business quiz uni coll
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Jnana Sathra
Dept. of PG Studies in Commerce
University College, Mangalore
SAMARA
UNI FEST - 16
IN THE NEWS+20 FOR RIGHT ANSWER+10 FOR PASS
Round 1
WHICH COMPANY HAS ACQUIRED THE APPLIANCES DIVISION OF GE FOR OVER 5 BILLION $?
Haier Group
TWININGS AND TWO OTHER TEA CO’S IN UK HAVE STOPPED PURCHASING TEA FROM WHICH INDIAN CO AS THEY WERE SHORT ON HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR WORKERS?
The Assam Company
NAME THE CELEBRITY BEHIND THE GARMENT AND JEWELLERY COLLECTION BRAND ” EK” ?
Ekta Kapoor
CARNIVAL, ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND NORWEGIAN HAVE 80 % OF THE SHARE GLOBALLY IN A PARTICULAR BUSINESS. CARNIVAL IS THE LEADER. NAME THE BUSINESS.
Luxury cruises
WHERE DOES RELIANCE DEFENCE PROPOSE TO SET UP ITS NAVAL SHIPYARD?
Near Vishakapatnam in AP
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
WHICH INDIAN CO HAS LAUNCHED THE “FREEDOM 251” SMARTPHONE?
Ringing bells
HUL HAS ACQUIRED A BRAND CALLED INDULEKHA. IN WHAT PRODUCT CATEGORY IS THIS BRAND?
Hair Oil
TAG LINES12 QUESTIONS, +10-5 FOR WRONG ANSWERS
Round 2
1. ‘SMART WAY TO BANK’ IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH BANK?
Karur Vysya Bank
2. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE“ ?
BMW
3. ‘MAKING TOMORROW BRIGHTER’ IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH COMPANY
ONGC
4. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “A DIAMOND IS FOREVER“ ?
De Beers
5. ‘CREATING HAPPINESS’ IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH CONSUMER DURABLE BRAND OF APPLIANCES?
Hyundai Electronics
6. WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “IMPOSSIBE IS NOTHING“ ?
adidas
7. WHAT IS THE TAG LINE OF BUSINESS TODAY
For managing tomorrow
8. "MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH, NOT IN YOUR HANDS“ IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH COMPANY
M&M
9. WHAT IS TAG LINE OF JET AIRWAY’S
The joy of flying
10. WHAT IS THE TAG LINE OF ANDHRA BANK?
Where India Banks
11. "BECAUSE YOU'RE WORTH IT“ IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH COMPANY
L'Oréal
12. WHAT IS THE TAG LINE OF JAGUAR
The art of performance
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “BACHATEY RAHO“ ?
Snapdeal
WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “THE BEST A MAN CAN GET“ ?
Gillette
WHICH COMPANY HAS THE TAGLINE “PROBABLY THE BEST BEER IN THE WORLD“ ?
Carlsberg
ABBREVIATIONS2 QUESTIONS EACHBONUS OF 5 MARKS FOR GETTING BOTH RIGHT
Round 3
SEC MEANS
Securities and Exchange Commission
MICR STANDS FOR?
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
CII MEANS
Confederation of Indian Industry
NSDL STANDS FOR
National Securities Depository Limited
ADR STANDS FOR
American Depository Receipts
NASSCOM STANDS FOR
National Association Of Software And Service Companies
AMFI STANDS FOR
Associated Mutual Fund in India
CRISIL STANDS FOR
Credit Rating Information Services Of India Ltd.
IFSC STANDS FOR?
Indian Financial System Code
PVR STANDS FOR
Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and Village Roadshow Limited began its commercial operations in June 1997
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
IN THE CONTEXT OF MUTUAL FUND, SIP STANDS FOR?
Systematic Investment Plan
IMF STANDS FOR
International Monetary Fund
CHOOSE YOUR TOPICS
Round 4
• Teams have to choose topics of their own choice.
• Each team has to eventually choose 2 topics.
• Topics once taken cannot be chosen again.
• 4 questions per topic.
• No negative points.
• No passing of Questions.
• 20 points for each correct answer
• Extra 40 points if all 4 answers are correct
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
WHICH FAMOUS CLOTHING BRAND HAS GOT ITS NAME FROM A GREEK WORD FOR A
‘CIRCLE OF ANIMALS’?
Zodiac
THIS INSTITUTION WAS STARTED IN 1977 BY PROF. NAGESH RAGHUNATH RANE WITH 7 STUDENTS FOR
"EFFECTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND WRITING SKILLS". HAVING A CURRENT BASE OF MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS IN 90 CENTRES ACROSS 44 CITIES, ITS INTERNET VENTURE IS
CALLED INDIA INTERNET LEARNING VENTURES. IDENTIFY.
