Business Quiz

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“Where money lives” this is the punch line for which Financial Institution? a. DSP Merrill Lynch b. ICICI Bank c. Citibank d. HSBC

Dynamite is a mobile handset from which of the following brands? a. LG b. Nokia c. Sony Ericsson d. Spice

3. a. b. c. d.

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Mr. Rajan Nanda is the Chairman of which Company? Hindustan Motors Sky Pak LG Electronics Escorts Group

John Player is a brand owned by? a. Raymonds b. Siyaram c. ITC d. JK

5. What is the term for “policy aimed at reducing government deficits and debt accumulation” a. Fiscal Consolidation b. Deficit Removal c. Fiscal Policy d. Fiscal Collaboration

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Group consists of three food chains. Name them. a. Pizza Hut, McDonalds & Tacho Bell b. Tacho Bell, Pizzeria & Subway c. Pizza Hut, KFC & Tacho Bell d. KFC, Tacho Bell, Pizza Corner

7. To strengthen their foothold several Pharmacy companies are forging alliances with generics manufacturers. Which of the following has entered into an alliance with South African firm Aspen Pharmaceuticals? a. Lupin b. Ranbaxy c. Cipla d. GlaxoSmithkline

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Till date, the Jonga, a rugged four wheel drive vehicle, is the only product commercially marketed by the Indian army. Which popular 4WD vehicle is it based on? a. Hummer b. Nissan Patrol c. Land Cruiser d. Range Rover

9. Which country is in the process of setting up the world’s largest Special Economic Zone (SEZ)? a. Saudi Arabia b. New Zealand c. UK d. China

10. Cairns Group is a group of countries that accounts for more than 20% of global exports of? a. Beverages b. Agriculture c. Textile d. Spices

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Q1) Lumix is a brand of cameras sold by? a. b. c. d.

Sony Nikon Panasonic Olympus

Q2) What is the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ bill about? a. b. c. d.

US Government would give cash to senior citizen Voucher for selling an old automobile and buying a new one. Fund raised by Indian government for oil companies None of the above

Q3) It was established as “The Native Share and Stock Brokers Association” in 1875 and was the oldest of its kind in Asia a. b. c. d.

Bombay Stock Exchange NSE Tokyo Stock Exchange Shanghai Stock Exchange

Q4) Which author wrote the famous book on strategy ‘The Art of War’? a. b. c. d.

Michael Porter Tom Peters Sun Tzu C.K. Prahlad

Q5) Where is the head quarters of HSBC located? a. b. c. d.

Hong Kong London New York Shanghai

Q6) Which company acquired Balsara brand? a. b. c. d.

ITC Dabur Nirma Group HUL

Q7) Which airlines recently made an announcement to cut down jobs? a. b.

Jet Airways Kingfisher Airlines

c. d.

Deccan Airways Spice Jet

Q8) In which year did Cadbury Dairy Milk brand first went to sale? a. b. c. d.

1925 1905 1999 1991

Q9) Founders of Infosys? a. b. c. d.

Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani and Senapathy Gopalakrishnan Narayana Murthy, Shiv Nadar and Nandan Nilekani Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani and Venugopal Dhoot Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani and Kalanithi Maran

Q10) First ATM by which bank? a. b. c. d.

Barclays Bank BNP Paribas HSBC Standard Chartered

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“weight watchers ” belong to which company? a. HUL b. Heinz c. Reckitt Beckensier d. Dabur

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Which is the largest selling health drink powder in India? a. Horlicks b. Boost c. Complan d. Bournvita

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Who is the head of PepsiCo India? a. Sanjeev Chadha b. Pawan Goel c. R Balakrishnan d. Indira Negi

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Which author wrote the famous book on “ After the golden age”? a. Michael Porter b. Tom Peters c. Kenneth Hamilton d. C.K Pralhad

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Where is Tata Nano currently being assembled? a. Singur b. Swanand c. Bhuj d. None of the above

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Maggie is the product of which company? a. Kraft b. HUL c. Nestle d. Marico

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What is the slogan for Café Coffee Day a. A Coffee makes the difference b. A lot can happen over coffee c. A lot can change for coffee d. A coffee can change your life

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Tata motors is in collaboration with which car company in India and has their cars in its showrooms? a. Fiat b. Honda c. Hyundai d. Renault Which company owns Kaya Skin Clinic Brand? a. ITC b. Dabur c. Marico d. HUL

10. Who is the CEO of HCL? a. Shiv Nader b. C Gopalakrishanan c. Deepak Parekh d. Sandeep Arora

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1. a. b. c. d.

