Sahrdaya business quiz 16 november 2016

SAHRDAYA COLLEGE OF
ADVANCED STUDIES
MEZMERISE-The Business Quiz

 Prelims
 25 Questions
 Top 5 teams into the finals
 All questions carry 1 mark each,
No negatives
 Star marked questions to resolve
ties

 1) Which NGO, whose name comes from a
Sanskrit word meaning ‘start’ is behind the
initiative shown in the video?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUFpEbkOoc

 2) In the summer of 2015, Macy’s stopped
selling X’s line of menswear after he said many
Mexican immigrants were rapists or murderers.
Who?

 3)Identify the man shown in the picture(next
slide), who is associated with the organization
named “Arthakranti”. Or tell me, why was he in
news last week.

 4) Identify the bank from the logo shown. The bank
was appointed as the title sponsor of La Liga,
replacing BBVA. The bank also sponsors Ferrari and
McLaren F1 teams.

 5) What has been blanked out?

 6)* In finance, a _______ is the difference
between the market value of an asset used as
loan collateral and the amount of the loan. The
amount of the _______ reflects the lender's
perceived risk of loss from the asset falling in
value or being sold in a fire sale.
 The blanked out word is also the English
translation of the Portuguese film, whose movie
poster is shown in the image on the next slide.
Also, something that we get once a month or
so.

 7) Identify the person in the picture. He has
been heading GE since 2001.

 8)The new logo of this Mini ratna PSU company
was unveiled last year by Union civil aviation
minister Ashok Gajapati Raju and minister of
state for civil aviation Mahesh Sharma. While
the earlier logo represented only the most
important of the company’s business, the new
logo represents all wings of its business. Id the
PSU.

 9) The founder made a specially designed
watch, called the “DeepSea” which went to the
bottom of the Mariana Trench. The watch
survived kept perfect time during its descent
and ascent. This was confirmed by a telegram
sent on the following day saying “Am happy to
confirm that even at 11,000 metres your watch
is as precise as on the surface. Best regards,
Jacques Piccard”
 Which is this company?

 10) The logo is that of a motorcycle
manufacturer founded
in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1929 by František
Janeček, who bought the motorcycle division
of Wanderer. The brand has now been brought
by Mahindra who have plans to revive it. Id the
‘simple and powerful’ brand.

 11) This airline gave away stencils in the shape
of its logo, and asked fliers to make rangolis
with it and win free tickets. These were some of
the rangolis made and they were tweeted with
the hashtag #HamaariDoosriDiwali

 12) An excerpt from an article in the
Swarajyamag, “When Cabinet Secretary Naresh
Chandra told PM _______ ______ about having to
mortgage gold in order to pay for imports, “his
initial reaction was that of disbelief and
anger”.”I do not want to go down in history as
the man who sold gold for buying oil,”he
reacted furiously.
 “But, sir…you have to choose between going
down in history as the PM who mortgaged gold
or as the PM who defaulted.”
 FITB

 13)Id the brand or the bird featured in the short
film by Pixar.(Video on the next slide)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGYl18hZ2A8

 14)* Jia Yueting, founded Leshi Internet
Information and Technology in 2004, one of the
first companies in China to stream TV shows
and movies to paying subscribers. It entered the
mobile phone industry in 2015. The company
also plans to foray into electric vehicle segment
and displayed a prototype in a recently
concluded motorshow.

 15)* This company was started in 1926 by
Walchand Hirachand in 1926 and has its
headquarters in Mumbai. It was behind the
construction of Bandra-Worli sealink. It recently
became the first company to get S4A
approval(Scheme for Sustainable Restructuring
of Stressed Assets). Id the company.

 17) Y International, launched its operations in
Lyndhurst, New Jersey. It is a subsidiary of a
retail and hospitality group headquartered in
Abu Dhabi, which is incidentally owned by a
person whose name starts with Y. Which group
owns Y international?

 18)Id the advertiser. Be specific.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR1kggHaP2M

 19) Sale of Rasgulla had risen by 16.5%, sale of
healthy products like Peda, paneer and Dahi
Matha had also increased. What was cited as a
reason for this by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar?

