by Walnut

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2016 – Gurugram – Regional Round Questions

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2016 – Gurugram– Regional Round Questions

Results:

WINNER: Deloitte : Rohan Khanna & Karun Sethi
RUNNER UP: P&G : Abhishek Kumar & Samprati

Regional Round Questions:

Q.1. In 1863 recipe for “A Sinee Kabaub” in Godey’s Lady’s Book, the most popular magazine of the Civil War era. A neat illustration of chunks of beef threaded on a skewer (the concept of the kebab was also new) was accompanied by instructions to strew the meat with “a small quantity of fine curry-powder” and “expose the same before a clear, fierce charcoal fire, basting the whole with a bunch of fowls’ feathers introduced into fresh ____ till done brown”. At the bottom were instructions on how to make ____. What is unusual about this recipe that introduced something very commonly used in India?

Ans. Ghee

Q.2. Identify the personality.

Ans. Chris Sacca

[Christopher Sacca is a venture investor, company advisor and entrepreneur as well as a former lawyer.He is the proprietor of Lowercase Capital, a venture capital fund in the United States that has invested in seed and early-stage technology companies like Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Twilio and Kickstarter. ]

Q.3. Crack the formula

Ans. ASUS

[HOT STAR, NEWS CORPS, UNILEVER, TIMES]

Q.4. Which entity is named after N N Mohan?

Ans. Mohan Meakins

Q.5. Who dabbled as an advice columnist penning a series of newspaper columnist, penning a series of newspaper columns on workplace dilemmas that earned him the nickname “ Dear Abby of the Workplace?”

Ans. Andy Grove

Q.6.What was this graph all about?

Ans. Graph that inspired Super Mario

Q.7. Which company , now owned by the Tatas, was established in 1994 by Joe Swart & Jonathan Kelsey?

Ans. Joekels

[3^rd largest tea business in South Africa]

Q.8. Analytical question.

Ans. BBC

[FORBES, EDWARD DE BONO, CITROEN]

Q.9. Identify the connect:

Ans. The Honest Company

[Honest Company logo, Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings (US beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist) : Brand Ambassador, Christopher Gavian (co-founder) , Jessica Alba -founder (video)]

Q.10. Leveraging the Kumbh, which brand kicked off its campaign titled ‘Shubh Bhojan ki Shubh Shuruwat?

Ans. Tata Salt

Q.11. Identify this entity headed by this business scion.

Ans. Jaypee Group [Manoj Gaur, Executive Chairman]

Q.12. His name is Bernie Goldhirsh. Which magazine did he start in 1979?

Ans. Inc. magazine

Q.13. Analytical Question.

Ans. BHEL

[SYMBIAN, HTC, GOOGLE, T-MOBILE]

Q.14. The story goes like this: Theophilus Van Kannel, an Amercian inventor, hated chivalry. There was nothing he despised more than trying to walk in or out of a building, and locking horns with other men in a game of “oh you first, I insist.” But most of all, Theophilus Van Kannel hated opening doors for women. What did he create?

Ans. Revolving Door

Q.15. Which entity does he head?

Ans. Rajesh Export (Rajesh Mehta )

Q.16. Identify the connect:

Ans. Mcvitie’s

[Logo of United Buscuit (owner of brand), McVitie & Price made the wedding cake for Princess Elizabeth & Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Alexander Grant devised & produced the first and original ‘Digestive biscuit’ , Kajol – Brand Ambassador]

Q.17. These are the famous people who were collectively called “The Associates”. Their names were Collis Potter Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker & ___________. The missing 4^th person lent his name to a huge university in the US. Who was he?

Ans. Leland Stanford [first from left hand side]

Q.18. Which brand was launched in 2006 by self-confessed tea enthusiasts, Louise Cheadle & Nick Kilby with funding by Tata Global Beverages?

Ans. Teapigs

Q.19. This retailer traces its history to 1778 when William Clark established a drapers store at 44 Wigmore Street in London’s West End selling expensive fabrics, bonnets, gloves and parasols. Name the retailer from London?

Ans. Debenhams

Questions contributed by Debasish Mandal of BHEL, Bhopal

03.22.16

by Walnut

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2016 – Gurgaon – Preliminary Round Questions

Tata Crucible Campus Edition 2016 – Gurgaon – Preliminary Round Questions

RESULTS:

WINNER :
Ashoka University – Mukund M. and Muyukh N.
RUNNER UP :
MDI Gurgaon – Shrey and Sumit Kumar Das

Preliminary Round Questions:

Q.1. This entity traces its origins to “HOTEL INDIA”, which opened in Connaught Place (CP), New Delhi in 1934 with lodging facility offered using 12 rooms, a restaurant and a bar. A popular eatery in the capital, how do we know it today?

Ans.Nirula’s

Q.2. Logo of which big insurance company operating in india?

Ans. Oriental insurance Company

Q.3. This famous personality has started a school named Ad Astra, which is Latin for ‘to the stars’. School doesn’t provide grades and caters to students’ particular skillset. Which personality?

Ans. Elon Musk

Q.4. Which company/product aptly features novelists like Ashwin Sanghi and Amish Tripathi in its TVCs?

Ans. Amazon Kindle

Q.5. Poor Richard’s Almanack was a yearly almanac published by an American scientist, who adopted the pseudonym “Richard Saunders” for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It was a bestseller; print runs reached 10,000 per year. Name the scientist.

Ans. Benjamin Franklin

Q.6. JIVA is an unique spa by which popular Hotel Chain? (Hint: Unlike other spas in hotels, this stays open to outsiders as well)

Ans. Taj Hotels

Q.7. Shraddha Kapoor is the brand ambassador of which cosmetics chain started by a company called TOMCO?

Ans. Lakme

Q.8. A certain change was adopted by Boeing in its 777-300ER model that resulted in the addition of 14 seats into the plane. Inspired by a certain widespread practice across India, what did they do?

Ans. Reduced the size of toilets.

Q.9. Founded by Ernst Kronreif and Johann Hans Trunkenpolz. This motorcycle company traces its origin to 1934 when Johann Trunkenpolz set up a metal workingand locksmith shop in Name the company.

Ans.KTM

Q.10. Identify this Indian Minister.

Ans. Suresh Prabhu

Q.11. Which Indian IT company acquired Skava,a Leading Provider of Digital Experience Solutions for the Retail Industry for 120$ millions?

Ans. Infosys

Q.12. Where do we find of these colours?

Circuit board green, cyberspace orange, floppy yellow, graphic green, green.com, infra red, megabyte blue, megahertz maroon, online orange, plug & play pink, point & click green, transistor yellow, ultra violet, web surfing’ blue, world wide web yellow, www.purple

Ans. Crayola Colours

Q.13. Which famous Google project traces its origins to an earlier version conceptualised by Anurag mishra while studying in IIT Kharagpur?

Ans. Google Scholar

Q.14. Ad campaign by which cosmetics company?

Ans. Revlon

Q.15. Recently, Edward P. Gilligan the president of a Credit card company died of a heart attack while in a flight. Which company did he head?

Ans. American Express

Q.16. The founder of this chain decided to put a ‘dot’ in its logo with each store they opened. However, he gave up the idea once the number of stores became too many. Name this popular chain.

Ans. Domino’s

Q.17. Name this famous marketing guru of Indian origin.

Ans. Baba Shiv

Q.18. Which tech giant is known as Big Blue because of the blue colored logo it had in the 20th century?

Ans. IBM

Q.19. Logo of which Indian company?

Ans. Infibeam

Q.20. Which Indian company sold its 45 per cent stake in a shale gas joint venture with Pioneer Natural Resources at Eagle Ford, US, by next week at a far lower valuation than its initial expectation of $4.5 billion.

Ans. Reliance

Questions contributed by Susovan Mahapatra

09.26.15

by Walnut

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2015 – Gurgaon – Regional Round Questions

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2015 – Gurgaon – Regional Round Questions

Results:

WINNER: Genpact- Rohan Khanna and Leo Thomas
RUNNER UP: Channel Play– Sreekanth and Amit Swaroop

Regional Round Questions:

Q1. Some of the world’s most expensive equipment comes from this sport. It involves getting in the face of the opponent. Which game?

Ans. Lacrosse

Q2. Bankers fly into a city, facilitate a deal and return home the very next day. How do we know this practice which is found in emerging economies?

Ans. Suitcase Banking

Q3 Connect.

Ans. Lutyens, Delhi

Q4. A mixture of coal tar and iron works slag was used by Edgar Hooley as process combining materials to create something seen in the context of airports. What?

Ans. Tarmac

Q5. Identify logo.

Ans. Oxylane

Q6. In 1920s, Tata Hydro offered to do this to sell electricity to mills. What?

Ans. Boilers

Q7. Identify.

Ans. Charles Francis Dolan of HBO

Q8. Connect.

Ans. Delhi School of Economics

Q9. Which Mahindra brand started out as 2 separate companies: Ha Dong-hwan Motor Workshop and Dongbang Motor Co? (Name means ‘double dragon’)

Ans. SsangYong Motors

Q10. A vehicle name derived from a word which means ‘very good’. It is a playing card which takes the highest billing in a card game?

Ans. Ace

Q11. Established in the 1990s by the Treaty of Asuncion, it was later amended and updated in 1994 by the Treaty of Ouro Preto. It is a common market group.

Ans. Mercosur

Q12. Identify.

Ans. Anand Halve of Chlorophyll

Q13. Expand JEMCO.

Ans. Jamshedpur Engineering & Machine Mfg Company

Q14. First wrist watch known as MMA or a museum watch, was designed by Nathan George Horwitt in 1947. How do we know it better?

Ans. Movado

Q15. Patent for this invention was issued in the 19^th century to Sampson Mordan & John Isaac Hawkins. Known for the forever pointed version.

Ans. Sharp mechanical pencils

Q16. Connect.

Ans. Nielsen Corporation

Q17. Identify the premier brand.

Ans. Bombay Brasserie

Q18. Cognac brand brought in by Jean Fillioux & his descendants, brass army logo since 1836?

Ans. Hennessy

Q19. Which lighting brand was designed by George Carwardine in the 1930s?

Ans. Anglepoise lamps

Q20. Diego Rivera mural found where?

Ans. Ford Plant

Q21. Connect.

Ans. All products named after places

Q22. Found in 1930s. World’s first?

Ans. Navigation system

Q23. Patent Diagram For?

Ans. Barcode

Questions contributed by Subhodeep Jash

09.26.15

by Walnut

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2015 – Gurgaon – Preliminary Round Questions

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2015 – Gurgaon – Preliminary Round Questions

Results:

WINNER: Genpact- Rohan Khanna and Leo Thomas
RUNNER UP: Channel Play– Sreekanth and Amit Swaroop

Preliminary Round Questions:

Q1. Which Indian brand in 1989 tried to recreate GM’s ‘Heartbeat of America’ campaign from the 1980s?

Ans. Hamara Bajaj

Q2. The first use of visualization idea originated in Douglas Copeland’s 1995 novel ‘Microserfs’. This has been popularized by Flickr. What are we talking about?

Ans. Tag Cloud

Q3. Who recently ventured into digital news domain by launching Quintillion Media, a pure play digital news company?

Ans.Raghav Bahl

Q4. This is the world’s last ______________ processing facility.

Ans. Kodachrome/Kodak Films

Q5. While in prison in Hamirpur, for anti-State activities during WW-2, Surendra Mohan Bose was aware of the perilous working conditions of India soldiers, who didn’t have proper rainproof gear. Name the company he founded?

Ans.Duckback

Q6. Looking out of the window in Mayapur, a village near Calcutta, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada saw a group of children fighting with street dogs over scraps of food. What was born as a result in 2000, as a mission to see no children is deprived of education because of hunger?

Ans. Akshaya Patra Foundation

Q7. Which corporate raider started out at Phillips Petroleum and founded Mesa Petroleum in 1956?

Ans. T Boone Pickens

Q8. This is Ajay Singh, Co-founder of SpiceJet. He created a slogan in 2014 which became the slogan of the year. What slogan?

Ans. Ab Ki Baar, Modi Sarkar

Q9. Which LVMH owned whisky brand gets its name from the Gaelic word for ‘The Vale of Tranquillity’?

Ans. Glenmorangie

Q10. Australia sent NASA a 400$ fine for littering due to an event that unfolded on 12^th July 1979. What was NASA’s ‘crime’?

Ans. Skylab Crash

Q11. What item of daily dinner table use, was discovered by 19^th century chemist Constantin Fahlberg?

Ans. Saccharin

Q12. The Gentleman in the Bombay Dyeing commercials has his uncle hogging the headlines now. Who is his famous uncle?

Ans. Subhas Chandra Bose ( The gentleman in the picture is Ardhendu Bose)

Q13. Which company is DATA on the NYSE?

Ans. Tableau Software

Q14. Company founded by Mark Ain is into applications for workforce management, consulting, education, etc. The name of the company is derived from the Greek word for ‘time’.

Ans. Kronos

Q15. This Company recently announced that it would sell off its theatre- which had been a symbol of art and musicals. It is situated next to the company HQ in Wilmington, Delaware. The property is being acquired by The Grand Opera House Inc. Which company?

Ans. DuPont Theatre

Q16. Identify logo (associated with a tennis legend).

Ans. Boris Becker

Q17. First product was designed specifically from Manila hemp dispensed from Kleenex like boxes. It was invented in 1857 by Joseph Gayetty who claimed these sheets prevented hemorrhoids. What was this product?

Ans. Toilet Paper

Q18. This originated on the Tripod.com webpage hosting site in the late 1990s. Ethan Zuckerman claims he developed this target ads analysing a user’s personal homepages. A ‘hated tool’ in an advertiser’s toolkit.

Ans. Pop Up Ads

Q19.Who’s been the long term sponsor of the ‘Book It!’ program since 1984, meant to encourage reading in American & Australian schools?

Ans.Pizza Hut

Q20. Identify the brand

Ans. Rothmans

Questions contributed by Subhodeep Jash

10.09.14

by Walnut

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2014 – Gurgaon – Regional Finals Questions

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2014 – Gurgaon– Finals Questions

Results:

WINNER:
Genpact – Rohan Khanna and Leo Thomas
RUNNER UP:
Mahindra Comviva – Jiwateshwar Singh and Saransh Verma

Wild Card Round Questions:

1) Famous quote by Robin Williams. Used in the movie “The Wolf of Wall St.” – _________ is God’s way of saying you are making too much money!

A) Cocaine

2) A lion’s symbol was the brand’s earliest ad campaign. Called the “King of Beverages”.

A) Dr. Peppers

Q3) In China, which automobile brand that came to Guizhou, meant a ‘precious horse’.

A) BMW

Q4) Apart from lottery, legal gambling in India is restricted to which sport?

A) Horse racing

Q5) Which pharma company has acquired 100% of Ranbaxy?

A) Sun Pharma

Q6) In some distilleries, Cat’s allowance implied buying milk for cats. What was the purpose behind this?

A) Breweries having grains to shoo away rats.

Q7) Amazon’s free shipping service with guaranteed delivery within 2 days. Annual fee for service is $75. Name?

A) Amazon Prime

Q8) The true father of this mode of transport, Louis Brenner created in 1909 having a test section using gyroscope. It happened in Kent. What?

A) Monorail

Regional Finals Questions:

ROUND-1:

Q1) Star tennis player from the University of Wisconsin, won the US Father and Son doubles tennis titles along with his son during 1946 to 1948. He contributed 3,000,000 for a tennis stadium. The person is known for the science of marketing.

A) AC Nielsen

Q2) Connect:

A) Tuning Fork

Q3) Founded as Nicola & Cia Ltda, headquartered in the southern Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul. The name sounds like that of a Venetian explorer.

A) Marco Polo

Q4) Connect:

A) Roger Federer

Q5) This brand became part of an Indian company in 2006. Associated with a famous sporting event since 1987. In 2012, the company produced 99,000 of these items.

A) Christy towels (acquired by Welspun)

Q6) According to some sources, what did critics do to the Livestrong bands of Lance Armstrong, after the accusations of doping and cheating emerged?

A) Removed the ‘e’ to make it “Liestrong”

ROUND-2:

Q1) American invention installed in Harrods, 1898. Viewed with apprehension by shoppers. An attendant was employed. He would provide brandy & smelling salts to overcome any adverse effects from the experience.

A) Elevator

Q2)Connect: PV Narasimha Rao; Manmohan Singh; Gulzarilal Nanda

A) Planning Commission (Deputy Chairman who became PM)

Q3) Deccan Motor Agency, Mumbai. Established by Dr. BD _________________.

A) Garware

Q4)Connect: Picasa video ad; ARS insignia; portrait of Petrus Manach

A)Pablo Picasso

Q5) Tagline: ‘The best part of waking up to __________ in your Cup’. Earlier Part of P&G.

A)Folger’s

Q6) Major consumer markets: Germany (22%), US (15%), France (10%). Auctioned in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. Largest exports come from Kenya. Spike in sales seen during February.

A) Roses

Q7) What is special about this?

A) Lifestyle magazine for blind [In braille]

Q8) Company founded in 1907 by Toshiyo Iwasaki, 2^nd son of the 2^nd president of Mitsubishi.

A) Asahi Glass

Q9)Connect: NID; Rajeev Gandhi; Rahul Gandhi; Konark Temple video featurette

A)Indian Airlines

ROUND 3:

Q1) Identify this famous co-founder and chairman of a corporation.

A)Dan Wieden (Wieden and Kennedy)

Q2) James Jannard founded this company.

A) Oakley

Q3) Jagdish Bhagwati and Bent Hansen- first founded this theory of __________, an activity which can be considered an import substituting economic activity in some ways. Main consideration- Welfare implications. Coming from belief, that private sector is more efficient than public sector. Considered a way of indirectly diverting resources from the government to private sector.

A) Smuggling

Q4) Identify the concept which was also was the basic premise of this movie.

A) Delivery of products in 30 or less minutes. Especially in reference to pizzas.

Q5) YOYO economics coined by Jared Bernstein in 2006. Term refers to economic policies in which a government shifts responsibility for economic challenges on to individuals. What does it stand for?

A) You’re On Your Own

Q6) Book about?

A) Beecham

Q7) Connect: Gazette of India; Amartya Sen; Logo of Indian Mint; Video of JRD Tata

A) Bharat Ratna

Q8) Company established in Bergen in 1838. In 1850s, it moved to Stockholm. In 1981 it was merged into Volvo, was sold to Procordia and is since 1995 a part of the Norwegian Orkla. Which seafood company?

A) Abba

Questions contributed by Mr. Subhodeep Jash. Subhodeep is a lawyer, working in the field of public policy and research.

10.09.14

by Walnut

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2014 – Gurgaon– Preliminary Round Questions

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2014 – Gurgaon– Preliminary Round Questions

Results:

WINNER:
Genpact – Rohan Khanna and Leo Thomas
RUNNER UP:
Mahindra Comviva – Jiwateshwar Singh and Saransh Verma

Preliminary Round Questions:

Q1) Charles Revson of Revlon found inspiration into the idea of segmentation of markets through the practices of an automobile giant. Which enterprise?

A) General Motors

Q2) FITB: Hutber’s law states that _____________ means deterioration. Continuous _____ means.

A) Improvement.

Q3) Patricia Campbell, grand daughter of a newspaper magnate?

A)William Randolph Hearst

Q4) Doodle commemorating?

A) Grace Hopper

Q5) Thinker: “Under capitalism, Man exploits man’. Who?

A) J. K. Galbraith

Q6) Tennis player- Richest player of the 1970s. Who?

A) Billie Jean King

Q7) Term coined by the firm, Mark Monitor referring to the practice of damage caused to a brand’s reputation for hostile or malicious reasons.

A) Brandjacking

Q8) FITB: “___________________: How Gujaratis Do Business” by Shobha Bondre.

A) Dhandha

Q9) Supermodel known as “The Face”- Endorsed Revlon in 1989 and was also the face of Pepsi in 1991.

A) Cindy Crawford

Q10) Like technocrats, what are IMF officials who specialize in high level lending to developing nations called?

A) Debtnocrats

Q11) Nickname for Pakistani film industry- coined in 1989- by now defunct magazine ‘Glamour’, published from Karachi by gossip columnist, Saleem Nasir?

A) Lollywood

Q12) Identify the logo.

A) Mochi

Q13) Victoria’s Secret, TNA Aritzia, GAIAM, TH3, Hard Tail, Lucy Activewear, Vertical Athletics, Lululemon Athletica, Tuff Athetics- are producing brands of _____________ pants.

A) Yoga pants

Q14) Word derived from 14^th century word denoting “to drink in excess”?

A) Booze

Q15) Processor giant launched – mobile platform- codenamed – Kaveri. Kaveri processors: hetero architecture allows CPU to access computer’s entire memory space (upto 32 Gb). Made by whom?

A) AMD

Q16) Identify from the logo. (Hint—Irish Whisky)

A) Baileys

Q17) A very creative and successful Twitter campaign with hashtag was deployed by this company in UK. The #letsdolunch promised to decrease the price of a particular pizza by a pence. After 85K tweets, price dropped to 7.74 pounds. The company offered the price from 11 am to 3 pm that day. Which company?

A) Dominos

Q18) The Youth for India fellowship program is for outstanding professionals and graduates who are passionate about touching lives and leading the society to a change for a better India. Which bank is behind this initiative?

A) State Bank of India

Q19) Bollywood superstar picked up 1.1 lakh shares of brokerage house Stampede Capital for an estimated Rs. 1.21 crores. Who?

A) Amitabh Bachchan

Q20) Identify the statue in France who is the creator of a great electric company.

A) Schneider

Questions contributed by Mr. Subhodeep Jash. Subhodeep is a lawyer, working in the field of public policy and research.

09.14.13

by Walnut

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2013 – Gurgaon – External Track Questions

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2013 – Gurgaon – External Track Questions

The second edition of the Gurgaon Crucible saw a modest turnout but there were no let-ups in the quality of quizzing though. In the end, the usual suspects Genpact (with the old warhorse Rohan and the campus winner from earlier this year, Leo Thomas) defended their title with ease. The emergence of some fresh faces in the stage does augur well for the possible next editions of the quiz in this region.

Results:

WINNER:

Genpact (Rohan Khanna & Leo Thomas)

RUNNER UP:

Reckitt Benckiser (Mohit & Rajeev)

Other Finalists- DY Works, Bacardi, 2 teams from Reckitt Benckiser, Google.

FINALS:

Round 1:

1) What in the world of automobiles is called ‘Cross Badging’?

– A strategy used globally in the auto sector by group companies sharing the same car or platform with minor engineering changes.

2) He has reinvented himself as dealmaker, a globetrotting advisor and a philantrophist with WindRush ventures. The company raked in an income of 16 million pounds. Who?

– Tony Blair

3) Which Indian conglomerate has the largest market in chairs and desks in Afghanistan. It thought of selling its bicycles in India during 1930s. But World War II broke out and a ship carrying manufacturing equipment of bicycles sunk and thus they backed out of the Bicycles selling segment.

– Godrej

4) Its called Mordida in Spain ; Winepot (FRA); Butterbread in Scandinavian countries. Its estimated value is 1 trillion $ worldwide. How do we know it in India

– Bribe (derived from Briba)

5) Caxi Rola- instrument based on caxixi. Also known as IDIOPhone. This is banned in Brazil. What’s this product?

– Vuvuzela

6) This place has the following sequence of prefixes- Fosters: AMP: Brit Insurance:KIA in terms of bidding rights.

– Oval Cricket Ground

Round 2:

1) Identify –

– Viren Shah, Ex Governor of West Bengal, CMD of Mukund

2) This entrance can be found where?

– LEGO VAULT (Museum)

3) Explain:

– McDonalds drive through in Australia. Macca’s is slang for McDonalds over there. And, to differentiate from another local brand with a McDonalds sounding name, they started using Macca’s.

4) Significance of the book?

– Construction of Panama Canal and its transformation to business in the region.

5) Who?

– Shripal Morakhia (Sharekhan)

6) Explain:

– Ajax (Water Closet- Flushing system used in toilets)

Round 3:

1) Tata company- authorized distributor of Piaggio’s “Aero” aircraft – P180 Avanthi in Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Mauritius, etc.?

– Taj Air

2) One of the fastest growing cement brands- Tata Shuddh. Which company makes it?

– Tata Chemicals

3) Which brand invited Facebook fans to come up with an alternative to the end of world prophecized by the mayan prediction?

– Fastrack

4) Erstwhile Tata partner- Was a partner of Manchester United at one time.

