Preliminary Round Questions:
1. Which American Artist, in a 2009 article in The Economist was described as the “bellwether of the art market” & given a bottle of Estee Lauder perfume “Beautiful” into his grave?
A. Andy Warhol
2. Ryan NYP was made by Ryan Air in 1927 & cost was a little more than $10,500 & designed by Ryan’s chief aeronautical engineer, Donald Hall. Who was the famous user?
A. Charles Lindbergh (Spirit of St. Louis)
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Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2013 Kolkata Prelims
Prelims
1. What in Gujarat is known as Chaar Bangadi?
2. Which book published in 1859 is the largest selling single volume book ever? (Clue: It sold 2 Million copies till date)
3. Which beautiful consort wrote a book titled ‘The Sandwich Swap’ in 2011? (Clue: Think Royalty)
4. Rellure a brand owned by the Reliance Life Science Pvt Ltd., is associated with which fruit?
5. Who’s the author of the book?
6. First there were Harmony, Tempo and Allegro & then came Puma, Jaguar, Snow Leopard. What are these?
7. In gaming what does RMG stands for?
8. Which actor aspired to be a professional photographer & started his career as an apprentice in A. Das & Co., Delhi? (Clue: We’ve lost him recently)
9. Who has unveiled the new search engine named PLUS D (The Public Library of United States Diplomacy)? (Clue: Very much in news)
10. Who’s the advertiser?
11. What is jointly owned by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular?
12. AP market which of this coffee brands? (Options given: Araku/Tirumala/Telengana)
13. What unique thing has been started by Samoa Air?
14. Satya Rajpurohit, calligrapher and co-founder of Ahmedabad-based design firm Indian Type Foundry, says he arrived at the perfect ‘L’ after trying more than 400 strokes over 2-3 weeks. And they’ve trademarked the letter ‘L’. Whose logo? (Clue: Hospitality)
15. Id her? (Clue: CRISIL)
16. Which series has inspired Martin Copper to conceive the idea of Mobile Phone in 1973?
17.After which everyday product this Hyundai’s this vehicle E4U designed?
18. By exporting which fruit from the national tree of Bangladesh, India got INR 800 Cr Revenue?
19. This is a list ……per capita. What?
Monaco: 3/35,427
St Kitts and Nevis: 1/53,051
Guernsey:1/65,573
Hong Kong: 39/7.1 Million
Belize: 1/356,600
Cyprus: 3/1.1 Million
Israel: 17/7.8 Million
20. Which Indian Group’s next generation are these?
21. Which job people who liked globetrotting wants, Heinrich Kubis was first in the world in 1912?
22. Which future Senator was the first to orbit the Earth in Mercury
23. A simple __________ from the White House wipes billions off US markets in the month of April, 2013?
24. Which adventurist Indian Businessman is the founder of the Super Car Club in India & set the record for the fastest lap at the Buddh International Circuit in Ferrari 458 Challenge?
25. Younger age Pic of which head of a Global Financial Institution?
Answers:
Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2013 East Zone Finals
THINK GLOBAL
THINK PICTORIAL
—Risk ratings for Mutual funds
TATA WORLD
CONNECT
—DOORDARSHAN- PHILIPS PROVIDED THE Technology, Devashis created the logo, Miguel sabido was the man behind DD’s longest running show HUM LOG
2.
Amruthanjan—Dragon balm by them, founder Nageswar Rao Pantulu also started Andhra Patrika and Bobby fisher used Amruthanjan balm and used to get them from Vishwanathan Anand
3.
Campbell soup
4. 
Apple inc.—George orwell, the girl who threw hammer in the 1984 ad, the binocular building was designed by Frank Gehry who has appeared in Think Different ad
CLUES ROUND
AIMA (All India Management Association) NMQ – 2012_ Kolkata Finals
Courtesy: Sudhanshu Sekhar Panda with updates from Rabi Sankar Saha
Rd#1
1.Innovate for a better world-NIKE
2.Identify-inventor of a very famous toy:Ans:Rony Johnson of Super soaker water Gun fame
3.You will never stay in this town-alleged sexual exploits of which celebrity:John Travolta
4.Cartoon of H.Barbora
5.Afican union HQ.PHOTO
6.Lady Gaga founded a NGO for domestic violence
7.What is KozuKai:allowance given by wife to husband for his expenses in Japan
8.Lilly Ledbetter Act of 2009 in US: Equal pay irrespective of race etc.
