GK : II

Commonwealth group:

The commonwealth Group previously known as British Commonwealth is an organization of 54 sovereign states. All these countries except two ( Mozambique and Rwanda) were formerly part of British Empire.

Headquarters of Commonwealth Group is at London.

Head of Commonwealth Group is Queen Elizabeth II.

Secretary-general of Commonwealth Group is Kamalesh Sharma.

Chairperson-in-office of Commonwealth is Kamla Prasad.

First Commonwealth games were held in 1930.

The Flag of Commonwealth consists of the symbol of Commonwealth Secretariat, represented by a gold globe surrounded by rays on a dark blue field and was officially adopted in 1976.

Some Facts related to 2010 Commonwealth Games:

XIX Commonwealth games were held in new Delhi in October 2010. A total of 6081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events.

The mascot of the games was “SHERA”.

It was the largest multi-sport international event to be held in India after 1951 and 1982 Asian games.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the event was held at the jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. It was for the first time that commonwealth games were held in India and second time in Asia after 1998 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1998.

The official song of the games was “Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto” composed by A.R.Rahman.

All member nations of Commonwealth Group participated in these games except Fiji (which is suspended from the Commonwealth) and Tokelau (which did not send a team).

Australia topped the tally with 74 Golds and total of 177 medals. While India put up a strong display with 38 Gold medals and ended in second position. While England ended in 3rd position with 37 Gold medals.

President of Commonwealth Games federation is Mike Fenell.

The Queen’s Baton relay began when the baton, left Buckingham Palace London on 29th October 2009 and reached New Delhi at opening ceremony of 2010 Games. The Queen’s baton relay contains Queen Elizabeth’s message to all participating athletes in games.

The baton was designed by Michael Foley.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Pratibha Patil, president of India officially declared the games open.

Chief Guests of Opening Ceremonies were a) Mohamed Nasheed, President of Maldives

b) Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru

c) and Prince Albert II of Monaco.

Kabaddi was a demonstration sport at games.

Organizers had removed triathlon and basketball from the games.

The games closed on 14th October 2010 and commonwealth games flag was handed over to the representatives of Glasgow, Scotland where the 2014 XX Commonwealth games will be held.

Winner of Oscar Awards 2010

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)

Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (The Blind side)

Best Actor in a supporting Role: Christopher Waltz(Inglorious Basterds)

Best Actress in a supporting Role: MoNique (Precious).

Best Animated feature file: UP

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow (Hurt-locker).

Best Foreign Language Film: The Secret in their Eyes (from Argentina).

Best Music (original score): Michael Giachhino (UP)

Best Movie: Hurt Locker

Best Short film animated: Logorama

Best Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert stromberg (for Avatar).

Best Cinematography: Mauro Fiore (for Avatar).

India’s movie sent to Oscars 2010 in Best Foreign Film Category: Harishchandrachi Factory(Marathi).

General Knowledge & Current Affairs

1. The previous secretary – general of United Nations belonged to which country?

a) S. Korea b) India c) Egypt d) Ghana

2. Who among the following is the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2005?

a) Rahul Dravid b) Anju Bobby George

c) Pankaj Advani d) Jeev Milkha Singh

3. Who among the following is the author of the book “Sacred Games”?

a) Vikram Chandra b) Vikram Seth

c) Salman Rushdie d) Arundhati Roy

4. Who is the first golf player from India to be ranked in World top 50 gold players?

a) Jyoti Randhawa b) Shiv Kapur

c) Arjun Atwal d) Jeev Milkha Singh

5. Who is the chairman of the National knowledge commission?

a) Sam Pitroda b) Arjun Singh

c) Manmohan Singh d) Montek Singh

6. For which book has Kiran Desai been awarded the Booker Prize for the year 2006?

a) Sacred Games b) Inheritance of Loss

c) Shalimar d) Equal Music

7. Which of the following countries has been admitted as the newest (192nd) member of the United Nations?

a) Cameroon b) Montenegro c) Switzerland d) Malawi

8. Who among the following is the chairman of State Bank of India?

a) A.K. Puri b) A.K. Purwar c) O.P. Bhatt d) Y.V. Reddy

9. Who won the Oscars for the “Best Actor” in 2010?

a) Jeff Bridges b) George Clooney

c) Jeremy Renner d) Morgan Freeman

10. Which of these layers is farthest from the earth’s surface?

a) Exosphere b) Thermosphere c) Troposphere d) Mesosphere

11. Which of these atmospheric layers is nearest to the earth’s surface?

a) Stratosphere b) Mesosphere c) Troposphere d) Exosphere.

