November 25, 2018

Biz Quizzard 765

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period November 19 - 24. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which popular advertising and theatre personality passed away in Mumbai on November 17?

2. Which online media platform for auto buyers and enthusiasts has announced the acqui-hire of Ketchupp, a Delhi-based food tech start-up and meta search engine for online food ordering?

3. Which personal care brand has launched its new campaign ‘Beautiful by Nature’?

4. Which healthcare startup is acquiring Bengaluru-based mental health platform Seraniti, following which the company will have over 70 centres for this vertical?

5. On World Toilet Day, which brand and We Are Water Foundation India released a powerful film #CleanYourHeart?

6. Which life insurance company has launched its new campaign ‘#NoTension’, featuring actor Vicky Kaushal?

7. Which sanitaryware brand has launched the campaign "nothing less will do", featuring actress Jacqueline Fernandez?

8. Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has crossed which cumulative scooter sales milestone?

9. Which advertising agency has re-designateed Tarun Rai as the Chairman & Group CEO for South Asia?

10. Which automobile MNC’s chairman was arrested last week for alleged financial misconduct?

11. Skoda India MD Gurpratap Boparai will also take over as the managing director of which company?

12. Which investment giant has roped in Norwest Venture Partners’ Sumer Juneja as its country head for India?

13. Which MNC has launched hyper-local app Neighbourly in India?

14. Which retail major has acquired trading firm Ritvika Trading Pvt Ltd?

15. Which company has entered into a strategic alliance with Japan’s Yamaha Motor and Mitsui & Co for technology, manufacturing and marketing of electric bicycles?

16. Which company has appointed Abhijit Bose as head of its India unit to build its first full-country-team outside the US?

17. Which Bengaluru-based online pharmacy company has acquired another startup, EClinic24/7, in the same segment for an undisclosed amount?

18. Which hospitality brand has segregated its entire portfolio into three sub-brands – Trip, Trend, and Tryst?

19. Which online poker site has signed on actress Anita Hassanandas as brand ambassador?

20. Who has been ranked the richest builder in India with a wealth of Rs 27,150 crore, according to the GROHE Hurun India Real Estate Rich List 2018?

21. Online fashion commerce company Myntra has launched which Italian brand which makes handbags, suitcases, wallets, and accessories, exclusively on its platform?

22. Which chocolate brand has announced the launch of its new campaign featuring Ishaan Khattar and The Great Khali?

23. Which MNC will commence local assembly of the hybrid electric version of its premium sports utility vehicle XC90 T8 by the end of next year?

24. Which food delivery platform has announced the appointment of actress Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador?

25. Which stationery brand has signed on cricketer Prithvi Shaw as its brand ambassador?

26. Which ethnic wear brand has launched its new digital campaign ‘#JudgeMeNot’?

27. This is a nice campaign. Which online marketplace has launched its new campaign ‘#GenerationEqual’?

28. Which basmati rice brand has roped in Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna to feature in its ad film?

29. Which general insurance company has launched its new campaign “Second Chance”?

30. Apollo Tyres has roped in which celebrity as its brand ambassador for a period of five years?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 765 as the subject. Answers will be mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

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