Biz Quizzard 641

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the July 04 - 09. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which company has topped the India's Best Companies to Work For study this year?

2. Which Indian whiskey brand is now the second largest spirits brand in the world, according to a July International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR) report?

3. Which Ahmedabad-based paints company has acquired 50 per cent equity shares in Ethiopia-based Jelaram Pvt Ltd, to form a joint venture to set up a manufacturing unit at Ethiopia?

4. Bajaj Electricals has launched a new range of premium kitchen appliances under which brand?

5. Which edible oil brand has launched a television commercial, sharing the secret behind turning a ‘kacche papa’ into a ‘acche papa’?

6. Dabur is launching fruit-based carbonated drinks to cater to customers wanting fizzy beverages without feeling guilty about consuming them. What has the range been branded as?

7. Which online pharmacy has acquired Medd, a marketplace for booking diagnostic and imaging tests?

8. Former Torrent Pharma executive director Ruchir Modi has set up a wellness venture that aims to develop nutritional supplements which are meal replacements. What is the venture called?

9. Which leading Chinese mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is looking to shortly enter India?

10. Which ecommerce marketplace last week announced its entry into online services segment like flight and bus ticket bookings, hotel reservations and food ordering?

11. Which staffing company last week said it will acquire ASAP Info Systems for an enterprise value of Rs 67 crore?

12. Which superbike maker last week launched 'Multistrada 1200 Pikes Peak' model in India?

13. Which Hyderabad-based IT services company has acquired digital education enterprise resource planning (ERP) product ­ QuickEdmin to boost its service offerings?

14. Which textile firm and France-based Lagardère Active Group have collaborated in a licensing agreement to launch an exclusive range of home textiles under French brand, Elle Decor, in India?

15. Which brand has launched Queen of Hearts - a high value diamond jewellery collection?

16. Which airline has launched an ad campaign with 4 television commercials, it’s first ever commercial?

17. Which Abu Dhabi-headquartered company has acquired New Delhi-based Rockland Hospitals?

18. Which personal lockers brand has launched the campaign ‘Keep it personal’?

19. Zee is coming up with a new Marathi youth channel to be launched in August. What has it been branded as?

20. Shailesh Rao has quit as the vice-president for Asia Pacific, Americas and emerging markets for which MNC?

21. Which digital content media company has acquired the youth Telugu YouTube channel Viva?

22. Which Danish luxury furniture maker has forayed into the Indian market by opening its first store in Delhi?

23. Ridesharing platform BlaBlaCar has introduced which feature in India as a measure to improve safety and security for its rides?

24. Which Hyderabad-based startup has acquired 91% stake in another Hyderabad-based food company Sukashree Agro Foods?

25. Which apex trade and industry body in south India is celebrating 100 years of existence?

26. NCR Corp has set up a pilot ATM machine at the Gurgaon branch of IndusInd Bank. What additional transaction can a customer carry out at this ATM?

27. Which luxury watchmaker will launch its own brand of sunglasses later this year as part of a partnership with Italian eyewear maker Marcolin Group?

28. Which fast food chain has launched its new campaign that has a new take on the bond of friendship with the message "Dost jitney alag hote hain, Friendship utni kamal ki hoti hai!"?

29. AETN TV18 last week launched a factual entertainment channel in the country. What has it been branded as?

30. Which MNC last week announced a deal to buy Moodstocks, a French startup behind technology that helps smartphones recognise whatever they are aimed at?

31. Which MNC has agreed to buy US organic foods producer WhiteWave Foods for $12.5 billion with a view to creating a world leader for organic produce?

32. Which MNC has agreed to buy anti-virus rival AVG Technologies NV for $1.3 billion?

33. Which entity last week unveiled India’s first centre of excellence focused on Internet of Things (CoE- IoT), in Bengaluru?

34. Which brand of pumps and motors has launched a campaign with two films - Rukmi Bai and Jasmine Aunty – with the positioning 'Aapke Paani Ka Pressure Hum Lete Hai'?

35. Viacom18 is launching its second channel in Kannada market. What has it been branded as?

36. Kal Sundaram is set to step down as CEO of which pharmaceutical company and return to India in an executive position at the parent company's headquarters?

37. Houghton International Inc, subsidiary of which Hinduja Group company, has acquired Wallover Enterprises, a North American metalworking fluid and industrial lubricant manufacturer?

38. Godrej Security Solutions has launched an animated digital ad ‘Daya Ki Aakhri Laath’ to promote which brand?

39. Which Indian hospitality company said its subsidiary Caribia Service Oy, Finland has been liquidated from July 4, 2016?

40. Which state in India has just introduced a ‘fat tax’ on junk food items such as pizzas, burgers and tacos?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 641 as the subject. Answers are mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.

Happy learning!

rajeev kondapalli

Biz Quizzard 640

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the June 27 - July 02. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Starbucks Corp is expanding its partnership with Tata Group beyond India by launching the latter's single-origin coffee in the US. What has it been branded as?

2. Which Japanese listed mobile marketing adtech company has acquired Android-incentivised app Pocket Money for an undisclosed amount?

