Business Quiz

Who has taken over as the

Railway Board chairman after
the previous one was asked to
go on leave over railway
accidents ?
Ashwani Lohani , formerly of Air India
 What is the title of the book
written by Raghuram Rajan on
his stint as RBI Governor ?
I do what I do
 “Failing to Succeed” by
K.Vaitheeswaran is a story of
India’s first e-commerce venture
that failed. Name the venture.
Started as Fabmart, became Fabmall and then renamed as Indiaplaza
 A study has found that
Eponymous firms earn higher
profits the others . What are
eponymous firms ?
The firms whose names have the names of the founder (s)
What is the function of an
Airbar?
Converts a regular laptop into a touch-screen one
 Who owns the popular
American whiskey brand Jack
Daniels ?
Brown-Forman corporation
Identify this Indian
American who
been named as
most influential 40
under 40 by
Fortune magazine
Divya Nag of Apple
Which was the first bank in India
to introduce a teller system way
back in 1944 ?
Punjab National Bank
 On August 15, 1995 Internet
services were offered to public
in India. Who was India’s first
Internet Service Provider ?
VSNL
 Why you may not see
Aquaguard water filters in any of
the Tata co offices or factories in
future ?
Aquaguard is made by Eureka Forbes, a Shapoorji Pallonji Group Co. Tata
Sons have issued a directive to all Tata Cos to have no business links with
Shapoorji Pallonji group, as it belongs to Cyrus Mistry
 Madhubala
appeared in advt
that promoted a
Swadeshi
product. Name
the brand
Godrej Vatni soap. Vatni comes from Vatan meaning motherland.
Taj Group of hotels is recreating
the menu that it had served on
the eve of independence 14th
August 1947 at Taj Mumbai. This
is being offered in many Taj
restaurants across India as a
celebration of independence
day. What is it priced at ?
Rs 1947 plus taxes
Rajdoot was a popular
Indian motorcycle in
rural India. Which
company used to
manufacture this bike ?
Escorts Ltd
 The newly appointed Censor
Board chief Prasoon Joshi is an
advertising professional. With
which agency is he associated
with ?
McCann Erickson
The Trivago model
is often a butt of
jokes. He is not a
regular model.
Name him and
what is his day job ?
Abhinav Kumar, He is the Country Manager for Trivago, India
 In which city has
Congress opened a
State Bank of Tomatoes,
as a novel way of
protesting about the
abnormal price increase
in tomato prices ?
Lucknow
 Faced with declining population
which community is running an ad
campaign JIYO ____ promoting
their members to have more
children. Fill in the blank
Parsi
 Which Indian airline has said it will
not allot middle seats in any flight to
women who are travelling alone ?
Vistara
Who owns the e-marketplace
eBay.in ?
Flipkart
 Bank of America started a
BankAmericard® program in 1958. It
expanded to other countries as
Barclaycard (UK) Carteblue (France)
and Chargex ( Canada). In 1976,
they came under a single name,
which exists even today. Name it.
Visa
What do the 4 rings
in the Audi logo
signify ?
The four rings stand for four previously independent motor-vehicle
manufacturers: Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer that merged and
formed Auto Union.
She is the youngest
commander of a
Boeing 777. Name
her
Anny Divya
 Which IT major has
launched a messenger
app called Kaizala,
which means “What’s
up” in Marathi ?
Microsoft
The logos
shown
here were
all created
in one
place.
Name it
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
 One major source of confrontation
between incumbent operators like
Airtel and Reliance Jio is IUC. Expand
IUC and explain.
Inter usage charge. It is the charge one operator has to pay to the other
when a call is made from one network to other.
In the first half of 2017, a new group
has become the world’s no 1 car
producer in terms of volume. Name
it.
Renault-Nissan
 Which luxury brand
known for its bags has
acquired the footwear
brand Jimmy Choo ?
Michael Kors
 This firm was born out of Arthur
Andersen , when it got closed down
after the Enron scam, & had
become an challenger to the Big 4 in
India. Now it has dissolve itself &
merged one part with Deloitte and
the other with KPMG. Name it.
BMR Advisors
 Identify this
businessman and his
company which has
made it to the
Fortune Global 500
list.
Rajesh Mehta of Rajesh Exports
Identify the logo. It
started operations
recently
FINO Payments Bank
 Following Walmart at No 2 in the
Fortune Global 500 list is State Grid.
Which country does it belong to ?
China
 Amazon has launched a shoppable
feed of stories and images much like
a social network for its Prime
members in US. What is it called ?
