270: Punjab Power, lighting up our lives!

BSES : New Delhi :: [X]: Kolkata / Howrah


Please provide the answer for [X].


Answer : X -CESC LIMITED.

Manu Tyagi and Aswini_nit have cracked the answer.

269: Identify our friend

Please identify the person above (he's wearing the most unsuited clothes for his work!!!)

Answer: Anand Sharma , Commerce and Industry Ministry.

Suraj S , Vinay RM , Saurav Mehta , Aswini_nit and Anup Kumar have cracked the answer.

We welcome Suraj S have cracked the answer.

268: Dishing baby!

Whose print ad?

All get it correct.

267:What is so Indian about it!!!!

Logo's of Two companies have been given....Can you please Explain the connect between the above two companies??

Ans: The second logo is of Punjab Agro Industrial Corporation (PAIC). Pepsi entered India in 1989 in a joint venture set-up with PAIC and Voltas Ltd.

266: The CEO

__________ wakes up every day at 4:45AM in California without an alarm clock because he believes a competitor is already awake on the east coast(USA).

He Inspired othe West Coast Companies to do the same.Over The Past year this philosophy has lead to the growth of West Coast Companies In USA .

He Replaced The Author of Tough Choices

_________ previously spent 25 years at NCR Corporation, culminating in his two-year tenure as chief executive officer and president.

_________ is also a director of the News Corporation.

Ans: Mark Hurd

All except Roshan get it correct!

265:ICC

ICC had banned which brand from promoting the ICC T20 World Cup through its TVC`s ???

Ans: Vodafone

264: 'A promise is a promise'

• The building pictured above is Ceejay House in Worli, Mumbai.
• Part of 'Beedi King' Praful Patel's (MoS for Civil Aviation) Ceejay Group
• Housed Lehman Brothers office :-(
• The question: Something 'Indian' has recently set up it's shop there... tell us that 'something Indian'...

Ans: Jaguar-Land Rover have set up their showroom here.

Again, all get it correct!

We welcome Debasish to our blog!

263: Web site kiski hai?

www.GoForIt.co.in .... is the website of....?

Ans: Reliance Communication, specifically Reliance GSM services

All get it correct!

262: Technocrat v/s Bureaucrat

• We know this famous introvert form Uttar Kannada by the name of Nandan Nilekani.
• Has achieved a lot in his life span, including...
• Co-founding Infosys and till recently co-chairing it's board!
• Last week he resigned from the board to 'serve the interests of the nation'...
• Unlike Captain Gopinath, he has got a status at par with a central cabinet minister without muddling in the wet grounds of Indian polity...
• His appointment must have put a lot of in-efficient 'babus' in a tizzy!!
• The question..... what is his latest appointment?

Ans: Chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India
All get it right!

261: Sporty connect....

Connect??

Ans: Amer Sports, all 3 are it's subsidiaries!

No one has cracked it.

260: OUR tribute to the MoonWalker!!!

An easy one....just give us the Advertiser??

Ans: Amul

Eldrich, AeToS and Madhu get it correct.

259: V Stands for......

Identify the logo??

Ans: Voltas (old logo)

Suraj S. cracks it.

We welcome Suraj to our blog!

258: They print these!

2 Print ads, a point each for both.

1:

Ans:

2:

Ans:

Arjun will get 1 point, for the Eno Answer.

257: NYSE TIME( BONUS)!!!

Give us the NYSE ticker??


1. KO:- Coca Cola Company
2. AXP:- American Express Comapny
3. WPC:- WP Carey & Co.
4. WPO:- Washington Post

Also give me the connect of the above four companies???
( for an extra two points )

NOTE: The 3rd ticker WPC was mis-typed it was supposed to be WFC (Wells Fargo), the connect would then have been Warren Buffet. Still, those who got the connect right or WPC right have been awarded points. We apologise!

All get something or the other right (points awarded accordingly).

We welcome Ashwini to our blog!

256: Growing big!!!!!

CLUE: Think Telenor!!!

Identify this famous Managing Director???

Ans: Sanjay Chandra, Unitech

Anup, Ashwini and Ashish get it correct!

255: HAIR IS Great!!!!

