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

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