1. HYDERABAD REGIONAL ROUND PRELIMS

2. PRELIMS
20 QUESTIONS
The answer to each question is in the
slide just after the question

3. Question 1
 Krishna Palepu who was on the board
of Satyam was also on the board of
which other company?

4. Answer 1
 Dr.Reddy Labs

5. Question 2
 Identify the logo

6. Answer 2
 Bharat Electronics Ltd.

7. Question 3
 Which steel manufacturing firm
launched quot;Project Cheetah quot; and
quot;Project Falconquot; for upgrading and
expanding its steel plants?

8. Answer 3
 Jindal Southwest (JSW)

9. Question 4
 Which retail company founded by
Otto Bershem has the tagline quot;Spirit
of Commerce“?

10. Answer 4
 METRO

11. Question 5
 The economy hotels of the Taj Group
of hotels are now rebranded as what?

12. Answer 5
 The Gateway Hotel

13. Question 6
 Which software major has launched
controlcosts.com?

14. Answer 6
 Microsoft Inc.

15. Question 7
 Who in India now endorses Ford
Endeavour?

16. Answer 7
 Sunil Shetty

17. Question 8
 Identify the logo

18. Answer 8
 Paradise Hotel, a famous Hyderabadi
Biriyani joint

19. Question 9
 Which watch brand is advertised with
slogan quot;it takes a licking and keeps
ticking”?

20. Answer 9
 Timex

21. Question 10
 This brand of clothing describes
generational differences between the
baby-boomers and their parents and
hence their name.

22. Answer 10
 GAP (It is not an acronym for Gay
and Proud as perpetrated by some
urban legends)

23. Question 11
 Identify

24. Answer 11
 Lloyd Craig Blankfein, CEO, Goldman
Sachs

25. 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.

26. Answer 12
 The Bharti Group.

27. Question 13
 Which Osmania Univeristy alumnus
and co-founder of Pictra India
replaced Bruce Chizen at Adobe?

28. Answer 13
 Shantanu Narayana

29. Question 14
 Which IT businessman divided his
company into a “Network of Circles”?

30. Answer 14
 Ramalinga Raju

31. Question 15
 Identify whose brands are these from
the world of footwear - Kids, Eva lite,
Breezers, Soldiers.

32. Answer 15
 Lakhani

33. Question 16
 Which Indian has been nominated to
the UN taskforce that will suggest
reforms to the global financial system?

34. Answer 16
 Y.V.Reddy

35. Question 17
 Identify the production house from
the audio track (song from Dostana
movie)

36. Answer 17
 Dharma productions

37. Question 18
 It was a TV Commercial of Lifebuoy
Soap
 2 Questions were not covered

38. Wild Card Round-1

39. Question 1
 This group started in Chennai as Ajax
India by A.M.M Chetyar.

40. Answer 1
 Murrugappa Group

41. Question 2
 It started as a hospitality company in
1927 in Washington. Today it is more
famous as a hotel chain.

42. Answer 2
 JWT Marriot

43. Question3
 This is a campaign for a billion votes.

44. Answer 3
 Jaago Re!

45. Question 4
 Started in February 1906, it was
named Battle Creek. Toasted corn
was their first business.

46. Answer 4
 Kellogs

47. Question 5
 Who was named TIME person of the
year in 1982?

48. Answer 5
 The Computer!

49. 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?

50. Answer 6
 HMV Logo

51. Question 7
 The founder originally thought of 11
then extended to 21 and finally to 31.
What?

52. Answer 7
 Baskin Robbins “31 Flavors”

53. Question 8
 This organization recently celebrated
its centenary and created a new
punch line quot;Together we can“. Which
organization?

54. Answer 8
 Canara Bank

55. Question 9
 JISCO is a subsidiary of which firm?

56. Answer 9
 TATA Steel

57. Wild Card Round-2

58. Question 1
 Which are the only 2 companies
involved in making of CD's?

59. Answer 1
 Philips and Sony

60. Question 2
 What is the full-form of MICO?

61. Answer 2
 Motor Industries company

62. Question 3
 Who was the financial advisor to
Arnold Schwarzenegger in his
California Senate elections?

63. Answer 3
 Warren Buffet

64. Question 4
 Massaro Ibuka co-founded which
firm?

65. Answer 4
 SONY

66. Question 5
 Mercedes Benz is subsidiary of which
firm?

67. Answer 5
 Daimler Motors