1. E-Cell S.P.C.E. – S.P.I.T.
&
S.P.Q.C.
Present

3. Round 1
Forward
(10 pts each)

4. Q1
• X is a London-based businessman of Indian
descent. In 2004, he was ranked as Britain’s
198th richest man. He currently serves as the
CEO and/or Director of London-based UK
Tradecorp Ltd. A self-made millionaire, X left
his studies very early and at 21 years of
age, started a fashion company named RK
Collections Ltd, which imported luxury
clothing to fashion houses in
London, including Christian Dior, Joseph &
Escada.

5. A1
• Raj Kundra.

6. Q2. I am the least-paid Fortune 500 CEO.

7. A2
Om Prakash Bhatt CEO SBI.

8. Q3
The first X was opened in
Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 1971 by three
partners: English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history
teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker. The
three were inspired by entrepreneur Alfred
Peet (whom they knew personally) to sell high-
quality coffee beans and equipment. The name is
taken from Moby-Dick; after Pequod was rejected
by one of the co-founders, the company was
named for the first mate on the Pequod, X.

9. A3

10. Q4
TH Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh, and MT Liao founded X on
2 April 1990 in Taipei, Taiwan — all four founders of X
worked as computer engineers for Y.
Y is a Taiwan-based multinational computer technology and
electronics corporation that manufactures desktops,
laptops, smartphones, servers etc.
The company explains the name X as originating from Z,
the winged horse of Greek mythology. The new
organization used only the last four letters of the word Z in
order to give the resulting name a high position in
alphabetical listings. As of 2009 X receives Intel engineering
samples ahead of its competitors. (X=6 pts, Y=2 pts, Z=2
pts)

11. A4
X – Asus
Y – Acer
Z – Pegasus

12. Q5. ID the Brand. (This is not a logo but can be
found on all products of the brand)

13. A5
• Jack Daniels.

14. Q6
In 1891, X became an engineer with the Y
Illuminating Company. Even the great Y
discouraged his friend, X, from pursuing his
fledgling idea of a motorcar. Convinced of the
worthlessness of the idea, Y invited X to come
and work for him. X remained committed and
tirelessly pursued his dream. Although his first
attempt resulted in a vehicle without reverse
gear, X knew he could make it happen. And, of
course, he did.(5 pts each)

15. A6
• X – Henry Ford
• Y – Thomas Edison

16. Q7. Connect.

17. A7.
• Ferdinand Porsche.
Founder of Porsche
Automobile.
• Hitler asked Porsche to
design a peoples’ car
(Volkswagen) and he
came up with the first
Beetle.
• Porsche also served as a
chauffeur to Arch Duke
Franz Ferdinand.

18. Q8
The BBC holds that “X" comes from the gathering
of Members of Parliament and peers in the hallways
of Houses of Parliament before and after parliamentary
debates. One story states that the term originated at
the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, where it was used
by Ulysses S. Grant to describe the political wheelers
and dealers who frequented the hotel's lobby to access
Grant—who was often there to enjoy a cigar and
brandy.
The term “X" appeared in print as early as 1820
however it has gained maximum popularity in the last
three months.

19. A8
• Lobbying.

20. Q9. Id this famous persona from the Indian TV
Industry

21. A9
• Ramanand Sagar.
• Producer of:
– Ramayan.
– Sai Baba.
– Alif Laila.
– Vikram aur Betaal.

22. Q10
The company X began to build factories in other
locations in the United States, because the
demand for products had outgrown the capacity
of the Cincinnati facilities. The company's leaders
began to diversify its products as well and, in
1911, began producing Crisco, a shortening made
of vegetable oils rather than animal fats. As radio
became more popular in the 1920s and
1930s, the company sponsored a number of radio
programs. As a result, these shows often became
commonly known as "Y". Identify X and Y.

23. A10
• X – P&G
• Y – Soap Opera

24. Q11. Id this Nobel Prize winning Organization.

25. A11.
• Grameen Bank.

26. Q12
• X is a
global American pharmaceutic
al, medical devices and
consumer packaged
goods manufacturer founded
in 1886.
• Casey X, the heiress to X
fortune who made tabloid
headlines with a purported
engagement to reality star Tila
Tequila, died at age 30 on 4th
Jan 2010.
• Prachi desai endorses one of
their products in India.

27. A12
• Johnson & Johnson

28. Round 2 : Written
Id the brand/company/organization
(5 pts each)

29. Q1

30. Q2

31. Q3

32. Q4.

33. Q5

34. Answers

35. A1

36. A2

37. A3

38. A4

39. A5

40. Round 3
Reverse
(10 pts each)

41. Q1
• Carl X (27 August 1874 – 26 April 1940) was
a German chemist and engineer and Nobel laureate in
chemistry. He was a pioneer in the field of high-
pressure industrial chemistry and founder of IG
Farben, at one point the world's largest chemical
company. The Haber–X Process today consumes more
than one percent of the energy on Earth and is
responsible for feeding roughly one-third of its
population.
• His uncle Robert X pioneered the development of the
spark plug. Robert X GmbH is the world's largest
supplier of automobile components, and has business
relationships with virtually every automobile
company in the world.

