GROUP DISCUSSION TOPICS

STARWOOD
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Necessity of education.
F1 or any other games like Olympics
Borderless world yes/no.
Corruption in India
Compare Indias tourism to Thailand
Advertisement should be banned or not?
Should GD be part of selection process?

LALIT
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Is hike in fuel prices good or bad for the Indian economy?

Role of recession in the hospitality sector.
Should hotels have better security systems?
Should movie Barfi be nominated to the Oscars?
Is Julius Assange a victim of bureaucracy?
Indian progress in the Olympics?
Money inflation.
North-east ethnic violence.

THE OBEROI HOTELS & RESORTS

FOOD & BEVERAGE
1. Types of red wine & white wine.
2. Wines of:- i)New Zealand
ii)Italy
iii)Australia
3. Maximum alcohol percentage achieved in distillation.
4. Types of cheese along with examples from different countries.
5. Name of international vodka brands.
6. Name of international Whisky brands.
7. Name of 5 cocktails.

8. Grapes from different region.

9. International brands of Vodka
10. Alcoholic percentage of wine
11. Congeners?
12. White wine grapes?
13. Red wine grapes?
14. Spirit based cocktails
15. Indian Breakfast

FRONT OFFICE
1. What is C-Form?
2. What is the meaning of C in a C-Form?
3. Who is the deputy prime minister of India?
4. Who is the Railway Minister?
5. President of :- i)
6. Where do you see yourself in next five or ten years?
7. Coalgate scam - Is Jullian Assanage a victim?
8. FRRO?
9. ARR?
10. Occupancy %?
11. Sleepout?>
12. Precaution for 1st time guest.

HOUSEKEEPING

1. How will you solve the problem of pigeons in a hotel?

2. What is the name of the chemical used in pest control?
3. How will you clean a telephone?
4. What is R1,R2,R3,R6?
5. Describe the lost and found procedure.Where do the slips go?
6. Chemicals used to clean linen and water closet.
7. What is a calendaring machine?
8. Bed making.
KITCHEN
1. Short Crust
2. Breakfast pastry
3. Lunch breads
4. Basic Sauces
5. Proprietary sauce
6. Puff
7. Leavening Agents
8. Methods of Cooking
9. Soup
10. Salads
11. Restaurants in delhi
12. Cuts of meat
13. 5 international soup
14. 5 salads
15. Gunpowder
16. panchphoran

GROUP DISCUSSION TOPICS

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TOPIC

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ROLE OF YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT

YOUTH IN POLITICS
IS INDIA READY TO HOLD GRAND PRIX?
SHOULD THERE BE AN AGE BAR FOR SOCIAL SITES LIKE

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FACEBOOK?
IS PRIVATISATION OF INDIAN INSTITUTION NECESSARY?
ARE THE PRIVATE HOSPITALS BETTER THAN THE

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GOVERNMENT ONES?
CORRUPTION IN INDIA
APPRENTICE AND TRAINEE-- WHO CAN BE A BETTER

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CHEF?
IS INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECULAR?
DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE INDIAN DEMOCRACY INTO A

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MONARCHY?
FDI INVESTMENT
PHYSICAL STRENGTH OR SOFT SKILLS-- WHICH ONE IS

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MORE NECESSARY?
CHILD LABOUR AND LEVEL OF EDUCATION
SHOULD TERRORIST BE LIFE SENTENCED?
ARE WOMEN BETTER FOR FRONT OFFICE OR FOOD AND

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BEVERAGE SERVICE?
CAN WOMEN BE A BETTER MANAGER THAN MEN?
THEORY KNOWLEDGE Vs PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE

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Metro Cash & Carry

1. A delay in the delivery of pork causes the customer to be dissatisfied,
what/how will you make him happy?

PI
1. Brands of min. 10 single malts.
2. Why retail chain over hotel since no glamour is there?
3. If we were to ask you to work for 12 hours a day instead of 9, would you do it?

Leela

1. Money inflation causing destruction.

2. Mobile and young generation
3. Advertisement A best resource
4. Who will be our next leader
5. Is Delhi develop enough to be the capital of India.
6. Should FDI be allowed or not
7. Is GOLD best investment at this time
8. Is MBA necessary after hotel management
9. Existing hotels are much more better than earlier
10. Is Anna Hazare the end of corruption or not
11. Salman Khan or Shahrukh Khan who is better
12. Chinese Cuisine V/S Japanese Cuisine.

HYATT
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India can be the next emerging superpower.

Indian Universities are better than foreign universities.
Social networking Boom or a Curse.
IPL
Education becoming business
Multi National Companies (MNC) in India.

