Tata Crucible Questions 2011 – Chandigarh Edition

And the Corporate Edition of the Tata Crucible 2011 came to an end with a fantastic performance at Chandigarh. Two doctors from the Armed Forces gave some mindblowing answers to win the Chandigarh edition of Tata Crucible 2011 – Corporate. Although Infosys, Quadrant and Transfast started on fire, the Armed Forces team made the Quiz look like a battle for second place in due course. In the end, Dr Anurakshat Gupta and Dr Bhattacharya won the quiz followed by Manu Chugh and Ashish Singh from Infosys.

Nagesh Mittal, one of the finalists representing BPCL at Chandigarh has been extremely kind and shared the questions of the prelims. Thanks a lot Nagesh and wish you the best for next year’s Crucible!

We’ve covered most cities from the Tata Crucible 2011 Season and you can have a look at the reviews and Questions of all the cities here!!

But for now,

Tata Crucible Questions from Chandigarh Corporate 2011

1. What brand was started in backyard of her house at ludhiana ,ice cream & confectionary

2. This bank was started in amritsar by majitha & 2 others

3. Which airlines started skycouches?

4. Logo of gujrat tourism

5. Tour de france,31,Which watch?

6. Bankers to delhi cwg

7. Japanese founders.sound specialists in cars

8. Photo of u.k.sinha

9. Bank.started to promote agriculture

10. First sponsor of glasgow cwg

11. What is double baked in greek

12. Two founders on time cover shown (twitter)

13. Gsk took this brand from jagatjit industries

14. Which bank started at mangalore has small boy as mascot

15. Logo of carrefour

16. Travel company prince & princesses

17. Entertainment company started bowling alley bluo

18. Mr. Gupta founded this newspaper

19. Logo of double tree

Some Questions from the Finals

1.  What is equitorial banking
2.  one dollar coin of which country showing the bird loonie
3.  A 10 rupee indian coin show. Why was it in controversy
4.  A very old still ad shown depicting a saree clad woman with a european man.which brand
5.  Cover of first issue of a magazine shown.which magazine
6.  A car of volksewagen shown with a rear seat in form of a raised glass box.what is special.
7.  An ad showing two symbols for males one with a limping arrow & another with a straight arrow.which brand
8.  Connect.jfk,american flag,hasbro logo & one more
9.  Connect.luxxotica,bausch & lomb,logo of us defence forces & one more logo.
10. Connect.seyui,asda,star & one more.
11. Connect.logo of french open,one brand of bottled water & two more.
12. Photo of a person ( he was responsible for  making bse bull sculpture)

After a rollercoaster 2 months (Almost) the Tata Crucible has finally come to an end and we hope that each and everyone of you enjoyed the Quizzing experience . We tried our best to cover as many questions from multiple cities as we could.

I guess the preparation for next year starts right away;

So, don’t forget to go through the archives and Be Prepared for the next quiz! 

And if you are participating in another city, here’s the Tata Crucible 2011 Schedule with venues and other details

If you are participating in any other cities, we’re sure these questions will give you a heads up on the preparation required.

For those who want to have a look at the previous years’ questions, follow the links below

The format of Tata Crucible Questions has been simple throughout – a mixture of current affairs dry questions, visuals, heads of companies, trivia from old sites/blogs/quiz groups.

A thorough read through previous editions’ Tata Crucible Questions will definitely give participants a good direction to prepare for their city finals.

And if you are not looking just for Tata Crucible questions but a good guide to Prepare for Tata Crucible and other business quizzes, you must read the 20,000+ downloads famous –A Definitive guide to prepare for Tata Crucible

You can attempt Tata Crucible Questions from the Student Edition 2011 on a brand new customized platform. Dont just read, PARTICIPATE!

 TATA CRUCIBLE QUESTIONS from the previous years 

Techfest National Open Quiz

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Shaastra, the annual technical festival of IIT Madras will be held between September 29th and October 2nd, 2011. This time at Shaastra, we have three quizzes lined up for the tech – enthusiasts.

Shaastra Main Quiz: One of the biggest college sci-tech quizzes in the country.
Prelims on September 30th, 10 AM
Prize money – Rs. 18000.
Teams of three or less

How Things Work: (Sponsored by VMWare) An avenue to explore the astounding world of science.
Prelims on October 1st, 1PM
Prize Money – Rs.13500
Teams of three or less.

