1. Who is the founder of Buddhism?
A) Mahavira
B) Gautama Buddha
C) Adi Shankaracharya
D) Guru Nanak
Answer: B
Explanation: Gautama Buddha founded Buddhism in the 6th century BCE in India, teaching the Middle Path and Four Noble Truths.
2. Who is the founder of Jainism?
A) Parshvanatha
B) Mahavira
C) Buddha
D) Rishabhadeva
Answer: B
Explanation: Mahavira (24th Tirthankara) is considered the founder and reformer of Jainism in the 6th century BCE.
3. Who is the founder of Sikhism?
A) Guru Arjan Dev
B) Guru Gobind Singh
C) Guru Nanak Dev Ji
D) Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: C
Explanation: Guru Nanak founded Sikhism in the 15th century, emphasizing equality and devotion to one God.
4. Who is the founder of Arya Samaj?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Answer: B
Explanation: Arya Samaj was founded in 1875 to promote Vedic values and oppose idol worship.
5. Who is the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
A) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: B
Explanation: Brahmo Samaj was established in 1828 to reform Hindu society and promote monotheism.
6. Who is the founder of Theosophical Society?
A) Annie Besant
B) A.O. Hume
C) Madame H.P. Blavatsky and Col. H.S. Olcott
D) Charles Bradlaugh
Answer: C
Explanation: Theosophical Society was founded in 1875 in New York to promote universal brotherhood and spiritual study.
7. Who is the founder of Ramakrishna Mission?
A) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Annie Besant
Answer: B
Explanation: Ramakrishna Mission was founded in 1897 for spiritual and social service in memory of his guru Ramakrishna.
8. Who is the founder of the Indian National Congress (INC)?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) A.O. Hume
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: B
Explanation: Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British officer, founded INC in 1885 to create political unity among Indians.
9. Who is the founder of Aligarh Movement?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Maulana Azad
D) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: B
Explanation: The Aligarh Movement promoted modern education among Indian Muslims, leading to the establishment of Aligarh Muslim University.
10. Who is the founder of the Indian Reform Association?
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: D
Explanation: Founded in 1870 to promote social reforms such as women’s education and temperance.
11. Who is the founder of Servants of India Society?
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: A
Explanation: Founded in 1905 to train Indians for national service and reform.
12. “Bajaj Auto,” established in 1926 by Jamnalal Bajaj, is headquartered in which city?
A) Pune
B) Mumbai
C) Nagpur
D) Nashik
Answer: A
Explanation: While Jamnalal Bajaj was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and based in Wardha, the industrial base of Bajaj Auto is in Pune (Akurdi).
13. Who is the founder of Forward Bloc?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Patel
D) M.N. Roy
Answer: A
Explanation: Founded in 1939 after Bose’s exit from Congress to unite anti-British forces.
14. Who is the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Mohan Singh
C) Rash Behari Bose
D) Both B and C
Answer: D
Explanation: Mohan Singh first formed INA in 1942, later revived by Rash Behari Bose and led by Subhas Chandra Bose.
15. Who is the founder of the Wipro Company?
A) Queen Elizabeth I
B) Mohamed Hasham Premji
C) Robert Clive
D) James Lancaster
Answer: B
Explanation: Wipro was founded by M.H. Hasham Premji in 1945.
16. Who is the founder of the Maurya Empire?
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Bindusara
D) Chanakya
Answer: B
Explanation: Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in 321 BCE with guidance from Chanakya.
17. Who is the founder of the Amul Company?
A) Queen Elizabeth I
B) Mohamed Hasham Premji
C) Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd
D) James Lancaster
Answer: C
Explanation: Amul was founded by Tribhuvandas Patel, the visionary leader who started the Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union in 1946
18. Who is the founder of the Infosys Company?
A) Babur
B) Humayun
C) Akbar
D) N.R Narayan Murthy
Answer: B
Explanation: Infosys was founded by N. R. Narayana Murthy and six other engineers (Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh, N. S. Raghavan, and Ashok Arora) in 1981.
19. Who is the founder of the Slave Dynasty (Delhi Sultanate)?
A) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
B) Iltutmish
C) Balban
D) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: A
Explanation: Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Slave dynasty in 1206 CE after Muhammad Ghori’s death.
