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The Aditya Birla Group

What is the Birla group's BPO arm called?
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1. How many companies are there under the Birla group umbrella?
a) 20
b) 35
c) 40

2. In which year did Aditya Birla win Business India's Businessman of the Year award?
a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1992

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The correct answer is 1990.
After earning a degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aditya Birla returned to India, barely 21 years old. By the 1980s, under his able leadership, his companies forged ahead in the key sectors of textiles, cement, aluminium, chemicals, fibres, fertilisers, financial services, sponge iron, software and petro refinery.
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After earning a degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aditya Birla returned to India, barely 21 years old. By the 1980s, under his able leadership, his companies forged ahead in the key sectors of textiles, cement, aluminium, chemicals, fibres, fertilisers, financial services, sponge iron, software and petro refinery.

3. What is Birla group's BPO arm called?
a) TransWorks Information
b) PSI Data
c) PAN Century

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The correct answer is TransWorks Information.
TransWorks Information Services Ltd is one of India's leading outsourcing companies operating in the business process outsourcing /customer relationship management (BPO/CRM) space providing a high-quality, cost-effective solution to Global 1000 companies. Founded in 1999, TransWorks has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore in India and Omaha - NE, in the United States.
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TransWorks Information Services Ltd is one of India's leading outsourcing companies operating in the business process outsourcing /customer relationship management (BPO/CRM) space providing a high-quality, cost-effective solution to Global 1000 companies. Founded in 1999, TransWorks has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore in India and Omaha - NE, in the United States.

4. Birla's management learning centre in Navi Mumbai is called...
a) Birla Institute of Management Studies
b) Birla School of Management Studies
c) Neither

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The correct answer is Neither.
The (Birla) Institute of Management Learning in Navi Mumbai is known as Gyanodaya. Since its inception in January 2000, Gyanodaya has notched up many achievements: 190 learning events; 3,920 participants; 215 external trainers; 50 internal managers as faculty; and a customer rating of 3.73 on a 4-point scale. Its programmes consist of a mix of classroom, outreach and e-learning initiatives.
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The (Birla) Institute of Management Learning in Navi Mumbai is known as Gyanodaya. Since its inception in January 2000, Gyanodaya has notched up many achievements: 190 learning events; 3,920 participants; 215 external trainers; 50 internal managers as faculty; and a customer rating of 3.73 on a 4-point scale. Its programmes consist of a mix of classroom, outreach and e-learning initiatives.

5. Which Birla group company won a FICCI award for 2002-2003?
a) Indal
b) Hindalco
c) Grasim

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The correct answer is Indal.
Indian Aluminium or INDAL won the FICCI Award 2002-2003 for 'Corporate Initiative in Rural Development'. Established in 1938, Indal is vertically integrated through all stages of the aluminium business - from bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting to semi-fabricated products of sheet and foil. and extrusions as well as aluminium scrap recycling. Indal was certified with ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications for quality and environment management. Indal's revenue is in excess of $6 billion and its net earning is around $400 million. FICCI stands for Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
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Indian Aluminium or INDAL won the FICCI Award 2002-2003 for 'Corporate Initiative in Rural Development'. Established in 1938, Indal is vertically integrated through all stages of the aluminium business - from bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting to semi-fabricated products of sheet and foil. and extrusions as well as aluminium scrap recycling. Indal was certified with ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications for quality and environment management. Indal's revenue is in excess of $6 billion and its net earning is around $400 million. FICCI stands for Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

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