Biz Quizzard 306

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week February 01 - 06. Hope you enjoy it.

1. State Bank of India (SBI) on Jan 31 released an ad announcing the inauguration of a branch in the village Sannyasidanga. What milestone did it cross with this branch?

2. Which Indian company is all set to acquire UAE’s The Grooming Company (TGC) for Rs 150 crore?

3. Which company has acquired Canada-based consulting and engineering services company Brainhunter for Canadian $35 million?

4. Mr Subir Raha last week died of cancer in New Delhi at the age of 62. He was the former chairman of which organization?

5. Which well known business personality last week unveiled his latest gadget – an underwater plane?

6. What is unique about ‘Lifecycle’ – a new mall in Pune?

7. Which global staffing company last week said it would acquire US-based Comsys IT Partners?

8. Shahrukh Khan and Kajol rang the gong at NASDAQ last week, an honour usually reserved for CEOs of major organizations. According to a report last week, who is the only Indian who has received this honour previously?

9. Which MNC last week introduced a new smartphone series 'Liquid’?

10. Which insurance company last week launched its child nurture programme I-Genius?

11. According to a report last week, which well known hospitality major is contemplating the introduction of its budget hotel brand Fairfield Inn & Suites to the Indian market?

12. Which MNC last week launched its diesel car S80 in India?

13. Why was Swiss modern master Alberto Giacometti’s L’homme qui Marche 1 (Walking Man 1) in news last week?

14. Which company last week announced the acquisition of Texas-based Crosbyton Seeds for $113 million?

15. Which MNC last week announced it was buying the Yahoo! HotJob recruitment website for $225 million in cash?

16. Debadutta Upadhyay has resigned from the position of India sales head of which MNC to join online advertising company Vdopia as Country Manager?

17. Which MNC last week said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based Initiate Systems?

18. Last week Volkswagen rolled out a unit of its small car Polo from its Chakan, Pune plant in the presence of German president Horst Kohler. What was unique about it?

19. Which company last week launched its ‘Tribal’ range of UPS inverters for home users?

20. Which spa in India has been ranked as the second best hotel spa in Asia by the Conde Naste Traveller’s Readers’ Spa Awards 2010?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 306 as the subject.

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Biz Quizzard 305

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Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week January 25 - 30. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which actor has replaced Hrithik Roshan as the brand ambassador of ITC’s John Players?

2. Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) has once again been featured in the Financial Times Global MBA ranking, the third time in a row. At what position has it been ranked at?

3. Which international airline last week announced operations from six new routes in India advertising fares starting from Rs 2,999 to Malaysia?

4. What unique distinction did Vijay Mallya-led United Spirits (USL) achieve for the year ending 2009?

5. David Smith last week stepped down as the CEO of which automobile company?

6. What distinction did Maruti Suzuki achieve in 2009 in relation to its Japanese parent Suzuki?

7. Which company last week entered an agreement to acquire Anagram Capital for Rs 164 crore?

8. Maya Entertainment, the film and animation studio company promoted by Ketan Mehta and Deepa Sahi, last week sold its education business to which company?

9. Which film will become the first bollywood flick to be simultaneously premiered on YouTube on February 5?

10. Apple Computer last week introduced its much-awaited tablet computer. What has it been branded as?

11. The US Senate last week backed whom for a second term as the head of Federal Reserve?

12. Which former union minister has been, according to a report last week, hired as a co-pilot by IndiGo Airlines on an honorary basis?

Please mail your answers before or on next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 305 as the subject. Please note that the answers are mailed to only those who attempt the quiz within the given time.

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Biz Quizzard 304

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week January 18 - 23. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Mumbai-based VVF is acquiring the brands Aramusk and Moloy soaps and Mahabringol hair oil from which MNC?

2. Which automobile brand is being advertised with the baseline ‘Happiness family size!’?

3. Premium innerwear brand Dollar Club has roped in which celebrity as its brand ambassador for 2 years?

4. Which Indian company last week announced the acquisition of Illinois-based engineering services company Daxcon Engineering in an all-cash deal?

5. Coca-Cola India last week launched a lemon juice-based drink under the Minute Maid juice brand. What has the drink been branded as?

6. One of my favorite companies has gone under the hammer. Which MNC last week placed a successful bid of $19.7 billion to acquire UK-based chocolate maker Cadbury?

7. Which international travel magazine will be launched in India in October?

8. According to a report last week, Aamir Khan has landed the biggest endorsement deal in India’s history. Name the company?

9. Which automobile MNC last week launched its acclaimed and iconic sports car 370Z in India?

10. Which telecom brand has appointed actors Ranbir Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza as brand ambassadors?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 304 as the subject.

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rajeev kondapalli