Business Quiz

QM : Gaurav DadhichDoMS, IIT Roorkee

Batch of 2014

Q. Some of his other companies are:• Poly sack Industrial Society Ltd - Founder and Chairman• Nikhil Furniture and Appliances Pvt. Ltd - Promoter and Director• Antyodaya Trust - Founder and Member• Empress Employees Co-operative Paper Mills Ltd - Founder and

Chairman

He is (in)famous for another company: Purti Group. He has deep interests in Solar Energy and Water Management sectors. Name this Indian businessman we do not famously know for his businesses. Who?

NITIN GADKARI

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He met his wife at a quizzing event at IIT. His father worked as a General Manager of Mysore and Minerva Mills. Both his kids are Yale graduates. He is an honorary Doctor of Law degree by the Rotman School of Management. He brought to India, something which has been in the USA for a very long time. He has been in NEWS in India a lot, especially in the last 4-5 years. Who is this famous Bishop Cotton Boy’s School alumnus?

NANDAN NILEKANI

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His autobiography ‘‘Whatever the Odds: The Incredible Story Behind ___X___’, was launched by Jack Welch in 2011. Jack Welch is also believed to credit him with bringing GE to India. Bulandshahr born businessman, he pursued Aeronautical Engineering in UK and was subsequently selected to the Indian Army by British Officers Services Selection Board, UK. He was commissioned into the renowned cavalry regiment of ‘The Deccan Horse’ of the Indian Army. In 1960, he joined American Universal Electric Company and soon after its merger with ___X___ Universal Limited in 1979, he took over as the Managing Director of this new company. His wife’s first name is Indira and son’s first name if Rajiv. He made a certain state government change a rule that changed the face of that state.

Who are we talking about? What is X?

K.P. SINGH - DLF

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Connect!

ANIL SHASTRI – GRANDSON OF LBS

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He was born in 1935 at Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur District. He joined Fergusson College, Pune as Professor and Head of Department in Botany. He has published over 50 original research articles in several national and international scientific journals. He has authored several books on Life Sciences and has contributed over 200 articles on Science, Education and Youth Development. He has also been the Chairman of the Educational Wing of FICCI in 2005-2006. He has been awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. What is his most famous creation?

SYMBIOSYS UNIVERSITY

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Career:

• Member of Congress Party• Padmashri in 1991• Member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 1967-78 • Appointed the Governor of Tripura state in Nov 2009• Appointed as the Governor of Bihar on 9th of March 2013

However, he is famous for something totally different. What and Who?

DR. D Y PATIL GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

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• He founded Entertainment One : Produced : Gangaajal, Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Inteha and Munnabhai MBBS

• Ex-Chairman of National Film Development Corporation• Invested INR 1200Cr. of his own money in something between

Mumbai and Pune• His other and more famous company, at a certain point of time,

controlled 90% of a certain process of Hindi Film Industry • He is credited to bring a globally reputed brand to India• He is also credited to bringing a certain revolution in India

Who?

MANMOHAN DESAI - ADLABS

Brought IMAX and Multiplex-culture to India

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• India’s #81 Richest Man as of 2009 by Forbes.• Started career as Software Engineer• Founded a company whose subsidiary is Atom Technologies –

a premier mobile payments company• His father was a iron and steel trader

Which infamous person are we talking about?

JIGNESH SHAH

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• He is the world's largest operator of container terminals • The world's largest health and beauty retailer• His companies make up 15% of the market cap of the Hong

Kong Stock Exchange• Is often referred to as "Superman" in Hong Kong • He was the single largest shareholder of Canadian Imperial

Bank of Commerce (CIBC)• After the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake disaster, he

reportedly pledged a total of US$3 million• Richest man in Asia

LI KA-SHING

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Hampton Creek is a Colarado based startup that has recently raised $30 Million from investors like Bill Gates, Jerry Yang, Khosla Ventures, etc. What is so special about this startup?

GROWS EGGS ON PLANTS

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He began to develop a business as a young boy, selling matches to neighbors from his bicycle. He found that he could buy matches in bulk very cheaply from nearby city, sell them individually at a low price, and still make a good profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds, and later ballpoint pens and pencils. When he was 17, his father gave him a cash reward for succeeding in his studies. His most successful name is a company whose name is made up of his in initials and that of his hometown and a neighboring town.

Who? Which company?

IKEA

Q. Connect

TTK

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Who is the most followed retailer on Instagram?

VICTORIA SECRETS

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The company website claims that the name of the company is derived from a god of wisdom, intelligence and harmony of the earliest civilizations in West Asia. It also says that is derived from the founder’s name.

Which civilization? Which company? What is the name of the founder?

CIVILIZATION : ZOROSTRIANSCOMPANY: MAZDA

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Name these US politicians:

SARBANES AND OXLEY OF THE SOX ACT

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Which telecom company has promised that if a child is born on March 26th , they would provide the family with a free dongle (celebrating their anniversary)?

MTS

Q. Connect:

• Intrex Trade Exchange Ltd• Shirpur Gold Refinery• Global Vipassana Pagoda• DNA (Newspaper)

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