42. A1

43. Q2. Solve for x.
+ X =

44. A2
• X = Telenor.

45. Q3
X, based in Delhi, started their operations in 1997, and
now they are the Largest confectionery company
in India. It is the largest Contract Manufacturer in India
and most of their clients are located in Europe. X’s
current and prior clients
include :ITC, Nestle, Nutrine, HLL, Poundland.
Some of their past clients have been those that they
were directly competing with in the market while they
were advising them on how to reduce costs of
competing products that they were manufacturing for
them at the time. A great example of that was when
they were marketing X’s Minto while also
manufacturing Nestle’s Polo a substitutable product.

46. A3
• Candico.

47. Q4.

48. A4.

49. Q5
X is former Indian Cricketer. He was the only person to
score a century in India’s last tour of England.
Recently X founded a Sporting Company Y. Besides X
and his brother Dinesh, Ys other investors include
former BNP Paribas Securities MD Praveen Chakravarty
and former table tennis champion Vasant Bharadwaj. Y
will cater to multiple sports, including
cricket, football, badminton, table tennis and chess
with stars like Rahul Dravid (for cricket ) advising the
firm on developing education content.ID Y.

50. A5
• Tenvic.

51. Q6. Id
Hint: If you get one you should get the other.

52. A6
• Charles Ponzi and Bernard Madoff.

53. Q7. Connect

54. A7. ICICI

55. Q8
The original company came into existence in 1872
in Switzerland, when Julius X took over his father's mill. It
quickly became a pioneer of industrial food
production, aiming at improving the nutritional intake of
worker families. It was the first to bring protein-rich legume
meal to the market, which was followed by ready-made
soup based on legume meal in 1886. In 1897, Julius
X founded the company X GmbH in the German town
of Singen where it is still established today. In
1947, following several changes in ownership and
corporate structure, X's holding company merged with the
Nestlé company to form Nestlé-Alimentana S.A., currently
known in its francophone homebase as Nestlé S.A..

56. A8
Maggi.

57. Q9
• David Duke, former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader had
made KKK merchandise in order to bring out the
name of the Klan as the "National Organization
For European American Rights". In February
2000, a particular lifestyle clothing brand filed
suit against David Duke for infringements of their
copyright, who has since changed the name of his
organization to European-American Unity and
Rights Organization (EURO). Which clothing brand
filed this suit and why?

58. A10
• NO FEAR. (National Organization For European
American Rights)

59. Q10. The man in the picture to your left is Belgian Alain Billiet. He affected the
financial history of the world at the time of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty. The man on
the right is D Udaya Kumar, his Indian counterpart. Claim to fame?

60. A10
Alain Billiet designed the Euro symbol and D
Udaya Kumar designed the Rupee symbol.

61. Q11
In the early 1900s while India was still under the British
rule, one of the strongest manifestations of mass
awakening was the desire to patronize all that was
'Swadeshi' (Made in India). Great Indian patriots and
eminent businessmen like Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sir
Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, amongst others conceived the idea
of a chain of co-operative stores across India.
And thus this chain of stores in question came into
existence on 14th December, 1905. On December
17th, 1906, the flagship store was inaugurated by Dr.
Dadabhai Naoroji. The store was then located at the
present Times of India Building, on D.N. Road, Mumbai. In
1938, it shifted to its present location on Sir Pherozeshah
Mehta Road. What chain am I talking about?

62. A11
• The Bombay Stores.

63. Q12
• What started with the need to finance two
voyages: The Muscovy Company's attempt to
reach China via the White Sea north of
Russia, and the East India Company's voyage
to India and the east?

64. A12
• London Stock Exchange.

65. Take your pick!
Direct Questions.
No questions will be passed.
(10 pts each)

66. Select a field.
PSU Icons Trivia
AV IT Banking
Global Indians Sports Entertainment
Mascots Aviation Misc.

67. AV

68. A
• Aaj tak
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69. IT
• On August 16, 2010, Dell announced that it would acquire X in a
transaction valued at approximately $1.15 billion, net of X’s cash.
• Following that, on August 23, 2010, HP announced that it had offered $1.5
billion (33% higher than Dell's offer) to acquire X in a letter sent to X's
president and CEO.
• On August 26, 2010, X said that it had accepted Dell's revised offer for a
price of $24.30 per share, or approximately $1.6 billion, net of X's cash.
• Then on August 27, both parties re-offered their bids, with Dell offering
$27 a share to buy X, and HP offering $30 only 90 minutes later, valuing
the company at more than $2 billion.
• On September 2, 2010, Dell increased its offer to $32 per share but
declined to revise its bid after HP upped its bid to $2.35 billion or $33 per
share shortly thereafter. Dell received a $72 million break-up fee from X
for the termination of the initial merger agreement.
• On September 27, 2010, HP completed the acquisition for $2.35 billion.
ID X.

