BUSINESS QUIZ 18

1.Who coined the term "Generation X"?
Ans. David Copeland

2.Born as Bank of Calcutta on 2nd July 1806 mainly to fund General Wellesley's wars against Tipu Sultan and the Marathas . It was renamed Bank of Bengal on January 2, 1809., it became the Imperial Bank of India in 1921 and was renamed to its present name after the Act of Parliament on 1st July 1955. Name the bank.
Ans. State Bank Of India

3.Which corporation is responsible for counting the votes cast by the members of the US Motion Picture Academy for the Oscars every year?
Ans. PricewaterhouseCoopers

4.Which fabric brand has the slogan - 'Wear your attitude'?
Ans. Duke

5. How ABN-AMRO bank got it's present name?
Ans. ABN-Algemene Bank Nederland. AMRO- formed after the merger of Amsterdamsche Bank and Rotterdamsche Bank. Created after the merger of ABN & AMRO in 1991.

6.Netle is a company based in which country?
Ans. South Africa

7. What is known as "Greenshoe Option" ?
Ans. A typical underwriting agreement allows the underwriters to buy upto an additional 15% of shares at the offering price.The term originated from the Green Shoe company which first having this option.

8.Expand SEC.
Ans. Securities & Exchange Commission

9. In HR parlance, who are 'Whistle-Blowers' ?
Ans. Individuals who report unethical practices by their employers to outsiders

10.In print media what is a 'Bulldog Edition'?
Ans. A particular edition that is available earlier than other editions of the same publication

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