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IIT OPEN BIZ QUIZ Prelims

Mahendra Mohan Das Deepak K Singh

X in India (the first in Asia, too) was conceived primarily to improve the availability of cotton to British textile merchants, after the 1846 failure of the American crop. What?

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“In troubled times, adults are looking for things that remind them of happier days.”

This is the Reason given by an analyst for 15 million units of X being sold World wide

Identify X.

2. Identify X.

X was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu X as Nippon Gakki Company Limited (literally Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, and was incorporated on October 12, 1897.

The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer is still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks.

3. Identify the company.

***4. Whose ad?

X are sedimentary rocks consisting of individual rounded fragments or chasts within a finer-grained matrix that have become cemented together.

5. Which business term?

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6. Identify the logo

X was first granted permission to start operations in India by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board in April ’07. In exchange, the US Government allowed the import of mangoes from India after a gap of 18 years.

Mangoes for what?

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Taken from Kautilya’s Arthashashtra, which Indian Governement agency’s motto in Sanskrit reads “Kosha Moolo Dandaha”?

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IS provides specifications for differentproducts.

IS:1 is the specification of which ‘product’?

***9. IS:1 is the specification of?

Which shower gel is sold using the slogan "The original. If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't exist."?

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Which brand replaced cocaine as one of its key ingredients with caffeine in the year 1906? Its founder called it “a precious brain toner and reliever against nervous troubles”. 

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12. World’s first what?

X graduated from IIT Kharagpur where he was the recipient of Director's Gold Medal. He received an M.Sc degree also in Physics from IIT Kanpur. X topped the IAS examination in 1972.

In 1978, he did a Masters degree in economics from Ohio

State University, US. After a few years X joined the Humphrey Fellowship program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study Quantitative Economic Modelling.

X had finished his term, of what he is now, on September

2011. But breaking from tradition, the Prime Minister's Office put out a statement announcing that X, a former finance secretary would now retire on September 4, 2013.

***13. Who is he?

The building housing the first distillery had a large number of fruit bats living under the roof of the distillery, which led to a Bat device as the logo of the company  and Don’s product soon became popular as ‘el ron del murcielago’ or ‘the rum of the bat

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A village in UP was facing problems as they lacked basic infrastructure. An Indian company decided to pay for installation of hand pumps. The village then renamed itself after the company. This happened in 2011. Which company is this?

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16. Connect

17. Which Indian car is inspired by this ?

***18. Identify the Logo

In 1911, this brand of outfitters was used by Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole. The same brand was also used by Ernest Shackleton, who led a 1914 expedition to cross Antarctica. A gabardine jacket was worn by George Mallory on his ill-fated attempt on Mount Everest in 1924. Name the brand.

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20. Brand mascot of which company ?

Answers

X in India (the first in Asia, too) was conceived primarily to improve the availability of cotton to British textile merchants, after the 1846 failure of the American crop. What?

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Indian Railways

“In troubled times, adults are looking for things that remind them of happier days.”

This is the Reason given by an analyst for 15 million units of X being sold World wide

Identify X.

2) Identify X.

Rubik’s Cube

X was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ manufacturer by Torakusu X as Nippon Gakki Company Limited (literally Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, and was incorporated on October 12, 1897.

The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer is still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks.

3) Identify the company

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Yamaha

***4) Whose ad?

WWF

X are sedimentary rocks consisting of individual rounded fragments or chasts within a finer-grained matrix that have become cemented together.

5) Which business term?

Conglomerate

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6) Identify the logo

Tetra Pack

X was first granted permission to start operations in India by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board in April ’07. In exchange, the US Government allowed the import of mangoes from India after a gap of 18 years.

Mangoes for what?

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Harley Davidson

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Taken from Kautilya’s Arthashashtra, which Indian Governement agency’s motto in Sanskrit reads “Kosha Moolo Dandaha”?

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Powered by Endeavor

IS provides specifications for differentproducts.

IS:1 is the specification of which ‘product’?

***9) IS:1 is the specification of?

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Indian National Flag

Which shower gel is sold using the slogan "The original. If your grandfather hadn't worn it, you wouldn't exist."?

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11)

Which brand replaced cocaine as one of its key ingredients with caffeine in the year 1906? Its founder called it “a precious brain toner and reliever against nervous troubles”. 

Coca-Cola

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12) World’s first what?

Pizza Hut.

X graduated from IIT Kharagpur where he was the recipient of Director's Gold Medal. He received an M.Sc degree also in Physics from IIT Kanpur. X topped the IAS examination in 1972.

In 1978, he did a Masters degree in economics from Ohio

State University, US. After a few years X joined the Humphrey Fellowship program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study Quantitative Economic Modelling.

X had finished his term, of what he is now, on September

2011. But breaking from tradition, the Prime Minister's Office put out a statement announcing that X, a former finance secretary would now retire on September 4, 2013.

***13) Who is he?

D. Subbarao

The building housing the first distillery had a large number of fruit bats living under the roof of the distillery, which led to a Bat device as the logo of the company  and Don’s product soon became popular as ‘el ron del murcielago’ or ‘the rum of the bat

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A village in UP was facing problems as they lacked basic infrastructure. An Indian company decided to pay for installation of hand pumps. The village then renamed itself after the company. This happened in 2011. Which company is this?

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Snapdeal.com

16) Connect

Marco Polo

17) Which Indian car is inspired by this ?

Tata Winger

***18) Identify the Logo

NSE

In 1911, this brand of outfitters was used by Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole. The same brand was also used by Ernest Shackleton, who led a 1914 expedition to cross Antarctica. A gabardine jacket was worn by George Mallory on his ill-fated attempt on Mount Everest in 1924. Name the brand

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Burberry

20) Brand mascot of which company ?

Hush Puppies