TC Prelims questions: Krishna Palepu who was on the board of Satyam was also on the board of which company

- DR.Reddy labs Identify the logo - BEL(Bharat Electronics Ltd) Which steel manuf launches "Project Cheetah " and "Project Falcon" for upgradation and expansion of its steel plants - JSW Which retail company founded by Otto Bershem has the tagline "Spirit of Commerce" = METRO Taj hotels economy hotels are now rebranded as - Gateway Which software major has launched controlcosts.com - Microsoft Who in India now endorses Ford Endeavour - Sunil Shetty identify the logo - Paradise Hotel, a famous Hyderabadi biryani joint Which watch brand is advertised with slogan "it takes a licking and keeps ticking" - Timex This brand of clothing describes generational differences between Babby boomers and their parents - GAP Identify Goldman Sachs CEO This telecom gaint has a new logo, the blue color represents depth of integrity, orange stands for passion with two arrows focusing on diversity - Bharti Which alumni of Osmania Univeristy and co founder of Pictra India replaced Bruce Chizen at Adobe - Shantanu Narayana Which IT businessman divided his company into "Network of Circles" - Ramalinga Raju Identify whose brands are these from the world of footwear - kids, Eva lite, breezers, Soldiers - Lakhani Which Indian has been nominated to the UN taskforce that will suggest reforms to the global financial system - Y.V.Reddy identify the production house from the audio track(song from Dostana movie) - Dharma productions TVC of lifebuoy soap Wild Card Round 1: This one was a very close affair. 4 teams answered one question each and finally MJCET( I guess) answered the third tie breaker question This group started in chennai as Ajax india by A.M.M Chetyar - Murrugappa Group Hospitality company started in 1927 in Washington is today a more famous as a hotel chain - JWT Marriot This is a campaign for a billion....Jaago Re Started in Feb, 1906 it was named Battle Creek, toasted corn is there first business - Kellogs Time person of the year in 1982 - PC This cop is famous for using a painting(Nipper, the Dog) - HMV THis org originally thought of 11 then extended to 21 and finally to 31 ... - baskin Robbins This org recently celebrated its centenary and created a new punch line "Together we can" - Canara Bank Jisco Subsidary of - Tata steel Wild Card 2nd Round 2 companies are involved in makeing of CD's - philips and Sony Full form of MICO - Motor Industries company Financial advisor to Arnold Schwazneger in his California Senate elections - W.Buffet Massaro ibuka founded - Sony mercedes benz is subsidary of - Daimler FINALS: what word did Jayram Ramesh coined in the world of economics - Chindia It first started as bikini festival and introduced the concept of swimwear in 1980's, it repositioned with a greater purpose - Miss World Contest Founded in 1927 as Victory Company, its a subsidary of US comp and gave VHS format to the world - JVC Tern coined by Hywell Murell in UK in 1949, this was term for study of interaction of technology they use and environment they work in - Ergonomics Picture of Srini Raju

Dream spark is a program by Microsoft in which MSFT provide free software to students Renalut and Dalda logos Steve Wozniack Pic Tata comp which signed a deal with Fox - Tata Sky You will associate this Tata partner with Man Utd - AIG This global consulting company was founded by Bruce Henderson- BCG This company was founded by two brothers Edward and Andre , it began publishing Red guides and Blue Guides - Michelin She featured at the 25th spot in Forbes most powerful women , She did her MBA from Jamanlal Bajaj - Chandra kochar

. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. There is a song in the movie Dabanng called Munni Badnaam Hui. The song features an Indian brand (not paid for by the brand owners). Name the brand. The Travel & Living channel has been rebranded. What is it now known as? Which word in the current business world what is derived from Latin for patere meaning to lay open? In mandarin, it is ke-ko-ke-le which means Happy Feelings in your mouth. What is it in English? To which corporate group does the American coffee brand Eight OClock Coffee belong to? What is the name given to the system of financial incentives designed to keep an employee from leaving the company? Which brand of tea is named after its founders Mallik and Dilhan? Kanchan Gupta asked Tell us minister, next time you travel to Kerala, will it be cattle class and Y replied absolutely, in cattle class out of solidarity with all our holy cows. Identify Y. On 13th September 2010, at 9:10 pm, viewers got to see an advertisement for a product across STAR Network channels including STAR Plus, STAR One, STAR Gold, STAR Utsav, STAR Movies, STAR World, Channel V, STAR Jalsha, STAR Pravah, National Geographic Channel and Fox History & Entertainment i.e. the same ad on all these channels at the same time. What is this kind of advertising called and what was the product? 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. In the early 1900s, a plot of ground was put up by the Bombay Municipality for sale in Bombay and purchased by the Tatas. The building constructed here went on to (and is still) the headquarters of the Tata Group. What is the name of this building? Oseltamivir is an antiviral drug that slows the spread of influenza virus between cells in the body by stopping the virus from chemically cutting ties with its host cell. What is the trade name of this drug? Which Tata company produces/publishes educational books? It is an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity (PPP) between two currencies and provides a test of the extent to which market exchange rates result in goods costing the same in different countries. The name has been derived from a famous chain of restaurants. The Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany, became famous in June-July 2010 due to a particular celebrity resident. Who? The terms light and mild were banned in the marketing of which product recently in the US? The Game Changers is a book on IPL. Name the author. Answers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Zandu Balm TLC Patent Coca Cola Tata Golden Handcuff Dilmah Tea Shashi Tharoor. This was the tweet that got him into trouble. Roadblock Advertising. The ad was for the eco-friendly range of paints from Nerolac featuring Shah Rukh Khan. Bombay House Tamiflu Tata McGraw Hill The Big Mac Index Paul the Octopus, who was supposed to be predicting the results of the matches during the 2010 football world cup. Cigarettes Fake IPL Player or Anupam Mukherjee. Visuals (Questions)