20. Who is the founder of the Khilji Dynasty?
A) Alauddin Khilji
B) Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji
C) Mubarak Khilji
D) Khusrau Khan
Answer: B
Explanation: Jalal-ud-din founded the Khilji dynasty in 1290 CE, ending the Slave dynasty.
21. Who is the founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty?
A) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D) Mahmud Tughlaq
Answer: A
Explanation: He founded the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320 CE and built the city of Tughlaqabad.
22. Who is the founder of the Sayyid Dynasty?
A) Khizr Khan
B) Mubarak Shah
C) Sikandar Lodi
D) Alauddin Alam Shah
Answer: A
Explanation: Khizr Khan founded the Sayyid dynasty in 1414 CE after defeating Daulat Khan Lodi.
23. Who is the founder of the Lodi Dynasty?
A) Sikandar Lodi
B) Bahlol Lodi
C) Ibrahim Lodi
D) Daulat Khan Lodi
Answer: B) Bahlol Lodi
Explanation: Bahlol Lodi founded the Lodi dynasty in 1451 CE — the last ruling family of the Delhi Sultanate.
Answer: B
Explanation: Gautama Buddha founded Buddhism in the 6th century BCE in India, teaching the Middle Path and Four Noble Truths.
24. Who is the founder of the MRF Company?
A) K. M. Mammen Mappillai
B) Mohamed Hasham Premji
C) J.R.D Tata
D) Dhirubhai Ambani
Answer: A
Explanation: The founder of MRF (Madras Rubber Factory), now a leading tyre manufacturer, was K. M. Mammen Mappillai, who started the company in 1946.
25. Who is the founder of the Housing Development Finance Corporation HDFC Company?
A) K. M. Mammen Mappillai
B) Mohamed Hasham Premji
C) Hasmukhbhai Parekh
D) Dhirubhai Ambani
Answer: C
Explanation: The founder of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Limited, India’s pioneering housing finance company, was the visionary banker Hasmukh Thakordas (H.T.) Parekh, who established it in 1977 with the goal of making home ownership accessible to the Indian middle class.
26. Who is the founder of the Aditya Birla Company?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Seth Shiv Narayan Birla
C) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: B
Explanation: The Aditya Birla Group’s foundation traces back to Seth Shiv Narayan Birla, who started a cotton trading business in Pilani, Rajasthan, in 1857
27. Who is the founder of the Adani Group Company?
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
C) S. K. Modi
D) Gautam Adanih
Answer: D
Explanation: The founder of the Adani Group is Gautam Adani, an Indian billionaire businessman who started the conglomerate in 1988.
28. Who founder of the IndiGo Company?
A) S. K. Modi
B) Gautam Adanih
C) Rakesh Gangwal, Rahul Bhatia
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: C
Explanation: IndiGo Airlines was co-founded by Rahul Bhatia (from InterGlobe Enterprises) and Rakesh Gangwal, an Indian-American aviation specialist, in 2006.
29. Who founder of Jindal Steel and Power Company?
A) A.O. Hume
B) Om Prakash Jindal
C) W.C. Bonnerjee
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: B
Explanation: The founder of the Jindal Group, which includes Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL), was Shri Om Prakash (O.P.) Jindal, a visionary entrepreneur who started with a small bucket-making unit in Haryana in 1952.
30. Who founder of the Apollo Hospital ?
A) Annie Besant
B) Prathap C. Reddy
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer: B
Explanation: The founder of Apollo Hospitals is Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, a visionary Indian entrepreneur and cardiologist who established the first corporate hospital chain in India, revolutionizing the country’s private healthcare sector with the first hospital opening in 1983.
31. The “Abhinav Bharat” secret society was organized by which of the following leaders?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: B
Explanation: Originally founded as ‘Mitra Mela’ in 1899, it was renamed Abhinav Bharat Society in 1904 by Vinayak Damodar (Vir) Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Savarkar. It was a revolutionary organization that believed in armed rebellion against British rule.
32. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is primarily associated with which movement?
