Q No.01 : Name India's largest Mutual Fund scheme which recently had a troublesome run and make the investors unhappy?
ANS : US 64 from UTI
Q No.02 : Name this famous personality who founded Pratichi Trust with the use of his Nobel Prize money?
ANS : Amartya Sen
Q No.03 : Who is the first woman became the President of Madras Chamber of Commerce?
ANS : Mallika Srinivasan
Q No.04 : What is known as the purchase of insurance against losses because of currency fluctuations?
ANS : Hedging
Q No.05 : If you are going for a 'Forward Contract' what will you do?
ANS : Sell or Purchase a specified amount of a foreign currency at a fixed rate of exchange for delivery or settlement on a specific time limit
Q No.06 : Which successful investor is popularly known as "The Oracle of Omaha"? And his famous quote is "Rule No.1: Never loss money, Rule No.2: Never forget the Rule No.1"
ANS : Warren Buffet
Q No.07 : Which is India's first Equipment Bank launched recently by SREI International Finance Ltd.?
ANS : Quipo
Q No.08: Currency trivia. In India where is the Paper for the currency manufactured?
ANS : Security paper Mill at Hoshangabad, Madya Pradesh
Q No.09 : What do you call when a firm's actual bank balance is greater than the balance shown in the firm's book?
ANS : Payment Float
Q No.10 : What is ANCOM?
ANS : Andean Common Market covering Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
Q No.11 : Who created SDR, Special Drawing Rights, in 1967 which deals with the reserve of international assets whose value is based on the widely used currencies?
ANS : International Monetary Fund
Q No.12 : Which word was derived from the French word Bougette meaning 'Little Bag'?
ANS : Budget
Q No.13 : What is known as the ' Slash Fund '?
ANS : Money spent for payment towards the influential persons for the benefit of organizations
Q No.14 : What does 'Asset Tripping ' mean?
ANS : Buying a company to sell its assets
Q No.15 : Which is the only country having paper currency and have no coins and it introduced cheque only in 1997?
ANS : Vietnam
Q No.16 : This agreement was introduced in 1946 that each government pledged to maintain a fixed exchange rate for its currency. This arrangement supposed to reduce the risk involved in international trade and transactions. Name the agreement ?
ANS : Bretton Woods Agreement
Q No.17: In financial lingo what is a “ Bridge Loan "?
ANS : Temporary finance provided until the availability of long-term arrangements
Q No.18 : What is a ' Credit Crunch '?
ANS : Supply of credit falls, though there is sufficient demand
Q No.19 : What is the rate of interest at which short-term funds are exchanged between banks in London called?
ANS : LIBOR, London Interbank Offered Rate
Q No.20 : What is known as the working balance in foreign currency maintained by a bank in Country X with its correspondent bank in Country Y to facilitate delivery or receipt of currencies?
ANS : Nostro Account
Q No.21 : Who is known as the Father of modern Economics?
ANS : Adam Smith
Q No.22 : Which country's foreign market is known as 'Rembrandt Market'?
ANS : The Netherlands
Q No.23 : Where is the European Central Bank located?
ANS : Frankfurt
Q No.24 : In 1921 the three Presidency Banks in India named Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras were amalgamated to form which other Bank?
ANS : Imperial Bank of India
Q No.25 : Which is India's first Credit Rating Agency set up jointly by LIC, GIC, UTI, ICICI and Asian Development Bank in January 1988?
ANS : Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited, CRISIL
Q No.26 : In money market, what is the term used for the non-convertible paper money?
ANS : Fiat Money
Q No.27 : What are the Bonds that carry low ratings with correspondingly higher yields called?
ANS : Junk Bonds
Q No.28 : Which country's currency is known as Drachma, which in Greek means 'to grasp'?
ANS : Greece
Q No.29 : If you file the 'chapter number 11' in USA in the name of your company what would you do?
ANS : Filing Bankruptcy
Q No.30 : CAMEL is an effective system of rating by the banks. The model insists five main criteria and based on these the financial health is evaluated on a scale of highest to lowest, 1 to 5. In that A means 'asset quality', M means 'management' and L for 'liability', then what are C and E refer?
ANS : Capital adequacy and Earnings
Saturday, January 23, 2010
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 13
Q No.01 : What does BSA stand for as seen in BSA SLR cycles?
ANS : Birmingham Small Arms
Q No.02 : Which multinational owns the brands Georgia (Ice Coffee) and Aquaris (Isotanic drink)?
ANS : Coca Cola
Q No.03 : Who introduced the world's first pocket tissue brand?
ANS : Kimberly-Klark under the name Kleenex
Q No.04 : Forbes once stated that "It has significantly positioned itself as a leader in blending under one roof both the machines that carry info/entertainment into homes and the entertainment/info itself. There are bigger companies on the hardware side and bigger companies on software side, but none has gone so far integrating the medium and the message". Name the Company?
ANS : SONY
Q No.05 : Name the Japan's leading cosmetics company, founded by Yshin Fukuhara in 1872 in Tokyo's Ginza district and the original inspiration came from the founder's American visit?
ANS : Shiseido
Q No.06 : "To be success in business, be daring, be first, be different" is the guiding principle of which business woman?
ANS : Anita Roddick of The Bodyshop
Q No.07 : Who is known as the 'Father of Mustang', a famous brand of car?
ANS : Lee Iacocca
Q No.08: Which corporation was built by three youngsters Tushar Jani, Clyde Cooper and Kushroo Dubash?
ANS : Blue Dart Express
Q No.09 : America's first Insurance company Philadelphia Contributionship was founded in 1752 by which famous personality?
ANS : Benjamin Franklin
Q No.10 : If you have noticed the health drink advertisements or packs you may see the words RDA balanced formula. What does RDA stand for?
ANS : Recommended Dietary Allowance
Q No.11 : The two pioneers in their field were working within 50 kms and both produced a motorized vehicle in 1850's. They never met each other but their companies merged after their death. Identify the duo?
ANS : Gottleib Daimler and Carl Benz
Q No.12 : United States Patent and Trademark Organization, popularly known as USPTO, was setup by the Congress in 1970. For whom did it issue the first patent right?
ANS : Samuel Hopkins for his process of Soap making
Q No.13 : With which famous brand would you associate The Spirit of Ecstasy?
ANS : Rolls Royce
Q No.14 : Which advertising personality first idealized the concept of virtual office?
ANS : Jay Chiat
Q No.15 : If you received an in-house journal named 'Docutalk', then for which company you are working?
ANS : Xerox
Q No.16 : Which is the first business family in Asia to receive the Distinguished Family Business Award 2001 from IMD?
ANS : Murugappa Group
Q No.17: Which famous corporate's head quarters is known as 'Bush House'?
ANS : British Broadcasting Corporation
Q No.18 : It was founded in 1918 when the founder was just 23. The founder along with his wife and brother-in-law began the business and their first product is an attachment plug. This electrical/electronics giant imports batteries from India and another unique product it imports and distributes is the popular 'Famous Grouse' Scotch whisky. Identify the company?
ANS : Matsushita
Q No.19 : Connect Vauxhall Victor, Morris Oxford and Hindustan Motors?
ANS : Contessa and Ambassador brand models of HM were adopted from Vauxhall Victor and Morris Oxford respectively
Q No.20 : Which company holds the rights to manufacture the products under the brand name "Harry Potter" after its worldwide success?
ANS : Warner Brothers
Q No.21 : A book named “ Father & Son Co. ”.Father senior Watson and son junior Watson. Which company does it refer to?
ANS : I B M
Q No.22 :Which company has come up with the baby and kids range of products under the name ‘ Mom n Me ’ ?
ANS : Mahindra & Mahindra
Q No.23 : Grasim Cements is promoted by which company?
ANS : Aditya Birla Group
Q No.24 : The Ad campaign of which company is this ?Also identify the social cause that is taken up by the company.
ANS : Birmingham Small Arms
Q No.02 : Which multinational owns the brands Georgia (Ice Coffee) and Aquaris (Isotanic drink)?
ANS : Coca Cola
Q No.03 : Who introduced the world's first pocket tissue brand?
ANS : Kimberly-Klark under the name Kleenex
Q No.04 : Forbes once stated that "It has significantly positioned itself as a leader in blending under one roof both the machines that carry info/entertainment into homes and the entertainment/info itself. There are bigger companies on the hardware side and bigger companies on software side, but none has gone so far integrating the medium and the message". Name the Company?
ANS : SONY
Q No.05 : Name the Japan's leading cosmetics company, founded by Yshin Fukuhara in 1872 in Tokyo's Ginza district and the original inspiration came from the founder's American visit?
ANS : Shiseido
Q No.06 : "To be success in business, be daring, be first, be different" is the guiding principle of which business woman?
ANS : Anita Roddick of The Bodyshop
Q No.07 : Who is known as the 'Father of Mustang', a famous brand of car?
ANS : Lee Iacocca
Q No.08: Which corporation was built by three youngsters Tushar Jani, Clyde Cooper and Kushroo Dubash?
ANS : Blue Dart Express
Q No.09 : America's first Insurance company Philadelphia Contributionship was founded in 1752 by which famous personality?
ANS : Benjamin Franklin
Q No.10 : If you have noticed the health drink advertisements or packs you may see the words RDA balanced formula. What does RDA stand for?
ANS : Recommended Dietary Allowance
Q No.11 : The two pioneers in their field were working within 50 kms and both produced a motorized vehicle in 1850's. They never met each other but their companies merged after their death. Identify the duo?
ANS : Gottleib Daimler and Carl Benz
Q No.12 : United States Patent and Trademark Organization, popularly known as USPTO, was setup by the Congress in 1970. For whom did it issue the first patent right?
ANS : Samuel Hopkins for his process of Soap making
Q No.13 : With which famous brand would you associate The Spirit of Ecstasy?
ANS : Rolls Royce
Q No.14 : Which advertising personality first idealized the concept of virtual office?
ANS : Jay Chiat
Q No.15 : If you received an in-house journal named 'Docutalk', then for which company you are working?
ANS : Xerox
Q No.16 : Which is the first business family in Asia to receive the Distinguished Family Business Award 2001 from IMD?
ANS : Murugappa Group
Q No.17: Which famous corporate's head quarters is known as 'Bush House'?
ANS : British Broadcasting Corporation
Q No.18 : It was founded in 1918 when the founder was just 23. The founder along with his wife and brother-in-law began the business and their first product is an attachment plug. This electrical/electronics giant imports batteries from India and another unique product it imports and distributes is the popular 'Famous Grouse' Scotch whisky. Identify the company?
ANS : Matsushita
Q No.19 : Connect Vauxhall Victor, Morris Oxford and Hindustan Motors?
ANS : Contessa and Ambassador brand models of HM were adopted from Vauxhall Victor and Morris Oxford respectively
Q No.20 : Which company holds the rights to manufacture the products under the brand name "Harry Potter" after its worldwide success?
ANS : Warner Brothers
Q No.21 : A book named “ Father & Son Co. ”.Father senior Watson and son junior Watson. Which company does it refer to?
ANS : I B M
Q No.22 :Which company has come up with the baby and kids range of products under the name ‘ Mom n Me ’ ?
ANS : Mahindra & Mahindra
Q No.23 : Grasim Cements is promoted by which company?
ANS : Aditya Birla Group
Q No.24 : The Ad campaign of which company is this ?Also identify the social cause that is taken up by the company.
ANS : Company : Vodafone
Tagline : We can’t follow you everywhere..!!!
Social cause : Rash Driving
Q No.25 : Identify the corporate logo :
ANS : Alcatel Lucent
Q No.26 : Name of the Family Store owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla?
ANS : More
Q No.27 : Which was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars?
ANS : Daimler
Q No.28 : Which company manufactured Lancaster bomber?
ANS : Avro
Q No.29 : What is the currency of Turkey?
ANS : Lira
Q No.30 : In which country are SAAB cars manufactured?
ANS : Sweden
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 12
Q No.01 : ASA Framework was developed by Ben Schneider, a researcher from University of Maryland, and used in selection of personalities. What does ASA stand for?
ANS : Attraction – Selection - Attrition
Q No.02 : What is known as the relationship between what a worker gets from the job and what he contributes to the job according to the Equity Theory?
ANS : Outcome/Input Ratio
Q No.03 : In Clayton Alderfer's ERG Theory, R stands for Relatedness and G for Growth then what does E mean?
ANS : Existence
Q No.04 : Employees hired or contracted by organisations on a temporary basis to fulfill the needs of the labor for a specific period are known as what?
ANS : Contingent Workers
Q No.05 : What is the tendency of the personnel to experience and express their negative emotional attitude and generally perceive themselves and others surrounding them negatively called?
ANS : Neuroticism
Q No.06 : Who introduced the modern concept of 360 Degree Appraisal?
ANS : General Electric Company
Q No.07 : What is a 'Career Plateau'?
ANS : A chance of obtaining a promotion or a position with more job responsibilty is very small
Q No.08: Which internationally acclaimed Indian movie has been included as a case study for 'Human Behavior at Work' by Indian Institute of Management, Indore?
ANS : Lagaan
Q No.09 : Elton Mayo, one of the pioneers in human behavior studies, called the assumptions of McGregor as "Rabble Hypothesis". What are they?
ANS : Theory X and Theory Y
Q No.10 : Who is known as the "Father of 401k"?
ANS : Ted Benna
Q No.11 : What is MBGO and who proposed it?
ANS : Management By Group Objectives by Likert & Fisher
Q No.12 : Richard Beckhard developed a concept known as 'Beckhard's Confrontation Meeting'. What is the concept?
ANS : One day meeting of entire management of an organisation in which they take the reading of their original health
Q No.13 : Name the personality who introduced the concept of 'Bureaucracy' in 1922?
ANS : Max Weber
Q No.14 : Name the title of the book in which Douglas McGregor described his famous Theory X and Theory Y?
ANS : The Humanside of Enterprise
Q No.15 : We all are familiar with the concept ESOP, thanks to the IT revolution. But in HR what is ETOP?
ANS : Environmental Threat and Opportunity Profile
Q No.16 : In McKinsey's 7S Framework there are four 'soft variables', Staff, Skills, Style and Shared Values. What are the other three 'hard variables'?
ANS : Strategy, Structure and System
Q No.17: Fill in the blank. In Expectancy theory Force = ________ x Expectancy?
ANS : Valency
Q No.18 : What is known as 'Great man Theory'?
ANS : Leaders are Born and not Made
Q No.19 : Who proposed the "Surplus Value Theory of Wages". The theory states the labor was an article of commerce, which could be purchased on payment of 'Subsistance Theory'?
ANS : Karl Marx
Q No.20 : Where is the famous 'Western Career Fair' take place annualy?
ANS : Silicon Valley
Q No.21 : Which theory is commonly referred as the 'Hierarchy of Human Needs'?
ANS : Maslow Theory
Q No.22 : Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham developed a framework to improve the effectiveness of communication. Name it?
ANS : Johari Window
Q No.23 : Name the person who called for the scientific selection of workers and 'Harmonious Cooperation' between labour and management?
ANS : Henry L. Gantt
Q No.24 : Where did Elton Mayo and F.J.Roethlisberger conduct their famous studies which dealt the influence of work groups on performance?
ANS : Hawthorne Plant at Western Electric Company
Q No.25 : In HR parlance what is known as an 'Agency Shop'?
ANS : The union where employees do not have to join but they must pay union dues to keep their jobs alive
Q No.26 : Who is known as ' The Father of Social Systems Approach ' to organisation and management?
ANS : Vilfredo Pareto
Q No.27 : The degree to which a person prefers doing two or more things simultaneously is known as what?
ANS : Polychronic
Q No.28 : Name the creativity-simulation technique which tries to make the strange familiar and the familiar strange?
ANS : Synectics
Q No.29 : An illegal strike called by employees who refuse to work during the term of a binding contract is known as 'Wildcat Strike'. State True or False?
ANS : True
Q No.30 : What does 'Theory X' and 'Theory Y' argue?
ANS : View of Human Nature and Motivation
ANS : Attraction – Selection - Attrition
Q No.02 : What is known as the relationship between what a worker gets from the job and what he contributes to the job according to the Equity Theory?
ANS : Outcome/Input Ratio
Q No.03 : In Clayton Alderfer's ERG Theory, R stands for Relatedness and G for Growth then what does E mean?
ANS : Existence
Q No.04 : Employees hired or contracted by organisations on a temporary basis to fulfill the needs of the labor for a specific period are known as what?
ANS : Contingent Workers
Q No.05 : What is the tendency of the personnel to experience and express their negative emotional attitude and generally perceive themselves and others surrounding them negatively called?
ANS : Neuroticism
Q No.06 : Who introduced the modern concept of 360 Degree Appraisal?
ANS : General Electric Company
Q No.07 : What is a 'Career Plateau'?
