Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 19 - 24. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which Indian business personality has been named by United Nations to a key advocacy group on Millennium Developments Goals (MDG), whose mandate includes finding ways to fight socio-economic evils like poverty?
2. Which MNC has said it will buy Metaweb Technologies, an internet information database start-up, for an undisclosed amount?
3. Which MNC will buy Motorola’s telecom network equipment business for $1.2 billion?
4. Which leadership position is being claimed by Parle Products?
5. Global household and personal care products major Reckitt Benckiser will buy England-based SSL International in all cash deal worth $2.54 billion. Which well-known brand does SSL own?
6. Which celebrity has been signed on to endorse sports channel ESPN for the upcoming Champions League T20 tournament to be held in South Africa in September?
7. Which milestone has Facebook crossed recently?
8. Which MNC last week said in US that it would acquire local auto finance company AmeriCredit for about $3.5 billion?
9. Actors Saif Ali Khan and Bipasha Basu can be seen in the television commercial (currently on air) for which mobile handset brand?
10. Which brand is being advertised on television (TVC currently on air) with the positioning ‘Go Babelicious’?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 330 as the subject.
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rajeev kondapalli
July 25, 2010
July 18, 2010
Biz Quizzard 329
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 12 - 17. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Eight Indian companies have made it to the list of world’s 500 largest companies, compiled by Fortune magazine. Which MNC has topped the list?
2. Which MNC is in the process of taking control of the Ambi Pur air-care brand in India?
3. Which business group has become the single largest shareholder in Tamil Nadu-based Karur Vysya Bank?
4. Which MNC last week said it would acquire human resource service company Hewitt Associates for about $4.9 billion in cash and stock?
5. Which Indian company has acquired French rail wagon-maker IGF Industries – Arbel Fauvet Rail (AFR) for about Rs 11.7 crore?
6. Which company last week announced the launch of Hibuddy, India’s first-ever voice, social-networking and blogging service for mobile users?
7. Which company last week announced the acquisition of Navbharat Power, a 2,250 MW power plant being set up in Orissa?
8. Network 18 has tied up with which company to jointly launch a pan-India distribution entity?
9. FriendFinder Networks Inc plans to submit a bid for Playboy Enterprises Inc., following a $123 million offer from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who wants to make it private. Which magazine does FriendFinder own?
10. Which company last week won the bid to implement a metro rail system for Hyderabad?
11. Which company last week signed a definitive agreement to acquire Piramal Diagnostics Services Private Limited (PDSL), a subsidiary of Piramal Healthcare Ltd., for Rs 600 crore?
12. Which company last week announced its foray into the branded mobile phone battery segment with its ‘Joos’ brand?
13. Why was Dharmalingam Uday Kumar in news last week?
14. Which MNC last week said it will buy South African technology services provider Dimension Data Holdings in an all-cash deal worth 2.12 billion pounds ($3.2 billion)?
15. Not sure if I covered this earlier. Which entity plans to launch a 'sports drink' called Stamina?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 329 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondaaplli
1. Eight Indian companies have made it to the list of world’s 500 largest companies, compiled by Fortune magazine. Which MNC has topped the list?
2. Which MNC is in the process of taking control of the Ambi Pur air-care brand in India?
3. Which business group has become the single largest shareholder in Tamil Nadu-based Karur Vysya Bank?
4. Which MNC last week said it would acquire human resource service company Hewitt Associates for about $4.9 billion in cash and stock?
5. Which Indian company has acquired French rail wagon-maker IGF Industries – Arbel Fauvet Rail (AFR) for about Rs 11.7 crore?
6. Which company last week announced the launch of Hibuddy, India’s first-ever voice, social-networking and blogging service for mobile users?
7. Which company last week announced the acquisition of Navbharat Power, a 2,250 MW power plant being set up in Orissa?
8. Network 18 has tied up with which company to jointly launch a pan-India distribution entity?
9. FriendFinder Networks Inc plans to submit a bid for Playboy Enterprises Inc., following a $123 million offer from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who wants to make it private. Which magazine does FriendFinder own?
10. Which company last week won the bid to implement a metro rail system for Hyderabad?
11. Which company last week signed a definitive agreement to acquire Piramal Diagnostics Services Private Limited (PDSL), a subsidiary of Piramal Healthcare Ltd., for Rs 600 crore?
12. Which company last week announced its foray into the branded mobile phone battery segment with its ‘Joos’ brand?
13. Why was Dharmalingam Uday Kumar in news last week?
14. Which MNC last week said it will buy South African technology services provider Dimension Data Holdings in an all-cash deal worth 2.12 billion pounds ($3.2 billion)?
15. Not sure if I covered this earlier. Which entity plans to launch a 'sports drink' called Stamina?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 329 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondaaplli
July 11, 2010
Biz Quizzard 328
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week July 05 - 10. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Marico is getting into the breakfast cereal market with an oat’s meal product. What has it been branded as?
2. Which advertising agency has launched a consulting service dedicated to help marketers build brands that appeal to Muslim consumers?
3. Volkswagen last week unveiled its entry-level sedan in India. What has it been branded as?
4. Which MNC last week said it would sell its wireless modem business to Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp for around $200 million?
