141. Which company makes Ujala? Ans.: Jyothi Labs 142. If you can't beat them, join them.

Which clock company has decided to shift base to China so that it remains competitive? Ans.: Ajantha Quartz 143. An Indian businessman has been named among Businessweek's top entrepreneurs for 2000. Name him. Ans.: Sunil Mittal ( Bharti Telecom) 144. The beautiful Ekta Kapoor, daughter of film star Jeetendra, is a highly successful producer of television serials. Name her company. Ans.: Balaji Telefilms 145. We all know what bulls and bears do. What would sheep do in the stock market? Ans.: Follow The Leader 146. Which media group (you have to name the company, not the newspaper) has launched India's first electronic newspaper, or e-paper? Ans.: Living Media India Ltd. 147. Nescafe has two coffee brands. One is Nescafe Classic and the other is? Ans.: Sunrise 148. The Human Genome Project has been in the news because government agencies and private sector companies have been racing to become the first to decipher the human genome. Name the private sector company which was in this race? Ans.: Celera Genomics 149. For which electronics brand does Rahul Dravid model? Ans.: Thomson 150. Ceat. This tyre company gives the cricket ratings. To which group does this company belong? Ans.: RPG Enterprises

131. What is name of the range of bestselling digital cameras manufactured by Sony? Ans.: Mavica 132. In UK, what brand of beer is most preffered as an accompaniment to India food? Ans.: Cobra 133. What potent liquor, also known a 'the Green Fairy', is extracted from wormwood? Ans.: Absinthe 134. What invention, in its early years, was described as 'the horse that never says nay'? Ans.: Bicycle 135. Back to acronyms. What does the first three letters of 'Sun Microsystems' stand for? Ans.: Stanford University Network 136. A Navigator could mean many things. But a company has launched a toothbrush called Navigator. Which company are we talking about? Ans.: Colgate 137. Tata Finance has launched a credit card with a tie up with which credit card company? Ans.: American Express 138. Kabhi Dekha Hai Aisa TV? Big Picture! Big Sound! .... Onida. Which ad agency created this award winning advertisement? Ans.: Oglivy & Mather (O&M) 139. Which company has the advertising punchline, "The Power To Create"? Ans.: Epson 140. The movies Mohabbatein, Raju Chacha and Mission Kashmir had breath-taking special effects. Name the company that created these effects. Ans.: Western Outdoor

121. What large India retail chain proudly describes itself as 'The Family Store' in its advertisements? Ans.: Pantaloons 122. Everyone has heard of the catchphrase "Intel Inside". But who authored a book entitled "Inside Intel"? Ans.: Tim Jackson 123. What brand of 'cold cream', also available in India, derives its name from a latin word meaning 'snow white'? Ans.: Nivea 124. In Mumbai's underworld slang the word 'kavva' refers to what handy communication device? Ans.: Cellular Phone 125. With what cigarette brand (now gone up in smoke, I'm afraid), would you associate the once ubiquitous slogan "For Men of Action-- Satisfaction"? Ans.: Scissors 126. What do you call the style of selling where the bid price goes down progressively until the deal is closed? Ans.: Ducth Auction 127. With which Management Guru of Indian Origin would you most associate the phrase "Core Competence"? Ans.: C. K. Prahalad 128. What is the popular (though not available in India) low calorie soft drink produced by Coca Cola, having a three letter name? Ans.: Tab 129. What expensive and legendary brand of cars is supposedly named after the founder of Dertroit - the car manufacturing capital of the world? Ans.: Cadillac 130. Which company started by Jim Clark has its headquarters at 'Mountain View'? Ans.: Netscape

