December 2007 Main Quiz

Arguably, who is the world’s richest fashion model?

a) Giselle Bundchen
b) Naomi Campbell
c) Elle McPherson

This brand was never going to big enough in comparison to Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, etc. So it had Malaika Aroro to endorse it to be ‘significant’. Which brand of cell phone is it?

a) BenQ
b) Haier
c) Fly Mobile

The Alfa Romeo is brought to you by whom?


a) Fiat
b) Porsche
c) Audi

La-Z-Boy, Stressless and Ekornes are all brands of what?

a) Recliner
b) Condoms
c) Inner Wear

Which IT Giant is also referred to as the Big Blue?

a) Dell
b) IBM
c) HP

Karun Chandhok, the Indian racer is currently test driving on the F1 circuit for which team?


a) Spyker - Ferrari
b) Red Bull - Renault
c) Honda

What is the process of homologation for a car?

a) Fitting the car with the brand badge
b) Fitting of post-purchase accessories in a new car
c) Process of certifying vehicles or a particular component in a vehicle to meet requirements of statutory regulatory bodies

The quest for "continuous improvement" lies at the heart of which management philosophy?

a) Theory X
b) Six Sigma
c) Kaizen

Nok Air operating in the low cost airline segment, is positioned as a shopper’s airline. From which country is it?


a) Norway
b) Thailand
c) Singapore

What is the contribution of InfoEdge India Pvt. Limited to the careers of many people?

a) Job Search (Naukri.com)
b) Specialist in CV making
c) Career Advisory

Prince Alwaleed-Bin-Talal, the Saudi Billionaire is the world’s first private customer of what?

a) B2-Stealth Bomber
b) Airbus A380
c) Hummer

Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Rahul Dravid and Thierry Henry – what brings them together here?


a) Endorsing Gillette
b) Endorsing Reebok
c) AIDS Awareness

What are Chinook, Black Hawk, Apache and Osprey the various kinds of?

a) Oakley Glasses
b) Honda Bikes
c) Helicopters

It literally means “sunrise”. Which Japanese company are we talking about?

a) Sanyo
b) Mitsubishi
c) Hitachi

Richard Branson's first successful business venture was at the age of 15. What did he do?


a) Published a magazine called Student
b) Set up an International Telephone Call Booth chain
c) Getting a contract to supply snacks at Oxford

The world’s largest fleet of eco-friendly buses operates in which place?

a) London – Green Line
b) Delhi - DTC
c) New York – Trailways

What is the brand name that features on the bat of Yuvraj Singh?

a) Hero Honda
b) Britannia
c) Rbk (Reebok)

The existence of the CD has been for 25 years now. When it started, it was a joint venture between which 2 consumer electronic giants?


a) Sony and JVC
b) Sony and Philips
c) Panasonic and 3M

Founded by Cecil Rhodes, headquartered in Johannesburg, controlling over 40% of the world trade by value of business, currently headed by Nicky Oppenheimer - What are we talking about?

a) SAB Miller
b) De Beers
c) Shell

Think. Computers help people help people. Solutions for a small planet. These slogans are best associated with which company?

a) Sun Microsystems
b) IBM
c) Microsoft

Who among these is best associated with the Kite and Key experiment to show that lightning was actually static electricity?


a. James Watt
b. James Prescott Joule
c. Benjamin Franklin

It is the world's largest package delivery company and its nicknamed “The Big Brown Company”. Which company is this?

a) UPS
b) DHL
c) InterWorld

Looking at the picture below, guess which brand’s communication would this be a part of?


a) Absolut Vodka
b) PETA
c) BodyShop

The members of the HOG community are owners of what?

a) Harley Davidson Bikes
b) McDonald’s Kids Club Privilege Card
c) Volkswagen Beetle

A type of modern day art form which is a collection of pictures arranged in a matrix in such a manner that the matrix itself portrays another picture. What is this called?


a) Mural
b) PhotoMosaic
c) Collage

Tom Peters became famous by the management best seller book “In Search of Excellence”. But it was co-authored by someone who did not gain as much fame. Who was this?

a) Robert Waterman
b) Robert Heller
c) Charles Handy