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PRELIM<br />
Bhubaneswar
Rules<br />
No Negative Marking<br />
Top 6 Teams in the FINALS<br />
In Built Tie Breakers<br />
Switch off all MOBILE PHONES
What publication is<br />
nicknamed 'the daily diary<br />
of the American dream'?<br />
1
What word did 7-UP use to<br />
advertise itself to carve a niche in<br />
a market flooded with cola drinks<br />
like Pepsi and Coke?<br />
2<br />
UNCOLA | NOCOLA| GOCOLA
S.Sivasankaran bought Sterling<br />
Computers(later Sterling Infotech)<br />
from which famous tennis playing<br />
family of India in the 1980s?<br />
3
From 1925-1934, which brand used<br />
the Eiffel Tower as the world's<br />
largest advertising sign, as recorded<br />
in the Guinness Book of Records?<br />
Citreon | Jaguar | BMW<br />
4
5<br />
Identify the automobile brand.
What was founded by a group of<br />
Europeans on April 24, 1865, as<br />
the oldest Joint Stock<br />
bank in India?<br />
6
It was launched in Nepal initially with the<br />
collaboration of Thai Foods Industries<br />
(means quick in Thai), and has led to<br />
establishment of a huge market for instant<br />
noodles in Nepal. Name the brand which is<br />
now famous in India.<br />
7
This brand is named after a royal<br />
house that first ruled France in the<br />
16th century and by the 18th<br />
century also held thrones in Spain.<br />
Hint: Think Biscuits<br />
8
Loosely modelled after the grip of the<br />
Colt .45, it was introduced in 1916 by Black<br />
& Decker. Forty-five years later, the company<br />
released a cordless version. Often used by<br />
carpenters what are we talking about?<br />
9
10<br />
This is the world’s first cell phone.<br />
Which company created this?
Park Tae-joon, a former army officer, was asked by<br />
South Korea's military leader to start a company in<br />
the late 1960s. It became one of the most revered<br />
creations of a government-backed businessmen who<br />
lifted South Korea out of postwar poverty and into<br />
affluence from the 1960s to 1980s. Name the<br />
company he started.<br />
Hint: Big newsmaker in India / this region<br />
11
Sylvan Nathan Goldman, a shopping magnate in<br />
Oklahoma, while trying to come up with ways to<br />
increase his sales, noticed that shoppers stopped<br />
buying the moment their baskets became heavy<br />
and loaded with food items.<br />
One evening in 1936 as he worked late in his<br />
office, his attention was drawn to two ordinary<br />
folding chairs there. What did he invent?<br />
12
In corporate jargon<br />
what is acquhiring?<br />
13
Which airline bearing its<br />
nations name has an in-flight<br />
magazine called Oryx?<br />
14
They are the minds behind<br />
“positioning”<br />
15
If you went to<br />
www.books.com, which<br />
bookstore would you get<br />
redirected to?<br />
16
Within two weeks of birth in 1981, his<br />
parents opened a savings account for him.<br />
With this strong connection, which bank is<br />
running a global campaign with the tagline<br />
‘Helping Roger Federer Relax Since 1981’?<br />
17
Each employee of the company is considered<br />
part of the cast working either onstage or<br />
backstage, hence all employees are<br />
considered 'Cast Members'. Which<br />
entertainment giant is this?<br />
18
Comprising 178 acres, the company HQ has<br />
gyms, a 400 m track, a pool, beach volleyball<br />
court and football pitch. Its buildings are<br />
named after athletes like Michael Jordan,<br />
Tiger Woods, Ronaldo and John McEnroe.<br />
Which company?<br />
19
Identify the Intel founder from<br />
this Google Doodle<br />
20
The Final<br />
Follows….