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CafeThis American company originally used to manufacture gunpowder and dynamite (which it still manufactures) - but has now diversified into several fields - no tably in Chemicals, Plastics and Fiber based products. Name it.Du PontBack in th e 1890s,Three Englishmen - an employee in a lace factory named Kilpin,an employe e in a travel agency named Allison and a cobbler named Davies put their proposal to two businessmen - Edwards and Nathan. They wanted to start a sports team. Ed wards,president designate, was not known for his generosity and he accepted only because Davies, the cobbler, offered a free workforce and leather tomake the pl ayers'boots. They named it the _______ Cricket and Football club. Name the club. AC Milanames Tobin, nobel laureate proposed a character symbol as an indicator f or the ratio of the value of the company according to the stock exchange it is l isted in( the market capitalisation) to the replacement value of the company's a ssets.Which alphabet did he use for his theory?QWhat theory states that some inv estors will buy even highly over-valued stock, assuming that there's always some one who will be ready to buy it from them at a higher value?The Greater Fools th eoryBacardi Martini India is a 74:26 Joint Venture in India. Who holds the 26% ( clue- they are in Bangalore)Gemini DistilleriesRichard Pascale, Tom Peters,Rober t Waterman and Anthony Athos have evolved a core management theory which has bee n accepted in all the G-8 nations. Which one?Mckinsey 7S FrameworkAreez Khambatt a in Ahmedabad is credited with being the man behind which famousIndian brand?Ra snaThere was a recent business headline: 'Doug out, Doug in'. What was being ref

erred to?Doug Ivester , CEO of coke was being replaced by Douglas DaftThe Indian Economy was characterized by decades of slow but consistent growth that later c ame to be known as the " Hindu Rate of Growth ". Name the person to first coin t he term " Hindu Rate of GrowthRobert McNamaraWhat is the French equivalent of th e Stock Exchange? The BourseShekhar 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'?Separate shows for womenConnect: Shyam Benegal, Alyque Padamsee, Muke sh Pant, CEO of Reebok and PM Sinhathe CEO of Pepsi.They all worked for LeversMe iland of France, Kordes & Tantau of Germany and De Ruiter of Netherlands control 70% of the world market for?RosesWhich is the first Indian company to be listed on the NASDAQ?InfosysWhat indispensable aid to modern managers was first used b y Roy Tomlinson of Bolt, Beranek & Newman ? a Cambridge, Massachusetts based firm of consulting engineers, in the 1950 ? s?EmailFollowing the huge success of Hotmail and its eventual sellout to Microso ft, what is the name of the new venture planned by Sabeer Bhatia?Arzoo! Inc.'No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money'. Who made this remark?Ans: Dr. JohnsonThe design for it was taken from a medallion showing the head of Queen Vi ctoriadesigned by William Wyon. They were done in groups of 240. It was changed after11 months and about 6 million survive today. What is it?Ans: Penny BlackWhi ch fruit gets it's name from the Morroccan port from where it used to be exporte d to England?Ans: TangerineWhat was invented in 1879 by American cafe owner Jame s Ritty who called it the thief catcher?Ans: Cash registerGuillermo Vilas is the second Argentine sportsperson to be honoured with the Keyto the city of Buenos Aires.Who was the first?Ans: Juan Manuel FangioAds for which product feature the following - a raunchy novel(Fantasies), Perfum e and a registered package.Ans: VIP Frenchie underwearWhat did the Pandavas ulti mately decide to do after the exile when the Kauravasrefused to return their kin gdom?Ans: Fight the KauravasIt comes from the Phoenician word meaning 'house'. I t is said to have had it's origins in a hieroglyphic sign for the 'ladder' and o thers continue to insist that it comes from the sign for crane. What?Ans: The le tter 'B'M.M.Hasham's family business of rice exports was lost when the Governmen t nationalised it in 1941. Undettered he plunged into the oil business and found ed Western India Vegetable Products. At the time of his death his company was do ing 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: W iproThe head of this business family is conferred the honorary title of The Earl ofIveagh.Which?Ans: Guinness 2. Which two social networking sites have joined hands to challenge Facebook? Twitter amd Mixi 3. What values of preferential shares have Air India s lenders were approved by its board? Rs.7,500 crore 4. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank? A.D.M.Chavali 5. Which Indian banks credit ratings have been assigned stable tag by Standard a nd PoorInternational rating agency? State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Indian Bank 6. Name the 2-day literature festival scheduled to be held in Delhi. Samanvay: IHC Bharatiya Bhasa Mahotsav 7. Name the Apple s co