111. Tidel Park, yet another of those prestigious complexes housing software firms, is associated with which city? Ans.: Chennai 112. What invention was called the Lover's Telegraph" when first exhibited in Philadelphia, 1876? Ans.: Telephone 113. What now universally popular food item was called "Food of the Gods", by Linnaeus the eminent naturalist of the nineteenth century? Ans.: Chocolate 114. Which aircraft manufactures the A3XX superjumbo, slated to be the biggest civilian aircraft? Ans.: Airbus Industry 115. What international brand of shirts, marketed in India too, is observing 150 years of existence? Ans.: Arrow 116. The Dynatac made in the1970's was the first of its kind. What is this product which became extremely visible in India only in the mid 90's? Ans.: Mobile (Cell) Phone 117. What was the epoch-making book written in the 60's by Rachel Carson, which awakened the world to the dangers of environmental pollution but incurred the wrath of industrial giants like Dupont? Ans.: The Silent Spring 118. What car being sold in India celebrated its first birthday recently with a birthday song sung especially for it by Shankar (Breathless) Mahadevan? Ans.: Ford Ikon 119. What hard liquor traditionally made from potatoes, literally means 'Little Water' in the native tongue? Ans.: Vodka 120. What French sports fashion house has begun to sell India inspired knitwear kurta-pajamas successfully? Ans.: Lacoste

91. Which mobile phone manufacturer is popularizing mobile-telephone etiquette with its 'mobile manners' campaign? Ans.: Nokia 92. Which Indian TV channel owned the transmission rights for the 50th Miss World contest held in the Millennium Dome in London? Ans.: Zee 93. Bajaj auto is setting up a two wheeler assembly line in which South American country? Ans.: Brazil 94.Merino, one of the finest types of wool, is associated with which country? Ans.: Australia 95. In the heyday of nationalization, which PSU emerged from the amalgamation of ESSO and Caltex? Ans.: Hindustan Petroleum 96. What biscuit in McVittie's range was originally developed by Sir Alexander Grant in the 1890's? Ans.: Digestive 97. In the world of TV transmission technology, what does the much-talked about acronym DTH stand for? Ans.: Direct to Home 98.With what product would you associate the well-known designs such as 'American Tank' and 'Tank Francaise'? Ans.: Watches 99.Which Indian packaging company has taken over a firm called 'Propack' in China? Ans.: Essel 100.What is the internationally known brand of ice-cream co- promoted by an ex-hippie named Ben Cohen? Ans.: Ben & Jerry

81. What is the name of the alliance formed by airlines such as Delta, Air France, Aero Mexico and Korean Air? Ans.: Sky Team 82. Which Budapest-born American CEO's biography is entitled "Swimming Across"? Ans.: Andy Grove 83. Who is the 'person of Indian origin' who was hailed by the online magazine 'Valley Talk' as "the most successful Venture Capitalist of all time"? Ans.: Vinod Koshla 84. Consequent upon a long drawn out family feud, what is the new name assumed by Andersen Consulting? Ans.: Accenture 85. Italy's Monte Paschi di Seine, established in 1472, has the distinction of being the oldest of its kind. What is it? Ans.: Bank 86. Which advertising legend is supposed to have advised, "If you have nothing to say, sing it!" Ans.: David Ogilvy 87. Hans Wilsdorf, a German who set up his business in Switzerland, and later moved to London became the founder of which famous brand of watches? Ans.: Rolex 88. Touted as one of the most useful inventions of this century, it was invented by George Mestral after he noticed burr sticking to his clothes on his return from a walk in the woods. What is it? Ans.: Velcro 89. What is the 'highest scoring partnership' in cricket, which became a world famous brand of cigarettes? Ans.: 555 90. Unit Trust's recent intention of terminating what scheme has caused public outcry and a lot of litigation? Ans.: Rajyalaksh mi

71. Arun Bajoria's takeover threat was targeted at which company? Ans.: Bombay Dyeing 72. Which Bank has launched the "India Millennium Deposits" to mobilize resources of NRI & rsquos? Ans.: State Bank of India 73. The quality enforcing technique of 'Six Sigma' was first introduced by which American company? Ans.: Motorola 74. Which airline uses the slogan "Be Good to Yourself" in its ads? Ans.: The Emirates 75. What is the expensive delicacy obtained from the fish sturgeon especially found in the Caspian Sea? Ans.: Caviar 76. What is the name of the new generation fuel cell car recently developed by GM? Ans.: Hydrogen

77. Which large chaebol, now in dire straits, was started by five friends in 1979 to manufacture and export garments? Ans.: Daewoo

78. Which Dutch brewery is ranked as the biggest producer of beer in Europe? Ans.: Heinneken

79. What prized and exclusive cars are manufactured in Malvern Link, North west of London? Ans.: Morgan

80. In collaboration which Bollywood star is 'Emami' proposing to launch a range of Ayurvedic personal care products? Ans.: Madhuri Dixit

