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Gaurav Sri Krishna New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 26 2013 | 12:24 AM IST
  1. Who sold touch-tone telephones in India under the German-sounding brand name Mittbrau? What did the name stand for?

  2. Name the company whose employee was recently convicted for stealing and handing over samples of one of its yet to be launched product, code named Lancelot.

  3. This shoemaker studied human anatomy, chemical engineering and mathematics. He filed close to 300 patents, almost all for his shoes and pioneered the open shoe for women. Identify him.

  4. Identify the airline that called its in-flight ladies crew "Hosties" and gave them a fancy uniform made by a famous Italian designer.

  5. This company started by offering delicacies for city people who are in a hurry. Its name when translated into English means a seagull picking a morsel in mid-flight. Today, it is a large business group. Name it.

  6. Complete the slogan of this service company: "Good TV, Better TV, ______?"

  7. Which company's equipment was used in 1899 to generate the first unit of electricity in India? This company is currently listed on the BSE.

  8. Which popular soft drink brand was invented during World War II in Nazi Germany, when the bottling company could no longer get Coca-Cola syrup due to restrictions on shipping between Nazi Germany and the US?

  9. Which International brand has, through a grant, established the programme for aesthetics and well-being at Harvard University, which will examine the way we think and talk about beauty in popular culture and the effect that this has on women's well-being?

  10. Which company follows a tradition called "The 15 per cent rule"? It is an unwritten rule in this company.

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First Published: Feb 13 2007 | 12:00 AM IST

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