G K Test No. 1
1. India and Nepal have agreed to take a fresh look at the 1950's Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship. Who is the Present Prime Minister of Nepal?
a. Pushpa Kamal Dahal b. Mool Chand c. Raj Dahal d. Tul Bahadur Pun
2. The president of Manufactures Association for Information Technology(MAIT),the apex body representing the IT hardware sector
a. S.S.Raman b. Anil Ambani c. Mool Chand d. MuraliDora
3. Recently a major Investment Bank Lehman Brothers is collapsed. It is a ............. based bank.
a. U.K b. Singapore c. Europe d. U.S based
4. Rolls -Royce re-entered in the Indian Market by inaugurateing its second dealership in..................... city.
a. Mumbai b. Delhi c. Chennai d. Calcutta
5. The current International Financial Reporting Standards is proposed to change over to the new by the year......
a. 2015 b. 2009 c. 2010 d. 2011
6. The PATA (an association) is related with .............. area
a. Atomic b. Travel c. Advertisement d. Medical
7. Analysts forecast that.............. (An emerging technology) will be the hottest technology which will be a challenge to 3G mobiles
a. BWA b. WiMAX c.DVBH d. DSL
8. Idendify the place which was free from the recent Delhi bomb blast:
a. Karol Bagh b. Connaught Place c. Lal Bagh d. Greater Kailash-I
9. The central problem of Singur issue is
a. Burning and destruction of churches and schools
b. Land alienation of nearly 800 farmers due to a new SEZ
c. Rehabilitation of farmers who lost land due to Tata Motor's car plant
d. Massacre of hundreds of young men and women for kidney racket.
10. The Asian Development Bank on last Tuesday lowered India's GDP growth forecast for the current financial year to:
a. 6.5 % b. 7.4 % c. 7.6% d. 7.8 %
11. In 2008 India's exports of tea are likely to increase to 210 milion kg from 179 kg in 2007. The main reasons are:
1. Revival of Iraq trade by resolving the disputes existed in 2007
2. Increase in output of tea due to a good rainfall
3. Shortfall of production of tea in Kenya who is a rival of India in tea trade
4. Depreciation of Indian rupee
Now choose the the correct answer given under codes below:
a. 1,2,3 & 4 b. 1,2 & 3 c. 2,3 & 4 d 1,3 & 4
12. What does POTA stand for ?
a. Penalty on the Outbreak of Terrorist Activities b. Prevention of Terrorism Act
c. Potential Outbreak of Terrorist Activities d. Positive Overturn of Terrorism Act
13. The bank which recently took over Merrill Lynch is:
a. European Central Bank b. Bank of England
c. Bank of America d. The US Federal Reserve.
14.. The two Indian Insurance Companies in which American International Group(AIG) has partnership:
a. LIC of India and Tata AIG Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
b. Tata AIG Life Insurance Co.Ltd and Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd
c. LIC of India and Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd
d. ICICI Prudential and Tata AIG Life Insurance Co.Ltd
15. Mention the name of the biggest private bank in the country, which has the largest exposure and has invested approximately $80 million in senior bonds of Leyman brothers
a. HDFC b. ICICI c.IDBI d. DENA BANK
16. Expand FRN
a. Free Rate Note b. Floating Rate Notes c. Floating Return Notes d. None of the above
17.What is the major reason for current market crash
a. Bomb blast b. Weather c.Lehman Brothers Bankrupt d.Inflation
18. Expand CLN
a. Credit Linked Notes b.Cash Linked Notes c.Currency Linked Notes d. None of the above
19. which company has launched a low cost PC under the brand name Eco- style?
a. Dell b .Wipro c. Zenith d. None of these
20. First Citizen is the loyalty program of which retail company?
a Pantaloons b. Trent c Shoppers Stop d. More
21. AXA, Carrefour, BNP Paribas and Saint Gobain are part of which stock index?
a NASDAQ-100 b .CAC – 40 c.CDX-50 d. None of these
22. Which film star is promoting an airline service of a company (thru a video advertisement) in which he is a director?
a. Brad Pitt- American Airlines b. Saif Ali Khan – Kingfisher Airways
c. Sharukh Khan – Jet Airways d. Salman Khan - Deccan Airways
23.Vim is a brand owned by HLL, but what does the term Vim relate to in the software industry?
a. Name of a mobile application software b. A text editor used for Unix programming
c. Software used in Microsoft’s Xbox d. None of these.
