General Awareness
Brand and Company Trivia
2,998 Questions
Brand and Company Trivia covers the history, founders, mascots, and acquisitions of major global corporations. These questions often feature in banking, SSC, and corporate quiz competitions. Practice these questions to improve your recall of business and marketing facts.
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Brand and Company Trivia Questions
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fast food chain
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ice-cream parlours
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pubs
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chain for XXXL shirts
A
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Jumbo King is a well-known fast food chain in Mumbai, famous for its vada pav offerings. It has established itself as a prominent local brand representing Mumbai's street food culture. The chain has multiple outlets across the city and has expanded to other locations.
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Old Monk
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Contessa
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Captain Morgan
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Bermuda
C
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Diageo, the British multinational alcoholic beverages company, owns Captain Morgan rum. Old Monk (A) is from Mohan Meakin, Contessa (B) was originally from Cub Spirit Enterprises and later United Spirits, Bermuda (D) is not a major rum brand associated with Diageo.
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cooking coal
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footwear
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cosmetics
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tea
D
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Explanation
Goodricke Group is a tea plantation company based in India, operating primarily in West Bengal and Assam. They are not involved in cooking coal (A), footwear (B), or cosmetics (C). The company owns several tea estates and is a major player in the Indian tea industry.
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Johnson & Johnson
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Glaxo Smithkline & Ranbaxy
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Pfizer & Alembics
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Glaxo Smithkline & Pfizer
B
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Glaxo Smithkline (GSK) and Ranbaxy collaborated to develop a drug for treating respiratory diseases. This collaboration was significant as it brought together a global pharmaceutical giant and an Indian company to work on respiratory treatments. Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer & Alembics, and GSK & Pfizer were not the specific partnership for this respiratory drug project.
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Wrangler
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Levis
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Lee Cooper
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Double Barrel
B
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Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis secured a patent on the process of putting metal rivets on pocket corners of men's denim work pants, which revolutionized durability and built the Levi's brand success.
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Pepsi
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Coca-Cola
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Godrej
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Voltas
B
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Minute Maid is a Coca-Cola brand, acquired in 1960. It was Coca-Cola's first venture outside soft drinks, entering the juice market. Pepsi, Godrej, and Voltas are not the correct owners.
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Fisher
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Kenwood
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Nokia
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Harley Davidson
C
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Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood pulp mill in Finland by Fredrik Idestam. It later diversified into rubber, cables, and eventually telecommunications. Fisher, Kenwood, and Harley Davidson have different founding stories.
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Coke
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John Player
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Parle Hide & Seek
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Liberty
D
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Explanation
Hrithik Roshan does not endorse Liberty.
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Haldiram Sweets
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Parle Krackjack
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Cadbury's Bytes
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None of these
C
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Explanation
'Snacking ka meeta funda' was indeed the advertising tagline for Cadbury's Bytes, a snack product that was positioned as a sweet, crunchy snack. The campaign targeted youth with its catchy phrasing and memorable branding in the Indian snack market.
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pharma industry
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ready to wear
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IT solutions
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None of these
B
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GAP is a well-known American clothing brand that specializes in ready-to-wear casual apparel. It is not related to pharmaceuticals, IT solutions, or any other industry listed.
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Excitement
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Competence
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Sincerity
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Ruggedness
B
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Explanation
CNN channel refers to competence brand personality.
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Amitabh Kant
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M.S. Swaminathan
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Samuel Huntington
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Y. V. Reddy
A
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Explanation
He is the author of this book.
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Pepsico
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Schweppes
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Godrej Agrovet
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Dabur foods
C
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Explanation
Sofit, a brand of soy milk, was launched in India by Godrej (specifically under the Godrej Hershey's joint venture and later managed by Godrej Consumer Products/Agrovet). It was one of the first major brands to popularize plant-based milk in the Indian market. Pepsico and Dabur have their own beverage lines but do not own Sofit.
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Singer Sewing Machine
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Usha home appliances
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Inalsa
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Bajaj home appliances
A
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Explanation
Singer Sewing Machine Company pioneered the 'hire-purchase' or installment plan in the 1850s to make their expensive machines affordable to the general public. This marketing innovation significantly boosted their global sales.
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Monaco
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Krack Jack
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Parle-G
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None of these
B
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Explanation
Parle's Krack Jack is a sweet and salty biscuit that directly competes with Britannia's 50-50 in the same product category. Monaco is primarily a salty cracker, while Parle-G is a glucose biscuit.