Brand and Company Trivia

Steel almirahs are made of steel, which contains iron and is ferromagnetic, so magnets stick to them. Plastic bags, water bottles (typically plastic), and mirrors (glass with metallic backing but not magnetic) don't attract magnets. This is why you can fix magnetic stickers, notes, or holders on steel surfaces like refrigerators and almirahs.

Tropicana is not a Nestle brand - it is owned by PepsiCo. The other options are all well-known Nestle products: Milo (chocolate malt beverage), Maggi (instant noodles and seasonings), and Nescafe (instant coffee). Nestle is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company with an extensive portfolio of brands across categories.

Carrefour is a French multinational retailer headquartered in Boulogne Billancourt, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world and operates in various formats including hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores across multiple countries.

Croma is an Indian retail chain of consumer electronics and durables, owned by the Tata Group through its subsidiary Infiniti Retail Ltd. It was launched in 2006 and operates stores across multiple cities in India, offering a wide range of electronic products and home appliances.

"Little drops of joy" was the tagline of Coca Cola India's advertising campaign launched in 2003 to promote their Minute Maid brand of fruit juices. The campaign emphasized small moments of happiness in daily life. GCMMF (Amul) uses different campaigns, PepsiCo has separate campaigns, and Dabur focuses on Ayurveda.

 None of these is a merchandise category.

Indo Nissin Foods Pvt. Ltd. is the Indian subsidiary of Nissin Foods, the Japanese company that owns Top Ramen. Hindustan Unilever (HLL) is unrelated to noodles, while Pepsi Foods and Britannia operate in different food categories.

Visa International launched a TV commercial featuring Hollywood actor Richard Gere as part of their global marketing campaigns. ICICI, UTI, and American Express are financial services companies but were not associated with this specific Richard Gere advertisement.

'Life Jum Jaaye' (Life becomes enjoyable) was the tagline for Godrej Pentacool refrigerators, emphasizing the cooling comfort and lifestyle improvement. Pepsi's taglines are different, Mother Dairy focuses on purity/freshness, and Whirlpool uses other slogans.

The question asks to identify the INCORRECT brand-agency pairing. IBM's advertising agency was Ogilvy & Mather, not Lintas - making option C the incorrect pair. The other pairings are accurate: Airtel-Madison, DHL-Rediffusion, and Microsoft-McCann Erickson.

Vardaan was a budget television brand sold by Philips in the Indian market to compete in the lower price segment. Videocon, LG, and BPL are all consumer electronics companies but did not own the Vardaan brand.

Kurkure was developed by PepsiCo India specifically for the Indian market and later launched in international markets as a India-generated brand. Lehar, Lays, and Limca are all PepsiCo brands but Kurkure was the one that originated in India for global expansion.

This question appears to reference a company tagline, but 'Know Now' is not associated with Reuters, Dow Jones, or AFP (Agence France-Presse). These are major news agencies but none use this baseline. 'None of the above' is therefore the correct answer.

Bush House in London was the historic headquarters of BBC World Service. The BBC occupied this building from 1941 until 2012, making 'BBC' the correct answer among the options.

Gap Inc owns GAP (a), Banana Republic (b), Old Navy (d), and Piperlime (e). Options A, B, and C are incorrect because they include Burberry (c) or Gas (f), which are NOT owned by Gap Inc. Burberry is a British luxury brand, and Gas is a separate denim brand. Option D correctly lists only the Gap Inc-owned brands.