70. A.
• 3PAR
Back

71. Banking

72. A
• Ajay Banga CEO MasterCard.
Back

73. Global Indians
• X was a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University
whose research focused on theoretical computer science. He was
an early advisor and supporter of companies including Google and
PayPal, and a special advisor to Sequoia Capital. He was a winner of
the Gödel Prize in 2001.
• X joined Stanford soon after U.C. Berkeley. X was one of the co-
authors (with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Terry Winograd) of an
influential early paper on the PageRank algorithm, the basis for
Google's search techniques.
• X was found dead in his pool in the backyard of his Atherton home
on June 5, 2009.
He sat on the boards of Google, Kaboodle, Mimosa
Systems, Adchemy, Baynote, Vuclip, NeoPath Networks (acquired
by Cisco Systems in 2007), Tapulous and Stanford Student
Enterprises

74. A. Rajeev Motwani
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75. Sports
X started out as a works team for employees
of electronics conglomerate Philips on 31 August , 1913
to celebrate the centennial defeat of the French in the
Napoleonic wars. X's home stadium, the Philips
Stadion, then known as Philips Sportpark, was built at
the same time as the inauguration of the club,
although its current capacity was achieved by
renovations and improvements over the years.
Because of their close ties with Philips, X have had the
same jersey sponsor without exception since 1982, the
year jersey sponsorships were introduced in
the Eredivisie.

76. A.
Philips Sport Vereniging (PSV) Eindhoven
Back

77. Entertainment
• The Oscars are the big one, the emperor of
Awards shows, the only one that really
matters. Which organziation counts the votes
cast by the members of the US Motion Picture
Academy for these awards every year?
• Which optical company received an honorary
Oscar in 1954 for its contribution to the
advancement of the motion picture industry?

78. A.
• PWC.
• Bausch And Lomb.
Back

79. Mascots

80. A
• Gattu.
Back

81. Aviation
XY was one of India's first post-deregulation airline, launched in
May 1993 by the Indian industrialist X, in technical partnership with
the German flag carrier Y. The airline project was started in
February, 1993 by X, Ashutosh Dayal Sharma and Kanwar K S
Jamwal and on 5 May 1993 took the first flight from New Delhi to
Mumbai. The airline actually started operations within three
months of its conception - a record of kinds in itself. It maintained
very high standards in flight safety, ground maintenance and on-
time performance, owing to a strong support from Y . The airline
ceased operations in 1996. However, the air-operating certificate
(AOC) of XY did not lapse and the airline though bankrupt was
renamed Royal Airways and the AOC was used with a different set
of promoters such as SpiceJet following the low cost model.
ID XY.

82. A.
• ModiLuft.
Back

83. Misc. What is the main source of income of this
remote set of pacific islands?

84. A
• Tuvalu derives revenue from the sale of its
".tv" Internet domain name.
Back

85. PSUs
• The incumbents of X as of 30.09.2010 are:-
– Indian Oil Corporation
– NTPC Limited
– Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
– Steel Authority of India Limited
Id X.

86. A
Maharatna Industries.
Back.

87. Trivia
King Khan was treated to a unique visit while shooting for My Name
is Khan in San Francisco. Before finding the Badshah of
Bollywood, Chouw and Mouw mingled with the folks of San
Francisco and even posed for snaps. On landing up on the sets they
headed straight to the vanity van with ‘Rizvan' on it. The security
tried their best to stop them but they screamed out of for SRK.
They were in luck. King Khan heard them and made his way out to
meet them to the surprise of the whole unit. Chouw and Mouw
spent a few days in San Francisco with SRK. Shahrukh took special
care of Chouw and Mouw and introduced them to the entire crew
on the sets of the movie My name is Khan. In fact, Chouw and
Mouw had free access to the entire set. The entire crew took an
instant liking to them for their lovable and gregarious nature. They
were seen mingling with everyone and helping out in the various
tasks on the sets of the movie. Who are Chouw and Mouw?

88. A
Back.

89. Icons.
In February 1981, X crashed his Beechcraft Bonanza
while taking off from Santa Cruz Sky Park. X did not
immediately return to Y after recovering from the
crash. Instead, he married his present wife Clark. More
than anything else, X wanted to became a teacher, a
goal he wouldn't be able to achieve unless he earned
his college degree. X returned to UC Berkeley under
the name "Rocky Raccoon Clark" (Rocky was his dog's
name and Clark his wife's maiden name), finally
earning his undergraduate degree in 1986. A more
noteworthy point is that X co-founded one the most
successful organization of present times all before he
could even get a degree.

90. A
• Steve Wozniak
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