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’?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 314 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli