Wednesday, December 30, 2009

814: Name the author

From Beirut to Jerusalem is a book written by a famous author chronicling his days as a reporter in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and his journey in 1984 from Beirut to Jerusalem to cover unfolding events. It has received the National Book Award for nonfiction. Longitudes and Attitudes is the third book by The Author. Published in 2002, it consists of articles relating to 9/11 and a brief journal of The Authors experience around that time. Who Is The
Author of The Book ?

Ans:Thomas Friedman

813: Ram-Shyam

Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS), T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH (T-Mobile), an affiliate of Deutsche Telekom AG, Siemens AG (Siemens) came together in October 1993 to form what?

Ans:MTS

812: Logo



Logo of....?
Ans:ICAI

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

811: PRINTING WORLD!!


Identify the advertiser??
( enlarging will help )
Ans:Pringles

810:Logo quiz


Identify the logo??

Ans:Alcoa

809: Chairman!!

William.C.Weldon is the chairman of ??

Monday, December 28, 2009

808:History reckons..

  • ________________________was founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke as a merger between a number of U.S. tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter and Goodwin & Company. The company was one of the original 12 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896.
  • Akin to the domination of Standard Oil in the same era, the _______________ Company dominated the industry by acquiring the Lucky Strike Company and over 200 other rival firms.
  • The company built processing plants and warehouses in Reidsville, North Carolina and Durham. Antitrustaction begun in 1907 against the _____________________, which broke the company into several major companies in 1911. Those companies include:
  1. ___________
  2. R. J. Reynolds
  3. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
  4. Lorillard
Identify the company??

Answer: American Tobacco Company.

807:logo...


Identify the logo?

Answer: Premiere Automobiles

806:Playing dry.

__________was started in 1979 by Gary Adams, the inventor of the metalwood , and the company has continued to maintain a consistent presence at the top of golf product innovation since that time, including the R7 Quad line featuring movable weight cartridges.
It is claimed that more PGA Tour Professionals play ____________ drivers than Callaway , Cleveland , Cobra , Nike and Ping combined.

ID??

Answer:TaylorMade-adidas


Sunday, December 27, 2009

805:Founder


Identify??

Answer: Walt Disney.

804: Connect...


Connect??
( Click on the picture to enlarge)

Answer: This are concepts or people on whom TAG HEUER have built their professional and luxury watched.

803:We use when do something illegal


Identify the logo??

Answer: Limewire.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

802: Controversy!


Basically , this print ad created a lot of controversy in a mall in New Delhi , now please tell us which brand was been focussed here and the controversy??

Clue: Reuben and Rose Mattus founded this brand.

Answer: This print ad is a result of an ad-campaign by Haagen Dazs in India . Basically what they did was , they asked only holders of international holders of passport to visit them ( seen in the picture above ), thus creating lots of controversy.

801: They are big , very big!!




Identify the logo??

Answer: Chevron Corp.

800: They sold their most profitable business!!



Identify these brothers??
OR
Name their conglomerate?

Answer: Shashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia , Essar group.

Friday, December 25, 2009

799: Rang de ya Delhi ko...

  • Bauji ka Dhaba in a Gurgaon mall
  • The Garden of the Five Senses, New Delhi
Who owns these two famous restaurants??

Answer: This are the restaurants owned by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Director of movies like Rang De Basanthi , Delhi 6.

798: Creator of the the best ads...


Identify?

Answer: Rajiv Rao , creator of Vodafone Zoo-Zoo's

797:Acievements...


  • 2.8 million milk producer member families

  • 13,759 village societies

  • 13 District Unions

  • 8.5 million liters of milk procured per day

  • Rs. 150 million disbursed in cash daily

  • ______ is the largest cooperative business of small producers with an annual turnover of Rs. 53 billion

  • The Govt. of India has honoured________ with the “Best of all categories Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award”.

  • Largest milk handling capacity in Asia

  • Largest Cold Chain Network

  • 48 Sales offices, 3000 Wholesale Distributors, 5 lakh retail outlets

  • Export to 37 countries worth Rs. 150 crores

  • Winner of APEDA award for nine consecutive years


  • What are we talking about??

    ANSWER:THIS IS THE MODEL OF AMUL.