1. 2.

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Visuals: (answers) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Wikileaks The new Rupee symbol was put in place of Rs. Udaya Kumar, whose design for the Indian Rupee Symbol was chosen. Logo of the UID project, renamed as Aadhaar Google Wave Workflow diagram of Mumbai Dabbawalas Mont Blanc. 4810 metres is the height of the actual Mont blanc. The Mahatma Gandhi limited edition 241 is a homage to the 241 miles travelled during the Dandi march. Honda Jazz Chennai Metro Rail ABCD Keyboard and also the first mobile to have the India Rupee Symbol the Axe Effect barack Obama Tony Hayward, BP Inside the Harrods. Dodi Al-Fayed and Diana in the statue. Siddharth mallya

Tata Crucible Prelims Questions and Answers Mumbai Round

1) Oriental Insurance and Long Reach insured players of which event for a whopping 500-650 crores?

A) IPL

2) Which Indian company sold it pharma division to Singapore based Frensius Kabi?

A) Dabur

3) Ad of Kamasutra hint: What do you want to be tonight

4) Which Italian coffee giant is entering India with Narang Group?

A) Illys

5) The signature pen

A) Sheaffer

6) Idiom Design & Consulting Ltd designed the logo of which major event in 2010?

A) CommonWealth Games

7) Harmony, Ghazal, Southern, Aishwarya, Sushmita are the brand of diamonds from which group?

A) Gitanjali

8) Which children book publisher is partnering with Kuwait based Teshkeel Media Group to license its award winning comic book series, The 99?

A) Chandamama

9) Which Insurance giant started a special initiative christened as Sunehre Sapne to educate rural farmers on the need for financial planning and insurance?

A) MetLife

10) This company mainly known for its pain relief division is coming up with new spas under the name of Osmosys

A) Amritanjan

11) Pic of Vineeta Bali

12) Which company launched a new product called Bref?

A) Henkel

13) British Journal founded by Joseph Norman Lockyer is set to enter Indian market. He is also credited with discovery of Helium

A) Nature

14) Which Australian publication house is set enter India, The Thorn Tree?

A) Lonely Planets

15) Which entertainment company owns Home Depot

A) Ashyuts

16) Logo of JK Tyre

17) Which Private equity firm founded by Stephen A Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson is a word play on the founders names?

A) Blackstone

18) Which company calls its employees as corporate assets?

A) Infosys

19) Lachlan Murdoch and Emerging Media owns which IPL team?

A) Rajasthan Royals

20) Hula Hoop was designed by which Toy manyfacturing company?

A) Vamo

21) S-2 is a production house from which bollywood celebrity?

A) Shilpa Shetty

22) One World, One Dream a major event in 2008

A) Beijing Olympics

23) Radio Mirchi owned by which company?

A) ENIL (Entertainment Networks India limited)

24) Ad Parle Monaco

25) Ad Virgin Mobile

Tata Crucible Questions and Answers Nagpur Edition 2011 Corporate Round
30JUL
1. This term is derived from Latin words com meaning together and merx meaning goods. Commerce 2. A type of buyout wherein an investor, typically financial sponsor, acquires a controlling interest in a companys equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through borrowing. Leveraged Buyout 3. Which bank was instrumental in starting the Pratham Grameen Bank. An initiative to spread banking to rural India. Syndicate Bank 4. Print ad with caption Every supermodels favourite airline (The hint given was the text font) Indigo 5. What was started in 1834 at Londons East End by Charles Henry with initial emphasis on tea. Harrods 6. Which organisation started the game Moon Base Alpha to teach small children more about the moon. NASA 7. Which famous politician was associated with Vedanta Resources before joining the cabinet in 2004. P. Chidambaram 8. Photo Identify. - Urusula Burns of Xerox 9. What started in India after a noted silver shortage after World War I which is been followed even today. Introduction of Currency Notes 10. Who invented the carbon microphone along with Alexander Graham Bell specifically being mentioned for his other prominent inventions. Thomas Alva Edison 11. What did Father de Cruz bought from China in the early sixteenth century and introduced to the entire Europe. Tea 12. Picture identify Muthuraman of Tata Steel 13. A branch of mathematics deriving its name from the fact that it was specifically used within the state. Statistics 14. What did Reuben H. Donnelly start which is now widely being used in almost all the homes and offices. Yellow Pages 15. Come out and play is the tagline for which sporting event occurred in 2010. Commonwealth Games 16. Which Padmashree award winner wrote the book How I taught my Grandmother to teach and other stories - Sudha Murthi 17. What does NEFT stand for National Electronic Fund Transfer 18. What did Kailash and Sanjai Katkar started which is now one of the most widely used security measures. Quickheal 19. In Danish this means Krating Daeng . Which syrup is been referred to which was initially used as a medicine. Red Bull 20. Stamp commemorating what. 100 years of Darjeeling Toy Train

