Ahmedabad edition

1. Name the cosmetic co. which has been featured frequently on TV recently and was founded by Darshan Patel who was co-promoter of ‘Paras Pharma’.Vini2. Which auto major tied up with ‘Defiance Tech of Hinduja Group’ to setup a dedicated social media center? Hint : Its sales received a 12% jump after this and it’s a global co.Nissan3. Which co. has scholarship program called turning point? Hint: One of the largest computer educators in India and uses a sports person as brand ambassador.NIIT4. Which Indian IT CEP has charity called ‘sampark’? Hint: Was recently in news for authoring a book, among the top 5 IT co.s, started in a garage in Coimbatore.Vineet Nayar5. Device pic: Nokia Luna headset6. Mumbai based ‘The shirt co.’ is exclusive franchise in India for which iconic clothing range and a legendary toy range associated with it which is a huge global rage?Barbie7. Which brand launched the Madagascar 3 series of watches in India?Zoop from Titan8. Which union minister leads ‘Ceejay Group’ and so consequently is referred to as ‘Bidi Maharaj’?Praful Patel9. In 1899 a patent was given to William Middlebrook for the design of X. He sold the patent to American firm, Cushman and Denison who trademarked it in 1904. Today X is a generic product. Hint: It is found without fail in each and every office.Paper clips10. Logo of Victorinox11. This magazine was founded in 1892 by Princeton Graduate Arthur Baldwin Turnure and backed by wealthy NYC residents. Magazine aimed to be a dignified, authentic journal of society and fashion. It was primarily pictorial and not textual.Vogue12. Name the co. whose 100 products dating between 1946 and 1958 are housed in the Smithsonian Institution. Its first invention was ‘The Wonderlier Bowl’. Hint: Cook in kitchen.Tupperware13. Two women are part of the Forbes 2012 list of highest paid sports stars. First is Maria Sharapova. Name the second one who is an Asian.Li Na14. Martin Nodell the creator of the ‘Green Lantern’ is credited with creating a famous ad icon which is known for the ‘tummy poke’. Hint: Every ad featuring this character ends with a tummy poke and the character going into giggles.Pillsbury Dough Boy15. Picture of Rock of Gibraltar. Asked to identify the logo inspired from it.Prudential Financial16. What in India was named after the first spacecraft to land on the moon reflecting the promoter’s vision of the enterprise being the first and foremost in all its chosen fields?Apollo Hospitals17. Kenneth Daigneau, an actor from NYC won 100$ for suggesting a name to Hormel Food. Hint: Hormel foods own this 4 letter word that’s popular in the modern world