3. Which soap brand has launched a television commercial with the positioning 'Suraksha bhi, Sundarta bhi'?

4. China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation and Malaysia's Isomeric Holdings have teamed up with which group to build a gas-based fertiliser plant near Krishnapatnam Port in AP?

5. Mr Xerxes Desai passed away last week. He was the founding managing director of which company?

6. Ulf Mark Schneider has been named as the CEO of which MNC, effective January 1, 2017?

7. Which company has selected 7 young athletes from across India as part of its ‘Ab Daudega Hindustan’ campaign and will now fund their training to help them excel at national and international sports competitions?

8. Which smartphone brand has roped in Priyanka Chopra as its brand ambassador?

9. Which personal care brand has launched its new campaign ‘Ab samjhauta nahi’?

10. Which state has continued to be the richest state in the country, according to Reserve Bank of India’s first edition of the Handbook of Statistics on Indian States?

11. The tourism authority of which country has roped in former MTV VJ Anusha Dandekar as a brand ambassador?

12. Which Italian luxury menswear maker has formed a partnership with Mumbai-based Regalia Luxury to enter the Indian market?

13. Mohit Kampani has resigned as the managing director of which retail company?

14. Which sports personality last week announced a new fitness venture in a joint venture with Stepathlon Lifestyle?

15. Which company has said that Liquid Telecom Group will buy its South African telecom unit Neotel for South African Rand 6.55 billion (Rs 2,903 crore)?

16. Which business process management firm has entered into an agreement to acquire Israel-based PNMsoft, a case management and work optimisation solutions provider?

17. This is a funny ad. To promote its fans, which company has launched a television commercial featuring the characters Babloo Astronaut and a flying Ramu Kaka?

18. Which drug firm has forayed into the cosmetic segment by collaborating with an Italian cosmetic firm Labo Cosprophar and will launch two products for hair and skin care?

19. Shigehisa Takada will be resigning as the CEO of which auto parts supplier, after a “new regime” is found?

20. You can work this out. CarDekho(dot)com, India’s largest auto portal, has announced the launch of a automobile battery research and discovery portal. What has it been branded as?

21. Which company has formed a strategic partnership with Eros Entertainment to offer the latter’s video-app Eros Now on its smartphones?

22. Ashok Bhattacharya will be the new head of Indian operations of which Japanese drug maker?

23. Sanjay Bhandarkar has stepped down as the India head of which global investment bank?

24. Toshihiro Suzuki will be the new CEO of which MNC?

25. Which MNC has said it plans to acquire CloudLock for $293 million in cash and assumed equity awards?

26. Berlin-based DCMN has acquired which Kochi, India and US-based startup, which offers a SAAS-based platform for advanced mobile attribution analytics capabilities to mobile app developers?

27. Which MNC watch maker has appointed Niladri Mazumder as president and chief operating officer of its India subsidiary?

28. Which smartphone maker has launched a campaign to promote its new models with the positioning ‘Angrezpanti ko dikhao Angootha’?

29. Which CEO’s debut book `Hit Refresh' will hit stores next year with the writer saying it is neither a `how-to-succeed' book nor a memoir but about change?

30. Which state has topped the popularity charts for both domestic and foreign tourists for the second year in a row, according to tourism ministry data?

31. Which human resources software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup has raised an undisclosed amount in early-stage seed funding led by Mohandas Pai's 3one4 Capital, Endiya Partners and Tracxn Labs?

32. Mr Alvin Toffler died last week in Los Angeles. He was the author of which best-selling book?

33. Which pharma company’s subsidiary has launched its new visual identity and corporate brand - The Power of Humans Being?

34. Which news channel has launched its new television commercial featuring Bollywood couple Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu to promote its mobile app?

35. Which two wheeler brand launched a digital campaign on June 30, celebrated as Social Media Day globally, asking people to stay away from the online world and get close to self?

36. India Today is set to launch a brand new television quiz show on news and current affairs on July 24. What has it been branded as?

37. Which MNC has agreed to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming unit of MLB Advanced Media, in a deal that values the business at about $3.5 billion?

38. Which Indian company has picked up a majority stake in Turkey-based healthcare firm Bome Sanayi Urunleri Dis. Tic. Ltd. Sti, which mainly makes in-vitro diagnostic devices?

39. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed which US-based bank to open three more branches in the country?

40. Which company and Phantom Films have forged an alliance to set up a production firm to create entertainment content across television and digital media?

41. Cab aggregator Ola has quietly launched a membership service that offers a host of additional features to regular commuters at a fixed monthly fee. What has it been branded as?

42. SBI last week launched a social media banking platform for Facebook and Twitter users on the occasion of 61st State Bank Day. What has it been branded as?

43. Which company last week announced stake sale in two of its transmission projects to Adani Transmission for equity consideration of Rs 100 crore?

44. Which company surfaced as the most trusted and preferred e-commerce brand in India in a nationwide survey, titled 'The Indian e-tailing Leadership Index'?

45. Which airline last week unveiled its all new re-branded aircraft featuring a livery dedicated to the upcoming Rajnikanth movie – Kabali?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 640 as the subject. Answers are mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time. 

Happy learning!

rajeev kondapalli