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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
OBQ 338: Born in Asia redefining business model globally
Identify the group/company
Clue1: From sector as diverse as construction, ship building to consumer electronics the company is considered to be a heavy weight.
Clue2 : It's old logo had tri-star, but for last few decades the company has done away with it.
Clue3: If this company was a country then it would have been among the top-30 countries GDP wise!Answer: Samsung
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
OBQ 336: Bottom of Pyramid thinking.
Identify the company...
Clue 1: The company actually started almost two decade backs but came to notice in last three years...raising its market share from less than 1% to almost 10% now.
Clue 2: The company is now 12th largest in world in its segment after beating giants like Sharp and NEC.
Clue 3: He is the brand ambassador
Answer: Micromax
Clue 1: The company actually started almost two decade backs but came to notice in last three years...raising its market share from less than 1% to almost 10% now.
Clue 2: The company is now 12th largest in world in its segment after beating giants like Sharp and NEC.
Clue 3: He is the brand ambassador
Answer: Micromax
Thursday, December 15, 2011
OBQ 335: An ultimate tribute
Amul cartoon carrying an obituary in its typical style...who is being remembered?

Answer: Mario Miranda's obituary...the creative genius behind Amul girl

Answer: Mario Miranda's obituary...the creative genius behind Amul girl
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
OBQ 334: Too obvious ...
Which term got inspired from this kinda traditional looks...?

Answer: Bigwigs! Comeon guys thiw was a sitter!
Answer: Bigwigs! Comeon guys thiw was a sitter!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
OBQ 332: The greatest marketing idea of last century
And this is the guy who propagated it...Who is he? Second image is just a hint.


Answer: He is Theodore Levitt whose article "Marketing Myopia" in Harvard Business Review changed the face of marketing.
Answer: He is Theodore Levitt whose article "Marketing Myopia" in Harvard Business Review changed the face of marketing.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
OBQ 328: The sweet sip of communism
Identify the Swadeshi restaurant chain...
Clue 1: This restaurant which is more of an institution is now more than 50 years old
Clue 2: More than 400 restaurants under its belt are governed by co-operative strucuture and has communism at its root.
Clue 3: No doubt that Kerala is the state where they have their biggest presence, below is picture of one of its famous branch!
Clue 1: This restaurant which is more of an institution is now more than 50 years old
Clue 2: More than 400 restaurants under its belt are governed by co-operative strucuture and has communism at its root.
Clue 3: No doubt that Kerala is the state where they have their biggest presence, below is picture of one of its famous branch!
Answer: Indian Coffee House
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
OBQ 323: The best seller
Identify the brand...
Clue 1: It started in 70s as a collaborative effort between France, Germany and UK as a "Economic Interest Group"
Clue 2: The name was so given because during those times it was a non-proprietary name in Aviation industry.
Clue 3: They created a record with this airline...
Answer: Airbus
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
OBQ 316: Once a brand always a brand!
Clue1: The name of this product was inspired by the company's slogan.
Clue2: The product changed the hands ( in terms of corporate ownership) but the brand name was still retained.
Clue3: Among many following is one of the innovation introduced for the product.

Answer: IBM
Clue2: The product changed the hands ( in terms of corporate ownership) but the brand name was still retained.
Clue3: Among many following is one of the innovation introduced for the product.
Answer: IBM
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
OBQ 314: What is X?
In the first column what is X? Tough one if you think hard!
Answer: I thought this was easy! X is the world population in billion.
X
|
Year
|
1
|
1804
|
2
|
1927
|
3
|
1960
|
4
|
1974
|
5
|
1987
|
6
|
1999
|
7
|
2011
|
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
OBQ 312: World's largest family?
Under RBI Scanner
Clue 1: It started as a small deposit company in 1978.
Clue 2: Over last 30+ years they have acquired interests in real estate, airlines, entertainment etc.
Clue 3: This logo connects the final dot!
Answer: Its Sahara India Pariwar.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
OBQ 309: We're strict about naming our babies ;-)
Baring few exceptions this European company has a very strict code to use names of Lakes in Scandinivia, Islands in Sweden to name its product most of it products have a Nordic origin...which company I am talking about?

