BUSINESS QUIZ

JITHIN JOHNSON

ROLL:B791
In business context what is claimed to
the fame of Ahus,a town in Sweden?
MANUFACTURING BASE OF ABSOLUT
VODKA
Absolut Vodka is a brand of vodka, produced
Absolut Vodka
near Ahus, Skane, in southern Sweden. Since March 2008, the
company has been owned by the French firm Pernod Ricard,
having been sold by V&S Group, which is owned by the
Swedish government.
Absolut Vodka was introduced to the global market in 1979.
Since its launch, Absolut has grown from 90,000 litres to 96.6
million litres in 2008.
The vodka is made from winter wheat. Approx. 80,000 metric
tons of wheat is used annually to produce Absolut Vodka.
Over one kilogram of grain is used in every one-liter bottle.
Absolut is the third largest brand of alcoholic spirits in the
world after Bacardi and Smirnoff, and is sold in 126 countries.
Which company has the advertising
punch line, "Exceed Your Vision" ?
 Epson
Seiko Epson Corporation
 Epson, is a Japanese technology company and one of the world's largest
manufacturers of computer printers, information and imaging related
equipment.
Headquartered in Suva, Nagano, Japan, the company has numerous
subsidiaries worldwide and manufactures inkjet, dot matrix and laser
printers, scanners, desktop computers, business, multimedia and home
theatre projectors, large home theatre televisions, robots and industrial
automation equipment, point of sale docket printers and cash
registers, laptops, integrated circuits, LCD components and other
associated electronic components.
It is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group, a name traditionally
known for manufacturing Seiko timepieces since its founding.
Key people are --Seiji Hanaoka:- Chairman.
Minoru Usui:-President.
Identify the logo...

PHILIP MORRIS
PHILIP MORRIS
Philip Morris is an international tobacco company,
with products sold in over 160 countries.
Its main brands are Marlboro, Longbeach, L&M,
Philip Morris, Bond
Street, Chesterfield, Parliament, Lark, A-Mild, Morven
Gold, Muratti, DJI Sam Soe, Multifilter and Virginia
Slims.
Key people :-Louis C. Camilleri, Chairman & CEO.
Headquarters:- New York, USA.
Who is the author of the book "DECISION
POINTS”?
GEORGE.W.BUSH
George Walker Bush 
He was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to
2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000.
Bush is the eldest son of President George H. W. Bush, who served
as the 41st President.
After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business
School in 1975, Bush worked in oil businesses. He married Laura
Welch in 1977 and unsuccessfully ran for the House of
Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas
Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994
Texas gubernatorial election. In a close and controversial election,
Bush was elected President in 2000 as the Republican candidate,
defeating then-Vice President Al Gore in the Electoral College.
He was named Time Person of the Year 2000 and 2004.
What was set up in kandala,Gujrat in India in 1965 for the first time with a land
covering 1.2square miles?

KASEZ the first Special Economic Zone{SEZ}in India.

KANDALA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) earlier known, as the
Kandla Free Trade Zone is located at the port town
Gandhidham in the state of Gujarat.
 One of the most significant features of this special economic
zone at Kandla is that it is strictly a union government zone
amidst others with more of private participation.
The Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) is the first in Asia
and largest multi-product Special Economic Zone in India.
The concept of the Special Economic Zone at Kandla has been
formulated on the basis of the new Special Economic Zone
(SEZ) scheme introduced in the Export and Import Policy from
the year 2000. 
‘It’s time to fly’ is the tag line of which Airlines?

United Airlines of U.S.A.

United Airlines of U.S.A
United Air Lines,is a major airline based in the United
States and one of the world's largest airlines with 48,000
employees and 359 aircraft.
 It is a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc.
formerly, UAL Corporation, with corporate offices in Chicago.
 United's largest hub is Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
United also has hubs in Washington Dulles International
Airport, Denver International Airport, San Francisco
International Airport, Los Angeles International
Airport and Narita International Airport near Tokyo.
United is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the largest
airline alliance in the world, and offers connections to over
1,000 destinations in over 170 countries worldwide.
Name the new amphibian plane service started
by GOVT. of India to promote tourism in the
Andaman and Nicobar islands?
Jal-hans
JAL-HANS
The first Seaplane service in India was launched on
December 27, 2010 by the Minister for Civil Aviation
Shri Praful Patel at a ceremony held at the Juhu
Aerodrome in Mumbai.
Main purpose is to boost tourism in Andaman and
Nicobar islands.
It can travel up to 250 kms in about an hour and can
land on most calm waters.
It has a total seating capacity of 10 that includes 8
passenger seats.
Which apparel brand has launched VDot-a sub
brand for young man?

Van Heusen
Van Heusen
PhillipsVanHeusenCorporation  an American apparel
 company, and the world's largest shirt company.
Phillips-Van Heusen's main headquarters are located
in Manhattan.
John M. Van Heusen and Isaac Phillips met and
formed the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation.
On 15th March 2010, Phillips-Van Heusen
acquired Tommy Hilfiger for $3 Billion.
It owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein,
Van Heusen, Izod, Arrow, G. H. Bass and licenses
brands such as Geoffrey Beene, BCBG Max
Azria, Chaps, Sean John, Kenneth Cole New York, JOE
Joseph Abboud and Michael Kors.
Of which global tech co is Shantanu
Narayan the CEO of ?
ADOBE SYSTEMS
Shantanu Narayen
Shantanu Narayen is the current CEO of Adobe Systems. Prior
to this post, he held the role as the President and Chief
Operating Officer.
He started his career at Apple. After Apple, Narayen served as
director of desktop and collaboration products for Silicon
Graphics, then co-founded Pictra Inc., a company that pioneered
the concept of digital photo sharing over the Internet.
Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as a senior Vice-President of
worldwide product research, was later promoted to executive
vice president of worldwide products, and appointed to his
current post in January 2005 at the age of 41.
Shantanu Narayen is paid an annual salary of $875,000 for his
role as CEO.
ADOBE SYSTEMS
Adobe Systems Incorporated   is an
American computer software company headquartered
in San Jose, California, USA.
Adobe was founded in December 1982 by John
Warnock and Charles Geschke.
Adobe acquired its former competitor, Macromedia,
in December 2005, which added newer software
products and platforms such
as Coldfusion, Dreamweaver, Flash and Flex to its
product portfolio.
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