Dear all,
Hitting my blog after ages .. saw many guys post the Delhi prelims - incomplete or wrong sequence or sans visuals. This is my humble contribution to those who want the clear / complete / correct picture.
regards
RV
TATA CRUCIBLE 2010 DELHI PRELIMS ROUND ( 25 Questions )
1. Which was the only private limited company during World War II to supply fighter aircrafts to the German Airforce Luftwaffe? Answer - MESSERSCHMITT
2. What in the world of finance is said to have been conceptualized by Roman emperor Diocletian. Hint - Today Governments / corporate and households do this? Answer – BUDGET
3. Business is going to change more in the next 10 yrs more than it has changed in the last 50 yrs. Name the book of these are the opening lines written by a famous tycoon? Answer – BUSINESS @ SPEED OF THOUGHT BY BILL GATES
4. Which singer has a clothing line called "House of Dereon"? Answer - BEYONCE KNOWLES
5. Which organisation get is name from the term "Research and Development"? They invented a telecommunication techinque which formed the basis of modern computer network. Answer - RAND CORPORATION
6. Which country whose name means 2 seas was the first in the middle east region to strike oil? Answer - BAHRAIN
7. Which word is derived from the French for "One who undertakes". Hint - India needs more of these. Answer - ENTREPRENEUR
8. Who gifted the island of Skorpios to Jaqueline Kennedy in 1968 as a wedding gift? Answer - ARISTOTLE ONASSIS
9. Which company was the first to sponsor a limited over cricket match in an English County in 1963? Hint – they emphasized on quickness / fastness / less time. Answer - GILLETTE
10. In 1999 who sold his ready to wear and beauty business to Francois Pinault which included brands like Gucci? Answer - YVES ST.LAURENT (YSL) – WHO EXPIRED IN 2008
11. Mahashay Chuni Lal started this enterprise in Sialkot (now in Pakistan) on April 13, 1919. After the partition of India, Mahashay Dharam Pal, the son of the founder, shifted to Delhi and opened up his shop at Ajmal Khan Road, Karol Bagh. Which brand ? Answer - MDH ( MAHASHIAN DI HATTI ) MASALE
12. Opening ceremony of this newspaper company was done by Mahatma Gandhi on 15th Sept 1924. Which one ? Hint – This is a leading brand in New Delhi. Answer - HINDUSTAN TIMES
13. Name of this place is derived from two hamlets Idla and Padla. This place is associated with one of the largest selling brand in its category. Hint – 0ld and iconic brand in Mumbai. Answer - VILE PARLE ( PARLE IS THE BRAND )
14. What was arranged for the first time by the agents of two French brothers, Louis and August Lumiere, at the Watson Hotel in Bombay on July 7, 1896? Answer - FIRST SCREENING OF A MOVIE
15. Shyam Lal Gupta, a member of Parliament started this publication company. Name it. Hint – we all have read books of this company. Answer – S. CHAND & CO
16. Which industrialist is the founder of the Flag Foundation of India ? Answer – NAVIN JINDAL
17. What popular restaurant chain and food item is associated with John Montagu? Name either the chain or the food item. Answer - SANDWICH
18. One day in 1967, John Shepherd-Barron first envisioned a six-digit numeric code, given what he could reliably remember. His wife however preferred four digits as she couldn’t memorize six digits. What originated thus? Answer – THE UBIQUITOUS ATM PIN
19. “Company of Fools” and “The Smartest Guys in the Room” are books which are linked to a company. Identify this company. Answer - ENRON
20. Which actress of the early 20th century is depicted in the logo of Chicago International film festival ? Answer – THEDA BARA
20. Which actress of the early 20th century is depicted in the logo of Chicago International film festival ? Answer – THEDA BARA
21. Pic of this gentleman shown. Identify the TV channel associated with him.
Answer - 9X ( VINAY CHHAJLANI IS THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PIC – HE RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CHANNEL – HE IS A SUCCESSFUL MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR WHO OWNS ONE OF THE TOP PRINT BRANDS OF CENTRAL INDIA - NAI DUNIA HEADQUARTERED AT INDORE )
22. Identify this famous entrepreneur from Delhi ( googly – resembles Anurag Batra of exchange4media.com ).
Answer – SANJIV BIKHCHANDANI OF NAUKRI.COM
23. Identify the logo? ( Giri commented that this could only be cracked by hard core business quizzers – I agree ! I thought my guess Bossini was right !!)
Answer –
BOSTON ACOUSTICS
24. Who was the producer of Milenge Milenge ? ( a misser of a sitter – my quiz partner, a film quiz expert missed it – even a film buff like me flipped over this famous flop )
Answer - BONEY KAPOOR
25. Identify the brand from this print ad ( Tough !!).
Answer - CHLORMINT
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