Wednesday, December 14, 2011

SIBM questions


The following questions have been taken from SIBM website.

1. Which among the following is India's first ministry to have an account on twitter?

a. Ministry of Commerce and Industry b. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

c. Ministry of Finance d. Home Ministry

1.b.

2. Which among the following is not a Landlocked Country?

a. Austria b. Hungary c. Paraguay d. Zimbabwe e. Mozambique

2. e.

3. Who among the following has developed India Rupee Symbol? :

a. Ashvini Rai b. Umesh Kumar c. D Udaya Kumar d. S.K Paul

3. c.

4. Who is India’s first Woman Grand Master in Chess?

a. Aarthie Ramaswamy b. Koneru Humpy

c. S. Meenakshi d. S. Vijayalakshmi

4. b.

5. The Lingaraja Temple is located in which city?

a. Bhubaneswar b. Khajuraho c. Madurai d. Mount Abu

5. a.

6. This company was called Lutsuko and later changed its name to something that literally means 'to lose money'. Which one?

a. L' Oreal b. Sony c. Matsushita d. Honda

6. b.

7. In WW II the day on which the Allies launched their invasion of France was called?

a. Invasion day b. Swordfish Day c. D-Day d. T-Day

7. c.

8. Which of the following cricketers holds the world recordof maximum number of sixes in Tests?

a. Chris Cairns b. Viv Richards

c. Sachin Tendulkar d. Yuvraj Singh

8. a.

9. On which planet is the day longer than the year (i.e. It rotates around the sun faster than it rotates around itself)?

a. Mercury b. Venus c. Mars d. Pluto

9. b.

10. Dendrochronology is

a. Study of horse teeth b. Using horse teeth to estimate the horse's age c. A study of time d. Using tree rings to determine the tree's age

10. d.

11. Who endorsed the shaving product 'Erasmic', a brand owned by Hindustan Lever Limited, in 1970s?

a. Ravi Shastri b. Tony Greig c. Greg Chappel d. Sunil Gavaskar

11. b.

12. Which NRI businessman owns the Caparo Group?

a. Lord Swaraj Paul b. Vinod Khosla c. Vinod Dham d. Amar Bose

12. a.

13. Cannaught Plaza Restaurants and Hardcastle Restaurants have had the responsibility for the entry of Which MNC to India ?

a. Pizza Hut b. U.S. Pizza c. Mc. Donalds d. Subway

13. c.

14. Which cricketer is the brand ambasador for Band-Aid?

a. Virendra Sehwag b. Sachin Tendulkar c. Saurav Ganguly d. Yuvraj Singh

14. a.

15. What is the name of the 233cc Motorcycle launched by Hero Honda? :

a. Karizma b. Freedom c. Dawn d. Passion

15. a.

16. Aditya Birla Group has collaborated with which foreign company to roll out an insurance scheme?

a. Vysya b. SunLife c. Sanmar d. MaxNewYorkLife

16. b.

17. Citi Bank co-brands cards for which oil company?

a. HP b. IOCL c. BPCL d. IBP

17. a.

18. Which company brings you CNBC Television channel in India?

a. Channel 7 b. TV 18 c. Mudra Arts d. Sony

18. b.

19. Acme Clothing owns which famous brand?

a. John Player b. Peter England c. Provogue d. Park Avenue

19. c.

20. What is the name of the UK-based Tea company acquired by Tata Tea?

a. Tetley b. Gemini c. Brooke Bond d. Lipton

20. a.

21. The Hollerith Corporation changed its name to something iconic in the future. What is it?

a. IBM b. Hewett Packard c. Dell d. Microsoft

21. a.

22. ‘One family One bank’ is the tagline of which Indian Bank?

a. Bank of Baroda b. State Bank of India

c. Punjab National Bank d. Bank of Maharashtra

22. d.

23. The author of ‘Imagining India‘ is

a. Narayana Murthy b. APJ Abdul Kalam

c. Nandan Nilekani d. Dr. Manmohan Singh

23. c.

24. ‘Net safe credit card’ was introduced by

a. SBI b. HDFC c. Canara Bank d. ICICI

24. b.

25. ‘Inspire the Next’ is a tagline of

a. Hitachi b. Sony c. Toshiba d. Panasonic

25. a.

26. ‘It Happened in India’ is an autobiography of

a. Dhirubhai Ambani b. Kishore Biyani

c. Nandan Nilekani d. JRD Tata

26. b.

27. ‘Ab Khul Ke Jiyo India’ is the advertisement slogan of

a. Videocon b. Samsung c. LG d. Philips

27. b.

28. Present governor of RBI is

a. Dr. D. Subbarao b. Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy

c. Dr. Bimal Jalan d. Dr. C. Rangarajan

28. a.

