The Biz ShortPrelimsBy Mukund Marodia

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• Dibyendu Mishra• Mukund Marodia• Mayukh Nair• Susovan Mahapatra• Sanchit Bansal

Q 1.

● This is a scenario in the game of Go where a stone or a chain of stones only have one liberty and can be captured on the next move if additional liberties are not given.

● In Japanese, the word used here means “to hit the target”.

● However, we know this term due to a simulation of table tennis. Which term?

Q 2.

If Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Electric supplied these for Bangalore, CAF Beasain is one of the suppliers for Delhi, and Alstom did the same for Kochi, which product of theirs am I talking about?

Q 3.

● This is a screenshot of the Synapse Music Player, an application that used artificial intelligence to recommend music based on the user’s taste.

● Microsoft and AOL repeatedly tried to acquire this application and hire its creator, a patient of color blindness who refused both and instead made it a freeware app.

● ID the developer.

Q4.

Why did Bharat Biotech, a Hyderabad based company feature prominently in news early this year?

#Life’sShort #WhyMakeLongQuestions?

*Q 5.

Q6.

● This company is based out of Gujarat with a significant presence in Netherlands and USA started its operation in 1962 in collaboration with Corning, the same company that produces Gorilla Glass.

● A market leader in its product line in India, its products are used in various industries including microbiology, biotechnology, photo printing, process systems and lighting.

● Identify this company.

Q7.

● This technology manufacturer partnered with Hasbro to produce Soundwave, a Transformers robot that can turn into a microcassette recorder, in a makeover fit for the new era.

● The two teamed up again to create a tablet that unfolds into a shiny 190mm version of the Decepticon.

● ID the manufacturer.

Q8.

● This product has been produced in Nepal by Chaudhary Group with technical assistance from Thai preserved Food Factory Co. since 1985.

● It is pre-cooked and flavoured before packaging, so it can be eaten straight from the package or cooked in soup form.

● Its history involves being banned in the States of Assam and Tamil Nadu for high amount of lead content.

● With two plants in India, identify this product.

Q9.

This appears in the initial credits of the 2012 film by Walt Disney Pictures, ‘John Carter’. To whom has this film been dedicated?

*Q10.

● This book by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff is based on which near-past icon?

● The founder named his company after getting inspired from a particular phrase which he had seen used to describe a football player. The same phrase is also a song by Johnny Tillotson.

Q11.

● According to a 2007 article in The Telegraph this certain product is used in India to strengthen roads, provide extra waterproofing for houses and to carry water.

● However, the purpose it is actually meant to serve fails because of such alternative uses that this product is put into.

● Name the product which you wouldn’t otherwise talk about in India.

Q12.

● This publishing label made its debut in 1941 with Worzel Gummidge, a book featuring a talking scarecrow, created by Barbara Todd.

● The first set of books issued by the label had distinctive red and-white jackets. ● From 1948 onwards, all their books featured an introduction titled 'How the book came to be

written'. ● Which publishing label?

Q12.

● This publishing label made its debut in 1941 with Worzel Gummidge, a book featuring a talking scarecrow, created by Barbara Todd.

● The first set of books issued by the label had distinctive red and-white jackets. ● From 1948 onwards, all their books featured an introduction titled 'How the book came to be

written'. ● Which publishing label?

Q13.

• Ustraa is a range of grooming products for men by the company X which was founded by Rajat Tuli and Rahul Anand, both post-graduates from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad.

• Known for its quirky designs and advertisements, the description for Ustra reads “Not tested on animals, only on rascals.”

• Id X.

Q14.

● This 1947 invention resulted out of a Hungarian-born physicist's efforts at improving the resolution of electron microscope images.

● Pictures of a toy-train and a bird were transformed using this technology in 1962 - its first successful application.

● It was given a name derived from the Greek words for 'complete' and 'message'. ● What?

*Q15.

• This is Ashish Dhawan, co-founder of ChrysCapital, one of India’s leading private equity fund and founder and Chairman of Central Square Foundation (CSF), a venture philanthropy (and also a founder of Ashoka University!)

• Late last year, he and his CSF partnered with X to formally launch its Indian operations.

• X is founded and managed by a former hedge fund analyst.

Q16.

• This brand of products was introduced in 1955 by the Late Shri Janki Dass Jain and is a major player in the B2B (business-to-business) market, where it is highly visible.

• Though it is famous for having built a reputation nationwide without any marketing, it files lawsuits frequently against the many knockoffs of its products and as a result has patented all of its designs.

• Identify the brand.

Q17.● Last month, one of Air India’s Delhi to San Francisco flight, AI 173 was helmed under the

command of Captain K. Bajpayee and Captain Shubhangi Singh, along with First Officers RK Gupta and Amrit Namdhari.

● What was so special about this flight which garnered it a place in headlines?● At a domestic level, Air India is known to have done a similar thing earlier too and was the

first carrier to do so when it operated a flight from Calcutta to Silchar in 1985. ● Air Zimbabwe, Ethiopian Airlines and Atlantic South-East Airlines have grabbed headlines

for doing the same thing in the past too. ● What is being talked about?

Q18. ● Last year the company X, released a #100andRunning campaign as a part of their celebration

for completing 100 years in India and had the iconic 104 old marathon runner Fauja Singh as its ambassador and symbol.

● Which company is this?

Q19.

• Mars, Inc. was approached by someone who wanted to use their M&M candy in his film. Mars did not see any potential in it and refused permission, and as a result the person turned to their competitor Hershey’s. The agreement paid off for Hershey’s as product sales went up by 65% in profits after the film and are now considered an iconic part of it. Who, for which film?

Q20.

● In the book  "The Lords of Strategy," renowned business journalist and editor Walter Kiechel tells the story of the four men who invented corporate strategy as we know it and set in motion the modern, multibillion-dollar consulting industry.

● Three of them are Bruce Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting Group, Bill Bain, creator of Bain & Company, Fred Gluck, longtime Managing Director of McKinsey & Company, and who else?

ANSWERS COMING UP…

Answer

Atari

Q

If Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Electric supplied these for Bangalore, CAF Beasain is one of the suppliers for Delhi, and Alstom did the same for Kochi, which product of theirs am I talking about?

Answer

Metro trains

Q

This is a screenshot of the Synapse Music Player, an application that used artificial intelligence to recommend music based on the user’s taste. Microsoft and AOL repeatedly tried to acquire this application and hire its creator, a patient of color blindness, who refused both and instead made it a freeware app. ID the developer.

Answer

Mark Zuckerberg

Q4.

Why did Bharat Biotech, a Hyderabad based company feature prominently in news early this year?

#Life’sShort #WhyMakeLongQuestions?

Answer

Vaccination for the zika virus

*Q 5.

Answer

The Fortune 500

Q

This company is based out of Gujarat with a significant presence in Netherlands and USA started its operation in 1962 in collaboration with Corning, the same company that produces Gorilla Glass. A market leader in its product line in India, its products are used in various industries including microbiology, biotechnology, photo printing, process systems and lighting. Identify this company.

Answer

BOROSIL

Q

This technology manufacturer partnered with Hasbro to produce Soundwave, a Transformers robot that can turn into a microcassette recorder, in a makeover fit for the new era. The two teamed up again to create a tablet that unfolds into a shiny 190mm version of the Decepticon. ID the manufacturer.

Answer

Xiaomi

Q

This product has been produced in Nepal by Chaudhary Group with technical assistance from Thai preserved Food Factory Co. since 1985. It is pre-cooked and flavoured before packaging, so it can be eaten straight from the package or cooked in soup form. Its history involves being banned in the States of Assam and Tamil Nadu for high amount of lead content. With two plants in India, identify this product.

Answer

Wai Wai

Q

This appears in the initial credits of the 2012 film by Walt Disney Pictures, ‘John Carter’. To whom has this film been dedicated?

Answer

Steve Jobs

Q

This book by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff is based on which near-past icon?

Answer

BlackBerry

Q

According to a 2007 article in The Telegraph this certain product is used in India to strengthen roads, provide extra waterproofing for houses and to carry water. However, the purpose it is actually meant to serve fails because of such alternative uses that this product is put into. Name the product which you wouldn’t otherwise talk about in India.

