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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – SOUTH ZONAL
ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – South Zonal Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ GLC Kochi –Jis Sebastian and Feny Joy
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ TAPMI- Sudarshan and Vinayak
Q.1. Originally known as ‘Cine Morelos’ in Morelia, Mexico. It is the largest chain in Latin America and the
fourth largest in the world, with over 334 theaters, 3,187 screens and over 27,177 employees throughout
Mexico, Gauatemla, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, India and the United States. How
do we know this company better?
Answer: Cinepolis
Q.2. The group was founded by Late Seth Shri Shankarlalji Surajmalji Kasliwal & Late Sethani Smt.
Chandrawatiji Shankarlalji Kasliwal in the year 1943. It was named after Shankarlalji Surajmalji Kasliwal,
his sons (AlokKumar, VivekKumar, AshokKumar, SumatiKumar, ShambhuKumar & AbhayaKumar) and
daughters (VijayaKumari, SnehlataKumari, UnnatiKumari, PragatiKumari, YojnaKumari, BhavnaKumari &
SadhanaKumari). Which textile and apparel company are we talking about?
Answer: S Kumars
Q.3. They are the founders of?
Answer: Bain Capital

Q.4. What special type of institute was established in the year 1881 for the first time in the United States, to
train the future leaders to conduct corporations and public organizations in a rapidly evolving industrial
era?
Answer: Wharton Business School, (the first B-School)
Q.5. Connect question on Royal Enfield
Q.6. ‘Thrill’ is an aerated beverage introduced by which business tycoon?
Answer: Vijaya Mallya

Q.7. Which company was founded by them?
Answer: Urban Ladder
Q.8. What is special about the football match of Manchester United on 31st January 2010? (Hint: Something
happened for the first time in the history of Indian television)
Answer: First 3D Telecast
Q.9. According to Gaurav Jain, the founder of this eatery chain, the name has a nice Punjabi feeling and also
reminds of a very famous Qawwali song. Name the eatery chain.
Answer: Mast Kalandhar
Q.10. What is Icaraus factor?
Answer: A situation where managers or executives initiate an overly ambitious project which then fails.
Fueled by excitement for the project, the executives are unable to reign in their misguided enthusiasm
before it is too late to avoid the failure.
Q.11. It is a slang term used to refer a situation where a person invests without any knowledge. What is it
referred as?
Answer: Dead Horse Investment.
Q.12. What does the term sub-lebrity mean?
Answer: A so-called celebrity who despite occasionally appearing on the news or in a newspaper has no real
relevance to our lives in any way whatsoever. And has no real talent.
Q.13. Connect.
Answer: MS Dhoni
Q.14. With a dimension of 9.7 by 6.3 centimetres, it is made of 100 per cent cotton rags. It will weigh 90
grams per square metre and have thickness of 110 microns. It will have the bilingual signature of Rajiv
Mehrishi. After a gap of 20 years, what is being re-introduced again in the year 2015?
Answer: One Rupee Note
Q.15. Born on 27 June 1964 in a Kashmiri Pandit family of landlords and army officers. Her father retired
from the army in 1983. She had two brothers, one of whom works for a bank; the other is in the Army. She
graduated from the Government College for Women in Srinagar, where she studied during 1986-88. She was
a sales manager in the Dubai-based TECOM Investments, and a co-owner of the India-based Rendezvous
Sports World. Identify the Indo-Canadian businessperson and the wife of Indian diplomat.
Answer: Sunanda Pushkar
Q.16. Which shareware file archiver and compressor utility was created by Eugene Roshal?
Answer: WinRar
Q.17. Making of which company’s logo?
Answer: Paperboat
Q.18. Mel Haney is the fictitious mascot and coverboy of which magazine?
Answer: Mad Magazine
Q.19. Connect to a personality.
Answer: Arun Jaitley

Q.20. The Tata Sustainability Group announced the appointment of Ms Anita Rajan as the Chief Operating
Officer of TATA STRIVE. The initiative will require that Tata companies work together with non-Tata
companies, NGOs, foundations, Union and State Governments, and, in particular, the Ministry of
Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports. The knowledge expertise within Tata companies will bring in
quality into the training programmes, besides appropriate certification and measurement of outcomes.
TATA STRIVE address what pressing issue?
Answer: Skill Develpoment
Q.21. Al Hayat is the media centre of ?
Answer: ISIS
Q.22. With which telecom company would you associate this place with?
Answer: Vodafone
Q.23. Which entrepreneur would you associate with The Dearborn Independent?
Answer: Henry Ford

Q.24. Question on Je suis Charlie.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – BANGALORE –

REGIONAL ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Bangalore – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ Christ University- Himadri Banerjee and Vishnu
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ RV College of Engineering- Shreyas and Sudeep
Wild Card:
Q.1. Facenet is a technology owned by?
Answer: Google
Q.2. Connect an event held in New York, Bangalore, Berlin, Amsterdam to the company that sponsors it?
Answer: TCS sponsors Marathon in these cities

Q.3. Abid Ali Neemuchwala is the new COO of which company?
Answer: Wipro
Q.4. Hearst Corporation has 20% stake in ESPN Inc. The rest 80% is held by?
Answer: The Walt Disney Company

Q.5. It is a pencil brand which means ‘a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.’
Which brand?
Answer: Apsara
Q.6. ‘Caliphate Book’ Group is launched by the supporters of?
Answer: ISIS
Q.7. Known as Hellofood in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. It is a global online food delivery marketplace
headquartered in Berlin, Germany and operating in more than 40 countries across four continents. The service
allows users to select from local restaurants and place orders via the website or mobile application. How is it known
in Asia?
Answer: Foodpanda
Q.8. Finacle is the industry-leading universal banking solution from which company?
Answer: Infosys
Q.9. Mint is collaborated with The Wall Street Journal in the US. In India, it is collaborated with?
Answer: HT Media/ Hindustan Times

Q.10. Question on Angela Merkel
Q.11.This retail chain was founded in the Netherlands in 1932 by retailer Adriaan van Well. Through its affiliate
organisations, it operates through most European countries, parts of Africa, Asia. Its headquarters are
in Amsterdam.Its name is also the root of the verb which means “to save [money]” in German. Name the retail chain.
Answer: SPAR Retail
Q.12. Oseltamivir, marketed under the trade name, Tamiflu, is an antiviral medication used to counter which
disease?
Answer: New Tablet for Swine Flu

Regional Round Questions:
Q.1. President of Greenwood Timber Company, who had experimented with boat design, traveled to Seattle, and
developed an interest towards aircraft. This led to the starting up of which company?
Answer: Boeing
Q.2. This company has invested huge sums on developing “signature fragrances” that are sprayed in the aisle area
and around the stores to draw consumers in. The consumers are so impressed with its trademark fragrance that they
want it to be sprayed on their leather jackets and apparel as well. Which company?
Answer: Woodland
Q.3. Connect:
Answer: Future Group
Q.4. Identify the car model.
Answer: Rolls Royce Ghost Mysore Collection

Q.5. Owners of the Polaroid brand announced a multi-year strategic partnership with X, who will serve as the
creative director for a special line of Polaroid Imaging products. X’s broad and creative talents and the way
X connects with fans in an own and unique manner made X as a natural choice for Polaroid. Name X who is a
celebrity.
Answer: Lady Gaga

Q.6. Name the famous automobile company.
Answer: Cadillac
Q.7. Question on the origin of Death by Chocolate.
Q.8. Connect:
Answer: Toyota
Q.9. Question on Nutella
Q.10. This is a 5 Pound note issued in honour of?
Answer: George Best

Q.11. Global private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR) is planning for private equity investment in
which Chikmaglur based coffee exporter and retailer ?
Answer: Cafe Coffee Day

Q.12. This machine is also called the German Duplicate Machine. What is it?
Answer: 3D Self Image Printer

Q.13. Three students from IIM-Kozhikode have been chosen for an internship. Their employer’s name means ‘Orbital
Revolution’ in Sanskrit. It is a 8 member team. It is for the first time that they are offering internships. Who is the
employer?
Answer: Parikrama Music Band

Q.14. HUL collaborated with the Mumbai Bhelpuriwalas for a marketing campaign of a hygenic habit. Similar
looking green colour leaflets with children’s drawings and messages are used to wrap Bhelpuri. Thereby promoting
to doing something twice a day. What product is being promoted?
Answer: Pepsodent
Q.15. Question on Richard Madeley.
Q.16. Connect:
Answer: Expedia
Q.17. Identify.
Answer: Project Ara

Q.18. When Subba Rao’ secretary called him, he said he was busy. And would get back to her later. A word used by
him lead to the name of which magazine?
The name sounded musical too. It was a monthly magazine then.
Answer: Tinkle
Q.19. ‘Her Life Her Choices’ is a ad campaign featuring Nimrat Kaur. It also highlights that the codes of femininity are
changing and new expressions of womanhood are being formed. It raises a toast to the woman of today who is
strong, bold and confident. The campaign conceptualised by Ogilvy India tells the story of a woman, who is aware of
her self-worth and secure in a new-found fulfilling relationship with herself. Name the brand being advertised.
Answer: Titan Raga

Q.20. John H. Schnatter sold his 1971 Chevrolet Camaro to help his father’s struggling business. He used the left over
funds to start X. What did he start?
Answer: Papa John

Q.21. Which company was recognized by Siemens as a Platinum Partner, a distinction awarded annually to the
highest-achieving Siemens value-added resellers (VAR)?
Answer: Tata Technologies

Q.22. Android app by?
Answer: Kodak
Q.23. Okryu-Gwan Restaurant is famous for cold noodles and its ambience. These are located in European cities.
What is so special about them?
Answer: It is run by the North Korean Government

Q.24. Padma Bhushan awardee, he has collaborated with Ascension Health to set up a health care city in Cayman
Islands. He served as Mother Teresa’s personal physician. He has leveraged economies of scale to provide affordable
healthcare. Identify this cardiac surgeon and philanthropist?
Answer: Devi Prasad Shetty
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PRELIMINARY ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Bangalore – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ Christ University- Himadri Banerjee and Vishnu
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ RV College of Engineering- Shreyas and Sudeep
Preliminary Round Questions:
Q.1. This brand is owned by which Wimbeldon Champion?
Answer: Venus William
Q.2. This is the print advertisement by which soap brand? (Hint: You eat what you touch)
Answer: Lifebuoy
Q.3. ‘Infinitum Nihil’ meaning ‘Nothing is forever’ is the production company of X. It is run by his sister
Christi Dembrowski. X founded the company in 2004. It was earlier known as ‘JD Infinitum’. Who is X?
Answer: Johnny Depp
Q.4. Howard the Duck is a fictional character in which Comics universe?
Answer: Marvel Universe

Q.5. Private life insurance company Tata AIA Life has entered into a bancassurance partnership with which
bank to offer its products through the bank channel?
Answer: Citibank
Q.6. Which fashion and fabric retailer group owns ColourPlus Fashions, Silver Spark Apparel, JK Helene
Curtis Ltd., EverBlue, Celebrations?
Answer: Raymond
Q.7. Which social networking website offers credit?
Answer: Facebook
Q.8. Enzo Ferrari was born in X, a city and municipality on the south side of the Po Valley, in Italy. It is also
known as “the capital of engines”. One of Ferrari’s cars was named after the town itself. What is X?
Answer: Modena
Q.9. Established in 1930s, it was formally incorporated in the city of Bangalore, Karnataka. In 2002, an
equity stake was purchased by the Dutch ING Group. This merger marks the first between an Indian bank
and a foreign bank. Which bank is being talked about here?
Answer: Vysya Bank
Q.10. Vodafone has launched Games and Apps services in India. Via this portal, consumers will gain access to
well-known apps and games like ‘Where’s My Water?, Where’s My Mickey?, Where’s My Perry?, Toy Story :
Smash It!, Brave, Chennai Express’ and many more. This service is powered by in collaboration with which
company?
Answer: Disney
Q.11. Which better sound company chairman and the primary stockholder donated the majority of the firm’s
shares to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as it was his alma mater?
Answer: Bose
Q.12. Which confectionary brand partnered with Japan’s postal service, to create a post card like product
sold at the post office that could be mailed to students as edible good luck charm?
Answer: Kit Kat
Q.13. Identify the person, who is also called as ‘Steve Jobs of the East’.
Answer: Lei Jun

Q.14. Question on Ola Cabs.
Q.15. The term began to appear in the American press in the early 1940s, describing the largest of aerial
bombs: single bombs capable of destroying a city block, also known as “cookies” during the firebombing of
Hamburg. The entertainment industry uses this slang referring to a particularly successful play. What term?
Answer: Blockbuster
Q.16. It is a biennial event held in Bangalore. It has participation from 29 countries with 570 companies
(274 overseas + 296 domestic). Mr. Modi is be the second Prime Minister to inaugurate the event after H. D.
Deve Gowda in 1996. What event?
Answer: Aero India
Q.17. Which company’s name originates from the Sanskrit word meaning “limitless expanse”? Phee Teik
Yeoh is the CEO of the company.
Answer: Vistara Airlines
Q.18. This is the description of ?
The crest features the Bangalore Palace coloured in white in order to symbolize “victory” from when the
Wodeyars won the palace back. The pride, resilience, and pride of the people of Bengaluru is represented by
a picture of a blue Gandaberunda – a mythical two headed bird that is said to possess magical might – in the
middle of the crest. The use of the Gandaberunda is from the coat of arms for the state of Karnataka and is
the symbol of the state.
(Hint: Parth Jindal is its Managing Director)
Answer: Bangalore FC logo
Q.19. Google Doodle for?
Answer: Alessandro Volta

Q.20. Name the ad agency whose client was Subaru.
Answer: Weiden Kennedy

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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – KOLKATA –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Kolkata – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ IIFT- Kunal and Viraj
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ IIM Calcutta- Deepak Thomas and Abhishek Sundar
Q.1. This property is being sold off to fund Subroto Roy Sahara’s bail. Prince Alwaleed bin Talaland and a New York
Sports agent are actively bidding for it. What is being talked about?
Answer: The New York Plaza

Q.2. Identify her famous painter father.
Answer: Pablo Picasso

Q.3. Identify the logo.
Answer: Random House

Q.4. This Japanese car derives its name from the Greek word “Ethos” which means spirit.
Answer- Etios
Q.5. Identify the logo. This firm owns the trademark BAT.com
Answer- British American Tobacco
Q.6. Ashton Kutcher served as the Chief Product Designer for one of the products from this brand.
Answer- Lenovo
Q.7. Expand JIT.
Answer- Just In Time

Q.8. Identify the brand.
Answer- Fevicol Fevi Kwik

Q.9. Which company has recently launched this App.
Answer- Facebook
Q.10. Which media house was recently involved in a conflict with Star Group regarding the streaming of World Cup
matches?
Answer- Doordarshan
Answer- BEML
Answer-PWC
Q.13. Identify the logo. This retail chain has the positioning “Helping you spend less”.
Answer-Star Bazaar
Q.14. Identify the author.
Answer- Janet Yellen

Q.15. He ran for presidential elections and also started Yellow Journalism. He was also the editor of National
Lampoons. Who is he?
Answer- William Hearst

Q.16. This brand literally means a member of a travelling people group with dark skin and hair, traditionally living
by itinerant trade and fortune telling.
Answer- Gypsy
Q.17. Name the brand which is also known as Hathiwala.
Answer- Boroline
Q.18. This airline is famous for having liveries of tabla, rangoli, peackock etc. It has the tagline “Simply Priceless”.
Answer- Air India Express
Q.19. Identify the face on the currency.
Answer- Hans Christian Anderson

Q.20. This sports equipment manufacturer was once endorsed by Saurav Ganguly and Yuvraj SIngh.
Answer- SS
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – CHENNAI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Chennai – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ IIT-M- Varun and Chandrashekhar
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ IIT-M- Bharath and Prateek
Q.1. Question on the which modern day wedding tradition of gifting diamond ring.
Q.2. In 1854 what was demonstrated for the first time at the New York Crystal Palace, the iron-and-glass exhibition
hall at the center of the World’s Fair that changed the construction industry forever?
Ans. Lifts (by Otis)
Q.3. What did James Montgomery Flagg design which later went on to be called “poster of the century.” It was first
depicted in the July 6th, 1916 issue of the Leslie Weekly.
Ans. Uncle Sam
Q.4. Which company was founded in 1876 to provide a solution to the blisters that lumberjacks were experiencing
caused by poor quality woollen socks?
Ans. Jockey
Q.5. How do we better know “South Asian Audio Visual Network?”
Ans. Saavn
Q.6. Complete the title of this book with a personality, on whose company this book is based on?
Ans. Murdoch
Q.7. With which Tata company would you associate this person?
Ans. Tata CMC
Q.8. “Trade with Trust” is the tagline of?
Ans. MCX
Q.9. Question on Wadia Group.

Q.10. Which Tata company began its journey commissioning its first project in February, 1915 at Khopoli,
Maharashtra?
Ans. Tata Power
Q.11. In February 1978 what magazine was launched and became India’s first business magazine that is still in print?
Ans. Business India
Q.12. An offshore investment fund, typically formed as a private limited partnership, that engages in speculation
using credit or borrowed capital?
Ans. Hedge Fund
Q.13. In 1907, the California Fruit Growers Exchange went to see Albert Lasker at the Lord & Thomas advertising
agency as one of the fruit crops they were growing in abundance but nobody was buying it, Lasker branded the
Exchange as Sunkit and told Sunkit to popularise what to increase the sale of the fruit?
Ans. Orange
Q.14. Which company’s IT initiative is this?
Ans. India Cements
Q.15. Connect: Robert Bosch, Tata Nano and an ad.
Ans. Bosch
Q.16. Identify the personality that appeared as Air Hostess in Air India ad.
Ans. Parmeshwar Godrej (wife of Adi Godrej)
Q.17. Who is on the left?
Ans. Professor Simply Simple (fictional character by Tata Asset Managment)
Q.18. A company that was once making a takeover attempt but ends up discussing a merger with the target company
is called _____ ______.
Ans. Yellow Knight
Q.19. What is a Google Tax?
Ans. A levy on company profits which have only online presence in a bid to divert funds deposited in tax heavens
Q.20. This is a rare picture of which famous person?

Ans. Kasturi Rangan Iyengar, founder of Kasturi & Sons
Q.21. What in India was founded in 2000 as a website, changed itself to a tabloid-format newspapers in 2004 and
switched to a magazine in 2007?
Ans. Tehelka
Q.22. Project Last Mile is an initiative from which MNC?
Ans. Coca Cola
Q.23. Connect: Classmate ad, Mint-o, Surya Nepal ?
Ans. ITC
Q.24. Identify the personality.
Ans. Gemini Ganesan/ Gemini Studios
Q.25. Who owns the site r.com?

Ans. Rajnikanth
Q.26. Which entity had a clash with HSBC over the rights of using HSBC? (Think local)
Ans. Hotel Saravana Bhavan Corporation
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – CHENNAI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Chennai – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ IIT-M- Varun and Chandrashekhar
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ IIT-M- Bharath and Prateek

Q1. Who is the journalist who stepped down from NDTV to start a Multi Media Corportation?
Answer- Barkha Dutt

Q2. Name the group that owns: Parry Murray, Ambadi, Coromandal, Morgan, Sterling ?
Answer- Murugappa Group

Q3. Which bank has launched ‘Pockets’, a venture of banking through Facebook?
Answer- ICICI Bank

Q4. Panaya, is the investment by which company that had a new CEO in 2014?
Answer- Infosys
Q5. White diamonds is a perfume connected with which actress?
Answer-Elizebeth Taylor
Q6. Name the Internet broadband company associated with Reliance Industries? (Clue:3 WORD ANSWER)
Answer-Jio
Q7. First choice is a car sales venture of which automobile giant ?
Answer-Mahindra
Q8. “Brand Capital” is associated with which media group ?
Answer- Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (Times Group)

Q9. “Pleasing people world over” is the tagline of which company? Here is its logo.
Answer-Holiday Inn
Q10. Raaj Kamal Films International is owned by whom ?
Answer- Kamal Hassan

Q11. This is the currency of which country?
Answer- Mauritius
Q12. Heathrow has been replaced by which airport as the world’s busiest airport?
Answer-Dubai International Airport

Q13. Identify the person? (Clue : He is named after another person called Pauling )
Answer- Linus Torvalds

Q14. Along with Jagdish Bhagavati, who co-authored “Reforms and Economic transformation of India”?
Answer-Arvind Panagariya
Q15. Kotak Mahindra Bank is to acquire which bank ?
Answer- ING Vysya

Q16. What is the service by a software company initially given at free prices but later charged called ?
Answer- Freemium
Q17. “Witness an explosion or wipe the debris off your face”. What in the world of Movies is being referred to?
Answer- IMAX
Q18. Name the Global telecom sponsor of ICC WC 2015?
Answer- Reliance
Q19. Identify. ( Clue : Popular across TAMIL NADU )
Answer- Narasu’s Coffee
Q20. What started as Adventnet Inc in 1996? (Clue : 4 Letter Answer )
Answer- ZOHO
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – NAGPUR –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Nagpur – Preliminary Round Questions

1. Which game was popularly known as Lexico ?
A. Scrabble
2. Currency of which country?
A. Seychelles
3. This product is owned by P&G which was created by Dr. Joshua ___ .The basic ingredients of the product included
castor oil, liniment, ‘dead shot’ vermifuge which was used as popular remedy for cough. Id it?
A. Vicks
4. _______ is a free open source, cross-platform email, news, and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
A. Thunderbird
5. Campaign by which company against the beheading?
A. Amnesty International
6. (Hint : One of the TVS bikes) Which software framework for real-time collaborative editing online was originally
developed by Google. It initially started as Google Wave.
A. Apache wave
7. What was founded in 1937 by Gangabisenji Agrawal, as a retail sweets and namkeen shop in Bikaner, Rajasthan ?
A. Haldirams
8. Swiss Leaks revealed names of account holders and their balances for the year 2006-07 among which there are
1,195 Indian clients which was covered by the Indian Express Newspaper. Which bank is associated with this?
A. HSBC
9. ID the company started by this person.
A. Dabur
10. Which famous football player has the most number of Facebook followers ?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo
11. ID the bank (Hint: Previously Part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group)
A. NatWest
12. It is defined as ‘Any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, certificate of interest or participation in any
profit-sharing agreement.’ It is derived from Old French or Latin words which mean ‘free from care’. What is it?
A. Securities
13. Which famous e-commerce company started its journey by selling the book “Leaving Microsoft To Change The
World ”?
A. Flipkart
14. ID the logo of Non-Profit Organization (Hint: Main partner of famous football club)
A. Qatar Foundation
15. Polytetrafluoroethylene made by DuPont is commonly known as?
A. Teflon
16. Andorra consumes it on an average of 900g (2lb) (per capita). USA is the largest producer and consumer and is
banned in Singapore. What is it?
A. Chewing Gum
17. ID the company (Hint: Company of K K Modi Group)
A. Godfrey Philips
18. Carat, Cut, Color and Clarity are the international standards of which commodity?
A. Diamond
19. ID the person associated with this item.
A. Shilpa Shetty
20. Which TATA brand has the tagline “ Endless Possibilities” ?
A. Westside
Contributed by Uday Kaushik and Tarun Muvvala of Quiz Pro Co. (Quizzing club of VNIT).
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – NAVI MUMBAI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Navi Mumbai – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪WINNER:
ICAI – Viraj Morabia and Apeksh Porwal
▪ RUNNER UP:
Datta Meghe Engineering College – Sagar Surve and Rahul Dole
1. Identify these two brothers. Which company takes its names from them?
Answer: Volkart Brothers. Voltas.
2. What was co-founded by two former Facebook employees, Adam D’Angelo and Charlie Cheever? The
inspiration behind creating this was that Q & A is one of those areas on the internet where there are a lot of
sites, but no one had built something that was really good.
Answer: Quora
3. Connect:
Answer: KFC
4. In India, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was a payment made to the royal families of erstwhile princely states as
part of their agreements to first integrate with India in 1947.
Answer: Privy Purse

5. This formula is used to calculate what?
Answer: Temple Run (Tr)

6. This person was not allowed to vote after world war II. He is the founder of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Answer: Hugo Boss

7. Which company ran a ‘smash’ campaign through which people were asked to smash
their phones to get an invite?
Answer: OnePlus
8. Connect:
Answer: The Economist. The person is James Wilson.

