General Awareness

Brand and Company Trivia

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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

Multiple choice

Through school quiz, Nestle company is promoting a brand known as:

  1. Bournvita

  2. Maggie

  3. Soyabisc

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nestle has used the 'Maggi Quiz' as a major promotional tool in Indian schools to build brand engagement with children and parents. This initiative helped establish Maggi as a household name in the instant noodles segment.

Multiple choice

Name the company which has the world's largest retail outlet:

  1. Walmart

  2. Harrods

  3. Woolworth Corp

  4. Louis Phillipe
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Walmart is recognized as the world's largest retail corporation by revenue and has the most extensive network of retail outlets globally. While Harrods is a famous single-location luxury store, it does not compare to the global footprint of Walmart. The company operates thousands of stores under various banners in numerous countries.

Multiple choice

Eight obese children have sued a certain fast-food outlet for not issuing warnings of health risk. Name the fast-food outlet?

  1. McDonalds

  2. Nirulas

  3. Pizza Hut

  4. Wimpys
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In 2002, a landmark lawsuit was filed against McDonald's by the parents of several obese children in the United States. The plaintiffs argued that the fast-food giant failed to warn consumers about the health risks and addictive nature of its food. Although the case was initially dismissed, it brought significant attention to the role of fast food in the obesity epidemic.

Multiple choice

Donald Regan was

  1. related to President Reagon

  2. Chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co

  3. President Bush's Secretary

  4. a dart player
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Donald Regan was a prominent American businessman who served as the Chairman of Merrill Lynch and later as Treasury Secretary.

Multiple choice

</em>Invent<em> is the punch line of ________.

  1. 3M

  2. Nintendo

  3. HP

  4. Sega
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The slogan Invent was launched by Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 1999 to return to its roots of innovation and engineering. It served as a core part of their brand identity for several years.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of India Today?

  1. Prabhu Chawla

  2. Arun Poorie

  3. Vijay Sharma

  4. K. Gopalan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Arun Poorie is the founder and editor-in-chief of the India Today Group, which he established in 1975.