Mind Your "Business"

2011-02-28T16:01:00.002+05:30

Today's NOS- "Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." - By Mark Twain

Did you know ? -

'Coca-Cola' is the most recognised trademark, recognised by 94% of the world's population and is the most widely recognised word after "OK".

Today's Question - We all claim to know every detail about every Intel product, their specifications etc. But do we know what did the term "Intel" stand for when it was coined ??

Answer to the last question -

BMW logo is a beautiful description of the company's earlier operations. BMW used to manufacture propellers for airplanes. The logo depicts white propeller rotating against the blue sky(the blue colour is sky in the background when the propeller rotates).

2011-02-17T15:10:00.004+05:30

Today's NOS- "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb

Did you know ? -

The "Hutch-Dog" and the little boy in the advertisement were called Cheeka & Jairam.

Today's Question -

We all know this is the BMW logo. But what does this logo mean ?? What does this iconic logo is meant to show for BMW ?
Lemme tell you.... this is really interesting once you know what does it signify !!

Answer to yesterday's question -

The man is inventor of the World Wide Web(WWW) Tim Berners Lee.

2011-02-16T12:11:00.003+05:30

Today's NOS- "To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail." - Dorothea Brande

Did you know ? - Nike was earlier known as "Blue Ribbon Sports"

Today's Question -

This man is inventor of something which literally enables me to ask this question to you all !!
Who is he ?

Answer to yesterday's question -
The man is none other than Harshad Mehta.

2011-02-15T10:20:00.005+05:30

Today's NOS-

"This one step - choosing a goal and sticking to it - changes everything." - Scott Reed

Did you know ? -

Sergey Brin and Larry Page didn't know much about HTML programming.That is why the first Google homepage had very simple design(which continues till date).People used to sit and stare at computer waiting for the "rest of the page" to load !! To overcome this problem , Google added a copyright message at the bottom of the page.Have a look -

Today's Question -

This man created a storm in Indian Stock market !! Who is he ?

Answer to last question - The answer lies in the post itself !! The two logos are former logos of telecom giant "Nokia" , formerly "Finnish Rubber works" , manufacturing tyres(as depicted in second logo) and other rubber products.

2010-12-24T16:04:00.005+05:30

Back with a bangggg !!!

Today's NOS - "Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger."

Did u know ?? -

Nokia ,the name which we have made synonymous with mobiles, started not as a mobile manufacturer but as "Finnish Rubber Works" manufacturing electrical cables and other rubber products !!!

Today's Question- Which company's old logos are these ? If you read the post carefully you can answer !!

2010-02-26T11:41:00.004+05:30

Today's NOS - " Impatience never commanded success-
Edwin H. Chapin "

Did u know ?? - Sunil Gavaskar's one of the first endorsement deals was with "Nike". He was so grateful to them for this that he used the Nike "Swoosh" logo in his autograph , which exists till date !

On top of his shoulders right now , he attained the topmost position anyone could, on earth !! Can u identify the lad in the pic..??

Answer to yesterday's question-
Dave Packard , founder of HP.

2010-02-25T20:36:00.002+05:30

Today's NOS - " If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader-
John Quincy Adams "

Did u know ?? - Do u know what unique record does Delhi's Harpal Singh possess in India's automobile history ? He was the the first person ever to own the revolutionary Maruti 800 car.
However , the first Maruti 800 made was donated at The Lord Venkateshwara Temple , Tirupati.

Are u using his lappy ??

Answer to yesterday's question -
Jimmy Wales , founder of " Wikipedia ".

2010-02-24T15:49:00.003+05:30

Really sorry for yesterday guyz. Got mired in some personal work.

Today's NOS - " A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience -
Elbert Hubbard"

Did u know ?? - "Modi Telstra" was the first company to have launched mobile phone operations in India in the famous city of Kolkata. This phone call was made from the then Chief Minister of West Bengal , Mr. Jyoti Basu to then communications Minister Sukh Ram,and the rest is history !!

Today's question-

He gave quizzers and every knowledge seeker in this world the greatest gift they could have !! Who is he ??

Answer to the last question -
Murugavel Janakiraman of Bharat Matrimony ( www.bharatmatrimony.com)

2010-02-22T14:24:00.003+05:30

Today's NOS - "Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration-
Evan Esar"

Did u know ?? - In 1898 a drink was launched by Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina. It was believed to relieve dyspepsia. He named it , you got it right , PEPSI !! Now, Pepsi is a registered trademark of PepsiCo which houses several other drinks and snacks.

Today's Question-

He is the biggest matchmaker of India !! Who is this guy ?