IMS
WHICH COSMETIC BRAND WAS FOUNDED IN 1911 BY DR. OSCAR TROPLOWITZ AND IS
CURRENTLY OWNED BY A GERMAN COMPANY CALLED BEIERSDORF AG,
HAMBURG?
Nivea
WHICH COMPANY'S LOGO CONSISTS OF THREE TUNING FORKS ON A CIRCULAR
DISC, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY STANDS FOR ITS EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS
AND THE COMMUNITY?
Yamaha
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
IN COMPUTING JARGON, WHAT IS THE CORRECT TERM FOR HALF A BYTE?
Nibble
HOW DID SABEER BHATIA ARRIVE AT THE NAME HOTMAIL
By adding vowels to HTML
KEN THOMPSON BEGAN ITS DEVELOPMENT AT AT&T BELL LABS WITH DENNIS RITCHIE. IT WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED FOR A SINGLE USER BUT WAS REWRITTEN TO INCLUDE MULTI-PROGRAMMING AND TIME-SHARE CAPABILITIES? NAME THE PROGRAMME
UNIX
WHICH COMPUTER RELATED WORD IS DERIVED FROM A LATIN WORD MEANING RUNNER
Cursor (currō)
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
WHICH FAMOUS CONCEPT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE INVENTOR AFTER WATCHING THE BEEF PRODUCTION?
Assembly Line by Henry Ford
THE INVENTOR OF WHAT MACHINE SAID “ I JUST ADDED MACHINE TO LEONARDO DA
VINCI’S IDEA”
Helicopter
THE INVENTOR OF WHICH COMMONLY USED ITEM DID NOT APPLY FOR A PATENT
BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT IT IS TO BE USED BY A COMMON MAN?
Matchstick - John Walker
IN 1958, WHAT WAS INTRODUCED BY THE LOCKHEED COMPANY, WHICH HAS NOW BECOME STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON ALL
COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS?
Black Box
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
WHICH INDIAN WOMAN IS THE MD AND CEO, NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE?
Chitra Ramkrishna
WITH WHICH ORGANISATION WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE CHANDA KOCHHAR?
ICICI Bank MD and CEO
WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN, STATE BANK OF INDIA?
Arundhati Bhattacharya
WHICH FAMOUS WOMAN OWNS A FIRM CALLED ‘HARPO’ ?
Oprah Winfrey
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
WHICH MANAGEMENT GURU GAVE THE TERM ‘ MARKETING MYOPIA’’
Theodore Levitt
WHAT DOES C STANDS FOR IN THE NAME OF C.K.PRAHALAD.
Coimbatore
WHICH FAMOUS MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL ONCE QUOTED “THE
COMPUTER IS A MORON”
Peter Drucker
WHICH FAMOUS MANAGEMENT GURU SAID “LOOK FOR THREE THINGS IN A PERSON; INTELLIGENCE, ENERGY, AND INTEGRITY. AND IF THEY DON’T HAVE THE LAST ONE,
DON’T EVEN BOTHER WITH THE FIRST TWO.”
Warren Buffett
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
Club 27/Forever 27 Club
WITH WHICH FAMOUS ENTERTAINMENT SITE WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE NEERAJ ROY?
Hungama.com
WITH WHICH MOVIE WOULD YOU RELATE THE COMPANY “PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO”
Erin Brockovich
THIS ERSTWHILE BOYFRIEND OF SUSHMITA SEN OWNS A CHAIN OF RESTAURANTS, WHICH INCLUDES DOSA DINER, JUST AROUND THE CORNER, JAZZ BY THE BAY, BIRDYS AND ROTI UNDER THE MARS GROUP. NAME HIM
Sanjay Narang
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
THE TERM IS SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE PRACTICE OF SPRINKLING AN INVISIBLE DYE POWDER ON TO A STACK OF NOTES, AND MAKING SURE THAT ANY BANK ROBBER GETS THAT STACK. ONCE CAUGHT, WASHING HIS HANDS WITH AMMONIA SOLUTION PROVES HIS GUILT. WHAT TERM IS BEING REFERRED TO?
Red Handed
WHICH WORD LITERALLY MEANS ‘ STEALING THE LOCK’?
Hartaal
IN ANCIENT TIMES, THE PROCESS OF BREAKING THE BENCH BY A CERTAIN CLASS OF MERCHANT
HAS GIVEN ORIGIN TO A POPULAR WORD IN FINANCIAL WORLD? WHAT WORD IS BEING
REFERRED TO?
