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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

CRISIL - the largest credit rating agency in India, is a subsidiary of which of the following global rating agencies?

  1. Moody's Investors Service

  2. Fitch Ratings

  3. Standard & Poor's

  4. Sothbey’s
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

CRISIL (Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited) is a subsidiary of Standard & Poor's (S&P). S&P acquired a majority stake in CRISIL in 2005 and now owns approximately 74% of the company. CRISIL is India's leading credit rating agency, providing ratings for companies, bonds, and financial instruments. The other options are major global rating agencies but only S&P owns CRISIL.

Multiple choice

National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) has been in the news for a scam of 5600 crore rupees. Which among the following are the promoters of NSEL?

  1. NSE and Shah Investments

  2. NPCI and Financial Technologies India Ltd

  3. Financial Technologies India Ltd and NAFED

  4. NSDIL and MCX
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) was promoted by Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL) and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India). The Rs 5600 crore scam involved payments crisis in commodity trading. NSE and NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) are unrelated entities - NSE is the stock exchange and NPCI handles retail payments. NSDIL is also not a promoter of NSEL.

Multiple choice

Which of the following companies took over Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2014?

  1. Cipla

  2. Sun Pharma

  3. Lupin

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

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries acquired Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2014 for approximately $4 billion. This was one of the largest pharmaceutical acquisitions in India's history. The acquisition was completed after facing various regulatory hurdles, including issues with Ranbaxy's manufacturing practices flagged by the US FDA.

Multiple choice

Which private company was the first to launch 3G services in India?

  1. Tata Docomo

  2. Bharti Airtel

  3. Vodafone India

  4. Reliance Communication
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

On 11th December, 2008, India entered the 3G arena with the launch of 3G enabled mobile and data services by Government-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) in Delhi and later in Mumbai. After MTNL, another state operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) launched 3G services on 22nd February, 2009 in Chennai and later launched 3G nationwide. Tata Docomo was the first private company to launch 3G services in India.

Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is the new name adopted by Department of Telecommunication Services (DTS).

  1. It has the largest footprint in Delhi and Mumbai.

Which of the above is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The government corporatised the operations wing of DoT on 1 October 2000 and named it as Department of Telecommunication Services (DTS) which was later named as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). It has footprints throughout India except for the metropolitan cities of Mumbai and New Delhi, which are managed by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL).

Multiple choice

Jaguar, Land Rover and Corus were acquired under the leadership of

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Ratan Tata is an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of the most famous Indian brand Tata Group. Ratan Tata was born on 28 December 1937 in Bombay, India. Ratan Tata’s father was Naval Tata and mother was Sooni. Naval Tata was adopted by Jamsetji’s younger childless son Ratan Tata (Grandfather’s name was same). At an age of seven Ratan Tata’s parents got separated. He was raised by his grandmother, Navajbai. From his childhood he was interested in cars. He was made chairman of the Tata Group in 1991 after J.R.D Tata’s resignation. At that time many people criticized that decision, as he did not have that level of experience to run a company as big as Tata’s. But Ratan Tata answered them with achievements and not words. Under the leadership of Ratan Tata, Tata Group became a global brand. Tata Group acquired many companies including Tetley, Jaguar, Land Rover and Corus. TCS was also built under his leadership. His interest in cars also helped to build Tata Nano and Tata Indica. On 28 December 2012, Ratan Tata resigned from the post of chairman of Tata Group. Cyrus Mistry took over his post. Ratan Tata won Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2008. He was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Rockefeller Foundation in 2012.

  1. Cyrus Mistry

  2. Naval Tata

  3. Ratan Tata

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

"Tata Group acquired many companies including Tetley, Jaguar, Land Rover and Corus."

Multiple choice

Which of the following options in the paragraph means “cosmopolitan“?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Ratan Tata is an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of the most famous Indian brand Tata Group. Ratan Tata was born on 28 December 1937 in Bombay, India. Ratan Tata’s father was Naval Tata and mother was Sooni. Naval Tata was adopted by Jamsetji’s younger childless son Ratan Tata (Grandfather’s name was same). At an age of seven Ratan Tata’s parents got separated. He was raised by his grandmother, Navajbai. From his childhood he was interested in cars. He was made chairman of the Tata Group in 1991 after J.R.D Tata’s resignation. At that time many people criticized that decision, as he did not have that level of experience to run a company as big as Tata’s. But Ratan Tata answered them with achievements and not words. Under the leadership of Ratan Tata, Tata Group became a global brand. Tata Group acquired many companies including Tetley, Jaguar, Land Rover and Corus. TCS was also built under his leadership. His interest in cars also helped to build Tata Nano and Tata Indica. On 28 December 2012, Ratan Tata resigned from the post of chairman of Tata Group. Cyrus Mistry took over his post. Ratan Tata won Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2008. He was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Rockefeller Foundation in 2012.

  1. Car lover

  2. Brand

  3. Global

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

Cosmopolitan and global are synonyms.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an advertising company?

  1. O & M

  2. Rediffusion

  3. Mudra Communications

  4. India Today Group
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

O&M (Ogilvy & Mather), Rediffusion, and Mudra Communications are all advertising agencies that create and manage advertising campaigns for clients. The India Today Group is a media publishing house that produces magazines, television content, and digital media - not an advertising company. While it may carry advertisements, it is primarily a content creator rather than an advertising agency.

Multiple choice

Which of the following has the maximum share in GSM Mobile Phone Service Market?

  1. Vodafone (earlier Hutch)

  2. Airtel

  3. BSNL

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

Airtel (Bharti Tele-Ventures, now Bharti Airtel) was the market leader in GSM mobile services during the period referenced, with the largest subscriber base and widest coverage. Vodafone (then Hutch), BSNL, and Reliance were significant competitors but had smaller market shares. This question reflects the competitive landscape of the early 2000s Indian telecom sector.

Multiple choice

Gautam Hari Singhania is associated with

  1. Jindal Group

  2. Microsoft

  3. Raymond

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

Gautam Hari Singhania is the Chairman of Raymond Group, an Indian textile and apparel conglomerate famous for its suiting fabrics and ready-to-wear clothing. The Jindal Group is a steel conglomerate, Microsoft is a technology company, and Wipro is an IT services company.

Multiple choice

The U.S. based Samuels Jewellers was acquired by

  1. Gitanjali Gems

  2. P.P. Jewellers

  3. Meharsons

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

Gitanjali Gems, an Indian jewelry company, acquired the U.S.-based Samuels Jewellers. This was part of Gitanjali's international expansion strategy to enter the retail jewelry market in the United States.

Multiple choice

Giant

Directions: Some words in the news item below have been highlighted. Select the best contextual meaning of the related words.

Global retail giant Wal-Mart, waiting for years to open its supermarkets in India has been lobbying with the US lawmakers since 2008 to facilitate its entry into the highly lucrative Indian market.

  1. Monster company

  2. Massive size

  3. Large enterprise

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

The phrase 'Global retail giant Wal-Mart' uses 'giant' metaphorically to mean a very large or major company. 'Large enterprise' correctly captures this business context of a major corporate entity.