BASICS OF MARKETING- 106

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Good marketing is no accident, but a result of careful planning and ________.

execution

selling

strategies

research

2. Marketing management is ________.

managing the marketing process

monitoring the profitability of the company’s products and services

the art and science of choosing target markets and getting, keeping, and growing customers
through creating, delivering, and communicating superior customer value

developing marketing strategies to move the company forward

3. Chimney Sweeps employs people to clean fireplaces and chimneys in homes and apartments.
The firm is primarily the marketer of which one of the following?

An image

A service

A good

An idea

4. Marketers often use the term ________ to cover various groupings of customers.
people

buying power

demographic segment

market

5. The ________ concept holds that consumers and businesses, if left alone, will ordinarily not
buy enough of the organization’s products.

production

selling

marketing

holistic marketing

6. .Which of the following would be the best illustration of a subculture?

A religion.

A group of close friends.

Your university.

Your occupation.

7. The buying process starts when the buyer recognizes a _________.

Product

an advertisement for the product

a salesperson from a previous visit

problem or need
8. If actual performance exceeds the expected performance of the product, Then customer is
___________________

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Delighted

Neutral

9. Bread and milk are which kind of products?

Specialty Products

Convenience products

Shopping products

Unsought products

10. Parents buy toys for their children act as _______________ in the buying process.

Decider

Buyer

Maintainer

All of the above

11. If a firm is practicing ____________________, the firm is training and effectively

motivating its customer-contact employees and all of the supporting service people to work as a
team to provide customer satisfaction.

double-up marketing
interactive marketing

service marketing

internal marketing

12. A cluster of complementary goods and services across diverse set of industries is called as
_____________

Market place

Meta market

Market space

Resource Market

13. Adding new features to a product is advocated by which of the approaches?

Product Approach

Production Approach

Marketing Approach

Selling Approach

14. One of the key tasks of marketers is ____________ and to create consumer perceptions that
the product is worth purchasing.

To make products easily visible and available

To promote sales of products

To differentiate their products from those of competitors

To do marketing surveys
15. What is the last stage of the consumer decision process?

problem recognition

post purchase behavior

alternative evaluation

purchase

16. ________ markets are made up of members of the distribution chain.

Consumer

Business-to-business (industrial)

Channel

Institutional

17. Which of the following is considered a “key player” in the marketing

industry?

marketer

suppliers or vendors

distributors or retailers

all of the above

18. Marketing Mix is the most visible part of the marketing strategy of an organization.

True

False

19. Businesses spend most of their advertising rupees on business-to-business markets.

True

False

21.________ markets include a wide variety of profit and nonprofit organizations, such as
hospitals, government agencies, and schools, which provide goods and services for the benefit of
society.

Consumer

Business-to-business (Industrial)

Reseller

Institutional

22.Which of the following is NOT considered a type of reseller?

wholesaler

retailer

manufacturer

distributor
23.The promotion “P” of marketing is also known as ________.

Product Differentiation

Distribution

Cost

Marketing Communication

24.When a company distributes its products through a channel structure that includes one or
more resellers, this is known as ________.

Indirect marketing

direct marketing

multi-level marketing

integrated marketing

25.In marketing theory, every contribution from the supply chain adds ________ to the product.

value

costs

convenience

ingredients

26.Institutional markets consist of people who buy products and services for personal use.
True

False

27. Listing alternatives that will solve the problem at hand and determining the characteristics of
each occurs during which stage of the final consumer’s decision process?

Information search

Purchase

Evaluation of alternatives

Post purchase

28. The act of trading a desired product or service to receive something of value in return is
known as which key concept in marketing?

product

exchange

production

customer

29.The most basic level of a product is called the:

core product.

central product.
fundamental product.

augmented product.

30. Anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption that
might satisfy a want or need is called a(n):

idea.

demand.

product.

service.

31. In ________ consumers may share a strong need that cannot be satisfied by an existing
product.

negative demand

latent demand

declining demand

irregular demand

32. Marketing is both an “art” and a “science” there is constant tension between the formulated
side of marketing and the ________ side.

creative

selling

management
behavior

33. Mr. Lopez buys goods and services for use in the production of products that are sold and
supplied to others. Mr. Lopez is involved in ________.

consumer buying behavior

post-purchase dissonance

retail buyer behavior

business buyer behavior

34. The four unique elements to services include:

Independence, intangibility, inventory, and inception

Independence, increase, inventory, and intangibility

Intangibility, inconsistency, inseparability, and inventory

Intangibility, independence, inseparability, and inventory

35. Convenience products usually have intensive distribution because sales of these products
tend to have a direct relationship to availability.

True

False
36. The ________ holds that the organization’s task is to determine the needs, wants, and
interests of target markets and to deliver the desired satisfactions more effectively and efficiently
than competitors in a way that preserves or enhances the consumer’s and the society’s well-
being.

customer-centered business

focused business model

societal marketing concept

ethically responsible marketing

37. A change in an individual's behavior prompted by information and experience refers to which
one of the following concept?

Learning

Role selection

Perception

Motivation

38. Holistic marketers achieve profitable growth by expanding customer share, ________, and
capturing customer lifetime value.

undermining competitive competencies

building customer loyalty

milking the market for product desires

renewing a customer base

39. ________ pricing is the approach of setting a low initial price in order to attract a large
number of buyers quickly and win a large market share.

Market-skimming

Value-based

Market-penetration
Leader

40. While buying milk which kind of behaviour is displayed by a person?

Extensive problem solving behaviour

Routinized buying behaviour

Variety seeking behaviour

None of the above

41.________ markets include a wide variety of profit and nonprofit organizations, such as
hospitals, government agencies, and schools, which provide goods and services for the benefit of
society.

Consumer

Business-to-business (Industrial)

Reseller

Institutional

42.Which of the following is NOT considered a type of reseller?

wholesaler

retailer
 manufacturer

distributor

43.The promotion “P” of marketing is also known as ________.

Product Differentiation

Distribution

Cost

Marketing Communication

44.When a company distributes its products through a channel structure that includes one or
more resellers, this is known as ________.

indirect marketing

direct marketing

multi-level marketing

integrated marketing

45.In marketing theory, every contribution from the supply chain adds ________ to the product.

value

costs

convenience

ingredients
46.Institutional markets consist of people who buy products and services for personal use.

True

False

47. Listing alternatives that will solve the problem at hand and determining the characteristics of
each occurs during which stage of the final consumer’s decision process?

Information search

Purchase

Evaluation of alternatives

Post purchase

48. The act of trading a desired product or service to receive something of value in return is
known as which key concept in marketing?

product

exchange

production

customer

49.The most basic level of a product is called the:

core product.

central product.

fundamental product.

augmented product.

50. Anything that can be offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption that
might satisfy a want or need is called a(n):

idea.

demand.

product.

service.

51. In ________ consumers may share a strong need that cannot be satisfied by an existing
product.

negative demand

latent demand

declining demand

irregular demand

52. Marketing is both an “art” and a “science” there is constant tension between the formulated
side of marketing and the ________ side.

creative
selling

management

behavior

53. Mr. Lopez buys goods and services for use in the production of products that are sold and
supplied to others. Mr. Lopez is involved in ________.

consumer buying behavior

post-purchase dissonance

retail buyer behavior

business buyer behavior

54. The four unique elements to services include:

Independence, intangibility, inventory, and inception

Independence, increase, inventory, and intangibility

Intangibility, inconsistency, inseparability, and inventory

Intangibility, independence, inseparability, and inventory

55. Convenience products usually have intensive distribution because sales of these products
tend to have a direct relationship to availability.

True

False
56. The ________ holds that the organization’s task is to determine the needs, wants, and
interests of target markets and to deliver the desired satisfactions more effectively and efficiently
than competitors in a way that preserves or enhances the consumer’s and the society’s well-
being.

customer-centered business

focused business model

societal marketing concept

ethically responsible marketing

57. A change in an individual's behavior prompted by information and experience refers to which
one of the following concept?

Learning

Role selection

Perception

Motivation

58. Holistic marketers achieve profitable growth by expanding customer share, ________, and
capturing customer lifetime value.

undermining competitive competencies

building customer loyalty

milking the market for product desires

renewing a customer base

59. ________ pricing is the approach of setting a low initial price in order to attract a large
number of buyers quickly and win a large market share.

Market-skimming

Value-based

Market-penetration
Leader

60. While buying milk which kind of behaviour is displayed by a person?

Extensive problem solving behaviour

Routinized buying behaviour

Variety seeking behaviour

None of the above

61. Whether to sell via intermediaries or directly to consumers, how many outlets to sell through,
and whether to control or cooperate with other channel members are examples of decisions
marketers must make about

Promotion

Price

Distribution

Product

62. The extended Ps of service marketing mix are :

People, Product, Place

Price Physical Evidence, Promotion

Physical Environment, Process, People

Product, Process, Physical Environment

63. A social and managerial process by which individuals and organizations obtain what they
need and want through value creation refers to which one of the following concepts?

Selling

Advertising

Barter

Marketing

64. What is the basic property of a service which makes it different from a product.

Shape

Size

Very expensive

Intangibility

65.Which one of the following phrases reflects the marketing concept?

The supplier is a king in the market

Marketing should be viewed as hunting not gardening

This is what I make, won’t you please buy it?

This is what I want, won’t you please make it?

66. The task of any business is to deliver ________ at a profit.

customer needs

customer value

products and services

improved quality

67.The solution to price competition is to develop a differentiated:

product, price, and promotion.

offer, delivery, and image.

package and label.

international Web site.

68.Red Cross blood donations are considered to be specialty products and,

therefore, have a specialty offer to the consumer.

True

False
70. Internal marketing is marketing by a service firm to train and effectively motivate its
customer-contact employees and all the supporting service people to work as a team to provide
customer satisfaction.

True

False

71. Customer’s evaluation of the difference between all the benefits and all the costs of a
marketing offer relative to those of competing offers refers to which of the following options?

Customer perceived value

Marketing myopia

Customer relationship management

Customer satisfaction

72. Buying goods and services for further processing or for use in the production process refers
to which of the following markets?

Consumer markets
Government markets

Business markets

International markets

73. The packaging concept states what the package should be or do for the product.

True

False

74.Marketing managers should adapt the marketing mix to ___________________ and

constantly monitor value changes and differences in both domestic and global markets.

Sales strategies

Marketing concepts

Cultural values

Brand images

75. Resellers may actually take ownership of the product and participate in the marketing,
including the advertising.

True

False

76. The materials and ingredients used in producing the product are obtained from other
companies who are referred to as distributors.

True
False

77. The ________ refers to the various companies that are involved in moving a product from its
manufacturer into the hands of its buyer.

distribution chain

network chain

supply chain

promotion network

78. ________ is the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations select, buy, use, and
dispose of goods, services, ideas, or experiences to satisfy their needs and wants.

Target marketing

Psychographic segmentation

Product Differentiation

Consumer behavior

79. A person’s ________ consist(s) of all the groups that have a direct (face-to-face) or indirect
influence on his/her attitudes or behavior.

culture

subculture

psychographics

reference groups

demographics

80. Product choice is greatly affected by economic circumstances. All of the following would be
among those circumstances EXCEPT ________.

spendable income

savings and assets

 debts

occupation

borrowing power

81. ________ is a set of distinguishing human psychological traits that lead to relatively
consistent and enduring responses to environmental stimuli.

Image

Personality

Beliefs

Heredity

Culture

82. ________ portrays the “whole person” interacting with his or her environment.

Attitude

Reference group

Lifestyle

Culture

Subculture

83. A ________ when it is aroused to a sufficient level of intensity.

need becomes a motive motive

becomes a need desire becomes a

reality unfulfilled demand becomes

a crisis

personal demand exceeds the ability to rationally reject

84. The five-stage model of the consumer buying process includes all of the following stages
EXCEPT ________.

problem recognition

information search

social interaction

purchase decision

85. If performance meets consumer expectations, the consumer is ________.

delighted

satisfied

disappointed

surprised.

86. The primary purpose of marketing activities is to facilitate and encourage exchange
transactions with potential customers.

True

False

87. Merchant wholesalers sell goods and services directly to final consumers for their personal,
nonbusiness use.

True

False
88. A service can be defined as “any activity or benefit that one party can offer another that is
essentially intangible and that does not result in the ownership of anything.”

