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Saurav Mukherjee
25 Q’s- Written round 1 (mixed bag)
8 Q’s- Dry round 1 (mixed bag)
8Q’s- Visuals/ads
15 Q’s-written round 2 (auto)
8 Q’s-Dry round 2
1 Q’s- Connect
1st Round - Written 1
15 Questions- General,Mixed Bag
1.
• Traveller's diarrhoea is the most common illness affecting
travelers.
It is called by several interesting names like "Montezuma's
Revenge“ in Mexico, "Kurtz Hurtz" in Uzbekistan, "Karachi crouch"
in Pakistan, "Suryavarman's Revenge" in Cambodia, “Kabulitis" in
Afghanistan.
• What is it called in India?
2.
• This technique was invented by David Bradley, an IBM engineer.
Describing his achievement, he once said "I may have invented
it, but Bill Gates made it famous. I win whenever he loses”. What?
3.
• This symbol was drawn to resemble a certain Roman god’s
trident. The three tips of the trident were modified and they end
in a circle, a triangle and a square. This was done to signify
compatibility and versatility in usage. What symbol?
4.
• The first one was for an astonishing new method and apparatus
discovered in the production of potash and pearl ash.
• The second for a special process of making candles.
• While there were just 3 in the first year (1790), there 3,02,948 in
2013.
• What is being talked about? Keep in mind, there are veritable
wars fought over these.
5.
• _____ __ is a black comedy that turns into a tragedy that
emerged from the Second World War.
• Interestingly, a specific situation was named after the book.
•
• To accomplish task A, one needs object B. However the only
reason one needs to complete task A is to obtain object B.
• This is an example of a _____ __
6.
• Someone came up with the following three laws of what? Satirizing
what?
• “Three Laws of _________”:
• A _______ may not immerse a human being or, through lack of
flotation, allow a human to come to harm.
• A _______ must obey all commands and steering input given by its
human owner, except where such input would conflict with the First
Law.
• A _______ must preserve its own flotation as long as such preservation
does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
• Points only if you give the satirized version, not if you only mention the
original.
7.
• In Sept 2014, Hong Kong became the scene of intense political
protests over the way elections are held in that autonomous
region of China. The civil disobedience movement has been
called "Occupy Central", partly for the massing of people at the
Central Government Complex in the city.It also acquired
another name in the Western media, the "_______ Revolution",
because many protestors starting using a piece of household
equipment to protect themselves against tear gas used by
police. What is the missing word?
8.
• This is one of the greatest "brands" that India has generated in its
looooooooooong history, and after being buried for many years
,is making a come back. this is the logo of it.
• which brand is being referred here?
9.
10.
• X was first issued in 1975. This first issue featured the image of an
extremely important building in India, albeit without the Indian flag. A
bare flagpole was depicted instead, since the photo of the building
that the artist worked with was clicked at night – when the flag was
down.
• However around 1980, the design was changed and the building was
now depicted with the Indian flag adorning the flapole.
• The design was again changed in later years, with a lake that was
depicted in front of the building in earlier versions, getting removed.
• From 2005 onwards, X also started bearing the year of issue on it.
• 147 mm by 73 mm in size, what is X?
11.
• X is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by
Marvel comics. X initially made brief appearances in Captain Marvel
#14 (August 2013) and captain marvel #17 (November 2013) before
making her full debut in all new Marvel NOW! Point-one #1 (January
2014). X began headlining the third volume of MS Marvel in Feb’14.
• Within the marvel universe, X is teenage Pakistani American from New
Jersey with shapeshifting abilities, who discovers that she has inhuman
heritage in the aftermath of the inhumaity storyline and assumes the
codename Ms Marvel from her idol Carol Danvers.
• Muaaz Khan of the guardian compared X to Y and indicated that the
rest of the entertainment industry should follow Marvel’s example.
• Y please.
• Bonus points for X.
12.
“X” is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that
was broadcast from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, on ABC.
The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera. “X” was the most
financially successful network animated franchise for three
decades, until The Simpsons debuted. In 2013,TV
Guide ranked ”X” the second Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time
(after The Simpsons ranked at first).

Name X.
13.
The list, chronologically arranged, begins with the name Cameron
Earl from UK and the latest name to be added was of Fritz Glatz
from Austria. Some other people in the list are John Dawson-
Damer, Roland Ratzenberger, Elio de Angelis, Riccardo Paletti.

