Quiz # 17 - Companies with tags of world’s largest and biggest (as of 2015-16)

Que 1: Who is the world’s largest employer amongst private companies?

          A. Mc Donald                               B. Agriculture bank of China

          C. WalMart Stores                        D. PetroChina

Que 2: Which is the world’s largest company by its market capitalization?

          A. Apple Inc.                               B. Microsoft

          C. Google Inc.                             D. Exxon Mobil.

Que 3: Which company’s share is most expensive in the world, as of current prices?

          A. Netflix                                   B. Google

          C. Seaboard corporation             D. Berkshire Hathaway

Que 4: Which is the largest company of world by its revenue?

          A. Saudi Aramco                          B. Sinopec Group

          C. Apple Inc.                               D. Walmart Stores

Que 5: Which is the world’s oldest company still in existence?

          A. Sean’s Bar in Ireland                         

          B. Kongo Gumi in Japan

          C. St. Peter’s Stiftskeller Restaurant in Austria                               

          D. Rathbornes candle makers in Ireland

Que 6:  What has been the all-time world’s biggest mergers of companies?

          A. Mannesmann AG (Germany) and Vodafone (UK)

          B. Time Warner (US) and America Online (US)

          C. AB InBev (Belgium) and SABMiller (UK)         

          D. Philip Morris Intl Inc (Switzerland) and Altria Group shareholders

Que 7: Which company has reported largest corporate annual earnings of all time?

          A. Apple                                     B. Exxon Mobil        

          C. Fannie Mae                             D. Nestle

Que 8: Which company has reported largest corporate annual loss of all time?

          A. AOL Time Warner                    B. Fannie Mae

          C. General Motors                        D. American International Group

Answers Table:

Q. No.	Correct answer	Details
1	C – Walmart stores	WalMart Stores has 2.1 million employees, followed by McDonald’s with 1.7 million employees worldwide (Source - CNN)
2	A – Apple Inc.	As of 31st march 2015, Apple Inc. Market value is about 724 billion USD. Second on list is Exxon Mobil. With market value of 356 billion USD (Source – Statista.com)
3	D – Berkshire Hathaway	It has a per share price of about 2 lacs USD at NYSE. It is seconded by Seaboard corporation with share price of 2,750 USD. Google with share price of 572 USD is at 7th position. (Source – MSN)
4	D – Walmart Stores	As of 2015 Walmart generated a revenue of 485 billion USD, while Sinopec Group stood second with 455 billion USD (Source - Wiki)
5	B. Kongo Gumi in Japan	It is a construction company established in 578 A.D. More than 1400 years old (Source - Oddee.com)
6	A. Mannessman AG and Vodafone	The Vodafone acquired Mannessman for 112 bn USD in 1999. Second biggest was Time Warner and AOL at 104 bn USD in 2000 (Source – Telegraph)
7	C. Fanne Mae	84 bn USD in 2013 has been the highest ever reported profit by any company. It works in secondary mortgage market. Second is by Apple at 53.4 bn USD in 2015 (Source – Wiki)
8	A – AOL Time Warner	This media conglomerate reported a loss of 98.7 bn USD in 2002. Fannie Mae that reported highest ever profit in 2013 had also reported 5th highest loss ever in 2008 at 59.8 bn USD (Source – Wiki)

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