2. Sales Volume
Time
Development
Round 1
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
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3. QUESTION 1 thinking h t
This American tattoo collector was founder of “Sailor Jerry's
Ice Cream Shop” and has licensed Ku USA, Inc. to produce a
line of clothing based on his art. Identify the line of clothing.
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
5. QUESTION 2 thinking h t
Bizarre it may appear, but a 39-year old woman employee in
Britain is reportedly having her bottom insured for a whopping £4
million. Identify the reason.
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
6. ANSWER thinking h t
She has grabbed a job to test the softness of guests’ beds in a
hotel; She will check about 24 beds each day after being
appointed director of bed bouncing for a hotel chain.
7. QUESTION 3 thinking h t
This advertising icon was created by a French cartoonist Marius
Rossillon who showed the founder of the company a rejected
image he had created for Munich brewery—a large, regal figure
holding a huge glass of beer and quoting Horace's phrase that
meant literally "Now it is to be drunk" in Latin. The founder
suggested replacing the man with a figure made from the
company’s main product and the icon was born. Identify the
icon.
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GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
9. QUESTION 4 thinking h t
M M Malviya went to Nizam asking for a donation. Nizam
was annoyed at the gesture and flung his footwear at MM.
MM took the footware to the market to auction it. Nizam then
sent his servant to buy back the footwear from the auction.
Thus, Malviya managed to sell the Nizam's own footwear to
him, for a huge amount. For what purpose did he use that
money?
11. QUESTION 5 thinking h t
Scholars treat his famous work Panduranga Mahatyamu as one
among the Pancha Kavyas. He has also composed Udbhataradhya
Charitram on the story of Udbhata, a monk, as well as Ghatikachala
Mahatyam about Ghatikachalam, a place of worship for God
Narasimha near Vellore. Who is he?
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
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13. QUESTION 6 thinking h t
The first was held in 1810, in honor of the Bavarian Crown
Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese Von Sachsen-
Hildburghausen. Upto 7 million people attend it each year.
Most of it takes place at the tents sitting next to one another
on the huge fairgrounds. There are 14 tents in all, some of
which hold up to 10,000 people.
What am I talking about?
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
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15. Sales Volume
Time
Development
Round 2
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
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16. QUESTION thinking h t
‘A’, a member of the family that owns consumer goods maker ‘B’,
is buying minority stake in ‘C’, again putting the spotlight on the
growing fascination of Indian business families with one of the
world's most glamorous sports.
‘C’, which is owned by Tony Fernandes, the founder of low cost
airline, ‘D’, will become the second Formula 1 team to have an
Indian shareholder.
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
17. QUESTION thinking h t
‘A’ is married to E’s step-daughter. ‘A’ is a director in Elephant
Capital Plc, a UK-based AIM listed private equity firm, which
he set up with his brother. Elephant Capital has made
investments in engineering firm Air Works India, clinical
research organisation ClinTec International, as well as in the
company that publishes Amar Chitra Katha comics.
British sports-car maker ‘F’ has entered into the Indian market
in association with the young heirs of the promoter family of
‘B’.
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
18. ANSWER thinking h t
A – Gaurav Burman
B – Dabur
C – Team Lotus
D – Air Asia
E – Lalit Modi
F – Caterham Cars
19. Sales Volume
Time
Development
Round 3
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
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20. QUESTION 1(A) thinking h t
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
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21. QUESTION 1(B) thinking h t
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
22. QUESTION 1(C) thinking h t
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
46. Sales Volume
Time
Development
Round 4
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
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47. categories thinking h t
JUST BOOKS M&A
Print ads initiative
Down south terminology
48. JUST BOOKS thinking h t
Identify the author.
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
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50. M&A thinking h t
Which company has been acquired?
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
54. INITIATIVE thinking h t
A company that makes wind turbines wants to be your PAL.
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
56. Down south thinking h t
Decades before India embarked on its quest for superpower
status, the tiny princely state of Travancore had aimed it high in
1937 when it made a bid to enlist whom as vice-chancellor of its
fledgling university for a monthly pay of Rs 6,000?
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
58. TERMINOLOGY thinking h t
What do widows and orphans in typesetting mean?
PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)
GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)
59. ANSWER thinking h t
Widow - A paragraph-ending line that falls at the beginning
of the following page/column, thus separated from the
remainder of the text.
Orphan - A paragraph-opening line that appears by itself at
the bottom of a page/column.
60. Sales Volume
Time
Development
Round 5
Introduction
Growth
Maturity
Decline
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61. QUESTION 1 thinking h t
1. I was formed by the 50:50 venture of Amex and Warner
Communication. Manhattan Design designed my logo for a prize
of $ 1,000 .
2. My moral influence on young people, including issues related to
censorship and social activism, has been a subject of debate for
years. Some of my famous campaigns have been – Choose or
Lose, Fight for your rights and think.
3. I was launched in August 1981 with a very appropriate song by
the Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star.
63. QUESTION 2 thinking h t
1. I am the current Mayor of New York City with a net worth of
$19.5 billion in 2011.
2. In 1973, I became a general partner at Salomon Brothers,
where I headed equity trading, and later, systems development.
3. In 1981, I was fired from the investment bank and given a $10
million severance package. Using this money, I went on to set
up a company named Innovative Market Systems.
65. QUESTION 3 thinking h t
1. I gained greater public awareness in the United
Kingdom when I sponsored Manchester United F.C. from
1982 to 2000.
2. I took a controlling stake in Pioneer Corporation in 2007.
3. My name is derived from the name of my founder's first
inventions, a mechanical pencil.
67. QUESTION 4 thinking h t
1. I served as a civil servant in the Indian Administrative
Service between 1968 and 1974.
2. In 2000, I received the Ramon Magsaysay Award
for Community Leadership.
3. I founded and head the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti
Sangathana ("Workers and Peasants Strength Union").
69. QUESTION 5 thinking h t
1. Nicknamed “Giraffe” in school , I am 6 feet 8 inches tall and
started my career as a banker .
2. I bought New Jersey nets basketball team in 2010, becoming
the first NBA owner from outside North America .
3. I became rich during the sell-off of Russian industries in ’90s
by buying a stake in metals giant Norilsk Nickel .
70. ANSWER thinking h t
MIKHAIL PROKHOROV, THE BILLIONAIRE WHO
WANTS TO OUST PUTIN
71. QUESTION 6 thinking h t
1. After having finished university, I started as an analyst in
derivatives research at Kidder, Peabody & Co. (now part of
UBS) where I worked from 1985 to 1988.
2. I was a co-owner of Mumbai Indians till 2010.
3. My inability to speak fluent German had raised concerns
about my suitability for the current job.
73. AUDIENCE QUESTION thinking h t
1. I started my career from selling out pickles in the name of
PRIYA.
2. I am the chairman of Dolphin group of hotels in Andhra
Pradesh.
3. Some of the companies owned by my group include
Margadarsi Chit Fund, Eenadu newspaper, ETV, Priya Foods
and Ushakiron Movies.
75. thinking h t
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