Amazon Spark
 In which country the income of all
the citizens is known openly and this
info is available online ?
Norway
This is only the second
occasion that Bank of
England has issued a
currency note with a
woman’s photo on it.
Who is the person
honoured ?
Jane Austen on her 200th birth anniversary
 What is unique about
the new TV channel
Star Sports First
launched on July 21st ?
First private free-to-air sports channel
Name the advertiser.
This advt goes with
the tagline ” Speed
so high, everything
will fly”
Hathway Internet
Google has launched a job site to
search for jobs in USA. What is it
called ?
Google for Jobs
 Identify this person
who has a big role to
play in the success of
GST
Navin Kumar , Chairman of GSTN
 RBI has made it mandatory to
switch all magnetic swipe ATM cards
to EMV chip cards by Dec 2018.
Expand EMV.
Europay, Mastercard and Visa
 What is the unique offering of
Bengaluru startup Mypetrolpump ?
Door delivery of diesel and petrol
 Which company will be
manufacturing F-16 fighter
planes in India ?
Tata in JV with Lockheed Martin
 Which auto major has made an
announcement that from 2019 they
will only make electric or hybrid cars ?
Volvo
Identify the
advertiser
Asian Paints
What is Google’s project in India
internally called Project Nilgiri all
about ?
Free Wi-fi access to around 400 railway stations across India
In which city has Ola tied up with
Mahindra to launch a pilot project
of an electric vehicle network ?
Nagpur
Indian Railways has launched a
premium train service , Tejas
Express. Between which 2 cities
does this train ply ?
Mumbai to Goa
Which Indian film has become the
biggest grosser in China among
non-Hollywood films ?
Dangal
What was started by Jimmy Wales
and Larry Sanger on January 16,
2001 ?
Wikipedia
 Under what well known brand
name has Finnish company HMD
Global launched a smart phone in
China recently ?
Nokia
 Under what brand name will
Hindustan Unilever launch FMCG
products to take on the challenge
of Patanjali ?
Ayush
 Which airport will soon overtake
Heathrow as the busiest airport in
Europe ?
Istanbul, Turkey
He was an American inventor
best known for his works on
AC currents. He was also a
contemporary of Thomas
Edison. Currently one of the
most famous automobile
companies in US bears his
name. Who was he?
Nikolas Tesla. Tesla Motors is named after him.
 Rabindra Nath Tagore once
advertised for an Indian soap
brand. Which one?
Godrej Soap
A real life elderly couple VP
and Shanta Dhananjayan,
who are classical dancers,
are playing a couple on a
series of TV commercials
having fun during their
second honeymoon. Name
the brand.
Vodafone 4G
 Which is the first state
government in India to adopt
January to December fiscal year ?
Madhya Pradesh
Which is the world’s largest selling
electric car ?
Nissan Leaf
Who is the founder
of this company and
what is its business ?
Elon Musk, It is a infrastructure and tunneling company in US that will
be used new way of underground transportation
Why does Apple produce human
sweat in its laboratories ?
To test whether the iWatch causes any skin problems when exposed to
sweat. So in order to create a skin friendly device they are testing with
this laboratory created human sweat.
 What is special about
these stamps launched
by India Post ?
Coffee scented stamps
Along with PM Modi, one more Indian
has been named in the Time 100 list
of most influential people for the
year. Name him.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma of PayTM
Which company has launched a
flavoured milk brand VIO ?
Coca Cola
In IPL season 10 (2017) which brand
has created a fictional IPL team
Chonkpur Cheetahs ?
Amazon
 Which airline is in the midst of a
storm in social media for forcefully
offloading a passenger ? It lost a
billion $ in market cap.
United Airlines
Which sportswear has announced
mass manufacture of sports shoes
using 3D printing ?
Adidas
 Which media
personality owns this
company?
Simon Cowell
 What file sharing protocol was
designed in 2001 by Bram Cohen, a
former student at Buffalo University?
Bit Torrent
 In the 10 years of Indian Premier
League (IPL), only 2 of its franchisees
have turned profitable. Which are the
two franchisees ?
Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab
In which country would investor
Warren Buffett’s picture appear in
cans of Coke ?
China
 Which cosmetics brand had to
withdraw its ad for the copy ‘ White is
purity’ because it indicated racism as
per some ?
Nivea
Which company has sued the makers
of Jolly LLB 2 because it shows their
brand of footwear as a downmarket
brand ?
Bata