A) Deoband Movement
B) Aligarh Movement
C) Khilafat Movement
D) Wahabi Movement
Answer: B
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan started the Aligarh Movement to promote modern western education among Muslims in India. He founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, which later became Aligarh Muslim University.
33. The “Arya Samaj” was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati with the slogan__________.
A) “Go back to the Vedas”
B) “Satyamev Jayate”
C) “Service to humanity is service to God”
D) “Inquilab Zindabad”
Answer: A
Explanation: Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 in Bombay. He rejected idol worship and promoted the infallible authority of the Vedas, advocating for social reforms like widow remarriage and women’s education.
34. Who was the founder of the “Bahiskrit Hitkarni Sabha” aimed at the welfare of the excluded/depressed classes?
A) Jyotiba Phule
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C) Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: B
Explanation: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar formed the Bahiskrit Hitkarni Sabha in 1924 in Bombay to address the difficulties of the Dalits and to place their grievances before the government.
35. The “Satyasodhak Samaj” (Truth Seekers’ Society) was established in Maharashtra by __________.
A) B.G. Tilak
B) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C) Jyotiba Phule
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: C
Explanation: Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyasodhak Samaj in 1873 to liberate the Shudra and Untouchable castes from exploitation by upper castes and priests.
36. Who among the following founded the “Servants of India Society” in 1905?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Annie Besant
Answer: B
Explanation: G.K. Gokhale founded this society to train Indians to devote their lives to the cause of the country in a religious spirit and to promote social and human development.
37. The “Self-Respect Movement” was started in South India by
A) Shri Narayana Guru
B) C.N. Annadurai
C) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (Periyar)
D) K. Kamaraj
Answer: C
Explanation: Periyar started this movement in 1925 to create a society where backward castes have equal human rights and to encourage backward castes to have self-respect.
38. Who founded the “Tattvabodhini Sabha” to propagate the ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Debendranath Tagore
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: B
Explanation: Debendranath Tagore (father of Rabindranath) founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha in 1839 to focus on systematic study of India’s past with a rational outlook.
39. The “Home Rule Movement” in India was started by which two leaders?
A) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal
D) Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru
Answer: B
Explanation: Inspired by the Irish Home Rule movement, Tilak started his league in April 1916 and Annie Besant started hers in September 1916 to demand self-government for India within the British Empire.
40. Who is considered the founder of the Tata Group (Tata Steel) with its origins in 1868?
A) Ratan Tata
B) J.R.D. Tata
C) Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
D) Dorabji Tata
Answer: C
Explanation: While J.R.D. Tata led the group for over 50 years, the foundation was laid by Jamsetji Tata in 1868. He is known as the “Father of Indian Industry.”
41. The Reliance Industries empire was established by which legendary entrepreneur?
A) Mukesh Ambani
B) Anil Ambani
C) Dhirubhai Ambani
D) Jamnalal Bajaj
Answer: C
Explanation: Dhirubhai Ambani founded Reliance Industries in 1966, initially as a polyester firm, which later expanded into petrochemicals, refining, and telecommunications.
42. Who is the founder of HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited), established in 1976?
A) Shiv Nadar
B) Azim Premji
C) Ratan Tata
D) Nandan Nilekani
Answer: A
Explanation: Shiv Nadar and five colleagues started HCL in a garage in 1976 to make calculators and microcomputers, eventually becoming a global IT giant.
43. The pharmaceutical giant “Biocon” was founded by which prominent female leader in 1978?
A) Roshni Nadar
B) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
C) Falguni Nayar
D) Leena Nair
Answer: B
Explanation: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw started Biocon in a rented garage in Bengaluru, initially producing enzymes before pivoting to biopharmaceuticals.
44. The digital payment giant “Paytm” was founded by which entrepreneur in 2009?
A) Deepinder Goyal
B) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
C) Ritesh Agarwal
D) Sachin Bansal
Answer: B
Explanation: Vijay Shekhar Sharma founded One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, in 2009.
45. Which company was founded by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati in 2011?
A) Zomato
B) Ola Cabs
C) Uber
D) Swiggy
Answer: B
Explanation: Ola Cabs (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) was founded by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati in Bengaluru in 2011.