Which car of Tata Motors would be rolled out in a project in Norway? Nano Safari Indica Vista EV Indigo

2. a. b. c. d.

After 54 years, which country has elected a new party for ruling? USA Japan India Vietnam

3. a. b. c. d.

Who is the manging director of Harley Davidson India? Anoop Prakash Pawan Goel R Balakrishnan Indira Negi

4. a. b. c. d.

Which oil and gas company is currently raising funds in equity market? ONGC BPCL Indian Oil Oi India Ltd.

5. Trade ministers of 36 different countries are meeting to finalize the break through on WTO in the city of: a. Pittsburgh b. London c. Tokyo d. Delhi 6. a. b. c. d.

Who is the new executive director of IMF in India? Sashi Tharoor Arvind Varmani Margaret Chan Pranab Mukherjee

7. a. b. c. d.

4th September, 2009 Arcelor Mittal announced to be co-promoter of: Uttam Galva TISCO Essar Steel Kalyani Steel

8. a. b. c. d.

Which of the following rules have been liberalised as per press note no. 6 FDI Rules for small and medium enterprises New Tax Code 3 G Radio frequency spectrum for Telecom Industry None of these

9. a. b. c. d.

What is the fullform of NTPC? New Tata Power Company National Thermal Power Corporation Nasdaq Trading Partner Company None of the Above

10. a. b. c. d.

DOCOMO is the brand of which company? Tata Adtiya Birla Group HUL Mahindra Group

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About 66% of the Tatas’ capital is allocated by Tata Sons for which purpose?

a.

Mergers & Acquisitions

b.

Employee Benefits

c.

Emergency Requirements

d.

Philanthropic Trusts

2)

Fem is a brand acquired by

a.

Dabur India

b.

GSK India

c.

Dr. Reddy’s Labs

d.

Heinz

3)

Chairman & CEO of GE

a.

Jack Welch

b.

Jeffery Immelt

c.

Jean Paul Agon

d.

Lindsey Owen

4)

Disney recently agreed to buy which company

a.

Marvel Entertainment

b.

EA Games

c.

Codemasters

d.

Bloomberg

5)

Krona is the currency of which nation

a.

Switzerland

b.

Singapore

c.

Sweden

d.

Croatia

6)

First Indian company to be listed on Nasdaq

a.

Infosys

b.

M&M

c.

Tata Motors

d.

JM Financial

7)

Which company proposed using PC batteries in cars

a.

LG

b.

Panasonic

c.

Sony

d.

Honda

8)

Lupin acquired US rights for Antara, a cholesterol lowering drug from which company

a.

Pfizer

b.

Oscient Pharmaceuticals

c.

Daichii

d.

Ranbaxy

9) You Tube is finalizing an agreement with which company in order to feature music videos of artists such as Madonna and Green Day a.

Apple

b.

Warner Music

c.

20th Century Fox

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Sony Music

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c

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Chairman of Wockhardt

a.

P. Jayakumar

b.

Uday Baldota

c.

Habil Khorakiwala

d.

Steven Warner

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Baahar se kuchh. Andar se kuchh. Tagline for which brand?

a.

Intex

b.

Bourbon

c.

Hide N Seek

d.

Nutri Choice

3) At the age of 13, he formed the Lakeside Programmers Group with some school friends. a.

Bill Gates

b.

Steve Jobs

c.

Larry Ellison

d.

Nandan Nilekani

4)

Head Quarters of Tata Group called

a.

Tata Chambers

b.

Bombay House

c.

Tata House

d.

Tata Mahal

5)

What is known as a hybrid form of financing

a.

Bonds

b.

Hire Leasing

c.

Preference Capital

d.

Equity

6)

CEO & MD of HUL

a.

Vinita Bali

b.

Nitin Paranjpe

c.

N Thiruambalam

d.

Dilip Sehgal

7)

Adlabs Films renamed as

a.

Reliance MediaWorks

b.

Reliance MindWorks

c.

Reliance ThoughtWorks

d.

None of these

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Kitchen Klassics is a brand of which company

a.

Heinz

b.

MTR

c.

MDH

d.

Aashirwad

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Tropicana Fruit Juices is owned by

a.

Coca Cola India

b.

Pepsi

c.

Parle

d.

Tropic Juices

10)

Yash Raj films is entering into the television space through-

a.

Zee TV network

b.

Sony entertainment television

c.

Star network

d.

NDTV Imagine

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1) Future Group has inked a deal with a UK based footwear company. Name the company: a. Clarks b. Red Tape c. Brands 2) CEO of JP Morgan a. Jamie Dimon b. John Mack c. David Whitwam 3) CEO of TCS a. S. Ramadorai b. N. Chandrasekaran c. N. Murthy 4) Who plans to hold 26% in Oberoi Hotels? a. Vijay Mallya b. Analjit Singh c. Ratan Tata 5) First company formed to manufacture motor cars? a. Ford b. Daimler c. Fiat 6) What commodity is traditionally measured in units called a Truss? a. Hay/Straw b. Iron c. Steel 7) Microsoft’s free email service a. Outlook b. MS Mail c. Hotmail 8) Breakingviews is to be bought by a. Bloomberg b. India Infoline c. Thomson Reuters 9) FDI inflow in August in India was a. Up by 40.37% b. Up by 44% c. Down by 44% 10) The new Hero Honda Karizma is called a. ZMR b. KMR c. RMZ

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1) Former Vodafone Boss Arun Sarin is now a part of: a. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) b. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. c. Bharti Airtel 2) Which financial services company recently announced plans to break up its business into banking and insurance? a. ING Group b. Citi Group c. HSBC 3) Which is India’s second largest drug maker? a. Ranbaxy b. GSK India c. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories 4) What is the current SLR? a. 24% b. 26% c. 25% 5) A leading mobile phone service provider company launched a phone called Coolpad. Which company? a. Reliance Mobile b. BSNL c. Idea 6) University of Wollongong is collaborating with which company for the development of innovative products and services for the Australian market? a. Infosys b. Zensar Technologies c. Wipro 7) Hyundai dragged Mahindra Renault to the court for a car name which Hyundai claims sounds like the Santro. What is the name of the Mahindra Renault car?

a. Santero b. Sandero c. Santra 8) Who is the CEO of Mahindra Satyam? a. Ramalinga Raju b. Anil Arjun c. CP Gurnani 9) What are ESOPS a. Employee Stock Options b. Employee Stock Solutions c. Employee Sales Options 10) HTC makes mobile phones, smart phones, PDA’s etc. What does HTC stand for? a. High Technical Corporation b. High Tech Computer c. Holland Technology Centre

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1) AdMob, a mobile advertising startup is to be acquired by which giant? a. Yahoo! b. Google c. MSN 2) What was setup in Kandla, Gujarat in India for the first time in 1965 with a land covering 1.2 square miles? a. First SEZ of India b. First piece of land to produce GM crops c. First plant of Mercedes Benz in India 3) Which symbol appears on a Rs 50 note? a. A square b. A circle c. A triangle 4) By how much did India’s gold import rise in October? a. 48 tonnes b. 3 tonnes c. 5 tonnes 5) What does ADR stand for? a. American Depository Receipt b. American Deposit Routes c. American Deposits Reserve 6) BPO: Business Process Outsourcing, KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing. What is RPO? a. Risk Process Outsourcing b. Recruitment Process Outsourcing c. Risk Propagation Operations 7) E-Choupal is an initiative by which company? a. HUL b. P&G c. ITC 8) What does 3M stand for? a. Michelin Mobility Makers b. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company c. Movers, Miners and Manufacturers 9) Who endorses Samsonite Bags? a. Jennifer Aniston b. Sir Richard Branson c. Daniel Craig 10) Finish the tag line: Better by ___________? a. HP b. Norton

c. Adobe

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1. Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general purposes? a. Jeep b. Beetle c. Zen 2.

