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2,259 Questions
Corporate organizations and industry questions test knowledge of major Indian brands, IT companies, and recent corporate acquisitions. Topics cover brand ambassadors, company histories, and industry milestones. This section is vital for the general awareness preparation of banking and administrative exams.
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Corporate Organizations and Industry Questions
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Anand Bazar Patrika
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Kotak Mahindra
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Bennett Coleman
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Wall Street Journal
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The Anand Bazar Patrika (ABP) group acquired the Business Standard newspaper in 1997.
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World Bank
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a corporate giant
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WTO
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Star TV
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Renato Ruggiero was an Italian politician who served as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1995 to 1999.
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Tata Infoway
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Satyam Infoway
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HCL
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VSNL
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Satyam Infoway (Sify) was the first private Internet Service Provider (ISP) to launch services in India following the government's decision to privatize the sector.
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Coca Cola
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Proctor and Gamble
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Pepsico
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Hindustan Lever
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Indra Nooyi served as the CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018.
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Share Khan
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India Bulls
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India Infoline
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Unicon
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India Infoline (IIFL) used the marketing slogan 'It's all about money, honey' in their advertising campaigns.
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Reliance Industries Ltd
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TCS
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SBI
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Wipro Ltd
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Reliance Industries Ltd has consistently been ranked as one of India's most valuable brands in various financial reports from that era.
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LIC MF
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UTI AMC
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SBI AMC
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All of these
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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) appointed several asset management firms for the NPS, including LIC, UTI, and SBI, all of which are state-controlled.
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Blackstone Group Technologies
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Reliance Industries Ltd
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Tata Communication
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RPG Group
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Shriram EPC acquired a 55% stake in Blackstone Group Technologies in 2008 to expand its engineering capabilities.
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Birla
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Tatas
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Munjals
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Goenka
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The Munjal family is the founder and promoter of Hero Motors and Hero MotoCorp.
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Departmental Undertakings
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Statutory Corporations
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Government Companies
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Multinational Companies
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Right answer because railways, Post & Telegraphs is an example of Departmental Undertakings. Departmental Undertakings is managed by the government officials under the supervision of the head of the department concerned. It may be run either by the Central Government or State Government.
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Tata group
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Honda
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Maruti
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None
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The Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai is owned and operated by the Indian Hotels Company Limited, which is a subsidiary of the Tata Group.
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
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Indian Oil
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Bharat Petroleum
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Tata Steel
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State Bank of India
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Option (4) is the correct answer.
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Confidence Petroleum India
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Alliance Petroleum Asia
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Satyam Petroleum India
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None of the above
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Confidence Petroleum India Ltd acquired Laxmi Nirmal Petrochemicals in 2009 to expand its presence in the fuel and LPG sector.
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Rolta India, an IT and engineering services company, acquired the US-based PIOCON Technologies in 2009 to strengthen its oil and gas software solutions.
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HDFC MF
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SBI MF
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Reliance MF
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DBS Cholamanadalam
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HDFC Mutual Fund acquired the mutual fund business of Zurich Asset Management Company in India in 2003, consolidating its market position.