C Bee Biz-5

1) Marcus Dohle has been appointed the CEO of which publishing group?
Ans: Random house, the publishing division of german media conglomerate Bertelsmann

2) What is the new Google service which lets users link information from a handful of pharmacies and care providers called?
Ans: Google Health, a direct competition to Microsoft's Health Vault and Reevolution Health, backed by Steve Case

3) Which bank last week put on hold financing of new tractors and other capital equipment, which it has now withdrawn due to political pressure?
Ans: SBI

4) Which company has launched a new brand of cookies called 20-20?
Ans: Parle

5) Vidya Balan and Madhavan are now seen in Television commercials for which telecom operator?
Ans: Airtel

6) Which company is in pact to buy 76% in Kinetic Motors?
Ans: M & M

7) Which global weighing scales and precision equipment maker is setting up a cash and carry trading operations in India?
Ans: Mettler-Toledo

8) Which Indian pharma company is to partner UK's Johnson Matthey for venturing into the narcotics drug business?
Ans: Dr Reddy's Laboratory

9) Which cricketer after Dhoni has been roped in for the Pepsi Youngistan campaign?
Ans: Sreesant

10) After Pepsi, Dhoni is now endorsing which different type of drink?
Ans: Boost

11) Utsav Collection is the new brand of festive designs by which footwear company?
Ans: Bata

12) Scarlet range of flat LCD TVs is from which MNC?
Ans: LG Electronics

13) Which company has relaunched its popular Be: brand choosing the home furnishing segment for the comeback and is making plans for a return of Be: apparel stores?
Ans: Raymond Ltd

14) In what could be the beginning of which Indian conglomerate's play in real estate and hospitality has the company sealed a $1 billion joint venture with the NYSE listed Vornado Realty Trust to set up a realty fund?
Ans: Reliance Industries Limited

15) Which company plans to roll out a Rs 3 Lakh car in India by 2010-11 called UP! ?
Ans: Volkswagon

16) Which company has launched India's first 6D cinema experience at Agra, just minutes away from the Taj Mahal?
Ans: Adlabs Cinemas

17) Which semiconductor company has signed on Chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand as their brand ambassador?
Ans: AMD

18) Which multi billion group has received the green signal for setting up the World Knowledge Centre in Mumbai?
Ans: Hinduja Group

19) Which banking giant is set to acquire IL&FS Investsmart for Rs 1003 crore, paving its entry into the retail brokerage arena?
Ans: HSBC

20) Merasnap.com was acquired by the online photo services business of which company?
Ans: Hewlett Packard. Merasnap was bought by Snapfish, the online photo services business of hp

21) Nimbus communications is entering the home video business through its wholly owned subsidiary. What has it been branded?
Ans: Showtime

22) Which actress has been roped in as the brand ambassador for the new brand of mobile phones called 'fly' ?
Ans: Malaika Arora

23) Katrina Kaif is now visible in the TVCs for which Mobile handset company?
Ans: Spice Mobile

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