December 28, 2014

Biz Quizzard 561

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

1. Which MNC has joined hands with Reliance Industries and Vipul Sarees to produce ‘environment-friendly’ sarees?

2. Which MNC has acquired India’s financial advisory start-up firm BigDecisions.com for an undisclosed sum?

3. Which MNC bank has emerged as India's top deal maker by fees earned during 2014, according to Dealogic data?

4. Which brand is being advertised as the 'The Sexiest Phone in the World'?

5. Which news channel has unveiled its signature tune developed by Brand Musiq, reflecting the different moods of the common people?

6. Which laminates brand has launched its first TVC with the message ‘My Design, My Style’?

7. Which car portal has launched its television commercial, featuring two dogs named Rocky and Bosco?

8. Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced the sale of its Camay and Zest brands along with the transfer of a manufacturing facility in Mexico to which MNC for an undisclosed amount?

9. After a gap of two years, Walmart will open a new cash-and-carry store in India. Which city?

10. Big Bazaar, the retail chain from the Future Group, has opened an outlet in Rourkela in Odisha. Why is this special?

11. Nissan India is bringing out a utility vehicle on the same platform as the Datsun Go hatchback. What has it been branded as?

12. Full service carrier Vistara last week unveiled its tagline. What is it?

13. Which online marketplace last week announced the launch of “The Agri Store”, offering products like seeds, fertiliser and irrigation tools, among others, to farmers?

14. Which sovereign wealth fund will take controlling interest of the publicly listed Nirlon?

15. Which MNC has acquired Datalogix, a company that offers digital marketing data as a service?

16. Which company has come up with an e-zine titled Teddy Travelogues?

17. Which company has launched its latest campaign titled ‘Iss Mein Hai Kissi Ki Khushi’?

18. Which brand has unveiled its latest outdoor campaign ‘Sorry For What?’ to portray an unapologetic disregard for what is considered mainstream style and lifestyle?

19. Which television channel has launched a new campaign ‘Sleep Tight’?

20. FMCG firm Dabur has roped in which celebrity as brand ambassador for its new health supplement product ‘Ratnaprash’?

21. S Bhattacharya has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of which public sector entity?

22. Which quartz and stainless steel kitchen sink-maker and trader has acquired a 74-per cent stake in UK-based kitchen sink distribution company Homestyle Products Ltd?

23. BCCI has roped in luxury multibrand store The Collective to provide the players with which denim brand?

24. Which insurance company plans to hire Trevor Bull, former chief executive of Zurich Insurance in Malaysia, as its new head?

25. Which pharmaceutical company has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Reliance Life Sciences for marketing three biosimilars in the Indian market?

26. Tommy Hilfiger has announced which sports star as the brand ambassador for its fall 2015 underwear and tailored collections?

27. Which ceramics brand has come out with a new TVC titled ‘Zindagi Ko Chamakne Do’?

28. Which company has acquired Habitrol brand, a nicotine replacement therapy transdermal patch, from Novartis Consumer Health Inc?

29. Which NYSE-listed corporate advisory firm has teamed up with the country's biggest auditing firm Desai Haribhakti, aiming to challenge the dominance of the Big Four?

30. Hyundai has crossed which annual sales milestone in India this year?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 561 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

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