Y U K T I B - S C H O O L B I Z Q U I Z

PRELIMS

SOME RULES AND POINTERS

• One point for every right answer

• Questions 10-15 are starred

• In case of tie in starred sudden death will be used to decide finalists

• The final theme carries 2 points

• Quiz is heavily weighted towards current affairs and recent business events (less workoutable questions, sorry) so if you have been reading the papers this year you should find this fairly easy

• Any feedback on the quiz is appreciated

• All the best. Lets get down to Business!

1

• Shubh (Auspiciousness) and Labh (Profit) are

considered the sons of which Deity ?

2.

• Introduced in 1985 this index provides “an assessment of the

price of moving the major raw materials by sea” (not just the

sea in its name) and is considered as a leading economic

indicator. It reached a lifetime low this month.

3.

• If Philately is the collection of stamps what connected to

the world of business is Scripophily ?

4.

• In PayTM what did the TM stand for ? As clarified by the

founder on quora it is no longer an acronym.

5.

• Tata Motors recently launched a contest dubbed the

Fantastico Name Hunt to name their new car pictured

here. What phenomenon currently focussed in South

America prompted this contest ?

6.

• Life Mantras is a book

written by which “business

personality” and where did

he write it ?

7.

• What ‘popular product now comes with three new size

variants tall, petite and curvy (also apprently seven new

colours) ?

8.

• Featured on the right isthe logo of a servicewhich was to beintroduced by a globalgiant in India. It faced a lotof objection and therelevant regulator hassince ruled such a serviceinadmissible. Name theservice and the company /companies planning tointroduce it ?

9.

• What term is used to refer to rupee-denominated

borrowings by Indian entities in overseas markets ?

*10.

• NPA’s are all the rage when it comes to Public Sector

Banks of late. Expand NPA

*11.

• Which Sports Brand would you associate with the Latin

phrase “ Anima Sana in Corpore Sano” which translates

to a healthy soul in a healthy body.

*12

• This is something called a

riskometer. It has recently

replaced colour labels

which was mandated by

SEBI 2 years back. What

products are these labels

used for ?

*13.

• The Initials in the name stand for Yoshido Kogyo

Kabushiki. This Japanese company is the worlds leading

producer of what product and held nearly half the worlds

market share in this space (as of 2007) ?

*14.

• Logo of which Company ?

*15.

• Identify the Business

Personality whose

donation made it possible

to set up this endeavour

to bring Indian Classical

works to a wider

audience.

16.

• The person on the right is

Rahul Sharma who

recently got married to

Asin. He is also the

founder of Micormax.

Name the joint-venture

between Micromax and

Cyanogen OS under

which they are selling

phones online ?

17.

• Name the American Conglomerate which continues to

run business such as Carrier, Otis, Pratt & Whitney and

until very recently Sikorsky which it sold to Lockheed

Martin in November 2015 ?

18.

• Name the company of which this brand constitutes

nearly 90 % of its sales, which is also celebrating 100

years this year ?

19.

• Which companies Luxry

sedan model is currently

outselling others in the US

and is the only large

luxury sedan in the US to

increase in sales ?

Company not Model

required

20.

• Which Indian Conglomerate recently bought the brands

Savlon and Shower to Shower from Johnson & Johnson

and is also perhaps the biggest gainer in the recent

Maggi Fiasco.

21.

• What is the “theme” of the last 5 questions ?

ANSWERS

1

• Shubh (Auspiciousness) and Labh (Profit) are

considered the sons of which Deity ?

ANSWER

• Ganesh

2.

• Introduced in 1985 this index provides “an assessment of the

price of moving the major raw materials by sea” (not just the

sea in its name) and is considered as a leading economic

indicator. It reached a lifetime low this month.

ANSWER

• Baltic Dry Index

3.

• If Philately is the collection of stamps what connected to

the world of business is Scripophily ?

ANSWER

• Collection of Old Share / Bond Certificates

4.

• In PayTM what did the TM stand for ? As clarified by the

founder on quora it is no longer an acronym.

ANSWER

• Pay “Through Mobile”

5.

• Tata Motors recently launched a contest dubbed the

Fantastico Name Hunt to name their new car pictured

here. What phenomenon currently focussed in South

America prompted this contest ?

ANSWER

• Zika Virus Outbreak. The Car was named Zica now they

have decided to change the name

6.

• Life Mantras is a book

written by which “business

personality” and where did

he write it ?

ANSWER

• Tihar Jail / Subroto Roy

7.

• What ‘popular product now comes with three new size

variants tall, petite and curvy (also apprently seven new

colours) ?

ANSWER

• Barbie

8.

• Featured on the right is the logo of a service which was to be introduced by a global giant n India. It faced a lot of objection and the relevant regulator has since ruled such a service inadmissible. Name the service and the company / companies planning to introduce it ?

ANSWER

• Free Basics / Internet.org & Facebook (in partnership

with Reliance)

9.

• What term is used to refer to rupee-denominated

borrowings by Indian entities in overseas markets ?

ANSWER

• Masala Bonds

*10.

• NPA’s are all the rage when it comes to Public Sector

Banks. Expand NPA

ANSWER

• Non Performing Assets

*11.

• Which Sports Brand would you associate with the Latin

phrase “ Anima Sana in Corpore Sano” which translates

to a healthy soul in a healthy body.

ANSWER

• Asics

*12

• This is something called a

riskometer. It has recently

replaced colour labels

which was mandated by

SEBI 2 years back. What

products are these labels

used for ?

ANSWER

• Mutual Funds

*13.

• The Initials in the name stand for Yoshido Kogyo

Kabushiki. This Japanese company is the worlds leading

producer of what product and held nearly half the worlds

market share in this space (as of 2007) ?

ANSWER

• Zipper / Zips / Fastners

*14.

• Logo of which Company ?

ANSWER

• TAFE

*15.

• Identify the Business

Personality whose

donation made it possible

to set up this endeavour

to bring Indian Classical

works to a wider

audience.

ANSWER

• Rohan Murty

16.

• The person on the right is

Rahul Sharma who

recently got married to

Asin. He is also the

founder of Micormax.

Name the joint-venture

between Micromax and

Cyanogen OS under

which they are selling

phones online ?

ANSWER

• Yu Televentures

17.

• Name the American Conglomerate which continues to

run business such as Carrier, Oti, Pratt & Whitney and

until very recently Sikorsky which it sold to Lockheed

Martin in November 2015 ?

ANSWER

• United Technologies

18.

• Name the company of which this brand constitutes

nearly 90 % of its sales.

ANSWER

• Kali Aerated Water Works ( Kalimark also accepted)

19.

• Which companies Luxry

sedan model is currently

outselling others in the US

and is the only large

luxury sedan in the US to

increase in sales ?

Company not Model

required

ANSWER

• Tesla (Model S)

20.

• Which Indian Conglomerate recently bought the brands

Savlon and Shower to Shower from Johnson & Johnson

and is also perhaps the biggest gainer in the recent

Maggi Fiasco.

ANSWER

• ITC

21.

• What is the “theme” of the last 5 questions ?

ANSWER

• Yukti