101) This person wrote about himself thus :"Principal virtues : keeps his nails clean. Principal faults
that he has no family, is bad tempered and has a poor digestion. One and only wish : Not to
be buried alive. Greatest sin : that he does not worship Mammon. Important events in his life :
None". Who?
Alfred Nobel
102) He called his wife ‘The Believer’ because she encouraged him at a time when everyone else
called him crazy. John Kenneth Galbraith said this of him:” If there is any certainty as to what
a businessman is, he is assuredly the things ________ is not." Thomas Alva Edison once told
him ‘Young man, you have the right idea. Keep at it’. He got his greatest inspiration while
watching Chicago meat-packers cut beef that moved past them on an overhead trolley. Who?
Henry Ford - He got the idea of assembly line production while watching Chicago meat-
packers cut beef that moved past them on an overhead trolley.
103) He has launched a university at Elk Grove Village, Illinois. President Nixon once met him and
asked "What is it now, eight or nine billion?" To which he replied, "Mr. President, it is 12
billion." When his company's market value surpassed U.S.Steel’s, Senator Lloyd Bentson
complained ‘Something is wrong with our economy when the stock market is long on _____
and short on steel’ At the age of 72, he acquired the San Diego Padres baseball team. Till the
age of 52 he was a peddler of milk-shake machines. Who?
Ray Kroc , He was the main force behind McDonalds. he has started a Hamburger
University in Illinois. The answer for the blank is Burgers
104) An author, as a sign of gratitude to the nurse who had cared for his firstborn child, gave a
script and asked her to sell it when she was in need of money. Years later, when the nurse
was really in want of money, she sold it and lived in comfort for the rest of her life. The
manuscript was the first part of a famous work of this author. Name the book and author?
Book: Jungle Book Author : Rudyard Kipling.
105) Masaru Ibuka, after graduating in engineering, failed the entry examination for lifetime
employment at Toshiba, and decided to start his own small business. He was fortunate to find
a partner who had a flair for finance and salesmanship. Who was this partner? What was the
company they started?
Akio Morita was the partner & company was Sony
106) Who was the star of a film “Grime goes green’ along with John Cleese?
Prince Charles
107) What is the difference between ‘Made in America’ and ‘Well Made in America’?
‘Made in America’ is a book on Wal-Mart by Sam Walton
while ‘Well Made in America’ is a book on Harley Davidson by Peter C. Ried.
108) Which very famous personality name was deleted from the list of the Top Philanthropists for
some unscrupulous reasons. And why ?
Warren Buffet- because his charity was not at par with his wealth and others on the list
Voted against his inclusion, he is famous for two things. First, for amassing the second-
biggest fortune in the U.S. as one of the most talented investors the world has ever known.
Second, for an aversion to spending a dime of that $41 billion on anything but the strictly
necessary. That includes declining to provide his kids with fortunes of their own, collecting
yachts or racehorses, or giving large chunks of his wealth to worthy causes.
109) " Back to back ticketing" what is it and how come it is used intelligently.
Back to back ticketing – is it buying round trip tickets like A -> B -> C & back but
using only one leg of each trip ( for economical reasons).
[ In simple words, it means, either you are intentionally using only a part of your itinerary or
your itinerary is not used in sequential manner to save money and take advantage of
various discount offered by Airline which may not be available for general booking.]
110) You must have heard the famous ad of" saat swad main lijjat papad "!!! Where does that saat
comes from?
saat swad main lijjat papad – because started by seven seven sister members of Shri
Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, now it has more than 40000 sisters as its members.
Incidentally, its Product ‘Papad’ is also available in 7 categories.
111) Jaggery was followed by potatoes then castor, black pepper, turmeric and hessian-what is
this series.?
Forward trading is allowed only on these commodities in India.
112) Richard Branson usually associated the word Virgin with almost all of his business ventures.
However the only exception was when he launched this Condoms brand. Deciding that the
word Virgin would not go down well with a Condoms brand, he came up with this other name.
Now, what was the name of this brand??
Mates condoms
113) The year was 1950. She had brought a big bag filled with merchandise, and she set it up and
was in business at Neiman Marcus. Stopping everyone who came in the door, she said, "Try
this. I', ___________, and these are the most wonderful beauty products in the world." Who?
Estée Lauder, who founded the Estée Lauder Co. Today, it controls over 45% of the
cosmetics market in US department stores - three times the volume of its closest competitor.
114) This famous person's political involvement came with its share of controversy. Most notably,
in 1975 he spent six days giving lectures on public policy in Chile and had one brief meeting
with the right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet. The result was a storm of protest. When he was
awarded the Nobel Prize the next year, public objections came from all directions, including
previous prize winners Linus Pauling and David Baltimore. Who?
