Prelims, The Biz Short- Chakra View 2016

The Biz Short
Prelims
By Mukund Marodia

Questions contributed by
• Dibyendu Mishra
• Mukund Marodia
• Mayukh Nair
• Susovan Mahapatra
• Sanchit Bansal

Q 1.
● This is a scenario in the game of Go where a stone or a
chain of stones only have one liberty and can be
captured on the next move if additional liberties are not
given.
● In Japanese, the word used here means “to hit the
target”.
● However, we know this term due to a simulation of
table tennis. Which term?

Q 2.
If Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Electric supplied these for Bangalore, CAF Beasain is one of the
suppliers for Delhi, and Alstom did the same for Kochi, which product of theirs am I talking about?

Q 3.
● This is a screenshot of the Synapse Music Player, an
application that used artificial intelligence to
recommend music based on the user’s taste.
● Microsoft and AOL repeatedly tried to acquire this
application and hire its creator, a patient of color
blindness who refused both and instead made it a
freeware app.
● ID the developer.

Q4.
Why did Bharat Biotech, a Hyderabad based company feature prominently in news early this
year?
#Life’sShort #WhyMakeLongQuestions?

Q6.
● This company is based out of Gujarat with a significant presence in Netherlands and USA
started its operation in 1962 in collaboration with Corning, the same company that produces
Gorilla Glass.
● A market leader in its product line in India, its products are used in various industries
including microbiology, biotechnology, photo printing, process systems and lighting.
● Identify this company.

Q7.
● This technology manufacturer partnered with Hasbro to
produce Soundwave, a Transformers robot that can turn
into a microcassette recorder, in a makeover fit for the
new era.
● The two teamed up again to create a tablet that unfolds
into a shiny 190mm version of the Decepticon.
● ID the manufacturer.

Q8.
● This product has been produced in Nepal by Chaudhary
Group with technical assistance from Thai preserved
Food Factory Co. since 1985.
● It is pre-cooked and flavoured before packaging, so it
can be eaten straight from the package or cooked in
soup form.
● Its history involves being banned in the States of Assam
and Tamil Nadu for high amount of lead content.
● With two plants in India, identify this product.

Q9.
This appears in the initial credits of the 2012 film by Walt
Disney Pictures, ‘John Carter’. To whom has this film been
dedicated?

*Q10.
● This book by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff
is based on which near-past icon?
● The founder named his company after getting
inspired from a particular phrase which he
had seen used to describe a football player.
The same phrase is also a song by Johnny
Tillotson.

Q11.
● According to a 2007 article in The Telegraph this certain product is used in India to
strengthen roads, provide extra waterproofing for houses and to carry water.
● However, the purpose it is actually meant to serve fails because of such alternative uses that
this product is put into.
● Name the product which you wouldn’t otherwise talk about in India.

Q12.
● This publishing label made its debut in 1941 with Worzel Gummidge, a book featuring a
talking scarecrow, created by Barbara Todd.
● The first set of books issued by the label had distinctive red and-white jackets.
● From 1948 onwards, all their books featured an introduction titled 'How the book came to be
written'.
● Which publishing label?

Q13.
• Ustraa is a range of grooming products for men by the company X which was founded by Rajat
Tuli and Rahul Anand, both post-graduates from Mudra Institute of Communications,
Ahmedabad.
• Known for its quirky designs and advertisements, the description for Ustra reads “Not tested
on animals, only on rascals.”
• Id X.

Q14.
● This 1947 invention resulted out of a Hungarian-born physicist's efforts at improving the
resolution of electron microscope images.
● Pictures of a toy-train and a bird were transformed using this technology in 1962 - its first
successful application.
● It was given a name derived from the Greek words for 'complete' and 'message'.
● What?

*Q15.
• This is Ashish Dhawan, co-founder of ChrysCapital,
one of India’s leading private equity fund and
founder and Chairman of Central Square Foundation
(CSF), a venture philanthropy (and also a founder of
Ashoka University!)
• Late last year, he and his CSF partnered with X to
formally launch its Indian operations.
• X is founded and managed by a former hedge fund
analyst.

Q16.
• This brand of products was introduced in 1955 by the Late Shri Janki Dass Jain and is a major
player in the B2B (business-to-business) market, where it is highly visible.
• Though it is famous for having built a reputation nationwide without any marketing, it files
lawsuits frequently against the many knockoffs of its products and as a result has patented all
of its designs.
• Identify the brand.

Q17.
● Last month, one of Air India’s Delhi to San Francisco flight, AI 173 was helmed under the
command of Captain K. Bajpayee and Captain Shubhangi Singh, along with First Officers RK
Gupta and Amrit Namdhari.
● What was so special about this flight which garnered it a place in headlines?
● At a domestic level, Air India is known to have done a similar thing earlier too and was the
first carrier to do so when it operated a flight from Calcutta to Silchar in 1985.
● Air Zimbabwe, Ethiopian Airlines and Atlantic South-East Airlines have grabbed headlines
for doing the same thing in the past too.
● What is being talked about?

