JBIMS- Jamanalal Bajaj Quiz – Oct 2011- Prelims
QuizMaster- Dhananjay Shettigar
1) Out’ is a popular gay and lesbian fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine.
Every year it publishes ‘Power 50’, a list of 50 most powerful gay men in America. Who topped the list is the year 2011?
2) Two of his companies listed in Virginia Islands are Paysons and Autumn Holdings.
Some of the businesses he has ventured into include antiques, car rentals, metal trading, export of rice, etc. Who?
3) In 2010, Urs Holzle sent around an urgent internal memo warning that the company would be crushed if it didn’t figure out its social strategy. The team named their social project “Emerald Sea” after this painting of a wave knocking a ship over and then recreated that painting outside the elevators where they worked. What was the outcome of this project?
4) After graduating as an engineer in 1924, he spent six months working in a radio factory in the United States. On his return to his native country, he teamed up with his friend whose parents made the attic of their manor house in Struer in Jutland available for experiments. When they officially opened their business in 1925, one concentrated on the technology while other dealt with the business interests. There were a number of successful developments in the 1930s and 1940s, including a sound recording system for the film industry, roof-mounted loud-speakers for circus and army vehicles and the iconic Beolit 39 radio with a Bakelite cabinet. Name the Company?
5) Born on 1st January, 1956, this person as a teenager, was a member of the its national synchronised swimming team and won bronze medal in the national championships. This person joined Baker & McKenzie, a large Chicago-based international law firm, in 1981 and was elected the company’s Chairman in October 1999.
6) The actress made the debut in 2002 Telugu film ‘Lahiri Lahiri Lahilo’. What was her first acting assignment?
7) The original concept was developed by Jaakko Iisalo and its mechanics were inspired by other petrary physics games that have been released over the years, including another 2009 release, Crush the Castle. Some of the it’s notable fans include Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, and author Salman Rushdie. What?
8) Pic-What is the event that is described?
9) Image consulting firm Lippincott & Margulies was hired to develop a list of 219 prospective names; Vectre, Verone, Chaparel, Calibre and Alexis were chosen as top candidates. While Alexis quickly became the front runner, concerns were raised that the name applied to people more than cars (being associated with the Alexis Carrington character on the popular 1980s primetime drama Dynasty) as a result the first letter was removed and it was to morph the name to _______.
10) According to Tim Keck, his uncle suggested the name when he saw him and Chris Johnson eating a sandwich.
11) This project had been conceived by Indian Banks Association and had the approval of Reserve Bank of India to develop a domestic card payment network.The Original name was discarded as it was found out that two other companies in the payment space have already applied for similar name. What?
12) Pic
13) In September 2010, a certain range of furniture and other interior accessories were launched at Paris trade show. Some of these items were named Radcliffe desk, Bodleian book case, Harry Potter table, etc. The Critics were quick to label it as vulgar and cheapens it image. Whose venture?
14) Ad- Sholay-Gabbar
15) Pic- passed away on 21st June 2011
16) In 2006, Couture Tech Ltd had applied for a particular trademark. The European Union high court rejected an appeal by ruling that the symbol is “contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality”. It was also considered as “symbol of despotism”. What?
17) _____ might be inferred from the appendix of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Of the three segments of the fictional language Newspeak, the “_ vocabulary” is the one dedicated to technical terms and jargon. “Doubleplus” is the superlative modifier for Newspeak adjectives. Thus, ___ might hold the meaning “most extremely technical or jargonous” in Newspeak.
18) Appointed to the Board of Directors of ACC in 1968, he became its Chairman in 1969 and continued till 1997, excluding his tenure as India’s ambassador to USA (1977-79). Later he was honoured as Chairman Emeritus for life. Who are we talking about?
19) Pic
20) 20. Reed Hastings said that “I had a big late fee for ‘Apollo 13.’ It was six weeks late and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault. I didn’t want to tell my wife about it. And I said to myself, ‘I’m going to compromise the integrity of my marriage over a late fee?’ Later, on my way to the gym, I realized they had a much better business model. You could pay $30 or $40 a month and work out as little or as much as you wanted”. What resulted out of this?
21) Resulting from an article written from Stanley Morison, it was created by Victor Lardent. Some experts believe that it was based on an earlier original work of William Starling Burgess. Morison’s revision became known as ___________ and made its debut in the 3 October 1932 issue of The Times newspaper.
22) Video clip of Simpsons. Identify the character?
23) What are bonds denominated in chinese yuan and issued in Hong Kong known as?
24) Designed by Atkins, Dubai, it is being built by Jaguar Buildcon. With a height of 300 meters, the exterior of the building will represent mehendi patterns. Name it.
25) X first met Y by chance at a railway station in early 60s, when he was travelling by train from Hyderabad to Delhi. X let Y in the AC coupe, where he started sketching him, but he was not “impressed” with the drawing. A few years later Y came to X’s house with a guest and again some days later, the painter came asking for a loan of Rs. 600. After Y sought another loan a few months later, X offered him a job at his company to do some paintings for a monthly salary of Rs. 800. He was elevated to the position of Art Advisor at his company in May 1986 at a salary of Rs. 2,500 per month plus accommodation. Identify X & Y
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Ans
1) Tim Cook, Apple CEO
2) Hasan Ali Khan
3) Google +
4) Bang & Olufsen (B&O)
5) Christine Lagarde
6) The Rasna Girl in old Rasna Ad.
7) Angry Birds
8) Occupy Wall Street (OWS)
9) Lexus
10) The Onion
11) RuPay
12) Charles & Maurice Saatchi
13) Oxford University selling products using Harry Potter
14) Monster.com ( Caught in the wrong job)
15) Suresh Tendulkar
16) Hammer & Sickle symbol
17) C++
18) Nani Palkhivala
19) Nina Ricci
20) Netflix
21) Times New Roman
22) Mohd. Yunus
23) Dim Sum Bonds
24) Namaste Towers
25) K P Singh & M F Hussain.
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