The Official GK Thread for B-School Entrances 2007-2008

[utsavmamoria]

Ok puys get cracking

1.Which is the most expensive domain name to be auctioned on the net till date?

2.'Corporated Incorporated' and 'Limited Unlimited' were names considered for this company but not adopted.What was finally adopted?

3.What was IBM nicknamed as in 1960's?Why?

4. What is the name of the annual newsletter that Microsoft publishes?

5.HP developed a programming language as competitor to Java. What did they name it?

6.What is the personal finance software that competes with MS Money and gives it a run for its money? This is one of the very few companies/products that have taken Microsoft on and survived to tell the tale.

7.Which country has the domain name ".ch"

8.When MIT graduate Ray Tomlinson showed his invention to one of his colleagues he also told him: "Don't tell anyone I did this! This is not what we are supposed to be working on." What did Tomilson invent?

9.What major technology was developed by European telecom major Ericsson in 1999? How did the technology get its name?


10.What was coined on June 12, 1995 in an e-mail sent by a 52-year old Massachusetts Programmer named David Eddy. He later said, "People were calling it CDC and Faddle.There were other contenders. It just came off my fingertips." What am I referring to?


11.Which Indian confectioneries brand and Times Warner are involved in legal wrangle
over the 'Bunny' logo?


12. By which name WESTSIDE was known earlier?


13. How do we know the Institution, Rippan Kapur started way back in 1979, with a mere Rs 50/- ?

14.What is an unusual service offered by Bank of Baroda at Tirupati?

15.Hindustan Motors' Ambassador adopted its model from Which British car model?

[kondapalli]

Hi guys,
Few days back we had a quesiton reg Who is the biggest travel agent in hte wolrd?

Is it American express or something else...it wasn't confirmed...plz reply..

[getintoiimb]

Moi take
1.Which is the most expensive domain name to be auctioned on the net till date?
Business.com for $8 mln

2.'Corporated Incorporated' and 'Limited Unlimited' were names considered for this company but not adopted.What was finally adopted?
Microsoft

3.What was IBM nicknamed as in 1960's?Why?
Big Blue, Due to its big size and blue color. Also the color of the it's employees uniform, was of blue color and they seemed to be present at most of the places. From original word.Big Brother

4. What is the name of the annual newsletter that Microsoft publishes?
10 Great Mistakes That Microsoft Did

5.HP developed a programming language as competitor to Java. What did they name it?
HP Chai

6.What is the personal finance software that competes with MS Money and gives it a run for its money? This is one of the very few companies/products that have taken Microsoft on and survived to tell the tale.
Quicken

7.Which country has the domain name ".ch"
Switzerland

8.When MIT graduate Ray Tomlinson showed his invention to one of his colleagues he also
told him: "Don't tell anyone I did this! This is not what we are supposed to be working
on." What did Tomilson invent?
Email...

9.What major technology was developed by European telecom major Ericsson in 1999? How did the technology get its name?
Blue tooth. Ericsson named the technology after Danish king Harald Blatand, better known

10.What was coined on June 12, 1995 in an e-mail sent by a 52-year old Massachusetts
Programmer named David Eddy. He later said, "People were calling it CDC and Faddle.There were other contenders. It just came off my fingertips." What am I referring to?
Y2K

11.Which Indian confectioneries brand and Times Warner are involved in legal wrangle
over the 'Bunny' logo?
Nutrine

12. By which name WESTSIDE was known earlier?
Littlewoods

13. How do we know the Institution, Rippan Kapur started way back in 1979, with a mere Rs 50/- ?
Ripan Kapur started Child Relief and You ( CRY ) to help millions of destitute children across the country

14.What is an unusual service offered by Bank of Baroda at Tirupati?
It's the Prasada, the special darshan ticket holders collect their Ladoo at the bank counter

15.Hindustan Motors' Ambassador adopted its model from Which British car model?
Morris Oxford

[getintoiimb]

Originally Posted by kondapalli

Hi guys,
Few days back we had a quesiton reg Who is the biggest travel agent in hte wolrd?

Is it American express or something else...it wasn't confirmed...plz reply..

yes dude it is american express..
u can confirm it here
American Express Business Travel Awarded for Travel Management Leadership and Technology Innovation

[getintoiimb]

Crack em all

1.Rahodeb, an anagram of his wife's name Deborah, was the name John Mackey reportedly used anonymously in Yahoo! chat boards between 1999 and 2006 sometimes to praise his company and other times to criticise rivals such as Wild Oats. Which company's CEO is he?

2.Dubbed 'The New Google' by some, this company founded by Mendel Rosenblum and his wife Diane Green in 1998 made its market debut recently. Can you name it?

