February 20, 2011

Biz Quizzard 360

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week February 14 - 19. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which retail chain is all set to launch a loyalty program ‘Bean-o-holic’?

2. New York-based India Equity Partners is set to acquire a majority stake in Innovative Foods for Rs 75 crore. Which business group owns Innovative Foods?

3. Which South Korean motorcycle brand will make a comeback in India in partnership with Pune-based Garware Motors?

4. Which Indian company and Lockheed Martin Corporation last week announced the formation of a joint venture in India?

5. Boeing last week rolled out a new jet, 42 years after the birth of the 747. What has it been branded as?

6. Which brand will be the official sponsor of the Netherlands Cricket Board (RNCB)?

7. Citymax India plans to bring restaurant brands Mango Tree and Carluccio into the country by this year-end. The company is the hospitality arm of which Dubai-based group?

8. Which MNC has agreed to buy US biotechnology company Genzyme Corp for $20.1 billion?

9. Daimler AG last week unveiled a new brand for its trucks in India. Name it?

10. Which MNC last week said its board has announced the appointment of Kapil Kapoor as the firm’s new chairman in India?

11. Which writing instruments brand has appointed Katrina Kaif as its brand ambassador?

12. According to a report last week, Ms Jade is partnering London-based design firm Yoo Design Studio to create residences for Lodha Developers in Mumbai. She is the daughter of which celebrity?

13. Which company has entered into an exclusive agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to buy the latter’s Stanlow refinery in UK for $350 million?

14. Jack Griffin was last week ousted as the chairman and chief executive of which media MNC?

15. Which company last week announced the acquisition of 85% stake in Vietnamese company International Consumer Products Corporation (ICP)?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 360 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

No comments: