Answers to the strategist quiz #672

Answers to the strategist quiz #672

1 Connect a fief of the Mughal empire, which later became a princely state of British India, before being incorporated into Kurnool district of the Madras Presidency, and a commodity that has a GI tag and is cultivated in about 300,000 hectares with about 3 million tonnes of annual production.

1. Banganapalli mango. Banaganapalle was a princely state of AP from 1780-1948. 

2 Name the brands involved in bringing it out a limited edition of shoes called Sauce Pack collection.

2. McDonalds, in collaboration with Adidas, has brought out three models of shoes, related to sauce flavours.  

3 What is the term used for putting a limit on the geographic or demographic extent of a marketing campaign?

3. Red lining.

4 Name the brand that has launched an anti-corona fabric and claims 99.94% effectiveness against coronavirus (H1N1), SARS, influenza virus, with a broad range of anti-microbial treatment.

4. Siyaram’s.

5 Which industry in India follows a time zone, which is an hour ahead of the Indian standard time? why?

5. Tea plantations of Assam use Bagan time. It was instituted by British to maximise working hours by taking advantage of early sunrise there. 

6 What does one infer when you say, “East India Company made way to Lloyds of London”?

6. The headquarters of Lloyds of London is built on the land where East India Company had its first headquarters on Leadenhall Street. 

7 The remnants from the 1920 bombing in a building called the Corner in New York city are still visible. Whose building was it and what is the event known as?

7. Wall Street bombing, which took place outside building number 23, also known as Corner. It was the headquarters of J P Morgan then.

8 Since he was a college freshman Mark Zuckerberg said he was interested in ____. The term was popularised at the Facebook F8 conference on May 24, 2007, when it was used to explain how the platform would take advantage of relationships between individuals to offer a richer online experience.

8. Social graph. 

9 Which company, touted as a family-owned business, has one of its divisions running this base line “Beyond Fast”?

9. Comcast Business.

10 Taking clues from the two images, what do you arrive at?

10. Cigar butt investing.

 

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