• 26 written questions. Exchange sheets when
you are done
• 3 points per question. No negatives
• For 10-14 correct answers, additional 3
points, for 15-20 correct answers, additional 6
points, for 21-26 correct answers, additional 9
points
1.
• X, which is five fee high and eight feet long and
which weighs over a tonne, was sculpted by
Bhagwan Rampure, an artist from Solapur. X was
installed on January 12, 2008 as a symbol of good
luck amidst much fanfare. However, after just 10
days, there were demands to pull X down, as it was
deemed as a panvati, harbinger of bad luck. What is
X?
2.
• X's origins lie in a "daylong brainstorming
session" held by board members of the
podcasting company Odeo. The developers
initially considered "10958" as a five-character
American SMS short code, but later changed it
to "40404" for "ease of use and memorability.
One of the founders of X later went on to
found another popular venture called
“square”. What is X?
3. The organization below used to own X till January 2006. It sold
off X to a consortium led by Kalanidhi Maran, Hyderabad-based
IT company ValueLabs and NDTV. What is X?
4.The company which makes these sandals own 9.1% of Bayern
Munich. Who?
5.
• 5 joint ventures or associate
companies, Munjal Showa, AG
Industries, Sunbeam Auto, Rockman Industries
and Satyam Auto Components supply a
majority of components of which company?
6.
• In 1992, the families had planned a simple
event without fanfare. But PV Narsimha Rao
found out about it and gate-crashed. He even
scolded his two prized secretaries for not
inviting him. The bride was Anupama. Who
was the groom?
7. Just name the company where the bride’s father is the CEO
8.
• 2010 (January)-2013 (May): Bright Outdoors Pvt. Ltd.
• 2013 (June) – Present: Rakesh Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
• What?
9
• In the 2013 movie Krish 3, after the final fight
between Krish and Kaal, one of the buildings
that survived housed a interior designer store
“The Charcoal Project”. Who is the principal
owner?
10. Connect
11.
• Bal Thackeray was fired from this organization
because of his attacks on southern Indian
immigration into Bombay. When RK Laxman
was asked not to make fun at
communists, Laxman left the organization and
joined The Times of India. The organization
was established in 1930 by Swaminathan
Sadanand, who also acted as its first editor.
Which organization?
12. HQ of which company?
13. Who is the lady on the 10 Pound
note?
14. Part of which TVC?
15.
• In 1955 Delta Air Lines pioneered the usage of
X at its hub in Atlanta, Georgia,in an effort to
compete with Eastern Air Lines. In the mid-
1970s FedEx adopted X for overnight package
delivery. Ann Markusen, an economic
geographer spoke of X as a model where core
businesses would be at the center and
ancillary industries on the periphery – citing
Silicon Valley as an example. What is X?
16.
• X the second largest film industry in the world
in terms of number of annual film
productions, placing it ahead of the United
States and behind the Indian film industry.
What is X / identify the country in which X is
located?
17.
• “The new law of evolution in corporate America
seems to be survival of the un-fittest. Well, in my
book you either do it right or you get eliminated.
• In the last seven deals that I've been involved
with, there were 2.5 million stockholders who
have made a pretax profit of 12 billion dollars.
Thank you.
• I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a
liberator of them! The point is, ladies and
gentleman, that X -- for lack of a better word -- is
Y”
• ID X and Y.
18.
• Which book was pulled off the shelves by its
publisher Little, Brown and Company in
April, 2006, just weeks after its release
because of charges of plagiarism?
19. There is a café at IIM-A which has the name
TANSTAAFL. Why such a name?
20. Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand
multinational dairy co-operative and New Zealand’s largest
company. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of
the world's dairy exports. Who owns it?
21. Economists are predicting the next big economies after BRICS
will be MINT. What does MINT stand for? (naming 2or 3 will get
half points – naming one wont get any)
22. Rohit Chadda is an IIM Calcutta alumnus from 2009 batch. He
worked at BoFA-ML NY post graduation before co-founding what
(he is now the India product head)? His brother, film-actor Mohit
(of SRK-Sushmita Sen starrer “Dulha Mil Gaya” fame) is also part
of the same venture, (Hint: There is a KQF connection)
23. Name the Padma Shri (2012) recipient
24. Name the brand and the photographer (half points
applicable)
25. Connect the 2 women
26.
