KBC-Style Questions: Tata Sons & Natarajan Chandrasekaran

 

KBC-Style Questions: Tata Sons & Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Q1. Natarajan Chandrasekaran informed the Tata Sons board that he will not seek reappointment when his current tenure ends in which month and year?
A) February 2026
B) February 2027
C) August 2027
D) October 2027
Answer: B) February 2027indiatoday+1

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Q2. Chandrasekaran became chairman of Tata Sons in January 2017 after spending about three decades at which company, including as its CEO?
A) Tata Steel
B) Tata Motors
C) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
D) Indian Hotels Company
Answer: C) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

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Q3. After Ratan Tata’s death on 9 October 2024, who was appointed chairman of the Tata Trusts two days later?
A) Mehli Mistry
B) Noel Tata
C) Venu Srinivasan
D) Vijay Singh
Answer: B) Noel Tata

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Q4. Under RBI rules, Tata Sons was classified as an upper-layer NBFC and was originally required to list by which deadline?
A) March 2025
B) June 2025
C) September 2025
D) December 2025
Answer: C) September 2025

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Q5. To strengthen its case for staying private, Tata Sons repaid roughly how much debt by July 2025?
A) ₹10,000 crore
B) ₹20,000 crore
C) ₹30,000 crore
D) ₹50,000 crore
Answer: C) ₹30,000 crore

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Q6. In September 2025, which Tata Trusts nominee on the Tata Sons board was removed after four of seven trustees opposed his continuation?
A) Noel Tata
B) Mehli Mistry
C) Vijay Singh
D) Venu Srinivasan
Answer: C) Vijay Singh

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Q7. In October 2025, trustees opposed the reappointment of which long-time Ratan Tata confidant as a permanent trustee?
A) Noel Tata
B) Mehli Mistry
C) Pallonji Mistry
D) R.K. Krishna Kumar
Answer: B) Mehli Mistry

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Q8. In February 2026, Chandrasekaran’s proposed five-year extension was supported by the two principal Tata Trusts and the nomination committee, but the board deferred the decision because:
A) The RBI blocked it
B) It did not receive unanimous board support
C) Chandrasekaran withdrew his name immediately
D) The trusts withdrew their recommendation
Answer: B) It did not receive unanimous board supportindiatoday+1

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Q9. By FY26, losses across Tata Sons’ 16 privately held businesses had nearly doubled to approximately what amount, with Air India accounting for about 80%?
A) ₹12,311 crore
B) ₹15,311 crore
C) ₹27,854 crore
D) ₹35,000 crore
Answer: C) ₹27,854 crore

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Q10. In July 2026, the transfer of how many Tata Sons shares owned by Ratan Tata to two charitable foundations was stalled following a complaint?
A) 1,368
B) 2,368
C) 3,368
D) 4,368
Answer: C) 3,368

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Q11. In his letter to the board, Chandrasekaran said the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust had unanimously recommended extending his tenure by how many years?
A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 7 years
D) 10 years
Answer: B) 5 years

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Q12. Chandrasekaran’s decision in August 2026 sets in motion a formal process to identify his successor ahead of which date?
A) February 2027
B) August 2027
C) February 2028
D) August 2028
Answer: A) February 2027