46. Who founded the international human rights organization “Amnesty International” in 1961?
A) Peter Benenson
B) Peter Eigen
C) Henri Dunant
D) Nelson Mandela
Answer: A
Explanation: Peter Benenson, a British lawyer, founded Amnesty International after reading about Portuguese students imprisoned for raising a toast to freedom.
47. The “Red Cross” was founded by which Nobel Peace Prize winner?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) J.H. Dunant
C) Mother Teresa
D) Peter Benenson
Answer: B
Explanation: Henry Dunant co-founded the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863 after witnessing the suffering at the Battle of Solferino.
48. Who are the co-founders of Google (now Alphabet Inc.)?
A) Bill Gates and Paul Allen
B) Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
C) Larry Page and Sergey Brin
D) Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz
Answer: C
Explanation: Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University.
49. Which company was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, originally as an online bookstore?
A) eBay
B) Amazon
C) Microsof
D) Walmartn
Answer: B
Explanation: Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his garage in Bellevue, Washington. It has since grown into the world’s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company.
50. The social media giant “Facebook” (now Meta) was founded in 2004 by _________.
A) Jack Dorsey
B) Mark Zuckerberg
C) Elon Musk
D) Reed Hastings
Answer: B
Explanation: Mark Zuckerberg founded “TheFacebook” along with his roommates at Harvard University.
51.”Microsoft” was co-founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and __________.
A) Paul Allen
B) Steve Ballmer
C) Satya Nadella
D) Larry Ellison
Answer: A
Explanation: Childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
52. Who is the current CEO of Alphabet (the parent company of Google)?
A) Larry Page
B) Sundar Pichai
C) Sergey Brin
D) Satya Nadella
Answer: B
Explanation: Sundar Pichai, an Indian-American executive, became the CEO of Google in 2015 and CEO of Alphabet Inc. in 2019.
53. Which visionary entrepreneur is the founder of Tesla and SpaceX?
A) Jeff Bezos
B) Elon Musk
C) Richard Branson
D) Peter Thiel
Answer: B
Explanation: Elon Musk became the CEO of Tesla in 2008 and is the lead designer/founder of SpaceX.
54. The “Chipko Movement” for forest conservation was led by _________.
A) Medha Patkar
B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
C) Baba Amte
D) Vandana Shiva
Answer: B
Explanation: Sunderlal Bahuguna was a noted Garhwali environmentalist and leader of the Chipko movement, where villagers hugged trees to prevent them from being cut.
55. “Narmada Bachao Andolan” is a social movement led by _________.
A) Aruna Roy
B) Medha Patkar
C) Binayak Sen
D) Anna Hazare
Answer: B
Explanation: Medha Patkar founded the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) to protest against the construction of large dams on the Narmada River, which displaced local tribes.
56. Who founded the “Missionaries of Charity” in Kolkata in 1950?
A) Annie Besant
B) Mother Teresa
C) Sister Nivedita
D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: B
Explanation: Mother Teresa (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) founded the congregation to provide care for “the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted.”
57. The “Bhoodan Movement” (Land Gift Movement) was started by ___________.
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
C) Jayaprakash Narayan
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
Explanation: Vinoba Bhave started the movement in 1951 at Pochampally (Telangana), where he persuaded wealthy landowners to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to landless people.
58. “Sulabh International,” known for its work in sanitation and human rights, was founded by ___________.
A) Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
B) Anna Hazare
C) Kailash Satyarthi
D) Medha Patkar
Answer: A
Explanation: Dr. Pathak founded Sulabh International in 1970 to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, and social reform through education.
59. Who was the founder of “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh” (RSS) in 1925?
A) M.S. Golwalkar
B) Dr. Baliram Hedgewar
C) Veer Savarkar
D) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Answer: B
Explanation: K.B. Hedgewar founded the RSS in Nagpur in 1925 to promote the concept of a Hindu Rashtra.
60. “Apple Inc.” was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Where is its headquarters?
A) Seattle, Washington
B) Cupertino, California
C) New York City
D) Palo Alto, California
Answer: B
Explanation: Apple is headquartered at the “Apple Park” campus in Cupertino, California.
