300+ TOP Applied Theory Of Markets MCQs and Answers

Applied Theory Of Markets Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which stage of product life cycle , losses are incurred because of heavy development and promotional cost.
a. growth stage

b. maturity stage

c. introduction stage

d. decline stage

Answer:
c. introduction stage

2. Which type of advertisement is used at the time of introducing a new product?
a. competitive advertising

b. reminder advertising

c. pioneer advertising

d. advocacy advertising

Answer:
b. reminder advertising

3. Consumers will travel long distances to locate their favorite brand or outlet. Which type of product is this?
a. consumer goods

b. specialty goods

c. shopping goods

d. convenient goods

Answer:
b. specialty goods

4. Which type of product Consumer swill buy regularly without much planning ?
a. consumer goods

b. specialty goods

c. shopping goods

d. convenient goods

Answer:
d. convenient goods

5. What Affects and shapes customer perceptions about the company’s product?
a. price

b. packaging

c. branding

d. both a and b.

Answer:
c. branding

6. Brand superiority leads to :
a. high sales

b. the ability charge price premiums

c. power to resist distribution power

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

7. Choose the term used to indicate “ a group of product items or brands that are closely related in terms of their functions and benefits they provide”?
a. product item

b. product line

c. product mix

d. none of these.

Answer:
b. product line

8. What is the term used to indicate “the number of product lines that a company offers”?
a. depth of product line

b. width of product mix

c. product items

d. product mix

Answer:
b. width of product mix

9. Companies adding lower prices products to a product line to add sales to the line and attract a broader market. What kind of product mix modification is this?
a. line extension

b. mix extension

c. trading up

d. trading down

Answer:
d. trading down

10. A customer makes the choice of purchasing one brand from among a set of alternatives consistently over a period of time: choose the correct term.
a. brand equity

b. brand image

c. brand loyalty

d. brand association

Answer:
c. brand loyalty

11. The use of an established brand name in new product categories, what is it?
a. brand extension

b. line extension

c. brand association

d. none of these

Answer:
a. brand extension

12. All companies charge the same price and smaller players follow the price set by the market players. Which is this method?
a. direct pricing

b. cost plus pricing

c. going rate pricing

d. penetration pricing.

Answer:
c. going rate pricing

13. Which one is the Pricing strategy of a new product?
a. penetration pricing

b. skimming pricing

c. competitive bidding

d. both a &b

Answer:
d. both a &b

14. What refers to the setting of a high price when a product is first introduced?
a. penetration pricing

b. skimming pricing

c. prestige pricing

d. value pricing

Answer:
b. skimming pricing

15. Which among is a suitable pricing strategy of Charging different prices to different customer groups?
a. price discrimination

b. price differentiation

c. transfer pricing

d. penetration pricing

Answer:
a. price discrimination

16. Charging very low price at the introductory stage of a new product and raising prices gradually.
a. skimming pricing

b. penetration pricing

c. cost plus pricing

d. competitor pricing

Answer:
b. penetration pricing

17. Which of the following is advertising on the shelf, a means of attractive display in the retailers shop?
a. window display

b. package

c. labels

d. none of these

Answer:
b. package

18. Entire product marketing programme is tried out for the first time in a small number of well selected markets like small cities or small areas. What is it called ?
a. pilot study

b. test marketing

c. commercialization

d. both a &b

Answer:
b. test marketing

19. What happens when a firm introduces new product to a market in which it is established?
a. market development

b. diversification

c. market segmentation

d. both a& b

Answer:
d. both a& b

20. What/ who is the Shelf sales man for the retailer?
a. sales man

b. labels

c. packages

d. price

Answer:
c. packages

21. When a product has long life cycle , it has mass market, entry of rivals in to market is easy and demand is elastic. Which pricing policy can be adopted?
a. skimming pricing

b. penetration pricing

c. cost plus pricing

d. going rate pricing.

Answer:
b. penetration pricing

22. Which pricing strategy is used by Bata Shoe Company?
a. going rate pricing

b. cost plus pricing

c. premium pricing

d. psychological pricing

Answer:
d. psychological pricing

23. What is Mark- up pricing?
a. cost plus pricing

b. customary pricing

c. skimming pricing

d. psychological pricing

Answer:
a. cost plus pricing

24. Each product has a special and unique brand name .which type of brand is this?
a. individual brand name

b. family brand name

c. umbrella brand

d. none of these

Answer:
a. individual brand name

25. Which type of brand name is “Amul” ?
a. umbrella brand name

b. individual brand name

c. family brand name

d. combination device

Answer:
c. family brand name

26. What is Odd pricing?
a. mark up pricing

b. psychological pricing

c. customary pricing

d. going rate pricing

Answer:
b. psychological pricing

27. What all are the factors affecting pricing decision ?
a. cost of production

b. demand of the product

c. competition

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

28. Which is competition oriented pricing method?
a. cost plus pricing

b. target pricing

c. customary prices

d. marginal cost pricing

Answer:
c. customary prices

29. what method of pricing is popular in construction activities , where the contract is awarded who quoted the highest price?
a. sealed bid price

b. customary prices

c. target pricing

d. none of these

Answer:
a. sealed bid price

30. The price charged when the products are transferred between one or more interdependent departments, what is it called?
a. dual pricing

b. transfer pricing

c. administered pricing

d. all of these

Answer:
c. administered pricing

31. Which is the reason for skimming price?
a. inelastic demand

b. diversion of market

c. safer price policy

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

32. Which is the condition for market penetration?
a. high price elasticity of demand in the short run

b. savings in production cost

c. threat of potential competition

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

33. Which is the determinant of the pricing policy of a firm?
a. channel of distribution

b. life of product

c. consumer association

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

34. The term product concept was first used by
a. theodore levitt

b. peter drucker

c. e j mcclarthy

d. none .

Answer:
a. theodore levitt

35. A brand created and owned by the producer of a product or service is called:
a. private brand

b. manufacture’s brand

c. store brand

d. licensed brand .

Answer:
b. manufacture’s brand

36. Which of the following is not a sales promotion tool?
a. advertisement

b. discount

c. dealer contest

d. consumer contest .

Answer:
a. advertisement

37. The type of advertisement used when product enters in to growth stage of product life cycle is known as
a. reminder advertising

b. primary advertising

c. selective advertising

d. none of these.

Answer:
c. selective advertising

38. Who has introduced the concept of market segmentation?
a. rosser reeves

b. n h borden

c. wendell r smith

d. none of these.

Answer:
c. wendell r smith

39. Which of the following is not the part of demographic segmentation?
a. age

b. interest and activity

c. income

d. education

Answer:
b. interest and activity

40. Dividing buyers in to groups based on their knowledge attitude ,uses or response to a product is called:
a. geographic segmentation

b. psychographic segmentation

c. demographic segmentation

d. behavioral segmentation.

Answer:
d. behavioral segmentation.

41. What is Marketing channel ?
a. distribution channel

b. supply chain

c. transportation

d. none

Answer:
a. distribution channel

42. What is involved in Distribution mix?
a. warehousing

b. inventory

c. transportation

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

43. Which utilities are created by the Marketing channels?
a. time

b. place

c. possession

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

44. What links producers to other middleman or to ultimate consumers through contractual arrangement or through purchase and reselling of products?
a. marketing channel

b. market intermediaries

c. both a & b

d. none of these

Answer:
b. market intermediaries

45. SCM stands for?
a. supply chain management

b. supplier chain management

c. supplier chain managing

d. supply cost management

Answer:
a. supply chain management

46. Name the type of channel of distribution Using two or more channels to distribute the same product to the same target market?
a. single distribution