61. OM Gruppen of Sweden is in the news for wanting to takeover of all things which European stock exchange? Ans.: London Stock Exchange 62. Carlos Ghosn, living up to his sobriquet of 'Le Cost-Killer', is putting which ailing Japanese carmaker on the road to recovery? Ans.: Nissan Motors 63. In the mesmerically popular TV Game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, the prize money is issued on the cheques of which bank? Ans.: ICICI Bank 64. What redoubtable Swiss watchmaker markets a range of metal-cased watches under a clever and ironic name of "Irony"? Ans.: Swatch 65. In the world of Food and Agriculture what does the acronym GM stand for? Ans.: Genitically Modified 66. The indigenously produced Hepatitis b vaccine called Shanvac B, which is giving the multinationals a run for their money, is produced by which company? Ans.: Shantha Biotechnics 67. Sierra Leone is now always in the news for the bloody civil war which is raging there. Otherwise it was known for its highly lucrative export trade in which mineral? Ans.: Diamonds 68. What 'wireless' technology, which has almost become a buzzword, is named after an ancient Viking chief? Ans.: Bluetooth 69. What is the new name of the TV channel TNT, after its recent rechristening? Ans.: TCM 70. Sumantra Ghoshal has been appointed the founding Dean of which fledgling Business School? Ans.: Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

51. Which Indian confectioneries brand and Times Warner are involved in a legal wrangle over the 'Bunny' logo? Ans.: Nutrine 52. What is the consulting firm recently acquired by the electronics giant HewlettPackard? Ans.: Pricewaterhouse Coopers

53. What pharma company markets the 'Ayurvedic Concepts' range of health products? Ans.: Himalaya Drugs Company 54. What Hyderabad based company has been contracted by Cantor Index plc to supply giant- sized, inflatable images of the latest contenders to American Presidency-Bush and Gore? Ans.: Unique Inflatables 55. What internationally famous sports apparel company was started in the 1930's by a champion tennis-player of France? Ans.: Locaste 56. Prime Minister AB Vajpayee under went knee surgery in which Mumbai hospital? Ans.: Breach Candy 57. According to 'BBC's Moneytalk' which German brand is ranked No. 1 amongst car audio products? Ans.: Blaupunkt 58. Who was chosen to be the first and only recipient in India of the choicest, limited edition champagne 'Espirit du Siecle'? Ans.: Pronnay Roy 59. Which Hollywood star and brand ambassador of Omega watches was recently in India to meet the Dalai Lama? Ans.: Pierce Brosnan 60. What tourist attraction in London, designed by Sir Richard Rogers especially for the millennium, is in grave financial crisis because of its failure to attract enough visitors? Ans.: Millenium Dome 41. Which newspaper baron started his career by launching the "Adelaide Herald" when he was just 23years old? Ans.: Rupert Murdoch 42. The Hollywood horror flick "Crocodile 2 Death Roll" was recently shot in which film studio in India? Ans.: Ramoji Film City 43. The Striding Man is the logo of which best selling brand of scotch whiskey? Ans.: Jhony Walker 44. In his recent visit to New Delhi, in which 5 star Hotel did Bill Gates stay? Ans.: Maurya Sheratan

45. What automobile, still seen on the roads with minor variations, did Ferdinand Porsche develop under the behest of Adolf Hitler? Ans.: VolkWaggen 46. Mumbai-born Fareed Zackaria has been appointed the editor of which international newsmagazine? Ans.: NewsWeek 47. Which textile company of India is head quartered at "Neville House"? Ans.: Bombay Dyeing 48. What useful and innovative computer accessory did Douglas Engelbert invent in 1968? Ans.: The Mouse 49. At long last the Department of Telecommunications (DoT, for short) has been transformed in to a corporation. What is its name in its new avatar? Ans.: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 50. What ingredient of chewing gum comes from the South American sapodilla tree? Ans.: Chicle You might also like: Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 4 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 3 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 2

LinkWithin 0 comments Labels: Business General Awareness Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 20101027 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 4 31. Lord Raj Kumar Bagri is the first non-Briton Chairman of what mercantile organization Ans.: London Metal Exchange 32. Youve heard of BSA motorcycles and surely seen BSA bicycles on Indian roads. What does BSA stand for? Ans.: Birmingham Small Arms

