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The Strategist Team New Delhi
  1. One Indian film figures as a case study in business schools. Name it.
    Lagaan
  2. Who is Bibendu?
    He is the world's longest-serving mascot "" of Michelin, world's largest tyre making company
  3. "The future of the automobile" "" which car brand uses this as its ad line?
    Mercedes Benz
  4. Who is known as "Le Cost Killer"?
    Carlos Ghosn "" head of Nissan. He is the pin-up boy of the Japanese auto industry.
  5. Which two American automotive companies recently celebrated their centenary years?
    Ford & Harley Davidson
  6. Three foreign banks got new CEOs this year. Can you name the three banks and their new chiefs?
    Three banks are StanChart, Citi and HSBC. The new chiefs are A Christopher M Low (Stanchart), Sanjay Nayar (Citi) and Niall Booker (HSBC).
  7. Which foreign bank raised its stake in a private Indian bank after the government raised the foreign direct investment cap from 26 to 49 per cent?
    Ing Bank. It raised its stake in Vysya Bank from 20 per cent to 44 per cent.
  8. Name India's first private payphone operator.
    Zip Telecom
  9. This Chief Economic Advisor in the finance ministry went on to become Delhi University vice-chancellor. Who is he?
    Deepak Nayyar
  10. What do Vivek Paul of Wipro and Vibha Rishi of Pepsi have in common?
    They are brother and sister

    There were no all-correct entries this week
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First Published: Dec 23 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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