Milton Friedman, one of the greatest economist of all times
115) He has been a professor of Electrical Engg and Computer Science at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology for 35 years. His products have been used in GM Cars, Zenith and
Phillips TV divisions, NASA space shuttles, the Queen Elizabeth liner, and Broadway theatres.
His father fled from Calcutta where he was wanted by the British police for revolutionary
activities. Who?
Amar Bose (Bose Speakers)
116) He set up shop in 1859 as a dry goods trader. The business thrived in 1861 after the outbreak
of the US Civil War, when the US Army bought a lot of grain and supplies from him. He was a
regular at the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland and served as a Sunday School
Superintendent. In 1881, he set up a trust of dozens of companies that controlled 80% of a
particular industry. Other industries followed suit and this started off the first ‘Anti-Trust
regulations’ in the USA. Who?
John Rockefeller
117) Microsoft issues a ‘Certificate of Authenticity’ to guard against counterfeit software. It has a
watermark with the image of a woman. Name the woman.
Ada Byron
118) His wife Tove was six times Karate champion of Finland. He became famous for something
he wrote as a student at the University of Helsinki. Name him.
Linus Torvalds,Linux
119) In 1979, two American executives were imprisoned without charge in Iran when Ayatollah
Khomeini deposed the shah of Iran. Their CEO sent in a bunch of company executives, led by
a former commando called Arthur Bull Simons, who rescued them, freeing 13000 other
prisoners in the process. This incident was later turned into a best-selling novel On Wings of
Eagles by Ken Follett. Just name the CEO.
Texas businessman Ross Perot of EDS.
120) Computer Peripheral Devices is a Bangalore based firm which manufactures electronic PCO
call monitors, which are commonly used in STD booths across India. Which former Indian
cricketer owns this firm?
Brijesh Patel
121) Which business tycoon once said "I don't think Internet is going to change the world how
people chew gum"?
Warren Buffett
122) Big Ideas and Global Knowledge Portals are companies founded by__________.
Dan Lifton founded big ideas... Derek O’Brien. Global Knowledge
123) Which song was used as the theme song for the launch of Windows 95? also give the name
of the band by whom it was composed.
Rolling stones-"Start Me Up"
124) Synergy Communications a Pvt Ltd co is floated by___________
Siddharth Basu
125) Connect: Santoor,Glucovita & BabySoft.
Wipro
that he has no family, is bad tempered and has a poor digestion. One and only wish : Not to
be buried alive. Greatest sin : that he does not worship Mammon. Important events in his life :
None". Who?
Alfred Nobel
102) He called his wife ‘The Believer’ because she encouraged him at a time when everyone else
called him crazy. John Kenneth Galbraith said this of him:” If there is any certainty as to what
a businessman is, he is assuredly the things ________ is not." Thomas Alva Edison once told
him ‘Young man, you have the right idea. Keep at it’. He got his greatest inspiration while
watching Chicago meat-packers cut beef that moved past them on an overhead trolley. Who?
Henry Ford - He got the idea of assembly line production while watching Chicago meat-
packers cut beef that moved past them on an overhead trolley.
103) He has launched a university at Elk Grove Village, Illinois. President Nixon once met him and
asked "What is it now, eight or nine billion?" To which he replied, "Mr. President, it is 12
billion." When his company's market value surpassed U.S.Steel’s, Senator Lloyd Bentson
complained ‘Something is wrong with our economy when the stock market is long on _____
and short on steel’ At the age of 72, he acquired the San Diego Padres baseball team. Till the
age of 52 he was a peddler of milk-shake machines. Who?
Ray Kroc , He was the main force behind McDonalds. he has started a Hamburger
University in Illinois. The answer for the blank is Burgers
104) An author, as a sign of gratitude to the nurse who had cared for his firstborn child, gave a
script and asked her to sell it when she was in need of money. Years later, when the nurse
was really in want of money, she sold it and lived in comfort for the rest of her life. The
manuscript was the first part of a famous work of this author. Name the book and author?
Book: Jungle Book Author : Rudyard Kipling.
105) Masaru Ibuka, after graduating in engineering, failed the entry examination for lifetime
employment at Toshiba, and decided to start his own small business. He was fortunate to find
a partner who had a flair for finance and salesmanship. Who was this partner? What was the
company they started?
Akio Morita was the partner & company was Sony
106) Who was the star of a film “Grime goes green’ along with John Cleese?
Prince Charles
107) What is the difference between ‘Made in America’ and ‘Well Made in America’?
‘Made in America’ is a book on Wal-Mart by Sam Walton
while ‘Well Made in America’ is a book on Harley Davidson by Peter C. Ried.