33. What brand of Firestone tyres is creating an uproar in the USA, for causing many fatalities on the highway because of a manufacturing defect? Ans.: Wilderness 34. He appears in a series of books which made publishing history, and he is the most famous pupil of the "Hogwarts Witchcraft School". Who is this fictional character? Ans.: Harry Potter 35. To which fashion house did the minister Menaka Gandhi address her remark, "The skin of the python is no less precious to the snake than fur is to the fox"? Ans.: Calvin Klein 36. The Calatrava Cross is the emblem of which coveted brand of Swiss watch? Ans.: Patek Phillippe 37. What famous sports goods company did Phil Knight and Bill Boweman launch in 1964? Ans.: Nike 38. Which Indian textile brand proudly proclaims "Since 1925"in its advertisements? Ans.: Raymonds 39. Which famous hospital chain of India sells an accident insurance cover called "Dost? Ans.: Apollo 40. What product is associated with the Colombian mascot "Juan Valdez"? Ans.: Coffee You might also like: Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 2 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 1 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 6

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21. What social expression company (if I may coin a phrase) was started by the 18 year old Joyce Hall in 1910? Ans.: Hallmark 22. Which is the biggest toy retail chain in the world? Ans.: Toys R US 23. Heres a Dot-buster: Which award-winning net-based furniture selling company, despite being backed by Amazon.com, filed for bankruptcy, recently? Ans.: Living.com 24. What is the name given to software developed exclusively for use by infants and toddlers? Ans.: Lapware 25. What major currency is known as Greenbacks in slang? Ans.: US Dollars 26. Who is the only Asian to be included in Sunday Times list of " The Wealthiest 200 in Britain since 1066"? Ans.: L.N Mittal 27. R Gopalan who is basking in the limelight for his role as a the official emissary in the Raj Kumar Kidnapping case, is the editor of which Tamil Magazine? Ans.: Nakkheeran 28. What we know as Maruti Zen was launched worldwide by Suzuki in the 90s under what name? Ans.: Alto 29. Zee Movies is contemplating a co-branding exercise in collaboration with which major Hollywood Film studio? Ans.: MGM 30. Ashok H Advani is the publisher of which business magazine? Ans.: Business India You might also like: Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 2 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 5 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 4

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Labels: Business General Awareness Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 20101020 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 2 11. Which is the largest unlisted company in India in terms of turnover? Ans.: Maruti Udyog 12. What watchmaker sells an environment-friendly brand of watches called "Eco Drive"? Ans.: Ciitizen 13. The useful thumb rule in Economics, "Bad money drives out the good" goes by what name? Ans.: Greshams Law 14. What is film Production Company owned by the Hollywood star Dustin Hoffman? Ans.: Punch Productions 15.What famous place in New York gets its name from the original location of a stockade built by the Dutch in 1653 to keep out the attacking English colonists and Red Indians? Ans.: Wall Street 16. Which famous TV personality owns a film production company called Harpo Films? Look hard at the name, may be you can decipher the answer. Ans.: Oprah Winfrey 17. The person next-in-command to the CEO is often referred to as the Upper Roger. From what Indian (Sanskrit) word does this phrase come? Ans.: Yuwa Raja 18. Some aeroplanes of which airline sported Meera Mehtas "Paithan Sari Motif"on their tails for sometime? Ans.: British Airways 19. Who or what is a MAMBA? Ans.: Middle Aged MiddleBrow Achiever 20. Under what brand name is the compound "sidenafil citrate sold by the pharma company, Pfizer? Ans.: Viagra You might also like: Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 1

