Monday, March 25, 2013


(32)Who designed the "World load" approach?
A) W J Talley
b) Mark Taylor
c) Robinson
d )Adam smith
e) None of these
Right answer- W J Talley

(33)What is the meaning of C2B in E-Commerce?
A) Consumer to Business
B) Consumer to Business Man
c) Consumer to Bureau
D) Customer to Business
e) None of these

Right answer- Consumer to Business


(34)What is the meaning of Market Expansion in Marketing?
a) Hiring more people in your company
b) Buying more products for your company
c) Buying companies
d) Buy more raw materials
e) None of these 
Right answer- None of these
offering service to wider section of existing market groups
(35)What is the meaning of Internet Marketing?
a)Employees Marketing
b)Self Marketing
c) Product line marketing
d) All of these
e) None of these
Right answer- None of these
Internet marketing means driving traffic toward your business via online advertisement

 (36)Service Marketing is similar to
A) Transaction Marketing
B) Internal Marketing
C) Relational Marketing
d) Outdoor Marketing
Right answer- Relational Marketing

 (37)During a life cycle of product, Number of competitors is maximum in___________stage
A) Introductory
B) Growth
C) Maturity
D) None of these
E) Right answer- Maturity

 (38)The main goal of successful marketing is
A) Increasing sale
b) Increasing the Profit
c) Increasing the output of sellers
e) None of these

Right answer- All of these

(39)Market Survey means_________
A) Market Research
B) Market Planning
c) Marketing Strategies
D) Market Monitoring
e) None of these

Right answer- Market Research

 (40)Among the below given options, which one is the 1st P of marketing mix?
A) Product
B) Price
c) Promotion
D) Publishment
e) None of these

Right answer- Product
to treat somebody too much care and attention


 (41)Selective distribution is associated with the distribution of___________
A) Convenience goods
B) Unsought goods
c) Shopping goods
D) Impulse goods
E) Specialty goods
Right answer- Specialty goods



42. Bank Marketing means -
(A) Selling of Banks
(B) Butting of banks
(C) Merger of banks
(D) Selling bank's products and services
(E) Selling various items in banks
ANS -(D)


43. Proper pricing is needed for -
(A) Extra charges of extra services
(B) Levy of VAT
(C) Good customer services
(D) Putting burden on the customer
(E) Service with extra facilities
ANS -(C)


44. A lead means -
(A) A bank’s marketing staff
(B) A religious leader
(C) Bank's chairman
(D) Target Customer
(E) Leash tied to a dog
ANS - (D)
45. A good salesman should be-
(A) Aggressive
(B) Pushy
(C) Fierce
(D) Polite, but firm
(E) Talkative
ANS - (D)


46. Relationship selling means -
(A) Preparing a list of relatives
(B) Cross selling
(C) Selling to relatives
(D) Selling to strangers
(E) Telemarketing
ANS - (B)

47. ATM are -
(A) Branches of banks
(B) Manned counters of banks
(C) Unmanned, cash dispensers
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS -(C)


48. Home loans are granted to -
(A) Individuals
(B) Institutions
(C) Builders
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS - (A)

49. Credit cards are used for -
(A) Cash withdrawals
(B) Purchase of air tickets
(C) Purchase of consumable items from retail outlets
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS - (D)

50. HNI means -
(A) Highly negative individual
(B) High growth individual
(C) High neutral individual
(D) Highly necessary individual
(E) All of these

ANS -(B)
(1)________________is a kind of media scheduling which is best suitable for Desert Coolers:
  1. Study Pulse
  2. Erratic Pulse
  3. Seasonal Pulse
  4. None of these
Right answer- Seasonal Pulse


(2)Which of the following option best describes the "Capital Goods"
  1. Consumed Directly
  2. Durable Goods
  3. Used for Further Production
  4. Both (1) and (2)
Right answer- Used for Further Production


(3)A condition in marketing where Product exceeds the supply is termed as
  1. Remarketting
  2. Demarketting
  3. Synchonous marketing
  4. None of these
Right answer- Synchonous marketing


(4)_______ quotas are related to selling costs within area on able limits:

