Biz Quizzard 317

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week April 19 - 24. Hope you enjoy it.

1. French cement-maker Vicat last week announced the acquisition of 51% stake in which Indian cement company?

2. Which company has signed a five-year agreement with Philips Electronics NV to make and sell the century-old Philips brand televisions in India?

3. According to a news snippet last week, which well known actress has recently launched her perfume ‘Lalavie’?

4. Which English cricketer has been roped in by United Spirits as a brand ambassador for the Whyte & Mackay brand?

5. Harsh Manglik is the new chairman of Nasscom for 2010-11. He is the CMD for which MNC?

6. Which company plans to open 12 bars, called Foodie’s Bar (the first one has opened in New Delhi’s airport), across India over the next two years?

7. Which MNC last week said it would acquire Nortel Networks Corp’s majority stake in its venture with LG Electronics?

8. What milestone has Chevrolet Spark crossed last week?

9. Which MNC has launched the world’s slimmest LED monitors in India?

10. In a deal which would combine two of the largest US landline companies, which company last week said it would buy Qwest Communications International?

11. Apeejay Surendra Park Hotels Private Limited last week launched India’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certified green hotel. Which city?

12. Which celebrity has been signed on as a brand ambassador for Dabur Real Activ's new Snack Healthy campaign?

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Biz Quizzard 316

This edition of Biz Quizzard is dedicated to Sri Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad (Dr. CK Prahalad) who died in the US last week after a brief illness.

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week April 12 - 17. Hope you enjoy it.

1. According to a news snippet last week, which celebrity features in Reebok India’s commercial for its deodorant?

2. TVP Group, a little known company that claims to be the second largest manufacturer of computer monitors, is entering the LCD television market. What is the brand?

3. Who is the new CEO of MasterCard?

4. Which celebrity has been roped in to endorse TCT Mobile’s new range of handsets, Alcatel ICE3?

5. Which Indian IT company last week announced it had acquired US-based IT consulting firm OneGIS for an undisclosed amount?

6. Which German soft beverage maker is all set to enter the diet carbonated drinks market in India under its brand Slim?

7. Microsoft finally unveiled its first mobile handset last week. What has it been branded as?

8. To reduce its carbon footprint, which MNC will sell its shoes in cardboard frames wrapped in reusable shoe bags – called the ‘Clever Little Bag’ – from next year?

9. Matrimonial website BharatMatrimony.com last week launched an online portal that will exclusively cater to the physical challenged. What has it been branded as?

10. Who has been ranked as India Inc’s Most Powerful CEO of 2009 by The Economic Times Corporate Dossier magazine?

11. S Nagarajan, currently human resources head at Philips, is scheduled to join which dairy major as its MD?

12. Which business group has picked up a strategic stake in captain Gopinath-founded logistics company Deccan 360?

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Biz Quizzard 315

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week April 05 - 10. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which business group will launch its Wynncom brand of handsets in May this year?

2. Which company last week announced it was acquiring 50% stake in UK-based gaming firm Codemasters?

3. Which beverage brand is being advertised with the baseline ‘Bilkul Ghar Jaisa’?

4. Which Indian product has won the Red Dot Product Design Award in the lighting category?

5. Which company last week announced it has acquired Indonesian household product major Megasri Group for Rs 1200 crore in an all-cash deal?

6. According to a report last week, ‘change your world’ is the new campaign of which well known apparel company?

7. Which MNC, according to a report last week, is all set to announce the launch of mobile phones under its ‘Project Pink’?

8. Which company last week approved the appointment of Gustav Bauldauf as its first chief operating officer (COO)?

9. Which Indian IT firm last week acquired US-based Baytree Associates, a consulting firm and Oracle solutions provider?

10. Which MNC has roped in actress Deepika Padukone as the brand ambassador for its digital still camera range?

11. FMCG company Emami last week roped in which two cricketers as brand ambassadors for Zandu Balm?

12. Author Shobha De and which publishing company have come together in a co-branding deal?

13. What milestone has United Spirits crossed in 2009-10?

14. What important milestone has Vodafone India crossed recently?

15. Apple last week unveiled a new smartphone operating system. What has it been branded as?

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Biz Quizzard 314

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week March 29 - April 03. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which well known personality will be the brand ambassador for Shoppers Stop?

2. According to a report last week, which MNC is all set to sweep into homes of businessmen across major cities to sell its premium range of luggage called Security Fast Pass?

3. In what is being billed as the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese automaker, Zhejiang Geely Holding has reached a definitive agreement to acquire which brand from Ford Motor?

4. Which business personality has been elected chairman of CII – southern region for 2010-11?

5. Which MNC last week exited BPO firm Capgemini Business Services India by selling its remaining 49% stake to IT consultancy firm Cap Gemini SA?

6. Pramit Jhaveri will head the Indian operations of which MNC in the financial sector?

7. Which company last week signed a deal with Kuwait-based Zain Telecom to buy its African business for $10.7 billion (about Rs 48,000 crore)?

8. Which company is getting into branded cigars and is all set to unveil its mint fresh line of premium hand-rolled cigars under the Armenteros brand?

9. A towering steel sculpture, taller than the Statue of Liberty and designed by the internationally renowned Mumbai-based artist Anish Kapoor, will form the backdrop to the London 2012 Olympic Games Stadium. What will it be named?

10. According to a report last week, which location is India’s single largest point for selling ice-cream?

11. What milestone has Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) crossed in 2009-10?

12. What was rolled out last week with the slogan ‘Our ____, Our Future’?

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