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LinkWithin 0 comments Labels: Business General Awareness Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 20101017 Business Quiz Questions Answers - 2010-2011 - 1 1. K Malleswari, the lone medal winner for India in the millenium Olympics, and the first woman from India to ever win a medal, is employed at which Central Government Corporation? Ans.: Food Corporation of India 2. First there was Bridgestone, and then Mitsubishi; What giant automaker of Japan was embroiled, recently, in a quality-related (again!) controversy? Ans.: Toyota 3. The Times of India launched its latest edition in which city? Ans.: Hyderabad 4. Which famous fashion accessories House first started as leather goods shop in Florence in 1921? Ans.: Gucci 5. Uncle Pai is associated with which once roaringly successful publishers of childrens literature? Ans.: Amar Chitra Katha 6. Which international airline uses the slogan "Smooth As Silk" in its advertisements? Ans.: Thai 7. Which TV programme currently aired in India, is sponsored by a) Colgate b) Bajaj c) Dettol and d) LG? Ans.: Kaun Banega Crorepati 8. Who are the maker of the soft contact lens "Accuvue"? Ans.: Johnson & Johnson 9. Named "Manager of the Century" by the business magazine Fortune, he was recently in India? Who is he? Ans.: Jack Welch 10. The "Three Golden Balls" is the traditional symbol of which class of businessmen, especially in Europe? Ans.: Pawnbrokers 0 comments

Labels: Business General Awareness Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 20100816 Management General Knowledge Questions Answers Question: "World's Local Bank" is the punch line of which bank? Answer: HSBC Bank

Question: Who is the founder of Air Deccan? Answer: Captain Gopinath

Question: "Kingfisher Red" is the former name of which Airlines? Answer: Air Deccan (that was taken over by Vijay Malya Group)

Question: What do you mean by ADAG? Answer: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

Question: "Ab Khulke Jeeyo India" is the advertisement slogan of which company? Answer: Samsung

Question: "India's Family Store" is the punchline of which brand? Answer: Pantaloon Question: Name of the Family Store owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla? Answer: More Finance and Banking Business - Abbreviations and Acronyms Below is a list of abbreviations / acronyms from the Financial and Banking business sector: ACF Auto-Correlation Function AD Authorized Dealer ADB Asian Development Bank ADR American Depository Receipt AFS Annual Financial Statement AGM Annual General Meeting AIRCSC All India Rural Credit Survey Committee AO Additive Outliers

AR Auto Regression ARIMA Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average AFS Available For Sale ASSOCHAM Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Automated Teller Machine BIS Bank for International Settlements BOI Bank of India BoP Balance of Payments BPM5 Balance of Payments Manual, 5th edition BPSD Balance of Payments Division, DESACS, RBI BSCS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision BSR Basic Statistical Returns CAD Capital Account Deficit CAG Controller and Auditor General of India CBS Consolidated Banking Statistics CC Cash Credit CD Certificate of Deposit CD Ratio Credit Deposit Ratio CDBS Committee of Direction on Banking Statistics CF Company Finance CFRA Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts CGRA Currency and Gold Revaluation Account CII Confederation of Indian Industries CO Capital Outlay CP Commercial Paper CPI Consumer Price Index CPI-IW Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers CR Capital Receipts CRAR Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio CRR Cash Reserve Ratio CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSO Central Statistical Organisation CVC Central Vigilance Commission DAP Development Action Plan DBOD Department of Banking Operations and Development DBS Department of Banking Supervision, RBI DCA Department of Company Affairs, (Now known as Ministry of Companies Affairs, MCA) Government of India DCB Demand Collection and Balance DCCB District Central Cooperative Bank DCM Department of Currency Management, RBI

DD Demand Draft DDS Data Dissemination Standards DEIO Department of External Investments and Operations DESACS Department of Statistical Analysis & Computer Services, RBI DGBA Department of Government and Bank Accounts, RBI DGCI&S Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics DI Direct Investment DICGC Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India DID Discharge of Internal Debt DMA Departmentalized Ministries Account DRI Differntial Rate of Interest Scheme DSBB Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board DVP Delivery versus Payment ECB External Commercial Borrowing ECB European Central Bank ECGC Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation ECS Electronic Clearing Scheme EDMU External Debt Management Unit EEA Exchange Equalization Account EEC European Economic Community EEFC Exchange Earners Foreign Currency EFR Exchange Fluctuation Reserve EPF Employees Provident Fund EUR Euro EXIM Bank Export Import Bank of India FCA Foreign Currency Assets FCCB Foreign Currency Convertible Bond FCNR(B) Foreign Currency Non-resident (Banks) FCNRA Foreign Currency Non-resident Account FCNRD Foreign Currency Non-Repatriable Deposit FDI Foreign Direct Investment FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act FI Financial Institution FICCI Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FII Foreign Institutional Investor FIMMDA Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India FISIM Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured FLAS Foreign Liabilities and Assets Survey FOF Flow Of Funds FPI Foreign Portfolio Investment FRA Forward Rate Agreement FRBM Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 FRN Floating Rate Note

