TATA crucible indore 2012 prelims

Credit: Soubhagya Jena, who won the quiz along with Anirban mohant.

Prelims:

1. This huge company launched “Discover new” campaign this year targeted at the summer vacation of school going children. Which co.?-BATA
2. A helpline, called National Tobacco Cessation Quit Line, at the toll-free number: 1800-227787 has been started by this company in India, which has long been in pharma business?- Johnson and Johnson
3. The European wing of this Indian company is producing “silent tracks” for railways and is going to implement it across Indian very soon leading to soundless tracks. Which co.?- Tata steel(corus)
4. This famous celebrity went nude to launch a perfume named after her called “NUDE”?—Rihanna
5. PIXAR logo
6. Project glass trivia, Which company is behind Project glass?-GOOGLE
7. TERI has partnered with this company to recycle waste at schools as kids buy a lot of this in school and throw them away after consumption. This co. is  a major packaging giant?- TETRAPAK
8. In 1935, it was designed to commemorate the silver jubilee of King George V. It was also called K6. It is found in almost all streets of London. What?-Red Telephone booth
9. This international automobile major which has been doing very well in India off late has launched an innovative finance scheme called “ Mobility Max”. Which co.?-VOLKSWAGEN
10. “Quietly brilliant”- whose punchline?. (hint:mobile phone manufacturere)
11. The tweet by this person was on Jan 23,2012 read “ we are proud of you”. It was about the bravery award recipients. Who or whose office debuted on twitter thus?-Manmohan singh or PM office
12. Kazuo Hirai has replaced Howard stringer as the CEO fo which famous electronics giant?- SONY
13. Audi bought over the iconic bike business of which famous company?-DUCATI
14. Who is the Urban development minister of India now?-KAMAL NATH
15. Ramesh chauhan of Bisleri pic standing with Thums-up and goldspot
16. Invented by Christopher scholes in 1862, Mark Twain described this as curiosity breeding little joker. He also used it. What?-Typewriter
17. Invented in 1890’s and  called as Clasp locker. It’s improvised version in 1905 was called C-curity. What invention that was initially for shoes but is now mainly used in apparels.—ZIPPERS
18. Which brand started as Deluxe green Label in 1962 and became an instant hit?-BRU
19. Barron Larrey, Napolean’s personal doctor invented this keeping in mind that Napolean may need this any moment. What so common in healthcare that it is even available in rural areas as well as urban areas.?-AMBULANCE
20. DABUR logo. Id

TATA CRUCIBLE CORPORATE RANCHI 2012

Credit: SS Panda, who alongwith Sampad Mishra, defended their title.

1. Which Former Minister of India had founded a Political Party “Rashtriya Samajbadi Congress” in 1986.Ans: Pranab Mukherji
2.”No complaint ____is more common than that of a scarcity of money.”-a world famous known Economist had said this.His picture appears on a global currency.Ans:Adam Smith
3.Which Company topped the list of India’s 50 most admired Company in Survey by Fortune India and Hay group.Ans:Tata Steel
4.Which IT head honcho recently purchased 98% of Hawaiian island of Lanai?Ans:Larry Ellison
5.Ad of Euro undergarments,shown and asked to identify the brand?
6.The Children’s Investment fund is engaged in legal battle with which Major PSU in recent days?Ans:Coal India
7.Joseph Leve a famous producer of Hollywood once said “You can fool all of the people if the _________is right.”Ans: advertising
8.Study of life-a latin derivation ,what?Ans:Curriculum Vitae
9.”Vista Vision” a famous Hollywood studio created it,Name?Ans:Paramount Pictures
10.”Picture- You can not afford to be slow”,Id the advertiser?Ans:WWF
11.Which anti-allergic medicine by J & J changed hands recently to Pfizer.Ans:Benadryl
12.Mount of Charles etc.used in winter in India.trivia about Origin of word “Montecarlo”
13.India web portal,India web portal etc. owned by big TV. Company in India.Ans:Zee TV
14.In 1944,they invented the Roll over protection system-ROPS so that the passengers are safe,Name the Car maker.Ans:Volvo
15.Logo of Android market.
16.Army cry,Trivia about origin of word “slogan”.
17.Popular brand created by Indo National ltd.Ans:NIPPO
18.Ford Car name from Italian word “cool”.Ans:FIGO
19.Popular use of this 60 yrs old product from shoes to dresses.Design drawn from Nature.Ans:VELCRO

AQAD - 500

Whose initiative is this?

