Business Quiz

Rules
Questions are passable Each question carries 10 points Passed over question gets 5 points A wrong answer carries -2 points Any issues, judges/faculty opinion is considered final. Question gets 1 min time and passed over question gets only 30 sec.

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Tata Steel Acquired which company during Jan, 2007?

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With Corus Group on January 30, 2007 It was an all cash deal which cumulatively amounted to $12.2 billion.

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Oil and Natural Gas Corp took over which company during Jan, 2009?

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Imperial Energy Plc The deal amounted to $2.8 billion

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Centurion Bank of Punjab merged with which company in February 2008

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HDFC Bank The deal took place in February 2008 for $2.4 billion.

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Hindalco Industries purchased which company in February 2007?

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Canada-based firm Novelis Inc The total worth of the deal was $6-billion.

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Reliance Natural Resources merged with which company in July 2010?

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Reliance Power This deal was valued at US $11 billion It eased out the path for Reliance power to get natural gas for its power projects

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Bharti Airtel acquired which company in Jan, 2010?

Answer Acquired Zain about US $ 10.7 billion to become the third biggest telecom major in the world. Zain was one of the biggest players in Africa covering over 15 countries,

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ICICI Bank merged with which Indian bank in July 2010?

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Bank of Rajasthan A price of Rs.3000 Crore This would help ICICI improve its market share in northern as well as western India

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Tata Chemicals acquired which British company in December, 2010.

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British Salt US $ 13 billion - The acquisition gives Tata access to very strong brine supplies and also access to British Salts facilities as it produces about 800,000 tons of pure white salt every year

What is privatization?
A. Sale of private companies to the government Sale of a publicly traded company to private investors Sale of a government-owned company to private investors None of the above

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D.

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A) Sale of a government-owned company to private investors

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Tata Chemicals acquired which British company in December, 2010.

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British Salt US $ 13 billion - The acquisition gives Tata access to very strong brine supplies and also access to British Salts facilities as it produces about 800,000 tons of pure white salt every year

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Tata Motors acquired which two British brands during June, 2008.

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Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) Acquisition would help the company acquire a global footprint and enter the highend premier segment of the global automobile market

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Which company acquired 35% stake in Ranbaxy Laboratories during June, 2008?

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Daiichi Sankyo

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Major share in Arcelor was acquired by which company during July, 2006?

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Netherlands-based Mittal Steel