FSS Farmers Service Societies FWG First Working Group on Money supply GDP Gross Domestic Product GDR Global Depository Receipt GFD Gross Fiscal Deficit GFS Government Finance Statistics GIC General Insurance Corporation GLS Generalized Least Squares GNIE Government Not Included Elsewhere GoI Government of India GPD Gross Primary Deficit G-Sec Government Securities Bizopedia.biz List of abbreviations / acronyms from the Financial and Banking business sector [Ctd.] HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation HFT Held For Trading HICP Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices HO Head Office HUDCO Housing & Urban Development Corporation IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IBS International Banking Statistics ICAR Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICICI Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research IDB India Development Bonds IDBI Industrial Development Bank of India IDD Industrial Development Department IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFC International Finance Corporation IFC(W) International Finance Corporation (Washington) IFCI Industrial Finance Corporation of India IFR Investment Fluctuation Reserve Account IFS International Financial Statistics IGLS Iterative Generalized Least Squares IIBI Industrial Investment Bank of India IIP Index of Industrial Production IIP/InIP International Investment Position IMD India Millennium Deposits IMF International Monetary Fund

IN India INR Indian Rupee IOTT Input-Output Transaction Table IP Interest Payment IRBI Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India ISDA International Swaps and Derivative Association ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification ISO International Standards Organization ITRS International Transaction Reporting System IWGEDS International Working Group on External Debt Statistics KVIC Khadi & Village Industries Corporation LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility LAMPS Large-sized Adivasi Multipurpose Societies LAS Loan & Advances by States LBD Land Development Bank LBS Locational Banking Statistics LERMS Liberalised Exchange Rate Management System LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India LS Level Shift LT Long Term LTO Long Term Operation M1 Narrow Money M3 Broad Money MA Moving Average MCA Ministry of Company Affairs MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency MIS Management Information System MMSE Minimum Mean Squared Errors MoF Ministry of Finance MOF Master Office File MRM Monitoring and Review Mechanism MSS Market Stabilisation Scheme MT Mail Transfer MTM Mark-To-Market

Bizopedia.biz List of abbreviations / acronyms from the Financial and Banking business sector [Ctd.]

NABARD National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

NAC(LTO) National Agricultural Credit (Long Term Operatiion) NAIO Non Administratively Independent Office NAS National Account Statistics NASSCOM National Association of Software and Services Companies NBC Non-Banking Companies NBFC Non Banking Financial Companies NEC Not Elsewhere Classified NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate NFA Non-Foreign Exchange Assets NFD Net Fiscal Deficit NGO Non-Governmental Organization NHB National Housing Bank NIC National Industrial Classification NIF Note Issuance Facility NNML Net Non-Monetary Liabilities NPA Non-Performing Assets NPD Net Primary Deficit NPRB Net Primary Revenue Balance NPV Net Present Value NR(E)RA Non-Resident (External) Rupee Account NR(NR)RA Non-Resident (Non-Repatriable) Rupee Account NRE Non-Resident External NRG Non-Resident Government NRI Non-Resident Indian NSC National Statistical Commission NSSF National Small Savings Fund OD Over Draft ODA Official Development Assistance OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECO Organisaton for Economic Co-operation OFI Other Financial Institutions OLTAS OnLine Tax Accounting System OMO Open Market Operations OSCB Other Indian Scheduled Commercial Bank PACF Partial Auto-Correlation Function PACS Primary Agriculture Credit Societies PCARDB Primary Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank PD Primary Deficit PDAI Primary Dealers Association of India PDO Public Debt Office PDO-NDS Public Debt Office-cum-Negotiated Dealing System PDs Primary Dealers

