ET QUIZ.ppt

ET Quiz08-Apr-09

ET Quiz

Group 5 8th April

General Rules

•Quiz is ALL CLOSED except MIND.

•We have designated two persons who would keep a check on teams, if found with notes or newspaper, 50 points will be deducted

•For questions with parts, points for complete answer only

ET Quiz

Group 5 8th April

Rules for Round 1 & 2

•Each direct question carries 20 points. Pass question carries

10 points

•Passed question would follow cyclical group order

•Time allowed 20 seconds

•Passed question to be answered in 5 seconds

•Each team will give only one answer. Anyone can answer

•In case of more than one answer coming, question will be passed to next team

Round 1

Macroeconomics

Round 1 : Macroeconomics

Question 1

• Which govt. administrative ministry decides on matters of accounting policies?


Answer 1

• Ministry of Corporate Affairs


Question 2

• Which financial instrument allows companies to hedge their risk against fluctuations in exchange rates? And which two entities, currently prohibited, will be allowed to operate in near future?


Answer 2

–Currency FuturesFIIs and NRIs


Question 3

• On account of realignment of NSE indices to free float market capital, which two sectors will see a positive shift in weightage of free float market capital.


Answer 3

• Banking & FMCG


Question 4

• Govt will form new body to manage govt borrowings soon. What is this body known as why is it being formulated?


Answer 4

• National Treasury Management Agency. To manage the cash and borrowings of central and state governments from RBI to avoid conflicts of interest plaguing the central bank


Question 5

• Who regulates commodity exchanges in India? Name the regulator


Answer 5

• Forward Markets Commission (FMC)


Question 6

• Recently Fed extended currency swap line to Mexico, Korea, Brazil & Singapore. What is this currency swap?


Answer 6

• A currency swap is a transaction where two parties exchange an agreed amount of two currencies while at the same time agreeing to unwind the currency exchange at a future date


Question 7

• DICGC IS A SUBSIDIARY OF RBI. EXPAND DICGC


Answer 7

• Deposit Insurance And Credit Guarantee Corporation


Question 8(Extra)

• NSE Nifty futures are traded on Singapore stock exchange. What is the name of the trading instrument?


Answer 8

• Defty future contracts


Round 2

Domestic and International Environment

Round 2 : Domestic and Int. Env

Question 1

• Under the notification by health ministry all the processed foods and beverage makers need to carry_______ in there product labels


Answer 1

• Nutritional Facts


Question 2

• Which US company entered Indian helicopter market with the first delivery last week?


Answer 2

• Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation


Question 3

• Name the two main reasons for the drop in Number of internet users in January 2009


Answer 3

• Poor broadband connectivity• Cyber policing


Question 4

• Which commission suggests the SMP (Statutory Minimum Price) of cane to Center


Answer 4

• Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP)


Question 5

• In addition to CBI and SEBI, Which third Govt. Department is a part in investigating the Satyam Fraud Case


Answer 5

• Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)


Question 6

• Who is countries largest port operator?


Answer 6

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)


Question 7

• RIL has started producing 2.5mmscmd gas from the d-6 block of kg basin. What is mmscmd?


Answer 7

• Million Standard Cubic Metres A Day


Question 8 (Extra)

• Name any one of three companies against whom a probe has been opened by Paris Prosecutors for committing tax fraud?


Answer 8

• Michelin• Adidas• Total


Round 3

People of The Week

Round 3 : People of The Week

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Rules for Round 3

•This is a Visual round

•Total time allowed 15 seconds

•The questions will not be passed

•20 marks without Hint

•10 marks with Hint

•You can ask for a hint at any time; total time remains 15sec

•Anyone can answer, Only One and First answer will be

considered

Sample Question


Sample Question (Hint)


KV Kamath

Managing director and CEO KV KamathTerm ends on April 30

Sample Answer


Question 1


Question 1 (Hint)


Only child of Parle Bisleri owner Ramesh ChauhanTo Join Parle Bisleri As a Director

Jayanthi ChauhanAnswer 1


Question 2


Question 2 (Hint)


Frederick (Fritz) Henderson

Replaced Rick Wagoner as CEO of General Motors

Answer 2


Question 3


Question 3 (Hint)


Captain Gopinath

Capt. Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Gopinath, launched low cost airline Air Deccan

Answer 3


Question 4


Question 4 (Hint)


Ben S Bernanke

Chairman of the board of governors of US Federal Reserve

Answer 4


Question 5


Question 5 (Hint)


Piyush Pandey

Executive Chairman of Oglivy & Mather

Answer 5


Question 6


Question 6 (Hint)


Nulsi Wadia

Grandson of Mohammad Ali JinnahChairman Bombay Dyeing and Wadia group (Britannia)

Answer 6


Question 7


Question 7 (Hint)


Nandini Piramal

Daughter of Ajay and Swati PiramalAppointed as Executive director of Piramal Healthcare

Answer 7


Question 8 (Extra)


Question 8 (Hint)


Suresh Kalmadi

President of IOA, AAA & AFI. Member of INC

Answer 8


Round 4

Corporate Talks

Round 4 : Corporate Talks

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Group 5 8th April

Rules for Round 4

•This is a company specific round

•The team with lowest score so far will choose first

•Ascending order to be followed on score basis

•20 marks for each Question

•Time allowed 20 seconds

•The questions will not be passed

•Anyone can answer, Only One and First answer will be

considered

Corporate Talks


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Question (Bharti)

• which foreign company has 31% stake in Bharti?


Answer (Bharti)

• SingTel (Singapore Telecommunications)


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Question (HSBC)

• Where is HSBC headquarter located?


Answer (HSBC)

• London


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Question (Aircel)

• Aircel Cellular is Indian unit of?


Answer (Aircel)

• Maxis Communications, Malaysia


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Question (Sun Pharma)

• Talks between Sun Pharmaceuticals and this firm failed due to price deadlock. Name this firm and the country


Answer (Sun Pharma)

• Taro Pharmaceuticals• Israel

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Question (Mahindra)

• M&M and Swaraj Mazda resolved a pending issue. What is the issue and the agreement


Answer (Mahindra)

• Use of Swaraj name• Swaraj Mazda can use it for

two more years

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Question (Reliance Money)

• who has been named the MD of Reliance Money


Answer (Reliance Money)

• S. Bandopadhyay

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Question (Maruti)

• Maruti is launching a new car. Name it? What is this car popularly known in Europe?


Answer (Maruti)

• Ritz • Europe Name - Splash

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Question (Wockhardt)

• Who are the auditors of Wockhardt?


Answer (Wockhardt)

• S R BATLIBOI

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Question (RIL)

• Who has RIL partnered with for the new exploration licensing policy for gas supply to the east and west region from the KG basin?


Answer (RIL)

• Niko Resources of Canada, had bagged this block in the first round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy. RIL holds a 90% interest in the block, while Niko holds the balance stake.

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Question (Brittania)

• Nusli Wadia group firm and ____ company are equal stake holders in Britannia holding company. Name the company and country it belongs to?


Answer (Brittania)

• Groupe Danone, France

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Round 5

Shoot and Loot

Round 5 : Shoot and Loot

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Group 5 8th April

Rules for Round 5

•Rapid fire round

•Each team given 60 seconds for 7 questions

•10 Marks for each question

•You can skip by saying ‘Pass’, but would not get a chance to answer the question again

•Any one can answer from the team. One final answer will be accepted

•At the end of 60 sec if the question has started you get a chance to answer the question.

ET Quiz

Group 5 8th April

Rules for Round 5

•Bonus marks:

Correct Answers Bonus Marks

7 306 205 10

Rapid fire – Group 1…..


1 Expand FIPB. Foreign investment Promotion Board

2Which French Pharma major has

proposed to acquire Piramal healthcare?

Sanofi Aventis

3 Which company won Grand Prix award at GoaFest? JWT

4The duty applied by GOI to ensure the competitiveness of Domestic

Producers is called -CVD (Counter Veiling Duty)

5 Bisleri controls what %age of Indian packaged industry? 60%

6 Bajaj Hindustan Chairman Shishir Bajaj

7 Name Shiv Sena’s Executive Vice President. Uddhav Thackrey

Rapid fire – Group 1




1 When and Where is the East Asia Summit (EAS) going to be held? Thailand, April 11-12, 2009

2Recently NSDL decided to move to SAT against order issued by special panel set up by SEBI. Expand SAT?

Securities Appellate Tribunal

3 Wockhardt chairman who recently stepped down?

HabilKhorakiwala

4 Expand DGFT Director General of Foreign Trade

5 Spencer Retail is opening which US fashion brand stores in India? Beverly Hills Polo Club

6 Google is rumoured to buy which company? Twitter

7 What is the election symbol of BSP? Elephant





1Which company is looking to buy a

part of loss making PSU Indian Telephone Industries (ITI)?

Alcatel-Lucent

2 What is the comic strip on editorial page of ET called? Blinkers Off

3 IndiGo Airlines is in talks with which foreign player for an alliance? South African Airways (SAA)

4 Who is the Co-CEO of Motorola? Sanjeev Jha

5 What is the amount G20 pledged for revival this year 1.1 Trillion

6 Expand TDSAT. Telecom Disputes settlement and appellate Tribunal

7 Where was Third Front Rally Held Recently? Bhubaneswar





1 Maruti Suzuki is planning to phase out Maruti-800 and in which year?

2016

2RIL has started producing gas from the KG basin. Name the block from which the production has started.

D-6BLOCK

3 Name the CEO of Financial Technologies running MCX. Jignesh Shah

4 Expand BCTT (Budget Term, a Tax) Banking Cash Transaction Tax

5 Name the parent group for Spencer Retail. RPG Group

6 M&M has partnered with which Chinese tractor company? Yeuda Group

7 Who has replaced Sanjay Dutt in the elections from Lucknow? Nafisa Ali





1 RBS is planning to set up a facility in which Indian city? Chennai

2 Expand NEFT? National Electronic Funds Transfer

3 Who won highest no of awards in GoaFest? O & M

4Which dept. decides the policies in

policies for Commodity Future Market?

DCA (Dep't. Of Consumers Affairs)

5 India is ranked ___ in broadband penetration. 118

6 WTO’s director General is Pascal Lamy

7 Mamata Banerjee Has made alliance with? Congress





1 Name 3 world’s most expensivecities for expatriates to live in. 1) Moscow 2) Tokyo 3) Hong Kong

2DTAA (Double taxation avoidance

act) on capital gains in India is applicable in which two countries?

Mauritius and Cyprus

3 Who is the executive chairman of McCann Erickson? Prasun Joshi

4 Expand NMDC? National Minerals Development Corporation

5 IMF gold reserves are valued at $95Billion

6HCL Bagged $100 million data

centre contract from which foreign multinational?

Xerox

7 Varun Gandhi is currently booked under which act? National Security Act (NSA)





1 Name Australia's biggest retail chain. Woolworths

2 Aircel is in talks to acquire - loop mobile

3Which beverage company is launching the touch screen

fountain?Coke

4 Expand USO (Indian Telecom Industry) Universal Service Obligations

5 Infiniti retail is a subsidiary of - Tata Sons

6 Who is the CEO of ByCell Telecom? Alexander Louzine

7 Which constitutional article does BJP want to scrap? Article 370



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