Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week March 08 - 13. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which Indian business group has signed a definitive agreement to buy Trinity Coal, USA, for $600 million?
2. Which MNC has signed on as the official electronics partner of Delhi Daredevils franchise in IPL 3?
3. Which MNC is selling its non-insurance division, Alico, to MetLife?
4. Which business personality is the new non-executive chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)?
5. Which MNC has roped in actor Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador for its flat panel display section?
6. On women’s day, Air India flight AI-141 from Mumbai to New York had a 14 member women crew (including pilots). However, a Supreme Court ruling prevented it from making history as an all women crew. What is the ruling?
7. Which company has acquired UK-based Compass BPO, a pure-play finance and accounting services provider?
8. The foundation of the first five-star category hotel project of north-east was laid last week. Which hotel?
9. Which MNC last week introduced 3D TV in India?
10. Which Indian business group has acquired a 50% stake in Isklar, a Norwegian bottled water company?
11. MSN India last week launched a Hindi portal. What has it been branded as?
12. Cricketer Virat Kohli has been signed on as a brand ambassador for which watch brand?
13. Who is the wealthiest person in the world as per the annual billionaire rankings by Forbes magazine?
14. Which celebrity along with her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes is set to launch a new line in teren clothing called ‘Material Girl’ in August?
15. Who has been signed on as the brand ambassador for Videocon d2h, the direct-to-home (DTH) service provider arm of Videocon Group?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 311 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
March 16, 2010
March 7, 2010
Biz Quizzard 310
Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week March 01 - 06. Hope you enjoy it.
1. Which MNC last week said it is buying American International Group’s (AIG) Asian life insurance business?
2. Which company has acquired the 180-year-old Yorkshire-based heavy engineering company DavyMarkhan for around 10 million pounds?
3. Which are the only two Indian brands to figure in the list of 27 top 'Great Brands of Tomorrow’ compiled by Credit Suisse?
4. Which MNC last week unveiled its new global compact car, Micra, at the Geneva Motor Show?
5. Which managing director in India has donated shares worth Rs 30 crore to a charity that supports underprivileged children?
6. Which telecom company last week released its Customer Service Charter promising to compensate customers if it fails to meet the predetermined service standards?
7. Topeka, a city in Kansas, USA, has temporarily changed its name for the month of March. What is the new name?
8. Switzerland has started selling a new range of condoms called ‘hotshot’. What is special about it?
9. Which MNC last week announced the launch of its human resource service 'Saratoga’ in India?
10. Australian underwear company ‘AussieBum’ has created a new range of men’s underwear. What is it made with?
11. The decision to allow the use of an archive interview with former Beatle John Lennon in a TV advert for an automobile company, by his wife has sparked criticism online. Which automobile company?
12. Which MNC is set to acquire the assets of the electronic security systems integration business of Zicom Electronic Security Systems?
13. All four Indian corporate leaders featuring in Forbes’ list of Asia Pacific’s most generous personalities this year are women. Name them?
14. Which celebrity is the latest brand ambassador for Lux?
15. Actors Salman Khan and Prachi Desai can be seen in the television commercial for which detergent brand?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 310 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
Please note: Answers to the quiz are mailed back to all those who attempt the quiz within the give time.
1. Which MNC last week said it is buying American International Group’s (AIG) Asian life insurance business?
2. Which company has acquired the 180-year-old Yorkshire-based heavy engineering company DavyMarkhan for around 10 million pounds?
3. Which are the only two Indian brands to figure in the list of 27 top 'Great Brands of Tomorrow’ compiled by Credit Suisse?
4. Which MNC last week unveiled its new global compact car, Micra, at the Geneva Motor Show?
5. Which managing director in India has donated shares worth Rs 30 crore to a charity that supports underprivileged children?
6. Which telecom company last week released its Customer Service Charter promising to compensate customers if it fails to meet the predetermined service standards?
7. Topeka, a city in Kansas, USA, has temporarily changed its name for the month of March. What is the new name?
8. Switzerland has started selling a new range of condoms called ‘hotshot’. What is special about it?
9. Which MNC last week announced the launch of its human resource service 'Saratoga’ in India?
10. Australian underwear company ‘AussieBum’ has created a new range of men’s underwear. What is it made with?
11. The decision to allow the use of an archive interview with former Beatle John Lennon in a TV advert for an automobile company, by his wife has sparked criticism online. Which automobile company?
12. Which MNC is set to acquire the assets of the electronic security systems integration business of Zicom Electronic Security Systems?
13. All four Indian corporate leaders featuring in Forbes’ list of Asia Pacific’s most generous personalities this year are women. Name them?
14. Which celebrity is the latest brand ambassador for Lux?
15. Actors Salman Khan and Prachi Desai can be seen in the television commercial for which detergent brand?
Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 310 as the subject.
Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli
Please note: Answers to the quiz are mailed back to all those who attempt the quiz within the give time.
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