What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce?

a. Spirit of freedom b. Spirit of ecstasy c. Spirit of enjoyment 3.

Who is the CEO of UB group?

a. Vijay Mallya b. Jagdish Khattar c. Shiv Nadar 4.

Which company owns 'Hotmail', the Internet based e-mail system?

a. Microsoft b. IBM c. Wipro 5.

Which was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars?

a. Toyota b. GM c. Daimler 6.

His first book, "The End of the Economic Man" was published in 1939.

a. Peter Drucker

b. F.W. Taylor c. Michael Porter 7. Though he was the heir to his family's rice wine brewing business, he decided to pursue his interest in consumer electronics and was the co-founder of the Tokyo Tshushin Kyogu company. Who is he? a. Akiro Kurusawa b. Taichi Ohno c. Akio Morita 8.

Who is the CEO of ONGC?

a. Lalitha Gupte b. Subir Raha c. Subhash Chandra 9.

Elle 18 range of cosmetics are marketed in India by which FCMG company?

a. HUL b. P&G c. Loreal 10. What is the name of the UK-based Tea company acquired by Tata Tea? a. Tetley b. Gemini c. Brooke Bond

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1. When was Orkut launced? a.

December 25, 2003

b.

January 22, 2004

c.

January 1, 2004

d.

December 31, 2003

2. Which was India’s first mutual fund company? a.

Investment Trust of India

b.

LIC

c.

SBI Mutual Funds

d.

UTI

3. What was known as the Blue Ribbon Sports Company earlier? a.

Reebok

b.

ADIDAS

c.

Nike

d.

Puma

4. Who is the creator of Twitter? a.

Jack Dorsey

b.

Adam Brown

c.

George Lamsy

d.

Daniel Twilt

5. Where are the head quarters of Procter&Gamble? a.

Brooklyn

b.

Cincinnati, Ohio

c.

Edinburg

d.

Guildford

6. Which of the following is not a jewellery brand of Geetanjali group? a.

Nakshatra

b.

D’damas

c.

Sangini

d.

Tanishq

7. What is the surge in the prices of stock that occurs in the week between Christmas and New Year called? a.

Santa Claus Rally

b.

The new year Surge

c.

Christmas Carnival

d.

Holiday Fever

8. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the a.

Portuguese

b.

Dutch

c.

French

d.

Danes

9. Who is the CEO of Levi’s? a.

John Anderson

b.

Peter Levis

c.

Tom Newsky

d.

Elton Sparks

10. Which of the following is not a product of Heinz? a.

Glucon D

b.

Complan

c.

Sunshine

d.

Bournvita

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1. In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world? a.

Pepsi

b.

McDonalds

c.

Nike

d.

ADIDAS

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Which is the World's most popular brand of cigarette?

a.

Classic

b.

Dunhill

c.

Davidoff

d.

Marlboro

3.

Which was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars?

a.

Daimler

b.

Ford

c.

Suzuki

d.

GM

4.

In which country is Sikorsky Helicopters' head office?

a.

America

b.

Australia

c.

Japan

d.

China

5.

Which car manufacturer uses a badge consisting of 4 interlocked circles?

a.

Porche

b.

Audi

c.

Ferrari

d.

BMW

6.

Who is the Founder of Dr. Reddy’s?

a.

Dr. Anju Reddy

b.

Dr. Anil Reddy

c.

Dr. Anji Reddy

d.

Dr. Arnab Reddy

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Which product literally mans white snow?

a.

Nivea

b.

Lissome

c.

Dove

d.

Chambor

8.

Which company has the NYSE ticker as F?

a.

Ford Motors

b.

Fidelity

c.

FedEx

d.

Fortune Brands

9.

Whose punch line is "Yours is Here"?

a.

Lenovo

b.

Dell

c.

Sony Vio

d.

Toshiba

10. Ishaat Hussain is the chairman of which company? a.

Genpact

b.

Heinz

c.

Cummins

d.

Voltas

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