Biz Quizzard 730

Biz Quizzard completed 14 years on March 21st and starts its 15th year with this edition.

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period March 19 - 24. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Chinese handset maker Vivo has roped in which celebrity as its new brand ambassador for the Indian market?

2. Which joint venture company has acquired 90% stake in Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Seva) Ltd. (CWCNSL), an integrated multimodal logistics player in India?

3. Which company has acquired Chennai-based service apartment operator Novascotia Boutique Homes, marking its first major buyout?

4. Which MNC last week announced the appointment of Sunil Nayyar as its Managing Director (MD) in India?

5. Which Indian American businessman has donated USD 5 million to the University of Chicago to launch a student entrepreneurs programme after his name at the Polsky Center?

6. Which omni-channel agency has announced its foray into Mar-Tech and launched the beta version of its first product, PROBITEC?

7. Which company has appointed Pankaj Balachandran as the India brand ambassador for Monkey Shoulder?

8. Which French small domestic appliance maker has announced the appointment of Kapil Agarwal as the chief executive officer of its India operations?

9. Which MNC has announced Enam Securities and DP Jindal Group as the new Indian promoters in its insurance joint venture in place of its former promoter, Videocon Industries Limited?

10. Which company has said it intends to change its name to Signify?

11. Which hospitality major last week announced an expansion of its portfolio in India, following the signing of management agreements with Embassy Group to develop two hotels in Bengaluru?

12. Which company has signed Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya as its brand ambassador for its new business initiatives and lubricants?

13. Which Swiss luxury watch manufacturer has signed on actor Bradley Cooper for a global advertising campaign?

14. Which company launched the campaign ‘Sleep Jasoos’, leading up to World Sleep Day on the 16th of March?

15. Which writing instrument brand has launched the ‘#bestpensforexam’ campaign?

16. Which branded fabric and fashion retailer has launched the campaign ‘It All Begins with Black' to promote its new range, the 'All Black Collection’?

17. Which company has elevated Hiren Gada as the chief executive officer (CEO) in addition to his existing role as CFO?

18. Which company has acquired UK-based Edina, which provides combined heat and power based applications and services, for £55 million (Rs 493 crore)?

19. Flipkart’s standalone fashion business has achieved which milestone sales mark for the year ending March 2018?

20. Rolls-Royce Power Systems AGhas signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with which Indian company for production and supply of its high powered MTU 1600 series diesel engines?

21. Which company has formed a joint venture with US automotive seating maker Adient to produce high-performance fabrics for use in the automotive industry?

22. Which media agency has promoted Amrita Randhawa as chief executive, Asia Pacific?

23. Which fashion marketplace has launched the campaign ‘Fresh It Up’, featuring actors Yami Gautam and Saqib Saleem?

24. Which IT company has acquired insurance-tech company Cynosure for $33 million?

25. Which business personality is buying a controlling stake in a distressed real estate company called City Storage Systems for $150 million and installing himself as CEO?

26. TVS Motor Company has achieved which scooter sales milestone mark this fiscal?

27. Which auto component maker has announced that its founder Suresh Krishna will step down as Managing Director?

28. Consumer electrical goods maker Havells has appointed Shashi Arora as the CEO for which brand?

29. Which celebrity has been appointed Tourism Fiji's brand ambassador for the India market?

30. Which company has launched Medikarb, India’s first branded pharmaceutical grade sodium bicarbonate, used as pharma ingredient and formulation manufacturing?

31. Charles P. Lazarus died last week at age 94. He was the founder of which iconic retail chain?

32. Which brand has launched the campaign 'Play or Relax' for its Athleisure range?

33. Which airline has launched its new ‘#SayYesToTheWorld’ brand campaign in India?

34. Which Singapore-headquartered Fintech company that provides digital cross-border money transfer services for individuals and businesses launched its product in India last week?

35. Which mattress brand has launched a sleep song on the occasion of World Sleep Day?

36. Balesh Sharma will be the CEO of which merged entity?

37. Adlabs Entertainment, which runs Indian theme park Imagica, has signed a licensing deal with Green Gold Animation, creator of which popular Indian kids franchise?

38. Which company has appointed Praveer Sinha as its new chief executive officer and managing director with effect from May 1, 2018?

39. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has signed a pact to merge which music app with its own digital music service JioMusic in a cash-and-stock deal?

40. Which airline has made legendary Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos as its new global brand ambassador?

Please mail your answers before 12 pm next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 730 as the subject. Answers will be mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.

Happy learning!

rajeev kondapalli

Biz Quizzard 729

Presenting the current affairs quiz for the period March 12 - 17. Hope you enjoy it.