True

False

89. The intangible nature of many services can create unique challenges for marketers.

True

False

90. Auction sites, such as eBay, QXL are examples of Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) channels.

True

False

91. Product planners need to think about products and services on three levels. Each level adds
more customer value. Which one of the following is the most basic level that addresses the
question, “What is the buyer really buying?”

Actual product

Augmented product

Core benefit

Co-branding

92. The mental act, condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in another shows which of
the following options?

Motive

Belief

Behavior

Attitude
93. How do consumers respond to various marketing efforts the company might use? What is a
starting point of a buyer’s behavior?

Belief

Subculture

Post purchase feeling

Stimulus-response Model

94. Which one of the following factor relates to family that influences consumer behavior?

Cultural

Social

Personal

Business

95. Unique psychological characteristics that lead to relatively consistent and lasting responses to
one’s own environment refers to which one of the following?

Belief

Culture

Personality

Self-awareness

96. Which one of the following statements by a company chairman BEST reflects the marketing
concept?

We have organized our business to satisfy the customer needs

We believe that marketing department must organize to sell what we produce

We try to produce only high quality, technically efficient products

We try to encourage company growth in the market

97. Which one of the following is a key to build lasting relationships with

consumers? Price of the product

Need recognition

Customer satisfaction

Quality of product

98. The factors such as the buyer’s age, life-cycle stage, occupation, economic situation,
lifestyle, personality and self-concept that influences buyer’s decisions refers to which one of the
following characteristic?

Personal characteristics

Psychological characteristics

Behavioral characteristics

Demographical characteristics

99. A ________ is someone seeking a response (attention, a purchase, a vote, a donation) from
another party, called the ________.

salesperson, customer

politician, voter

marketer, prospect

celebrity, audience

100. Companies selling mass consumer goods and services such as soft drinks, cosmetics, air
travel, and athletic shoes and equipment spend a great deal of time trying to establish a superior
brand image in markets called ________.

business markets

global markets

consumer markets

nonprofit and governmental markets

service markets
101. The ________ is practiced most aggressively with unsought goods, goods that buyers
normally do not think of buying, such as insurance, encyclopedias, and funeral plots.

marketing concept

selling concept

production concept

product concept

holistic marketing concept

102. The ________ concept holds that consumers will favor those products that offer the most
quality, performance, or innovative features.

product

marketing

production

selling

holistic marketing

103. . ________ marketing has the aim of building mutually satisfying long-term relations with
key parties such as customers, suppliers, distributors, and other marketing partners in order to
earn and retain their business.

Holistic

Demand-based

Direct

Relationship

Synthetic

104. One traditional depiction of marketing activities is in terms of the marketing mix or four Ps.
The four Ps are characterized as being ________.

product, positioning, place, and price

product, production, price, and place

promotion, place, positioning, and price

place, promotion, production, and positioning

product, price, promotion, and place

106. The traditional view of marketing is that the firm makes something and then ________ it.

markets

sells

distributes

prices

services

107. __________ is the single factor that best indicates social class.

Time

Money

Occupation

Fashion

108. Marketing strategies are often designed to influence _______________ and lead to
profitable exchanges.

Consumer decision making

Sales strategies

Advertising strategies

Export strategies
109. __________ refers to the information a consumer has stored in their memory about a
product or service.

Cognitive dissonance

Product knowledge

Product research

Marketing research

110. When consumers are seeking low-involvement products, they are unlikely to engage in
extensive search, so _________________ is important.

Order processing

Order booking

Ready availability

Information about warranty

111. ___________________ constitutes moderate consumer behavior, but still involves time
and effort searching for and comparing alternatives.

Limited decision making

Need recognition

Routine decision making

Post purchase evaluation

112. Experimental sources of information for consumers refer to ____________.

Advertising, marketing, selling, and profit making

Handling, examining, and trying the product while shopping

Buying after a demonstration

Buying the product directly from a manufacturer

113. Which of the following is NOT one of the four philosophies of marketing?

production orientation

societal marketing orientation

sales orientation

promotion orientation

114. Of the four competing philosophies, the Furniture Industry is an example of what kind of
orientation:

Sales Orientation

Societal Marketing Orientation

Marketing Orientation

Production Orientation

115. Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as the activity, set of
institutions, and processes for ______, ________, ________, and __________ offerings that
have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.

