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1. The Traditional Marketing style involves

a) Telemarketing

b) Digital Marketing

c) Indirect Marketing

d) Direct Marketing

e) All of these

Ans: (d)

2. Modern Method of Marketing include

a) Publicity on the net

b) Advertisement on the net

c) Soliciting business through e-mails

d) Tele marketing

e) All of these

Ans (e)

3. What does devaluation of a currency mean?
(A) decrease in the internal value of money
(B) decrease in the external value of money
(C) decrease both in the external and internal values of money
(D) none of these
Ans: (B)

4.Which of the following is known as plastic money?
(A) bearer cheques
(B) credit cards
(C) demand drafts
(D) gift cheques
Ans: (B)

5. An individual is considering buying a new microwave cooker and is faced with the possibility of several models. Which of the following describes the widest range of microwave cookers, which the buyer considers in some form?
(A) The choice set
(B) The awareness set
(C) The total set
(D) The pre-evaluation set
Ans: (A)

6. Which of the following is NOT an element of a Marketing Information System?
(A) Marketing research
(B) Decision support system
(C) Production monitoring system
(D) None of these
Ans: (D)

7. A true marketing requires

a) Command and other mindset

b) Control Mindset

c) Passive mindset

d) Active mindset

e) None of these

Ans (d)

8. Which of the following sentences is true?

a) Marketing is not required in a Buyers’ Market

b) Marketing is not required in a Sellers’s market

c) Marketing is not required due to competition

d) Marketing is not required due to liberalization

e) Marketing is not required due to globalisation

Ans: (b)

9. Which was the first Indian Bank to introduce credit card?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Central Bank of India
(C) Union Bank of India
(D) ICICI
Ans: (B)

10. Which of the following statements best describes the concept of involvement in the context of buyer behaviour?
(A) The length of time involved in the buying process
(B) The potential impact of a product on an individual’s self-identity
(C) The number of people involved in the decision-making unit
(D) The complexity of an order
Ans: (A)

11.Which of the following labels is NOT associated with a role in a buying Decision Making Unit?
(A) Supplier
(B) Gatekeeper
(C) Decision maker
(D) User
Ans: (B)

12. A secretary who answers calls for a company buyer may be taking on which role within the company’s decision-making unit?
(A) User
(B) Influencer
(C) Gatekeeper
(D) Buyer
Ans: (C)

13. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is better known as
(A) World Bank
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) IMF
(D) It is known by its name

Ans: (A)
14. When was the Reserve Bank of India established?
(A) 1935
(B) 1920
(C) 1928
(D) 1947
Ans: (A)

15. Which sister organization of the World Bank provides long term loans at zero interest to the poorest developing countries?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) IMF
(C) International Developmental Association
(D) International Finance Corporation
Ans: (C)

16. A prospect means
a) any customer who walks into the bank
b) an employee of the bank
c) a customer who is likely to be interested in bank’s product or service
d) a depositor of the bank’
e) a borrower of the bank
Ans: (c)

17. Who is known as the ‘Father of Economics’?
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Chanakya
(C) Machiavelli
(D) None of these
Ans: (A)

18 A lead means
a) a prospect who is more likely to avail of the Bank’s product
b) a political leader
c) a religious leader
d) a bank chairman
e) None of these
Ans: a)

19 A Call means
a) calling on friends
b) calling on bank employees
c) calling on prospective customers
d) to make telephone calls
e) calling on relatives
Ans: c)

20. The Bank of Calcutta, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras were merged in 1921 to form
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) Imperial Bank of India
(C) Bank of India
(D) Union Bank of India
Ans: (B)