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SPJIMR OJAS 2012 : Quizdom Biz Quiz – ( Online Prelims )

: : Researched & Conducted by

Amit Pandeya

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SPJIMR : Quizdom Biz Quiz 2012 – ( Online Prelims )

Rules for the Online Prelims :

• Total of 20 Questions to be answered in 30 Minutes.

• No Negatives so try attempting all Questions

• 2 Points for each correct answer. If an answer has two or more sub-parts, 1 point to be awarded for each correct sub-part.

• Points for each question are mentioned within the parenthesis on top right hand side of each slide.

• Incase of a Tie, Questions having a ( * ) mark will act as tie-breakers. Question (10 – 16) are Tie Breaker Questions.

• Incase of a further tie, the earliest entry by the system clock will act as a tie- breaker, for a particular team.

• Plz keep your answers brief & to the point.


Q1. Identify ‘X’ using the following analogy ?[ 2 Points ]

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Q2. Three different Print Ads from a market leader brand – ‘X’, announcing its decision to go colour. Identify ‘X’ ?

( The bottom line in each Ad reads – ‘Now with Every Page in Colour ) [ 2 Points ]

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Q3. The firm ‘X’ was behind this rather tongue-in-cheek Facebook update, about a recent ‘meltdown’ moment involving a famous celebrity ‘Y’. Identify ‘X’ & ‘Y’ ?

[ Total : 2 Points ; 1 Point each for naming ‘X’ & ‘Y’ ]


Q4. What connects the following two academicians ( on the left ) with some of the famous Indian establishments ( on the right ) ?

[ 2 Points ]

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[ 2 Points ]

Q5. The proposed building plan (shown in the centre of Key Map above), is a part of the project that is spread over an area of around 180 acres & is slated to be completed within the next 3 years. The Project has been designed by a team headed by the gentleman on the right & received worldwide attention, when it was unveiled last year. Name this Project ?


Q6. What unusual fact is common to the following brands ? ( Hint : The connect is not exhaustive ) [ 2 Points ]


Q7. What connects these famous business Personalities :

[ 2 Points ]


Q8. 'X' is mostly made by the cooperative members of eight villages in Eastern India and it takes about 2 days to be made. About 1.5 feet longer than the usual 18 feet, it is made of White or Off-White yarn with 100x100 cotton thread count. It has around 2 inch borders having colours as green, yellow, blue, grey and black except red.

Identify 'X' whose sales shot up in 2011 due to its association with a Identify 'X' whose sales shot up in 2011 due to its association with a famous personality ?

[ 2 Points ]


Q9. What connects the following famous Structures ?[ 2 Points ]


Q10*. What is the claim to fame of the lady featured in this Print Ad ?

[ 2 Points ]


Q 11*. Which Indian Creative personality can be associated with the following brands : [ 2 Points ]


[ 2 Points ]

Q12*. In the early 1980's, a few members of the visiting West Indies cricket team appeared in a series of print advertisements for this Indian Brand. Later buoyed by the good recall value of the above ads, the brand’s next print ads featured prominent Indian sportsmen like Tiger Pataudi, Ramanathan Krishnan & Wilson Jones. Name this Indian brand ?


Q13*. ‘X’ is perhaps the only person to have featured on the obverse of the a denominated US Dollar currency bill, who would technically be ineligible, for the post of a US President.

Name ‘X’ and reason for disqualification to the post of US Presidency ?

[ 2 Points ]


Q14* . Connect the clues to arrive at a famous Brand name ?[ 2 Points ]


Q15*. 'X' is the common term for the root of this plant ( whose flower is seen below ), that after a process of slicing, drying, roasting & grounding, serves as a blending agent for a certain beverage. ‘X’ was introduced in India during the1960's by a brand, now owned by Unilever. The plant is now mainly grown in the State of Gujarat & UP.

Identify 'X' ? [ 2 Points ]


Q16. Connect the following legendary personalities, to the world of Indian Print Publications, with respect to certain date in the parenthesis ?

[ 2 Points ]

( 1981 )

( 1978 ) ( 1992 )


Q17. Identify the advertiser ? [ 2 Points ]


Q18. What connects the following three pictures ?


Q19. Last year to gauge the extent of of volatility in the Arab countries, an index was arrived at by assimilating the weighted average of the following Six factors : A Govt’s year in Power , % of youth population, GDP per citizen, level of democracy, extent of corruption & the amount of Press freedom.

Name this Index that showed Yemen as the most volatile & Qatar the least ?

[ 2 Points ]


Q20. Name this best selling author, columnist & speaker, who as a pre-teen was hired to assist the design division of LEGO ?

[ 2 Points ]


Good Night & All the Best for the Finals !

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