Making, Arranging, Maintaining and Selling

Creating, Communicating, Delivering, and Exchanging

Creating, Advertising, Selling, and Transferring

Performing, Displaying, Offering, and Exchanging

116. The focus of marketing today is _______.

Value and Satisfaction

Quality and Long Term Relationships

All of the Above

None of the Above

117. Which of the following firms emphasizes on product’s benefits to the customers rather
product attributes?

Product oriented

Market oriented
Sales oriented

Production oriented

118. Products that are usually purchased due to adversity and high promotional back up
rather than desire are called:

Sought goods

Unique goods

Unsought goods

Preferred goods

119. Which product is MOST likely to be purchased through routine decision making?

Television set

Soft drink

Shirt

Car

120. Luxury products, such as Rolex watches, are also known as:

Shopping product

Convenience product

Emergency product

Specialty product

121. Which of the following is NOT included as a basic idea in the definition of marketing
concepts?

Total company effort

Profit

Productivity

Customer satisfaction

122. Which of the following is the most recent stage of marketing evolution?

Marketing department era

Production era

Sales era

Marketing company era

123.Which of the following is NOT included as a basic idea in the definition of marketing
concepts?

Total company effort

Profit

Productivity

Customer satisfaction

124._______________________ is defined as the difference between the benefits a customer

sees from a market offering and the costs of obtaining those benefits.

Customer value

Satisfaction scale

Profit margin

Competitive benefit

125.Which of the following is NOT included in the marketing management process used by the
marketing manager to achieve its objectives?

Planning marketing activities

Raising funds to finance the marketing projects

Controlling marketing plans

Directing implementation of the marketing plans

126.A channel of distribution is any series of firms (or individuals) who participate in the flow of
products to final user or customer.

True

False.

127. ____________ is defined as communication with large numbers of customers at the same
time.
Personal selling

Sales promotion

Mass selling

All of the above

128.The marketing concept applies to production firms, but not to service industries.

True

False

129. In a ___________________orientation, the role of marketing research is to determine

customer needs and how well the company is satisfying them.

Marketing

Production

Both of the above

None of the above

130. The marketing concept means that an organization aims the majority of its efforts at
satisfying customers, at a profit.

True

False

131.When a manager focuses on making whatever products are easy to produce, and then trying
to sell them, that manager has a ___________________ orientation.

Marketing

Production

Sales

Profit

132. Which of the following is NOT consistent with a manager having a marketing orientation?

Inventory levels are set with customer requirements and costs in mind

Customer relationship focuses on customer satisfaction before and after sale, leading to a
profitable long-run relationship
Focus of advertising is on product features and how products are made

Packaging is designed for customer convenience and as a selling tool

133. Often, the best way to improve customer value, and beat the competition, is to be first to
satisfy a need that others have not even considered.

True

False

134. It is more costly to retain current customers by satisfying their needs, than to get new
customers by taking them away from a competitor.

True

False

135.In addition to businesses, the marketing concept is also applicable to _____________.

Government agencies

Religious groups

Fine arts organizations

All of the above

136. The controllable variables a company puts together to satisfy a target group is called the
____________________.

Marketing strategy

Marketing mix

Strategic planning

Marketing concept

137. In order for exchange to occur:

a complex societal system must be involved.

organized marketing activities must also occur.

a profit-oriented organization must be involved.

each party must have something of value to the other party.

138. Four competing philosophies strongly influence the role of marketing and marketing
activities within an organization. Which if the following is not a component of market
orientation?

Customer orientation.

Profitability orientation.

Marketing orientation.

Competitor orientation.

139. A market orientation recognizes that:

price is the most important variable for customers.

market intelligence relating to current and future customer needs is important.

selling and marketing are essentially the same thing.

sales depend predominantly on an aggressive sales force.

140. When customer expectations regarding product quality, service quality, and value-based
price are met or exceeded, _____ is created.

customer satisfaction

planning excellence

a quality rift

a value line

141. A critical marketing perspective is the process of determining:

the value of a product, person, or idea.

how places compete with each other.

the worth and impact of marketing activities.

which type of promotional strategy works best.

