April 14, 2019

Biz Quizzard 785

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period April 08 - 13. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has crossed which cumulative tractor sales milestone?

2. Which air conditioner brand has launched its new campaign ‘It doesn’t just cool, it cleans’?

3. Which entity has announced the launch of 'CatchUp', a social infotainment start-up that will give users the opportunity to stay on top of trends online via an audio-visual format?

4. Which media company has roped in Roger Lynch, former CEO of Pandora, as its first global CEO?

5. Which MNC has teamed up with singer Beyonce and will relaunch her Ivy Park brand?

6. Which media company has announced a quiz program titled Mind Wars for school students across India?

7. Canadian-owned company Bata has partnered with which MNC for a new line of shoes, which will be part of the 'Heritage collection’?

8. Coca-Cola will launch which global sports drink in India within the next two months ahead of the ICC World Cup to compete head-on with PepsiCo’s Gatorade?

9. Home-grown private equity fund Everstone Capital will acquire a controlling stake in which hospital chain?

10. Baring Asia is buying about 30% stake in which IT firm for about Rs 2,627 crore ($381 million)?

11. Which chain has announced the launch of Wow Everyday Value, a bold, new value proposition across the entire Pan Pizza range?

12. Machani Infra Development Corporation (MIDC) has announced the rebranding of Machani Ananda. What is the new name?

13. Which fantasy sports platform has launched a new ad campaign 'Bro Code'?

14. Kolkata-based QSR start-up, Wow! Momo launched its sister brand, a fast-food Chinese cuisine format in December. What is it called?

15. FMCG firm Emami has roped in actor Varun Dhawan to endorse which brand?

16. Which company has launched Ecovera, an eco-friendly range of fabrics manufactured using R|Elan, a technology from Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)?

17. Which luggage brand has announced a brand re-launch and has roped in celebrity couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan as brand ambassadors?

18. Unikorn, the one-stop online platform for pet parents, has rebranded itself. What is the new name?

19. Which retailer has launched the ‘#ShareMyNewYear’ campaign?

20. Which country has become YouTube’s largest and fastest growing market?

21. Which jewellery brand has launched a campaign for its "Swayahm" collection?

22. Which health insurance company has roped in Remo D’Souza for its latest campaign ‘#JumpForHealth’?

23. Sudhir Mathur has resigned as the CEO of which company?

24. Which two-wheeler brand in India has completed 25 years on the roads?

25. Which Bengaluru-based startup, in association with True Blue, promoted by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Arvind Ltd, has launched 'handcrafted' range of shirts?

26. Spirits company Radico Khaitan has announced which actor as the brand ambassador for its brand 8 PM Premium Black Music CDs?

27. Which online lingerie brand has unveiled its new brand identity with a new logo and tagline - 'Love Yourself Inside Out.'?

28. Which tech company has appointed Disney India country head Abhishek Maheshwari as president of international business?

29. Which digital payments major has acquired payments security and mobile payments technology company Wibmo for $70 million?

30. Indian Hotels Company last week announced the launch of which new brand, with a dozen hotels in India under this portfolio in the first phase?

31. Which restaurant company has acquired a 20 per cent stake in Milan-based fine-dining restaurant company Alicette SRL for an undisclosed sum?

32. Which company has purchased 3% stake of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) in its ship building subsidiary for Rs 32.74 crore?

33. Asia’s largest certified refurbished and excess inventory brand is now all set to launch its large format stores in India. Name it?

34. The centralised know your customer registry, which is accepted by all the financial sector regulators like RBI, Sebi, IRDAI, PFRDA and others, crossed which major customer milestone last month?

35. Maruti Suzuki’s compact car Celerio crossed which annual sales milestone in 2018-19?

Please mail your answers before 12 pm next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 785 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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