9. What was started by seven Gujarati women from Bombay after borrowing Rs 80 from
Chhaganlal Karamsi Parekh?
Answer: Lijjat / Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad

10. Explain.
Answer: Microsoft Cortana

11. A question on Marvel with the answer being Stan Lee.
12. Logo of?
Answer: BSA
13. What is the significance of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in the world of finance?
Answer: The world’s oldest surviving bank

14. This is the logo of Mighty Ducks. This club was founded by?
Answer: Walt Disney Company

15. A connect question featuring this image.
Answer: Hero MotoCorp
16. What was started by her in 1992 which changed the way kids watch television?
Answer: Cartoon Network

17. Question on the origin of the word ‘Contract’.
18. Question on the nickname given to the twin towers after a philanthropist with
the answer being Rockefeller.
19. What are these?
Answer: Business cards of Lego executives

20. Question on ‘who is The Man in the White Suit?’
Answer: The Stig from Top Gear

21. Which organization was behind this film?
Answer: FIFA
22. Who or what is behind this campaign asking you to join their team?
Answer: Indian Air Force

23. Question on Elisha Gray and an invention.
Answer: Telephone
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Navi Mumbai – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
ICAI – Viraj Morabia and Apeksh Porwal
▪ RUNNER UP:
Datta Meghe Engineering College – Sagar Surve and Rahul Dole

1. Identify this person known as “ RJ ” in the financial world ?
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
2. Identify the company from the logo “MP” .
Milton Plastics
3. Name the actor who owns this company along with Ritesh Sidhwani?
Farhan Akhtar
4. “The Winning Way” is a book by which IIM-A graduate?
Harsha Bhogle
5. Identify the bank headed by this lady.
SBI
6. Identify this company owned by an Indian Group.
Corus
7. What is the financial connect between these countries?
Rupee
8. Sonata is a car from which South Korean company, launched in 1985?
Hyundai
9. “Without Reserve” is the in house journal of which Government organization?
RBI
10. Internet.org has partnered with which company in India?
Reliance communications
11. The US based company headquartered in Brisbane, California was founded by an audiophile and engineer, Noel
Lee, in 1979 by experimenting with different ways to build audio cables, a series of its products for the Chinese
market were co-branded with basketball player Yao Ming. (Hint : Which campus aspirational company?)
Monster Inc.
12. Benjamin Careathers, a regular consumer of this company, sued the company $13m for false advertising, arguing
that after 10 years of using this product hasn’t enhanced his athletic or intellectual performance.
Red Bull
13. Identify this American comedian who owns as much as 42 Porsche’s .
Jerry Seinfeld
14. Bas Bajna Chahiye _____.( FIB ). This music broadcasting company is owned by Times Internet.
Gaana
15. What was launched by NPCI on May 8, 2014 ?
Rupay
16. French word “brimber” which means to rob or extort gives its name to what common english term extremely
used in India?
Bribe
17. Katrina kaif is the Brand Ambassador of which airline started by a royal decree issued by Sheikh Khalifa bin
Zayed Al Nahyan ?
Etihad
18. Logo of which Mumbai based company’s app?
Mumbai Metro
19. This company formerly called Tandy Corporation was the sponsor of Lance Armstrong. (Hint:It is a bankrupt
company.)
RadioShack
20. This is the first issue of which magazine?
Time
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – RANCHI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Ranchi – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
VSSUT BURLA(ODISHA) – Bivash Rath and Sanket Kumar
▪ RUNNER UP:
IIM Ranchi – Abhishek and Saurav T

1. Which American giant has recently taken over Carrefour Stores in Jaipur and New Delhi?
Answer : Walmart
2. The picture of a currency was shown. The name of the currecncy is Hyrvnia. Which country’s currency is it?
Answer : Ukraine
3 Which company in India has been voted as Best Place to Work? Hint: Ratan Tata has invested in this company.
Answer : Snapdeal.com
4 Which American company which is an expert in Multi Level Marketing Model has set up its Research and
Development department in Madurai?
Answer: Amway
5. Identify the company behind this initiative.
Answer : Google (Project Loon)

6. Which FMCG Giant owns Captain Cook Salt?
Answer : Unilever
7. Which Indian state produces one-third of India’s Wind Power Energy?
Answer : Tamil Nadu

8. Identify the company from this advertisement.
Answer : Air Asia

9. Started as Gwalior Rayon Silk. Which famous company is it now?
Answer : Grasim Suitings

10. Question not available.
11. Which group owns brands such as Food World, Spencers?
Answer : RPG
12. Which brand was introduced in Arvind Mills in 1980 and grew into one of the most popular brands in 1994. The
reason for their success was they got their pricing just right for the Indian Market.
Answer : Flying Machine
13. Which company has taken over Novellis to become the largest rolled aluminium manufacturer in the world?
Answer : Hindalco
14. Identify this finance minister.
Answer : Moraji Desai

15. Identify the company from this poster.
Answer : MRF
16. Question not available.
17. Identify from the logo.

Answer : Van Heusen
18. Magazine started and grown by Vinod Mehta.
Answer : Outlook
19. Identify her.
Answer : Meera Sanyal

20. Which company was started as Anderson Consulting Group.?
Answer : Accenture
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – PATNA –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Patna – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
NIT Patna – Rohit Kashyap and Sayondeep Sadhu
▪ RUNNER UP:
Chanakya National Law University – Deepesh Kumar and Areeb Amanullah

1. Identify this person.
A. Anil Agarwal
2. Name the popular retail chain for mobile from Essar Group, which participated in GOSF this year?
A. The Mobile Store

3. Identify the popular News Channel started by this famous personality.
A. CNN (Ted Turner)
4. ETV Network recently aired a relality show, Sales Ka Baazigar, for hiring professionals with winners getting a job
offer of 10 lpa. Name the company who sponsored it.
A. Su-Kam
5. Identify this bank from its old logo.
A. Bank of England
6. Name the Water brand that will be launched by Tata in association with Pepsico for The Global Indian
A. Himalayan
7. “Rufiyaa” is the currency of which nation?
A. Maldives
8. Tatas manufacture buses in Joint Venture with this Brazilian manufacturer?
A. Marco Polo
9. Identify this advertiser.
A. ICICI Bank
10. IIN is from?
A. Idea
11. Yoga range of tablets are from whom?
A. Lenovo
12. Identify this FMCG manufacturer from the image.
A. Marico
13. Identify this gentleman.
A. Warren Buffett
14. Amazon started its Indian operations by acquiring this e-Commerce price comparison portal.
A. Junglee.com
15. What is term associated with clause in an executive employment contract that provides the executive with a
significant severance package in the case that the executive loses his or her job through firing, restructuring, or even
scheduled retirement.
A. Golden Handshake
16. Identify the program from its logo.
A. NRHM
17. Identify the airline.
A. Lufthansa Airlines
18. On 10th Feb, Price of a commodity rose alarmingly from 30-40 Rupees to 200-300 Rupees for a particular reason.
Name it.
A. Broom
19. What is the common thing in these three gentlemen?
A. Bansals
20. Who is the writer of this book?
A. Adam Smith
Questions contributed by Rohit Kashyap and Sayondeep Sadhu. Rohit is a third year B.Tech student at
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – GUWAHATI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Guwahati – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS :
▪ WINNER :
Guwahati Univ – Kumar Shivam and Jyotish Kalita
▪ RUNNER UP :
NIT Silchar – Dipankar and Aveek Kumar

1. Which Microsoft co-founder has pledged a sum of $100 million in order to tackle the Ebola crisis?
A. Paul Allen
2. Advertisement by?
A. Tea Board of India
3. Eugene Schueller, a young french chemist of German descent who developed a formula called Aureale founded
which company?
A. L’Oréal
4. Harit Nagpal is the CEO of which Tata enterprise?
A. Tata Sky
5. Advertisement by which company?
A. Axis Bank
6. Which famous brand started under the flagship project codenamed F-1 when Ejio Toyoda issued a challenge to
build world’s best car?
A. Lexus
7. Which English word derives from the French term for “chattering or twittering” of birds?
A. Jargon
8. Which currency derives its name from the Russian for “to chop or to hack”?
A. Ruble
9. Which famous person has recently launched Internet.org in India?
A. Mark Zuckerberg
10. Which company founded by Glen Bell is known for its Tex Mex variety of foods?
A. Taco Bell
11. Identify.
A. Richard Branson
12. Logo of?
A. American Airlines
13. Identifying a book by written by Peter Drucker.
14. Logo of?
A. Al Jazeera
15. Identify the company.
A. Microsoft HoloLens
16. “Greater Collaborations” will take place between India and which other country?
A. United Kingdom
Questions contributed by Dipankar Sarma.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – BHUBANESHWAR –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Bhubaneshwar – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
KIIT – Omkar Amrutanshu and Abhinav Dhar
▪ RUNNER UP:
College of Veterinary Sciences – Sangram Sahu and Rashmi Swain

1) Identify the person.
A. Sarthak Beuria
Q2)Which company with the name: X AG, Cash & Carry, has the following electronic stores like Real, Saturn, Media
Mrkt and Redcoon?
A. METRO AG
Q3) Identify the production house?
A. Columbia Pictures
Q4) Nick.com is the official website of which American network originally called “Pinwheel”?
A. Nickelodeon
Q5) Identify the entity headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A. Bank of America
Q6) The first X opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 1971, by three partners who met while they were
students at the University of San Francisco. In the agreement, it is mentioned that their founders are an English
teacher Jerry Baldwin, a history teacher Zev Siegl and writer, Gordon Bowker?
A. Starbucks
Q7) Name the currency. (No points for identification)
A. Ngultrum
Q8) Hatchback manufactured at Chennai by Ford, shares its name with a famous retired Portuguese footballer?
A. Figo
Q9) Which sports venture has the investment of Sachin Tendulkar and PVP ventures?
A. Kerala Blasters
Q10) Identify the parent company? (No points of identification)
A. Airtel
Q11) Which products released by its parent company after Area -51?
A. Alienware
Q12) Which is the company who is in the midst of the controversies for this print advertisement?
A. Burger King
Q13) What is the startup rolled out by director Shekhar Kapoor & A.R.Rahman?
A. Qyuki
Q14) Name both the companies behind this very attractive print advertisement campaign?
A. X=OLX.com Y=Flipkart
Q15) X is the ownership interest, or increase in value, that is created as a direct result of hard work by the owner(s).
It is the preferred mode of building equity for cash-strapped entrepreneurs in their start-up ventures, since they may
be unable to contribute much financial capital to their enterprise. What type of thing?
A. Sweat Equity
Q16) Identify the logo of this entity?
A. Airport Authority of India
Q17) Give me the context of this famous Amul advertisement?
A. Telegram
Q18) Name the bank which has come up with this interesting advertising campaign?
A. IndusInd Bank
Q19) X is a metaphor based on utility and consumption of computing resources. X involves deploying groups of
remote servers and software networks that allow centralized data storage and online access to computer services or
resources. X can be classified as public, private or hybrid. What is X?
A. Cloud Computing
Q20) Identify the context of this book.
A. 2G spectrum
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – COCHIN – REGIONAL

ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Cochin – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
GLC Kochi – Jis Sebastian and Feny Joy
▪ RUNNER UP :
St. Thomas Pala – Rahul and Jithin Xavier
Wild Card Round Questions:

1.Which state in India is promoting itself as 36 surprises, full of surprises?
Ans : Chattisgarh
2. “It’s the only cup on which Manchester United can get it’s name on” ? This was in the newspapers last year when
Man-U had a losing streak, what are we talking about?
Ans : Noodles cup (Nissin)

3. Who wrote this?
Ans: Napoleon Hill
4.Walt Disney has a tie up with an Airlines in India.This airline has a tie up with Ethihad Airways as well. Which
airline?
Ans : Jet Airways

5. Name the author?
Ans: Devdutt Patnaik

6. Name the auth0r?
Ans: Shiv Khera
7. ‘Peps’ is a high end luxury brand of what in India ?
Ans : Mattress
1. Started by Bansibhai Vaghani and Dinesh Vaghani in 1972 and produced tumblers, boxes etc. ?
Ans: Milton
2. Founded by James & William and marketed the product as ‘Diastoid’ trademarked malted milk?
Ans: Horlicks
3. Connect: (Hint : It is a famous character)
Ans: Tintin
4. Advantage that one company has over another company in the same industry is called?
Ans: Economic Moat

5. Logo of ?
Ans: Thomas Cook
6.Which company produces this ?
Ans: Hershey’s Kisses

7. Invented by Richard Drew around 1925 in Minesotta while he was testing his first masking tape to determine how
much adhesive he needed to add. The bodyshop painter became frustrated with the sample masking tape and
exclaimed, “Take this tape back to those Scotch bosses of yours and tell them to put more adhesive on it!” .
Ans: Scotch Tapes

8.Ransom.E.Olds of Olds Mobile in the early 1900’s is credited with the basic and modern concept of what ?
Ans: Assembly line.

9. Identify?
Ans: Marilyn Monroe

10.This company was earlier called Jojo’s Frozen Premier named after it’s founder.Which company are we talking
about ?
Ans: Uncle John

11. Who is been shown here? He is known as the father of wildlife philanthropy.
Ans: Jim Corbett
12. Two money spinning characters debuted in the 1940’s as ‘puss gets the boot’ and has been often described as the
‘richest couple in the world’ ?
Ans: Tom & Jerry

13. Rovio, the creater of Angry Birds recently opened a park named ‘Sarkanneimi Adventure Park’.Where is it
located ?
Ans: Tampere, Finland

14.Identify the person who founded a famous cricket stadium in South India ?
Ans: M.A Chidambaram

15. Haloid is the old name of?
Ans: Xerox
16. Name the author?
Ans: Harish Bhat
17.This is an initiative from ?
Ans: ITC
18.Which company is being shown here ?
Ans: Cadbury Bournville

19.Identify ?
Ans: M.A Yousuf Ali
20.Recently Singapore banned something which created problems as people used it on the mass rapid transport
systems ?
Ans: Chewing gum

21. This is the new range of prodcts launched by ?
Ans: Fastrack Helmets from Titan

22.Logo of ?
Ans: Smithsonian Museums
Questions contributed by Rajeev Nair and Feny Joy.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – COCHIN –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Cochin – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
WINNER :
GLC Kochi – Jis Sebastian and Feny Joy
RUNNER UP :
St. Thomas Pala – Rahul and Jithin Xavier
1. With which entertainment giant would you associate Finding Dory?
A. Pixar and Disney (Both were accepted)

2. What do you mean by Philately ?
A. Stamp collection
3. This started as a wood pulp mill in a town in Southwestern Finland in 1865.This was acquired by Microsoft in
2014?
A. Nokia
4. Identify this visionary from his younger days who made Kerala and India proud.
A. Dr. Verghese Kurien
5. Identify what the lady is wearing?
A. Kimono
6. This image with “metro man” written on top of it and asked to identify.
A. E. Sreedharan
7.Identify the logo?
A. Biocon
8. This was started as toy balloon manufacturing unit by K.M Mammen Mappillai at Tiruvottiyur, Madras ?
A. MRF
9. “Edge is Efficiency” is the tagline of ?
A. BSE
10. Logo of?
A. Instagram
11. This is a term used to describe something performed by a company or an individual to help identify potential
threats on a computer or network. They try to bypass way past the security system and search for any weak points
thereby helping the organization to improve system security ?
A. Ethical hacking or White hat hacking

12. The company was founded on April 1,1891 originally selling products such as baking powder and soaps.Then ,
the company began packing ‘something for free’ with each can of baking powder. The thing given for free eventually
became more popular than the original product and the company re-oriented to produce it ?
A. Wrigleys Chewing Gum

13. What is this ? What is it used for?
A. Alternative to smoking
14. ‘.de’ is the domain name of which country ?
A. Germany
15. Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage. This was the first of something in the world. What ?
A. First mobile phone ( DynaTAC )
16. This was started in 1982 with a view “ The network is the computer “ and they sold computer software , IT
services and also created the Java programming language “Network File System” ? (Hint: They were acquired by
oracle in 2010 )
A. Sun Microsystems
17. Which Indian govt organization started producing the ‘Penta T-Pad’ range of tablets in the market ?
A. BSNL
18. The Hanx typewriter company was founded by whom?
A. Tom Hanks
19. Old logo of?
A. Puma
20. Which organisation started the ‘Are you my type? ‘ campaign ?
(Hint: Think blood)
A. Red Cross Society
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – KOZHIKODE –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Kozhikode – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
WINNER :
NIT Calicut – Nayan Nitesh and Adithya Das
RUNNER UP :
IIM Kozhikode – Pranshumaan and Sandesh
1. Which airline has a jet called Mint?
A. SpiceJet
2. The full form of CEAT tyres was given and which company was to identified?
3. George Stephen Palmer is the founder of?
A. Palmolive
4. WROGN is a brand by?
A. Virat Kohli
5. Funskool is owned by?
A. MRF
6. According to some magazine he is the richest cook in the world. Who?
A. Tim Cook of Apple

7. From IIM Ahmedabad he went USA to create a Pyramid. Who?
A. CK Prahalad

1. A picture of Picaso was shown, what in the internet is named after him?
A. Picasa
2. Who is the author of the book Beyond the Blue Mountain?
A. RM Lala
3. Connect:
A. Verghese Kurien
4. MICO is a subsidary of?
A. Bosch
5. This foundation is owned by?
A. Lady Gaga
6. Which brand gets its name from this?
A. Mountain Dew
7. To avoid bad health of girls what is banned in Israel?
A. Slim models
8. Connect:
A. Lux (Jean Harlow, Jayalalitha and SRK were all ambassadors)

9. Question on etymology of Hamam soap.
10. Identify.
A. Yingluck Shinawatra
11. Which Is the famous model from Ideal Jawa?
A. Yezdi
12. Identify.
A. Bimal Jalan
13. Which state capital is famous for Blue Pottery?
A. Jaipur
14. Question connecting Wigs and King Louis 13 of France.
15. Identify.
A. Art of Living
16. Connect:
A. Mother Teresa
17. Identify the airline that has all the Air Hostess using same hair style by using wigs.
A. IndiGo
18. What was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen?
A. Lego
19. After missing one of its airlines, what logo change was made by Air Asia?
A. Changing the colour of their logo

20. Question on identifying Baskin Robbins through an advertisement.
21. Question on identifying Spirit of Ecstacy of Rolls Royce.
22. He is the chief advisor of which Indian government entity?
A. Skill Development
What is the new name of Planning Commission?
A. NITI Aayog
Which tech giant acquired this company?
A. Google
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Kozhikode – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
WINNER :
NIT Calicut – Nayan Nitesh and Adithya Das
RUNNER UP :
IIM Kozhikode – Pranshumaan and Sandesh

1. After whom this Jacket named?
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru

2. Which famous silent film actor was one of the co-founders of “United Artists”?
A. Charlie Chaplin
3. Inspired from male and female toilet symbols what was designed by Irina Blok?
A. Android logo
4. Identify the person.
A. E. Sreedharan
5. What was first created by Will Keith? Now this item features in our breakfast tables.
A. Cornflakes
6. What is the most famous product a of a Russian company named IZH?
A. AK 47
7. Which company is nicknamed Big Brown?
A. UPS
8. Identify the logo.
A. Qantas Airlines
9. Who was the founder of a service called Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, which presents science
in a more entertaining manner to children?
A. Walt Disney
10. Which company’s name means “Leave luck to heaven”?
A. Nintendo
11. Question on identifying Revlon from a print advertisement featuring its water resistant eye liners.
12. Which company’s name derives from Voice Data Phone?
A. Vodafone
13. Inspired from the Bourse of Antwerp, what was founded by Thomas Gresham in 1571 in England? Inaugurated
by Queen Elizabeth 1.
A. Royal Exchange
14. What is this Amul advertisement featuring?
A. Nelson Mandela’s death

15. Which company was founded by him?
A. Sony
16. Who is the official time keeper of Wimbledon?
A. Rolex
17. Once owned by MGM which entertainment company was founded and named after William and Joseph?
A. Hanna Barbara
18. Which company owns these brands?
A. ITC
19. Question on identifying Platinum Jewels from a print advertisement.
20.Identify the person.
A. Naina Lal Kidwai
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – MANIPAL –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Manipal – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ TAPMI- Sudharshan and Vinayak
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ TAPMI- Aniruddh and Adithya
Q.1. Identify this Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture and what is his contribution outside of
architecture?
Answer- Ernő Rubik, Rubik’s Cube
Q.2. This is the largest movie chain in Mexico. They opened their first theater chain in Amritsar in India and
they have a significant presence in India now. Identify the company.
Answer- Cinepolis
Q.3. A question on HMT.
Q.4. This company is the earliest predecessor of Manhattan Company. This company was created in NY state
to supply “Pure and Wholesome water”.
Answer- JP Morgan
Answer- Theosophical Society

Q.6. What is the only book except Bible which has followed Anglo Saxons from around the world?
Answer- Britannica Encyclopedia
Q.7. E. Grant Guvan, a Delhi based industrialist, who started Indian National Airways, was the founding
President of which other well recognized Indian body?
Answer- BCCI
Q.8. Connect:
Answer- Ajay Devgan
Q.9. The makers of a ‘geographic indicator’ are the descendants of Sage Markanda, master weaver of Gods,
according to Hindu Mythology. What is the product do they manufacture?
Answer- Kanchipuram Saree
Q.10. Name the towers of the Deutsche Bank building.
Answer-Debit and Credit

Q.11. What is the product that was marketed as Parle’s ‘Zing Thing’?
Answer- Gold Spot
Answer- Election Commission of India

Q.13. This Scholarship is an international award for study at St. John’s College at the University of
Cambridge. They are PhD standard scholarships for prospective Indian PhD students awarded by the
College. The award was designed to benefit academically bright Indian students from economically
disadvantaged backgrounds, and is administered by the College. The Scholarship is named in honor of a
former student of the College, who is widely acknowledged as the architect of the economic reforms that
have helped propel India onto the world stage. Name the scholarship.
Answer- Dr.Manmohan Singh Scholarship
Q.14. Identify the person
Answer- Charles R Schwab

Q.14. A question on Swarovski.
Q.15. Identify the person
Answer- R. Mukundan
Q.16. Uber partnered with a Swedish music service company. Name the company.
Answer- Spotify
Q.17. Who are called Scarlet Collar Workers?
Answer- Sex Industry Workers
Q.18. There’s a prominent building of Raja Bijoi Singh, the 16th Raja of Mandi, which is the headquarters of a
very famous organization. Which organization?
Answer- Doordarshan
Q.19. Identify this high school student
Answer- Tim Cook
Q.20. This is the cartoon depicting which US President’s cqmpaign?
Answer- Abraham Lincoln

Q.21. Question on advertisement by Wonder Bra.
Q.22. On 5.12.2014, Belgium bid for a UNESCO heritage status for a product that is been claimed by France
but was originally from Belgium. Name the product.
Answer- French Fries
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Manipal – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ TAPMI- Sudharshan and Vinayak
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ TAPMI- Aniruddh and Adithya
Q.1. Identify the person.
Answer- Chitra Ramakrishna (First woman MD and CEO of NSE)
Q.2. X is a famous indian scientist who started his career in Kolkata. He started the company called
Travancore Chemical and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (now known as TCM Limited) which manufactured
potassium chlorate for the match industry. Who is X?
Answer- CV Raman
Q.3. Which Indian Airline has wig being a part of the attire for air hostess?
Answer- Indigo
Q.4. What specific event happened in India in the year 1991 and 1966?
Answer- Indian rupee was devalued.
Q.5. Which E-Commerce portal launched a magazine called “Juice”?
Answer- Jabong
Q.6. Which finance minister introduced VAT in 2005?
Answer- P Chidambaram
Q.7. Question on currencies with unique symbols.
Answer- OPEC
Q.9. A question on Boston Tea Party.
Q.10. Which company produces Redmi phone?
Answer- Xiaomi
Q.11. Who was the creator of Mukta Arts, an Indian film production company?
Answer- Subhash Ghai
Q.12. Which country has their currency as Ngulturm?
Answer- Bhutan
Q.13. Identify.
Answer- Edelweiss Air
Q.14. This person is a European, who is famous in Asia for the work is done for the region. He has a flower
named after him in the London Zoo. Who is he?
Answer- Stamford Raffles

Q.15. Identify the insurance company that sponsored the 1983 cricket WC?
Answer- Prudential
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – JAIPUR – REGIONAL

ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Jaipur – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪WINNER :
LNMIIT Jaipur – Anivesh and Kushal Shah
▪ RUNNER UP :
National Law School, Jodhpur– Sanjay K and Shashank N
1. This is the advertisement for Irium. What do we know this as today?
Answer: Pepsodent
2. What started off as Timely Publications was recently acquired by Walt Disney in
2009?
Answer: Marvel Comics

3. Founded by Stepan Pachikov, the Chinese version of this called Yinxiang Biji
Business?
Answer: Evernote
4. Connect the given images.
Answer: Future Group (Ashni Biyani, Aadhar and FLF)
5. First product of which company?
Answer: Sony
6. Identify the person?
Answer: Kasthurbhai Lalbhai

7. Identify the Family Tree?
Answer: Dabur Family

8. What was the occasion?
Answer: Launch of iPhone 6 and 6 plus during which their new album was given away for free on iTunes
9. Connect the following images.
Answer: The Hindu (logo, Malini Parthasarathy and advertisement)

10. Image: Identify this famous landmark in Jaipur?
Answer: Head Quarters of Rajasthan Patrika

11. This Thali restaurant was recently acquired by Mirah Hospitality?
Answer: Rajdhani
12. Which Indian company bought noodle machines to manufacture a famous Indian
savoury?
Answer: Bikaneri Bhujia by Haldiram’s

13. Toys depicting which TV series?
Answer: Breaking Bad

14. Twitter recently acquired which Video sharing Company?
Answer: Vine
15. Identify the brand created by this man who also invented the product?
Answer: Tupperware
16. What does this diagram depict?
Answer: Einstein’s Refrigerator Patent

17. ‘Chime for change’ is a social initiative by which company?
Answer: Gucci
18. Amul ad for?
Answer: Maruti 800

19. Question on G. K. Chesterton
20. Williams noticed his older sister Mabel applying a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them
a darker, fuller look. He adapted it with a chemistry set and produced a product. Williams renamed his eye beautifier,
in honour of his sister, who gave him the idea. Name the cosmetic company?
Answer: Maybelline
21. Question on Hallmark and Valentine’s Day
22. Question on V.G. Siddhartha and Cafe Coffee Day
23. RK Shanmukham Chetty was an Indian lawyer, economist and politician. He also served as President of
India’s Central Legislative Assembly from 1933 to 1935 and Diwan of Cochin kingdom from 1935 to 1941. He was
the first person to occupy what significant position post-independence in India?
Answer: Finance Minister

24. It is Japan’s national quality award for industry. It was established in 1951 by the Japanese Union of Scientists
and engineers (JUSE) and it was named after W. Edwards. Tata Steel is the first integrated steel company in the
world, outside of Japan, to win this prize. What prize?
Answer: Deming Application Prize
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Jaipur – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
LNMIIT Jaipur – Anivesh and Kushal Shah
▪ RUNNER UP :
National Law School, Jodhpur– Sanjay K and Shashank N

1. Who wrote the book ‘How Not to Make Money’?
Answer: Raj Kundra

Answer: Paragon
3. Big Cinemas, 92.7 FM are owned by which corporate group?
Answer: Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)

4. ‘Nxt’ is a new service launched by which online trading platform?
Answer: Quikr
5. Capt. Gopinath is famous for starting which company?
Answer: Air Deccan

6. Ajay Banga is the head of which finance company?
Answer: Mastercard
7. Expand PBS.
Answer: Public Broadcasting Service

8. Which company founded by Deep Kalra has MMYT as its ticker sign?
Answer: Make My Trip

9. Which famous brand started as a car company but became famous for its scooters?
Answer: Vespa
10. Harsha Bhogle has been recently appointed as the Brand ambassador of which country?
Answer: Australia
11. Connect the images.
Answer: Navratna Companies
12. Which travel accessories company gets its name from a biblical character that portrays immense strength?
Answer: Samsonite
13. ‘Standard of Living’ is a book written by?
Answer: Amartya Sen

14. Venus, Fusion are products of which brand owned by P&G?
Answer: Gillette
15. Which businessman owns the Bengal Warriors Pro Kabbadi team?
Answer: Kishore Biyani

16. Which term derived from the Arabic word ‘Araffa’ is often used to denote price?
Answer: Tariff
17. Identify the company?
Answer: Micromax
18. Which corporate group owns the Femina Miss India brand?
Answer: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.

19. Identifying the currency Yen/Yuan.
20. Which company came up with an advertisement for the now infamous South African Sprinter Oscar Pistorius?
Answer: Nike
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – GOA – PRELIMINARY

AND REGIONAL ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Goa – Preliminary & Regional Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
BITS Pilani Goa – Bhargav and Ananth V
▪ RUNNER UP :
Goa Institute of Management – Vithal and Mudit
Preliminary & Regional Round Questions:
1. Identify the famous personality.
Answer: Thomas Bata
2. Infiniti Retail operates a chain of multi-brand electronics stores across India and an e-commerce website under
the brand name X. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group. Name X.
Answer: Croma
Answer: Dhan Jan Yojana

4. Which was the first satellite channel of India?
Answer: Zee TV
5. Hamburger University is located inOak Brook, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. This corporate university was
designed to instruct personnel employed in the various aspects of restaurant management. It was set up by which
company?
Answer: McDonalds
6. Identify the online shopping portal.
Answer: Myntra
7. Identify the nation.
Answer: Zimbabwe
8. X is an Italian word for “bartender” or a person who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks. How do we
better know X?
Answer: Barista
9. A question on Richard Branson.
10. A question on Air Asia’s Valentine day campaign.
11. A question on Churchill Brothers who play in the I-League.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – HYDERABAD –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Hyderabad – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ ISB – Ashwin and Prashanth
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ NALSAR – Karthik Suresh and KVS Lokesh
Answer: Wynn Resorts

2. What is the controversy?
Answer: Gandhi Beer Controversy

3. Question on the origin of Crisil.
4. Who is the brand ambassador of Tata Steel?
Answer: Deepika Kumari

5. Question on Recession Index in newspapers.
6. Question of etymology of ‘Bolt’ from Tata Bolt.
7. Which is the only university outside US to have the largest number of billionaire graduates?
Answer: University Of Mumbai

8. Question on Tata Swach.
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Hyderabad – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
▪ ISB – Ashwin and Prashanth
▪ RUNNER UP :
▪ NALSAR – Karthik Suresh and KVS Lokesh

1. Which is the richest football club for the past ten years?
Answer: Real Madrid

2. Saral bank account requires what document?
Answer: Aadhar number

3. Good to great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…. and Others Don’t is a management book by whom?
Answer: Jim Collins

4. Math Reading Success is a venture by?
Answer: Kumon
5. EdX is a Massive Open Online Course created by MIT and which University?
Answer: Harvard
6. Founder of which group?
Answer: JK Group
7. What was the earlier name of Godaddy.com?
Answer: Jomax Technology

8. World’s first air mail service in 1911 flew from Allahabad to which place?
Answer: Naini
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – VIZAG – REGIONAL
ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Vizag – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
Gitam Institute of Technology – Mr. Bharath K and Ayyappa Chaitanya
▪ RUNNER UP:
Gitam Institute of Technology – Susanth and Singam

16 teams selected after scrutiny of prelims from a whopping 315 teams, Top 4 teams directly qualified, The cut-off
mark was at 14, and then two wildcard rounds named “Super Overs” were conducted. Wild card round comprising of
6 questions and all questions were on the buzzer
1) Kumon is a famous name in the online education, attempting to teach what to children?
A. Mathematics
2) Which Indian conglomerate’s tag line is “Yoga Kshemam Vahamyam”?
A. LIC
3) Which fan company coined the term “PSPO”?
A. Orient
4) Santoor soap is from which group?
A. WIPRO
5) VG Siddhartha started which particular group?
A. Café Coffee Day

6) Which fruit had its ban lifted from banned list of exports to UK?
A. Mango
7) Deming medal given in the field of marketing/quality control?
A. Quality Control
8) CEO of Infosys?
A. Vishal Sikka
9) In the world of Insurance what is TPA?
A. Third Party Administrator

10) YK Hamied founded an Indian pharma giant? Cipla/Novartis
A. Cipla
11) Connect Passion,Dawn, Ambition:
A. Hero Honda
12) Knorr soups marketed in India by?
A. HLL
13) In the history of this country, what was the first portfolio of Shanmugham Chetti?
A. First Finance Minister
14) Name the only city in India named after an industrialist.
A. Jamshedpur ( According to WHO certification there are two cities in the world safe drinking water from
taps one is Singapore and another is Jamshedpur)

24 questions across the finals carrying marks 50, 60 and 75 respectively. All are buzzer questions. If anybody fails in
the first attempt, either “Free Hit” (for a 75 mark question team either get a +60 or -60) or “Power Play” (in which
for a 75 mark question either +85/-85 marks) is only allowed to a second attempted team.
1) Identify this business group which is one of the largest Maruti Suzuki car dealers.
A. Varun Motors
2) This phrase/term derives from the practice of writing in the part of the page in profit and loss account. What is it?
A. Bottom Line
3) Identify the company.
A. Air India
4) What is techno stress?
It is a result of altered habits of work and collaboration that are being brought about due to the use of modern
information technologies at office and work home situations.
5) Identify the Football Club.
A. CFC (Chelsea Football Club )

6) Identify the business group.
A. Bharati Enterprises
7) Who owns Nash Holdings and Washington Post?
A. Jeff Bezos
8) The bloodhound supersonic is a pencil shaped car. It is developed with the help of which Indian company?
A. Jaguar
9) Identify the Indian Super League Football franchise?
A. Atlético de Kolkata
10) Identify the logo.
A. Azim Premji Foundation
11) Identify him.
A. Manjul Bhargava, he received the Fields Medal in Mathematics.

12) Name the virus which is derived from of an Italian painter, sculptor and poet born on March 6th.
A. Michelangelo
13) This phone is dedicated to whom?
A. Vladimir Putin
14) “Where truth doesn’t hide, where truth doesn’t hurt” is the masthead of which news source?
A. http://www.fakingnews.com
15) “Customer at the heart”. Identify the business and holiday business group?
A. Thomas Cook
16) In July 2014, Harun Rashid Khan, was reappointed as the Deputy Governor of which institution?
A. RBI
17) Which electronic company’s name is the Chinese word for “millet”, “Foxtail Millet Tech”?
A. Xiaomi
18) TCS is sending selected sport persons from Mumbai-New York to train and acquire skills through their program
‘Ready,steady, fly’ for which sport?
A. Marathon
19) This is the advertisement of which beverage group?
A. Bacardi
20) Connect the following images to a personality.
A. Chetan Bhagat
21) In 1824, John X began selling tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate in Bull Street in Birmingham, England. From
1831 he moved into the production of a variety of cocoa and drinking chocolates, made in a factory in Bridge Street
and sold mainly to the wealthy because of the high cost of production. X is a famous brand in the chocolates. Name
John X.
A. John Cadbury
22) ‘Salt on the Earth’ is a book written on which company?
A. Tata Chemicals
23) Zipdial was acquired by which company?
A. Twitter
24) Connect:
A. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – VIZAG –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Vizag – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
Gitam Institute of Technology – Mr. Bharath K and Ayyappa Chaitanya
▪ RUNNER UP:
Gitam Institute of Technology – Susanth and Singam

1. Which company is investing 1700 crore in Visakhapatnam, it is famous for walls?
A. Asian Paints
2. The designs shown here are related to what?
A. Levi Strauss
3. Identify the group?
A. Network 18
4. Lalitaji is a no – nonsense, smart, independent and prudent homemaker. She is conscious of her budget and yet
will never compromise on the quality of products that she buys. Which detergent brand from HUL is promoted by
Lalitaji?
A. Surf Excel
5. Identify the man in the picture?
A. Sam Walton
6. Which automobile manufactured by the Ford Motors means “cool” in Italian, as it is a cool car to drive around the
town?
A. Figo
7. These two companies merged, thereby creating the fourth largest private sector bank in the country. Identify the
company merging with Kotak Mahindra?
A. ING Vysya
8. Identify the Chinese electronics manufacturer which is endorsed by Sonam Kapoor and Hritik Roshan?
A. Oppo
9. Given B2B stands for Business to Business, what does B2C stands for?
A. Business to Consumer
10. Michele, the richest Italian on the planet, is the head of the family which owns the manufacturing company of
Kinder Joy, Nutella and Tic Tac. What it his surname?
A. Ferrero
11. X Ltd. was started in 1946 by SNN Sankarlinga Iyer (the person shown in the picture below). It owns the Indian
Premier League’s Chennai franchise. Identify X.
A. India Cements Ltd.

12. Parakey, the web operating system which making uploading of image and video easier, was the first acquisition
of which company?
A. Facebook
13. Which card issued by the NPCI (National Payments Corporation of INDIA) is named after the combination of the
words ‘Payment’ and currency of INDIA?
A. RuPay
14. Identify the publishing house?
A. Penguin Books
15. Vistara is joint venture of Tata Sons and which airlines?
A. Singapore Airlines
16. Which institute in Ahmedabad was started by eminent physicist Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Kasturbhai Lalbhai in
1961 with active support of Government of India?
A. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
17. Advertisement for?
A. J&B Scotch Whisky

18. Who is present CEO of Axis Bank?
A. Shikha Sharma
19. Identify the business group.
A. Aditya Birla Group

20. Ngultrum is the currency of which country?
A. Bhutan
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – INDORE – REGIONAL

ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Indore – Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
IIM Indore – Ms.Deepti Singh and Ameya Talanki
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIM Indore: – Rishabh Chandra and Vatsal Kumar

1. Identify.
A. Make In India
2. A Great Bansal Wedding, what is this about?
A. Flipkart’s acquisition of Myntra

3. On August 15th 1899, __________, a chief engineer at Edison Illuminating Company’s main plant resigned from his
position of chief engineer and went on to pursue his passion in a completely different field. Whom are we talking
about?
A. Henry Ford
4. Where would you find this? W and D correspond to the names of the founders.
A. Rolex Watches
5. ____________ founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, a German-born business professor at the University of Geneva. First
named the “European Management Forum”, it changed its name to the ________________ in 1987 and sought to broaden
its vision to include providing a platform for resolving international conflicts.
A. World Economic Forum, Davos

6. What began in 1997 as a business unit within GE which was later renamed as GE Capital ?
A. Genpact
7. ____________ was the first credit card started in 1950 by Frank McNamara, Ralph Schneider and Matty Simmons after
conceiving the idea at Major’s Cabin Grill restaurant in New York City in 1949 ?
A. Diner’s Club
8. What was launched in Bhopal as Subah Savere in 1956 and in Gwalior as Good Morning India in 1957?
A. Dainik Bhaskar
9. Connect:
a) A video about Nobel Peace Prize.
b)
A. Kailash Satyarthi
10. Connect:
a)
b)
A. Facebook
11. Delhi Integrated Multi-Model Transit System (DIMTS) has developed Pooch-O, an app that allows users to do
what?
A. Book Auto-Rickshaw rides

12. In the 1980s Hindustan Motors was the largest car manufacturer in India. Who was the second largest?
A. Premier Motors
13. Which fabric gets its name from this region in France?
A. Denim
14. The _______________ of a life insurance policy is the person who receives the payment of the amount of insurance
after the death of the insured.
A. Benefactor/Beneficiary
15. _____________ is derived from the Latin word “Carraunt” which means in-circulation ?
A. Currency
16. The _____________was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations at United States, to regulate
the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II.
A. Bretton-Woods
17. The service was announced at Apple’s September 9, 2014 iPhone 6 event. Apple partnered with American
Express, Mastercard, and Visa. Their joint project began in January 2013, though they had discussed Apple’s
potential involvement for years. This is their joint solution. Explain.
A. Apple Pay, Cardless Payment System
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – INDORE –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 – Indore – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
IIM Indore – Ms.Deepti Singh and Ameya Talanki
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIM Indore: – Rishabh Chandra and Vatsal Kumar

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a coin commemorating the 175th birth anniversary of which famous
leader from the world of Tatas?
A. Jamsetji Tata
2. Set up in 1974 as Kemco chemicals which Indian cosmetic giant are we talking about?
A. Emami
3. According to the Business Today survey of 2014 which is the best company to work for in India?
A. Google
4. Who was the Finance Minister of India when the Nationalization of Banks was announced on 19th July 1969?
A. Indira Gandhi
5. Who according to the Guinness Book of World Records is the “Most Overrated Celebrity in the World”?
A. Paris Hilton
6. _________ is an Indian domestic card scheme which was lauched to be accepted across ATMs and POS terminals in
India.
A. RuPay
7. Name this individual from the world of automobiles.
A. Mary Barra
8. Name this individual.

A. Amancio Ortega
9. Which group based out of Pune is represented here?
A. Kirloskar Group
10. He was born in Sangrur – Punjab, northern India in 1949 in the house of a jewellery dealer situated at Nabha
Gate. His family wanted him to enter the jewellery business and discounted the idea of starting an airline as too
risky. He nevertheless runs an airline which he founded later.
A. Naresh Goyal
11. Which bank in India became the second Asian bank to start a Tweet-to-Pay service?
A. ICICI Bank
12. What is described as a major new national program, designed to facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance
skill development, protect intellectual property and build best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure?
A. Make in India
13. Who is the author of this book?
A. Peter Drucker
14. Which football club does Qatar Airways sponsor?
A. FC Barcelona
15. What is being represented below?
A. Spicejet
16. Who was the associate sponsor of the Mumbai Marathon?
A. TCS
17. What took off with 148 passengers and six crew members from New Delhi to Mumbai in its maiden flight on
January 9th 2015?
A. Vistara
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – SCHEDULE

The schedule of the Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2015 is out!
This time the journey spans 34 different locations. We at Crucible Chronicles, like always, will work to get the
questions/reviews as and when available!
The date of the National/International finals is yet to be finalised.
For details on timing and venue, please visit: http://www.tatacrucible.com
Date Day City
2/3/2015 Tuesday Indore
2/5/2015 Thursday Visakhapatnam
2/8/2015 Sunday Hyderabad

2/10/2015 Tuesday Lucknow
2/12/2015 Thursday Goa
2/13/2015 Friday Jaipur
2/18/2015 Wednesday Manipal
2/19/2015 Thursday Kozhikode
2/20/2015 Friday Kochi
2/23/2015 Monday Bhubaneswar
2/24/2015 Tuesday Varanasi
2/25/2015 Wednesday Ghaziabad – Noida
2/27/2015 Friday Vadodara
2/28/2015 Saturday Ahmedabad
3/1/2015 Sunday Guwahati
3/2/2015 Monday Patna
3/3/2015 Tuesday Jamshedpur
3/4/2015 Wednesday Ranchi
3/7/2015 Saturday Navi Mumbai
3/8/2015 Sunday Pune

3/9/2015 Monday Nagpur
3/10/2015 Tuesday Raipur
3/12/2015 Thursday Dehradun
3/13/2015 Friday Jalandhar
3/14/2015 Saturday Chennai
3/15/2015 Sunday Kolkata
3/18/2015 Wednesday Trichy
3/19/2015 Thursday Coimbatore
3/21/2015 Saturday Bengaluru
3/22/2015 Sunday Mumbai
3/23/2015 Monday Jammu
3/25/2015 Wednesday Chandigarh
3/27/2015 Friday Gurgaon
3/28/2015 Saturday Delhi
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – INTERNATIONAL

FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – International Finals Questions
Winners
KIIT Bhubaneswar: Omkar Amrutanshu & Sagar Saurabh
Runners up
University of Strathclyde: Anoop Nair & Igor Pyrko
International Finals
1. To commemorate an event that took place many years ago on April 12, the company Shturmanskie released a limited
edition watches, which was not sold normally except under certain special circumstances. What event and what was
the special circumstances under which the watch was sold?
A. To commemorate the Yuri Gagarin’s entry into space, the watches would be sold to customers only at a
height above 30,000 ft. in aircrafts.
2. Southern Maid Donuts is a Louisiana based company founded by Mr. and Mrs. Hargroove. A certain person visited
their place for the donuts whenever he made a trip to Louisiana. One day Mr. and Mrs. Hargroove requested that
person to sing a jingle for the donut company he liked, for which he obliged and wrote and sang a jingle. This remains
to be the only endorsement by this person. Which famous celebrity?
A. Elvis Presley
3. What is the significance of the Pele Pact in the world of business?
A. A few months prior to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Adidas and Puma had entered into an agreement which
was dubbed the “The Pelé pact”. This agreement dictated that Pelé would be out of bounds for both Adidas
and Puma. However, Pelé at the opening whistle of a 1970 World Cup finals match, stopped the referee with a
last-second request to tie his shoelaces before kneeling down to give millions of television viewers a close-up
of the Puma shoes he was wearing.
4. He runs a charity organisation called PeaceEarth which is committed to spreading peace in the conflict areas. He is
the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and he has undertaken major steps to promote peace in Uganda. Who?
A. Forest Whithaker.
5. At around 450 BC, ancient Persian king Artaxerxes the prophet, who was working as a royal cup-bearer, was granted
letters from the king requesting the governors of the lands beyond the Euphrates to grant him safe passage to Judah.
The purpose of Nehemiah’s visit, incidentally, was to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. What is this the origin of of?
A. Passports.
6. Plan A was starting a dating website called – “Tune in, hook up”, plan A failed as it did not get enough traction. What
was the Plan B which is an extremely popular entity in the world we live in. What?
A. Youtube.
Round 2 – Visuals
1. Name the trademark originating from the map?
A. Harris Tweed.
2. What is the subject of this advertisement released by PaddyPower?
A. An auction on whether Oscar Pistorius will be proven guilty by the court for murdering his girlfriend.
3. An old emblem of the Knights, in which brand’s logo has it been immortalized?
A. Oreo biscuits.
4. Whose property?
A. Paris Hilton.
5. Who has co-authored this book with Robert Greene?
A. 50 Cent.
6. Which celebrity’s charity organization working to eradicate AIDS?
A. Elton John.
Round 3
1. What was founded in 1886 by William Grant in Dufftown, Scotland, in the valley of the river, it literally translates to
“Valley of the deer”?
A. Glenfiddich
2. What entity is measured not in length and breadth but in surface area, and has ISO – 216?
A. Paper sizes
3. It is a type of newspaper with 18.5 by 12.4 inches measurement. What?
A. Berliner.
4. Karoshi is the Japanese term for death by ___________?
A. Hard work.
Round – 4 – Connects
1. Connect;
A. Bitcoin.
2. Connect:
A. Ban Ki Moon.
3. Connect:
A. Marie Curie.
4. Connect:
A. Time’s person of year.
Round – 5 – Three Clues
1. Clue – 1: Silvio Gazzinga created it while working for the Italian firm GDE Bertoni?
Clue – 2: This time it stated its journey on September 12, 2013 and the total distance covered by it during the tour will
be 149,576.78?
A. FIFA 2014 World Cup.

2. Clue – 1:The price of the exotic fruit Mangsteen rose up drastically in 2014 because of it.
Clue – 2: This was the 404th time this company had produced by it?
A. MH 370
3. Clue – 1: Atlantic Records were optimystic above his success suand put faith in him?
2. Clue – 2: His Ad for his favorite airline was based on the “flower duet” and taken from the French Opera “Lakme”?
A. Yanni
Tie Breaker
1. What was designed by Desré Buirski in 1994 on hand printed batik shirt which said “Thank you” and the shirt was
presented to a particular person.
A. Madiba Shirt.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – NATIONAL

FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – National Finals Questions
Results
▪ WINNER : ICAI Bangalore – Vijay & Mohit Jain
▪ RUNNER UP : KIIT Bhubaneswar – Omkar Amrutanshu & Sagar Saurabh
Finals
Round – 1 – Global Attention
1. Which famous music logo is known as “La Voix de son Maître” (France), “La Voz de su Amo” (Spain), “A Voz do Dono”
(Portugal), “La Voce del Padrone” (Italy), “Die Stimme seines Herrn” (Germany)?
A. His Master’s Voice (HMV).
2. Mr. James J specialized in a form of sloganeering which stressed linking a brand name to product qualities or
intended benefits. The goal was to help consumers remember the sponsor as they faced ever-growing platoons of
products on increasingly crowded store shelves, few examples include “Delta is ready when you are,” “Quaker Oatmeal,
it’s the right thing to do” and “Wisk beats ring around the collar”. What in the world of advertising is this?
A. Nameonics, a play on mnemonics.

3. Which company founded in 1883 by G. A. Krause has Caterpillar, Harley Davidson and Patogonia Footwear as its
licensed brands?
A. Wolverine Worldwide
4. In the early part of the 20th century, a typewriter was marketed under this name, which is a common English word.
It was developed by Wellington Parker Kidder and the first model was marketed by the the company bearing the
common word in its name.. An agreement with Remington in 1924 saw production transferred to Remington, and a
further agreement in 1929 allowed Underwood to produce it as well. They advertised it as “No one wants a typewriter
with ___________”. What?
A. Noiceless Typewriter, developed by Noiseless Typewriter Company in 1917.

5. It was founded in 1896, they supplied to the banquet hosted in honour of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s first
visit to Scotland. The brand has a creature with a scientific name “lagopus scotica“, the logo was designed by the
founder’s daughter. The creature forms the second word, the first word was added to the brand to reflect its popularity
in 1905. Which brand?
A. Famous Grouse.
6. The first one was sold for $200 in 1896 to Charles Ainsley. Two more were built, one in 1899, and another in 1901.
the first one was bought back for $60. Which invention, that transformed the automobile industry?
A. Quadracycle.
Round 2 – Visuals
1. Identify?
A. Lammily Doll, created through crowd sourcing, a prototype barbie doll made to the exact measurements
of an average 19 year old American.
2. Identify?
A. Cronut, which is a croissant-doughnut pastry invented and trademarked by Dominique Ansel Bakery in
New York City.
3. Identify the strategy?
A. Blue Ocean Strategy.
4. What does this miracle machine do?
A. Converts water to wine!

5. Identify this 28 year old American CEO?
A. Autumn Radtke, CEO of First Meta, who died at the age of 28.
6. What happened next?
A. This is at the launch of the Virgin Cola, Richard Branson fires a Virgin Cola from the tanker to a Coco Cola
signboard.
Round – 3 – Tata Round
1. Ben Kingsley features for an AD of which Tata company?
A. Jaguar.
2. Armenian sportsman Levon Aronian connects to which Tata company?
A. Winner of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2014.
3. These two people give their name to a company which is integral to the Tata brand?
A. Wolf Ollins.
4. Guinness Book of World Records choose which beautiful place in Mumbai for their auditions?
A. Taj Lands End

Round – 4 – Think Tenfold
1. Connect to a person:
A. Newton.
2. Connect:
A. Black Box.
3. Connect:
A. Indian Railways.
4. Connect:
A. David Beckham.
Round 5
1. In 1918, Charles P. Rudebaker introduced it for the first time on the streets of New York?
A. Traffic Cone.
2. Which Asian currency gets its name from the Portuguese way of referring to the Mexican Dollar?
A. Pataka, the currency of Macau.

3. What was founded on January 25, 1950, the first man to head it was Mr. Sukumar Sen and Ms. Rama Devi was the
first lady to head it?
A. Election Commission of India.

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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – WESTERN ZONAL

ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Western Zonal Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
Symbiosis Pune – Arjun Krishna and Ashish Vasvani
▪ RUNNER UP :
VNIT Nagpur – Pranjal and Pawan
ROUND 1 (Global Attention)

1. Founded in 2005 by Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara in Montclair, NJ, Diapers.com is the largest online specialty
retailer for baby products. Who acquired it ?
A. Amazon.com acquired Quidsi, Inc., which operates Diapers.com

2. Question on Justin Bieber Fragrance.
3. Chinese stock markets fell on 4th June . Why ?
A. Anniversary of the June 4, 1989, crackdown on student-led democracy protests centered on Beijing’s
Tiananmen Square
4. Thai woman delivered six children (sextuplets), she named the sextuplets after what ?
A. Audi, Fortune (Toyota Fortuner), Porsche, Mini, Volkswagen and Fiat (Car Brands)
5. Question on Lemon Tree Hotels.
6. In 1868, London-Benjamin invented a domestic version of something which is used in almost every home. What?
A. Geysers.
ROUND 2 (VISUAL POTENTIAL)
1. This letter was sent in relation to which company?
A. Honda
2. Who bought this car?
A. Elon Musk.
3. Name the creator?
A. Stan Lee
4. Name the inventor?
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
5. What is blanked out?
A. Everything
ROUND 3 (TATA WORLD)
1. Sponsor of New Your Marathon?
A. TCS
2. TRIF launched 600 real estate fund, which Tata company?
A. Tata Realty
3. Which Tata company was conferred with the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering foundation?
A. JLR
ROUND 4 (Think Tenfold )
1. Connect:
A. Adobe
2. Connect:
A. Micromax
3. Connect:
A. Sony.
3. Connect:
A. Maggi
ROUND (RAPID INTENT)
1.
a) The founder was often called “Henry Ford of Eastern Europe”. [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Thomas Bata
2.
a) Logitech was the first to market it to consumers and Nokia was once the largest manufacturer of this. [Buzzer
Pressed]
A. Digital Camera
3.
a) In 2005 , it established Lifespring Hospitals , a 50-50 JV with Us Bare Acumen fund.
b)
A. HLL Lifecare
Questions contributed by Mr. Viraj Morabia.
As per Viraj “I am a final year student of Bachelor of Management studies (BMS) at S.M.Shetty College
(Powai). Business Quizzing is a passion to me and winning Tata Crucible National / International is a dream.
I started quizzing 2 years back and have won over 50 Quizzes in Mumbai and Pune. I started quizzing when
no one from my ex-college was ready to be my partner and since then took up the challenge and went on to
be one of the best business quizzers in my city”.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – MUMBAI –

REGIONAL FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Mumbai – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
TISS – Sandeep Banga and Sachin Deshpande
▪ RUNNER UP :
SM Shetty Powai – Viraj Morabia and Ms.Kinnari Ganatra
Final Round:
ROUND 1 (Global aTention):
1.This brand of soap whose name comes from a french word for “Jewel”. Which brand?
A. Camay
2. 1915 , Atheletic shoes for tennis players , Star as logo
A. Converse
3. What was launched in 1933 by Thomas J.C. Martyn, a former foreign-news editor for Time. He obtained financial
backing from a group of U.S. stockholders “which included Ward Cheney, of the Cheney silk family, John Hay
Whitney, and Paul Mellon, son of Andrew W. Mellon”. ?
A.Newsweek
4. Crook , Runnner , Stretcher , Tip , Ferrule , Top notch as components
A. Umbrella.
5. Which group owned the company which manufactured the Raj Dhoot bike?
A. Escorts.
6. Behind Wheels At Chrslyer is a book about legacy of which leader?
A. Lee Iacocca.
Round 2(Visual Potential)
1. Name the author?
A. Philip Crosby.
2. Name the brand?
A. Stella Artois.
3. Funda?
A. Hell Currency(In China this money is given to relatives which are dead for a better after life).
4. How do we better know this set?
A. Navaratnas
5. Identify the brand advertised?
A. Complan.
6. Identify?
A. Janet Yallen.
Round 3 (TATA WORLD)
1. What is the present avatar of VSNL?
A. Tata Communication
2.How do we know the Tata brand “Eoc”?
A. 8’O Clock Coffee

3. “Do Right Campaign” is the initiative from which Tata company?
A. Tata Capital
4. Landmark is which Tata company’s property?
A. Trent
Round 4 (Think Tenfold)
1. Connect:
A. Spice Mobiles.
2. Connect:
A. Liverpool.
3. Connect:
A. Kinetic
4. Connect:
A. SAP
Round 5
1. Clue 1- Carl Ghosn
A. Nissan Renault
2.
Clue 1: Oscillator
Clue 2:
Clue 3 – Slate
A. HP
3. Clue 1 – Their Initiative –
A. P&G
As per Viraj “I am a final year student of Bachelor of Management studies (BMS) at S.M.Shetty College (Powai).
Business Quizzing is a passion to me and winning Tata Crucible National / International is a dream. I started
quizzing 2 years back and have won over 50 Quizzes in Mumbai and Pune. I started quizzing when no one from
my ex-college was ready to be my partner and since then took up the challenge and went on to be one of the
best business quizzers in my city”.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – MUMBAI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Mumbai – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
TISS – Sandeep Banga and Sachin Deshpande
▪ RUNNER UP :
SM Shetty Powai – Viraj Morabia and Ms.Kinnari Ganatra
Preliminary Round:
1. What was once known officially in the US & Canada as the National School bus chrome ?
A.Yellow Colour
2. Playground is an education initiative from this company and is based on Finnish style of school learning through
play to make education fun.
A. Rovio (Angry Bird)

3. In 1959 this Bank acquired Mercantile Bank of India , London & China with the capital of Rs 50 Lakhs in October
1853.
A. HSBC Bank
4. Founders of which cult brand?
A. Harley Davidson
5. This bank is promoted by Aga Khan fund for Economic Development ( AKFED ).
A. DCB (Development Credit Bank)

6. The Bandra-Worli sea link was lit in pink in September as a part of a Company’s Breast Cancer awareness drive.
A. Estée Lauder.
7. In around 1908, Thomas Sullivan a New York tea merchant started to send sample of tea in unusual way.
A. Tea Bags
8. Print Advertisement (It’s not because of one woman but because of eleven men)
A. Coca Cola
9. Wilbur Ross sold International Steel Group to him for $4.5 Billion Dollars.Whom ?
A. Laxmi Mittal
10. Whose first recorded patent was an electronic voting machine?
A. Thomas Alva Edison

11.Inspired by a speech by antiseptic advocate Joseph Lister, Robert Wood and his brothers James Wood and
Edward Mead created a line of ready-to-use surgical dressings in 1885.Which company?
A. Johnson & Johnson

12.Which Bollywood Actor endorses Intex Mobiles ?
A. Farhan Akhtar
13.David owns Skydance Production is the son of which IT Billionare ?
A. Larry Ellison
14. From “Pure Indulgence” to “Escape into One”. Which Brand ?
A. Dark Fantasy
15. Founders of the which innovative company?
A. 3M
16. Omnicom Group merged with ?
A. Publicis
17. Expand TGV
A. Train Grande Vitesse

18. In February 1980, Mark Hughes began selling his weight management product from the trunk of his car. Hughes
often stated that the genesis of his product and program stemmed from the weight loss concerns of his mother Joanne,
whose premature death he attributed to an eating disorder and an unhealthy approach to weight loss. His goal was to
change the nutritional habits of the world. He is the founder of which company?
A. Herbalife
19. Connect this company with an Oscar winning actor?
A. Charlie Chaplin.
As per Viraj “I am a final year student of Bachelor of Management studies (BMS) at S.M.Shetty College (Powai).
Business Quizzing is a passion to me and winning Tata Crucible National / International is a dream. I started
quizzing 2 years back and have won over 50 Quizzes in Mumbai and Pune. I started quizzing when no one
from my ex-college was ready to be my partner and since then took up the challenge and went on to be one of
the best business quizzers in my city”.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – SOUTHERN ZONAL

ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Southern Zonal Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
ICAI Bangalore – Vijay and Mohit Jain
▪ RUNNER UP:
TAPMI – Rithwik and Krishna

Southern Zonal Rounds:
Round 1:
1. In 1935, the deaths of six of Bramani’s mountaineering friends in the Italian Alps was partly blamed on inadequate
footwear. The tragedy drove Bramani to develop a new climbing sole. It is is well known for pioneering the barefoot
running movement with the FiveFingers line of shoes that mimic the look and mechanics of being barefoot.
Vibram
2. Keystone Group launching a unique restuarent in Sydney. Claim to fame?
Chefs are winners of Master Chef TV show

3. It was originally a pliable, putty-like substance concocted by Noah McVicker and Joe McVicker of Cincinnati-based
soap manufacturer Kutol Products. What?
Play doh
4. Canadian musician Dave Carroll and his band had a trilogy of songs about customer service of which company?
United Airlines, Song – United Breaks Guitars

5. Originally began as a series of short-lived speaking clubs organized by Ralph C. Smedley during his tenure with the
YMCA. In 1903, as education director of the YMCA facility in Bloomington, Illinois.
Toastmasters
6. In 1966, Richard M. Schulze and a business partner opened Sound of Music, an electronics store specializing in
high fidelity stereos in Saint Paul, Minnesota. How do we know it now?
Best Buy
Round 2:
1. Identify the person:
Ray Dolby
2. What is blanked out?
Oreo Sandwich
3. Question on Firestone Tyres.
4. Identify the brand.
5. First product from which company?
Harley Davisdon
6. Question on Obamacare.
Round 3:
1. Question on Voltas.
2. Tata Social Enterprise challenge is an initiative between Tata and which institute?
IIM Calcutta
3. What is Tata ISES about?
Internships for foreign students at the corporate sustainability projects of Tata companies in India and social
entrepreneurship
4.” Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick-growing variety. Be sure that there is
plenty of space for lawns and gardens.” Quote by Jamshetji Tata about what?
Jamshedpur
Round 4:
1. Connect:
KFC
2. Connect:
Amazon
3. Connect on Philips.
4. Connect:
Yanni
Round 5:
1. Question on Berkshire Hathway
2. Question on Amrutanjan
3.
a) Earliest mention of ____ occurs in the Kannada writing called Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya in 920 AD.
Idly
Questions collectively contributed by Mr. Sharath Babu, currently working at AIG, Mr. Vinay Mudaliar,
currently working at Aditya Birla Minacs and Mr. Himadri Banerjee, student at Christ University.
Vinay comments that, there has sudden been a major dip in participation in Bangalore, and the teams were
far less compared to previous years. However the quality of the top 12 teams were brilliant!
In a small chat with Vinay and Pickbrain after the quiz, Vinay appreciated Pickbrain for his commendable
hectic hosting of 34 cities. And a quick response came, “Some weight loss is happening now”. Pickbrain on
lighter note bid goodbye and joined his entire family who had come to witness the quiz!
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Bangalore – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
ICAI – Vijay and Mohit Jain

▪ RUNNER UP:
Christ University – Himadri and Vishnu
Regional Finals:
Round 1:
1. Identify the word that comes from the Latin word Cifrao and contains two vertical strokes called Sangreal.
Brazilian Real
2. This was approx. 3.5 inches long made of paraffin wax created in 1644 AD. From the the Latin word Creta (Earth)
Crayons
3. It was called as “sausage poison” and “fatty poison”, because the bacterium that produces the toxin often caused
poisoning by growing in improperly handled or prepared meat products.
Botox
4. This institution was established in 1925 as a hospital of sorts and later went on to attain deemed university status.
NIMHANS
5. Draisine, Bone Shaking, Colombia Expert, Rover are all earliest types of what?
Bicycles
6. How did Iceland draft its constitution in 2011 ?
Crowdsourced
Round 2:
Dong Nyugen
2. Logo of?
Cricket Club of India

3. Visual of ticketing code used for FIFA WC 2014 at Brazil.
4. Explain.
Time being used as a currency in the future (Idea from the movie – In Time)
5. What is unique about this type of door?
Energy Generating door, to be used in hotels etc. in future.
Round 3:
1. Expand TRF.
Tata Robins Fraser

2. Delhi Vidyut board [Buzzer Pressed]
Tata Power
3. Where can one find ‘Darshan’ channel?
Tata Sky
4. Which brand makes super fibres?
Sonata Super Fibre

Round 4:
1. Connect:
Walt Disney
2. Connect:
JSW
3. Connect:
Accenture
Round 5:
1. Question on Cuppa.
2. Question on BJN Group.
3. Question on BEML.
Questions collectively contributed by Mr. Sharath Babu, currently working at AIG, Mr. Vinay Mudaliar,
currently working at Aditya Birla Minacs and Mr. Himadri Banerjee, student at Christ University.
Vinay comments that, there has sudden been a major dip in participation in Bangalore, and the teams were
far less compared to previous years. However the quality of the top 12 teams were brilliant!
In a small chat with Vinay and Pickbrain after the quiz, Vinay appreciated Pickbrain for his commendable
hectic hosting of 34 cities. And a quick response came, “Some weight loss is happening now”. Pickbrain on
lighter note bid goodbye and joined his entire family who had come to witness the quiz!
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – COIMBATORE –

Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2014 – Coimbatore Edition – Finals
Finals
Round – 1
1. Documented as one of the first selfie in 18th century in Europe, footmen would announce on behalf of their
masters. What evolved in the modern day business?
A. Visiting cards.
2. Company called Giesecke and Devrient from Munich based in 1980’s, experimenting with wireless communication
created something inseperable in the modern day world, what?
A. Sim cards.
3. A company’s work was to create and transform energy to oxygen in India? Which company ?
A. Mahindra e2o.
4 .In hindi movie mere dad kimaruti which maruti car was featured?
A. Maruti Ertiga.
5. What is a winchester shirt?
A. The colour of the collar and cuff different from that of the colour of the body of the shirt.
6 Legal requirement in Austria, Switzerland and German speaking European countries for limited liability
companies?
A. GMBH
Round-2
1. Identify?
A. Braille mobiles.
2. What is the new name?
A. Hyatt
3. Which media company does Rani Mukherji work for in this film?
A. NDTV
4. Identify the jousting knights log?
A. Faber Castell.
5. Identify the logo?
A. Herbalife.
6. Identify?
A. Tony Fernandez of Air Asia.
Round -3
1. Which Tata company was founded as the Swallow Sidecar company in 1922, originally making motorcycle
sidecars before developing passenger cars?
A. Jaguar.
2.Only businessman in India the nation saluted on the 175years of birth?
A. J.N.Tata
3. In 1988 Tatas sold 50% stake in cosmetic brand to HUL?
A. Lakme
4. Pixel and Mega Pixel, sub-brands of?
A. Nano
Round 4
1. Connect:
A. Dominoes Pizza.
2. Connect:
A. Shoppers Stop.
3. Connect:
A. Emami.
4. Connect:
A. Reddit.
Round 5
1. First Clue – Estd in 1948 by Momofuku Ando.
b. Second Clue – In 1948 they created the “retort pouch” series of products.
A. Nissin Foods
2. First Clue – Created by Max Morgenthaler and his research team.
Second Clue – Taster’s choice was its renamed version in US.
Third Clue – Advertisement video.
A. Nescafe
3. First clue – Pierre Bellon began this in France?
A. Sodexo.
The questions are contributed by Mrs. Anuradha Yogesh. Ma’am follows quizzing keenly and is a quiz
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – COIMBATORE –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Coimbatore – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
WINNER :
PSG CAS – Huzefa and Surya Narayanan. P
▪ RUNNER UP :
ICSI – Ms. Busaina. A. S and Venkatesh. P
Preliminary Round:
1. Alvire school in Hudson, New Hampshire operates their only school store in the USA. Besides normal food and
beverages items, the “BRONCO BARN “ store also sells their cards. Who?
A.Hallmark.
2. Which Mexican Billionaire runs conglomerate Groupocarso and previously the chairman and chief executive of
telecommunication company Telmex and American Movil?
A. Carlos Slim Helu.

