Answers to last week's quiz (#78)

 

1. Which multinational once launched a confectionery brand by the name Chatpat Churanet?
   Procter & Gamble India 
    
2. Mark Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a “revolutionary” typesetting machine. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000, he undertook a tour of the British Empire and wrote a book called Following the Equator, an account of that travel. During this travel he stayed in a hotel in Bombay and wrote about the crows he saw outside the balcony of his room. In which hotel did he stay?
   The Watson’s Hotel in Mumbai 
    
3. Largely because of the criticism of a business group cornering the lion’s share of loans from financial institutions, parliament passed the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act in 1969. The following year the Sarkar Commission was set up to inquire into this group’s alleged malpractices. Name the group.
   Birlas 
    
4. For which brand was Vivek Oberoi a mock Elvis brand ambassador in India?
   Vanilla Coke 
    
5. Which new technology was used by Visa cards to combat fraud in 1984?
   Hologram 
    
6. Name the tower built in an Indian city on the lines of the Big Ben in 1878. It is named after the blind mother of a prominent stock broker who donated funds required for its construction. The evening bell of the tower helped the blind lady know the time for dinner without any body’s help.
   The Rajabai Tower located in the University of Mumbai campus at Fort, Mumbai. 
    
7. Why was the brand named Arges recently in the news?
   These were the brand of grenades used by the terrorists in the November 26 attacks in Mumbai. The Arges brand name belongs to Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, a company in Austria, and Pakistan Ordnance Factories manufactured the grenades under licence for use by the Pakistan Army. 
    
8. Which company was responsible for coming up with the Friendship Day?
   Archies 
    
9. What is the Nano Speed 9000?
   Badminton racquets made by Yonex from nano-carbon and graphite. They weighs less than 90 grams. 
    
10. This logo is used to name the transport system and stations in a particular city. What’s it called?
    
    The Underground roundel
    
    

There were 32 all-correct entries for quiz # 78. The winners who will receive a copy of Integrated Business Communication in a Global Marketplace are: Abhijeet Bhargava, Bangalore; Sandhya Rao, Mumbai; Vaibhav Acharya, Mumbai; Atul Jain, Pune; Shailesh Joshi, Navi Mumbai; Hinda Parveen, Patna; S Venkatesan, Chennai; Puneet Thapar, Mumbai; Eldhose John K, Ernakulam; and Tadasmi Koul, Gurgaon. Abhijeet Bhargava also wins Rs 2,000.