Biz Quizzard 255

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week February 09 - 14. Hope you enjoy it.

1. According to a news snippet last week, who will replace Rajeev Chandrasekhar as the president of FICCI?

2. According to the latest market data compiled by AC Nielsen, which brand has trounced PepsiCo’s flagship Pepsi to emerge as the number 2 in the pecking order of soft drink sales in India?

3. Which MNC has picked up a 20% stake in Affle Holding, a Singapore based company, which owns and offers a mobile marketing platform, SMS 2.0 in India, Malaysia and Thailand, besides Singapore?

4. Mr Satish Kumar is stepping down as the MD of which FMCG MNC in India?

5. General Motors last week launched a special edition of its compact car Spark. What has it been branded as?

6. According to reports last week, which Indian FMCG major is entering China with oral and hair care products?

7. Which software company has acquired Canada-based Active Intelligence (AI) for an undisclosed sum?

8. Which milestone was crossed recently in the mobile phone industry worldwide?

9. Amara Raja Batteries has entered into a tie-up with which auto major to launch co-branded replacement battery ‘Amaron MGB’?

10. Which actor has topped Forbes’ ‘Star Currency’ list to be named the most bankable actor in Hollywood?

11. Actor Shahid Kapur can be seen in the television commercial for which car audio system brand?

12. Which automobile brand is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline ‘Makes sense. In every sense.’?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 255 as the answer.

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