3.We have heard of white collar workers , who are green collar workers?
A. Environment related jobs.

4.Identify the Logo?
A. Sulabh International
5. Which was the first private firm to report Abraham Lincoln’s death to Europe?
A. Reuters.
6.The two films, Disney’s John Carter and Pixar’s Brave are both dedicated to which business legend?
A. Steve Jobs.
7. Mcdonals happy meal program always promotes a current movie. With which movie did the happy meal scheme
start?
A. Star Trek
8. Identify the bank ?
A. Catholic Syrian Bank.
9. Which name was suggested by Dhirajben Ruparel in a contest held in 1962 for Rs 5?
A. Lijjat .
10. Danjaq LLC is a company resposible for the copy right and trademarks to which famous film/book character?
A. James Bond.
11. When translated into English which famous organisation name is thus, Goddess of Wealth Women’s Home Industry
Tasty ____. What?
A. Lijjat Papad.
12.Identify?
A. Monopoly
13. Which fashion designer named her most famous design after her favorite brand of car and even predicted that
pubic hair would be a great fashion accessory?
A. Mary Quant.
14.Which American statistician ,professor, author, lecturer and consultant is best known for the “ Plan- Do- Check-Act”
cycle popularly named after him. Who?
A. Edward Deming
15. 1949, X began producing among other new products , an early version of the now famous interlocking bricks calling
them automatic Binding bricks? which toy?
A. Lego
16. Identify?
A. Being Human line of clothing.

17. Who is the sponsorer of the Jamaican track athlete Usain Bolt?
A. Puma
18. Airforce1, Marine 1, but what is the US presidential limousine called?
A. Cadilac 1.
19. Identify?
▪ Vanyavilas – Rathambore;
▪ Amarvilas – Agra
▪ Rajvilas – Jaipur
▪ Udaivilas – Udaipur
A. Oberoi hotels.
20. Identify the author?
A. Edward De Bono.
Questions are contributed by Mrs. Anuradha Yogesh. Ma’am follows quizzing keenly and is a quiz aficionado.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – TRICHY –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Trichy – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
Sastra University – Venkatasubramaniam and Visaka Simhan
▪ RUNNER UP :
NIT Trichy – Gaurav Singh and Nikhil Somani
Preliminary Round:
1. Which company was represented in the 2013 movie- “The Internship”?
A. Google
2. Gustaf Larson and Assar Gabreilsson were the founders of which Automobile company?
A. Volvo
3. Beanstalk is the speciality toy care offering by which retail company?
A. Mahindra Retail
4. Who owns the “News of the World”?
A. Rupert Murdoch
5. Identify this non-profit organisation backed by famous Indian business tycoon.
A. Azim Premji University

6. Which American multinational company markets itself as ‘The third place’ after home and work?
A. Starbucks
7. Who owns http://www.yrfilms.com?
A. Yash Raj Films
8. Expand NIFTY.
A. National Stock Exchange Fifty Index

9. Identify this Indian Organisation where PNB’s KR Kamath is the Chairman of this body in India. State Bank of
India’s Chairman PratipChaudhuri was named as the honorary secretary. Other office-bearers of the association
would be Indian Bank Chairman and Managing Director T M Bhasin, and UCO Bank Chairman and Managing Director
ArunKaul.
A. Indian Banking Association

10. Which organisation is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to poor countries?
(Hint, three words in the name of the organisation.)
A. World Bank Group

11. Which English-language weekly newspaper refers to itself as a newspaper, but each print edition appears on
small glossy paper like a news magazine ?
A. The Econmist
12. Which American company was founded by Fred Deluca and Peter Buck as Doctor’s Associates, Inc ?
A. Subway
13. Identify the company behind it:
A. McDonalds
14. Which very famous US Giant acquired Metlife Insurance business in 2013?
A. General Electric
15. Which company placed an order for 100 Airbus A320 family aircrafts during the 2005 Paris Air Show? The total
order was worth US$6 billion, was the highest during the show.
A. Indigo Airlines
16. Identify the company with ‘Speechmark’ Logo.
A. Vodafone Inc.
17. This electrical engineer co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and was its chief hardware designer. He later
became an investor, writing the first major cheque to fund Google, and starting several computer networking
companies. Who?
A. Andy Bechtolsheim
18. Which company makes the ‘Old Monk’ ?
A. Mohan Meakins
Questions contributed by Nikhil Somani. As per Nikhil “I am a final year engineering student at NIT-Trichy.
Have just put my baby steps into this amazing world of Business Quizzing. Love to read about the business
models, entrepreneurial stories, technological innovations and advertising campaigns. When it comes to
attending quizzes, I am driven by the philosophy- You win some and lose some, but make sure you never
miss one! (Infact, found this philosophy on a post in Crucible Chronicles )”

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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – INDORE –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Indore – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
IIM Indore – Senajit Chaki and Arindam Paul
▪ RUNNER UP :
IGNOU – Ms.Deepti Singh and Ameya Tolanki
Preliminary Round:
1. Expand LIBOR.
A. London Interbank Offer Rate

2. Which company gets its name from a Japanese word, which has a similar meaning to the English word “check”
(Atari/Nintendo/Xbox)
A. Atari
3. Which is one of the biggest cartels in this world and controls the oil prices across the world?
A. OPEC
4. Identify this company which has recently entered India.
A. Krispy Kreme
5. Which famous company from the world of paints was established in 1942 by Champaklal H. Choksey, Chimanlal N.
Choksi, Suryakant C. Dani and Arvind R. Vakil?
A. Asian Paints
6. Which stock exchange is headed by Chitra Ramakrishna?
A. NSE
7. Which famous Indian is the author of the book “Fault Lines”?
A. Raghuram Rajan
8. Vishnu Ramakrishna moved to Mumbai in the 1930s and started a training centre for wrestlers. This is the origin
of which Indian fitness chain.
A. Talwalkars
9. Which company has launched perfumes named Skinn?
A. Titan
10. Ultratech is owned by which group?
A. Aditya Birla Group

11. Identify the drink from its old packaging
A. Frooti
12. “Walk for Life” is a campaign by which insurance company?( ICICI/MaxBupa)
A. Max Bupa
A. Roger Federer
14. This person is the CEO of which Indian company.
A. Infosys
15. He was a multi mixer salesman(milkshake maker), and was surprised by a huge order of 8 multi mixers from a
restaurant. Later, he bought the restaurant, and turned it into one of the biggest food chains in the world. Identify the
person or the food chain.
A. Ray Kroc/Mcdonalds
16. Identify this person from Raymonds.
A. Gautam Singhania
17. Illustrated Weekly was published by which group?
A. Times of India
18. Roca, the world’s largest sanitary ware manufacturer has a JV with which Indian sanitary ware manufacturer?
A. Parryware
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – NORTHERN ZONAL

ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Northern Zonal Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
BITS Pilani – Sahil Gupta and Tanay Shankar
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIT Kanpur – Shubham and Arnab Ghosh
Round 1 (Global Attention)
1. This company- In 1969, Neil Armstrong spoke his famous words “one small step for a man, one giant leap for
mankind” from the Moon
A. Motorola
2. Its a product of everyday use- has a bezel, crown, stem, hairspray, case and hand.
A. Watch
3. The eternally favourite- Amul Muppet on Jan 18, 2014 – ‘Ruk jaana hi naahi’. In tribute of?
A. The last unit of Maruti 800

4. These are the largest selling bangles in Africa- brand represented by a number.
A. 46664
5. First ever product was a anti- parasitic substance called santonim. Pele was a model at one point. Known for the
varieties they offer. Barack Obama was their famous employee
A. Baskin Robbins
6. It was 10 inches long and dubbed “The Brick”.
A. Dr Martin Cooper- 1st mobile phone

Round 2 (Visual Potential)
1. Dermatologist, Dr Christine known for bringing a unique ointment.
A.No marks cream after surgery

2. Merger in the world of media.
A. Omincom and Publicis.

3.Registered trademark- TN Regisatration Act- Emblem derived from this.
A. BCCI
4. What is this? Derived after Betty Naysmith, housewife, used to make mistakes.
A. Correction fluid
5. In technology, what are these implants?
A. Electronically authenticated password system.

6. Person – Clive Palmer. His design is going to recreate an iconic entity.
A. Titanic
Round 3 (TATA World)
1. Tata company- a pride of India- now, a winner of contracts for the British railway infrastructure project
Tata Steel
2. Titan Eye+ – specific trending range for 25 to 35 age group- latest global trends. Branded as?
A. Titan Glares
3. Tata Communications- recently announced the world’s first LTE roaming service ‘Sparkle’. Which entity’s arm is
Sparkle?
A. Telecom Italia
4. India propelled by youth, values right. ‘Do right’ is the motto of this company.
Tata Capital
Round 4 (Think Tenfold- Lateral Connects)
1) Connect:
A. IPL
2) Connect:
A. ITC
3) Connect:
A. United Artists
4) Connect:
A. RK Laxman
Round 5 (Rapid Intent)
1. Asked to support Obama this person said- ‘He is a rock star. It’s fantastic. I love what he is saying about education.
I don’t think he will win Florida…..but he will win in Ohio and the election. I am anxious to meet him.”
A. Rupert Murdoch
2. First Clue – Device manufactured by HTC Corp (Taiwan). Became available on Jan 15, 2010;
Second Clue – Development of the phone was codenamed Eclair.
A. Nexus (One)
3. Bought a subsidiary of an Italian giant owned by Felice B. in 1969. Into bottling water and glass bottles.
A. Parle
Questions contributed by Mr. Subhodeep Jash. Subhodeep is a lawyer, working in the field of public policy
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – DELHI – REGIONAL

FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Delhi – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
Delhi School of Economics – Om Prakash and Manu Abbi
▪ RUNNER UP :
NSIT – Sarthak K and Shashank Singh
Regional Finals:
Round 1 (Global Attention):
1. Bottling plant/museum/production unit- Cathedral of R. Whose cathedral is this?
A. Bacardi (Cathedral of Rum)

2. Endorsed by Cristiano Ronaldo. Associated with Infiniti Red Bull Racing.
A. Pepe Jeans
3. He always believed – to reach beyond obvious. Attitude of a Vulcan, ie, to think beyond led him to name his
venture as Vulcan Enterprises.
A. Paul Allen
4. Today- Indian Match Company- is owned by a conglomerate, ITC. Indian Match Company – has 2 subsidiaries-
Pawan and Prag. It is however better known by another name.
A. Wimco
5. From 1960s, they have been famous for their ‘Double Logo’. Jackie Kennedy popularized their shoulder bags-
‘Jackie O’.
A. Gucci
6. Which Roman hero- a divine figure from Greek myth- is associated with Murugappa Group?
A. Hercules
Round 2 (Visual Potential):

1. These are partner networks of:
A. Lowe Lintas
2. Identify the associated person.

A. Henry Ford
3. Identify Logo:
A. Cessna
4. Identify the publisher of these games.
A. Nasbro
5. Created one of the greatest slogans. Into stones. Which company?
A. De Beers
6. Which organization is this?
A. Over the Counter Exchange of India
Round 3 (TATA World):

1. Who from the Tatas- ‘India Ka Dil. India Ka ______’. Solutions for home and office.
A. Voltas
2. Bombay Brasserie and The Pierre.
A. Taj Group of Hotels

3. Which entity of Trent-into books, movies and toys.
A. Landmark
4. Frames start at 395. Compliments come free.
A. Titan Eye
Round 4 (Think Tenfold- Lateral Connects):

1. Connect:
A. Samsung
2. Connect:
A. Orient Fans
3. Connect:
A. Hyundai Motors
4. Connect:
A. Coca Cola
Round 5 (Rapid Intent):

1.
a) Founded by Champaklal H. Choksey, Chimanlal N. Choksi, Suryakant C. Dani and Arvind R. Vakil.
b) VOC Safety Standards Logo
c) Their new identity:
A. Asian Paints
2.
a) Gammex- 85% market share in the premium gloves segment.
b) Important force behind the company- Gautam Singhania, Chairman. [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Raymonds
3.
a) Their identity:
b) Zahara and Philae are its cruises.
c) Their founder:
A. Oberoi Group of Hotels
Tie-Breaker Round:
1. Eggo, Fiber Plus, Nutrigrain bars- food products from this company synonymous with health and food for
(breakfasts)
Kelloggs
Questions contributed by Mr. Subhodeep Jash. Subhodeep is a lawyer, working in the field of public policy
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – DELHI –

Tata Crucible Campus Quiz – 2014 – Delhi Edition – Preliminary Round
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
Delhi School of Economics – Om Prakash and Manu Abbi
▪ RUNNER UP :
NSIT – Sarthak K and Shashank Singh
Other Finalists- Satyawati College, FMS, IIFT, Great Lakes Institute of Mgmt.
Preliminary Round:
1) Andre Jacques Garnerin, a Frenchman, was the 1st to do this 216 yrs ago. An innovation from the world of aviation.
A. Parachute
2) Markel Service (Canada) – original name of a company- It was in the news in 2013-14. How do we know it today?
A. Fairfax
3) The Secretariat Building in Delhi-comprises of North Block and South Block. In which one would you find the
Finance Ministry?
A. North Block
4) Identify the brand?
A. Rooh Afza
5) ‘We believe every story has a human side which deserves to be told”. Which TV Channel?
A. Al Jazeera
6) McDonalds- launching its premium coffee shops in India. What’s the chain called?
A. McCafe
7) Which bank publishes an art magazine called ArtMag? (HINT- Citi/Deutsche/SBI)
A. Deutsche Bank
8) This memorial in Canada is connected to which Indian company?
A. Air India
9) Finance Minister- holds an unlikely distinction of presenting 2 union budgets on his birthdays- On Feb 29- In 1964
& 1968. Who?
A. Morarji Desai
10) Company photographer- Charles Clemens- on observing a tractor being tested saw that it crawled like an insect.
The company guys seized on a metaphor and named the company after the insect.
A. Caterpillar
11) TT Varadrajan- founded Maya Appliances in 1978. Name its popular brand of mixers named after a girl?
A. Prithi Mixers
12) Print ad for a financial literacy campaign. Identify the foundation?
A. Charles Schwab Foundation

13) Hero’s Maestro and Pleasure- segmented on the basis of __________
Gender (women)
14) Economist- Raj Krishna coined this term to denote a low growth rate,(around 3.5%) that India was going through
between 1950 and 1980?
A. Hindu rate of growth

15) Company – ‘Laundry Blue’- 1852- combination of synthetics ultramarine and sodium bicarbonate. One of the first
widely marketed products manufactured by the company.
A. Reckitt & Coleman (now, Reckitt Benckiser)

16) Identify the company?
LinkedIn
17) Which surname/term derived from the Arabic word ‘Javhari’?
A. Zaveri/Jhaveri
18) How do we better know Fuller’s Earth?
A. Multani Mitti
19) Hausla Buland Academy- initiative of this brand (Hint: revolves around the number ’5000’.)
A. Haywards
20) Identify the logo?
A. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Questions contributed by Mr. Subhodeep Jash. Subhodeep is a lawyer, working in the field of public policy and
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – JALANDHAR –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Jalandhar – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
GNDU Amritsar – Aryan Singh and Siddharth Attri
▪ RUNNER UP :
Lovely University – Praneeth Sai and Anmol Upadhyay
Cut-off for Wild card round was 15 and Final round was around 17-18.
Preliminary Round:
1. A measurement of a country’s trade in which the value of goods and services it imports exceeds the value of goods
and services it exports. It is defined by a term CAD. Expand CAD. (Hint given: India currently in news for this and
Singapore is one of the country facing this situation)
A. Current Account Deficit

2. Whose twitter account? His tweets are signed as “bo” and he also has a dog named Bo.
A. Barack Obama
3. It is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer who was in news for an attempt to trademark letter ‘Z’.
A. Zara
4. Identify the personality:
A. Siddharth Mallya
5. It is the rate at which the central bank of a country lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall
of funds. (Options were given)
A. Repo Rate
6. Question on Pashmina Shawls. Cashmere wool and Kashmir were few of the keywords.
7. It is a Mexican chain of movie theaters. Its name means City of Cinema and its slogan is La Capital del Cine.
A. Cinepolis
8. Logo of?
A. MRF
9. It is a global skin and body care brand whose name comes from a Latin word meaning ‘snow-white’. (Hint given:
Popular white cream)
A. Nivea
10. Who purchased The Washington Post newspaper in 2013?
A. Jeff Bezos
11. A 50:50 joint venture between BBC Worldwide and The Times Group.It has organized and sponsored the Miss
India beauty pageant since 1964. Identify the magazine.
A. Femina
12. Logo of?
A. Google Play
13. First Indian product to receive a GI tag(Geographical Indication)?
A. Darjeeling Tea
14. Relate a company to Zeitgeist .
A. Google
15. It is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. Originated from the city
of Calicut.
A. Calico
16. Logo of?
A. Comedy Central
17. Software which is mainly used for vouchers, financial statements, and taxation in many industries, and has
specialised packages for retail businesses. (Hint given: Used by people who do accounts)
A. Tally
18. Popularly known as American Way Association.What?
A. Amway
19. Which is the world’s largest biscuit brand by volume?
A. Parle-G
Oreo
Questions contributed by Rakshit Sood. Rakshit is currently Convenor of the Thapar Quizzing Club part of
the Literary Society at Thapar University,Patiala. He has an avid interest in reading and quizzing. He also
loves cricket, Hollywood movies and TV shows. He recently placed third at the Jalandhar round of Tata
Crucible Campus Quiz 2014.
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – EASTERN ZONAL

ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Eastern Zonal Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
KIIT Bhubaneswar – Omkar Amruthanshu and Sagar Saurabh
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIM Shillong – Debarun Majumdar and Rahul Gupta
Round 1—Global AtTENtion:

1. What are pocket copters?
A. Drones to deliver packages

2. Dao Egbert’s Coffee vending machine is promoted with the tagline”Bye,Bye,Red Eye” Why?
A. Vends coffee and can also detect if you have red eyes because of sleep deprivation, if so coffee is free
3. Which now famous person took a certificate course in Ethical Hacking from an institute in Patel Nagar, New Delhi?
A. Edward Snowden
4. What are ESRB Ratings?
A. Ratings for video games

5. What did Johannes Gutenberg do?
Invent the printing press

6. For this most commonly used article is “Gelatin”, the british usea mix of ”Poly vinyl Alcohol and Dextran” What?
A. Gum behind postage stamps
Round 2—Visual Potential:

1. The image you see is a profession which no longer exists called “Knocker Uppers”. Who were they?
A. Human Alarms, their job was to wake up people!
2. Identify?
A. Steven Gerrard Hotel

3.Hotel”Pallasio De Sal”, what is special about the hotel?
A. Hotel fully made of Salt for rejuvenative therapies
4. Explain the sudden rise in the stock price of DY Corporation?
A. Stock index movement of DY Corporation on South Korea bourses owned by father of “Gananam
Style”singer Psy, stock price shot up after the song came out.
5. Identify?
A. Image of a truck on which recopies are delivered by the Jeopardy super computer “Watson”
6. Identify?
A. “Cortana”—Microsoft’s SIRI equivalent.

Round 3 TATA World:
1. What is Project Rishta by TATA Steel?
A. Sex education and gender sensitisation among rural communities where Tata Steel work’s in Orissa
2. This massive photo voltaic installation was done for a Jindal group company at Chitradurga in Karnataka, a place
known for bright sunlight round the year, Which TATA company did the job?
A. TATA Solar
3. Farm Grow and Farm Grow G are granular products frm which TATA Co?
A. TATA Chemicals
4. Which TATA co own these brands Buy Junction, Value Junction?
A. M-Junction, Metal Junction.

Round 4 – Think Tenfold:
1. Connect:
A. Bit Coin
2. Connect:
A. Tony Fernandes
3. Connect:
A. Nandan Nilekani
4. Connect:
A. Indian Coffee House

Round 5. Rapid Intent:
1. What innovation was made in Dominique Ansel Baker, NewYork?
A. Cronut (croissant-doughnut)
2. An insulin delivery system for Diabetes in India.
A. Medtronic
3. Record holders – Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Jennings III, Nancy Zerg, Brad Rutter – at what?
A. Jeopardy.
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Kolkata – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
IISER – Anurag and Abhishek Mishra
▪ RUNNER UP :
Punjab Engineering College – Abhishek Bhambhu and Gursheel Singh
Wild Card Round:

1. 360 is the name of this air freight company launched by this man who revolutionised passenger air travel in India,
Identify the man?
Ans. Capt. Gopinath

2. This logo adopted in 1958, called the “Centurion”features prominently on the travellers cheques issued by this
financial company, Identify the company?
Ans. American Express

3. Hilton Young was a British economist, what was his contribution to India?
Ans: He headed the panel which recommended the creation of the RBI
4. In its initial days the company was called “ Chloride Electric Storage Company”, which popular Indian company ?
Ans: Exide
5. This famous engineer, whose fathers roots can be traced to Bengal, said “…better sound through research”.?
Ans: Amar Bose

6. Box TV, Speaking tree are columns which appear regularly in which newspaper?
Ans: The Times of India

7. One of the earliest products of the company was pencils, they have named themselves after how we like our
pencils to be, which company ?
Ans: Sharp
8. He is the founder director and joint managing director of Chess Management Services India Ltd, and the son of a
Harvard trained politician in India . Who?
Ans: Karthi Chidambaram

9. House of Cards a political drama which has had an exclusive release on which platform?
Ans: Net Flix

10. Which country has brought out a ban on Twitter recently, Turkey, Singapore or Sultanate of Oman ?
Ans: Turkey
Regional Finals:
Round 1—Global AtTENtion:
1. Legend now has taken over Paul’s enterprise which the guys at don’t be evil owned for a while?
Ans: Reference to Lenovo’s takeover of Motorola from Google.

2. Sam’s club in modern day India believes the “best price would work”.
Ans: Walmart
3. Dick’s life as a businessman began as a student and as of 2012 he is looking at the stars and wants to send a
launcher to space?
Ans: Richard Branson.

4. Not only did Maggie carry his work I her hand bag, she believed his ideas to be a moral. In 1756, he wrote his
famous work that enquired into the theory and causes of the wealth of nations. Who?
Ans: Adam Smith

5. An English teacher and a writer who loved history and studied at Stanford created this company named after a sea
captain, Name the company?
Ans: Starbucks.
6. The French love two colors Red and green, they love to take breaks from work, travel long and eat well, till this
came along, they did not know where to find it all in one place.
Ans. Michelin Guides.

Round 2—Visual PoTENtial:
1. Image of a magazine “Tiger Tales”?
Ans. Inflight magazine of Tiger Airways

2. Loyalty Card titled “Coffee Club”-Whose?
Ans. Costa Coffee
3. Trademark titled “Who moved my Cheese”—Who owns it?
Ans. Spencer Johnson.

