G K Test No. 2
1. Which government offers 1,000 acres of land for Nano small car project?
a. Karnataka b. Kerala c. Singur d. None of these
2. …………..buys majority stake in South African pharma co.
a. Ranbaxy laboratories Ltd b. Lupin Ltd c. Hitachi Ltd d. None of these
3. Supplyco has registered a record sales of Rs ……… crore during the Onam festival period as against the target of Rs.175 crore
a. 325 b. 250 c. 200 d. 300
4. Reliance Industries Ltd will be ready to sell gas from which Basin?
a. Ganga b. Kaveri c. KrishnaGodavari d. None of these
5. World Alzheimer’s day
a. Sep 24 b. Sep 26 c. Sep 22 d. Sep 21
6. Where is Kona coffee grown?
a. Coorg b. Kerala c. Hawai d. Assam
7. Who said "Competition is the keen cutting edge of business"?
a. Founding members of the BSE b. All held the Chairman’s post at SBI c.Henry Ford d. Bill Gates
8 . New Holland Tractors is planning to invest Rs.250 Cr to enhance its production capacity in India. Name the business group that owns this company.
a. ABB b. Fiat c. Volvo d. None of these
9. Which web company has Anurag Dikshit founded?
a. Indiabulls.com b. Party Gaming.com c. Naukri.com d. none of these
10. Infosys, HDFC Bank, Dabur, HDFC and Hero Honda have all acquired a “GVC” rating from CRISIL. What does this rating evaluate?
a. Ability to repay foreign investors b. Business continuity c. Corporate Governance d. None of these
11. In India what is the season for winter crops described as?
a Kharif b. Rabi c. Monsoon d. None of these
12. Which company founded in 1954 has its head quarters at 5505, Blue Lagoon drive, Miami, Florida?
a. Cessna Aircraft company b. Burger King c. Wrigley's d. None of these
13The city which will host the 1st World Congress on Disaster Management
a. Hyderabad b. Chennai c. Thiruvananthapuram d. Bangalore
14. Indra Nooyi is the Chairperson and CEO of
a. Pepsi Co b. Coco Cola c. Marico d. ITC
15.The scientists at the ................University are working on a 1930 invention to develop a refrigerator without electricity.
a. San DiegoStateUniversity b. Harward c.Cambridge d. Oxford
16.Expand BPCL
a. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd b. Bombay Petroleum corporation Ltd
c. Bharat Penalty Commission Ltd d. None of the above
17. The fridges emit greenhouse gases called ............which damage the environment
a. Freons b. Alfra c. Meta bone d. None of these
18 Why Japan’s Tomoji happened to come in the news recently?
a. He is the new President of Japan b. He is the new prime minister of Japan
c. He is the world’s oldest man of today d . He is the tallest man of Japan
19. According to the projected report, the half of the global market for environmental products and services will be in the area of .................
a. energy efficiency b. sustainable Transportation
c. sanitation and waste management d. water supply
20. When Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley gave up their independent investment banking status in the US, it gave reason for IT vendors of India to smile. The reason is:
a. The giant US banks will enter into retail banking and it will enable the IT vendors to get cheap credit.
b.The American retail banks will need more software
c. The Indian banks can easily penetrate into American economy
d. The World Bank will have limited control over Indian IT vendors.
21. The name of the hotel where ocurred a bomb blast which took a toll of over 40 lives in Islamabad on September 20:
a. Al Amin Hotel b. Merrill Lynch Hotel c. Marriot Hotel d. Taj Hotel
22.Government of India is unwilling to re-introduce POTA to control terrorism in the country. Why ?
