May 7, 2023

Biz Quizzard 997

 Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period May 01 - 06. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Reliance Consumer Products has tied up with Sri Lanka-based Ceylon Beverage International to co-pack and manufacture its Campa soft drinks cans. Which former cricketer is its promoter?

2. Government has appointed Debadatta Chand, who is currently the Executive Director, as MD and CEO of which bank?

3. Rajneesh Karnatak has joined which bank as its managing director and chief executive officer?

4. Which glass maker has completed the Rs 400-crore acquisition of the Uttar Pradesh-based Twiga Fiberglass Ltd, a company that manufactures glass wool?

5. Which performance wear brand has announced the signing of swimmer Chahat Arora?

6. Which paint company has officially signed badminton players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy?

7. Which spirits major has appointed Jean Touboul as its new managing director for India with effect from May 1, 2023?

8. Which fashion ecommerce company has launched a fashion discovery portal for Gen-Z consumers, called FWD, in its mobile application?

9. Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management has acquired a 51% controlling stake in Rostrum Realty Pvt Ltd, a real estate joint venture company with which business group?

10. India’s goods and services tax (GST) collections in April rose 12% from the year earlier to an all-time monthly high. What amount?

11. Which company has shut its premium grocery delivery pilot, Handpicked?

12. The Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) has exited which bank, three decades after founding it?

13. Which pan masala brand has onboarded former cricketers Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar as its endorsers?

14. Which brand has onboarded cricketer Shubman Gill for endorsing its latest line-up of smartwatches?

15. Which watch brand has launched the ‘Choice of The Titans’ campaign, featuring Gujarat Titans cricketers Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, and Rahul Tewatia?

16. Which loyalty rewards marketing facilitator has launched a television commercial featuring brand ambassador and cricketer MS Dhoni for its core product single(dot)id?

17. Which company has launched its latest commercial under its ‘#SkinCarePeNoBreak’ campaign, featuring brand ambassador and actress Taapsee Pannu?

18. Which brand has launched a new TV commercial 'Make an Impression Naturally' for its range of perfumes, featuring actress Kriti Sanon?

19. Which small finance bank has launched the campaign ‘#ListenToDadiMaa’, featuring Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) cricketers?

20. India’s domestic air traffic numbers reached an all-time high on April 30. What count?

21. Which listed property technology firm has acquired assets and technology platform of neorealty investment platform Myre Capital in a part-cash part-equity deal?

22. Which fintech company has acquired a majority 51 per cent stake in Trillion Loans, a non-banking financial company?

23. Which telecom company last week announced a merger of its Sri Lanka operations with Dialog - a subsidiary of Malaysian multinational telecommunications conglomerate Axiata Group Berha?

24. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has given its go ahead to which Tata Group firm's proposed public issue?

25. Which gifting platform has announced a partnership with actress Kajol for its upcoming Mother's Day campaign?

26. Which hair fall solutions brand has unveiled a new campaign ‘#HopeForHair’, featuring actor Raj Kumar Rao?

27. Which mattress brand has launched a TVC campaign starring actress Tamannah Bhatia, ahead of the wedding season?

28. Which healthy snacking brand has announced the Indian Crunch League?

29. Which brand in the commercial beverage category has launched its new campaign and positioning, with ‘#LetsGetBrewing’ as the theme?

30. Which airline in India last week filed for voluntary insolvency proceedings before the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)?

31. Which Korean skincare brand has announced Athiya Shetty as its first-ever brand face in India?

32. Which jobs site has unveiled its new campaign '#LetJobsFindYou'?

33. Which company, backed by Anand Mahindra and Aditya Pittie, has launched a new film content studio, MovieVerse Studios?

34. Who was last week appointed as the next President of the World Bank?

35. The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PSEB) last week recommended Central Coalfields CMD Polavarapu Mallikharjuna Prasad as the next Chairman and Managing Director of which PSU?

36. Which online grocery delivery service launched the 'Nahi Toh Mehenga Padega' campaign featuring actor Manoj Bajpayee?