Bankruptcy
AN OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER IN ANCIENT ITALY HAS GIVEN NAME TO A COMMONLY
USED WORD. WHAT OFFICIAL WORD MAINLY USED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IS BEING
REFERRED TO?
Gazzette
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
IDENTIFY THE SIGNIFICANT ROLES THESE PLAYERS PLAYED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
GAMES.
JERRY WEST WHO INSPIRED THE NBA LOGO AND STEFAN EDBERG’S DISTINCTIVE SERVE INSPIRED THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN LOGO
WHAT SPORTING EQUIPMENT IS MANUFACTURED ONLY BY SLAZENGER COMPANY?
The Tennis balls used in Wimbledon
COMPLETE THIS FAMOUS QUARTET OF FRENCH TENNIS PLAYERS BETTER KNOWN
AS THE FOUR MUSKETEERS: JEAN BOROTRA, HENRI COCHET, JACQUES
BRUGNON & _____ ________.
Rene Lacoste.
WHICH BRAND IS THE OFFICIAL TIME KEEPER OF RIO OLYMPICS ?
Omega
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
WHICH AUTHOR IS WELL KNOWN FOR WRITING BOOKS ON TATAS INCLUDING THE
BIOGRAPHY OF J.R.D.TATA
Rusi.M.Lala
THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTS WERE SITARAM KHANDERAO VAIDYA & D.N MIRZA. IT
OPENED ON 16TH DEC 1903 BOASTING OF SEVERAL FIRSTS; AMERICAN FANS, GERMAN ELEVATORS, BUILDING TO BE ELECTRIFIED?
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
HOW IS WOLFF OLINS RELATED TO TATAS.
Brand consultancy which designed the Tata logo in 2000
WHERE DID TATA MOTORS DECIDE TO BUILD THE FIRST PLANT FOR NANO?
Singur in WB
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
WITH WHICH BANK WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE MUHAMMAD YUNUS?
Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM PRACTISED BY MARWARI FAMILIES
ESPECIALLY BY BIRLA’S?
Parta
X WAS FIRST GRANTED PERMISSION TO START OPERATIONS IN INDIA BY THE FOREIGN
INVESTMENT PROMOTION BOARD IN APRIL ’07. IN EXCHANGE, THE US GOVERNMENT
ALLOWED THE IMPORT OF MANGOES FROM INDIA AFTER A GAP OF 18 YEARS.
MANGOES FOR WHAT?
Harley-Davidson
WHICH CURRENCY LITERALLY MEANS A STAMPED COIN
Taka, a kaṭ ṅ ḥ
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
BRENDAN PEREIRA & WALTER SALDANHA, FAMOUS ADVERTISEMENT PERSONALITIES WERE
THINKING OF A NAME FOR THEIR AD AGENCY. THEY GOT THE NAME AFTER PONDERING OVER
THE DATE 23RD MARCH THAT YEAR. WHAT NAME DID THEY GIVE TO THEIR ADVERTISING AGENCY?
Chaitra, now Leo Burnett
WHICH WAS THE ONLY BRAND/PRODUCT LATA MANGESHKAR ENDORSED IN HER
CAREER?
Glycodin
DACUNHA ASSOCIATES IS AN ADVERTISING FIRM WITH ITS HEADQUARTERS SITUATED IN COLABA MUMBAI. STARTED IN THE LATE
50S, THEY BECAME INCREASINGLY POPULAR FOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND
REVOLUTIONARY ADVERTISING TECHNIQUES.
AMUL ad campaigns
WHICH ORGANISATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING ADVERTISEMENT FOR
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA?
DAVP
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE WITH A CENTRAL CHARACTER CALLED ALEX
ROGO
The Goal - Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
WHO IS THE CO-AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ‘ IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE’ ALONG WITH TOM
PETERS
Bob Waterman
WHICH INDIAN FATHER-SON DUO HAVE WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS ON
MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND IDEAS?
Vijay and Pramod Batra
WITH WHICH LEGENDARY PERSONALITY WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE A BOOK ‘ AN
UNFINISHED DREAM’
Dr. Verghese Kurien
Do you Byte Invent the Inventions
Its time for Eves Dropping
Pranam Guruji Check your B-EntertainmentQ
It’s a word play
Be sporty with business
Its time to say Tata
Business of Finance
It’s an Ad Ad world
Be a Book-O-Maniac
Selling Ice to the Eskimos
‘CREATING HAPPINESS’ IS THE TAGLINE OF WHICH CONSUMER DURABLE BRAND OF APPLIANCES?
Hyundai Electronics
FINAL SCORES