Business Quiz

Business QuizBy ASHIK JOSE

Ashik's11. In 1946, Masaru Ibuka started an electronics shop in a bomb-damaged department store building in Tokyo. The company had $530 in capital and a total of eight employees. The next year, he was joined by his colleague, Akio Morita, and they founded a company called Tokyo Tsushin .The company built Japan's first tape recorder, called the Type-G. In 1958 the company name was changed to its present name. What is the present name? SONYAshik's 2. As per the Indian FDI policy for insurance, FDI is allowed only upto 26%. Aviva is a British company/brand. Name its Indian partner who owns 74%. Dabur

Ashik's 3.Which retail chain started life as a butter manufacturer in Ooty in 1905 by Muthuswami Mudaliar ?

Ashik's 4. European company,into forest products for the first 130 years of its existence, diversified into television manufacturing in the eighties, but lost money there, burnt its fingers making computers and ultimately sold the computer division, faced a slump during the Russian recession of the early 90s, went deep in the red, and its CEO committed suicide The new CEO decided to change the business they were in ,and virtually reinvented the company Name the company

NOKIAAshik's 5.Which unlikely company manufactures a soap named Santoor ?

WIPROAshik's 6.On September 14, 2012 X signed a contract with Indias oldest Football club Mohun Bagan Football Club according to which X will be the kit sponsor for this renowned Indian club for the next 2 years. This will be the first time X will be sponsoring a sports team in India. Which company is X?

FILAAshik's 7. X a PSU headquartered in Dehradun have been sponsoring I- League ( Indian football league) from 2002. They were also the sponsor for the Indian contingent for London Olympics along with Amul. It is also one of the largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization in India. X has been ranked 357th in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations for the year 2012. Name X. ONGC( Oil and Natural gas corporation)Ashik's 8. X is a Mumbai based Indian company incorporated on November 11, 1997 as Acme Clothing Private Limited. The brand X was launched in March 1998 and is currently one of the biggest retail apparel brands in India based in Mumbai. X was the official clothing sponsor of Kings XI Punjab in the inaugural edition of Indian Premier League and the official sponsor for clothing of all the teams in Indian cricket league. Name X ProvogueAshik's 9. X was founded as a restaurant by Parampalli Yajnanarayana Maiya and his brothers in the year 1924.In the mid 1970s when India was under emergency, a Food Control Act was introduced which mandated that food was to be sold at very low prices. This move made it difficult for X to maintain high standards in its restaurant business and forced it to diversify into the instant food. Having its origin in the city of Bangalore, it has a restaurant located on the Lal Bagh Road in Bangalore. X also claims to be the inventor of the popular South-Indian breakfast item, Rava Idli. What is X?

MTR ( Mavalli Tiffin rooms)Ashik's10. A young entrepreneur, K.M.Mammen Mappillai, opened a small toy balloon manufacturing unit in a shed at Tiruvottiyur, Madras (now Chennai). Although the factory was just a small shed without any machines, a variety of products, ranging from balloons and latex-cast squeaking toys to industrial gloves and contraceptives, were produced. By the close of 1956, the company had become the market leader with a 50% share of the tread-rubber market in India. How is the company known today?

MRFAshik's 11. X was developed and first produced by the National Biscuit Company (today known as Nabisco) in 1912 at its Chelsea factory in New York City, which was located on Ninth Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets. It was first introduced in India in March 2011 by Y a major chocolate brand recently acquired by Kraft. What is X and Y? X- Oreo Biscuits Y- CadburysAshik's12. X , is a major German multinational company that produces athletic shoes, footwear, and sportswear. The company was formed in 1924 as Gebrder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler. The relationship between the two brothers deteriorated until the two agreed to split in 1948, forming two separate entities, Adidas and X. Both companies are currently based in Germany. What is X? PUMAAshik's13. Udaya Kumar an IIT pass out and a Bachelor in Architecture graduate from Anna university shot to fame on 15 July 2010 for designing something in India. What was that something?

Indian Rupee symbolAshik's 14. X is a Indian consumer goods company providing consumer products and services in the areas of Health and Beauty based in Mumbai. During 2009-10, the company generated a Turnover of about Rs.26.6 billion (USD 600 Million), in respect of its food, hair care and skin care related activities. The organisation holds a number of brands including Parachute, Saffola,Nihar, Mediker, Revive, Manjal, Kaya Skin Clinic, Aromatic, , Eclipse, Xmen, Hercules, Caivil, Code 78 and Black Chic. What is X? MARICOAshik's 15. X was founded in 1937 by Gangabisenji Agrawal in Bikaner ,Rajasthan. Its products are exported to several countries worldwide including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. In additional to these, X has its own outlets where it sells sweets and eatables. It also has a range of restaurants in and around Delhi. Raj Kachori is one of the most popular snacks sold by X, often eaten mixed with different kinds of sweet and sour chutneys. What is X? HaldiramsAshik's16. The company was established in 1892, with an investment of Rs. 295.Initially, biscuits were manufactured in a small house in central Kolkata. Later, the enterprise was acquired by the Gupta brothers mainly Nalin Chandra Gupta, a renowned attorney, and operated under the name of "V.S. Brothers." In 1918, C.H. Holmes, an English businessman in Kolkata, was taken on as a partner and X was launched. The Mumbai factory was set up in 1924 and Peek Freans UK, acquired a controlling interest in X. Biscuits were in big demand during World War II, which gave a boost to the companys sales. In 1982 the American company Nabisco Brands, Inc. became a major foreign shareholder. Which company is X? Britannia

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NSE ( National stock exchange)Ashik's2.

WORLD BANKAshik's3.

Ashik's4. MARICO

Ashik's5. British Petroleum

Ashik's6. Amazon

Ashik's7.Dunlop Tyres

Ashik's8.PEPSICO

Ashik's9.Bank of America

Ashik's10.HTC

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Ashik's12.ROLEX

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Sheraton HotelsAshik's14.LOGITECH

Ashik's15.Bureau of Indian Standards

Ashik's16.Union Bank of Switzerland

Ashik's17.Deutsche Bank

Ashik's18.Ashok Leyland

Ashik's19.Firefox Cycles

Ashik's20.Expedia

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