What list am I talking about?

14.
• Id the painter/ person who sketched this.
15.
• A certain phenomenon occurred in Argentina in 1974. This was
followed by Bolivia in 1979 and in Iceland in 1982. This continued
chronologically in Philippines, Ireland, Haiti and other countries till
it reached India in 2007. What is this phenomenon?
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
Exchange sheets please!

anSWers
1.
• Traveller's diarrhoea is the most common illness affecting
travelers.
It is called by several interesting names like "Montezuma's
Revenge“ in Mexico, "Kurtz Hurtz" in Uzbekistan, "Karachi crouch"
in Pakistan, "Suryavarman's Revenge" in Cambodia, “Kabulitis" in
Afghanistan.
• What is it called in India?
Answer
• Delhi Belly
2.
• This technique was invented by David Bradley, an IBM engineer.
Describing his achievement, he once said "I may have invented
it, but Bill Gates made it famous. I win whenever he loses”. What?
Answer
• Ctrl+Alt+Del
3.
• This symbol was drawn to resemble a certain Roman god’s
trident. The three tips of the trident were modified and they end
in a circle, a triangle and a square. This was done to signify
compatibility and versatility in usage. What symbol?
Answer
• USB
4.
• The first one was for an astonishing new method and apparatus
discovered in the production of potash and pearl ash.
• The second for a special process of making candles.
• While there were just 3 in the first year (1790), there 3,02,948 in
2013.
• What is being talked about? Keep in mind, there are veritable
wars fought over these.
Answer
• Patents
5.
• _____ __ is a black comedy that turns into a tragedy that
emerged from the Second World War.
• Interestingly, a specific situation was named after the book.
•
• To accomplish task A, one needs object B. However the only
reason one needs to complete task A is to obtain object B.
• This is an example of a _____ __
Answer
• Catch 22
6.
• someone came up with the following three laws of what? Satirising
what?
• “Three Laws of _________”:
• A _______ may not immerse a human being or, through lack of
flotation, allow a human to come to harm.
• A _______ must obey all commands and steering input given by its
human owner, except where such input would conflict with the First
Law.
• A _______ must preserve its own flotation as long as such preservation
does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
• Points only if you give the satirized version, not if you only mention the
original.
Answer
• “Rowboat”
Satire on Asimovs 3 laws of Robotics
7.
• In Sept 2014, Hong Kong became the scene of intense political
protests over the way elections are held in that autonomous
region of China. The civil disobedience movement has been
called "Occupy Central", partly for the massing of people at the
Central Government Complex in the city.It also acquired
another name in the Western media, the "_______ Revolution",
because many protestors starting using a piece of household
equipment to protect themselves against tear gas used by
police. What is the missing word?
Answer
• Umbrella Revolution
8.
• This is one of the greatest "brands" that India has generated in its
looooooooooong history, and after being buried for many years
,is making a come back. this is the logo of it.
• which brand is being referred here?
Answer
• Nalanda University
9.
Answer
10.
• X was first issued in 1975. This first issue featured the image of an
extremely important building in India, albeit without the Indian flag. A
bare flagpole was depicted instead, since the photo of the building
that the artist worked with was clicked at night – when the flag was
down.
• However around 1980, the design was changed and the building was
now depicted with the Indian flag adorning the flapole.
• The design was again changed in later years, with a lake that was
depicted in front of the building in earlier versions, getting removed.
• From 2005 onwards, X also started bearing the year of issue on it.
• 147 mm by 73 mm in size, what is X?
Answer
• The Rs 50 note
11.
• X is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by
Marvel comics. X initially made brief appearances in Captain Marvel
#14 (August 2013) and captain marvel #17 (November 2013) before
making her full debut in all new Marvel NOW! Point-one #1 (January
2014). X began headlining the third volume of MS Marvel in Feb’14.
• Within the marvel universe, X is teenage Pakistani American from New
Jersey with shapeshifting abilities, who discovers that she has inhuman
heritage in the aftermath of the inhumaity storyline and assumes the
codename Ms Marvel from her idol Carol Danvers.
• Muaaz Khan of the guardian compared X to Y and indicated that the
rest of the entertainment industry should follow Marvel’s example.
• Y please.
• Bonus points for X.
Answer
• Y- Malala Yousafzai
• X- Kamala Khan
12.
“X” is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that
was broadcast from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, on ABC.
The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera. “X” was the most
financially successful network animated franchise for three
decades, until The Simpsons debuted. In 2013,TV
Guide ranked ”X” the second Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time
(after The Simpsons ranked at first).