ANS : A chance of obtaining a promotion or a position with more job responsibilty is very small
Q No.08: Which internationally acclaimed Indian movie has been included as a case study for 'Human Behavior at Work' by Indian Institute of Management, Indore?
ANS : Lagaan
Q No.09 : Elton Mayo, one of the pioneers in human behavior studies, called the assumptions of McGregor as "Rabble Hypothesis". What are they?
ANS : Theory X and Theory Y
Q No.10 : Who is known as the "Father of 401k"?
ANS : Ted Benna
Q No.11 : What is MBGO and who proposed it?
ANS : Management By Group Objectives by Likert & Fisher
Q No.12 : Richard Beckhard developed a concept known as 'Beckhard's Confrontation Meeting'. What is the concept?
ANS : One day meeting of entire management of an organisation in which they take the reading of their original health
Q No.13 : Name the personality who introduced the concept of 'Bureaucracy' in 1922?
ANS : Max Weber
Q No.14 : Name the title of the book in which Douglas McGregor described his famous Theory X and Theory Y?
ANS : The Humanside of Enterprise
Q No.15 : We all are familiar with the concept ESOP, thanks to the IT revolution. But in HR what is ETOP?
ANS : Environmental Threat and Opportunity Profile
Q No.16 : In McKinsey's 7S Framework there are four 'soft variables', Staff, Skills, Style and Shared Values. What are the other three 'hard variables'?
ANS : Strategy, Structure and System
Q No.17: Fill in the blank. In Expectancy theory Force = ________ x Expectancy?
ANS : Valency
Q No.18 : What is known as 'Great man Theory'?
ANS : Leaders are Born and not Made
Q No.19 : Who proposed the "Surplus Value Theory of Wages". The theory states the labor was an article of commerce, which could be purchased on payment of 'Subsistance Theory'?
ANS : Karl Marx
Q No.20 : Where is the famous 'Western Career Fair' take place annualy?
ANS : Silicon Valley
Q No.21 : Which theory is commonly referred as the 'Hierarchy of Human Needs'?
ANS : Maslow Theory
Q No.22 : Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham developed a framework to improve the effectiveness of communication. Name it?
ANS : Johari Window
Q No.23 : Name the person who called for the scientific selection of workers and 'Harmonious Cooperation' between labour and management?
ANS : Henry L. Gantt
Q No.24 : Where did Elton Mayo and F.J.Roethlisberger conduct their famous studies which dealt the influence of work groups on performance?
ANS : Hawthorne Plant at Western Electric Company
Q No.25 : In HR parlance what is known as an 'Agency Shop'?
ANS : The union where employees do not have to join but they must pay union dues to keep their jobs alive
Q No.26 : Who is known as ' The Father of Social Systems Approach ' to organisation and management?
ANS : Vilfredo Pareto
Q No.27 : The degree to which a person prefers doing two or more things simultaneously is known as what?
ANS : Polychronic
Q No.28 : Name the creativity-simulation technique which tries to make the strange familiar and the familiar strange?
ANS : Synectics
Q No.29 : An illegal strike called by employees who refuse to work during the term of a binding contract is known as 'Wildcat Strike'. State True or False?
ANS : True
Q No.30 : What does 'Theory X' and 'Theory Y' argue?
ANS : View of Human Nature and Motivation
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 11
Q No.01 : Which company bought IBM PC division in 2005?
ANS : Lenovo
Q No.02 : Which major Indian corporate group is popular as ADAG?
ANS : Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
Q No.03 : What is the national currency of Malaysia?
ANS : Ringgit
Q No.04 : Which of the following is not a place where the historic NASDAQ Remote Bell is not rung?
ANS : Tokyo
Q No.05 : SEC means..
ANS : Securities & Exchange Commission
Q No.06 : NSDL stands for :
ANS : National Securities Depository Limited
Q No.07 : In the context of Mutual Funds, ELSS means :
ANS : Equity Linked Savings Scheme
Q No.08:Name 2 countries, other than India that uses Rupee as currency :
ANS : Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Q No.09 : London's Drury Lane is associated with which industry?
ANS : Theatre
Q No.10 : What commodity is traditionally measured in units called a Truss?
ANS : Hay/Straw
Q No.11 : What is the national airline of Spain?
ANS : Iberia
Q No.12 : In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol?
ANS : Bootlegger
Q No.13 : Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853?
ANS : Elisha Otis
Q No.14 : Which mobile phone company shares its name with a fruit ? CLUE : It’s an Australian
ANS : Orange
Q No.15 : Which is the World's most popular brand of cigarette?
ANS : Marlboro
Q No.16 : Which company's name is short for Durability, Reliability and Excellence?
ANS : Durex
Q No.17: This engraved logo was used on the products trial-manufactured by the company in 1934, but not released in the market. Identify the brand.
ANS : No visual at the back ground for the first time.
ANS : Lenovo
Q No.02 : Which major Indian corporate group is popular as ADAG?
ANS : Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
Q No.03 : What is the national currency of Malaysia?
ANS : Ringgit
Q No.04 : Which of the following is not a place where the historic NASDAQ Remote Bell is not rung?
ANS : Tokyo
Q No.05 : SEC means..
ANS : Securities & Exchange Commission
Q No.06 : NSDL stands for :
ANS : National Securities Depository Limited
Q No.07 : In the context of Mutual Funds, ELSS means :
ANS : Equity Linked Savings Scheme
Q No.08:Name 2 countries, other than India that uses Rupee as currency :
ANS : Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Q No.09 : London's Drury Lane is associated with which industry?
ANS : Theatre
Q No.10 : What commodity is traditionally measured in units called a Truss?
ANS : Hay/Straw
Q No.11 : What is the national airline of Spain?
ANS : Iberia
Q No.12 : In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol?
ANS : Bootlegger
Q No.13 : Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853?
ANS : Elisha Otis
Q No.14 : Which mobile phone company shares its name with a fruit ? CLUE : It’s an Australian
ANS : Orange
Q No.15 : Which is the World's most popular brand of cigarette?
ANS : Marlboro
Q No.16 : Which company's name is short for Durability, Reliability and Excellence?
ANS : Durex
Q No.17: This engraved logo was used on the products trial-manufactured by the company in 1934, but not released in the market. Identify the brand.
ANS : Cannon
Q No.18 : The Italian company Barilla is the world’s largest maker of what ?
ANS : Pasta
Q No.19 : The Indian arm of which company traces its history to the accounting practice of Marc
Merengue and W.A.Brown in Calcutta in 19th century.
ANS : P W C
Q No.20 : In food and FMCG category marketing. what is LUP ?
ANS : Low Unit Packaging
Q No.21 : Which cellphone maker launched superluxury mobile phones costing 1.11 lakhs under the
brand name “Aura” ?
ANS : Motorola
Q No.22 : What is the new low cost arm of Jet Airways launched in May 2009 ?
ANS : Jet Konnect
Q No.23 : Which computer manufacturer launched ultra thin luxury laptop line “ Adamo ” ?
ANS : Dell
Q No.24 : Which two wheeler manufacturer’s marketing initiative “Keep riding” to give buyers a true
feel of its motorcycles ?
ANS :Royal Enfield
Q No.25 : Who owns Codex Leiciester ?
ANS : Bill Gates.
Q No.26 : Which university was founded in 1961 at Elk Grove village, Illinois,located at 2815, Jorie
Boulevard in Oak Brook, Chicago, Illinois, over 70,000 people have graduated from here from
119 countries ?
ANS : Hamburger University.
Q No.27 : Born at 10, Downing Street, London, the second son of Prime Minister Fredrick John
Robinson he was an authority in Self and Local governance. Who is this , in whose name a
landmark stands at CHENNAI ?
ANS : Lord Rippon.
Q No.28 : Founded in 1988 by Dr.Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra , listed in NASDAQ on 1995. Identify
the company.
ANS : SANDISK
Q No.29 : Founded by Narayana Ranga Rao in 1948 as “Mysore Products and General Trading
Company” producing soap nut,turmeric and agarbathis, its presence in 40 countries.Identify :
ANS : Cycle Brand
Q No.30 : What special about this Time magazine?
ANS : No visual at the back ground for the first time.
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 10
Q No.01 : Company Wide Quality Management (CWQC) concept was proposed by :
ANS : Joseph Juran
Q No.02 : The CAC 40 is the prominent stock index in which country?
ANS : France
Q No.03 : The first country to issue Postal Savings accounts in 1883 was
ANS : Austria
Q No.04 : The ' Krona ' is the currency of which nation?
ANS : Sweden
Q No.05 : The parent company of Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken is :
ANS : Pepsico International
Q No.06 : The first general purpose credit card was issued by :
ANS : Diners Club
Q No.07 : A contemporary tyre manufacturer took it's name from an inventor who lived in the 19th century, even though the formation of the company had nothing to do with his family or assets. Identify him.
ANS : Charles Goodyear
Q No.08: Here's one on history. Which automobile giant was suspected to have a hand in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28,1914 which led to the outbreak of World War – I ?
ANS : Porsche
Q No.09 : Which marketting expert said that, "Marketting takes a day to learn, but unfortunately it takes a lifetime to master" ?
ANS : Philip Kotler
Q No.10 : “Small is Beautiful ” was coined by which eminent economist ?
ANS : E.F Schumacher
Q No.11 : "We are number 2. Why go with us? Because we try harder". Which brand was this No.2?
ANS : Avis
Q No.12 : What theory states that some investors will buy even highly over-valued stock, assuming that there's always someone who will be ready to buy it from them at a higher value?
ANS : The Greater Fools theory
Q No.13 : Richard Pascale, Tom Peters,Robert Waterman and Anthony Athos have evolved a core management theory which has been accepted in all the G-8 nations. Which one?
ANS : Mckinsey 7S Framework
Q No.14 : Areez Khambatta in Ahmedabad is credited with being the man behind which famous Indian brand?
ANS : Rasna
Q No.15 : The Indian Economy was characterized by decades of slow but consistent growth that later came to be known as the " Hindu Rate of Growth ". Name the person to first coin the term " Hindu Rate of Growth :
ANS : Robert McNamara
Q No.16 : What is the French equivalent of the Stock Exchange?
ANS : The Bourse
Q No.17: Shekhar Kapoor's ' Bandit Queen ' used an innovative marketing strategy for the first time in India to woo a certain section of the audience. Later the same strategy was followed during the screening of ‘ Kamasutra '?
ANS : Separate shows for women
Q No.18 : Which is the first Indian company to be listed on the NASDAQ?
ANS : Infosys
Q No.19 : Following the huge success of Hotmail and its eventual sellout to Microsoft, what is the name of the new venture planned by Sabeer Bhatia?
ANS : Arzoo! Inc.
Q No.20 : What was invented in 1879 by American cafe owner James Ritty who called it the thief catcher?
ANS : Cash Register
Q No.21 : M.M.Hasham's family business of rice exports was lost when the Government nationalised it in 1941. Undettered he plunged into the oil business and founded Western India Vegetable Products. At the time of his death his company was doing reasonably well with their two established brands called Sunflower and Camel. His son took over and they have now entered a new field under what name?
ANS : Wipro
Q No.22 :Who invented DDT ?
ANS : Dr. Paul Muller
Q No.23 :The largest producer of manganeese in world is :
ANS :China & South Africa
Q No.24 : The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at :
ANS : Kathmandu
Q No.25 :The first Industrial Revolution took place at :
ANS : England
Q No.26 :Which corporate operates with the tagline “ Quality Revolution ” ?
ANS :Toyota
Q No.27 :The principal export of Jamaica is :
ANS :Suagar
Q No.28 :Who invented Crystal Dynamics ?
ANS :C.V Raman
Q No.29 : In Which modern country would you locate The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
ANS : Iraq
Q No.30 : Which darts-based quiz show was hosted by Jim Bowen?
ANS : Bullseye
ANS : Joseph Juran
Q No.02 : The CAC 40 is the prominent stock index in which country?
ANS : France
Q No.03 : The first country to issue Postal Savings accounts in 1883 was
ANS : Austria
Q No.04 : The ' Krona ' is the currency of which nation?
ANS : Sweden
Q No.05 : The parent company of Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken is :
ANS : Pepsico International
Q No.06 : The first general purpose credit card was issued by :
ANS : Diners Club
Q No.07 : A contemporary tyre manufacturer took it's name from an inventor who lived in the 19th century, even though the formation of the company had nothing to do with his family or assets. Identify him.
ANS : Charles Goodyear
Q No.08: Here's one on history. Which automobile giant was suspected to have a hand in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28,1914 which led to the outbreak of World War – I ?
ANS : Porsche
Q No.09 : Which marketting expert said that, "Marketting takes a day to learn, but unfortunately it takes a lifetime to master" ?
ANS : Philip Kotler
Q No.10 : “Small is Beautiful ” was coined by which eminent economist ?
ANS : E.F Schumacher
Q No.11 : "We are number 2. Why go with us? Because we try harder". Which brand was this No.2?
ANS : Avis
Q No.12 : What theory states that some investors will buy even highly over-valued stock, assuming that there's always someone who will be ready to buy it from them at a higher value?
ANS : The Greater Fools theory
Q No.13 : Richard Pascale, Tom Peters,Robert Waterman and Anthony Athos have evolved a core management theory which has been accepted in all the G-8 nations. Which one?
ANS : Mckinsey 7S Framework
Q No.14 : Areez Khambatta in Ahmedabad is credited with being the man behind which famous Indian brand?
ANS : Rasna
Q No.15 : The Indian Economy was characterized by decades of slow but consistent growth that later came to be known as the " Hindu Rate of Growth ". Name the person to first coin the term " Hindu Rate of Growth :
ANS : Robert McNamara
Q No.16 : What is the French equivalent of the Stock Exchange?
ANS : The Bourse
Q No.17: Shekhar Kapoor's ' Bandit Queen ' used an innovative marketing strategy for the first time in India to woo a certain section of the audience. Later the same strategy was followed during the screening of ‘ Kamasutra '?
ANS : Separate shows for women
Q No.18 : Which is the first Indian company to be listed on the NASDAQ?
ANS : Infosys
Q No.19 : Following the huge success of Hotmail and its eventual sellout to Microsoft, what is the name of the new venture planned by Sabeer Bhatia?
ANS : Arzoo! Inc.
Q No.20 : What was invented in 1879 by American cafe owner James Ritty who called it the thief catcher?
ANS : Cash Register
Q No.21 : M.M.Hasham's family business of rice exports was lost when the Government nationalised it in 1941. Undettered he plunged into the oil business and founded Western India Vegetable Products. At the time of his death his company was doing reasonably well with their two established brands called Sunflower and Camel. His son took over and they have now entered a new field under what name?
ANS : Wipro
Q No.22 :Who invented DDT ?
ANS : Dr. Paul Muller
Q No.23 :The largest producer of manganeese in world is :
ANS :China & South Africa
Q No.24 : The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at :
ANS : Kathmandu
Q No.25 :The first Industrial Revolution took place at :
ANS : England
Q No.26 :Which corporate operates with the tagline “ Quality Revolution ” ?
ANS :Toyota
Q No.27 :The principal export of Jamaica is :
ANS :Suagar
Q No.28 :Who invented Crystal Dynamics ?
ANS :C.V Raman
Q No.29 : In Which modern country would you locate The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
ANS : Iraq
Q No.30 : Which darts-based quiz show was hosted by Jim Bowen?
ANS : Bullseye
Friday, January 8, 2010
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 09
Q No.01 : Who is referred as the "Kaizan Guru"?
ANS : Masaki Imai
Q No.02 : Who coined the term BPR- Business Process Reengineering?
ANS : Champy and Hammer in their book Reengineering The Corporation
Q No.03 : Who is known as the Father of Statistical Quality Control?
ANS : William Edward Deming
Q No.04 : In the Deming Quality cycle, what does PDCA mean?
ANS : Plan Do Check Act
Q No.05 : Dr.Joseph Juran is the pioneer in this concept. Which one?
ANS : Quality Engineering
Q No.06 : A quality philosphy was born in Motorola and later GE expanded the scope of this concept. The abstract of concept is reduced costs, increased efficiency and quality and increased profit. Name the concept?
ANS : Six Sigma
Q No.07 : Name the first Indian company in engineering sector recieved the famous TPM award from JIPM?
ANS : Sundaram Fasteners Ltd
Q No.08: Lawrence Miles conducted traditional cost reduction exercises on a number of companies' products. These led him to coin the term while he was working at General Electric Co. USA in 1947. What was the term ?
ANS : Value Analysis
Q No.09 : In 1950's Genichi Taguchi developed numerical methods to approach quality related problems. Which famuos corporation Taguchi belonged and developed all these quantitative methods?
ANS : NTT - Nippon Telephone and Telegraph
Q No.10 : Name the Israeli physicist who developed Optimised Production Technology (OPT) in the mid 1980s? He is also known for his famous book "The Goal".
ANS : Eliyahu Goldratt
Q No.11 : In print media what is a 'Bulldog Edition'?
