Biz Quizzard 411

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

1. Which well known MNC turned eight on February 4?

2. Which brand has launched a new campaign 'Har mausam aam'?

3. Amitabh Chaturvedi last week resigned as MD & CEO of which bank after differences with board members over his strategy for the bank?

4. Which company has rebranded its dental care chain as White dental clinic?

5. Which automobile brand is celebrating ’10 years of leadership’?

6. A 23-year-old British student has designed a mobile phone ‘ADzero’. What is unique about it?

7. Which MNC has agreed to buy Xstrata for about £26 billion ($41 billion) in shares in the biggest mining takeover?

8. Which personal care brand has roped in Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu as its brand ambassador for south India?

9. Which business school is all set to open its business history museum, the first-of-its-kind in the country?

10. Which MNC last week announced a joint venture (JV) with Mitsubishi Corporation, to increase penetration in Japan, the world’s second largest IT market?

11. Which MNC last week said that it has launched a process to sell its 77% stake in its Indian unit?

12. It’s nice to see another milestone being crossed at Maruti Suzuki India after a long time. Which one?

13. Which business group has partnered Disney to launch the country’s first cookies for kids?

14. Which television channel is being advertised with the baseline ‘Be There’?

15. Which company has acquired Letsbuy, India’s second-largest retailer in electronics?

16. Chennai-based Numeric Power Systems last week sold its Indian uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems business to which MNC for Rs 837 crore?

17. Which company has launched Water Plus, the country's first nutrient water brand?

18. Which MNC is planning its first stand-alone retail store at its European headquarters in Dublin?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 411 as the subject.

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rajeev kondapalli

Biz Quizzard 410

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week January 30 - February 04. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which publisher is celebrating 100 years of operations in India this year?

2. Which MNC is eyeing to enter the high-end armoured car market in India with its A8 L Security model that could cost around Rs 5 crore?

3. Which company has entered the Limca Book of Records for creating the Largest Graffiti Wall in India?

4. Which MNC will open its first café in India in August through an equal joint venture with Tata Global Beverages?

5. Which business group has launched its first national corporate campaign titled 'Creating Happiness'?

6. Which advertising agency is commemorating 50 years of its existence with a coffee-table book 'Building Brandwealth'?

7. Which Indian business school has retained its 11th rank in the in the Global Top MBA Rankings 2012 released by Financial Times, London?

8. Which auto MNC has appointed former Renault India deputy MD Sudhir Rao as its managing director?

9. Neetu Kapoor and Jimmy Shergill will be starring in the new advertising campaign for which bank?

10. Which company has roped in Shahrukh Khan as brand ambassador for its TMT steel bars under a two-year contract?

11. Which FMCG brand has roped in Tollywood star Allu Arjun as its new face in Andhra Pradesh?

12. Which MNC has named Kazuo Hirai as its new president and CEO?

13. Which company has agreed to acquire 3B, a Europe-based fibreglass firm for about €275 million?

14. Which brand has roped in Kolaveri di man Dhanush to create a special anthem for its star ambassador Sachin Tendulkar?

15. Which MNC bank has appointed Mr Sunil Kaushal as the Regional Chief Executive, India and South-Asia?

16. Which well known MNC has entered India through a website, Junglee.com, it bought 14 years ago?

17. Jaspreet Bindra has quit as the retail sales and marketing head in India for which MNC?

18. Shailesh Rao has quit as the managing director of the Indian operations of which MNC?

19. Which company is advertising its all terrain professional gear brand Warrior in the print medium with the positioning 'Work Safe. Walk Safe.'?

20. Which company has named one of its airplanes "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" in honor of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 410 as the subject.

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rajeev kondapalli

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Biz Quizzard 409

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week January 23 - 28. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Thorsten Heins has taken over as the new CEO of which well known MNC?

2. Which MNC has been named the best company to work for by Fortune magazine?

3. Arun Anant will joining as the CEO of which well known daily, from February?

4. S Raghunandan has quit which MNC within 3 weeks of taking over as the country head of its India operations?

5. Which well known business personality has bought out the residual 3.5 per cent stake held by Ashok Soota in mid-tier software exports company MindTree Limited, becoming the single-largest shareholder in the publicly-held company?

6. Mahesh Samat has quit as the managing director of the Indian operations of which MNC?

7. Swiss group Barry Callebaut is to supply Unilever, the world’s third-largest consumer goods group, with 70% of its global requirement of which commodity?

8. Bajaj Auto is replacing its ‘Probiking' sports bike outlets with which brand?

9. War Horse, The Help and Real Steel have bagged 11 nominations at this year’s Oscars. What is the Indian link?

10. Which MNC brand has announced a long term partnership with Indian swimmer Rehan Poncha?

11. Which MNC has bought a majority stake in data centre services provider Netmagic for about Rs 900 crore?

12. Which global media brand has tied up with JK Ansell, makers of Kamasutra condoms, to launch co-branded condoms?

13. Which MNC last week said it would sell its stake in the Senseo coffee brand to partner Sara Lee?

14. Which company has made a foray into solar-powered products by launching the EuroDiya range of solar-powered lamps?

15. Which business personality is the recipient of this year's `lifetime achievement award' instituted by Ernst & Young?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 409 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli