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From Dusk till DawnTHE BUSINESS QUIZ

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There are 20 questionsSome questions are marked they would be

used for tie-breakers. The usual sudden death rules apply.

Each Question carries 1 markTeam Size is 2 members(max).Quizmaster’s decision is finalCatches win matches ( keep on guessing!)3 Teams go to Finals

Q1

We all play Monopoly here, the gregarious figure shown in monopoly is designed after?

Q2

What do chanda kochar, mani ratnam,ajay piramal and nitin paranjpe have in common?

Q3

Id.

Q4

Why is the launch of IMPULSE from Hero Moto being awaited keenly by bike enthusiasts ?

Q5*

The copper coin (shown below) was first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of India between 1540 and 1545, along with Mohur, the gold coin and Rupiya, the silver coin. Later on, the Mughal Emperors standardised the coin along with other silver (Rupiya) and gold (Mohur) coins in order to consolidate the monetary system across India. The question is, which english phrase originated from the name of this coin.

Q6*

It was 1894, and 26-year old Václav Klement, a bookseller, was unable to obtain spare parts to repair his bicycle. Klement returned his bicycle to the manufacturers, Seidel and Naumann, with a letter, in Czech, asking for them to carry out repairs, only to receive a reply, in German, stating: "If you would like an answer to your inquiry, you should try writing in a language we can understand". A disgusted Klement, despite not having technical experience, decided to start a bicycle repair shop, which he and Václav Laurin opened in 1895. Which company was born henceforth?

Q7

”That guy is never going to make it. He doesn’t get technology. He’s just a salesman.’About whom did Ed Land, Polaroid CEO say this ?

Q8

“ideas worth spreading” whose tagline is this?

Q9

Which economist had said ” water is useful but worthless whereas diamonds were useless but far more valuable’ ?

Q10

Dzjchdzhe Shorash was born in 1930 in Budapest. How do we know him better ?

Q11*

In june 91 when industrial de-licensing was announced who was the union minister of industries ?

Q12*

This famous business personality earns money by repairing toy trains when he was at 13. His father escaped from the British Police in 1920 and landed in USA with $20 in his pocket and later married an American schoolteacher and settled in Philadelphia. His corporate headquarters is known as "The Mountain". Identify him.

Q13*

Julius a Swiss Miller who founded a company in the 1880s making food items because milling was not doing well. His surname is a big brand today. What was his surname?

Q14

 If Malaysia is “Truly Asia” which country promotes itself as ‘The heart of Asia’?

Q15

The last typewriter factory in the world would soon stop producing them. Name the co and brand.

Q16

Which co has appointed BITS XLRI alum Rakesh Kapoor as its new global CEO ?

Q17

Id?

Q18*

Guts, Grit and Gumption’ is a book on the change in which Indian large organisation ?

Q19

Id?

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