61. The “Sarvodaya Movement” in the post-independence era was led by_______.
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Jayaprakash Narayan
C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: B
Explanation: JP Narayan (Lok Nayak) was a key leader of the Sarvodaya movement, which aimed at the “upliftment of all” and later led the “Total Revolution” against the Emergency.
62. Who is the founder of the “Arya Mahila Samaj” and a pioneer in women’s education?
A) Savitribai Phule
B) Pandita Ramabai
C) Tarabai Shinde
D) Muthulakshmi Reddy
Answer: B
Explanation: Pandita Ramabai founded the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune to promote women’s education and fight against child marriage.
63. The “HDFC Bank” (Housing Development Finance Corporation) was founded by _______.
A) Aditya Puri
B) Hasmukhbhai Parekh
C) Deepak Parekh
D) Rana Kapoor
Answer: B
Explanation: H.T. Parekh founded HDFC in 1977 to provide housing finance to middle-class Indians.
64. “MRF” (Madras Rubber Factory) was founded by K.M. Mammen Mappillai. In which city is it headquartered?
A) Bengaluru
B) Kochi
C) Chennai
D) Hyderabad
Answer: C
Explanation: MRF started as a toy balloon manufacturing unit in Chennai.
65. Which company was founded by Shiv Nadar and Arjun Malhotra in Noida?
A) Tech Mahindra
B) HCL Enterprise
C) Wipro
D) Mindtree
Answer: B
Explanation: HCL is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
66. Who founded the “Ford Motor Company” in 1903?
A) Henry Ford
B) Elon Musk
C) Enzo Ferrari
D) Walter Chrysler
Answer: A
Explanation: Henry Ford revolutionized the automotive industry with the assembly line technique of mass production.
67. The “World Wide Web” (WWW) was invented by which scientist?
A) Bill Gates
B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Steve Jobs
D) Vint Cerf
Answer: B
Explanation: While not a “company founder” in the corporate sense, Tim Berners-Lee’s invention at CERN laid the foundation for the modern internet economy.
68. The “Landholders’ Society,” established in 1838, was the first political organization in India. Who was its founder?
A) Dwarkanath Tagore
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Radhakanta Deb
D) Prasanna Kumar Tagoreai Patel
Answer: A
Explanation: It was formed to protect the interests of the landlords (Zemindars) and was the first organized attempt at political activity in India.
69. The “East India Association” (1866) was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) London
D) Delhi
Answer: C
Explanation: Naoroji founded it in London to inform the British public and Parliament about Indian grievances.
70. The “Bombay Presidency Association” (1885) was founded by Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang, and ________.
A) B.G. Tilak
B) Badruddin Tyabji
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) G.K. Gokhale
Answer: B
Explanation: These three leaders were often called the “Three Triumvirates” of Bombay’s public life.
71. Who founded the “Radical Democratic Party” in 1940?
A) M.N. Roy
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) C.R. Das
Answer: A
Explanation: M.N. Roy was a pioneer of the communist movement in India and later transitioned to Radical Humanism.
72. Who are the founders of the e-commerce giant “Flipkart”?
A) Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal
B) Deepinder Goyal
C) Kunal Bahl
D) Bhavish Aggarwal
Answer: A
Explanation: They were former Amazon employees who started Flipkart in 2007 as an online book retailer.
73. “Zomato,” the food delivery and restaurant discovery platform, was founded by _______.
A) Sriharsha Majety
B) Deepinder Goyal
C) Ritesh Agarwal
D) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Answer: B
Explanation: It was originally started as “Foodiebay” in 2008 before being renamed Zomato.
74. The ed-tech company “BYJU’S” was founded by ________.
A) Ronnie Screwvala
B) Byju Raveendran
C) Gaurav Munjal
D) Alakh Pandey
Answer: B
Explanation: Founded in 2011, it became one of the world’s most valued ed-tech companies.
75. “Oyo Rooms” was founded by which young entrepreneur from Odisha?
A) Ritesh Agarwal
B) Peyush Bansal
C) Aman Gupta
D) Vineeta Singh
Answer: A
Explanation: Ritesh Agarwal started Oravel Stays in 2012, which pivoted to OYO Rooms in 2013.
