The Sunday League 7

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Luckily due to some holidays this week i am able to post Sunday League 7. Great performance by the Aussies in World Cup 2007. Lets see who matches them in this edition of Sunday League. Answers n Scores by next week only to those who respond. Answers to be sent to quizrk@gmail.com. Please attempt all questions. Here go the questions

Straight Bat

1) Ken Kutaragi of Sony recently announced his plans to retire in June 2007. He was the architect and main man behind which Sony product?
2) Identify this person (was in the news recently)

Googly

3) This is the logo of a company. Name the company that it recently acquired.

Doosra

4) It was founded by David Neeleman in February 1999, under the name "NewAir". In the words of its founder, it looks "to bring humanity back to air travel." Recently, as per a survey by Brandkeys, it edged out Southwest Airlines for the top spot. Which airline?

Yorker

5) Identify this man and his contribution to cricket world cup 2007?

Home Advantage

6) This company was launched in January 1998 as a part of the the Rajan Raheja group. It opened its first store in 1999 at Indore followed by the launch of its second store in Chennai (T-Nagar). Soon to follow was another in Chennai located in Adyar. The flagship store in Mumbai was opened on 1st November 2001 followed by a new outlet in New Delhi in South Extension Part-2. Which company/ brand is being referred to here?

Captain’s Corner

7) Identify this MD

Third umpire The sunday League 6

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Some visuals of the Third Umpire were not very clear. Hence I am uploading them again. People who attempted this quiz are welcome to try this one question again. Those who did not attempt will get the benefit of doubt of the third umpire. Now that the visuals are clear, you may zero on the right connection

The Sunday League 6

Dear Friends

I was unable to post quizzes for a long time due to a heavy work schedule ( An MBA student starting Placements before completing MBA). I belong to an industry that is one of the most overworked and is least represented in the quizzing circles. Hence I was getting no time for my hobby quizzing. Finally I have managed to squeeze some time for this quiz. India's early exit from the world cup also has helped me as I would have been glued to the television, had India qualified for the semis. Here are the questions for Sunday League 6. Answers to quizrk@gmail.com. Right answers within a week. Answers to only those who attempt. Please answer all the questions. Some suggestions on how to maintain a good work-quiz balance is always welcome.

Straight bat

1) Lalu Prasad Yadav’s dream of having a branded train recently bore fruit when the __________ Express was flagged off from Bangalore to Nagercoil. Name the brand
2) Identify this logo (Hint: this company was in the news. An Indian connection)

Reverse Sweep

3) Prior to 1960, currency and bank note papers were being imported from abroad and in order to save valuable foreign exchange and to manufacture the same indigenously,this organisation was set up in early 1960s as a departmental Unit of Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, at Hoshangabad (MP) in collaboration with M/s. Portals, UK. The main function of the Unit is to manufacture currency, bank note papers and non judicial stamp papers for the exclusive use of Government of India as per requirement of Reserve Bank of India and the same is supplied to the different printing presses working under Government of India and RBI. Which organization is being referred to here?
4) Identify this person. He is credited with giving the world a famous brand name. (Regulars in the quizzing circuit would find this a sitter)

Home Advantage

5)In 1945, a Goan entrepreneur Mr. Govind Ramnath Kare, who was in the business of wholesale and retail trade of pharmaceuticals, started a firm which he named Indo Continental Trading Company. The principal business of this firm was to import pharmaceutical formulations from Europe and distribute them in Western India. However in 1947, after India became independent, the new Government in its bid to encourage indigenous manufacturing of medicines banned import of several formulations. Mr. G.R. Kare instead of being discouraged, decided to venture into manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. Accordingly, on 23rd August 1947, a week after India's independence, a new Company was founded with the intent to manufacture and sell pharmaceutical formulations. What was the name of the new company that was formed?

Captains Corner

6) Identify this CEO

Third Umpire

7) Connect the following visuals

The Sunday League 5

Dear Friends,

Im back after a long gap. Since i had a heavy work schedule, i could not post quizzes on a continuious basis. Finally, I have found time to post Sunday League 5. The rules remain the same. Answers wil be posted only to those who attempt after one week.Answers at quizrk@gmail.com. Please attempt all questions.

Straight Bat

1) Identify this businessman (He was recently in the news)

2) It was founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman with a balance sheet of $400,000. The company is based in New York City, in River House on Park Avenue at Fifty-first Street, with offices in Atlanta, Boston, London, Hamburg, Paris, Mumbai, and Hong Kong. The name of this company derives itself from the translation of its founders names in some european languages. It was recently in the news because of an India connect. Which group?

