Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Quiz 3 - Business Leaders

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1) Which indian software head honcho is nicknamed 'Magus' meaning 'wizard' in Persian?

2) Which Indian entrepreneur was India's first woman brew master?

3) Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal started his career as a _____ ?

4) Besides Microsoft, Gates founded another company. Name the company?

5) Which Tata groups boss was shown hitting a Six of Shoaib Akhtar in a motivational video for its employees?

Let me know if any hints/options are needed. Enjoy !!!!

3 comments:

  1. Naresh Goel
    Education

    After graduating in commerce in 1967, Naresh Goyal joined the travel business with the general sales agents for Lebanese International Airlines. From 1967 to 1974, he took extensive training in all facets of the travel business through his association with several foreign airlines.
    [edit] Jet Airways

    In May 1974, Goyal founded Jet Airways (Private) Limited with the objective of providing sales and marketing representation to foreign airlines in India.

    Mr. Goyal served on the Board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) from 2004-2006.

    Brew Master
    Kiren Mazumdar Shaw

    Sohaib
    B. N. Sarangi, chief, HR/IR, Tata Steel

    Bill Gates
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbis

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  2. Trying my luck
    A1) Shiv Nadar
    A2) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
    A3) cashier
    A4) bgC3
    A5) B Muthuraman Tata Steel

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  3. Gr8 going Bharath n Birju....You got most of them right.......Here are the answers with some facts

    Answer 1 - Shiv Nadar
    His wizadry was evident when he transformed HCL corporation into one of the top most firms making computers and office equiment. In the 2000 Forbes List of Billionaires, Nadar was ranked the 126th richest person in the world with an estimated personal net worth of $3.7 billion.
    Nadar hails from the southern Indian region of Tamil Nadu. To be precise Moolaipozhi Village,Trichendur,Tutocorin District of Tamil Nadu

    Answer 2 - Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
    Shaw joined the Ballarat University in Melbourne, Australia, and qualified as a master brewer in 1975. At present, she is the CMD of Biocon Ltd. In 2004, Shaw became India's richest woman.

    Answer 3 - Cashier
    Goyal started his career as a cashier in 1967 at his maternal uncle Seth Charan Das Ram Lal's travel agency called East West Agencies in Delhi with a salary of Rs 300 a month. Today, the Jet Airways promoter is among one of the richest Indians.

    Answer 4 - Corbis
    Founded by Gates in the early 1990s, develops a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe.

    Answer 5 - B Muthuraman of TATA Steel

    I will be posting the next quiz soon. Hope you enjoyed.

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