January 1, 2023

Biz Quizzard 979

 Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period December 26 - 31. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Buyout private equity fund Advent International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 50.1% stake in which Hyderabad-based pharma firm from the Jasti family for Rs 6,313 crore?

2. Which California lifestyle brand has appointed Bradford as exclusive agent to enter the Indian market?

3. What has Tata Group renamed AirAsia India as, ahead of the low-cost carrier’s (LCC’s) merger with Air India Express?

4. Which wellness brand has unveiled the digital campaign "Naye Zamaane Ka Traditional Oil" for its new baby massage oil range?

5. Which general insurance company has released a new series named ‘Simply Put’ on YouTube?

6. Which company has received the WHO Prequalification of Medicines Programme approval for its generic version of Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment candidate nirmatrelvir?

7. The Karnataka High Court has ruled that Ideal Jawa (India) is the owner of which trademark?

8. Which Pune-based health and wellness start-up launched its Christmas campaign ‘#SpreadTheSpiritofHealth’?

9. Tata Group is bringing all its online shopping ventures under which entity?

10. Zoho Desk, a helpdesk software product built from scratch at a remote office in Tenkasi in southern Tamil Nadu, has reached which milestone customers count mark?

11. Which company last week said it has entered into a partnership with genomics biotech firm Anuva to conduct genomic-based research on various diseases in India?

12. Which mattress brand is planning to enter into B2B foam selling segment with an investment of Rs 25 crore by establishing a new foam factory in Sonipat?

13. Which chocolate brand partnered with MTV Hustle Season 2 fame MC Square, to wrap the year with a RAP song?

14. Which brand launched the ad 'Silence is a Luxury that you Deserve!' for its noise cancelling windows?

15. Which biscuit brand has launched a new campaign with the positioning ‘Genius wohi, jo auron ke khushi mein paye apni khushi’?

16. Which company said it would buy a 51% stake in Lotus Chocolate Co from its promoters for Rs 74 crore?

17. Which company last week announced a strategic collaboration with Spain’s Stark Future SL to jointly develop leisure electric motorcycles?

18. Which drugmaker’s wholly-owned UK subsidiary has signed definitive agreements for equity investment of €15 million in Germany-based biotech company Ethris?

19. Tata group-owned grocery unicorn BigBasket has rolled out its first supermart in the country. Which city?

20. Mukesh Ambani has completed how many years at the helm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)?

21. Which cooking oil brand has launched a campaign on the concept “ab kitchen mein badh rahi hai mardo ki bhaagedaari”?

22. G Kamala Vardhana Rao has taken over the charge as the CEO of which regulator?

23. Which company has launched indigenously produced Botulinum toxin Type A injection under the brand name 'Zarbot' in India to be used for treating certain neurological conditions?

24. Which company last week said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market its generic version of Triazolam tablets used on a short-term basis to treat insomnia?

25. Thibault Cuny, 46, passed away last week. He was the former India CEO of which spirits major?

26. Which tractor major has acquired Faurecia, the Indian interior business of French auto firm Group Forvia?

27. PepsiCo India is set to launch a sub-brand for Kurkure for the first time. What has it been branded as?

28. Which UPS manufacturer has unveiled its new year film themed ‘#DisconnectToConnect’?

29. Which Esports organisation signed Tejas Sawant, one of the most notable names from the Valorant community, to reinforce its Valorant roster?

30. Which company has ventured into premium grocery business with ‘Handpicked’?

Please mail your answers before 12 noon next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 979 as the subject. Answers will be mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli

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