Spam18. How do we know the dry goods store, ‘The Golden Rule Store’ which was previously owned by T.M.Callahn. (Hint: The store gave discount on cash and confusion on name comes from James Cash)JC Penny19. Abram Games is famous for logo of the ‘Festival of Britain’. He also created first identity of a media conglomerate that was earlier known as ‘Bats Wings’.BBC20. Pic of LN Mittal’s Son21. It was the brainchild of Lt. Gen. Harry Lumsden and was first used by the Corps of Guides which was the most famous of the regiments of the Indian army during British rule. Hint: It is still used in India.Khaki22. SS Nadkarni, RH Patil and Ravi Narain gave up their jobs in IDBI bank in 1992 to find and promote a financial institution as a corporate body. Which institution?NSE23. It was started in 1980 by Prakash Lakhani with 4 stitching machines and was registered as M/S Ganga and Co. Hint: Created a huge vertical for kids in the word of apparel.Gini and Jony24. Daniel M Lewis founded this in 1998 with his Prof. F Tom Leighton and fellow graduate Jonathan Seeling. Daniel died in 9/11 aboard the American Airlines flight.Akamie Technologies25. The scooter model Yamaha Ray is promoted by which Indian actress. Hint: She was chosen for agility and fitness.Deepika PadukoneFinalists were:1. Anand Ladgaonkar and Nikhil Shah – Thermax Ltd2.Sumit Bengali and Kaushik Ghosh – Gujarat Gas Co. Ltd.3.Mohit Raj and Sashwat Omar – Petronet LPG4.Sushim Mohanty and Nikhil Soni – Vodafone5.Mahesh Manjawala and Mayur Rana –Triton Communications6.Kushan Patel, S Meghashyam – Endeavour Careers Pvt Ltd.For the finals Pickbrain had made another change. Every city was to have a different format in the finals. This was done to ensure that contestants prepared for a quiz and not a particular round.The first round in Ahmedabad was ‘Tips and Tricks’. It was a 12 question round with 6 clockwise and 6 anticlockwise. As a question is being read, any team can hit the buzzer and try for it. The buzzer hitting team will get the question at scoring pattern +10/-5. If nobody hit the buzzer it would go to the team that it was intended for a +10. Passing was +5. No negatives if you didn’t hit the buzzer.Round 1:1.Name the billion dollar cloud computing business started by Marc Benioff, who is a former Oracle executive. Ans: Salesforce.com2. Connect: Bruce Lee, Singapore $10, Bhawani Textiles and Rowdy Rathore. Ans: Dollar Club Hosiery.3. David A Pendlebury is a history graduate. He has been predicting Nobel winners since 2002 on the basis of number and influence of papers, citations etc. for a particular company. Which co.? Ans: Reuters4. At Detroit Auto Show, Tata’s EMO was on display. Where does the word EMO come from? Ans: Electric Motion5. Photo of Vineet Nayar (HCL CEO) and Vineet Nayar (MAHINDRA-SATYAM CEO). Id both.6. Which e-commerce giant partnered Tata Docomo to launch Deal Zone? Ans: Snapdeal7. ID the device. Steve Jobs holding aloft an envelope. Ans: Macbook Air

8. X went public in 1971. Y also went public on the same day. One year later X’s share prize was twice of Y. The stock market analysts observed that “Wall Street has spoken: Its memories over mammaries.” Id X and Y. Ans: X-Intel, Y-Playboy9. Visual Connect leading to answer as Ashok Leyland.10. Which is the first Indian jewelry brand to be sold at Harrod’s, London? Ans: Amrapali11. The CEO of which company tweeted: “Today’s my last day at ____. I’ll miss it. Seems only fitting to end on a #haiku.” Ans: Jonathan Schwartz of SUN Microsystems.12. Ad for the coolest job in the world. References to going to pubs, parties and like. Which co.? Ans: Sab MillerRound 2: Business AppraisalIt was 8 questions all straight on buzzer.1. Connect: Purple club, Subroto Roy Sahara, Tokangi and Jack Fruit. Ans: Durian , durian is another name for jackfruit.2. Tata entered which country with 4*4 trucks recently? Options: Malaysia, South Africa or Singapore? Ans: Malaysia3.Students of Ecole Centrale, Paris collected this object from the streets. Many doing so after intense drinking and these objects then became the inspiration for what? Ans: VLC logo.4.Count Francesco Bracca was an Italian who was world war 1 ace. What was his contribution to business in Italy? Ans: Ferrari logo.5. X approached Dr. B C Roy for financing. B C Roy took out money from the funds of the public works department citing that the project would benefit roads as its name sounded such. Which ‘project’ which was not even remotely associated with roads? Ans: Financing of Pather Panchali.6. Visual connect on Chupa Chups logo.7.Borgeaud is a marquee Swiss watch maker which developed a special watch which had Indian influence in one of the things it could tell. What was the Indian thing that it could tell? Ans: Rahu KaalamRound 3: A round of 3 questions. No. of blanks in the answer told how many letters the answer it had. If answered within 30 seconds, then score is +15 else +10. On buzzer and wrong answer is -5.1. Connect: Rakesh Malhotra, Navneet Kapoor, Sunil Bhalla, Schneider Electric, Sachin Tendulkar.8 letter answer. Ans: Luminous2. Connect: Divya, Fastest Growing, US Army guide. 8 Letter answer. Ans: Pinterest3. Connect: Leslie Scott, 1970’s, Swahili for ‘to built’. 5 letter answer. Ans: JengaAfter 2 hours grueling quizzing the results was out. The team from Endeavour careers created a record by being the first team to cross 100 points in a city round with 115 points. The second team was Petronet LNG at 15 points.