Name X.
Answer
• Flinstones
13.
The list, chronologically arranged, begins with the name Cameron
Earl from UK and the latest name to be added was of Fritz Glatz
from Austria. Some other people in the list are John Dawson-
Damer, Roland Ratzenberger, Elio de Angelis, Riccardo Paletti.

What list am I talking about?

Answer
• Answer: List of people who died while driving a Formula One Car.
14.
• Id the painter/ person who sketched this.
Answer
• Adolf Hitler
15.
• A certain phenomenon occurred in Argentina in 1974. This was
followed by Bolivia in 1979 and in Iceland in 1982. This continued
chronologically in Philippines, Ireland, Haiti and other countries till
it reached India in 2007. What is this phenomenon?
Answer
• Women as Presidents
16.
Answer
• To kill a mockingbird
17.
Answer
• American Beauty
18.
Answer
• Taxi Driver
19.
Answer
• Avatar
20.
Answer
• Blood Diamond
21.
Answer
• Catch me if you can
22.
Answer
• Kung Fu Panda
23.
Answer
• Saving Private Ryan
24.
Answer
• The good, the bad and the ugly
25.
Answer
• Bladerunner
2NDROUND-DRY
QUESTIONS 1
Infinite bounce – 8 Questions – Mixed Bag
 1.
• The first installment of this series was released in 1993. While subsequent
installments had names such as X-95, X-98, this first installment was not
called X-93 but something else.
• This product was revolutionary in a sense that it shifted the paradigm of
how such products were designed and what technology was used. Over
the years, minor and major improvements in quality and appearance have
pushed this product to the very top. There has however been stiff
competition from at least one another company that makes such a
product, and the two rival products have staunch supporters and
detractors. While both these companies battle rampant piracy, the former
has an advantage over the masses due to its extensive licensing rights that
provides users with an original experience.
• What am I talking about?
 ANSWER
• EA sports-Fifa
 2.
• X was a fixture in the crowds in France, popping up in the Champs-Elysees
stages cheering on Armstrong.
• X remained a staunch supporter of Lance through all the accusations of
him using performace enhancers, frequently standing by his side at
fundraisers for Armstrong’s Livestrong foundation.
• Like most of Lance’s friends, X had his limits,though. After Lance finally
confessed to cheating, X backed away, atleast publicly, and turned down
invitations to attend some Livestrong events.
• Id X.
 ANSWER
• Robin Williams
 3.
• X is the distance between two points in a grid based on a strictly horizontal
and/or vertical path, (that is, along the grid lines), as opposed to the
diagonal or “as the crow flies” distance. X is the simple sum of the
horizontal and vertical components, whereas the diagonal distance might
be computer by applying the Pythagorean theorem.
• X ,also known as __ __,derives its name based on the well known grid like
street geography of a certain region.
• Id X;
• Bonus points for fitb.
 ANSWER
• Manhattan, Taxicab Geometry
 4.
• “X” was born in Failsworth, Lancashire, England.His family includes several lesser
known sportspersons, such as his father, a former Manchester United Goalkeeper
(association football) in the 1960s. During 1st test of India tour of England 2014, he
also added that his dad played only in the reserves, never for the main team.
• As a youth, he captained the Manchester Grammar School cricket team for
whom he scored almost 3,500 runs and took 170 wickets. His performances led to
selection for the England under-19 team, which he captained aged 16. He also
represented Lancashire Schools from 1982 to 1986. In 1983 he won the Jack Hobbs
Memorial Award as the Outstanding Schoolboy Cricketer at under-15 level. In a
(non-first-class) match against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1984 he took 6–27.
 ANSWER
• Michael Atherton
 5.
• Hakkasan
• Yauatcha
• Akira Back
• Arola
• Megu

Exhaustive list of what (till date)?

