The Strategist Quiz Answers

1. BPL Mobile
   
   
2. CAPTCHA, which is an acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart". For instance, humans can read distorted text but computer programs can't.
   
   
3. SOTC, a travel and tourism company. The town of Engelberg was renamed as SOTC Indian Village in 1999.
   
   
4. L'Oreal introduced a limited edition lipstick shade, Tender Beige, under its Color Riche range, on the occasion of Aishwarya Rai's wedding. The film star is L'Oreal's brand ambassador in India.
   
   
5. The 1.8 million-sq ft Olympia Technology Park promoted by the Khivraj group in Chennai
   
   
6. SpiceJet. These are the names given to its Boeing 737 aircraft.
   
   
7. GATI, the express cargo, logistics and transport company
   
   
8. The concept of intellectual capital. It was introduced by Skandia AFS, a Swedish company, when its director Leif Edvinsson was at the helm. He is also known as the world's first person to be designated as chief knowledge officer.
   
   
9. The first hair dryers. They were introduced in Wisconsin in the US. Race was made by Racine Universal Motor Co and Cyclone by Hamilton Beach.
   
   
10. ESSO Standard Oil Eastern company. It was later on nationalised and the name was changed to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)

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