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2. What refers to an arrangement where private company acquires a public
company in order to acquire the status of a public company? Reverse
Merger
3. Monster loyalty is a book, written by Jackie Hubie, that details the
strategies adopted by a famous celebrity to maintain fan following. Name
the celebrity. Lady Gaga
4. Outlook is the e-mail-client offered by which company? Microsoft
5. Aer is air fresehener brand from which business group? Godrej
6. Which Indian business daily has tie-up with Wall street Journal? Mint
7. Which financial services firm creates awareness through the character
"Chintamani"? ICICI
8. To promote trade in region, Dubai government came up with which idea?
Dubai shopping festival
9. Which community in India gets name from the place where they used to
conduct business? Baniyas
10.
Dewkaran Nanji started which bank? Dena Bank
11.
Initially when this company was started it was named "Noyce and
moore" it was eventually branded as what? Intel
12.
Which service company was started by Tatas in 1980s that works in
area of animation and graphical imaging. Tata Elxsi
13.
Boulwarism is a popular negotiation strategy developed by whom?
GE
14.
The process of not hiring replacements for employees who leave
is known as? Zero replacement
15.
Which company launched the Beat range of hi-tech watches in
India? Swatch
16.
What is the term used for adding non-essential features to make a
product more appealing? Bells & Whistles
17.
Which company coined the term Born Global firms in 1993?
McKinsey
18.
Which American computer company is refered to as Big Blue? IBM
19.
A loan for which one significant lump sum payment is due at
maturity is called? balloon loan
20.
Name the term used for depreciating a company's intangible
assets? Amortization
21.
A short-term loan made until a longer term financing is obtained is
called? bridge loan
22.
In the world of trade and commerce what is special about the
commissioning of Monte dei Paschi si Siena in Italy in 1742? First Trading
Bank in the world.
23.
Who founded the famous Wall Street Journal? Charles Dow and
Edward Jones
24.
Which financial services giant is referred as the "Thundering Herd"?
Merrill Lynch
25.
19. 12. Staff of which company? Susan Richards Johnny Storm Christi Stoger
Ethan Crane Jian Feeta Bethany Palmer Jed Schultz Margaret Kofpulski
20. Fantastic Four Incorporated
21. 13. This term comes from a field of statistics known as process capability
studies.. Processes that operate with this approach over the short term are
assumed to produce long-term defect levelsbelow 3.4 defects per million
opportunities. It is a registered service mark and trademark ofMotorola Inc. As of
2006 Motorola reported over US$17 billion in savings from this approach. Other
early adopters of Six Sigma who achieved well-publicized success include
Honeywell and General Electric, where Jack Welch introduced the method.
22. 14. X was an indigenous carry-forward system invented on the Bombay Stock
Exchange as a solution to the perpetual lack of liquidity in the secondary market.
X was banned by the Securities and Exchange Board of India in 1993amid
complaints from foreign investors, with the expectation that it would be replaced
by a futures-and-options exchange. Such anexchange was not established and X
was legalized again in 1996 with a carry-forward limit of Rs 20 crore per broker)
and banned again onJuly 2, 2001, following the introduction of futures contracts
in 2000.
23. 15. Connect
24. 16.Founded in 1995, the company specialized infilm production and event
management. Thebusiness was plagued by financial difficulties.The company
burst into the limelight in 1996when it was responsible for bringing to Indiathe
Miss World Pageant, but was then miredwith controversy when the company was
notable to pay its dues. It was re-launched in2001 with a slight change in its
name.Who is the owner of this company?
25. 17. Whose recent tweet? "There has been more time to be athome, play with
my dogs, and catch upon smaller things which I never found the time to do
earlier"
26. 18. A nations ranking on this index is based on the average of 10 sub
indices : Starting abusiness , Dealing with construction permits , Getting
electricity , Registering property, Getting credit , Protecting investors , Paying
taxes, Trading across borders , Enforcing contracts & Resolving insolvencyIndia
currently ranks 132 on this index. Name this index created by World Bank.
27. Ease of Doing Business Index
28. 19.On February 18,2013, somebody hacked Xs Twitteraccount posting
obscene messages and changing its profile picture to Ys logo. Someone tweeted
from Xs account : "We just got sold to Y!" When the account was restored, X
tweeted:"Interesting day here at X, but were back! Welcome to our new
followers. Hope you all stick around!" Later in the day, Y responded on Twitter
that it empathised with its X counterparts. "Rest assured, we had nothing to do
with the hacking. Give me X and Y!
right through my bottom lip. And sorry about the focus, it was a ------------.
Significance?
10. First ever use of the word Selfie
11. 7 In association with which automobile manufacturer, Blackberry markets this
special edition mobile phones?
12. 8 Name the famous enterprise from this group.
13. 9 This Hollywood actor is a co-founder of the venture capital fund A-Grade
Investments and Katalyst Media. Recently, Lenovo announced that it has hired
him as product engineer. Identify him.
14. Ashton Kutcher
15. 10* You're a whole new generation You're dancin' through the day You're
grabbing' for the magic on the run You're a whole new generation You're loving'
what you do Put a __x__ in the motion The choice is up to you, heeey You're the
__x__ generation Guzzle down and Taste the thrill of the day And feel the __x__
way Taste the thrill of the day And feel the __x__ way You're a whole new
generation You're a whole new generation You're a whole new generation
16. Pepsi Generation Ad.
17. 11 Name of this currency literally means "golden. It is subdivided into 100
groszy (singular: grosz, alternative plural forms: grosze; groszy). The currency
sign is z. Name the currency and the country.
18. Zloty, Poland
19. 12 He (born February 28, 1953) is an American economist, Professor of
Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London
School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. In 2008,
he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to
New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography. He is known in academia for
his work on international economics (including trade theory, economic
geography, and international finance), liquidity traps, and currency crises. He is
ranked among the most influential academic thinkers in the US. Identify the
person.
20. Paul Krugman
21. 13 It was founded in Mumbai in 1893 by journalist and freedom fighter,
Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao. He popularized it by distributing it free-of-cost at
music concerts. Natures Essence Symbol
22. 14
23. 15* _______ is a cognitive bias in which one's judgments of a persons
character can be influenced by one's overall impression of him or her. It can also
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