4. Identify?
Ans.Image of a commemorative coin on Soccer issued by Brazil showing all the years it has participated.
5. [Advertisement] ”Out of the box solutions for all your home theatre needs”
Ans. JBL Audiosystems

6. Image of a milk vending machine name—“ Any time Milk”?
Ans. ATM
Round 3—Tata World:
1.Rated among one of the most environmentally friendly products in its category it is produced by a tie up between
the TATA’s and Gyuasa of Japan. What?
Ans. Tata Green batteries.

2. Tata’s 4*4 trucks named after a noble gas?
Ans. Xenon
3. “i Raksha” is a offering from the TATA group and which global gaint?
Ans. AIG.
4. What are “Flavourits”
Ans. Flavoured salts from TATA Chemicals.
Round 3—Think TEN fold – Connect questions:

1. Connect:
Ana. Bentley
2. Connect:
Ans. Ponds.
3. Connect:
Ans. Horlicks.
4. Connect
Ans. Arsenal
Round 4—Rapid Interest:

1.
a) J Pritzker brought out the original owners.
b) “Andaz”- is what they call their upscale boutique inspired properties.
c) They have properties styled like residences.
Ans: Hyatt
2.
a) Venue 7&8 are their offerings.
Ans: Dell
3.
a) Goldfin technology and Blue Ion are their innovations
b) Image of Nandilal Dhoot
Ans: Videocon
Tie Breaker:
1.
a) Tagline—“ There is only one”
b) Has been in the fastening business for 50+ years

c) Invention of the thing was inspired on the slopes of a mountain
Ans: Velcro
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Kolkata – Preliminary Round Questions
Results:
▪ WINNER :
IIFT – Rahul Sharma and Kunal Malhotra
▪ RUNNER UP :
Jadavpur University – Raktim Kumar Nag and Apratim M
Preliminary Round:
1. In the context of Ferrari, What does S stand for in SF ?
Ans: Scuderia (meaning Stable–)

2. In late 2012 Dr. S Rajkumar of Lifeline Hospitals, conducted an activity, which was at that time futuristic and
streamed live on google hangout, What?
Ans: First use of Google Glass during a Surgery,

3. Which Indian two wheeler company has launched the automatic scooter “Jupiter”?
Ans: TVS
4. Sir Osborne Smith(image displayed), the first governor of the reserve bank of India,did not do one thing all his
predecessors have done, what?
Ans: Sign on bank notes

5. American mechanic Walter Hunt invented something, that had a clasp to keep it in place and a coil in its body to act
as a spring, the basic design has not been improved upon since its invention, What?
Ans: Safety Pin

6. Miller High Life has tied up with this iconic brand to produce branded beer cans and high lifestyle hogs, for use this
summer. Which iconic brand are we talking about?
Ans: Harley Davidson

7. Which asian billionaire is behind Horizon Ventures of Hong Kong?
Ans: Li Ka Shing
8. Rank Group(logo displayed), is the owner of this famous brand, the rights to this brand has bben transferred to a
tribe in Florida, USA, Which famous brand ?
Ans Hard Rock Café

9. Interhospitality is the hospitality arm of this, home solutions giant. Which giant?
Ans: Ikea
10. Go Air has come up with this recruitment idea for its cabin crew which will save them atleast 2-3 Cr, what idea?
Ans: Hire only ladies as cabin crew as on an average they weigh less.
11. Which FMCG company from his home state has made Cricketer R. Ashwin as its brand ambassador to promote its
new line of diary products and milkshakes
Ans: CavinCare
12. Which company has Mark Benioff (Image provided) created which help companies to achieve their targets?
Ans: salesforce.com
13. Ring Plus aqua is the automotive component business of which organization which makes everything from
apparels to contraceptives?
Ans: Raymond Group

14. Which car from Maruti was launched with the tagline”My thing,everything, _______”. Fill in the blank. The car/name
refered here can be found in the oceans?
Ans. Stingray
15. In 1976 a Fulbright scholar at Vanderbilt University and a professor at Chittagong University joined hand to launch
an initiate to extend credit to rural poor, Which organization are we talking about and name its driving force?
Ans: Gramin Bank and Md. Younus

16. Image of a commemorative coin released by UK for?
Ans. WWF
17. Whose premium brand of chocolates newly introduced in India is Alpino?
Ans: Nestle
18. Peter Drucker famously said, “A company has two functions I_________ and Marketing”. Fill the blank.
Ans: Innovation.
19. The surname of this well known India business family originates from the Hindi word for cotton, Identify?
Ans: Ruia, the word Rui/Kapas means cotton in Hindi.

20. An image campaign on 100 years of innovation.
Ans. IBM
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Manipal – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
TAPMI – Rithwik and Krishna
▪ RUNNER UP :
Manipal University – Ujan Sengupta and Apuroop Sethupathy
Preliminary Round:
1. Oh Yes Abhi is the tagline of which company?
A. Pepsi
2. They are well known for its jewellery and wristwatches, including the “Bestiary”, the diamond necklace created
for Bhupinder Singh the Maharaja of Patiala and the first practical wristwatch, the “Santos,” of 1904.
A. Cartier
3. What resulted due to the merger of the Swedish corporation Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA)
and the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie?
A. ABB
4. Author of the book?
A. Mohammad Younus
5. According to the Economist the concept what was marketed explicitly as fashion accessories, with the idea “IF YOU
can spend $20,000 on a watch, why not on a phone?”
A. Vertu
6. Who markets themselves as Whether it’s the Rainforest World Music Festival, Hari Raya or the F1 Petronas
Malaysia Grand Prix, our calendar is packed with magical moments worth celebrating.
A. Malaysia
7. Which former IAS officer is associated with the company, Carnation Auto?
A. Jagadish Khattar
8. Logo of which Chinese Internet company?
A. Alibaba.com
9. What was established by an American (Hungarian-born) publisher, and is administered by Columbia
University in New York City?
A. Pulitzer Prize
10. What famous brand of beer will be particularly be relished by Liverpool fans was found by a Danish person called
KC Jacobsen?
A. Carlsberg
11. What is actually measured as 11 inches but then marketed as something else, with the company giving an
explanation that “It is a registered trademark as a descriptive name and not intended to be a measurement of length”
A. Subway Footlong
12. Lego tribute to?
A. Steve Jobs
13. Which Husband and wife duo, is the second largest contributor to charity after Warren Buffet, who gave away
498 million dollars of his wealth? (Clue: Non Foundational donations)
A. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chen

14. In whose tribute was the perfume iQ made? (Clue: Man of Science)
A. Albert Einstein
15. Which blue chip business gives the government of Goa an annual revenue of 500 crores?
A. Casino
16. Identify?
A. Qantas
17. Which person living in India had the highest number of Twitter followers as of 2013 with about 6.9 million?
A. Dalai Lama
18. Which Malaysian oil giant is the sponsor of the Malaysian GP and also owns an iconic buiding?
A. Petronas
19. Which global FMCG major launched a major ad campaign “Proud Sponsor of Moms”?
A. P And G
20. Identify?
A. Snapchat
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Kozhikode – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
IIM Kozhikode – Ms. Surbhi Verma and Utkarsh Rastogi
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIM Kozhikode – Ms. Sulanga Dutta and Prabhakar Kumar
Preliminary Round:
1) Which company was founded by Colonel Harland S. in the early 1950s?
Ans: KFC
2) The Moto G was launched in India through an exclusive tie-up with which Indian e-tailer ?
Ans: Flipkart
3) Swirls is an offering by which brand ?
Ans: Kwality Wall’s
4) Viva Kerala FC was the former name of which present day football club in Kerala ?
Ans: Chirag United Kerala FC
5) Tamil actor Vijay has been their brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu and Kerala while they have signed up Mahesh
Babu for Andhra Pradesh. Which retail jewellery chain is this ?
Ans: Jos Alukkas
6) The film Hotel Ustad is from the studios of which production house ?
Ans: Magic Frames
7) Who is he ?
Ans: Mr. Anand Sharma, Union Cabinet Minister of Commerce & Industry and Texiles
Ans: Deutsche Bank

Ans: United Colours of Benneton
10) The Self MNA is a new test devised by Nestle and is being highly recommended by them to everyone to use it. It
is not specific to an illness. Expand MNA.
Ans: Mini Nutritional Assessment
11) What is this brand about ?
Ans: Tihar Jail

12) This company started off in the rubber industry making bicycle tires and rubber boots before moving on to
paper and pulp products. It was recently bought over by Microsoft after seeing some troubled times. Which company
is this ?
Ans: Nokia
13) This company is the largest Gold Loan NBFC and has the largest network of branches for a Gold Loan NBFC in
India. It is also the highest credit rated Gold Loan company in India. What company is this ?
Ans: Muthoot Finance
14) The Sarong Kebaya is the official uniform for the air-hostesses of which country’s national airlines?
Ans: Singapore
15) What are these called ?
Ans: Cufflinks
16) Who is the designated team principal of the Force India F1 Team ?
Ans: Mr. Vijay Mallaya
17) Which organisation has come up with a character called Chintamani ?
Ans: ICICI Bank
18) What was invented by Dr. David “Crash” Warren in 1956, the exterior of which is coated a bright orange in
colour for high visibility and is in current news ?
Ans: Black Box
19) What in this world does Carl Zeiss manufacture ?
Ans: Optical Lenses
20) Michael Schumacher has been associated with Renault, Ferrari and which other F1 team ? The brand name of an
automobile corporation is required.
Ans: Mercedes
Questions contributed by Surbhi Verma and Utkarsh Rastogi from IIM Kozhikode.
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03.16.14
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – CHANDIGARH –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Chandigarh – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
▪ RUNNER UP :
Regional Finals:
Round 1:
1. Which business term comes from the the Poker betting discs ?
A. Blue Chip Companies

2. Which company believes Aluminum is the future choice of packaging?
A. Hindalco
3. Sri Lanka is planning to fill trademark infringement against someone who is trying to put “SL” on his/her products
as SL represent Sri Lanka. Who is this using their trademark ?
A. Sunny Leone
4. What promotional programe was created in 1972 by Western Direct Marketing for United Airlines. It gave
plaques and promotional materials to members. It was quickly followed later by every airline as a promotional tool ?
A. Frequent-flyer program
5) Question on Dunlop
6) Roomster, Joyster, Yeti with which brands connected with?
A. Skoda
Round 2:
1. This is is an American sports investment company. It is the parent company of Premier League football club
___________ ?
A. Liverpool Football Club.

2. Identify the company from the old logo.
A. Yamaha
3. What is being described?
A. Kaizen
4. Identify the campaign.
A. Axe
A. Bofors.
6. What is being described below?
A. BCG Matrix
Round 4:
1. Connect:
A. Levis
2. Connect:
A. Oral – B
3. Connect:
A. HSBC
4. Connect:
A. Mirinda
Questions contributed by Hitesh Kamboj. Hitesh is is a Management Graduate who has a specialization in
Banking and Finance. A Quiz enthusiast & keeps his passion for quizzing, going strong by running his own
quizzing blog and Group Brand Trivia.
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03.16.14
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – CHANDIGARH –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Chandigarh – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
▪ RUNNER UP :
Preliminary Round:
1. With which brand would you associate the riddle ‘Half circle full circle half circle A. Half circle full circle right angle
A’?
A. Coca Cola
2. Which brand gets its name from “Horch” ?
A. Audi
3. Which brand is common to Nestle and Google?
A. Kit Kat
4. Identify the management principle depicted?
A. Maslow Hierarchy
5. Who was the title sponsor for IPL-2014?
A. Pepsi
6. Which brand of drinks gets its name from something that children make using paper?
A. Paper Boat
7. The motto of which fact finding Indian organisation is- “Industry, Integrity and Impartiality”?
A. CBI
8. With which brand would you associate ‘Walk the talk’ campaign?
A.Idea
9. What is a generic term for any tradable certificate or permit representing the right to emit one tonne of carbon
dioxide or the mass of another greenhouse gas with a carbon dioxide (tCO2e) equivalent to one tonne of carbon
dioxide?
A. Carbon Credit.
10. What word derives its origin from Old French for “small bag” means a small bag containing a perfumed powder
or potpourri used to scent clothes and linens?
A. Sachet.
11. Identify the Ad?
A. PlayStation
12.What is Brazuco in Brazil?
A. FIFA WC-2014 Ball

13.What does BH stand for in SKBH where SK stands for Salman Khan?
A. Being Human
14. A question on campaign of a car company in India – “Grand new lingo”.
A. Hyundai, it was mentioned that the answer is a big Korean company in India.
15. What does A stand for in ASCIndia?
A. Advertising
16. It was founded in 1945 by Burt and Irvy inGlendale, California. The company is known for its slogan, with the
idea that a customer could have a different flavor every day of any month.The brand has a significant presence in
Chandigarh was the hint.
A. Baskin Robbins.
17. A _________ is a type of self portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or Smart Phone.
Fill in the blank.
A. Selfie
18. Nutralite is a brand of which company?
A. Amway
Questions contributed by Gursheel Singh.
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03.13.14
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Bhubaneshwar – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
KIIT – Omkar Amruthanshu and Sagar Saurabh
▪ RUNNER UP :
XIMB – Nipun Yerramalla and Arpit Narendra
Wild Card Round:

1 Branded as LFW , what in India is an acronym for [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Lakme Fashion Week
2 Get Paid to watch Ads is a marketing strategy by which entity ?
A. Micromax A94
3 Which company hold the executive rights for telecasting impartial public broadcast in UK , Isle of Man and the
Channel Island?
A. BBC
4 Red Roofs is a trademark of?
A. Pizza Hut
5 Panama online is an online advertisement platform by whom to take on likes of Facebook and Google?
A. Yahoo!
6 British MNC coffee house [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Costa Coffee
7 Drishti is India’s first registered Hindi newspaper in what unique way?
A. Braille Paper
8 Its acronym represents the highly unlikely combination of tourism and catering and markets them under a single
umbrella.
A. IRCTC
9 “Thinkning before its too late” are whose famous words who made millions by asking people to “think divergent”?
A.Edward De Bono
10. Which word meaning -“a government order prohibiting the departure or arrival of merchant ships in its ports”
comes from a Spanish word meaning “hinder”?
A. Etymology of “Embargo”
Regional Finals:
Round – 1:
1. The Engineers at Roke Manor Research Limited, a Siemens subsidiary in Romsey, England, developed the system in
2001. Dr Paul Hawkins and David Sherry submitted a patent for the United Kingdom but withdrew their request. All
of the technology and intellectual property was spun off into a separated company, which was bought by Wisden group
and subsequently by Sony in 2010. What?
A. Hawk-Eye
2 Created in 1954 by Hugh Beaver, to brand his product differently he used a novel method which succeeded. He didn’t
want to market it directly so he came up with something. What?
A. Guinness book of world records to market his alcohol

3. Gibraltar and Malta Cable Company, British Indian submarine telegraph company came together along with
Falmouth to form what?
A. Cable and Wireless
4. Ten feet marketing rule, what is it in the world of retail?
A. Walmart rule to greet customers within ten feet of them.

5 What brand is obtained from simple process of cooking it thrice?
A. Triscuit
6 Forces from USA went to Iraq but faced a big problem i.e. sand from sandstorms would block their guns. So they
placed a peculiar order of one million supplies to protect their guns. What did they order to protect their guns?
A. Condoms
Round – 2:
1. Jeff Johnson was the first employee of?
A. Nike [Question scrapped because Nike was visible]

2. Founder of which company?
A. Virgin
3. Connect: Willow run airport + Wizard computer reservation system?
A. Avis rent a car system
4 Old Mobley Hotel plaque with name of of the person blanked out?
A. Conrad Hilton.
5. Early contraption what?
A. Vacuum Cleaner
Audience:
1. Which brand name do we get from Greek home of gods?
A. Olympus
2. Fluid in motion is something designed by Wolf Ollins,UK. What is it?
A. Tata Logo’s T
Round – 3:
1. It was initially called “magic carpet” and was an Indian early journal. It attained a legendary status and its name
created fascination as it was thought to represent flying angels. Who circulated this?
A. Air India
2. Introduced and sold as city rover [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Indica
3. JN Tata’s name when expanded reads?
A. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata

4 City of Jamshedpur achieved what unique Iso certification of 140001. What was it certified for?
A. First for environmental compliance or environmental management
Round – 4:
1. Connect:
A. TCS
2. Connect:
A. Benetton
3. Connect:
A. PVR
4. Connect:
A. Endemol
Round – 5:
1.
a) Bentley is owned by them [Buzzer Pressed]

A. Rolls Royce (Aroused some controversy, as Bentley is presently owned by VW)
2.
a) Freedom perfume comes from their stable.
b) Arvind mills is a licensee in India for this.
c) True star collection inspired by Beyonce.

A.Tommy Hilfiger
3.
a) Harper Collins owned by [Buzzer Pressed]

A. News of the World
Tie-Breaker:
1. This generic name means circle of knowledge and is a huge category in the world of publishing. What?
A. Encyclopedia
Questions contributed by Mr. Bivash Rath. As per Bivash “Pursuing Masters in Physics puts a lot of pressure
but no amount of pressure is never enough to separate a quizzer from quizzes. Being an avid quizzer the
contributor follows and attends all the quizzes within his reach. This time the contributor was lucky enough
to be the runner up in the Ranchi Round of TCQ Campus Edition 2014.”
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03.13.14
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Bhubaneshwar – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
KIIT – Omkar Amruthanshu and Sagar Saurabh
▪ RUNNER UP :
XIMB – Nipun Yerramalla and Arpit Narendra
Preliminary Round:
1 Which company recently sold its brands Ribena and Lucozade to Japanese giant Suntory ib order to focus more on
its pharma interests?
A. GlaxoSmithKline
2 Which founder of Google has funded and backed the project on growing the world’s largest hamburger inside a
laboratory?
A. Sergey Brin
3 This airlines from the Mid-East introduced the concept of “flight nanny” and also utilized the services of characters
such as Boo the panda , Jamool the camel and Zoe the bee. Which airlines ?
A. Eithad Airways
4 Initiative by which group?
A. Apollo Hospitals
5 This business magazine earlier owned by Anand Bazar Patrika was sold to a group of investors which also include
Vikram Jhunjhunwala and Anurag Batra. Which magazine?
A. Business World
6 Which unlikely entity acquirec West Bengal based Tara News and Tara Muzik ?
A. WB government
7 For better search results on the internet, which company is using the algorithm called “hummingbird”?
A. Google
8 Who owns this film production house?
A. Sanjay Bhansali
9 In China this is known as Weixin and is from the stable of Tencent holdings. How do we know it better?
A. WeChat
10 Rocketbelt browser , Xobini and Qwiki are recent acquisitions by which internet giant ?
A. Yahoo!
11 The world’s richest football club owner who also holds a 30% stake in Grupo Pachura. Identify.
A. Carlos Slim Helu

12 (Visual) Tom Hanks playing the role of which media and entertainment mogul?
A. Walt Disney
13 Name the movie which depicts the epic rivalry of Nikki Lauda and James Hunt.
A. Rush
14 Question on the origin of the Black box.
15 Rod Canion , Jim Harris and Bill Murto founded this in 1982 and is currently a subsidiary of HP. Which brand?
A. Compaq
16 “How not to make money” author and IPL team owner. Identify.
A. Raj Kundra
17 In India the British United Providents association opened business a few years ago and marketed themselves as
what?
A. BUPA
18 Ananta luxury watches are a line of watches being produced by which iconic company?
A. Seiko
19 At which city in India has Liverpool opened its International Football Academy ?
A. Pune
20 Which airlines advertises itself as “Airlines of middle earth”?
A. Air New Zealand
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03.12.14
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – JAMSHEDPUR –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Jamshedpur – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
XLRI Jamshedpur – Prithwish Datta and Abhishek Padhye
▪ RUNNER UP :
NIT Jamshedpur – Palak Kumar and Akash Kumar
10 years, and the Crucible was back to where it started! Jamshedpur witnessed a do or die scenario with XLRI winning
on the last question. The excited(literally standing throughout the last round) youngsters from NIT Jamshedpur gave
XLRI a serious run for their money. “There is a reason why XLRI is XLRI.”, said the Pickbrain. XLRI lived up to its
tradition of never losing a Crucible at Jamshedpur.
Finals:
Global atTENtion:
1. A white oval, half filled with dark blue, and a red, set of arrows showcasing itself. This is a logo of a company that
ran into trouble recently. Which company?
A. Maseratti
2. This company used to make battle ready apparel, demanded by the British and believe in integrity in their
apparel. Which company?
A. Peter England (Honest Shirt)

3. Bobby the tramp asked his friend Henna, come lets go to the land where the ganges flow. Which film production
house ?
A. RK Films
4. “Dhundte reh jaogeji; X kharedne mein samajdari hai.” What is X?
A. Surf
5. Dr Ruben Rausing invented this while playing with the tetrahedron shape?
A. Tetra Pack
6. What was founded by Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra?
A. SanDisk
Round – 2:
Visual PoTENtial:
1. Famous words by ?
A. Warren Buffet.
2. Ad for?
A. Machintosh.
3. Book by?
A. Peter Senge
4. Identify?
A. Cafe Football.
5. Ad for?
A. Greenpeace.
6. What?
A. Internet Archive
Round – 3:
Tata World:
1. He was a leading economist whom the Tatas called to head TCS?
A. Nani Palkhivala
2. CNG EMAX [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Nano
3. Classic elegance coupled with technical mastery.
A. Titan Edge (slimmest watch)

4. From a tough competing pool of 78 companies, this company was called by the Abu Dhabi Yacht Park for
mechanical works.
A. Voltas.
Round – 4:
Think TENfold:
1. Connect:
A. Bausch and Lomb
2. Connect:
A. Oprah Winfrey
3. Connect:
A. Google
4. Connect:
Mercedes McLaren
Round – 5:
Rapid InTENt:
1. Gary Hamel and X, wrote Competing for the Future, and Stuart Hart and X, wrote The Fortune at the Bottom of the
Pyramid. Who is x ?
A. C.K. Prahalad
2.Began with the purchase of Dominick’s in 1960. [Buzzer Pressed]

A. Dominoes.
3. Swirls, create your own happiness [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Kwality Walls
Questions contributed by Mr. Anirban Kundu.
As per Anirban “Brimming with contagious energy and ready wit, Anirban is the jack of all trades (master of
some). An entrepreneur in the making, he dreams of being on the cover of TIME one day. Don’t be surprised if
you have seen him before on television (on shows like NSE History TV18 Young Pioneers). This year he was
also a semifinalist in NDTV Croma TechGrandmasters-3. He has an interesting wish to be on the Google Doodle
someday. Anirban’s motto in life – dream. believe. achieve.”
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – JAMSHEDPUR –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Jamshedpur – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
XLRI Jamshedpur – Prithwish Datta and Abhishek Padhye
▪ RUNNER UP :
NIT Jamshedpur – Palak Kumar and Akash Kumar
10 years, and the Crucible was back to where it started! Jamshedpur witnessed a do or die scenario with XLRI winning
on the last question. The excited(literally standing throughout the last round) youngsters from NIT Jamshedpur gave
XLRI a serious run for their money. “There is a reason why XLRI is XLRI.”, said the Pickbrain. XLRI lived up to its
tradition of never losing a Crucible at Jamshedpur.
Preliminary Round:
1. Which Broadcaster in India had the motto “Bahujan Hitaya; Bahujan Sukhaya” ?
A. All India Radio

2. What is so unique about Kafee HAG ?
A. World’s first decaffeinated coffee

3. Which alumnus of the LSE and a law minister in the Nehru Cabinet wrote Problems of the Rupee in 1923, and
Evolution of Provincial Finance in British in 1924?
A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
4. Identify the company?
A. Jabong
5. With which India would you associate Dharma Productions with ?
A. Karan Johar
6. Whose Neighbour to Neighbour program in 1990s was one of the first viral marketing campaign which involved
intelligent email response ?
A. Tide (Procter and Gamble)

7. A Rhodes Scholar and Oxford Alumnus, he was one of the youngest Division Chief of the World Bank, was later on
the board of IMF, and replaced K.C Pant to hold an important economic position in India. Who ?
A. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
8. Logo. Segoe and Logotype. Segoe font used for in its corporate logo. square and colours. (this was a very long
giveaway question?
A. Microsoft Windows logo

9. The US Coinage ACT of 1864 mandates the presence of which inscription on all coins made in US ?
A. “In God We Trust”

10. Who is the title sponsor of India’s Premier Football League (I-League) ?
A. Airtel
11. Identify the club?
A. Mohun Bagan
12. Expand BHEL.
A. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

13. What is a loan that is a monetary loan that is repaid in regular payments over a set period of time. These loans
usually last between one and ten years, but may last as long as 30 years in some cases. This kind of loans usually
involve an unfixed interest rate that will add additional balance to be repaid
A. Term Loan
14. Mondelez International – Identify the British confectionery brand owned by them.
A. Cadbury
15. The name X is a contraction of Second Watch – coined by Nichole Lopez.
A. Swatch
16. Connect: Modern Warfare, World at War, Black Ops, and Ghosts.
A. Call of Duty
17. “My junior Account” by?
A. Kotak Mahindra Bank
18. Who said on losing 20,000 pounds that I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men.
A. Isaac Newton
19. What company was founded in 1856 by Ezra Cornell and Hiram Sibley? (Hint: Morse Telegraphic Experiments )
A. Western Union Money Transfer

20. Long question on private cigarette produced for fidel castro by a famous company. the word cohiba was also
there in the question.
A. Davidoff.
Questions contributed by Mr. Anirban Kundu.

