September 20, 2009

Biz Quizzard 286

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

1. Which company has been rated the best employer in IT sector, according to a Dataquest – IDC survey?

2. Which MNC last week launched an online news reader called ‘Fast Flip’?

3. Which sportsperson has been signed up as a brand ambassador by Neo Sports network?

4. According to a news article last week, which MNC has entered the surface cleaning market in India with its international brand Cif?

5. Which company last week rolled out a super bike, V Max, priced at Rs 20 lakhs?

6. Which MNC is buying fast growing business software maker Omniture Inc for $1.8 billion?

7. Which business group is launching a new commodity brand Ekta, which will cover popular items like gram flour (besan) and beaten rice (poha) among others?

8. Green Infra LTD (GIL), an independent power producer, last week announced the acquisition of the wind power assets in India of which MNC?

9. Which company has roped in UK-based Fitch, a WPP Group company, to redesign its mobile retail store chain?

10. Ohio-based chain of popular mall stores Abercrombie & Fitch has sued which celebrity over her about-to-be-launched perfume brand?

11. Actor Nandana Sen can be seen in the television commercial (currently) on air for which watch brand?

12. Which celebrity has been appointed by Maruti Suzuki as the new face for its hatchback WagonR?

13. Which brand has become the 12th whisky brand in the world and the third in India to have sold 10-million cases a year?

14. On September 17, all the STAR Network channels featured ads of only one company. Which one?

15. Which singer is the new brand ambassador for Big FM?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 286 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

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