Quiz # 12 - Questions related to business and economics

Que 1: Whose tagline is this? ‘Throughout history we have presented pictures in a yellow box’

          A. Archies                                  B. National Geographic Channel

          C. Eros International                  D. Walt Disney

Que 2: The X effect is based on the commonly accepted perception that you get what you pay for. In the 1950s, Coca Cola was twice as expensive as Pepsi. Yet, Pepsi sales increased after they raised the price of the soda. What is ‘X’ effect?

          A. Premium Effect                       B. Platinum effect  

          C. Chivas Regal Effect                  D. Old Wine Effect

Que 3: The picture of the only woman on US dollar bills is…..?

          A. Martha Washington (Wife of George Washington)

          B. Abigail Adams (Wife of John Adams)  

          C. Martha Jefferson (Wife of Thomas Jefferson)                                        

          D. Dolly Madison (Wife of James Madison)

Que 4: Who is called as “Oracle of Omaha”?

          A. Benjamin Graham                    B. George Soros      

          C. Jim Rogers                               D. Warren Buffet

Que 5: Which is the largest stock exchange of the world as per market capitalization?

          A. NASDAQ                                          B. New York Stock Exchange

          C. Shanghai Stock Exchange                 D. London Stock Exchange Group

Que 6:  In 1952 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was concerned that Indian women were spending precious foreign exchange on this particular category of products and imposed a ban on import of them. Later after a huge protest from Indian women, he requested JRD Tata to manufacture them in India. Subsequently this brand was formed?

          A. Revlon                                             B. Loreal

          C. Lakme                                             D. Maybelline

Que 7: To which political party did Aung San Suu Kyi belong, which won a sweeping victory in the Myanmar general elections, 2015?

          A. National League For Democracy (NLD)          

          B. Union Solidarity and Development Party

          C. Arakan National Party

          D. Aung San National Party

Que 8: Parent company of ‘Google’ is?

          A. Microsoft                               B. Alphabet 

          C. Google. Inc.                            D. abc Inc.

Answers: 1-b,            2-c, 3-a,   4-d,    5-b,    6-c,    7-a,    8-b

More Questions... (click on the questions to know answers)

• Switzerland-based chemical company Clariant began the construction of its new healthcare packaging manufacturing plant in ----------  that will produce moisture-control products for the pharmaceutical industry
• ‘Three Gorges Dam’, the world’s largest hydroelectric power station is located on which river?
• Who is the only Indian Administrator of USAID till now?
• The Machia Biological Park is located in which state?
• Which communicable disease has suddenly broken out in Alabama?
• Snapdeal has launched which service for faster delivery?
• What usually happens to inflation when ‘reverse repo rate’ is increased by RBI?

Quiz # 11 - Who, what and where?

Que 1: ‘Three Gorges Dam’, the world’s largest hydroelectric power station is located on which river?

          A. Subansiri, India                       B. Yangtze, China

          C. Bureya, Russia                         D. Nile, Egypt

Que 2: Who is the chairperson and managing director of Biocon company?

          A. Dr. Preetha Reddy                   B. Dr. Swati Piramal  

          C. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw              D. Vinita Gupta

Que 3: Which Pharma company is developing oral insulin drug “Tregopil?

          A. Cipla                                              B. Biocon  

          C. Lupin                                              D. Sun Pharma

Que 4: Which of the following is not a force in Porter’s  Five force model?

          A.Buyers                                       B. Suppliers  

          C. Complimentary Products           D. Industry Rivalry

Que 5: Where was the world economic forum 2016 held?

          A. Switzerland                                      B. Brazil

          C. Sweden                                            D. Portugal

Que 6: Name the state declared as the first organic farming state of India?

          A. Assam                                             B. Nagaland

          C. Mizoram                                          D. Sikkim

Que 7: The company that created a row over its extremely low cost mobile called ‘Freedom 251’ is?

          A. Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd.              B. Red Mobiles Pvt. Ltd.

          C. Karbon Mobiles                        D. Free Tele Pvt. Ltd.

Que 8: The consumer electronic company ‘Voltas’ is a subsidiary of which group?

          A. Godrej                                   B. Mittal 

          C. Birla                                      D. Tata

Answers: 1-b,     2-c, 3-b,   4-c,    5-a,    6-d,    7-a,    8-d


More questions (click on question to get answers)
Who is the first woman Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India?
Name this industrialist and dog lover who has invested in the online pet supplies chain Dogspot.in?
Which country has announced ambitious plans to roll out 5G telecom services by which a movie can be downloadd in a second?
Last year (2015), Sebi recently cancelled which company`s fund management business permit?

Quiz # 10 - Who is who?

Que 1: Who is the only Indian Administrator of USAID till now? 

          A. B.R. Shetty                                      B. C.R. Rao

          C. Venkatraman Ramkrishnan               D. Rajiv Shah

Que 2: Who is the first woman Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India?

          A. Arundhati Bhattacharya                      B. Chanda Kochhar  

          C. Chitra Ramkrishna                              D. Indira Nooyi

Que 3: Who is the chairman of seventh pay commission?

          A. H.L Dattu                                        B. T.S Thakur  

          C. Meena Agarwal                                D. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur

Que 4: Shire PLC an Irish pharmaceutical company, tied up with which organization to become the largest producer of drugs for rare-diseases?

          A. Baxalta                                  B. Kindred Healthcare       

          C. Merck                                    D. Bial

Que 5: Which is the new mosquito borne diseases for which countries globally are advocating against travelling to Central American countries?

          A. Chikungunya                                     B. Dengue

          C. Japanese encephalitis                       D. Zika virus

Que 6: Which is the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, according to IMF?

          A. China                                              B. India

          C. Russia                                             D. USA

Que 7: Which company came up with a vaccine for Malaria?

          A. Merck                                    B. GlaxoSmithKline

          C. Pfizer                                    D. Novartis

Que 8: The CEO and founder of hike messenger is?

          A. Vishal Sikka                                      B. Kavin Bharti Mittal 

          C. Sachin Bansal                                   D. Kunal Bahl

Que 9: CEO and one of the founder of ‘Whatsapp’ is ___________?

          A. Jan Koum                                         B. Brian Acton

          C. James Mcley                                     D. Robinson Joy

Answers: 1-d,     2-c, 3-d,   4-a,    5-d,    6-a,    7-b,    8-b,    9-a

More questions (click on the question to get answers)

• ‘Big Mac Index’ was devised by ‘The Economist’ as an informal way of measuring PPP between two currency. What was used to compare currency values in this index?
• Which institute has been banned by Delhi High court, last month, to advertise themselves as management or business school or from offering MBA, BBA courses?
• Which sportsperson is ranked at No. 1 in the forbes’ list of world’s 100 highest paid athletes
• Bumrungrad hospital, a popular hospital amongst international medical travellers is located in which country?
• The expanded form of ‘GPRS’, mobile data service is

Quiz # 9 - Mixed questions

Que 1: The Machia Biological Park is located in which state?

          A. Rajasthan                               B. Sikkim

          C. Nagaland                                D. Manipur

Que 2: Where is WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) headquartered?

          A. Geneva, Switzerland                B. Bern, Switzerland

          C. Rome, Italy                              D. Paris, France

Que 3: The medical term for ‘sleepwalking’ is?

          A. Somnambulism                                 B. Lithiasis

          C. Hawkinsinuria                                  D. Kawasaki Disease

Que 4: Name this industrialist and dog lover who has invested in the online pet supplies chain Dogspot.in?

          A. Azim Premji                           B. Ratan Tata

          C. Binny Bansal                           D. Mark Zukerberg

Que 5: HUL has acquired a brand called Indulekha. In what product category is this brand?

          A. Hair oil                                  B. Face cream

          C. Hair colour                             D. Lipstick

Que 6: Who is appointed as the CEO of Wipro Ltd.?

          A. T.K. Kurien                                       B. Abid Ali Z. Neemuchwala

          C. Pierre Nanterme                               D. Vishal Sikka

Que 7: Taj group of Hotels is a chain of hotels from which company?

          A. GrandBay                               B. Welcome

          C. Tata                                      D. ITC

Que 8: This company is - Applying Thought?

