- Hyundai has models called Tucson, Santa Fe, Kona and now Bayon . What connects these names ?
Ans. These Hyundai SUV models are named after real tourist places where people go for adventure ..
2. Jaadhu Holdings is the largest external shareholder of Jio Platforms with a 9.9 % stake Who owns Jaadhu Holdings ?
Ans. Meta
3. Under what brand name have Hyderabad based entrepreneur couple Viswanadh and Midhula launched budget smartphones marketed mainly through Flipkart ?
Ans. Mivi based on their initials
4. Identify this star of yesteryears..One of the earliest to feature in Lux ads.
Ans. Ashalata Biswas
5. I was born in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company in Connecticut, but I became famous when I pivoted to wristwatches for soldiers in WWI. My 1950s ad campaign showed me being frozen, shaken, and run over by a boat motor, all under the tagline “Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.”American Presidents like Nixon, Ford, and Clinton chose me over luxury brands, and in 1986 I launched the legendary Ironman sports watch.
Who am I?
Ans. Timex Watches
6. Which lozenge brand am I?
I am a menthol-eucalyptus “relief candy” – famous for my Extra Strong (clearing menthol action) and Soothers (gentle soothing) variants. I am called the number one relief candy brand in the UK. Sold also as a Cough drop in OTC.
I was born in the UK in the late 1800s, then became part of US pharma giant Warner-Lambert.
When Warner-Lambert was bought by Pfizer (2000), I went with it.
In April 2003, Cadbury’s parent acquired Pfizer’s confectionery business for $4.2 billion. That included the Warner-Lambert product portfolio.
- Later Cadbury became part of Mondelez International
Now Mondelez markets me in many variants in India.
Ans. Halls
7. Mondelez sold the Chiclets brand to another MNC 3-4 years ago. That co markets Chiclets in many countries but does not sell Chiclets in India because they have a popular chewing gum in India.
Name the MNC and its India brand
Ans. Perfetti and Center Fresh
8. Waterbury’s compound is available in India even today. It is sold as an Ayurvedic medicine ( Indian mkts are difficult and funny..Burgers have to pretend to be Vada Pavs ! 😀)
Ans. Piramal Health
9. Identify the co..A co that has a foreign sounding name but an entirely Indian co set up in 1930 by two partners. One of the original nutraceuticals focused co. This co still gets its major revenue from its flagship product a protein supplement . Name the brand also.
Ans. Raptakos Brett and Co, Threptin
10. The latest Hollywood movie The Social Reckoning is a sequel to a 2010 movie. Name the earlier movie and the co on which these movies are based on.
Ans. Social Network, Facebook
11. Christian Amanpour the popular TV host of CNN has resigned after 43 years
Her resignation is widely seen as a reaction to the change in ownership of the channel.
Which company owns CNN now after the October 6 deal ?. Which family runs the company which has taken over CNN ?
Ans. Skydance, Ellison ( David Ellison son of Larry Ellison)
12. With the creation of the mega media corp under Skydance two streaming services (OTT) come under Skydance and will eventually be merged into one..One of them is Paramount +..Which is the other one ?
Ans. HBO Max
13. If you can identify this stone then you know the name of a new Asset Mgmt Co ( Mutual Fund) launched by Vikas Khemani ..Name it
Ans. Carnelian Mutual Fund
14. NOICE brand of snacks, beverages, bread , paneer etc is a private label of which online platform ?
Ans. Swiggy’s
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