General Awareness ยท Computer Knowledge
Technology Brands and Products
2,296 Questions
Technology brands and products cover consumer electronics, software history, and the ownership of popular applications. Questions often focus on smart devices, corporate taglines, and major industry acquisitions. This material helps candidates preparing for banking and SSC general awareness sections.
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Technology Brands and Products Questions
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Fair & Lovely (now called Glow & Lovely) is a skin cream brand owned by Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). ITC, Wipro, and P&G are other major companies but do not own this particular brand.
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NOKIA, founded in Finland in 1865, became the world's dominant mobile phone manufacturer in the 1990s and early 2000s. While Samsung is now the market leader, Nokia's legacy and brand recognition make it the iconic answer for cell phone popularity during their peak era.
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Mobilephone
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Mobile
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Cellphone
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Handsfree
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In American English, 'mobile' is called 'cellphone' or 'cell phone'. 'Mobile' and 'mobilephone' are more British English terms. 'Handsfree' refers to a device, not the phone itself.
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Carlos Ghosn
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Marten Mickos
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John J. Mack
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Greg Brown
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Greg Brown has been the Chairman and CEO of Motorola Solutions since 2022 (Motorola split into Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions in 2011). Carlos Ghosn is associated with Nissan/Renault, Marten Mickos with MySQL/cloud technology, and John J. Mack with Morgan Stanley.
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Getty Images
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Pixar
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Corbis
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Pixels
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Bill Gates founded Corbis in 1989 as a digital image licensing and archival company. Corbis acquired the Bettmann Archive and built a massive collection of historical and contemporary images. Getty Images was founded by Mark Getty and Jonathan Klein; Pixar was founded by Ed Catmull and others (later acquired by Steve Jobs); Pixels is not a real company in this context.
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Biotechnology
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Space technology
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Missile technology
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Communication technology
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WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a wireless broadband communication technology that provides high-speed internet access over long distances. It's a standards-based technology in the IEEE 802.16 family, used for last-mile connectivity and mobile broadband.
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Telecommunication Services
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Radio Services
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Electronics and Home Appliances
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Advertising
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RadioShack is correct - it was a major American retailer specializing in consumer electronics, including audio equipment, computers, cameras, and various electronic components. Despite its name suggesting radio services, it evolved into a general electronics retailer before filing for bankruptcy in 2015 and 2017.
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IBM is correctly nicknamed Big Blue, a term coined due to its corporate blue color scheme and the blue suits traditionally worn by its employees. TCS, Infosys, and Wipro are all Indian IT companies without such nicknames. IBM earned this name in the 1960s-80s when it dominated the computer industry.
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Sony Handycam
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Sony Max
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Sony Waio
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Sony MP3 players
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Kareena Kapoor was indeed a brand ambassador for Sony Vaio laptops (misspelled as 'Waio' in the question). This was a well-documented celebrity endorsement for Sony's laptop line in India during the 2000s. The typo doesn't change the answer - Sony Vaio was the correct brand she endorsed.
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Google did withdraw its main search services from mainland China in 2010 after censorship disputes and cyberattacks, redirecting mainland users to Google Hong Kong. However, this statement about 'closing business' lacks context - Google maintains some presence (AI research, ad sales) but does not operate core search/social services in mainland China.
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Nokia famously used the tagline 'Connecting People' for years as its brand slogan. Samsung, LG, and Virgin (misspelled here as Vergin) are not associated with this tagline.
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'Solutions for a Small Planet' is IBM's tagline, part of a 1990s campaign. The other tech brands are not associated with it.
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'Solutions for a Small Planet' was a well-known IBM advertising campaign and tagline from the late 1990s. Intel, HP, and Lenovo are not associated with it.
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REGZA
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GURU
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SERIES
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INSIGNIA
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Samsung historically categorized its televisions by Series (e.g., Series 5, Series 6), making SERIES the closest match among the options. REGZA is Toshiba, INSIGNIA is Best Buy's brand, and GURU is a Samsung mobile phone line rather than a TV model.
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INSIGNIA
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OMNIA
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VIERA
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REGZA