The document contains questions related to business, current affairs and general knowledge. It includes questions about:
- N.R. Narayana Murthy being named by TIME magazine as the father of India's IT sector.
- An unnamed Chinese smartphone maker launching a project to source designs from people for its next Android phone.
- Online classified platform Quikr acquiring Bengaluru-based recruitment firm Hiree.
- Football star Cristiano Ronaldo unveiling his first hotel in Portugal.
- The hashtag #firstsevenjobs trending on social media with people listing their first jobs.
- Elon Musk's secret "Project Titan" developing self-driving electric cars at Tesla.
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2. Q1. In a list of India’s most
influential people marking 60 yrs
of Independence, TIME
magazine named X as father of
India’s “Booming IT Sector”. He
also serves on the board of Ford
Foundation and Institute for
Advanced Study in Princeton.
6. Q3. A Chinese Smartphone maker
has launched a project called
Project CSX where it has invited
People to submit there Designs
for the Company’s next Android
Smartphone. This company is the
world's fourth-largest mobile
phone manufacturer. Identify the
Company.
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8. Q4. Online classified platform X
acquired Bengaluru-based online
recruitment firm Hiree for
undisclosed amount. Hiree will be
merged with startup job vertical X
jobs and will work out of X
headquarters. Founded in 2014 by
former yahoo executives Hiree is an
online hiring platform focused on
white collar jobs.
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10. Q5. A famous sports Sensation
unveiled the Pestana X, his first
hotel developed in association
with the Pestana Hotel Group in
Funchal on home island. The
hotel will branches in New York,
Madrid and Lisbon.Identify
famous Personality and X
11.
12. Q6. Social media users employed the
hashtag X alongside
straightforward, unadorned lists of their actual X. The
hashtag originated with singer-songwriter Marian Call,
who told Marketplace, “I like this hashtag because it’s
really individual, it’s about each person’s really tiny
journey and you get to see thousands of strangers
reflecting on that.”
Restaurant jobs were mentioned often, as was
babysitting and retail.
Identify the hashtag.
14. Q7. X is believed to be working on self driving
electric cars that it plans to launch a few years
down the road. The top-secret project is said to
be in the works at a hidden lab named "SG5" in
Sunnyvale, Calif. Internally, the effort is believed
to be known as "Project Titan.“
What is X?
15.
16. Q8. X is the founder of multiple successful ventures
such as Katalyst – a media company creating
original content for digital media, television and
film. He also created A-Grade Investments, which he
founded along with Ron Burkle and Guy Oseary. A-
Grade has invested in multiple tech companies
including Spotify, Airbnb, Foursquare, Fab, Uber,
Dwolla and Path. While speaking to NYTimes, X said
of his venture capitalist career: “This is slightly
different from my profession as an ________. I have
a bunch of interesting and really smart people that I
sit with and talk to quite frequently because of the
investments I’ve made, and between their networks
and mine, I get to see things really early,” he said.
Identify this person who is known to us more in an
alternate profession.
17.
18. Q9.In the early days of the so-called "sneaker wars“ between rival
shoe companies Adidas and Puma, athlete endorsements were
seen as a much bigger risk.
As sneakers became a bigger part of the world of athletics in the
years following World War II, which athletes wore Adidas and
which wore Puma became a major part of the advertising arm of
each of the two companies.
The most notable result of their interactions was the so called “X
Pact," where both companies agreed NOT to sign a deal with X.
Their feeling was that they would both end up spending so much
Money on a bidding war that it would not be worth it in the end.
Identify X.
22. Q11. In 1988, Warner Bros. bought the
Summy Company for $25 million.
With this, They also got the rights to
something the company owned, itself
valued at $5 million. This has been
the subject of a lot of legal debate.
What?
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24. Q12. In 1946 the company's founder Erling
Persson was on a trip to the United States and
came up with the business idea of offering
fashionable clothing at attractive prices. In 1947
he opened his first shop Västerås, Sweden
________which exclusively sold women's
clothing. ______is Swedish and means "for her"
and/or "hers". In 1968 the hunting apparel
retailer_____ Widforss was acquired, which led
to the inclusion of a menswear collection in the
product range and the name change
to__________.
49. Q10. This legendary fund manager was
the top mutual fund manager for 13
years in a row. He is quoted perhaps
next only to Buffett on investing.
Identify him.