24.“The Secret Formula” and “The Real thing” are the titles of business books. Name the company which is the main subject in these books?
a. PepsiCo b. Budweiser beer c. The Coca Cola Co d. Mac Dowells
25. Which building is a Boston landmark and anchors fashionable Newbury Street and the picturesque BostonPublicGarden located in the heart of the Back Bay? It is owned by an Indian group now.
a.Harvard BusinessSchool b. The Ritz Carlton – Tatas
c. Head quarters of Nortel Corporation d. None of these
26. George Fisher Baker, who was the president of the First National Bank of New York, donated $5million to built the campus for this business school. Identify this business school whose official name incorporates his name.
a. Yale school of Business b.Harvard BusinessSchool
c.New York university business school d. None of these
27. Who said,“ Don’t take it personally when a stock does not perform because it does not know you own it”?
a.Harshad Mehta b. Jack Welch c. Warren Buffet d. None of these
28. Farm festival
a. Oct 16 th b. Oct 20 th c. Nov 1 st d. Nov 6 th
29. Iraqi oil minister.
a.Al Maliki b. HussainAl Shahristai c .Muwaffak Al Rubaie d. None of these
30. Muslim League national president
a. K.M.Kader b. Naeem Akthar c. E.Ahamed d. Shahansha Jahangir
31. Company which invested 2000crs in insurance business
a. Reliance capital b. AIG c. Birla Grup d.Lehman Brothers
32. Which telecom operator cuts processing fee on top-ups?
a. Hutch b. BSNL c. IDEA d. Airtel
33. Union minister for Science and Technology
a. M.S.Anand b. Kapil Sibal c. Annette Schavan d. None of these
34. Name of the website to track the dead?
a.Tributes.com b. Tribunal.com c. Deadbible.com d. None
35. Who is the chairman of GAIL (India)?
a.U.D.Choubey b.S.K.Pandey c.G.K.Kartha d.Mr.Umesh Choudhary
36. After a gap of 50 years which company re entered the Indian market in 2005
a. BMW b.Rolls-Royle c. Ford d.Hyundai
37. Recently which company has won the ELCINA-Dun and Bradstreet award for business excellence?
a. FCIOEN Ltd b. Wipro c. HMT d. L&T
38. Which company plans to fuel trading Arm in US
a. Bajaj b. Tata c. RIL d.IOC
39. In which state RIL setting up its first solar power project?
a. Orissa b. UP c. Rajastan d. MP
40. Which company has acquried US based MSE power systems for $16 milllions
a. Reliance b. Birla c.Tata d. Crompton Greaves
41. Recently which bank has introduced the group salary saving Account (GSSA) for the salaried class?
a. SBI ,b. Indian Bank c. Axis Bank d. SIB
42. Programme under which A T M card issue to daily wage workers in rural area
a.NREGP b.NREP c.NABARD d.TRYSM
43. Utittati boat rise held in
a. Punnapra b.Chembakkulam c.Ambalapuza d. Arunmula
44. President of Intel India
a.Praveen vishakantaiah b.R.Revichandran c.MuraliDora d.T.M.Thomes
45. Chairman of Reliance infrastructure Limited
a.. Mukesh b. Anil c. Revichandran d.Ajith mishra
46. New chief executive officer of BBDO
a..Ajai Jahala b.Allen C.A c. Revichandran d.Ajith mishra
47. Union Petroleum minister
a. D.N Menon b.k. Kamalnath c. Muralidora d.Ajith mishra
48. Which country has blocked 30 generic drugs of Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical Ltd?
a. U.S.A b.India c. Russia d.France
49. Which Company has a five year global contract with Ericsson to deliver application,maintenance and development services for International IT operations?
a. Wipro b.TCS c. Infosys d.Accenture
50. The brand ambassador of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
a. Sachin b.Sevag c. Dravid d.Sharooq