Identify the Advertiser???

Ans: Parachute

And.... surprisingly no one has cracked this question!

254:Life Insurance

Who is the Overseas JV Partner For Life Insurance??

Ans: MetLife

Eldrich, Ashish and Anup get it correct!

253:Logo Again

Identify???

Ans: Nokia Siemens Networks

Eldrich, Ashish, Anup and Arjun crack it.

We welcome Ashish J. to our blog!

251: Now You Can Watch Nadal Win Wimbledon Through Your SmartPhone And Fedrer Cry Too

Who has developed the SmartPhone Application for Wimbledon

More Clues:-

They have devloped a super-computer called Roadrunner

The company sued its Former Cheif Dealmaker David Jhonson who was about to take a similar role in Dell


Ans: International Business Machines Corporation, IBM.

Eldrich,Aeteos,Rithwik,Parag,Anup,Dhiren,Tushar and Roshan have cracked the answer.

250: Express Yourself

Customers need to dial *321*666# from their Airtel mobile
This Service is only availble in Karnataka
This service is a tie-up with babajobs.com

Tell Me What Exactly does this service do OR in quizing language give me FUNDAE?

Ans:Blue Collar Jobs on Airtel Mobile

Eldrich,Nehru,Rithwik,Anup,Dhiren and Tushar have cracked the answer.

249: He Worked In Baskin Robbins

Apparel company S Kumars Nationwide and its overseas partner Emerisque Brands have emerged as potential bidders of _____.

HINT:-THINK OBAMA

Ans:Hartmax

Eldrich,Anup,Dhiren,Rithwik,Tushar and Roshan have cracked the answer.

248: CSK

Who is the Brand Ambassador for Airtel In Sri Lanka

Ans:Kumar Sangakkara

Arijeet,Aetos,Anup,Techie and Parag Have Got it Right.

We welcome Techie and Arijeet to our blog.

247: BBA

Who is the Brand Ambassador of Head & Shoulders In Pakistan?

Ans:Shahid Afridi.

Eldrich,Anup and Parag have cracked the answer.

246: Brand Ambassador Please

Ans:Harbhajan Singh

Eldrich and Parag Have Got the Answer Right

245: It's a dry question, but liquid is dripping!

3 hints, pretty straight-forward we suppose, all too easy, now crack it!

• Incorporated on April 14, 1909 as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
• In 1935, it became Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
• Biggest clue, today it's a prominent member of FTSE 100 Index.

Which company?

Ans: British Petroleum

Again, all have got it!

244: Another self made man...

A short brief, goes like this:

• Dropped out of college and founded a trading outfit 20 years ago.
• The outfit(s) can now be appropriately termed as 'conglomerate'.
• Owns country's biggest special economic zone.
• Survived last November's militant attack on Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, where he was dining with a client.
• Needless to say, he's quite famous and should be easily identifiable!!!

Ans: Gautam Adani

All get it right.

243: Exactly same thinking!!! (not a hint!)

These are 2 versions, of which company's/service provider's logo?

Ans: Yatra.Com (Eldrich cracks it!)

242: FOOLISH PRINT ADS!!!

Identify the advertiser - Pepsi on April Fools Day.

All get it right!

241: Giving Space to your Star....

Identify the Logo - It's NewsCorp's logo!

Eldrich, Roshan, raklodramA, Sunil, Nehru and Kiran get it right.

We welcome Kiran to our blog!

240: Five for the day!!!

• Which word has recently has been crowned as the one billionth word in English? - Web 2.0

• Whose Tagline is –'One Life. Why So Serious?' - Honda Jazz

• Whose wholesale joint venture is going to called as Best Price Modern Wholesale. (name both the companies) - Bharti Enterprises and Walmart


• Who owns the restaurant called Yellow chilli? - Sanjeev Kapoor


• Which magazine has entered INDIA in partnership with Network 18? - Forbed
Answer all five to get a point for each. 




All get something or the other right!!!

239: Tag line.....

Whose Tagline: ' THE NAME IS ENOUGH '

Identify ?

Answer: KHAITAN FANS.

Tushar Khaitan , Eldrich , Nehru and Ritwik have cracked the answer.

We welcome Tushar Khaitan to our blog.

