Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week February 16 - 21. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which brand has become the first-ever non-tobacco consumer goods brand to cross the Rs 2,000-crore mark in India?
2. Which company has made a foray into the luxury segment with the launch of Zoya, a high-end diamond jewellery boutique store chain?
3. The India Rizing Fund was launched in Bangalore recently. What is its significance?
4. Why was Mr Ashok Samani, a Mumbai-based stock broker, in news recently?
5. The new edition of Hyundai Sonata Embera has been launched. What has it been branded as?
6. Which international celebrity singer heads his own clothing line, William Rast?
7. Which automobile brand is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline ‘Feel It’?
8. Which business group has announced its initial foray into boat manufacture under the brand name Odyssea?
9. Which celebrity has been roped in by Procter & Gamble (P&G) as the brand ambassador for its Pantene brand of shampoo, replacing Sushmita Sen?
10. Actor Hrithik Roshan can be seen in the advertisement for which shampoo brand?
11. Mr Kunal Dasgupta last week quit as the CEO of which television channel?
12. Which brand has retained the top position in ‘Buzziest Brands of the Year 2009’ poll conducted by afaqs?
Please mail your answers on or befoe next Sunday (Mar 1) to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with bIz Quizzard 256 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
Biz Quizzard is a weekly current affairs business quiz based on the the events of the week gone by, and compiled from various sources. It was earlier co-posted on Quinkie, an online quiz group dedicated to business quizzes. With the first edition posted in March 2004, Biz Quizzard has not missed a single week till date and has been featured in the Limca Book of Records 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2020 editions for this achievement.
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Biz Quizzard 255
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week February 09 - 14. Hope you enjoy it.
1. According to a news snippet last week, who will replace Rajeev Chandrasekhar as the president of FICCI?
2. According to the latest market data compiled by AC Nielsen, which brand has trounced PepsiCo’s flagship Pepsi to emerge as the number 2 in the pecking order of soft drink sales in India?
3. Which MNC has picked up a 20% stake in Affle Holding, a Singapore based company, which owns and offers a mobile marketing platform, SMS 2.0 in India, Malaysia and Thailand, besides Singapore?
4. Mr Satish Kumar is stepping down as the MD of which FMCG MNC in India?
5. General Motors last week launched a special edition of its compact car Spark. What has it been branded as?
6. According to reports last week, which Indian FMCG major is entering China with oral and hair care products?
7. Which software company has acquired Canada-based Active Intelligence (AI) for an undisclosed sum?
8. Which milestone was crossed recently in the mobile phone industry worldwide?
9. Amara Raja Batteries has entered into a tie-up with which auto major to launch co-branded replacement battery ‘Amaron MGB’?
10. Which actor has topped Forbes’ ‘Star Currency’ list to be named the most bankable actor in Hollywood?
11. Actor Shahid Kapur can be seen in the television commercial for which car audio system brand?
12. Which automobile brand is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline ‘Makes sense. In every sense.’?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 255 as the answer.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
1. According to a news snippet last week, who will replace Rajeev Chandrasekhar as the president of FICCI?
2. According to the latest market data compiled by AC Nielsen, which brand has trounced PepsiCo’s flagship Pepsi to emerge as the number 2 in the pecking order of soft drink sales in India?
3. Which MNC has picked up a 20% stake in Affle Holding, a Singapore based company, which owns and offers a mobile marketing platform, SMS 2.0 in India, Malaysia and Thailand, besides Singapore?
4. Mr Satish Kumar is stepping down as the MD of which FMCG MNC in India?
5. General Motors last week launched a special edition of its compact car Spark. What has it been branded as?
6. According to reports last week, which Indian FMCG major is entering China with oral and hair care products?
7. Which software company has acquired Canada-based Active Intelligence (AI) for an undisclosed sum?
8. Which milestone was crossed recently in the mobile phone industry worldwide?
9. Amara Raja Batteries has entered into a tie-up with which auto major to launch co-branded replacement battery ‘Amaron MGB’?
10. Which actor has topped Forbes’ ‘Star Currency’ list to be named the most bankable actor in Hollywood?
11. Actor Shahid Kapur can be seen in the television commercial for which car audio system brand?
12. Which automobile brand is being advertised in the print medium with the baseline ‘Makes sense. In every sense.’?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 255 as the answer.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
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