Jamshedpur edition

PRELIMS:-1. Which production company has recently made great profits from its two movies- Dabangg and Dabangg 2 ?Ans: Arbaaz Khan Productions2. Which MaharAtna company in India began in 1975 as a holding company and has the following subsidiaries:

Bharat Coking Coal Limit ,Central Coalfields Limited, Western Coalfields Limited,Eastern Coalfields Limited,Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited.Ans:- Coal India3. Book by?

Ans : Howard Schultz4. Nelson Rockfeller founded a oil distribution company in 1870 that grew to be the worlds first major MNC. The company controlled 90% of the oil trade in America by the 1890s and caused the US government to create antitrust laws to breach its monopoly. Which company?Ans: Standard Oil5. Identify the logo

Ans:- Pidilite 6. “Versatile by Nature” is the tagline of which automobile major?Ans:- BMW7. When asked by a HUL employee he said, “I don’t want to start a flurry of excitement by saying I use Pears soap or whatever it is. I might get some of your brands wrong and mention the dishwasher liquid we use and find it’s made by your competition”. Who said these words?Ans:- David Cameroon8. What is the Full form of FRMB ActAns: Fiscal Responsibilty and Budget Management Act9. What is named after a German word for hear and was started by August Horsch?Ans: Audi10. Identify the person

Ans:- Donald Trump11. Which company was formerly known as RACAL telecom with Arun Sarin as its Ex-Ceo?Ans: Vodafone12. ColdFusion ,Dreamweaver are products created by this company. The word means sun dried bricks or buildings made from such bricks. Identify the company.Ans:- Adobe13. With which ayurvedic major in India would you associate the brand Narayani?Ans:- VEECO14. Who is iGate corporation’s CEO?Ans:- Phaneesh Murty15. Bubblegum, Mentos, Centrefresh are owned by which company ?Ans:- Perfetti Van Melle

16. “The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going”. Id the ad campaignAns:- Jhonnie Walker17. Banks in India are moving towards CTS. What is CTS ? ( in the context of cheques)Ans: Cheque Truncation System18.India’s first monorail was successfully tested and would become operational in August in which city?Ans:- Mumbai19. Which global media company owns the Penguin group?Ans: Pearson Media Group FINALS:-Rapid Quotient:1. Bajate Raho is the tagline of which radio station?Ans: Red FM2. Whose registered office is called as “Cement House”?Ans: ACC3. x is the flagship company of the Wadia Group engaged mainly into the business of Textiles.Ans: Bombay Dyeing4. Which company makes Monopoly?Ans: HasbroTATA QUOTIENT:-1. What is iShakti?Ans:- Fortified Dals by Tata Chemicals

2. Which company, promoted by TATA, has adopted a strategy called “Big Bang” to transform its business?Ans: Voltas3. Club West is a rewards programme designed by which retailer?Ans: Westside4. Who is the Head of Tata Global Beverages?Ans: Harish BhatROUND 3:-Q1. X was started out as Dial Square in 1886 by workers in Woolwich, south-east London, and was renamed Royal ________Ans: Arsenal FCQ2. The company was founded in 1946 as a producer of wooden floats for fishing nets. Its products are known as vcore, arc saber, voltic 80.Ans: YONEXQ3. Marble white, pebble blue, garnet red , titanium grey are the different colours available in which instrument?Ans: Samsung Galaxy S3