238: Google Doodle!!!!

Identify ??

Answer: Valentine's day 2009.

Rithwik, Chithananda and Parag have cracked the answer.

237: Tie up:

Who has recently tied up with Jet Airways ?

Answer: KERALA TOURISM, Gods own country.


Rithwik , Eldrich , Tushar and Nehru have cracked the answer.

236: GREAT SMELL....

Owned by which group??

Answer: ITC LIMITED, chairman - Yogesh Chander Deveshwar.

Arjun , Eldrich and Parag have cracked the answer.

235: IDENTIFY....

Identify this rich woman ?

Answer: J.K.ROWLING.

Nikhil , Parag and Aetos have cracked the answer.

234: Brand!!!

This is line of an ICE HOCKEY player by ?

Answer: REEBOK , A special line for Sidney Crosby.

Eldrich has cracked the answer.

233: Renovated

Logo of?

Answer: HOLIDAY INN ,is a brand of hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).

Raghav and Ankit have cracked the answer.

232: Likes Birds

Who is he?

People claim, that his idea might be the next big thing.

Answer: JACK DORSEY, Chairman and Founder of TWITTER.

Aetos and Nehru have cracked the answer.

231: Bussinessman

The following bouquet of product brands are from which company:

• Bold
• Tour
• Curve
• Flip
• Pearl

...?

Answer: BLACKBERRY.

Eldrich , Aetos , Nehru , Parag and Rand Al'Thor have cracked the answer.

230: Singh is KING!!!!

Identify the Person???

Ans: Sant Singh Chatwal

Eldrich and Saurav get it right.

We welcome Saurav to our blog!

229: Important Tech stuff!!!

Identify the Logo???

Ans: nVIDIA, All get it right!

We welcome Pranav to our blog.

228: Nephew of India's 1st Finance and Railway Minister...

Identify ???

Ans: Dr. V. Kurien, all get it right.

We welcome Fathima to our blog.

227: Insurance Company?

Logo of which government organisation... ?

Answer: EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION . ( ECGC)

Nobody has cracked the answer.

226: Segment leader in India

Name the building pictured above!

Answer: The New BMW WELT ( BMW World ).


Madhu has cracked the answer.

We welcome Madhu to our blog.

225: Changing Times

Which company's / brand's tag-line is: "It's time to move on!"?

Answer: AIRCEL .

Eldrich has cracked the answer.

224: A brand from Hong kong .....

Identify the logo??

(Might look tough , but is the easiest ) 

Answer: BOSSINI .

Eldrich , Aetos and Roshan have cracked the answer. 

223: Family matters.......

Name the big brand they found??

Answer: They are Luciano Benetton , Giuliana Benetton, Gilberto Benetton and Carlo Benetton , Founders of the BENETTON GROUP.

Eldrich , Parag and Nehru have cracked the answer.

222: COMpany foundation ....

X was founded in February 1982 by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto , three senior managers from semiconductor manufacturerTexas Instruments. Each invested $1,000 to form the company.

Name the company X?

Answer: COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, now a HP Brand.

Eldrich , Nehru , Aetos, Parag , Mahesh and Roshan have cracked the answer.

221: It's Hot

Who has acquired the above mentioned company?
The name of the key person involved or the name of acquiring enterprise would fetch marks.

Ans: SabseBolo / Sabeer Bhatia

Keerthana, Raghav, Eldrich and Nehru have all got it correct.

We welcome Keerthana to our blog.

220: Not so Famous in INDIA...

Identify this logo????

Answer: ZUNE, portable media players from MICROSOFT.

Nehru has cracked the answer.

219: This Person Needs No Introduction.....

IDENTIFY??

Answer: BRIJMOHAN LALL MUNJAL, chairman of Hero Honda.

Nobody has got the answer.

218: TOO MUCH LUXURY!!!

Identify this logo???

Ans: The Golden Chariot train.

AeTos gets it!

217:Who Acquired The Company

Ans: Sun Pharmaceuticals

Edlrich got it as well.

216:Who Owns These Products

Ans: Glaxo SmithKline

Raghav and Eldrich, get it right.
We'd like to welcome Raghav to the blog!