The Strategist Quiz (#531)

The Strategist Quiz, September 28, 2017

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Gaurav Sri Krishna
Last Updated : Sep 27 2017 | 11:31 PM IST
1.This phenomenon has been described by a professor and author whose field of study is evidence-based management. He defines it as __. People being less nice and less civilised because of status and income inequalities, sleep deprivation and use of technology primarily social media. At workplaces people are talking less to colleagues despite being in the same room and communicating more through social media. State the term and the person who coined it.
 
2.Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, is planning to follow what the 106-year-old TVS & Sons did in 2015. What are they planning?
 
3.It is considered as the world’s oldest shopping mall and contains the world’s only certified 7-star hotel. It was built in the 1870s. Name it and a global luxury brand that set up its first store here in the early 1900s.
 
4.Connect the following currencies: India’s ~200 note, Israel’s 100 Shekel note, Fiji’s 7 dollar note, Madagascar’s 20,000 Ariary note and Norway’s 100 Kroner note. These are some out of a list of 12.
 
5.It is termed as “A Miracle in the Hole in the Wall in Delhi”and an inspiration for education through the technology industry globally. It happened way back in the late 1990s. What is it and who was responsible for it?
 
6.Who is soon going to launch an exclusive airline designed for millennials? Name the same. It plans to offer in-flight VR, organic meals and have attendants wear white sneakers.
 
7.Which successful company’s mission is “Solve the problems that others ignore”?
 
8.Connect a brand whose Hindi punch line reads “ek achhi aadat” with a recently introduced GPS-enabled handheld device for general consumer use developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and CEERI.
 
9.Name the soon to be launched brand that is made out of a yeast strain found by this company’s scientist in Argentina. He found the yeast strain growing on trees in the mountains of Patagonia.
 
10.This image is part of a very pertinent book.
Name the book and its author. 

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