ANSWER
 6.
• Back in the day, animation was an artist’s job, and not a computer’s.
• Every tiny detail of a cartoon individual had to be drawn painstakingly and
meticulously some 30 to 40 thousand times, and omitting some small details
or altering them to make things ‘easier to draw’ would not only make
cartoonists breathe a sigh of relief but also potentially saved millions of
dollars in man hours.
• This is the popular explanation bandied about by people when trying to
explain a certain characteristic shared by many cartoons (This is the norm
rather than the exception even now, when animation is computer
dominated). So much so, that in The Simpsons, God is the only character
not to share this characteristic.
• What am I talking about?
 ANSWER
• Most cartoon characters can be seen with only 4 fingers instead of five,
and the reasoning was indeed to save labor.
 7.
• In the Indian subcontinent, the term X is used to refer to a place of ____ or a
sports club. During the British Raj, X clubs was the term used for
Gentlemen’s clubs.
• In English speaking countries, X is an Equestrian event. The novel “The
mystery of the Invisible Thief” by Enid Blyton starts at one such event.
• It is also used as the name for a timed automotive event. What?
 ANSWER
• Gymkhana
 8.
• Mimas is a moon of Saturn which was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel.
• Mimas's most distinctive feature is a giant impact crater 130 kilometres (81 mi)
across, named Herschel after the discoverer of Mimas.The impact that made this
crater must have nearly shattered Mimas: fractures can be seen on the opposite
side of Mimas that may have been created by shock waves from the impact
travelling through Mimas's body.
• This crater is also the reason why mimas has a striking resemblance to the __ __,
with the crater representing one of the superlasers .
• In 2010, NASA revealed a temperature map of Mimas, using images obtained
by Cassini. The warmest regions, which are along one edge of Mimas, create a
shape similar to _______, with the Herschel Crater assuming the role of an "edible
dot" or "power pellet“.
• What and what?
HINT:
 ANSWER
• Death Star
• Pacman
3 RD ROUND-VISUALS
8 questions- ads+trivia+connects
 1.

What you can see on right hand side is a

billboard, with two Ford Cortina cars, put
one over the other.
What you need to identify is the brand
behind the ad campaign.
 ANSWER

• Araldite
2. ID THIS PLACE-RECENTLY IN NEWS DUE TO
A FIASCO BY AN INDIAN COMPANY.
 ANSWER

• This is the Grosvenor House Hotel owned by the Sahara Group, which is now trying to
sell this property to recover the fine imposed on Subrata Roy
 3.
What exactly is this
picture? And what is
the blanked out
substance?
 ANSWER

• the picture is a result of an experiment conducted by a bunch of NASA scientists to

study the effect of various drugs on spiders. The blanked out substance is nothing but
caffeine.
4. AD FOR?
ANSWER
5.AD FOR?
ANSWER
6. AD FOR?
ANSWER
 7.

• Connect:

(Pictures in next 3 slides)

 ANSWER

• The Seven Deadly Sins

Gluttony Greed
8. AD FOR?
ANSWER
4th Round-
Written 2
Auto
1.
• Formally, for a race to be called a _____ _____, it should have a
race distance of at least 300 km,with the exception of the X
- which has a race of less than 300 km since 1968.
• Part points for both parts.
2.
• Its logo represents the company's three-pronged domination
over the land, the sea and the air. Which company?
3.
• ________ appeared in popular culture as early as 1943, as U.S
Army motorized cavalry are pictured in Life magazine
performing high speed ________’s.
• There are basically 3 ways to do a _______ - Clutch, power
and bounce.
• What am I talking about?
4.
• Length: 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m)

•Width: 9 feet 2 inches (2.79 m)

• height 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m)

• Weight: 2.5 short tons (2.3 t)

• Acceleration: 0-60 in 5.6 seconds.

• Engine: 5.7 liter GM V8 engine capable of 500 horsepower (370 kW).

• Fuel: The "jet engine" on the back of the car was fed by propane tanks.

• Tires: 4 Interco "Super Swamper TSL" tires standing 44/18.5-16.5 in the rear, and
two 94.0/15.0-15 Hoosier Checkerboard dirt tires on the front, with superior grip.