Auto Quiz: A quiz on everything related to automobiles.
Prelims on October 1st, 10 AM
Prize money – Rs. 9000
Teams of two

For further details about quizzes and Shaastra, visit www.shaastra.org

Attractive audience prizes to be won as well!

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Tata Crucible Questions 2011 – Delhi Edition

Piyush Goel, an avid quizzer and blogger shares with us the experience and Tata Crucible Questions of the Delhi Edition – Corporate 2011. You can find inline the questions and review

The six teams that battled out for the crown of Tata Crucible Delhi Champions were E&Y, OBC, ICICI Bank, Genpact, Accenture, Godrej & Boyce and as has become tradition now, Accenture romped home a great victory and this comes following a great win at the Brand Equity Quiz Delhi Edition a few days back , while Anurag Krishna and Debabratta from TCS won the TATA Track.

We’ve covered most cities from the Tata Crucible 2011 Season and you can have a look at the reviews and Questions of all the cities here!!

But for now,

Tata Crucible Questions from Delhi Corporate 2011

1.Place in delhi got its name when the britishers decided to apply a system to separate british military building from others.

Ans.Civil lines

2.Aug 3.1960 which american exported a no. Of textile products through a small company ‘india loomcraft’ located in the shanker market area of new delhi.

Ans.Fabindia

3.For which airline once owned by shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, did coco chanel and pierre cardin design uniforms.

Ans.Olympic airlines

4.Identify the image

Ans: Charles Ponzi

5.Which indian entrepreneur who returned to india in 1977,teaches students at auroville in international affairs.

Ans.Dilip kapur -hidesign

6.Which financial services co has the tagline”the heart of commerce”

ans.Mastercard

7. Which famous businessman backed john logie baird financially and helped him in his experiments to invent the television?

Ans.

8.Identify the logo

Ans.The qatar foundation

9.Which upmarket brand has a limited run of 77 units with delivery that started around october 2010?

Ans.Aston martin

10.Which famous co markets the donald trump range of perfume?

Ans. The Estee Lauder

11.In 1906 ,39000 of the 41000 of opium produced was consumed in which country?

Ans.China

12.Identify the browser.

Ans. Epic

13.In indian publishing if the first T in TTT stands for tinkle ,what do the other two T’s denote.

Ans.

14.Its a term describing people who spend their days wandering through shopping malls ?

Ans.Mallrats

15.The editor in cheif is r jaganatthan ,the semantic techno partner is ‘daylife’ and the special images and cartoons are provided by ny times. What am i talking about.

Ans: Firstpost

17.Published in 2002,the book is the subject of a popular bbc documentary and the author is a former ceo of proctor and gamble india.Businessweek describe it as the international bestseller.

Ans.Gurucharan das-india rebound

18.Kokuyo co of japan is buying 50.3% stake in which famous indian co.They are big with kids.

Ans.Camlin

19.Ashok chawla the former secretary of the commerce ministry is appointed as the chairman of which regulatory body in the country .

Ans.Competetion commission of india

20.Logo.

Ans: ViewSonic

21.Which indian co trades on the NYSE as IBN.

Ans.ICICI BANK

22.Which is the worlds largest integrated film studio complex spread at over 2000 acres of land.It is also a popular tourism and recreation centre.

Ans.Ramoji rao

23.Famous actress who first appeared on a hollwood screen as a 9 yr old in ‘theres one born every minute. She died in march 2011.

Ans.Elizabeth taylor

24. This field of progress among other offerings houses a movie theatre called shakuntalam known for its better ticket prices.How do we know this place.

Ans. Pragati maidan

25. Picture of George Soros

Personally, the questions from the Delhi leg were relatively tougher and this is definitely keeping the now high standards of Delhi Quizzing!

But still feel a strong flavour remains from the previous years’ questions too!

So, don’t forget to go through the archives and Be Prepared for the next quiz! 

And if you are participating in another city, here’s the Tata Crucible 2011 Schedule with venues and other details

If you are participating in any other cities, we’re sure these questions will give you a heads up on the preparation required.

For those who want to have a look at the previous years’ questions, follow the links below

The format of Tata Crucible Questions has been simple throughout – a mixture of current affairs dry questions, visuals, heads of companies, trivia from old sites/blogs/quiz groups.

A thorough read through previous editions’ Tata Crucible Questions will definitely give participants a good direction to prepare for their city finals.

