May 27, 2012

Biz Quizzard 426

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week May 21 - 26. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which MNC has introduced a new campaign titled ‘Good to know' in a few Indian languages?

2. Which MNC will sell its entire 77.1% stake in its Indian arm to Toronto-based Fairbridge Capital?

3. India-born Suma Chakrabarti will be the new president of which European body?

4. Which company has appointed Cyrus Pallonji Mistry and Mallika Srinivasan as additional directors on the board with immediate effect?

5. PepsiCo India has roped in which celebrity as the brand ambassador for its six new baked variants of snack brand, Aliva?

6. Which company is the latest to join the Olympics bandwagon by signing on as principal sponsor of the Indian contingent for the Game?

7. Which business group has acquired the brand rights of bone china crockery brand Hitkari and will relaunch the once-popular brand in the mass-to-premium segment?

8. Mr Eugene Polley, 96, died in Illinois recently. He was the inventor of which popular utility device?

9. Who has become the world’s wealthiest woman, according to an annual index by Business Review Weekly?

10. Which is the world’s most valuable brand according to WPP company Millward Brown's annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study?

11. Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits has signed an endorsement deal with which cricketer for the company’s latest brand, Cariba Rum?

12. Former Reckitt Benckiser India MD S Raghunandan has been appointed as the CEO and whole time director of which FMCG company?

13. Which company last week announced the launch of its first multi-brand retail venture AVE.NEU?

14. Which company has acquired 49 per cent stake in Qualcomm's broadband venture for $165 million?

15. Which business personality has topped the ET-Corporate Dossier ranking of India Inc’s Most Powerful CEOs for the fourth year running?

16. Jyothy Labs has roped in actor Madhavan to endorse which soap brand?

17. Arijit Ray has been appointed CEO of which advertising agency?

18. Which milestone has Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) crossed for its Etios series?

19. The Reserve Bank will shortly put in circulation new coins of Rs 5 denomination to commemorate 150th year of which constitutional body?

20. Which well known personality has teamed up with former United Telecoms vice-president and McKinsey alumnus Chandra Sekhar Reddy and technology entrepreneur Vishal Gupta to launch Sports365.in, an online sports retail company?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 426 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

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