Biz Quizzard 1179

 Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period October 26 - 31. Hope you enjoy it.


1. Which global luxury watch and jewellery brand has tied up with Punjab-based real estate developer GB Realty for Punjab’s first branded residences development?

2. Which company plans to invest Rs 6,863 crore in an integrated solar manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district?

3. Which basmati rice brand has launched the campaign “Har Din Baney Perfect”, featuring celebrity chef Ranveer Brar?

4. Which AI brand has launched its Diwali campaign ‘tyohaarmaxx’, featuring comedian Sunil Grover in many avatars?

5. Which beverage chain has launched the campaign ‘Special Diwali ki Special Jagah’?

6. Which brand has unveiled a new campaign ‘Heats Fast, Make It Last’, featuring actor couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha, for its water heater range?

7. Which face wash brand has launched the campaign ‘Mom-Mode On’?

8. Which ghee brand has launched a social media campaign featuring actor Saif Ali Khan?

9. Which Indian socks and apparel brand has launched its festive gifting film 'Saal Dar Saal, Bante Jaate Hain Hum Best', featuring actress Harshaali Malhotra?

10. Which company has announced the introduction of its new compact mid-size SUV Bayon, starting at Rs 9,99,900 (Ex-showroom)?

11. Sahamati, an industry body for the non-banking financial company-account aggregator ecosystem, has deferred the introduction of its new account aggregator fee model to which date?

12. Which confectionery brand has unveiled a television commercial with the tagline “Kya saans khuli, kya hawa chali”?

13. Which men’s skin fitness brand has launched its first festive Diwali digital campaign, ‘Don’t wait for Diwali. Start your glow-up now’?

14. Which omnichannel fine jewellery brand has unveiled its new Diwali campaign, “Pataka for Every Pataka,” featuring actress Shweta Tripathi?

15. Which hair oil brand has launched the campaign 'Feel Like a Girl Again', inspired by the rich cultural traditions of Andhra Pradesh?

16. Which smartphone company has unveiled its new Diwali campaign, ‘#JoyOfHomecoming’?

17. Which Mumbai-based dairy and mithai brand has released a Diwali rap "This Is Diwali, Giving" with Mumbai rapper Mohak?

18. Which quick commerce platform tied up with Ramsay Brothers for a 10-minute Halloween miniseries ‘The Last Delivery’?

19. Which menswear brand has collaborated with Sufi singer Bismil to launch the campaign ‘Bismil 2.0’?

20. Tata Group retailer Trent signed a licensing agreement with which British coffee chain to open cafes within its Westside and Zudio stores?

21. Which institute said it will establish India's first dedicated academic school focused on Physical Artificial Intelligence (AI), with an investment of Rs 35 crore?

22. Which security and surveillance brand has appointed actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador?

23. Which brand has entered the waffle category with a new range of New York Loaded Waffles, expanding its dessert menu beyond ice cream?

24. Which fast-food chain is ending its 32-year sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup as it reassesses its marketing strategy and shifts its focus towards building its own brand properties?

25. Which poultry brand has introduced its Chicken Pickles range under its Chicken in Minutes portfolio?

26. Which brand has launched Ribbon Pakoda, a snack inspired by the South Indian favourite, as part of its regional product portfolio?

27. Which menswear brand has entered the men’s innerwear category with the launch of UNDERPLAY, a range of five styles priced between Rs 399 and Rs 1,099?

28. Which US-based denim and lifestyle brand has entered India through a partnership with Bengaluru-based Confluxe Retail Pvt Ltd?

29. Which Life Sciences innovation and transformation company will be shifting its Asia headquarters from Chennai to Hyderabad?

30. Which infrastructure major’s transportation business vertical has secured major design & build orders for two key system packages of the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line 1), or Dhaka Metro, in Bangladesh?

31. Shekhar Bajaj will be transitioning out of his current role as executive chairman of which appliance maker by year-end?

32. Which consumer finance company has launched its Diwali campaign, ‘#ApnoKeSaathDiwali’?

33. Which fragrance brand has launched its Diwali 2026 campaign, ‘#SayNoToGifts’, using a fictional Indian Gifting Council (IGC) to question the practice of exchanging generic festive gifts?

34. Which automobile brand has launched the campaign ‘Says It All.’ For its new edition?

35. Which confectionery brand has launched the campaign ‘A Desi Halloween’?

36. Which watch brand has launched its Diwali campaign, ‘Chosen Family’, featuring two stories about relationships that extend beyond traditional family ties?

