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(Paper) Business Quiz: Solved Practice Paper Part -2

BUSINESS QUIZ

76. What is the name of the new generation fuel cell car recently developed by GM?
Ans.:  Hydrogen

77. Which large chaebol, now in dire straits, was started by five friends in 1979 to manufacture and export garments?
Ans.:  Daewoo

78. Which Dutch brewery is ranked as the biggest producer of beer in Europe?
Ans.:  Heinneken

79. What prized and exclusive cars are manufactured in Malvern Link, North west of London?
Ans.:  Morgan

80. In collaboration which Bollywood star is 'Emami' proposing to launch a range of Ayurvedic personal care products?
Ans.:  Madhuri Dixit

81. What is the name of the alliance formed by airlines such as Delta, Air France, Aero Mexico and Korean Air?
Ans.:  Sky Team

82. Which Budapest-born American CEO's biography is entitled "Swimming Across"?
Ans.:  Andy Grove

83. Who is the 'person of Indian origin' who was hailed by the online magazine 'Valley Talk' as "the most successful Venture Capitalist of all time"?
Ans.:  Vinod Koshla

84. Consequent upon a long drawn out family feud, what is the new name assumed by Andersen Consulting?
Ans.:  Accenture

85. Italy's Monte Paschi di Seine, established in 1472, has the distinction of being the oldest of its kind. What is it?
Ans.:  Bank

86. Which advertising legend is supposed to have advised, "If you have nothing to say, sing it!"
Ans.:  David Ogilvy

87. Hans Wilsdorf, a German who set up his business in Switzerland, and later moved to London became the founder of which famous brand of watches?
Ans.:  Rolex

88. Touted as one of the most useful inventions of this century, it was invented by George Mestral after he noticed burr sticking to his clothes on his return from a walk in the woods. What is it?
Ans.:  Velcro

89. What is the 'highest scoring partnership' in cricket, which became a world famous brand of cigarettes?
Ans.:  555

90. Unit Trust's recent intention of terminating what scheme has caused public outcry and a lot of litigation?
Ans.: Rajyalakshmi

91. Which mobile phone manufacturer is popularizing mobile-telephone etiquette with its 'mobile manners' campaign?
Ans.: Nokia

92. Which Indian TV channel owned the transmission rights for the 50th Miss World contest held in the Millennium Dome in London?
Ans.: Zee

93. Bajaj auto is setting up a two wheeler assembly line in which South American country?
Ans.: Brazil

94.Merino, one of the finest types of wool, is associated with which country?
Ans.: Australia

95. In the heyday of nationalization, which PSU emerged from the amalgamation of ESSO and Caltex?
Ans.: Hindustan Petroleum

96. What biscuit in McVittie's range was originally developed by Sir Alexander Grant in the 1890's?
Ans.: Digestive

97. In the world of TV transmission technology, what does the much-talked about acronym DTH stand for?
Ans.: Direct to Home

98.With what product would you associate the well-known designs such as 'American Tank' and 'Tank Francaise'?
Ans.: Watches

99.Which Indian packaging company has taken over a firm called 'Propack' in China?
Ans.: Essel

100.What is the internationally known brand of ice-cream co- promoted by an ex-hippie named Ben Cohen?
Ans.: Ben & Jerry

101. In what make of car did the couple from Calcutta, MS Choudhary and his wife Neena, achieve the record for first circumnavigation of the world?
Ans.: Contessa Classic

102.What international brand of cigarette is named after a ritzy street in London?
Ans.: Pall Mall

103.Which is the biggest Petroleum Company in the world?
Ans.: Shell

104. Nazomi 503, is the fastest of its kind in the world. What is it?
Ans.: Train

105. Dhunji Rana was the model for what enduring and macho icon in Indian advertising?
Ans.: Zodiac Man

106. Who is the hotshot executive of Indian origin with PepsiCo, who appears in the Fortunes list of 50 most powerful women in corporate America?
Ans.: Indra Nooyi

107. What is the prized sports drink in the Quaker Oat's portfolio which makes merger with it so desirable to suitors like Coke, Pepsi or Danone?
Ans.: Gatorade

108. What is the Danish Electronics Company famed for producing 'haute couture' stuff in areas like Stereos, Televisions and Telephones?
Ans.: Bang & Oluffsan

109. What internationally famous brand of shoes is named whimsically after a rural American dish made from corn, fed to pet dogs?
Ans.: Hush Puppies

110. "Beeps" and "Peeps' were the experimental prototypes of what legendary hard terrain vehicle?
Ans.: Jeep

111. Tidel Park, yet another of those prestigious complexes housing software firms, is associated with which city?
Ans.: Chennai

112. What invention was called the Lover's Telegraph" when first exhibited in Philadelphia, 1876?
Ans.: Telephone

113. What now universally popular food item was called "Food of the Gods", by Linnaeus the eminent naturalist of the nineteenth century?
Ans.: Chocolate