Answer to yesterday's question-
The man is Renzo Rosso , Founder of clothing brand "Diesel".

2010-02-21T15:45:00.003+05:30

Today's NOS - " Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out-
Robert Collier"

Did u know ?? - Can u imagine a product being launched in Parliament !!
The only product to be launched in parliament was "77". If u dont remember let me tell u this was a cola brand launched by the Union Government after the forced ouster of Coca-Cola from India. George Fernandes was instrumental in the process. The drink was named so because it was launched in the year 1977.

Today's Question-

The name of his apparel brand also is the fuel for your car. Name the guy !!

Yesterday's answer-
The person on the left is Enzo Ferrari.

2010-02-20T13:44:00.004+05:30

Today's NOS - " Success is Failure turned inside out - Anonymous "

Did u Know ?? - We all know that the first watch to go to moon was "Omega" but do u know which was the first underwear to reach to the moon ?
Along with Neil Armstrong, "Jockey Underwear" became one of the first things from Earth to land on Moon :)

Today's Question-

Can u relate the man on the left to Sachin Tendulkar ?
Sachin tendulkar came into a big controversy for importing a product of this man's company and was reluctant to pay the duty!

Answer to yesterday's question-
No need to answer as many cracked it !! Its iGate founder Mr. Phaneesh Murthy.

2010-02-19T11:17:00.006+05:30

Starting today we will put a motivational quote everyday which we will call NOS coz this will act as Nitrous oxide cylinder to propel our spirits high !!! :)
Apart from it, you will also get to know some rare facts from the world of business , which will leave you surprised with a pleasant expression..." Ah!... I dint know that !" and then as usual a daily question. So , common....LETS HAVE FUN !!!!

Today's NOS - " Its often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock ! "

Did u know - SONY'S then co-chairman Akio Morita wanted to listen to music while he played golf. So, SONY developed the revolutionary product " Walkman ",which then became generic word for personal music players like now we have iPod !!

Today's question-

He was one of the co-founders of Infosys. Later left on to start his own software firm after a few allegations against him. Who is he ?

Answer to yesterday's question-
T.V. Sundaram Iyengar of TVS Motors.

2010-02-18T20:01:00.002+05:30

He is the man of history for Indian auto industry . His Company has got Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador . Name the person and not only his company.

Answer to yesterday's question-
Allwin Agnel- CEO,Founder "Pagalguy.com"

2010-02-17T16:39:00.001+05:30

I think you must be visiting his website almost everyday or at least during the exam months !
Shot to fame with a news of a leaked question paper on his website .
Who is he ?

Answer to yesterday's question-
R Balki of Lowe India was the man behind the movie "Paa"

2010-02-16T22:29:00.001+05:30

Identify the famous ad guru . He directed a recent blockbuster !!
Common....this is a sitter !!!

Answer to yesterday's question-
Brijmohan Lal Munjal of Hero-Honda.

2010-02-14T17:16:00.001+05:30

Identify the tall figure in Indian Auto Sector.

Answer to the last question-
Arvind Kejriwal , an RTI activist

2009-09-18T11:21:00.000+05:30

Identify this revolutionary man !!

Answer to the last question-
Howard Stringer of SONY !!

2009-08-29T22:57:00.000+05:30

u know him , right...!!
name him..!

Answer to the last question-
Howard Schultz, CEO of famous Starbucks Coffee

2009-08-26T19:11:00.001+05:30

identify this guy from a world famous beverage industry....!!

2009-08-24T12:06:00.000+05:30

This man's company got last year's ET award for "Emerging Company
of the year"
identify this person...! easy one...!

2009-08-22T17:24:00.001+05:30

u enjoy burgers ????
identify this man...!!!

2009-08-19T20:32:00.000+05:30

What did luxury powerhouse Louis Vuitton (LV) see in this Indian leather goods manufacturer??
Can u identify this revolution in indian leather industry who managed to sell a stake in his company to LV??...!!

2009-08-17T10:50:00.000+05:30

identify these two great business personalities who faught with serious personal shocks only to rise stronger !!

2009-08-11T18:45:00.001+05:30

to begin with......
identify this personality...!!

Welcome to the whole new era of business quizzing

2009-08-11T00:52:00.000+05:30

hi guyz ,
this is you friend "Pam". I as a biz quizzer have always been struggling to find books and materials.
This is a unique opportunity for all of us to donate whatever we can to the cause of business quizzing in India. you can ask questions,direct materials, keep everyone aware of new happenings and everything else you can think of to proliferate our followers.

yours own,
Pam