ANS : A particular edition that is available earlier than other editions of the same publication
Q No.12 : What is known as "Advertising Allowance"?
ANS : Money provided for the purpose of advertising a specific product or brand provided by the Manufacturer to a distributor
Q No.13 : What is known as a "Bridge" in Television commercials?
ANS : Transition from one scene to another
Q No.14 : When the newspaper was first published in 1838 in Mumbai, it was known as 'The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce'. How do we better know this today?
ANS : The Times of India
Q No.15 : In the entertainment industry, Ratikant Basu started a new television channel called TARA. what does TARA stand for?
ANS : Television Aimed at Regional Audiences
Q No.16 : Name the author of the book 'Avenues of Advertising'?
ANS : Ashok Roy
Q No.17: Name the famous Indian advertising agency created by Goutam Rakshit and Ashok Roy?
ANS : Advertising Avenues
Q No.18 : WPP is the parent company of J.Walter Thomson and group of companies. Expand WPP?
ANS : Wire and Plastic Products
Q No.19 : Alisha Chinai made her debut as a singer for an advertisement jingle. Name the brand for which she first lent her voice?
ANS : Farex
Q No.20 : What is the term used to describe the day which is divided into several time periods in Broadcast Media?
ANS : Daypart
Q No.21 : The degree to which people are willing to take chances is known as what?
ANS : Risk Propensity
Q No.22 : What does 'Peter Principle' state?
ANS : In a hierarchy, people tend to rise to their level of incompetence
Q No.23 : In Change management or general HR parlance what are Psychic Costs?
ANS : Stress, Strain and Anxieties that affect the inner self of a person during a period of change
Q No.24 : Which term is used to describe the use of a person's cultural reference points to evaluate others?
ANS : Ethnocentrism
Q No.25 : This term is derived from the typographer's word for a painting plate made from the previously composed type. Walter Lippman applied this word to perception in 1922. Since then it has became a term frequently used for perceptual errors. What is it?
ANS : Stereotype
Q No.26 : Who is widely recognised as the pioneer in Cognitive Theory?
ANS : Edward Tolman
Q No.27 : In an organisation if your feedback is like PIGS, what does it denotify?
ANS : Positive, Immediate, Graphic, Specific
Q No.28 : What is the systematic study of cause and effect of personal space requirements called?
ANS : Proxemics
Q No.29 : Expand COBRA?
ANS : Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconicliation Act
Q No.30 : Name the effect of successes made by unions at the negotiating bench influencing the wages, working conditions and other terms of employment benefits for workers who are not yet the members of unions?
ANS : Spillover Effect
ANS : Masaki Imai
Q No.02 : Who coined the term BPR- Business Process Reengineering?
ANS : Champy and Hammer in their book Reengineering The Corporation
Q No.03 : Who is known as the Father of Statistical Quality Control?
ANS : William Edward Deming
Q No.04 : In the Deming Quality cycle, what does PDCA mean?
ANS : Plan Do Check Act
Q No.05 : Dr.Joseph Juran is the pioneer in this concept. Which one?
ANS : Quality Engineering
Q No.06 : A quality philosphy was born in Motorola and later GE expanded the scope of this concept. The abstract of concept is reduced costs, increased efficiency and quality and increased profit. Name the concept?
ANS : Six Sigma
Q No.07 : Name the first Indian company in engineering sector recieved the famous TPM award from JIPM?
ANS : Sundaram Fasteners Ltd
Q No.08: Lawrence Miles conducted traditional cost reduction exercises on a number of companies' products. These led him to coin the term while he was working at General Electric Co. USA in 1947. What was the term ?
ANS : Value Analysis
Q No.09 : In 1950's Genichi Taguchi developed numerical methods to approach quality related problems. Which famuos corporation Taguchi belonged and developed all these quantitative methods?
ANS : NTT - Nippon Telephone and Telegraph
Q No.10 : Name the Israeli physicist who developed Optimised Production Technology (OPT) in the mid 1980s? He is also known for his famous book "The Goal".
ANS : Eliyahu Goldratt
Q No.11 : In print media what is a 'Bulldog Edition'?
ANS : A particular edition that is available earlier than other editions of the same publication
Q No.12 : What is known as "Advertising Allowance"?
ANS : Money provided for the purpose of advertising a specific product or brand provided by the Manufacturer to a distributor
Q No.13 : What is known as a "Bridge" in Television commercials?
ANS : Transition from one scene to another
Q No.14 : When the newspaper was first published in 1838 in Mumbai, it was known as 'The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce'. How do we better know this today?
ANS : The Times of India
Q No.15 : In the entertainment industry, Ratikant Basu started a new television channel called TARA. what does TARA stand for?
ANS : Television Aimed at Regional Audiences
Q No.16 : Name the author of the book 'Avenues of Advertising'?
ANS : Ashok Roy
Q No.17: Name the famous Indian advertising agency created by Goutam Rakshit and Ashok Roy?
ANS : Advertising Avenues
Q No.18 : WPP is the parent company of J.Walter Thomson and group of companies. Expand WPP?
ANS : Wire and Plastic Products
Q No.19 : Alisha Chinai made her debut as a singer for an advertisement jingle. Name the brand for which she first lent her voice?
ANS : Farex
Q No.20 : What is the term used to describe the day which is divided into several time periods in Broadcast Media?
ANS : Daypart
Q No.21 : The degree to which people are willing to take chances is known as what?
ANS : Risk Propensity
Q No.22 : What does 'Peter Principle' state?
ANS : In a hierarchy, people tend to rise to their level of incompetence
Q No.23 : In Change management or general HR parlance what are Psychic Costs?
ANS : Stress, Strain and Anxieties that affect the inner self of a person during a period of change
Q No.24 : Which term is used to describe the use of a person's cultural reference points to evaluate others?
ANS : Ethnocentrism
Q No.25 : This term is derived from the typographer's word for a painting plate made from the previously composed type. Walter Lippman applied this word to perception in 1922. Since then it has became a term frequently used for perceptual errors. What is it?
ANS : Stereotype
Q No.26 : Who is widely recognised as the pioneer in Cognitive Theory?
ANS : Edward Tolman
Q No.27 : In an organisation if your feedback is like PIGS, what does it denotify?
ANS : Positive, Immediate, Graphic, Specific
Q No.28 : What is the systematic study of cause and effect of personal space requirements called?
ANS : Proxemics
Q No.29 : Expand COBRA?
ANS : Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconicliation Act
Q No.30 : Name the effect of successes made by unions at the negotiating bench influencing the wages, working conditions and other terms of employment benefits for workers who are not yet the members of unions?
ANS : Spillover Effect
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 08
Q No.01 : How do we better know the Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino?
ANS : F I A T
Q No.02 : If you buy health drink brands you would have noticed the words RDA Balanced Formula on it. What does it mean?
ANS : Recommended Dietary Allowance
Q No.03 : One of the most successful small cars on Indian road is ZEN from Maruti. What does it mean?
ANS : Zero Engine Noise
Q No.04 : CIPLA was set up by Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935 in India. Expand CIPLA?
ANS : The Chemical Industrial and Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Q No.05 : Expand SKG in the production house Dreamworks SKG?
ANS : Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen
Q No.06 : The famous luxury goods maker IKEA was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. What does IKEA mean?
ANS : I and K from the initials of the founder, E and A stands for Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd, the farmhouse and the village respectively, where I K grew up
Q No.07 : Expand SEBI
ANS : Securities and Exchange Board of India
Q No.08: Which popular global IT company has the slogan "High Performance. Delivered"?
ANS : Accenture
Q No.09 : Who of the following is the son of Lakshmi Mittal of Mittal Steels?
ANS : Aditya Mittal
Q No.10 : Which Asset Management Company took a 49.9% stake in Sundaram Mutual Fund to enter into India via Joint Venture route?
ANS : BNP Paribas
Q No.11 : Which famous personality founded the first American insurance company Philadelphia Contributionship in the year 1752 who also played an imporatnt role in the Declaration of Independence (1776) and drafting the American Constitution (1787)?
ANS : Benjamin Franklin
Q No.12 : Ruben Rausing invented the 'tetrahedron-shaped' cardboard carton for holding liquids in the year 1952. Identify the famous company run by Rausing family?
ANS : Tetrapak
Q No.13 : He invented the 'Swatch' watch and convert the traditional functional role of watches into a fashion accessory in 1979. Identify him.
ANS : Ernst Thomke
Q No.14 : Identify the company started by Finnish engineer Fredrik Idestam as a wood pulp mill and paper manufacturing company and then changed itself to a telecom major?
ANS :NOKIA
Q No.15 : Name the First woman president of a stock exchange in India?
ANS : Omana Abraham of Cochin Stock Exchange
Q No.16 : In Food & Beverages industry who invented the Frozen Foods and launched it in 1930?
ANS : Clarence Birdseye
Q No.17: Emile Jellinek is a part-time salesman who worked for Daimler. He was a keen racing driver and agreed to order 36 cars from Daimler if they were named after his daughter. A famous brand was born then. Identify it.
ANS : Mercedes
Q No.18 : William Owen admired Francis Barrauds' 1889 painting of his brother's fox terrier dog and paid him to redo the painting and adopted it as the new trademark for his recording company. The old trademark is known as "Recording Angel". Identify the company founded by him and the famous trademark icon?
ANS : HMV, then Gramophone Company, and the icon is Nipper dog
Q No.19 : Name the personality who is credited for the STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) revolution in India?
ANS : Sam Pitroda
Q No.20 : Who was the founder of India's first mutual fund company ITI, Investment Trust of India?
ANS : Chandalal Motilal Kothari
Q No.21 : Name the mascot of Asian Paints created by R.K.Lakshman?
ANS : Gattu
Q No.22 : Who created the mascot Amul Moppet?
ANS : Sylvester daCunha
Q No.23 : Name the person who first drew the Linux penguin?
ANS : Larry Ewing
Q No.24 : Name the famous cow created for Borden in 1930's with beautiful smile and fresh daisies around her neck which symbolize the fresh dairy quality and she is the spokescow for Borden Dairy Foods since 1938?
ANS : Elsie
Q No.25 : While conducting an informal market survey for the corporate brand symbol, a truck driver said that "A good tyre should have all the qualities of a pahalwan (strong man)". And from this statement the Brand symbol was born. Identify it.
ANS : MRF Muscleman
Q No.26 : Which famous Indian mascot was conceived and created by Bobby Kooka along with Umesh Rao, an artist with J.Walter Thompson Ltd., Mumbai?
ANS : Air India Maharaja
Q No.27 : 'Poppin Fresh' serves as the mascot of which international brand/company?
ANS : Pillsbury
Q No.28 : Which Indain company uses the mascot "Chimpoo"?
ANS : Garware Paints
Q No.29 : Which internationally acclaimed mascot was created by Pacific Data Images, a pioneer in computer graphics for film & video?
ANS : Pillsbury Doughboy
Q No.30 : Name the drum beating pink rabbit created by Chiat / Day in 1938?
ANS : Energiser Bunny
ANS : F I A T
Q No.02 : If you buy health drink brands you would have noticed the words RDA Balanced Formula on it. What does it mean?
ANS : Recommended Dietary Allowance
Q No.03 : One of the most successful small cars on Indian road is ZEN from Maruti. What does it mean?
ANS : Zero Engine Noise
Q No.04 : CIPLA was set up by Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935 in India. Expand CIPLA?
ANS : The Chemical Industrial and Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Q No.05 : Expand SKG in the production house Dreamworks SKG?
ANS : Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen
Q No.06 : The famous luxury goods maker IKEA was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. What does IKEA mean?
ANS : I and K from the initials of the founder, E and A stands for Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd, the farmhouse and the village respectively, where I K grew up
Q No.07 : Expand SEBI
ANS : Securities and Exchange Board of India
Q No.08: Which popular global IT company has the slogan "High Performance. Delivered"?
ANS : Accenture
Q No.09 : Who of the following is the son of Lakshmi Mittal of Mittal Steels?
ANS : Aditya Mittal
Q No.10 : Which Asset Management Company took a 49.9% stake in Sundaram Mutual Fund to enter into India via Joint Venture route?
ANS : BNP Paribas
Q No.11 : Which famous personality founded the first American insurance company Philadelphia Contributionship in the year 1752 who also played an imporatnt role in the Declaration of Independence (1776) and drafting the American Constitution (1787)?
ANS : Benjamin Franklin
Q No.12 : Ruben Rausing invented the 'tetrahedron-shaped' cardboard carton for holding liquids in the year 1952. Identify the famous company run by Rausing family?
ANS : Tetrapak
Q No.13 : He invented the 'Swatch' watch and convert the traditional functional role of watches into a fashion accessory in 1979. Identify him.
ANS : Ernst Thomke
Q No.14 : Identify the company started by Finnish engineer Fredrik Idestam as a wood pulp mill and paper manufacturing company and then changed itself to a telecom major?
ANS :NOKIA
Q No.15 : Name the First woman president of a stock exchange in India?
ANS : Omana Abraham of Cochin Stock Exchange
Q No.16 : In Food & Beverages industry who invented the Frozen Foods and launched it in 1930?
ANS : Clarence Birdseye
Q No.17: Emile Jellinek is a part-time salesman who worked for Daimler. He was a keen racing driver and agreed to order 36 cars from Daimler if they were named after his daughter. A famous brand was born then. Identify it.
ANS : Mercedes
Q No.18 : William Owen admired Francis Barrauds' 1889 painting of his brother's fox terrier dog and paid him to redo the painting and adopted it as the new trademark for his recording company. The old trademark is known as "Recording Angel". Identify the company founded by him and the famous trademark icon?
ANS : HMV, then Gramophone Company, and the icon is Nipper dog
Q No.19 : Name the personality who is credited for the STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) revolution in India?
ANS : Sam Pitroda
Q No.20 : Who was the founder of India's first mutual fund company ITI, Investment Trust of India?
ANS : Chandalal Motilal Kothari
Q No.21 : Name the mascot of Asian Paints created by R.K.Lakshman?
ANS : Gattu
Q No.22 : Who created the mascot Amul Moppet?
ANS : Sylvester daCunha
Q No.23 : Name the person who first drew the Linux penguin?
ANS : Larry Ewing
Q No.24 : Name the famous cow created for Borden in 1930's with beautiful smile and fresh daisies around her neck which symbolize the fresh dairy quality and she is the spokescow for Borden Dairy Foods since 1938?
ANS : Elsie
Q No.25 : While conducting an informal market survey for the corporate brand symbol, a truck driver said that "A good tyre should have all the qualities of a pahalwan (strong man)". And from this statement the Brand symbol was born. Identify it.
ANS : MRF Muscleman
Q No.26 : Which famous Indian mascot was conceived and created by Bobby Kooka along with Umesh Rao, an artist with J.Walter Thompson Ltd., Mumbai?
ANS : Air India Maharaja
Q No.27 : 'Poppin Fresh' serves as the mascot of which international brand/company?
ANS : Pillsbury
Q No.28 : Which Indain company uses the mascot "Chimpoo"?
ANS : Garware Paints
Q No.29 : Which internationally acclaimed mascot was created by Pacific Data Images, a pioneer in computer graphics for film & video?
ANS : Pillsbury Doughboy
Q No.30 : Name the drum beating pink rabbit created by Chiat / Day in 1938?
ANS : Energiser Bunny
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 07
Q No.01 : Name the index which used to detect the Bullish or Bearish trend in stock market?
ANS : Advance-Decline Index. Ratio of the number of shares which increase pricewise to those decreased pricewise.
Q No.02 : What are the certificates issued by the US depository bank representing the shares of a foriegn company?
ANS : American Depository Receipts
Q No.03 : What was formed under the Banyan tree at Hormiman Circle?
ANS : Bombay Stock Exchange
Q No.04 : What does Chalu Upla mean in stock trading?
ANS : An unofficial deal, i.e a deal not made on the floor of exchange
Q No.05 : How is the interest paid by the buyers on the borrowed fund in carry forward transaction called?
ANS : Contango
Q No.06 : Name the Stock Market Regulator in United Kingdom?
ANS : Financial Services Authority
Q No.07 : Name the first Public Sector share quoted on the Bombay Stock Exchange?
ANS : Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Q No.08: Name the First women President of a Stock Exchange in India?
ANS : Omana Abraham of Cochin Stock Exchange
Q No.09 : What is DJIA in world stock market trading?
ANS : Dow Jones Industrial Average, an average of 30 blue chip stocks
Q No.10 : Which is the first foreign company listed on NYSE?
ANS : SONY
Q No.11 : Name the brand of Beer which got its name from the brewery which was founded on the Banks of the river Amstel?
ANS : Amstel Beer
Q No.12 : What was known as the Blue Ribbon Sports company earlier?
ANS : Nike
Q No.13 : Which brand got its name from a Sanskrit word which means "Priceless"?
