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The Strategist Quiz

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Gaurav Sri Krishna New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 05 2013 | 12:21 AM IST
  1. The head of this company is designated as the Chief Executive Bear. The company also has a Chief Operating Bear and Chief Financial Bear in its management team. Name the company.

  2. Name the European car designed as a technological test bed, but which made losses in every sale. The car can speed up to 200 mph in 20 seconds and was street illegal until 1999, when Bill Clinton let its owners drive a limited-mileage model.

  3. What is the term used to describe a problem solving and idea generating tactic in which a company disseminates details of a specific problem or situation to a carefully chosen group of people for possible solutions?

  4. Which celebrity sportsperson has endorsed Close-up, Head & Shoulders, Atlas cycles, Reebok and Kingfisher?

  5. Name the management concept that served as a basis for many strategy models like the Boston Matrix. It was formulated by an American office at an Ohio air force base in 1926.

  6. Who designed a bikini for Muslim women? What is it called?

  7. Identify this person. He studied at the Doon School and Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1944, he worked with a stock broking firm, Chunilal T Mehta & Co. His uncanny ability to analyse company accounts and investment opportunities led to his acquiring a stake in a company in 1947 that is now headquartered in Bangalore.

  8. Which fashion brand's motto is Sameness deleted?

  9. Name the US-based retail chain that is credited with pioneering the concept of discounting.

  10. In the FMCG world what are colloquially known as squeeze boxes?

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