29. What percent of the TATA Capital has been allocated by TATA Sons for philanthropic purpose?

a. 10% b. 25% c. 40% d. 66%

29. d.

30. Which Asian nation was the first to get a world bank loan?

a. Indonesia b. Thailand c. India d. Srilanka

30. c.

11. When translated in Korean what does Hyundai mean?

a. Great Universe b. Modernity

c. Arising from Asia d. Rising Sun

31. b.

32. What do u call a market trend that is neither bearish nor bullish?

a. Stale Market b. Chicken Market

c. Market Top d. Stable Market

32. b.

33. By what name is the bulding Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers better known as? :

a. Tata House b. Bombay House c. BSE d. None of these

33.c.

34. Which brand of scooter when translated into Italian means wasp? :

a. Vespa b. Lambretta c. Honda d. Kinetic

34. a.

35. What brandname did Kaka Dandekar coin after seeing an American cigarette ad in 1930? :

a. Parachute b. Camlin c. Dabur d. Onida

35. b.

36. What is the first Indian Luxury Hotel established by the TATAs? :

a. Watson Hotel b. Hotel President c. Taj Hotel d. None of these

36. c.

37. Recently India's Aditya Patel won a race in the Scirocco R-Cup. The 3-door sporty small family car Scirocco has been manufactured by which of the following companies? :

a. Chevrolet b. Volkswagen c. BMW d. Renault

37. b.

38. How many Indian states share their border with Myanmar? :

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 2

38. 4.

39. "E-rick" was recently launched by Vodafone in which of the following cities? :

a. Kolkata b. Bangalore c. Mumbai d. Delhi

39. d.

40. Which of the following countries recently launched Global Position System Aided Geo Augmented Navigation? :

a. China b. US c. Canada d. India

40. d.

41. Scientists of which of the following countries have recently drawn the first oyster genome map of the world? :

a. South Korea b. Japan c. China d. North Korea

41. c.

42. Who among the following is the next appointed Chief Executive Officer of BP (global energy company)? :

a. Bob Dudley b. Tony Hayward c. Robert Horton d. Doug Suttles

42. a.

43. What is the popular name of GAFI? :

a. Money Laundering Task Force b. Financial Action Task Force c. Financial Instruments Directive

d. European Committee for Banking Standards

43. b.

44. On which date was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted ? :

a. December 10 b. November 25 c. November 29 d. December 5

44. a.

45. Which among the following countries is not one of the "Four Asian Tigers"? :

a. Hong Kong b. Singapore c. China d. Taiwan

45. c.

46. In which country is located the "National Football Museum" which keeps FIFA collection? :

a. Canada b. Uruguay c. England d. Switzerland

46. c

Friday, December 9, 2011

SIBM General Quiz


The following quiz is taken from the SIBM site.

General Quiz 2

1. The 99th century by Sachin Tendulkar was against –

a. England b. Australia c. Pakistan d. South Africa

1. d.

2. PIIGS economies refer to Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and _______ ? :

a. Sweden b. Spain c. Switzerland d. Slovenia

2. b.

3. Who is the author of the book ‘Good to Great’? :

a. Bill Gates b. Mark Branson c. Lee Iacocca d. Jim Collins

3. d.

4. Where will the 2016 Olympics be held? :

a. Rio de Janeiro b. Beijing c. London d. Buenos Aires

4. a.

5. Who is the director of the movie ‘Inception’? :

a. Steven Spielberg b. Nolan

c. Phillip Noyce d. Roland Emmerich

5. b.

6. When did Nepal adopt democracy? :

a. 2003 b. 2005 c. 2008 d. 2010

6. c.

7. In which state of India would you find Nathu La pass? :

a. Jammu & Kashmir b. Sikkim

c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Punjab

7. b.

8. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India allows the President of India to dismiss a democratically elected State Govt. and enforce President’s Rule? :

a. Article 18 b. Article 376 c. Article 420 d. Article 356

8. d.

9. Who was the first winner of the first Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna? :

a. Vishwanathan Anand b. Sachin Tendulkar

c. Leander Paes d. Geet Sethi

9. 1.

10. Which Indian state has the longest coast line? :

a. West Bengal b. Maharashtra c. Andhra Pradesh d. Gujarat

10. d.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

SIBM Quiz

Hi guys. These are some of the Business Quiz questions compiled from the SIBM website.

Business Quiz 1

1. Which of the following bank has recently won the prestigious Asian Banker

Achievement Award for being the strongest bank in Asia Pacific region? :

a. ICICI Bank b. State Bank of India c. HSBC Bank d. HDFC Bank e. None of them

1. b.

2. Indian firms like CIL, NTPC and Tata Steel are looking for opportunities to acquire coal mines in this country, but recently, a policy change to impose a super profit tax of 40% on mining, led to the companies raising their concerns. The country is:

a. South Africa b. Russia c. Ukraine d. Kazakhstan e. Australia

2. e.

3. Recently, the Government of India has amended the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules. What is the proposed minimum threshold level of public holding for all listed companies as per this amendment?

a.20% b. 25% c. 30% d. 35% e. 40%

3. b.

4. Which among the following retail giants in India has a senior post named as "Chief Belief Officer" who manages company's cultural strategy? :

a. Godrej Group b. Reliance ADA Group c.Future Group d.Reliance Industries e.Tata Group

4. c.

5. This organisation has 1356 members and has the ad-line "the world put stock on us". Which organisation? :

a. NAS DAQ b. LSE c. NYSE d. BSE

5. c.

6. This bank has the punch line ‘Make it happen’ and has master blaster Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador. Which bank are we talking about? :

a. Deutsche Bank b. Royal Bank of Scotland

c. Citibank d. Standard Chartered Bank

6. b.

7. Yang, who stepped down as the CEO of this internet major recently, is also one of the co-founders of the company. Name the internet major in question from the given options. :

a. Google b. America Online c. Yahoo d. None of these

7. c.

8. How many brands does MS Dhoni endorse? :

a. 22 b. 25 c. 33 d.19

8. a.

9. With what company is Fortis competing to buy Parkway? :

a. Religare b. Dubai Health Authority

c. Khazanah Nasional Berhad d. Apollo Health Care

9. c.

10. Which major US bank was recently fined $550 million? :

a. Goldman Sachs b. J.P. Morgan

c. Bank of America d. Morgan Stanley

10. a.

Business Quiz 2

1. M&M plan to buy this company in the automotive sector. Name the company :

a. Ssangyong b. Renault c. Nissan d. Daihatsu

1. a.

2. What new name appears on the Manchester United jersey instead of AIG? :

a. Sahara b. AON c. NUON d. Budweiser

2. b.

3. Daughter of the CMD of TVS Motors is going to tie the knot with the son of the founder and chairman of? :

a. HCL b. M&M c. Infosys d. UB Group

3. c.

4. Which company was recently in trouble due to lack of security measures in its operations? :

a. Nokia b. Micromax c. RIM d. Samsung

4. c.

5. The human resource consulting and outsourcing firm Hewitt Associates was recently acquired by :

a. Mercer b.Towers Watson c. Strategicom d. AON

5. d.

6. ‘We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion and an excuse to shop, they will come’ are the golden words of whom? :

a. Chandru L Raheja b. Kishore Biyani

c. Kumar Mangalam Birla d. Anil Ambani

6. b.

7. What is the tag line of Sony? :

a. Admiration Guaranteed b. Like No Other

c. Turn On Tomorrow d. Leading Innovation

7. c.

8. Air Deccan is now known as :

a. Kingfisher Lite b. Kingfisher Express

c. Kingfisher Red d. Jet Lite

8. c.

9. Which company brings CNBC Channel to India :

a. NDTV b. Zee Network c. Star Network d. TV 18

9. d.

10. This company is ‘applying thought’. Which company? :

a. TCS b. Toshiba c. Wipro d. Zensar

10. c.

Business Quiz 3

1. Mahindra and Mahindra is bidding to take over which automaker? :

a. Ssangyong b. Geely Motors c. Saab d. Opel

1. a.

2. The IRDA is the regulatory body for:

a. Telecom b. Investment Banking

c. Insurance d.Capital markets

2. c.

3. HSBC headquarters are in :

a. Hong Kong b. Shanghai c. London d. Beijing

3. c.

4. Which company is the main sponsor for the Rajasthan Royals? :

a. Kingfisher b. Ultratech Cement

c. Airtel d. Bharati AXA

4. b.

5. Which Micro-finance institution recently had its IPO recently :

a. Annapurna Financial Services b. ESAF Microfinance

c. CSP Microfinance d. SKS Microfinance

5. d.

6. The name Ray Kroc is generally associated with :

a. 7-11 stores b. McDonalds c.Debenhams d. Wendys

6. b.

7. What company is generally referred to as the Big Blue? :

a. UPS b. FedEx c. IBM d. Google

7. c.

8. The name Philip Kotler is generally associated with :

a. Operations Management b. Six Sigma

c. Finance d. Marketing

8. d.

9. Adi Dasler started the company Adidas. What company did his brother Rudoplh start? :

a. Reebok b. Puma c. Salomon d. Speedo

9. b.

10. Who has written the book ‘Made in America’? :

a. Sam Walton b. Bill Gates c. Jack Welch d. Alfred P. Sloan

10. a.

Business Quiz 4

1. What company did Intel recently buy? :

a. Norton Antivirus b. MacAfee Antivirus

c. AMD d. Seagate

1. b.

