Quizzing and Beyond

Quiz at TISS Mumbai ( Feb 1 2015 )

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:43:00 +0000

Quiz at TISS

TISS, Mumbai, brings to you 'Jigyasa - the Business Quiz' as part of its annual fest 'Manthan'.
Date - 1st February, Sunday
Time - Registration begins at 11 am, Prelims - 11.30 am. Prelims to be immediately followed by the finals.
Team size - 2
Cross college/cross corporate allowed but student+corporate not allowed
Flavour - Business
Quizmaster - Souvik Basu
Research - Trivia Tales
Prizes: 1st - Rs 20,000/-; 2nd - Rs 12,000/-; 3rd - Rs 8,000/-
There will also be an online prelims on 18th January (Sunday) at 10 pm.
2 teams will be selected from online and 6 teams from spot prelims.

The registration link is here

India Quiz [2014]

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:15:00 +0000

India Quiz 2014

QM Souvik Basu

1.X’s Linkedin profile reads:‘Anti-Doping consultant at the Board for Control of Cricket in India’. Identify X.

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2.In 2006, which state in India was renamed to its present name after the Union Cabinet agreed to the demands of the state assembly?

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3.This brand was launched in 1939. According to an article in ‘Fortune India’, the brand claims on its wrappers that if all the units consumed annually are put end to end, they would cover the earth’s circumference 192 times.Which brand is this?

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4.According to Rajiv Chilaka, MD and Founder of the animation company Green Gold:
"I realized that there was a dearth of original Indian content for children. With Western cartoon characters, there was no immediate connect and through _____, I wanted to fill this void".Who/what filled this void?

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5.The film shares its name with the name of a beverage.Mughals were supposed to have brought the drink to India. It was invented to ‘cool the hearts’ of the drinker.The drink finds a mention in ‘Ain-i-Akbari’ as well, though under a different name.What name are we looking for?

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6. Identify this Indian born in New York.

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7.Who is the only person till date to have held the offices of both ‘Speaker of Lok Sabha’ and ‘President of India’?

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8. He was the first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and he is revered as the ‘father of research laboratories.’ He was also the first Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC). He also composed the anthem for Benaras Hindu University.Who is this illustrious person?

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9. The research unveiled that when she has a bath, the Indian housewife tries to get away from it all — family responsibilities and the drudgery of housework. From this research, we came to the conclusion that, for the Indian housewife, a bath was a way to escape the world, the only time she could be with herself and more importantly, be herself.This formed the basis of a famous ad campaign. The first of those ads featured Y. Identify Y

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10. Identify the structure shown in the visual.

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India Quiz (Previous Editions)

Random Question # 114

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Random Question 114

QM Souvik Basu

The scientific name of this animal is Tolypeutes tricintus. In local language it is called tatu-bola. Where will a stylized representation of this animal be seen by audiences around the world?

Ans

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Random Question # 113

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:29:00 +0000

Random Question 113

QM Souvik Basu

The place was named by Dr. Lafayette Bunnell. This World Heritage site receives more than 3.5 million visitors annually. A recent development has brought this place into focus among people all over the world.Which place and what development?

Ans

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Random Question # 112

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:53:00 +0000

Random Question 112

QM Souvik Basu

Recently two diverse charity organizations named ‘Save the Children’s Syria Appeal’ and ‘Motor Neuron Disease Association’ received some contribution from an individual X.X said that the money he/she gave to these charities was the payment X received when he/she was asked to do Y.

X and Y please

Ans.

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Random Question # 111

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:24:00 +0000

Random Question 111

_______ no longer has its own currency. In 2009 it introduced a basket of foreign currencies dominated by the US dollar.

The central bank of the country issued the following statement recently -

"We wish to advise exporters and the general transacting public that in addition to opening of accounts denominated in Botswana Pula, British Sterling Pound, Euro, South African Rand or United States Dollar, individuals and corporates can also open accounts denominated in the Australian Dollar (AUD), Chinese Yuan (CYN), Indian Rupee (INR) and Japanese Yen," .Identify the country.