          A. Infosys                                  B. Wipro 

          C. Sun                                       D. Ernst & Young

Que 9: Max life insurance is a joint venture between Max Financial Services and __________?

          A. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd.    B. China Life Insurance

          C. Brown & Brown Inc.                           D. BMS Group

Answers: 1-a,   2-a,   3-a,   4-b,    5-a,    6-b,    7-c,    8-b,    9-a

More questions (click on the question to get answers)

• Which model of Maruti Suzuki to be sold abroad?
• The X effect is based on the commonly accepted perception that you get what you pay for. In the 1950s, Coca Cola was twice as expensive as Pepsi. Yet, Pepsi sales increased after they raised the price of the soda. What is ‘X’ effect?
• Which of the following is not a force in Porter’s  Five force model?
• What is the name for the bank to be floated by the BRICS countries ?

Quiz # 8 - Healthcare related quiz

Que 1: Which communicable disease has suddenly broken out in Alabama?

          A. Tuberculosis                           B. Measles
          C. Chicken Pox                            D. Plague

Que 2: There is a travel advisory against Brazil due to which virus?

          A. Ebola                                     B. Zika

          C. Rhinovirus                              D. Hepatitis

Que 3: Which country has announced ambitious plans to roll out 5G telecom services by which a movie can be downloadd in a second?

          A. South Korea                                     B. USA

          C. UAE                                                 D. China

Que 4: Which company will sell hepatitis-c drug Daclatasvir?

          A. Cipla                                               B. Emcure

          C. Pfizer                                             D. Glenmark

Que 5: Which Investment banking firm reached a $5 billion settlement with federal and state investigators over its role in the 2008 financial crisis?

          A. JP Morgan Chase                               B. Goldman sachs

          C. Citigroup                                          D. Lehman Brothers

Que 6: In his final State of the Union address in Januray 2016, President Obama appointed Vice President Joe Biden to lead an effort to ….....?

          A. End the use of fossil fuel by 2020                   B. Land an American on Mars

          C. Cut gun violence by half                                D. Find a cure for cancer

Que 7: Who has been elected as the first female President of Taiwan?

          A. Tsai Ghi-wen                                    B. Mao Chi-kuo 

          C. Tsai Ing-wen                                     D. Vei-Mi-kuo

Que 8: Who has won the 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature?

          A. Anuradha Roy                          B. Akhil Sharma 

          C. KR Meera                                 D. Mirza Waheed

Answers: 1-a,    2-b,    3-a,    4-a,    5-b,    6-d,    7-c,    8-a

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• As a part of the government's Digital India programme. Which is the facility launched for TB patients?
• The picture of the only woman on US dollar bills is…..?
• The 'Kaan Khajura Tesan' has received a gold in the Cannes Lions 2014. What is the concept?
• Which state in India ranks worst in sex ratio (excluding UT) as per census 2011?
• Which company is behind India’s first Ayurveda journal ‘Ayurveda Samvad’?

Quiz # 7 - General business questions

Que 1: Snapdeal has launched which service for faster delivery?

          A. Faster than Before                             B. Before everyone else

          C. Snapdeal Instant                                D. Delivery now

Que 2: Who has been appointed as the CEO of Nestle India recently?

          A. Durgesh Shetty                                  B. Suresh Narayanan

          C. K.L. Swami                                        D. Indira Gupta

Que 3: Last year (2015), Sebi cancelled which company's fund management business permit?

Quiz # 6 - Economics based quiz

Quiz # 6

             

Que 1: What usually happens to inflation when ‘reverse repo rate’ is increased by RBI?

          A. It increases                                                B. It decreases

          C. Initially increase then decrease            D. No effect

Que 2: ‘Big Mac Index’ was devised by ‘The Economist’ as an informal way of measuring PPP between two currency. What was used to compare currency values in this index?

          A. Price of Apple Laptop in different countries

          B. Per capita income/expenditure ratio of different countries

          C. Wages paid to the worker of ‘Pizza Hut’ food chain in different countries                      D. Price of a McDonald’s hamburger in different countries

Que 3: Which statement best describes a layman’s description of GNP?