And if you are not looking just for Tata Crucible questions but a good guide to Prepare for Tata Crucible and other business quizzes, you must read the 20,000+ downloads famous –A Definitive guide to prepare for Tata Crucible

You can attempt Tata Crucible Questions from the Student Edition 2011 on a brand new customized platform. Dont just read, PARTICIPATE!

 TATA CRUCIBLE QUESTIONS from the previous years

The Chandigarh Open Quiz

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The Chandigarh Open Quiz

Brand Equity Questions 2011- Delhi Edition

A packed house awaited Delhi Brand Equity as 38 teams vied for the Top spot at this year’s BEQ Delhi Edition. The top 6 teams that qualified were NTPC, Accenture, IOC, Hard News Media, DTZ and Bates 141. After an interesting regional battle, Rohan Khanna and Sandeepan Chaudhuri from Accenture won the Delhi battle and will represent Delhi at the National finals! You can follow the action of Brand Equity in all other cities hereBut for now, the questions

Brand Equity Questions – Delhi 2011 Prelims

1.       Which Bollywood celebrity, apart from Shah Rukh Khan, rang the NASDAQ bell ? Kajol 2.       In response to Ford’s letter, which gift did Gandhiji gave to Ford : a)       Khadi Shirt b)        Charkha c)       Kashmiri Shawl 3.       Voice for Simpsons has been given by a)        Mohd Yunus b)       Amartya Sen c)       Sorell 4.       Which Indian leader is said to have popularized Sambalpuir sarees ? Indira Gandhi 5.       In India which subject has the most enrolment: a)        Arts b)       Commerce c)       Science 6.       On the death of which inventor were all lights dimmed in the US for a minute on 21.10.1931 as a mark of respect? Edison 7.       Which event raised $250 million for the children with the tagline, `Beauty with a Purpose’ ? Miss World 8.       ICICI created which rating agency ? CRISIL 9.       In which novel of Premchand the protagonist Hori Mahto desired to have a cow like everybody else ? Godaan 10.     Who is the richest Chief Minister in India with a declared wealth of 86 crores ? Mayawati 11.     Which ruler issued coins depicting himself as Sikandar-al-Sami ? a)        Alla-ud-din Khilji b)       Akbar c)       Sher Shah 12.     13 billion dollars is spent by the Americans on which apparel a)       T-Shirts b)       Caps c)        Jeans 13.     Initial name was Sky Peer to Peer; how is it known today ? Skype 14.     Which football league is the richest ? a)        EPL b)       La Liga c)       Bundesliga 15.     GMRC has introduced 2 educational games on the Delhi Metro, one is Ludo, what is the other ? Snake & Ladders 16.     Who is the most expensive female artiste in India a)        Amrita Shergil b)       Anjolie Ela Menon c)       Reema Bansal 17.     24th February is celebrated as the Excise Day in honour of the Central Excise and _____ Act, 1944 Ans: Salt 18.     John Bissel’s baby celebrates 50 years in Delhi – 8 letter word ? Ans: Fabindia 19.     British beer named after a reptile? Ans: Cobra 20.     Name the Philipino Award instituted out of a grant from the Rockerfeller Foundation? Magsaysay 21.     Visual – OREO 22.     Visual – Max Factor 23.     Print Ad – Tanishq 24.     Audio – Song from Chillar Party 25.     Audio – Sushma Swaraj’s speech 26.     A word in Japanese meaning “great prince” is applied to business magnets? Tycoon 27.     Izzat ka _________ Falooda 28.     Name the king from Solar dynasty who sold himself, his wife and son to redeem his pledge? Harishchandra 29.     In 2009 a street between College Street and Dartmouth Avenue was named after ? Peter Drucker 30.     The most amounts are spent in the US for fighting which disease ? a)       HIV b)        Heart Disease c)       TB   If you are participating in any other cities, we’re sure these Brand Equity questions will give you a heads up on the preparation required. For those who want to have a look at the previous years’ Brand Equity questions, follow the links below A thorough read through previous editions’ Brand Equity Questions will definitely give participants a good direction to prepare for their city finals. And if you are not looking just for Brand Equity Questions but a good guide to Prepare for Business Quizzes and other business quizzes, you must read the 20,000+ downloads famous – A Definitive guide to prepare for a Business Quiz And while you’re at preparation, previous Tata Crucible Questions would also help

Brand Equity Questions from the previous years.

Brand Equity Questions 2011- Chennai Edition

In its 20th year, the Brand Equity Quiz went classic with a complete blast from the past inspired by old ads! The 2011 edition kicked off with Chennai. This year finalists were provided with smartphones to google answers in the first round! In the end, CRISIL won the quiz and will represent Chennai in the National Finals !

You can follow the action of Brand Equity in all other cities here

But for now, the questions

Brand Equity Questions – Chennai 2011 Prelims

1.            Blinding edge picture Indian origin director in Hollywood owns it ? MN Shyamalan

2.            What was created to promote Catalina swimsuits ? Miss Universe Contest

3.            What is the maximum amount that can be sent on a single telegraphic transfer is it 1000 2000 5000 10000? 5000

4.            Most sold car in India in 2010 – Santro  Figo  Alto? Alto

5.            What in spore is solund under the name thosai ? Dosa

6.            What is the motif on the chola kingdom coins ? Tiger

7.            St Andrew , Kelvin , Onassis & Victoria are ways to tie what – Bandana , Tie , G String, Shoe lace? Tie

8.            Which country received the second largest spasm in 2010 after US ? India

9.            Cricketer nicknamed punter? Ponting

10.          If you are using oyster card for local travel which country will you be traveling – Kolkata, London, Melbourne, Delhi? London

11.          USD 9 billion has been spent to eradicate which disease and which still cost 1 billion yearly – Polio , Malaria , Influenza? Polio

12.          Which queen asked MF Hussain to paint 99 arab conversation in canvas? Queen of Qatar

13.          National inventors day celebrated for whom in US? Edison

14.          INC president nephew of Karuppiah nadar worked in his textile business? Kamaraj

15.          Aish biggest paycheck ? Robot

16.          India ______ recycling sector has 9000 cr revenue & employs 3 million people – Glass , plastic , cowdung? Plastic

17.          In 2002 jobs.com was bought for $ 800,000 who bought it? Monster.com

18.          In I sakthisalt what does I stands for? Iodine

19.          Who gets ahigher salary rajya sabha mp or loksabha mp or is it equal? Both equal

20.          Whose followers are called the merrymen? Robinhood

21.          Logo of BCCI

22.          Poster of Mechanic? Jason Statham

23.          Where is Jules verne restaurant? Paris Eiffel tower

24.          Audio – Bryan Adams

25.          Audio – Bill gates

26.          What is the actual profession of Perry Mason? Lawyer

27.          Written is collaboration with MS Krishnan “The new age of innovation “was written by? CK Prahlad

28.          Who is the hindu god who is a maker of Ornaments ? Viswakarma

29.          ______ awaas yojana was started in 1985? Indira

30.          Firefox is name and has the resemblance to which animal ? Red Panda

Alos, find below some Brand Equity Questions from the Chennai Finals

Brand that says sweetest place on earth ? Hersheys
Latin word Augeo Auctus means to increase? Auction
Kadi, Jwala , Kashmiri are commercial name of a commodity? Mirchi
Connect between Current English Cricketer and Swarowski crystals? Graeme Swann and it’s the logo of swarowski

If you are participating in any other cities, we’re sure these questions will give you a heads up on the preparation required.

For those who want to have a look at the previous years’ Brand Equity questions, follow the links below

A thorough read through previous editions’ Brand Equity Questions will definitely give participants a good direction to prepare for their city finals.

And if you are not looking just for Brand Equity Questions but a good guide to Prepare for Business Quizzes and other business quizzes, you must read the 20,000+ downloads famous – A Definitive guide to prepare for a Business Quiz

And while you’re at preparation, previous Tata Crucible Questions would also help

Brand Equity Questions from the previous years.

Gnosis11 presents SENSOU, an exciting business quiz with a rural tinge for the best brains from the leading business and technological schools. We invite you all to reap the fruits of your investment in business knowledge. The best of teams will fight it out to reach the zenith. Do you have it in you to join the battle and emerge a victor? When so much is at stake, you can’t afford to overlook it. Come, put your thinking cap on and let your knowledge do the talking. This October the battle field shifts to CIMP and hope you don’t miss out on the fun and adrenaline rush at Sensou. Be there to experience the thrill as the intellectuals gear up to showcase their talents.

The Quiz will be hosted by Rohit Nair from QuizWorks

A team will comprise two members belonging to a management or an engineering institution.