PES Public Enterprises Survey PF Provident Fund PIO Persons of Indian Origin PNB Punjab National bank PO Principal Office PRB Primary Revenue Balance PSE Public Sector Enterprises PUC Paid Up Capital QRR Quick Review Report RBI Reserve Bank of India RD Revenue Deficit RDBMS Relational Database Management System RE Revenue Expenditure REC Rural Electrification Corporation REER Real Effective Exchange Rate RFC Residents Foreign Currency RIB Resurgent India Bonds RIDF Rural Infrastructure Development Fund RLA Recoveries of Loans & Advances RLC Repayment of Loans to Centre RMB Renminbi (Chinese) RNBC Residuary Non-Banking Companies RO Regional Office RoCs Registrars of Companies RPA Rupee Payment Area RPCD Rural Planning and Credit Department, RBI RR Revenue Receipts RRB Regional Rural Bank RTP Reserve Tranche Position RUF Revolving Underwriting Facility RWA Risk Weighted Asset SAM Social Accounting Matrix SAS Statistical Analysis System SBI State Bank of India SC Schedule Caste SCARDB State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank SCB State Cooperative Bank SCB Scheduled Commercial Bank SCS Size Class Strata SDDS Special Data Dissemination Standards SDR Special Drawing Right SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India SEBs State Electricity Boards

SFC State Financial Corporation SGL Subsidiary General Ledger SGSY Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarrojgar Yojana SHGs Self-Help Groups SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India SIDC State Industrial Development Corporation SI-SPA Systems Improvement Scheme under Special Project Agriculture SJSRY Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio SLRS Scheme for Liberation & Rehabilitation of Scavangers SMG Standing Monitoring Group SNA System of National Accounts SRWTO Small road & Water Transport Operators SSI Small-Scale Industries SSSBEs Small Scale Service & Business Enterprises ST Schedule Tribe SWG Second Working Group on Money Supply

Bizopedia.biz List of abbreviations / acronyms from the Financial and Banking business sector [Ctd.]

TBs Treasury Bills TC Temporary Change TT Telegraphic Transfer UBB Uniform Balance Book UBD Urban Banks Department UCB Urban Cooperative Bank UCN Uniform Code Number US United States USD US Dollars UTI Unit Trust of India VC Venture Capital WGMS Working Group on Money Supply: Analytics and Methodology of Compilation WPI Wholesale Price Index WSS Weekly Statistical Supplement

1)Which word in the current business world what is derived from latin for patere meaning to lay open? 2) Which retail giant is Asda in UK and Seiyu in japan? 3) The chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra landed up in trouble because of his association with Bhopal Gas Tragedy? 4) Logo of

5) Who according to forbes is the richest African American ? (hint:a lady from entertainment) 6) Which antiseptic cream was started by launched in 1929 in Kolkata by GOUMOHAN DUTTA a Bengali merchant? 7) Which organisation has the catchline edge is efficiency? Signifies what

9) Who designed the logo MRF tyres?(very famous in advertising) 10) Amitabh Bachchan has lent his voices to many ads..(but its has always been sung by voice-likes).The first ad he sang was for a company in 2009.which company?

11) Which ketchup company had a tagline weight watchers?

12) He came up with a publishing house(with a cute name) and changed from hard bound covers to paper back.which company? 13) What resulted Maastricht treaty in the year 1992? 14) Which clothes brand often mistaken as an international brand actually is an INDIAN Brand known as Charlie clothing company initially? Is publicised by the symbol K 15) Which calendar started in 1964 was brought as a sensational one by one of very famous tyre companies?(the tyre company even wanted to patent the smell of the tyre manufactured by it) 16) What is this a joint venture of Microsoft and HP called

17) Logo of google wave 18) Kamasutra is a 50:50 joint venture between 2 companies. One is J.K ANSELL pharmaceuticals.the other??

19) Which Indian online travel company started online holiday reservation packages with a DESIRE to bring people back home to India? 20) Photo of

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)

Patent Walmart Keshubhai Mahindra Samsonite Oprah Winfrey Boroline BSE

Silk mark 9)Alyque Padamsee 10) Humani navratna tel 11) Heinz 12) Penguin publishing 13) Euro 14) Koutons 15) Pirelli 16) Slate 17) Logo of google wave 18) Raymonds 19) Aarzoo.com 20) Photo of C.B bhave

Question: Which Financial Giant has Rocks of Gibraltar as its logo? Answer. Prudential Question . Which companies old logo is this?

Ans. Renault

Question: Which company's old logo is depected below?

