BQUIZ----
1.Airports Authority of India (AAI) on 20 November 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which company to spread its wings overseas?

Ans . IL&FS Global Financial Services

2.Rajasthan on 20 November 2015 signed the historic Sister-State Agreement to boost export and investment opportunities with which foreign state?

Ans.South Australia

3.The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 20 November 2015 unanimously adopted a resolution calling all nations to take all necessary measures to prevent and suppress the terrorist acts of ISIS. The resolution was proposed by which country?

Ans.France

4.United States President Barack Obama on 20 November 2015 nominated which India-born politician as the Director of the Asian Development Bank?

Ans.Swati A Dandekar

5.Which country on 17 December 2015 launched the Wukong satellite to seek evidence of dark matter decay?

Ans.China

6.Cow on 21 December 2015 was named as the Personality of the Year for India by which search engine giant?

Ans.Yahoo

 

 

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Q1. Which former SBI Chairman has written his autobiography titled  ” No regrets” ?

Ans. D.N.Ghosh

Q2. Cyanogen competes with which product of Google ?

Ans. Android

Q3. Which new bank  has the tagline ‘Aap ka bhala, Sab ki Bhalai” ?

Ans. Bandhan Bank

Q4. Which company owns the premium bottled water brand Perrier ?

Ans. Nestle

Q5. Which Indian airport has the distinction if being the world’s first solar energy powered airport ?

Ans. Kochi International Airport

Q6. How did Blackberry get its name ?

Ans. The keyboard of the early Blackberry devices resembled the exterior of the blackberry fruit. Hence, the name.

Q7. What is the unique feature of the new STB launched by Tata Sky called Tata Sky + Transfer ?

Ans. One can transfer recorded content to other devices like Anroid and IOS

Q8. In April-June 2015 Q, Apple Watch is No 2 in the wearables market. Who is the current No 1 in wearables ?

Ans. Fitbit

BQUIZ--

Q1. Why would President Obama not stay in Waldorf Astoria when he visits New York ?

Ans. The hotels was recently acquired by Chinese owners, hence risky


Q2. Maruti Suzuki is launching a chain of premium car retail stores , what are they called ?

Ans. Nexa


Q3. Almost 75% of the Antwerp’s diamond industry is made up families from one town in Gujarat. Name the town.

Ans. Palanpur near Surat


Q4. What error message during Windows 10 installation has created a lot of amusement on Twitter ?

Ans. Something Happened


Q5. From which city have the following start ups been launched Cardekho, Logicroots,Culture Alley ?

Ans. Jaipur


Q6.Warren Buffett has made his biggest acquisition at $ 37.2 Bn recently. Name the company bought by Berkshire Hathaway .

Ans. Precision Castparts Corporation- an aerospace parts manufacturer


Q7. With the acquisition of Van Tuyl, Berkshire now owns nine-and-a-half companies that would be listed on the Fortune 500 were they independent (______ is the half),” Warren Buffett wrote in his annual letter to shareholders this year. “That leaves 490-and-a-half fish in the sea. Our lines are out.”

Which co is Buffett referring to that Berkshire Hathaway owns half ?

Ans. Heinz


Q8.In order to simplify the process of deactivating mobile internet on phones, what has TRAI ordered the phone companies ?

Ans.simply calling or even by sending an SMS to 1925


Q9.Where has Xiaomi setup its manufacturing plant in India ?

Ans. Sri City in AP on the AP-TN border


Q10. In corporate lingo who or what is a HIPPO ?

Ans. Highly Paid Person’s Opinion

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Q1. Which cab service provider has announced to go all App based?
Ans .Ola Cabs

Q2. This  is a Grocery focused start up?which is that ?
Ans. Localbanya.com

Q3. Computer Science Corporation has joined hands with whom to provide technology services and solutions to the banking industry?
Ans .HCL

Q4.CCI imposed a fine of 420.26 crores on which company recently?

Ans.Hyundai Motors India Ltd

Q5. Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a mobile App by what name?
Ans.Kotak Bharat

Q6.Who is related to Housing.com?

Ans .Rahul Yadav

Q7.Snapdeal has launched which service for faster delivery?

Ans.Snapdeal Instant

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Q1.Who has invested in Ola Cabs recently?
Arun Sarin

Q2.Who is the founder of Jabong.com?
Praveen Sinha

Q3.Who funds Observer research Foundation?
Reliance Group

Q4.Minions cartoon is associated with which fast food chain?
McDonalds

Q5.Which company has decided to start giving packed breast milk?
IBM

Q6.Coke launched its cans with no labels in which country?