DOMINOS
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Live in relationship Yes or No?

Should prostitution be legalized or not?
Should Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar retired or not?
How far have India and Pakistan achieved Peace?
How legitimate are the comments made by the Godmen (Asaram Bapu)

regarding rape victim?

6. Should death sentence be given to a rapist or not?
7. What message should you convey to the mothers of the soldiers beheaded on
LOC?
PI
1. Why Dominos?
2. Drawbacks of being a perfectionist?
3. How frequent have you been to Dominos?

4. What is your ideology for life?

5. What are your views for recent rape case?
6. How far you wish to be with Dominos?

IHHR
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Drawbacks of facebook.
Govt. Job V/S Private job.
KBC is mode of earning money or knowledge
Who is responsible for eve-teasing?
Should we switch our national game from hockey to cricket?
Should Barrack Obama be choosen as US President for 2 nd time?
How often do you visit a hotel?
What is evening service?
What is turn down service?

FAIRMONT
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Is cricket over-rated than hockey?

In next 15-20 yrs do we see India hosting Olympic games?
Who is better Kareena/Katrina?
Are the present songs creating a bad impression?
PI

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Why have you choosen ______ dept?

What are your qualities?
Any ONE question you want us to ask you.
What do you cook in college?
Types of beer?
Wine making process
Difference between single and double malt whisky
Cleaning agents
Size of King Size Bed, Queen Size Bed, Pillow, Bed Sheets (Single & Double),

bidet?
10. Amenities present in room
11. Explain crib rate, rolling bed
12. What do you see first when you enter into the room?

Regus
1. Guest is always right or not?
2. Hard work or smart work.
3. Chinese economy a threat to Indian economy.

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Globalization is important or not?

Is India safe for Indians
Advertisement is a brain wash or not?
Is India a soft nation? (Internal troubles)
6 millions and 1 medal (Olympics)

TGI Friday
1. Arrange or love marriage
2. Leaders are born or made?
3. Can money buy everything?
4. Are foreign channels contaminating or not?
5. Lokpal Bill is Annas main motto
6. Customer is the real king
7. Airlines training future opportunity in India?
8. Communication is key to success
9. Credit Good or bad?
10. Career in tourism
11. MBA is better than field work
12. Bigger the risk better the opportunity
13. More the crisis better the opportunity
14. Winning is important way of living
PI
1. What do you think about hospitrality?
2. How do you add video in PPT.
3. What do you know about Thomas Cook?
4. Why not hotels?
5. Changes you would make in the Indian economy as a P.M.
6. Changes you want to make in todays Thomas Cook Presentation
7. Capital of Austria
8. Do you follow your hobbies>?
9. How will you sell a holiday packages?
10. Where do you see yourself after 5 years?
11. What are the 7 Wonders of the world?

ESP
1. Manmohan Singh is a puppet or not?
2. Achievement of Rahul Gandhi
3. Should Narender Modi be PM or not?
4. After HM are there other options apart from hotels?
5. Where is Indian politics leading
6. Age of consumption of alcohol should be reduce to 18 or not?

McDonalds
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Hotel sector V/S Retail Sector

Should public sector be privatized or not.
View on the current government (good or bad)
Should FDI be encouraged or not?
Should India go for quality or quantity?
Which job is more challenging Private or Govt.?
Petrol prices effect growth rate of India or not?
PI

1. Strength and weakness.

2. What have you learnt in your ITs.
3. Favourite department
4. Any negative response to IT
5. How to lead in a particular situation.
6. Would you be able to go to any state in India?
7. The preference you have given WHY?
8. What do you know about McDonalds?
9. Any negative points about McDonalds
10. Do you think the food in McDonalds is junk food?
11. Where do you see yourself after 5-10 yrs?

TAJ
1. What makes a chef World Class Knowledge or skill?
2. Should the MT Prgoramme in hotel be made into 5 yrs specialization programme like
MBBS?

