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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

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is the CEO of Electronic Arts?

  1. John A Thompson

  2. Henning Kagermann

  3. John A Swainson

  4. John Riccitiello
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

John Riccitiello served as CEO of Electronic Arts (EA) from 2007 to 2013. He was previously the president and CEO of Elevation Partners and later founded Unity Technologies. The other options list executives from different companies: Thompson (3M), Kagermann (SAP), and Swainson (CA).

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is the CEO of Adobe Systems?

  1. Samuel J. Palmisano

  2. Shantanu Narayen

  3. Satoru Iwata

  4. Larry Ellison
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Shantanu Narayen has been the CEO of Adobe Systems since 2007, leading the company's transition from packaged software to cloud-based services. He has been instrumental in Adobe's successful shift to the Creative Cloud subscription model. The other options are CEOs of different companies: Palmisano (IBM), Iwata (Nintendo), and Ellison (Oracle).

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is the CEO of IBM?

  1. Henning Kagermann

  2. Larry Ellison

  3. Samuel J. Palmisano

  4. John A Swainson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Samuel J. Palmisano served as CEO of IBM from 2002 to 2011, during which he led the company's strategic shift to services and software. He joined IBM in 1973 and worked his way up through the ranks. The other options list executives from different companies: Kagermann (SAP), Ellison (Oracle), and Swainson (CA).

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who is the CEO of CA Inc?

  1. Satoru Iwata

  2. Steve Ballmer

  3. Henning Kagermann

  4. John A Swainson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

John A. Swainson served as CEO of CA (formerly Computer Associates) from 2004 to 2009. He was brought in to turn around the company after a period of regulatory issues and accounting scandals. The other options are executives from different companies: Iwata (Nintendo), Ballmer (Microsoft), and Kagermann (SAP).

Multiple choice general knowledge

When was HP established???

  1. 1946

  2. 1966

  3. 1939

  4. 1957
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

HP (Hewlett-Packard) was founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a garage in Palo Alto, California. This garage is considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley.

Multiple choice general knowledge

When was HCL established???

  1. 1976

  2. 1965

  3. 1954

  4. 1943
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited) was founded in 1976 by Shiv Nadar and several other founders. This makes option A (1976) the correct answer. The other options (1965, 1954, 1943) are incorrect as they predate HCL's actual founding.

Multiple choice general knowledge

When was Accenture established???

  1. 1965

  2. 1954

  3. 1989

  4. 1977
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Accenture was originally founded as Andersen Consulting in 1989 before becoming an independent company and adopting the name Accenture in 2001. The claimed answer of 1989 is correct as it refers to the Andersen Consulting founding.