  1. Expense Quotas
  2. Sales Quotas
  3. Profit Quota
  4. Activity Quota

Right answer- Expense Quotas


(5)Saving deposit Accounts targets most often:
  1. Businessman
  2. Parents
  3. Students
  4. Female Childs
Right answer- Students


 (6)What is the real meaning of Market Information:
  1. Knowledge about industries
  2. Knowledge of customer's tastes and needs
  3. Knowledge of peers
  4. All of these
Right answer- Knowledge of customer's tastes and needs


 (7)What is the meaning of "Bancassurance" in marketing:
  1. Banks selling insurance products
  2. Banks giving loans
  3. Assurance to repay loans
  4. Promise of bank to pay interest
Right answer- Banks selling insurance products


 (8)The target group for an agricultural loan are
  1. Farmers
  2. Labourers of Farms
  3. Any person who is involved in agriculture or related activity
  4. Farmer's society
Right answer- Any person who is involved in agriculture or related activity


(9)What is the meaning of "Benchmark" in marketing
  1. Benches for customers to sit
  2. Benches for the salesmen to sit
  3. Set Standards
  4. Product displayed on bench
Right answer- Set Standards


(10)In a marketing, the kings are
  1. consumers
  2. suppliers 
  3. producers
  4. marketing personnels


Right answer- consumers

1 .A key ingredient of the marketing management process is insightful, ________ marketing strategies and plans that can guide marketing activities.
a. creative b. measurable c. macro d. micro e .niche
Answer: a
2. According to a chapter story about H&M clothing stores, H&M is able to put products out quickly and inexpensively by all of the following EXCEPT ________.
1). having few middlemen and owning no factories
 2). buying large volumes
3). having extensive experience in the clothing industry
4).having a great knowledge of which goods should be bought from which markets
5). having total control of its distribution channel from the time the goods are produced until the
time they are sold
Answer: 5
3. The task of any business is to deliver ________ at a profit.
a.customer needs
b.products
c.customer value
d.products and services
e.improved quality
Answer: c
4. In a hyper competitive economy such as ours, a company can win only by fine-tuning the value
delivery process and choosing, providing, and ________ superior value.
a.communicating
b.selecting target markets with
c.composing
d.developing
e.researching
Answer: a
5. The traditional view of marketing is that the firm makes something and then ________ it.
a.markets      b.sells       c.distributes   d.    prices     e. services
Answer: b
6. Today, the “mass-market” is actually splintering into numerous ________, each with its own wants, perceptions, preferences, and buying criteria.
a.   micro markets         b.  market targets  c.  macro markets  d.customer cliques
e.   demographic units
Answer: a

7. The first phase of the value creation and delivery sequence is ________ that represents the “homework” marketing must do before any product exists.
a. choosing the value    b.  market research                    c.  target marketing
d.  service consideration            e.   projective thinking
Answer: a

8. The last step in the value creation and delivery sequence is ________ the value where the sales force, sales promotion, advertising, and other communication tools announce and promote the product.
a. developing                b  distributing                c   communicating                     d   reversing
e.   researching
Answer: c
9. The Japanese have refined the value delivery process to include a component that emphasizes ________.
a.  zero servicing             b. zero customer feedback time                       c  zero promotion
d.  zero dependency on intermediaries   e. zero marketing costs
Answer: b
10. The ________ is a tool for identifying ways to create more customer value.
a.  value chain  b.   customer survey      c  brand loyalty index
d.  promotion channel    e  supplier database
Answer: a
11. The ________ identifies nine strategically relevant activities that create value and cost in a  specific business.
a.  value proposition      b  value chain    c  mission statement     d  annual report             e   manager’s log
Answer: b
12. The ________ in the value chain cover the sequence of bringing materials into the business (inbound logistics), converting them into final products (operations), and shipping out final products
(Outbound logistics), marketing them (marketing and sales), and servicing them (service).
a operations process     b  manufacturing process    c. primary activities
d. secondary activities   e  tertiary activities
Answer: c
13. Procurement, technology development, human resource management, and firm infrastructure
are handled in certain specialized departments and are called ________.
a.
materials handling
b.
support activities
c.
inventory activities
d.
primary activities
e.
benchmark activities
Answer: b
14. The firm should estimate its competitors’ costs and performances as ________ against which to
compare its own costs and performance.
a.
competition
b.
standards
c.
challenges
d.
benchmarks
e.
moveable standards
Answer: d
15. The firm’s success depends not only on how well each department performs its work, but also
on how well the various departmental activities are coordinated to conduct ________.
a.
core strategies
b.
satellite businesses
c.
core values
d.
core business processes
e.
core technologies
Answer: d
16. With respect to core business processes, all the activities involved in gathering market
intelligence, disseminating it within the organization, and acting on the information is referred to as
the ________.
a.
market sensing process
b.
market research process
c.
target marketing process
d.
market pulse process
e.
deployment process
Answer: a
17. With respect to the core business processes, all the activities involved in researching,
developing, and launching new high-quality offerings quickly and within budget are referred to as
the ________.
a.
new product process
b.
new offering realization process
c.
product development process
d.
product launch process
e.
return on investment process
Answer: b
18. With respect to the core business processes, the ________ is considered to be all the activities
involved in defining target markets and prospecting for new customers.
a.
customer acquisition process
b.
customer relationship management process
c.
fulfillment management process
d.
customer prospecting process
e.
customer equity process
Answer: a
19. A good way to describe the ________ would be discuss all the activities involved in building
deeper understanding, relationships, and offerings to individual customers.
a.
customer acquisition process
b.
customer relationship management process
c.
customer prospecting process
d.
customer fulfillment management process
e.
customer equity process
Answer: b
20. Another way to describe a value delivery network (partnering with specific suppliers and
distributors) is to call it a ________.
a.
teamwork group
b.
cabal
c.
domestic power center
d.
link to relationships
e.
supply chain
Answer: e
21. The key to utilizing organizational core competencies is to ________ that make up the essence
of the business.
a.
make the competencies pay for themselves
b.
own all intermediaries who come in contact with your goods and services
c.
own and nurture the resources and competencies
d.
emphasize global promotions
e.
segment workforces
Answer: c
22. We can say that a ________ has three characteristics: (1) It is a source of competitive advantage
in that it makes a significant contribution to perceived customer benefits, (2) it has applications in a
wide variety of markets, and (3) it is difficult for competitors to imitate.
a.
core competency
b.
business strategy
c.
core technology
d.
strategic business unit
e.
winning strategy
Answer: a
23. Core competencies tend to refer to areas of special technical and production expertise, where
________ tend to describe excellence in broader business processes.
a.
process benchmarks
b.
distinctive capabilities
c.
core business values
d.
value statements
e.
mission statements
Answer: b
24. George Day sees market-driven organizations as excelling in three distinctive capabilities:
________, customer linking, and channel bonding.
a.
target marketing
b.
market research
c.
fulfilling customer needs
d.
market sensing
e.
customer service relationships
Answer: d
