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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

This corporation initiated, and still leads, the global fast-food revolution. It was founded in 1955.

  1. A & W

  2. McDonald's

  3. Wendy's

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

McDonald's was founded in 1955 by Ray Kroc, who expanded the original McDonald brothers' restaurant into a global franchise. The company pioneered the fast-food model with standardized menu items, assembly-line production, and franchising that revolutionized global food service.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Founded in 1962, this company parlayed retailing innovations into worldwide dominance by the essence of discounting: by passing on the savings to customers and earning profits through volume.

  1. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

  2. Costco Wholesale

  3. JC Penny

  4. Wal-Mart Stores
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Wal-Mart was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton and pioneered the discount retail model, passing savings to customers through high-volume sales. This business model of 'everyday low prices' revolutionized retail. Sears, Costco, and JC Penny either have different founding dates or different business models.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Founded in 1976, this corporation brought computing, previously available only to a select few, to the fingertips of the masses.

  1. IBM

  2. Sun Microsystems

  3. Apple

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

Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, and revolutionized personal computing by making it accessible to mass consumers through user-friendly design. IBM was founded much earlier (1911), Sun Microsystems in 1982, and Compaq in 1982.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

This company invented the toy supermarket and introduced the "category killer" concept. It commenced its toy business in 1978.

  1. eToys

  2. Mattel Inc.

  3. Wal-mart

  4. Toys "R" Us
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Toys 'R' Us pioneered the 'category killer' concept - large specialty stores with deep inventory in one category. It started its toy business in 1948 but the question references its transformation in 1978. eToys was an online retailer, Mattel is a manufacturer, and Walmart is a general retailer.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Founded in 1994, this coporation developed the original online search engine, allowing experienced as well as novice visitors to locate any website with a single mouse click.

  1. America Online

  2. Lycos

  3. Microsoft

  4. Yahoo! Inc.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Yahoo! was founded in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo as a directory-based search engine, making it one of the earliest web search tools. However, calling it the 'original' search engine is debatable as the Web began in 1991. AOL, Lycos, and Microsoft have different roles in internet history.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

TCS chose blue color as theme because ??

  1. its favroute color of Mr. Tata

  2. no other company hav Blue color as theme

  3. blue color represent professinalism

  4. there is no reason
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

TCS adopted blue as its corporate color to represent professionalism, trust, and corporate identity in the IT sector. This is standard corporate branding practice. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as corporate colors are chosen for brand representation, not personal reasons.