Sunday, October 31, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 508

Answer: Federal Bank
Federal Bank is a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, headquartered at Aluva, Kochi, Kerala. As of July 2010 it had 708 branches and 751 ATMs around the country.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 507

Answer: Indian Bank
Indian Bank, established in 1907, is a major Indian Commercial Bank headquartered in Chennai (Madras), India. It has 22,000 employees, 1,657 branches and is one of the big public sector banks of India. It has overseas branches in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and 229 correspondent banks in 69 countries. The Government of India nationalized the bank, along with 13 other major commercial banks, on 19 July 1969.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 506

Answer: Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India, a government-owned bank, is one of the oldest and largest commercial banks in India based in Mumbai. The bank currently has 3,563 branches and 270 extension counters across 27 Indian states.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 505

Answer: Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda (BoB) (BSE: 532134) is the third largest bank in India, after the State Bank of India and the Punjab National Bank and ahead of ICICI Bank. BoB has total assets in excess of Rs. 2.27 lakh crores, or Rs. 2,274 billion, a network of over 3,000 branches and offices, and about 1,100 ATMs. It plans to open 400 new branches in the coming year. It offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries and affiliates in the areas of investment banking, credit cards and asset management. Its total business was Rs. 4,402 billion as of June 30.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 504

Answer: Canara Bank
Canara Bank (BSE: 532483, NSE: CANBK) is a state-owned financial services company in India. It was established in 1906, which makes it among the older Indian banks. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 3057 branches, spread across India. The bank also has offices abroad in London, Hong Kong, Moscow, Shanghai, Doha, and Dubai. In terms of business it is one of the largest nationalized commercial banks in India, with a total business of about Rs.2 trillion (US$ 44 Billion).

Canara Bank is one of the Big Four Banks of India, along with ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 503

Answer: Bank of India
Bank of India (BoI) (BSE: BOI) is a state-owned commercial bank with headquarters in Mumbai. Government-owned since nationalization in 1969, It is India's 4th largest bank, after State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Central Bank of India. It has 3216 branches, including 27 branches outside India. BoI is a founder member of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Inter Bank Financial Telecommunications), which facilitates provision of cost-effective financial processing and communication services. The Bank completed its first one hundred years of operations on 7 September 2006.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 502

Answer: Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India (UBI) is one of India's largest state-owned banks (the government owns 55.43% of its share capital), is listed on the Forbes 2000. It has assets of USD 13.45 billion and all the bank's branches have been networked with its 1135 ATMs. Its online Telebanking facility are available to all its Core Banking Customers - individual as well as corporate. It has representative offices in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China, and a branch in Hong Kong.

Because of its acronym UBI, the public sometimes confuses it with United Bank of India.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 501

Answer: Axis Bank
Axis Bank, formerly UTI Bank, is a financial services firm that had begun operations in 1994, after the Government of India allowed new private banks to be established. The Bank was promoted jointly by the Administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (UTI-I), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), General Insurance Corporation Ltd., National Insurance Company Ltd., The New India Assurance Company, The Oriental Insurance Corporation and United India Insurance Company UTI-I holds a special position in the Indian capital markets and has promoted many leading financial institutions in the country. The bank changed its name to Axis Bank in April 2007 to avoid confusion with other unrelated entities with similar name.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 500

Hint: World's largest sports equipment maker
Answer: Amer Sports Oyj
Amer Sports Oyj (formerly Amer-Yhtymä Oyj, OMX: AMEAS) is the largest manufacturer of sporting equipment in the world. Established in 1950, the company is based in Helsinki, Finland. Initially an industrial conglomerate with interests as diverse as shipowning, tobacco products and publishing, Amer has gradually evolved into a multinational firm devoted to the production and marketing of sporting goods. Today, the company employs approximately 6,300 people and owns a portfolio of sports brands including Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Precor USA and Salomon.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 499

Hint: Sportswear maker
Answer: Quiksilver, Inc
Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK), based in Huntington Beach, California, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment. Its logo, designed by the company founder Alan Green in Torquay, Victoria, Australia in the early 1970s, inspired by Hokusai's woodcut The Great Wave off Kanagawa consists of a large wave with a mountain on a red background.

