Biz-Tech Quiz Session at NITR and OQA

BIZ-TECH SET
PRESENTED BY
SUVAM PALO
31/10/18

1. Identify the company?
X group had its maiden foray into the
hospitality industry in 1982 by way of a
small hotel at Rourkela.
Subsequently, ten boutique and one state-
of-the art convention properties were set
up.
‘Stay with us , Stay with nature’, being the
motto, its commitment to Eco friendly
practices has never been compromised
and is implemented in all its properties in
the form of rainwater harvesting, Organic
farming and recycling and reusing of
products.

2. Identify the foundation?
X started his charity foundation to help
the underprivileged kids. It was a dream
and one of his important plans from a long
time to help others in need.
X joined hands with the RP-Sanjiv Goenka
group in early September of 2017 to
announce the launch of scholarships for
budding athletes, which would enable
them to pursue a deeper career in the
sport of their choice.

3. ID X & Y.
X announced the formation of Y LLP recently,
established with the intention to provide strategic
insights and advice to businesses, incubate new
ventures and provide seed, early stage and growth
capital to startups in India and globally.
Y will bring in Ashish Iyer, Senior Partner and previously
Global Leader, Strategy Practice at the Boston
Consulting Group to lead the firm.
X is an Irish citizen and a permanent resident of India
and was very much in the news last year.

X-CYRUS MISTRY Y-MISTRY VENTURES

4.CONNECT
CONNECT THESE (NON-EXHAUSTIVE)

LUXURY FASHION BRANDS WITH HORSE IN THEIR LOGOS

6. NAME THE INVENTION?
Walter Linderer is also independently credited with this
invention, but American John Hetrick was the person to
first register this patent.
This device, which saves thousands of lives each year, was
designed using Hetrick’s experiences with compressed air
from torpedoes when he served in the navy.
Interestingly, Hetrick gained very little from his patent, as
he registered it in 1951 and most of its commercial usage
started from the ’70s when the 20-year patent period had
expired. NAME THE INVENTION?

7. IDENTIFY THE COMPANY NAMED AFTER
HIM?
He is the Chairman and Managing
Director of X which he co-founded with
Ramdeo Agrawal in 1987.
X was awarded the "Rashtriya Samman
Patra" by the Government of India for
being amongst the highest Income Tax
payers in the country for a period of 5
years from FY95–FY99.
He is the President of the Jain
International Trade Organization (JITO)
He has authored two books of quotations
on ‘The Essence of Business &
Management’ and ‘The Essence of Life’.

8. CONNECT & fill X
X AIRLINES
X OIL
NYC X STEAM
The X is also the name of a
hairstyle which takes its
name from the people of
the X nation, an indigenous
people of North America who
originally inhabited the X
Valley in upstate New York.

9. WHAT DID THIS RESULT IN?
Jenny Joseph worked as a
graphic artist for The Times.
She was hired for this little
project about which she said,
“So we just scooted over there
come lunchtime and they
wrapped a sheet around me
and I held a regular little desk
lamp, a side lamp,” she said,
“and I just held that up and we
did that with a light bulb”.
What was the result?

10. IDENTIFY THIS INDUSTRIAL
ROBOT MAKING COMPANY?
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YOSHIHARU INABA, CEO
X is one of the largest makers of
industrial robots in the world.
X had its beginnings as part of Fujitsu
developing early numerical control
(NC) and servo systems and was known
as Fuji Automatic Numerical Control.
X offers CNC systems, lasers,
Manufacturing Intelligence software
products and vision products that aid
in the development of robotic systems.
It is the leading global manufacturer of
factory automation systems.

11. NAME HIM AND THE BOOK?
A pioneer in business
communication, this man
wrote a massively popular
self-help book and
established a 103-year-old
course in communications
that has been franchised
across 90 countries (at
least). Who was he and
what was the best-selling
book called?

12. ID THE WELL KNOWN X BRAND?
LALA SHRIRAM
The Siddharth Shriram group was founded by
the legendary Lala Shriram in 1889. The
group’s businesses extended to textiles,
chemicals, sugar, automobiles, engineering
foundries, sewing machines, fans and home
appliances.
X International Ltd (the Company), a
constituent of the Siddharth Shriram group,
was formed in 1934 and started doing
business under the brand name, X. Over the
decades, this brand name has become a
household name in India while the Company
has diversified into the business of new age
home appliances, sewing machines, fans,
power products, water cooler, water
dispensers etc.

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13. Name the fast food chain?
SAGAR DARYANI
X is a chain of fast food
restaurants headquartered in
Kolkata, specializing in Y, which
is popular in Nepal and parts of
Tibet and India.
It was established in 2008 by
Sagar Daryani and Binod
Homagai when they were in the
final year of graduation at St
Xavier's College.

14. ID X & Y?
X is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the American
magazine Y.
The character's face had drifted through U.S. iconography for
decades (it appeared in the early 1930s on a presidential
campaign postcard with the caption, "Sure I'm for
Roosevelt") before being claimed by Y in 1954 and later
named by the magazine's second editor Al Feldstein in 1956.
Since his debut in Y, X likeness has appeared on the cover of
all but a handful of the magazine's 550+ issues, distinguished
by jug ears, a missing front tooth, and one eye lower than
the other.