12. Which of the following vitamins is helpful for coagulation of blood?

a) C b) D c) E d) K

13. The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of

a) Saponification b) Hydrolysis c) Fermentation d) Hydrogenation

14. The working of a rocket is based on the principle of

a) Electricity b) Kepler’s law c) Newton’s d) Conservation of Momentum

15. Which of the following chemicals is useful in photography?

a) Silver bromide b) Sodium Chloride

c) Aluminum Hydroxide d) Potassium Nitrate

16. A transistor is most likely to be found in a

a) fuse b) fluorescent lamp c) hearing aid d) wrist watch

17. The buoyancy depends on

a) the shape of the body b) the mass of the body

c) the mass of the liquid displaced d) the depth to which the body is immersed

18. The unit of currency used in Germany is

a) Peso b) Dollar c) Euro d) Yen

19. The largest producer of coal in the world is

a) Russia b) Canada c) UK d) USA

20. All of the following are subsidiaries of the State Bank of India, except.

a) Central Bank of India b) State Bank of Patiala

c) State Bank of Hyderabad d) State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

21. Public Sector consists of those enterprises in which the state owns.

a) 50% of the capital b) 66% of the capital c) 85% of the capital d) 100% of the capital

22. When did the Reserve Bank of India become a state owned institution?

a) 1943 b) 1947 c) 1949 d) 1952

23. The first sermon of Gautama Buddha was called the

a) Turning of the Wheel of Law

b) Salvation through Meditation

c) Asceticism was not the path to salvation

d) God was not essential to the Universe

24. Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of the Battle of Plassey?

a) Mir Jafar b) Mir Jumla c) Mir Qasim d) Siraj-ud-daula

25. Who amongst the following was the guardian and Regent of Akbar when he succeeded to the dominion of his father?

a) Bairam Khan b) Asad Khan c) Adam Khan d) Asaf Khan

26. The Mughal emperor who gave permission to the British to establish their trading centre at Surat was

a) Humayun b) Babur c) Jahangir d) Akbar

27. Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament?

a) M. Malabari b) Dadabhai Naoroji

c) W.C. Bannerjee d) D.N. Wacha

28. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try the Weapon of Satyagraha?

a) Champaran b) Bardoli c) Dandi d) South Africa

29. Who started the Doctrine of Lapse?

a) Lord Dollhouse b) Lord Curzon c) Lord Hastings d) Lord Wellesley

30. Mahatma Gandhi was first referred to as the Father of the Nation by

a) Vallabhai Patel b) C. Rajagopalachari

c) Subhash Chandra Bose d) Jawahar Lal Nehru

31. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of

a) A.O. Hume b) Budruddin Tyabji

c) Dadabhai Naoroji d) W.C. Bannerjee

32. Which of the following rivers remains in India throughout its journey from its source to the point of merger with another river?

a) Beas b) Chenab c) Jhelum d) Ravi

33. High Velds are the temperate grasslands of

a) South Australia b) Asia

c) South America d) Africa

34. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

a) Navas b) Asteroids c) Comets d) Meteors

35. All of the following caves are located in Maharashtra, except.

a) Ajanta Caves b) Elephanta Caves c) Amarnath Caves d) Ellora Caves

36. USP (Unique Selling Proposition) is a well known marketing term. Who coined it?

a) Philip Kotler b) Rosser Reeves

c) K.K. Birla d) Michael Porter

37. Which one of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called ‘e-chaupals’?

a) ITC b) Dabur c) Procter & Gamble d) Hindustan Lever

38. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company?

a) Dabolim Airport, Goa b) Cochin Airport

c) Hyderabad Airport d) Bangalore Airport

39. Real juices are products of which company?

a) Nestle b) Dabur c) ITC d) None of these

40. Apple Computers Inc. was started by which of the following entrepreneurs?

a) Jack Welsch b) Bill Gates c) Warren Buffett d) Steve Jobs

41. The state which produces maximum quantity of gold in India is

a) Karnataka b) Punjab c) M.P. d) Gujrat

42. The earlier name of the WTO was

a) UNCTAD b ) GATT c) OECD d) UNIDO

43. Where is Davos – the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum, located?

a) France b) Germany c) Switzerland d) Luxembourg

44. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner?

a) B.B. Tandon b) S.Y. Qureshi

c) N. Gopalaswami d) G.V.G. Krishnamurthy.

