1. Who took out a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal with the lines Welcome, IBM. Seriously?

This ad was given in 1981 when IBM introduced its first PC.
Apple Computers.
2.

Which companys corporate mission or objective is stated as Creating Kando Together? Also
mention what Kando means signifies an inspired state of mind.
The Yamaha Group.

3.

What is the first-of-its-kind initiative that is linked to Yamahas scooter brand Ray launched in
India recently?
As a first of its kind initiative in India, Yamaha has started a new assembly line for the
scooter brand which is run entirely by women employees scooters developed for
women assembled by women.

4.

Who made this statement I could prove God, statistically?

George Horace Gallup, an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor
of Gallup poll, a statistical method of survey for measuring public opinion.

5.

This merger was billed as the biggest one in the early 2000s, but was halted in its tracks by the
competition authorities of Europe. For the first time in history the European authorities forbade a
merger that had been passed earlier by the US authorities. The US justice department gave its
assent and insisted that the acquiring company sell off its helicopter business for security
purposes. The CEO of the acquiring company had even deferred his retirement for a year to see
the deal through. Name the companies involved.
GEs attempted acquisition of Honeywell International in 2001. Jack Welch deferred his
retirement for a year to see the deal through.

6.

This brand was truly born from love, as it was created by a man as a gift for his wife. In the
1950s, chemist Graham Wulff saw his wife Dinahs frustration with the thick, waxy beauty creams
that came in shoe-polish tins. They left her skin looking greasy, and they certainly didnt fit with
her feminine sensibility. Graham wanted to create a new beauty product for herone that could
not only moisturise her skin, but also leave her feeling beautiful and feminine. Name the brand.
Oil of Olay

7.

This brand is from a central European country and its name when translated in its native, means
pity/shame. It is quite a popular brand in India. Name it.
The Czech auto brand Skoda

8.

At the age of five the founder of this company started selling matches to his nearby neighbours
and by the time he was seven, he realised that he can buy matches in bulk cheaply in Stockholm
and re-sell them individually at a very low price and still make a good profit. From matches, he
expanded his porfolio. Name him and his company
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA

9.

Launched in the early 1900s Highland Milk and Jersey were two of the three names that were
considered for this brand. By what name is it known today?
Cadburys Dairy Milk Chocolate

10. Identify the brand from its logo?

Microsoft Offices new logo released recently when office 2013 was announced

11. The trademark of this brand was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1876 and was called the
Infant Hercules. This brand is being manufactured and sold in India since the mid 50s. Name it.
Woodwards Gripe Water. It is manufactured in Chennai by TTK Pharma
12. The founder of this business group first worked for seven years without pay for an indenting firm
in Madras. On the passing away of the owner in 1928 he inherited the business. The firm
represented Beechams and Lever Brothers of UK. Also the Indian Postal department has issued
a Rs 5 stamp in his honour. Name him.
TT Krishanmachari founder of the TTK group of companies. He was also the Union
Finance Minister in Nehrus cabinet
13. The only manufacturer of trains and planes in the world uses this baseline the evolution of
mobility. Name it.
Bombardier

14. Identify the company from its logo in the visual?

Saint Gobain

15. This top ranked company got its name as a result of a search for a word that was meaningless
and without connotation in any language. 10,000 names were produced by a computer which was
finally reduced to 234 by extensive opinion polls amongst 7000 people and finally 6 names were
short listed. Further these 6 names were examined for meaninglessness in more than100
languages. Name the company.
The Fortune No.1 ranked company Exxon. It is now known as Exxon Mobil after it merged
with Mobil in 1999.
16. Which brands loyalty program is christened GoodLife?
Hero Motorcorp
17. Identify the company from its logo.

Mastercard Worldwides Corporate logo

18. Cyrus Mistry would be the second person with a Non Tata surname to be Chairman of Tata Sons.
Who first ?
Ans. Nawrosji Sakhlatwala.

19. Whose vision was Would have the Maruti Zen size, the Ambassadors internal dimensions, the
price of a Maruti 800 and with the running cost of a diesel about which car ?
Ans. Ratan Tata about Indica

20. For whom has DoT launched a new helpline number 181. ?
Ans. Women

21. Who has acquired NYSE Euronext exchange for over $ 8 bn ?

Ans. ICE
22. What is the tagline of Google?
Organising the world data