Q.1 NAME THE DRINK THAT WAS TASTED FIRST BY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BACK IN 1502,CREATED BY THE AZTEC PEOPLE, LATER BECAME A REGULAR IN SPANISH COURTS , SUGAR WAS MIXED TO MAKE IT TASTE BETTER ANS: CHOCOLATE OR COCOA Q.2 WHICH FUND IS KNOW AS GRR IN NYSE? ANS: TIGER FUND Q.3 ANS ART OF LIVING Q.4 FIRST EVER BELL RINGING CEREMONY DONE IN BSE (IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET WAS FOR THIS COMPANY IN THE YEAR 2002 , NAME THE COMPANY ? ANS; BHARTI Q.5 WHAT IS EE IN EEFC WHERE FC STANDS FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY? ANS :EXCHANGE EARNERS Q.6 HE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF MANIPAL UNIVERSAL LEARNING? ANS MOHANDAS PAI Q.7 http://www.isb.edu/ISBWEB/ISBCMS/Image/Big-SanjeevBikhchandani.jpg ?IDENTIFY ANS SANJEEV BHEEKCHANDANI Q.8 RUTH AND ELLIOT HANDLER CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA WHILE OBSERING THEIR GRANDSONS PLAYING WITH DIE CAST TOY CARS NAME THE BRAND??? ANS HOT WHEELS Q.9 WHAT IS THE WORD OF THE YEAR ? ANS OCCUPY Q.10 WHICH BRAND NAME IS DERIVED AND LITERALLY MEANS LONG AND NARROW FIELDS LADIES BRAND? ANS LONGINES Q.11 WHICH COMPANY IS LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF AUTO PARTS IN THE WORLD ? ANS BOSCH Q.12 SOAP .COM IS OWNED BY WHICH COMPANY ? ANS AMAZON.COM Q.13 WHICH CAMPANY IS INTRODUCING VERTICAL CREDIT CARDS? ANS KOTAK Q.14 MIDDLE NAME IS RAMLAL, HIS NICK NAME IS CUCKOO, HE WAS ONCE CONSULTANT TO POWER SHOES ,INVOLVED IN FAMILY BUSINESS AS BUSHAN TIMBER? NAME HIM? ANS KAPIL DEV Q.15 WHICH IT COMPANY IS OWNED BY RAJESH NISSAR AND ATUL? ANS : APTECH Q.16 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZwznawA7Swk/TKL6B86ToyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/3B49kx5qae8/s320/Airbus-Logo.jpg? IDENTIFY THE LOGO (COMPANY) ANS AIRBUS Q.17 FIFTH LETTER OF KERALA TOURISM MODIFIED AND REGISTERED TRADEMARK . WHAT WAS THE MODIFICATION? ANS L TURNED INTO COCONUT TREE Q.18.WHICH FASHION BRAND INTRODUCED ROLCE ROYCE LUGGAGE SET IN 1970S ? ANS GUCCI Q.19. BATTERY ELIMINATOR FIRST PRODUCT .LATER TURNED INTO A TELECOM GIANT ?NAME THE AMERICAN COMPANY? ANS MOTOROLA Q.20 NAME THE GROUP A VILLAYAN BELONGS TO ? ANS MURUGAPPA WILD CARD ENRTRY QUESTIONS

