ARTHASHASTRA THE BUSINESS QUIZ ANSWERS.pptx

Answers of the Business Quiz conducted by me during lockdown :)

1. HOSTED BY RONISHA DAS ARTHASHASTRA THE BUSINESS QUIZ

2. RULES 20 EASY-MODERATE QUESTIONS Q NO 1 TO 18 CARRIES 10 MARKS, NO NEGATIVES Q NO 19,20 ARE CONNECT QUESTIONS & CARRY +30/-30 MARKS ANY “YEH Q MAINE KEHI DEKHA HAI” IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL… ITS JUST BECAUSE GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. QM’S DECISION IS FINAL

3. Q1 The company (XY) was formed in 1918 after the founder’s eldest son met an American reseller of item Z. This item gained a lot of popularity due to an event which happened in 1994. Many people purchased a particular size of this item from their catalogue due to its association with that event. The people bought only a particular size to observe the various effects of storage that the item might have been exposed to. Which event that occured in 1994? What item?

4. ANSWER EVENT- O.J SIMPSON MURDER CASE ITEM- GLOVES

5. Q2 This company showed great marketing tactic when it supplied a VR DIY kit to the readers of a national daily in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru inorder to experience their newly released rechristened product. Which company and Identify the product.

6. ANSWER TATA MOTORS TATA TIAGO ( WHICH WAS EARLIER NAMED ZICA)

7. Q3 This tree native to Japan & parts of East Russia has durable, light and flexible wood that’s resistant to splintering. Due to this it was once used in the production of a certain item in Japan but now has become unpopular as logging of this wood became economically infeasible. Now the item is made of maple & white ash. For years now when these items get damaged they are used to make “ Kattobashis ”. What is this item? What are Kattobashis ?

8. ANSWER The items are BASEBALL BATS When damaged they are processed to make kattobashis i.e CHOPSTICKS

9. Q4 In June 2017, in its bid to attract young applicants the Fastfood chain X hired some of its summer workers through the App Y. The chain started accepting applications allowing potential employees to make video submissions that shows them wearing a X uniform. X said that allowing applications through Y will aid all hiring efforts as many of its applicant are between ages 16-24 years which is incidentally the prime user group of the app Y. Name the chain and the app.

10. ANSWER X – McDONALDS Y- SNAPCHAT

11. Q5 It was started in late 19 th century as a manufacturer of heating systems and brewing and malting equipments. Later they diversified into the sub-branches of the heating systems business & came to prominence as the largest of the 12 companies that made possible this landscape , almost six decades later of their founding. This work of theirs gained a historical significance in the time course that followed. What specific contribution of the firm am I talking about?

12. ANSWER MANUFACTURED INCINERATORS AND CREMATORIA CHAMBERS IN THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

13. Q6 Present since 1893, which brand launched these advertisements.

14. ANSWER WRIGLEY’S

15. Q7 This was a special edition car launched by the company X in 2016. However to be the owner of this car you need to achieve a certain feat which was done by only 4 of its ambassadors. Which company and what feat?

16. ANSWER NISSAN GOLD LEAF NISSAN AMBASSADORS WHO WON GOLD IN RIO OLYMPICS

17. Q8 There is a popular saying that they are hard to kill and keep coming back for more. X was trying to have people believe that their products would similarly outlast things that killed other competitor’s products, maybe by even 9 times. It was of course, a marketing exaggeration but an effective and memorable one. Whose logo is being described?

18. ANSWER EVERREADY

19. Q9 Shown below is the recipe of an item that became an internet sensation but was discontinued after a few days.

20. ANSWER STARBUCKS UNICORN FRAPPUCCINO

21. Q10 Invented in 1983 by a high school shop teacher, they consisted of a long piece of steel – similar to a steel tape measure or venetian blind material, had two faces and covered in fabric. When done something the steel took a particular shape. However this product was soon banned after huge reports of injuries and is no more in production. Which simple product am I describing?

22. ANSWER SLAP BRACELETS / SLAP WRAPS

23. Q11 This brand of gin was recently launched by X to raise fund so that someone’s art collections can be conserved. It is created by using ingredients from their own garden and will be served at future events and gatherings. Identify X.

24. ANSWER BUCKINGHAM PALACE

25. Q12 It was developed as a cash alternative payment system for performing anonymous transactions to the adult entertainment industry. It allows consumers of adult entertainment to perform transactions without using any personally identifiable information. Identify this payment system.

26. ANSWER TITCOIN

27. Q13 This is the chemical stucture of an opaque engineering polymer which is used to make the main product of a particular company. Identify the company and the product

28. ANSWER LEGO BRICKS

29. Q14 It was given free to internet users by a (now defunct) company. It enabled a user to open a link to an internet URL simply by scanning something. In this way, a user could be directed to a webpage containing related information without entering URL. Which device are we talking about?

30. ANSWER CUECAT

31. Q15 So confident was the director of the amount of horror his movie is going to deliver that he issued X if something unfortunate happens to anyone during showing of the movie. However Good luck no one received it throughout the film’s stay at the theatres. What did the director issue? What was the condition/unfortunate thing?

32. ANSWER ISSUED $1000 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY FROM LLOYD’S LONDON INCASE THEY DIE OF FRIGHT DURING THE FILM

33. Q16 Musopen is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to set music free. They basically act as a search engine through which they can facilitate music education by giving easy access to classical music that is in the public domain. What will you be able to get free on Musopen which was only available in certain libraries for hundreds of years?

34. ANSWER SHEET MUSIC

35. Q17 Shown below is the toy range of a company started in 1973 as a Playing Toys and Games Manufacturer and Exporter. In 2005 they came up with a toy priced at Rs 144 and started its initial selling in state of Bihar. On whom was the toy modelled after?

36. ANSWER LALU PRASAD YADAV

37. Q18 These are some drawings of the various products by an Icelandic company. The deigns are made after analysing terms of variability in the biomechanics of set position and in the kinematics of the initial acceleration phase. One of their product is named after an animal because it replicates the movement of a particular part of that animal. This product gained high acclaim after a person started using the. Name the company and the person.

38. ANSWER COMPANY – OSSUR PERSON – OSCAR PISTORIUS

39. Q19 CONNECT (+30/-30) (NON- EXHAUSTIVE LIST)

40. ANSWER FICTIONAL COMPANIES

41. Q20 CONNECT (+30/-30) (NON- EXHAUSTIVE LIST)

42. ANSWER UBUNTU VERSIONS CODENAMES