THE STRATEGIST QUIZ

1. Jack Welch is one of several prominent people who have appeared on this three-minute snippet where celebrity-achievers share their concept of management with viewers. The programme, which appears on a business channel, is called Moments of inspiration. Which brand sponsors this programme?
2. This company had to change its earlier name due to infringement of rights on the name and adopted its new name by mixing an old French word with a Greek one meaning "beam of lights from the Gods". What is its present name?
3. His passions are Guinness beer and pistol shooting, but "not mixing them together". And his middle name is Benedict. Who is this software genius?
4. Traces of benzene found in this product in 1990 in the US forced the brand to withdraw millions of bottles from the market in the US and Europe. Which brand?
5. 5 PB Air has been granted permission by the Indian government to begin bi-weekly international charter flights in December 2005, between Bangkok and which Indian city?
6. What is the connection between Montpelier, Vermont, and McDonald's?
7. What is the common link between the lion, palm tree and Hilton Young?
8. Who said, "In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield"?
9. What is a bond issued by an insurance company, linking principal and interest to the company's losses due to natural disasters, called?
10. On January 17, 2002, Yusuf Ratlamwala received two cheques from Bank of Baroda. What was special about them?

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