Q.1 MY NAME IS WILLIAMS I CREATED SOMETHING AFTER MY SISTER .ITS A POPULAR COSMETIC BRAND AND ALSO A LINE FROM A ROCK AND ROLL SONG? NAME THE BRAND ANS MAYBALEEN 1Q.2 A PERSON NOLAN BUSHNELL CREATED THIS AND IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST GAME GIANT IN THE PAST ? ANS ATARI Q.3 STARTED UNDER A BOTTONWOOD TREE AND LATER BEGAN TO INFLUENCE THE WORLD ? ANS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Q.4 WHAT JC IN JC PENNEY? ANS: JAMES CASH PENNEY Q.5 WHAT DOES CAS STAND IN TELEVISION BUSINESS? ANS CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM FINALS FINALIST 1.ARIHANT JAIN & KARTHIK RAO 2.VIGNESH AND DANNY 2. RAGHAV AND M/S DEEPIKA 4. NEEL JADHAV AND VIKAS RAO 5.SHIRSHENDU SAHOO AND SORAV JAIN 6.CHAITANYA K AND SOURAV JAIN NITK FIRST ROUND SMALL WORLD 1.THIS ECONOMIST IS GRANDSON OF SURESH CHANDRA BOSE , BROTHER OF SUNBBHASH CHADRA BOSE,HE IS A POLITICAIN TURNED MINISTER? ANS: AMIT MITRA 2.THIS WAS STARTED WAY BACK IN 1843 AND MOTO WAS THIS ALL HUMAN LIFE WAS THEIRS AND RECNTLY HAVE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ONGOING DISPUTES AND WAS A HUGE SPORTS NEWS BROADCASTER ANS : NEWS OF THE WORLD 3.WALTER AND THOMAS CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA IN 1905 OLYMIC MOTO SPORTS . CHANGED THE HISTORY OF MOTORING? ANS STEPNY ( SPARE TIRE) 4.WHICH COMPANY OWNS A CALL CENTRE NAMED EUROABLE? ANS EUREKA PHOBES 5.WHAT PROCTER AND GAMBLE SELL TO DIAMOND FOOD IN 2011? ANS PRINGLES 6. IN 2010 THIS INDIAN BECAME THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL RECIEPIENT WHO HAD AN APPERANCE IN ICAEW ENGLAND AND WHALES FOR FINANCE ACOUNTING RESTRUCTURING? ANS DEEPAK PAREKH ROUND 2 Q. IDENTIFY THE CURRENCY http://tofocus.info/images/currencies/Bhutan-currency.gif ANS NGULTRUM Q. http://www.neubauplan.com/images/HP.jpg IDENTIFY THE BRAND? Q.http://goo.gl/40QpX? WHO? ANS GD BIRLA Q.http://images02.olx.in/ui/11/71/53/1302184063_185356853_1-Pictures-ofTIKONA-DIGITAL-NETWORKS-PVT-LTD.jpg IDENTIFY? Q.http://www.randomthoughtz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Cartoonist-Mario-Miranda.jpg IDENTIFY? Q.http://www.businessworld.in/businessworld/businessworld/system/files/field/image/Sanjay-Gaikwad_lrg_0.jpg IDENTIFY THE CLUB ASSCOCIATED ROUND 3 Q WHAT IS NIRVAN PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH PERFUME, SOAP , DETERGENT? ANS PERFUME Q. INDIA FAVOURITE IN COOPERATE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES , INCLUDE BAZZAR IN THE NAME ? ANS: STARBAZAAR Q. CHAIRMAN OF TIDCO ? ANS BHASKAR BHAT ROUND 4 Q . FIND THE LINK : ANGELINA JOLIE , AMERICAN CUP SERIES , SEPHERA .?? ANS; LUIS VOUTTON Q. FIND THE LINK : PATHSHALA , DOTEX, VIJAY KELKAR. ANS: NIFTY Q.http://www.google.co.in/imgres?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1092&bih=533&tbm=isch&tbnid=vZ2ilUF8TnwRCM:&imgrefurl=http://indiatoday.i ntoday.in/story/government-held-guilty-for-death-of-rajan-pillai-in-tiharjail/1/138162.html&docid=drZaUZCCr3sSHM&imgurl=http://media2.intoday.in/indiatoday/images/stories/pillai_398_051411033427.jpg&w=398&h=209 &ei=6gJWT6qDNtHyrQeJ74GIBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=174&vpy=200&dur=335&hovh=163&hovw=310&tx=160&ty=84&sig=10229121429338846155 9&page=1&tbnh=91&tbnw=174&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,TIGER .ZINDAGI MEIN LIFE.?? ANS : BRITANNIA Q.SEA TOWN, MERLION (SINGAPORE), INVESTMENT COMPANY? ANS : ROUND 5 (FASTER WORLD); Q CLUE 1; FOUNDER WELLS FARGO. Q CLUE 2;COMPANY STARTED AS EXPRESS SERVICE MAIL. Q CLUE 3: INTRODUCED TRAVELLERS CHEQUE ANS AMERICAN EXPRESS Q.2 ORGANISATION OWNED BY WARNOCK AND CHARLES GESCHELE ANS:ADOBE Q.3LEONARD BOSACH OWNS THIS COMPANY? ANS CISCO Q.TIE BREAKER: I AM A NATIONAL BIRD NAMED QUETZAL ..NAME THE COUNTRY? ANS: GUETAMALA

Tata Crucible Questions Coimbatore Campus 2012

As usual there were twenty questions. Please find the prelims questions below.