Rd#2
1.”Make me feel impt.”Business woman:Mary K Cash
2.Business publication Started in 1933 by T. J. Martyn,going to end soon.Newsweek
3.Voice of Carly Fiorina
4.Voice of Jack Welch
5.Inventor,author,futurist?Brookes
6.NGO of Samantha Cameroon,w/o British PM James Cameron
7.Go to Olympics atheletes used Nike shoe,Martin Loutti
8. Photo of Alistair Mclean,Scottish author
9.Lilly fed better in Jan’09in US.What does it generate.Unconditional basis incentive irrespective of race etc.
10.Photo of Swampy-mobile app by Disney.
11.Live out of your dream-which co?Godrej
12.Which term originates from the fictional characters-Laura Weber,Luke Spencer: SuperCouples
Rd#3(+10/-5)
1.Photo of Anuradha Mahindra
2.Photo of SS Chatwal(clue: Indian Hotelier)
3.Photo of Vinita Bali
4.Photo of Brookes,film director
5.Rohit Bal (clue: Indian Versatile Designer)
6.Marissa Mayer (clue: Work is Religion)
Rd#4
1.Trivia about origin of assembly line: Ransom olds
2.Mckinsey award: HBR
3.Trivia about Kappa
4.Trivia about Four Seasons Hotels
5.Trivia about Materasi company
Rd#5(+10/-5)
1.Connect:Bhopal gas tragedy monument
2.The Jazz Singer:1st talkie movie
3.Photo of Paypal founders
4.Trivia about Royal Rajastan Express
5.Compassionate consumerism
6.communicate wrist band:cool man
7.don’t buy sex:Ruchira Gupta
8.cartoon on Elevator pitch.
AIMA (All India Management Association) NMQ– 2012_ Kolkata Prelims
Courtesy: Rabi Sankar Saha with updates from Sudhanshu Sekhar Panda
1. Which Group’s initiative?
2. Id (Sculptor with a difference)
3. Whose initiative to fight cancer?
4. ‘How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company’ is the byline of which famous book by a prominent Business Personality?
5. Logo with the by-line ‘Hope for the Poor’
6. What’re they collectively called?
7. Whose initiative?
8. CEO of which Co.? (Most of us use it)
9. Photo of the US presidential candidates (other than Democratic & Republican candidates)
10. Id the Economist who got the Nobel for his work on Decision Making?
11. The lady named Aditi Mukherji, is the first Indian to win which Prize for Hunger & Poverty alleviation for her work?
12. Which event is get sponsored by the Co. for last 24 Yrs?
13. Cycle Brand promoted in the movie ‘Student of the Year’?
14. Whose Ad?
15. Whose tagline is ‘Ready for Real Business”? (Clue: Almost all of us have used it)
16. Air Asia introduced what in its long haul Flights at Seventh Row?
17. Speedee was an earlier mascot for a particular type of Service which was later phased out. Which Co.?
18. Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Kacchi & Tahari are varieties of what?
19. If you’re working for a Co. named Paddy Power, then what type of work you do?
20. List of countries with some statistical data- Countries -Biggest guzzlers of Alcohol(ethyl alcohol) per yer per person in 2012
21. The book talks about which particular industry?
22. Established in 1960 by John Bissell & equal shareholders funda. Which Co.?
23. Joint initiative by TOI & which Bangaladeshi Newspaper?
24. Which’s the world’s richest Sport Team? (options were Man U, Dallas Cowboys etc.)
25. Ad. of American Express Bank
26. Photo of Reid Hoffman:founder of Linkedin
27. Which Bollywood Movie made thrice in three different languages & the name roughly translated to ‘Roughe’?
28. ‘The Answer Lies Within’ is the by-line of which Bollywood Movie?
29. Clip of the movie Barfi – which winter wear brand has been promoted in the movie?
30. Clip of the movie ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ – which brand is endorsed by both Katrina & Salman?
Answers:
1. Sahara Group
2. Sudarsan Pattnaik
3. Yuvraj Singh
4. Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew Grove
5. Bandhan
6. BRICS
7. MSD
8. Twitter (Dick Costolo, the CEO)
9. US presidential candidates (other than Democratic & Republican candidates)
10. Daniel Kahneman
11. Norman Borlaug Award
12. Paralympic Games
13. BSA
14. United Colors of Benetton
15. Xerox
16. Quiet Zone
17. McDonald’s
18. Biryani
19. Betting
20. Countries -Biggest guzzlers of Alcohol(ethyl alcohol) per yer per person in 2012
21. Indian American Motel Owners
22. Fabindia
23. Prothom Alo
24. Man U
25. Ad. of American Express Bank
26. Photo of Reid Hoffman:founder of Linkedin
27. Wanted
28. Talaash
29. Monte Carlo
30. Relaxo
The Brand Equity Quiz 2012 – Kolkata – Prelims
Courtesy: The Champ himself- Rabi Sankar Saha
Kolkata BEQ was won by Rabi Sankar Saha & Bhaskar Datta.
