Questions from the Corporate Finals of Rajagiri National Business Quiz 2013 hosted by Quizmaster Rohit Nair from QuizWorks The corporate finalists on stage were: i) TCS ii) The Manipal Group iii) Oracle iv) Chennai Silks v) Genpact vi) Indian Bank vii) TCS-2 viii) ICICI Bank

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6. George Akerlof , winner of the Nobel Prize in
Economics in 2001 is perhaps best known for his
article “The Market for Lemons: Quality
Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism”.
Recently, one of his family members is in the
media limelight.
Who and why?
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7. Created by N.S. Jenkins in 1908 , this brand was
the major competitor to Colgate in Latin America
and Developing countries.
The brand finds mention in J.D.Salinger’s The
Catcher in the Rye.
Which brand?
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8. A Subsidiary of Amazon.com, this company’s name
originated from the arrow in the Amazon logo.
The subsidiary functions as an Amazon Lab of
innovation, research and development for
consumer electronics products.
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9. The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, a group that
advocates for the protection of civil rights, free
speech and dissent will roll out a series of bus ads
starting November 25th.
What Advertising Series?
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10. Kevin Robert Elz, a computer programmer, was a
pioneer in connecting Australia to the Internet .
An Honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne
in Computer Science, he is best known for his
effort to redefine the way a certain sport reaches
its audience.
His efforts are now a standard and is probably used
by many of us on a daily basis.
What?
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11. In Mergers and Acquisitions what is the term for an
extreme kind of poison pill in which a company
trying to avoid a hostile takeover will use tactics so
extreme they threaten the company’s very survival?
The term comes from a 1978 event in US history
that had similar connotations.
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12. What term is used to describe a dense quarter
housing large numbers of programmers working
long hours on grungy projects and noted for their
absence of sunshine?
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13. Frank Roosevelt was the first President to use an
Official Presidential car – Sunshine Special.
However after Pearl Harbor Bombing, the Secret
service believed the Sunshine Special was not
enough to protect the president and pressed a
heavily armored 1928 Cadillac Sedan into
Presidential duty.
This car was taken out from an impound.
Who was the owner of the car prior to this?
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