The Strategist Quiz (#178)

 

1. This industry is showing signs of a crisis in India. The creator of Gulliver’s Travels was the first to establish it way back in the early 1700s. Name him and the industry. 
    
2. Where would you find a leading lady presenting you an opportunity to participate in a giving programme called Good Karma? 
    
3. What is the term used to describe imperfect information about finding out where jobs are and where workers are for the appropriate jobs? 
    
4. This vehicle developed specially for India is this company’s lowest-cost model and it got its stamp of approval after the company’s CEO personally drove it. It is the first car that has storage for eight bottles of water. Name it. 
    
5. What is martial art mixed with a Greek alphabet and a US electronics maker in a manufacturing control discipline that has won thousands of corporate converts? 
    
6. This billion-dollar brand runs out of a secret recipe which has 11 herbs and spices. Its basic cooking technique was developed by its founder. Name it. 
    
7. Name the first company founded by a woman which was listed on the Fortune 500. 
    
8. Which brand uses the Hindi tag line “Kafi hai”? 
    
9. What is common to A123, Cascade Communications and Airvana? 
    
10. What is so unique about this brand (see logo)?
    

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