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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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Eric Schmidt
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Paul S. Otellini
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Indira Nooye
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Shirley M.Tilghman
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Eric Schmidt served as the executive chairman of Google in 2011 after stepping down as CEO.
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Warren Buffet
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Carlos Slim Helu
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Bill Gates
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Lakshmi Mittal
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Warren Buffett is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
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Ajit Balakrishnan
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Vinod Mehta
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Tarun Tejpal
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Raj Koneru
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Tarun Tejpal was the founder and editor-in-chief of Tehelka, and he held a leadership position during the specified period.
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Martin Sorrell
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Jean-Martin Folz
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Scott McNealy
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Michael Capellas
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Scott McNealy was a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and served as its CEO for many years, including the period around 2011.
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Pascal Lami
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Jong puck lee
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Pal wofoviz
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Rodrigo Rabo
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Narayana Murthy
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Nandan Nilekani
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Azim Premji
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Bill Gates
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Babu Joseph
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Jacob Von Uexkull
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Romario Chen
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Vinea Mon
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Jakob von Uexkull, a Swedish-German philanthropist, founded the Right Livelihood Award in 1980 to honor those working on practical solutions to global problems.
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Steve Ballmer
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Steve Jobs
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Eric Schmidt
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Eric Johnson
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Eric Schmidt served as the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, which aligns with the historical context of this question.
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Ford Motors
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General Motors
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Toyota Motors
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Hyundai Motor Group
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Alan Mulally served as the President and CEO of Ford Motor Company from 2006 to 2014. He is credited with turning the company around during the financial crisis.
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John T. Chambers
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Rex R. Tillerson
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Randall L. Stephenson
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Edward Whitacre, Jr.
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Randall L. Stephenson served as the Chairman and CEO of AT&T from 2007 to 2020.
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Bernard Arnault
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Warren Buffet
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Carlos Slim
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Bill Gates
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According to the 2011 Forbes World's Billionaires list, Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim Helu was ranked as the richest person in the world.
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Warren Buffett
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Azim Premzi
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Amitabh Bachchan
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Sharukh Khan
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Warren Buffett, the American business magnate and investor, has frequently appeared on lists of the world's most influential people, including the Time 100 list.
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Paul Volcker
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Ben. S. Bernanke
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Sam Pitorda
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Ban-ki Moon
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Ben S. Bernanke served as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 2006 to 2014.
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Mukesh Ambani
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Narayana Murthy
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Harshad Mehta
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Warren Buffett
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Warren Buffett is widely recognized as one of the most successful and influential investors in the world, often referred to as the Oracle of Omaha.
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Gordon Brown
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Dominique Strauss Kahn
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Francesco Frangialli
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Ifzal Ali
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn served as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from 2007 to 2011. The other individuals listed were not in this position during that time.