Answer: Its Ikea
Answer: Its Ikea
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
OBQ 305: Latest target of Corporate raiders
Clue1: This company is known in India by its collaboration with Mahindra & Mahindra.
Clue2: Carl Icahn bought a substantial stake in the company in recent time
Clue3: The company has its roots in harvester manufacturing (see the old logo below).
Answer: Its the Navistar, earlier known as International Harvester, and now they have tie-up with Mahindra in India.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
OBQ 299: Made like sword
Identify the brand.
Clue1: In its more than 200 years of existence the company has tried its hand manufacturing guns, typewriters, motorbikes and gardening equipment.
Clue2: The company was first to introduce the stainless steel razor blade.
Clue3: The company is now owned by a holding company which also also has following trademark in its kitty.
Answer: Wilkinson ...Remember the ad? Wilkinson Sword it use to say!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
OBQ 294: The hunt,the argument,the Irish connection
Identify the publication/company/brand...whatever!!!!
Clue1:He went on a hunting game and had an argument with his friend on which was the fasted game bird in England, inspired by this confusion...
Clue 2:He started (this now) iconic phenomena as a compilation of interesting facts that were distributed to pub owners to popularize an Irish drink.
Clue 3: It is now the all time best selling copy righted book series...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Review Tata Crucible 2011: Ahmedabad Corporate Round
Tata
Crucible 2011: Ahmedabad Corporate Round
Fairly low turnout (in comparison of campus quiz) about
50 odd teams with regulars like Triton and Thermax visiting.
My bad luck was not able to participate due to lack of
partner!
The regulars from Triton made a good lead in first two
rounds which ensured there victory regardless of some good catch-up by other
teams
Results:
Winners:
Triton Group: The veterans Mahesh Manjawala & Mayur Rana (Score:40)
First
Runner up: Thermax group (Score: 30)
Second
Runner up: Soubhagya and Anirban from R&B (Score: 25)
Following are the questions with answers from Prelims and finals
Prelims
1. Which
is the most visited paid monument in the world? Answer: Eifel tower
2. There
were originally 4 old “Zaibatsu” in Japan three of them are Mitsui,Yasuda and
Mitsubishi which was the fourth one? Answer: Sumitomo (options were given)
3. Now
glossy most sought after weekly magazine was first published in Lahore in year
1882 by Arorbans press which magazine? Answer: Mayapuri (options were given)
4. Who
is she:
Answer: Dr, Amrita Patel of GCMMF
5. Which city’s name appeared in Citibank’s name
when it was founded in 1812? Answer: Newyork
6. “The
extra half an inch: Hair, heels and everything in between” is the book written
by which global celebrity? Answer: Victoria Beckham
7. How
do we better know this company which started its life in 1976 by name of
Multitech (Hint: Dell’s model in asia) Answer: Acer
8. Why
only 241 pens were manufactured by Mont Blanc for its special Gandhi series?
Answer: Distance between Ahmedabad and Dandi in miles (the famous dandi march)
9. Based
on current values of real estate in Atlantic city who is on #9 of Forbes
richest fictional character list? Answer: Mr. Monopoly
10. Kuensel
was the only newspaper of which country till year 2006? Answer: Bhutan (hint
given the country emphasizes more on happiness)
11. The
controversial breast milk ice cream was named after which celebrity what was
the name? Answer: Baby gaga
12. This
book is based on which historical character?
Answer: Chanakya
(book corporate chanakya)
13. According
to widely accepted theory what does “Bench” mean in Italian? Answer: Bank
14. Who
funded C V Raman for his nobel winning research? Answer: G D Birla
15. Who
founded HDFC? Answer:Hasmukh Parekh
16. Who is this management writer
Answer: Ken Blanchard
17. Whose
punch line is “ The good looking Rascals rules”? Answer: John Miller
18. “The
softest pillow is a clear conscience” who said it? Answer: N R Narayanmurthy
19. Who
said in 1969 “Major banks should not only be socially controlled but also
publicly owned” Answer: Indira Gandhi
20. Which
phone company she leads?
Answer: HTC
Finals (non visual/connect rounds)
Round 1:
·
What is donkey flight?
Unskilled labor immirgrating in a single
flight to avoid scrutiny
·
Which was the brand by
Hindustan Photo Film
Indu
·
Started by Geet Sethi and
Prakash Padukone now it’s a web phenomena supporting indian sport talent
The Olympic Gold Quest
·
What was Care Institute of
Medical Sciences first to do in India?
First green hospital
·
This year is 40th
anniversary related to which internet related technology?
FTP (file transfer protocol)
·
What is the common name of
accessory “ Chain connected decorative gold studs”?
Cufflinks
Round 3
1.
TCS is now biggest employer in which European country?
Answer: UK
2
. What is Tata Motor bus’s name which is going to compete
against Volvo and Mercedes ? Answer: TIVO
3.
What is the name of rngtone sharing services of TATA DOCOMO?
Answer: Sing share
4.
Which was declared as the most luxurious car in the world?
Answer : Jaguar
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