Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Steve Ballmer’. Here we have given total 30 Quiz, very important for students.
1.) What role did Steve Ballmer serve at Microsoft?
a) Co-founder
b) Chief Technology Officer
c) CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
d) Lead Designer
2.) When did Steve Ballmer become the CEO of Microsoft?
a) 1998
b) 2000
c) 2007
d) 2010
3.) Steve Ballmer succeeded which co-founder of Microsoft as CEO?
a) Bill Gates
b) Paul Allen
c) Steve Jobs
d) Larry Ellison
4.) Under Steve Ballmer’s leadership, Microsoft launched which popular operating system?
a) Windows 95
b) Windows XP
c) Windows 7
d) Windows 8
5.) What is Steve Ballmer’s nationality?
a) American
b) British
c) Canadian
d) Australian
6.) Before joining Microsoft, Steve Ballmer worked at the following company:
a) IBM
b) Deloitte
c) P&G
d) Accenture
7.) Steve Ballmer is known for his energetic and passionate speaking style.) Which term was often used to describe his presentations?
a) Soft-spoken
b) Monotone
c) Ballmer’s Whisper
d) Developers, Developers, Developers!
8.) During Steve Ballmer’s tenure, Microsoft entered which hardware market with its own product line?
a) Smartphones
b) Laptops
c) Game Consoles
d) Refrigerators
9.) What was the name of Steve Ballmer’s initiative to restructure Microsoft and focus on devices and services?
a) Project X
b) Windows Revolution
c) Microsoft 365
d) One Microsoft
10.) In which year did Steve Ballmer announce his retirement from the CEO position at Microsoft?
a) 2012
b) 2013
c) 2014
d) 2015
11.) Who succeeded Steve Ballmer as the CEO of Microsoft?
a) Satya Nadella
b) Bill Gates
c) Paul Allen
d) Mark Zuckerberg
12.) Steve Ballmer is the owner of which NBA basketball team?
a) Los Angeles Lakers
b) Chicago Bulls
c) Miami Heat
d) Los Angeles Clippers
13.) During Steve Ballmer’s leadership, Microsoft faced antitrust charges related to which product?
a) Internet Explorer browser
b) Microsoft Office suite
c) Xbox gaming console
d) Windows Media Player
14.) Which philanthropic organization did Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie Ballmer establish?
a) Ballmer Group
b) TechCharity
c) Microsoft Cares
d) Ballmer Family Giving
15.) What was the primary reason for Steve Ballmer’s departure from Microsoft?
a) Retirement
b) Health issues
c) Pursuing a political career
d) Investor pressure
16.) In which year was Steve Ballmer born?
a) 1956
b) 1960
c) 1965
d) 1970
17.) Steve Ballmer acquired which professional basketball arena for the Los Angeles Clippers?
a) Staples Center
b) Madison Square Garden
c) Oracle Arena
d) The Forum
18.) Which technology company did Steve Ballmer invest in after leaving Microsoft?
a) Google
b) Apple
c) Amazon
d) Twitter
19.) Steve Ballmer lives in the state of:
a) Florida
b) Texas
c) Washington
d) Lowa
20.) Which professional sports team did Steve Ballmer attempt to purchase before buying the Los Angeles Clippers?
a) New York Yankees (MLB)
b) Dallas Cowboys (NFL)
c) Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
d) Sacramento Kings (NBA)
21.) In 1980, Ballmer dropped out of Stanford Graduate School of Business to join Microsoft, Which course he was pursuing there?
a) MBA
b) Stanford MSx program
c) PhD Program
d) BBA
22.) Steve Ballmer has a degree in which subject from Harvard University?
a) Computer Science
b) Business Administration
c) Law
d) Applied Mathematics & Economics
23.) During Steve Ballmer’s tenure, Microsoft launched its cloud computing platform. What is it called?
a) Microsoft Cloud
b) SkyNet
c) Azure
d) CloudOS
24.) Which famous telephone brand was purchased by Microsoft during Steve Ballmer’s tenure?
a) Alcatel
b) Nokia
c) HTC
d) Siemens
25.) Steve Ballmer recruited B.) Kevin Turner from Walmart for the position of:
a) Global Marketing Head
b) Chief Operating Officer
c) Chief Technology Officer
d) Vice President
26.) In 2005, Microsoft sued Google for hiring one of its previous vice presidents named:
a) Kai-Fu Lee
b) Eric Schmidt
c) Mark Lucovsky
d) Roberto Goizueta
27.) In 2016, Microsoft did their largest acquisition for $26.)2 billion of:
a) Skype
b) Amex
c) Yahoo
d) LinkedIn
28.) In 2012, Steve Ballmer revealed Microsoft’s first ever tablet ?
a) Surface
b) Ideapad
c) XPS
d) Latitude
29.) From 2001-2006, Steve Ballmer served as Director of following consulting company:
a) Accenture
b) Tech Mahindra
c) Infosys
d) TCS
30.) Ballmer is financing Intuit Dome(under-construction) which would be having seating capacity of:
a) 10000
b) 12000
c) 15000
d) 18000
No | Answers |
1. | C |
2. | B |
3. | A |
4. | B |
5. | A |
6. | C |
7. | D |
8. | C |
9. | D |
10. | B |
11. | A |
12. | D |
13. | A |
14. | A |
15. | D |
16. | A |
17. | D |
18. | D |
19. | C |
20. | D |
21. | A |
22. | D |
23. | C |
24. | B |
25. | B |
26. | A |
27. | C |
28. | A |
29. | A |
30. | D |