25. Competitors find it hard to imitate companies such as Southwest Airlines, Dell, or IKEA because
they are unable to copy their ________.
a.
product innovations
b.
distribution strategy
c.
pricing policies
d.
activity systems
e.
logistics system
Answer: d
26. One conception of holistic marketing views it as “integrating the value exploration, ________,
and value delivery activities with the purpose of building long-term, mutually satisfying relationship
and co-prosperity among key stakeholders.”
a.
value creation
b.
value proposition
c.
value management
d.
value research
e.
value chain
Answer: a
27. Holistic marketers achieve profitable growth by expanding customer share, ________, and
capturing customer lifetime value.
a.
undermining competitive competencies
b.
building customer loyalty
c.
milking the market for product desires
d.
renewing a customer base
e.
inspecting all market share data
Answer: b
28. The holistic marketing framework is designed to address three key management questions.
Which of the following is one of those questions?
a.
Value claims—how does the company deal with value erosion?
b.
Value proposition—how can value propositions be made profitable?
c.
Value chain—are there weak links in the company’s value chain
d.
Value network—how can a company effectively network?
e.
Value exploration—how can a company identify new value opportunities?
Answer: e
29. The customer’s ________ reflects existing and latent needs and includes dimensions such as the
need for participation, stability, freedom, and change.
a.
competence space
b.
resource space
c.
emotional space
d.
relationship space
e.
cognitive space
Answer: e
30. The companies ________ can be described in terms of breadth—broad versus focused scope of
business; and
depth—physical versus knowledge-based capabilities.
a.
business mission
b.
core strategy
c.
cognitive space
d.
competency space
e.
resource space
Answer: d
31. The collaborator’s ________ involves horizontal partnerships, where companies choose partners
based on their ability to exploit related market opportunities, and vertical partnership, where
companies choose partners based on their ability to serve their value creation.
a.
resource space
b.
competency space
c.
cognitive space
d.
rational space
e.
service space
Answer: a
32. Business realignment may be necessary to maximize core competencies. Which of the following
would be one of the steps in this realignment process?
a.
Reviewing all macro relationships.
b.
Reviewing global outreach projections.
c.
Redefining the business concept (the “big idea”).
d.
Reviewing successes from e-commerce (if any).
e.
Revamping the ethics statement.
Answer: c
33. ________ allows the company to discover who its customers are, how they behave, and what
they need or want. It also enables the company to respond appropriately, coherently, and quickly to
different customer opportunities.
a.
Network management
b.
Strategic management
c.
Marketing management
d.
Customer relationship management
e.
Total quality management
Answer: d34. To respond effectively and provide value delivery, the company requires ________ to
integrate major business processes (e.g., order processing, general ledger, payroll, and production)
within a single family of software modules.
a.
human resource management
b.
internal auditing management
c.
internal resource management
d.
strategic management
e.
marketing management
Answer: c
35. With respect to value delivery, ________ allows the company to handle complex relationships
with its trading partners to source, process, and deliver products.
a.
a value matrix
b.
a global distribution policy
c.
a business development strategy
d.
business partnership management
e.
total quality management
Answer: d
36. Successful marketing requires having capabilities such as understanding ________, creating
customer value, delivering customer value, capturing customer value, and sustaining customer
value.
a.
customer loyalty
b.
customer per
c.
customer retention
d.
customer value
e.
customer benefits
Answer: d
37. According to a McKinsey research study, which of the following is one of the main challenges
that marketing must face in the twenty-first century?
a.
The threat of ethics-based lawsuits.
b.
Doing more with less.
c.
Hostile takeover attempts.
d.
Increasing control by big government.
e.
Being independent of the distribution process.
Answer: b
38. Strategic planning in the twenty-first century calls for action in three key areas. Which of these
key areas deals specifically with devising a long-term game plan for achieving long-run objectives?
a.
Creating a viable business opportunity.
b.
Producing a strategic fit.
c.
Developing an investment portfolio.
d.
Expanding core competencies.
e.
Establishing a strategy.
Answer: e
39. Most large companies consist of four organizational levels: the ________, the division level, the
business unit level, and the product level.
a.
board of director level
b.
major stakeholder level
c.
management team level
d.
corporate level
e.
strategic level
Answer: d
40. The ________ is the central instrument for directing and coordinating the marketing effort.
a.
strategic plan
b.
marketing plan
c.
tactical plan
d.
customer value statement
e.
corporate mission
Answer: b
41. The ________ lays out the target markets and the value proposition that will be offered, based