Change of his previous partner sure seems to have done Rabi a great deal of good 🙂
Qs which consist 1 mark each
1. Which of these are not in Tangra, Kolkata? (MCQ & Local Qs)
Ans- Golden Dragon
2. Which watch brand is the Official Olympic Timekeeper since 1932?
Ans- Omega
3.Wch Indian Politician bought seeds from the Pune-based Pocha Seeds for his Rose Garden during his confinement?
Ans- Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Which term was first used in reference to trades jobs in 1924, in an Alden, Iowa newspaper?
Ans- Blue-collar
5. _____ Book is published by UN for Climate Change? (FITB)
Ans- Green
6. After US Dollar, which is the largest Foreign Reserve currency?
Ans- Euro
7. Whose capmpaign is the ‘Kentucky Fried Cruelty’?
Ans- PETA
8. Which ruler started the silver coins named Haidari & Imami (MCQ)?
Ans- Tipu Sultan
9.Which retailer has the highest per square foot sales of $5,600/Square Foot?
Ans- Apple
10.After which FM’s Budget Speech, Mrs. Gandhi commented ‘India’s shortest finance minister has delivered the longest speech’?
Ans- Pranab Mukherjee
11. The Benelux union in Europe comprisie of three countries, two of them are Netherlands and Luxembourg. Which is the other?
Ans- Belgium
12. What was invented in 1974 in Hungry to play on 3-D Geometry?
Ans- Rubik’s Cube
13. Who’s th presiding deity of all architects?
Ans- Vishwakarma
14. Kakababu series is written by wch writer (Local Qs)?
Ans- Sunil Gangopadhyay
15. This Year, ICICI Bank has introduced which unique facility for the first time?
Ans- PPF Account
16. Which Social Networking Site uses the “fail whale” as error message for the Webpage?
Ans- Twitter
17. Who is the higest Paid Footballer amongst these? (MCQ)
a) Sunil Chhetri
b) Odafa Okolie
c) Ranti Martins
Ans- Odafa
18. Monalisa Guest House, 172A, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata. Signifies what?
Ans- Kahani of Vidya Balan
19. Which classless train was introduced by Madhu Dandavate in 1978 named after a famous literary work?
Ans- Gitanjali Express
20. can’t recall
A&V
21. Logo of Axis Bank
22. Ad of Lux Cozi starring SRK
23. Pic of Tarla Dalal
24. Cadbury Ad Jingle
25. The song ‘Taxman’ by The Beatles from the Album Revolver, Id the Group?
Idea Qs (Qs wch consist 2 marks each)
26. The tax collection of Empreror Akbar got a boost after the appointment of whom as Diwan-I-Ashraf?
Ans- Raja Todar Mal
27.FITB-‘If you reach for the stars, you might not quite get one, but you won’t end up with a handful of mud, either’
said by Leo Burnett (MCQ)
a) Poo
b) Grains
c) Mud
Ans- Mud
28. Who was been appointed as the Commissioner of Customs in Scotland in 1778?
Ans- Adam Smith
29. FITB- Sumantra Ghosal’s Quote ‘You can’t renew a Company without revitalizing its……’?
Ans- People
30. Who started teachin in Dhaka University in 1926 with the recommendation from Einstein?
Ans- Satyendra Nath Bose
The Brand Equity Quiz 2012 – Chandigarh
Courtesy: Hitesh Kamboj
6 teams to qualify for the regional final:
1. Bharti Airtel with (24 points)
2. Infosys Red (24)
3. Pioneer &Partner (25)
4. Samsung (24)
5. Infosys Blue (21)
6. Winshuttle (22)
The chief guest, Vivek Malhotra (Vice President and Head of Marketing for Idea Cellular’s Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and J&K circles) presented the prizes to the winners. The team from Samsung ( represented by Nitin Gupta and Manu Kaushik) maintained their lead from the start and won the quiz
1) Which Arch said “Chairs are arch. Sofa are Bourgeois ?
Answer: Le Corbusier.
2) Which abbreviation of the 1920s is probable influenced by the proprietor name “Frigidaire”
Answer : Fridge.
3) In the 1990 Louis Cartier popularize the use of –
a) Diamond
b) Pearls
c) Platinum
Answer: C
4) Paul Di Resto, Nico Huldenberg and Jules Bianchi are drivers for which F1 team?