37. Which smartphone brand has launched the campaign ‘Crimes Against Phones’, featuring actor and television host Anup Soni?

38. Which life insurance brand has unveiled the campaign 'A Promise That Stands When It Matters Most'?

39. Which beauty brand has launched its first-ever wedding campaign, with actress Palak Tiwari, featuring its Double Lasting Hydrating Foundation and Double Lasting Powder Cushion?

40. Which company has acquired Suguna Hospital in Bengaluru for approximately Rs 277 crore through an all-cash transaction structured as a slump sale?

41. Specialty glass company Schott Poonawalla Private Ltd has changed its name. What is the new name?

42. Which technology and online classified company’s founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani is set to return as its chief executive, 16 years after stepping down from the role?

43. Which Louisiana-born fried chicken brand is bringing a bold, spooky twist to Halloween with its viral black Haunted Sauce?

44. Which mall operator has launched the film “Asli Happyness Wali Diwali”?

45. Which streetwear and fashion brand has brought actress Anushka Sen on board as its brand ambassador?

46. Which brand has launched ‘The Right Light’ campaign for its 3-in-1 lighting solutions?

47. Which financial wellness app has released ‘Safalta Ka Sukoon’, its festive season campaign under the umbrella ‘Tyohaar Aapka. Zimmedari Humari’?

48. Which food delivery platform has launched its digital-first Diwali campaign, ‘Have a WOW Diwali’, featuring actor Saif Ali Khan?

49. Which biscuit brand has released its Diwali film, ‘Rishton Ka Uphaar’?

50. Bahram Vakil will take over as the chairman of which retailer on November 11?

51. German specialty chemicals company LANXESS and which PSU have signed a MoU to explore long-term cooperation in advanced industrial lubricants, specialty fluids and emerging applications in India?

52. Which direct-to-consumer meat and seafood brand has rebranded its ready-to-eat snacks and meals range as ‘Sizzl’?

53. Which brand has launched its festive campaign, ‘Glow Before You Go’, which places skincare at the start of festive preparation?

54. Which laxative brand has launched its ‘#1SmartSolution’ campaign featuring actor Pankaj Tripathi?

55. Which luxury watch boutique chain has brought actor and producer John Abraham on board for its new campaign, ‘Stories That Deserve Your Time’?

56. Which home appliance company has unveiled a new brand film, ‘Mispronounced by Everyone. Loved by All’?

57. Which sweets and snacks brand has launched the campaign ‘Khushiyan Baatne Se Khushiyan Milti Hain’?

58. Which paint company has unveiled ‘Colors of India’, a book that celebrates the country’s rich cultural diversity through the landscapes that give its destinations their distinctive character?

59. Which smartphone brand has launched the campaign ‘Welcome to S’?

60. Which hospitality company and Adani Airports have entered into an agreement for eight hotels across four cities - Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Guwahati?

61. The Bombay High Court has directed the removal of which company’s antibiotic brand Lefoxin Biox from the national trademark register?

62. Which Hyderabad-based company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60% stake in Canadian biotech firm Galenvs Sciences?

63. The board of which Hyderabad-based company has approved the acquisition of a 52% stake in Hyderabad-based SI&C Resins for 32.5 crore through a primary subscription to 10,833 shares?

64. Which New Zealand beauty brand has entered India through Kiwiyāna, the authorised distributor of its parent company, Apex Brands?

65. Which stationery brand has released a festive film 'This Diwali, Celebrate Your Dreams of Tomorrow'?

66. Which baby care brand has launched its winter campaign, ‘Pehle Winter Ka Pehla Layer’?

67. Which audio streaming platform has launched its Diwali campaign featuring the cast of TVF’s Gullak?

68. Which industry body has named Vijay Sankar, chairman of the Sanmar Group, as its president-elect for 2026-27?

69. Which global streetwear brand has entered India with its first standalone store at Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi?

70. Which luxury gold watch brand under Titan Company Limited launched its first exclusive standalone boutique in Khar, Mumbai, this week?

Please mail your answers before 12 noon next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 1179 as the subject. Answers will be mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.

Happy learning!

rajeev kondapalli

Biz Quizzard 1178

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


1. Which Chennai-based consumer electronics retailer has completed the acquisition of the Bengaluru-based Unilet Appliances for around Rs 140 crore?