Guwahati edition

1. Connect Mark Hurd, Leo Apotheker, Meg Whitman.Ans: HP2. Who is the person behind the designing of the Coca Cola ad campaign ‘Thanda matlab Coca Cola’ with Aamir Khan?Ans:- Prasoon Joshi3. In 2009, News Corporation restricted which T.V. group into 4 units– _India, _Greater China, _select and Fox International Channels AsiaAns:- STAR4. In July 2011, which company bought the US based managed Ethernet and apps delivery service company Yipis enterprise service for a cash amount 1200 crore?Ans:- Reliance5. The Interpublic Group Publics, Omnicom and which other company are considered as the big four agency (advertising) holdings corporateAns:- WPP6. Which company has the punch line ‘First in Business Worldwide’?Ans:- CNBC7 . Whose flagship online music portal Gaana.com is now available as an app for android, IOS, Blackberry?Ans:- Indian Times8. Which internet major closed Buzz, My Blog log and numerous other products on 21st April 2011?Ans:- Yahoo9. Which Indian stationary company began with the ‘horse brand’?Ans:- Camlin10. What is common to a famous landmark bridge in the USA and an IT company?Ans:- CISCO (the landmark is the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco)

11. Which company supplies tyre for NASCAR car rally?Ans:- Goodyear12. ‘Welcome Break’ is the tagline of which company?Ans:- ITC13. Which Indian media and entertainment company was founded by Ronnie Screwala?Ans:- UTV14. In 1979 which company came up with ‘Free Cone Day’?Ans:- Baskin and Robbins15. Bharat Swatis are training planes built by which heavy electrical company in India?Ans:- BHEL16. ‘Is this the only thing you can leave behind’ was used byAns:- Incredible IndiaFew questions asked in the FINALS:-1. VEYRON 16.4 is a mid engine grand car by which company?Ans:- Bugatti2. BORSE is a stock exchange in which European nation?Ans:- Germany3. How do we better know ‘Canary Yellow Stickies’?Ans:- Post it notes4. In 1881 an A.C. alternator was powered for street lighting in UK. Who were the manufacturers?Ans:- Siemens5. ‘Work in Progress’ is the autobiography of?Ans:- Walt Disney6. Which company technically means ‘ROLL’?Ans:- Volvo7. Benkin, Shaggy tunes were made popular by which brand?Ans:- Levi’s8. Which consulting firm trademarked ‘learning curve’?Ans:- Boston Consulting Group9. Powerfly is a new aviation initiative by Taj with which person?Ans:- Capt. Gopinath10. ‘Banker to every Indian’ is the tagline of which bank?Ans:- State Bank of India11. Which Arabic word meaning “tower” was trademarked?Ans:- Burj12. Dinesh, Ashok Arora, Raghavan are co-founders of which company?Ans:- Infosys13. Famous invention of which company include magnetic strip, artificial intelligence, hard disk drive?Ans:- IBM14. To commemorate the centenary birth anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru what did Indian Railways do?Ans:- Started Shatabdi Express15. ‘Beautiful you, today, tomorrow’ is the tagline of?Ans:- ITC Fiama Di Wills16. What term, that was used as a suffix in the naming of the trains, was implemented by Indian railways when the country started progressing?Ans:- Mail17. Which company innovated and created a new type of talking shoes?

Ans:- GOOGLE18. In telecom world what does LTE stand for?Ans:- Long term Evolution19. Which organisation would you associate Arctic Sunrise, Rainbow Warriors, Esperanza?Ans:- Green Peace20. Which word is a synonym for high yielding coffee?Ans:- Mocha chino21. ‘Anything constructed can be taken apart…. How to construct and reconstruct’ is the tagline of?Ans:- Lego Toys22. ‘Fashion starts here’ is the tagline of?Ans:- Provogue23. What does TMT stand for in TISCON TMT?Ans:- Thermo Mechanically Treated24. Which company from TATA is to manufacture biometric cars in West Bengal?Ans:- TCS25. Vriti are online courses for management offered by?Ans:- TATA McGrawhill

Ahmedabad edition

1. Which pharmaceutical company gets its name from Latin for “new sciences”?Novartis2. Which premium sanitary and bath accessories manufacturing company has a tagline “Too good to resist”?Jaquar3. Ad for?

