Question

"In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table." This statement was made by the famous industrialist

• A. J.R.D. Tata
• B. Aditya Birla
• C. Dhirubhai Ambani
• D. Narayan Murthy

Hint:

Think of the Infosys co-founder known for stressing transparency and fact based decisions in corporate governance.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

This question checks whether the student can match a well known corporate quote to the industrialist who said it. The line "In God we trust, the rest have to bring data on the table" is a management saying about backing decisions with evidence instead of gut feeling.

1. J.R.D. Tata: Remembered for leading the Tata Group for decades and for pioneering employee welfare schemes in Indian industry. He is not the source of this quote.
2. Aditya Birla: Known for growing the family business into a large industrial group, later renamed the Aditya Birla Group in his memory. This quote is not linked to him.
3. Dhirubhai Ambani: Founder of Reliance Industries, famous for his risk taking and stock market strategy, not for this data driven management line.
4. Narayan Murthy: Co-founder of Infosys and a strong voice for corporate governance in Indian IT. He has used this exact line to stress that decisions in his company were made on facts and figures, not assumptions.

The quote is attributed to Narayan Murthy, so option (D) is correct.

Let's summarize:

• The quote is a call for evidence based decision making in business.
• Narayan Murthy built Infosys around exactly this principle of governance and data driven decisions.

Hence, the industrialist behind the statement is Narayan Murthy.