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Company-Founder (Hard)

Company-Founder problems require matching well-known companies with their founders. These problems test knowledge of business history and entrepreneurship. Common pairs include Microsoft-Bill Gates, Apple-Steve Jobs, Infosys-N. R. Narayana Murthy, and Tata Group-Jamsetji Tata.

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Introduction & Overview Why This Matters How to Solve Pro Tips & Tricks
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Introduction to Company-Founder (Hard)

Company-Founder problems require matching well-known companies with their founders. These problems test knowledge of business history and entrepreneurship. Common pairs include Microsoft-Bill Gates, Apple-Steve Jobs, Infosys-N. R. Narayana Murthy, and Tata Group-Jamsetji Tata.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of major companies Familiarity with business founders Understanding of Indian corporate history Awareness of global tech giants
Why This Matters: Company-Founder problems appear in 1-2 questions in Banking PO and SSC CGL exams. They test business awareness.

How to Solve Company-Founder (Hard) Problems

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Step 1: Identify the company in the first part of the analogy

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Step 2: Recall the founder(s) of that company

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Step 3: Identify the second company in the analogy

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Step 4: Recall the founder(s) of the second company

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Step 5: Verify that both pairs follow company → founder relationship

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Step 6: Answer with the correct founder name(s)

Pro Strategy: Group companies by country and industry. Focus on major Indian companies (Tata, Reliance, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Mahindra) and global giants (FAANG: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google; Microsoft, Tesla, etc.). Pay attention to multiple founders and family businesses.

Example Problem

Example: Microsoft : Bill Gates :: Apple : ? Solution: Step 1: First company = Microsoft Step 2: Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates (and Paul Allen) Step 3: Second company = Apple Step 4: Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne Answer: Steve Jobs

Pro Tips & Tricks

  • Microsoft → Bill Gates (with Paul Allen)
  • Apple → Steve Jobs (with Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne)
  • Facebook/Meta → Mark Zuckerberg
  • Amazon → Jeff Bezos
  • Google → Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  • Tesla → Elon Musk (co-founder)

Shortcut Methods to Solve Faster

Microsoft → Bill Gates
Apple → Steve Jobs
Facebook → Mark Zuckerberg
Amazon → Jeff Bezos
Google → Page & Brin
Infosys → Narayana Murthy
Tata → Jamsetji Tata
Reliance → Dhirubhai Ambani
Wipro → Azim Premji

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Confusing current CEO with founder (e.g., Sundar Pichai is Google CEO, not founder)
Thinking Ratan Tata founded Tata Group (he was chairman, founder was Jamsetji Tata)
Assuming Mukesh Ambani founded Reliance (founder was Dhirubhai Ambani)
Forgetting that many tech companies have co-founders

Exam Importance

Company-Founder (Hard) is an important topic for various competitive exams. Here's how frequently it appears:

SSC CGL
1-2 questions
BANKING PO
1-2 questions
RAILWAYS RRB
1-2 questions
UPSC
1-2 questions
INSURANCE
2-3 questions

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