Prelim of Atulya Vanijya Business Quiz held on 22nd of November 2020. www.tackon.org

1. Atulya Vanijya!
BUSINESS QUIZ By Vishnu & Vikhyat Muthyala
Questions & Answers

2. If the previous one was
bought by Bajaj, what was
recently acquired by this
company for Rs 38 crores
as scrap?
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3. Answer
INS Viraat

4. This telegram was sent by the then
viceroy of India on 1st April 1935 to
congratulate the then governor of
which organisation on its
establishment?
2

5. RBI
Answer

6. This is a strike from 1941. Which studio head is being mocked here for unfair wage practices ?
3

7. Answer
Walt Disney

8. ‘On the subject of training’, ‘On the activities of
superintendents’ are 2 among the 15 books of which lost
and then found text translated into English by R
Shyamashastri in in early 20th century?
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9. Answer
Arthashastra

10. 5
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-sWTAyHPq4

11. Answer
Lalithaa Jewellers

12. Which company is the ‘Killer’ in
this meme?
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13. Answer
AMD

14. Name the initiative by
Cadbury to create
your only Madly,
spicy, chocolaty Dairy
Milk.
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15. Madbury
Answer

16. Which company, probably
having the best collection of art
in India is the owner of Centaur
Hotels?
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17. Answer
Air India

18. 9Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6UllZwj9c

19. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | KBC
Answer

20. Screen Cartoonist’s Guild was created during the time of FDR to protect the
rights of animators. What event of worldwide impact, made the creation of
this guild necessary, to protect workers ?
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21. Great Depression
Answer

22. How do we better know the online ticketing platform initially developed
for selling the tickets of “Only Much Louder’s” private events?
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23. PayTM Insider
Q No.

24. Which Indian 2-wheeler company recently launched the Avenger series of gear-less bikes?
12

25. TVS
Answer

26. A committee led by Patrick Pichette, Google’s former chief financial officer
was created to test the efficacy of the management of a company by Elliott
Management. Elliott, known for its activist investor behavior also put Jesse
Cohn, Elliott’s head of U.S. equity activism, and Egon Durban of Silver
Lake on the committee. Which company is this, under greater scrutiny, due
to this being an election year?
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27. Answer
Twitter

28. This is Digital Domain, a visual effects company that worked on movies
like Ironman 3, Shazam and Captain Marvel. If Stan Winston and Scott
Ross are two of the cofounders, who’s the more famous third one ?
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29. James Cameron
Q No.

30. Most Indian delicacies are incomplete without a product from this plant. Which product should we wait for at
least 5 more years to be indigenously cultivated and produced in India?
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31. Answer
Hing / Asafotida

32. What was originally started as the largest AI project ever by Stanford
Research Institute (SRI International) and acquired by Apple Inc in 2010?
16

33. Answer
Siri

34. Of the many firms that gone out of business during the pandemic,
short form video app Quibi is one. Which two words does the word
‘Quibi’ come from ?
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35. Quick Bites
Answer

36. In a moment of marketing genius, an app brand sponsored a spot
during the CNN US election coverage. The actual spot showed
nothing but the sight of raindrops and leaves with a countdown
showing alongside the words ‘do nothing for 30 seconds’. Which
brand is this that had its Twitter mentions go through the roof
after this de-stressing gimmick?
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37. Answer
Calm

38. Identify the cooker brand by Hawkins, sharing its name with a popular character and a
movie of 1950s.
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39. Answer
Miss Mary (Missamma /Missiamma)

40. As of November 2020, from a share price standpoint,
which airline stock was the world’s best performing,
despite the pandemic ?
20

41. Answer
Jet Airways

42. मत कर माया को अहंकार , मत कर काया को अिभमान
काया गार से काची, काया गार से काची, जैसे ओस रा मोती॥
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क्या लेके आया बन्दे, क्या लेके जायेगा,
दो िदन की िजन्दगी है, दो िदन का मेला॥
Don't be deluded by Maaya, don't take pride in the body
Its as fragile as clay, like a drop of dew
What did you bring, what will you take away
Life is of two days, life is a two days festival
These are 2 of the Kabir’s bhajan songs, why are they
trending for a month now?

43. Answer
Scam 1992

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