142. The way in which the product is delivered to meet the customers' needs refers to:

new product concepts and improvements.

selling.
advertising and promotion activities.

place or distribution activities.

143. The term 'marketing mix' describes:

a composite analysis of all environmental factors inside and outside the firm.

a series of business decisions that aid in selling a product.

the relationship between a firm's marketing strengths and its business weaknesses.

a blending of strategic elements to satisfy specific target markets.

144. Newsletters, catalogues, and invitations to organisation-sponsored events are most closely
associated with the marketing mix activity of:

Pricing

Distribution

Product development

Promotion

145. Which of the following is not an element of the marketing

mix? Distribution.

Product.

Target market.

Pricing.

146. In relationship marketing firms focus on __________ relationships with

__________. short-term; customers and suppliers

long-term; customers and suppliers

short-term; customers

long-term; customers

147.A further 3Ps are incorporated into the marketing mix:

physical evidence, process and price.

process people and promotion.

physical evidence, people and production.

physical evidence, process and people.

148. A marketing philosophy summarized by the phrase 'a stronger focus on social and ethical
concerns in marketing' is characteristic of the _________ period.

production

sales

marketing

societal marketing

149. Which of the following statements is correct?

Marketing is the term used to refer only to the sales function within a firm.

Marketing managers don't usually get involved in production or distribution decisions.

Marketing is an activity that considers only the needs of the organization; not the needs of
society as a whole.

Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating,
delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and
society at large.

150. The term marketing refers to:

new product concepts and improvements.

advertising and promotion activities.

a philosophy that stresses customer value and satisfaction.

planning sales campaigns.

151. Which of the following involves designing and manufacturing the container or wrapper for
a product? Labeling

Packaging
Branding
Product line

152. The basic role of promotion is _____.

Information

Manipulation

Communication

Interpretation

153.If the aim of the promotion to introduce a new consumer product is to achieve high
awareness levels, the firm will most likely make heavy use of _______ in the promotional mix.

Advertising

Sales promotion

Personal selling

Publicity

154.A consumer contest is an example of _____.

Personal selling
Sales promotion

Advertising

Indirect selling

155. Advertising appropriations are largest for which type of product?

Industrial products

Convenience goods

High-priced products

Specialty goods

157. Need becomes ________ when they are directed towards a specific object.

Actual need

Want

Satisfaction

Demand

158. Which of the following BEST describes the consumer’s preference for products that are
widely available to them?
Production concept

Marketing concept

Selling concept

Product concept

159.Buying and selling of mass consumer goods and services comes under which of the
following markets?

Business markets

Global markets

Consumer markets

Government markets
160. Which one of the following BEST describes the human need?

Food

French-fries

Burger

Pizza

161.Which of the following firms emphasis on product’s benefits to the customers rather than on
product attributes.

Product oriented

Market oriented

Sales oriented

Production oriented

162. All of the following are the examples of unsought goods EXCEPT:

Course books

Encyclopedia

Funeral plots

Insurance policy
Unsought Goods

163. While considering the place for a product which of the following is important for customer.

Communication

Convenience

Cost

Solution

164.Market –oriented firms focus on:

Retailers

Distributors

Customers

Wholesalers

165. Price is the only element in the marketing mix that produces:

Fixed cost

Expense

Variable cost

Revenue

166. Identify the products that the customer usually buys frequently and with a minimum of
comparison and buying effort.
Specialty

Convenience

Unsought

Augmented

167. Which of the following is NOT included in product decisions?

Styling

Brand name

Warehousing

Packaging

168. Which of the following takes place at retailer’s end?

Promotion

Placing

Pricing

Exchange

169. Aggressive selling is a characteristic of which of the following concept of

marketing? Select correct option:

Production concept

Marketing concept

Selling concept

Product concept
170. Which of the following is a name, term, sign, symbol, design, or a combination of these,
that identifies that maker or seller of a product or service?

