Question

Which among the following Indian Information Technology (IT) companies is not listed in the stock exchange?

• A. Satyam
• B. Tata Consultancy Service (TCS)
• C. Wipro
• D. None of these

Hint:

Check each company's listing history: Satyam, TCS and Wipro were all publicly traded by 2006.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

This question checks awareness of which major Indian IT firms had gone public by 2006.

1. Satyam: Satyam Computer Services had its shares trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange well before 2006. It is a listed firm, so it cannot answer a question asking for the unlisted one.
2. Tata Consultancy Service (TCS): TCS launched its initial public offering in 2004 and got listed on the BSE and NSE that same year. By 2006 it was one of the most heavily traded IT stocks in India, so it is listed too.
3. Wipro: Wipro has traded on Indian stock exchanges since long before the software boom of the 1990s and 2000s, and it stayed listed through 2006. This option also fails to answer the question.
4. None of these: Since Satyam, TCS and Wipro were all listed companies by 2006, no name in the list is actually unlisted, so the answer has to fall on this residual option.

All three named companies traded on Indian stock exchanges in 2006, so the correct choice is 'None of these'.

Let's summarize:

• Satyam, TCS and Wipro were each listed on the BSE and NSE by 2006.
• Since none of the three fits the description 'not listed', the answer is the residual option.

The correct answer is option (4), None of these.