ID
5.
• The ‘Smart car’, as you will have seen at some point or
other, probably on TV, is the result of a joint venture
between two unlikely companies. Which two companies?
• Part points for each
6.
• In 1926, three brothers, Adriano, Marcello and Bruno ,
founded Societa Scientifica Radio Brevetti ______ in Bologna
to produce vacuum tubes, condensers and other radio
components, becoming successful enough by 1935 to
construct a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the
city.How do we know this company more popularly today?
7.
• The X is is located at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, United
Kingdom. The track was designed by Lotus Cars as a testing
facility for the Colin Chapman run company, with many of its
Formula One cars tested there.
• The track is on a former Royal Canadian Air Force airbase
constructed during the Second World War and later used by
British Aerospace as a manufacturing and test facility. The track's
main route, marked by painted lines and simple structures such as
stacks of tyres, was designed by test drivers from Lotus.The layout
of the track is designed to put the car through various conditions,
ranging from provoking understeer to testing brake balance and
tyres.
• What?
8.
• The most glorious win of this company was in the Le Mans
race where drivers Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre _______
stole the race with the little they had.Which car is named
after him , just fitb ?
9.
• Give the common name given to the last phase of the
Chadian–Libyan conflict, which took place in 1987 in
Northern Chad and on the Libyan- Chadian border following
Libyan occupation of northern Chad in 1983, when Libya's
leader Muammar Gaddafi, refusing to recognize the
legitimacy of the Chadian President Hissène Habré, militarily
supported the attempt by the opposition Transitional
Government of National Unity (GUNT) to overthrow Habré.
10.
• It is named after one of the fastest and strongest fighting
bulls ever that gained recognition back in 1914 for killing a
matador.
• With a 6.5 litre V12 engine ,producing 750 horsepower and
a Topspeed 220 miles per hour ,it is the fastest car made by
it’s manufacturer.
• Priced at $3.9 million,only three cars will be made in the
colours red, White and green and they have already been
sold out.
11.
• The name of this car means "God of the winds" in Quechua,
the official language of the Inca Empire.It was named "The
Hypercar of the Year 2012" by Top Gear magazine and is
currently the fastest road-legal and streetworthy car ever to
go round the Top Gear Test Track, setting a time of 1
minute 13.8 seconds, faster than both Ariel Atom and
Bugatti Veyron.
12.
• Sometime back X lost a bet to Y. The bet was made on
motorsport and the condition of the bet was that the loser
would shave his legs, don a skirt and make up and then
serve as an air hostess for one flight on a particular airline,
performing all the tasks a regular air hostess would. On
losing the bet, X, being a good sport, agreed to stick to the
condition and carry out his end of the bargain.
• Incidentally, Y worked as a financial controller for one of X's
companies in the late 80's.
• Tell me who these two gentlemen are and what they bet on.
13.
• Which British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based
at Hethel, Norfolk and founded by F1 legend Cloin
Chapman, had drivers like Ayrton Senna, Graham Hill and
Stirling Moss in its racing division?
14.
• It was launched in a converted factory in 1903 with
$28,000 in cash from twelve investors, most notably Horace
and John Dodge, (who would later establish their own car
company). The company owns a one-third controlling
interest in Mazda of Japan and a small holding in former
subsidiary Aston Martin of England. Id the multinational.
15.
• Who opened the trade session t the NYSE on 14th Feb,2002?
• Hint: Think of the most popular bike,car,machinery
Japanese brand and how it introduced two very
characteristic and revolutionary items a decade ago.
Answers
Please exchange sheets
1.
• Formally, for a race to be called a _____ _____, it should have a
race distance of at least 300 km,with the exception of the X
- which has a race of less than 300 km since 1968.
• Part points for both parts.
Answer
• Grand prix and x- monaco grand prix
• Explanation - Monaco is held on the streets of monaco, very
narrow and twisty circuit. So lap times are slower
there..thats why distance is less.
2.
• Its logo represents the company's three-pronged domination
over the land, the sea and the air. Which company?
Answer
• Mercedes Benz
3.
• ________ appeared in popular culture as early as 1943, as U.S
Army motorized cavalry are pictured in Life magazine
performing high speed ________’s.
• There are basically 3 ways to do a _______ - Clutch, power
and bounce.
• What am I talking about?
Answer
• WHEELIE
4.
• Length: 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m)

•Width: 9 feet 2 inches (2.79 m)

• height 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m)

• Weight: 2.5 short tons (2.3 t)

• Acceleration: 0-60 in 5.6 seconds.

• Engine: 5.7 liter GM V8 engine capable of 500 horsepower (370 kW).

• Fuel: The "jet engine" on the back of the car was fed by propane tanks.

