October 19, 2025

Biz Quizzard 1125

 Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period October 13 - 18. Hope you enjoy it.


1. Which company has achieved a major milestone in India's aluminium sector by producing the first metal from the country's largest 525 kilo Ampere (kA) smelter?

2. Which Bengaluru-based startup is set to launch the country’s largest privately built commercial satellite, “Drishti”, in the first quarter of 2026?

3. Which water purifier brand has unveiled a new digital video campaign ‘No Hidden Terms, Just Pure Water’?

4. Which automobile brand has launched its festive campaign ‘Journeys of Imagination’?

5. Which footwear brand has launched what it claims as “India’s first biodegradable billboard” in Bandra, Mumbai?

6. Which quick commerce platform has launched the ‘Asli Sona’ campaign with actress Sonakshi Sinha?

7. Which watch brand launched the ‘#APromiseofTime’ campaign for Diwali?

8. Which watch brand has unveiled a new campaign for its slimmest creation yet — the Ultraslim, measuring just 3.3 mm?

9. Which brand has launched the campaign ‘Health Insurance Jiske Paas, Lakshmi Maa Karein Waha Niwaas.’?

10. France-based CMA CGM, the world’s third-biggest container carrier, has signed a letter of intent with which company in India for constructing six box ships for about $300 million?

11. Jacob George is the new chairman and MD of which mattress company?

12. Which textile company last week announced its entry into the apparel segment?

13. Which two-wheeler major has entered the Italian market through a distribution partnership with Pelpi International?

14. Which tech startup has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch Ring One, being claimed as India’s first wearable payments ecosystem?

15. Which formulations and animal healthcare company has launched ‘Snacky Jain’ – a first-of-its-kind Jain functional food product specifically for pets?

16. Which industry body has re-elected Mahavir Lunawat, Founder and Chairman of Pantomath Capital Advisors, as its Chairman for two years from October?

17. Which ice cream brand and Haldiram’s have launched the world’s first Barfi Ice Cream this Diwali?

18. Which cookie, biscuits, and snacks company has announced the appointment of Ajay Bathija as its Chief Executive Officer?

19. In one of the biggest portfolio deals in the microfinance sector, which company has acquired a Rs 700-crore loan portfolio from Hyderabad-based Sub-K Impact Solutions along with its loan delivery set-up?

20. Which hospitality company from India is going to open its first property abroad, a luxury beachfront resort in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah?

21. Which packaged food company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hungary-based Global Green Europe Kft. for an enterprise value of about €25 million?

22. Which Chennai-based company is expanding its footprint in the US with the acquisition of Arizona-based Joined Alloys for Rs 106 crore?

23. Which hospitality major will develop a new 195-room hotel in Chennai, in partnership with MKR Estate Developers, part of the MGM Healthcare Group?

24. Which Italian fashion retailer is reentering India with its first store in the national capital?

25. Which spend management solutions company has roped in cricketer Ayush Mhatre as its brand ambassador?

26. Which airline has unveiled the campaign “Xplore More, Xpress More”?

27. Which jewellery brand has rolled out its festive campaign ‘India Wali Diwali’ for Indians abroad?

28. Which DTH brand has launched a campaign featuring an owl and a donkey?

29. Which stockbroking firm has unveiled its new campaign for its investing platform, InvestRight?

30. Tarun Garg will be the first Indian MD and CEO for which automobile company from January 1, 2026?

31. Which company has announced the launch of ATHIVA Hotels & Resorts, a new premium lifestyle hospitality brand debuting with over 900 keys across six hotels?

32. Which Parisian luxury department store will open its first door in Mumbai’s heritage Turner Morrison Building, Fort, next month?

33. Which elderly care services company has launched the Abhay Drive initiative, offering proactive care to the elderly instead of attending to them reactively in times of emergencies?

34. Which hospitality company has signed definitive agreements with DSR Hospitality Services for two new managed hotels in Nellore and Hyderabad?

35. Debabrata Mukherjee has been appointed as Managing Director for which ice cream brand?

36. Which Indian ethnic wear brand has expanded its global presence by opening three stores in Malaysia, marking its entry into Southeast Asia?

37. Which small finance bank has launched the film “Making Cancer Care Accessible”, in association with Sringeri Sharada Equitas Cancer & Multi-Specialty Hospital?

38. Which company has unveiled its new campaign, ‘Humari Diwali’, dedicated to its frontline retail staff?

39. Which beverage brand has launched the campaign 'Aava Milke Chhath Manaayi'?

40. Which MNC has announced plans to invest $15 billion in the next five years to set up a gigawatt-scale data centre in Vizag and its largest artificial intelligence (AI) hub outside the US?

41. Which company has entered the energy storage segment with the launch of ‘Shakti’, a battery energy storage system (BESS)?

42. Which fashion-sport brand has unveiled its latest festive campaign, ‘Court of Light’?

43. Which direct-to-consumer ergonomic brand has unveiled its new festive campaign, ‘Iss Diwali, Comfort to Banta Hai’?

44. Which bank has launched its Diwali campaign, 'Is Diwali, Khushiyon ke Deep Jalaaein'?

45. Which food delivery platform has launched the ‘Light a Diya’ campaign?

46. Which diamond jewellery brand has announced actress Preity G Zinta as the new face of its latest campaign, ‘As Real As You’?

47. Which edible oil brand has unveiled its new campaign 'Mann Ka Khao'?

48. Which airline has launched its Diwali campaign, ‘Fly home to happiness’?

49. Which brand has unveiled the ‘Manifest’ festive jewellery collection with brand ambassador and actress Aneet Padda?

50. Which power company, through its skilling arm, has announced the launch of two Solar Skill Centres of Excellence (SCoE) at Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu?

51. Which fashion group has appointed Nikhil Upadhye as Managing Director for its India operations?

52. Which branded apparel manufacturer and retailer has launched ‘Punya’, marking the company’s entry into the ethnic wear segment?

53. Which home improvement retailer has launched the film “The Painting” for Diwali?

54. Which brand has launched the ‘India’s Most Wanted Body Lotion’ campaign?

55. Which men’s skincare brand has appointed cricketer Abhishek Sharma as its brand ambassador?

56. Which digital gold platform has launched the campaign ‘Sone Ki Aadat Dalo’?

57. Which financial services company launched the campaign ‘#DeshKaDriver’ for Diwali?

58. Which financial services group has unveiled the film ‘A Heartfelt Tribute to Our Brave Soldiers’ for Diwali?

59. Which insurance broking firm launched its festive campaign “Roshni jo har din saath chale”?

60. Which company last week launched India's first heavy-duty electric truck featuring battery-swapping technology and an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) model?

61. Which company has won a $225-million contract from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to design, construct and operate a gas sweetening and sulphur recovery facility at West Kuwait’s oil fields?

62. Which socks, apparel, and accessories brand has launched the campaign ‘‘Gift That Stays’?

63. Which real asset developer has unveiled its festive brand film, ‘The Diary of a Diwali Box’?

64. Which biscuit and snacks company has unveiled its Diwali campaign ‘Iss Diwali, Apnao Kuch Naya’?

65. Which business group and Brazil's Embraer Defense & Security last week announced a strategic cooperation agreement to introduce the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft in India?

Please mail your answers before 12 noon next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 1125 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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