45. Where will be the world cup football of 2014 be held?

a) Brazil b) England c) S. Africa d) Australia

46. Which among the following is India’s first indigenously developed missile?

a) Akash b) Prithvi c) Agni d) Trishul

47. Where are the headquarters of the UNICEF located ?

a) New York b) Washington D.C. c) Geneva d) Parilp

48. Who won the FIFA Golden shoe/boot Award for the World Cup Football in 2010?

a) Diego Forlan b) Thomas Mueller

c) David Villa d) Miroslav Klose

49. Which mobile operator has got largest number of subscribers in India?

a) BSNL b) HUTCH c) Bharti d) Idea

50. Can you identify the name of the first FM radio station launched by the ADLABS films recently?

a) 95 FM b) 98.3 FM c) 91.1 FM d) Big 92 FM

51. Which of the following represents the name of the latest can model launched by the Hyundai Motors in India recently?

a) Laura b) Fiesta c) Verna d) Aveo

52. Orhan Pamuk, winner of 2006 Nobel Prize for literature, belongs to which country?

a) U.S. b) Turkey c) Spain d) Iran

53. How many countries participated in XIX 2010 Delhi Commonwealth games?

a) 56 b) 61 c) 71 d) 80

54. How many times has Michael Schumacher won the World Championship?

a) Five b) Six c) Seven d) Eight

55. Who is the defence minister of India?

a) A.K. Antony b) P. Chidambaram c) Arjun Singh d) Natwar Singh

56. Pranab Mukherjee is the Union —————— Minister

a) External Affairs b) Defence

c) Parliamentary Affairs d) Finance

57. Which product has been selected by Time Magazine as ‘Invention of the year’ for 2006?

a) IPOD b) You Tube c) Xbox d) Play Station –3

58. Who is India’s highest paid executive?

a) Mukesh Ambani b) Azim Premji c) Sunil Mittal d) Anil Ambani

59. Who is the new US Defence secretary?

a) Donald Rumsfeld b) Dick Cheney

c) John Negropante d) Robert Gates

60. Which of the following was the first Indian State to have gone under the President’s rule?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Punjab c) Andhra Pradesh d) Manipur

61. Which of the following planets is named after the Roman God of agriculture?

a) Uranus b) Neptune c) Pluto d) Saturn

62. Galvanisation process basically involves coating with….

a) Iron b) Copper c) Zinc d) Aluminium

63. Which of the following cities is known as “Land of Thousand Lakes”?

a) Warsaw b) Vienna c) Helsinki d) Rome

64. Where are the headquarters of the International Red cross located?

a) Rome b) Geneva c) Bern d) Paris

65. Who is known as the father of Cell Phone?

a) Charles Babbage b) James Gosling

c) Martin Copper d) Jerry Yang

66. Name the first Indian to have won an Oscar.

a) Satyajit Roy b) Guru Dutt c) Mira Nair d) Bhanu Athaiya

67. Who is also known as “Deshbandhu”?

a) S. Radhakrishnan b) Chittaranjan Das c) G.R. Gokhale d) Madan Mohan Malviya

68. Panchayati Raj comes under which of the following lists?

a) Union List b) Concurrent List

c) State List d) Residual List

69. World Women’s day is celebrated on

a) 10th Dec. b) 8th March c) 15th Nov. d) 11th Sept.