 20) A St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded a
California woman, Deborah Giannecchini more
than $70 million in her lawsuit alleging that
years of using X caused her Ovarian cancer. A
$72 million was awarded in February to relatives
of an Alabama woman who died of ovarian
cancer, and a $55 million award in May to a
South Dakota survivor of the disease.
 Which company did she file a lawsuit against?

 21)* Which bank recently introduced the
country’s first humanoid banking robot, named
Lakshmi, after the goddess of wealth?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uVlNSWr48s

 24)* NK Mahadeva Iyer was the one who gave a
super-spft twist to a hard sweet. The
organization commemorates the founder by
celebrating _______ day, named after the sweet.
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, would joke that the
_______ went down his throat as smoothly as a
vehicle on a traffic-free road.
 Id the retail chain that was started by him.

 25) In which city is the lit fest being held?

 Aarambh
 Let’s start!

 Anil Bokil
 He is the man who reportedly suggested taking
the 500 and 1000 rupee notes out of circulation

 14) Jia Yueting, founded Leshi Internet
Information and Technology in 2004, one of the
first companies in China to stream TV shows
and movies to paying subscribers. It entered the
mobile phone industry in 2015. The company
also plans to foray into electric vehicle segment
and displayed a prototype in a recently
concluded motorshow.

 15) This company was started in 1926 by
Walchand Hirachand in 1926 and has its
headquarters in Mumbai. It was behind the
construction of Bandra-Worli sealink. It recently
became the first company to get S4A
approval(Scheme for Sustainable Restructuring
of Stressed Assets). Id the company.

 Hindustan Construction Company

 They were all asked to go off air

 21) Which bank recently introduced the
country’s first humanoid banking robot, named
Lakshmi, after the goddess of wealth?

 24) NK Mahadeva Iyer was the one who gave a
super-spft twist to a hard sweet. The
organization commemorates the founder by
celebrating _______ day, named after the sweet.
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, would joke that the
_______ went down his throat as smoothly as a
vehicle on a traffic-free road.
 Id the retail chain that was started by him.

 Round 1
 Clockwise
 +10 on bounce
 +10/-5 for pounce

 1) The Mahavriksha Puraskar was instituted in
1993-94 to give recognition to
individuals/organisations for preserving and
protecting trees of the notified species. A roster
of notified trees species, valid for five years, is
prepared. Each Award consists of a cash prize of
Rs.25,000/-, plaque and citation. Who/What was
given the award for the year 1994-95? It gets its
name from the local word meaning ‘virgin’.

 2) In 1989, an Ad agency developed "improve
your memory" ad that features hands installing
memory into a partial head. From this, the
present logo of the company developed. The
present logo of the company features a ________
redhead, or “Rex” as he is known as to his
friends.
 Id the company

 3) This dress was
designed by X, and was
worn by Jennifer Lopez
to the 42nd Grammy
Awards in 2000. This
dress was cited by the
CEO of a company as
the reason behind one
of their many services.
Which one?

 Versace
 Google Image search

 4) The film Haider, is directed by Vishal
Bharadwaj. In one scene, Shradha Kapoor asks
Shahid Kapoor, “Yeh kya haal bana rakha hai”,
to which Shahid replies “toh phir pooch na,
kuch lete kyun nahin”. To which famous ad from
yesteryears is the reference made?

 5) The headquarters of this bank in Shanghai
features two lions named Stephen and Stitt,
named after two former managers. The lions
have become so closely associated with the
institution the people locally refer to it as “the
lion bank”. PG Wodehouse was at one time, an
employee of this bank at its London office. Id
the bank.

 6) ofo, is a bikes-on-demand startup conceived
two years ago on the grounds of Beijing’s
prestigious Peking University as a student
project, and which now bills itself as China’s
largest bicycle-sharing platform. The company
was founded by college alumnus Dai Wei
operates almost 70,000 bright-yellow bikes and
handles half a million rides daily across 20
cities. For what reason was the name ‘ofo’
chosen?

 The word looks like a bicycle!

 7) Hertogenbosch
tennis tournament is
held in Rosmalen,
Netherlands on Grass.
It is usually known by
the name of the
sponsors of the
tournament. Who was
the sponsor when they
handed out trophies
having drawings by
children.

 8) Which company set a Guinness World Record
for the most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles flying
simultaneously, with 500 drones.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ-js5zn-I0

 9) Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A is the
third largest bank in Italy. What is its most
important claim to fame?