The company also produces a line of apparel for young women, under the brand Roxy. Its logo consists of two copies of the Quiksilver logo, one reflected, forming a heart.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 498

Hint: Enough hint is given.
Answer: The 2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place between June and July 2014 in Brazil.

This will be the second time the country has hosted the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany. It will be the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, and the first time two consecutive World Cups are staged outside Europe (the 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa).

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 497

Hint: Carnival of cricket
Answer: The 1992 Cricket World Cup (Benson & Hedges World Cup)
The 1992 Cricket World Cup (Benson & Hedges World Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February to 25 March 1992 in Australia and New Zealand. Sponsored by Benson and Hedges, it was won by Pakistan, who defeated England in the final.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 496

Hint: First time in Asia.
Answer: The 2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996; it was the first World Cup to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2-0 in the final. Turkey beat Korea Republic 3-2 in the third place match.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 495

Hint: Carnival of soccer
Answer: The 1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup, and the sixth (after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina) to win the tournament on home soil.

This was the first FIFA World Cup in which 32 teams competed at the finals. The official match ball was the Adidas Tricolore.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 494

Hint: India almost made an appearance.
Answer: The 1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II.

Brazil was chosen as the host country by FIFA in July 1946. It was also the first tournament where the trophy was referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Rimet's presidency of FIFA. It was won by Uruguay, who had won the inaugural competition in 1930, clinching the cup by beating the hosts Brazil 2-1 in the deciding match of the four-team final group (this was the only tournament not decided by a one-match final).

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 493

Hint: Continental Games
Answer: The 2014 Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). It is scheduled to be take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19–October 4, 2014.  The events of the Games will be finalised on November 13, 2010, during the OCA general assembly in Guangzhou, China, as organisers hoping to stage 38 sports throughout the 16 days of the competition.
Incheon was awarded the right on April 17, 2007, defeated Delhi, India to host the Games. Incheon is the third city in South Korea after Seoul (1986) and Busan (2002) to host the Asian Games.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 492

Hint: Continental Games
Answer: The 2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, are scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou is the second city in China to host the Games after Beijing in 1990. A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes, making it the largest event in history of the Games. It will also be the last one to have presented such big events, as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) have enforced new hosting rules for future games, beginning with the 2014 Games.
Cricket is among the five debutant sports in the Games. However, India despite its historical record has decided not to send its cricket team to the Games, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India it is due to earlier "international commitments".[39] Similar rumours are also afoot about the Sri Lankan cricket team, but any final decision is yet to be made.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 491

Hint: Continental Games.
Answer: XV Asiad
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia (following Tehran in 1974) to host the games. There were 46 disciplines from 39 events scheduled to be contested.

It was the first time that all 45 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part in this event. Also, Eurosport broadcast the event, marking the first time that the European continent could watch this Asian sporting event.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 490

Hint: Upcoming event. The first ever.
Answer: I Winter Youth Olympic Games
The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (officially known as I Winter Youth Olympic Games) is the inaugural event of the Winter Youth Olympics. They will be celebrated from January 13 to January 22, 2012, during the XXX Olympiad, in the city of Innsbruck, Austria

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 489

Hint: Winter games again
Answer: The 2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. Italy also hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960. Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 games in 1999.
The official logo displayed the name "Torino", the Italian name of the city; the city is known as "Turin" in both English and the local traditional language, Piedmontese. The Olympic mascots of Torino 2006 were Neve ("snow" in Italian), a female snowball, and Gliz, a male ice cube. The official motto of the XX Olympic Winter Games was "Passion lives here".

