Biz Bytes #1

First set to be featured in Biz Bytes. Simple questions picked randomly from my collection. GOOD HUNTING!

1.They were the first to bring broadband to India, way back in the 1980’s on an experimental basis, they laid pipes near Bhopal. Today in association with Alcatel and a Chinese company, they are a Rs 1000 Crore revenue generating unit, who were they and what is their present avatar?

2.This office building has its own zip code. It towers at a height of 442 meters and more than 25,000 people walk through the dons of this fully automated building every day. At which office building is this?

3.The name of this clothing company was a happy accident. It was named after the production of a batch of over-dyed shirts, early in the life of the brand. The brand’s logo is actually a stylized rendition of the Greek letter phi. Founded by Viju Mahtaney and Rajan Mudaliar, two Indians determined to create a global brand for the global Indian. During a press conference to launch the revolutionary stain-free, wrinkle-free range, the CEO ‘accidentally’ spilled coffee on his shirt to prove his point. The name of the brand?

4.You can credit this company (X) for changing the image of a mobile phone from a fashion statement for the rich to a basic communication medium for all socio-economic segments. X provides a host of voice and data services including high-speed GPRS services. Every fifth mobile user in India talks on X and 91% of mobile users in India reside in X’s circles. First to launch nationwide roaming operations, first to cross one million and five million customer marks. First to launch services overseas. Identify this mobile service provider, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2005.

5.It all started when Pandit Nehru persuaded Raghunandan Saran, an industrialist, to enter automotive manufacturing. Thus was born this technology leader in India’s commercial vehicle industry. Over 300,000 vehicles of this company criss-cross the country everyday. Eight out of ten state transport buses in India are made by this company which is the only manufacturer of double-decker and articulated models of buses in India. At 70 million a day, its buses carry more passengers than the Indian railways. Identify the automotive giant?

6.The three-lettered name of this Express Operator stands for the name of its three founders who started the company in 1969.With more than 250 aircraft across the world, it manages a larger fleet than most commercial airlines. First air express company back in Afghanistan and Iraq after the wars. It carries more shipments out of India than all the other international air express companies put together. Slogan – ‘We move the World.’ Which company?

7.The name of this company is synonymous with chocolates in India. The chocolate’s melting point is between 32 and 35 deg. Centigrade, which gives consumers the unique ‘melt-in-the-mouth’ experience. 2.7 million bars of this chocolate are sold every day. The company has a market share of 65%. Its history can be traced back to 1824 at Birmingham when its founder provided cocoa and chocolate as an alternative to alcohol, which he thought was the cause of poverty and deprivation among the working people. Enough clues. Give me the name of this wonderful brand.

8.Something for people who’re still recovering from Valentine ’s Day:). Started by Rabbi Yaacov Deyo in 1999 and is based on a Jewish tradition of chaperoned gatherings of young Jewish singles. It was started with an intention of preventing young Jews from marrying outside faith. What am I talking about?

9.The brand’s mission statement: “In 1891, we lit up the world. Today, we continue to create a better one. Tomorrow, there’s no limit to what we can do.”  Across the world, it owns over 100,000 patents, 22,000 trademarks and 6000 design copyrights. This company lights 30% of offices, 65% of top airports, 55% of soccer stadia, and 30% of all hospitals around the world. Which brand?

10.Which organization was found by Dorothy Stowe, Jim Bohlen and Bob Hunter?

11.In some parts of Africa, this brand is generic for batteries. Eight out of every ten new cars in India roll out with this battery. Its legacy goes back to the 1880s, when Mather and Platt of Manchester established a company – Chloride Electrical Storage Syndicate. 69 years after it sank in 1913, the brand’s batteries in the Holland 1 submarine were still found working. The brand of lead-acid batteries is:

12.This jewellery brand has thus far procured more than 19,700 kgs of gold, valued at Rs. 9500 million, for its jewellery products. Its name means ‘love of the body’. With 40% year-on-year growth, it beats the growth rate of the fabled Indian software industry. Set up in 1995, owned by the Tata group. First brand in India to launch products especially for the working woman. Which Brand?

13.Name the company which was founded by George Blaisdell?

14.In 1833, Marcus Samuel opened a small shop in London, selling sea shells to Victorian natural history enthusiasts. It soon became a thriving import-export business. His son continued this business and started exporting another product which eventually became a brand. Name the brand

15.This high profile former CEO worked in the same company as a Junior Engineer for a salary of $10,500. He was displeased with a $1000 increase in his first year and planned to quit to International Minerals and Chemicals. His senior Reuben Gutoff thought he was too valuable to lose; he took out that person and his wife Carolyn for a dinner and convinced him to stay back. Name this former CEO

16.He was originally called ‘Jumpman‘ – Shigeru Miyamoto made him look the way he does today, because of hardware limitations at the time. He was given a moustache to separate his nose from his face. He had a hat because his hair was hard to draw. He made his 1st appearance in Donkey Kong and subsequently in Wrecking Crew, among others. Identify?

17.Which dish is called Jewish penicillin as it a remedy for colds and similar infections?

18.Which Auto Major’s name when translated in English means “modern“?

19.A star recruiter in engineering colleges, Zurich based MNC Asea Brown Boveri which started in 1988, after the merger of Asea of Sweden and Brown, Boveri & Cie of Switzerland, is now known as?

20.One for the rock fans: Name the band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. It was founded when drummer ________ posted an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper —The Recycler—which read “Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden”. In early 1982, the band recorded its first original song “Hit the Lights” for the Metal Massacre compilation which was initially how the band was named. Enough clues, now give me the answer.

Biz Bytes #1 is now closed. Answers can be found here.

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