WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ
WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ
QUESTION 1X has recently partnered with networking company Cisco
to fund start-ups which focus on latest technologies like cloud and
Interne of Things.It is also termed as accelerator which help in
entrepreneurship by funding them. Identify X.
ANSWERGSF accelerator
QUESTION 2Recently a mobile gaming developer company signed a
deal with a famous cricket player to develop games around his
character. Identify the company.
ANSWERNazara technologies.
QUESTION 3X is the private equity firm which controls Y, one of
the major brick and mortar cellphone retailers. Recently Y is found
to be approaching other players in the same segment for a sale. As
per the experts the retailer has taken the steps after incurring
heavy losses due to online retailers. Identify X.
ANSWERX: Peepul Capital
Y: UniverCell
QUESTION 4One of the major online retailers in India is planning
to sell the products of Britains leading retailer Mark &
Spenser. M&S is already operating in India with a JV with the
company X. Identify X.
ANSWERReliance Industries
QUESTION 5Recently Quikr has signed a pact with company X to
offer car inspection service for used cars. The inspection report
will include right value of the car and technical support service
will be provided to the buyers.
ANSWERCarnation Auto
QUESTION 6Political party X has issued Whip to its MLAs to vote
for Y during the trial of strength in legislative Assembly of Z.
What is X,Y,Z here ?
ANSWER BJP, Manjhi and Bihar
QUESTION 7X introduced a premium ice cream Y. It is creating
strong competition with HULs two brands. Identify X and Y.
ANSWERMother Dairy
Belgiyum choco bar
QUESTION 8Prime Minister of India recently commented that FDI on
Defence Secctor can go up. He beleives that this move will help
India to quickly adopt advanced technologies while opening up the
vast Indian markets to foreign defence firms. Currently, what is
the FDI limit in this sector
ANSWER49%
QUESTION 9A scheme is launched by PM Narendra modi this week
related to Agriculture. In this scheme government will distribute
14 crore card. This card, carry crop-wise recommendations of
nutrients/fertilizers required for farms of different soil types,
will make it possible for farmers to improve productivity through
judicious use of inputs. Name the Card.
ANSWERSoil health card
QUESTION 10A leading ecommerce site decided recently to sell
products of a leading British retailer in its platform. Give the
name of the British retailer
ANSWERMarks And Spencer
QUESTION 11X, a leading ecommerce company acquired Y, a luxury
fashion portal, eyeing on the increasing demand for premium and
luxury products in the country. Identify X and Y
ANSWERX Snap dealY Exclusively. In
QUESTION 12Identify the person?
ANSWERRyan Hoover, founder and CEO at Product Hunt
QUESTION 13Companies that have soared to a $1 billion valuation
or higher, based on fundraising are called Unicorns. Fortune's list
of unicorn start ups has Xiaomi in the first position. Which is in
the second position?
ANSWERUBER
QUESTION 14According to Forbes, the global ranking of the most
powerful brand is topped by X. In 2014, X also released a movie.
Identify X.
ANSWERLEGO
QUESTION 15Identify the person?
ANSWERMichael Corbat, CEO of CitiGroup
QUESTION 16Identify the person?
ANSWERHerbert Hainer, CEO of Adidas