Monday, October 11, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 488

Hint: Winter games
Answer: The 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. These Games marked the return of the Winter Olympics to Japan since 1972, when the games were held in Sapporo. This was the third Olympic Games to be held in Japan with the first being the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo. The Opening Ceremony on February 7, 1998 is notable for being the last Olympic Ceremony staged during the day, all ceremonies at Games since have been held in the evening.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 487

Hint: Payolli Express
Answer: The 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984. Los Angeles was selected as the host of the Games on May 18, 1978 on the 80th IOC session at Athens, Greece, without a vote, because it was the only city that submitted a bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics. The only other interested city on the international level, Tehran, declined to bid. Many blamed this on the massive cost overruns of the 1976 Games, staged in Montreal.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 486

Hint: Hail Hitler.
Answer: The 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power). It marked the second and final time that the International Olympic Committee  would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host those Games. The only other time this occurred was at the inaugural IOC Session in Paris, France, on April 24, 1894. Then, Athens, Greece, and Paris were chosen to host the 1896 and 1900 Games, respectively.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 485

Hint: Darkest games ever.
Answer: The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was then West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972.
The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken place under the Nazi regime. Mindful of the connection, the West German Government were anxious to take the opportunity of the Munich Olympics to present a new, democratic and optimistic Germany to the world, as shown by the Games' official motto, "the Happy Games." The emblem of the Games was a blue solar logo (the "Bright Sun"). The Olympic mascot, the dachshund "Waldi", was the first officially named Olympic mascot. The Games also saw the introduction of the now-universal sports pictograms designed by Otl Aicher. Soon, however, the killings of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian gunmen in an event known as the Munich massacre took center stage.
The Olympic Park (Olympiapark) is based on Frei Otto's plans and after the Games became a Munich landmark. The competition sites, designed by architect Günther Behnisch, included the Olympic swimming hall, the Olympics Hall (Olympiahalle, a multipurpose facility) and the Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion), and an Olympic village very close to the park. The design of the stadium was considered revolutionary, with sweeping canopies of acrylic glass stabilized by metal ropes, used on such a large scale for the first time.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 484

Hint: Sporting event
Answer: The 2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.

After the 1996 Manchester bombing, the Games formed the catalyst for the widespread regeneration and heavy development of Manchester, and bolstered its reputation as a European and Global City internationally. Rapid economic development and continued urban regeneration of the now thriving city continued after the Games and has helped cement its place as one of the main cities in the United Kingdom.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 483

Hint: India's best ever finish
Answer: The 2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held. To date Melbourne 2006 is known as the best Commonwealth Games in the games history.

The site for the opening and closing ceremonies was the Melbourne Cricket Ground which was also used during Melbourne's 1956 Olympic Games. The mascot for the games was Karak, a Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (a threatened species).

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 482

Hint: The next one
Answer: The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014
The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The winning city was announced by the Commonwealth Games Federation on 9 November 2007 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Games will run over 11 days of competition from 24 July to 3 August 2014. It will be the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland, although the country previously hosted the Games in 1970 and 1986  in Edinburgh. Over the last 10 years however Glasgow and Scotland have also staged World, Commonwealth, European or British events in all 17 sports proposed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, including the World Badminton Championships in 1997.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 481

Hint: The first ever
Answer: The 1930 British Empire Games
The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later become known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from August 16-23 1930.
The events included athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming, and wrestling. The opening ceremonies and many events were held at the Civic stadium (now Ivor Wynne Stadium) in east Hamilton.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 480





Hint: Coming up in 2011
Answer: The 2011 Military World Games
The 2011 Military World Games, officially known as the 5th Military World Games, are due to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in July 2011. The 5th Military World Games  will be the greatest military sports event ever in Brazil. There will be approximately 4,900 athletes from over 100 countries competing in 24 sports.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 479

Hint: He fought them without violence.
Answer: East India Company
East India Company  (also English East India Company, British East India Company) was a historical English company, founded in 1600, and chartered with the monopoly of trading with Southeast Asia, East Asia, and India. 

Friday, October 1, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 478

Hint: India 2007
Answer: The 2007 Military World Games
The 2007 Military World Games were held at the twin-cities Hyderabad - Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India from October 14 - October 21, 2007. Some parts of games were also held in Mumbai.