b. multiple distribution

c. dual distribution channel

d. all of these

Answer:
c. dual distribution channel

47. Name the type of distribution of Using some available outlets to distribute a product ?
a. intensive distribution

b. selective distribution

c. exclusive distribution

d. all of these

Answer:
b. selective distribution

48. What Is direct marketing channel?
a. zero level channel

b. one level channel

c. two level channel

d. three level channel

Answer:
a. zero level channel

49. How many number of intermediaries have Bata shoe manufacturing company?
a. one

b. two

c. four

d. no channel

Answer:
d. no channel

50. What is Mass distribution?
a. whole distribution

b. exclusive distribution

c. intensive distribution

d. selective distribution

Answer:
c. intensive distribution

51. Which of the following is a determinant of channel selection ?
a. nature of product

b. price of the product

c. quantity of the product

d. quality of the product

Answer:
a. nature of product

52. Who is the Middle man in distribution channel ?
a. merchant middle man

b. agent middleman

c. facilitator

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

53. Wholesalers and retailers are: ?
a. facilitators

b. agents

c. merchant middleman

d. industrial buyers

Answer:
c. merchant middleman

54. WhoIs the first intermediary in the channel of distribution?
a. agents

b. retailers

c. wholesalers

d. producer

Answer:
a. agents

55. An ultimate consumer has direct contact with whom?
a. producer

b. retailer

c. wholesaler

d. agents

Answer:
b. retailer

56. Which is The best channel of distribution for Vacuum cleaner?
a. direct marketing

b. mail order business

c. self service

d. none of these

Answer:
a. direct marketing

57. The set of marketing intermediaries through which the goods flow from the producer to consumer, choose the correct name.
a. channel of distribution

b. direct marketing

c. intensive distribution

d. none of these

Answer:
a. channel of distribution

58. The word channel is derived from the French word:
a. cann

b. chaan

c. canal

d. none of these

Answer:
c. canal

59. In a small market , which is better?
a. three level channel

b. two level channel

c. direct marketing

d. all of these

Answer:
c. direct marketing

60. What is the term of “ those who obtain title to goods with a view to selling them at profit”?
a. merchant middlemen

b. agent middle men

c. facilitators

d. all of these

Answer:
a. merchant middlemen

61. Which of the following is not a non storeretailing ?
a. kiosk marketing

b. retail chains

c. direct marketing

d. tele marketing

Answer:
d. tele marketing

62. which type of retailers open their shops on fixed days or dates in a specified area?
a. hawkers

b. kiosks

c. market traders

d. none of these

Answer:
c. market traders

63. Itinerant retailers have :
a. fixed shop/ place of business

b. no fixed shop for business

c. not directly meeting the customer

d. none

Answer:
b. no fixed shop for business

64. Who is an E-tailer ?
a. e-commerce firms

b. sale on the internet

c. internet retailers

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

65. Amazone.com is an example of ?
a. telemarketing

b. direct marketing

c. e-marketing

d. fixed shop retailers

Answer:
c. e-marketing

66. What is term of creating an image about a product or brand in the consumers mind ?
a. positioning

b. target marketing

c. market segmentation

d. product differentiation

Answer:
a. positioning

67. Anything that has the ability to satisfy a consumer need, what is it?
a. price

b. package

c. product

d. promotion

Answer:
a. price

68. Which utility creates Transport system ?
a. place utility

b. time utility

c. cutomer utility

d. all of these

Answer:
b. time utility

69. New product development stage involves :
a. idea generation

b. niche marketing

c. styling

d. product positioning

Answer:
a. idea generation

70. Who is called The dominant member of a marketing channel or supply chain ?
a. channel power

b. channel captain

c. channel manager

d. all of these

Answer:
b. channel captain

71. What is it called, the use of telephone and non personal media to introduce products to consumers, who then can purchase them via mail , telephone or the internet?
a. direct selling

b. direct marketing

c. catalog marketing

d. automatic vending

Answer:
b. direct marketing

72. Which type of communication that build and maintain favorable relationship by informing and persuading to one or more audience to accept their product?
a. horizontal communication

b. diagonal communication

c. promotion

d. vertical communication

Answer:
c. promotion

73. What is the purpose of promotion ?
a. create awareness

b. stimulate demand

c. reduce sales fluctuations

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

74. What all are the elements included in promotion mix ?
a. advertising

b. personal selling

c. public relations

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

75. Sales promotion is an element of :
a. product mix

b. price mix

c. promotion mix

d. none of these

Answer:
c. promotion mix

76. Which kind of Communication is Advertisement?
a. paid

b. non personal

c. direct communication

d. both a & b

Answer:
d. both a & b

77. Which of the following is a paid personal communication ?
a. advertisement

b. personal selling

c. sales promotion

d. telephone communication

Answer:
b. personal selling

78. It is an activity or material , or both , that act as a direct inducement to resellers , sales people and consumers. What is it?
a. sales promotion