Answer. IBM Question Which company's logo Man is called Muscle? Answer. MRF. It was created by Alyque Padamsee Question Identify the company

Answer. Buick Question. Identify the company

Answer. Thai Airways

Question. Identify the logo of this Regional Association of Countries

Ans. SAARC

Question This is probably the world's most powerful organization. Identify

Ans. OPEC Question. A building which is highly significant in the Management Education Sector ?

Ans. Wharton Business School

1. Identify the Business Guru

Ans. William Ouchi 2. Which is the most expensive domain name to be auctioned on the net till date? Ans. Business.com for $8 mln [4.3 m pounds]

3. Which brand has the "Whistle and win contest"? Ans. Prestige 4. Where are the Head Quarters of Asian Development Bank? Ans. Manila 5. Which company is Indias largest synthetic textile producer? Ans. Reliance

1. Which international food company in India uses the original Coat of Arms of its founding family as its company logo? a) Kellogg's b) Nestle c) Cadbury's

Wrong! Try again.. Wrong!

The correct answer is Nestle. The Nestle logo consisting of a nest with a mother protecting her young. The logo also came about because Nestle means "little nest" in German. The logo has been modified several times since 1868, but it has always featured a mother bird with its young in a nest.

Correct!

The Nestle logo consisting of a nest with a mother protecting her young. The logo also came about because Nestle means "little nest" in German. The logo has been modified several times since 1868, but it has always featured a mother bird with its young in a nest. 2. Which logo for a sports brand was designed by a college student in the US for which she was just paid $35? a) Nike b) Adidas c) Reebok

Wrong! Try again.. Wrong!

The correct answer is Nike. Nike's Swoosh logo was designed a college student named Carol Davidson for which she was paid a paltry $35. This logo went on to become an icon of our modern lives.

Correct!

Nike's Swoosh logo was designed a college student named Carol Davidson for which she was paid a paltry $35. This logo went on to become an icon of our modern lives. 3. What brand's logo did Ajay Jadeja sport on his bat while he was playing cricket? a) Britannia b) Titan c) Kingfisher

Wrong! Try again.. Wrong! The correct answer is Kingfisher.

Ajay Jadeja was signed up initially by Vijay Mallya's United Breweries group for Rs 25 lakh per annum for a contract that was to run for three years. Jadeja would sport a colourful kingfisher, the emblem of the group on his bat. Saurav Ganguly was also signed up to sport the logo, on the same monetary terms.

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Ajay Jadeja was signed up initially by Vijay Mallya's United Breweries group for Rs 25 lakh per annum for a contract that was to run for three years. Jadeja would sport a colourful kingfisher, the emblem of the group on his bat. Saurav Ganguly was also signed up to sport the logo, on the same monetary terms. 4. In the logo of which Indian bank would you find the picture of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi? a) Canara Bank b) Dena Bank c) Syndicate Bank

Wrong! Try again.. Wrong! The correct answer is Dena Bank.

It was the desire of the founding fathers of Dena Bank that the bank should be a symbol of prosperity for all its clients, and the logo, featuring the Goddess of Wealth, represents this promise. The logo briefly encountered trouble in 2000 when an educational institute called 'The World Islamic University' in Gujarat, expressed its indignation over the depiction of a Hindu Goddess in a bank that it was using.

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It was the desire of the founding fathers of Dena Bank that the bank should be a symbol of prosperity for all its clients, and the logo, featuring the Goddess of Wealth, represents this promise. The logo briefly encountered trouble in 2000 when an educational institute called 'The

World Islamic University' in Gujarat, expressed its indignation over the depiction of a Hindu Goddess in a bank that it was using. 5. Who is behind the current Wipro, Britannia, Marico and Lakme logos? a) Piyush Pandey b) Alyque Padamsee c) Shombit Sengupta

Wrong! Try again.. Wrong! The correct answer is Shombit Sengupta.

Shombit Sengupta is founder of Shining Strategic Design Company, a management and brand consultancy firm that redid the logos for all these companies. Sengupta is based in Paris but his company started its Indian operations two years ago. The India operations are headed by Renee Jhala, former head of corporate communications for Wipro.

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Shombit Sengupta is founder of Shining Strategic Design Company, a management and brand consultancy firm that redid the logos for all these companies. Sengupta is based in Paris but his company started its Indian operations two years ago. The India operations are headed by Renee Jhala, former head of corporate communications for Wipro.