    Thursday, December 24, 2009

    796: Venom neutraliser!




    Some interesting information: As per the Autocar magazine he has a private fuel pump/depot which stocks 97 octane fuel at his far-from-city farms, to cater to the dietary requirements of his collection of exotic cars!


    Ans: Cyrus Poonawala

    795: Bulk Carriage

    Navistar International of the USA has entered into a JV with an Indian company to manufacture the entire range of commercial vehicles. They are coming up with a green field manufacturing facility in Chakan near Pune.

    They would be unveiling their vehicles at the upcoming Delhi AutoExpo in January '10.

    Name the Indian company being referred to in the joint venture.

    Ans: Mahindra & Mahindra (JV: Mahindra Navistar)

    794: Connect

    Connect them all.... It's a non-exhaustive list:


    • Ratan Tata
    • Kumar Mangalam Birla
    • Jyotiraditya Scindia
    • Praful Patel
    • Shashi Tharoor
    • Keki Mistry
    • Niranjan Hiranandani
    • Rajdeep Sardesai
    • Tarun Tahiliani
    Ans: Alumnus of Campion School, Mumbai

    Wednesday, December 23, 2009

    793: Starting problem..

    What started as M/s Bachraj Trading Corporation Private Limited in 1945??

    Ans: Bajaj Auto

    792: An Indian to be proud of!

    ID??

    Ans: Padamsree Warrior
    Currently, CTO at Cisco

    791: Logo...

    Identify the logo??

    Ans: AGIP

    790: Identify



    Answer: PRANAV MISTRY.

    789: Raja's domain

    Nexus One, is a product under development from which company and what exactly is it?

    Answer: GOOGLE

    788: Zoo-Zoo

    Which retail chain is merchandising Zoo-Zoo accessories?

    Answer: SHOPPER STOP.

    Tuesday, December 22, 2009

    787: Print ad...



    Identify the advertiser??

    Answer: 2010 SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD CUP

    786: History!

    __________was founded as AuctionWeb in San Jose, California, on September 3, 1995, by French-born Iranian computer programmer X as part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, X's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus. In 1997, the company received approximately $5 million in funding from the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital.
    The very first item sold on _____ was a broken laser pointer for $14.83.


    Identify the company and X??


    Ans:Ebay(Founder Pierre Omidyar)

    785: Common!!

    Could you tell us what is common b/w :-

    • Nike
    • Yes Bank
    • Verizon wireless
    • Verisign
    Ans:The Tick Or The Swoosh Symbol in the Logo

    Sunday, December 20, 2009

    784: Current affairs!!


    Give fundae??

    Answer: This Amul Ad depicts the recent controversy on dividing the Indian states.

    783: google doodle - special??


    Identify the logo??
    And give little fundae??

    Answer: This is GOOGLE's first Doodle for INDIA.

    782: Never seen before!!





    Identify??

    Answer: ADITYA BIRLA.

    Saturday, December 19, 2009

    781: tagline quiz!!

    Identify-
    "Enable Enlighten Entertain"

    Whose tagline is this??

    Answer: NETWORK 18

    780: 2nd Largest in its sector!!


    Identify??

    Answer: KALYANI - BHARAT FORGE.




    779:ID GAMING BILLIONAIRE...




    ID?

    Answer: ANURAG DIXIT , Co-founder of PartyGamaing.

    Friday, December 18, 2009

    778:Address Of The Building

    The building was completed in 1933 as part of the Rockefeller Center. It was named the RCA Building for its main tenant, the Radio Corporation of America, formed in 1919 by General Electric. It was the first building constructed with the elevators grouped in the central core. The National Broadcasting Company, also owned by General Electric, leased space in the building. The office of the Rockefeller family occupied Room 5600 on the 56th floor. In 1985, the building acquired official landmark status. The RCA Building was renamed as the GE Building in 1988, two years after General Electric re-acquired the RCA Corporation. Give Me The Address of The Building ?

    (Hint-Think Alec Baldwin)

    Ans:30 Rock (30 Rockefeller Centre)

    777:Celeb Quiz

    The Documentary Called "The Return Of The Tiger" Will Be funded By Which Celebrity ?

