January 28, 2024

Biz Quizzard 1035

 Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period January 22 - 27. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which group’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm, the AMM Foundation, has completed 100 years?

2. Which Australian menswear brand has introduced its products in India and hopes to source from Indian manufacturers in the future?

3. Which steel company has appointed Tarun Khulbe as its chief executive officer?

4. Which Indian company last week said it will acquire 60% stake in Dubai-based SKY 2.0 Club for $79 million (around Rs 650 crore)?

5. Which two-wheeler manufacturer will set up a facility for assembling products in Nepal in partnership with CG Motors, its newly appointed distributor in the country?

6. Which infrastructure company has approached the National Company Law Tribunal in Mumbai to recover funds from its associate New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC)?

7. Which multinational construction toy production company has announced the promotion of Bhavana Mandon, Marketing Director, India, to the role of Country Manager?

8. Which integrated learning, skilling, and workforce development platform has unveiled its new brand campaign, ‘Aage Ki Socho’?

9. Aditya Pande, former CFO of B2B ecommerce firm Udaan, will join which business group as group chief executive officer, effective March 1?

10. After two years of deadlock in negotiations, which MNC last week called off the proposed $10 billion merger between its India unit and Zee Entertainment Enterprises?

11. Which company, a leader in serving science, last week announced the appointment of Srinath Venkatesh as managing director, India, and South Asia?

12. Which small finance bank has unveiled a new brand campaign, ‘The Power to Dream Bigger’?

13. Which luggage brand has unveiled television commercials featuring celebrities Milind Soman, and Karun Chandhok, as part of the ongoing campaign?

14. Which company has unveiled its latest knife ad campaign, featuring managing director Rajesh U Pandya?

15. Which pharmaceutical company has unveiled a transformative brand identity under the theme 'better together'?

16. Which company will acquire Comic Con India for Rs 55 crore?

17. Which gifting brand last week announced the launch of MediJourney, a medical tourism vertical?

18. Gainwell Group, India dealer of Caterpillar heavy equipment, last week acquired which Kolkata-based construction equipment maker for Rs 120 crore?

19. Which tea chain has announced the launch of its tea brand, Maatea?

20. HDFC has become the first bank to achieve which milestone mark of credit cards in force?

21. Which real estate company has onboarded actor Amitabh Bachchan as an ambassador for the project 'The Sarayu in Ayodhya'?

22. Which confectionery brand has unveiled a campaign featuring brand ambassador and cricketer MS Dhoni?

23. Which omnichannel payments, and banking platform for businesses has launched its digital ad campaign featuring actors Gulshan Grover, and Urvashi Dholakia?

24. Which nutrition brand has launched a pan-India campaign, ‘#ThaknaNahiRuknaNahi’, ahead of Republic Day?

25. Which food-delivery platform, and international financial infrastructure provider are the latest entities to have received final approval from RBI to operate as online payment aggregators?

26. The wholly-owned subsidiary of which company will acquire a 10.4% stake in Annapurna Finance, a non-banking financial company headquartered in Odisha, for Rs 300 crore?

27. Which company in the UK has been rebranded as EET Fuels, as it delivers on its plan to become the United Kingdom’s first low carbon refinery?

28. Which pharma company said its Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Sanjay Murdeshwar will resign from the company, with effect from April 2, 2024?

29. Which digital-first home finance company has unveiled the film 'Saath Honge Kaamyaab', featuring actor Pawan Malhotra?

30. Which business group has forayed into the defence sector by acquiring a controlling 51% stake in Gecko Motors, a maker of extreme off-road vehicles?

31. Which brand has unveiled a campaign featuring actress Sobhita Dhulipala for its retro-glam eyewear collection?

32. Which company has roped in ‘Kantara’ movie actor Rishabh Shetty as the new face and brand ambassador of its Dhotis, Shirts, and Kurtas?

33. Which mobile accessories brand has launched the ‘#ApniSuno’ campaign, featuring actor Vijay Varma?

34. Which QSR chain has launched its Happy Bags initiative, repurposing its out-of-home marketing material into school bags for kids?

35. Which business group and European aerospace major Airbus will set up India’s first private helicopter assembly line?

Please mail your answers before 12 noon next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 1035 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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