Answer Force India
5) What is the minimum amt that one can send through Instant Money Order on India POST?
Ans 1000 Rupee
6) Which bollywood film, directed by Bimal Roy in 1953, is the story of and Impoverished farmer who become the Rickshaw Puller.
Answer: Do Bhiga Jamin.
7) Last year the world oldest marathon runner featured in a publicity campaign for
– UNICEF
– DUREX
– PETA
Ans- Peta
8) In 2011 Rupert Murdoch News Corp. Launched the ‘daily’ it is the first Newspaper ?
-Internet
-Tabloid
-Ipad
Ans : ipad
9) Missing
10) You have to pay to go up the Eiffel tower
Serious/Joking
Answer: serious
11) All the winner of Nobel Prizes for Eco. Have won the award in their lifetime.
Ans: True/False— True
12) Complete this phrase ; Be penny wise and– ——Foolish.
Answer : pound
13) In 1917 the US Rubber company almost marketed their footwear creation calling it Veds or Peds. They finally used another four letter word for them what was that
Ans: KEDS
14) Who headed the salt lake org. Committee for th Olympic Paralympics Winter games of 2002.
Answer: Romney
15) What is trade mark as a type of plasticized cardboard carton for milk & other folded from a single sheet ?
Answer: tetra pack
16) who worked in the Daily Bungle ?
– Superman
– Batman
– spiderman
Answer: Spiderman
17) the Pakistan version of which board game is called Crorepati Baopaar
ANSWER: Monopoly
18) which is the most popular flavour of ice cream?
– Chocolate
– Strawberry
– Vanilla
Answer : Vanilla
19) Which company traded itself first shares in the 2011 using NYSE symbol “LNKD”
Answer- linkedin.in
20) In their effort to stop tea from being declared the national drink being did bar owner in Ludhiana abduntly server to their Customer?
Ans: Lassy ( a drink extracted from the milk)
21-25 Visual ques
Ans: 21) 7-Up adv
Ans:22) Lufthansa logo
Ans:23) Vijaypat Singhania
Answer: 24) Azim Premji Voice
Ans 25 audio of Aiyyaa movie
2 point for each ques 26-30
26) Only 19 nation representing 6% of the world population have comprehensive national bans on ————- adv ?
Ans. Tabacco
27) who presented the first interi budget of independent India.
Ans: R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
28) The name of which mild pain killer comes from ‘acetyliete spirsaure’ salicylic acid.
Ans. Aspirin .
29) Acc. To Philip Kotler the science and art of exploring, creation value to satisfy the needs of a target mkt at a profit is called————
Ans. Marketing
30) In 1882, a company started by which inventor provided the 1st commercial light system in Lower Manhattan ?
Ans. GE, Thomas Edison.
Finals
Round 1 : ( Derek gave answers and teams had to make ques See below 6 ques.)
1) 7824-7431-7884 Ranjana Sonawane of Maharashtra
Answer: Who was first AADHAAR recipient.
2) To cure his kidney stones Marquir de Lessert drank this water from an his friends property.
Answer: How did we got Evain Water.
3) Forbes magazine says this Indian the MOST Losers of 2011?
Ans: who ranked Luxmi Mittal most loser of 2011
4) This auto sport originated when bootleggers transported whiskey at night in modified cars to deceive the police ?
Ans. How Nascar originated
5) Travel Company started in 1841 when the founder took 500 passenger from Leicester to Loughborough
Ans. How Thomas& Cook Formed.
6) answer was Nickelodeon.
Round 2
1) In 1990s before he become the pioneer of it he was a motorcycle dealer, having poultry farm, he has served in Indian army, Udupi hotel owner and a stockbroker. Who
Ans. CAPTAIN Gopinath
2) Which iconic brand has assembly line in Brazil and Bawal (Haryana).
Ans. Harley Davidson
3) Acc. To the Times in London who is riches Musician in 2011 under the age of 30.
Ans. Adele
4) Missed
5) Missed
6) It is belived, Japanese used to put something in Chai to make it bitter what they used to put in the Chai ?
Ans. Turmeric
Round 3 ( Flicker Round ) Visual.
Ans 1. Accenture
Ans2. ?
Ans3. Banker to the Poor book image by Mohammed Yunis
Ans4. Yuvi Foundation T-Shirt.
Ans5. Kari Leaves
Ans6. Manthan movie Poster.
Round 4. ( Idea Deal Round)
1) Acc. To the recent survey who is the best brand ambassador in watch category
Ans. Tiger Wood
2) Name this commodity which derives its name from ‘Juniper berry”
Ans. Gin
3) My wealth comes from Luck and compound Interest ?
