(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