2. Actress Yami Gautam has joined which maternal nutrition brand from PlusPlus Lifesciences as its brand ambassador?

3. Actress Mrunal Thakur has been named the brand ambassador for which furnishing brand?

4. Which Japanese lingerie brand has appointed actress Rakul Preet Singh as its brand ambassador for the Indian market, starting with its Autumn/Winter 2026 campaign ‘In Pursuit of Beauty’?

5. PepsiCo India has launched Protein Ladooz and Chikki Bites under which brand?

6. Which edible oil brand has appointed actor Anupam Kher as its brand ambassador?

7. Which Bengaluru-based private space technology company recently unveiled The Anchorage, a 150-acre rocket development and testing facility in Space City near Sriharikota?

8. Which luggage brand has announced a licensing partnership with Warner Bros Global Consumer Products to launch a collection inspired by the iconic DC superhero Batman?

9. Nepalese authorities have banned import, sales, and distribution of which biscuit brand manufactured by Surya Food and Agro Ltd in India?

10. Which home appliances and consumer electronics company is set to invest 7,000 crore – its largest investment in India to date – in a manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh?

11. Which biscuit brand has released a new film, ‘Ami Pujo Shuni’?

12. Which watch brand has unveiled its festive campaign ‘Analog Life’, celebrating meaningful moments?

13. Which bank and Visa have unveiled a joint festive campaign, featuring actor Shahid Kapoor, with the tagline ‘Iss festive season, har khushi ko banao badi’ (This festive season, make every joy bigger)?

14. Which jewellery retailer has launched ‘Unstoppable Legacy’, a campaign featuring brand ambassadors and actors Madhuri Dixit and Ranbir Kapoor?

15. Which solar company has released ‘Rishta Pakka’, its first ad film featuring brand ambassador and cricketer Rohit Sharma?

16. Which footwear brand has launched the festive edition of its ‘Style Ka Naya Andaaz’ campaign featuring actor Ali Fazal and brand ambassador Sanya Malhotra?

17. Which footwear brand has launched its festive campaign, ‘Comfort, but Make It Festive’, featuring actress Rakul Preet Singh?

18. Which brand has launched ‘Off The Clock’, the first chapter of its festive campaign, for its collection of party clutches and micro bags?

19. Which ethnic retail chain has launched ‘Har Pal Svarnim’, its festive campaign inspired by the colours, traditions, and moments of togetherness that bring people closer?

20. Apple’s India business crossed which revenue milestone in FY26?

21. Which drug maker this week announced the launch of Carboplatin Injection in the US market?

22. Which pharma company said it has received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its generic Ciprofloxacin and Dexamethasone Otic Suspension USP?

23. Which IT services company expanded its collaboration with Truist Financial Corp to help build the US financial services firm’s global capability centre (GCC) in Hyderabad?

24. Which brand has roped in film maker Farah Khan and Chef Dilip for its Greek yogurt campaign?

25. Which paint company has launched its Diwali campaign ‘Taiyyari Shuru, Tyohaar Shuru’?

26. Which jewellery retailer has launched the campaign “Khud ke traditions banayein, Saath mein Diwali manayein!”, featuring mother=daughter actress duo Raveena Tandon and Rasha Thadani?

27. Which tiles and marble company has unveiled its Dussehra campaign, ‘Iss Dussehra, Soch Ko Thoda Premium Banao’?

28. Which lab-grown diamond jewellery brand has unveiled a campaign featuring actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra and a character called ‘Miss Clarity’?

29. Which consumer durables brand has released the film ‘A Little Mist. A Lot More Freshness’ for its FreshBreeze refrigeration technology?

30. Which Hyderabad-based personal genomics solutions company has completed the acquisition of Vancouver, Canada-based dnaPower Inc., which also operates in the same space?

31. Which general insurance company has announced the appointment of Sharad Mathur as its managing director & chief executive officer (MD & CEO)?

32. Which company has announced its entry into the consumer artificial intelligence (AI) segment with plans to launch Dark AI, an AI assistant designed to enable private conversations?

33. Broking company Way2Wealth has been rebranded and Amit Golia appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. What is the new name?

34. JK Maxx Paints has launched a new sustainable paints brand. Name it?

35. Which jewellery brand has released its festive brand film, ‘Truly Hers’?

36. Which kitchen appliances brand has released a two-film digital campaign for Diwali featuring its ArtiMix Stand Mixer and Nutri Pro Slow Juicer?

