st aloysius evening college quiz
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St Aloysius Evening College
Round 1BRANDS
Which word is derived from Old Norse which means to burn the practice of producers burning their mark into productsBranding
Which famous clothing brand has got its name from a Greek word for a circle of animals? Zodiac
This world famous direct marketing company was founded by Rich Devos and Jay Van Andel in 1959. Name it?
Amway
Which cosmetic brand was founded in 1911 by Dr. Oscar Troplowitz and is currently owned by a German company called Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg? Nivea
Which company's logo consists of three tuning forks on a circular disc, which according to the company stands for its employees, customers and the community? Yamaha
Which company's name is derived from Data, Phone &Voice?
Vodafone
The logo of which company, started by Joseph Cyril Bamsford, is off-set at 18 degrees from the horizontal and 22 degrees from the vertical? The company makes yellow-and-black engineering vehicles.
JCB
Round 2INVENTIONS
Which famous concept was developed by the inventor after watching the beef production?Assembly Line by Henry Ford
The inventor of what machine said I just added machine to Leonardo Da Vincis ideaHelicopter
A young engineer at Boston is responsible for its fame and described it to be the only preposition on the keyboard@
The inventor of which commonly used item did not apply for a patent because he believed that it is to be used by a common man?Matchstick - John Walker
In 1958, what was introduced by the Lockheed Company, which has now become standard equipment on all commercial flights? Black Box
The name stems from the colloquial name of books given to newly enrolled students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the US with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better.
The technologically advanced humanoid robot ASIMO is made by which car company?
Honda
Round 3Doubling option and 10 if wrongWOMEN LEADERS
Which Indian woman is the MD and CEO, National Stock Exchange?Chitra Ramkrishna
With which organisation would you associate Chanda Kochhar?ICICI Bank MD and CEO
Who is the Chairman, State Bank of India?Arundhati Bhattacharya
Which famous woman owns a firm called Harpo ?Oprah Winfrey
Previously, she was the MD and CEO of CRISIL, now is Managing Director of Omidyar Network which is a US-based philanthropic investment firm.Roopa Kudva
Who is the Managing Director of Britannia Industries Limited.Vinita Bali
She has currently come up with a show 'Naagin' . She has also launched her fashion series with EK label.Ekta Kapoor
Round 4
MANAGEMENT GURUS
Which Management Guru gave the term Marketing MyopiaTheodore Levitt
What does C stands for in the name of C.K.Prahalad.Coimbatore
Which famous management professional once quoted The computer is a moronPeter Drucker
Which famous Management Guru said look for three things in a person; Intelligence, energy, and integrity. And if they dont have the last one, dont even bother with the first two.Warren Buffett
Pronounced as Gai Shan in Chinese, the translation means change for the better How do we know this term?Kaizen
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Who is referred as the "Kaizen Guru"?Masaki Imai
Name the marketing legend who first coined the word Privatisation in his book "The age of discontinuity"?Peter F. Drucker
Round 5+10 -5 FOR WRONG ANSWER
SPORTS
Identify the significant roles these players played in their respective games.
Jerry West who inspired the NBA logo and Stefan Edbergs distinctive serve inspired the Australian Open logo
What sporting equipment is manufactured only by Slazenger company?The Tennis balls used in Wimbledon
Complete this famous quartet of French tennis players better known as the Four Musketeers: Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet, Jacques Brugnon & _____ ________. Rene Lacoste.
Which brand is the official Time keeper of Rio Olympics ?Omega
He gave up on his dream of being a pace bowler because his friends said that he could run faster than he could ever possibly bowl.
Usain Bolt
Round 6+20 for direct, +10 for pass
FINANCE
With which Bank would you associate Muhammad Yunus?Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
What is the name of the Accounting system practised by Marwari families especially by Birlas?Parta
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?Harley-Davidson
Which six letter word describes the number of members of a body required to be present to conduct business legally ?Quorum
Which currency literally means a Stamped Coin Taka, aka
Which country's currency is known as Drachma, which in Greek means 'to grasp'?Greece
Which country's foreign market is known as 'Rembrandt Market'?The Netherlands
Round 72 questions eachbonus of 5 marks for getting both right
Logos & Personalities
DLF
dlf50
Cyrus Pallonji Mistry
BNP Paribas
Bnp paribas52
ID the personality
Warren Buffet
GoDaddy.com
Godaddy.com55
Sajjan Jindal
Murugappa Group
Murugappa group57
Steven Spielberg
Qantas
qantas59
Vikram Pandit
Etisalat
etisalat61
Tiger Woods
Identify the model. This appeared in hoardings in Nagpur, where he modeled for Ambika Mens store a garment retailer
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis
Identify
Gautam Singhania of RaymondsChairman and MD
Creating happiness is the tagline of which consumer durable brand of appliances?Hyundai Electronics
Texaco
caltex68
Peugeot
Peugeot69
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Which book would you associate with a Central Character called Alex RogoThe Goal - Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
Name the Israeli physicist who developed Optimised Production Technology (OPT) in the mid 1980s? Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Who is the Co-Author of the book In Search of Excellence along with Tom PetersBob Waterman
Which Indian Father-Son duo have written several books on Management thoughts and Ideas?Vijay and Pramod Batra
With which legendary personality would you associate a book An Unfinished DreamDr. Verghese Kurien
Name the author of the book 'Avenues of Advertising'?Ashok Roy
Lilliane Bettencourt..Principal Shareholder of L'Oreal
Col. Harland David Sanders
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