Middle East

 

BQUIZ---

Q1. What is the new tagline of Make My Trip?
A/ Dil Toh Roaming Hai

Q2.Letsgomo Labs has been acquired by which company recently?
A/Snapdeal

Q3. Which company launched a digital payment and purchase solution called PayZapp?
A/HDFC

Q4. Which company launched a Next-Gen Technology Solutions Center of Excellence?

A/TCS

Q5 .SoftBank Corp is coming in a Joint Venture with which company to sell its human-like robot Pepper?
A/Alibaba

Q6. Which firm has launched the first smartphone to weigh below 100 grams?
 A/ Micromax

Q7 .Which company used to sell Noodles & now is a famous Mobile phone manufacturer?
A/Samsung

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Q1. What is the new name of recruitment start-up MyNoticePeriod founded by 2 former Yahoo employees Manjunath and Abhijit ?

Ans. Hiree

Q2.Tata Motors has partnered with Laxmibai Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank and SGS Motors in Gwalior to launch a new cab service for women, by women in Gwalior. What is it called ?

Ans. Veerangana Express


Q3. Which company owns the rum brand Hercules now in India which was very popular among the armed forces long ago ?

Ans. Khodays

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Q1. What is unique about the new bank ATOM Bank that has been given approval in UK ?

A . First bank with no physical branches , no website also .completely digital or virtual in nature , just an App.

Q2. What is the new name for the old and popular brand Cadbury’s Eclairs ?
A Choclairs

Q3. Name the disruptive medical diagnostics firm from USA founded by Elizabeth Holmes, world’s youngest self made female billionaire.

A Theranos

Q4. With which cable TV company in US would you associate Ralph Roberts ?
A.Comcast


Q5. In which company was Swaraj kaushal, husband of Sushma Swaraj offered the position of alt director by Lalit Modi, which he declined ?

A. Indofil Chemicals
 

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1. This MNC was brought to India by none other than Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951. It ruled the market with an 80 % market share for nearly 2 decades. It started facing charges that it was bringing in old machines and leasing to govt departments at exorbitant rates. In 1977, it refused dilution of its equity because of FERA and left India. It came back again in 1992 in a JV with Tatas. Today the company is on its own and is one of the largest MNC employers in India with over 100,000 employees. Name the co.

Ans. IBM

2. Which brand of Indian snacks has been banned by the US food regulator FDA ?
Ans. Haldiram’s

3.Who has been appointed as President -News for Times Now and ET Now ?
Ans. Arnab Goswami

4.It was started by a journalist, social reformer, freedom fighter K.Nageswara Pantutu in 1893 in Mumbai. Even today Bombay is inscribed on its lid. This pain balm was popularised by distributing it free-of-cost in music concerts. Apart from shifting its HQ to Chennai nothing much has changed with the company. The company entered call centre and fruit drinks business, but it is still known for its pain balm. Name the company/brand.

Ans. Amrutanjan

5.Asha Gupta is associated with which leading brand
Ans .Tupperware

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Q 1. Wal-Mart has recently reworked its wages and working conditions for its workforce. Which two singers’ music would play less in PA system ?
Ans. Celine Dion and Justin Bieber
Q 2. Which well known film person has given the voice over in the TVC for Paper Boat ?

Ans. Gulzar
Q3. Which brand has launched “magic” watch with virtual screen that is 20 times larger than actual screen ?
Ans. Lenovo
Q4. In which country trials are taking place to introduce emergency toilets in lifts ? Clue : the country is earth quake prone, hence the need
Ans. Japan
Q5. Which country’s sovereign wealth fund has decided to withdraw investments in coal and coal related businesses to save the environment ?
Ans. Norway
Q6. Name the Scottish moral philosopher, political economist, and Enlightenment era figure born on 6th June 1723 .
Ans. Adam Smith
Q7. Where is India’s 13th major port being set up ?
Ans. Dahanu near Mumbai
Q8. Name the identical twins who have had a remarkable similar careers and have gone on to lead two different tech companies globally.
Ans. George and Thomas Kurian of NetApp and Oracle respectively.
Q9. What is the new name for the merged entities of Broadway, Glitz and Big Cinemas ?
Ans. Carnival cinemas
Q 10. Which billionaire has recently made to the Harvard its biggest endowment ever of 400 mn $ ?
Ans. John Paulson

 

BQUIZ---
1.There are 4 major watch cos in Japan. Name them.
Citizen Seiko, Casio and Orient
2. Name the world’s largest hydro electric project.
Ans. Three Gorges of China
3.In which services is Amarchand and Mangaldas is India’s No 1 firm ?
Ans. Corporate Law
4.Why would it be illegal to manufacture and sell SCOTCH whisky in india ?
Ans.  Scotland has taken a GI on scotch in India
5.How do we know universal product code better ?
Ans.  Barcode
6.Which food brand is named after Grand Duchess Maria Alexandprovna wife of the Duke of Edinburgh ?
Ans. Marie biscuits
7.Which car is normally associated with the british royal family? It was used during the Will Kate wedding also.
Ans.  BENTLEY
8.Which two centres of gambling earn more revenue from the casino business than Las Vegas ?

