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IR Round 1
Imperio| The E-Fest ‘17 Biz-Quiz

Q1
It is not far from the industry to be spreading its market potential into the sex
industry as well, given how closely related these two industries can be. Its also
nice to see that this industry is promoting a greater incentive for safe sex. Its
probably a god move knowing how much stoners like to get busy with each
other!
These condoms might come in more than one size but they only come in one
colour- green. So that means that the person condom is going to be wearing
something a little bit like alien costume. The company who created these
impressive condoms have appropriately called them Cannadoms.
-Herb.co

Safety Slide

Answer
Weed Condoms!

Q2
Tadao _____’s younger brother Toshio was inspired by
Edison and wanted to be an inventor, one of his ideas was
‘the yubiwa pipe’. The founder produced a prototype on
a lathe and their father Shigeru went out to market it.
Toshio had also been an expert in electrical works and was able to solve a lot
of problems by using all electrical circuits instead of mechanical parts.
The funds from the above invention were used for this invention and thus the
first product came into being.
Which Japanese company started like this?

Answer
Casio

Q3
Shown here is the logo of Better Shelter Organization.
It is meant to improve the lives of people displaced by armed conflicts &
natural disasters.
They provide a 17.5 sq.m. light weight modular emergency shelter. This
meets the basic needs of human activities. The shelter can be easily
dismantled, moved & reassembled to different places according to use.
Which company along with
UNHRC is behind this initiative?

Answer
IKEA

Q4
AbioMed was founded in 1981 with the
purpose of making something which
they accomplished by making the
product AbioCor (TIMEs Best Invention
of the year 2001).
With this image tell the genre of
products AbioMed makes or what in the
world was AbioCor first of its kind?
Specific answer.

Answer
AbioCor-Artificial Heart or
Circulatory support medical devices.

Q5
Noir Reads is a book
service that delivers books
to its subscribers montly.
Created by activists Derick
Brewer & Zelline Imani,
the books cater to a
certain theme each
month.
What is special about this
service or what do they
promote?

Answer
Black Literature/ Black Authors

Q6
Ideal Conceal is a Minnesota based company
that has created The Ideal Conceal, a .380
calibre handgun that has double barreled pistol
carrying two bullets & comes with complete
laser sightings.
The product received 12k pre-orders and is due
to begin shipments during the latter first
quarter of this year. But the European police is
worried.
What?

Answer
Gun like smartphone

Q7
The founder of _______ began experimenting with the distillation of rum and
was successful in establishing his business.
When Don Facundo and his wife entered their distillery, his wife noticed a
colony of bats hanging from the rafters. Then, bats were considered as a
symbol of good health, fortune and family unity.
What did they start?

Answer
Bacardi

Q8
Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group started by the family of B.
Vasudeo Rao. This group has its headquarters in Pune and also
owns the Venky’s chain.
In November 2010, the London section of Venky’s took a 99.9%
share in something adverse to their field of business. A lot of
changes have been carried out since Venky’s ownership and has led
to questioning by the followers.
What do they own?

Answer
Blackburn Rovers

Q9
There have been several demands to have this feature on Facebook and a lot of
Facebook pages also advocate the same.
Last year the website rolled out new reactions button which is a way of giving
users other’s opinions besides just ‘liking’ the status.
Zuckerberg seems convinces that disapproval is not good for users, at the risk
of generating negativity out of negativity but some users feel that one giant
feature is still missing from the website.
What is being described here?

Answer
Dislike button

Q10
This bronze sculpture titled The Fearless Girl,
made by Kristen Visbal was erected at a location
on the occasion of Women’s day this year. It
faces another structure which you would relate
to this location.
These words are erected below the statue -
“Know the power of women in leadership. SHE
makes a difference”
Which place?

Answer
Wall Street

Q11
In the early 1900s, oil companies & departmental stores issued their own
proprietary ____.
These were accepted only at the businesses that issued the card and in
limited locations creating customer loyalty and improving customer service.
Later, ‘Charg-It’ was introduced in 1946 by John Biggins who was a banker in
Brooklyn.
The Diner’s Club ____ was the next step in this in 1949 when a Frank
McNamara got in a restaurant in New York and was held up because of
something.
This inspired Frank to have an alternative to something. What?

Answer
Credit Cards

Q12
This bank received all the central bank powers in emergency legislation
passed during WWII. In 1958-59, there was a controversy concerning the
dual function of the bank. Thus Reserve Bank of Australia was formed as a
central bank and this was given a commercial status.
Which bank?

Answer
Commonwealth Bank

Written Round
3 Questions on India
& 3 Questions on
logos

Q1
Connect

Q2
It was setup in 1992 as the first demutualized electronic exchange in
the country and was the first exchange in the country to provide a
modern, fully automated screen-based electronic trading system which
offered easy trading facility to the investors spread across the length
and breadth of the country.
Which stock exchange?

Q3
The company was founded in 1979 by a Delhi- based entrepreneur who
named his company after his neighbor’s dog. He started out by selling
books, posters and leather patches, before hitting big with another
product.
Which company?

Q4
a) This logo appears in an oval shape which indicates the company’s
global presence. It also symbolizes , the customer & the company,
shaking hands.
B) Another Japanese automobile company logo represents durability in
combination with confidence.
Both of them start with a common letter.
Name both.

Q5
Which airlines has its logo as a flying swan with this Chakra from
Konark temple placed inside it in orange colour?