5. Which brand has maintained its position as the number one ‘Indian’ brand in Asia Pacific in the list of top 1,000 brands, released by Media Magazine published from Hong Kong and Singapore?
6. Which MNC last week said it had acquired privately-held Narus Networks for an undisclosed sum, as part of its strategy to develop better detection and cyber security systems?
7. Restructuring expert Frans Van Houten will take over as the new chief executive of which well known MNC next year?
8. RM Malla has been appointed the chairman and managing director of which bank?
9. Which MNC has sold its Michigan-based steering gear manufacturer Nexteer to Chinese investment group, Pacific Century Motors?
10. ‘This football season, make ___ your home.’ is the headline of the print campaign featuring David Beckham. Which brand?
11. Harley Davidson India last week set up its first dealership. Which city?
12. Which automobile brand is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline ‘The Art of Power’?
13. Which celebrity has been signed on by Nestle as brand ambassador of Nescafe?
14. Neil Mills will join SpiceJet Ltd. as its new chief executive. He is currently the chief financial officer (CFO) of which international budget airline?
15. Which hotel has been adjudged the best in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 328 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
1. Marico is getting into the breakfast cereal market with an oat’s meal product. What has it been branded as?
2. Which advertising agency has launched a consulting service dedicated to help marketers build brands that appeal to Muslim consumers?
3. Volkswagen last week unveiled its entry-level sedan in India. What has it been branded as?
4. Which MNC last week said it would sell its wireless modem business to Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp for around $200 million?
5. Which brand has maintained its position as the number one ‘Indian’ brand in Asia Pacific in the list of top 1,000 brands, released by Media Magazine published from Hong Kong and Singapore?
6. Which MNC last week said it had acquired privately-held Narus Networks for an undisclosed sum, as part of its strategy to develop better detection and cyber security systems?
7. Restructuring expert Frans Van Houten will take over as the new chief executive of which well known MNC next year?
8. RM Malla has been appointed the chairman and managing director of which bank?
9. Which MNC has sold its Michigan-based steering gear manufacturer Nexteer to Chinese investment group, Pacific Century Motors?
10. ‘This football season, make ___ your home.’ is the headline of the print campaign featuring David Beckham. Which brand?
11. Harley Davidson India last week set up its first dealership. Which city?
12. Which automobile brand is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline ‘The Art of Power’?
13. Which celebrity has been signed on by Nestle as brand ambassador of Nescafe?
14. Neil Mills will join SpiceJet Ltd. as its new chief executive. He is currently the chief financial officer (CFO) of which international budget airline?
15. Which hotel has been adjudged the best in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 328 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
July 4, 2010
Biz Quizzard 327
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week June 28 - July 03. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which company last week announced a deal that would see its tower business combine with GTL Infrastructure to create what it claimed the world’s largest independent tower company?
2. Which MNC last week entered the used car business in India through its 'Proven Exclusivity' program?
3. Which company has acquired Servosteel, the largest independent steel processor in UK?
4. Internet porn billionaire Xavier Niel is all set to takeover which well-known French publication?
5. Which apparel company intends to make bigger strides in the formal menswear segment with a retail format called Headquarters?
6. Nicholas Hayek, 82, died of heart failure while at work last week. He was the chairman of which well known MNC?
7. Which company is offering shares to its employees to mark the 30th year of operations?
8. Sumit Banerjee last week quit as the managing director of which cement company?
9. Sanjay Aggarwal last week quit as the CEO of which airline in India?
10. Which consumer electronics MNC last week signed on Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador?
11. Which company last week acquired Digicable, the country’s largest cable TV services provider, in an all-stock deal?
12. Which MNC last week plunged into online travel market, buying ITA Software, a flight information software company, for $700 million?
13. Which MNC last week said that it will buy the Indian retail and commercial banking business of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)?
14. Which retail chain recently unveiled its new logo - a more geometrical dialogue box (conversation box)?
15. Which brand is all set to enter the Limca Book of Records for the longest duration of a hair massage session?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 327 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
1. Which company last week announced a deal that would see its tower business combine with GTL Infrastructure to create what it claimed the world’s largest independent tower company?
2. Which MNC last week entered the used car business in India through its 'Proven Exclusivity' program?
3. Which company has acquired Servosteel, the largest independent steel processor in UK?
4. Internet porn billionaire Xavier Niel is all set to takeover which well-known French publication?
5. Which apparel company intends to make bigger strides in the formal menswear segment with a retail format called Headquarters?
6. Nicholas Hayek, 82, died of heart failure while at work last week. He was the chairman of which well known MNC?
7. Which company is offering shares to its employees to mark the 30th year of operations?
8. Sumit Banerjee last week quit as the managing director of which cement company?
9. Sanjay Aggarwal last week quit as the CEO of which airline in India?
10. Which consumer electronics MNC last week signed on Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador?
11. Which company last week acquired Digicable, the country’s largest cable TV services provider, in an all-stock deal?
12. Which MNC last week plunged into online travel market, buying ITA Software, a flight information software company, for $700 million?
13. Which MNC last week said that it will buy the Indian retail and commercial banking business of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)?
14. Which retail chain recently unveiled its new logo - a more geometrical dialogue box (conversation box)?
15. Which brand is all set to enter the Limca Book of Records for the longest duration of a hair massage session?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 327 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
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