Ans. Macau and Singapore
9.Which co was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943 to allow “people with limited means to furnish their houses like rich people” ?

Ans.  IKEA
10. NIKKEI and TOPIX are indices related to which country’s stock market ?
Ans.Japan

BQUIZ--
Q1. What is the new name for the TV channel Headlines Today ?
Ans. India Today
Q2, What is the name given to the OS launched by Google for Internet of Things ?
Ans. Brillo
Q3.Which sportswear company has got caught in the FIFA corruption scandal ?
Ans. Nike
Q4. Who will be promoting the newly launched TV channel ‘ DD Kisan’ ? What will be its tagline ?
Ans. Amitabh Bachchan , Badlate Bharat ki Shaan
Q5.What is special about the Iba cosmetics store in Ahmedabad ?
Ans. It only sells Halal cosmetics

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Q1. Which unlikely company has designed a tamper proof smart phone where the data is totally secure ?
Ans. Boeing
Q2. Which popular Indian ecommerce site is run by Jasper Infotech private ltd ?
Ans. Snapdeal
Q3. One of The founders of Whatsapp was turned down by Facebook in 2009. Now his creation has been bought by them for 19 Bn $. Name him.
Ans. Brian Acton
Q4. Who has acquired the internet messaging company VIBER for 900 Mn $ ?
Ans. Rakuten
Q5. What was created by the London bakery Peek Freans in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Grand Duchess of Russia to Duke of Edinburgh ?
Ans. Marie biscuits
Q6. Who has acquired the Vaio division of Sony that makes and sells PCs and Laptops ?
Ans. Japan Industrial Complex
Q7. In 1976, during lunch time at Delhi Cloth Mills, DCM, a group of six young engineers
in the office canteen were discussing their work woes at DCM’s calculator division.
Despite  all  having jobs that paid them well, they were an unhappy lot — they wanted to do
more, riding on their own gumption. They decided to quit their jobs and start a venture of
their own.What company or group resulted from this .?
Ans. HCL Group
Q8.Who has acquired the Motorola Mobility business from Google for 2.91 Bn $ ?
Ans. Lenovo
Q9.The same man invented heroin and aspirin in the same year. Name the inventor and the year. Via uberfacts
Ans. Felix Hoffman, 1897
Q10.Which Indian company owns the brandname Taral Gas ?
Ans. Petronet LNG
Q11. Who has acquired the low-end server business of IBM ?
Ans. Lenovo
Q12. He was the third president of the union formed in 1920. During his tenure, he fought with
 the management to appoint more Indians in key positions. In a letter written to the then Tata
Steel chairman NB Saklatvala on November 12, 1928, he said, “One of the most important problems
 before the company is that it lacks senior officials from India. I have no doubt that if you
go ahead with your policy of Indianisation of Tata steel, you will be able to ingratiate
yourself with your Indian employees, your countrymen as well as with public leaders of all
shades of opinion.”
Who is he ?
Ans. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Q13. Which company has got a trademark on the word ‘candy’ forcing many companies to withdraw their games which has candy in their name ?
Ans. King, the developer of Candy crush Saga
Q14. In terms of the latest headcount available which of the following tech majors, has the largest no of employees ?
a) Apple
b) Google
c) Amazon
d) Microsoft
Q15.CEAT India Ltd was set up in 1958 as a JV between CEAT of Italy and an Indian group.
It was later sold to RPG group. Name the Indian group.
Ans. Tata Group

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Q1. Which grocery retail chain now sold to Future Group was the first Indian store to have a Point of Sale terminal in India ?
 Ans. Nilgiris
Q2. Which two pizza chains will merge to form India’s third largest pizza chain after Domino’s and Pizza Hut ?
Ans. Papa John’s is acquiring Pizza Corner