2. In the world of business, who is Anshu Jain? :

a. The front runner to be the next CEO of Deutsche Bank

b. The front runner to be the next Chairman of TATA

c. A social activist who is suing Vedanta Inc.

d. The new owner of the New Jersy Nets

2. a.

3. Which group of companies was recently in the news because of the proposed split of the group among the scions? :

a. Marico b. Kirloskar c. Reliance d. RPG

3. d.

4. Who was the first Director of IIM-A? :

a.C. K. Prahlad b. C. Rangarajan c. Vikram Sarabhai d. Homi Bhabha

4. c.

5. The new commerative Rs. 10 coin celebrates the birth centenary of which Indian figure? :

a. Jamshedji Tata b. Homi Bhabha c. Vikram Sarabhi d. C. V. Raman

5. b.

6. What company was started by Thomas Edison? :

a. GE b. Motorola c. HMV d. AT & T

6. a.

7. O.P. Bhatt is the CEO of which company? :

a. Air India b. HPCL c. SAIL d. SBI

7. d.

8. What does CRR stand for? :

a. Credit Reserve Ratio b. Cash Rationing Requirment

c. Cash Reserve Ratio d. Constant Reserve Requirment

8. c.

9. What economist is considered the founder of the Monetariest school of thought? :

a. Milton Friedman b. J. M. Keynes c. Vilfred Pareto d. Ivring Fischer

9. a.

10. Who has written the book The Ascent of Money: The Financial History of the World? :

a. Jerome K. Jerome b. Ramchandra Guha

c. Lionel Robinson d. Niall Fergusson

10. d.

Business Quiz 5

1.The logo of which company reads out the name of the company no matter which way you look at it? :

a.Vedanta Inc. b. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

c. Sun Microsystems d. Alcatel -Lucent

1. c.

2. Jeff Bezos is the CEO of which company? :

a. Amazon.com b. AOL.com c. Yahoo! d.eBay

2. a.

3. Hasmukhbahi Parekh started what Indian bank? :

a. Canara bank b. HDFC

c. Punjab National bank d. Oriental bank of Commerce

3. b.

4. Which Indian ad man has designed the iconic brands like Lakme and Britannia? :

a. Piyush Pande b. Arvind Kamat c. Satayajit Ray d. Shombit Sengupta

4. d.

5. In advertising circles what is the name given to advertisments for products like Royal Challenge Music CDs? :

a. Substitute Advertising b. Brand Expansion

c. Oblique Advertising d. Surrogate Advertising

5. d.

6. Which media group publishes Cosmopolitan, Fortune and the Harvard Business Review in India? :

a. HT Media Group b. India Today group

c. Bennett Coleman & CO d. Indian Express Group

6. b.

7. What company started under the name - Backrub? :

a. Kaya Clinic b. Lay-Z-Boy c. Spalding d. Google

7. d.

8. Initially in 1997 how many companies did the Government of India identify as Navratna companies? :

a.10 b. 9 c. 11 d. 12

8. c.

9. What began in India for the first time on the 16th of April 1853? :

a. The first Train Service

b. The first telephone call was made

c. The Bombay Stock Exchange was started

d. ITC was started

9. a.

10. The Snowball is the biography of .... :

a. Jamnalal Bajaj b. Michael Jordan c. Arun Sarin d. Warren Buffett

10. d.

Business Quiz 6

1. "Don't leave home without it"... what is 'it' ? :

a. Master Card b. Visa c.. American Express d. Discover

1. c

2. Which computer company asks you to "Think Differently"? :

a. Apple b. Microsoft c. HP d. Dell

2. a

3. Which bookseller calls itself "Earth's Biggest Bookstore"? :

a. Borders b. Barnes and Noble

c. Amazon.com d. Walden

3. c

4. Which Auto brand is labelled "The Ultimate Driving Machine"? :

a. Mercedes Benz b. Audi c. Lexus d. BMW

4. d

5. Which automobiles are "Built for the road ahead"? :

a. Chevrolet b. Ford c. Lincoln d. Cadillac

5. b

6. "There are some things money can't buy , for everything else, there's ______" :

a. Master Card b. Visa c. American Express d. Discover

6. a

7. Which company's tagline is "Imagination at work" ? :

a. Disney b. Dreamworks c. Lego d. GE

7. d

8. "The way to Fly" is ___________ :

a. Quantas b. American Airlines c. British Airways d. Alitalia

8. c

9. "The Magazine of the Corporate World" is _______ :

a. India Today b. Business Today c. Business World d. Forbes Magazine

9. b

10. Which company urges you to "Exceed your vision" ? :

a. Canon b. Nikon c. Epson d. HP

10. c