    Ans:John Abrahim

    776:Shows Produced By Which Walt Disney Company

    The Shows


















































    Ans:ABC

    Thursday, December 17, 2009

    775: No bigger man then him in the court!!

    Ans:Ram Jethmalani

    774: Business man of the year 2008 ....

    ____________ was charged and pleaded guilty to possession of 400 grams of cocaine, assault and kidnapping in 1985 while he was a student at Duke University, USA. He pleaded guilty on all charges and was sentenced to two years in prison. However, he did not serve any prison time and came back to India in 1986 after being released on probation. In 2007 a PIL was filed in Mumbai High court challenging his position in (His employer) on pretext of his criminal history.


    Ans:Lalit Modi



    Identify this person who is in news every summer??

    773: He dieted his 'WAY'


    Identify this person for his famous dieting , that made him world famous??
    Giving his nickname would be sufficient?

    Ans:Jared Fogle popularly known as "The Subway Guy"

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009

    772:FMCG Quiz (Who is The New Owner)





















    Answer : Procter & Gamble

    771:Godrej Quiz

    Godrej Has Introduced a Refridgerator Worth Rs 3200 which is Considered to be the Cheapest In The World. Analyst Call it Godrejs Nano What is The refrigerator called ?

    Ans:Chotukool

    770:Print Ad Quiz


















    Enlarge Image


    What Is The Print Ad Trying To Say

    Or

    Explain The Cause The Print Ad Is Trying To Highlight

    Ans:Dont Talk While Driving

    Tuesday, December 15, 2009

    769:Brand Ambassador Quiz












    Who Are Its Brand Ambassadors ?

    Ans:Salman Khan & Karrena Kapoor

    768:Mahindra Quiz

    Which is the component manufacturing and engineering services arm of M&M ?

    Ans:Mahindra Systech

    767:TVC Quiz

    How is Frito-Lays Practicing "Crowd-Sourcing" ?

    Ans:Their current campaign of Lays nominate your "dillicious flavour".

    Monday, December 14, 2009

    766:PC Quiz & Brand Quiz

    After HCL & Zenith Which Company Became The 3rd Biggest PC Brand in India ?

    Ans:Chirag

    765:Google Quiz & Media Quiz

    Google has teamed up with Washington Post & The New York Times to create the service. The Project Would Be Available from Dec 8,2008 on the Google Websites Lab Section. The service is supposed to make it easier for readers to follow evolving news stories. It will package stories from both the Times and the Post so the coverage can be more easily updated to include new developments. Some of the initial topics featured included health care reform, executive pay and the Washington Redskins football team. What is This Service Called ?

    Ans:LivingStories

    764:PSU Quiz

    OVL is the Overseas Subsidary Of Which Public Sector Company & What is It Expansion ?

    Ans:Subsidary of ONGC Ltd(OVL stands for ONGC Videsh Ltd.)

    Sunday, December 13, 2009

    763:Campaign Quiz & Political Quiz

    Which Organization Carried Out The Ram Janmabhoomi Campaign ?

    Ans:BJP

    762:Media Quiz

    Which Indian Company will Partner with the US-based In-Three to convert films and videos into the three-dimensional format, to cater the growing demand for such movies globally ?

    Ans:Reliance ADAG Big Entertainment

    761:Auto Quiz & Engineering Quiz

    Which Company will soon set up a joint venture with Canada-based battery maker Electrovaya for manufacturing lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles ?

    Ans:Hero Group

    Saturday, December 12, 2009

    760:IT Quiz

    BaNCS has been ranked as the leading core banking solution.Which Company Makes the Software BaNCS ?

    Ans:TCS

    759:Brand Ambassador Quiz













    Who Is There New Brand Ambassador ?

    Ans:Julia Roberts

    758:Dell Quiz

    Dell has launched 'Vostro V13'. It is priced at Rs28,000. Who are The Target Customers of Dell 'Vostro V13' ?

    Ans:Small & Medium Business

    Friday, December 11, 2009

    757:PSU Quiz

    Expand The Follwing PSU`s

    RINL
    MOIL

    Ans:

    RINL-Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd
    MOIL-Manganese Ore India Ltd

    756:IT Quiz & Media Quiz

    Impelsys Inc (A Bangalore Based Company ) Would Bring Digital Books of Popular American Television Sereis. Which Sereis ?