ANS : Amul from Amoolya
Q No.14 : Which international brand was founded by Adrian Dasley, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn?
ANS : DHL
Q No.15 : Identify the brand which means 'Three Oceans' in English and has it's motto as "Saving the Earth and Serving its People".
ANS : SANYO
Q No.16 : "I knew a trade name must be short, vigorous, incapable of being misspelled to an extent that will destroy its identity, and in order to satisfy the trademark laws, it must mean nothing". Who said this and name the brand?
ANS : Geroge Eastman about his Kodak
Q No.17: What is known as the ratio of the percent (%) of a brand's sales in a market to the percent of national population in that same market?
ANS : BDI - Brand Development Index
Q No.18 : Sony get its name from the Latin word meaning 'Sound'. But which brand derives its name from a Japanese word for ' Sound '?
ANS : Onkyo
Q No.19 : This brand derives its name from a old French word meaning "Beam of Light" and a Greek word for "From the Gods". And the company was initially known as American Appliance Company. Identify the brand/company.
ANS : Raytheon from Rai and Theon
Q No.20 : Name the brand of pocket watch used by Mahatma Gandhi?
ANS : Vintage Ingersoll
Q No.21 : Name the famous personality known for his cartoon character and also wrote the books Bring me the Head of Willy the Mail Boy, Still Pumped up From Using the Mouse and Shaving the Whales?
ANS : Scott Adams
Q No.22 : Which two companies are associated with Tara Deshpande for India's first e-novel which is authored by Tara and co-authored by the readers?
ANS : Firstandsecond.com and Adobe Systems
Q No.23 : Whose autobiography is known as "Work in Progress"?
ANS : Michael Eisner
Q No.24 : In which book marketing legend Peter F. Drucker first coined the term Privatisation?
ANS : The Age of Discontinuity
Q No.25 : Which former Indian chief executive's autobiography is titled as "Bite the Bullet"?
ANS : Ajit Haskar, Ex-Chairman, ITC
Q No.26 : Who is the author of the book sub-titled as 'Necessary Disorganization for the Nanosecond Nineties'?
ANS : Tom Peters and his Liberation Management
Q No.27 : 'Who Moved my Cheese' is from the best selling author Spencer Johnson. Name the other book he co-authored with Kenneth Blanchard?
ANS : One Minute Manager
Q No.28 : Whose autobiography is called as "Just For Fun" and co-authored by David Diamond?
ANS : Linus Torvalds
Q No.29 : Who is widely referred as the Quality Guru and the author of the books Quality is Free, Quality Without Fears and Running Things?
ANS : Philip Crosby
Q No.30 : Who co-authored the book 'Weaving The Web' along with Tim Berners-Lee?
ANS : Fischetti Mark
ANS : Advance-Decline Index. Ratio of the number of shares which increase pricewise to those decreased pricewise.
Q No.02 : What are the certificates issued by the US depository bank representing the shares of a foriegn company?
ANS : American Depository Receipts
Q No.03 : What was formed under the Banyan tree at Hormiman Circle?
ANS : Bombay Stock Exchange
Q No.04 : What does Chalu Upla mean in stock trading?
ANS : An unofficial deal, i.e a deal not made on the floor of exchange
Q No.05 : How is the interest paid by the buyers on the borrowed fund in carry forward transaction called?
ANS : Contango
Q No.06 : Name the Stock Market Regulator in United Kingdom?
ANS : Financial Services Authority
Q No.07 : Name the first Public Sector share quoted on the Bombay Stock Exchange?
ANS : Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Q No.08: Name the First women President of a Stock Exchange in India?
ANS : Omana Abraham of Cochin Stock Exchange
Q No.09 : What is DJIA in world stock market trading?
ANS : Dow Jones Industrial Average, an average of 30 blue chip stocks
Q No.10 : Which is the first foreign company listed on NYSE?
ANS : SONY
Q No.11 : Name the brand of Beer which got its name from the brewery which was founded on the Banks of the river Amstel?
ANS : Amstel Beer
Q No.12 : What was known as the Blue Ribbon Sports company earlier?
ANS : Nike
Q No.13 : Which brand got its name from a Sanskrit word which means "Priceless"?
ANS : Amul from Amoolya
Q No.14 : Which international brand was founded by Adrian Dasley, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn?
ANS : DHL
Q No.15 : Identify the brand which means 'Three Oceans' in English and has it's motto as "Saving the Earth and Serving its People".
ANS : SANYO
Q No.16 : "I knew a trade name must be short, vigorous, incapable of being misspelled to an extent that will destroy its identity, and in order to satisfy the trademark laws, it must mean nothing". Who said this and name the brand?
ANS : Geroge Eastman about his Kodak
Q No.17: What is known as the ratio of the percent (%) of a brand's sales in a market to the percent of national population in that same market?
ANS : BDI - Brand Development Index
Q No.18 : Sony get its name from the Latin word meaning 'Sound'. But which brand derives its name from a Japanese word for ' Sound '?
ANS : Onkyo
Q No.19 : This brand derives its name from a old French word meaning "Beam of Light" and a Greek word for "From the Gods". And the company was initially known as American Appliance Company. Identify the brand/company.
ANS : Raytheon from Rai and Theon
Q No.20 : Name the brand of pocket watch used by Mahatma Gandhi?
ANS : Vintage Ingersoll
Q No.21 : Name the famous personality known for his cartoon character and also wrote the books Bring me the Head of Willy the Mail Boy, Still Pumped up From Using the Mouse and Shaving the Whales?
ANS : Scott Adams
Q No.22 : Which two companies are associated with Tara Deshpande for India's first e-novel which is authored by Tara and co-authored by the readers?
ANS : Firstandsecond.com and Adobe Systems
Q No.23 : Whose autobiography is known as "Work in Progress"?
ANS : Michael Eisner
Q No.24 : In which book marketing legend Peter F. Drucker first coined the term Privatisation?
ANS : The Age of Discontinuity
Q No.25 : Which former Indian chief executive's autobiography is titled as "Bite the Bullet"?
ANS : Ajit Haskar, Ex-Chairman, ITC
Q No.26 : Who is the author of the book sub-titled as 'Necessary Disorganization for the Nanosecond Nineties'?
ANS : Tom Peters and his Liberation Management
Q No.27 : 'Who Moved my Cheese' is from the best selling author Spencer Johnson. Name the other book he co-authored with Kenneth Blanchard?
ANS : One Minute Manager
Q No.28 : Whose autobiography is called as "Just For Fun" and co-authored by David Diamond?
ANS : Linus Torvalds
Q No.29 : Who is widely referred as the Quality Guru and the author of the books Quality is Free, Quality Without Fears and Running Things?
ANS : Philip Crosby
Q No.30 : Who co-authored the book 'Weaving The Web' along with Tim Berners-Lee?
ANS : Fischetti Mark
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 06
Q No.01 :This company was established in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids in the town of Tampere, in south – western Finland.The present day headquarters are located by the Gulf of Finland in Keilaniemi,Espoo, was constructed between 1995 and 1997.The name of the company comes from the town where it was first established and also the river which flowed by the town.Name the company :
ANS : NOKIA
Q No.02 :It was established as “ The Native Share and Stock Brockers’ Association ” in 1875 and was the oldest of its kind in Asia.What ?
ANS :Bombay Stock Exchange
Q No.03 :He is considered as the King of Retail in India and Heads the Fortune Group of Companies which has the famous retail outlets like Pantaloon,Big Bazaar,Food Bazaar,and Shoe Bazaar as its subsidiaries.Whom am I reffering here ?
ANS :Kishore Bayani
Q No.04 :Who was the first Finance Minister of independent India ?
ANS :Sir. R.K Shanmukham Chetty
Q No.05 :It was called the Imperial Bank of India until 30th April 1955 and was the result of the amalgamation of the Bank of Bombay,Bank of Madras and Bank of Bengal.How do we know it today ?
ANS :State Bank of India ( S B I )
Q No.06 :The first mechanical form of this machine was devoloped and built by Luther George Simjian and installed in 1939 in New York city by the City Bank of New York,but removed after 6 months due to the lack of customer acceptance.De La Rue devoloped the first electronic form of this machine, which was installed first in Enfield Town in North London, United Kingdom on 27 June 1967 by Barclays Bank.Which is the machine ?
ANS :Automated Teller Machine ( A T M )
Q No.07 :Which was the first Indian bank to open its branches outside India ?
ANS : BANK OF INDIA ( First branch outside India was at London )
Q No.08:According to Hindu mythology, Ved Vyas compiled Mahabharatha, but who wrote it ?
ANS :Lord Ganesha.
Q No.09 :Which was the first bank to start ATM service in India ?
ANS : H S B C
Q No.10 :In which year the banks in India was nationalized ?
ANS :1969
Q No.11 :Who was the first Indian actress to models for LUX soap ?
ANS : Leela Chitnis
Q No.12 :What do you call a stock market trend which is neithr bullish nor bearish ?
ANS : Chicken Market
Q No.13 :How many stock exchanges are there in India ?
ANS : 23
Q No.14 :What are illiquid stocks that donot follow SEBI rules and regulations called ?
ANS : Z Stocks
Q No.15 :By what name is the building “ Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers ” better known as :
ANS : Bombay Stock Exchange
Q No.16 :What was established in Kolkata on 1st April 1935 in accordance with the provision of an Act of the same name passed in 1934 ?
ANS : Reserve Bank of India
Q No.17:The Reserve Bank of India was established on the recommendations of a report submitted in 1926 by which commission ?
ANS : Hilton Young Commission
Q No.18 :What unique distinction do the General Bank of India and the Bank of Hindusthan founded in and around 1786 posses in the context of Indian banking history ?
ANS : They are the first Indian banks.
Q No.19 :The Imperial Bank of India was renamed on 30th April 1955 as what ?
ANS : State bank of India ( S B I )
Q No.20 :Which bank operates on behalf of the SBI in Nigeria and was established in 1981?
ANS : INMB ( Indo-Nigerian Merchant Bank )
Q No.21 :Which was rhe first foreign bank to open a branch in India ?
ANS : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860’s
Q No.22 :The Allahabad Bank, established in 1865 and still functioning today, is the oldest Joint Stock bank in India.Which was the first Joint Stock bank in India?
ANS :Bank of Upper India, established in 1863
Q No.23 :What unique distinction does the Anyonya Cooperative Bank held ?
ANS : It is the first cooperative bank in Asia.
Q No.24 :Which bank sponsored the first regional rural bank in India by the name ‘Prathama Grameen Bank’ ?
ANS :Syndicate Bank
Q No.25 : DEMAT is the acronym for :
ANS :Dematerialization
Q No.26 :What do IPO and FPO means ?
ANS : Initial Public Offer ( IPO ) & Follow-on Public Offer ( FPO )
Q No.27 :Converting shares in demat mode back to physical mode is called as :
ANS : Rematerialization
Q No.28 : EPS is the acronym of :
ANS : Earnings Per Share
Q No.29 :What does it known if a company announces bonus shares in the ratio of 5:1 ?
ANS :One bonus share for every five shares held.
Q No.30 :What is the name of two share depositories in India ?
ANS : NSDL ( National Securities Depository Limited ) & CSDL ( Central Securities Depository Limited ).
ANS : NOKIA
Q No.02 :It was established as “ The Native Share and Stock Brockers’ Association ” in 1875 and was the oldest of its kind in Asia.What ?
ANS :Bombay Stock Exchange
Q No.03 :He is considered as the King of Retail in India and Heads the Fortune Group of Companies which has the famous retail outlets like Pantaloon,Big Bazaar,Food Bazaar,and Shoe Bazaar as its subsidiaries.Whom am I reffering here ?
ANS :Kishore Bayani
Q No.04 :Who was the first Finance Minister of independent India ?
ANS :Sir. R.K Shanmukham Chetty
Q No.05 :It was called the Imperial Bank of India until 30th April 1955 and was the result of the amalgamation of the Bank of Bombay,Bank of Madras and Bank of Bengal.How do we know it today ?
ANS :State Bank of India ( S B I )
Q No.06 :The first mechanical form of this machine was devoloped and built by Luther George Simjian and installed in 1939 in New York city by the City Bank of New York,but removed after 6 months due to the lack of customer acceptance.De La Rue devoloped the first electronic form of this machine, which was installed first in Enfield Town in North London, United Kingdom on 27 June 1967 by Barclays Bank.Which is the machine ?
ANS :Automated Teller Machine ( A T M )
Q No.07 :Which was the first Indian bank to open its branches outside India ?
ANS : BANK OF INDIA ( First branch outside India was at London )
Q No.08:According to Hindu mythology, Ved Vyas compiled Mahabharatha, but who wrote it ?
ANS :Lord Ganesha.
Q No.09 :Which was the first bank to start ATM service in India ?
ANS : H S B C
Q No.10 :In which year the banks in India was nationalized ?
ANS :1969
Q No.11 :Who was the first Indian actress to models for LUX soap ?
ANS : Leela Chitnis
Q No.12 :What do you call a stock market trend which is neithr bullish nor bearish ?
ANS : Chicken Market
Q No.13 :How many stock exchanges are there in India ?
ANS : 23
Q No.14 :What are illiquid stocks that donot follow SEBI rules and regulations called ?
ANS : Z Stocks
Q No.15 :By what name is the building “ Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers ” better known as :
ANS : Bombay Stock Exchange
Q No.16 :What was established in Kolkata on 1st April 1935 in accordance with the provision of an Act of the same name passed in 1934 ?
ANS : Reserve Bank of India
Q No.17:The Reserve Bank of India was established on the recommendations of a report submitted in 1926 by which commission ?
ANS : Hilton Young Commission
Q No.18 :What unique distinction do the General Bank of India and the Bank of Hindusthan founded in and around 1786 posses in the context of Indian banking history ?
ANS : They are the first Indian banks.
Q No.19 :The Imperial Bank of India was renamed on 30th April 1955 as what ?
ANS : State bank of India ( S B I )
Q No.20 :Which bank operates on behalf of the SBI in Nigeria and was established in 1981?
ANS : INMB ( Indo-Nigerian Merchant Bank )
Q No.21 :Which was rhe first foreign bank to open a branch in India ?
ANS : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860’s
Q No.22 :The Allahabad Bank, established in 1865 and still functioning today, is the oldest Joint Stock bank in India.Which was the first Joint Stock bank in India?
ANS :Bank of Upper India, established in 1863
Q No.23 :What unique distinction does the Anyonya Cooperative Bank held ?
ANS : It is the first cooperative bank in Asia.
Q No.24 :Which bank sponsored the first regional rural bank in India by the name ‘Prathama Grameen Bank’ ?
ANS :Syndicate Bank
Q No.25 : DEMAT is the acronym for :
ANS :Dematerialization
Q No.26 :What do IPO and FPO means ?
ANS : Initial Public Offer ( IPO ) & Follow-on Public Offer ( FPO )
Q No.27 :Converting shares in demat mode back to physical mode is called as :
ANS : Rematerialization
Q No.28 : EPS is the acronym of :
ANS : Earnings Per Share
Q No.29 :What does it known if a company announces bonus shares in the ratio of 5:1 ?
ANS :One bonus share for every five shares held.
Q No.30 :What is the name of two share depositories in India ?
ANS : NSDL ( National Securities Depository Limited ) & CSDL ( Central Securities Depository Limited ).
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 05
Q No.01 :“ We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion and an excuse to shop, they will come. ”.These are the golden words of whom ?
ANS :Kishore Bayani
Q No.02 :Autobiography of JRD Tata :
ANS : Beyond the Last Blue Mountain
Q No.03 :Autobiography of Krishnakumar Birla
ANS :Brushes with History
Q No.04 : “ It happened in India ” is the autobiography of :
ANS :Kishore Bayani ( The chairman of Future Group )
Q No.05 : “ The end of Economic Man ” is the book written by :
ANS : Peter F Drucker
Q No.06 : “ Imagining India ” is the book written by :
ANS : Nandan M Nilekani
Q No.07 : Tag line of SONY corporation :
ANS :Like no other
Q No.08: “ India’s family store ” is the tag line of :
ANS :Pantaloon
Q No.09 :Name of the family store owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla :
ANS : MORE
Q No.10 :Net Safe credit cards was introduced by which bank :
ANS :HDFC
Q No.11 :What is ADAG :
ANS : Anil Dheerubhai Ambani Group
Q No.12 : “King Fisher Red ” is the former name of which Airline ?
ANS :Air Deccan ( Which was taken over by Vijay Malliya Group )
Q No.13 :Founder of ‘Air Deccan’
ANS :Captain Gopinath
Q No.14 : “ World’s Local Bank ” is the punch line of which bank ?
ANS : HSBC
Q No.15 :Acronym of HDFC :
ANS :Housing Devolopment Finance Corporation
Q No.16 :NASDAQ is the acronym for :
ANS : National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
Q No.17:Expand ICICI :
ANS :Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India.