As per Anirban “Brimming with contagious energy and ready wit, Anirban is the jack of all trades (master of
some). An entrepreneur in the making, he dreams of being on the cover of TIME one day. Don’t be surprised if
you have seen him before on television (on shows like NSE History TV18 Young Pioneers). This year he was
also a semifinalist in NDTV Croma TechGrandmasters-3. He has an interesting wish to be on the Google Doodle
someday. Anirban’s motto in life – dream. believe. achieve.”
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – RANCHI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Ranchi – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
NIT Rourkela – Nishant Nihar and Wasim Sajjad
▪ RUNNER UP :
VSSUT Burla – Bivash Rath and Sanket Tripathy
Preliminary Round:
1. List of services offered by this organization was provided. Which iconic Indian organization provides these
services?
A. India Post
2. “All in One Rhythm” is the official slogan for which mega event of 2014?
A. Football World Cup 2014

3. The earlier logo of this company was a dog which was quite dear to all, however an animated dog has replaced it
in recent years? Which iconic brand which changed its logo form the image of a real dog to an animated one?
A. Logo of HMV; From Nipper to Gromit

4. Cover of Femina magazine featuring Kareena Kapoor on the occasion of Womens Day.
5. The word X is derived from Sanskrit term padāṁśa meaning ‘quarter part’, from pada ‘foot or quarter’
and aṁśa ‘part. Wha is X?
A. X is Paisa
6. Which international giant’s engineers helped in the construction of the first hydroelectric dam in India?
A. General Electric
7. “Khazana” is the official investment arm of which Asian country?
A. Malaysia
8. Which Indian God is represented on the logo of Zandu?
A. Dhanwantari
9. The company had earlier presence in India via a joint venture, but now it is in the markets alone. Name the
company which has brands in India such as “Kizashi”?
A. Suzuki
10. Vasundhara is the logo of which Indian company?
A. ONGC
11. The famous mermaid in Copenhagen was commissioned to be built by the head of which brewery’s owner?
A. Carlsberg
12. [Print advertisement] Which fashion retailer’s advertisement?
A. Myntra
13. What was built to protect the northern boundary of the New Amsterdam settlement (consisting mostly of the
French speaking Walloons) from attacks from various Indian tribes, New England and the British?
A. Wall Street
14. “Screw it lets do it” is a book by which famous business mogul and entrepreneur?
A. Richard Branson
15. Friendship day was made popular by which company?
A. Archies
16. Old logo of which company?
A. Hitachi
17. The Company, which began as a joint venture agreement between Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and Village
Roadshow Limited in 1995?
A. PVR
18. One of the founders of this company was a good friend of Micheal Faraday, and a recipient of the Faraday Medal
award for his work. He designed and installed one of the world’s first public electricity supplies using a centralised
power station, instrumental in electrifying the Vienna Opera House ( world’s first theatre to be electrified).
A. Crompton Greaves
19. A car with a door across the full width at the back end that opens upwards to provide easy access for loading,
Kaiser-Frazer’s Vagabond and Traveler are described as America’s first of those cars. What?
A. Hatchback
20. Colin Nedham is credited with coming up with which famous database?
A. IMDB
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – GUWAHATI –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Guwahati – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
IIM Shillong – Debarun Majumdar and Rahul Gupta
▪ RUNNER UP :
Tezpur University – Anubhav Joshi and Salik Borbora
Preliminary Round:
1. According to a survey by hotels.com geneva has overtaken paris as the most expensive city and new delhi has been
voted as the cheapest city to buy which food item?
A. Sandwich
2. According to JRD Tata__________ life is an important part of economic life?
A. Ethical
3. What was exchanged during exchange of turbans between Nadir shah and Muhammad Shah?
A. Kohinoor
4. Question on the history of Grameen Bank.

5. Which company associated with Dhoom 3 has recently released Dhoom 3 bikes for children?
Hot Wheels
6. which company’s slogan “__________ and higher”?
Haier
General Mills
8. Which motor company brand ambassador is Rafael Nadal and its logo is seen during Australian Open?
Kia Motors
9. Which company is the prime contractor of International Space Station ?
Boeing
10.The book “From Wall Street to Main Street ” is based on whose life?
Charles E. Merrill
11. Which company founded as Starley and Sutton Co. of Coventry in 1878 by John Kemp Starley. The name means a
person who spends their time wandering?
Rover
12. He started his career in the military censor’s office at Churchgate for a monthly salary of Rs. 165. He is also
known as India’s Gregory Peck?
Dev Anand
13. Kerala produces ropes about 200 ft long for a festival in the eastern region of india. Which festival?
Jagannath Yatra
14.What tech company did this couple found?
Founders of Flickr
15. Question on the mascot of Manchester United.

16. Which two things have come out of the willow tree. If one is cricket bat name the other famous chemical
compound derived from it?
Aspirin
17. Whose academy?
David Beckham
18.Banks were earlier set up in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. What were these banks known as?
Presidency banks or Presidential banks
19. What did American Express introduce to speed up transfer of money that is in use even today?
Money Order
Questions contributed by Kamanasish Chowdhury.

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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – VADODARA –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Vadodara – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
SVNIT Surat – Abhijeet Singh and Ronak Bhattacharya
▪ RUNNER UP :
FMS Baroda – Pranav and Vrushsen Pawar
Wild Card Round:
1. What did Bill Hewlett & Dave Packard do to decide how their company should be named?
Ans. Tossed a coin.

2. Who acquired SUN Microsystems?
Ans. Oracle
3. Who owns the news paper DNA?
Ans. Dainik Bhaskar

4. Question on origin of Factory Outlets.
5. WSJ has tied up with which Indian newspaper?
Ans. Mint
6. Who endorses MRF now?
Ans. Virat Kohli & Shikhar Dhavan

7. Who came out with ‘Chintamani’?
Ans. ICICI
8. Which airline has Air Deccan merged with?
Ans. Kingfisher
9. Which stock exchange in India is headed by Chitra Ramakrishna?
Ans. National Stock Exchange

10 Question on origin of Dubai Shopping Festival.
Regional Finals: Round 1:
1. Which community gets its name so as they traded under trees?
Ans. Baniya
2. Who owns the company ‘TENVIC’?
Ans. Anil Kumble

3. Mates condoms is a product by __________.
Ans. Virgin Group

4. This bank was started by a person named Nanji. Which bank?
Ans. DENA Bank

5. The ownership of this product changed 4 times: Glaxo to Heinz to Dumex to Wockhardt to Danone(Current).
Which product?
Ans. Farex
6. Which company was once considering the name,’Moore Noyce’?
Ans. Intel
Round 2:
1. Logo?
2. Advertisement of KrackJack.
3. Identify the author.
Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

4. Identify:
Rupert Murdoch
5. Identify them:
GTA V characters
Round 3:
1. Which company has subsidiary Rawmet?
Tata Steel
2. Which Mumbai hotel was earlier known as The Regent?
Taj Land’s End
3.Question on N. Chandrashekaran.
4. Which service company was started by Tatas in 1980s which works in the area of animation and graphical
imaging?
Tata Elxsi
Round 4:
1. Connect:
Apple
2. Connect:
Frooty
3. Connect:
Kalyan Jewellers
4. Connect:
Tata bringing Lincoln in India

Round 5:
1.
a) Visual: William C Durant & Louis Chevrolet [Buzzer Pressed]

Chevrolet
2.
a) Visual: Ashish Chauhan

b) “The Edge is Efficiency”
c) Visual: Phirozee Jeejeebhoy Towers
Bombay Stock Exchange

3.
a) Started as ‘J.W. Foster and Sons’ [Buzzer Pressed]
Reebok
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – VADODARA –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Vadodara – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
SVNIT Surat – Abhijeet Singh and Ronak Bhattacharya
▪ RUNNER UP :
FMS Baroda – Pranav and Vrushsen Pawar
Preliminary Round:
1. Webex is video-conferencing software owned by ______________.
Ans. Cisco
2. Who owns the e-mail client, ‘Outlook’?
Ans. Microsoft
3. ____________ is known as Weixin in China.
Ans. WeChat
4. Identify from the visual:
Ans. MindTree Logo.

5. Who would be the Title sponsor for the Indian cricket team?
Ans. STAR
6. Expand FDI.
Ans. Foreign Direct Investment

7. Axe is the sponsor of which IPL team?
Ans. RCB
8. By 1913 he had published his first book, Indian Currency and Finance. He was then appointed to the Royal
Commission on Indian Currency and Finance. Clue: “In the long run we are all dead”. Identify the economist.
Ans. John Maynard Keynes

9. Aer is a product by which India conglomerate?
Ans. Godrej
10. On whose death did M.K. Gandhi say,”Never was a mortal blessed with a ‘son’ like him”?
Ans. Jamnalal Bajaj
11. Who came out with a drink called ‘Thin Ice’?
Ans. CCD
12. Nelson Mandela on a Currency Note. Identify the currency.
Ans. Rand
13. Which fonts were created by Vincent Connare based on the lettering style of comic books he had in his office,
specifically The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen?
Ans. Comic Sans
14. Identify the owner.
Ans. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

15. What is listed on ISO 4127 as XAU?
Ans. Gold
16. Stamp to commemorate what?
Times of India 175th Anniversary commemoration stamp.

17. Ironically, who is an ambassador for UNESCO and a spokesman for driver safety?
Ans. Michael Schumacher
18. “The World is our Home, You are our Guest”. Identify the Airlines.
Ans. Etihad
19. Which Indian Media conglomerate was acquired by The Walt Disney Company? Ronnie Screwvala is associated
with it.
Ans. UTV
20. Visual: Santa Tracker. Identify the company behind it. Ans. Google
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – VIZAG – REGIONAL

FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Vizag – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
Gitam Inst. Of Technology – Premchand and Vamsi Krishna
▪ RUNNER UP:
GMRIT – Abhinash and Venkat Ratnam
Regional Finals:
Round – 1:
1. He wrote a book called “Double Life”. Which ad guru also an actor?
A. Alyque Padamsee
2. Launched by LEPL group, they have purchased 3 embraer aircrafts this year?
A. Air Costa
3. HOT COOL YOURS. Which event was promoted thus?
A. Sochi Olympics
4. Mr Bradham lost his patent on this product in 1905. Which famous brand?
A. Pepsi
5. Started in 1953 by Ali Hemati, this restaurant’s motto was good food, good service and happy times to its
customers?
A. Paradise Biryani of Hyderabad

Round – 2:
A. Yahoo
2. Identify the game and give the logic behind it?
A. Candy Crush Saga. The logic being in the game you get points when similar jellies and candies are in line and then
they collapse and you get points. This is same to similar minds in a workplace augur well for the organization
3. “Inequality Re-Examined” Book by?
A. Amartya Sen
4. First what?
A. World’s first vending machine
5. Identify?
A. Jack Welch of GE
Round – 3 –
1. Which coffee brand acquired by Tata’s refer to a particular time?
A. Eight’o clock
2. Which Tata company makes i-Shakti?
A. Tata Chemicals
3. In 2014 Auto Expo India, which company created the world’s largest wi-fi network?
A. Tata Docomo
4. Titan is entering which new segment in India that is a need as per law?
A. Helmets
Round -4-
1.Connect:
A. SUN group
2. Connect:
A. Yash Raj Films

3. Connect:
A. Mahesh Babu
4. Connect:
A. Coca Cola
Round-5 –
1. In 2009, they introduced a personalized print magazine called “MINE”. It was started in 1923 by Brit Hadden and
Henry Luce?
A. TIME Magazine
2. They are the official time keepers of the Redbull fighters team. Started by Nicolas Hayek?
A. Swatch
3. Chester Carlson’s objective was to make office work a little more productive and a little less tedious. What started
thus?
A. Xerox
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – VIZAG –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Vizag – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER:
Gitam Inst. Of Technology – Premchand and Vamsi Krishna
▪ RUNNER UP:
GMRIT – Abhinash and Venkat Ratnam
Preliminary Round:
1.Which company makes Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 mobile phones for Google?
A. LG
2. This restaurant chain is created by Sayaji Group, which has a live single grill on all tables?
A. Barbeque Nation
3. Kaya skincare clinic, Livon, Setwet and Parachute are brands of ?
A. Marico
4. What logo is inspired from this Pecten shell?
A. Royal Dutch Shell logo

5. What did Yusuf Hameid start the Chemical and industrial Pharmaceutical laboratories of India?
A. CIPLA
6. “Engineers ki Choice” is the tagline of ?
A. Ultratech cement
7. Allianz has partnered in India with which giant for insurance business?
A. Bajaj
8. Identify?
A. Rajeev Bajaj
9. Which Indian group’s tagline is “RISE” and it is their guiding philosophy now?
A. Mahindra
10. Started by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal is this online giant in India, which calls itself India’s favorite online mall?
A. Snapdeal
11. This is the sole supplier of knives to the Swiss Army. Its name is a portmanteau of the name of the mother of the
founder and the French word for iron oxide?
A. Victorinox
12. Identify the personality. He is the founder of CCD.
A. V.G.Siddhartha
13. This car brand was named after the Roman god of agriculture and was the code name of a “revolutionary new,
small-car project” designed by Alex Muir in 1982?
A. Saturn
14. Nike co-founder Phil Knight said” You can’t explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show _________ ________,
you don’t have to”?
A. Michael Jordan
15. A proper noun in Oxford English dictionary, which meant a aquatic motorbike this is also a registered trademark
of Kawasaki motors?
A. Jetski
16. Identify the logo?
A. Titan
17. In Japan they are called kieretsu. It is also the name of a rock consisting of individual clasts within a finer-
grained matrix that have become cemented together and roll together. Which word used to denote large companies?
A. Conglomerate
18. This company organizes the largets painting competition in world in which 48 million children participated?
A. Camlin
19. Who bought Washington post?
A. Jeff Bezos
20. Advertisement. Identify the brand?
A. Thums Up
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – LUCKNOW –

PRELIMINARY & REGIONAL ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Lucknow – Preliminary & Regional Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
IIT Kanpur – Shubham and Arnab Ghosh
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIM-L – Kshemu Desai and Aviral S
Questions from the Preliminary & Regional Round Questions:
Preliminary Round:
1. Branding by which company?
Intel Inside Branding By Barcelona

2.Indian Statistical Institute was found by whom ?
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

3. This company is the world’s largest Ice Cream Manufacturer?
Unilever
4.What are bonds which are not very interesting known as , the name comes from the ice cream flavour having
similar behavior?
Vanilla Bonds
5.What is a US dollar-denominated bond issued by a non-US entity in the US market known as?
Yankee Bonds
Wild Card Round:

1. Youth, Beyond Paradise, Intuition are brands by whom ?
Estee Lauder
2. Originally created in 1858 as Newton Heath. What ?
Manchester United
3.QWERTY keypads was first introduced by them because the existing keypads were lousy to handle. Who?
Blackberry
4.Why is the color of Facebook blue?
Because Mark Zuckerberg is color blind

5.After great thought , this brand was formed. It was formed taking cue from the last king of France .This apparel
company has the crest of the same King as its logo?
Louis Philippe
6.Which country does Air Costa promoted by the LEPL Group operate from ?
India
7.OOBE , a form of experience which is used to create new products. Which Maltese physician has proposed it?
Edward de Bono (OOBE – Out Of the Box Experience)
Regional Finals:
Round 1:
1.Which company started by manufacturing and assembling Austin Cars in India?
Ashok Leyland
2.Which post did Arvind Kejriwal hold in the Indian Revenue Service?
Income Tax Officer

3. What got created when 2 brothers were disillusioned by the amont of friction that their bicycle tyres had to face in
Daytona, United States?
The Aeroplane , the brothers were the Wright Brothers

Round 2:
1. Which Award?
Deming Award Medal
2. Logo of?
Jeep
3. Identify the personality.
Leo Burnett
4. Visual of an advertisement campaign Of Levis Jeans
Round 3:
1. Which Lord christened the name of a railway station as a tribute to Tatas?
Lord Chelmsford
2.Which Tata brand’s name resembles that of a spice?
Ginger
3.Taj SATS is a collaboration with which company?
Singapore Airlines
Round 4:
1. Connect:
Gray Nicolls Cricket Bats
2. Connect:
Shah Rukh Khan
Round 5:
1.Question on Eicher Tractors
2.
a) This Group owns IndusInd Bank.
Hinduja Group
3.
a) Latest Operating System is called MeeGo.
b) Recently Acquired by Microsoft
Nokia
Questions contributed by Arnab Ghosh. Arnab is a Sophomore in Computer Science at the Indian Institute Of
Technology ,Kanpur with an avid interest in reading and Quizzing. He hails from the city endowed with a lot
of Tata Quizzes because of the Tatas in Jamshedpur. Innovation captivates him and he likes to read and
know about new ideas hoping to implement them himself. In the leisure he likes to strum the guitar and hum
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – PATNA – REGIONAL

FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Patna – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
IIT BHU – Aditya and Ashwin
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIT BHU – Adhithyan and Ashlesh
Wild Card Round:
1. Which company owns the brand “Tang”?
A. Kraft Foods
2. Which ad maker played a role in movie Gandhi?
A. Alyque Padmasee
3. Asa Griggs Candler was an American business tycoon who made his fortune selling what?
A. Coca Cola
4. Question on Fosters.
5. Which Indian actor would you associate with Coca Cola and Suzuki?
A. Salman Khan
6. Which company owns “Tiger Airways”?
A. Singapore Airlines
7. How does the world know Sahara Airways now?
A. Jet Lite
8. Prem Watsa acquired Blackberry and what else in India?
A. Thomas Cook
9. Everyday was a dairy whitener by?
A. Nestle
Tie- Breaker:
1. Question on the invention of Velcro.