on an analysis of the best market opportunities.
a.
organizational plan
b.
strategic marketing plan
c.
corporate tactical plan
d.
corporate mission
e.
customer value statement
Answer: b
42. In which of the following plans would we most likely find directions for implementing and
addressing daily challenges and opportunities in product features, pro motion, merchandising,
pricing, sales channels, and service areas.
a.
The tactical marketing plan.
b.
The target marketing plan.
c.
The deployment plan.
d.
The product launch plan.
e.
The product development plan.
Answer: a
43. If you wanted to find out more about target markets and the organization’s value proposition,
which of the following types of plans would most likely contain information that might be useful to
you in your quest?
a.
The marketing plan.
b.
The organizational plan.
c.
The strategic marketing plan.
d.
The tactical marketing plan.
e.
The marketing mix plan.
Answer: c
44. The ________ process consists of corporate, division, business, and product planning.
a.
implementing
b.
controlling
c.
innovation
d.
planning
e.
competitive
Answer: d
45. All corporate headquarters undertake four planning activities, the first of which is ________.
a.
defining the corporate mission
b.
establishing strategic business units and assigning resources (SBUs)
c.
assigning resources to each SBU
d.
assessing growth opportunities
e.
understanding target markets
Answer: a
46. A clear, thoughtful mission statement provides employees with a shared sense of purpose,
direction, and ________.
a.
profitability
b.
target market feasibility
c.
opportunity
d.
continuous improvement
e.
quality products
Answer: c
47. Mission statements are at their best when they reflect a ________.
a.
market
b.
strength
c.
competency
d.
vision
e.
value
Answer: d
48. Which of the following terms matches to the phrase “it is a single business or collection of
related businesses that can be planned separately from the rest of the company”?
a.
Strategic business unit.
b.
Diverse business unit.
c.
Growth business unit.
d.
Niche market unit.
e.
Specialized business unit.
Answer: a
49. Market-penetration, product-development, and market-development strategies would all be
examples of ________ strategies.
a.
concentric
b.
conglomerate
c.
horizontal
d.
intensive growth
e.
integrative growth
Answer: d
50. A(n) ________ is when a company might seek new businesses that have no relationship to its
current technology, products, or markets.
a.
concentric strategy
b.
conglomerate strategy
c.
horizontal strategy
d.
intensive growth strategy
e.
integrative strategy
Answer: b
51. Which of the following terms most closely matches to “the shared experiences, stories, beliefs,
and norms that characterize an organization”?
a.
Organizational dynamics.
b.
A business mission.
c.
An ethical/value statement.
d.
Customer relationships.
e.
Corporate culture
.
Answer: e
52. The first step in the business unit strategic-planning process deals with which of the following?
a.
Goal formulation.
b.
Business mission
.
c.
Strategy formulation.
d.
Program formulation.
e.
SWOT analysis.
Answer: b
53. When a business gets to know market segments intimately and pursues either cost leadership or
differentiation within the target segment it is referred to as a ________.
a.
defined strategy
b.
focused strategy
c.
value-added strategy
d.
competitive advantage strategy
e.
customer-focused strategy
Answer: b
54. If a firm pursues a ________ strategy, it must be good at engineering, purchasing,
manufacturing, and physical distribution.
a.
differentiation
b.
overall cost leadership
c.
focus
d.
domestic customer relationship
e.
market share
Answer: b
55. To keep their strategic alliances thriving, corporations have begun to develop organizational
structures to support them and have come to view the ability to form and manage partnerships as
core skills. This is called ________.
a.
value managed partnership
b.
synergistic partnership
c.
centralized partnership
d.
partner relationship management
e.
win-win relationship management
Answer: d
56. Traditionally, most businesses focused on stockholders. Today, the focus is on what are called
________.
a.
stakeholders
b.
partners
c.
regulators
d.
consumer triads
e.
supply-chain relationships
Answer: a
57. A ________ is a written document that summarizes what the marketer has learned about the
marketplace and indicates how the firm plans to reach its marketing objectives.
a.
strategic plan
b.
marketing plan
c.
sales plan
d.
target market plan
e.
competitive analysis plan
Answer: b
58. Which of the following permits senior management to grasp the marketing plan’s major thrust?
a.
The situation analysis.
b.
The marketing strategy.
c.
The executive summary and table of contents
.
d.
Financial projections.
e.
Implementation and controls.
Answer: c
59. Most marketing plans cover ________.
a.
one year
b.
two years
c.
three years
d.
four years
e.
five years
Answer: a
60. The most frequently cited shortcomings of current marketing plans, according to marketing
executives, are lack of realism, insufficient competitive analysis, and a ________ focus.
a.
long-term
b.
profit
c.
short-run
d.
product
e.
price
Answer: c

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