February 4, 2024

Biz Quizzard 1036

 Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period January 29 - February 03. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which drugmaker and Slovenia’s generic pharmaceutical firm Krka have decided to set up a joint venture company in Hyderabad to produce finished products for new markets, including India?

2. Which company has announced the sale of its 20% direct investment in Shriram Investment Holdings to Shriram Ownership Trust (‘SOT’) for Rs. 1,440 crore?

3. Which finance company has elevated Sudipta Roy as its managing director and CEO?

4. Which TMT rebar brand has launched the 'Samajhdar Bane, Behatar Chune' campaign?

5. The government has appointed former railway board chairman and chief executive officer Anil Kumar Lahoti as chairman of which regulatory body?

6. Which Hyderabad-based company has inked a 7-year deal as producer and supplier of critical engine parts to British aerospace and defence company Rolls-Royce Plc for its military aircraft engines?

7. The bankruptcy court has approved which listed infrastructure firm’s bid to acquire Pranav Construction Systems?

8. Which celebrity has partnered up with Ashmika Sadh to unveil her venture into the clothing industry with Zip Zap Zoop?

9. Which brand has announced its collaboration with actor Bobby Deol to launch its latest range of mattress collection?

10. Which company’s wholly owned subsidiary is set to divest its entire 25.8% equity stake in Sofie Biosciences, a US-based theranostics company, for an estimated $139.43 million?

11. Which protein supplement brand has launched the ‘Strength Apne Liye Apno ke liye' campaign, featuring actors Namita Dubey and Nandish Singh Sandhu?

12. Which company has unveiled a campaign for what it claims as “India’s first hair straightener designed to style with no heat damage’?

13. A joint venture between which film producer and Noida-based realty developer Bhutani Group has emerged as the highest bidder to build the first phase of a proposed 1,000-acre film city in UP?

14. Which company has acquired the entire stake in Vidal Healthcare Services at an enterprise value of Rs 325 crore?

15. Which Mysuru-based company has recently acquired Digicom Electronics, an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company based in Oakland, California?

16. Which ride hailing company last week announced the launch of its operations in Jammu & Kashmir, with its first stop in Srinagar?

17. Which mutual fund has announced the release of its latest short film, Stranger on the Bench?

18. Which beauty brand unveiled the campaign ‘Heroes of India’ for Republic Day?

19. Which company has introduced Infino, a premium ice cream brand, exclusively in five key markets: Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bangalore?

20. Which company has launched the advanced prostate cancer drug Rexigo in India?

21. Which retail trading and investment services company has unveiled its latest campaign, ‘Live The AND Life’?

22. Which portable blenders company has announced its entry into the Indian market?

23. Which confectionery brand has unveiled a new film featuring internet sensation Orry?

24. Which smartphone brand has unveiled the 'Flip into the Future' campaign?

25. Which Indo-Chinese QSR brand from Jubilant FoodWorks has launched a campaign with the positioning 'Hearty! Tasty! Chinese!'?

26. Which regional airline, on January 31, returned to Indian skies with its inaugural passenger flight from Delhi to Ayodhya?

27. Which lifestyle brand has roped in actor Ranveer Singh as an investor, and brand ambassador for its audio products, and unveiled the campaign, 'Lost in Nirvana'?

28. Which FM radio brand has unveiled its new brand identity and tagline “Happening Hai”?

29. Which B2B trading platform - one-stop shop for building materials – has roped in actor Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador?

30. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last week ordered which payments back to stop all forms of banking services - including accepting deposits and processing of payments - within a month?

31. Which Chennai-based drone start-up has launched a nano drone, Droni, for the consumer photography and cinematography segment?

32. Which men’s grooming brand has launched the digital film ‘#CountingLove’ for Valentine’s Day?

33. Which consumer durables brand has launched a TVC ‘#WhatAFan’ featuring cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle?

34. Fitness Ki Chowki, a chain of fitness studios across Pune, has announced the launch of a transformative ‘100 Days Fitness Challenge’ in partnership with which whey protein brand?

35. Which brand has announced the launch of its new campaign ‘#JustGoodBread’?

36. Which sexual wellness brand has launched its Valentine’s Day campaign, ‘Modern Love Needs Modern Solutions’?

37. Which life insurance brand has launched the campaign 'My Child My Pride'?

38. Which ed-tech platform dedicated to upskilling and reskilling programs for young professionals has launched the campaign "StuckAtTheWrongJob", featuring author Chetan Bhagat?

39. Which chess platform has roped in chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand as brand ambassador?

40. Which company last week unveiled what it claimed as India’s first 1.5-tonne electric LCV range?

Please mail your answers to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 1036 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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