1) Thomas rented out horses in the seventeenth century in cambridge. When hiring out of cambridge , he would do so in his particular order. What common phrase was derived from this related to choices. Ans:-Hobsons Choice . His name was thomas hobson. 2) This companys name translates to All Lion in italian. Its former name was Manz Wear Pvt. Ltd. (Hint: It is part of the future group) Ans: Pantaloon 3) Identify

Ans:- Burger King 4) In the movie rain man , Dustin Hoffman says _________ never crashed and refuses to board any other airline. What airline is he referring to? Ans:- Qantas 5) _________ coefficient is a measure of equality. At 0 it means absolute equality and 1 is gross inequality. Ans:- GINI coefficient 6) This product was first launched as Mum in 1888. Its tagline was A girls best friend is her mum. What product is this? Ans:- Deodorant 7)

Identify the man who founded this group . (Hint: Tamil origin, controversial) Ans:- Raj Rajratnam 8) The Bali Brassiere Company was founded by Sam and Sara Stein in 1927, originally called the FayeMiss Lingerie Company. The companys bestknown product has been the ________ . (Hint: Its a wonderful product.) Ans:- Wonderbra 9) The Jain Family headed by Mr. D.K. Jain started Siddhomal and Sons, a paper and newsprint trading organization in 1923. They revolutionised movie viewing in India. They are a big name in the multiplex industry. Ans:- INOX 10) This company is more known for their pain relief product . They acquired fruitnik which is a fruit drink in 2011. Which company. Ans:- Amrutanjan 11) Lasalgaon and Pimpalgaon in maharashtra produce a commodity that could affect election results and is kept under observation during elections. Which commodity? Ans:- Onion 12) Identify the product.

Ans:- Brylcreem 13) Venture capital firm whos name has a tamil root. They funded Hector Beverages,SKS Microfinance,Manipal Universal Learning,and Ace Creative Learning. It is run by a very well respected indian . Identify the person or the firm. Ans:- N.R. Narayana Murthy / Catamaran

14) This hotel group runs Cortyard hotels .. (Choices Hilton/ Marriot/ Hyatt) Ans:- Marriot 15) __________ originated via the partnership of scientist Samuel Ruben and businessman Philip Rogers Mallory, who met during the 1920s. This cell was made on the premise that it lasts longer. Ans:- Duracell 16) It was created by a merger of two British insurance firms, Norwich Union and CGU plc. It means spring or revival in hebrew. What? Ans:- Aviva 17) Connect Skoda to the abominable snowman. Ans:- Yeti 18) The RBI building in Delhi is guarded by Yaksha and Yakshini . They are the assistants of which god in Indian mythology? Ans:- Kuber 19) The _______ saga is a book about the collapse of which company. It has a foreword by Kiran Karnik. Ans:- Satyam 20) Identify

Ans: Adam Smith

Tata Crucible Questions Trichy Campus 2012

As usual there were twenty questions. Please find the prelims questions below. 1) On 31 December 1600, the Queen granted a Royal Charter to George, Earl of Cumberland, and 215 Knights, Aldermen, and Burgesses to start a company. Which one? 2) What was developed by TL Williams inspired by his sister Maybel ? 3) Identify the automobile brand from the logo given. (Italian)

4) Which popular TV actress produced TV serials in 1990s through her production house named Saraswati Audio Visuals? (Pickbrain gave a clue saying her husband also belongs to the film industry ). 5) Which company consumes 80% of the vanilla produced in the world? 6) Who company is associated with the Bombay Burma Trading Company some 141 years back? (As given)Options given were Aditya Birla group, Wadia group, Reliance group 7) Who authored the book Idea Man in memoir of his famous friend? (Pickbrain gave a clue saying it is related to the IT industry ). 8) What packaging innovation has Sundrop done for its product named Slimlite? 9) Which company was originally started as Anglo-Persian oil company in 1909? 10) Which two Pakistani cricketers have started restaurant in dubai named Meat One? 11) Which is the first product from Dabur that was labeled an ayurvedic medicine? 12) An print ad for a brand. This guys pic was there.

13) To which country does ETESCA telecom company belong to? The telecom operations were started there only in 2008. 14) Which famous painter designed the Ash Tray in Air India? He signed in it as SD.

