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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

Multiple choice

State Bank of India has signed an agreement with a non-life insurance company for marketing products of that company. What is the name of that company?

  1. New India Assurance Company Ltd.

  2. National Insurance Company Ltd.

  3. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

  4. United India Insurance Company Ltd.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The State Bank of India entered into a bancassurance agreement with New India Assurance Company Ltd. to market their non-life insurance products through the bank's branch network.

Multiple choice

The leading Indian company in field of M-cap is

  1. ONGC

  2. Reliance Industries Ltd.

  3. State Bank of India

  4. Indian Oil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The leading Indian company in field of M-cap is Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) (BSE: 500325, NSE: RELIANCE, LSE: RIGD) is an Indian conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. RIL is one of the largest publicly traded company in India by market capitalisation. 

Multiple choice

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has been renamed as

  1. Reliance Communications Ltd.

  2. Tata Communications Ltd.

  3. Airtel Bharti Communications Ltd.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has been renamed as Tata Communications Ltd. Telecom company Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), formerly owned by the government and now in the Tata fold, has been renamed Tata Communications Ltd. 

Multiple choice

Tata Motors has signed a long term partnership agreement with which of the following auto companies?

  1. Ford Motor Company

  2. Honda Motor Company

  3. Toyota Motor Corporation

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

Tata Motors signed a long-term partnership agreement with Ford Motor Company, particularly in the context of the Jaguar Land Rover acquisition and technology sharing. The other options are competitors or unrelated to this specific historical partnership.

Multiple choice

Which of the following companies/commissions of Indian origin has signed a pact for obtaining oil blocks in Libya?

  1. Reliance Petroleum

  2. Oil India Ltd.

  3. Oil and Natural Gas Commission

  4. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Oil India Ltd. (OIL) signed a pact to obtain oil exploration blocks in Libya. While other companies like ONGC also operate internationally, the specific news event regarding the Libya pact involved Oil India Ltd.

Multiple choice

BEML is a major Mini Ratna Company in India engaged in production of heavy machines and defence equipments. What is the full name of the Company?

  1. Bihar Electronics and Melamines Ltd.

  2. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.

  3. British Electronics and Metalics Ltd.

  4. Brick Kiln Engg. and Metals Ltd.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

BEML stands for Bharat Earth Movers Limited. It is a public sector undertaking that manufactures heavy equipment for mining, construction, and defense.

Multiple choice

Which of the following was the first successful privatisation of a Central Public Sector Undertaking, carried out by the Government?

  1. BBUNL

  2. LJMC

  3. MMTC

  4. MoU

  5. ITC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This was the first successful privatisation of a Central Public Sector Undertaking, carried out by the Government. Lagan Jute Machinery Company was a Calcutta based company that was in decline, In the initial stages of disinvestment LJMC was approved for privatisation through sale of 74 % stake to a strategic partner.