Question

Match the following. Column-I represents information technology companies and Column-II their promoters.

Column-I	Column-II
A. HCL Tech	i. Shiv Nader
B. i2 Technology	ii. Sanjeev Sidhu
C. Sycamore	iii. Gururaj Deshpande

Choose the answer from the following choices:

• A. A-iii, B-ii, C-i
• B. A-i, B-ii, C-iii
• C. A-iii, B-i, C-ii
• D. A-i, B-iii, C-ii

Hint:

Match each company with its known founder: HCL with Shiv Nadar, i2 with Sanjeev Sidhu, and Sycamore with Gururaj Deshpande.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We are given three IT companies in Column-I (HCL Tech, i2 Technology, Sycamore) and three names of promoters in Column-II (Shiv Nader, Sanjeev Sidhu, Gururaj Deshpande). We need to match each company with the person who founded or promoted it.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
This is a pure recall question. There is no calculation involved, so we match each company to its known founder from general business knowledge.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
HCL Technologies was founded by Shiv Nadar (spelled Shiv Nader in the question) in 1976, so A matches with i.
i2 Technologies, the American supply chain software company, was founded by Sanjeev Sidhu, so B matches with ii.
Sycamore Networks, the US telecom equipment maker, was co-founded by Gururaj Deshpande, so C matches with iii.
This gives the pairing A-i, B-ii, C-iii.
Option (1) swaps A and C incorrectly. Option (3) also swaps B and C. Option (4) swaps B and C as well. Only option (2) lists the correct pairing.

Step 4: Final Answer:
The correct match is A-i, B-ii, C-iii, so the answer is option (2).