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
  1. shirts

  2. cigarettes

  3. shoes

  4. carpets

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Peter England is a well-known Indian clothing brand, primarily focused on formal and casual shirts for men. It is owned by Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. and positioned as an affordable formal wear brand.

Multiple choice
  1. Aiwa

  2. Sansui

  3. Grundig

  4. Kenwood

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sansui, the Japanese consumer electronics company, used the advertising slogan 'Better than the Best' to position its products as superior in quality and performance compared to competitors in the market.

Multiple choice
  1. Ration shop

  2. Public shop

  3. Distribution shop

  4. Retail shop

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Public Distribution System (PDS) is commonly referred to as 'Ration shops' in India. These fair price shops distribute subsidized food grains and essential commodities to eligible households. The term 'ration shop' is the colloquial name used by the public.

Multiple choice
  1. real estate company

  2. tea manufacturing company

  3. chip making company

  4. honey manufacturing company

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Prince Foundations is a real estate company involved in property development and construction, not in manufacturing tea, chips, or honey.

Multiple choice
  1. A food supplement

  2. A type of hard-drink

  3. A type of soft-drink

  4. A type of fuel

  5. A narcotic

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum coke (often abbreviated Pet coke or petcoke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery coker units or other cracking processes. Coking processes that can be employed for making petcoke include contact coking, fluid coking, flexicoking and delayed coking. Other coke has traditionally been derived from coal. This coke can either be fuel grade (high in sulphur and metals) or anode grade (low in sulphur and metals). The raw coke directly out of the coker is often referred to as green coke.

Multiple choice
  1. Procter & Gamble Company

  2. Ford Motor Company

  3. General Motors Corporation

  4. Toyota Motor Corporation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Procter & Gamble consistently leads global advertising spending among major corporations. Ford, General Motors, and Toyota are major advertisers but spend less than P&G.

Multiple choice
  1. Horizontal merger

  2. Product extension merger

  3. Market extension merger

  4. Vertical merger

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Market extension merger takes place between two companies that deal in the same product, but in separate markets. Product extension merger takes place between two business organisations that deal in products that are related to each other and operate in the same market. Horizontal merger occurs between firms who operate in the same space, often as competitors, offering the same goods or service. A vertical merger occurs when two or more firms, operating at different levels within an industry's supply chain, merge operations. Merger of an alcohol manufacturing firm with a cigarette manufacturing firm is an example of a product extension merger.

Multiple choice
  1. Charms

  2. Wills Navy Cut

  3. India Kings

  4. Gold Flake

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Wills Navy Cut cigarettes used the 'Made for each other' campaign as part of its branding strategy. The campaign suggested a compatibility and lifestyle association with the product, targeting specific consumer segments.

Multiple choice
  1. Samsung TV

  2. Thomson TV

  3. Sansui TV

  4. BPL TV

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Samsung's 'The vision of sound' tagline positions their televisions as delivering superior audio-visual experience. The tagline emphasizes Samsung's focus on combining visual excellence with audio quality in their TV products, which is a key marketing message for their television line.

Multiple choice
  1. Motorola

  2. Hero Honda

  3. Toyota

  4. Indica V2

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Leading the way' is Toyota's well-known advertising slogan used in their marketing campaigns. Hero Honda used 'Fill it, Shut it, Forget it', while Motorola and Indica V2 are not associated with this particular jingle.

Multiple choice
  1. Recitation and Co

  2. Remington

  3. Ellington

  4. Stewart

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Remington was indeed a famous manufacturer of typewriters and played a significant role in the development and popularization of typewriters in business and personal use. The company was known for quality office equipment including typewriters.