June 18, 2023

Biz Quizzard 1003

 Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period June 12 - 17. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Tyre company MRF last week became the first stock in India to cross which milestone per share price?

2. Which Ayurvedic medicines company said it has been accredited with the WHO-GMP certificate and Certificate of Pharmaceutical Products (CoPP) for its Isotine Plus ayurvedic eye drops?

3. Which stock exchange operator has agreed to buy financial-software maker Adenza from its private equity owners for $10.5 billion in its biggest-ever deal?

4. Which housing finance company has extended its maximum home loan tenure to 40 years from 30 years for salaried applicants who are new home buyers?

5. Cricketer Hardik Pandya has been roped in as brand ambassador for which SUV brand?

6. Which cooling oil brand has roped in actress Nora Fatehi as brand ambassador?

7. Which company is focusing on premium laptop category with its ‘Brave New Art’ campaign?

8. Ride-hailing company Uber has led a $20 million funding round in which Mumbai-based fleet operator?

9. Which automobile company, in association with Songdew - the online Music Business Administration platform for indie artists – has presented music video "Naina"?

10. Which edtech firm has forayed into the Pacific region with the first ever fully offline medical institute in the Republic of Vanuatu, with an initial investment of $10 million?

11. Which short video platform will soon be shutting down its India operations, owing to “recent challenges faced by the tech industry” which led to the closure of various start-ups?

12. Which cosmetics brand has introduced its latest campaign, '#AllShadesOfYou’ for Pride Month?

13. Which D2C home hygiene brand has announced celebrity Mira Kapoor as brand ambassador?

14. Which hair oil brand has unveiled its latest campaign ‘#NoBaalBanka’?

15. Sanjive Narain and Sanjay Aditya Singh are launching a regional airline with business and premium economy service in Northeast states. What has it been branded as?

16. Which Indian steel company and Germany’s SMS group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on decarbonisation of the steel-making process?

17. Which wires brand has launched its ‘Extra Safe Wire means Extra Safe Dreams’ campaign?

18. Which rainwear brand has launched the campaign ‘Designed for Motion’?

19. Tata Consumer Products (TCP) has announced its entry into the Ready to Drink Cold Coffee category with the launch of which brand?

20. French carmaker Renault India last week touched which cumulative car production milestone at its Oragadam unit in Tamil Nadu?

21. Maruti Suzuki is set to drive in the twin of Toyota’s best-seller Innova Hycross on July 5. What has the three-row, seven-seater MPV been branded as?

22. Which state has become the No.1 state in installed wind power capacity, pushing the long-time leader Tamil Nadu to the second spot?

23. Which confectionery brand has announced the national launch of its newest flavour, Spearmint?

24. Which media brand launched the ‘#UnPlasticIndia’ campaign on World Environment Day?

25. Which Indian IT firm has opened a new 5G-Def-i Innovation Centre in Austin, Texas?

26. Actress Bhumi Pednekar has invested in which company’s first boutique hotel, KAIA, located in Goa?

27. Which health food start-up, backed by actress Anushka Sharma, has introduced its second brand, Millé, which specialises in health foods made from millets rich in plant protein and fiber?

28. Which pathology laboratory chain last week announced the acquisition of Ahmedabad-based pathology services provider VIP Labs?

29. boAt, an audio and wearables brand, said it has now scaled up to which milestone mark in net sales for FY2022-23?

30. Who has assumed position of chairman of the Hinduja Group?

31. Which hospitality major has signed actress Katrina Kaif to endorse its loyalty programme?

32. In celebration of Pride month, which hair care brand has launched a digital campaign ‘#AllHairIsNotStraight’?

33. Which fragrance brand has unveiled its new campaign with its brand ambassador and actor Akshay Kumar?

34. Which plywood brand has launched a new campaign, in partnership with the Scam 1992 OTT team, for its flagship product - the decades-old industry leader Club Prime?

35. Which company has launched a campaign featuring former cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble to promote its DMF quality medicines?

36. Crocs, Inc. last week launched a new limited edition Classic Clog in India, in collaboration with which beer brand?

37. Which financial services company has launched the campaign ‘#PapaDilSe’ for Father’s Day?

38. Which meat brand has launched a digital campaign, celebrating Fathers' Day and apologising to the dads, titled ‘sorry to steal your thunder, happy Father’s Day anyway!’?

39. Which mutual fund has released a digital film titled ‘Chhoti chhoti kishton ne, Seench liya aaj rishton ko’ on the occasion of Father’s Day?

40. Which company last week said it would acquire 100% equity in Stark Enterprises (SEPL), which operates online train booking platform Trainman?

41. Which social media platform launched the film ‘Kisi Ki Hogi Jeet, AI ya Father?’ for Father’s Day?

42. Which agri start-up has launched a trading platform Nucleus that will help match a buyer’s procurement demand with the most likely fulfilment partner?

43. Inspired by the characters in the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which company has unveiled a new line of Transformers products (toys, apparel, backpacks to name a few)?

44. Which chocolate brand has roped in actress Kiara Advani as brand ambassador?

45. Which ice cream brand has announced actress Rashmika Mandanna as its first-ever brand ambassador?

46. Which snack brand has launched the campaign ‘#GabbarKiMoochoKoKyaHua’ featuring brand ambassador and cricketer Shikhar Dhawan?

47. Which automobile brand launched its Father’s Day campaign "The Special First Drive"?

48. Which business group unveiled its Father’s Day campaign – ‘#PerfectForDadRecipe’?

49. Which matrimony service kickstarted the Father’s Day celebration with an ad apologising to all fathers?

50. Which Japanese auto-parts maker last week announced its entry into the electric mobility space in India in collaboration with Bharat New-Energy Company Motors?

Please mail your answers before 12 noon next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 1003 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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