Doosra

3)Identify this logo (Again current affairs)

Reverse Sweep

4) Dish TV was the first commercial DTH offering in India. It was an offering by which group?

Google

5) This is the logo of an organization.Identify the organization in which it has taken a stake.

Home Advantage

6) The foundations of this group began in 1966 with the inception of ________ Rubber Works a small venture to manufacture rubber components. Eight years later, the group diversified into the manufacturing of Beach Slippers and that signaled a new dawn in the history of Indian Shoe Industry. And three years later, the Canvas Shoes followed. Since the last decade, this group has manufactured shoes for Adidas & claims to be Adidas’ only Indian supplier. Identify this group.

Third Umpire

7) Connect the following visuals

The Sunday League 4

Dear friends,
The Sunday league 3 did not evoke much of a response. Here is Sunday League 4. Answers to quizrk@gmail.com. Answers & Scores only those who answer. Answers will be posted within a week. Please attempt all questions. Wishing you all a very HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

Straight bat

1) He started his career with Citibank. Having done his post graduation from IIM Ahmedabad, he started his own venture, INFAC, an industry research and information company. INFAC, which was the leading research provider in India, was later sold to CRISIL in 2000 and he continued to serve as a CEO with the company till the beginning of 2001. He was behind initiatives such as the online national registry of BPO employees and NAC test. Identify this gentleman who passed away recently.
2) Which Chennai based apparel brand is the official clothing sponsor of the premier ATP Chennai Open tournament held in January 2007, and will design and market an exclusive line of apparel and accessories starting from the tenth edition of the tournament ?

Googly

3) Following is the logo of a company. Name the company that it recently acquired.

Reverse Sweep

4) Originally from the Turkish city of Konya, he obtained a B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering and Information Science from Bilkent University in Ankara, and earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University. His research at Stanford focused on Web search and efficient PDA usage. While previously working for Affinity Engines, he had developed a system, InCircle, intended for use by university alumni groups. In late June 2004, Affinity Engines filed suit against his organisation, alleging that he & his organisation had based a new service on inCircle code. Who is this person?
5) What does this document indicate?

Doosra

6) Identify this ad

Captains Corner

7) Identify this CEO

The Sunday League 3

Dear Friends.,

After a great response for Sunday League 2, here is Sunday League 3. Today being Christmas, wish you all a Merry Christmas!!! With Boxing day tests, a day apart, lets see who emerges the winner in Christmas week. Please try to attempt all the questions. Answers & Scores in a week. Answers will be posted only to those who attempt.

Straight Bat

1) Recently a company named Reliance Silicones was banned by SEBI from participating in the capital markets because of its alleged involvement in helping Abhijit Rajan route Gammon funds to his private companies to subscribe to a 2001 rights issue of Gammon India shares. Who owns Reliance Silicones?
2) Founded by Jing Shuping, what distinction is Minsheng Bank in China credited with?

Reverse Sweep

3) Identify the company that uses this advertising icon

4)The roots of this practice might be traced to Babylonia, where traders were encouraged to assume the risks of the caravan trade through loans that were repaid (with interest) only after the goods had arrived safely—a practice resembling bottomry and given legal force in the Code of Hammurabi (c.2100 BC). The Phoenicians and the Greeks applied a similar system to their seaborne commerce. How do we know this business today?

Doosra

5)This is a print ad for a company that is currently in the news. Identify it

Captains Corner

6) Identify this CEO (Current Affairs)

Third Umpire

7) Connect the following visuals

The Sunday League 2

Dear Friends,

Here is Sunday League 2. Please send your answers to quizrk@gmail.com. Answers & Scores on Sunday. Answers will be sent only to those who attempt.

Straight Bat

1) Recently a lot has been made of a book “Tough Choices- a memoir”. This book shows what it’s really like to lead a major corporation in a time of great change while trying to stay true to your values. It gives a former business leader’s perspective on leadership, technology, globalization, sexism, and many other issues. Who is the author of this book?

2) Identify the logo

Legends

3) Recently, a Mumbai based chartered accountant Tilokchand Punamchand Ostwal became famous for something. What is his claim to fame? (Current Affairs)

Reverse Sweep

4) This airline was promoted by Ajay Singh, the Kansangra family and Sanjay Malhotra. It began its services in May 2005. Its Frequent flier programme is known as Flying Returns. The CEO of the company is Mr. Siddharth Sharma. Which airline?

5) Identify him

Captains Corner

6) Identify This CEO (Current Affairs)

Third Umpire

7) Connect the following visuals