    A-Sesame Street

    755:Auto Quiz (Identify The Brand)

    Beijing Automotive Industry Is In Talks with GM To Buy Which Car Brand ?

    Ans:SAAB

    Thursday, December 10, 2009

    754:Brand Ambassador Quiz

    Who is the New Brand Ambassador for Chronotech Watches From Italy ?

    Ans:Karrena Kapoor

    753:Software Quiz

    It is an open source product by an MNC which works solo with the MNCs application relating to the web technology. It set to be available in The Middle of 2010. It user interface is similar to an web software made by the company just like its name. It is aimed at those user who spend most of their time on the Internet. It source code under open source licensing as Chromium OS.What Am I Talking About ?

    Ans:Google Chrome OS

    752:Auto Quiz (Identify The Car)












    Click To Enlarge

    Ans:Chevrolet Volt

    Wednesday, December 9, 2009

    750:Tata Quiz

    "Tatas do a Nano in water purifier at Rs 1k" Which Brand & Product is Being Reffered To ?

    Ans:Tata Swatch

    751:CEO Quiz (Think Big Brother)

    Sean Morris named new CEO Which Organization ?

    Ans:Rajasthan Royals

    749:Media Biz Quiz

    Who Bought 76% Stake In NDTV Imagine?

    Ans:Turner Group (TimeWarner)

    Tuesday, December 8, 2009

    748:Brand Ambassador Quiz

    Who is The New Brand Ambassador of Neutrogena Fine Fairness cream?

    Ans:Deepika Padukone

    747:Well Not A Boeing Question

    Which is used to describe any service or product for which the non-essential features have been removed. The Term can reffered to the latest SBI Intiaive along with Eko Aspire Foundation ?

    Ans:No-Frills

    746:XnY

    X & Y are two softwares. They Both are open source,client-based operating systems, have created some market confusion. But The 2 serve to a very diffrent markerts X serves to the Mobile Industry & Y to the Personal Computing Industry. The Co-Founder Indicated That X & Y would converge over a period of time. Y get its name from The Greek Word For Colour & X was founded by Andy Rubin,Rich Miner & Nick Sears. What is X & Y ?

    Answer In Comments

    Ans: X-Android & Y-Chrome

    Monday, December 7, 2009

    745: Logo quiz!!

    744:Infy

    Krishnamurthy a 28 year old Infosys Employee was in News Recently.Why Is That ?

    Ans:Arrested For Molesting A French Women

    743:JV

    Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp Entered Into a Join-Venture with which Company to sell Vehicles in India ?

    Ans:GM

    Sunday, December 6, 2009

    742:Identify The Building





















    Answer In Comments

    Answer: Raheja Legend , One of the tallest buildings in India.

    741:Serials

    The serials would be shown exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television

    ''Lift Kara De''
    ''Mahi Way''
    ''Rishta.Com''
    ''Seven''
    ''Powder''

    What is So Special About Them ?

    Answer : All would be produced by YashRaj films .

    740:Who is Buying It







    Answer In Comments

    Answer: APPLE INC.

    Saturday, December 5, 2009

    739:Pantaloon

    Pantaloon Retail spinning off Which Two Brands into a new subsidiary, Future Value Retail, to raise capital ?

    Answer: Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar.

    738:CEO

    David O'Reilly is the CEO of Which Oil Company?

    Answer: CHEVRON CORPORATION.

    737:Who Owns The Brand

    Dreamline is a brand which is present in the home segment, offers a wide range of products in kitchenware, bed & bath linen, and Home Décor categories ?

    Ans:Future Brands

    Friday, December 4, 2009

    736: Brand amabassador??


    Give me the name of their new brand ambassador??

    Answer: Manisha lamba.

    735: LOGO quiz...



    Identify the logo??

    Answer: Emaar properties.

    734: Football ground...


    Identify this football ground??

    Answer: SALT LAKE STADIUM, Calcutta.

    Thursday, December 3, 2009

    733: Tgline quiz ...

    1 . " Good people to bank with "
    2. "Tomorrow Market's Today"
    3. " Open Happiness" (Slogan)

    Whose taglines are the above?

    Answer:
    1. UNION BANK
    2.SINGAPORE STOCK EXCHANGE
    3.COCA COLA.

