Answers to the Strategist quiz 604

Answers to the Strategist quiz 604

1.About 250,000 tons of this commodity is produced in India. Ancient Egyptians used it in their cosmetics and food. It is also used as an incense in temples, churches & mosques. It contains a versatile steroid used by pharma companies to manufacture oral contraceptives and sex hormones. Its plant and seeds are very much a part of our Indian cuisine. Name it.

Fenugreek or methi 

2.Starting this women's day which is the first airline in India that will be providing free sanitary pads to women inflight free of cost?

Vistara

3.Connect Katherine Johnson the famous Nasa mathematician and Physician, Aviation Pioneer Amelia Earhart and Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmarkar and what do you arrive at?

They are the latest 20 Barbie Role Models-all extraordinary women we've honored with a doll in their likeness

4.Meerut is historically well known for the 1857 Indian rebellion against the East India Company. But from an FMCG industry perspective this product was manufactured in this city in the late 1890s for the first time. Name it.

Soap. The North West Soap Manufacturing Company, established in 1897 was the first company to manufacture soap in India

5.This buzzword used in the business world is akin to throwing something on a wall coated with nonstick or paint that can be wiped. It is used when an idea or proposal is thrown out to see if it is accepted in the organisation.

Paghetti test

6.Connect Darth Vader of the Star Wars fame and an 11 million Euro car that was in the news recently.

Bugatti's La Voiture Noire car that is priced at Euro 11million was launched recently at the Geneva Motor Show. The car’s design seemingly has been inspired by Darth Vader's Helmet and visor face.

7.This gaming and entertainment company's revenue was approx. €Euro 280 million for 2018. Couple of years ago ,one of the characters it created was made an Honorary Ambassador for peace by the UN for the International Day of Happiness. Name the character and the company.

Red from Angry Birds created by Finnish company Rovio

8.What is the term used to describe the maximum amount of time in which a product needs to be produced in order to satisfy customer demand?

Takt Time. Takt in German means Pulse

9.Name the brand manufactured by Guiltfree Industries and also name the business group that owns this unit

The snack brand Too Yumm, RP Sanjiv Goenka group. 

10.Name the brand that is being advertised and also mention what is its distinction?

Condom brand Fromm's Act. It was Julius Fromm a Polish-German entrepreneur, chemist who invented a process for making condoms commercially from liquefied rubber in 1922.

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