ANSWERS to the Strategist quiz #623

ANSWERS to the Strategist quiz #623

If Diego Maradona is famously linked with the invisible "Hand of God" who in the management world is linked to the "Visible Hand"? 

Alfred D Chandler, the renowned business historian from Harvard Business School. In his book published in 1977, he argues that in the 19th century, Adam Smith's famous invisible hand of the market was supplanted by the "visible hand" of middle management, which became "the most powerful institution in the American economy.

2 India is the largest producer of this commodity. The trees of the Soapberry, Jujube, also called ber and the flame of the forest aid in its production. The pharmaceutical & the cottage toy industries are leading users of this commodity. 

Lac

3 Name the brand which in all likelihood will have this printed on its packaging and why? "Greetings Earthlings. This is the famous Area 51. We know of no space __by any other life form which is __and aged to be more refreshing. Take us to your leader for__.  We come in Peace" 

Bud Light beer's ad in connection with the recent Social media based movement in the US that is forcing the Government to open up the military base Area 51 to the general public. It has a secretive past and is supposed to be a storing some alien specimens.

4 Name the brand in India which has recently launched an ad featuring a model with Vitiligo, a Muslim girl playing Holi and the colourful LGBT flag in its latest campaign. 

Shalimar Paints

5 In the plains of the Po Valley is the small town of Novellara, in the province of Reggio Emilia. It's close to the city of Parma — and from Parma and Reggio Emilia comes the name of one of the world's most famous cheeses, Parmigiano Reggiano or Parmesan. What connection does this region have with the state of Punjab?

The Italians attribute the survival of the cheese industry to the Sikh farmhands who have immigrated from Punjab work in this region. They call them the saviors.

6 Name the air conditioner brand that has introduced Alphonso Mango smoothies? 

Hitachi

7 Name the first Indian cooperative bank that was founded by beggars. It is run by beggars for the beggars. 

Mangala Bank

8 This person is an American computer engineer, internet entrepreneur, internet activist, advocate of universal access to all knowledge and digital librarian. He is the founder of the Wayback machine and Thinking Machines and a member of the Internet Hall of Fame. Name him

Brewster Kahle. He is also co-founded Alexa.

9 Which is the first Fortune 500 Company where a woman CEO succeeded another woman CEO?

Xerox

10 Identify these markings and state where are each one of these found

Braille markings on the new Mahatma Gandhi series of the 200, 2000 and 100 rupee denominations of rupee notes

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