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• John started a Grocery store in 1820 in Kilmarnock,Scotland.But eventually the grocery store became famous for something else. As the business grew they named it as X. Today X is one of the best selling brand of its kind. It is now owned by Diageo Beverages,UK. Id X.

• P.S They have the habit of naming their products with colors.

2. Charles "Chuck" O'Rear sold something to the Microsoft ( for an undisclosed 6 figure sum ) which

became quite popular after the advent of Windows XP.

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• The author ( Alumni of IIM, Calcutta ) of this book is often know for marketing his books in a unique fashion, apart from the quality of his book. He tied up with the American e-commerce company “ Amazon” and later went on to advertise his book in the IPL tournament ( His book was shown in the advertisement of Amazon.) . It was the first time that a book was advertised during IPL tournament. Name the author and the book.

4*. What is it ?

5. Name the person featured

6. How do we know her better ?

7. Why are they in this business Quiz?

8. ID the logo associated with this upcoming Super Hero movie.

9*. Put Funda

10. What’s special about this logo ?

11. With which famous advertisement can we associate

“Vishal Malhotra”. The ad was directed by Suresh Triveni of Bubblewrap Films and went on to achieve massive success.

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• BA (Hons) in Economics 1952; MA First Class in Economics, 1954 Panjab University, Chandigarh• Senior Lecturer, Economics (1957–1959)• DPhil in Economics, University of Oxford – Nuffield College (1962)• · Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi • Honorary Professor (1966)• Chief, Financing for Trade Section, UNCTAD, United Nations Secretariat, Manhattan, New York • 1966 : Economic Affairs Officer 1966• · Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, India, (1972–1976) • · Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1976) • · Director, Reserve Bank of India (1976–1980) • · Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India, (1977–

1980) • · Governor, Reserve Bank of India (1982–1985) • · Deputy chairman, Planning Commission of India, (1985–1987) • · Secretary General, South Commission, Geneva (1987–1990) • · Advisor to Prime Minister of India on Economic Affairs (1990–1991) • · Finance Minister of India, (21 June 1991 – 15 May 1996) • Who is this renowned economist from india?

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• A machine that measures the volume of milk (and of the water) and the fat content has recently been put to use in a peculiar way at Mehsana district of Gujarat. Aditya Puri, Managing Director of HDFC, in an interview to Business World stated “These are things that had to be developed because we’re also the largest (lender) in dairy. We think the white revolution has to go on to the next level.”. What such innovation has Aditya Puri’s company come up with

14*. ID this Gentleman ?

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• X is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people, today often performed via internet-mediated registries, but the concept can also be executed through mail-order subscriptions, benefit events, and other methods. X is a form of alternative finance, which has emerged outside of the traditional financial system.

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• X is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Often, X is a multi-industry company.

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• Incube is the Country’s first specialised branch, exclusively for providing banking services for start-ups.Which banking giant’s venture is this?

18. Put Funda

19*.Put funda

20*. Put Funda