TBQ-Tata Crucible Quiz-Current Affairs-Sample-10

1) Which company is soon coming into being as an initiative of 500 diamond units of Surat to source rough stones directly from the mines in Africa, Russia, Canada and Australia?

2) This brand is advertising itself as a ‘tear-proof’ and perfect mascara for all those fans shattered by Ricky Martin’s coming out of the closet. Which brand?

Which brand is being advertised?
Which brand is being advertised?

3) Which company has announced to acquire virtualized storage provider 3PAR for USD 1.15 B?

Ans1: Surat Diamond Sourcing India Ltd (SDSIL)
Ans2: Yardley TripleXXX lash mascara
Ans3: Dell

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TBQ-Tata Crucible Quiz-Current Affairs-Sample-9

Here are two questions from recent news. Sticking to the interweb this time.

1) “the vision of [dotcom] is to bring together all Muslims on the web towards a single platform, in a spirit of brotherhood, to create positive change within the Muslim world and humanity in general”. Name this website founded by Mustafa Patel as a social networking site for Muslims.

2)Which band decided to give away all seven songs of its new album ‘16/330 Khajoor Road’ for free, one song a month over the next seven months, in the form of mp3 downloads from its website?

Ans1 : Madina.com
Ans2: Indian Ocean

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TBQ-Tata Sample#6

1) On April 22, 1948, Dr. SP Mukherjee, the then Min. of Industries & Civil Supplies launched the first Telco first road-roller named ______?

2) Titan Industries Ltd recently launched the first of its small format retail stores. It was launched in Chennai. What’s it called?

Ans1: City of Delhi
Ans2: Titan One
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TBQ-Tata Crucible Quiz-Current Affairs-Sample-8

1) ‘intelligent-Gas Port Injection’ or i-GPI is the flagship CNG engine technology of which car maker?

2) Which company has agreed to buy Unica Corp. for about $480 million?

3) It traded under a variety of brands including Costa Brava Breakaways and Single Parent Holiday Savers. Name the Birmingham-based British travel company that collapsed recently.

Ans1: Maruti Suzuki-recently launched on 5 popular models

Ans2: IBM

Ans3: Sun4U

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TBQ-Tata Sample#5

Here’s a set of 2 questions. Want more? TANSTAFL, folks!
1) This brand was the brainchild of P T John. John won the confidence of Jal Nowroji, during a short voyage and persuaded Nowroji to accept his idea. Which brand came into being due to this meeting?
2) This soap brand was launched in 1931 by J.A.D Nawroji who himself chose the brand name. Which brand from TOMCO are we talking about?
Ans1 : 501 soap- the TOMCO factory in Ernakulam was started
Ans2: Hamam

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TBQ-Tata Crucible Quiz-Current Affairs-Sample-7

1) Name the movie/video game rental store business founded by David Cook in 1985 and is in a near-bankrupcy state.
2) Identify him/the company he founded that’s in news now.
Identify.
Identify.
Ans1: Blockbuster Inc.
Ans2: Mike Lazaridis, RIM(Blackblerry)

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TBQ-Tata Crucible Quiz-Current Affairs-Sample-6

1) Identify this company/personality. They are in news again.
Identify the company/person
Identify the company/person.
2) Identify this personality who has stepped down as the CEO/MD.
Identify.
Identify.
Who/which company?
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Ans1: Liang Zhang, Chairman of Synutra. This is one of the tainted companies in the infant food adulteration controversy. This company is back in news.
Ans2: Atul Sobti, Ranbaxy
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TBQ-Tata Sample#4

Now that Tata Crucible dates are out, let’s focus on the Tata group. Here you go.

1) This TVC was shot around the Nashik countryside in Maharashtra by advertising film-maker Kunal Kapoor of Adfilm Valas. Rediffusion Dentsu Young and Rubicam Pvt. Ltd is handling the creative advertising account.The television commercial will have the same positioning as the print campaign with the tag line “Now You Can.” . Which Tata brand?

2)With which company has Tata Steel entered into an agreement to run three daily charter flights between Jamshedpur and Kolkata?

3)Which footbal club has signed a three-year agreement with the Tata Football Academy (TFA)? recently? The club is nicknamed ‘The Blades’ because of its history of steel manufacturing.

And 2 questions from the group’s history.

4) Name the Tata company that was renamed  as Tata Business Support Services in March 2008.

5) This company began in 1920 as Gahagan Paints and Varnish Co. Ltd at Lower Parel. From 1976 to 1999 it was part of the Tata (Tata Forbes) group. Which company?

Ans1: Nano
Ans2: Deccan Charters
Ans3: Sheffield United Football Club       (SUFC)
Ans4: SerWizSol
Ans5: Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd(now Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.)
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TBQ-Sitters Sample#2

1)This car was designed as communist East Germany’s answer to the people’s car-Volkswagen Beetle, and rolled off assembly lines in November 1957. The name meant “fellow traveler,” and was named in honor of the Soviet Union’s earth orbiting satellite “Sputnik,” which was launched the same year. Which brand ?

2) “Hydrate responsibly”. Which brand says this?

3) His production company was named The Malpaso Company, after a creek that ran through some property he had purchased in Carmel, California.
Malpaso is the Spanish word for “bad step” or “misstep”. When he agreed to take the role of the Man with No Name in the now classic “Dollars trilogy” his agent told him that it would be a “bad step” for his career. And so he chose this ironic name for his company. Who?

Ans1: Trabant
Ans2: Glacéau
Ans3: Clint Eastwood

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