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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 social studies discovery of universe famous space scientists and astronauts space exploration space communications

Which one of the following pairs of public sector joint companies runs telephone network in India?

  1. Airtel-Hutch

  2. Bharti Telecom-C-DEC

  3. MTNL-BSNL

  4. Reliance -Tata
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited is a state-owned telecommunications service provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSNL headquartered in New Delhi, India. MTNL Provides services in the metro cities of Mumbai and New Delhi in India and in the island nation of Mauritius in Africa.

The company had a monopoly in Mumbai and New Delhi until 1992 when the telecom sector was opened to other service providers. "Transparency makes us different" is the motto of the company. The Government of India currently holds 57% stock in the company with the rest being held by public and institutional investors.

Multiple choice organisation of commerce and management public sector undertakings & global enterprises characteristics, objectives and growth of public sector enterprises public, private and joint sector cooperatives

Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Ltd. (TELCO) was established in ______.

  1. 1942

  2. 1943

  3. 1945

  4. 1946
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

TELCO was established in 1945. It is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company. It manufactures cars, sports car, buses, coaches, trucks, vans, coaches, military vehicles, construction equipment. It's head quarter is in Mumbai.

Multiple choice organisation of commerce and management public sector undertakings & global enterprises characteristics, objectives and growth of public sector enterprises public, private and joint sector cooperatives

Which of the following is/are included in public sector enterprises as 'Navaratnas'?

  1. NTPC

  2. ONGC

  3. SAIL

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Navaratna companies are generally referred to those companies which could invest up to Rs 1000 crore without explicit government approval.  All of the following are included in public sector enterprises as 'Navaratnas':
a) NTPC
b) ONGC
c) SAIL.
Multiple choice geography globalization and trade mncs and impact of globalization effects of globalisation in india globalisation and the indian economy

Which of these branded products are produced by MNCs and sold in the Indian market?
(i) Coca-Cola
(ii) Honda automobiles
(iii) Nokia cell-phone handsets
(iv) Cotton and silk handloom textiles

  1. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  2. (i),(ii),(iv)

  3. (i), (ii), (iii)

  4. (i), (iii), (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Coca-Cola Company, which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American multinational beverage corporation, and manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, and power equipment.

Nokia Corporation, stylised as NOKIA, is a Finnish multinational communications and information technology company, founded in 1865. Nokia is headquartered in Espoo, Uusimaa, in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area.

Multiple choice geography globalization and trade mncs and impact of globalization effects of globalisation in india globalisation and the indian economy

Microsoft is a _________.

  1. Indian government company

  2. multinational company

  3. statutory corporation

  4. public limited company
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A multinational corporation is an organisation which has its main headquarter in home country and operates with its subsidiaries in two or more countries. Microsoft has its main headquarters in Washington but has its subsidiaries all over the world.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management emerging trends in business definition, scope and benefits of e-business emerging service business in india emerging modes of services

Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Which of the following is the worlds largest e-commerce company?

  1. Amazon

  2. eBay

  3. Alibaba

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

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth displayed pure class to oust defending champion Viktor Axelsen and clinch the mens singles title at the $120,000 Swiss open Grand Prix Gold. 

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management emerging trends in business definition, scope and benefits of e-business emerging service business in india emerging modes of services

What does we mean by ITES?

  1. Indian Technology enabled services

  2. International Telecommunication extra services

  3. IT enabled services

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

ITES refers to information technology enabled services. ITES is a form of outsource services which has involvement of IT in different fields like Finance and Banking, Insurance, telecommunication. It covers the entire area of  operations which exploit information technology for improving efficiency of organisations.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management emerging trends in business definition, scope and benefits of e-business emerging service business in india emerging modes of services

Which of the following companies is an example of an e-business?

  1. Amazon

  2. Flipkart

  3. ebay

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Amazon, Flipkart, E bay, Ajio etc., all comes under e business as they all operates only with the help of internet. Transactions are carried out using internet between buyers and sellers. E- business has no geographical boundaries. Transactions can be carried out between sellers and customers of different nations.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management ownership structures - cooperative society features, merits and demerits, formation and management of a cooperative society meaning and features of cooperative society cooperative organisation

Handloom societies like APPCO, Bayanka, Haryana Handloom, etc., are examples of ____________________.

  1. Producers' co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marketing societies

  3. Co-operative credit societies

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Producers co-operative societies is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to protect the interest of small producers by making available all the materials, tools and equipment needed for production at a reasonable rate. For example- APPCO, Bayanka, Haryana handloom. 

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management ownership structures - cooperative society features, merits and demerits, formation and management of a cooperative society meaning and features of cooperative society cooperative organisation

Handloom Societies like APPCO, Bayanika, Haryana Handloom, etc., are examples of ____________.

  1. Producers Co-operative Societies

  2. Co-operative Marketing Societies

  3. Co-operative Credit Societies

  4. Consumers Co-operative Societies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Handloom societies are formed by weavers who produce goods; therefore, they are classified as Producers Cooperative Societies.

Multiple choice

Which is the consulting firm which softvision has acquired to strengthen RPA capabilities?

  1. Automation Anywhere

  2. Arrow digital

  3. Blue prism

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

Softvision acquired Arrow Digital to strengthen its RPA capabilities. This acquisition was part of Softvision's strategy to expand its automation and digital engineering services. Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism are leading RPA vendors, while Ranorex is a test automation tool, not the correct answer.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management markets and marketing meaning, nature and importance of services introduction to services nature and types of services

What do we mean by ITES?

  1. Indian Technology Enabled Services

  2. International Telecommunication Extra Services

  3. Information Technology Enabled Services

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

ITES Information Technology Enabled Services. It covers the entire gamut of operations which is related to Information Technology. It helps to improve the efficiency of an organization. It is also known as enabled services or remote services.

Multiple choice political science law and social justice justice effects of social inequalities and social justice now meeta knows

Which of the following company was related to Bhopal Gas Tragedy?

  1. Union Cyanate

  2. Union Carbide

  3. Carbide Union

  4. Cyanate Union
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial accident. It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On 3 December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases.

Multiple choice political science law and social justice justice effects of social inequalities and social justice now meeta knows

Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) is a company which belonged to _________.

  1. Africa

  2. America

  3. Australia

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

Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) was a chemical company established in 1934. UCIL is a company belonged to America. In 1970 UCIL built a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, which gained worldwide attention as a result of the Bhopal gas tragedy. On December 3, 1984, a release of methyl isocyanate gas immediately killed approx three thousand people and led to the death of more than fifteen thousand in subsequent weeks.

Multiple choice civics haat (a weekly market) a weekly market role of market role of market/bazaar

What kind of retailer is Big Bazaar - a famous super store in India?

  1. Itinerant retailer

  2. Fixed shop retailer

  3. Either A or B

  4. Neither A nor B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Big Bazaar is a fixed shop retailer as they carry on their business at a fixed place where customers can reach and make their purchases.

Retailers purchase goods from the wholesalers and pass them on to the customers. Retailers are of many types and can be classified based on several categories. However, broadly they can be classified as Itinerant retailers and Fixed shop retailers.

  • Fixed shop retailers are those that carry on the business of sale of goods in fixed shops, where customers can easily reach and make purchases.
  • Itinerant or movable retailers are those that sell their goods by moving from place to place. They deal in low priced goods for regular use like vegetables, fruits, toys, etc. They are also known as hawkers, paddlers, street traders, etc.