Ans Zimbabwe

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[Quiz Announcement] Business Quiz at TISS

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 08:40:00 +0000

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, is organizing an open business quiz as part of its annual fest 'Manthan'. Please find below the relevant details:

Date - 1st February
Time - 5.30 pm

Flavour - Business
Team size - 2 members
Cross teams allowed

Quizmaster - Souvik Basu
Research - Trivia Tales

Prizes:
1st prize - Rs 20k
2nd prize - Rs 12k
3rd prize - Rs 8k

For further details, please call Sachin Deshpande - 8454823552 or Sandeep Banga - 9819748617

Random Question # 110

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:34:00 +0000

Random Question 110

The ACOLOP is an association of 12 countries founded in 2004.It aims to strengthen unity and co operation among its members through sport. In 2006 it first organised a multi sporting event for the member countries in Macau, China. In 2014, the third edition of this sporting event is currently underway in Goa.Which sporting event are we talking about?

Ans Lusophony Games.

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Random Question # 109

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:28:00 +0000

Random Question 109

Identify this "friend " of Captain Haddock who is an insurance agent from Rock Bottom Insurance Company.He first makes an appearance in the Tintin comic, "The Calculus Affair".

Ans Jolyon Wagg

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Business Quiz at IIM Lucknow

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:27:00 +0000

SBI BizQuiz

IIM Lucknow presents SBI BizQuiz as part of its annual management festival 'Manfest'.

Here are the details:

Type of quiz - Business Quiz
Team size - 2
Open to - All
Quizmaster - Souvik Basu

Online prelims at Dare2Compete: Friday, 3rd Jan at 10pm
On campus prelims and finals: Saturday, 18th Jan at 3pm

Prizes:
1st prize - Rs 40,000/-
2nd prize - Rs 20,000/-

For details, please contact Aviral at 7753012004.

Random Question # 108

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:01:00 +0000

Random Question 108

The largest of the wild asses found in abundance in the Tibetan plateau and the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, what is the common name of the animal depicted in the postage stamp shown below.

Ans Kiang

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Random Question # 107

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 11:44:00 +0000

Random Question 107

QM Souvik Basu

Located in Tampa Bay near Cape Town, the name of this place means 'seal island' in Dutch. This UNESCO World Heritage site has seen several shipwrecks nearby over the years. The place, however, is more infamous because a certain famous person was forced to spend bout 27 years here. Which place and which famous person?

Ans Robben Island, Nelson Mandela

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Random Question # 106

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:22:00 +0000

Random Question 106

The only tweet from this verified account was on 7th June 2012. It has been retweeted 700 times as of date.

X's got 100+ enterprise applications live in the #cloud today, Y's got nothin' but SuccessFactors until 2020

Whose twitter account is this ? Identify X and Y.

Ans.Larry Ellison. X - Oracle Y - SAP

Random Question 105

India Quiz [2013]

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:27:00 +0000

India Quiz 2013

QM Souvik Basu

As promised , the second installment of the India Quiz 2013 is here.

1.Film-maker X recently said about something: "We want to give Y a definitive brand identity with a complete different rendition to his character. Currently, there are various renditions of his character and different interpretations, which dilute the brand. Have you ever seen a different rendition of the Batman? The answer is no." Identify X and Y

Ans X Dibakar Banerjee ,Y Byomkesh Bakshi

2. What has been blanked out from the Amul ad.

Ans. Gir

3.In 2008, Deshmukh launched X. However, X proved to be controversial and had to be done away with.
In August 2013, Deshmukh has launched Y named after a real-life person. The story is of a young naive girl Saina who comes to Mumbai with dreams of becoming big in fashion business. It is when she takes on alter ego of Y that things get really interesting for her.
The real-life person said "I am surprised to see the rising response from boys. With this comic strip I can be fantasized by millions and I don't land up doing actual skin show. In my case it is my caricature that shall be involved in it and not me personally, so boys don't worry just meri chitrakala dekho..haha..boys will be boys.” X and Y please.

Ans X - Savita Bhabhi , Y - Rozlyn Comics

4. Cookbook of which famous restaurant chain ?

Ans Moti Mahal

5. The annual cost was approximately Rs 100 crores. Against such high costs, the returns of Rs 75 lakhs per annum was quite low. What happened as a result of this earlier this year?

Ans In July 2013, the Telegram service was stopped after 163 years of service.

6. This stamp commemorates the centenary of which famous organization?

Ans Geological Survey of India

7. Id this lady.

Ans Bombayla Devi Laishram

8. Whose autobiography is this?

Ans R K Laxman

9. Complete this exhaustive list: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Jwala Gutta, Lee Chong Wei, Ashwini Ponappa and ________.What is this list all about?

Ans P Kashyap. Captains of IBL teams

10. Which state of India uses this in its tourism promotion?

Ans Madhya Pradesh

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India Quiz 2013 - I

India Quiz 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:48:00 +0000

India Quiz 2013

To celebrate Independence Day, the 2013 edition of India Quiz is here

1. This foundation is the brainchild of Prakash Padukone and Geet Sethi.Former Indian hockey captain Viren Rasquinha is the current CEO of this Not For Profit company.It brings together eminent sportspersons, business leaders, sportswriters and talent scouts to identify emerging athletes, understand their training needs and requirements and raise funds to be used for supporting athletes with potential.Identify.

Ans. Olympic Gold Quest

2.According to the artist , he likes to paint both in words and colours ,to create organic shapes with distinct calligraphic identities and poetic sensibilities.The acrylic paintings with multi-dimensional surface textures in basic earth colours of orange, green, blue, gold and black, were conceived around the impressionist motifs of Absolut Vodka bottles.Identify the artist.

Ans Vikram Seth

3.___ ____ is a blend of spices used mainly in the cuisine of Eastern India and Bangladesh.It usually consists of equal proprtions of fennel,nigella,black mustard,fenugreek and cumin seeds.In the traditional Oriya or Bengali cuisine, the spice blend is added to hot oil or ghee which causes it to make a popping sound. At this point other ingredients are added to the oil and spice mixture which emits a distinctive aroma.Fill in the blanks

Ans Panch Phoron

4. It was first used on 1st July 1852.Its shape is circular and it came in 3 colours white. red and blue.The entire design is enclosed in a circular belt, forming its border. The circular belt contains an inscription ,with the belt buckle at the lower center showing the holes for the buckle grip.Inside the cirular border is a heart shape divided into 3 segments,each segment containing the letters E,I and C.Above the heart is the munber 4 which is aligned with the central partition of the heart.What is being described here.

Ans Scinde Dawk, the first postage stamp in Asia

5. He was born in Patna in 1882.He completed his B.A with Honours in Mathematics from Patna college and later studied medicine from Calcutta Medical College. After setting sail for England in 1909 he completed his MRCP and FRCS examination and returned to India. He fought the elections to the Bengal Legislative Council as an independent candidate and defeated Surendranath Banerjee to mark his entry into politics. The nation celebrates his birthday which falls on July 1st as Doctor's Day. Who are we talking about.

Ans Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy

6. This educational institution traces its origin to 1941 as a department in Delhi Polytechnic .It was later integrated with the School of Town and Country Planning and was renamed to its present day name.Baburam Bhattarai, the current Prime Minister of Nepal was an alumnus of this institute.The writer Arundhati Roy is perhaps the most famous alumnus of the institute.Identify the logo.

Ans School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

7.The state animal of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Bos Frontalis is a breed of cattle commonly found in Bangladesh and the north eastern states of India. They are usually not reared for milk and allowed to graze freely in forests. There is national research centre dedicated to research on this animal presently located in Jharnapani, Nagaland. Identify the animal we are talking about.

Ans Mithun / Gayal

8.Identify the PSU from its logo.

Ans Cochin Shipyard Limited, the builders of the Vikrant class of aircraft carriers.

9. The business was started out of a 250 sqft outlet in Juhu, Mumbai in 1984.The outlet initially sold pav bhaji and ice cream.As the place was small most of the cooking was done at the owner's kitchen. A year after starting the business the owner Raghunanadan Kamath decided to concentrate all his resources in making their speciality ice creams.From a turnover of 1 lakh in its first year the company has a current turnover of around 50 crores and has more than 100 outlets across the country.Which brand?

Ans. Naturals Ice Cream / Kamaths Ourtimes Ice Cream

10. Located in a town of Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu this fort was built by Admiral Ove Gejedde. The fort served as the controlling point for the European colony from 1620 -1845. After which it came under the control of the British. Which European country ruled over the area from this fort for 225 years.

