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The Strategist Quiz (#381)

Gaurav Sri Krishna New Delhi
  1. By connecting Franz Kafka's novella Metamorphosis and a Japanese company, whose name in its native means heart or spirit, what does one arrive at?
     
  2. During the early 1790s, a Britisher established a coffee house in India, which operated on the lines of the Lloyd's of London. He maintained a register of the arrival and departure of ships and offered Indian and European newspapers for his customers to read. Where was this opened and what was the name of the coffee house?
     
  3. What is the generic term used to describe online retailers like Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon and taxi service companies like Uber, Olacabs and Taxi for Sure in the world of business?
     
  4. This company's tagline on the landing page in its website is "For Sure since 1883". Its founder set it up as a utility company supplying electricity to a city in the US. It made the original ____ that helped build the railroads, erect skyscrapers, and expand highways across America. A historic mile marker for the company took place in 1914, when it introduced a product line called the 1,000 mile ____. Name the company and also mention its stock ticker on NYSE.
     
  5. An Indian mythological symbol was used by Coca-Cola in its ads and Carlsberg beer on its beer bottles. The Boy Scouts adopted it and the Girls' Club of America called their magazine by its name. It was used by American military units during World War One and it could be seen on RAF planes till the late 1930s. Name it.
     
  6. This country's former capital's name when translated into English was known as the 'Father of Apples'. This city is known as the genetic epicenter of Apples, Walnuts and Apricots. Deforestation is threatening the wild precursors of the apple in this country. Name the country and its former capital city.
     
  7. This term is generally used to describe money generated out of criminal activities. It includes Illegal capital flight, narcotics trade, smuggling of arms and other goods, computer crimes, human trafficking and counterfeiting. Name it.
     
  8. What is Kari Beck? It sells at Rs 15,000 per kg in India.
     
  9. Connect the term used to describe the process used in leather crafting to reduce the thickness of leather and an instance of avoiding work or a duty by staying away or leaving early and what do you arrive at?
     
  10. Identify both the images and establish the connection between them. The second image where a part of it has been erased is a symbol, which can be found in cities of Mumbai & Surat.

One lucky winner will 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: November 4 till 8 pm. Previous winners and employees of Business Standard and their families are not eligible to participate.

 

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First Published: Nov 03 2014 | 12:04 AM IST

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