Ans. Warren Buffet
4) India produce more than 109 Product of it in India somthing related to the Agri product what ?
Answer: Spices ( The Youngest one in the hall crack this one Arpit from DPS)
5) In which city of Southern Hemisphere the movie ‘ The Lord of King’
Ans. NZ
6) Which company in the world produce more than 300 million rubber tyre ?
Ans. Lego
Round 5 (Skype Round) Audio round
Ans. 1 Neck Chand video
Ans.2 Q.n was cancelled as audio was not clear.
Ans.3 Whitney Houston song
Ans.4 Vico Termeric adv in Audio
Ans.5 Anushman Khurana Actor in Vickey Donor
Ans 6 Audio OF Piyush Pandey.
Last Round 6, 9 ques. In this round 1 team had to be out after 3 ques. 3 teams had to go back to pavilion and in which last year winner from Pioneer&Partner even after making a very gud come back in the game by giving answers of 3 ques. Consecutively and then fight remained for left 2 teams (Samsung and Infosys).
Round 6 Buzzer Round.
1. This mgt guru initial letter of his name is ‘MEP’
Ans. Micheal E Porter
2. Harry Bentley Bradley set to design which brand of Toys ?
ans. Hot Wheel
3) Qns on some comparison with Marilyn Monroe.
Winshuttle was Out after these 3 ques due to lowest score ?
4) In term of Tonnage which state produce more Wheat ( This ques. Made the fight tough for Pioneer&Partner last year regional winner as they answered Punjab.
Ans. UP
5,6) Not able to note DOWN due to to too much noise around .
So finally Bharti Infosys Blue and Pioneer&Partner were out after these 6 ques of 6th round.
So fight remaiedn between Samsung and Infosys Red
7) Which country has more user of FACEBOOK. (As Infosys Red got it wrong they were out and winner were Samsung of First regional round)
Ans- US
| Date | Day | City | Track | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Aug-12 | Saturday | Ranchi | External only | 10.30 a.m | Hotel B N R Chanakya |
| 5-Aug-12 | Sunday | Jamshedpur | Internal only | 2.30 p.m | Rabindra Bhawan |
| 12-Aug-12 | Sunday | Indore | External only | 2.30 p.m | Radisson Hotel |
| 23-Aug-12 | Thursday | Coimbatore | External only | 5.00 p.m | Vivanta by Taj Surya |
| 25-Aug-12 | Saturday | Ahmedabad | External only | 2.30 p.m | IIM - Indian Institute of Management |
| 26-Aug-12 | Sunday | Hyderabad | External only | 2.30 p.m | Taj Deccan |
| 30-Aug-12 | Thursday | Nagpur | External only | 5.00 p.m | Radisson Hotel |
| 1-Sep-12 | Saturday | Bangalore | Twin Track | 2.00 p.m | Royal Orchid Plaza |
| 2-Sep-12 | Sunday | Delhi | Twin Track | 12.30 p.m | Taj Palace Hotel |
| 8-Sep-12 | Saturday | Bhubaneshwar | External only | 2.00 p.m | May Fair Convention Centre |
| 13-Sep-12 | Thursday | Goa | External only | 5.00 p.m | National Institute of Oceanography, Cardium Auditorium |
| 15-Sep-12 | Saturday | Pune | Twin Track | 2.00 p.m | Radisson Hotel |
| 16-Sep-12 | Sunday | Mumbai | Twin Track | 12.30 p.m | Taj Lands End Ball Room |
| 22-Sep-12 | Saturday | Lucknow | Twin Track | 1.00 p.m | Taj Residency |
| 23-Sep-12 | Sunday | Gurgaon | External only | 2.30 p.m | To Be Confirmed |
| 24-Sep-12 | Monday | Chandigarh | External only | 5.00 p.m | Taj Chandigarh |
| 26-Sep-12 | Wednesday | Cochin | External only | 5.00 p.m | The Gateway Hotel |
| 27-Sep-12 | Thursday | Trivandrum | External only | 5.00 p.m | Vivanta By Taj Trivandrum |
| 29-Sep-12 | Saturday | Kolkata | Twin Track | 2.00 p.m | Kala Mandir |
| 30-Sep-12 | Sunday | Chennai | Twin Track | 3.00 p.m | Chinmaya Heritage Centre |
| To Be Confirmed | To Be Confirmed | Guwahati | To Be Confirmed | To Be Confirmed | To Be Confirmed |
| 7-Oct-12 | Sunday | Mumbai | Taj Mahal Palace |
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