3. What is more important for an Executive chef Culinary Skill or Administrative Skills?
4. Should IT be increased to 1Yr.?
5. Budget hotels or luxury hotels in recession?
6. Delhi metro improved the condition of traffic.
7. Should we be investing money in hospital or F1 track?
8. Is mobile phone evolution or revolution?
9. Facebook or Face to Face?
10. Social networking V/S Advertisement
11. Why GD is important in hotel industry?
12. Browsing v/s reading which is better?
13. Should hotel industry take over the hotel management colleges?
14. Zubin Mehta concert in Kashmir good or bad?
15. Adapting social module v/scommercial module?
16. Indian growing economy should we take aggressive approach or constructive
approach?
17. A teacher who was a good student can be a better teacher or a worse student can be a
great teacher.
18. Grooming/ hygiene which one is more important in the industry?
19. Is india marketing world heritage to the world well?
JAYPEE HOTELS
1. Why Jaypee Groups?
2. Are restaurant more popular in the streets or in the malls>?
3. Budget Hotel V/S Luxury Hotels
4. Love or arrange marriage
5. Is man ahead or woman in competitive environment?
6. ARR or Occupancy>
7. Man see woman as competitor in the workplace or not?
8. The hand that rocks the cradles rocks the world.
9. Front Office or F&B which one is better as a career?
10. Front Office V/S Sales & Marketing
11. Why people prefer Ikebana rather than Indian flowers
12. Who is responsible for room division FO or HK?
13. REVpar V/s ARR.
14. IPL V/S Test match cricket.
15. Are the films of the 70s era better than the modern era.
The Oberoi
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What exposure did you get in your IT?

What is trip advisor?>
What is going new in Indian politics?
National peace award winner?
Brands of liqueurs?
Currency of japan
Dollar rate?

8. Difference between fine dining restaurant and all day restaurant?

9. APC in F&B Service?
10. New restaurant opened in Oberoi New Delhi?
11. Safety measures in laundry>?
12. What all things have you done in linen & Uniform room during your IT?
13. Explain rape cases in india?
14. What have you done in spa and swimming pool during your IT?
15. Which is your favourite political party?
The Grand
1. What are the chances of AAP winning in the upcoming election?
2. Narendra Modi V/S Rahul Gandhi
3. BJP v/s Congress
4. Sachin v/s Ponting
5. Who is a better captain Dhoni or Ganguly
6. Samsung v/s I-Phone
7. Should capital punishment be abolished or not?
8. Sex education in India
9. Huge investment in army.
10. Love marriage v/s arrange marriage.
Starwood
1. T-20 cricket is killing skills of original cricket format.
2. Miss Heena was selected as Miss American. As an Indian are we supposed to be proud?
3. Who is to be blamed for match fixing scandal?
4. Paperless office a reality??
5. Is cricket in india a sports or a marketing sensation?
6. Narendra Modi v/s Rahul Gandhi
7. Fixed timing or flexible timing which one is better?
8. Is the popularization of cricket sidelining the other sports?
9. Is brain drain a good thing or not?
10. Capital punishment should be allowed or not.
11. Censorship in our movies and in our culture.
12. Remix or original music which one is good.
13. Are advertisement cheating people ? so should they be benned?
14. Growing population in india and depleting resources
15. Next trend in music is it classical/pop/techno, etc.
16. Leaders are born/made in business schools
17. Facebook or Face to face?>
18. Emotional attachment v/s quality of product with the guest
Thomas Cook
1. Communication Skills a key to success.
2. Depreciation of Indian economy.
3. Foreign TV Channels are contaminating the rich heritage and culture of India.
4. Jack counts or not in a corporate world.

5. Art of Management best learnt in team work or in a MBA institute.

6. What matters most in a movie Content or Public.
7. Todays youth being more Realistic or ethical.
8. Will the Rupee get back to 48 once again?
9. Innovators invite controversies or criticism?
10. Facebook.
11. Live-in relationship and its impact on Indian culture.
Amby Valley
1. who is more important customer or employee?
2. hotel Management is not a rocket science
3. Dressing sense.
4. Ladies first is a basic courtesy or sexual discrimination
5. Films are the mirrors of the society
6. Dependence on computer is killing originality in Indian youth.
7. Indian towards Modernisation or Westernisation.
8. Is education losing its value.
9. For young hoteliers , does money comes before experience.
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Mc Donalds
Globalisation is good
AAP banegi ki nahin?
Delhi Police efficiency
E-commerce are the best thing for India
MNC effecting India good or not?
Advertisement is waste of resources.
Is hockey game still given importance?
Greed is good. It is an essential human quality.
RADISSON

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Was MARS expedition beneficial for India or not?

Which one is required Primary or Management education?
Love or arranged marriage?
Rules are meant to be broken
Impact of reality show on the society
Which one is better to be born rich or lucky?
Reservation for woman good or bad?
Do masterchefs provide more knowledge on TV shows than our education institutions?
DOMINOS

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Narendra Modi v/s Rahul Gandhi

Article 377
Young Leaders v/s Experienced leaders
Should prostitution be allowed in India
Why divorce cases are increasing in India

6. Hotel or Retail
7. AAP
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HYATT
Social networking a boom or not?
Is customer a real king of India
Chinese product threat to Indian market or not?
Is india a growing power
Habits and routines leads to wastage of time and effort
Is IPL a fame or shame?
FORTUNE PARK