Q No.18 :Who is operating with tagline “ One Family One Bank ” :
ANS :Bank of Maharashtra
Q No.19 : “ Express Yourself ” is the tagline of Airtel, then whose punchline is “ Experience Yourself ” :
ANS : Tamilnadu Tourism
Q No.20 :Founder of Dabur India Ltd.
ANS :S.K Burman
Q No.21 :Babool toothpaste was introduced by which compny :
ANS :Balsara
Q No.22 : “Power of Simplicity” is the punchline of Tally Solutions, but whose tagline is “ Sense & Simplicity” :
ANS :Philips
Q No.23 : “Inspire the Next ” is the tagline of which company ?
ANS :Hitatchi
Q No.24 : “ Born in Japan, Entertaining the World ”, who ?
ANS : SANSUI
Q No.25 :With which form of economy the term “ Laissez – Faire ” is associated :
ANS : Capitalist Economy
Q No.26 :In which year SAARC was formed ?
ANS :1985
Q No.27 :In the context of Mutual Funds, the term SIP stands for :
ANS :Systematic Investment Plan
Q No.28 :What was set up in Kandla, Gujrath in India in 1965 for the first time with a land covering of 1.2 square miles ?
ANS : KASEZ, The first Special Economic Zone ( SEZ ) in India.
Q No.29 :It began as a resturant in 1940 in San Bernardino, California withtwo brothers named Dick and Mac starting it.It became famous in 1948 for the introduction of “Speedee Service System” and its orginal mascot was a man with a chef’s hat on top of a hamburger shaped head whose name was “Speedee”.Later Ray Crock purchased it and brought about a revolution in the industry.What was started in 1940 ?
ANS :McDonald Food Chain Resturants
Q No.30 :It started its operations in 1997 as the India based business process service operation for GE Capital.In 2005, with equity investments from General Atlantic and Oak Hill Capital Partners, it became an independent company and was rebranded to the present name.Today it is the largest BPO company of India.About which company we are talking about ?
ANS :Genpact
ANS :Kishore Bayani
Q No.02 :Autobiography of JRD Tata :
ANS : Beyond the Last Blue Mountain
Q No.03 :Autobiography of Krishnakumar Birla
ANS :Brushes with History
Q No.04 : “ It happened in India ” is the autobiography of :
ANS :Kishore Bayani ( The chairman of Future Group )
Q No.05 : “ The end of Economic Man ” is the book written by :
ANS : Peter F Drucker
Q No.06 : “ Imagining India ” is the book written by :
ANS : Nandan M Nilekani
Q No.07 : Tag line of SONY corporation :
ANS :Like no other
Q No.08: “ India’s family store ” is the tag line of :
ANS :Pantaloon
Q No.09 :Name of the family store owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla :
ANS : MORE
Q No.10 :Net Safe credit cards was introduced by which bank :
ANS :HDFC
Q No.11 :What is ADAG :
ANS : Anil Dheerubhai Ambani Group
Q No.12 : “King Fisher Red ” is the former name of which Airline ?
ANS :Air Deccan ( Which was taken over by Vijay Malliya Group )
Q No.13 :Founder of ‘Air Deccan’
ANS :Captain Gopinath
Q No.14 : “ World’s Local Bank ” is the punch line of which bank ?
ANS : HSBC
Q No.15 :Acronym of HDFC :
ANS :Housing Devolopment Finance Corporation
Q No.16 :NASDAQ is the acronym for :
ANS : National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
Q No.17:Expand ICICI :
ANS :Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India.
Q No.18 :Who is operating with tagline “ One Family One Bank ” :
ANS :Bank of Maharashtra
Q No.19 : “ Express Yourself ” is the tagline of Airtel, then whose punchline is “ Experience Yourself ” :
ANS : Tamilnadu Tourism
Q No.20 :Founder of Dabur India Ltd.
ANS :S.K Burman
Q No.21 :Babool toothpaste was introduced by which compny :
ANS :Balsara
Q No.22 : “Power of Simplicity” is the punchline of Tally Solutions, but whose tagline is “ Sense & Simplicity” :
ANS :Philips
Q No.23 : “Inspire the Next ” is the tagline of which company ?
ANS :Hitatchi
Q No.24 : “ Born in Japan, Entertaining the World ”, who ?
ANS : SANSUI
Q No.25 :With which form of economy the term “ Laissez – Faire ” is associated :
ANS : Capitalist Economy
Q No.26 :In which year SAARC was formed ?
ANS :1985
Q No.27 :In the context of Mutual Funds, the term SIP stands for :
ANS :Systematic Investment Plan
Q No.28 :What was set up in Kandla, Gujrath in India in 1965 for the first time with a land covering of 1.2 square miles ?
ANS : KASEZ, The first Special Economic Zone ( SEZ ) in India.
Q No.29 :It began as a resturant in 1940 in San Bernardino, California withtwo brothers named Dick and Mac starting it.It became famous in 1948 for the introduction of “Speedee Service System” and its orginal mascot was a man with a chef’s hat on top of a hamburger shaped head whose name was “Speedee”.Later Ray Crock purchased it and brought about a revolution in the industry.What was started in 1940 ?
ANS :McDonald Food Chain Resturants
Q No.30 :It started its operations in 1997 as the India based business process service operation for GE Capital.In 2005, with equity investments from General Atlantic and Oak Hill Capital Partners, it became an independent company and was rebranded to the present name.Today it is the largest BPO company of India.About which company we are talking about ?
ANS :Genpact
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 04
Q No.01 : Which leadership guru coined the term ' Transformational Leadership '?
ANS : James MacGregor Burns
Q No.02 : Which Television channel launched the first local programming initiative in India in the form of reality show - Everset Se Takkar?
ANS : National Geographic
Q No.03 : Which air conditioning company has the slogan ' Inspire the Next '?
ANS : Hitachi
Q No.04 : Aditya Birla collaborated with which foreign company to roll out an insurance scheme?
ANS : SunLife
Q No.05 : Citi Bank co-brands cards for which oil company?
ANS : HP
Q No.06 : What is series of showrooms set up by Reliance to sell Mobile phones called?
ANS : WebWorld
Q No.07 : Which company brings you CNBC Television channel in India?
ANS : TV 18
Q No.08: Which fabric company has the slogan - 'India's Family Store'?
ANS : Pantaloon
Q No.09 : Acme Clothing owns which famous brand?
ANS : Provouge
Q No.10 : What is the e-Governance project of Andhra Pradesh Government called?
ANS : eSeva
Q No.11 : What is the name of the UK-based Tea company acquired by Tata Tea?
ANS : Tetley
Q No.12 : Which fabric brand has the slogan - 'Wear your attitude'?
ANS : Duke
Q No.13 : Hyundai is a car manufacturer based in which country ?
ANS : S Korea
Q No.14 : Netle is a company based in which country?
ANS : South Africa
Q No.15 : Elle 18 range of cosmetics are marketed in India by which FCMG company?
ANS : HLL
Q No.16 : Which Indian Enterprise used the slogan - Improving the quality of Life.
ANS : TATA
Q No.17: Which newspaper says “ You needn't read us to understand us ” ?
ANS :Malayala Manorama
Q No.18 : Which network marketing company sells with the slogan - Better Ideas- Better Life
ANS : Amway
Q No.19 : What is the name of the mobile company which was acquired by Sony ?
ANS : Erricson
Q No.20 : Power is the name of oil from which of the following Oil gaints?
ANS : HP
Q No.21 : If you use this companys software - your question yourself - Where do you want to go today? – Identify the corporate
ANS :Microsoft
Q No.22 : Taj group of Hotels is a chain of hotels from which company?
ANS :T A T A
Q No.23 :Which company have the tagline of “ Applying Thought ” ?
ANS :Wipro
Q No.24 : Harmony is the name of which companies textiles?
ANS : Reliance
Q No.25 : Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general purposes?
ANS :Jeep ( GP )
Q No.26 : What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce?
ANS : The Spirit of Ecstasy
Q No.27 : Who invented jeans?
ANS : Levi Straus
Q No.28 : Which company owns 'Hotmail', the Internet based e-mail system?
ANS : Microsoft
Q No.29 : South Africa is the world's largest producer of 3 metals. Platinum and Gold are 2 of them, what’s the third?
ANS : Chromite
Q No.30 : Which designer is credited with inventing the mini-skirt?
ANS : Mary Quant
ANS : James MacGregor Burns
Q No.02 : Which Television channel launched the first local programming initiative in India in the form of reality show - Everset Se Takkar?
ANS : National Geographic
Q No.03 : Which air conditioning company has the slogan ' Inspire the Next '?
ANS : Hitachi
Q No.04 : Aditya Birla collaborated with which foreign company to roll out an insurance scheme?
ANS : SunLife
Q No.05 : Citi Bank co-brands cards for which oil company?
ANS : HP
Q No.06 : What is series of showrooms set up by Reliance to sell Mobile phones called?
ANS : WebWorld
Q No.07 : Which company brings you CNBC Television channel in India?
ANS : TV 18
Q No.08: Which fabric company has the slogan - 'India's Family Store'?
ANS : Pantaloon
Q No.09 : Acme Clothing owns which famous brand?
ANS : Provouge
Q No.10 : What is the e-Governance project of Andhra Pradesh Government called?
ANS : eSeva
Q No.11 : What is the name of the UK-based Tea company acquired by Tata Tea?
ANS : Tetley
Q No.12 : Which fabric brand has the slogan - 'Wear your attitude'?
ANS : Duke
Q No.13 : Hyundai is a car manufacturer based in which country ?
ANS : S Korea
Q No.14 : Netle is a company based in which country?
ANS : South Africa
Q No.15 : Elle 18 range of cosmetics are marketed in India by which FCMG company?
ANS : HLL
Q No.16 : Which Indian Enterprise used the slogan - Improving the quality of Life.
ANS : TATA
Q No.17: Which newspaper says “ You needn't read us to understand us ” ?
ANS :Malayala Manorama
Q No.18 : Which network marketing company sells with the slogan - Better Ideas- Better Life
ANS : Amway
Q No.19 : What is the name of the mobile company which was acquired by Sony ?
ANS : Erricson
Q No.20 : Power is the name of oil from which of the following Oil gaints?
ANS : HP
Q No.21 : If you use this companys software - your question yourself - Where do you want to go today? – Identify the corporate
ANS :Microsoft
Q No.22 : Taj group of Hotels is a chain of hotels from which company?
ANS :T A T A
Q No.23 :Which company have the tagline of “ Applying Thought ” ?
ANS :Wipro
Q No.24 : Harmony is the name of which companies textiles?
ANS : Reliance
Q No.25 : Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general purposes?
ANS :Jeep ( GP )
Q No.26 : What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce?
ANS : The Spirit of Ecstasy
Q No.27 : Who invented jeans?
ANS : Levi Straus
Q No.28 : Which company owns 'Hotmail', the Internet based e-mail system?
ANS : Microsoft
Q No.29 : South Africa is the world's largest producer of 3 metals. Platinum and Gold are 2 of them, what’s the third?
ANS : Chromite
Q No.30 : Which designer is credited with inventing the mini-skirt?
ANS : Mary Quant
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 03
Q No.01 : Which is the world's First Patented product?
ANS : Epsom Salt
Q No.02 : Which company claims itself that the only company in the world having the technology to produce the steel in-house for manufacturing Razor Blades?
ANS : Vidyut Metallics Ltd, Owner of Supermax brand.
Q No.03 : Name the oil major who first setup a refinery in India, introduced LPG and Bitumen to the nation and first company to introduced co-branded credit cards and rewards programme in petroleum sector?
ANS : Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Q No.04 : Which auto company plans to develop concept car 'Aria Coupe' and luxury sedan 'Magna'?
ANS : TELCO
Q No.05 : What are ' Ethical Drugs '?
ANS : Drugs available only for the prescriptions from Physicians.
Q No.06 : Who founded the Amul milk co-operative in Gujarat in the year 1902?
ANS : Tribuvandas Patel
Q No.07 : What was invented by Dr. Willis Haviland Carrier, an American engineer, in 1902?
ANS : Air Conditioner
Q No.08: Who is credited as the world's largest bicycle manufacturer?
ANS : Hero Cycles
Q No.09 : The organization was founded by Charles Lazarus in the late 1940's as the first 'toy supermarket' which initially sold toys and furniture. Later it dropped furniture and concentrated only on Toys and later acquired by Interstate in 1966. After the bankruptcy of Interstate in 1974, more stores were opened in the process of reorganization. Identify the company?
ANS : Toys R Us
Q No.10 : Nowadays Coffee pubs and parlors are become popular, thanks to the retail revolution. You may tasted 'mMocha', 'Cappuccino', 'Espresso' etc. But what is 'Napoletana' coffee?
ANS : Nothing but Filter Coffee (Method of letting the weight of water itself pull it through the coffee powder)
Q No.11 : In Indian economic scenario what significant reform was introduced by the Indian Government on April 1, 1957?
ANS : Decimal Coinage System was introduced
Q No.12 : Who founded the famous Wall Street Journal?
ANS : Charles Dow and Edward Jones
Q No.13 : Name the first private sector corporate launched the gold fund in India?
ANS : Dundee Mutual Fund
Q No.14 : Which financial services giant is referred as the "Thundering Herd"?
ANS : Merrill Lynch
Q No.15 : What is an unusual service offered by Bank of Baroda at Tirupati?
ANS : Only bank in India to sell Prasada.
Q No.16 : What term became popular after the newspaper report of Watergate Scandal in the year 1973?
ANS : Money Laundering
Q No.17: How does the transaction termed when a company borrow money to lend it at a profit, taking advantage of a short term rise in interest rate?
ANS : Round Tripping
Q No.18 : What is the exchange rate of one currency for another over a fixed period of time called?
ANS : Swap or Currency Swap
Q No.19 : In which country's coins you can found the following lines imprinted, 'This is the root of all evils' ?
ANS : Vatican City
Q No.20 : Name the person who introduced the 'Double Entry' book keeping concept?
ANS : Lucas Pacioli
Q No.21 : In HR parlance, who are 'Whistle-Blowers' ?
ANS : Individuals who report unethical practices by their employers to outsiders
Q No.22 : Expand MPS, a scale used to measure the overall potential of workers' intrinsic motivation and used in the Job Diagnostic Survey developed by Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham?
ANS : Motivating Potential Score
Q No.23 : How do we better know the employment agencies and executive recruiters who locate suitable candidates?
ANS : Head Hunters
Q No.24 : What's the term used to describe an employee who is not tied to one country or company but moves around?
ANS : Mobile Worker
Q No.25 : Name the Process of Certifying the competence of a person, an employee, in an area of capability?
ANS : Accredition
Q No.26 : What are "Blind Ads" in HR parlance?
ANS : Recruitment advertisements that does not have the name or identity of the Employer
Q No.27 : Boulwarism is a popular negotiation strategy. Who developed this concept?
ANS : General Electric Company ( GEC )
Q No.28 : We all familiar with Buyback of shares. But while managing people what is 'Buyback'?
ANS : Buying back of a personnel, who attempts to resign, with an offer of increase in salary or wages and/or other benefits.
Q No.29 : Who proposed the 'Equity Theory' in the year 1960?
ANS : J.Stacy Adams
Q No.30 : What are 'Cafetaria Benefit Programs'?
ANS : Flexible benefits that allow employee to select the fringe benefits and services that satisfy their needs.
ANS : Epsom Salt
Q No.02 : Which company claims itself that the only company in the world having the technology to produce the steel in-house for manufacturing Razor Blades?
ANS : Vidyut Metallics Ltd, Owner of Supermax brand.
Q No.03 : Name the oil major who first setup a refinery in India, introduced LPG and Bitumen to the nation and first company to introduced co-branded credit cards and rewards programme in petroleum sector?
ANS : Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Q No.04 : Which auto company plans to develop concept car 'Aria Coupe' and luxury sedan 'Magna'?
ANS : TELCO
Q No.05 : What are ' Ethical Drugs '?
ANS : Drugs available only for the prescriptions from Physicians.
Q No.06 : Who founded the Amul milk co-operative in Gujarat in the year 1902?
ANS : Tribuvandas Patel
Q No.07 : What was invented by Dr. Willis Haviland Carrier, an American engineer, in 1902?
ANS : Air Conditioner
Q No.08: Who is credited as the world's largest bicycle manufacturer?
ANS : Hero Cycles
Q No.09 : The organization was founded by Charles Lazarus in the late 1940's as the first 'toy supermarket' which initially sold toys and furniture. Later it dropped furniture and concentrated only on Toys and later acquired by Interstate in 1966. After the bankruptcy of Interstate in 1974, more stores were opened in the process of reorganization. Identify the company?
ANS : Toys R Us
Q No.10 : Nowadays Coffee pubs and parlors are become popular, thanks to the retail revolution. You may tasted 'mMocha', 'Cappuccino', 'Espresso' etc. But what is 'Napoletana' coffee?
