Business-Freak 01

1.Who is the author of a book named Ale and Arty?

2. In 2002, Bank of America got benefits to the tune of $2 million. It was because of what?

3.This was first introduced in Pureto Rico in 1947 and thereafter by Ireland in 1960. Its first of its kind came up in Asia at Kandla(Gujarat) in 1965 ; later also at Shenzen in China and Pudong
near Shanghai. The one in Jebel Ali in UAE came up much later in 1980s.What are we talking about? (Hint:These are grabbing lots of space in media and India)

4. It was established in 1968. Mr. Fakir Chand Kohli, an accomplished Power Engineer, was brought in as its first General Manager , from the erstwhile Tata Electric Companies (and now The Tata Power Company Limited), where he was a Deputy General Manager. Its first software export project was undertaken in 1974 when it converted the Hospital Information System from Burroughs Medium Systems COBOL to Burroughs Small Systems COBOL. This project was carried out entirely in its Mumbai workstation on the ICL 1903 Computer. A team of more than 12 people delivered this project to their first US based customer, and thus the Indian Software Export Industry was born. Which corporate giant are we talking about? (Hint: This company has created a record of sorts recently)

5. Its roots date back to two telegraph companies, Eastern Telegraph Co. (ETC) (founded 1872) and Indian RadioTelegraph Co. (IRT)(1927). The two merged in 1932 to form Indian Radio and Cable Communications Co. (IRCC). Later IRCC was renamed as ________. It was incorporated on April 1, 1986 as a wholly owned government entity under the Indian
Companies Act, 1956. Its traded on BSE as 500483. Which company are we talking about?