Q3. What is common to the E-commerce firms Snapdeal, Bluestone and Urban ladder ?
Ans. Investment by Ratan Tata
Q4. Who is China’s largest carmaker ?
Ans. SAIC
Q5. In which state is NHPC setting up a 3000 MW Hydel plant, India’s largest ?
Ans. Dibang Project in Arunachal Pradesh
Q6. Satyajit Ray used to work in the 1940s at DJ Keymar an ad agency in Calcutta. How do we know the agency today ?
Ans. Ogilvy and Mather or O & M
Q 7.”GREAT NEWS – The WHOPPER IS COMING SOON TO INDIA!”
Name the chain that made this announcement.
Ans. Burger King
Q8. Which Japanese company has made the first commercial jet to come out of Japan in the last 50 years ?
Ans. Mitsubishi
Q9. At a time when football is seeing a revival with Indian Super League, which well known Kolkata club is closing down because of bankruptcy ?
Ans. Mohammedan Sporting Club
Q10. What innovation was initially called as ‘Bull’s Eye’ because it was a series of concentric circles ?
Ans. Bar code
Q11. To which website would you be redirected to if you go to relentless dot com on the browser ?
Ans. Amazon
Q12. Which is the first railway station in India where wifi services have been started on a pilot basis ?
Ans. Chennai Central
Q13. Who owns the social network for book lovers Goodreads ?
Ans. Amazon
Q14. In Indian media, what is BARC ?
Ans. Broadcast Audience Research Council
Q15. Which site is the world’s second biggest professional social network after LinkedIn that is popular in France and China ?
Ans  Viadeo

 

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Q1. “The Lion Wakes” is a historical account of which global bank ?

Ans. HSBC
Q2. On an average , how many Indians travel on the trains of Indian Railways in a day ?
Ans. 2.1 crore
Q3. Which chain has introduced edible coffee cups Scoffee on a trial basis ?
Ans. KFC
Q4.Which Telugu film star is behind the regional airline Turbo Megha ?

Ans. Ram Charan Teja

Q5.Name this Swedish artillery maker which has been in business since 1646 AD. It started as a steel producer. It was briefly owned by Nobel.
Ans. Bofors
Q6. Punit Renjen a man of Indian origin will take over as the global head of a Big 4 firm. Name the firm.
Ans. Deloitte
Q7. Which bank in Japan would be introducing robots for the first time to interact with customers ?
Ans. Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi
Q8. Which country has banned use of use of skinny models and also made it mandatory to put a disclaimer for digital enhancements of images ?
Ans. Israel
Q9. Which Bollywood star is the new face of Tag Heuer watches in India ?
Ans. Ranbir Kapoor
Q10. What is the new name for Planning Commission ?
Ans. NITI Aaayog
Q11. Which ethnic wear brand is owned by the Kolkata based Vedant fashions ?
 Ans. Manyavar
Q12. With which cricketer would you associate the fashion label WROGN ?
Ans. Virat Kohli
Q13. Carl’s Jr, a brand endorsed by the likes of Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Padma Lakshmi. It will soon enter India. What is its business ?
Ans. Burgers
Q14. Which international tyre major has invented a puncture proof, airless tyre called TWEEL, a combo of tyre + wheel ?
Ans. Michelin
Q15. On which river is the world’s highest railway bridge being built in India ?
Ans. Chenab

 

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Q1. Which journalist/foodie is behind the restaurant reservation platform EazyDiner ?
Ans. Vir Sanghvi
Q2. Which IT company started life as Sogeti in the year 1967 in France ?
Ans. Cap Gemini
Q3. What is the practice of meeting clients during a walk, a run or a fitness club called ?
Ans. Sweatworking
Q4. Rajeev Suri currently in the news for the Nokia Alcatel -Lucent deal shares something with Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. What ?
Ans. Both are alumni of Manipal Institute of Technology
Q5. Robert Schuller was a pastorpreneur. Who or what is a pastorpreneur ?
Ans. Using religion to build a business
Q6. Which model will replace Maruti Suzuki Ritz in the second half of 2015 ?
Ans. YRA
Q7. With whom has Flipkart tied up in Mumbai to speed up parcel delivery ?
 Ans. Dabbawalas
Q8. FedEx has acquired its rival TNT Express. What does TNT stand for ?
Ans. Thomson Nationwide Transport
Q9.  Kavalan Solist Vinho Barriqque has been voted the best whisky in the world. It belongs to which country ?
Ans. Taiwan
Q10. In what business is Prolacta Bioscience a California based startup in ?
Ans. Human milk
Q11. From April 1 2015 what would be the price of a Railway platform ticket. ?
Ans. Rs 10
Q12. Which media co has acquired Screen from Indian express group ?
Ans. Star TV
Q13. Which Indian corporate is the biggest donor for the Mahatma Gandhi statue unveiled in London recently by FM ?
Ans. Infosys
Q14. How do we better know ‘Refreshing Mints’ sold by Italian confectioner Ferrero in over 100 countries ?
Ans. Tic Tac
Q15. Which e-commerce giant will be managing the retail arm of IRCTC for two years ?
Ans. Amazon