15) What is the name given to the middlemen involved in the defense deals(especially in the navy)? 16) Identify the person or company to which he belongs to. He is the heir to a very big conglomerate.His company entered formula one through the Indian Grand Prix. 17) Which famous business man was the Treasurer of Indian National Congress in 1933? 18) A very famous ad featured the following personalities Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon, Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Jim Henson, Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso. Which ad? 19) Which car was used as the Intervention vehicle in Indian Grand prix? 20) He was the former head of IDBI. He is more famous for his book named The immortals of Meluha. Who is he? Tata Crucible Questions Trichy ANSWERS : 1) British East India Company 2) Maybelline 3) FIAT ( was tricky) 4) Jaya Bachchan(Many wrote Hememalini) 5) Coca Cola 6) Wadia Group 7) Paul Allen 8) Cooking Spray 9) British Petroleum 10) Saeed Anwar and Inzy 11) Dabur Hajmola 12) Gilette 13) Cuba 14) Salvador Dali 15) Sharks 16) Jaypee Group 17) Jamanlal Bajaj 18) Apple 19) Mahindra Scorpio 20) Amish Tripathi After this, 6 teams were called on to the stage for the Heats(tribute to olympics). The teams included 2 sastra teams, NIT, Our team(BIM) and 2 others. There were 6 questions on tie-breaker. They were relatively much simpler. Some of them were: 1) French Connection period who is it associated with? 2) How do we better know the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development? 3) What was unique about Ford until 1925? At the end, We and Sastra team 1 qualified for the finals. The defending runners-up made a blunder in the last Q and had to go out. Then the top four teams were announced. We were in for a shock because the defending champions from Sastra were not there in the list. Anyways, the final six teams were: BIM, SASTRA 1,IIM Trichy, NIT and SASTRA 2 Some of the questions from the finals: 1) Katan, Cora, Georgette and Shattir: Connect these with something in India that is soon going to get a Geographical Indication. 2) In the early 1900s, Wilbur Chapman, impressed by Missionaries of Charity sermon about Lepers, wanted to help them. He sold his pet named Pete and donated the amount. This catched up among the people and something started. What are we talking about? 3) Connect: a student who has completed the third year of the mathematical tripos with first-class honours, a car of Chrysler, a profession of handling animals, especially horses and cattle. 4) Which legend in 1992 donated $100,000 to the university of California to popularize a course on censorship in cinema and videography? 5) Who is the author of the book A Fist full of Rice. He is the face of a particular industry in india. 6) Which brand of toothpaste did Anchor buy from John Oak Remedies in 2007? 7) What is the name of the longest train in india from Cochin to Dibrugar? 8) With which legendary cartoonist would you connect Laugh-o-gram? 9) Identify this Indian settled abroad. He is going to inherit a huge sum from his father. 10) The person in the image below is Frederick August Bartoli. What is he famous for? 11) Identify this person who has revolutionized a sector in India. 12) Identify her 13) Connect: ASDA, SEITYU etc 14) Connect: 15) For which brand of watch does Dhoni appear in advertisements? ANSWERS for Finals Questions: 1) Banaras Saris 2) Piggy Bank 3) Wrangler 4) Hugh Hefner 5) Vikram Akula 6) Forhans 7) Viveka Express 8) Walt Disney 9) Vanu Bose, son of Amar Bose 10) Statue of Liberty 11) VG Siddartha of CCD 12) Christine Lagarde 13) Walmart 14) Nestle Kitkat 15) Titan Sonata

1. Which financial giant owns majority stake in LEGOLAND under its Merlin Entertainment brand? Ans- Black stone 2. Famous Slogan by American criminal GARY GILMORE before he was executed in1977? Ans- Just Do It 3. HARD ROCK caf motto love all serve all is based on whom? Ans- Satya Sai Baba 4. Blue print of Indian budget is called what? (White paper/blue sheet/red sheet) Ans-Blue sheet 5-SIMPLY FLY written by whom? Ans- Captain Gopinath 6- He is credited with the modernization and computerization of Indian Railways. Name the personality? Launched Shatabdi Express too! Ans- Madhav Rao Scindia 7-SoundJam which was acquired by Apple was relaunched as what? Ans- iTunes 8- Elizabeth Hurley is associated with which cosmetics brand that awarded her the first modeling job at the age of 29? Ans- Estee Lauder 9- From where (city) was the first FM radio Service started in India? 10- Blyk is a mobile messaging media service targeted at the youth. Which cellular operator provides the service in India? 11- Sure in UK, Shield in SouthAfrica, Reward in Nigeria. How do we know it in India? 12- What was unveiled by Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009 at the All things digital Conference in San Diegeo? 13- Who owns Instone nutritional supplements & also editor of the mens magazine Sly? 14- Small car manufacturer Daihatsu is owned by which company? 15- Which business house based in Kerala was started by Ninan Mathai & M. George in 1887? 16- Which Malaysia based airliner headed by Tony Fernandes is Asias largest low-cost no frills carrier? 17 - Founded in 1783 in Geneva & named after its founder who was a jeweler & amateur scientist. He invented the Geneva system for producing pure bottled water through Carbonization. Identify the brand. 18 - Which venture started as Indian Ahoy a site which is still used to attract high leisure travelers from overseas? But later it was rechristened to better suit the Indian market.

Tata Crucible Questions from Jamshedpur Campus 2012 1. What term was popularized by an Intel lawyer to define companies who were trying to make a lot of money off a patent that they were not practicing and had no intention of practicing in future as well. Ans: PAYROLL from Patentroll 2. Ho Re Ca is a market segment in a certain industry. What does the term Ho Re Ca stand for? Ans: HOTELS RESTAURANTS AND CATERING 3. Visual of a management guru.

