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MAVEN 2012
- THE PRELIMS Online Business Quiz 13th Oct, 2012 10:30 PM

INSTRUCTIONS
You have 30 Questions and 30 Minutes to answer them. Some Question numbers have the number written inside a green square like xx. Answering these questions will give the team an edge in case of a tie-breaker. Entries submitted after 11 PM would not be accepted. Make sure to keep an eye on the clock! Happy quizzing. Hope you enjoy the quiz May the best team win!

1. Identify the famous entrepreneur who is worth over $1 billion as of today. Think Pushtechnology.

2. This companys name X is the acronym of the companys slogan. This

company was formed after a split between 2 brothers with one forming X and another founding Y. Today Y which is one of the arch rivals of X. ID X & Y

3. You were working in the US. All was well. But now, you have lost your job due to the company outsourcing jobs to some part of Asia. In today's slang you have been ______ ?

4. If you have noticed, you cannot insert a SIM card wrongly into the slot provided for it because of a wedge in the bottom right corner of the slot. This example of very popular concept that is widely used in manufacturing. What are we talking about?

5. Their Fall stunned all. Who are they?

06. In a kind of take-over, an individual or a company instructs brokers to buy all available shares of the target company at current market prices as soon as stock exchanges open for business on a particular date. With that as base, the bidder makes an attractive offer to the shareholders in order to make a full takeover bid. What is this type of takeover attempt called? 7. This group X was founded in the 1800s and the HQ was established in Mumbai, India. The founder of the group also started this institution Y, which is one of the best places in India for research in Science and related subjects. Identify X & Y 8. Identify the person who has a connection with all of these (even logic would fetch you points. Think pictorially!)

9. This company which tasted its first commercial success with car audio systems is popularly known world over today, for a very different range of products. It is famous for introducing a strategy that is very extensively used in manufacturing. Name the company as well as this strategy.

10. He joined the company X in the mid 1900's and was responsible for X's most famous cars of that period. He then went on to become the president of X. But due to a tussle with the Chief, he was fired in 1978 .He then joined a struggling company Y, an arch rival of X. There went on to script one of the great turnarounds of Y and thus is regarded as one of the best businessmen of all time. ID The person, X & Y

11. In this great scam, a man in the early 20th century developed a scheme where 1.5 times the investors money would be returned in 45 days or double the money would be returned in 90 days. Through this he managed to convince around 40000 people to invest around a total of 15 million $ in his scheme, out of which only 1/3rd was finally returned. He was finally indicted on several counts of mail fraud and imprisoned for 5 years. Who is this man?

12. Nowadays in many print ads, one would be able to spot a small square with even smaller black and white squares inside it. What is this marketing innovation called?

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14. The company X, commonly known as Y was founded in the late 1800s. It had a huge market share during most of the 20th century. But later it began to suffer due to the digital revolution in its industry. Finally in 2012, it filed for bankruptcy. Identify X and Y.

15. Identify this person X who shifted careers from physics to management. His book Y, which is about the challenges faced by a production manager is a troubled manufacturing firm, is popular among the management students world over. Identify X & Y.

16. This company X, whose name is thought of as an acronym for a phrase involving the word sport, was actually named so from the founders first & surname. This company was formed after a split between 2 brothers with one forming X and another founding Y. Today Y which is one of the arch rivals of X. ID X & Y

17. This man has created a unique search engine and named it after himself. The results given by the search engine when typed a random number 234 are given below .Name the product.

18. In this Country X, the automobile manufacturers have to completely redo their commercials/advertising, as the countrys policies deny any automobile manufacturer to claim any environmental friendly features as part of their product. Name the country X.

19. ID this media giant, one of whose newspapers was in the news recently for the wrong reasons.

20. Company X is said to be the inventor of the technology. In July this year, prosecutors indicted some employees of company Y of stealing this technology from X. Ironically, Now Y has filed a patent lawsuit against company Y over patent infringements concerning the same technology. Give us the names of X, Y & the technology that is being talked about.

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22 .This people gave the world the custom of coin toss. His head appeared on one side of every coin in the empire he was ruling. He said, he was divinely appointed emperor and his image alone was sufficient to settle lawsuits. Consequently, property disputes, marital discords and even guilt or innocence in criminal proceedings could be determined by the toss of a coin, since this person's image landing upright meant that he and by extension the Gods agreed with the decision. Name him.

23. He is the chairman and managing director of a company which is ranked amongst the top 10 in the most recent Forbes list of most innovative companies. Also this year, he was in the news concerning a top management school in the country. Identify the person.

24. These two countries split after world war II with one going the communist way while the other following the capitalist free market economy model. There are stark differences in the way these two countries have grown, with the country adopting free market economy growing much faster than the other .Identify the 2 countries

25. Identify the product advertised in the below Advertisement.

26. This AD was to signify which recent event?

27. Hari and Sadu are partners in the business of Manufacturing Doors. Hari has come up with this idea of a Hi tech Door with a plethora of advanced features and wants the firm to concentrate on developing this product rather than competing with other players in the present market for plain doors. He feels they will be able to achieve high growth and profits by creating demand in this completely new market. Hari is an advocate of a famous strategy in management called the ____________

28. X was a hugely profitable company that acquired a giant media house Y. However, the name of the parent company X, was removed from the corporate merged sign plate following the '.com' bubble burst. Name X and Y. 29. This concept X emerged in the mid 1900s when companies like P&G realized that someone who worked for the company for as long a time as around 20-30 years, would be left with no source of revenue post his retirement. Now this tool whose benefit is directly related to companys performance is a part of HR strategies all around the world. It is used for motivating the staff and improving employee retention. What are we talking about? 30. Whats the connect between the two below?

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