founder who is set to visit India s technology capital. Steve Wozniak 8. Where is ITC set to build $300 million hotel? Colombo, Sri Lanka 9. Name the Indian American who has been chosen as the most powerful woman inCal ifornia by National Diversity Council. Shefali Duggal 10. Name the short film about child poverty in India which won the Golden Lmap T reeaward at the 42nd International Film festival. Another Planet 11. Which country s first female athlete is set to participate in Olympics 2012? Saudi Arabia 12. Who is set to take over as LG Display Co. Ltd. s Chief Executive in 2012? Han Sang-beom 13. Name the Indian origin American who won Guardian First Book award. Siddhartha Mukherjee 14. Which telecom provider is set to allow its mobile subscribers in India to ac cessmicroblogging site Twitter on their handsets free of cost until March 1st, 2 012? Bharti Airtel 15. Which foreign lender bank has launched fixed rate for home loan and loans ag ainstproperty? HSBC 16. Which actor was recently in India to promote his movie Mission Impossible -4 ? Tom Cruise 17. Who has been named captain of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals for the 5th Edit ion? Rahul Dravid 18. Which 2 teams have decided to withdraw from F1 teams associations? Ferrari and Red Bull 19. Name the Iranian teenager who won World Snooker title recently. Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 20. Which Colombian film bagged Golden Peacock award at the 42nd International F ilmFestival in India? Porfirio 21. Which company introduced disabled-friendly tools for application in software of common use as the world observed World Disability Day on December 3rd 2011? Microsoft India 22. Which bank picked up 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund? Bank of India 23. Which channel did Pakistan cable operators block recently? BBC World News 24. Name the Former Brazil soccer captain who died recently. Socrates 25. Where the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is set to o pen anoffice to boost economic ties between the 2 countries? Kathmandu, Nepal 26. Who won the Golf Hong Kong Open? Rory McIlroy 27. Who is set to receive Humanitarian award which is to be presented by Harvard Foundation? Lionel Richie 28. Which tamil song has been treated as classic example of viral marketing as p er IndianInstitute of Management? Why this Kolaveri Di

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4. He also served as a member of the I ndian Prime Minister s Working Group on Inward Investment in India (a) Anshu Jain(b) Amulya Sreenivasan(c) Vikram Chadok (d) KV Kmath Answer: (a) 2. Which one of the following statements is wrong(a) Thomas Cook Group sold its ent ire 77 per cent holding in the Indian arm to Fairbridge Capital(b) Thomas Cook i s a U.K.-based travel services provider company(c) Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius ) Ltd is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings(d) Under the terms of the ag reement, Thomas Cook will receive gross cash proceeds of 250 crore rupees for it sshareholding Answer: (d)3. Which one of the following Indian drug company on 28 June 2012 got the approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to launch Absorica, a patented acne t reatment drug developed by Canadian firm CipherPharmaceuticals, in the U.S. mark et(a) Ranbaxy(b) Piramal Healthcare (c) Dr. Reddy s (d) Intas Answer: (a) 4. Which one of the following Indian IT company started its exclusive delivery cent re for Aerospace and Defence inToulouse in France?(a) Wipro(b) Mahidra Satyam(c) TCS(d) HCL Answer: (b)5. Which one of the following Indian industrialists was chosen for the leadership a ward of the India-U.S. bilateraltrade promotion organisation U.S. India Business Council?(a) Azim Premjee(b) Shiv Nadar(c) Anand Mahindra(d) Ratan Tata Answer: (c) 1. Consider the following statements using the code given below identify the person ality with whom thesestatements are associated 1. He has recently been appointed as the Chairman of Directorate General of Hydr ocarbons2. He is the first bureaucrat to head the highly technical arm of the Oi l Ministry3. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre4. He was previou sly Development Commissioner (Handlooms) in the Ministry of Textiles(a) Rajiv Na rayan Chaubey(b) Rakesh Chandra Deo(c) Ashok Malik (d) Pradeep Rungta Answer: (a)2. Which one of the following statements is wrong(a) Directorate General of Hydroca rbons is a government run organisation controlled by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas(b) It was established in 1993 under the administrative control of M inistry of Petroleum & Natural Gas throughGovernment of India Resolution(c) DGH only looks into the implementation of New Exploraton Licensing Policy(d) Objecti ves of DGH are to promote sound management of the oil and natural gas resources Answer: (c)3. Who was appointed the new Managing Director of Hyundai India?(a) Bo Shin Seo(b) Andrew Mark (c) Chan Guangdong(d) Ramesh Turrani Answer: (a) 4. Which of the following Indian financial company sold its stake to Warburg Pincus on 4 June 2012(a) Muthoot(b) Reliance Capital(c) Future Capital(d) GE Money Answer: (c) 5. Who was appointed the CEO of Serco, the FTSE 100 international service company?( a) Udayan Mukharjee(b) Thomas Dekken(c) Susir Kumar(d) Tom Riall Answer: (d)

