Business Quiz

Finance and Economics Club Held Preliminary round for Business Quiz on Saturday 4/08/07. The question asked in the quiz are given below and answers are marked with Red colour

1) This company was called Lutsuko and later changed its name to something that literally means 'to lose money'. Which one?
a)L' Oreal b)Sony c)Suzuki d)Honda
2) Which international brand had an ad campaign - 'Tomorrow is mine' and had signed Rahul Dravid for the campaign?
a)Reebok b)Nike c)Pepsi d)Puma
3) This organization has 1356 members and has the ad-line "the world put stock on us". Which organization?
a)NASDAQ b)LSE c)NYSE d)BSE
4) Who designs jewellery for the company called Artex?
a)Sonia Gandhi b)Priyanka Gandhi c)Menaka Gandhi d)Uma Bharthi
5) What is the name of the new FM channel introduced by India Today?
a)Road b)Run c)Red d)Fun
6) The Indian born, who was recently promoted as the President of Pepsi Co?
a)George Zacharas b)Indira Nooyi c)Steven Kapoor d)Madhavi Puri Buch
7) The controversial MIP-95 mutual fund scheme belongs to ______
a)Alliance Capital. b)UTI. c)Prudential ICICI d) Kotak Mahindra
8) Allen Solly is a brand owned by which group of Companies?
a)Tata Group b)Damani Group c)Arvind Mills Group d)Nahar Group
9) India's first electric car is known as _____
a)Reva b)Mewa. c)Bewa d)Mova.
10) In the context of Mutual Funds, SIP stands for..
a)Systematic Investment Plan b)Scheduled Interest Plan
c)Specific Insurance Plan d)Special Income Plan
11) Identify the person who has over taken Warren Buffet rank of world 2nd richest man
a)Bill Gates b)LN Mittal d)Carlos slim Helu e)Bharti Mittal
12) What is the expansion of GENI
a)Global Environment for Network Innovation b)Global Energy Network Institute
c)Global Education Network of India d)Global Embassy for Network Association
13) Which bank is seeking approval for a joint venture with LIC
a)UTI b)HSBC c)ICICI d)IDBI
14) Pick out the Intangible asset
a)Land b)Goodwill c)Television d)Trademark
15) To which of the following two wheeler brand “Awaz Consumer Award 2006” was awarded?
a)Hero Honda Splendor b)Bajaj CT 100 c)Yamaha Crux d)TVS Star
16) Name the BPO arm of IT major Satyam Computers Service Limited?
a)Naipunya b)Nipuna c)Progen d)Prosoft
17) The term “ transformational leadership” is coined by______ .
a)Pradeep Sindhu b)Philip Kotler c)Samuel A Dipiazza d)James MacGregor Burns
18) Which Air-conditionar company has the slogan “Inspire the Next”?
a)Blue Star b)Hitachi c)Carrier d)LG
19) Which company is listed on the NYSE as MTE?
a)VSNL b)BSNL c)MTNL d)ITI
20) Which company is ranked 1st in Mid-sized company on the basis of Net Sales Growth by Business world survey? (Revenue 500cr-1000cr)
a)Gokuldas Exports b)DLF c)Tele Data Informatics d)Unitech
21) Which company is ranked 1st in Mid-sized company on the basis of Net Profit Growth by Business world survey? (Revenue 500cr-1000cr)
a)Gokuldas Exports b)DLF c)Tele Data Informatics d)Unitech
22) Which company is ranked 1st in Mid-sized company on the basis of Returns by Business world survey? (Revenue 500cr-1000cr)
a)Sandvik Asia b)DLF c)Godrej Consumer Products d)Unitech
23) “Fun on the Run” is the punch line of which car brand?
a)Alto b)Icon c)Lancer d)Indica
24) Which Indian enterprise used the slogan “Improving the Quality of Life”
a)Nokia b)Sony c)Samsung d)Motorola
25) Who Bought “YouTube” for $1.65 bn?
a)Rupret Murdoch b)Microsoft c)Google d)IBM
26) Who is the present Chairman of TATA Sons?
a)Ratan TATA b)Rusi Modi c)Jamshed TATA d) JRD TATA
27) Who sold “HOTMAIL” to Google?
a)Anil Ambani b)Nandan Nilkeni c)Sabeer Bhatia d)Sant Chatwal
28) What is the name of Low cost carrier of Jet Airways
a)Spice Jet b)Jet Lite c)Deccan Airways d)Indigo
29) Who is the present Chairman of UB Group?
a)Ratan TATA b)Anil Ambani c)Aditya Birla d) Vijay Malya
30) Who sold his stake in Air Deccan to King Fisher Airlines
a) Captan GR Gopinath b) Capt. Sidhart Sharma
c) Subhroto Roy d) Vjya Malya