Q6
In 1977, William Doyle, Deputy Commissioner of the New York State
Department of Commerce recruited Milton Glaser, a productive graphic
designer to work on the famous New York advertising campaign.
What is his famous creation?

Audience Shoutout

Answer
Ibibo group

Q2
It was setup 1992 as the first demutualized electronic exchange in the
country and was the first exchange in the country to provide a modern,
fully automated screen-based electronic trading system which offered
easy trading facility to the investors spread across the length and
breadth of the country.
Which stock exchange?

Answer
National Stock Exchange

Answer
Archie’s

Answer
Hyundai & Honda

Answer
Air India

Answer
I Love NY

IR Round 2

Q13
This is a people powered movement that began on September, 2011 in
Liberty Square, Manhattan. Trying to fight back against the corrosive
power of major banks & multinational corporations over the democratic
process. Co-created by Micah White, it aims to fight back against the
richest 1% of people that are writing rules of an unfair global economy
that is foreclosing on our future.
Which campaign?

Answer
Occupy Wall Street

Q14
______ is United Kingdom’s largest food wholesale operator which Tesco
bought in January this year.
They used to sponsor something since its beginning until 2002, The Man
Group (an investment firm) took hold of it.
What do they sponsor?

Answer
Man Booker Prize

Q15
When Christopher Gavigan and his wife found themselves
utterly frustrated trying to find the perfect products for
their babies & homes they founded – The Honest
Company.
"When I became a mom, I finally became the person I am,
that I always should have been," she says. "It's the most
satisfying job in the world. But, it can also be
overwhelming and confusing. I created The Honest
Company to help moms and to give all children a better,
safer start.“
Who is the founder?

Answer
Jessica Alba

Q16
Ross Ulbridght under a pseudonym ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’ founded this website
that was an online black market place for selling of illegal drugs. As part of the
dark web, the users were only were able to browse it anonymously & securely.
Launched in Feb 2011, this was shut down by the FBI.
What was the name of this website?

Answer

Q17
In 1893, Jamsetji Tata & Swami Vivekananda on a voyage were
discussing about Tata’s plans of bringing the steel industry to India.
Jamsetji was inspired by Vivekananda’s views on science and leadership
abilities.
A draft proposal to set up this place was approved under committee of
Lord Curzon and the land was donated by Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV,
the Maharaja of Mysore.
Which place?

Answer
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Audience Question
X is a phantom island that was reputed, during the 15th-century
age of exploration, to lie in the Atlantic Ocean, far to the west of
Portugal and Spain. The island also went by the name of Isle of
Seven Cities.
Name X?

Answer
Antilia

Q18
Reid and Marcia are the co-creators of what started in the year 2004 at their apartment
in Manhattan. Their motto was to provide a structured format where people safely learn
and enjoy communicating their interests and exploring consensual non-sexual touch and
affection.
What?

Answer
Cuddle parties/ Cuddle groups

Q19
AARP The Magazine is sent on a bi-monthly basis to every single member of the
AARP (American Association of R______ People). This lifestyle magazine is the most
circulated magazine in the of the United States, with over 23 million copies circulated
in 2015 alone. Their content primarily focuses on health and age-related topics, and
it often features interviews from older celebrities. Its previous name was Modern
Maturity.
AARP is a non-profit organization with the mission to enhance the quality of life for
all as they age. Started in 1958 by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus to promote her philosophy
of productive aging.
What is the subject of AARP The Magazine or AARP The Organization is about what?

Q19

Answer
Retired people

Q20
The term ‘X’ originally comes from Broadway theatre where it was used to describe
wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions that would otherwise
have to shut down.
In 1978, William Wetzel, then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder
of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs
raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term ‘X’ to describe the investors
that supported them.
X are often retired entrepreneurs or executives, who maybe interested in doing this for
reasons that go beyond monetary returns. These include wanting to keep abreast of
current developments in a particular business arena, mentoring another generation of
entrepreneurs and making use of their experience.
What term?

Answer
Angel Investor

Q21
This website began in August 2013 as a secret side project by five colleagues -
Sattvik Mishra, Sriparna Tikekar, Rishi Pratim Mukherjee, Debarshi Banerjee,
Saransh Singh and Suparn Pandey.
It can be said it is a clone of another famous based website and categorizes
itself as “Bored at Work Network”
Which website?

Answer
ScoopWhoop

Q22
Leonardo Del Vecchio started this Italian company in 1961. He began his
career as the apprentice to a tool & die maker in Milan, but decided to turn
his metal working skills to making spectacle parts.
Google Glasses, Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol are some of their famous
brands.
Who has the monopoly behind all these?

Answer
Luxottica

Q23
The first of these came in the market in 17th century in France – made from
water & lemon juice sweetened with honey. In the 1770s, scientists made
important progress in replicating natural mineral waters. Englishmen Joseph
Priestley impregnated distilled water with carbon dioxide. Another
Englishman, John Mervin Nooth, improved Priestley’s design and sold his
apparatus for commercial use in pharmacies.
What do we call these?

Answer
Soda Drinks

Q24
The Ig Nobel Prize awarded to “honour achievements that first make
people laugh, and then make them think”. Which company received
the 2016 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for solving the problem of
excessive automobile pollution emissions by automatically,
electromechanically producing fewer emissions whenever the cars are
being tested’?

Answer
Volkswagen

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