Ans. Denmark. The fort is Fort Dansborg located in Tranquebar or Tharangambadi

India Quiz

Feedback on the quiz is welcome. More questions to follow

India Quiz at YMCA Kolkata

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:10:00 +0000

Random Question # 105

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:30:00 +0000

Random Question 105

Jane Austen , the author , will be replacing Charles Darwin on the 10 pound currency note in 2017.The social reformer Elizabeth Fry appeared on the 5 pound note in 2002.Apart from Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth Fry who is the only other woman to have appeared on the British currency note.

Ans Florence Nightingale

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Random Question 104

Random Question # 104

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:28:00 +0000

Random Question 104

X had earned his bachelor's ,masters and doctorate degrees in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.As a faculty member he taught at MIT for more than 45 years .In 1964 he founded a company to pursue long term research in his primary area of interest.

In an interview to Popular Science magazine in 2004, he was quoted as -- “I would have been fired a hundred times at a company run by M.B.A.’s. But I never went into business to make money. I went into business so that I could do interesting things that hadn’t been done before.”

In 2011 he donated a majority of this privately held company's shares to MIT. Identify X and the company he founded.

Ans. Amar Gopal Bose, Bose Corporation

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Random Question 103

Random Question # 103

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:33:00 +0000

Random Question 103

The first time winners of the 2012 OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) Nations Cup had a chance to battle the heavy weights of world football at the 2013 edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.However they ended the tournament quite ignominiously, conceding 24 goals and scoring just once. Identify this island nation?

Ans. Tahiti

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Random Question 102

Random Question # 102

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:24:00 +0000

Random Question 102

QM Souvik Basu

In the recent IPL, Michael Hussey won the orange cap. He also had the dubious distinction of topping the list of batsmen who played out most dot balls (203). Second in the list was Rahul Dravid with 200 dot balls. Who comes third in the list with 190 dot balls against his name?

Ans Michael Hussey

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Random Question 101

Random Question # 101

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:31:00 +0000

Random Question 101

His career as a footballer began with the Scottish club side Queen's Park in 1957 and he ended his playing career with Ayr United in 1974. He started his career as a football coach/manager at the age of 32 with the Scottish side East Stirlingshire.During the mid 1980s he briefly coached the national team of Scotland.Who are we talking about ?

Ans Sir Alex Fergusson

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Random Question 100

Random Question # 100

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:27:00 +0000

Random Question 100

QM Souvik Basu

A question from a recent corporate quiz conducted by Souvik , in Kolkata.

The X industry is pegged as a Rs 1200 crore industry in India, according to Assocham.
It employs over 70,000 artisans and seasonal workers. However, the industry is facing a severe labour shortage today.
Bareilly, Jaipur, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad and Lucknow are among the major manufacturing hubs of X.
Rising cost of raw materials, increased competition from China-made products are some of the factors attributed to the dwindling fortunes of the X industry.
What is X? (Incidentally a phrase related to X has caught public imagination recently)

Ans. Kite . The phrase is of course - "Kai Po Che"

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Random Question 99

Random Question # 99

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:53:00 +0000

Random Question 99

The tag line in the ad reads ," Real insights from the business world "Identify the advertiser.

Ans Forbes Magazine

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Random Question 98

Image Source

Random Question # 98

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:10:00 +0000

Random Question 98

QM Souvik Basu

What is available in the following varieties:

Spooky (sour), Splashy, Smitten (sour), Silly (sour), Silly, Sassy (sour), Quirky, Flirty (sour), Flirty, Cheeky, Sporty and Chic?

Ans. Sugarpova candies by Maria Sharapova

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Random Question 97

Business Quiz at IISWBM Kolkata

noreply@blogger.com (Aniruddha Biswas) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:43:00 +0000

Business Quiz in Kolkata

The MHRM division of IISWBM Kolkata is organizing an open Business Quiz on 2nd March, Saturday.

Time: Registration from 3pm
Prelims: 3:30pm
Finals: 5pm

Top 6 teams go to the finals. NO QUOTAS.

Venue: Derozio Hall, Presidency College
Teams of 2

Quizmaster - Souvik Basu
Research - Trivia Tales

Open to all
Cross teams allowed among corporates
Cross teams allowed among students.
Cross teams allowed between students and corporates. However, such a team will be treated as corporate category for registration purposes.

Registration charges: Rs 500 per team for corporates and Rs 200 per team for students

Cash Prizes:
1st - Rs 15,000
2nd - Rs 10,000
3rd - Rs 5,000