Biz Quizzard 476

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week May 06 - 11. Hope you enjoy it.

1. The Subway restaurant chain has opened its 350th restaurant in India. Which city?

2. Which cricketer has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Citizen watches in India?

3. Amanda Seyfried is the new face of which fragrance brand?

4. Which PC maker has announced the launch of its latest global advertising campaign featuring the world famous Superstar DJ, Tiësto and his personal assistant Vernon?

5. Which online brand is all set to launch its first television commercial with the baseline 'When you gotta go, you gotta go'?

6. Which Kerala-based retail brokerage has become the first in India to launch a stock trading app on Facebook?

7. Which MNC has said it would acquire Finland-based Stonesoft Oyj, a provider of network firewall products, for about $389 million in cash?

8. Which consulting firm has been selected by BMW to manage the rollout of custom built Web platform in the German car manufacturer's major markets by 2014?

9. General Motors India launched a new multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in India last week. What has it been branded as?

10. Who will be the new CEO of Diageo Plc, the world’s largest distiller?

11. Which fast food chain has roped in popular Indian cartoon character Chhota Bheem to sell various items through its retail outlets in India?

12. Roberto Azevedo, a Brazilian trade diplomat, will be the new head of which international entity?

13. Which company has topped the latest Fortune's list of the 500 biggest US companies by revenue?

14. Which company has launched a online campaign 'Adopt a Pothole' in Gurgaon?

15. Which well known automobile brand is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a Grand Tour?

16. Which company has acquired Wales Distilleries in West Bengal?

17. Which cricketer has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Patna-based real estate company, Agrani Homes?

18. Which MNC will soon launch the country’s first liquid laundry detergent?

19. Nokia last week globally unveiled a new low-priced touch phone with Internet access and built-in social media applications, in India. What has it been branded as?

20. Which automobile MNC has signed on Brazilian football legend Pelé as its brand ambassador?

21. Which software solutions provider has announced the acquisition of U.K-based JAMS, a company that specialises in the customer interaction management space?

22. Which MNC has named Amy Hood its first female chief financial officer?

23. Which social network turned 10 last week?

24. Google has launched a new product showing pictorial evidence of the massive human impact on our planet. What has it been branded as?

25. Which celebrity has been appointed brand ambassador for Intex range of smartphones?

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Biz Quizzard 475

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Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week April 29 - May 04. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Spain’s Inditex Group, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, has filed a revised application to bring which upscale fashion brand to India through a 51:49 joint venture with the Tata Group?

2. Ravi Deshpande has decided to quit as chairman and CCO of which advertising agency?

3. The world’s top selling spirits brand is entering Indian market through a bottling and distribution deal with local alcoholic beverage firm Advent Brand House. Name the brand?

4. Noida-based Vertant Media has launched the country’s first matrimonial television channel. What has it been branded as?

5. Which celebrity has been signed on as the brand ambassador for Colgate Visible White toothpaste?

6. Ram Kapoor and Vidya Malvade feature in the television commercial for which hair care brand?

7. Which IT company has tied up with New York-based IPsoft for a better play in infrastructure management?

8. Which company has acquired a 70% stake in Bangalore-based Nikkos Logistics?

9. Which Indian company has joined hands with Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd, the university's tech transfer company, to fund and generate leading edge commercialisation ready technologies?

10. Which celebrity is the new face for 2013 for Vogue Eyewear, thus becoming the first Indian face of the brand in India?

11. Rasna has entered the ready-to-drink beverages segment by launching juices under which brand?

12. Which company is teaming up with a young technology firm, Sedemac Mechatronics, to reduce fuel consumption in telecom towers across the country?

13. Which MNC has offered to pay $5.4 billion (over Rs 29,000 crore) to increase its stake in its Indian unit to 75% from 52.48% at present?

14. India has slipped to the second position in Nielsen’s global consumer confidence index for the first quarter of 2013. Which country has topped the index?

15. Maybelline has roped in which actress as its brand ambassador?

16. Which hospitality major is all set to bring its ultra luxe brand Waldorf Astoria to India?

17. Which telecom company has announced the appointment of Yogesh Malik as the firm's CEO?

18. Sunil Lalvani has been elevated as the managing director of the India operations of which MNC?

19. Which Hyderabad-based IT firm, has acquired certain assets of the US firm WaveMaker owned by VMware for an undisclosed amount?

20. Which celebrity is featured in the latest commercial (currently on air) for Taj Mahal Tea?

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Biz Quizzard 474

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week April 22 - 27. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Who are the richest Asians in the UK, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List?

2. Which jewellery retailer has forayed into the apparels segment as part of its brand extension of its popular brands?

3. Kadokawa Shoten has signed a strategic partnership with Bangalore-based education technology firm PrazAs. The company is best known as a maker of which Japanese style of comics?

4. J Hampstead, the premium range of suitings, has roped in which celebrity as brand ambassador for their readymade apparel?

5. Which Indian business personality has been appointed as vice chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)?

6. Hygienic Research Institute has signed on which actress as the new face for Streax hair colour?

7. Which Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise has recently launched its magazine?

8. Which ice cream maker has tied up with Zydus Wellness, a group company of Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila), for sourcing ingredients for its latest 'Sugar Free' range of ice creams?

9. Which MNC has signed an agreement to buy Warid Telecom Uganda for an undisclosed sum?

10. Which airline has picked up a 24% stake in Jet Airways for Rs 2,061 crore?

11. Which company has signed a deal to share part of its submarine cable network with Reliance Industries’ telecom arm Reliance Jio Infocomm?

12. Which MNC has acquired Wavii, the Seattle-based startup behind a news summarization app, for roughly $30 million in cash?

13. Which telecom company has launched a first of its kind prepaid plan for its customers in partnership with Twitter in India?

14. Which IT and telecom solutions provider has acquired a Sweden-based Type Approval Lab for undisclosed amount?

15. According to a survey conducted by US-based human resource consultancy CareerCast, which job is the worst among all the professions?

16. Hewlett-Packard India has unveiled its latest range of Officejet Pro X 500 series printers. What is its claim to fame?

17. Archana Bhargava has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of which bank?

18. Dmitry Shukov will be the new CEO of which telecom company in India?

19. Schneider Electric has joined hands with which celebrity to provide cheap, efficient and eco-friendly electrification in the rural areas in the country?

20. Which well known media brand is celebrating its 175th anniversary?

21. Which MNC has overtaken Nokia to become the largest seller of mobile phones in the country’s major markets?

22. Which MNC has unveiled ‘All You Love’, its first corporate branding campaign in more than 10 years?

23. Japanese car maker Nissan will launch which international brand in India with the global premiere of its small car?

24. Which company is launching the 'Artisan Range' of ice creams?

25. PepsiCo India has launched which new brand with actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who starred in Kai Po Che, as the brand ambassador?

26. Fred Amoroso has resigned as the chairman of which MNC?

27. Which company has signed definitive agreements to acquire U.S.-based Cambric Corporation, an engineering services company, for $32.5 million (around Rs.177 crore)?

28. Which MNC has launched its new television campaign "I can do Kuchh Bhi"?

29. Monica Tata has joined as the MD of which television channel?

30. India's first 24 hour classical music channel will see a formal launch on cable digital platforms across the country in June. What has it been branded as?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 474 as the subject.

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