37. Which period care and women's wellness brand has launched the 'Unpause Menopause' campaign?

38. Which brand has unveiled the Diwali campaign for its origin-led Indian perfumery range, Signature, featuring co-founder and actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu?

39. Which company has launched ‘SWAYE’, a natural diamond jewellery collection inspired by spiral forms, through a campaign featuring actress and brand ambassador Alia Bhatt?

40. The ownership dispute at which electrical goods maker has ended with Mehul Jadavji Shah’s family acquiring the 50% stake held by his younger brother Hemang Jadavji Shah’s family?

41. Which power company is setting up a global capability centre (GCC) in Odisha, the first under the Odisha Global Capability Centre (GCC) Policy unveiled last year?

42. Which brand has introduced what it claims as India’s first Ginger Garlic Paste squeezy bottle through a television commercial?

43. Which brand has launched its first India-exclusive limited-edition lipstick collection, Super Stay Vinyl Ink Mithai, for the festive season, through a campaign featuring actress Kiara Advani?

44. Which fragrance brand has launched 5 PM Somewhere, a new Eau de Parfum, as it expands its retail presence in India?

45. Which technology has unveiled its new campaign ‘#DamnTheOdds’, featuring actor Abhay Verma, for its Tab?

46. Which Japanese chocolate brand has launched its Diwali campaign, ‘Not quite ordinary’?

47. Which gold and lab-grown diamond jewellery brand has launched its Diwali campaign, built around the thought ‘Sabke liye, aur thoda apne liye’?

48. Which besan brand has released a new television commercial, featuring actress Neena Gupta, as part of its ‘Desi Chana Se Bana’ campaign?

49. Which smartphone brand has launched the campaign ‘True to the Moment’?

50. Which company’s board has approved the acquisition of the remaining 49% stake in its joint venture aerospace and defence company from Israel-based Blue Bird Aero Systems?

51. The government has elevated Sunil Kumar as which PSU’s next chairman?

52. Parle Products has partnered with which oral care brand to launch a Mango Bite-flavoured toothpaste?

53. Which Mumbai-based snack brand has launched Pokémon Cheese Balls, a non-fried, palm-oil-free snack developed in collaboration with The Pokémon Company?

54. Actor Saif Ali Khan has collaborated with which sneaker brand for its Aeres collection?

55. Which fresh and clean-label dairy and food essentials brand has partnered with actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty to promote its dairy range, including cow milk and buffalo milk?

56. Which life insurance brand has launched a new brand film, ‘Anokhe Heere’, celebrating the resilience and dedication of Indian para-athletes?

57. Which financial services company has launched a group brand campaign ‘Think Wealth Creation’, positioning wealth creation as the destination of different investment journeys?

58. Which activewear brand has unveiled a new campaign featuring actor Vicky Kaushal as part of its ‘Move Your Way’ brand platform?

59. Which chocolate brand has introduced festive formats inspired by Indian motifs, including lanterns, rockets, and anars for its gift packs?

60. Which company, a specialist in luxury watch servicing and restoration, has established a facility at the Aequs Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Belagavi, Karnataka?

61. Which dairy company has approved the amalgamation of its wholly owned subsidiary, which makes yoghurt under the Livo brand, into the parent company?

62. Which general insurance company has appointed Deepak Reddy as CEO Designate, effective January 1, 2027?

63. Which broking firm has appointed Rajeev R. Srivastava as Managing Director and CEO?

64. Sunil Raina is stepping down as the MD of which smartphone maker?

65. Which paint company has collaborated with music producer Yashraj Mukhate on a festive rendition of its iconic "Jab Ghar Ki Raunak Badhani Ho" jingle?

66. Which brand has launched its Swiss-made Signature CS-1 watch collection in India and appointed Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur as its global ambassador for the line?

67. Which brand has launched ‘No Bang Diwali’, a festive campaign film that uses humour and absurdity to highlight the impact of fireworks on pets?

68. Which homegrown premium chocolate brand has unveiled its first-ever advertising campaign for Diwali 2026, introducing the concept of a Gifting Concierge?

69. Which home appliances company has unveiled its new campaign ‘Kitchen Up’, starring actor Vikrant Massey?

70. Jio Platforms Ltd.’s IPO has become the first issue globally to receive applications over which milestone mark?

Please mail your answers before 12 noon next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 1178 as the subject. Answers will be mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli