Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2013 Ranchi Prelims
Via Mr. SS PANDA & Sampad Mishra
TATA CRUCIBLE CORPORATE –RANCHI ROUND 21/09/13
TOTAL TEAMS:28.
PRELIMS:
1.This travel company opened its office in India in 1949.Later acquired by Zurich based Kuoni Travel . How do we know this outbound travel Company ?Ans:SOTC
2.A stock market condition which is neither bullish nor bearish is known as ___.Ans:Chicken Market
3.Gmail as we know was earlier derived from another free service named after a cartoon character.Ans:Garfield.
4.Khuswant Singh wrote in 1970’s :”Soon little__ will be seen running all over India ,from Kashmir to Kanyakumari etc.Ans:Maruti cars
5.Identify the Brand?
Ans:Landrover
6.Trivia abou Jacquar bathroom fixtures. Old namr,promoter’s name given.Ans:Jacquar
7.Quote by Sam Walton given and was asked to identify him? Ans: Sam Walton
8.Latin for Pebble ,abacus,something dear to TinTin.modern name in Mathematicas.Ans:Calculus
9. Originally the company was to be called Pequod, after a whaling ship from Moby-Dick, but this name was rejected by some of the co-founders. The company was instead named after the chief mate on the Pequod, Ans:Starbucks
10. Identify the product from morphed photo? Ans:Duracell
11.First made by Vic Wills in 1961 for his newborn grandchild identify this brand of baby product now marketed by P&G.Ans:Pampers
12.Made by Stephanie Kwolek in 1971,this product was five times stronger than steel. finds wide application in security industries nowadays.Ans:Kevlar
13. We couldn’t improve the product so we improved the tube”,was the ad in 1908.Which product?Ans:Colgate
14.Expand PAN.Ans:Permanent account number.
15.She is worth $12.7bilion dollars,identify this lady from the world of business.
Ans: Abigaile Johnson,Fidelity Investments
16.Roger Federer,Thiery Henry & Rahul Dravid endorsing a Product.Ans:Gillette
17. It is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment in Currency market.Ans:Hedge
18.What in the Indian Sports changed ownership from Deccan Chronicle to the Sun Netrwork last year.Ans:Deccan Chargers IPL team
20.This $75billion dollar corporate spilit into two parts.News Corp and ___.Ans:21ST Century Fox.
21.Who wrote the book-Outliers.
Ans:Malcom Gladwell
Written cutoff: 12.Highest:19(RSP)
WINNER: ROURKELA STEEL PLANT(S.S.PANDA & SAMPAD MISHRA),RUNNERS UP:VODAPHONE
S.S.PANDA ,BSc.Engg,ME,MBA,CFA is an Alumni of NIT,ROURKELA.
& SAMPAD MISHRA,BE is an Alumni of NIT,ROURKELA.
Past achievements: Winners:Tata Crucible Corporate At Ranchi:2013,2012,2011,BrandEquity,Kolkata Zone 2012:3rd, & Finalists at AIMA Quiz,East Zone 2012,2012,2011,Runners up SAIL Udaan QUIZ 2012,Jt.Winner Kolkata Quizzing Festival 2012.