans. Monopoly

33. Q6. Name this ad guru who wrote a biography of Dhirubhai Ambani and also founded MICAin
Ahmedabad. He passed away recently. May his soul RIP.
Ans. AG Krishnamurthy