Marketing Quiz Questions for SBI PO 2015

1. Motivation means _________.
  • (1) Inspiring employees to perform better
  • (2) Better communication skills
  • (3) Sales coaching 
  • (4) Market research 
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (1)

2. In a Marketing process in today's world _______.
  • (1) Only standard products are sold 
  • (2) The seller needs to have product knowledge
  • (3) The seller should ensure customer satisfaction 
  • (4) Only quantum of sales matters.
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (3)

3. Out of the following which is not an objective of pricing?
  • (1) Profit 
  • (2) Stabilizing demand an sales of the product 
  • (3) Improvement in product quality 
  • (4) Expansion of business.
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (4)

4. Marketing plan helps in _____.
  • (1) Better lead generation 
  • (2) Better systems
  • (3) Better results 
  • (4) Better customer service
  • (5) All of the above
Ans: (5)

5. For effective marketing the salesmen should have which of these qualities?
  • (1) Creativity 
  • (2) Team spirit
  • (3) Motivation 
  • (4) Effective communication skill
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (5)

6. Market Research is needed for _________.
  • (1) Deciding the market area 
  • (2) Deciding the right-product to be sold.
  • (3) Making proper marketing decisions 
  • (4) Deciding right time to sell 
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (5)

7. Sale forecasting involves?
  • (1) Sales planning 
  • (2) sales pricing
  • (3) Distribution channel 
  • (4) Consumer Tastes 
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (5)

8. In addition to product , price, promotion, the augmented marketing mix for services include all of the following EXCEPT.
  • (1) People 
  • (2) Packaging
  • (3) Process 
  • (4) Physical evidence
  • (5) Both 1 and 2
Ans: (2)

9. Dumping relates to the sale of __________.
  • (1) Products in foreign markets that cannot be sold in the home market 
  • (2) Products discontinued in the home market sold to a foreign market 
  • (3) Production in foreign markets that cannot pass safety standards in the home market
  • (4) None of these
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (2)

10. The following does not represent a market situation _________.
  • (1) A bank run dispensary located in its, staff quarters. 
  • (2) A fund raising charity show for the members of an NGO
  • (3) A meditation camp of a religious organization concluded for its members. 
  • (4) A stall distributing Kada Prasad in a Gurudwara
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (4)

11. The following offering is not a service _________.
  • (1) Fixed deposit receipt 
  • (2) Postage stamp
  • (3) Insurance policy 
  • (4) Gift coupon of the chain store.
  • (5) All of these 
Ans: (4)

12. The act of obtaining a desired object from some one by offering some in return is called as a ______.
  • (1) Transaction 
  • (2) Exchange
  • (3) Relationship 
  • (4) Value
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (2)

13. _____________ is a group of related products that function in a similar manner, are sold to the same customer groups and marketed through the same type of the outlets. 
  • (1) Group 
  • (2) Product line
  • (3) Category 
  • (4) Market
  • (5) None of tese
Ans: (2)

14. Goods that are typically bought by consumer based on a comparison of suitability, quality price and style are called ____________ goods.
  • (1) Industrial 
  • (2) Speciality 
  • (3) Shopping 
  • (4) Convenience
  • (5) None of these
Ans: (3)

15. Which of the following statement is true?
  • (1) Marketing makes the company to go into loss due to higher expense 
  • (2) Marketing is not required in profitmaking companies
  • (3) Marketing sharpens the mind of the employees 
  • (4) Marketing is wastage of time.
  • (5) All of these
Ans: (3)