Which one among the following established the first Global Capability Centre in India ?
- A.Honeywell
- B.Citibank
- C.Texas Instruments
- D.SAP Labs India
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The correct answer is C, Texas Instruments. The American chip maker opened India's first such centre in Bengaluru in 1985, the start of what is now called the Global Capability Centre (GCC) model. A GCC is an offshore unit that a multinational company owns and runs itself, instead of outsourcing the work, to handle technology, research, engineering, finance or other functions for its global business. Texas Instruments chose Bangalore for its pool of skilled engineers and linked the centre to its offices abroad by a dedicated satellite link, an early milestone for the Indian software industry. Since then India has become the largest home of GCCs, with Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune as the leading cities. Option A is wrong because Honeywell's technology centres in India came later, after the model was proven. Option B is wrong because Citibank's offshore units in India also followed later. Option D is wrong because SAP Labs India was set up only in 1998. Exam tip: first GCC in India, Texas Instruments, Bengaluru, 1985.
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- A.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
- B.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus
- C.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
- D.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Peacock
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- A.Dehradun
- B.Hyderabad
- C.Bhopal
- D.Khadakwasla
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- A.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
- B.It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
- C.It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- D.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
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- A.Russia
- B.United States of America
- C.Israel
- D.France
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- A.T-55
- B.T-155
- C.T-72
- D.T-90
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