Tata Crucibles Campus Quiz -2014 Hyderabad

Q1

What "farm-land" was sold in 1868 by a guy named Charles II to the East India company at a price of 10 pounds per (forgot unit of measurement) ?

Giri's hint : Its an indian city today, and you can't really get food there in 10 pounds these days  

Ans. Mumbai

Q2. A brazilian aviator, with the name Alberto Santos-Dumont complained to the founder of this watch company with the impracticability of using watches while flying so the founder designed a watch for him. Now these watches are today kept at the Paris Air Museum, which was made by which founder(and hence the company is) ? Ans. Cartier Watches Q3. 

What analgesic(i.e. painkiller) combination, today marketed by Piramal in India, was actually invented by a guy named Roche in Switzerland in 1933?

Ans.Saridon Q4 Project Loon sponsored by? Ans Google Q5.

So the word bandwidth has 2 meanings. one is the internet logic, 2nd is the way used it business/marketing/HR. What does "not having a bandwidth" in HR mean?

Ans.lack of Manpower Q6.

What logo came from a double mohur released by the East India Company which had a lion but was later replaced by a tiger?

Ans Reserve Bank of India Q7.

Which airport recently installed India's tallest ATC control tower?

Ans Mumbai Q8.
Who is it in the picture?

Ans Pranav Mistry, who else :P

Q9. 

A UK-based guy with the name of Bruno Iksil had brought JPMorgan to losses in the credit derivatives index, as a result of which he earned the nickname :

a) British Bull b) Scottish Squirrel c) London Whale Ans. c) Whale Q10.

X was founded in London on 11 March 1744, when Samuel Baker presided over the disposal of "several hundred scarce and valuable" books from the library of Rt Hon Sir John Stanley.

Ans. A brand called sothebys Q11. Brownie Wise (1913–92), a former sales representative of Stanley Home Products, developed the strategy. During the early 1950s, X's sales and popularity exploded, thanks in large part to Wise's influence among women who sold X, celebrating the success of X ladies at lavish home themed parties. Ans.Tupperware Q12 Dedicated to

Ans Raghu Ram Rajan Q13.

In 2013, Switzerland signed(or rather forced to sign) a Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. This forced the Swiss Banks to bring about a huge change in their usual way of working.

What was the change? Ans. it is said the swiss banks had to allow transparency of accounts after the convention Q14.

Which magazine, published by a respected Indian daily newspaper, has the tagline "Leading the debate"?

Ans.Front Line, by Hindu Q15. TJ is a company selling shirts/pants/other products. TJ stands for? Visual :

.

Ans. Tihar Jail

Q16

Which brand was launched under the name "Tiodubbelt Renadt Brännvin" (Tenfold Purified Vodka), in 1877 in sweden? Ans. Absolute Vodka :P Q17.

A trivandrum based chemist, gopalkrishnan nair made a hair oil to prevent baldness and is today marketed by godrej, it is?

or rather cure for baldness as their page says

Ans.Anoop

Q18.Osborne smith was the 1st governor of?

Ans. RBI

Q19.

Ans. The rupee guy - Uday Kumar

Q20

X is an entirely Indian owned company. It owns a bookstore chain that was co-founded by Emile Moreau, a French author, T K Banerjee, an Indian businessman and others in Allahabad in 1887, operating from railway stations.

X is?

Even today this brand can be seen especially on railway stations.

Ans. Wheeler Question credits- Lucky Kaul

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