• Tires: 4 Interco "Super Swamper TSL" tires standing 44/18.5-16.5 in the rear, and
two 94.0/15.0-15 Hoosier Checkerboard dirt tires on the front, with superior grip.

ID
Answer
• Batmobile/tumbler
5.
• The ‘Smart car’, as you will have seen at some point or
other, probably on TV, is the result of a joint venture
between two unlikely companies. Which two companies?
• Part points for each
Answer
• DaimlerBenz and Swatch
6.
• In 1926, three brothers, Adriano, Marcello and Bruno ,
founded Societa Scientifica Radio Brevetti ______ in Bologna
to produce vacuum tubes, condensers and other radio
components, becoming successful enough by 1935 to
construct a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the
city.How do we know this company more popularly today?
Answer
• Ducati
7.
• The X is is located at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, United
Kingdom. The track was designed by Lotus Cars as a testing
facility for the Colin Chapman run company, with many of its
Formula One cars tested there.
• The track is on a former Royal Canadian Air Force airbase
constructed during the Second World War and later used by
British Aerospace as a manufacturing and test facility. The track's
main route, marked by painted lines and simple structures such as
stacks of tyres, was designed by test drivers from Lotus.The layout
of the track is designed to put the car through various conditions,
ranging from provoking understeer to testing brake balance and
tyres.
• What?
Answer
• The top gear test track
8.
• The most glorious win of this company was in the Le Mans
race where drivers Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre _______
stole the race with the little they had.Which car is named
after him , just fitb ?
Answer
• VEYRON
9.
• Give the common name given to the last phase of the
Chadian–Libyan conflict, which took place in 1987 in
Northern Chad and on the Libyan- Chadian border following
Libyan occupation of northern Chad in 1983, when Libya's
leader Muammar Gaddafi, refusing to recognize the
legitimacy of the Chadian President Hissène Habré, militarily
supported the attempt by the opposition Transitional
Government of National Unity (GUNT) to overthrow Habré.
Answer
• Toyota War
10.
• It is named after one of the fastest and strongest fighting
bulls ever that gained recognition back in 1914 for killing a
matador.
• With a 6.5 litre V12 engine ,producing 750 horsepower and
a Topspeed 220 miles per hour ,it is the fastest car made by
it’s manufacturer.
• Priced at $3.9 million,only three cars will be made in the
colours red, White and green and they have already been
sold out.
Answer
• Lamborghini Veneno
11.
• The name of this car means "God of the winds" in Quechua,
the official language of the Inca Empire.It was named "The
Hypercar of the Year 2012" by Top Gear magazine and is
currently the fastest road-legal and streetworthy car ever to
go round the Top Gear Test Track, setting a time of 1
minute 13.8 seconds, faster than both Ariel Atom and
Bugatti Veyron.
Answer
• Pagani Huayra
12.
• Sometime back X lost a bet to Y. The bet was made on
motorsport and the condition of the bet was that the loser
would shave his legs, don a skirt and make up and then
serve as an air hostess for one flight on a particular airline,
performing all the tasks a regular air hostess would. On
losing the bet, X, being a good sport, agreed to stick to the
condition and carry out his end of the bargain.
• Incidentally, Y worked as a financial controller for one of X's
companies in the late 80's.
• Tell me who these two gentlemen are and what they bet on.
Answer
• X - Richard Branson
• Y - Tony Fernandes
• The bet was on who's F1 team would finish ahead this year -
Branson's Virgin F1 or Fernandes' Lotus F1
13.
• Which British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based
at Hethel, Norfolk and founded by F1 legend Cloin
Chapman, had drivers like Ayrton Senna, Graham Hill and
Stirling Moss in its racing division?
Answer
• Lotus
14.
• It was launched in a converted factory in 1903 with
$28,000 in cash from twelve investors, most notably Horace
and John Dodge, (who would later establish their own car
company). The company owns a one-third controlling
interest in Mazda of Japan and a small holding in former
subsidiary Aston Martin of England. Id the multinational.
Answer
• Ford Motor Company
15.
• Who opened the trade session t the NYSE on 14th Feb,2002?
• Hint: Think of the most popular bike,car,machinery
Japanese brand and how it introduced two very
characteristic and revolutionary items a decade ago.
Answer
• Asimo
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round: dry
questions-2
MO ST LY B USINES S - _ -