Label

Co-brand

Brand

Product

171. The consumer’s estimate of the product’s overall capacity to satisfy his or her needs is
called:

a. Product Cost

b. Product Value

c. Product need

d. Product Satisfaction

172. According to the text, a product is

a. everything the customer receives in an exchange.

b. the physical object the customer receives in an exchange.

c. the service that is rendered to a customer.

d. the idea that the customer receives in an exchange.

174. Which one of the following is NOT an industrial product?

 a. oil to be refined into fuel for homes

b. transistors used as components for

portable radios paper, pens, and glue used

in bank branch offices

c. computer software to help people complete personal tax forms

175. Sai Nath called several airlines to compare rates and chose a flight on British Midland as it
had a better reputation for service and competitive prices. The airline ticket is an example of
which type of product?

A)convenience

B)shopping

C)specialty

D)unsought

176. Products that are relatively inexpensive and are purchased frequently with minimal effort
can be classified as ___________ products.

a. shopping

b. convenience

c. industrial

d. specialty

e. unsought

177. Large tools and machines used in a production process for a considerable length of time are
classified as

a. major equipment.

b. accessory equipment.

c. component parts.

d. raw materials.

e. consumable supplies.
180. Industrial products are a.

a.purchased for personalconsumption.

b.frequently purchased for both their functional aspects and their psychological rewards.

c.traditionally classified according to their characteristics and intended uses.

d.not purchased by non-business organisations.

181. A company designs the product with little or no input from customers, the company is
practicing which of the following concept?

a. Product concept

b. Marketing concept

c. Selling concept

d. Production concept

182. Which of the following 4Ps of marketing mix involves decisions regarding channels
coverage, assortments, locations, inventories or transports?
 a. Product

b. Price

c. Place

d. Promotion

183. Which of the following is NOT a part of marketing communication mix?

a. Telemarketing

b. Public relations

c. Sales promotion

d. Advertising

184. A dissonance-reducing buying behavior is designed to probe consumers’ hidden,

subconscious motivations. True

False

185. Consumer buying behavior refers to the buying behavior of businesses.

True

False

186. A fundamental part of the distribution function is to get the product:

a. To the right place at the right time

b. Launched into new markets

c. To intermediaries

d. To market to avoid channel conflict

187.The _____ identifies the product or brand.

a. Label

b. Advertisement

c. Warranty
188. A(n) _____ product exceeds customer expectations.

a. Strategic

b. Superior

c. Augmented

d. Anticipated

189. Which of the following are products and services bought by final consumers for personal
consumption? These include convenience products, shopping products, specialty products, and
unsought products.

a. Material and parts

b. Consumer products

c. Industrial products

d. Capital items

190. The skimming, penetration, bargaining and bundling are decided in the ______________ of
the Marketing Mix strategy.

a. Price Decisions

b. Place Decisions

c. Product Decisions

d. Promotion Decisions

191. Low Consumer involvement in purchase and little significant brand difference comes in
which types of buying behaviors.
b. Dissonance-reducing buying
a. Complex buying behavior behavior

c. Habitual buying behavior

d. Variety-seeking buying behaviors behavior

192. Distribution of product to get it in the marks refers to which of the following

activities? Selling Activities

Advertising activities

Promotion Activities

Place or distribution activities

193. How many stages are involved in the consumer buying / adoption process?

a.Six

b.Seven

c.Three

d.Five

194. Which one of the following factor relates to family that influences consumer behavior?

a. Cultural

b. Social

c. Personal

d. Business

195. “Buy it now” refers to which one of the following options?

a. Personal selling

b. Advertising

c. Sales promotion

d. Publicity

196. At least how many parties should be included in “Exchange”?

Two

Three

Four
Five
197. The buyer decision process consists of five stages. Which of the following is NOT one of
these stages?

a. Evaluation of Alternatives

b. Information search

c. Variety-seeking buying behavior

d. Post purchase behavior

198. You are planning to install a steel manufacturing plant in your city. For that purpose you
want to have a supplier who supplies you the steel in raw form for manufacturing. Here supplier
supplies you which of the following form of industrial product?

a. Material and parts

b. Capital items

c. Supplies and services

d. None of the given options

199. “How are you telling consumers in your target group about your product” This question
belongs to which marketing concept?

a. Product

b. Price

c. Place

d. Promotion