• Dr. Raj Krishna was a DSE professor and
former member of the planning commission.
However, his claim to fame is introducing a
particular phrase to the Indian economic
lexicon, which is slowly making a comeback to
op-eds after almost 2 decades. Which phrase?
Answers
1.
• X, which is five fee high and eight feet long and
which weighs over a tonne, was sculpted by
Bhagwan Rampure, an artist from Solapur. X was
installed on January 12, 2008 as a symbol of good
luck amidst much fanfare. However, after just 10
days, there were demands to pull X down, as it was
deemed as a panvati, harbinger of bad luck. What is
X?
The BSE Bull
2.
• X's origins lie in a "daylong brainstorming
session" held by board members of the
podcasting company Odeo. The developers
initially considered "10958" as a five-character
American SMS short code, but later changed it
to "40404" for "ease of use and memorability.
One of the founders of X later went on to
found another popular venture called
“square”. What is X?
• Twitter
3. The organization below used to own X till January 2006. It sold
off X to a consortium led by Kalanidhi Maran, Hyderabad-based
IT company ValueLabs and NDTV. What is X?
• Red 93.5 FM
4. The company which makes these sandals own 9.1% of Bayern
Munich. Who?
• Adidas
5.
• 5 joint ventures or associate
companies, Munjal Showa, AG
Industries, Sunbeam Auto, Rockman Industries
and Satyam Auto Components supply a
majority of components of which company?
• Hero Motorcorp
6.
• In 1992, the families had planned a simple
event without fanfare. But PV Narsimha Rao
found out about it and gate-crashed. He even
scolded his two prized secretaries for not
inviting him. The bride was Anupama. Who
was the groom?
Satya Nadella
7. Just name the company where the bride’s father is a CEO
• Muthoot Fin Corp
8.
• 2010 (January)-2013 (May): Bright Outdoors Pvt. Ltd.
• 2013 (June) – Present: Rakesh Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
• What?
• Sole advertising rights for BEST Buses in
Mumbai
9
• In the 2013 movie Krish 3, after the final fight
between Krish and Kaal, one of the buildings
that survived housed a interior designer store
“The Charcoal Project”. Who is the principal
owner?
• Suzanne Roshan
10. Connect
• Rabbits / bunnies in their logos
11.
• Bal Thackeray was fired from this organization
because of his attacks on southern Indian
immigration into Bombay. When RK Laxman
was asked not to make fun at
communists, Laxman left the organization and
joined The Times of India. The organization
was established in 1930 by Swaminathan
Sadanand, who also acted as its first editor.
Which organization?
• The Free Press Journal
12.HQ of which company?
• Rovio. Notice the pigs from “Angry Birds” lying
around
13. Who is the lady on the 10 Pound
note?
• Jane Austen – this is part of Britain’s efforts to
put in achievers from various fields on the
note – Winston Churchill is on the 5 Pound
note
14. Part of which TVC?
15.
• In 1955 Delta Air Lines pioneered the usage of
X at its hub in Atlanta, Georgia,in an effort to
compete with Eastern Air Lines. In the mid-
1970s FedEx adopted X for overnight package
delivery. Ann Markusen, an economic
geographer spoke of X as a model where core
businesses would be at the center and
ancillary industries on the periphery – citing
Silicon Valley as an example. What is X?
The hub-and-spoke model
16.
• X the second largest film industry in the world
in terms of number of annual film
productions, placing it ahead of the United
States and behind the Indian film industry.
What is X / identify the country in which X is
located?
• Nollywood in Nigeria
17.
• “The new law of evolution in corporate America
seems to be survival of the un-fittest. Well, in my
book you either do it right or you get eliminated.