8 QUE STIONS
1.
• The Jain Family headed by D.K Jain started Siddhomal and
Sons, a paper and newsprint trading organization in 1923.
They took their first step in manufacturing by setting up the
Industrial Oxygen Co.Ltd. In 1963.
Based on advice from McKinsey & Co., in1999, they
diversified into the entertainment industry

Name their initiative in this area

Answer
• INOX
2.
• Here is an interesting theory on why Amazon has priced its kindle so
low. According to Wayne Lam, an analyst at IHS iSuppli, Amazon is
hoping that the device encourages users to buy more products and
services from the company, making up for the upfront losses. This is a
version of the “Y-Z" model in which Procter & Gamble sells Y at a loss
and makes up the difference from profitable sales of Z later, Lam
explained. Give me the Y-Z theory propounded thus.
Answer
• The Razor-Blade Theory.They sell razors very cheap so that they can
earn their profits from the increased sales of the blades later.
3.
• . If you take the logo of X and put it in front of a mirror, it supposedly
sends out an anti-Islamic message in Arabic.
• This 'revelation' led to large calls for boycott of X's products in Arabic
nations, although the company did clarify that there was no such
message. Also, since the company was founded in the 19th century in
the United States, it is highly unlikely that there is any truth in this
story. Which company?
Answer
• Coca Cola
4.
• A closely guarded secret that was supposed to change the world upon
its release in 2001, X never brought about its promised revolution in
transportation. Though the technology is pretty cool — very
expensive gyroscopes make the thing nearly impossible to tip over
(though George W. Bush found a way) — X's sales far underperformed
predictions.
Additional hint.
• It lives on as the vehicle of choice for mall cops and lazy tourists, but
the its best contribution might be as the vehicle of choice for failed
magician Y in Z.
Answer
• Segway, Gob Bluth, arrested development
5.
• This advertising icon was created by a French cartoonist Marius
Rossillon, popularly known as O’Galop, who showed the founder of
the company a rejected image he had create for Munich Brewery- a
large, regal figure hoding a huge glass of beer and quoting Horaces
phrase that meant literally, “Now it is to be drunk” in Latin. The
founder suggested replacing the man with a figure made from the
company’s main product and the icon was born. ID the icon.
Answer
• Bibendum
6.
These started around 1950’s for revenue generation
as a simple profit sharing agreement between
Indian Railways and some private companies .
western railways generated 26 lakhs in 2001 and 19
lakhs in 2010 but collection plummeted to RS 1.71
lakhs in 2012. As train frequency improves there is
now little hope for their survival .
What are we talking about?
Answer
Coin operated Weighing Machines
7.
• This is an example of a "yantra", a diagram considered to have special
symbolisms and powers in Eastern traditions. This served as the
inspiration for a new symbol, an 8-pointed star, along with a brand
name in Asia that stands for something without limits.
• What from the world of travel is this, which was unveiled in August
2014?
Answer
• Vistara
8.
• A ___ _____ economy is a simple framework used to study some
fundamental issues in economics. It assumes an economy with one
consumer, one producer and 2 goods.
• As a thought experiment in economics, many international trade
economists have found this simplified and idealized version of the
story important due to its ability to simplify the complexities of the
real world. The implicit assumption is that the study of a one-agent
economy will provide useful insights into the functioning of a real
world economy with many economic insights.
• In classical, neoclassical and Austrian economis, ____ ____ is
regularly used to illustrate the theory of production and choice in the
absence of trade, money and prices, studied in isolation.
Answer
• Robinson crusoe economy
RULES
1.THERE ARE IN TOTAL 14 PICTURES, TWO
IN EACH SLIDE.
2. YOU HAVE TO FIND THE CONNECTION
COMMON TO ALL THE 14 PICS, NOT JUST
ANY PAIR.
3. THE MARKS FOR RIGHT ANS AND
NEGATIVES FOR WRONG ANS ARE
INDICATED ABOVE EACH SLIDE.
+70 -60
+60 -50
+50 -40
+40 -30
+30 -20
+20 -10
+10 NO NEGATIVE
AND THE THEME IS…
HOLLYWOOD MOVIES FROM
WHICH BOLLYWOOD MOVIES
HAVE DERIVED INSPIRATION OR
HOLLY REMAKES