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3. What is a key benefit of adopting
technology into a business?
A. Increased manual data entry
B. Improved business performance
C. Higher costs due to outdated systems
D. Reduced data analysis capabilities
4. Which of these industries had the most
high-growth small businesses in 2024
across the Asia-Pacific?
A. Professional, scientific and technical
services
B. Banking, finance or insurance
C. Rental, hiring and real estate services
D. Arts and recreation services
5. Which country led the Asia-Pacific region
in online selling in 2024?
A. Mainland China
B. Taiwan
C. Vietnam
D. Australia
6. Converging trends are compelling CEOs
around the world to reimagine their business
models. Which two defining forces are driving
reinvention for Australian CEOs?
A. Inflation and unemployment figures
B. Technological disruption and climate change
C. Geopolitical tensions and climate change
D. Investment and regulatory compliance
7.
Which of these factors is the most important
for Gen Z workers?
A. Growth and the pursuit of money, meaning
and wellbeing
B. Reaching a leadership position
C. Working from home
D. Having access to the latest technology
8. How is blockchain technology primarily
transforming finance?
A. Streamlining payment systems
B. Guaranteeing anonymity for all financial
transactions
C. Slowly eliminating the need for traditional
financial institutions
D. Being universally adopted by all banks
9. Which of the following incidents occurred
in 2024 and underscores the growing threat
of deepfake technology in corporate fraud?
A. An investment bank hired a deepfake-generated
CEO who led the company for three months
before being discovered.
B. Investors were defrauded by a deepfake version
of a well-known billionaire offering investment
advice during a fake live stream.
C. A multinational company lost millions
of dollars after fraudsters used deepfake
technology to impersonate the company’s senior
staff members during a video conference call.
D. A deepfake-generated Hollywood A-lister raised
millions in funding for a film, without investors
realising they had been duped.
10. Since the release of the Taskforce on
Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
recommendations, what have over 500
organisations representing more than
US$17 trillion (A$26 trillion) in assets
under management committed to?
A. Paying a fee to offset emissions
B. Making one or more disclosures about
nature-related risks and impacts in the first year
C. Employing sustainability reporting experts
D. Examining their supply chain to report on
Scope 3 emissions
11. The upcoming United Nations Climate Change
Conference (COP) is expected to influence global
standards on nature-related financial disclosures
such as the TNFD. When and
where is it being held?
A. COP30 will be held in Brazil in November 2025.
B. COP28 will be held in Canada in November 2026.
C. COP30 will be held in Poland in October 2025.
D. COP29 will be held in India in March 2026.
12. Which AI platform shook global markets this year
with the release of its upgraded R1 model — an
advanced reasoning AI that enhances capabilities in
mathematics, programming and logical reasoning?
A. Google Gemini
B. DeepSeek
C. Meta
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D. Open AI
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