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Business and Tech Leaders
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Business and tech leaders covers prominent founders, chief executives, and economists who shaped global industries. This section features questions on leaders of major technology corporations and financial institutions. It is a highly scoring topic in general awareness.
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Business and Tech Leaders Questions
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charles babbage
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Tim Berners-Lee
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bill gates
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hewlett packard
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BILL GATES
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R.K. NARAYAN
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WILLIAM LOGAN
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KHALIL GIBRAN
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Bill Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, published in 1999, which explains how technology and digital information flow can transform business operations. Gates shares his vision of how companies can use technology to become more efficient and competitive. R.K. Narayan and Kahlil Gibran are writers from literary traditions.
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Ritu Nanda
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Ritu Kumar
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Jyoit Naik
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Chanda Kocchar
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Ritu Nanda is the correct answer as she was associated with ESCORP/ESCOLIFE (a life insurance company). Ritu Kumar is a fashion designer, Jyoti Naik is with Biocon, and Chanda Kochhar was with ICICI Bank.
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He was the founder partner
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He turned it around
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Designed IBM logo
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None of these
C
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Explanation
Paul Rand, the legendary American graphic designer, created the iconic IBM logo in the 1950s and later refined it in 1972. His design work for IBM is considered one of the most recognizable corporate identities in history. He was not a founder partner of IBM nor did he turn the company around - his specific contribution was the visual identity design.
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July 29, 1905 , Paris
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July 29, 1904 , Paris
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July 30, 1904 , India
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July 28, 1905 ,India
B
Correct answer
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JRD (Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy) Tata was born on July 29, 1904 in Paris, France. This is well-documented biographical information about one of India's most prominent industrialists and aviators. The correct answer is indeed option B.
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Dennis ritchie
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James Gosling
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Donald D Chamberlin
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Raymond F boyce
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Paul Murphy
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Harry G
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Barry Devlin
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Paul edmund
A,C
Correct answer
Explanation
The data warehouse concept was pioneered by Paul Murphy and Barry Devlin at IBM in the 1980s. They published influential papers defining the architecture and purpose of data warehouses for business intelligence. Harry G and Paul edmund are not recognized as key contributors to data warehousing concepts.
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Larry Page & Sergey Brin
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Mark Zuckerberg
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Jerry Yang and David Filo
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Chris Hughes
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. They developed the PageRank algorithm that became the foundation of Google's search engine.
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Larry Page & Sergey Brin
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Jerry Yang and David Filo
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Mark Zuckerberg
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Chris Hughes
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Yahoo! was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994 while they were graduate students at Stanford University. The name Yahoo is an acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle."
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Steve Balmer
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Ray Ozzie
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Bill Gates
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Melinda Gates
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Ray Ozzie, who served as Microsoft's Chief Software Architect after Bill Gates, announced his departure from the company in 2010. He was a key technical leader at Microsoft and had previously gained recognition for creating IBM Lotus Notes. His exit marked a significant transition in Microsoft's executive leadership during that era.
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Harvard
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Oxford
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Stanford
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Cambridge
C
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Explanation
Google was founded in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were Ph.D. candidates at Stanford University at the time. They developed their PageRank algorithm while working on the Stanford Digital Library Project, and the search engine was initially hosted on the university's domain (google.stanford.edu) before being incorporated as a company in 1998.
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JRD Tata
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F C Kohli
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Ratan Tata
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Ramadurai
A
Correct answer
Explanation
JRD Tata (Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata) was indeed the first chairman of TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) when it was founded in 1968. F C Kohli was the first general manager, while Ratan Tata became chairman later in the company's history.
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Ramadurai
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J R D tata
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Ratan Tata
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F C Kohli
D
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Explanation
F C Kohli (Faqir Chand Kohli) was the first general manager of TCS when it was established in 1968. He's often called the father of the Indian IT industry. Ramadurai was a later CEO, while JRD Tata was chairman and Ratan Tata was the chairman who succeeded him.
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Jonathan Krantz
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Christina scofield
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Alexander Mahone
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Aldo Burrows
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Jonathan Krantz, also known as 'The General,' was the leader of The Company in the TV series Prison Break. He was the primary antagonist in the final seasons, controlling the shadowy organization's operations.
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Mr. S Ramadorai
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Mr. Madhu Kannan
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Mr. S.N Menon
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Dr. Sanjiv Misra
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Mr. S. Ramadorai served as the non-executive Chairman of BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange). He is a renowned business leader and former Vice-Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services. The other options held different positions at BSE or other organizations.