Tuesday, September 25, 2012

TATA CRUCIBLE CAMPUS EDITION 2012 DELHI





Winners-IIFT Delhi
Runners up-Dept.Of Commerce DU




Questions from Prelims::

1] The green and yellow Malaysian outfit known until now as team LOTUS will now be renamed as CATERHAM, while the_______ team will be cleared to use the LOTUS name. Which (automobile) company will use LOTUS as their team name in the world of formula one.

2] In the television series MAD MEN which businessman's fictionalized avatar was played by Chelcie Ross. The businessman name was called "Connie" by his friends (the word "connie" in some ways had an inference to his real name).Who is this great businessman known for starting a huge international hotel chain.

3] Identify the Pharma giant from the visual given::(Mark saldanha  & Glenn saldanha)
    
4] Which famous Indian company is planning to launch CHOTU WASH, a pocket friendly washing machine designed to ease  the back breaking chore of washing clothes by rural women.

5] This brand of Amrit Banaspati company is among the top 3 vanaspati brands in the country and ran a popular ad campaign "" KHAO ________ , RAHO MAGAN"

6] Which iconic American television talk show ended on 25th May 2011?

7] Logo of which famous Indian Public Sector development corporation?



8] Mohan Murjani, chairman of the MURJANI GROUP had partnered with a designer _________,in 1985 to launch the american designer's brand in the USA.The brand was launched in India in 2004 by Murjanis,who sub licensed apparel,footwear & handbags to AMB (Arvind Murjani  Brands).(The apparels especially the undergarment range of this iconic brand  has found many takers among Indian youth who of late has increasingly become brand conscious) ID the brand.

9] Which European company ,extremely well known till 1980s for their lighting solutions, supplied audio cassette tapes for India's first colour TV broadcast,1982 ASIAN GAMES and entered Indian market in a big way with their television & audio systems.

10] The VARALAKSHMI FOUNDATION is the CSR (corporate social responsibility) arm of which Indian company? This company has contributed in many ways to the changing face of the airports across India.

11] This business was founded by a family who were the traditional cooks to the Mughals. After the revolt of 1857,Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar II was dethroned & exiled. Out of employement the family fled to Farukhnagar in Ghaziabad and lived there under disguise.In 1911 when 'Delhi durbar' was held for the coronation of King George V ,the head of the family opened a 'dhaba' to cater to the guests who came from all over the world.Two years later the 'dhaba' inspired him to open a restaurant .How do we know this restaurant today.(....yummy)

12] Logo of whose tracking system in india known as "SIMRAN"
     

13] In 2011 , in an unusual move whom did NALCO appoint as its first brand ambassador.(Giri gave a hint here>>He is an artist from Odisha)

14] In the airline industry ,what is categorised  as JET A-1,JET AA,JET B,TS-1 among others?

15] Which beer brand gets its name from the archangel in christian & jewish mythology,who appears in the biblical book of DANIEL? Three options by PICKBRAIN 
(a) St.Peter's 
(b) San Miguel 
(c) Carlsberg ...........Delhi found this question to be a little tough with some "shareef" teams showing their complete ignorance to all the given brands....so Giri amusingly suggested them to go for AMUL as their answer.

16] ID this extremely famous soap brand which made a modification on the color white & created a name for itself.


17] A graduate from Government College Lahore,he began his career in military censors office (Bombay) in 1940s & then worked as a clerk in an accountancy firm with a salary of just Rs 80 before going on to become one of India's biggest bollywood star.Id this superstar whom the nation mourned not so long ago.....

18] Which handset maker launched unbreakable mobile handset A16  in association with MTV?

19] In 2005,this alumnus of IIT,Delhi was appointed as the U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan's special advisor on management reform.Who is this management 'guru'?

20] This lady from the BIRLA clan has brands named after her.It ranges from a popular tea brand to a textile brand.............._______TEA,_________TEXTILES.Fill the blank.


Delhi Champions 2012 -IIFT,Delhi {Aman Oberoi & Sriram Rajagopal}
Delhi Runners up 2012-MIB Dept. Of Commerce DU { Richa & Ankit}



ANSWERS::

1] Renault
2] Conrad Hilton
3] Glenmark
4] Godrej
5] Gagan
6] The Oprah Winfrey Show
7] NMDC (National Mineral Development Corporation)
8] Tommy Hilfiger
9] Philips
10] GMR group
11] Karim’s  in Delhi
12] Indian Railways
13] Sudarshan Pattnaik
14] Aviation turbine fuel
15] San Miguel
16] Ivory Soap
17] Dev Anand
18] Lava
19] Rajat Gupta
20] Jayashree Mohta Birla








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