HYDERABAD REGIONAL ROUND PRELIMS

PRELIMS

20 QUESTIONS

The answer to each question is in the slide just after the question

Question 1

Krishna Palepu who was on the board of Satyam was also on the board of which other company?

Answer 1

Dr.Reddy Labs

Question 2

Identify the logo

Answer 2

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

Question 3

Which steel manufacturing firm launched "Project Cheetah " and "Project Falcon" for upgrading and expanding its steel plants?

Answer 3

Jindal Southwest (JSW)

Question 4

Which retail company founded by Otto Bershem has the tagline "Spirit of Commerce“?

Answer 4

METRO

Question 5

The economy hotels of the Taj Group of hotels are now rebranded as what?

Answer 5

The Gateway Hotel

Question 6

Which software major has launched controlcosts.com?

Answer 6

Microsoft Inc.

Question 7

Who in India now endorses Ford Endeavour?

Answer 7

Sunil Shetty

Question 8

Identify the logo

Answer 8

Paradise Hotel, a famous Hyderabadi Biriyani joint

Question 9

Which watch brand is advertised with slogan "it takes a licking and keeps ticking”?

Answer 9

Timex

Question 10

This brand of clothing describes generational differences between the baby-boomers and their parents and hence their name.

Answer 10

GAP (It is not an acronym for Gay and Proud as perpetrated by some urban legends)

Question 11

Identify

Answer 11

Lloyd Craig Blankfein, CEO, Goldman Sachs

Question 12

This telecom giant has a new logo, the blue color represents depth of integrity, orange stands for passion with two arrows focusing on diversity.

Answer 12

The Bharti Group.

Question 13

Which Osmania Univeristy alumnus and co-founder of Pictra India replaced Bruce Chizen at Adobe?

Answer 13

Shantanu Narayana

Question 14

Which IT businessman divided his company into a “Network of Circles”?

Answer 14

Ramalinga Raju

Question 15

Identify whose brands are these from the world of footwear - Kids, Eva lite, Breezers, Soldiers.

Answer 15

Lakhani

Question 16

Which Indian has been nominated to the UN taskforce that will suggest reforms to the global financial system?

Answer 16

Y.V.Reddy

Question 17

Identify the production house from the audio track (song from Dostana movie)

Answer 17

Dharma productions

Question 18

It was a TV Commercial of Lifebuoy Soap

2 Questions were not covered

Wild Card Round-1

Question 1

This group started in Chennai as Ajax India by A.M.M Chetyar.

Answer 1

Murrugappa Group

Question 2

It started as a hospitality company in 1927 in Washington. Today it is more famous as a hotel chain.

Answer 2

JWT Marriot

Question3

This is a campaign for a billion votes.

Answer 3

Jaago Re!

Question 4

Started in February 1906, it was named Battle Creek. Toasted corn was their first business.

Answer 4

Kellogs

Question 5

Who was named TIME person of the year in 1982?

Answer 5

The Computer!

Question 6

This cop is famous for using a painting (Nipper, the Dog). He filed an application for copyright of his picture. A modified form of the painting became the successful trademark of which company?

Answer 6

HMV Logo

Question 7

The founder originally thought of 11 then extended to 21 and finally to 31. What?

Answer 7

Baskin Robbins “31 Flavors”

Question 8

This organization recently celebrated its centenary and created a new punch line "Together we can“. Which organization?

Answer 8

Canara Bank

Question 9

JISCO is a subsidiary of which firm?

Answer 9

TATA Steel

Wild Card Round-2

Question 1

Which are the only 2 companies involved in making of CD's?

Answer 1

Philips and Sony

Question 2

What is the full-form of MICO?

Answer 2

Motor Industries company

Question 3

Who was the financial advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger in his California Senate elections?

Answer 3

Warren Buffet

Question 4

Massaro Ibuka co-founded which firm?

Answer 4

SONY

Question 5

Mercedes Benz is subsidiary of which firm?

Answer 5

Daimler Motors