ANS : Nothing but Filter Coffee (Method of letting the weight of water itself pull it through the coffee powder)
Q No.11 : In Indian economic scenario what significant reform was introduced by the Indian Government on April 1, 1957?
ANS : Decimal Coinage System was introduced
Q No.12 : Who founded the famous Wall Street Journal?
ANS : Charles Dow and Edward Jones
Q No.13 : Name the first private sector corporate launched the gold fund in India?
ANS : Dundee Mutual Fund
Q No.14 : Which financial services giant is referred as the "Thundering Herd"?
ANS : Merrill Lynch
Q No.15 : What is an unusual service offered by Bank of Baroda at Tirupati?
ANS : Only bank in India to sell Prasada.
Q No.16 : What term became popular after the newspaper report of Watergate Scandal in the year 1973?
ANS : Money Laundering
Q No.17: How does the transaction termed when a company borrow money to lend it at a profit, taking advantage of a short term rise in interest rate?
ANS : Round Tripping
Q No.18 : What is the exchange rate of one currency for another over a fixed period of time called?
ANS : Swap or Currency Swap
Q No.19 : In which country's coins you can found the following lines imprinted, 'This is the root of all evils' ?
ANS : Vatican City
Q No.20 : Name the person who introduced the 'Double Entry' book keeping concept?
ANS : Lucas Pacioli
Q No.21 : In HR parlance, who are 'Whistle-Blowers' ?
ANS : Individuals who report unethical practices by their employers to outsiders
Q No.22 : Expand MPS, a scale used to measure the overall potential of workers' intrinsic motivation and used in the Job Diagnostic Survey developed by Richard Hackman and Greg Oldham?
ANS : Motivating Potential Score
Q No.23 : How do we better know the employment agencies and executive recruiters who locate suitable candidates?
ANS : Head Hunters
Q No.24 : What's the term used to describe an employee who is not tied to one country or company but moves around?
ANS : Mobile Worker
Q No.25 : Name the Process of Certifying the competence of a person, an employee, in an area of capability?
ANS : Accredition
Q No.26 : What are "Blind Ads" in HR parlance?
ANS : Recruitment advertisements that does not have the name or identity of the Employer
Q No.27 : Boulwarism is a popular negotiation strategy. Who developed this concept?
ANS : General Electric Company ( GEC )
Q No.28 : We all familiar with Buyback of shares. But while managing people what is 'Buyback'?
ANS : Buying back of a personnel, who attempts to resign, with an offer of increase in salary or wages and/or other benefits.
Q No.29 : Who proposed the 'Equity Theory' in the year 1960?
ANS : J.Stacy Adams
Q No.30 : What are 'Cafetaria Benefit Programs'?
ANS : Flexible benefits that allow employee to select the fringe benefits and services that satisfy their needs.
Monday, January 4, 2010
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 02
Q No.01 : Name the person who coined the term "Management by Wandering Around (Walking About)", and popularly known as MBWA?
ANS : Tom Peters
Q No.02 : Who coined the term "Generation X"?
ANS : David Copeland
Q No.03 : Who postulated the concept of "Learning Organisation"?
ANS : Peter Senge
Q No.04 : The father of Motivational Research once said, "Product image have been a key aspect of consumer behaviour studies". Identify the person?
ANS : Dr.Ernest Dicther
Q No.05 : "Cocooning" and "Cashing out" are the terms coined by which management writer and futurist?
ANS : Faith Popcorn
Q No.06 : Who pioneered the concept ESI, Emotional Surplus Identity, in the area of Management of Corporate Branding?
ANS : Shombit Sen Gupta
Q No.07 : Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the concept which links company's current actions to its long term goals. Name the concept?
ANS : Balanced Scorecard
Q No.08: Which management term is derived from the Greek word which means "Art of the General"?
ANS : Strategy
Q No.09 : In management jargon what is known as "Semiotics"?
ANS : Study of symbols and signs and their impact on consumer behavior
Q No.10 : Which management term originated from the book "Small is Beautiful" authored by Michael Shumacher?
ANS : Small is Beautiful
Q No.11 : In the world of trade and commerce what is special about the commissioning of Monte dei Paschi si Siena in Italy in 1742?
ANS : First Trading Bank in the world.
Q No.12 : Which bank is promoted by 20th Century Finance Corporation and Keppel Tatlee Bank of Singapore in India?
ANS : Centurion Bank
Q No.13 : Name the term used for depreciating a company's intangible assets?
ANS : Amortization
Q No.14 : This term is derived from the Greek word 'Oikanomia' means "House Management". What is it?
ANS : Economy
Q No.15 : What is known as the cost of living index which represents the goods and services purchased by consumers?
ANS : CPI - Consumer Price Index
Q No.16 : How ABN-AMRO bank got it's present name?
ANS : ABN-Algemene Bank Nederland. AMRO- formed after the merger of Amsterdamsche Bank and Rotterdamsche Bank. Created after the merger of ABN & AMRO in 1991.
Q No.17: What is known as "Greenshoe Option" or "Overallotment"?
ANS : A typical underwriting agreement allows the underwriters to buy upto an additional 15% of shares at the offering price.The term originated from the Green Shoe company which first having this option.
Q No.18 : Name the first Indian woman CEO of a Foreign Bank?
ANS : Tarini Vaidya of KBC Bank India & South Asia
Q No.19 : Royal & Sun Alliance recently re-entered, after 29 years, to Indian financial market and it is the first foreign insurance company started operations here through a joint venture with an Indian company. Name the company?
ANS : Sundaram Finance
Q No.20 : He is the pioneer in mutual fund industry and often referred as the Father of Index Fund investing. He created the first S&P 500 Index fund. Identify this famous person?
ANS : John Bogle
Q No.21 : Name the marketing legend who first coined the word Privatisation in his book " The age of discontinuity "?
ANS : Peter F.Drucker
Q No.22 : This world famous direct marketing company was founded by Rich Devos and Jay Van Andel in 1959. Name it?
ANS : Amway
Q No.23 : What's the term used for adding nonessential features to make a product more appealing than it is?
ANS : Bells and Whistles
Q No.24 : Which company coined the term "Born Global" firms in the year 1993?
ANS : Mckinsey
Q No.25 : Name the personality who coined the term 'Marketing Myopia'?
ANS : Theodere Levitt
Q No.26 : What is known as "Demand Spillover"?
ANS : Sale of a product or brand in one country market generates demand in another country
Q No.27 : What is "double branding" in marketing parlance?
ANS : Usage of New and old brand names and logos
Q No.28 : Which international soap brand was marketed as having a purity of 99 44/100%?
ANS : Dove
Q No.29 : Which company launched '.Beat' range of hi-tech watches in India?
ANS : Swatch
Q No.30 : In bargaining terms what is known as "Cherry Picking"?
ANS : Bargaining by going from store to store to get the best deal.
ANS : Tom Peters
Q No.02 : Who coined the term "Generation X"?
ANS : David Copeland
Q No.03 : Who postulated the concept of "Learning Organisation"?
ANS : Peter Senge
Q No.04 : The father of Motivational Research once said, "Product image have been a key aspect of consumer behaviour studies". Identify the person?
ANS : Dr.Ernest Dicther
Q No.05 : "Cocooning" and "Cashing out" are the terms coined by which management writer and futurist?
ANS : Faith Popcorn
Q No.06 : Who pioneered the concept ESI, Emotional Surplus Identity, in the area of Management of Corporate Branding?
ANS : Shombit Sen Gupta
Q No.07 : Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the concept which links company's current actions to its long term goals. Name the concept?
ANS : Balanced Scorecard
Q No.08: Which management term is derived from the Greek word which means "Art of the General"?
ANS : Strategy
Q No.09 : In management jargon what is known as "Semiotics"?
ANS : Study of symbols and signs and their impact on consumer behavior
Q No.10 : Which management term originated from the book "Small is Beautiful" authored by Michael Shumacher?
ANS : Small is Beautiful
Q No.11 : In the world of trade and commerce what is special about the commissioning of Monte dei Paschi si Siena in Italy in 1742?
ANS : First Trading Bank in the world.
Q No.12 : Which bank is promoted by 20th Century Finance Corporation and Keppel Tatlee Bank of Singapore in India?
ANS : Centurion Bank
Q No.13 : Name the term used for depreciating a company's intangible assets?
ANS : Amortization
Q No.14 : This term is derived from the Greek word 'Oikanomia' means "House Management". What is it?
ANS : Economy
Q No.15 : What is known as the cost of living index which represents the goods and services purchased by consumers?
ANS : CPI - Consumer Price Index
Q No.16 : How ABN-AMRO bank got it's present name?
ANS : ABN-Algemene Bank Nederland. AMRO- formed after the merger of Amsterdamsche Bank and Rotterdamsche Bank. Created after the merger of ABN & AMRO in 1991.
Q No.17: What is known as "Greenshoe Option" or "Overallotment"?
ANS : A typical underwriting agreement allows the underwriters to buy upto an additional 15% of shares at the offering price.The term originated from the Green Shoe company which first having this option.
Q No.18 : Name the first Indian woman CEO of a Foreign Bank?
ANS : Tarini Vaidya of KBC Bank India & South Asia
Q No.19 : Royal & Sun Alliance recently re-entered, after 29 years, to Indian financial market and it is the first foreign insurance company started operations here through a joint venture with an Indian company. Name the company?
ANS : Sundaram Finance
Q No.20 : He is the pioneer in mutual fund industry and often referred as the Father of Index Fund investing. He created the first S&P 500 Index fund. Identify this famous person?
ANS : John Bogle
Q No.21 : Name the marketing legend who first coined the word Privatisation in his book " The age of discontinuity "?
ANS : Peter F.Drucker
Q No.22 : This world famous direct marketing company was founded by Rich Devos and Jay Van Andel in 1959. Name it?
ANS : Amway
Q No.23 : What's the term used for adding nonessential features to make a product more appealing than it is?
ANS : Bells and Whistles
Q No.24 : Which company coined the term "Born Global" firms in the year 1993?
ANS : Mckinsey
Q No.25 : Name the personality who coined the term 'Marketing Myopia'?
ANS : Theodere Levitt
Q No.26 : What is known as "Demand Spillover"?
ANS : Sale of a product or brand in one country market generates demand in another country
Q No.27 : What is "double branding" in marketing parlance?
ANS : Usage of New and old brand names and logos
Q No.28 : Which international soap brand was marketed as having a purity of 99 44/100%?
ANS : Dove
Q No.29 : Which company launched '.Beat' range of hi-tech watches in India?
ANS : Swatch
Q No.30 : In bargaining terms what is known as "Cherry Picking"?
ANS : Bargaining by going from store to store to get the best deal.
BUSINESS QUIZ PACK - 01
Q No.01 : What was founded by Herb Kelleher in 1973 in Dallas, Texas, USA?
ANS : South West Airlines
Q No.02 : The former chairman of Proctor & Gamble, Edwin L.Artzt got a nickname for his demanding and harsh treatment of his subordinates. How he nick-named?
ANS : Wrecking Ball
Q No.03 : Shasi Chimala sold his IT startup Indigo Technologies to Chennai based SSi technologies before eyeing into his new venture which is totally unrelated to his previous field. Name it?
ANS : Qwikys Coffee
Q No.04 : Who endorsed the shaving product 'Erasmic', a brand owned by Hindustan Lever Limited, in 1970s?
ANS : Tony Creig
Q No.05 : In business context what is claimed to the fame of Ahus, a town in Sweden?
ANS : Manufacturing base of Absolut Vodka
Q No.06 : Which NRI businessman owns the Caparo Group?
ANS : Lord Swaraj Paul
Q No.07 : Cannaught Plaza Restaurants and Hardcastle Restaurants have had the responsibility for the entry of Which MNC to India ?
ANS : McDonalds
Q No.08 : N.Thanu got a double first class in BA from Loyola College, Madras. He worked as an illustrator in Ananda Vikatan and later with The Indian Express and Swarajya. Which famous organisation was founded by him?
ANS : Brilliant Tutorials
Q No.09 : Which indian industrialist owned Tail Winds limited?
ANS : Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways
Q No.10 : What were bulit under the project 178 ?
ANS : FIAT cars Siena, Siena Weekend and Palio
Q No.11 : This famous business personality earn money by repairing toy trains when he was at 13. His father escaped from the British Police in 1920 and landed in USA with $20 in his pocket and later married an American school teacher and settled in Philadelphia. His corporate headquarters is known as "The Mountain". Identify him.
ANS : Dr.Amar Bose
Q No.12 : Which famous corporate was founded in 1894 in Zlin and made its presence in India in 1931 and commenced the manufacturing of shoes at Batanagar plant in 1936?
ANS : BATA
Q No.13 : Name the world's largest fully integrated Live Entertainment company?
ANS : SFX (Spectacular Fun eXcitement)
Q No.14 : What is the name of Belgium's National Airlines?
ANS : SABENA - Societe anonyme Belge dExploitation de la Navigation Aeriene
Q No.15 : What is the commercial Tradename of Monosodium Glutamate?
ANS : Ajinomotto
Q No.16 : Name the company founded by Acharya P.C. Ray and Rajshekar basu in the early 1920's?
ANS : Bengal Chemicals
Q No.17 : Hindustan Motors' Ambassador adopted its model from Which British car model?
ANS : Morris Oxford
Q No.18 : From the following lines identify the Corporate. " Since 1935, We have given millions of apples to countless daily visitors to the agency worldwide ".
ANS : Leo Burnett
Q No.19 : With which brand of healthcare house would Dr.Mukesh Batra associated?
ANS : Positive Health Foundation - First Corporate Homeopathic Clinic in India and the First ISO 9002 certified homeopathic clinic worldwide
Q No.20 : Initially it was started as 'Brahmanara Coffee Club' in 1924 and changed the name in 1951 to the present one. In 1976, during emergency, it started instant foods business due to the price controls imposed by the Indira Gandhi Government. Identify this successful desi company/brand?
ANS : MTR - Mavalli Tiffin Rooms
Q No.21 : Name the inventor of world's first safety elevator, whose name is synonymous with that category?
ANS : Elisha Graves Otis
Q No.22 : Pharma biz. Which Indian pharmaceutical giant owned the Fortis Healthcare Limited?
ANS : Ranbaxy Ltd
Q No.23 : Made in China. Which company's corporate culture is known as "Colourful Life, Excellent Products"?
ANS : Konka
Q No.24 : Name the internationally acclaimed brand founded by Lionel Martin and Robert Banford in a small west London workshop? (Hint: Bond connection)
ANS : Aston Martin
Q No.25 : Big Blue is IBM. Which corporate is referred as 'Big Black' ?
ANS : UPS
Q No.26 : Who owns the premium condom brand Mates and what's special about that brand?
ANS : Virgin. It is the only brand which is not sold under the name Virgin
Q No.27 : We all know that Hotel Sixer is promoted by Kapil Dev. But which other cricketer owns 'Curry Leaves'?
ANS : Arvinda de Silva
Q No.28 : Which organization was founded by Dr.Mikel Harry and Richard Schroder in 1994 at Scottsdale, Arizona and their first clients are GE and Allied Signal?
ANS : Six Sigma Academy Inc
Q No.29 : Cathay Pacific airlines, claims to be the heart of asia, belongs to which group?
ANS : Swire Group
Q No.30 : This famous Japanese corporation first started as a tiny cork manufacturer in Hiroshima in 1920, and was known as Tokyo Cork Togyo Co Ltd. How it is known today?
ANS : Mazda
ANS : South West Airlines
Q No.02 : The former chairman of Proctor & Gamble, Edwin L.Artzt got a nickname for his demanding and harsh treatment of his subordinates. How he nick-named?
ANS : Wrecking Ball
Q No.03 : Shasi Chimala sold his IT startup Indigo Technologies to Chennai based SSi technologies before eyeing into his new venture which is totally unrelated to his previous field. Name it?
ANS : Qwikys Coffee
Q No.04 : Who endorsed the shaving product 'Erasmic', a brand owned by Hindustan Lever Limited, in 1970s?
ANS : Tony Creig
Q No.05 : In business context what is claimed to the fame of Ahus, a town in Sweden?
ANS : Manufacturing base of Absolut Vodka
Q No.06 : Which NRI businessman owns the Caparo Group?
ANS : Lord Swaraj Paul
Q No.07 : Cannaught Plaza Restaurants and Hardcastle Restaurants have had the responsibility for the entry of Which MNC to India ?
ANS : McDonalds
Q No.08 : N.Thanu got a double first class in BA from Loyola College, Madras. He worked as an illustrator in Ananda Vikatan and later with The Indian Express and Swarajya. Which famous organisation was founded by him?
ANS : Brilliant Tutorials
Q No.09 : Which indian industrialist owned Tail Winds limited?
ANS : Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways
Q No.10 : What were bulit under the project 178 ?
