1) A difficult question to start with : " Zzapi Nercor conquers Paz Thuzi and Minodos " These tongue

twisters are comic characters who are critical in a marketing strategy adopted by a chain of restaurants ! Name the chain and the significance of the statement ? Answer: If you are wondering what these tongue twisters are , read again . They are comic characters in the books distributed at Pizza Corner outlets. Zzapi Nercor (anagram for Pizza Corner) is the hero who spreads the message of peace and pizzas to humans , while Paz Thuzi and Minodeoes ( anagrams of Pizza Hut and Dominos ) are the evil aliens! 2) Which of the following is more expensive to recycle than to process as virgin material? * Aluminium * Water * Glass Answer: Water - have you ever heard of a commercial water recycling plant in a place where abundant water is available. 3) K V Kamath made history by ringing a bell in New York. What history was created by K V Kamath's Company in an Asian context ? Answer: ICICI is the first Indian company to be listed in NYSE (second Indian company after Infosys to be listed in the US Stock market- Infosys is on Nasdaq) and the first Asian Company outside of Japan to be listed in NYSE. Its ADS was oversubscribed 6 times.ICICI chief K V Kamath also made history on NYSE by becoming the first Indian CEO to ring the bell to commence trading on the world's largest stock exchange.

4) Hindustan Motors is the manufacturer of the ubiquitous Ambassador car but a restructuring of the forward supply chain (FSC) has made the colours RED, BLUE & GREEN important to the success of HM. What is the significance of these colours in the FSC of HM ? Answer: To meet the individual requirement of its customers in every segment Hindustan Motors has formed three specialized lines. Represented by the colours red, blue and green each unit will serve as an independent organization, responsible for meeting customers requirement in their segment, through a dedicated dealer network. Red Red will handle the All New Mitsubishi Lancer. Blue Blue will handle Ambassadors and Contessa Classic cars. Green Green caters to the rural markets with Trekker and HM RTV.

5) Name the company which markets the ' Top Ramen ' brand of noodles which is a contender to Nestle's Maggi Noodles ? Answer: Indo Nissin Foods. Recently they have signed Shah Rukh Khan for two years to market their new flavours. However if you were to see a pack of ' TOP RAMEN' noodles it has marketed by Marico Industries Ltd written on it . Actually it is only the distribution which is undertaken by Marico and the marketing and production is done by Indo Nissin Foods "Crack the Jargon" 6) What is an Organigraph? Hint:it is a development over organisational chart and more. Answer:" Organigraph is derived from 'Organigramme' term french for

organisation charts. Organigraphs dont eliminate the little boxes altogether. but they introduce new components called hubs and webs - forms that we believe reflect the varied ways people organize themselves at work today. organigraphs are more than just pictures; they are also maps. ..... (we) have found that they (organigraphs) are much more useful than traditional charts in showing what an organisation is - why it exists, what it does. Organigraphs have been able to demonstrate how a place works, depicting critical interactions among people products, and information...." excerpt from Latest HBR article by Mintzberg and Heyden. 7) One more chip question. one of Intel's competitor's AMD has developed a chip equivalent to ' 7x86' or k7. what is this chip called? Answer: Athlon 8) With reference to a PC, what is USB technology? Answer: Universal Serial Bus Technology is a standard for connecting peripherals to a computer. Most PCs produced in past year or so come equipped with USB ports. these are alternative to serial and parallel ports. Moreover, USB connection is fast 12 M bit/sec. "Internet section" 9) One of the companies at the forefront of internetworking is Sun Microsystems. Who were the founders of this company? Answer: Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy, Scott Mcnealy and Vinod Khosla. "Personality section" 10) Simple one, Who is George Gilder? Answer: According to many, George Gilder is a "net- age guru" and his major area of work is in the 'marriage' of Internet and telecommunications. He has also propounded what is known as Gilder's Law. (What's this law is , may be in some other Jigyasa you'll find the answer !!) and hence a lot of his current occupations have come into being like "George Gilder is a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute and Contributing Editor and Founder of the magazine Forbes ASAP. He is the author of ten books, including Life After Television, which was published in 1990 and revised in 1994. His forthcoming book, Telecosm, is a far-reaching look at opportunities associated with the Information Superhighway." .