Thursday, May 13, 2010

Who's He?

Q This guy claims to be a Szekely, descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying structure in Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo pass. He can defy gravity to a certain extent, and can control nocturnal animals such as Wolves and rats. Actors who have played his character on screen include Gerard Butler and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

ID

ANS : Dracula

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Random


Q. He was born in 1955, in a small village in Uttar Pradesh, completed masters in Math from IIT, Kanpur. He is from the 1978 batch of IAS officers.
Currently he is the Director General and Mission Director of a Planning Commission Project.
ID the man from the Pic.

Ans....Ram Sewak Sharma

Monday, March 29, 2010

Random


This Chinese company started in 1989, produced refrigerators, and later shifted business to motorcycles and cars. It is about to buy Volvo from Ford Motors,ID the company from the logo.

Ans : Geely

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Business Quiz 3

Q1. The ancient greek word kibisis, which described he sack carried by god hermes and in which the hero perseus carried the head of medusa, has been typically translated as _________. In the 19th century it was also used to carry dry meat.ID this commonly used product.


Ans : Wallet


Q2.Notaphily is the study of ?(easily workable)


Ans :Banknotes


Q3. Which actor would you see endorsing Flat panel displays and LED displays from LG?


Ans : Akshay Kumar


Q4.Cutting Edge Events travel, is the official tour operator of the FIFA World Cup 2010. Which former Cricketer owns this company?


Ans : Kiran More


Q5. Angel Dusting is a marketing strategy which results in the customer's loss. Explain Angel Dusting.


Ans : Companies advertise that their product contains a particular substance,which makes it better. However, the amount of the substance present is often so meagre, that the difference is negligible.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Business Quiz No. 2

Highlight for Answers....

Q1. The Korean word 'Chaebol' or 'Jaebol' means business family or monopoly. What word is used for the same word in english?

ANS : Conglomerate

Q2.Loop Mobile is the new name of this company. Which company?

ANS : BPL

Q3. Banca Monte Dei Paschi di Siena. This Italian bank, headquartered in Siena, Tuscany is one of the most important banks of Italy and has branches in various parts of the world. What is so unique about this bank?

ANS : Its the oldest bank in history.

Q4. Cupcake, donut, eclair, fro-yo and gingerbread. These are software updates for________??

ANS : Android

Q5. What company am i describing??.....Do communications over mobile.......

ANS : DoCoMo

Q6. Hungry Jack's is the Australian franchisee of X. ID X.

ANS : Burger King

Q7.The logo of this company represents a light that has three crossed tuning forks. Which company??

ANS : Yamaha

Q8. X's father ran away from british police in his home country came to USA where he married a school teacher.His company gets better sound by researching. ID X.

ANS : Amar Bose.

Q9. Which international organisation is 'committed to improving the state of the world'?

ANS : World Economic forum

Q10. X was founded as Swallow Sidecar company by Sir William Lyons in 1922. During the 2nd world war the name SS had to be changed to X as it also implied the German organisation. X, along with another company, was purchased by Y, an international conglomerate. Slogan - 'Born to Perform'

ANS : X-Jaguar, Y- Tata Group.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Business Quiz No. 1





Q1. Napoleon III's important guests were given ___X______ cutlery and lesser important guests were given silver cutlery. ID X…(its not gold)


ANS : Aluminium


Q2. Which company's name literally means 'Motion of sound' ?


ANS : Motorola


Q4. Which cocktail's name literally means 'Strained Pineapple'?


ANS : Pina Colada


Q5. Participants at the Visit Scotland Adventure Triathlon were provided an insurance cover of one million pound sterling each against a very unique occurrence. What?


ANS : Being attacked by the Loch Ness Monster


Q6. With which Belgium based company has Videocon tied up to enter into the renewable energy market???


ANS : Enfinity


Q7. If Longhorn:Vista then Passion:????


ANS : Nexus One


Q8. In the world of Communications, what is the common name of IEEE 802.11 technology?


ANS : Wi-fi


Q9. ID company from slogan....."You press the button, we do the rest"(Hint: think literally)


ANS : Kodak


Q10. X was started by former president of Hard Rock Cafe. Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzeneggar and Sylvester Stallone were stake holders in X.

ID X.


ANS : Planet Hollywood