37. Which brand has launched India’s first brewed flavoured seltzers, and has unveiled a campaign featuring wrestler - The Great Khali, and comedian, Rohan Joshi?

38. Which destination has appointed actor Ranveer Singh as destination brand ambassador for Indian market?

39. Which bags brand has launched a campaign, featuring actress Konkona Sen Sharma, to celebrate modern Indian women?

40. Which MNC has elevated Deepak Iyer as its executive vice-president and president for Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA) effective June 5?

41. Which automobile brand has launched the ‘Life On Demand’ campaign featuring actor Amit Sadh?

42. Which grooming and personal care brand has amplified its "Shaving Se Snan Tak” campaign digitally?

43. Which higher education edtech company has launched its first brand film, ‘#AtkeMatRaho’?

44. Which curated tech-led investment platform has unveiled its latest campaign, “Cherry and Chill”?

45. Which company has concluded the sale of its port in Myanmar at a discounted price of $30 million after multiple delays in getting relevant approvals?

46. Which MNC has launched a feature that allows users to carry out online transactions without the need to punch in the cardholder verification value (CVV), if the card has been tokenized?

47. Which men’s grooming and lifestyle brand unveiled the campaign ‘Embrace the Tsunami Within’, featuring actor Vicky Kaushal, for the launch of its first aqua fragrance "Tsunami"?

48. BharatPe Group has announced that it will be rebranding which multi-brand loyalty program to Zillion?

49. Which home and sleep solutions brand has announced actor Ayushmann Khurrana as its new brand ambassador, and has launched the film 'Aaj thoda so lete hai na!'?

50. India’s telecom revenues have crossed which milestone mark for the first time in FY23?

51. Which software-as-a-service (SaaS) company has launched a privacy-centered browser, Ulaa?

52. Which packaged water brand has launched the ‘#CarryYourGame’ campaign, featuring award-winning athletes Lovlina Borgohain, Manpreet Singh, Ashwini Ponappa, and Nishad Kumar?

53. Which QSR chain announced the launch of its latest value range of Tasty Meals, starting at Rs 99, and released a TVC showcasing crazy dance moves on a unique ‘Ninety-Nine’ tune?

54. Which cosmetics brand has appointed Saahil Nayar as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately?

55. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) has announced the launch of its new brand for the eastern states. Name it?

56. Which brand has unveiled a campaign for six new limited-edition deo parfums, launched as the official fragrance partners of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore?

57. What will All India Radio be now called as?

58. Celebrating Earth Day in its own special way, which television channel launched a campaign titled ‘Care for Earth, Care for Life’?

59. Which company last week inaugurated what it claimed as the world’s biggest jewellery showroom, in Kozhikode?

60. Which company’s new SUV Elevate last week made its global debut in India?

61. Which company will acquire 51% stake in TCNS Clothing, owner of the listed women’s branded apparel retailer that owns brands such as W, Elleven and Aurelia, for Rs 1,650 crore?

62. Which company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire French pharmaceutical company Medisol, subject to approval from the French ministry of economy and finance?

63. Which company said its top-selling blood glucose monitoring device ‘Accu-Chek Active’ is now made in India?

64. A bankruptcy court has approved which US-based hedge fund’s application to acquire IVRCL Chengapalli Tollways through the insolvency process?

65. Which innerwear brand has roped in actor Yash as brand ambassador?

66. Which QSR chain has appointed Tarun Jain as its new CEO in India?

67. Which life insurance brand has launched its latest campaign ‘#InsureKareinBinaDelay’?

68. Actor Saif Ali Khan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of which hosiery brand?

69. Which sports brand has launched the 'I am the new' campaign with cricketer Suryakumar Yadav and actress Taapsee Pannu?

70. Rekha M Menon will retire from the position of senior managing director and chairperson in India of which IT and consulting major on June 30?

Please mail your answers before 12 noon next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 997 as the subject. Answers will be mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.


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