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Corporate Organizations and Industry

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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

Which of the following Brands was placed at the top of the Fifth Brand Equity Survey of India for 2005?

  1. Lux

  2. Dettol

  3. Colgate

  4. Bata

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

According to the Brand Equity Survey of India for 2005, Colgate was ranked as the top brand. This survey measured brand equity across various categories in the Indian market, and Colgate's strong market presence and brand recall in the oral care segment secured the top position.

Multiple choice

Which company bagged a Contract to Modernise the Infrastructure of 30 Indian Air Force Airfields?

  1. Reliance

  2. Tata

  3. Adani

  4. L&T
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (a Tata Group company) signed a contract with the Indian Air Force in 2010-11 to modernize the infrastructure of 30 airfields. This was part of a major infrastructure upgrade program for the IAF. Reliance, Adani, and L&T were not the primary contractors for this specific modernization project.

Multiple choice

Which of the following industries have been given the title of ‘Maharatnas’?

  1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  2. GAIL (India) Limited
  3. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  4. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
  5. Steel Authority of India Limited

  1. 1, 3 and 5

  2. 1, 3, 4 and 5

  3. 1, 2, 4 and 5

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

List of Maharatna CPSEs:

  1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  2. Coal India Limited
  3. GAIL (India) Limited
  4. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  5. NTPC Limited
  6. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
  7. Steel Authority of India Limited
Multiple choice

“Where ever you go, our network follows” is the punch line of

  1. Reliance

  2. Idea

  3. Hutch

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

"Wherever you go, our network follows" was the famous tagline of Hutch (later Vodafone). This advertising campaign was very popular in India in the early 2000s and featured a distinctive pink background with the Hutch logo and a dog following a boy.

Multiple choice

In Sept 2012, Schroder Singapore Holdings acquired 25% stake of a subsidiary of

  1. Yes Bank

  2. Mahindra Kotak

  3. ICICI

  4. HSBC

  5. Axis Bank
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Schroder Singapore Holdings acquired a 25% stake in Axis Bank's subsidiary in September 2012 as part of Axis Bank's strategy to bring in foreign institutional investors and strengthen its capital base. This transaction represented significant foreign investment in India's growing private banking sector and Axis Bank's expansion efforts.

Multiple choice

MS Banga was the CEO of

  1. HLL

  2. ICICI

  3. General Motors

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

Manvinder Singh (MS) Banga served as the CEO of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HLL), the Indian subsidiary of Unilever, from 2000-2005. He later became a Unilever board member and chairman of L'Oreal.