Q18.
● Last year the company X, released a #100andRunning campaign as a part of their celebration
for completing 100 years in India and had the iconic 104 old marathon runner Fauja Singh as
its ambassador and symbol.
● Which company is this?

Q19.
• Mars, Inc. was approached by someone who wanted to use their M&M candy in his film. Mars
did not see any potential in it and refused permission, and as a result the person turned to
their competitor Hershey’s. The agreement paid off for Hershey’s as product sales went up by
65% in profits after the film and are now considered an iconic part of it. Who, for which film?

Q20.
● In the book "The Lords of Strategy,"
renowned business journalist and editor
Walter Kiechel tells the story of the four men
who invented corporate strategy as we know
it and set in motion the modern, multibillion-
dollar consulting industry.
● Three of them are Bruce Henderson, founder
of Boston Consulting Group, Bill Bain, creator
of Bain & Company, Fred Gluck, longtime
Managing Director of McKinsey & Company,
and who else?

Q
If Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Electric supplied these for
Bangalore, CAF Beasain is one of the suppliers for Delhi, and
Alstom did the same for Kochi, which product of theirs am I
talking about?

Q
This is a screenshot of the Synapse Music Player, an
application that used artificial intelligence to recommend
music based on the user’s taste. Microsoft and AOL
repeatedly tried to acquire this application and hire its
creator, a patient of color blindness, who refused both and
instead made it a freeware app. ID the developer.

Answer
Vaccination for the zika virus

Q
This company is based out of Gujarat with a significant
presence in Netherlands and USA started its operation in
1962 in collaboration with Corning, the same company that
produces Gorilla Glass. A market leader in its product line in
India, its products are used in various industries including
microbiology, biotechnology, photo printing, process
systems and lighting. Identify this company.

Q
This technology manufacturer partnered with Hasbro to
produce Soundwave, a Transformers robot
that can turn into a microcassette recorder, in a makeover fit
for the new era.
The two teamed up again to create a tablet that unfolds
into a shiny 190mm version of the Decepticon. ID the
manufacturer.

Q
This product has been produced in Nepal by Chaudhary
Group with technical assistance from Thai preserved Food
Factory Co. since 1985. It is pre-cooked and flavoured
before packaging, so it can be eaten straight from the
package or cooked in soup form. Its history involves being
banned in the States of Assam and Tamil Nadu for high
amount of lead content. With two plants in India, identify
this product.

Q
This appears in the initial credits of the 2012 film by Walt
Disney Pictures, ‘John Carter’. To whom has this film been
dedicated?

Q
This book by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff is
based on which near-past icon?

Q
According to a 2007 article in The Telegraph this
certain product is used in India to strengthen
roads, provide extra waterproofing for houses and
to carry water. However, the purpose it is actually
meant to serve fails because of such alternative
uses that this product is put into. Name the
product which you wouldn’t otherwise talk about
in India.

Q
This publishing label made its debut in 1941 with
Worzel Gummidge, a book featuring a talking
scarecrow, created by Barbara Todd. The first set
of books issued by the label had distinctive red
and-white jackets. From 1948 onwards, all their
books featured an introduction titled 'How the
book came to be written'. Which publishing label?

Answer
In celebration of International Women's
Day, Air India Flight 173 took off on
Sunday from Delhi to San Francisco, with
an all-female crew, making it the longest
flight staffed entirely by women in history.
"This year for the first time, on the world's
longest non-stop flight, entire flight
operations from cockpit crew to cabin
crew, check-in staff, doctor, customer care
staff, ATC (air traffic control) and the
entire ground-handling...were handled by
women," Air India said in a release.

Q
Who hoisted this pirate flag?

Q
This 1947 invention resulted out of a Hungarian-born
physicist's efforts at improving the resolution of electron
microscope images. Pictures of a toy-train and a bird were
transformed using this technology in 1962 - its first
successful application. It was given a name derived from the
Greek words for 'complete' and 'message'. What?

Q
Last year the company X, released a #100andRunning
campaign as a part of their celebration for completing 100
years in India and had the iconic 104 old marathon runner
Fauja Singh as its ambassador and symbol. Which company
is this?

Answers
Steven Spielberg and E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Reese’s Pieces have become an iconic part of pop culture as ET’s snack.

Q
In the book "The Lords of Strategy," renowned
business journalist and editor Walter Kiechel tells
the story of the four men who invented corporate
strategy as we know it and set in motion the
modern, multibillion-dollar consulting industry.
Three of them are Bruce Henderson, founder of
Boston Consulting Group, Bill Bain, creator of Bain
& Company, Fred Gluck, longtime Managing
Director of McKinsey & Company, and who else?

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