Biz Quizzard 310

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week March 01 - 06. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which MNC last week said it is buying American International Group’s (AIG) Asian life insurance business?

2. Which company has acquired the 180-year-old Yorkshire-based heavy engineering company DavyMarkhan for around 10 million pounds?

3. Which are the only two Indian brands to figure in the list of 27 top 'Great Brands of Tomorrow’ compiled by Credit Suisse?

4. Which MNC last week unveiled its new global compact car, Micra, at the Geneva Motor Show?

5. Which managing director in India has donated shares worth Rs 30 crore to a charity that supports underprivileged children?

6. Which telecom company last week released its Customer Service Charter promising to compensate customers if it fails to meet the predetermined service standards?

7. Topeka, a city in Kansas, USA, has temporarily changed its name for the month of March. What is the new name?

8. Switzerland has started selling a new range of condoms called ‘hotshot’. What is special about it?

9. Which MNC last week announced the launch of its human resource service 'Saratoga’ in India?

10. Australian underwear company ‘AussieBum’ has created a new range of men’s underwear. What is it made with?

11. The decision to allow the use of an archive interview with former Beatle John Lennon in a TV advert for an automobile company, by his wife has sparked criticism online. Which automobile company?

12. Which MNC is set to acquire the assets of the electronic security systems integration business of Zicom Electronic Security Systems?

13. All four Indian corporate leaders featuring in Forbes’ list of Asia Pacific’s most generous personalities this year are women. Name them?

14. Which celebrity is the latest brand ambassador for Lux?

15. Actors Salman Khan and Prachi Desai can be seen in the television commercial for which detergent brand?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 310 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

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