    732: One of the largest hotels in the world!!


    Identify the logo ??
    ( Enough clues given )

    Answer: The VENETIAN.

    731: Great fateher!!


    Father of an American Business magnate , socialite , author and telivision personality .

    Identify??

    Answer: FRED TRUMP, father of Donald trump.

    Wednesday, December 2, 2009

    730: Easy logo...




    Whose logo is this ??

    Answer: WORDPRESS.

    729: WHAT IS THE CONNECT??



    GIVE US THE CONNECT ?
    ( Click to enlarge )

    Answer: ASIN THOTTUMKAL.

    728: Claim to fame ....

    What is "Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company " claim to fame ??

    Answer: They bought HUMMER from General Motors.

    Tuesday, December 1, 2009

    726: Founders!!



    Name the founder??

    Clue:The company that he founded is currently listed as CBY on the NYSE.


    Answer: JOHN CADBURY, founder of CADBURY PLC.

    726: Daddy Power!!




    IDENTIFY ??


    Answer: DILIP SARDESAI , Father of Rajdeep Sardesai.
    ( He played test cricket for India )

    725: Adventure nedded...

    With the Tagline 'Gear For Life'.”X” is India's leading Adventure Equipment & Outdoor Gear Company. Based out of Bangalore, runs India's first & largest outdoor-gear retail chain.”X” started in a small garage in the year 1992, to cater to the growing demands for quality adventure sports equipment.”X” has 12 exclusive stores in Bangalore(One In Kormangala), Mysore & Pune apart from 50+ multi brand stores spread across Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, & other key Indian cities.”X” has a strong presence in supplying branded gear to PSU's, Defense forces, MNC's (Indian & International) & other world class institutions.”X” claims its Gear to be Aesthetic, Durable and Functional.

    Identify X


    Answer: Wildcraft.

    Monday, November 30, 2009

    722:Which WebSite

    The Company was founded by Murugavel Janakiraman.Murugavel Janakiraman came back to India from USA in 1996 started the company in 1997.With Technology seen by Murugavel Janakiraman in USA and the scope of devlopment in India Murugavel Janakiraman started this venture.Coming India He started his venture backed with Lingustic support.The Company started a non-profit technological venture designed to bridge the gap between need and supply of blood in emergencies. As a tribute to the corporate spirit and support to a social cause, The Companies employees including Mr. Murugavel also became the first volunteers for blood donation at non-profit venture.The company played has also played an active role as a liberal contributor in times of national crisis and calamities including the Gujarat earthquake, Tsunami & Kargil war.

    Answer: BHARATMARTIMONY.COM

    723:Which Group

    DBS Bank of singapore for fianancial services in India is in Joint-Venture with which company.The same company is in Joint-Venure with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group of Japan for general insurance?

    Answer: MURUGAPPA GROUP.

    724:No "H"

    Pierre Bellon is the founder of The company, a multinational catering company. He founded the company in France in 1966. It is a public traded company on New York and Paris exchanges.13th Richest man in France and has a net worth of US$2.2 billion.What is his source of Wealth?

    Answer:Sodexo.

    Sunday, November 29, 2009

    721:Which Company

    Mr Raghunandan Saran was persuaded by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to enter automotive business. The Company was established to assemble Austin Cars. The company focus over the year changed. It is a flagship of a conglomerate. It came in Joint-Venture with a British Company. Titan,Comet are some brands of vehicle produced by the company. The company has introduced a solution for increasingly traffic-clogged major cities. Which Company?

    Answer: ASHOK LEYLAND.

    720:What

    The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is a fictional mascot and monster seen in the movie Ghostbusters, the animated series The Real Ghostbusters, and Ghostbusters: The Video Game. He was the cartoon mascot of the fictitious Stay Puft marshmallow corporation.Stay Puft was inspired by Peter O'Boyle, a security guard at Columbia Pictures whom director Ivan Reitman met filming his previous movie, "Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone." According to Sam Delaney of The Guardian, "Stay Puft's familiar mascot combined elements of real life brand ambassadors "X" and "Y".

    Answer: X-Michelin Man
    Y-Pilsboury DoughBoy

    719:Connect The Following


























    CONNECT


    Answer In Comments

    Answer: PERNOD RICARD.