2. Which famous principle was given by Joseph Juran who propagated a principle named after this man who said that
if 80% of world profits from something it’s 20% of people who work for it?
A. Pareto Principle
3. Which award show became the most watched program on television in Japan?
A. Deming Award
4. Which award is named after a man who went on to become a senator, this award is commonly known as The
Malcolm Inspiration?
A. Malcolm Baldridge
5. Blaupunkt is a subsidiary of which company. It is known by the name MICO in India?
A. Bosch
6. What is the claim to fame of Lord Chelmsford?
He renamed Sakchi to Jamshedpur

Regional Finals:
Round 1:
1. Which company owns the 5x Airlines?
A. UPS
2. This person was instrumental in starting United Artists?
A. Charlie Chaplin
3. Which company was started after its parent company was broken into 34 companies in 1911, the company has a
double S in its name?
A. Esso
4. The mother ship of SS1 is named White Knight. It was developed by Mojave Ventures which is Joint Venture
between Scaled Composites and the company of which famous personality?
A. Paul Allen
5. Which automobile brand traces its history to the company Laurin & Klement?
A. Skoda
6. “For everything else, there’s MasterCard.” Which ad agency created this ad?
A. McCann Erickson
Round 2:
1. What is the given graph all about?
A. Moore’s Law
2. The given image is the Optic logo of which brand?
A. Swarovski
3. Which company has come up with the Fast Card mosquito coils?
A. Good Knight
4. This animal is an inspiration for the logo of which brand?
A. Playboy
5. Which chocolate brand was earlier known by the name Marathon?
A. Snickers
6.Which brand uses the “Quiltvent Technology”?
A. Band Aid
Questions contributed by Vishwajeet Singh. Vishwajeet is a student of Geology at BHU. He is an avid quizzer
and has been participating in quizzes for a long time now. He was the runner up at Tata Crucible Patna, 2013
and Tata Mutual Fund Simply Finance Quiz, 2013. He also won the 3rd prize at Mahindra Auto Quiz,
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – PATNA –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Patna – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
IIT BHU – Aditya and Ashwin
▪ RUNNER UP :
IIT BHU – Adhithyan and Ashlesh
Preliminary Round:
1. Which brand was recently taken over by Sprite as India’s largest selling soft drinks brand?
Thums Up
2. Who is the world’s first billion dollar author?
J K Rowling
3. Which Indian company recently tied up with the Finnish brand Chempolis which works towards converting
cellulose to ethanol?
ONGC
4. Which financial institution was started by Devkaran Nanjee?
Dena Bank
5. Identify the logo
Airports Authority of India

6. Which brand recently came up with the Gum Charades Ads?
Centre Fresh
7. Which automobile brand has the tagline “Made like a bullet”?
Royal Enfield
8. Question on Cafe Coffee Day.
9. Which famous investor once said ‘In the business world, the rear view mirror is always clearer than the
windshield.’?
Warren Buffet
10. Sivakasi is famous for the fireworks and cracker industry. Which other business originated from the byproducts
of the cracker industry?
Printing Industry
11. Identify.
Rohan Murthy
12. Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited provides helicopter services to which Indian company for travelling to its off-
shore locations?
ONGC
13. Identify the person who runs Hrudayalaya Hospitals in India?
Devi Shetty
14. Which technology was invented by Ajay Bhatt, an Intel employee?
USB
15. Who is the Chairman Chairman of 21st century fox?
Rupert Murdoch
16. Identify the award.
Webby Awards
17. Expand PAL?
Phase Alternating Line
18. Which financial institution was originally known by the name “Schweizerische Kreditanstalt”?
Credit Suisse
19. Which Indian brand has the tagline “Jo biwi se kare pyaar, woh _______ se kaise kare inkaar”?
Prestige
20. Identify.
Richard Branson
Questions contributed by Vishwajeet Singh. Vishwajeet is a student of Geology at BHU. He is an avid quizzer
and has been participating in quizzes for a long time now. He was the runner up at Tata Crucible Patna, 2013
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – HUBLI –

PRELIMINARY & REGIONAL ROUND QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Hubli – Preliminary & Regional Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
KLE Belgaum – Sanket Jadhav and Raghavendra K
▪ RUNNER UP :
SDMCET Dharwad – Amogh and Shrikrishna
Some questions from the Preliminary & Regional Round Questions:
1. This famous brand was founded by Harry Pickup. Name the brand.
Harpic
2. The founder of this company was DR burman and it was founded in Kolkata. What?
Dabur
3. The name ______comes from the Streptococcus bacterium that causes certain types of sore throat. Identify the
brand.
Strepsils
4. Which is the segment FastTrack has recently entered? (Clue: Automobile)
Helmet
5. Identify the logo:
Microsoft Bing
6. Identify this fictional character:
Hello Kitty
7. This is a book on which famous luxury brand?
Gucci
8. Identify the Bank which was formed by the Merger of Algemene Bank Nederland and Amsterdamsche
Rotterdamsche Bank.
ABN-AMRO
9. Connect to a personality:
Aamir Khan
10. Connect to a company:
Karbonn
11. Earlier tagline was “Maccharoon ka Yamraaj” now they have “Maccharon Pe War Surakshit Aapka Pariwar”.
Which brand?
All Out
12. Connect:
Nirma
13. Identify the mascot:
Duracell Bunny
14. Identify the advertiser:
Lego
15. Connect:
Arcelor
16. Identify the logo:
Bosch
17. Identify the author:
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

18. “Think outside the Bun” was their earlier tagline now they promote as “Live Mas” Identify the Company.
Taco Bell
19. Which is the segment FastTrack has recently entered? (Clue: Automobile)
Helmet
20. Company founded by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw. Name it.
Biocon
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – PUNE – REGIONAL

FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Pune – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
Symbiosis Inst of Media and Communication – Arjun Krishna and Ashish Vasvani
▪ RUNNER UP :
Singhad College of Engg – Aniketh R and Yash S
Regional Finals:
Round 1:
1. ‘Crest’ was a product released by this company. It became an internationally preferred product because of its use
of fluoride. Which company released this product?
A. Procter and Gamble

2. In the Insurance Sector, more specifically in rural India and Rajasthan a new category of insurance has developed.
This has also led to a quick money making ideas all across India. Hint: Howard Hughes
A. Moustache Insurance
3. Dayton Dry Goods Company is the origins of this famous supermarket chain. Give us a name.
A. Target
4. This financial institution introduced the Discover Card to the world. It grew so popular that several other
institutions were compelled to issue their own renditions of these cards. Which financial institution?
A. Morgan Stanley
5. Connect: Buderus, Junkers, Rex Roth and Blaupunkt to a company.
A. Bosch
6. Started in 1953 in Brazil, this company held its position as monopolist in the Brazilian Energy Sector. Name this
company.
A. PetroBras
Round 2:
1. This is an initiative by whom?
A: ONGC
A. Co-optex
3. “Every Little Helps” is the slogan of which company?
A. TESCO
4. With what would you associate this slogan : ‘ The world is changing the way you use us’
A. MasterCard
5. Sonic is a game with a hedgehog as title character, which company released this monumental game?
A. SEGA
6. Who on what?
A. Henry Ford on assembly line process.

Round 3:
1. Who from the world of Tata’s bears this slogan proudly – ‘Easy on the pocket, easy on the environment’ [Buzzer
Pressed]
A. Tata Indica
2. With which Tata entity would you associate M Junction and straightline.in? [Buzzer Pressed]
A. Tata Steel
3. Social Studies [Buzzer Pressed]
A. TISS
4. This rural initiative by Tata which designs jewellery for semi-urban and rural markets is present in 33 towns and
growing.
A. Goldplus
Round 4:
1. Connect:
A. Pirelli
2. Connect:
A. Lenovo
3. Connect:
A. Bigg Boss
4. Connect:
A. McAfee
Round 5:
1.
a) Mark Dintenfass was the co-founder.

b)Jaws + ET+ Jurassic Park
[Buzzer Pressed]
A. Universal Studios
2.
a) Information on Johnson and Johnson.
[Buzzer Pressed]
A. Johnson and Johnson
3.
a) Founded in 1957 by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
b) Purchased by Turner broadcasting systems.
[Buzzer Pressed]
A. Hannah Barbera
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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2014 – PUNE –

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Pune – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS
▪ WINNER :
Symbiosis Inst of Media and Communication – Arjun Krishna and Ashish Vasvani
▪ RUNNER UP :
Singhad College of Engg – Aniketh R and Yash S
Preliminary Round:
1. Martin Sorell Acquired this shopping basket company as the front for all his subsequent major acquisitions. What
company did he purchase ? (Short form would suffice)
A. WPP
2. William O’ Shaughnessy is an Irish physician who was famous for inventing something that was very monumental
to India and the last of this service was concluded in 2013.
A. Telegraph Service
3.Who wrote ‘Purple Cow’?
Options: Tom Peters / Seth Godin / Ed de Bono
A. Seth Godin
4. Identify this lady who had a prominent big cement brand named after her.
Rajashree Birla, Rajashree Cements
5. Brittania had tried to trademark this term but the courts denied them permissions in 2011. What term were they
trying to make their own?
A. Snax
6. ‘& Pictures’ is the new movie arm of which channel, who are looking to revamp their image in India?
A. ZEE
7. Funskool is a JV between this Indian Company and Hasbro. Name the Indian company.
A. MRF
8. Hoshiro Mitsunaga started his advertising agency in Japan and has now grown to become leaders in advertising
worldwide. What is the present name of this firm?
A. Dentsu
9. Cavincare has begun selling this product in buckets of 1kg. This resulted in selling of which product in buckets?
A. Curd
10. Which Dairy company acquired Yo Crunch, a toppings company?
A. Danone
11. This biblical incident gave the name to which brand?
A. Samsonite
12. Its all possible is the new tagline of which Korean Electronics giant, which is looking to move from being a
production oriented firm to a lifestyle oriented firm?
A. LG
13. HUL discovered that excessive B3 exposure resulted in Pigmentation. Likewise, the opposite happens when a
concoction of their new product is applied. Name the product
A. Fair and Lovely
14. ‘Roshan’ is the new mobile network of this country. Hint: India helped with their national anthem
A. Afghanistan
15. Identify the brand?
A. TVS
16. The British started this system to stop counterfreit products coming in from Germany. They also wanted British
citizens to buy more indigenous products and hence this system came about. Which system?
A. Branding with ‘ made in ‘ tags

17. Rupert Murdoch recently tied up with which business man from India to set up an IPL style football league ?
A. Mukesh Ambani
18. This doctor’s family now own 65% stake in the ayurvedic healthcare company he started. From being founded in
1884 to having 300 medicines sold across various parts of the world. Name the family now in control of the business
A. The Burmans of Dabur

19. This southern mega chain of supermarkets established in 1905. They rule the roost in several southern States.
This retail store began on Brigade Road in Bangalore and now has numerous products under its umbrella. Name this
chain of supermarkets?
A. Nilgiris
20. [Picture] Gentleman shown in the picture is a first male in a profession where only women were employed first.
What profession?
A. Air Hostess / Flight Attendant
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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Navi Mumbai – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
ITM – Aritra C and Aditya
▪ RUNNER UP :
SIES College of Management – Aditya and Sudarshan R
Wild Card Round:
Q1) With which famous Indian sporting family will you associate Hyde Park Entertainment?
A1) Amritraj Family

Q2) Colorsoft, ReNu, Power Hair Dye are products from which group?
A2) Godrej
Q3) Which magazine founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace changed that way magazines were
published?
A3) Reader’s Digest

Q4) It was thought of to be an unlikely brand name to become successful. However, the company went ahead with
the name Parachute. Which company?
A4) Marico
Q5) Three words that not only transformed the morale of the company workforce but were also credited with
reviving the image of the company. Three word – Inspire the Next. Which company?
A5) Hitachi
Q6) Which group handles Elle 18 brand in India?
A6) Hindustan Unilever

Q7) “Bailey” is a trademark of which Indian firm?
A7) Parle
Q8) The concept of Cheesecake factories has become popular thanks to which TV series?
A8) The Big Bang Theory

Q9) JetLite is the economy airline of Jet Airways. What was JetLite originally known as, before being a part of the Jet
group?
A9) Air Sahara

Q10) Ms. Sunanda Pushkar owned a stake in which IPL franchise?
A10) Kochi Tuskers owned by Rendezvous Sports

Regional Finals:
Round 1:
Q1) Company started in 1939. Spun-off their medical equipment business as Agilent Technologies. Company name
was decided by the toss of a coin. Which company?
A1) HP (Hewlett Packard)

Q2) New product, called Nirbhik, targeted at women. Which product?
A2) Revolver developed by Kanpur Ordnance Factory for women’s safety

Q3) In 1973, on a weekend in London at Portobello Road Market located in west London this brand was established
by three brothers Nitin Shah, Arun Shah and Milan Shah. Which brand?
A3) Pepe Jeans

Q4) Which product gets its name from “island” and is produced by the Islets of Langerhans?
A4) Insulin
Q5) Hello is an online photo-sharing application provided by the photo sharing website named after a famous
painter. Which website?
A5) Picasa (named after Picasso)
Q6) This company renamed itself as Altria to revamp its image to being a socially conscious firm from that of being
the seller of cigarettes. Which company?
A6) Philip Morris

Round 2:
Q1) Which company’s logo is this?
A1) Natural’s Ice Cream

Q2) Picture of the online branding of a firm showing the date of Indian festivals. The company positions its product
as “Timepass Products”. Which company?
A2) Haldiram’s
Q3) Whose identity is this?
A3) Darjeeling Tea

Q4) Picture of an advertisement with the tagline “A brown ring everyday”. Whose advertisement?
A4) Nescafe
Q5) Who has written the books “The Alchemy of Finance” & “ The Crisis of Global Capitalization”?
A5) George Soros

Q6) Picture of aircrafts for the US Army. Which company manufactures those aircrafts?
A6) Lockheed Martin

Round 3:
Q1) Which company uses the three words – Access, Content, Solutions?
A1) Tata DoCoMo

Q2) Activate is an energy drink from which Tata company?
A2) Tata Global Beverages

Q3) Which specific Tata brand has been endorsed by M.S. Dhoni?
A3) Titan Sonata

Q4) Former CEO of TCS, Padma Bhushan awardee and advisor to the PM of India. Who?
A4) S. Ramadorai
Round 4:
Q1)
A1) Vodafone.
Q2)
A2) Hero Motor Corp.

Q3)
A3) Cognizant Technologies

Q4)
A1) Dreamworks SKG
Round 5:
Q1)
a) Sir James Lancaster commanded their first journey in 1601.
b) Introduced the idea of one rupee coin in 1865. [Buzzer Pressed]

A1) British East Indian Company
Q2)
a) Known for featuring models across age-groups in the 1980s, as opposed to the practice of featuring only young
models.
b) Created make-up & related products for the US Army
c) Created by brothers Charles & Joseph
A2) Revlon
Q3)
a) MRPL started in 1993 as a subsidiary of this company. [Buzzer Pressed]

A3) ONGC
Questions contributed by Saransh Verma. Saransh is currently a business management student at S P Jain,
Mumbai. He took the first steps in the world of Quizzing while at school in Allahabad. Quizzing transformed
from a hobby to passion while pursuing engineering at Pune. Since then he has been attempting to answer
questions at quizzes organised at various college fests, BCQC, BQC opens and the likes of Landmark Quiz etc.
He believes in the mantra “You win some, you lose some but try never to miss one.”
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RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
ITM – Aritra C and Aditya
▪ RUNNER UP :
SIES College of Management – Aditya and Sudarshan R
Preliminary Round:
Q1) In 1955, the Stanford Research Institute brought two innovations which went on to revolutionize the banking
industry. One was ERMA (Electronic Recording Machine, Accounting). Which was the other one? (Hint: Now
ubiquitous, abbreviation was acceptable as an answer)
A1) Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)

Q2) EVALIA is an MUV from which automobile manufacturer?
A2) Nissan
Q3) Vijaywada based Lingamaneni group recently launched a domestic airline. Name it. (Three options were given:
Air Asia, Air Costa & a third one)
A3) Air Costa

Q4) This is a refrigerator introduced by an Indian company for rural markets. Which company is behind it?
A4) Godrej
Q5) In the early 1900s, Maganlal Agarwal owned a mithai shop in Lonavla. He started selling Gud Dani which became
popular with travellers. What did Gud Dani transform into?
A5) Chikki
Q6) India’s 1st export processing unit was set up in 1965 at which place?
A6) Kandla
Q7) “YouWeCan” is an initiative from this personality. Whose initiative?
A7) Yuvraj Singh

Q8) “Wealth Out of Waste” is an initiative of which Indian conglomerate?
A8) ITC
Q9) Who’s the first ever woman to lead a Fortune 500 Indian company?
A9) Arundhati Bhattacharya (SBI Chairperson)

Q10) Name the Indian who’s the head of Think Tank Team & Director of Samsung Research India and is behind the
Galaxy Gear smartwatch.
A10) Pranav Mistry

Q11) Sometime in Sept 2013, 22500 people across 78 cities in India managed to lay their hands on something at a
price at which it was last sold reportedly in 1999. Which commodity? (Hint: Groupon)
A11) Onions
Q12) Identify this gentleman.
A12) Jagdish Khattar
Q13) Which generic term was first used as a product name by a London-based company Carless, Capel & Leonard
around the end of 19th century?
A13) Petrol
Q14) What is “dubdubdub” in internet slang?
A14) www
Q15) How are Golden Rule stores started by one James Cash better know today?
A15) J C Penney stores

Q16) Its modern day symbol depicts Harald Blåtand’s initials inscribed in Rumic symbols. What? (Hint: Technology
found in Mobile phones)
A16) Bluetooth
Q17) Goa-based Hindustan Foods Limited began as a partnership between Glaxo & which group based out of Goa
and related to soccer? (Hint: 5 letter answer)
A17) Dempo
Q18) Whom did Old Spice feature in India as the Mantastic Man?
A18) Milind Soman

Q19) Airtel recently acquired 100% stake in a company called Wireless Business Services (WBSPL) which was
founded by a US chipmaker. Which US chipmaker?
a) Cable & Wireless b) Qualcomm c) Intel
A19) Qualcomm
Q20) What did this couple create after a trip through Asia, as a guide to travel as cheaper cost. It can still be seen
being used by foreign tourists in India?
A20) Lonely Planet Publication

Questions contributed by Saransh Verma. Saransh is currently a business management student at S P Jain,
Mumbai. He took the first steps in the world of Quizzing while at school in Allahabad. Quizzing transformed
from a hobby to passion while pursuing engineering at Pune. Since then he has been attempting to answer
questions at quizzes organised at various college fests, BCQC, BQC opens and the likes of Landmark Quiz etc.
He believes in the mantra “You win some, you lose some but try never to miss one.”
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FINALS QUESTIONS
Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Nagpur – Regional Finals Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
VNIT – Pranjal and Pawan
▪ RUNNER UP :
RCOEM – Anuj Agarwal and Aditya Morarka
Finals:
Round 1:
1. Irina Blok is a designer that created one of the world’s most popular logos. The logo came to life when Blok after
studying all sorts of sci-fi toys, drew inspiration inspiration from a surprising source – a restroom. After all, everyone
has seen the sign on a restroom and the male/female figures are instantly recognizable. Which famous logo is this?
Ans: The Android Logo

2. What extremely famous venture was seeking these names before adopting the current one suggested by Eldon
Sellers, Top Hat, Gentleman, Sir, Satyr and Bachelor?
Ans: Playboy
3. This company founded in 1985 won the Woolmark award in 1991, and the prize “most feminine flavor of the year”
in 1993. They also won an Oscar for best male perfume in 1996. Which two word company is this?
Ans: Dolce and Gabbana

4. Founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt in 1952, and, as of 2011, the largest in the world, holding about 320
house shows a year and broadcasting to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries. Many people have
questioned its intergrity. What is it?
Ans: WWE
5. Donald Graham said “this is the single biggest thing Jeff Bezos has bought with his own money, and I don’t think
for a moment that he regards it as a rich man’s toy”. What is being talked about?
The sale of Washington Post to Jeff Bezos.
Round 2:
1. Speciality of this movie?
Ans: First ever movie produced by Google
2. Whose autobiography?
Ans: Andrew Carnegie

3. Identify:
Nikola Tesla
4. What is this book all about?
Ans: Using Twitter for change

Round 3:
1. After a lot of research the marketing team at Tata thought of this word to promote Nano to the young generation.
Which word?
Ans: Awesomeness
2. Which Tata company has the tagline, “Serving society through science”?
Ans: Tata Chemicals

3. What is the name of the Electronic Retail store by Tata?
Ans: Croma
4. Which Tata Company has the loyalty program IndiOne?
Ans: Tata Indicom

Round 4:
Will be added soon!
Round 5:
1.
a) This concept was introduced during the Roman times.

b) Founded by Ramesh Chauhan.
Ans: Thums Up
2.
a) The retail outlets of this group are known as Q-Shop.
Ans: Sahara
3.
a) They produced the first daily soap, Shanthi in India.

b) They also provided in-flight entertainment for Air India flights.
c) Current head is Siddarth Roy Kapur.
Ans: UTV
Questions contributed by Aditya Morarka.

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Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2014 – Nagpur – Preliminary Round Questions
RESULTS:
▪ WINNER :
VNIT – Pranjal and Pawan
▪ RUNNER UP :
RCOEM – Anuj Agarwal and Aditya Morarka
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS:
1) Whose birthday is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India. This legend has also been associated with the Tata
group?
A. M. Visvesvaraya.
2) Micromax has signed which actor to endorse their brand of products?
A. Hugh Jackman.
3) Which Indian automaker has 48% stakes in Austrian bike maker KTM?
A. Bajaj.
4) Identify from the visual:
A. Marissa Mayer.
5) His father’s name was George, a corporate executive in an auto industry and in 1954 became the president and
CEO of American Motors. He was also elected the governor of Michigan. Whom are we talking about?
A. Mitt Romney.
6) The DI Corp got profits as high as 800% in October 2012. Who is the owner of this electrical circuit maker? (Hint-
His father was the founder of DI Corp.)
A. PSY.
7) What is COCO? or expand COCO. (Hint: petrol pump owners have this service.)
A. Company Owned-Company Operated.
8) Who has came up with ” A Future Full of Energy “?
Hindustan Petroleum.
9) Arun Anant is the former CEO of which Media house?
A. The Hindu.
10) In 1943, this company was founded by Mohan T. Advani with others. For mainly Air Conditioners. (Hint: name
comprises of two words.)
A. Blue Star.
11) Identify the brand from the visual.
A. Kurkure.
12) The Terrano is a cross-badged product by Nissan and _______?
A. Renault.
13) Which Media group has a campaign “Let’s Make News Better”?
A. Hindustan Times.
14) Angela Ahrendts is the CEO of which retail company was hired by Apple to revive its network of Apple Stores?
A. Burberry.
15) Identify the mascot of FIFA WC 2014.
A. Fuleco.
16) Identify the brand that has tied up with Crossfit for making sports apparels.
A. Reebok.
17) Calico is a new company started by which company with the stated goal of focusing on the challenge of
combating aging and associated diseases?
A. Google Innovations.
18) Malcolm McLean in 1956 invented something that changed the logistics industry. What was the idea?
A. Shipping Containers.
19) The brand has sought to recreate the rhythm of the Rio carnival with its song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
A. Coca-Cola.
20) Which legend is signed as the brand ambassador for the travel website Musafir.com?
A. Sachin Tendulkar.

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TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – SOUTH ZONAL

Answer: Bain Capital

Answer: Vijaya Mallya

Answer: Arun Jaitley

Answer: Henry Ford

Contributed by Vaishnavi Rao

TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – BANGALORE –

Answer: TCS sponsors Marathon in these cities

Answer: The Walt Disney Company

Answer: HT Media/ Hindustan Times

Answer: New Tablet for Swine Flu

Answer: Rolls Royce Ghost Mysore Collection

Answer: Lady Gaga

Answer: George Best

Answer: Cafe Coffee Day

Answer: 3D Self Image Printer

Answer: Parikrama Music Band

Answer: Project Ara

The name sounded musical too. It was a monthly magazine then.

Answer: Titan Raga

Answer: Papa John

Answer: Tata Technologies

Answer: It is run by the North Korean Government

Answer: Devi Prasad Shetty

Contributed by Vaishnavi Rao

TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – BANGALORE –

Answer: Marvel Universe

Answer: Lei Jun

Q.19. Google Doodle for?

Answer: Alessandro Volta

Answer: Weiden Kennedy

TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – KOLKATA –

Answer: The New York Plaza

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Answer: Random House

Answer- Just In Time

Answer- Fevicol Fevi Kwik

Answer- Janet Yellen

Answer- William Hearst

Answer- Hans Christian Anderson

Questions contributed by Vishwajeet Singh.

TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2015 – CHENNAI –

Ans. Lifts (by Otis)

Q.5. How do we better know “South Asian Audio Visual Network?”

Q.8. “Trade with Trust” is the tagline of?

Q.9. Question on Wadia Group.

Ans. Tata Power

Ans. Business India

Ans. Hedge Fund

Q.14. Which company’s IT initiative is this?

Ans. India Cements

Q.15. Connect: Robert Bosch, Tata Nano and an ad.

Ans. Parmeshwar Godrej (wife of Adi Godrej)

Q.17. Who is on the left?

Ans. Professor Simply Simple (fictional character by Tata Asset Managment)

Ans. Yellow Knight

Q.19. What is a Google Tax?

Q.20. This is a rare picture of which famous person?

Q.22. Project Last Mile is an initiative from which MNC?

Ans. Coca Cola

Q.23. Connect: Classmate ad, Mint-o, Surya Nepal ?

Q.24. Identify the personality.

Ans. Gemini Ganesan/ Gemini Studios

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