b. personal selling

c. advertisement

d. personal relation

Answer:
a. sales promotion

79. Rebate, discounts, window display , samples etc.. are: ?
a. sales promotion technique

b. advertising technique

c. sales management technique

d. distribution technique

Answer:
a. sales promotion technique

80. What does it called communication through mass media?
a. personal selling

b. online marketing

c. advertising

d. none of these

Answer:
c. advertising

81. Choose the name of group of people at whom advertisements are aimed?
a. target audience

b. customers

c. competitors

d. industries

Answer:
a. target audience

82. It is a broad set of communication efforts used to create and maintain favorable relationship between an organization and its stakeholders .
a. public relation

b. vertical communication

c. industrial relation

d. all of these

Answer:
a. public relation

83. Choose the alternative name of Multi-level marketing (MLM) ?
a. pyramid selling

b. network marketing

c. referrel marketing

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

84. Which business discipline is focused on the practical application of sales techniques and the management of a firm’s sales operations?
a. sales management

b. operations management

c. distribution management

d. production management.

Answer:
a. sales management

85. What is the main attraction of electronic marketing?
a. high transaction cost

b. low transaction cost

c. no transaction cost

d. veryhigh transaction cost

Answer:
b. low transaction cost

86. E-marketing is a part of:
a. e-payment

b. e-cash

c. e-mail

d. e-commerce

Answer:
d. e-commerce

87. Which of the following is not an e-marketing tool?
a. i-radio

b. mobile phone

c. i-kiosks

d. cinema

Answer:
d. cinema

88. Which is an advertising on the electronic media?
a. e-marketing

b. e-distribution

c. e- advertising

d. e-mail

Answer:
c. e- advertising

89. Which marketing strategy is used under conditions of scarcity and during the period of shortage?
a. meta marketing

b. demarketing

c. reciprocal marketing

d. none of these

Answer:
b. demarketing

90. When advertisement is to create an image or reputation of the firm , Which type od advertisement is this?
a. product ads

b. institutional ads

c. shortage ads

d. comparative ads

Answer:
b. institutional ads

91. What is MPR?
a. managing public relation

b. measuring public relation

c. marketing public relation

d. monitoring public relation

Answer:
c. marketing public relation

92. What is Personal selling?
a. one way communication

b. printed communication

c. direct at individual

d. none of these

Answer:
c. direct at individual

93. What is Publicity ?
a. long term strategy

b. always positive

c. involves cost

d. none of these

Answer:
d. none of these

94. Which of the following is included in Sales promotion ?
a. consumer promotion

b. sales force promotion

c. dealer promotion

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

95. Samples, buy one get one free, coups etc ..belongs to which promotion strategy?
a. consumer promotion

b. sales force promotion

c. trade promotion

d. dealer promotion

Answer:
a. consumer promotion

96. USP stands for :
a. union sales promotion

b. unit sales promotion

c. uniform selling proposition

d. unique selling proposition

Answer:
d. unique selling proposition

97. How many stages involved in Consumer buying decision process?
a. six

b. four

c. five

d. seven

Answer:
c. five

98. Problem recognition, information search, evaluation and purchase is the Stages of :
a. consumer purchase decision

b. decision making process

c. problem solving process

d. pricedetermination process

Answer:
a. consumer purchase decision

99. Life style , attitude ,self-concept are factors of consumer buying process, choose the suitable option.
a. physical factors

b. psychological factors

c. situational factors

d. social factors

Answer:
b. psychological factors

100. Which is the influence that affect the consumer buying process resulting from circumstances , time and location?
a. psychological influence

b. situational influence

c. physical influence

d. social influence

Answer:
b. situational influence

101. A series of stages by which a consumer might choose a new product or service. What does it called?
a. consumer adaption process

