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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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pharmaceuticals
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computer manufacturing
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computer software
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petroleum
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Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, a company primarily known for its computer software, including the Windows operating system.
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According to the Forbes 2006 World's Billionaires list, there were 793 billionaires identified globally.
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Jean Dunant
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George Orwell
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Jimson Joy
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Billson Paul
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Henry Dunant was a Swiss businessman and social activist who founded the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863.
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Sir Allen Lane
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Sir Max Mallowan
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Nirad Choudhary
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Graham Greene
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Jerome McCarthy
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Philip Kotler
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Peter F. Drucker
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Bernard H. Booms and Mary J Bitner
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None of the above
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Yes, it is the right answer.
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Bill Gates
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Larry Ellison
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Andrew S. Grove
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Marc Andreesen
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Larry Ellison is one of the co-founders of Oracle Corporation, established in 1977. He served as the company's CEO for many years.
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Paul Allen
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John Naisbitt
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Michael Crichton
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Kenneth Clarke
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft in 1975.
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The worlds top brokers
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The highest-paid models in the world
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The worlds highest-paid sportsmen
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None of these
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Forbes magazine famously published a list titled the Perfect 10, which ranked the highest-paid models in the world. This is a specific historical reference to a Forbes list.
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Warren Buffett
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Ratan Tata
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Milinda Gates
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Richard Branson
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Indra Nooyi
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LinkedIn
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Twitter
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Facebook
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Skyrock
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Friendster
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Mark Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook in 2004 while attending Harvard University.
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Amazon
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Wal-Mart
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eBay
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America Online
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America Online (AOL) was the first internet company to be included in the Fortune 500 list, reflecting the growth of the internet in the late 1990s.
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Benjamin Graham
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Warren Buffet
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Philip Arthur Fisher
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Peter Lynch
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Berkshire Hathaway is the multinational conglomerate holding company led by Warren Buffett, who serves as its chairman and CEO.
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Charles Dow & Edward Jones
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Edward Dow & Charles Jones
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Benjamin Dow & Philip Jones
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Philip Dow & Benjamin Jones
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is named after its founders, Charles Dow and Edward Jones, who also founded the Dow Jones & Company.
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Roger Palmer
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P. Tailor
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T. Levitt
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Philip Kotler
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Philip Kotler is called as the Father of Marketing Management.
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Lakshmi Mittal
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Mark Hurd
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Steve Jobs
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Warren Buffet
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Warren Buffett has frequently topped the Forbes list of wealthiest individuals, often categorized as a CEO/investor.