http://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/corporate-current-affairs-quizquestionsanswer s-june-2012-june-4june-10-1339407822-1 MARKETING MANAGEMENTQUIZ 1. What are the 4Ps of Marketing?(a) Product, Price, People, Promotion(b) Product, Price, Place, Promotion(c) Product, Price, Profitability, Promotion(d) Prize, People, Productivity, Practice2 . Which of the following is most likely to be covered by a classical definition of Marketing?(a) Ideas (b) People (c) Services (d) Places3 . D emarketing involves(a) Reducing overall demand (b) stimulating demand (c) facilitating demand(d) satisf ying overall demand4 . Market penetration involves(a) expansion in present markets(b) greater sales in new market(c) new products to appeal to present markets(d) new products and new markets5 . Which of the following is the least important marketing objective for consumer g oods manufacturers?(a) Profit margins (b) New product development (c)Sales promotion(d)Customer service 6 . T he first step in Marketing Research Process is(a)conclusive research (b)definiti on of the issue(c)examination of secondary data(d) generation of primary data7 . Which of the following research methods generally takes the shortest time for co mpletion(a) Observation (b) Mail surveys (c) Experiments (d) Personal surveys8 . Which of the following is the least expensive stage in new product development(a )

T est marketing (b) Concept testing (c) Product development(d) Commercialization HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTQUIZ 2 1. The concept of core competencies is based on the notion that (a) Time is money (b) learning is central to success and effectiveness (c) Theor ganization should organize around what it does best (d) there a should be afunda mental rethinking and redesign of systems and processes2. Career consists of (a) Alternatives available to the individual (b) individual choices amongaltern atives (c) individual experiences stemming from choices made (d) All of the abov e3. Which of the following is an objective aspect of a career. (a) Attitudes (b) Personality (c) Values (d) Motivations (e) Skills4. Career movements within an organization are: (a) Vertical (b) Horizontal (c) Inclusive (d) All of the above (e) None of theab ove5. Career planning is the process of choosing: (a) Occupations (b) Organizations (c) Career paths (d) All of the above (e)None of the above6. Pressures felt by women advancing into managerial positionsinclude: (a) The job itself (b) Scarcity of role models or mentors (c) The stress of role reversal between home and the office (d) All of the above7. The single most important success factor for male managers is :(a) Help from a mentor (b) Track record (c) Desire to succeed (d) Ability toman age sub-ordinates8 .The term Generation X refers to People born during Second World War (b) children born before television wasinven ted (c) people with police records (d) those born between 1965 and19769. Training and development (a) Is a set process determined by top management (b) is an expense mostcompanie s try to avoid(c) tends to be a one-time organizational activity (d)should inclu de performance appraisal.10. Changes in the external environment (a) Usually take years to influence a successful company (b) can generally beman ipulated by a good manager(c) may necessitate change in theorganization (d) none of the above 1. "We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion & an excuse to sh op, they will come" are the Golden words of whom? Kishore Bayani (The Chairman of Future Group) 2. What is the Title of Auto Biography of JRD TATA? Beyond the Last Blue Mountain 3. What is the Title of Auto Biography of Krishna Kumar Birla? Brushes with History 4. "It happened in India" is the Auto Biography of whom? Kishore Bayani (The Chairman of Future Group) 5. "The End of Ecconomic Man" is the famous book written by whom? Peter F Drucker 6. "Imagining India" recently published book authored by? Nandan M Neelakeni 7. What is the Tag Line of Sony? Like No Other

8. "India's Family Store" is the punchline of which brand? Pantaloon 9. Name of the Family Store owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla? More 10. "Net Safe Credit Card" is introduced by which Bank?

1. The need for power for cameras led to the creation of which brand by Mr Rubin and MrMallory? ( Ans Duracell )2. United Artists was started by these four people. Three names given one missi ng. ( Ans Charlie Chaplin )3. Band Aid has three types of variants in India regular, washproof and _____. (Hint: Indiaspecific; Ans Band-Aid Turmeric )4. The consultant/author/businessthinker who has been named this year?s Global Indian. ( Ans Ram Charan )5. What latin phrase means a portion of employee?s compensation package, over and above his salary. ( Ans Bonus ) 6. What english term means at a firm . ( Ans

a financial incentive doled out to retain specialists

Golden handcuff )7. Which GM company originally manufactured sewing machines and bicycles. ( Ans Opel )8. Which Hotel brand was prevented from using its brand name in India as it cla shes with a localhotel based in Sirohi, near Mt Abu, Rajasthan? ( Ans The Hilton ) 9. Elizabeth Arden recently launched celebrity? ( Ans

Honey , Ribbon

and

Mine Again . Named after which

Mariah Carey )10. What sports good is manufactured by Masincedane Sports, whose sales peaked

in 2010?( Ans Vuvuzela )11. Who was the Master of mint in 1710? ( Ans Sir Isaac Newton )12. What majo r brand started as a service by Air France for its employees to ensure a from home for them ? ( Ans Le Meridian ) 13. Conway?s Law There is always a man in a firm who knows what?s going on. He should be _____ ( Ans fired )14. Which web entity vociferously challenged its departed cofounder?s allegations that theyencouraged child pornography ( Ans wikipedia )15. Li Ka-Shing, the Hong Kong based business tycoon, was referred to as which famous comiccharacter? ( Ans-Superman )16. In the early 1900s, what did a New York socialite by the name Mary Phelps J acobsdevelop?( Ans- Bra )

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