BRAMMA BUSINESS QUIZ NOVEMBER 13, 2015

1. What is the Swachh Bharath Cess (SB – Cess) on service introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi  to help fund the Swachh Bharath Initiative?

2. Who is appointed as the Executive Director of International Monetary Fund on 12 November 2015?

3. Which online automobile classifieds firm acquired rival ‘Carwale’ from German media conglomerate ‘Axel Springer’?

4. What is the name of India’s maiden indigenous massive online open course-ware for students?

5. What is the enhanced FIPB’s (Foreign Investment Promotion Board) monetary limit to approve foreign investment proposals?

6. Who launched a cloud – based block chain platform with Brooklyn  Based start-up  ConsensYs to experiment cheaply and easily with the technology under pinning bitcoin?

7. Which taxi booking company has acquired Geotagg, a trip planning applications Company in order to strengthen its new Bus – shuttle service?

8. Which company launches “Returning Moms programme”, which introduces new maternity benefits?

9. Which company acquired 40% stake on Oak North bank of UK for USD 100 million (Rs.660 crores)

10. Which Italian Company Bans e-mail to reduce stress levels of the employees?

ANSWERS:

1. 0.5%

2. Subir Vithal Gokarn

3  CarTrade

4. SWAYAM

5. Rs.5000 Crore

6. Microsoft

7. Ola

8. Genpact

9. Indiabulls Housing Finance

10. Gabel  (a home textile company in northern Como region, Italy)