1. If a guest is unhappy with food and calls the F&B manger , how would you react if you
were in that place as a staff member?
2. Employee satisfaction or guest satisfaction.
3. What precaution should the central and state government take for people dying on streets
in winter?
4. Who will be more eligible for PM Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi.
5. How helpful is the Housekeeping Dept. to the hotel.?
HILTON
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AAP
Sachin Tendulkar retirement was hiked by media
Women empowerment
Joint family or nuclear family
GD should be a part of the selection criteria
20/20 or 50/50
Best candidate for PM Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi
Starbucks

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Social networking site

Effects of TV channels in daily life
Joint family and nuclear family
Impact of reality show in modern family
Is QSR good for Indian economy
Test cricket v/s T-20
CLEARTRIP

1. Impact of internet
2. Investment in business or leisure hotels in India
3. Future of travel offline or online

The Park
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Are computers killing innovation in todays Indian youth?

Is Ladies First a courtesy or a gender discrimination?
Are live-in relationship good or bad?
Do clothes make a man?
Customer first or employee first?
Smoking, drinking, dancing should these be in hotel or not?
HYATT

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FDI in retail will it really affect the farmers of india?

Education industry is a business these days?
Indian universities V/S foreign universities
Terrorism of environmental issues which is the need of the hour
Social networking on internet is a boon
Law is the creation of the strong to rule the weak
Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy
You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet
If you give a man a fish, he eats once. Teach him to fish, you loose a business
opportunity
10.China market a threat to Indian market
11.IPL game or shame
12.In our society, leadership should be entrusted to the youth and not to the old
13.Multinational corporations. Are they devils in disguise?
14.Is the consumer really the king in india?
TAJ
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Ready to eat food is overpowering fast food outlets

Fast food or frozen foods
Affect of social media
Is the youth of our nation becoming greedy?
Mobile phones necessity or not?
Love marriage v/s arranged marriage
Managerial skills or personal experience which is more important.
Leela

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Apple v/s Samsung which one is better

Sex and violence in bollywood is affecting the society
Will swacch bharat abhiyaan help india in its development.
Is social media hampering the interest of youth in pursuing a hobby
Narendra Modi is he a good prime minister ?
Which is the best Indian cuisine?
What makes a better chef, knowledge or experience?
BESTSELLERS

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Square / Circle
Pre-marital sex
Smriti Irani or Sunny Leone
Table / Chair
Social Networking boon/curse
Love or arranged marriage
Gay Marriages
FB or Whatsapp
U.S. or China Whom should India support
DUNKIN DONUTS

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Kejriwal v/s BJP

Love marriage v/s arranged marriage
Houselife v/s hostel life
Does US support terrorism
Virat Kohli v/s M.S. Dhoni
FORTUNE

1. Does practicality play a vital role with theoretical knowledge in school

2. BJP v/s Congress
3. As a HOD, consider all the points that are necessary to retain back the staff
as well as guest as the occupancy of the new property (fortune at McLodganj)
is running very low
4. Who can run India better Young leader or Old leader
5. Government job v/s private job
Aamby Valley
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Co-ordination good or bad for society?

Condition of women in india as compared to their condition abroad
Effect of cinema on youth
Is education in India better than abroad
Join family a blessing or not
Hard work v/s smart work
Live in relationship is good or not
Beauty or brain what rules the world
Are woman good leaders /managers or not?

McDonalds
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Consumer a King?
Modi v/s Kejriwal
View points on Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan
Advertisement is it a brainwasher
E-retail in future?
MNCs v/s Indian Companies

7. Narendra Modi has an impact on youth or not?

8. Ayurveda v/s allopathy
9. Man & Woman are they treated equally
10.Retail v/s hotel
STARBUCKS
1. Impact of reality TV Shows on families.
2. Fashion statement of Modi
3. Newspaper or Internet
4. Modi v/s Kejriwal
5. India and US relations
6. Whatsapp or Facebook
7. Should sports be included in school curriculum
8. Social media boon or curse
9. Sunny leaon or smriti irani
10.Circle or square
11.Co- education or all boys/all girls school
LEMON TREE
1. Are casuals right for the industry to work efficiently?
2. FO V/S F&B
3. Should GD be a selection process?
GODREJ NATURE BASKET
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Can tablets replace books?

Smartphone: is it a good trend or its harmful?
GD should be a part of selection or not?
Make in India or Made in India Justify
Is FDI helpful for the farmers or not?
Swatch Bharat Abhiyan is it really working?

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KFC
Impact of internet in India.
Love v/s arranged marriage
Management degree or work experience which one is more important
Men or women who is a better manager