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The Strategist Quiz (#147)

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Gaurav Sri Krishna New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 2:54 AM IST

 

  1. This vehicle named after a city in the US will be launched in India sometime this year. Despite its obscure looks, the first of its kind vehicle from this company was a success when it was launched in the US. Name it. 
  2. Its construction started in the 1950s, was commissioned in 1962 and was continued to be built till the late 1970s. It is known as a highly reliable ruggedised computer using bit-slice processors and was named by Jawaharlal Nehru. What is it? 
     
  3. Its first failure in India was a joint venture with Chamundi Mopeds which manufactured a two-wheeler. Name the company. 
     
  4. Which company is launching ‘Fight Nights’ featuring India’s first-ever indoor exhibition boxing bouts between top Indian and international boxers? The bouts would be held in malls, multiplexes, discos, clubs, open grounds, college campuses, and amusement and theme parks. 
     
  5. What is common to the brands Elle n°5, Mandarina Duck, Lollipops and Playboy? 
     
  6. Which business book launched this year has its first chapter titled “It’s all about restrooms”? 
     
  7. Name the companies that got together recently to produce a successful two-hour movie for TV called Secrets of the Mountain? 
     
  8. Name the world’s first of its kind company that started with its founder announcing that he had implanted a synthetic gene into E coli bacteria, causing it to produce human insulin. 
     
  9. Complete the series Wira, Kit, Karak and _____. What are they? 
     
  10. Identify this FMCG brand from its logo and also its owner.

 

 

Ten all-correct entries will receive a copy of John Hoover & Roger P Disilvestro’s The Art of Constructive Confrontation, published by Wiley India (books courtesy: Wiley India). One lucky winner will also receive a cheque for Rs 2,000. Send your entries to strategist@bsmail.in. All entries must carry the postal address of the contestant. Last date for receiving entries: 4 May. Previous winners, employees of Business Standard and Wiley India and their families are not eligible to participate.

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First Published: May 03 2010 | 12:55 AM IST

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