b. buyer decision process

c. selling decision process

d. all of these

Answer:
a. consumer adaption process

102. Who are the purchasers of goods and services for his immediate use and consumption ?
a. buyers

b. customers

c. consumers

d. all of these

Answer:
c. consumers

103. A mother buys baby food for her baby regularly .here baby is :
a. consumer

b. customer

c. user

d. buyer

Answer:
a. consumer

104. What does it called The dissatisfaction of a consumer after purchasing a product ?
a. cognitive dissonance

b. post purchase dissonance

c. buyer’s remorse

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

105. Name the Behavior of a consumer after purchasing a product ?
a. post purchase behavior

b. pre purchase behavior

c. spot purchase behavior

d. none of these

Answer:
a. post purchase behavior

106. Which of the following is not a Social factor influencing consumer behavior ?
a. family

b. classmates

c. status

d. social class

Answer:
d. social class

107. What is the Culture within the culture?
a. inter culture

b. intra culture

c. sub culture

d. additional culture

Answer:
c. sub culture

108. Which is personal factor of consumer buying behavior?
a. personality

b. personal income

c. savings

d. consumer credit

Answer:
a. personality

109. What is the last stage of the consumer decision process?
a. problem recognition

b. post purchase behavior

c. alternative evaluation purchase

d. none of these

Answer:
b. post purchase behavior

110. Which of the following is NOT considered a type of reseller?
a. wholesaler

b. retailer

c. manufacturer

d. distributor

Answer:
c. manufacturer

111. In which type of market There is no distinction between firm and industry ?
a. perfect competition

b. monopoly

c. monopolistic competition

d. oligopoly

Answer:
b. monopoly

112. In which market, advertisement is absent:
a. monopolistic competition

b. perfect competition

c. oligopoly

d. none of the above

Answer:
b. perfect competition

113. As a set of assumptions that focus on consumer choices that result in different alternatives such as happiness, satisfaction, or utility. Choose the correct term.
a. consumer preference

b. buying assumption

c. consumer behavior

d. none of these

Answer:
a. consumer preference

114. What is it called the willingness of consumers to purchase products and services as per their taste, need and of course pocket?
a. consumer behavior

b. consumer interest

c. consumer attitude

d. consumer perception

Answer:
b. consumer interest

115. Which aspect deals with the various stages a consumer goes through before purchasing products or services for his end use?
a. consumer behavior

b. consumer interest

c. consumer attitude

d. consumer perception

Answer:
a. consumer behavior

116. what is refers to the buying behavior of final consumers?
a. consumer buyer behavior

b. target market buying

c. market segment buying

d. business buying behavior

Answer:
a. consumer buyer behavior

117. which is the influence of Consumer purchases other than cultural, social, personalfactors?
a. psychographic characteristics.

b. psychological characteristics.

c. psychometric characteristics

d. supplyand demand characteristics.

Answer:
b. psychological characteristics.

118. Which of the following is NOT one of the five stages of the buyer decision process?
a. need recognition

b. brand identification

c. information search

d. purchase decision

Answer:
b. brand identification

119. Cognitive dissonance occurs in which stage of the buyer decision process model?
a. need recognition

b. information search

c. evaluation of alternatives

d. post purchase conflict

Answer:
d. post purchase conflict
120. Which concept is related to the post decision anxiety ?
a. extensive decision making

b. cognitive dissonance

c. limited decision making

d. marketing strategy

Answer:
b. cognitive dissonance

121. Which of the following is a situation in which consumer behavior occurs?
a. communications situation

b. purchase situation

c. usage situation

d. all of the above

Answer:
d. all of the above

122. Who developed the need hierarchy theory ?
a. philip kotler

b. abraham h maslow

c. n h borden

d. peter f drucker

Answer:
b. abraham h maslow

123. Which of the following is a rational buying motive ?
a. love and affection

b. prestige

c. durability

d. habit

Answer:
c. durability

124. Perception belongs to which factor ?
a. personal factor

b. psychological

c. cultural

d. social factor

Answer:
b. psychological

125. Which Motivepersuade a person to buy products from a particular shop?
a. patronage motives

b. product motives

c. internal motives

d. inherent motives

Answer:
a. patronage motives

126. Which buying motive is based on careful thinking and logical reasoning?
a. product motives

b. rational motives

c. target

d. patronage motives

Answer:
b. rational motives

127. Which of the following marketing approach that analyses different functions of marketing?
a. product approach

b. social approach

c. managerial approach

d. functional approach

Answer:
d. functional approach

128. Which of the following function helps in analyzing the buyers habits, popularity of a product, effectiveness of an advertising media ?
a. marketing research

b. product planning & development

c. advertising

d. sales promotion

Answer:
a. marketing research

129. Choose the term for Collection and concentration of goods of the same type from different source at a place?
a. selling

