Biz Quizzard 199

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week January 14 - 19. Hope you enjoy it.

1. According to a report last week, which IT MNC has teamed up with cartoonist Mario Miranda to create an advertising campaign unique to the company?

2. Which airline last week announced that it would run the world’s first commercial jet powered by Biofuel?

3. Which MNC last week introduced ‘Air Wick’, its air fresheners in the domestic market?

4. Which automobile company, according to a report last week, is planning to move into the luxury family car market with the launch of ‘Kizashi’ in 2010?

5. Which software MNC last week agreed to buy rival BEA Systems for $8.5 million in cash?

6. Which well known personality last week launched SabseBolo.com, a free conferencing facility?

7. Which Indian company last week unfolded its plans to enter organized retailing with a new brand – EVOK?

8. According to a report last week, which Indian company has acquired 250 cinema houses in the US over the past one year?

9. Advertising agency Lowe India has lost the Rs 150-crore LG Electronics creative account. Which agency has bagged the account?

10. Which well known MNC last week announced its foray into the Rs 500 crore weight management market in India with the introduction of its international product ‘Special K’?

11. Yamaha Motor India last week inaugurated its lifestyle store in New Delhi. What has it been branded as?

12. Apple last week launched its new laptop MacBook Air. What is its claim to fame?

Please mail your answers on or before Sunday to to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 199 as the subject.

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