Dirty Minds The Business Quiz. IQL Anniversary Quiz 3

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1 Dirty Minds The Business Quiz IQL Anniversary Quiz 3

2 About the Quiz This quiz contains questions that were used in the recent Business IIT Bombay. The quiz was designed & conceptualized by the Indian Quizzing League (IQL)

3 Rules of the game 15 questions, total of 40 points. All questions related to Business / Corporate World Answer all questions as comments to the post where the quiz was uploaded Answers follow the questions Googling is discouraged, although we cannot stop you from doing so if you want to. All the best

4 Question 1 (2 points) Goan Feni, Tirupati Laddu are some of the popular products already enjoying GI tags. But which is the only GI-tagged product that will have a list of authorised users (21 cooperative societies and 10 individuals) of a term?

5 And the answer is Kancheepuram Silk Sarees

6 Question 2 (3 points) The name of a subsidiary company comes from a cultivar which was discovered in New Zealand. In 2006, this company was formed by the parent company to avoid state taxes and to manage certain aspects of the parent company. The name of the subsidiary was specifically chosen by the parent company to reflect closely with their name. Name the subsidiary and the parent company.

7 And the answer is Braeburn Capital and Apple Inc.

8 Question 3 (2 points) Identify the person in the picture. The logos of the companies that he has invested are displayed in the laptop. [Full name required]

9 And the answer is Ashton Kutcher in Two and Half men doing a cheeky promotion for the companies he had invested in

10 Question 4 (3 points) A Gujarat based company started selling this product in 1976 and roped in another company to distribute it. Public opinion was that this company did not know anything about marketing since they started off as an engineering firm. However, the tie-up was a success and the product was renamed to what we all know now. This lead to one of the most well recognized ad-campaigns in Indian TV history. Name both companies and the product

11 And the answer is Pioma industries / Jaffe Voltas Rasna

12 Question 5 (1 point) After the Wall Street Journal began targeting the India market with an India specific site, this company launched a website India Ink that offers news and analysis targeting Indians. Name the company. This is a very recent news

13 The New York Times And the answer is

14 Question 6 (3 points) What does this company do?

15 And the answer is Contoso is a fictional company used by Microsoft as their example company and domain. The board of directors consists of industry insiders led by visionary giant and CEO Dan Jump Contoso.com will redirect to Microsoft site

16 Question 7 (2 points) Identify this person. After Sep 27, 2011, bulk SMSs from this person would have stopped Surname accepted

17 And the answer is Dr. Mukesh Batra of Dr.Batra's fame

18 Question 8 (5 points) These are brand mascots of a famous company. These mascots are used only in Japan. Name the brand.

19 Pepsi And the answer is

20 Question 9 (2 points) At a net worth of $ 13.2 billion, this Indian steel baroness, is the wealthiest woman in India and is ranked 56 th in Forbes billionaires list. She is member of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, (Legislative Assembly) MLA and had served as a Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana until She became the chairperson of her Group after her husband died in a helicopter crash in Name her.

21 Savitri Jindal And the answer is

22 Question 10 (3 points) Connect and identify the missing logo

23 And the answer is The Companies owning i- League Football Teams. UB group is missing who own Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. Shillong Lajong and Sporting Ci Da De Goa are owned by individuals

24 Question 11 (2 points) Identify the company that developed the 5 seater aircraft NM5 in collaboration with the National Aeronautical Laboratories (NAL) The prototype for this aircraft was built at Gippsland Aeronautics, an Australian aircraft manufacturer, which is also a subsidiary of this company

25 Mahindra And the answer is

26 Question 12 (5 points) What are these?

27 And the answer is Various hand signals used in Bombay stock Exchanging during trading hours amidst the noise (1946) They are no longer in use now.

28 Question 13 (2 points) St. Croix Shop is an independently owned Men s clothing boutique house based out of Minnesota, US. It was founded by a community of 7 designers. Although they specialize in men s sportswear, it boasts of being the sole producer of a particular apparel for an esteemed customer. What do they make and who adorns it?

29 And the answer is They make black mock turtlenecks for Steve Jobs

30 Question 14 (3 points) Come up with a slogan based on this picture and explain the business connect

And the answer is Six Flags Over Texas is the slogan used to describe the six nations that have had sovereignty over some or all of the current territory of the U.S. state of Texas.

31 And the answer is Six Flags Over Texas is the slogan used to describe the six nations that have had sovereignty over some or all of the current territory of the U.S. state of Texas. This slogan has been incorporated into shopping malls, theme parks (Six Flags), and other enterprises. The "six flags" are also shown on the reverse of the Seal of Texas. In 1997 the Texas Historical Commission adopted standard designs for representing the six flags.

Question 15 (2 points) Checker Motors Corporation was established by Morris Markin in 1922 through a merger of 'Commonwealth Motors' and 'Markin Automobile Body'.

32 Question 15 (2 points) Checker Motors Corporation was established by Morris Markin in 1922 through a merger of 'Commonwealth Motors' and 'Markin Automobile Body'. This company started creating something which was valued by the industry for its durability in heavy use. The final models were produced in On January 16, 2009, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. What was their most famous creation?

33 The American Taxi Cab And the answer is

34 The scores for Round 3 are Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Total Score Points per question : Right Answer; 0: Wrong Answer; 0.5: Partial Points SKG Subhasree Srinivasan Gaurav Makker Chanchal Pati Navdeep Shukla GZ Ramharish Anurag Singh

35 Thank you for attempting The overall scores will be declared once the 5 th round ends

Len Lundstrum, Ph.D., FRM

Len Lundstrum, Ph.D., FRM , Ph.D., FRM Professor of Finance Department of Finance College of Business Office: 815 753-0317 Northern Illinois University Fax: 815 753-0504 Dekalb, IL 60115 llundstrum@niu.edu Education Indiana University