• In the last seven deals that I've been involved
with, there were 2.5 million stockholders who
have made a pretax profit of 12 billion dollars.
Thank you.
• I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a
liberator of them! The point is, ladies and
gentleman, that X -- for lack of a better word -- is
Y”
• ID X and Y.
18.
• Which book was pulled off the shelves by its
publisher Little, Brown and Company in
April, 2006, just weeks after its release
because of charges of plagiarism?
• How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and
Got a Life by Kaavya Vishwanathan
19. There is a café at IIM-A which has the name
TANSTAAFL. Why such a name?
• 'There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch‘ is
the expansion of the same
• “No Free Lunch” gets points
20. Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand
multinational dairy co-operative and New Zealand’s largest
company. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of
the world's dairy exports. Who owns it?
New Zealand’s farmers
21. Economists are predicting the next big economies after BRICS
will be MINT. What does MINT stand for?
Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey
22. Rohit Chadda is an IIM Calcutta alumnus from 2009 batch. He
worked at BoFA-ML NY post graduation before co-founding what
(he is now the India product head)? His brother, film-actor Mohit
(of SRK-Sushmita Sen starrer “Dulha Mil Gaya” fame) is also part
of the same venture, (Hint: There is a KQF connection)
23. Name the Padma Shri (2012)
recipient
Dr. Mukesh Batra
24. Name the brand and the photographer (half points
applicable)
Guess, Bryan Adams
25. Connect the 2 women
The Faraway Tree – designer candle
store by Dimple, novel by Enid Blyton
26.
• Dr. Raj Krishna was a DSE professor and
former member of the planning commission.
However, his claim to fame is introducing a
particular phrase to the Indian economic
lexicon, which is slowly making a comeback to
op-eds after almost 2 decades. Which phrase?
Hindu rate of growth

Written round Biz Quiz

  • 1.
    • 26 writtenquestions. Exchange sheets when you are done • 3 points per question. No negatives • For 10-14 correct answers, additional 3 points, for 15-20 correct answers, additional 6 points, for 21-26 correct answers, additional 9 points
  • 2.
    1. • X, whichis five fee high and eight feet long and which weighs over a tonne, was sculpted by Bhagwan Rampure, an artist from Solapur. X was installed on January 12, 2008 as a symbol of good luck amidst much fanfare. However, after just 10 days, there were demands to pull X down, as it was deemed as a panvati, harbinger of bad luck. What is X?
  • 3.
    2. • X's originslie in a "daylong brainstorming session" held by board members of the podcasting company Odeo. The developers initially considered "10958" as a five-character American SMS short code, but later changed it to "40404" for "ease of use and memorability. One of the founders of X later went on to found another popular venture called “square”. What is X?
  • 4.
    3. The organizationbelow used to own X till January 2006. It sold off X to a consortium led by Kalanidhi Maran, Hyderabad-based IT company ValueLabs and NDTV. What is X?
  • 5.
    4.The company whichmakes these sandals own 9.1% of Bayern Munich. Who?
  • 6.
    5. • 5 jointventures or associate companies, Munjal Showa, AG Industries, Sunbeam Auto, Rockman Industries and Satyam Auto Components supply a majority of components of which company?
  • 7.
    6. • In 1992,the families had planned a simple event without fanfare. But PV Narsimha Rao found out about it and gate-crashed. He even scolded his two prized secretaries for not inviting him. The bride was Anupama. Who was the groom?
  • 8.
    7. Just namethe company where the bride’s father is the CEO
  • 9.
    8. • 2010 (January)-2013(May): Bright Outdoors Pvt. Ltd. • 2013 (June) – Present: Rakesh Advertising Pvt. Ltd. • What?
  • 10.
    9 • In the2013 movie Krish 3, after the final fight between Krish and Kaal, one of the buildings that survived housed a interior designer store “The Charcoal Project”. Who is the principal owner?
  • 11.
  • 12.