Lufthansa4. Which recently launched product was released with the tagline “Create the best group photo, use a ________”?Nokia Lumia 9205. What portfolio does Manish Tiwari hold in in the central government?Information & Broadcasting6. Who is the Deputy Governor of the RBI?Anand Sinha7. Which luxury brand showcased all their products on Twitter before actually displaying on runway?Burberry

8. Polaroid launched a set of camera sunglasses with two embedded 1.5″ LCD displays as a part of its Grey Label collection. Which artist has been asked to assist in its creation?Lady Gaga9. Logo of?

SEWA10. What is the name of India’s premier online movies on demand service?Bigflix.com11. Haribhai V Desai initiated the business operations of which leading pickle manufacturing brand in 1901 from Pune?Mother’s Recipe12. ‘Straight from the Gut’ and ‘Winning’ are books by which management thinker?Jack Welch13. Wonderbook is an augmented reality book launched by which gaming equipment manufacturer?Sony PlayStation14. “Always Amazes You” is the promotional slogan for tourism department of which country?Thailand15. Logo of which automobile major?

Saab16. Which company having a Roman Gladiator as its logo has a 13.55% stake in it owned by Berkshire Hathway?American Express17. Who owns Grupo Carso, Telmex and América Móvil?Carlos Slim18. Which studio is the developer of Temple Run?Imangi Studios19. Which brand started by selling truffle balls and has appointed Roger Federer as its brand ambassador in 2012?Lindt

Chandigarh edition

1. What is the full form of PDF ?Ans:- Picture Document Format.2. Which tech giant ran a campaign titled “Life without wall”?Ans- Microsoft3. Identify the personality

Ans:- Ingvar Kampard- founder of IKEA largest furniture retailer4 . The township of Menlo Park, New Jersey was renamed in 1954 to honour which American Inventor ?Ans:- Thomas Edison5. Identify this managment guru

Ans:-Philip Kotler6 Which low cost airline has its headquarters in Gurgaon ?Ans:- Spicejet7. This company traces its origin to 1945 when it was started by 3 people, including Gulam Mohammad who went on to become the 1st Finance Minister of Pakistan. Which company are we talking about?Ans:- M&M8. Expand IEEE

Ans:- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers9. Natty Narwahal is the latest version of whatAns:- Ubuntu (Now the new version is Oneiric Ocelot)10. Which country would you link with the following slogan:- “I care less about the GNP and more about the gross national happiness “Ans:- Bhutan11. Which famous Indian is planning to launch 500 schools under the name ABAPS ?Ans:- Abhinav Bindra12. Which city has overtaken Las Vegas in term of Revenue from Casinos?Ans:- Macau13. India comes home in ___________Ans:- Maruti14. Known as Omini, it is a silhouette of a man and woman sitting back to back to nude. What are we talking about?Ans:- Logo of Kappa15. Jaspal Bhatti, an electrical engineer, became a cartoonist for which daily ?Ans:- The Tribune16. How do we better know Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi?Johnny Walker (the actor)17. Identify the author

Ans:- Jim Collins18. If Currency of China is Yuan then what is the currency of Hong Kong ?Ans:- Hong Kong Dollar

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Biocon- Kiran Mazumdar shaw The 3 Es—economic growth, equitable society, and ecological sustainability THE 2% DOCTRINE

The Bill recommends that companies earning a turnover of more than Rs 1,000 crore spend up to 2 percent of their average net profits (of past three years) on corporate social responsibility (CSR).

“Business is not conducted in a vacuum. We have to think of ourselves as responsible members of the society,” says Shikha Sharma, CEO, Axis Bank.

While the details are still being firmed up, to keep things simple, the bank has decided to pick two main areas where it believes it already has the internal competencies: Skill development and financial inclusion, says Kochhar.

Milton Friedman

He was a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and is known for his research onconsumption analysis, monetary history and theory, and the complexity of stabilization policy

Wipro does something similar for its flagship programme WATIS (Wipro Applying Thought in Schools). 

Frederick W. Taylor devised a form of industrial engineering called scientific management which was the basis of the Ford's Assembly line.His theory gave equal importance to the employer and employee. For modern management consultants his theories are simply known as ʺTaylorisms'.