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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 business organisation and correspondence joint stock company 3 - promotion and formation of a company formation and promotion of a company promoter promotion and formation of a company

Which company was formed by seven engineers with a capital of Rs. 10000____________.

  1. Asian Paints

  2. Bharti Airtel

  3. Infosys

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

Infosys was conceived in 1981 in Pune by Narayan Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, N S Raghavan, S Gopalakrishnan, S D Shibulal, K Dinesh and Ashok Arora, all former employees of Patni Computer Systems. The company was started with meager initial capital of Rs 10,000 and was named Infosys Consultants. 

Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence joint stock company 3 - promotion and formation of a company formation and promotion of a company promoter promotion and formation of a company

Which of the following company is incorporated in a country outside India?

  1. Private Company

  2. Foreign Company

  3. Government Company

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Definition of Foreign Companies under the Act: The Act clearly defines a foreign company under Section 2(42). A foreign company is any company or body corporate incorporated outside India which—
  • has a place of business in India whether by itself or through an agent, physically or through electronic mode; and
  • conducts any business activity in India in any other manner.
Hence, a foreign entity to be considered as a foreign company, has to fulfill both the criteria mentioned above, i.e., having a place of business in any manner specified above, and conducting any business activity in India.
Multiple choice

Which company is NOT a Bilkent Holding?

  1. TAV Airports

  2. Bilintur

  3. Tepe Home Furniture and Decoration

  4. Yapı Kredi Commercial Bank
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

TAV Airports, Bilintur, and Tepe Home are all companies associated with Bilkent Holding. Yapı Kredi is a major Turkish bank and is not part of the Bilkent Holding group.

Multiple choice

Full form of AMUL?

  1. Ahmedabad Milk Unicorn Limited

  2. Anand Milk Union Limited

  3. Adani Milk Union Limited

  4. Anand Milk United Limited
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

AMUL stands for Anand Milk Union Limited. It is a dairy cooperative society based in Anand, Gujarat, and is one of the most successful cooperative models in the world.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

______________ provides telephone services in major metro cities, namely, Mumbai and Delhi.

  1. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL)

  2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

  3. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL)

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), is a state-claimed telecommunications services holder and entirely possesses subsidiary of BSNL. It is headquartered in New Delhi, India. 
MTNL provides benefits in the metro urban states like Mumbai and New Delhi in India.
Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Which among the following is a public sector company that provides telephone services in India?

  1. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL)

  2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)

  3. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL)

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
MTNL, BSNL and VSNL all three provides telephone services in India. 
BSNL is much famous among them. 
Telecommunications services are those that are given by an interchanges organization that offers voice and information benefits over a large zone. 
Hence,  D is the correct option.
Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) provides telephone services at ___________ level.

  1. domestic

  2. state

  3. district

  4. international
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
VSNL is the shortening for Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (India), presently known as Tata Telecommunications. 
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) was started in 1986 as a public venture to oblige international communication system.
Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Which of the following is a PSU in Telecom Sector?

  1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL)

  2. Reliance Communications Limited

  3. Bharti Airtel Limited

  4. Tata Teleservices Limited
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is a state-owned telecommunications company, making it a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU).

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Which of the following is not a PSU in Telecom Sector?

  1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL)

  2. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited(MTNL)

  3. Spice Telecom Limited

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

Spice Telecom is a private sector company, not a government-owned PSU. BSNL and MTNL are both PSUs.

Multiple choice history industrial sector growth of banks in india nationalisation and privatisation of banks private sector anddifference between public and private sector

Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the assets reconstruction company created specifically for small and medium sectors?

  1. CGTMSE

  2. CARE

  3. APITCO

  4. ISARC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

ISARC stands for India SME Asset Reconstruction Company. It was specifically set up to address the issue of non-performing assets in the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector.

Multiple choice history industrial sector growth of banks in india nationalisation and privatisation of banks private sector anddifference between public and private sector

SEBI approved which insurance company to launch its initial public offering(IPO) ?

  1. Aviva Life Insurance Co.

  2. AvegonLife Insurance Co.

  3. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co.

  4. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company was the first private sector life insurance company in India to launch an IPO, which was approved by SEBI.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Find out the correct order in which telecommunication services started in India.

  1. Postal service, Telegraph, Railway, Doordarshan.

  2. Postal service, Telegraph, Doordarshan, Railway.

  3. Postal service, Doordarshan, Railway, Telegraph.

  4. Postal service, Railway, Telegraph, Doordarshan.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Postal services were established first, followed by telegraph, then railways, and finally modern media like Doordarshan.

Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Regulatory framework for Telecom sector is provided by _________.

  1. MTNL

  2. VSNL

  3. BSNL

  4. TRAI
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

TRAI stands for Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, which is the independent regulator for the telecommunications sector in India.