b. packaging

c. assembling

d. warehousing

Answer:
c. assembling

130. what is refers to the Classification of standard product in to certain classes?
a. grading

b. pricing

c. financing

d. risk taking

Answer:
a. grading

131. Which of the following function involves gauging customers requirements and designing a product or service to serve that requirement?
a. marketing

b. selling

c. distribution

d. valuation

Answer:
a. marketing

132. On the basis of nature of competition markets can be classified in to :
a. blue ocean market

b. red ocean market

c. sellers market

d. none of these

Answer:
d. none of these

133. Which type of market have the features of homogeneity, uniform selling price , free entry and exit of firms etc ?
a. perfect market

b. imperfect market

c. buyers market

d. monopsony

Answer:
a. perfect market

134. Which among is amarketing approach?
a. product approach

b. production approach

c. marketing approach

d. concentration approach

Answer:
a. product approach

135. Choose the facilitating function of marketing .
a. branding

b. selling

c. incentives

d. distribution

Answer:
a. branding

136. What is called an assembling of goods at a central place have to be distributed among customers?
a. distribution

b. assembling

c. dispersion

d. concentration

Answer:
c. dispersion

137. An uncontrollable factor which have bearing on the functioning of marketing department of any organization, What does it called?
a. market

b. marketing environment

c. marketing system

d. market strategies

Answer:
b. marketing environment

138. What is refers to forces affecting the entire society or economy at large.
a. micro environment

b. macro environment

c. internal environment

d. external environment

Answer:
b. macro environment

139. Marketing is a:
a. goal oriented process

b. social process

c. exchange process

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

140. Which of the following is not included in the physical supply?
a. standardization

b. transportation

c. storage

d. packaging

Answer:
a. standardization

141. What is the force or factors that affect marketing policies , decision and operations of a business is called?
a. marketing mix

b. production

c. marketing control

d. marketing environment

Answer:
d. marketing environment

142. How can you classify the market On the basis of area?
a. very short period market

b. retail market

c. capital market

d. national market

Answer:
d. national market

143. On the basis of demand and supply , market can be classified in to :
a. seller’s market

b. buyer’s market

c. spot market

d. both a & b

Answer:
d. both a & b

144. When a market is said to be imperfect?
a. product are identical and uniform price

b. free entry and exit of firms

c. different price and similar product

d. products are not identical and –

Answer:
c. different price and similar product

145. Accessibility, homogeneity, profitability and growth potential are the criteria for choosing any one of the following option, choose the correct one?
a. market research criteria

b. product differentiation basis

c. criteria for market segmentation

d. none of these

Answer:
c. criteria for market segmentation

146. In Which market segmentation, the producer doesn’t differentiate between different customers?
a. undifferentiated

b. concentrated

c. customized

d. personalized

Answer:
a. undifferentiated

147. Which segmentation approach is used in consumer products?
a. undifferentiated marketing

b. concentrated marketing

c. differentiated marketing

d. all of the above

Answer:
c. differentiated marketing

148. Construction of bridge, home repair etc are examples of:
a. concentrated marketing

b. customized marketing

c. differentiated marketing

d. none of these

Answer:
b. customized marketing

149. What is the Base of segmentation of consumer markets?
a. demographic & geographic segmentation

b. psychographic segmentation

c. behavioral segmentation

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

150. What is Retailing through internet ?
a. e-commerce

b. m-commerce

c. e-tailing

d. e-sale

Answer:
c. e-tailing

151. What is the reason of Popularity of e-commerce?
a. most safe delivery

b. lower price for product

c. no warehousing is needed

d. global access

Answer:
d. global access

152. What is the feature of Any time business?
a. physical distribution

b. online marketing

c. e-commerce

d. all of these

Answer:
c. e-commerce

153. Super markets , hire purchase shops , street stall holders etc .. belongs to which category?
a. itinerant retailers

b. fixed shop retailers

c. small scale retailers

d. large scale retailers

Answer:
b. fixed shop retailers

154. Who are Itinerant retailers?
a. having fixed shops

b. having shops

c. having no fixed shops

d. having no fixed place for selling

Answer:
d. having no fixed place for selling

155. Home parties ,mail order, tele marketing etc… belong to which type of marketing?
a. indirect marketing

b. direct marketing

c. one level channel

d. all of these

Answer:
b. direct marketing

156. Which type marketing coca cola company has used?
a. meta marketing

b. mega marketing

c. mass marketing

d. event marketing

Answer:
c. mass marketing

157. The group of elements price ,product ,promotion and place constitute :
a. market mix

b. product mix

c. marketing mix

d. promotion mix

Answer:
c. marketing mix

158. Which concept is based on the principle that marketing is not a department , but it is pervasive throughout the company ?
a. production

