Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 23-28. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which Indian IT company last week made its 5th acquisition by buying out US-based IT consulting company Taratec for $27.2 million in an all-cash deal?
2. Who was last week appointed the new chairman of home-grown FMCG major Dabur India?
3. Which infrastructure development company has unleashed a campaign across media with the baseline ‘Built on values. Since 1975’?
4. Which company last week announced that it would acquire the shared service centers of the $27-billion euro Royal Philips Electronics for an all-cash deal of $28 million?
5. Which automobile brand is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline ‘Play it your way’?
6. According to a report last week, which celebrity will buy a 10% stake in BAG Glamour, the new entity promoted by Anuradha Prasad?
7. Actor Naseeruddin Shah can be seen in the television commercial (currently on air) for which cooking oil brand?
8. The legendary rogue trader was back in news last week when he was appointed chief executive officer of a small Irish football club, Galway United. Name him?
9. The Nokia Nseries is being advertised across media with the baseline ‘Is this what computers have become?’. Name the advertising agency?
10. Titan has introduced a new collection, a range of feminine ultra stylish designs embellished with enamel mesh or leather bracelets. What has the collection been branded as?
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rajeev kondapalli
July 30, 2007
July 23, 2007
Biz Quizzard 173
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 16-21. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Mr Thomas Enders was last week appointed the CEO of which well known MNC in the aviation industry?
2. Mr Ranjan Das was last week appointed the head of Indian operations of which German MNC?
3. Which company last week acquired US data communications company Yipes Holdings in an all-cash deal for $300 million (Rs 1,200 crore)?
4. UTV Software Communication, in association with Malaysia-based media company Astro Measat, last week announced the launch of a dedicated youth channel. What has it been branded as?
5. Rakhi Sawant has been recently signed on as the brand ambassador for which confectionery brand?
6. According to a report last week, the worlds leading retailer of athletic footwear and apparel is firming up its India entry plans. Name the company?
7. Which tobacco MNC last week agreed to buy Franco-Spanish rival Altadis in a 16.2 billion euro ($22.4 billion) deal, strengthening its position as the world’s fourth largest cigarette group?
8. Which business personality has been chosen as the Telecom Person of the Year 2007 by telecom journal Voice & Data?
9. According to a report last week, which business group’s private roof top helipad, the only second such facility in the country, was last week granted operational clearance by the Union Government?
10. Bipasha Basu has been signed on as a brand ambassador by which two wheeler manufacturer?
11. Which celebrity has been signed on as a brand ambassador for Addo Batteries?
12. Which company last week entered into a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Axiom Telecom of United Arab Emirates to source and distribute mobile handsets and accessories in India?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 173 as the subject.
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rajeev kondapalli
1. Mr Thomas Enders was last week appointed the CEO of which well known MNC in the aviation industry?
2. Mr Ranjan Das was last week appointed the head of Indian operations of which German MNC?
3. Which company last week acquired US data communications company Yipes Holdings in an all-cash deal for $300 million (Rs 1,200 crore)?
4. UTV Software Communication, in association with Malaysia-based media company Astro Measat, last week announced the launch of a dedicated youth channel. What has it been branded as?
5. Rakhi Sawant has been recently signed on as the brand ambassador for which confectionery brand?
6. According to a report last week, the worlds leading retailer of athletic footwear and apparel is firming up its India entry plans. Name the company?
7. Which tobacco MNC last week agreed to buy Franco-Spanish rival Altadis in a 16.2 billion euro ($22.4 billion) deal, strengthening its position as the world’s fourth largest cigarette group?
8. Which business personality has been chosen as the Telecom Person of the Year 2007 by telecom journal Voice & Data?
9. According to a report last week, which business group’s private roof top helipad, the only second such facility in the country, was last week granted operational clearance by the Union Government?