108) Which very famous personality name was deleted from the list of the Top Philanthropists for
some unscrupulous reasons. And why ?
Warren Buffet- because his charity was not at par with his wealth and others on the list
Voted against his inclusion, he is famous for two things. First, for amassing the second-
biggest fortune in the U.S. as one of the most talented investors the world has ever known.
Second, for an aversion to spending a dime of that $41 billion on anything but the strictly
necessary. That includes declining to provide his kids with fortunes of their own, collecting
yachts or racehorses, or giving large chunks of his wealth to worthy causes.
109) " Back to back ticketing" what is it and how come it is used intelligently.
Back to back ticketing – is it buying round trip tickets like A -> B -> C & back but
using only one leg of each trip ( for economical reasons).
[ In simple words, it means, either you are intentionally using only a part of your itinerary or
your itinerary is not used in sequential manner to save money and take advantage of
various discount offered by Airline which may not be available for general booking.]
110) You must have heard the famous ad of" saat swad main lijjat papad "!!! Where does that saat
comes from?
saat swad main lijjat papad – because started by seven seven sister members of Shri
Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, now it has more than 40000 sisters as its members.
Incidentally, its Product ‘Papad’ is also available in 7 categories.
111) Jaggery was followed by potatoes then castor, black pepper, turmeric and hessian-what is
this series.?
Forward trading is allowed only on these commodities in India.
112) Richard Branson usually associated the word Virgin with almost all of his business ventures.
However the only exception was when he launched this Condoms brand. Deciding that the
word Virgin would not go down well with a Condoms brand, he came up with this other name.
Now, what was the name of this brand??
Mates condoms
113) The year was 1950. She had brought a big bag filled with merchandise, and she set it up and
was in business at Neiman Marcus. Stopping everyone who came in the door, she said, "Try
this. I', ___________, and these are the most wonderful beauty products in the world." Who?
Estée Lauder, who founded the Estée Lauder Co. Today, it controls over 45% of the
cosmetics market in US department stores - three times the volume of its closest competitor.
114) This famous person's political involvement came with its share of controversy. Most notably,
in 1975 he spent six days giving lectures on public policy in Chile and had one brief meeting
with the right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet. The result was a storm of protest. When he was
awarded the Nobel Prize the next year, public objections came from all directions, including
previous prize winners Linus Pauling and David Baltimore. Who?
Milton Friedman, one of the greatest economist of all times
115) He has been a professor of Electrical Engg and Computer Science at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology for 35 years. His products have been used in GM Cars, Zenith and
Phillips TV divisions, NASA space shuttles, the Queen Elizabeth liner, and Broadway theatres.
His father fled from Calcutta where he was wanted by the British police for revolutionary
activities. Who?
Amar Bose (Bose Speakers)
116) He set up shop in 1859 as a dry goods trader. The business thrived in 1861 after the outbreak
of the US Civil War, when the US Army bought a lot of grain and supplies from him. He was a
regular at the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland and served as a Sunday School
Superintendent. In 1881, he set up a trust of dozens of companies that controlled 80% of a
particular industry. Other industries followed suit and this started off the first ‘Anti-Trust
regulations’ in the USA. Who?
John Rockefeller
117) Microsoft issues a ‘Certificate of Authenticity’ to guard against counterfeit software. It has a
watermark with the image of a woman. Name the woman.
Ada Byron
118) His wife Tove was six times Karate champion of Finland. He became famous for something
he wrote as a student at the University of Helsinki. Name him.
Linus Torvalds,Linux
119) In 1979, two American executives were imprisoned without charge in Iran when Ayatollah
Khomeini deposed the shah of Iran. Their CEO sent in a bunch of company executives, led by
a former commando called Arthur Bull Simons, who rescued them, freeing 13000 other
prisoners in the process. This incident was later turned into a best-selling novel On Wings of
Eagles by Ken Follett. Just name the CEO.
Texas businessman Ross Perot of EDS.
120) Computer Peripheral Devices is a Bangalore based firm which manufactures electronic PCO
call monitors, which are commonly used in STD booths across India. Which former Indian
cricketer owns this firm?
Brijesh Patel
121) Which business tycoon once said "I don't think Internet is going to change the world how
people chew gum"?
Warren Buffett
122) Big Ideas and Global Knowledge Portals are companies founded by__________.
Dan Lifton founded big ideas... Derek O’Brien. Global Knowledge
123) Which song was used as the theme song for the launch of Windows 95? also give the name
of the band by whom it was composed.
Rolling stones-"Start Me Up"
124) Synergy Communications a Pvt Ltd co is floated by___________
Siddharth Basu
125) Connect: Santoor,Glucovita & BabySoft.
Wipro
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