ANS : FIAT cars Siena, Siena Weekend and Palio
Q No.11 : This famous business personality earn money by repairing toy trains when he was at 13. His father escaped from the British Police in 1920 and landed in USA with $20 in his pocket and later married an American school teacher and settled in Philadelphia. His corporate headquarters is known as "The Mountain". Identify him.
ANS : Dr.Amar Bose
Q No.12 : Which famous corporate was founded in 1894 in Zlin and made its presence in India in 1931 and commenced the manufacturing of shoes at Batanagar plant in 1936?
ANS : BATA
Q No.13 : Name the world's largest fully integrated Live Entertainment company?
ANS : SFX (Spectacular Fun eXcitement)
Q No.14 : What is the name of Belgium's National Airlines?
ANS : SABENA - Societe anonyme Belge dExploitation de la Navigation Aeriene
Q No.15 : What is the commercial Tradename of Monosodium Glutamate?
ANS : Ajinomotto
Q No.16 : Name the company founded by Acharya P.C. Ray and Rajshekar basu in the early 1920's?
ANS : Bengal Chemicals
Q No.17 : Hindustan Motors' Ambassador adopted its model from Which British car model?
ANS : Morris Oxford
Q No.18 : From the following lines identify the Corporate. " Since 1935, We have given millions of apples to countless daily visitors to the agency worldwide ".
ANS : Leo Burnett
Q No.19 : With which brand of healthcare house would Dr.Mukesh Batra associated?
ANS : Positive Health Foundation - First Corporate Homeopathic Clinic in India and the First ISO 9002 certified homeopathic clinic worldwide
Q No.20 : Initially it was started as 'Brahmanara Coffee Club' in 1924 and changed the name in 1951 to the present one. In 1976, during emergency, it started instant foods business due to the price controls imposed by the Indira Gandhi Government. Identify this successful desi company/brand?
ANS : MTR - Mavalli Tiffin Rooms
Q No.21 : Name the inventor of world's first safety elevator, whose name is synonymous with that category?
ANS : Elisha Graves Otis
Q No.22 : Pharma biz. Which Indian pharmaceutical giant owned the Fortis Healthcare Limited?
ANS : Ranbaxy Ltd
Q No.23 : Made in China. Which company's corporate culture is known as "Colourful Life, Excellent Products"?
ANS : Konka
Q No.24 : Name the internationally acclaimed brand founded by Lionel Martin and Robert Banford in a small west London workshop? (Hint: Bond connection)
ANS : Aston Martin
Q No.25 : Big Blue is IBM. Which corporate is referred as 'Big Black' ?
ANS : UPS
Q No.26 : Who owns the premium condom brand Mates and what's special about that brand?
ANS : Virgin. It is the only brand which is not sold under the name Virgin
Q No.27 : We all know that Hotel Sixer is promoted by Kapil Dev. But which other cricketer owns 'Curry Leaves'?
ANS : Arvinda de Silva
Q No.28 : Which organization was founded by Dr.Mikel Harry and Richard Schroder in 1994 at Scottsdale, Arizona and their first clients are GE and Allied Signal?
ANS : Six Sigma Academy Inc
Q No.29 : Cathay Pacific airlines, claims to be the heart of asia, belongs to which group?
ANS : Swire Group
Q No.30 : This famous Japanese corporation first started as a tiny cork manufacturer in Hiroshima in 1920, and was known as Tokyo Cork Togyo Co Ltd. How it is known today?
ANS : Mazda
Sunday, January 3, 2010
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUIZ PACK - 04
Q No.01 : Who proposed the Relational Database Theory?
ANS : Dr. Edger F Codd
Q No.02 : Which famous Email client software program was founded by Jeff Beckley?
ANS : Eudora
Q No.03 : How is the Quantum Computer Serives known as today?
ANS : America Online, AOL
Q No.04 : Which is the world's first Spreadsheet?
ANS : VisiCalc
Q No.05 : Big Black : UPS :: Big Blue: ?
ANS : IBM
Q No. 06: What is the alternative developed by Hewlett Packard to the Java technology?
ANS : Chai
Q No.07 : What does DVD stand for?
ANS : Digital Versatile Disk
Q No.08 : Which term was coined by Ted Nelson in his book 'Literary Machines'?
ANS : Hypertext
Q No.09 : Which airline was the first to discover the Y2K problem?
ANS : Boeing
Q No.10 : What is the unit for measuring computing speed?
ANS : Flops
Q No.11 : Which Indian software company was the first to post profit over 1000 crores?
ANS : Tata Consultancy Services
Q No.12 : Which country is referred as the 'International Call Center Capital' and world's second largest producer of software?
ANS : Ireland
Q No.13 : SPICE is the European standard for Software quality certification from TUV Rheinland and equivalent to SEI CMM. Expand SPICE.
ANS : Software Process Improvement Capability Evaluation
Q No.14 : Which is the largest IT Corporation in China and the largest manufacturer of personal computers in Asia-Pacific region?
ANS : Legend Holdings Limited
Q No.15 : There are lots of techies from Wipro started their own ventures. But this one is something different. He was one of the short-listed candidates to head Wipro's hardware business in 1979 but he never got the job. Later he became the pioneer of Indian Software industry. Identify him.
ANS : N.R.Narayana Murthy of Infosys
Q No.16 : Which famous P2P network was founded by Sean Parker and Shawn Fenning?
ANS : Napster
Q No.17 : Which is the world's first PC Desktop Publishing Program and who developed it?
ANS : PageMaker by Paul Brainard
Q No.18 : What does "3 - Finger Exercise" or "3 - Finger Salute" mean in computing technology?
ANS : Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del for rebooting the system
Q No.19 : "Strange Brew" was founded in August 1998 by a hunting machine/engine called Seeker. What's special about Strange Brew?
ANS : First Java based virus founded at Symantec Antivirus Research Center
Q No.20 : In standard keyboards, what is an " Octothorpe "?
ANS : # symbol (Hash)
Q No.21 : Name the person who founded the 'Free Software Movement'?
ANS : Richard Stallman
Q No.22 : Which group launched the technology daily 'The Tech Mail' and advertised as "The world's First and Only Technology Daily"?
ANS : Ireland
Q No.23 : Which Indian pioneer once said that "The best thing that happened to me was joining Intel and the best thing that happened to me was leaving Intel"?
ANS : Vinod Dham
Q No.24 : In July 18, 1968, Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore and Andy Grove incorporated this famous company. Name it?
ANS : NM Electronics, now Intel
Q No.25 : Which two companies developed the CD-ROM in the year 1984?
ANS : Sony and Philips
Q No.26 : What was developed by mathematicians John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtzas as a teaching tool for undergraduates in 1963, at Dartmouth College?
ANS : BASIC, Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Q No.27 : Which company had collaborated the Bell Laboratories and MIT to create a time sharing, multi-user computer system called Multics in 1964?
ANS : General Electric
Q No.28 : Which company had the wildly successful advertising campaign " Where do you want to go today" ?
ANS : Microsoft
Q No.29 : Who is considered as the ' Father of Electronic Gaming '?
ANS : Nolan Bushnell
Q No.30 : Name the world's first computer with GUI, Graphical User Interface?
ANS : Apple Lisa
ANS : Dr. Edger F Codd
Q No.02 : Which famous Email client software program was founded by Jeff Beckley?
ANS : Eudora
Q No.03 : How is the Quantum Computer Serives known as today?
ANS : America Online, AOL
Q No.04 : Which is the world's first Spreadsheet?
ANS : VisiCalc
Q No.05 : Big Black : UPS :: Big Blue: ?
ANS : IBM
Q No. 06: What is the alternative developed by Hewlett Packard to the Java technology?
ANS : Chai
Q No.07 : What does DVD stand for?
ANS : Digital Versatile Disk
Q No.08 : Which term was coined by Ted Nelson in his book 'Literary Machines'?
ANS : Hypertext
Q No.09 : Which airline was the first to discover the Y2K problem?
ANS : Boeing
Q No.10 : What is the unit for measuring computing speed?
ANS : Flops
Q No.11 : Which Indian software company was the first to post profit over 1000 crores?
ANS : Tata Consultancy Services
Q No.12 : Which country is referred as the 'International Call Center Capital' and world's second largest producer of software?
ANS : Ireland
Q No.13 : SPICE is the European standard for Software quality certification from TUV Rheinland and equivalent to SEI CMM. Expand SPICE.
ANS : Software Process Improvement Capability Evaluation
Q No.14 : Which is the largest IT Corporation in China and the largest manufacturer of personal computers in Asia-Pacific region?
ANS : Legend Holdings Limited
Q No.15 : There are lots of techies from Wipro started their own ventures. But this one is something different. He was one of the short-listed candidates to head Wipro's hardware business in 1979 but he never got the job. Later he became the pioneer of Indian Software industry. Identify him.
ANS : N.R.Narayana Murthy of Infosys
Q No.16 : Which famous P2P network was founded by Sean Parker and Shawn Fenning?
ANS : Napster
Q No.17 : Which is the world's first PC Desktop Publishing Program and who developed it?
ANS : PageMaker by Paul Brainard
Q No.18 : What does "3 - Finger Exercise" or "3 - Finger Salute" mean in computing technology?
ANS : Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del for rebooting the system
Q No.19 : "Strange Brew" was founded in August 1998 by a hunting machine/engine called Seeker. What's special about Strange Brew?
ANS : First Java based virus founded at Symantec Antivirus Research Center
Q No.20 : In standard keyboards, what is an " Octothorpe "?
ANS : # symbol (Hash)
Q No.21 : Name the person who founded the 'Free Software Movement'?
ANS : Richard Stallman
Q No.22 : Which group launched the technology daily 'The Tech Mail' and advertised as "The world's First and Only Technology Daily"?
ANS : Ireland
Q No.23 : Which Indian pioneer once said that "The best thing that happened to me was joining Intel and the best thing that happened to me was leaving Intel"?
ANS : Vinod Dham
Q No.24 : In July 18, 1968, Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore and Andy Grove incorporated this famous company. Name it?
ANS : NM Electronics, now Intel
Q No.25 : Which two companies developed the CD-ROM in the year 1984?
ANS : Sony and Philips
Q No.26 : What was developed by mathematicians John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtzas as a teaching tool for undergraduates in 1963, at Dartmouth College?
ANS : BASIC, Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Q No.27 : Which company had collaborated the Bell Laboratories and MIT to create a time sharing, multi-user computer system called Multics in 1964?
ANS : General Electric
Q No.28 : Which company had the wildly successful advertising campaign " Where do you want to go today" ?
ANS : Microsoft
Q No.29 : Who is considered as the ' Father of Electronic Gaming '?
ANS : Nolan Bushnell
Q No.30 : Name the world's first computer with GUI, Graphical User Interface?
ANS : Apple Lisa
Saturday, January 2, 2010
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUIZ PACK - 03
Q No.01 :What is the expansion of ‘ YAHOO ’
ANS :Yet Another Heirarchical Officious Oracle
Q No.02 :What is ‘ QWERTYUIOP ’
ANS : It was the first Email message send by Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of Internet based e-mail in the early 1970’s.
Q No.03 :What was the world’s first ARPANET message?
ANS : ‘ lo ’ ( From this word the term ‘Hello’ was emerged. )
Q No.04 :Who devolped JAVA, the programming language?
ANS :James Gosling at Sun Micro Systems.
Q No.05 :Give the expansion of ‘CHAT’
ANS :Conversational Hypertext Across Technology
Q No.06 :Who devoloped C, the programming language
ANS :Dennis Ritchie at A T and T Bell Labs
Q No.07 :Who devoloped C++, the programming language
ANS :Bjarne Stroustrup at A T and T Bell Labs
Q No.08 :Who invented ‘Internet’ ?
ANS :Tim Berner – Lee in 1989
Q No.09 :Who was the first computer programmer in world ?
ANS :Lady Ada Byron Lovlace
Q No.10 :What is the expansion of AMD
ANS :Advanced Micro Devices
Q No.11 :What is ‘VR’?
ANS :Virtual Reality
Q No.12 :Expand ‘HTTP’
ANS :Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Q No.13 :What is VBR ?
ANS :Variable Bit Rate
Q No.14 :In which year the symbol ‘ @ ’ was used for sending Email ?
ANS : 1972
Q No.15 :Expand DMA
ANS : Direct Memmory Access
Q No.16 :Which corporate invented Floppy disc
ANS :IBM. In 1971.
Q No.17 :Who devoloped PHP ?
ANS : Ramus Lerdorf
Q No.18 :Who is Marc Andreessen ?
ANS :He is the devoloper of Mosaic browser and co-founder of Netscape communications
Q No.19 :What is a Shareware ?
ANS : Shareware is software you may pay for after an initial time period of use.
Q No.20 : There are rules governing the storage and supply of computer-based information.What are these rules called?
ANS : Data Protection Act.
Q No.21 : What does RSI Mean?
ANS : Repetitive Strain Injury.
Q No.22 :What is a freeware ?
ANS : Freeware is copyrighted software given away without charge by the author.
Q No.23 : Which stage in the System Devolopment Life Cycle (SDLC) ensures that the computer system will perform as expected?
ANS : Testing
Q No.24 : Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
ANS : Sabeer Bhatia
Q No.25 : Amazon’s search engine A9 has a facility called “ Block View ”. What is its use?
ANS : It allows users to virtually walk down the blocks in US cities.
Q No.26 : The French minister for culture and communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres wrote this “I do not believe that the only access to our culture is automatic ranking by popularity”. What was he referring to?
ANS : Google
Q No.27 : This company grew ten fold in a matter of ten years to $25 billion and achieved its position of dominance by consistently delivering on what is known as the Moore’s Law. (Gordon Moore, one of the company’s founding members predicted that computers would double in power and halve in price every 18 months).Which is this company?
ANS :Intel
Q No.28 : In 1946 twenty people met in a burned-out department store in Tokyo to form a new company – The Tokyo Telecommunication Engineering Corporation. One of its founders, Masaru Ibuka, wanted to create a product that would be useful to the general public.What is the company known as today?
ANS :SONY Corporation
Q No.29 : Which company uses this slogan: “What Mankind Can Dream, Technology Can Achieve” ?
ANS : Fujitsu
Q No.30 : What is the historic contribution of Linus Torvalds ?
ANS : He was the developer of the kernel for “open source” Linux GNU.
ANS :Yet Another Heirarchical Officious Oracle
Q No.02 :What is ‘ QWERTYUIOP ’
ANS : It was the first Email message send by Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of Internet based e-mail in the early 1970’s.
Q No.03 :What was the world’s first ARPANET message?
ANS : ‘ lo ’ ( From this word the term ‘Hello’ was emerged. )
Q No.04 :Who devolped JAVA, the programming language?
ANS :James Gosling at Sun Micro Systems.
Q No.05 :Give the expansion of ‘CHAT’
ANS :Conversational Hypertext Across Technology
Q No.06 :Who devoloped C, the programming language
ANS :Dennis Ritchie at A T and T Bell Labs
Q No.07 :Who devoloped C++, the programming language
ANS :Bjarne Stroustrup at A T and T Bell Labs
Q No.08 :Who invented ‘Internet’ ?
ANS :Tim Berner – Lee in 1989
Q No.09 :Who was the first computer programmer in world ?
ANS :Lady Ada Byron Lovlace
Q No.10 :What is the expansion of AMD
ANS :Advanced Micro Devices
Q No.11 :What is ‘VR’?
ANS :Virtual Reality
Q No.12 :Expand ‘HTTP’
ANS :Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Q No.13 :What is VBR ?
ANS :Variable Bit Rate
Q No.14 :In which year the symbol ‘ @ ’ was used for sending Email ?
ANS : 1972
Q No.15 :Expand DMA
ANS : Direct Memmory Access
Q No.16 :Which corporate invented Floppy disc
ANS :IBM. In 1971.
Q No.17 :Who devoloped PHP ?
ANS : Ramus Lerdorf
Q No.18 :Who is Marc Andreessen ?
ANS :He is the devoloper of Mosaic browser and co-founder of Netscape communications
Q No.19 :What is a Shareware ?
ANS : Shareware is software you may pay for after an initial time period of use.
Q No.20 : There are rules governing the storage and supply of computer-based information.What are these rules called?
ANS : Data Protection Act.
Q No.21 : What does RSI Mean?
ANS : Repetitive Strain Injury.
Q No.22 :What is a freeware ?
ANS : Freeware is copyrighted software given away without charge by the author.
Q No.23 : Which stage in the System Devolopment Life Cycle (SDLC) ensures that the computer system will perform as expected?
ANS : Testing
Q No.24 : Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
ANS : Sabeer Bhatia
Q No.25 : Amazon’s search engine A9 has a facility called “ Block View ”. What is its use?
ANS : It allows users to virtually walk down the blocks in US cities.
Q No.26 : The French minister for culture and communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres wrote this “I do not believe that the only access to our culture is automatic ranking by popularity”. What was he referring to?
