The Strategist Quiz (#434)

1. Connect bamboo charcoal and squid ink to a product brought out by two global giants. Name the companies.
    
2. What are these types of - Masala, Dim Sum, Sushi, Bull Dog, Kangaroo and Yankee?
    
3. Which technology company launched a project code named Loon recently. What was it about?
    
4. What is the term used to describe any apparatus that unduly reduces the effectiveness of emissions control systems under conditions a vehicle may reasonably be expected to experience? This apparatus is forbidden in the European Union and its use attracts a penalty.
    
5. The season for permanent holiday botanicals in offices will begin soon. What is being referred to here?
    
6. Name the vehicle brand that is considered as the world's first luxury 4X4 SUV.
    
7. This organisation was established in 1895. The initial partners were five engineering firms. It has donned the following abbreviations EITA, IEA, EAI, AIEI, CEI. It finally changed its name in 1992 and continues to retain the same even today. Name the organisation.
    
8. Which company invented the world's first erasable ball point pen and by what brand name was it sold?
    
9. Which brand during the 70s had created two characters Ram and Shyam as its ambassadors?
    
10. Identify the company from its logo.
    

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