Monday, 15 August 2011

Current Affairs #1


Only a well informed person is capable of forming or understanding Strategy. I present 10 questions based on the recent affairs in the world. Search out the answers from the net if you don’t know them already and it will help you to gain perspective.
1.      London Olympics organizers' decision to name which company as a sponsor of the 2012 stadium in London, has sparked outrage?
2.      Which well known brand has put to rest its most powerful brand element and mascot - the animated frog and changed its tagline to 'Maccharon Pe Vaar, Surakshit Aapka Parivaar.'?
3.      Which company last week announced it would buy a 51 per cent stake in Western Cluster Ltd (WCL), a Liberian iron ore mining company, in an all-cash deal of $90 million (Rs 400 crore)?
4.      Jude Fernandes has quit as the CEO of which Indian advertising agency?
5.      Goa-based designer Wendell Rodricks is behind which confectionary brand’s new stylized look?
6.      Which celebrity has purchased 10,00,000 shares in Birla Pacific Medspa, a Yash Birla Group healthcare store chain?
7.      Deven Sharma was in news last week the world over. Why?
8.       Which company last week unveiled its new logo and tagline ‘Hum Main Hain ___’?
9.      During the volatile stock market action last week, which MNC briefly edged past oil major Exxon Mobil to become the most valuable company in the United States and the world?
10. Which celebrity has been signed on as brand ambassador for Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum?

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