Biz Quizzard 422

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week April 23 - 28. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Hair stylist Jawed Habib, who runs a chain of more than 300 salons across India, plans to take his venture global in a strategic partnership with which MNC?

2. The founders of which MNC have teamed up with "Avatar" director James Cameron and other investors to back Planetary Resources, an ambitious space exploration and natural resources venture?

3. Which writing instruments company plans to enter the premium pen category with the brand ‘Cruiser’ by August?

4. Which automobile MNC recently unveiled its first sport-utility vehicle in almost two decades?

5. Confectionery major Perfetti Van Melle India has signed on which celebrity as brand ambassador for its all new Alpenliebe 2 Choco Eclairs brand?

6. Which MNC has agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for 1.04 billion pounds ($1.9 billion)?

7. Which MNC is to buy US drug maker Pfizer's infant nutrition business for $11.85 billion?

8. Which MNC last week announced Alan Clark, the head of its European unit, as its next chief executive?

9. Which brand has launched its new campaign 'Pyaas Badhao'?

10. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has become the first IT services company in the country to cross which milestone?

11. Which MNC has launched a new ad campaign in India, 'Solutions Delivered'?

12. South actress Tamanna Bhatia has been roped in as brand ambassador for Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for which beverage brand?

13. Which automobile MNC last week launched a special edition of its latest sports utility vehicle, designed in association with Victoria Beckham?

14. Which global communications giant has acquired Indigo Consulting, one of the leading digital marketing and web development agencies in India, for an undisclosed amount?

15. Which well known MNC has launched a print campaign to celebrate its 200 years?

16. Kishore Jayaraman, former Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Energy (India), has been named the president of which MNC for India and South Asia?

17. Google has announced the launch of its cloud storage service. What has it been branded as?

18. Which apparel brand has forayed into the soft luggage segment?

19. Which 125-years-old British bicycles manufacturer has agreed to a takeover by Dutch rival Accell Group for 76 million euros ($100 million) including debt?

20. Which mobile phone maker has signed up adult film actor star Sunny Leone to endorse a range of handsets for the mass market in the country?

21. Which iconic automobile brand was last week relaunched in India?

22. Which company has been adjudged the most attractive employer in India by HR Services provider Randstad?

23. Which company has rolled out its national consumer initiative "One Watt Campaign - Lets Save a Billion Watts"?

24. Which MNC overtook Nokia as the world’s biggest vendor of mobile phones for the first time, ending the Finnish company’s 14-year run as the global leader?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 422 as the subject.

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Biz Quizzard 421

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the week April 16 - 21. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which automobile brand is being advertised with the baseline ‘a feeling called LUV’?

2. Which MNC has entered the Limca Book of Records for assembling the largest phone in India?

3. Danish business magnate Maersk McKinney Moller died recently at the age of 98. He was associated with which business group?

4. Which company has entered into an exclusive partnership with Google to market all devices built on Android platform for two years in India with its 3G connection and other facilities?

5. Which celebrity is making a debut in the world of commercial fitness with the venture SportsFit World Pvt. Ltd., to open 200 gyms across the country in five years?

6. Bharti Airtel has created a separate branding for its enterprise business in a bid to create its own identity among corporate customers. What will it be called?

7. Which business personality has been elected as chairman of US India Business Council (USIBC), the business advocacy group in America?

8. Which well known business personality’s son has bought a 60% stake in Chennai-based Primex Healthcare, a medical diagnostics chain?

9. Jim Yong Kim has been chosen to be president of which international body?

10. Which chief executive features in a list of the 10 most “influential” voices on Twitter in India, released by Burson-Marsteller?

11. Which company has announced that it has acquired global rights of German major Bayer’s molecular imaging portfolio?

12. Which broadcaster announced its foray into event management in India with the launch of its on-ground division Event Management Group (EMG) in the country?

13. Which milestone has Dabur India surpassed in the 2011-12 fiscal?

14. HR solutions provider Ma Foi Randstad has changed its name. What will it be known as?

15. Which company will purchase Italian motorcycle maker Ducati Motor Holding SpA to add luxury two-wheelers ridden by celebrities such as Brad Pitt to its portfolio?

16. Bangalore-based start-up Redwood Associates is set to launch a data analytics-based B2C job search portal. What has it been branded as?

17. Which MNC has decided to introduce the 'hug machine' campaign across Asia?

18. Which BPO major last week said it will acquire Accounting Plaza, a provider of finance and accounting (F&A) and human resources (HR) services, for an undisclosed sum?

19. Katrina Kaif has been signed on as the brand ambassador for which chocolate brand?

20. Which company has signed on hockey players Sandeep Singh, Sardar Singh and Shivendra as brand ambassadors?

21. Rich Ross resigned under pressure as chairman of which MNC’s movie studio after a less than three-year run that included the release of "John Carter," one of the biggest flops in recent Hollywood history?

22. Which business personality has been elected president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2012-13?

23. Which brand has launched its new campaign 'What makes us Click' and has roped in Anushka Sharma as its endorser?

24. Intel has tied up with which company for the launch of Xolo X900, the first smartphone with Intel inside?

25. Which automobile MNC has announced Salman Khan as its first brand ambassador for India?

Please mail your answers on or before next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 421 as the subject.

Happy learning!
rajeev kondapalli