    11. • Bal Thackeraywas fired from this organization because of his attacks on southern Indian immigration into Bombay. When RK Laxman was asked not to make fun at communists, Laxman left the organization and joined The Times of India. The organization was established in 1930 by Swaminathan Sadanand, who also acted as its first editor. Which organization?
  • 13.
    12. HQ ofwhich company?
  • 14.
    13. Who isthe lady on the 10 Pound note?
  • 15.
    14. Part ofwhich TVC?
  • 16.
    15. • In 1955Delta Air Lines pioneered the usage of X at its hub in Atlanta, Georgia,in an effort to compete with Eastern Air Lines. In the mid- 1970s FedEx adopted X for overnight package delivery. Ann Markusen, an economic geographer spoke of X as a model where core businesses would be at the center and ancillary industries on the periphery – citing Silicon Valley as an example. What is X?
  • 17.
    16. • X thesecond largest film industry in the world in terms of number of annual film productions, placing it ahead of the United States and behind the Indian film industry. What is X / identify the country in which X is located?
  • 18.
    17. • “The newlaw of evolution in corporate America seems to be survival of the un-fittest. Well, in my book you either do it right or you get eliminated. • In the last seven deals that I've been involved with, there were 2.5 million stockholders who have made a pretax profit of 12 billion dollars. Thank you. • I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! The point is, ladies and gentleman, that X -- for lack of a better word -- is Y” • ID X and Y.
  • 19.
    18. • Which bookwas pulled off the shelves by its publisher Little, Brown and Company in April, 2006, just weeks after its release because of charges of plagiarism?
  • 20.
    19. There isa café at IIM-A which has the name TANSTAAFL. Why such a name?
  • 21.
    20. Fonterra Co-operativeGroup Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative and New Zealand’s largest company. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports. Who owns it?
  • 22.
    21. Economists arepredicting the next big economies after BRICS will be MINT. What does MINT stand for? (naming 2or 3 will get half points – naming one wont get any)
  • 23.
    22. Rohit Chaddais an IIM Calcutta alumnus from 2009 batch. He worked at BoFA-ML NY post graduation before co-founding what (he is now the India product head)? His brother, film-actor Mohit (of SRK-Sushmita Sen starrer “Dulha Mil Gaya” fame) is also part of the same venture, (Hint: There is a KQF connection)
  • 24.
    23. Name thePadma Shri (2012) recipient
  • 25.
    24. Name thebrand and the photographer (half points applicable)
  • 26.
  • 27.
    26. • Dr. RajKrishna was a DSE professor and former member of the planning commission. However, his claim to fame is introducing a particular phrase to the Indian economic lexicon, which is slowly making a comeback to op-eds after almost 2 decades. Which phrase?
  • 28.
  • 29.
    1. • X, whichis five fee high and eight feet long and which weighs over a tonne, was sculpted by Bhagwan Rampure, an artist from Solapur. X was installed on January 12, 2008 as a symbol of good luck amidst much fanfare. However, after just 10 days, there were demands to pull X down, as it was deemed as a panvati, harbinger of bad luck. What is X?
  • 30.
  • 31.
    2. • X's originslie in a "daylong brainstorming session" held by board members of the podcasting company Odeo. The developers initially considered "10958" as a five-character American SMS short code, but later changed it to "40404" for "ease of use and memorability. One of the founders of X later went on to found another popular venture called “square”. What is X?
  • 32.
  • 33.
    3. The organizationbelow used to own X till January 2006. It sold off X to a consortium led by Kalanidhi Maran, Hyderabad-based IT company ValueLabs and NDTV. What is X?
  • 34.
  • 35.
    4. The companywhich makes these sandals own 9.1% of Bayern Munich. Who?
  • 36.
  • 37.
    5. • 5 jointventures or associate companies, Munjal Showa, AG Industries, Sunbeam Auto, Rockman Industries and Satyam Auto Components supply a majority of components of which company?
  • 38.
  • 39.
    6. • In 1992,the families had planned a simple event without fanfare. But PV Narsimha Rao found out about it and gate-crashed. He even scolded his two prized secretaries for not inviting him. The bride was Anupama. Who was the groom?