1. Which MNC has announced the appointment of Peter Betzel as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its India business?

2. ChrysCapital will buy a significant minority stake in which emerging dermatology products maker, marking its tenth investment in the Indian pharmaceutical sector?

3. Which company has launched its new campaign 'Penguin Dads'?

4. Which company is in the process of repositioning its brand, called 'Naye India ke Saath'?

5. This should be easy. Which brand has launched its new campaign with the tagline 'Asli Waterproof Adhesive'?

6. Which company has launched the campaign ‘#RoamShantiSeRoam’, featuring Ranbir Kapoor?

7. Which life insurance company has launched a new campaign, featuring actress Konkona Sen Sharma?

8. Which brand has launched its new campaign ‘#KyunSookheSookheHi’, featuring the cast of the movie Fukrey Returns?

9. Which IT firm will buy Bolder Healthcare Solutions for an undisclosed amount to expand its revenue cycle management (RCM) services for healthcare providers in the US?

10. Which company has decided to shut down the personal utility vehicle division set up as an equal joint venture with American firm Polaris, with immediate effect?

11. Which airline has released ‘Airborne’ – a first-of-its kind comic book designed to educate and sensitize its young travellers to the nuances of air travel?

12. Which company has bought two floors in Mahindra Towers in Mumbai’s Worli area?

13. US-headquartered payments solution company Wibmo has acquired which Gurgaon-based peer-to-peer (P2P) payments company in a cash-and-stock deal?

14. Which business group has announced installing the largest wind turbine generator ever manufactured in India with rotor diameter of 128 metres?

15. Digital agency DigitasLBi has changed its name. What is the new name?

16. Which analytics-based sporting platform has roped in five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand as part of its sports experts board and also as brand ambassador?

17. Which Brazilian brand, famed for its "fashionable shoes", opened doors to its first ever flagship store in India, at the DLF Promenade Mall?

18. Wearables major Fitbit has launched a smartwatch for Rs 19,999 in India that will help track women's menstrual cycle. What has it been branded as?

19. Actress-singer Selena Gomez will design clothes for a ready-to-wear line in collaboration with which brand?

20. Aptech Ltd., the global education and training company with presence in over 40 countries, has roped in which celebrity as global brand ambassador?

21. Tissot has roped in which celebrity as its brand ambassador in India?

22. Which writing instruments brand has launched the campaign “Surprise Test”?

23. Fevicol has launched an innovative format of spray adhesive that offers convenience and speed for pasting laminates. What has it been branded as?

24. Amazon(dot)com Inc launched its first-ever debit card last week, part of a push to encourage shoppers without bank accounts to buy online. Which country?

25. Which company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its hosted data centre services business to US-based firm Ensono for $405 million?

26. Which private equity major has acquired 70% controlling stake in a 4.25-lakh-sq ft mall Esplanade in Bhubaneswar for about Rs 500 crore?

27. Which Hyderabad-based gaming firm will be investing $1million to buy a majority stake in FanFight?

28. Which brand has topped the 13th edition of India's Buzziest Brands list?

29. Sarveshwar Foods listed on National Stock Exchange’s platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) last week. Why did this make news?

30. Which IT firm’s chairman Krishnakumar Natarajan and his wife Akila Krishnakumar have sold shares worth over Rs 32 crore to fund the initial corpus of a charitable foundation MELA?

31. Which Jaipur-based manufacturer of home textile products and designer ethnic wear has roped in actress Jacqueline Fernandez as its brand ambassador?

32. Which US-based children’s lifestyle start-up brand has made its India foray with a special collection of designer clothes to be available on FirstCry-BabyOye?

33. Which American bicycle brand has launched in India with 34 bicycle models in premium and super premium category?

34. Appy Fizz, an aerated fruit drink from Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd., has roped in which celebrity as brand ambassador?

35. Which US-listed BPO company said it had agreed to a deal with Capital Square Partners to buy the private equity firm’s portfolio company Aegis in a stock transaction worth $230 million?

36. Which French childcare group has acquired a majority stake in Chennai-based Amelio Early Education as part of its foray into the Indian market?

37. Which New Jersey-based firm with huge presence in India will acquire Linium, a New York-based consultancy firm?

38. Which home shopping network has announced the appointment of Manish Kalra as chief executive officer?

39. Centuary Mattresses has crossed which cumulative production milestone from its plant at Hyderabad?

40. Which well known Hong Kong billionaire has announced his retirement in May?

Please mail your answers before 12 pm next Sunday to rajeevkondapalli@gmail.com with Biz Quizzard 729 as the subject. Answers will be mailed to those who attempt the current edition within the given time.

Happy learning!

rajeev kondapalli