Indian Business & Corporate Knowledge Quiz

Surrogate advertising is primarily used by liquor and tobacco products sectors, which face direct advertising bans. These companies promote other products (like soda or music CDs) with the same brand name to keep their brand visible while circumventing legal restrictions.

Infosys Limited is headquartered in Electronic City, Bangalore, Karnataka.

S. D. Shibulal took over as the CEO and Managing Director of Infosys in August 2011, succeeding Kris Gopalakrishnan.

Dr. D. Subbarao served as the 22nd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2008 to 2013.

Wipro appointed Suresh Vaswani and Girish Paranjpe as joint CEOs in 2008, a structure that lasted until 2011.

As of 2011, Bank of Baroda was consistently ranked as one of the largest public sector banks in India. It held the third position in terms of business size among nationalized banks at that time.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the founder and was the long-standing chairperson and managing director of Biocon, a prominent Indian biopharmaceutical company.

The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India faced multiple delays. In the context of 2011-2012 projections, April 1, 2012, was a commonly cited target date for its rollout, though it was eventually implemented much later.

By the end of 2011, the United States national debt had reached approximately 15 trillion dollars, a figure widely reported in financial news during that period.

HDFC Mutual Fund acquired the mutual fund business of Zurich Asset Management Company in India in 2003, consolidating its market position.

Historical data for Indian food inflation in April 2010 showed a significant spike, with figures reaching approximately 16.87 percent, reflecting the economic conditions of that time.

Pratip Chaudhuri succeeded O.P. Bhatt as the chairman of the State Bank of India in April 2011.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the statutory regulator for the securities market in India, which includes the mutual fund industry.

Accenture moved its place of incorporation to Dublin, Ireland, in 2009, making it headquartered there for tax and legal purposes.

General Motors (GM) was founded in 1908 by William C. Durant. Ford was founded earlier in 1903, while Toyota and Honda were founded later.

ArcelorMittal was the world's largest steel producer in 2010, maintaining a significant lead over other major steel companies at that time.

IBM is headquartered in Armonk, New York. The other listed companies (Skype, IDEO, HP) have had significant operations or headquarters in the Palo Alto area.