  • 40.
  • 41.
    7. Just namethe company where the bride’s father is a CEO
  • 42.
  • 43.
    8. • 2010 (January)-2013(May): Bright Outdoors Pvt. Ltd. • 2013 (June) – Present: Rakesh Advertising Pvt. Ltd. • What?
  • 44.
    • Sole advertisingrights for BEST Buses in Mumbai
  • 45.
    9 • In the2013 movie Krish 3, after the final fight between Krish and Kaal, one of the buildings that survived housed a interior designer store “The Charcoal Project”. Who is the principal owner?
  • 46.
  • 47.
  • 48.
    • Rabbits /bunnies in their logos
  • 49.
    11. • Bal Thackeraywas fired from this organization because of his attacks on southern Indian immigration into Bombay. When RK Laxman was asked not to make fun at communists, Laxman left the organization and joined The Times of India. The organization was established in 1930 by Swaminathan Sadanand, who also acted as its first editor. Which organization?
  • 50.
    • The FreePress Journal
  • 51.
  • 52.
    • Rovio. Noticethe pigs from “Angry Birds” lying around
  • 53.
    13. Who isthe lady on the 10 Pound note?
  • 54.
    • Jane Austen– this is part of Britain’s efforts to put in achievers from various fields on the note – Winston Churchill is on the 5 Pound note
  • 55.
    14. Part ofwhich TVC?
  • 57.
    15. • In 1955Delta Air Lines pioneered the usage of X at its hub in Atlanta, Georgia,in an effort to compete with Eastern Air Lines. In the mid- 1970s FedEx adopted X for overnight package delivery. Ann Markusen, an economic geographer spoke of X as a model where core businesses would be at the center and ancillary industries on the periphery – citing Silicon Valley as an example. What is X?
  • 58.
  • 59.
    16. • X thesecond largest film industry in the world in terms of number of annual film productions, placing it ahead of the United States and behind the Indian film industry. What is X / identify the country in which X is located?
  • 60.
  • 61.
    17. • “The newlaw of evolution in corporate America seems to be survival of the un-fittest. Well, in my book you either do it right or you get eliminated. • In the last seven deals that I've been involved with, there were 2.5 million stockholders who have made a pretax profit of 12 billion dollars. Thank you. • I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! The point is, ladies and gentleman, that X -- for lack of a better word -- is Y” • ID X and Y.
  • 63.
    18. • Which bookwas pulled off the shelves by its publisher Little, Brown and Company in April, 2006, just weeks after its release because of charges of plagiarism?
  • 64.
    • How OpalMehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life by Kaavya Vishwanathan
  • 65.
    19. There isa café at IIM-A which has the name TANSTAAFL. Why such a name?
  • 66.
    • 'There Ain’tNo Such Thing As A Free Lunch‘ is the expansion of the same • “No Free Lunch” gets points
  • 67.
    20. Fonterra Co-operativeGroup Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative and New Zealand’s largest company. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports. Who owns it?
  • 68.
  • 69.
    21. Economists arepredicting the next big economies after BRICS will be MINT. What does MINT stand for?
  • 70.
  • 71.
    22. Rohit Chaddais an IIM Calcutta alumnus from 2009 batch. He worked at BoFA-ML NY post graduation before co-founding what (he is now the India product head)? His brother, film-actor Mohit (of SRK-Sushmita Sen starrer “Dulha Mil Gaya” fame) is also part of the same venture, (Hint: There is a KQF connection)
  • 73.
    23. Name thePadma Shri (2012) recipient
  • 74.
  • 75.
    24. Name thebrand and the photographer (half points applicable)
  • 76.
  • 77.
  • 78.
    The Faraway Tree– designer candle store by Dimple, novel by Enid Blyton
  • 79.
    26. • Dr. RajKrishna was a DSE professor and former member of the planning commission. However, his claim to fame is introducing a particular phrase to the Indian economic lexicon, which is slowly making a comeback to op-eds after almost 2 decades. Which phrase?
  • 80.