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Formed in 1906 by a group of Mumbai (then called Bombay) businessmen, this bank in

supposed to have been the first one to open an overseas branch. It opened its London
branch in 1946. It currently has over 20 overseas branches, and around one-fifth of its
total business comes from international accounts. Which is it?
Ans. Bank of India

A fraudulent practice, this enabled investment bankers to persuade "favoured recipients"


of IPOs to promote and push up its issue price and, in return, secure a larger allotment of
the offering. This is to ensure that the price continues to climb after the stock debuts in
the market. Can you name this practice?

Ans. Laddering

Some economists predict that this phenomenon could occur shortly in China. This
happens when the economic growth is so rapid that capacities are inadequate to meet
demand. The shortage then manifests itself as inflation. What's the term?

Ans. Overheating

The name for the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet is used to denote the percentage
change in an options price per one per cent change in implied volatility. What's the term?

Ans. Zeta

Where is the headquarters of Allahabad Bank?

Ans. Kolkata

Chris Reed has recently been appointed as the interim Chairman and CEO of NYSE.
Reed served as the Chairman of which financial organisation, before a power struggle
forced him to quit in 2000?

Ans. Citigroup

Which American company was the 1st to develop the single chip microprocessor ?

Ans. Intel

Which tech stocks 1995 IPO was a catalyst to the internet stock explosion of the late
1990s ?

Ans. Netscape
The words “Maxwell & the mirror group “ are mostly closely associated with which of
the following types of the following types of scandals ?

Ans. Pension

Which bankrupt international retailer suffered allegations by former employees in may


2003 that its accounting practices misled investors about its financial health ?

Ans. K-mart

The company called lutsuko earlierb changed its name to something that literally means
‘to lose money’ . which one?

Ans. Sony

For how many years has rattan tata has been chairman of the tata group ?

Ans. 12 years

This Indian businessman bought over “the marin scope”, “the twin city times” & 3 other
newspapers based in san Francisco . who is he?

Ans. Vijay mallya

Though it was not 1st creditor ,which bank forever changed the way credit was
issued with its credit card plan ?

Ans. Bank of America

Which major US oil company at one time filed for bankruptcy as the result of a suit
brought against it by Pennzoil ?

Ans. Texaco

One of india’s big businessmen is the only grandson of mohammad ali zinnah . who
is he ?

Ans. Nusli wadia

Who wrote the book “lias poker”

Ans. Michael lewis


What is the name of 1st bank in the world’s history ?

Ans. Monte dei paschi di siena

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