 It is the oldest surviving bank in the world

 10) Volkswagen recently announced that it will
quit the World rally from 2017.Audi also
announced that it was pulling out of LeMans 24
Hours race. Both of them cited similar reasons.
What was it?

 To help them tide over the Volkswagen
emissions scandal

 11) Kohei Uchimura, is a record 6 time world
champion and possibly greatest living all-round
male gymnast. During the 2016 Rio Olympics
he incurred mobile phone bill of 500,000
yen(3700 pounds). His service provider agreed
to reduce the bill to 3000 yen a day. Why did he
incur such a huge bill?

 He incurred charges for playing Pokemon Go

 12) Complete the tagline
 “Don’t just book it,
______ ____ it”

 Round 2
 Buzzer round
 Answers to the questions will start with letters
S,A,H,R,D,A,Y,A
 +10/-5

 1) Who was the first female engineer hired by
Telco? She has also written many books for
children.

 2) In 1976, this company was conceived and
promoted by Mathew T Marattukulam, Bharat
Steel tubes, Raunaq Singh and Jacob Thomas. It
is the 17th biggest player in its segment.

 3)This company was founded as Qingdao
refrigerator company in 1984. It was the market
leader for domestic consumer appliances for 6
consecutive years. Id.

 4) Which bird is featured on this coin?

 5) Cape Welligama, Tea Trails are luxury resorts
owned by Resplendent Ceylon. It is the
hospitality arm of which company famous in
India for its sporting connection.

 6) A journalist's quest to find a wild X — the
world's most expensive aquarium fish. A young
man is murdered for his prized pet fish. An
Asian tycoon buys a single specimen for
$150,000. Meanwhile, a pet detective chases
smugglers through the streets of New York.
Delving into an outlandish world of obsession,
paranoia, and criminality, The Dragon Behind
the Glass tells the story of a fish like none other.
 X?

 7) This brand was started in 2014 as a joint
venture of Cyanogen Inc and Micromax. The
products of this brand is named after words
such as Euphoria, Utopia, Unicorn, Eureka etc.
The spelling of the words reflecting the brand
name. Its tagline is “Play God”

 8) This company in
1987 gave AR
Rahman his first
break in
advertising.

 Round 3
 Anti-Clockwise
 +10/-5 for pounce

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyJzvP64xuQ

 2) Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, this Marvel
Comics reboot tells the story of an African
Prince named T’Challa. It was the best selling
comic this year in America and has sold over a
quarter of a million copies. On which character
is the comic based? He was selected as the
richest superhero amongst both DC and Marvel
characters.

 3) What are these print ads made of? Also id
the brand which came out with this.

 4) When Twitter announced that they are going
to shut down the video sharing site, Vine; they
received a letter from Corey Price, CEO of
another company, offering to save the Vine. In
the letter he said Vine would be restored “back
to its NSFW glory”. Which company offered to
save Vine?

 5) Identify the designer from the label. She used
parachute silk in her dress designs and had
buttons designed in the form of a propeller.

 6) Which fashion accessory gets its name from
the weapon carried by Knights during the
medieval period and mainly used for close
combat?

 7) Which company traces its history to the
company whose logo is shown? They changed
the horse in the logo to something, which
people misinterpret as something to do with
the early business of the company.

 Mansa Musa and Empress Wu
 Richest man and richest woman of all time

 9) Xiaoli(not the real name) is “not from a
wealthy family,”.“Her mum is a housewife and
her dad is a migrant worker, and she is the
oldest daughter.”
 “Her parents are getting old and she might be
under a lot pressure hoping to buy them a
house... But it's still unbelievable that she could
use this method!"
 Some people wondered if the whole story was
an elaborate product placement for Hui Shou
Bao.
 What method did Xiaoli use/What was the
story?

 11) Which movie will have the distinction of
being the first movie in the world to have its
trailer launched at the Eiffel Tower?

 12) X was the Governor General of India from
1828-1835. His cheque was returned by the SBI,
for exceeding the credit limit by just 4 annas.
He said “This is the bank to do business with,
which would not violate its rules for the
Governor General himself”

 Round 4
 Written Round
 Differential Scoring
 15 if only one team gets it
 10 if 2-3 teams get it
 5 if 4 or more teams get the answer

 1) The image shows Savji Dholakia, who is the
founder of HK exports. In 2005, HK launched its
own jewellery brand - KISNA. Today, it is the
largest distributed diamond jewellery brand in
India. Why was the company in news all over
India during the last week of October for which
the company is reported to have spent around
500 million dollars?