b. holistic

c. modern

d. selling

Answer:
b. holistic

159. What refers to product planning?
a. merchandising

b. assembling

c. r&d

d. none of these

Answer:
a. merchandising

160. Name Market where goods are transacted on the spot or immediately.
a. perfect market

b. spot market

c. future market

d. none of these

Answer:
b. spot market

161. The market in which goods are bought and sold in bulk quantity :
a. retail market

b. world market

c. wholesale market

d. none of these

Answer:
c. wholesale market

162. Market where shares, debentures, bonds etc…of companies are bought and sold :
a. money market

b. stock market

c. foreign exchange market

d. international market

Answer:
b. stock market

163. Where Marketing is applicable?
a. goods

b. property

c. events

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

164. Rural consumers are:
a. price sensitive

b. less price sensitive

c. quality conscious

d. none of these

Answer:
a. price sensitive

165. An organization directs its marketing efforts at two or more segments by developing a marketing mix for each segment. Which is this approach?
a. total market approach

b. concentration approach

c. multi- segment approach

d. none of these

Answer:
c. multi- segment approach

166. Which of the following is not an element of demographic segmentation?
a. family size

b. income

c. population density

d. religion

Answer:
c. population density

167. Name The process of assessing the relative worth of different market segments and selecting one or more segments ?
a. target marketing

b. market segmentation

c. product differentiation

d. none of these

Answer:
a. target marketing

168. The process of introducing higher quality products by a manufacturer , which term is correct?
a. trading up

b. trading down

c. quality high

d. none of these

Answer:
a. trading up

169. Under which category of consumer goods TV falls ?
a. convenience goods

b. shopping goods

c. brown goods

d. yellow goods

Answer:
c. brown goods

170. “fixing very low price to stimulate the growth of the market”. Give the name of pricing strategy.
a. cost plus pricing

b. skimming pricing

c. target pricing

d. none of these

Answer:
d. none of these

171. A brand name which is used for several products belonging to the same company is called:
a. trade mark

b. individual brand

c. family brand

d. multiple brand

Answer:
c. family brand

172. Give the expansion of FMCG.
a. fast movable customer goods

b. fast moving customer goods

c. fast moving consumer goods

d. fast moved consumer goods

Answer:
c. fast moving consumer goods

173. Name the channel of distribution which consists of manufacturer and consumer.
a. zero level channel

b. nil channel

c. one level channel

d. none of these

Answer:
a. zero level channel

174. Which of the following market where there is no physical delivery of goods ?
a. spot market

b. future market

c. perfect market

d. none of these

Answer:
b. future market

175. Economic forces of marketing environment include:
a. economic condition

b. buying power

c. peoples willingness to spend

d. all of these

Answer:
d. all of these

176. Which type of market is Levi strauss (jeans)?
a. monopoly

b. monopolistic competition

c. oligopoly

d. duopsony

Answer:
b. monopolistic competition

177. A buyer searches information of product from
a. internally

b. external search only

c. no search about product

d. both internal and external search

Answer:
d. both internal and external search

178. What is Situational influence of buyer decision process?
a. time

b. perception

c. location

d. both a& c

Answer:
d. both a& c

179. Which Motive that influence where a person purchase product on a regular basis?
a. patronage motive

b. buying motive

c. consumption motive

d. none of these

Answer:
a. patronage motive

180. Which of the following involvesthe development of Graphic design for a product ?
a. branding

b. labeling

c. packaging

d. both b & c

Answer:
c. packaging

181. What is closely related with packaging and is used for identification, promotional and informational purpose?
a. branding

b. labeling

c. grading

d. packaging

Answer:
b. labeling

182. Which activity coordinates advertising ,personal selling, sales promotion, publicity and packaging?
a. promotion

b. management

c. marketing

d. all of these

Answer:
a. promotion

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