Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week February 21 - 26. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which MNC has exited Hardcastle Restaurants (HRPL), one of its two 15-year-old equal joint ventures in the country?
2. Which MNC will buy a 30% stake in Reliance Industries’ oil and gas blocks including its trophy asset, the D-6 block, for $7.2 billion?
3. Which MNC plans to make its biggest purchase in more than a decade by acquiring Turkey’s largest maker of Raki, Mey Icki, for $2.1 billion?
4. Which well known personality has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Santoor soap?
5. BMW last week unveiled its long-awaited new brand for its electric and hybrid vehicles with the positioning ‘Born Electric’. Name it?
6. Which company has offered to buy majority stake in Australian dental chain Dental Corporation Holdings (DCH) by acquiring up to 25.6% more stake for about A$100 million (Rs 460 crore)?
7. According to a report last week, Hindustan Unilever is testing waters in the coffee shop market and has quietly opened an outlet on pilot basis in Juhu, Mumbai. What has it been branded as?
8. Which company last week said it has acquired a specialized under-construction cancer hospital in Singapore from First Real Estate Investment Trust for a consideration of Singapore $33 million (over Rs 115 crore)?
9. Canadian comic book company Bluewater Productions has brought out a comic book based on which business personality?
10. Mr Anant Pai, 82, passed away last week in Mumbai. He is the founder of which comic series?
11. The Buzziest Brands of the Year 2011 list was released by Afaqs last week. Which brand has retained the top spot?
12. Which global eyewear company has roped in Yuvraj Singh as its brand ambassador?
13. Which MNC retail chain has appointed Lou D'Ambrosio, a long-time technology executive who had been consulting with the company, as its new chief executive?
14. The world's-largest baked goods and coffee chain has entered into a master franchisee agreement with Noida-headquartered Jubilant FoodWorks (JFL) to set up restaurants in India. Name the company?
15. Which MNC last week launched the ultra-slim 9 Series notebook to compete with Apple’s ultra-thin MacBook Air?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 361 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
February 27, 2011
February 20, 2011
Biz Quizzard 360
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week February 14 - 19. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which retail chain is all set to launch a loyalty program ‘Bean-o-holic’?
2. New York-based India Equity Partners is set to acquire a majority stake in Innovative Foods for Rs 75 crore. Which business group owns Innovative Foods?
3. Which South Korean motorcycle brand will make a comeback in India in partnership with Pune-based Garware Motors?
4. Which Indian company and Lockheed Martin Corporation last week announced the formation of a joint venture in India?
5. Boeing last week rolled out a new jet, 42 years after the birth of the 747. What has it been branded as?
6. Which brand will be the official sponsor of the Netherlands Cricket Board (RNCB)?
7. Citymax India plans to bring restaurant brands Mango Tree and Carluccio into the country by this year-end. The company is the hospitality arm of which Dubai-based group?
8. Which MNC has agreed to buy US biotechnology company Genzyme Corp for $20.1 billion?
9. Daimler AG last week unveiled a new brand for its trucks in India. Name it?
10. Which MNC last week said its board has announced the appointment of Kapil Kapoor as the firm’s new chairman in India?
11. Which writing instruments brand has appointed Katrina Kaif as its brand ambassador?
12. According to a report last week, Ms Jade is partnering London-based design firm Yoo Design Studio to create residences for Lodha Developers in Mumbai. She is the daughter of which celebrity?
13. Which company has entered into an exclusive agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to buy the latter’s Stanlow refinery in UK for $350 million?
14. Jack Griffin was last week ousted as the chairman and chief executive of which media MNC?
15. Which company last week announced the acquisition of 85% stake in Vietnamese company International Consumer Products Corporation (ICP)?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 360 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
1. Which retail chain is all set to launch a loyalty program ‘Bean-o-holic’?
2. New York-based India Equity Partners is set to acquire a majority stake in Innovative Foods for Rs 75 crore. Which business group owns Innovative Foods?
3. Which South Korean motorcycle brand will make a comeback in India in partnership with Pune-based Garware Motors?
4. Which Indian company and Lockheed Martin Corporation last week announced the formation of a joint venture in India?
5. Boeing last week rolled out a new jet, 42 years after the birth of the 747. What has it been branded as?
6. Which brand will be the official sponsor of the Netherlands Cricket Board (RNCB)?
7. Citymax India plans to bring restaurant brands Mango Tree and Carluccio into the country by this year-end. The company is the hospitality arm of which Dubai-based group?
8. Which MNC has agreed to buy US biotechnology company Genzyme Corp for $20.1 billion?
9. Daimler AG last week unveiled a new brand for its trucks in India. Name it?
10. Which MNC last week said its board has announced the appointment of Kapil Kapoor as the firm’s new chairman in India?
11. Which writing instruments brand has appointed Katrina Kaif as its brand ambassador?
12. According to a report last week, Ms Jade is partnering London-based design firm Yoo Design Studio to create residences for Lodha Developers in Mumbai. She is the daughter of which celebrity?
13. Which company has entered into an exclusive agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to buy the latter’s Stanlow refinery in UK for $350 million?
14. Jack Griffin was last week ousted as the chairman and chief executive of which media MNC?
15. Which company last week announced the acquisition of 85% stake in Vietnamese company International Consumer Products Corporation (ICP)?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 360 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
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