BizQuiz #33

Which is the most traded commodity in the world?
Crude Oil

Gulliver’s Travels is the inspiration for the name of which familiar internet company?
Yahoo!

Bombay House is the headquarters of which industrial house?
The Tatas

Who was the first chairman of ICICI Ltd?
A Ramaswami Mudaliar

Who writes the popular strip ‘Dilbert’ based on office and business life?
Scott Adams

Who is the founder of General Electric?
Thomas Alva Edison

What foreign company did Tata Tea acquire a stake in last week?
Grand

We know the Nano as the Rs1 lakh car. How much did the original affordable car, the Ford Model T, sell for in the second decade of the twentieth century?
$850

Which is the largest-selling soap brand in India?
Lifebuoy

What does the term GAAP stand for?
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

BizQuiz #19

Buyback of shares is quite familiar to everyone. But what does BUYBACK means while managing people?
Buying back of a personnel, who attempts to resign, with an offer of increase in salary or wages and other benefits.

Boulwarism is a popular negotiation strategy. Who developed this concept?
General Electric Company.

In Management jargon, What is meant by Semiotics?
Study of symbols and signs and their impact on Consumer behavior.

What was founded by Herb Kelleher in 1973 in Dallas, Texas, USA?
South West Airlines.

Which famous corporate was founded in 1894 in Zlin and made its presence in India in 1931 and commenced the manufacturing of shoes at Batanagar plant in 1936?
BATA

BizQuiz #17

Which Bank is promoted by 20th century Finance Corporation and Keppel Tatlee Bank of Singapore in India?
Centurion Bank.

Name the first Indian woman CEO of foreign bank.
Tarini Vaidya of KBC Bank, India & South Asia.

In Clayton Alderfer’s ERG theory, R stands for Relatedness, G stands for Growth, then what does E stands for?
Existence.

Who introduced the modern concept of 360 Degree Appraisal?
General Electric Co.

In McKinsey’s 7s Framework there are four Soft Variables : ‘skills’, ‘style’, ‘staff’ and ‘Shared Values’. What are the other three Hard Variables?
Structure, System, Strategy.