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Bustle 2011 – A Battle of Business

Quizmaster: Mitesh Agarwal

Date: 24th September 2011 (2 pm)

Venue: GRT Grand Business Hotel, Chennai

Registration Fee: Rs 1200/- per team

For more details contact: Mousmi +91-9884718135

Bustle ’08 was quite an event. You can read more about it here

Kwizmaniax presents India Quiz

Date - 25 September 2011
Venue : Unitedworld School of Business, Infinity Benchmark
Tower, 10th floor, Plot G1, Block EP & GP, Sevtor-V, Salt Lake,
Kolkata-91 (opposite RDB Boulevard)

QM – Kaushik Saha
Time: 4 pm – 8 pm
No of members per team: 4
Registration Fees: Rs. 200 per team

Contact details: kaushiksaha.iimc@gmail.com

Sonali Bendre : Brand Ambassador for Vi-John almond drops hair oil

Other Vi-John Brand Ambassador s

Sonali Bendre has definitely gained a lot of Brand value in the recent past with India’s Got Talent and has captured a brand ambassador slot aptly post this success!

Brahma ’11

- is the annual inter-school and inter-collegiate quiz conducted by Quiz Club of Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore.

Brahma ’11 Details

Date: September 11th 2011

Teams of 2

Mixed College teams allowed

ID Cards mandatory

Contact details:
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Divya-9894748108
Sriram-9043583352
Divya-9884629289
Email us at quizclubcit@gmail.com
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Dolce & Gabbana

-is an Italian luxury fashion house.

Founders: Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

Brands: Dolce&Gabbana, D&G

History: The Dolce & Gabbana brand made its debut in 1985 at a fashion show in Milan, Italy. The D&G Brand, the young and contemporary line of clothing, was started in January 1994. In 2004, Dolce & Gabbana signed an agreement with A.C. Milan for the creation of the team’s uniforms.

Trivia:

1. Dolce&Gabbana (spelled without spaces, unlike the name of the company) specializes in luxury items influenced more by designers and is more formal and ‘timeless’, responding to long-term trends rather than seasonal changes.
2. D&G is a casual line that follows an urban inspiration. It is the younger, more flamboyant line of the brand.
3. Dolce & Gabbana was publicly criticized by Britain’s advertising watchdog Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in January 2007, for an advertising campaign showing models brandishing knives.
4. An advertisement was pulled by Dolce & Gabbana that showed a man holding a woman to the ground by her wrists while a group of men looked on, after complaints from consumers’ groups. The campaign was branded illegal and humiliating to women.
5. In June 2006, Motorola and Dolce&Gabbana unveiled the MOTORAZR V3i Dolce&Gabbana, a luxurious version of the device in gold and silver, with an engraved Dolce&Gabbana logo.

Dolce & Gabbana is one of the popular luxury fashion houses like Christian Dior and A&F

Piguet Brand Ambassador

On the occasion of the prestigious US Open, the fourth Grand Slam tournament of 2011, Audemars Piguet reveals that the world number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, is to be a brand Ambassador for the watch manufacturer.

Novak Djokovic, who is enjoying an exceptional season in 2011, is thereby proudly joining the brand ambassador team which notably includes a number of famous sportsmen including Michael Schumacher, Leo Messi, American basketball star LeBron James, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and golfers Lee Westwood and Rory Mcllroy.

 Why Djokovic as Brand Ambassador?

A man of simple and modest tastes, Novak Djokovic is nonetheless a genuine aesthete with a particular penchant for the refinement of the timepieces made by the watchmaker from the Vallée de Joux. It was thus entirely logical for Audemars Piguet to set the seal on this friendship with the extraordinary player. It all began several months ago, when he paid a discreet visit to the watch company that is still in the hands of the founding families. During his visit, Djokovic expressed his admiration for the brand’s latest watches in glowing terms after visiting the workshops in Le Brassus, stating how he had been deeply impressed by “the beauty and the complexity of the movements” produced there. “I have discovered a new passion for fine watchmaking and I truly admire both the traditional and modern aspects of the work accomplished by Audemars Piguet.”

This admiration is mutual. Above and beyond his undeniable tennis playing abilities, Audemars Piguet appreciates the generosity and altruism demonstrated by Djokovic, who is involved in a number of charitable endeavours. In 2007, he founded the Novak Humanitarian Fund that operated on various fronts, including providing access to tennis courts and scholarships for young Serbians, donating ambulances to hospitals in Kosovska Mitrovica and Brus, and making a donation to the Gracanica monastery for the redemption of land parcels in Padaliste.