76. Who is the founder of “Nykaa,” the beauty and fashion e-commerce platform?
A) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
B) Falguni Nayar
C) Ghazal Alagh
D) Vineeta Singh
Answer: B
Explanation: A former investment banker, Falguni Nayar founded Nykaa in 2012.
77. “International Business Machines” (IBM) is currently led by which Indian-origin CEO?
A) Satya Nadella
B) Shantanu Narayen
C) Arvind Krishna
D) Sundar Pichai
Answer: C
Explanation: Arvind Krishna took over as the CEO of IBM in April 2020. Historically, Thomas J. Watson was the figure most responsible for IBM’s massive growth in the 20th century.
78. Which duo founded “Intel Corporation” in 1968, the company famous for its microprocessors?
A) Bill Gates and Paul Allen
B) Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce
C) Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
D) Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Answer: B
Explanation: Gordon Moore (famous for Moore’s Law) and Robert Noyce (co-inventor of the integrated circuit) founded Intel in California.
79. Larry Ellison is the co-founder and former CEO of which major database software company?
A) SAP
B) Oracle Corporation
C) Salesforce
D) Microsoft
Answer: B
Explanation: Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle in 1977. It is one of the world’s largest software companies, specializing in database management systems.
80. “eBay Inc.”, a pioneer in the e-commerce auction space, was founded in 1995 by ________.
A) Pierre Omidyar
B) Jack Dorsey
C) Elon Musk
D) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer: A
Explanation: Pierre Omidyar, a French-born Iranian-American entrepreneur, founded eBay originally as “AuctionWeb.”
81. Which company was founded by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner, two Stanford University computer scientists?
A) Juniper Networks
B) Cisco Systems
C) Adobe
D) Nvidia
Answer: B
Explanation: Cisco was founded in 1984. The founders developed the concept of a local area network (LAN) being used to connect distant computers over a multiprotocol router system.
82. The luxury car brand BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) was founded by _______.
A) Karl Benz
B) Franz Josef Popp
C) Henry Ford
D) Ferdinand Porsche
Answer: B
Explanation: BMW was established in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines before moving into motorcycles and automobiles.
83. Who founded the sports apparel giant “Nike” in 1964 as “Blue Ribbon Sports”?
A) Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman
B) Adolf Dassler
C) Rudolf Dassler
D) Kevin Plank
Answer: A
Explanation: Phil Knight (a middle-distance runner) and his coach Bill Bowerman founded Nike in Oregon. They officially changed the name to Nike, Inc. in 1971.
84. “Netflix,” the streaming giant, was co-founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in _______.
A) 1997
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 1985
Answer: A
Explanation: Netflix started as a DVD-by-mail service to compete with traditional video rental stores like Blockbuster.
85. “Asian Paints,” India’s largest paint company, was founded in 1942 by four friends. Who was the lead founder?
A) Champaklal Choksey
B) Shiv Nadar
C) Karsanbhai Patel
D) Ajay Piramal
Answer: A
Explanation: Champaklal Choksey, along with Suryakant Dani, Arvind Vakil, and Chimanlal Choksi, founded the company during World War II when a ban on paint imports created an opportunity.
86. Who founded “Dabur,” a major Ayurvedic consumer goods company, in 1884?
A) S.K. Burman
B) Jamnalal Bajaj
C) Ghanshyam Das Birla
D) Baba Ramdev
Answer: A
Explanation: Dr. S.K. Burman, a physician in West Bengal, started Dabur to provide healthcare through Ayurvedic medicines for diseases like cholera and malaria.
87. The “Godrej Group” was founded in 1897 by Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej. What was their first successful product?
A) Refrigerators
B) Locks
C) Soaps D)
D) Typewriters
Answer: B
Explanation: Ardeshir Godrej began by manufacturing locks after reading about high burglary rates in Mumbai, eventually leading the company into soaps and engineering.
88. “Larsen & Toubro” (L&T) was founded by two Danish engineers. What were their names?
