FMS Question Paper-1

Directions for questions 1 to 30: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. Which among the following has been chosen as India’s first ‘Superbrand’ by Superbrands incorporated of UK?

(1) Reliance (2) Parryware

(3) Idea (4) Bajaj

2. Which corporate organization has been ranked as the “best place to work” in a survey conducted by Business world?

(1) GE Capital India    (2) Texas Instruments India

(3) ICICI Bank        (4) Sahara Airlines

3. Who is the new President of Nasscom for 2003-04?

(1) Arun Nanda (2) Kiran Karnik

(3) Som Mittal (4) Nandana Nilekani

4. Which of the following EU members has “Euro” as its currency?

(1) Britain (2) Denmark

(3) Sweden (4) Austria

5. Which among the following companies has been chosen for the “ET Emerging Company of the year 2003” award?

(1) I-Flex Solutions (2) Ranbaxy

(3) Dr. Reddy’s Labs (4) Polaris

6. The headquarters of Pfizer, world’s largest drug manufacturer, is located at

(1) Berne, Switzerland.    (2) New York, USA.

(3) Amsterdam, The Netherlands.    (4) Helsinki, Finland.

7. Shinzo Nakanishi is the chairman of

(1) Hyundai Motor India.    (2) LG Electronics India.

(3) Maruti Udyog.        (4) Toyota Kirloskar Motor.

8. Hindalco, one of India’s largest aluminum manufacturers, belongs to which corporate group?

(1) Sterlite     (2) A V Birla

(3) Gujarat Ambuja     (4) Essar

9. Which is the world’s most admired company for 2002 as ranked by Forbes magazine?

(1) Microsoft     (2) IBM

(3) Wal-Mart     (4) General Electric

10. Find the incorrect match.

(1) Singapore Stock Exchange – S T index

(2) Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange – Kospi

(3) London Stock Exchange – FTSE

(4) Hong Kong Stock Exchange – Hang Seng

11. Which company owns the brand “Colour Plus”?

(1) Arvind Mills     (2) Mafatlal

(3) Bombay Dyeing     (4) Raymond

12. Who among the following has been chosen for the ”ET Businesswoman of the year 2003“ award”?

(1) Ekta Kapoor (Balaji Telefilms)

(2) Vidya Chabbria (Jumbo Group)

(3) Ela Bhatt (SEWA)

(4) Sulajja Motwani (Kinetic)

13. Which newspaper carries the punchline “When you’re sure”?

(1) The Times of India    (2) Business Standard

(3) The Hindustan Times    (4) Business Line

14. Which company has launched “Grand Vitara”, a sports utility vehicle?

(1) Maruti Udyog     (2) Hyundai Motor India

(3) Ford Motor India     (4) Fiat Auto India

15. Which among the following was India’s most profitable private sector company for the financial year 2002-03?

(1) ITC    (2) Hindustan Lever Limited

(3) Infosys Technologies    (4) Reliance Industries

16. Who among the following is the Chairman of Britannia Industries?

(1) Habib Khorakiwala    (2) Nusli Wadia

(3) Vineet Jain    (4) Arun Agarwal

17. Which among the following companies is the world’s largest personal computer maker?

(1) IBM     (2) HP

(3) DELL    (4) ACER

18. Who among the following is the brand ambassador for “Reid & Taylor”, an apparel brand?

(1) Shah Rukh Khan     (2) Amitabh Bachchan

(3) Sachin Tendulkar     (4) Geet Sethi

19. Which company owns the television brand “Onida”?

(1) Mirc Electronics     (2) Baron International

(3) Bajaj Electricals     (4) Mico

20. Which among the following is the world’s largest company by revenue for 2002 according to Fortune 500?

(1) General Electric     (2) Oracle Corporation

(3) Microsoft     (4) Wal-Mart

21. IOC is the only Indian company in Fortune 500 largest global corporations for 2002. What is its rank?

(1) 191    (2) 199

(3) 201    (4) 209

22. Which media company owns “ETC Networks”?

(1) Living Media     (2) Zee Telefilms

(3) Sony Entertainment     (4) Star Network

23. Which bankrupt company has changed its name to MCI?

(1) Enron     (2) K-Mart

(3) WorldCom     (4) Grundig

24. “The mark of a perfectionist” is the ad-line of

(1) Zodiac.     (2) Van Heusen.

(3) Reid & Taylor.     (4) Allen Solly.

25. Which company has launched “Sagar Samriddhi”, a project to increase oil refining and production?

(1) IOC     (2) IBP

(3) ONGC     (4) HPCL

26. Which company was co-founded by Phil Knight?

(1) Sony     (2) Nike

(3) IBM     (4) BMW

27. C.S. Rao is the Chairman of

(1) SEBI.     (2) TRAI.

(3) BSE.     (4) IRDA.

28. Who among the following is the current Union Minister of Industry and Commerce?

(1) Arun Jaitley     (2) Arun Shourie

(3) Yashwant Sinha     (4) Pramod Mahajan

29. Which company has launched a Women’s apparel brand “Be :”?

(1) Raymond     (2) Wills Lifestyle

(3) Arvind Mills     (4) S.Kumar’s

30. Who among the following is often referred to as father of India’s “Green Revolution”?

(1) Dr. Verghese Kurien    (2) Dr. Amrita Patel

(3) M.S. Swaminathan    (4) Gurudev Khush