(A) POTA is a draconian law
(B) Right now there are laws like Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2004 which can prevent terrorism if implemented properly.
a. A only b. B only c. Both A & B d. Neither A nor B
23. The step taken up in India by the Finance Minister to overcome the recent finance debacle in USA:
a. Tightening the credit supply b. Liberalising credit supply by the Govt.
c. Tightening the capital market by SEBI d. Cotrolling the FII flow to India
24. The site identified for the proposed railway coach factory in Kerala:
a. Aluva b. Ambalavayal c. Mannarkkad d. Kanjikode
25. In the context of economic slow down and insolvency or take over of US Investment banks, for attracting foreign investments many infrastructure companies of India are planning to adopt:
a. 'Look-West' Policy b. 'Look-East' Policy c. 'Look-North' Policy d. 'Look-South' Policy
26.CEO of Techno park
a. N Ramakrishnan b. N Radhakrishnan c. N Gopalakrishnan d. N Gopikrishnan.
27.According to CEO of Techno park which will be the next biggest opportunity for Kerala after tourism
a. IT b.Construction c.Aviation d.None of the above .
28.Expand RNRL
a. Reliance Natural Resource Ltd b. Reliance Non Resource Ltd
c. Reliance Neutron Resource Ltd d. None of the above.
29.Expand LME
a. Liquid Money Exchange b. London Metal Exchange c. Limited Money Exchange d. Low Metal Exchange.
30.Mention the percentage which Dhanalakshmi Bank has approved to give as dividend to all its share holder’s for last year.
a. 7% b. 5% c. 3% d. 4%
31.Expand SEZ
a. Special Economic Zone b. Specialized Economist Zone
c. Specific Economic Zone d. Special Electronic Zone.
32. A study by the Georgia Institute of Technology, US, placed which country at the top of technological standing?
a. China b.Germany c.US d. Japan
33. Expand SEBI
a. Stock and Exchange Board of India b. Securities and Exchange Board of India
c. Stock market Exchange Board of India d.Securities Exchange Board of India
34. Name the new scheme of Appollo Sindoori Capital
a. Buy silver scheme b. Buy gold scheme c. Buy gold and silver scheme d. None of the above
35. Expand UNCTAD
a. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
b. United National Committee on Trade and Development
C.United Nations Committee on Trade and Development
d. None of the above
36. India has emerged as the top foreign investment ( FDI) destination after_____
a. America b.China c.Africa c.Australia
37. A new agreement signed by China and Venezuela is called___________
a. Oil agreement b. Steel agreement b. Silver agreement c. Gold agreement
38. The IATA chief said that growth of the civil aviation sector in India had slowed to_____%in the first six months of 2008
a. 5.5 b. 6 c. 6.5 d. 7.5
39. Expand CAMPCO
a. Central Areca nut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co operative Ltd
b. Centre of Areca nut cola Marketing and Processing Co operative Ltd
c. Central Areca nut Cocoa Making and Processing Company Ltd
d. None of the above
40.Mention the new plant of CAMPCO
a. to produce chocolate b. to produce oil c. to market chocolate d.to produce oil and chocolate
41. Which country is the biggest producer of Aluminium.?
a.India b.Belgium c.Australia d.China
42.Which organization formed a MoU with IIM,Ahmedabad to meet the challenges of HRD in its expansion programme.?
a.ONGC b.IOC c.SAIL d.Wipro
43.Who is the CEO of IATA.?
a.Mr.Bisignani b.Mr.James simpson c.P.Srinivas Rao d.MrLalji
44. To which cellular company,IFC decided to give $100 million for its network expansion.?
a.Airtel b.Idea c.Reliance d.Hutch
45.Adlabs filmsLtd,belongs to which group.?
a.Hinduja b.Birla c.Reliance d.Bajaj
46.The World’s second largest advertising company.?
a.APPgroup a.CAP group c.WPP group d.WPP group
47.Which company’s CEO is the chairman of the US –India business council.?
a.Coca cola b.Wipro c.Pepsi d.L&T
48.Who says “terrorism requires talks , not military action”?
a. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad b. Hamid Karzai c. Asif Ali Zardari d. Pervez Musharraf
49. Which company’s CEO ask the pope recently to say a special prayer for his ailing organizations?
a. Lehman Brothers b. Alitalia c. Lufthansa d. Deccaan Airways
50. Which Bank opened its first overseas office at Dubai on sep 22nd?
a. SBI b. Axis c. Corporabm d. SIB