114. Which aircraft manufactures the A3XX superjumbo, slated to be the biggest civilian aircraft?
Ans.: Airbus Industry

115. What international brand of shirts, marketed in India too, is observing 150 years of existence?
Ans.: Arrow

116. The Dynatac made in the1970's was the first of its kind. What is this product which became extremely visible in India only in the mid 90's?
Ans.: Mobile (Cell) Phone

117. What was the epoch-making book written in the 60's by Rachel Carson, which awakened the world to the dangers of environmental pollution but incurred the wrath of industrial giants like Dupont?
Ans.: The Silent Spring

118. What car being sold in India celebrated its first birthday recently with a birthday song sung especially for it by Shankar (Breathless) Mahadevan?
Ans.: Ford Ikon

119. What hard liquor traditionally made from potatoes, literally means 'Little Water' in the native tongue?
Ans.: Vodka

120. What French sports fashion house has begun to sell India inspired knitwear kurta-pajamas successfully?
Ans.: Lacoste

121. What large India retail chain proudly describes itself as 'The Family Store' in its advertisements?
Ans.: Pantaloons

122. Everyone has heard of the catchphrase "Intel Inside". But who authored a book entitled "Inside Intel"?
Ans.: Tim Jackson

123. What brand of 'cold cream', also available in India, derives its name from a latin word meaning 'snow white'?
Ans.: Nivea

124. In Mumbai's underworld slang the word 'kavva' refers to what handy communication device?
Ans.: Cellular Phone

125. With what cigarette brand (now gone up in smoke, I'm afraid), would you associate the once ubiquitous slogan "For Men of Action-- Satisfaction"?
Ans.: Scissors

126. What do you call the style of selling where the bid price goes down progressively until the deal is closed?
Ans.: Ducth Auction

127. With which Management Guru of Indian Origin would you most associate the phrase "Core Competence"?
Ans.: C. K. Prahalad

128. What is the popular (though not available in India) low calorie soft drink produced by Coca Cola, having a three letter name?
Ans.: Tab

129. What expensive and legendary brand of cars is supposedly named after the founder of Dertroit - the car manufacturing capital of the world?
Ans.: Cadillac

130. Which company started by Jim Clark has its headquarters at 'Mountain View'?
Ans.: Netscape

131. What is name of the range of bestselling digital cameras manufactured by Sony?
Ans.: Mavica

132. In UK, what brand of beer is most preffered as an accompaniment to India food?
Ans.: Cobra

133. What potent liquor, also known a 'the Green Fairy', is extracted from wormwood?
Ans.: Absinthe

134. What invention, in its early years, was described as 'the horse that never says nay'?
Ans.: Bicycle

135. Back to acronyms. What does the first three letters of 'Sun Microsystems' stand for?
Ans.: Stanford University Network

136. A Navigator could mean many things. But a company has launched a toothbrush called Navigator. Which company are we talking about?
Ans.: Colgate

137. Tata Finance has launched a credit card with a tie up with which credit card company?
Ans.: American Express

138. Kabhi Dekha Hai Aisa TV? Big Picture! Big Sound! .... Onida. Which ad agency created this award winning advertisement?
Ans.: Oglivy & Mather (O&M)

139. Which company has the advertising punchline, "The Power To Create"?
Ans.: Epson

140. The movies Mohabbatein, Raju Chacha and Mission Kashmir had breath-taking special effects. Name the company that created these effects.
Ans.:   Western Outdoor

141. Which company makes Ujala?
Ans.: Jyothi Labs

142. If you can't beat them, join them. Which clock company has decided to shift base to China so that it remains competitive?
Ans.: Ajantha Quartz

143. An Indian businessman has been named among Businessweek's top entrepreneurs for 2000. Name him.
Ans.: Sunil Mittal ( Bharti Telecom)

144. The beautiful Ekta Kapoor, daughter of film star Jeetendra, is a highly successful producer of television serials. Name her company.
Ans.: Balaji Telefilms

145. We all know what bulls and bears do. What would sheep do in the stock market?
Ans.: Follow The Leader

146. Which media group (you have to name the company, not the newspaper) has launched India's first electronic newspaper, or e-paper?
Ans.: Living Media India Ltd.

147. Nescafe has two coffee brands. One is Nescafe Classic and the other is?
Ans.: Sunrise

148. The Human Genome Project has been in the news because government agencies and private sector companies have been racing to become the first to decipher the human genome. Name the private sector company which was in this race?
Ans.: Celera Genomics

149. For which electronics brand does Rahul Dravid model?
Ans.: Thomson

150. Ceat. This tyre company gives the cricket ratings. To which group does this company belong?
Ans.: RPG Enterprises