marketing-quiz-for-sbi-associates-clerk-2015


1. A brand name is one of the elements of the
(a) core product
(b) actual product
(c) augmented product
(d) All the above
(e) None of these




2. A product item can be best described as a
(a) component of a marketing mix
(b) particular type of brand
(c) specific characteristics of a company’s product
(d) specific version of a product
(e) unit of the marketing mix

  


3. A group of closely related product items that are considered to be a unit because of marketing, technical, or end-use considerations is a product
(a) category
(b) dimension
(c) extension
(d) line
(e) mix

  


4. Which among the following is a non-durable good?
(a) Soap
(b) Car
(c) Colour T.V.
(d) Clothes
(e) None of these




5. Aggressive pricing is typical during the stage of the product life cycle.
(a) decline
(b) growth
(c) introduction
(d) plateau
(e) stabilisation




6. Administered prices are prices fixed by the government normally on the basis of ______.
(a) Cost
(b) Margin of profit
(c) Cost plus a stipulated margin of profit
(d) Market forces
(e) None of these

  


7. A specialty product
(a) requires minimal effort to purchase
(b) is purchased frequently
(c) requires purchase planning, and the buyer will not accept substitutes
(d) is generally less expensive than other items in the same product class
(e) prompts the purchaser to make comparisons among alternatives

  


8. What does the acronym FMCG refer to?
(a) Functional, mid-priced, or compulsory goods
(b) Famous manufacturer’s clothing goods (i.e. designer labels)
(c) Fast moving consumer goods
(d) Frequent market, consumption goods
(e) None of these

  


9. In a buying process the first sage is
(a) Product awareness
(b) Need arousal
(c) Information search
(d) Purchase decision
(e) None of these




10. A prospect means
(a) any customer who walks into the bank
(b) an employee of the bank
(c) a customer who is likely to be interested in bank’s product or service
(d) a depositor of the bank
(e) a borrower of the bank

  


11. It is less, expensive for a firm to keep an existing customer than to find a new one. This; is one reason why a firm’s own personnel play a key role in delivering and maintain customer satisfaction. Personnel are one of the elements in the ______ product.
(a) core
(b) actual
(c) augmented
(d) All the above
(e) None of these

  


12. A lead means ______.
(a) a prospect who is more likely to avail of the Bank’s product
(b) a political leader
(c) a religious leader
(d) a bank chairman
(e) None of these




13. A product mix is best described as:
(a) all products offered by a firm
(b) product, distribution, promotion, and price
(c) all products of a particular type
(d) a group of closely related products
(e) None of these




14. Innovation means
(a) Compensation
(b) inspiration
(c) additional perquisites
(d) implementing new ideas or new methods
(e) None of these

  


15. A Call means ______.
(a) calling on dealers
(b) calling on bank employees
(c) calling on prospective customers
(d) to make telephone calls
(e) All of the above

  


16. The rate of sales growth declines in the ______ stage of the product life cycle.
(a) introduction
(b) growth
(c) maturity
(d) decline
(e) None of these

  


17. The ______ stage of the product life cycle, generates most sales revenue for the firm.
(a) introduction
(b) growth
(c) maturity
(d) decline
(e) None of these

  


18. Firms that use ______ are less likely to damage their reputation if a new product fails.
(a) individual branding
(b) overall family branding
(c) line family branding
(d) brand extension branding
(e) None of these




19. The Traditional Marketing style involves
(a) Telemarketing
(b) Digital Marketing
(c) Retail Marketing
(d) Direct Marketing
(e) All of these




20. A method, in which Brand equity measured by comparing difference between the retail price of the ‘brand’ and the retail price of an unbranded product in the same category is called __________.
(a) Brand goodwill method
(b) Price premium method
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(e) Either (a) nor (b)






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