This document contains a business quiz with multiple choice questions about various Indian and global businessmen, companies, and business-related topics. It includes questions about Nitin Gadkari, Nandan Nilekani, KP Singh and DLF, Symbiosis University, Adlabs, Li Ka-Shing, Mazda, and others.

1. Business Quiz
QM : Gaurav Dadhich
DoMS, IIT Roorkee
Batch of 2014

2. Q.
Some of his other companies are:
• Poly sack Industrial Society Ltd - Founder and Chairman
• Nikhil Furniture and Appliances Pvt. Ltd - Promoter and
Director
• Antyodaya Trust - Founder and Member
• Empress Employees Co-operative Paper Mills Ltd - Founder
and Chairman
He is (in)famous for another company: Purti Group. He has
deep interests in Solar Energy and Water Management sectors.
Name this Indian businessman we do not famously know for his
businesses.
Who?

3. NITIN GADKARI

4. Q.
He met his wife at a quizzing event at IIT. His father worked as a
General Manager of Mysore and Minerva Mills. Both his kids are
Yale graduates. He is an honorary Doctor of Law degree by
the Rotman School of Management. He brought to India,
something which has been in the USA for a very long time. He
has been in NEWS in India a lot, especially in the last 4-5 years.
Who is this famous Bishop Cotton Boy’s School alumnus?

5. NANDAN NILEKANI

6. Q.
His autobiography ‘‘Whatever the Odds: The Incredible Story Behind
___X___’, was launched by Jack Welch in 2011. Jack Welch is also
believed to credit him with bringing GE to India. Bulandshahr born
businessman, he pursued Aeronautical Engineering in UK and was
subsequently selected to the Indian Army by British Officers Services
Selection Board, UK. He was commissioned into the renowned cavalry
regiment of ‘The Deccan Horse’ of the Indian Army. In 1960, he joined
American Universal Electric Company and soon after its merger with
___X___ Universal Limited in 1979, he took over as the Managing
Director of this new company. His wife’s first name is Indira and son’s
first name if Rajiv. He made a certain state government change a rule
that changed the face of that state.
Who are we talking about? What is X?

7. K.P. SINGH - DLF

8. Q.
Connect!

9. ANIL SHASTRI – GRANDSON OF
LBS

10. Q.
He was born in 1935 at Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur District. He joined
Fergusson College, Pune as Professor and Head of Department in
Botany. He has published over 50 original research articles in
several national and international scientific journals. He has
authored several books on Life Sciences and has contributed
over 200 articles on Science, Education and Youth Development.
He has also been the Chairman of the Educational Wing of FICCI
in 2005-2006. He has been awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma
Shri. What is his most famous creation?

11. SYMBIOSYS UNIVERSITY

12. Q.
Career:
• Member of Congress Party
• Padmashri in 1991
• Member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 1967-78
• Appointed the Governor of Tripura state in Nov 2009
• Appointed as the Governor of Bihar on 9th of March 2013
However, he is famous for something totally different. What and
Who?

13. DR. D Y PATIL GROUP OF
INSTITUTIONS

14. Q.
• He founded Entertainment One : Produced : Gangaajal, Main
Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Inteha and Munnabhai
MBBS
• Ex-Chairman of National Film Development Corporation
• Invested INR 1200Cr. of his own money in something between
Mumbai and Pune
• His other and more famous company, at a certain point of
time, controlled 90% of a certain process of Hindi Film
Industry
• He is credited to bring a globally reputed brand to India
• He is also credited to bringing a certain revolution in India
Who?

15. MANMOHAN DESAI - ADLABS
Brought IMAX and Multiplex-culture
to India

16. Q.
• India’s #81 Richest Man as of 2009 by Forbes.
• Started career as Software Engineer
• Founded a company whose subsidiary is Atom Technologies –
a premier mobile payments company
• His father was a iron and steel trader
Which infamous person are we talking about?

17. JIGNESH SHAH

18. Q.
• He is the world's largest operator of container terminals
• The world's largest health and beauty retailer
• His companies make up 15% of the market cap of the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange
• Is often referred to as "Superman" in Hong Kong
• He was the single largest shareholder of Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
• After the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake disaster, he
reportedly pledged a total of US$3 million
• Richest man in Asia

19. LI KA-SHING

20. Q.
Hampton Creek is a Colarado based startup that has recently
raised $30 Million from investors like Bill Gates, Jerry Yang,
Khosla Ventures, etc. What is so special about this startup?

21. GROWS EGGS ON PLANTS

22. Q.
He began to develop a business as a young boy,
selling matches to neighbors from his bicycle. He found that
he could buy matches in bulk very cheaply from nearby city,
sell them individually at a low price, and still make a good
profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas
tree decorations, seeds, and later ballpoint pens and pencils.
When he was 17, his father gave him a cash reward for
succeeding in his studies. His most successful name is a
company whose name is made up of his in initials and that of
his hometown and a neighboring town.
Who? Which company?

23. IKEA

24. Q. Connect

25. TTK

26. Q.
Who is the most followed retailer on Instagram?

27. VICTORIA SECRETS

28. Q.
The company website claims that the name of the company is
derived from a god of wisdom, intelligence and harmony of the
earliest civilizations in West Asia. It also says that is derived from
the founder’s name.
Which civilization? Which company? What is the name of the
founder?

29. CIVILIZATION : ZOROSTRIANS
COMPANY: MAZDA

30. Q.
Name these US politicians:

31. SARBANES AND OXLEY OF THE
SOX ACT

32. Q.
Which telecom company has promised that if a child is born on
March 26th , they would provide the family with a free dongle
(celebrating their anniversary)?

33. MTS

34. Q.
Connect:
• Intrex Trade Exchange Ltd
• Shirpur Gold Refinery
• Global Vipassana Pagoda
• DNA (Newspaper)

35. ESSEL GROUP COMPANIES