March 10, 2013

Biz Quizzard 467

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week March 04 - 09. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which sports personality has been roped in as brand ambassador for pet food brand Pedigree?

2. Which celebrity is the new brand ambassador for beverage brand Frooti?

3. Tata Tea has signed on which celebrity to endorse it?

4. Which Indian IT company has reached the $5 billion brand value mark?

5. Which company has inked a marketing arrangement with the South Indian Green Cardamom Company (SIGCC) to sell cardamom and pepper under the brand name Spice Mist?

6. Which business personality has retained his position as the world’s richest person in the Forbes’ 2013 list of the world’s richest?

7. According to Forbes’ 2013 list of the world’s richest, who is India’s richest person?

8. Which FM radio channel has launched 'Have A heart' campaign, an attempt to encourage 'good' in an environment that is slowly becoming 'bad' in big cities?

9. Which MNC is all set to launch its new, fully-integrated marketing campaign - "Live with Fire"?

10. Which Indian company has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a leading business ethics think-tank, as one of the 2013 World's Most Ethical (WME) Companies?

11. Which business group is planning a foray into the hospitality sector, with a wellness resort brand ‘Vana’?

12. Which company has acquired its rival, Chennai-based entertainment ticketing portal, Ticketgreen.com?

13. Twinings India, a subsidiary of the UK-based Associated British Foods, is gearing up to relaunch which malted drink brand in India?

14. Which bank has launched an ‘Incredible India Travel Card’ in association with the Tourism Ministry?

15. PNC Menon, with an estimated fortune of $600 million, plans to give half of his personal wealth to charity. He is the founder of which group?

16. SN Agarwal and Vikash Agarwal, who have been associated with the biscuit brand Priya, launched a new biscuit brand in Kolkata last week. Name it?

17. Sunil Dutt has quit as the managing director of which company?

18. Star India is launching a new sports channel on March 11. What has it been branded as?

19. Which company has merged the Vishakapatnam-based Encore Cements & Additives with itself?

20. Which company last week launched India’s first artisanal gelato (Italian ice cream) outlet, ‘Melt-in’, in Ahmedabad?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 467 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

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