ANS : Google
Q No.27 : This company grew ten fold in a matter of ten years to $25 billion and achieved its position of dominance by consistently delivering on what is known as the Moore’s Law. (Gordon Moore, one of the company’s founding members predicted that computers would double in power and halve in price every 18 months).Which is this company?
ANS :Intel
Q No.28 : In 1946 twenty people met in a burned-out department store in Tokyo to form a new company – The Tokyo Telecommunication Engineering Corporation. One of its founders, Masaru Ibuka, wanted to create a product that would be useful to the general public.What is the company known as today?
ANS :SONY Corporation
Q No.29 : Which company uses this slogan: “What Mankind Can Dream, Technology Can Achieve” ?
ANS : Fujitsu
Q No.30 : What is the historic contribution of Linus Torvalds ?
ANS : He was the developer of the kernel for “open source” Linux GNU.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUIZ PACK - 02
Q No.01 : What term was coined by Don Hoeffler and appeared in 1971 in a magazine called "Electronic news"?
ANS : Silicon Valley
Q No.02 : Who pioneered the Personal Computing and developed the CP/M operating system?
ANS : Gary Kildall
Q No.03 : What connects the Suse, Mandrake, Debian, Caldera and StakeWare?
ANS : Linux OS, All are various linux flavours.
Q No.04 : Tim Patterson developed this legendary product which set the base for easy computing. What was that?
ANS : Disk Operating System. He invented QDOS which later became PC-DOS
Q No.05 : Along with which company did Intel co-invent the "Itanium" Processor?
ANS : Hewlett Packard
Q No.06 : 'Business @ the Speed of Thought' was the book from Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, Bill Gates. Name the person who co-authored the subject?
ANS : Collins Hemingway
Q No.07 : Which legendary computing man's autobiography is titled as the ' Passages from the Life of a Philosopher '?
ANS : Charles Babbage
Q No.08 : Which law states that 'The value of a network is squared each time another peer joins the network ' ?
ANS : Metcalfe Law
Q No.09 : How a virus which attacks or infects specific anti-virus softwares is known?
ANS : Anti-Antivirus Virus
Q No.10 : Federal Bearau of Investigation, better known as FBI, uses a Net-Surveillance system to monitor the systems. Name it?
ANS : Carnivore
Q No.11 : What is known as the art of hiding messages inside other messages so that one can't figure them out?
ANS :Steganography
Q No.12 : Kevin Mitnick entered the Guinness Book of World Records after he hacked most of the America's leading telephone companies' network and was banned from using a computer till January 2003. And later he played a role in a ABC's spy thriller 'Alias'. What role?
ANS : CIA Computer Expert
Q No.13 : Which corporate was founded by Jerry Sanders, John Carey and six others in May 1, 1969 which is initially placed in the living room of Carey and later moved to the backside of a rug cutting company in Santa Clara?
ANS : Advanced Micro Devices, popularly known as AMD
Q No.14 : Barry Collin, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Security and Intelligence at Stanford University, California, coined the term which is very much used in today's computing environment. Name it?
ANS : Cyber Terrorism
Q No.15 : What path-breaking device was founded by Vijay Chandru, Prof Ramesh Hariharan, Prof. Swami Manohar and Prof. V.Vinay?
ANS : SIMPUTER
Q No.16 : Name the Princeton University Statistician who coined the word "Software" and the term 'Bit', an abbreviation of Binary Digit?
ANS : John W. Tukey
Q No.17 : Harvard dropout Bill Gates and Seattle based Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975 and they coined the term 'Microsoft' by combing which two words?
ANS : Microcomputer and Software
Q No.18 : What was born from the 'Operation Somerset' initiated by IBM, Apple and Motorola?
ANS : Power PC
Q No.19 : The processing power of a CPU in a computer is measured in MIPS. What does it stand for?
ANS : Million Instructions Per Second
Q No.20 : Which company develops the mobile chip Crusoe?
ANS : Transmeta Corporation
Q No.21 :With which computer giant is Starbucks planning the `Hear Music Coffeehouse' outlets?
ANS : Hewlett-Packard.
Q No.22 : What common feature in today's e-mails is attributed to Scott Fahlman, a research professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University?
ANS : The textual smiley faces.
Q No.23 : Who is the first to introduce a 400 GB hard drive called Deskstar 7K400?
ANS : Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.
Q No.24 : What is `Highwire'?
ANS : It's new software, launched by Corda Technologies, for converting HTML Webpages into files that conform to PDF.
Q No.25 : Name the worm that manifested itself at the beginning of the month and masqueraded as an official Microsoft patch for the MyDoom worm.
ANS : Sober.D.
Q No.26 : Which popular, but now vanishing, iTunes song-swap helper was wriiten by Trinity College sophomore Bill Zeller?
ANS : MyTunes.
Q No.27 : If it's Prescott for Northwood, Dothan is for?
ANS : Bania. Dothan is an improved version of the Pentium M processor.
Q No.28 : Michael Robertson is the CEO of...?
ANS : Lindows.
Q No.29 : In cyber-jargon, what is a `Zombie Computer'?
ANS : It's a computer containing a hidden software program that enables the machine to be controlled remotely.
Q No.30 : Where in California is Siebel headquartered?
ANS : San Mateo.
ANS : Silicon Valley
Q No.02 : Who pioneered the Personal Computing and developed the CP/M operating system?
ANS : Gary Kildall
Q No.03 : What connects the Suse, Mandrake, Debian, Caldera and StakeWare?
ANS : Linux OS, All are various linux flavours.
Q No.04 : Tim Patterson developed this legendary product which set the base for easy computing. What was that?
ANS : Disk Operating System. He invented QDOS which later became PC-DOS
Q No.05 : Along with which company did Intel co-invent the "Itanium" Processor?
ANS : Hewlett Packard
Q No.06 : 'Business @ the Speed of Thought' was the book from Microsoft's Chief Software Architect, Bill Gates. Name the person who co-authored the subject?
ANS : Collins Hemingway
Q No.07 : Which legendary computing man's autobiography is titled as the ' Passages from the Life of a Philosopher '?
ANS : Charles Babbage
Q No.08 : Which law states that 'The value of a network is squared each time another peer joins the network ' ?
ANS : Metcalfe Law
Q No.09 : How a virus which attacks or infects specific anti-virus softwares is known?
ANS : Anti-Antivirus Virus
Q No.10 : Federal Bearau of Investigation, better known as FBI, uses a Net-Surveillance system to monitor the systems. Name it?
ANS : Carnivore
Q No.11 : What is known as the art of hiding messages inside other messages so that one can't figure them out?
ANS :Steganography
Q No.12 : Kevin Mitnick entered the Guinness Book of World Records after he hacked most of the America's leading telephone companies' network and was banned from using a computer till January 2003. And later he played a role in a ABC's spy thriller 'Alias'. What role?
ANS : CIA Computer Expert
Q No.13 : Which corporate was founded by Jerry Sanders, John Carey and six others in May 1, 1969 which is initially placed in the living room of Carey and later moved to the backside of a rug cutting company in Santa Clara?
ANS : Advanced Micro Devices, popularly known as AMD
Q No.14 : Barry Collin, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Security and Intelligence at Stanford University, California, coined the term which is very much used in today's computing environment. Name it?
ANS : Cyber Terrorism
Q No.15 : What path-breaking device was founded by Vijay Chandru, Prof Ramesh Hariharan, Prof. Swami Manohar and Prof. V.Vinay?
ANS : SIMPUTER
Q No.16 : Name the Princeton University Statistician who coined the word "Software" and the term 'Bit', an abbreviation of Binary Digit?
ANS : John W. Tukey
Q No.17 : Harvard dropout Bill Gates and Seattle based Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975 and they coined the term 'Microsoft' by combing which two words?
ANS : Microcomputer and Software
Q No.18 : What was born from the 'Operation Somerset' initiated by IBM, Apple and Motorola?
ANS : Power PC
Q No.19 : The processing power of a CPU in a computer is measured in MIPS. What does it stand for?
ANS : Million Instructions Per Second
Q No.20 : Which company develops the mobile chip Crusoe?
ANS : Transmeta Corporation
Q No.21 :With which computer giant is Starbucks planning the `Hear Music Coffeehouse' outlets?
ANS : Hewlett-Packard.
Q No.22 : What common feature in today's e-mails is attributed to Scott Fahlman, a research professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University?
ANS : The textual smiley faces.
Q No.23 : Who is the first to introduce a 400 GB hard drive called Deskstar 7K400?
ANS : Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.
Q No.24 : What is `Highwire'?
ANS : It's new software, launched by Corda Technologies, for converting HTML Webpages into files that conform to PDF.
Q No.25 : Name the worm that manifested itself at the beginning of the month and masqueraded as an official Microsoft patch for the MyDoom worm.
ANS : Sober.D.
Q No.26 : Which popular, but now vanishing, iTunes song-swap helper was wriiten by Trinity College sophomore Bill Zeller?
ANS : MyTunes.
Q No.27 : If it's Prescott for Northwood, Dothan is for?
ANS : Bania. Dothan is an improved version of the Pentium M processor.
Q No.28 : Michael Robertson is the CEO of...?
ANS : Lindows.
Q No.29 : In cyber-jargon, what is a `Zombie Computer'?
ANS : It's a computer containing a hidden software program that enables the machine to be controlled remotely.
Q No.30 : Where in California is Siebel headquartered?
ANS : San Mateo.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUIZ PACK
Q No.01 :Who is considered as the " Father of the Internet "?
ANS : Vinton G. Cerf
Q No.02 :Which famous personality coined the word 'Information Superhighway'?
ANS : Al Gore
Q No.03 :Along with whom Sabeer Bhatia co-founded the famous e-mail software technology Hotmail?
ANS : Jack Smith
Q No.04 :Which term was coined by William Gibson in his book "Nueromancer" in 1984?
ANS : Cyberspace
Q No.05 : Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support, CALS, is the general framework for E-commerce. Who initiated and developed this?
ANS : US Department of Defence
Q No.06 : Which Indian technocrat is associated with teamon.com, neomeo.com, responses.com, highku.com and Navin Mail, a voice mail service?
ANS : Sabeer Bhatia
Q No.07 : Name this famous corporate which get its name from a brute race mentioned in Jonathan Swift's novel " Gulliver's Travel "?
ANS : YAHOO
Q No.08 : What is the term used to the software that collects email addresses from the web and then send spam mails to those addresses?
ANS : Crawler
Q No.09 : Who owns the following B2B portals firmseekindia.com, seekandsource.com, e-chem.com and formsindia.com?
ANS : Sify Webex, a subsidary of Satyam
Q No.10 : Which internet venture was founded by Raj Koneru, B.G.Mahesh and Madhu Kodali?
ANS : Indiainfo.com
Q No.11 :When was the first Personal Computer introduced in India?
ANS :1984
Q No.12 : Which was the first Indian Software company listed on NYSE?
ANS : Silverline Technologies Ltd (SLT)
Q No.13 : What is the Indian equivalent of CIO, Chief Information officer?
ANS : General Manager – Systems
Q No.14 : What is known as " Shelfware "?
ANS : A software that is so worthless and it remains in its box on the shelf
Q No.15 : What is the term used to desribe a " Chinese Portal "?
ANS : Chortal
Q No.16 : What is the earlier name for Javascript?
ANS : Livescript
Q No.17 : What is the code name of Windows XP?
ANS : Whistler
Q No.18 : Which famous personality is known as the " Guy with the Algorithm "?
ANS : Kanwal Rekhi
Q No.19 : Name the person who first drew the Linux Penguin, TUX?
ANS : Larry Ewing
Q No.20 : Name the world's first PC which was built in 1975?
ANS : Altair 8800
Q No.21 : What was called “ God's Programming Language ” in the glossary of `The OpenGL Programmers Guide'?
ANS : The programming language C.
Q No.22 : Whose logo and mascot is Puffy the pufferfish?
ANS : OpenBSD, the Unix-like computer operating system.
Q No.23: In the context of Apple, what was codenamed `Shiner '?
ANS : The short-lived `Apple Network Server ', a line of PowerPC-based server computers.
Q No.24 : Name the project idea by Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia, which will begin as a ` Progressive or gradual fork ' of the English Wikipedia.
ANS : Citizendium (from `Citizen + Compendium').
Q No.25 : In which European city does the Wizards of OS (Wizards of Operating Systems) conference take place regularly?
ANS : Berlin
Q No.26 : One more on Apple. What is the street that encircles Apple's buildings at the Cupertino HQ called?
ANS : Infinite Loop
Q No.27 : Which pioneering popular web-browser, even before Mosaic, was developed by Pei-Yuan Wei, a student at UC, Berkeley?
ANS : ViolaWWW
Q No.28 : Name the news-making human-powered search engine initiative launched by Inventerprise founder Shelley Harrison.
ANS : Jatalla.com. The site `provides a basic prototype of the Web's first lexivote-based search engine'.
Q No.29 : What was created in 1999 as the "Ethicode Artificial Conscience Project"?
ANS : The Jatalla search engine.
Q No.30 : What is the best-known creation of Joshua Schachter that came online in 2003?
ANS : The del.icio.us social bookmarking web service.
ANS : Vinton G. Cerf
Q No.02 :Which famous personality coined the word 'Information Superhighway'?
ANS : Al Gore
Q No.03 :Along with whom Sabeer Bhatia co-founded the famous e-mail software technology Hotmail?
ANS : Jack Smith
Q No.04 :Which term was coined by William Gibson in his book "Nueromancer" in 1984?
ANS : Cyberspace
Q No.05 : Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support, CALS, is the general framework for E-commerce. Who initiated and developed this?
ANS : US Department of Defence
Q No.06 : Which Indian technocrat is associated with teamon.com, neomeo.com, responses.com, highku.com and Navin Mail, a voice mail service?
ANS : Sabeer Bhatia
Q No.07 : Name this famous corporate which get its name from a brute race mentioned in Jonathan Swift's novel " Gulliver's Travel "?
ANS : YAHOO
Q No.08 : What is the term used to the software that collects email addresses from the web and then send spam mails to those addresses?
ANS : Crawler
Q No.09 : Who owns the following B2B portals firmseekindia.com, seekandsource.com, e-chem.com and formsindia.com?
ANS : Sify Webex, a subsidary of Satyam
Q No.10 : Which internet venture was founded by Raj Koneru, B.G.Mahesh and Madhu Kodali?
ANS : Indiainfo.com
Q No.11 :When was the first Personal Computer introduced in India?
ANS :1984
Q No.12 : Which was the first Indian Software company listed on NYSE?
ANS : Silverline Technologies Ltd (SLT)
Q No.13 : What is the Indian equivalent of CIO, Chief Information officer?
ANS : General Manager – Systems
Q No.14 : What is known as " Shelfware "?
ANS : A software that is so worthless and it remains in its box on the shelf
Q No.15 : What is the term used to desribe a " Chinese Portal "?
ANS : Chortal
Q No.16 : What is the earlier name for Javascript?
ANS : Livescript
Q No.17 : What is the code name of Windows XP?
ANS : Whistler
Q No.18 : Which famous personality is known as the " Guy with the Algorithm "?
ANS : Kanwal Rekhi
Q No.19 : Name the person who first drew the Linux Penguin, TUX?
ANS : Larry Ewing
Q No.20 : Name the world's first PC which was built in 1975?
ANS : Altair 8800
Q No.21 : What was called “ God's Programming Language ” in the glossary of `The OpenGL Programmers Guide'?
ANS : The programming language C.
Q No.22 : Whose logo and mascot is Puffy the pufferfish?
ANS : OpenBSD, the Unix-like computer operating system.
Q No.23: In the context of Apple, what was codenamed `Shiner '?
ANS : The short-lived `Apple Network Server ', a line of PowerPC-based server computers.
Q No.24 : Name the project idea by Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia, which will begin as a ` Progressive or gradual fork ' of the English Wikipedia.
ANS : Citizendium (from `Citizen + Compendium').
Q No.25 : In which European city does the Wizards of OS (Wizards of Operating Systems) conference take place regularly?
ANS : Berlin
Q No.26 : One more on Apple. What is the street that encircles Apple's buildings at the Cupertino HQ called?
ANS : Infinite Loop
Q No.27 : Which pioneering popular web-browser, even before Mosaic, was developed by Pei-Yuan Wei, a student at UC, Berkeley?
ANS : ViolaWWW
Q No.28 : Name the news-making human-powered search engine initiative launched by Inventerprise founder Shelley Harrison.
ANS : Jatalla.com. The site `provides a basic prototype of the Web's first lexivote-based search engine'.
Q No.29 : What was created in 1999 as the "Ethicode Artificial Conscience Project"?
ANS : The Jatalla search engine.
Q No.30 : What is the best-known creation of Joshua Schachter that came online in 2003?
ANS : The del.icio.us social bookmarking web service.
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