10. Bipasha Basu has been signed on as a brand ambassador by which two wheeler manufacturer?
11. Which celebrity has been signed on as a brand ambassador for Addo Batteries?
12. Which company last week entered into a 50:50 joint venture agreement with Axiom Telecom of United Arab Emirates to source and distribute mobile handsets and accessories in India?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 173 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
July 16, 2007
Biz Quizzard 172
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 09-14. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which Indian group last week won the bid to develop and operate a new international terminal at Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul?
2. Which advertising agency, according to a report last week, has launched ‘Multiplier’, a new arm to tap the rising tide of outsourced sales & marketing?
3. Which conglomerate last week announced the appointment of former Prudential Corp head Ajay Srinivas as chief executive for its financial services?
4. Which airline last week appointed Nick White as its deputy chief operating officer – technical?
5. Which popular portal last week launched its social content sharing platform ‘iShare’ on its website that allows users to share videos, music and images?
6. According to a report last week, which company has become the No. 1 pharma company in the domestic retail market by market share for the year ended May 2007?
7. Actress Kajol has been roped in as the product ambassador for which confectionery brand?
8. Police Time & Jewellery has signed on which actress as its brand ambassador?
9. Which company has retained its top slot in Nasscom’s annual rankings of top 15 ITES-BPO exporters in the country based on export revenues for the fiscal 2006-07?
10. Which Indian business personality was last week made an honorary fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 172 as the subject.
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rajeev kondapalli
1. Which Indian group last week won the bid to develop and operate a new international terminal at Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul?
2. Which advertising agency, according to a report last week, has launched ‘Multiplier’, a new arm to tap the rising tide of outsourced sales & marketing?
3. Which conglomerate last week announced the appointment of former Prudential Corp head Ajay Srinivas as chief executive for its financial services?
4. Which airline last week appointed Nick White as its deputy chief operating officer – technical?
5. Which popular portal last week launched its social content sharing platform ‘iShare’ on its website that allows users to share videos, music and images?
6. According to a report last week, which company has become the No. 1 pharma company in the domestic retail market by market share for the year ended May 2007?
7. Actress Kajol has been roped in as the product ambassador for which confectionery brand?
8. Police Time & Jewellery has signed on which actress as its brand ambassador?
9. Which company has retained its top slot in Nasscom’s annual rankings of top 15 ITES-BPO exporters in the country based on export revenues for the fiscal 2006-07?
10. Which Indian business personality was last week made an honorary fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 172 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
July 9, 2007
Biz Quizzard 171
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 02-07. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Retail chain 'Straps', according to a report last week, is planning to establish India's largest lingerie retail store in Delhi. Which business group owns the chain?
2. Which Indian business personality figures among the all-time top 30 entrepreneurs identified by leading business magazine 'Business Week'?
3. Which MNC last week announced that it has offered to buy the biscuit & cereals business Groupe Danone globally, excluding India and Latin America?
4. Which life insurance company has signed on Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador?
5. Which company last week released full page print ads to commemorate the birth centenary of its co-founder Henning Holck?
6. Which MNC last week acquired GrandCentral Communications, a start-up that lets users manage their existing phones and voice mailboxes over the web as if they were a single account?
7. 3-month old Ayush Ranjan Rout of Rourkela was on the front page of a newspaper last week. What is his claim to fame?
8. US private equity firm Blackstone Group last week agreed to buy which famous hospitality group?
9. Which company, according to a report last week, is finalizing plans to roll out a nationwide multi-brand home & kitchen appliances chain christened 'L Mart'?
10. Cadbury India last week launched the world's leading bubble gum brand in India. Name the brand?
11. Which new milestone did Sensex cross last week?
12. Which Indian company last week bought Singapore-based FMCG company Unza for $246 million in an all-cash deal?
13. Which hair care brand has launched a campaign across media with the baseline 'Gorgeous Hamesha'?
14. Which celebrity last week launched her new fragrance 'S2' in London?
15. Which automobile brand's diesel variant 'Magnum' is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline 'Enjoy the Drive'?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 171 as the subject.