15. ID the Company which came up with this
and Why ?
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16. What is the company’s name which is a
pun on a popular TV Series?
X Enterprises is a publicly traded, United
States-based cannabis company with
operations in California, Nevada, New York,
and Florida.
X owns and operates 19 licensed cannabis
facilities in cultivation, manufacturing, and
retail.
Its stock trades on the Canadian Securities
Exchange under the ticker symbol MMEN.
Yesterday, X Enterprises filed an application
to trademark the word “cannabis” for use on
T-shirts.
ADAM BIERMAN

X is a Mini-Ratna Central Public
Sector Enterprise (CPSE). It is a
wholly owned by Government of
India Schedule "A" Company of
the Government of India and was
incorporated on 13th January, 2006
with its registered office at New
Delhi.
The company was formed in 2006 as
the result of corporatization of two
entities which are under functioning
of the Indian Ministry of Finance.
17. Identify the Public sector enterprise?

18. IDENTIFY X?
X is the largest public listed pan-Asian life insurance
group. It offers insurance and financial services,
writing life insurance for individuals and businesses,
as well as accident and health insurance, and offers
retirement planning, and wealth management
services.
X traces its roots to 2 June 1919 when Cornelius
Vander Starr founded what was then known as
American Asiatic Underwriters in Shanghai,
China (later American International Underwriters).
In August 2013, X became the official shirt partner
of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.
X's contract with Tottenham was renewed in May
2017 and will extend through the 2021–2022 Premier
League season.

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American International Assurance Company, Limited (AIA)

19. Give X?
Xparcel is a service that allows you to send anyone in the U.S a
X with a personalized message on it which are limited to 140
characters or one picture.
X became popular and went viral after it appeared on Shark
Tank and struck a deal with Kevin O'Leary, now employs seven
people full time to create and sell the X designs. Since airing on
the show, XParcel has sold over 70,000 X.
Thinking of sending a Birthday, Congrats, Get Well Soon card?
This is a quirky and hilarious alternative to the traditional card!
Your friends, family, and others will get a kick out of it!
Cosmopolitan's Tess Koman reviewed X with "It's the
new glitter-bombing, but way more depressing."

A Seattle-based company is offering to hold a spot for you at the pearly
gates, and it will even throw in a money-back guarantee.
X sells "travel kits"— complete with boarding passes, certificates and
booklets — that offer the "chance to enjoy your sin-filled life" without
consequence while lowering the "risk of eternal damnation."
The reservation packages have been a big hit this holiday season and
sales have been brisk in the month since the company launched,
according to the creators. The number of visitors to the site has gone
from 80 the first day to a few thousand daily, they said.
We offer our 100% money back guarantee on all of our packages. If for any
reason you do not make it, then we will refund your money with no
questions asked. Don’t worry though, we are confident you will make it.
20. Identify the unique offering from this
company?

21. THIS WHISKY BRAND IS FROM WHICH
CELEBRITY?
Heaven's Door Whiskey is a
collection of American whiskey
co-created by X. Drawing on the
rich tapestry of X’s art and
music, Heaven's Door is a
perfect blend of art and craft.
Each bottle of Heaven’s Door
showcases X’s distinctive
welded Iron Gates that he
created in his studio.
The name is inspired from his
iconic song “Knocking on
Heaven’s Door”.

22. ID X & Y?
Delhi-based Appario Retail Pvt Ltd,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
joint venture between X and Y.
Appario Retail has emerged as one
of the biggest sellers on X,
registered a total income of Rs 759
crore in financial year 2017-18,
which was its first year of
operation.
Appario’s holding company
Frontizo was formed as a joint
venture in which Y holds a 51%
stake and X 48%.

23. IDENTIFY THE PLATFORM?
X has launched a new AI-based assistant,
Disha for their website. This new
assistant will be prompt in answering
generic queries about most frequently
asked questions.
One can spot the new assistant at the
bottom right of the screen on the new X
website.
The AI chatbot called Disha is powered
by CoRover, a Bengaluru-based startup.
The chatbot has various preset questions
that pop up when the user starts typing.
If there's no matching question, the user
can type the entire phrase and press
enter.

24. IDENTIFY THIS FOUNDATION FROM A
FAMOUS MUSICIAN?
The Shawn Carter Foundation was
founded as a public charity in 2003 by
Gloria Carter and her son, Shawn Carter.
Since the Foundation’s inception, over
$4MM have supported initiatives to
empower youth and communities in
need through the Foundation’s
programs.
The mission of the Shawn Carter
Foundation is to help individuals facing
socio-economic hardships further their
education at post secondary institutions.

25. ID X & Y?
In 1958, X formed a new factory with
collaboration with the German
company Didier-Werke in Odisha.
Later it has been named as XY under
its parent group. In 2011, the
company sold 51% of its shares to
Krosaki Harima Corporationof Japan,
hence name changed to XYL-Krosaki
Limited.

X- TATA STEEL Y-TATA REFRACTORIES

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