BQUIZ--

Q1. Who is likely to be interim chairman of Infosys after KV Kamath steps down to take up BRICS Bank responsibility ?
Ans. R. Seshasayee
Q2.As the share of cement in the overall house construction expenditure, what is Ultratech trying it reposition itself as ?
Ans. Building solutions provider
Q3. With which brand would you associate the tagline ” where do you want to go ‘ ?
Ans. VIP Luggage
Q4. As per the Supreme Court, photos of only 3 persons can be shown in govt ads. Who are the three ?
Ans. President, PM and Chief Justice Of India

Q5. What unusual act of generosity has Housing dot com founder Rahul Yadav shown recently ?
Ans. Gifted all his shares worth Rs 200 crore to his employees
Q6. With whom has Tag Heuer the swiss watch tied up with in order to counter Apple Watch with its own Smart watch ?
Ans. Google and Intel
Q7.With which celebrity guru would you associate Patanjali brand of FMCG products and Divya brand of ayurvedic medicines ?
Ans. Baba Ramdev
Q8, Why is there likely to be a change in the Chairman of Infosys soon ?

Ans. K V Kamath will soon takeover as CEO of BRICS Bank
Q9. Which Indian co is listed 7th in the world’s top 10 consumer finance firms compiled by Forbes ?
Ans. HDFC
Q10. Which celebrity couple acquired the controlling stake in loss making Hindustan Safety Glass Ltd ?
Ans. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra
Q11. Which celebrity owns The Honest Company that sells non toxic baby products ?
Ans. Jessica Alba
Q12. With which brand would you associate Unicharm which has become No. 2 in its category of FMCG in India ?
Ans. Mamy Poco pants
Q13. McDonalds has introduced a new character in their ads. What is his name ?
Ans. Hamburglar
Q14.Which anonymous social networking app founded one year ago by David Byttow has decided to close down ?
Ans. Secret
Q15. What is the name given to Google’s wireless internet service in US ?
Ans. Project Fi

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Q1. In which category would you include the brands Soylent, Schmilk , Schmolyent etc ?
Ans. Protein powders that can be mixed with water to make a drink.
Q2. Renault launched a compact SUV / hatchback recently. What is the model called ?

Ans. Kwid
Q3.Tadashi Tanai founded it at Hiroshima , Japan in the mid 1980s as a unisex clothing company. Novak Djokovic endorses it. Name the brand.
Ans. Uniqlo
Q4.Who owns the sub brand “Wiki “that sells cool bags of various shapes and colours ?
Ans. Wildcraft
Q5. To which country does Big Cola a brand which has 8% market share in Maharashtra originally from ?
Ans. Peru
Q6. For 7 years in a row Mukesh Ambani’s salary has been stagnant. What is the amount ?
Ans. Rs 15 crore only
Q7. Why is Nestle withdrawing Maggi packets from across the country ?
Ans. Higher than prescribed presence of MSG and Lead in the noodles
Q8. Recently a particular number plate for a car received the highest bid in UK of £ 233,000. It has an Indian connection. What was the number ?
Ans. KR 15 HNA is the right answer
Q9. Who is likely to be interim chairman of Infosys after KV Kamath steps down to take up BRICS Bank responsibility ?
Ans. R. Seshasayee
Q10. In economists circle what is the popular quip for the acronym of International Monetary Fund given their type of recommendations ?
Ans. It’s Mostly Fiscal
Q11.As the share of cement in the overall house construction expenditure, what is Ultratech trying it reposition itself as ?
Ans. Building solutions provider
Q12. With which brand would you associate the tagline ” where do you want to go ‘ ?
Ans. VIP Luggage
Q13. As per the Supreme Court, photos of only 3 persons can be shown in govt ads. Who are the three ?
Ans. President, PM and Chief Justice Of India
Q14. What unusual act of generosity has Housing dot com founder Rahul Yadav shown recently ?
Ans. Gifted all his shares worth Rs 200 crore to his employees
Q15. With whom has Tag Heuer the swiss watch tied up with in order to counter Apple Watch with its own Smart watch ?
Ans. Google and Intel


Regards,
Anagha