Biz-Zigar

QUIZMASTER: AVINAV PRAKASH

WELCOME TO

PRELIMS

AAROHAN 2016NIT DURGAPUR

RULES

20 Questions from the World of Business. No Negatives. Questions 11 to 20 will be starred (*). To be used to resolve ties. Do not resort to unfair means to get the answer. High chances you won’t get it easily. Quizmaster happens to be the alumnus of the college and a defending champion of this

particular quiz. Show him some respect.

“Biz Quiz haarke, jeetne waale ko Biz-Zigar kehte hain”

1. Unveiled on 2nd Februaury 2016 and a series of TV

ads will have made Bajaj V a household name by the time I ask it on February 5th 2016.

What is so special about it?

2. These coins were brought out

by the Government of ___________ as a token of thanks for promoting their tourism.

Fill in the blank.

3. In late 1800, Anton _______ traveled all way to Russia, in a 27-day journey, to convince

the Czar of Russia, to use his incandescent lamps to light up Winter Palace. He thus got a order of 50,000 bulbs!

Humble beginnings of which company?

4. Following the scandalous revelation of Volkswagen for their emission violation, the business

group is mulling a PR (Public Relations) makeover.

As a part of this, they have decided to undergo a brand revamp. In a show of corporate humility, executives at Volkswagen have considered adopting a ‘collateral damage’ to their future ad campaigns.

What is this ‘damage’?

5. This is the shaving cream

brand your Quizmaster uses, primarily because it is owned by an Indian company (and also it comes cheap!).

Over the years it has changed English hands, hence the English name.

Which Indian company owns it?

6. The ___________ is a region in Bulgaria located just south of the Balkan Mountains. It is responsible

for production of 85% of the world's ’attar’ (essence).

However, a company by same name is in news in India for all very wrong reasons. The scandal is spread across several states in eastern India.

Which enterprise am I talking about?

7. This soap brand ‘Indulekha’ recently got into legal

problems when a Kerala sculptor sued this brand endorsed by actor Mammootty.

This is similar to an urban myth where an individual named  Vaibhav Bedi sought £26,000 from parent company Unilever for a different brand.

However, this time, things got real.

Why was this brand sued?

8. According to Real

time Forbes list of the richest, #2 is taken by Amancio Ortega, who even pipped Bill Gates for 4 hours!

Which entreprise does he head, which you would stereotypically associate an affluent Delhi girl?

9.

This is a Japanese manufacturing giant with a 6 billion dollar industry. Despite fresh competition in the market, it continues to be the world’s largest manufacturer of

__________ and enjoys near monopoly.

At least a 90% of the people viewing this question will be having YKK _______ with them.

What is its primary manufacturing item?

10. The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in the central

business district of Frankfurt. 

What is the name given to the towers which has lot of significance in the world of banking?

11.  The Peter Thiel Fellowship is given to individuals aged 22

and under along with a funding of 100,000 dollars so that they can blissfully drop out of college and become an entrepreneur.

In 2015, for the very first time, an Indian from Odisha got it. His venture, which has now raised millions, was termed a ‘good copycat’ of Airbnb by Sunil Mittal at World Economic Forum, Davos.

Who and what venture?

12. This is a species of goose that is mainly a

tidal bird  with its world population of 400,000-500,000.

It owes its name to a major ‘something’ (the world thrives on it), whose value has been making quite some news in recent times.

What?

13.The Financial News was a daily published in London which had knack for exposing fraudulent investments.

A rival of this newspaper wanted to differentiate themselves in 1893, they did something that made them immediately distinguishable—the practice has continued till today, which is associated with similar publications.

Name the rival newspaper and what change did they incorporate?

14. Dinesh Moorjani is the co-founder of

this service.

Id the logo.

15. In 2013, Founder Matt O'Connor, 44, started an ice-

cream parlour in Convent Garden, UK thanks to ‘inputs’ from a lady named Victoria Halley aged 35 and mother-of-one.

Matt started this venture thinking: “ No-one's done anything interesting with ice cream in the last hundred years.”

This venture got into news for 2 things. One, that 7/8th of the name was similar to a celebrity, who sued this brand. Second, because of the ‘raw material’ it used.

Give me both.

16. This place is in Kodaikanal, a waterfall a

little beyond Guna caves.

A ‘trend’ was started here in 1985 which was again revived recently in mid-2015, this time a subject being a Brazilian girl.

The trademark background score helped the ‘subjects’ make one of the most recognizable brands.

What?

17.

A cartoon by Satish Acharya on who?

Name him.

18. In 1968, a scientist at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in the United States, Dr.

Spencer Silver, was attempting to develop a super-strong adhesive. Instead he accidentally created a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive.

For five years, Silver promoted his "solution without a problem“ both informally and through seminars but failed to gain acceptance. 

How do we know this thing?

19.

Identify this Indian sports brand.

20. Easiest of all Questions!

Film actress Asin got married to Rahul Sharma recently.

Rahul is the co-founder and CEO of which company ?

21. This is the picture of CEO of a company,

holding something.

What?

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Biz-Zigar

QUIZMASTER: AVINAV PRAKASH

WELCOME TO

PRELIMS

AAROHAN 2016NIT DURGAPUR

RULES

21 Questions from the World of Business. No Negatives. Questions 11 to 21 will be starred (*). To be used to resolve ties. Do not resort to unfair means to get the answer. High chances you won’t get it easily. Quizmaster happens to be the alumnus of the college and a defending champion of this

particular quiz. Show him some respect.