 2) Which brand was started by Mira Kulkarni
who used to give away self-made ayurvedic
hand made soaps to friends? The tagline of the
company is ‘Luxurious Ayurveda’.

 3) KLM was the first European airline to
introduce a Frequent Flyer Programme. Now
named, Flying Blue, what was it appropriately
named when it was first introduced?

 4) C. Vijayakumar holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Electrical & Electronics Engineering from P.S.G.
College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India and is
based in the United States. He was recently
appointed as the CEO of which Indian
technology company.

 5) Identify this car brand featured in the video.
It is the first supercar to be made in the Middle
East.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3J9yYnKLA0

 Round 5
 Buzzer Round
 +10/-5

 1) Who started Hello, an app only social
platform that claims it is “built on love, not
likes”? The person who started it had a social
networking site named after himself.

 2) Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol is a
Spanish Company incorporated in 1942 by
Alejandro Goicoechea and Jose Louis Oriol.
How do we better know the firm?

 3) Digboi is known as the Oil City in its state
where the first oil well in Asia was drilled. The
first refinery in India was started here as early as
1901. This company, now a part of Indian Oil
Corporation was founded to look after the
business in this area. Id the company.

 4) Clarence Hailey Long won praise of the
Baptist denomination for his refusal to advertise
Beer. How do we know him better?

 5) ‘Karoshi’ is an occupational health hazard in
Japan. This phenomenon is also widespread in
South Korea, where it is referred as 'gwarosa'
and in China, it is called 'guolaosi‘. It is also the
title of a video game. What is it that the players
must do to win the game?

 Karoshi means “death by overwork”
 The objective of the player is to make the
employee commit suicide

 6) Id the company behind the brand that is
being advertised.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSbH5W7-nJI

 7) Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang told the
company's GMV from Alibaba's 11.11 Global
Shopping Festival, as _______ Day is officially
called, to come at $20 billion in 2016, easily
eclipsing the $2.74 billion and $3.07 billion
respectively generated online during the Black
Friday and Cyber Monday sales in the U.S. this
year.
 What does the day celebrate? Or, fill in the
blanks.

 It celebrates being Single. It started as anti-
valentine day
 Singles Day

 8)After which apparel brand is the San Francisco
49ers home stadium named after? Apt
considering the fact the team is named after
the 1849 California Gold Rush and the apparel
brand has its origins during the Gold Rush.

 9) Identify these two individuals or tell me what
connects them.

 Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom
 Nobel prize laureates in Economics for their
Contract theory

 10) There was a legend that Billy Goat Tavern
owner was asked to leave Game 4 of 1945
series at Wrigley Field because the odor of his
pet goat was bothering other fans. On his way,
he cursed the team X. The team X, recently,
broke this curse and won the World Series. Id X.

 11) Complete this line
 “Why beg or borrow when you can steal? At
Rs.2/- the ________ _____ is a steal”

 Finish
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 Air India’s Delhi- San Francisco flight recently
became the longest direct route for an airplane.
Although, Air India operated in the same route
earlier as well, what changed to suddenly make
it the longest route in the world?
 Inspite of travelling on a longer route, the plane
took a couple of hours lesser to cover the
journey. Why?

 The flight began to fly over Pacific
ocean instead of the Atlantic ocean
 Tailwinds

 Which place in Alappuzha, Kerala, meaning
“island of crows” was included in the recently
announced must visit list of places by National
Geographic?

 Who, after ending a 16 year struggle, decided
to enter politics and started a party named
‘People’s resurgence and Justice Alliance Party’?

 The British government were thrilled when they
found jungles on the Anamalai range, which
spanned several mountains in Madras
Presidency (Kerala and Tamil Nadu), were filled
with giant teak trees. They decided to harvest
the timber but found that they couldn’t
transport the trees down to the plains as they
were too large. So, they came up with a novel
method—they cut the trees and pushed the
timber down through the slope to the river
downhill. Hence the name ________ because of
how the tree moved down the slope

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