Biz Quizzard 335

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week August 23 - 28. Hope you enjoy it.

1. The Compass Group, a UK-based over 13 billion pounds food and services provider, has acquired which firm from Ramkrishna Mankari and his family?

2. Anupam Dutta, the MD of the Indian operations of which MNC, is relocating to head its South Africa and sub-Sahara operations?

3. Which company will enter the mid-market hotel segment under the brand name Traveller this year?

4. Which MNC and Nokia last week said they had opened a joint research laboratory on Finland’s north-western coast?

5. What distinction has Facebook achieved in India recently?

6. Which drug maker last week said it will acquire domestic pharma company Meditab Specialities for Rs 133 crore?

7. Which MNC last week launched its 125cc bike SlingShot in India?

8. Which foreign bank last week opened its first branch in India in Mumbai?

9. Which MNC last week released its first US smart phone, a 3.5 inch Android device called the Aero?

10. In what is being billed as the largest deal in the payment space, which company is set to acquire Venture Infotek in a deal likely to be around $100 million?

11. Sanjay Kalra last week resigned as the CEO of which software company in India after a 6-year stint with the company?

12. Which Indian company has tied up with Hewlett Packard (HP) to avail of its ColorLok technology in producing copier paper?

13. Which MNC has launched its 'Innovations for Everyone' campaign in India?

14. Manufacturer and exporter of curtains and upholstery fabrics, D'décor has launched its first ad campaign. Whom has it signed on as its brand ambassadors?

15. Which international brand has launched its new campaign using animation for the first time in India?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 335 as the subject.

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