KADKITHE BUSINESS QUIZ

QuizMaster- Om Prakash

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TATA CRUCIBLE FINALISTS IISER MOHALI

1.) . Ronald Reagan described it as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.Others described it as the universal tax of all. What?

2.) What is special about these Lego toys ?

Lego employees’ business card

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+1 to you on that

4.) This kind of tax existed in the 18th and 19th century and was introduced in 1696 under William III because of the fact that people have more number of ventilation in their house and thus tax was levied. What?

5*.) Srichand, Gopichand and Prakash _________have been connected with the investigation into the Bofors scandal. The _________ is a global conglomerate company headquartered in London, UK. Initially operating in Mumbai Parmanand Deepchand set up the company's first international operation in Iran in 1919, dubbing Hindi films into the Persian language. Srichand and Gopichand ________emerged as the richest men in Britain with a net wealth of about $20 billion.Give me _________ ?

6.) The company was founded in current chairman Jack Ma's apartment.Ma explained: was thinking X is a good name. And then a waitress came, and I said, "Do you know about X ?" And she said yes. I said, "What do you know about X ?", and she said, “X and _____". And I said, "Yes, this is the name!" Then I went onto the street and found 30 people and asked them, "Do you know X ?" People from India, people from Germany, people from Tokyo and China … they all knew about X . X— open sesame. X is a kind, smart business person, and he helped the village. So … easy to spell, and globally known. X opens sesame for small- to medium-sized companies. We also registered the name “Y", in case someone wants to marry us!“(+1 for each)

7.)The company traces its history back to 1860, with the publication by Henry Varnum of History of Railroads and Canals in the United States. This book compiled comprehensive information about the financial and operational state of U.S. railroad companies. The company publishes The Outlook, a near-weekly (48 times a year) stock market analysis newsletter, which is issued both in print and online to subscribers ?

8.) nexGTv is a mobile application,which provides access to live TV channels and video on demand on handsets. This app allowed people to watch videos of one of the largest events in human history last year. Which event ?

9.) British Bull Dog was a popular type of solid-frame pocket revolver introduced by Philip Webley & Son of Birmingham, England in 1872. Which fictional character was the most famous customer?

10.) This licensed vehicle was initially manufactured as the Fiat 1100 Delight. For model year 1972, the car was marketed as the XY and subsequently as the XZ. Z is named for a 14th-century Rajput princess. Z translates to "she who sits on the lotus" and refers to the Goddess Lakshmi. It is also a common name for girls in India.Give XY & XZ ?(+1 for each)

11.) An online customer of E-Commerce website X ordered a product Y. Instead of Y he was sent Z. The manufacturer of Z wrote this letter to the customer and gifted him Y as a goodwill gesture.The pictures you posted online show that our brand was used in this incident. Z is one of our iconic brands with some great consumer franchise. We felt bad about it, not to mention what you went through. Here is a small gesture from our side to cheer you up.”This is indeed one of the sweetest gestures by an Indian company.Identify X,Y and Z.(+1 for each)

12.)ID the logo ?

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14*.) Hyderabad _____ Limited was established in January 1942 as _____ Metal Works. It was started as joint venture of Industrial Development Trust of the Nizam's Hyderabad Government and M/s Alladin & Company. Hyderabad ________ Metal Works Limited used to assemble Albion CX9 buses for Hyderabad State Railways. The ballot boxes for first ever general elections in 1952 were made by Hyderabad _______ Metal Works.The first double-decker buses in Hyderabad were introduced in April 1963. These buses were designed by Hyderabad ________ Limited with APSRTC.

* Hyderabad ______ Limited in 1987 gave A. R. Rahman, who was then still known as Dileep his first break in advertising when he was asked to compose the jingle for a new range of watches known as _____ Trendy Watches.

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16.) Which financial transaction is illustrated below ?

17.)ID the advertieser ?

18.) Inspired from which logo ?

world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863 and is now part of the Circle,

19.) Connect to an organisation who has touche many lives from Kargil war heroes to theater artist ?