– AIG

Round 4:

– Amar Chitra Katha

– Marilyn Monroe (Hugh Hefner; 6126- Monroe birth date; Kidman tribute to Monroe)

– Doonesbury (Garry Trudeau is the creator, Buffet and Trump appear on Doonesbury, Doonesbury won a Pulitzer)

– Bird & Co. (Eastern Investments Ltd is a government undertaking; Bisra Stone Lime Company Limited is a part of Bird & Co.; Amitabh Bachchan had his first job at Bird)

Round 5:

1) First plant at Sankar Nagar. (Buzzer pressed)

India Cements

2) Indian organization- 1^st TV ad in 157 years was aired during opening day of CWG 2010.

Indian Railways

3) Company publishes the global innovation barometer which examines state of business innovation in a volatile global economy.

General Electric

– Questions reviewed by Subhodeep Jash.

Subhodeep is currently working as a Consultant (Regulatory Affairs) with Dua Consulting. He is an avid (quizzer + movie buff + ManUtd fan ). He won the Tata Crucible Campus Edition from Pune in 2008 as well as the ‘ET in Campus’ Business Quiz from Pune in 2008 & 2010.

09.14.13

by Walnut

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2013 – Gurgaon – Preliminary Round Questions

Tata Crucible Corporate Edition 2013 – Gurgaon – Preliminary Round Questions

Results:

WINNER:

Genpact (Rohan Khanna & Leo Thomas)

RUNNER UP:

Reckitt Benckiser (Mohit & Rajeev)

Other Finalists- DY Works, Bacardi, 2 teams from Reckitt Benckiser, Google.

PRELIMINARY ROUND:

1) Which economist was Chidambaram quoting in his 2013 Budget statement when he said- ‘There is compelling moral case for equality, but it is also necessary if there is to be sustained growth’?

– Joseph Stiglitz

2) This idea originated from the School of Salamanca in the 16^th century. Developed in its modern form by Gustav Cassel in 1918?

– Purchasing Power Parity

3) After Christian Dior’s untimely death in 1957, who succeeded him as head designer of Christian Dior?

– Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)

4) Which cosmetics billionaire, notorious for the Lipstick Index, has given the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, his entire collection of Cubist art worth $1 billion in April 2013?

– Leonard Lauder

5) Which European car brand has advertised with the following print campaign (issued in public interest not to text while driving)?

– FIAT

6) This Gurgaon based cola giant has announced a one year strategic partnership with the Asian Football Development Project with the theme “Live for Now”?

– Pepsi

7) Iconic brand with the memorable slogan- “The road starts here, it never ends”.

– Harley Davidson

8) Which internet company was co-founded by Fabrice Girinda and Alex Oxenford in 2006?

– OLX

9) In the TAPI pipeline, if A stands for Afghanistan, P for Pakistan, I for India, then what does T stand for?

– Turkmenistan

10) Print Ad campaign for (Hint: coming to India soon) –

– IKEA

11) Which carmaker roped in Jeev Milkha Singh as a brand ambassador in India?

– Volvo

12) Which former Miss Universe has launched a Bollywood production house called Bheegi Basanti Entertanment?

– Lara Dutta

13) Which company has a restorative water drink called B’Lue with the tagline “At Your Best Hamesha”?

– Danone

14) Which diamond brand from the stable of Gitanjali is being endorsed by Sanjay Dutt and Manyaata?

– Sangini

15)

Co-Authored by Karl Marx and ______ ________?

– Frederick Engels

16) Which FMCG decided to exit the branded rice segment with ‘Arise’?

– Marico (Saffola Arise)

17) Which English football club owned by the Fenway Sports Group & has the anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’?

– Liverpool F.C

18) This company founded in 1994 spurred by what its founder called ‘regret minimization framework’?

– Amazon

19) This new term is used to describe office organizational system wherein multiple workers are using a single physical workstation or surface during different time periods?

– Hotdesking

20) Identify the personality-

– Rajiv Takru

21) This country’s intelligence agency advertised on the social media with the following- “If you possess daring wits and finesse, you can make an impact and perform a personal and national service”.

– Israel

22) GZ-19, GZ-20, GZ-22. Whose airships are these?

– Goodyear (Blimps)

23) This ‘sexy bread’ maker – 1^st in india – packed bread in hygienic and convenient poly-wrapping. Who?

– Harvest Gold

24) Rana Kapoor: Yes Bank; Radha Kapoor: X? [Hint: Live Clean]

– Pressto (Dry cleaning service)

25) ID the newsmaker:

Rohan Murthy

– Questions reviewed by Subhodeep Jash.

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