Question

The second largest manufacturer of CD's, DVD's and other optical media in the world is:

• A. Sony.
• B. Intel.
• C. Philips.
• D. Moser Baer.

Hint:

Think of the Indian company that built a large share of the world's optical disc manufacturing business.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

This question tests awareness of a well known Indian business fact from the mid to late 2000s about the global optical media manufacturing industry.

1. Sony: Sony is a huge electronics company and a major optical media player, and it was widely regarded as the world's largest manufacturer of CDs, DVDs and related optical media, but the question asks for the second largest, not the first.
2. Intel: Intel is a leading chip maker, but it is not in the business of manufacturing CDs or DVDs, so this option is wrong.
3. Philips: Philips helped develop CD and DVD technology along with Sony, but it was not ranked as the second largest producer of these discs.
4. Moser Baer: Moser Baer, an Indian company, grew rapidly through the 2000s and became known as the world's second largest manufacturer of optical storage media such as CDs and DVDs, right behind Sony.

Since Moser Baer held the position of second largest producer in this industry around this period, it is the correct answer.

Let's summarize:

• Sony was the largest global maker of CDs, DVDs and optical media.
• Moser Baer, an Indian firm, ranked as the second largest maker in the world.
• Intel and Philips do not match the position asked about in the question.

The correct answer is option 4, Moser Baer.