3.'Waddle Around And Meet New Friends' says the base line for something, described as
Canada's You- Tube story, which has been bought by The Walt Disney Co recently. What's the name for this online forum?

4.It's being dubbed as the return to his pet sector. He has recently resigned as advisory
board chairman of Apax Partners, a buyout firm, to join energy investment firm Riverstone Holdings. Who's he?

5.Lionsgate Film Studio believes 15 companies have used its trademarked phrase from the 1987 film 'Dirty Dancing' to sell their wares, and has sued them. The six words in the
trademarked phrase come from Patrick Swayze's quote in the climax of that film. Which line is this?

6.Paul —, an Indian businessman, has planned the launch of — Pacific Airlines in the UAE.
The blanks are to be filled with the same word. What's the single word?

7."It was sometime early in 1986, the first year of the decline of my firm, Salomon
Brothers. Our chairman, John Gutfreund, left his desk at the end of the trading floor and
went for a walk." First lines of which book?

8.AIM ALL: MAGNA, MARK, RUB
Unscramble the above for a threeword name of an Indian businessman.

9.The president and CEO of this multinational company which makes mobile handsets came calling to India recently. Which company does he head and name him?

enjoyy!!!

[utsavmamoria]

maaru take

1.Rahodeb, an anagram of his wife's name Deborah, was the name John Mackey reportedly used anonymously in Yahoo! chat boards between 1999 and 2006 sometimes to praise his company and other times to criticise rivals such as Wild Oats. Which company's CEO is he? Whole Foods Market

2.Dubbed 'The New Google' by some, this company founded by Mendel Rosenblum and his wife Diane Green in 1998 made its market debut recently. Can you name it? VMware

3.'Waddle Around And Meet New Friends' says the base line for something, described as
Canada's You- Tube story, which has been bought by The Walt Disney Co recently. What's the name for this online forum? Club Penguin

4.It's being dubbed as the return to his pet sector. He has recently resigned as advisory
board chairman of Apax Partners, a buyout firm, to join energy investment firm Riverstone Holdings. Who's he? Former British petroleum Chief John Browne

5.Lionsgate Film Studio believes 15 companies have used its trademarked phrase from the 1987 film 'Dirty Dancing' to sell their wares, and has sued them. The six words in the
trademarked phrase come from Patrick Swayze's quote in the climax of that film. Which line is this? Nobody puts baby in a corner

6.Paul —, an Indian businessman, has planned the launch of — Pacific Airlines in the UAE.
The blanks are to be filled with the same word. What's the single word? Kang

7."It was sometime early in 1986, the first year of the decline of my firm, Salomon
Brothers. Our chairman, John Gutfreund, left his desk at the end of the trading floor and
went for a walk." First lines of which book? Liar's Poker

8.AIM ALL: MAGNA, MARK, RUB
Unscramble the above for a threeword name of an Indian businessman. Kumar Mangalam Birla

9.The president and CEO of this multinational company which makes mobile handsets came calling to India recently. Which company does he head and name him? Nokia Olli - Pekka Kallasvuo

[utsavmamoria]

Originally Posted by getintoiimb

Moi take
1.Which is the most expensive domain name to be auctioned on the net till date?
Business.com for $8 mln

2.'Corporated Incorporated' and 'Limited Unlimited' were names considered for this company but not adopted.What was finally adopted?
Microsoft

3.What was IBM nicknamed as in 1960's?Why?
Big Blue, Due to its big size and blue color. Also the color of the it's employees uniform, was of blue color and they seemed to be present at most of the places. From original word.Big Brother

4. What is the name of the annual newsletter that Microsoft publishes?
10 Great Mistakes That Microsoft Did

5.HP developed a programming language as competitor to Java. What did they name it?
HP Chai

6.What is the personal finance software that competes with MS Money and gives it a run for its money? This is one of the very few companies/products that have taken Microsoft on and survived to tell the tale.
Quicken

7.Which country has the domain name ".ch"
Switzerland

8.When MIT graduate Ray Tomlinson showed his invention to one of his colleagues he also
told him: "Don't tell anyone I did this! This is not what we are supposed to be working
on." What did Tomilson invent?
Email...