Ans: MICHAEL PORTER 4. Which Indian businessman founded the venture capital firm INVESTMENT CORPORATION OF INDIA in 1937? Ans: JRD TATA 5. Which Pepsico brands logo bears a face that is believed to have a similarity to Benjamin franklin? Ans: QUAKEROATS 6. What began as a toy balloon manufacturing unit from a small shed in Tiruvolluyur, an industrial suburb north of Chennai in 1946? Ans: MRF 7. visual clip of a stock certificate of the INTERNATIONAL MERCENTILE MARINE CO. THIS FIRM IS KNOWN FOR INVESTING IN SOMETHING FAMOUS . WHAT? Ans: RAISED FUNDS FOR THE TITANIC 8. What does I in CIVETS STAND FOR? Ans: INDONESIA 9. Which Indian airline would you associate the frequent flyer programme flying returns? Ans: AIRINDIA 10. The initial idea to set up this bank was floated in 1870 by Adelbert Delbuick and Ludwig Bamberger.. Which bank? Ans:DEUTSHE BANK 11. This French company dropped the alphabet h from its name in 2007 in certain languages as x followed by h was difficult to pronounce.. Which firm? Ans: SODEXO 12. Who holds the copyright for an inconvenient truth? Ans: Al Gore 13. What was formed in 1971 as European Management Forum? Ans: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 14. How do we know the hyperintelligent , superconnected pack of serial entrepreneurs who left Paypal after its initial days and are now a powerful group in the Silicon Valley? Ans: PAYPAL MAFIA 15. Which companys secret formula would you associate with the Stepan company? Ans: COCA COLA 16. Identify the media giant 17. with which shoe company would you associate the city Zlin? Ans: Bata 18. In keeping with the global philosophy of continuos development of community , this company in association with SONY ENT TELEVISION l aunched its education programe SHIKSHA? Ans: PROCTOR & GAMBLE 19. With which brand would you associate Maryland born Edmund Mcllenny? Ans: TABASCO 20. visual of Gary Kasparov playing chess with a computer.. Name the firm and the computer? IBM N DEEP BLUE Tata Crucible Questions Jamshedpur Wild Card 1.Namhu odaya and Kusakahora founded which company a)Haier b)Osaka c)Hitachi Ans: Hitachi 2. Who owns the brand Duracell? Ans: Proctor & Gamble 3. With which group would you associate Rajvillas? Ans: THE OBEROI GROUP 4.Josephin Dixon in 1921 invented what for his wife who had regular cuts and burns in the kitchen? Ans: BANDAID 5. Ambipure is owned by whom? Ans: GODREJ SARALEE Tata Crucible Questions from Jamshedpur Finals The finals consisted of five rounds. All rounds had simple scorings without the previous edition hassles of Powerplays and other such stuff. PICKBRAIN mentioned that it was the insistence of the students from their feedback forms that had forced them to keep things simple and as we read it It Just dint work!!. The rounds were as follows 1. SMARTER WORLD ROUND: +10 for direct and pass; No negatives Dry Questions 2. SHARPER WORLD ROUND: +10 for direct and pass Mainly Image questions 3. TATA WORLD: 4 questions about the Tatas 4. LATERAL WORLD: World famous Connect round! 5. FASTER WORLD: 3 clue round with +15, +10, +5 and same negatives! Some of the Questions from the Finals are inline: 1.This as created in 1982 in new delhi and was inaugurated by Mr Rajeev Gandhi in 1984..it was a multicrore brand and was shut a few years ago..identify this symbolic representation of india ANS: APPUGARH 2. The darpa project funded a project ADAPTIVE DATA RETRIEVAL and this led to CALO. How is CALO better known in india? ANS: APPLE 4S I SIRI PROJECT 3.ROHIT SURFACTANTS started off with humble beginnings. today it holds a 2400 crore conglomerate business..which is its most famous product ANS: GHADI DETERGENT 4.What was started in 1918 by WALTER when he asked for 12 ford model T s IN EUROPE? ANS: HERTZ CAR RENTAL

5. Which Indian company sued suhel seth for dematory tweets against it? ANS: ITC 6.Who is defined by THE UNIVERSAL EXPORTS COMPANY as their most n proficient field leg ANS: JAMES BOND (universal exports is a fictional co)

Tata Crucible Questions from Chandigarh Corporate 2011

1. 2. 3. 4. What brand was started in backyard of her house at ludhiana ,ice cream & confectionary This bank was started in amritsar by majitha & 2 others Which airlines started skycouches? Logo of gujrat tourism