“Biz Quiz haarke, jeetne waale ko Biz-Zigar kehte hain”

1. Unveiled on 2nd Februaury 2016 and a series of TV

ads will have made Bajaj V a household name by the time I ask it on February 5th 2016.

What is so special about it?

From the scrap of INS Vikrant

ANSWER

2. These coins were brought out

by the Government of ___________ as a token of thanks for promoting their tourism.

Fill in the blank.

New Zealand

ANSWER

3. In late 1800, Anton _______ traveled all way to Russia, in a 27-day journey, to convince

the Czar of Russia, to use his incandescent lamps to light up Winter Palace. He thus got a order of 50,000 bulbs!

Humble beginnings of which company?

Philips

ANSWER

4. Following the scandalous revelation of Volkswagen for their emission violation, the business

group is mulling a PR (Public Relations) makeover.

As a part of this, they have decided to undergo a brand revamp. In a show of corporate humility, executives at Volkswagen have considered adopting a ‘collateral damage’ to their future ad campaigns.

What is this ‘damage’?

Removing ‘Das Auto’

ANSWER

5. This is the shaving cream

brand your Quizmaster uses, primarily because it is owned by an Indian company (and also it comes cheap!).

Over the years it has changed English hands, hence the English name.

Which Indian company owns it?

Wipro

ANSWER

6. The ___________ is a region in Bulgaria located just south of the Balkan Mountains. It

is responsible for production of 85% of the world's ’attar’ (essence).

However, a company by same name is in news in India for all very wrong reasons. The scandal is spread across several states in eastern India.

Which enterprise am I talking about?

Rose Valley

ANSWER

7. This soap brand ‘Indulekha’ recently got into legal

problems when a Kerala sculptor sued this brand endorsed by actor Mammootty.

This is similar to an urban myth where an individual named  Vaibhav Bedi sought £26,000 from parent company Unilever for a different brand.

However, this time, things got real.

Why was this brand sued?

The cream did not make him fair

ANSWER

8. According to Real

time Forbes list of the richest, #2 is taken by Amancio Ortega, who even pipped Bill Gates for 4 hours!

Which entreprise does he head, which you would stereotypically associate an affluent Delhi girl?

Zara

ANSWER

9.

This is a Japanese manufacturing giant with a 6 billion dollar industry. Despite fresh competition in the market, it continues to be the world’s largest manufacturer of

__________ and enjoys near monopoly.

At least a 90% of the people viewing this question will be having YKK _______ with them.

What is its primary manufacturing item?

Zips

ANSWER

10. The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers in the central

business district of Frankfurt. 

What is the name given to the towers which has lot of significance in the world of banking?

Debit and Credit

ANSWER

11.  The Peter Thiel Fellowship is given to individuals aged 22

and under along with a funding of 100,000 dollars so that they can blissfully drop out of college and become an entrepreneur.

In 2015, for the very first time, an Indian from Odisha got it. His venture, which has now raised millions, was termed a ‘good copycat’ of Airbnb by Sunil Mittal at World Economic Forum, Davos.

Who and what venture?

Ritesh Agarwal; Oyo Rooms

ANSWER

12. This is a species of goose that is mainly a

tidal bird  with its world population of 400,000-500,000.

It owes its name to a major ‘something’ (the world thrives on it), whose value has been making quite some news in recent times.

What?

‘Brent’ Crude.(affecting Chemical Engineers forever)

ANSWER

13.The Financial News was a daily published in London which had knack for exposing fraudulent investments.

A rival of this newspaper wanted to differentiate themselves in 1893, they did something that made them immediately distinguishable—the practice has continued till today, which is associated with similar publications.

Name the rival newspaper and what change did they incorporate?

Financial Times; Yellow shade paper

ANSWER

14. Dinesh Moorjani is the co-founder of

this service.

Id the logo.

Tinder

ANSWER

15. In 2013, Founder Matt O'Connor, 44, started an ice-

cream parlour in Convent Garden, UK thanks to ‘inputs’ from a lady named Victoria Halley aged 35 and mother-of-one.

Matt started this venture thinking: “ No-one's done anything interesting with ice cream in the last hundred years.”

This venture got into news for 2 things. One, that 7/8th of the name was similar to a celebrity, who sued this brand. Second, because of the ‘raw material’ it used.

Give me both.

Baby Gaga; Ice-creams made from breast milk.

ANSWER

16. This place is in Kodaikanal, a waterfall a

little beyond Guna caves.

A ‘trend’ was started here in 1985 which was again revived recently in mid-2015, this time a subject being a Brazilian girl.

The trademark background score helped the ‘subjects’ make one of the most recognizable brands.

What?

Liril Ads

ANSWER

17.

A cartoon by Satish Acharya upon the demise of the demise of a stalwart.

Name him.

Verghese Kurien

ANSWER

18. In 1968, a scientist at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in the United States, Dr.

Spencer Silver, was attempting to develop a super-strong adhesive. Instead he accidentally created a "low-tack", reusable, pressure-sensitive adhesive.

For five years, Silver promoted his "solution without a problem“ both informally and through seminars but failed to gain acceptance. 

How do we know this thing?

Post-it Notes

ANSWER

19.

Identify this Indian sports brand.

Shiv-Naresh

ANSWER

20. Easiest of all Questions!

Film actress Asin got married to Rahul Sharma recently.

Rahul is the co-founder and CEO of which company ?

Micromax

ANSWER

21. This is the picture of CEO of a company,

holding something.

What?

Secret Formula of Coca Cola is in that vault

ANSWER

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