A) Henning Holck-Larsen and Soren Kristian Toubro
B) Bill Hewlett and David Packard
C) Charles Rolls and Henry Royce
D) Sergey Brin and Larry Page
Answer: A
Explanation: They were two Danish engineers taking refuge in India during WWII who started a small shop in Mumbai that grew into a massive construction and engineering firm.
89. The tire company “CEAT” was originally founded in Italy. Who brought it to India?
A) Goenka Group
B) Tata Group
C) Birla Group
D) Mahindra Group
Answer: A
Explanation: CEAT (Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino) was founded in Italy in 1924. The RPG Group (Rama Prasad Goenka) acquired it in 1982.
90. Who is the founder of “Lupin Limited,” one of India’s largest pharmaceutical companies?
A) Desh Bandhu Gupta
B) Dilip Shanghvi
C) Pankaj Patel
D) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Answer: A
Explanation: Desh Bandhu Gupta, a former BITS Pilani professor, founded Lupin in 1968 with a vision to fight life-threatening diseases in India.
91. “Nirma” washing powder, which disrupted the detergent market, was founded by _____.
A) Karsanbhai Patel
B) Gautam Adani
C) Dilip Shanghvi
D) Mansukhbhai Prajapati
Answer: A
Explanation: Karsanbhai Patel started making detergent in his backyard in 1969 and sold it door-to-door. He named the brand after his daughter, Nirupama.
92. The “Bombay Presidency Association” (1885) was founded by which group of leaders?
A) Mehta, Telang, and Tyabji
B) Tilak, Agarkar, and Chiplunkar
C) Gandhi, Patel, and Nehru
D) Naoroji, Gokhale, and Ranade
Answer: A
Explanation: Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang, and Badruddin Tyabji founded it to voice the political aspirations of the people of the Bombay Presidency.
93. Who is the founder of “Bharti Airtel,” one of the world’s largest telecom operators?
A) Sunil Bharti Mittal
B) Kumar Mangalam Birla
C) Ratan Tata
D) Mukesh Ambani
Answer: A
Explanation: Sunil Mittal started his business journey selling bicycle parts before venturing into telecom in the 1990s.
94. “Paytm” (One97 Communications) was founded in 2010 by ________.
A) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
B) Sachin Bansal
C) Kunal Shah
D) Deepinder Goyal
Answer: A
Explanation: Vijay Shekhar Sharma founded Paytm initially as a mobile recharge platform before it grew into a digital payments and financial services giant.
95. Who founded the “All India Kisan Sabha” in 1936 to represent the interests of farmers?
A) Sahajanand Saraswati
B) N.G. Ranga
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Both A and B
Answer: D
Explanation: Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the President, and N.G. Ranga was the General Secretary of this first pan-India peasant organization.
96. Which organization was founded by K.M. Munshi in 1938 to promote Indian culture and education?
A) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
B) Vishva-Bharati
C) Banaras Hindu University
D) Aligarh Muslim University
Answer: A
Explanation: K.M. Munshi founded the Bhavan with the support of Mahatma Gandhi to preserve and propagate Indian cultural values.
97. The “Vana Mahotsav” festival (Festival of Forests) was started in India in 1950 by _______.
A) K.M. Munshi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Medha Patkarstings
Answer: A
Explanation: As the Union Minister of Agriculture, K.M. Munshi started this annual tree-planting festival to increase forest cover in India.
98. “Facebook” (now Meta) was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his roommates at which university?
A) Harvard University
B) Stanford University
C) MIT
D) Yale University
Answer: A
Explanation: Zuckerberg launched “TheFacebook” from his dorm room with Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.
99. The headquarters of “Wipro,” founded by Mohamed Hasham Premji, is located in __________.
A) Mumbai
B) Bengaluru
C) Hyderabad
D) Pune
Answer: B
Explanation: Wipro is headquartered in Sarjapur, Bengaluru. It transitioned from a vegetable oil company to an IT powerhouse under Azim Premji.
100. Where is the corporate headquarters of “Reliance Industries” located?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Mumbai
C) Jamnagar
D) New Delhi
Answer: B
Explanation: Though its largest refineries are in Jamnagar, the corporate head office of Dhirubhai Ambani’s empire is in Mumbai.