Business Quiz - E-cell, Iim Ranchi

What is amount for which Academy Award can be returned back/sold?

• A.

  $1000

• B.

  $1.5

• C.

  $1

• D.

  $101

Link this fruit to an Indian company's name.

First introduced in the UK in 2011 by an Indian Conglomerate, it was called an innovation in the soft drink industry - a healthy drink-snack. What is the product’s name, and the company that launched it? ________ ________

In a bid to strengthen its O2O (online to offline) play, what startup recently acquired a newbie (another Indian startup), in the local services market, for $2 million? (Hint: Initial investors of the acquired startup include Healthkart and Shaadi.com)

My first transaction was the sale of ‘Leaving Microsoft To Change The World’. I invested 1 million in an Chennai-based electric vehicle (electric scooter, electric motorcycle) startup Ather Energy. Who am I?

The Defence Ministry of India recently signed a contract worth 105.5 cr, with a Slovenian company for microlight aircrafts required by the IAF to carry out bird reconnaissance of air fields. What is the name of the Indian version of the aircraft to be supplied?

What was the ORIGINAL NAME of the app whose mascot is inspired from Ghostface Killah of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan? It has around a 100 million active users today. 

I was born in a small town in Gujarat but buried far away from my homeland, in Woking, England. My father, my inspiration, was the first businessman of my family. Three of my four lifetime goals were to set up a world-class learning institution, a unique hotel and a hydro-electric plant. Only one goal was realised during my lifetime. Who am I?

Identify the Company. 

My ambition was to become a professional gamer, but life took a turn and I, along with my business partner, delivered books to my customers on a scooter. Now I am among the 100 richest in India. Who am I?

Nicknamed “a crafty cross between Amazon and eBay”, I am the first unique P2P e-commerce website. I went public in 2015 valued at 1.8 billion. Who am I?

This transportation network company uses motifs in bright pink colour (as seen in the image) as a nod to their welcome view toward female passengers and their safety. Another reason for using friendly and bold colour schemes is because this company wants to make its branding less masculine than its competitors. Name the Company. 

Founded by former Oracle executives, it is one of the most highly valued American cloud computing companies. What is the name of the company and where is its headquarters? ________ ________

Over a 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors, including 110 Nobel Prize winners and five American presidents have been instrumental in its journey, which started in 1768. Today, it is the oldest of its kind. What is it?

This company once said, "If you can spend $20,000 on a watch, why not on a mobile phone”? It launched a luxury mobile phone it India in 2013, priced above Rs. 6,00,000. Its phones were described as "Tasteless Trash" by Wired Magazine. Name the Company.

Name the company that bears this logo

Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a short story which inspired a brand which belongs to the personal care category. Name the product and the company. ________ ________ 

In the picture is the Sun Trust Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Apart from its banking assets, its vault holds the original formula of Coca - Cola, since 1925.

• A.

  True

• B.

  False

Known to be the biggest IPO in American history, this company has many affiliates under its wing. Name its consumer to consumer portal known to be listing about a billion products, and among the 20 most visited websites globally.

He started by selling shoes out of the trunk of his car - now there are over a 100 stores in the United States alone, and 185 others globally. However, in 2002, he was sentenced to prison for securities fraud and stock manipulation, and made to resign as CEO from his company. Name the actor that played him in a high-grossing 2013 film.

Name the entrepreneur - he was the first Indian invited to showcase at the Milan Fashion Week and post his stint at the New York Fashion Week in 2007, he launched his label globally. He is the only Indian to be a part of all three major Fashion Weeks.

The last words of this murderer, executed in 1977, adopted by this company as its slogan till date, were instrumental in increasing its market share in the United States to around 45% - making him a legend in the world of Branding. Name the company and the slogan. ________ ________

Which company uses all these symbols together in its logo?

Name the company being advertised.

X has had around 43 pets including 12 horses, 21 dogs, 6 cats, 3 ponies, a parrot, a panda, a chimpanzee, and a zebra. X is also credited to hold 80 careers - everything from a paleontologist to a presidential candidate. She is a role model to many children, and helps them believe that women can take over any professional career successfully. Who is X?

Swedish company Y (designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, appliances, small motor vehicles and home accessories) tied up with X towards its goal to be "energy independent". X uses fuel cells that use biogas to generate electricity.Identify X ________ and Y ________.

Name the startup that provides collaborative communication across platforms, with the symbol ‘#’ as its logo.

Shown in the picture is a symbol from a unique language that appeared on the Wikipedia Logo. It was later replaced in 2010, causing an outrage. Name the language.

Identify the product being advertised here.

In 1952 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was concerned that Indian women were spending precious foreign exchange on this particular category of products and imposed a ban on import of them. Later, after a huge protest from Indian women, he requested JRD Tata to manufacture them in India. Subsequently, this brand was formed. Name the brand.

I am the lead developer of a service, whose mobile app was the first to hit 1 billion installations - Who am I?

Developed in 1946, its famous "burping seal" is what distinguished it from competitors. It pioneered the 'party plan' model of sale, with rewards for hosts. Name the company. 

Name the company. 

Born in 1939, I started my career as a sales assistant in Brooks Brothers. Later, I made ties out of rags and started selling them out of a drawer in the Empire State Building. My turning point came when I supplied a huge order for Neiman Marcus, and as of 2009 my company generated $5 billion in revenue. In 2010, I was declared Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. What is my name?

The goals of my entrepreneurial endeavors revolve around my vision to change the world and humanity. My ultimate goals include reducing global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption; as well as reducing the chance of human extinction by making life multi-planetary and setting up human colony on Mars. I am also the 39th wealthiest person in the US.