Biz Quizzard 226

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 21 - 26. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which well known MNC recently bought a minority stake in Forrest Essentials, an Indian luxury ayurvedic skin, body and hair care brand?

2. French luxury goods manufacturer Hermes has launched a fragrance – Un Jardin Apress la Mousson (a garden after the monsoon). It is inspired by which Indian state?

3. Which milestone did New Holland Tractors India cross last week?

4. Which MNC last week signed a deal to sell its Bertolli olive oil and vinegar business to Spain’s Grupo SOS for 630 million euro ($999 million)?

5. Car maker Mahindra Renault last week launched a limited edition of its passenger car Logan in the country. What has it been sub-branded as?

6. Staying with limited editions, Maruti Suzuki also launched a limited edition of its oldest brand M800. What has it been sub-branded as?

7. Which celebrity has been signed on as the brand ambassador for M2 – Magic Moments vodka, the new avatar of Radico Khaitan Ltd’s Magic Moments vodka?

8. Which retail food chain has undergone a brand transformation and adopted a new baseline ‘Stories Happen’?

9. Mr Umesh Shrikhande has been appointed CEO of which advertising agency in India?

10. American celebrity magazine, People, hit the Indian newsstands early this month. Which business group has launched the Indian edition of the magazine under licence from Time Inc.?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 226 as the subject.

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