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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

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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