The fund has recently narrowed its scope of activities and operates to provide emotional and programmatic support to children who have lost a parent. In Serbia, the foundation also seeks to promote access to education as well as educational development for all children. To aid in this, Djokovic has partnered with UNICEF Serbia.

In parallel, Djokovic takes part whenever he can in fund-raising exhibition matches, such as on behalf of the reconstruction ofHaiti, in Japan, in Loznica and Kraljevo.

All of which makes it entirely natural for this big-hearted individual and accomplished sportsman to be now officially joining the Audemars Piguet family. Brand CEO Philippe Merk stated: “We are particularly honoured by the friendship we enjoy with this great champion who expresses through his sport our own values of excellence and audacity and is a perfect brand ambassador. We wish him a warm welcome and the best of luck for the rest of the season which he has dominated so far, but the battle with his rivals isn’t over yet!”  - excerpt from Jewelry

Earlier, we had carried the news on Le Bron James becoming the brand ambassador for Piguet

Bulgari

- is An Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer under French control, LVMH since 2011.

Founder: Sotirio Voulgaris

Bulgari History

Founded in year 1884 and baptized after surname of its founder, Sotirio Voulgaris started as a jewelry brand. With the help of his sons Costantino and Giorgio, in 1905 he inaugurated the shop in via Condotti, which still today is Bvlgari’s flagship store. During the first decades of the 20th century, the two brothers developed a passionate interest in precious stones and jewels, gradually taking over their father’s role. During the 50′s Bvlgari moves away from the strict disciplines of the dominant French school to create its own unique style.

Bulgari Trivia

1. On July 17th,1995 the Bvlgari Holding Company S.p.A. is quoted on the Italian Stock Exchange Telematic system and the International SEAQ in London.
2. The 1970′s mark the beginning of Bvlgari’s international expansion with the opening of their first overseas store in New York, and in Paris, Geneva, and Monte Carlo.
3. Bulgari is trademarked as Bvlgari since in the classical Latin alphabet v is equivalent to English U.
4.  ‘Children of men’, a 2006 movie stars two Bvlgari spokesperson, Julianne Moore and Clive Owen.
5. Deeper Luxury a report by WWF on environmental and social performance of luxury goods Bvlgari came ninth out of ten brands with lowest possible rating (F).
6. Bvlgari watches are heavy like Rolex and authenticate Bvlgari watch on the back of the face has engraved Enigma emblem.
7. On 7^th March 2011 French luxury group LVMH bid USD 5.2 billion to purchase half of the bvlgari. The rival bidders were Richemont group and PPR but finally it went to LVMH, making Bvlgari family second largest owner after Arnaults.
8. The Hotel line of Bvlgari is in joint venture with Marriott International.
9. Bvlgari Rewrite the future, which supports save the children campaign through sale of its jewels and watches was launched on its 125^th anniversary.

Brand Ambassador or Bond Ambassador?

News is that James Bond is to become the Brand Ambassador for Indian Railways

If you thought flying cars, a submarine hybrid and a fleet of Aston Martins were James Bond’s only vehicles of choice, you may be in for a surprise.

Daniel Craig, who will star in “Bond 23,” the next James Bond sequel, is likely to be signed as the official brand ambassador of Indian Railways, Dinesh Trivedi, India’s railways minister, said in an interview. He hopes that having Mr. Craig as brand ambassador will revamp the reputation of India’s rail network, which he says is in urgent need of an “image makeover.”

Indian Railways, a state-run mammoth organization, is better known for running behind schedule than for its cutting-edge technology. Its trains are generally packed, old and slow. This is in sharp contrast with the suave image cultivated by James Bond, who typically cruises in sleek, high-speed MI6 vehicles fully kitted with gizmos and gadgets.

It is unclear how sluggish Indian trains fit with the James Bond persona. So what’s in it for Mr. Craig? The new Bond movie’s production company – the London-based EON Productions – is keen to shoot part of the film in India and this would include a train-based action sequence, Mr. Trivedi said. Last week, members of the film’s production team met ministry officials to get permission to film on India’s trains and tracks. Among the conditions set by the ministry to allow them to film: that Mr. Craig lend himself to an Indian Railways television ad. – excerpt from WSJ

In today’s world of multiple Brand Ambassador signings , this kind of a partnership deal is definitely one of its kind where even the hero need not match the style of the product!!

James Bond might or might not become the Brand Ambassador for Indian railways, but if you know a lot about Mr Bond participate in the James Bond Quiz and check your JB Quotient here