9.What major technology was developed by European telecom major Ericsson in 1999? How did the technology get its name?
Blue tooth. Ericsson named the technology after Danish king Harald Blatand, better known

10.What was coined on June 12, 1995 in an e-mail sent by a 52-year old Massachusetts
Programmer named David Eddy. He later said, "People were calling it CDC and Faddle.There were other contenders. It just came off my fingertips." What am I referring to?
Y2K

11.Which Indian confectioneries brand and Times Warner are involved in legal wrangle
over the 'Bunny' logo?
Nutrine

12. By which name WESTSIDE was known earlier?
Littlewoods

13. How do we know the Institution, Rippan Kapur started way back in 1979, with a mere Rs 50/- ?
Ripan Kapur started Child Relief and You ( CRY ) to help millions of destitute children across the country

14.What is an unusual service offered by Bank of Baroda at Tirupati?
It's the Prasada, the special darshan ticket holders collect their Ladoo at the bank counter

15.Hindustan Motors' Ambassador adopted its model from Which British car model?
Morris Oxford

Phod diya getintoiimb all right

[getintoiimb]

Originally Posted by utsavmamoria

maaru take

1.Rahodeb, an anagram of his wife's name Deborah, was the name John Mackey reportedly used anonymously in Yahoo! chat boards between 1999 and 2006 sometimes to praise his company and other times to criticise rivals such as Wild Oats. Which company's CEO is he? Whole Foods Market

2.Dubbed 'The New Google' by some, this company founded by Mendel Rosenblum and his wife Diane Green in 1998 made its market debut recently. Can you name it? VMware

3.'Waddle Around And Meet New Friends' says the base line for something, described as
Canada's You- Tube story, which has been bought by The Walt Disney Co recently. What's the name for this online forum? Club Penguin

4.It's being dubbed as the return to his pet sector. He has recently resigned as advisory
board chairman of Apax Partners, a buyout firm, to join energy investment firm Riverstone Holdings. Who's he? Former British petroleum Chief John Browne

5.Lionsgate Film Studio believes 15 companies have used its trademarked phrase from the 1987 film 'Dirty Dancing' to sell their wares, and has sued them. The six words in the
trademarked phrase come from Patrick Swayze's quote in the climax of that film. Which line is this? Nobody puts baby in a corner

6.Paul —, an Indian businessman, has planned the launch of — Pacific Airlines in the UAE.
The blanks are to be filled with the same word. What's the single word? Kang

7."It was sometime early in 1986, the first year of the decline of my firm, Salomon
Brothers. Our chairman, John Gutfreund, left his desk at the end of the trading floor and
went for a walk." First lines of which book? Liar's Poker

8.AIM ALL: MAGNA, MARK, RUB
Unscramble the above for a threeword name of an Indian businessman. Kumar Mangalam Birla

9.The president and CEO of this multinational company which makes mobile handsets came calling to India recently. Which company does he head and name him? Nokia Olli - Pekka Kallasvuo

All Right
Phod diya Utsav ne
baaki sab log ko kya hua????

[utsavmamoria]

Originally Posted by getintoiimb

All Right
Phod diya Utsav ne
baaki sab log ko kya hua????

It seems we are the only ones which are posting
puys wake up ... We all have a long way to go
I should be posting some more questions soon

[utsavmamoria]

Come on puys. Take a shot at these


1. On August 4, 1922 the entire telephone system of US & Canada was switched off. What was the reason?

2. What is a Dutch Auction?

3. This sporting event, the first edition of which was played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground at Albert Park, is sponsored by Kia Motors. Which is it?

4. If you had bought stocks worth $15 in this company in 1964, it would be worth more than $5000 in 25 years. This company's success is, more or less, based on a single product.(Hint The name of the product is in the name of the company) .

5. What is the similarity between Levi Strauss and Fevicol?

6. In takeover jargon, what is a Poison Pill?

Some Questions on major brand mistakes (7 – 11)

7. This Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer used the following in an American campaign: "Nothing sucks like an [company name]."?

8. This auto major marketed this car in Central and South America by the name meaning in Spanish, "it doesn't go" Which car ?

9. It introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious porno magazine. Name the company who made this blunder.


10.Its "Come Alive with the [company name] Generation" translated into "[company name] Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave" in Chinese. Name the Company?

11. Its Mexico ads were supposed to have read, "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you.” The company thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant!"

12.Which famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words that means ’dead' in French and 'one' in German?

13. The first edition of the _________ was published in 1955, commissioned by a brewery after a debate over the fastest species of gamebird could not be settled with existing reference books. It was researched by Ross and Norris McWhirter, twins and noted British athletes and journalists, who at the time ran a fact-finding agency in London. Fill in the blank.

14. The same two key words are used to describe the following two phenomena: (i) This kind of liability is one wherein the injury or harm takes time to become known, and the gap between a claim and the circumstances that caused it could be decades. (ii) The phrase coined by Chris Anderson to describe how products that are in low demand can collectively make up a market share that rivals or exceeds the relatively few current bestsellers or blockbusters if distribution is adequate. Can you name them?

15. "The histories of the family (which founded the business) and of the company are directly linked to one region: eastern France, Montbeliard. The Lion, the emblem of the make, is also on the coat of arms of Franche-Comte, the birthplace of the family." Which company?