Happy lraning!
rajeev kondapalli
1. Retail chain 'Straps', according to a report last week, is planning to establish India's largest lingerie retail store in Delhi. Which business group owns the chain?
2. Which Indian business personality figures among the all-time top 30 entrepreneurs identified by leading business magazine 'Business Week'?
3. Which MNC last week announced that it has offered to buy the biscuit & cereals business Groupe Danone globally, excluding India and Latin America?
4. Which life insurance company has signed on Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador?
5. Which company last week released full page print ads to commemorate the birth centenary of its co-founder Henning Holck?
6. Which MNC last week acquired GrandCentral Communications, a start-up that lets users manage their existing phones and voice mailboxes over the web as if they were a single account?
7. 3-month old Ayush Ranjan Rout of Rourkela was on the front page of a newspaper last week. What is his claim to fame?
8. US private equity firm Blackstone Group last week agreed to buy which famous hospitality group?
9. Which company, according to a report last week, is finalizing plans to roll out a nationwide multi-brand home & kitchen appliances chain christened 'L Mart'?
10. Cadbury India last week launched the world's leading bubble gum brand in India. Name the brand?
11. Which new milestone did Sensex cross last week?
12. Which Indian company last week bought Singapore-based FMCG company Unza for $246 million in an all-cash deal?
13. Which hair care brand has launched a campaign across media with the baseline 'Gorgeous Hamesha'?
14. Which celebrity last week launched her new fragrance 'S2' in London?
15. Which automobile brand's diesel variant 'Magnum' is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline 'Enjoy the Drive'?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 171 as the subject.
Happy lraning!
rajeev kondapalli
July 2, 2007
Biz Quizzard 170
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week June 25-30. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) last week entered into an agreement with which automobile brand to provide entire software requirement for its Formula One (F1) cars?
2. Which company recently bought a 25% stake in Malaysian telecom company Maxis?
3. Mr Ganesh Lakshminarayanan will be taking over as the MD of Indian operations of which MNC?
4. In a revision of his succession policy, Mr Basant Kumar Birla lasted week handed over the reins of which group company to his grandson Kumar Mangalam Birla?
5. SkodaIndia last week revealed its plans to launch its first small car in India. Name the brand?
6. Nokia last week launched its most advanced smart phone in the latest communicator series. What has it been sub branded as?
7. Which country will become the 151st member of World Trade Organization (WTO) next month?
8. Which business group, according to a report last week, intends to kick start its apparel retail foray by converting two little-known group-owned stores in Kolkata - '85 Lansdowne ' on Sarat Bose Road and 'Rose Bird' in Park Street - into a fashion garments outlet and mid-range apparel store respectively?
9. Which new television channel is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline 'live the game'?
10. Which Indian film celebrity has been appointed worldwide brand ambassador for luxury watch brand 'Timond'?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 170 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
1. Software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) last week entered into an agreement with which automobile brand to provide entire software requirement for its Formula One (F1) cars?
2. Which company recently bought a 25% stake in Malaysian telecom company Maxis?
3. Mr Ganesh Lakshminarayanan will be taking over as the MD of Indian operations of which MNC?
4. In a revision of his succession policy, Mr Basant Kumar Birla lasted week handed over the reins of which group company to his grandson Kumar Mangalam Birla?
5. SkodaIndia last week revealed its plans to launch its first small car in India. Name the brand?
6. Nokia last week launched its most advanced smart phone in the latest communicator series. What has it been sub branded as?
7. Which country will become the 151st member of World Trade Organization (WTO) next month?
8. Which business group, according to a report last week, intends to kick start its apparel retail foray by converting two little-known group-owned stores in Kolkata - '85 Lansdowne ' on Sarat Bose Road and 'Rose Bird' in Park Street - into a fashion garments outlet and mid-range apparel store respectively?
9. Which new television channel is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline 'live the game'?
10. Which Indian film celebrity has been appointed worldwide brand ambassador for luxury watch brand 'Timond'?
Please mail your answers before Friday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 170 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
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