Answer

Condoms

Q

This publishing label made its debut in 1941 with Worzel Gummidge, a book featuring a talking scarecrow, created by Barbara Todd. The first set of books issued by the label had distinctive red and-white jackets. From 1948 onwards, all their books featured an introduction titled 'How the book came to be written'. Which publishing label?

Answer

Puffin

Q13.

• Ustraa is a range of grooming products for men by the company X which was founded by Rajat Tuli and Rahul Anand, both post-graduates from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad.

• Known for its quirky designs and advertisements, the description for Ustra reads “Not tested on animals, only on rascals.”

• Id X.

Answer

Happily Unmarried

Q14.

● This 1947 invention resulted out of a Hungarian-born physicist's efforts at improving the resolution of electron microscope images.

● Pictures of a toy-train and a bird were transformed using this technology in 1962 - its first successful application.

● It was given a name derived from the Greek words for 'complete' and 'message'. ● What?

AnswerThe hologram

*Q15.

• This is Ashish Dhawan, co-founder of ChrysCapital, one of India’s leading private equity fund and founder and Chairman of Central Square Foundation (CSF), a venture philanthropy (and also a founder of Ashoka University!)

• Late last year, he and his CSF partnered with X to formally launch its Indian operations.

• X is founded and managed by a former hedge fund analyst.

Answer

Khan Academy

Q16.

• This brand of products was introduced in 1955 by the Late Shri Janki Dass Jain and is a major player in the B2B (business-to-business) market, where it is highly visible.

• Though it is famous for having built a reputation nationwide without any marketing, it files lawsuits frequently against the many knockoffs of its products and as a result has patented all of its designs.

• Identify the brand.

Answer

Kangaro Industries

Q17.● Last month, one of Air India’s Delhi to San Francisco flight, AI 173 was helmed under the

command of Captain K. Bajpayee and Captain Shubhangi Singh, along with First Officers RK Gupta and Amrit Namdhari.

● What was so special about this flight which garnered it a place in headlines?● At a domestic level, Air India is known to have done a similar thing earlier too and was the

first carrier to do so when it operated a flight from Calcutta to Silchar in 1985. ● Air Zimbabwe, Ethiopian Airlines and Atlantic South-East Airlines have grabbed headlines

for doing the same thing in the past too. ● What is being talked about?

Answer

In celebration of International Women's Day, Air India Flight 173 took off on Sunday from Delhi to San Francisco, with an all-female crew, making it the longest flight staffed entirely by women in history. "This year for the first time, on the world's longest non-stop flight, entire flight operations from cockpit crew to cabin crew, check-in staff, doctor, customer care staff, ATC (air traffic control) and the entire ground-handling...were handled by women," Air India said in a release.

Q

Who hoisted this pirate flag?

Answer

Q

This 1947 invention resulted out of a Hungarian-born physicist's efforts at improving the resolution of electron microscope images. Pictures of a toy-train and a bird were transformed using this technology in 1962 - its first successful application. It was given a name derived from the Greek words for 'complete' and 'message'. What?

Answer

Holograms

QLast year the company X, released a #100andRunning campaign as a part of their celebration for completing 100 years in India and had the iconic 104 old marathon runner Fauja Singh as its ambassador and symbol. Which company is this?

Answer

Nestle India

Q19.

• Mars, Inc. was approached by someone who wanted to use their M&M candy in his film. Mars did not see any potential in it and refused permission, and as a result the person turned to their competitor Hershey’s. The agreement paid off for Hershey’s as product sales went up by 65% in profits after the film and are now considered an iconic part of it. Who, for which film?

Answers

Steven Spielberg and E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

Reese’s Pieces have become an iconic part of pop culture as ET’s snack.

Q

In the book  "The Lords of Strategy," renowned business journalist and editor Walter Kiechel tells the story of the four men who invented corporate strategy as we know it and set in motion the modern, multibillion-dollar consulting industry. Three of them are Bruce Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting Group, Bill Bain, creator of Bain & Company, Fred Gluck, longtime Managing Director of McKinsey & Company, and who else?

Answer

Michael Porter

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