Answer to those who care to reply at bizdomonline@gmail.com

AQAD : 499

Identify the brand.

 

The GuestQuiZMAster (GQM): Sourabh Shukla

QuiZMAster: Mr. Sourabh Shukla

1. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BEN, in honor of Benjamin Franklin, who was admired by founder Rupert Johnson, Sr. In 1973 the company's headquarters moved from New York to San Mateo, California. Identify this great investment firm originally founded in New York in 1947.

2. In 2007 it was the only bank in the United States to be rated AAA by S&P,though its rating has since been lowered to AA- in light of the financial crisis of 2007–2011. In its present form is a result of an acquisition of California-based firm by Minneapolis-based Norwest Corporation in 1998 and the subsequent 2008 acquisition of Charlotte, NC based Wachovia. Although Norwest was technically the surviving entity in the 1998 merger, the new company renamed itself ___________, capitalizing on the 150-year history of the nationally recognized name and its trademark stagecoach. Identify this fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization as presently it is one of the Big Four banks of the United States with Bank of America, Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase.?

3. It is the successor to American Express Financial Advisors (AEFA), a former subsidiary of the American Express Company. In 2005, American Express spun off AEFA as an independent company. The holding company is incorporated in Delaware. The company's headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It's primary subsidiaries include Columbia Management Investment Advisers and RiverSource Life Insurance Company. Identify this leading diversified financial services companies in the U.S.?

4. This financial services organization was officially formed on January 1, 2002 with the merger of Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood. The organizations were established in 1902 and 1917 respectively. The merger formed the largest fraternal benefit society in the United States. It today maintains a network of nearly 1,400 local chapters. It is also the only not-for-profit organization listed on the Fortune 500. They also supplemented donations to the Haiti relief for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and provided funding for the 2003 film Luther. Identify this Fortune 500 financial services organization with dual corporate headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Appleton, Wisconsin?

5. Founded in 1865, it is now the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue. If it were a public company, it would rank, as of 2011, number 13 on the Fortune 500, behind AT&T and ahead of JP Morgan Chase. In 2003, it split off a portion of its financial operations into a hedge fund called Black River Asset Management, with about $10 billion of assets and liabilities. Identify this family owned business?


6. It was created in 1968 by Union Tank Car Company as their holding company. In 1981, it was acquired as a subsidiary of Marmon Group, a holding company formed by Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker. It was spun off as a separate company under Pritzker control in 2005. The wealthy Pritzker family, most famous for owning the Hyatt hotel chain, began divesting the family's assets in late 2001 following the death of Jay Pritzker. Notable major divestitures include Hyatt Hotels Corp. public in 2009 and selling majority stake in this firm in 2010.

In April 2010, the Pritzker family, with Penny Pritzker sold controlling interest of this firm to a new majority owner, the Chicago-based private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners and they acquired 51% stake and the Pritzker family maintained 49% ownership. Identify his firm with 250 offices in the U.S. and in 25 other countries which is based in Chicago, Illinois and filed with the SEC to raise up to $325 million in an initial public offering in July 2011.

7. It traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation of The Mercantile Agency in New York City by Lewis Tappan. The company was formed to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable objective credit information. The company previously spun off Moody's and Nielsen and it also spun off Cognizant Technology Solutions as an independent organization in the year 1994.Identify this Fortune 500 public company headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA.


8. It is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. Identify this independently operated and managed company of Koch Industries since November 2005?