5. Tour de france,31,Which watch? 6. Bankers to delhi cwg 7. Japanese founders.sound specialists in cars 8. Photo of u.k.sinha 9. Bank.started to promote agriculture 10. First sponsor of glasgow cwg 11. What is double baked in greek 12. Two founders on time cover shown (twitter) 13. Gsk took this brand from jagatjit industries 14. Which bank started at mangalore has small boy as mascot 15. Logo of carrefour 16. Travel company prince & princesses 17. Entertainment company started bowling alley bluo 18. Mr. Gupta founded this newspaper 19. Logo of double tree Some Questions from the Finals 1. What is equitorial banking 2. one dollar coin of which country showing the bird loonie 3. A 10 rupee indian coin show. Why was it in controversy 4. A very old still ad shown depicting a saree clad woman with a european man.which brand 5. Cover of first issue of a magazine shown.which magazine 6. A car of volksewagen shown with a rear seat in form of a raised glass box.what is special. 7. An ad showing two symbols for males one with a limping arrow & another with a straight arrow.which brand 8. Connect.jfk,american flag,hasbro logo & one more 9. Connect.luxxotica,bausch & lomb,logo of us defence forces & one more logo. 10. Connect.seyui,asda,star & one more. 11. Connect.logo of french open,one brand of bottled water & two more. 12. Photo of a person ( he was responsible for making bse bull sculpture)

Tata Crucible Questions from Jamshedpur Corporate 2011

1) X set up Vidya Bharati Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, an educational institute which runs a chain of schools and colleges in Western India.Which female Indian citizen? Ans: Pratibha Patil 2) Which brand has launched a merchandise called SUBSTORE? Ans: Subway 3) With which company would you associate ANTRIX (controversial in the last year)? Ans:ISRO 4) Logo? Ans: Android 5)For which entity is ANAND famous? Ans: Amul 6)Which brand of shoes was common for Pele,Lothat Matheus,Diego Maradona? Ans: Puma 7) What was introduced by French engineer Louis Rard and fashion designer Jacques Heim in Paris in 1946?Named after an Island. Ans: Bikini

Identify Ans: Ingvar Kamprad 9) An Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio.It has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italyto a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggionow Europes largest manufacturer of two-wheeled vehicles and the worlds fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales? Ans: Vespa 10)Which metal gets its name from the roman God of trade? Ans: Mercury

11)What analysis was named after this Italian gentleman? Ans:Pareto 12) Which game means number place ? Ans: Sudoko 13) Ownership has changed many times, past owners including the Scottish publisher A & C Black, Horace Everett Hooper,Sears Roebuck and William Benton. The present owner of this Encyclopdia. is Jacqui Safra, a Swiss billionaire and actor.Ans:Britannica 14)Who is psephologist? Ans: Election Results analyser 15) Yahoo mail logo. 16)What is a Japanese for FAIL SAFE? Ans: Pokayoke 17)Tiger Airlines is a part of which airlines? Ans: Singapore Airlines 18)He was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era. Ans: Andrew Carnegie

19) Google doodle for what? Ans: Jules Verne

Tata Crucible Questions from Ranchi Corporate 2011

1. It was set up in 1906 by the great Indian patriot, Bal Gangadhar Tilak along with eminent businessman Munmohandas Ramji. The launch of the store set standards for the swadeshi movement through an elegant, classy retail outlet. Retail outlets ,still in business today. Ans:Bombay Stores 2. The term was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper, and John Langford (all of Carnegie Mellon University). It is an acronym to tell Computers and Humans Apart. Carnegie Mellon University attempted to trademark the term, but the trademark application was abandoned on 21 April 2008..Ans:Captcha 3.Established by VSS Mani a CA, gaining popularity now-a days.Ans:Justdial.com 4. Logo of Online retail Co.

Ans:Flipkart.com 5. Origin History,French Chemist ,Auerole.Ans:Loreal 6 .Hero Honda logo,Tata Group logo,same ad agency, Identify. Ans:Wolf Ollins 7. Which RCB player endorses Fast Track &Herbalife brands. Ans:Virat Kohli 8. Photo of new Infosys CEO. Ans:Shibulal 9. Book The Goal, Published 1984.Popular theory ,important for engineers, with a Mouse character. Theory of ___.Ans:Theory of Constraints 10. Identify this Brand of long lasting battey owned by P &G. Ans:Duracell 11. Maple Tree in logo.Which Airline. Ans:Air Canada 12. Photo of Oliver Toscani, made controversial ads for which clothing Company. Ans:United Colors of Benetton 13. The acquisition of another company using a significant amount of borrowed money (bonds or loans) to meet the cost of acquisition. Often, the assets of the company being acquired are used as collateral for the loans in addition to the assets of the acquiring company..Ans:Leveraged Buy Out 14. Combo of German word for Water & Greek for Oil(elaion),used in winter season. Ans:Vaseline 15. Photo of Francis DSouza.CEO of which IT company. Ans:Cognizant 16.Logo of a Pakistan TV Channel. Identify. Ans:Geo TV 17. Very Successful manufacturers of Swords,locks,knives in past. Now Razor blades. Which co.? Ans:Wilkinson 18. Which company supplied ballot boxes for Ist General elections. Ans:Godrej 19. In 2010 Time Magazine published a list of persons who abused power while in office. President Nixon was no.1.Who was no.2.Ans:A.RAJA 20. Photo of Gitanjali Kirloskar