70. This city has now got a replica of Tirupati Temple perhaps the largest Hindu Temple in the world outside India.

a) New York b) Los Angles c) London d) Melbourne

71. This Hollywood Star is directing her first film – “The Kapurthala Princess” for which she is scouting for locations in India.

a) Penelope Cruz b) Angelina Jolie

c) Jennifer Aniston d) Kate Winslet

72. Jagat Singh has been expelled from the Congress. He is an MLA in . .. .

a) Haryana b) Rajasthan c) Uttar Pradesh d) Bihar

73. This UK University, of which Prince Phillip is the Chancellor, gave the honorary doctorate to Dr. Manmohan Singh. Name the University.

a) Oxford University b) Bradford University

c) Birmingham University d) Cambridge University

74. Name the actress who is the new ambassador of the World Gold Council.

a) Sridevi b) Revathy c) Shobhana d) Jyothika

75. Which is the best small state in law and order, according to India Today?

a) Pondhicherry b) Goa c) Delhi d) Manipur

76. Who is the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?

a) O.P. Bhatti b) J.S. Sarma c) K.V. Kamath d) V. Tulsidas

77. Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

a) Mercury b) Venus c) Earth d) Jupiter

78. Which of the following countries is the smallest republic in the world?

a) Nauru b) Vatican City c) Tuvalu d) East Timor

79. Who is the author of the famous work titled “Siddhartha”?

a) George Bernard Shaw b) Thomas Hardy

c) James Joyce d) Herman Heese

80. Which of the following is the least densely populated Union Teritory?

a) Delhi b) Andaman & Nicobar

c) Lakshadweep d) Daman & Din

81. Which of the following is not a Rabi Crop?

a) Mustad b) Wheat c) Bajra d) Grams

82. The first traders to reach India were the

a) Dutch b) French c) English d) Portuguese

83. Who was the first governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

a) James Taylor b) Osborne Smith

c) CD Deshmukh d) BR Raju

84. Find the odd one out.

a) Plebiscite b) Quo Warranto

c) Prohibition d) Certiorari

85. Maoril are the indigenous people of

a) Australia b) New Zealand

c) Namibia d) Austria

86. When did the World Trade Organization come into existence?

a) 1977 b) 1984 c) 1995 d) 2000

87. Pascal is the Unit of

a) Pressure b) Heat c) Force d) Power

88. Which among the following is the birth place of Swami Mahavir?

a) Lumbini b) Kushinagar c) Pavapuri d) Kundangrama

89. Which of the famous personalities is also known as the “Man of Destiny”?

a) Bismarck b) Napoleon c) Hitler d) Mujibur Rehman

90. What is the strength of World Trade organization?

a) 150 b) 200 c) 192 d) 202

91. Khadar & Bangar are two different types of

a) Laterite Soil b) Alluvial Soil c) Black Soil d) Arid Soil

92. According to Chinese Officials, which Indian State is a part of China.

a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Sikkim

c) Manipur d) Assam

93. Which international leader recently accused the United States of sacrificing democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism?

a) Pope Benedict XVI b) Kofi Annan

c) Tony Blair d) Jacques Chirac

94. By what name is the popular reality series “BIG BOSS” internationally known as?

a) I SPY b) Voyeur TV c) Big Brother d) Almighty

95. In which country was the original version of Big Boss first aired?

a) The Netherlands b) United Kingdom

c) Belgium d) Brazil

96. Who was the rival company against Tata in takeover of CORUS?

a) Nippon b) Mittal Steel c) CSN d) Posco

97. Choose among the following options, “the most expensive city in world”.

a) Paris b) London

c) New York d) Tokyo

98. Which city is set to have the world’s longest metro railway, 561 km long, by 2020?

a) Beijing b) Bengaluru c) Delhi d) Tokyo

99. Which of these mobile companies is largest manufactures of Cell Phones?

a) Motorola b) Sony Ericsson c) Nokia d) Samsumg

100. Which Car among the following is bestseller in the world?

a) BMW b) Mercedes E-class

c) Audi 600 d) Toyota Corolla

101. The capital of Uttaranchal is

a) Mussoorie b) Dehra Dun c) Nainital d) Tehri

102. Geet-Gobind is the famous creation of

a) Banbhatt b) Kalidas c) Jayadev d) Bharat Muni

103. Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of

a) S. Africa b) Denmark c) Poland d) Finland

104. The controversial Tehri Dam was built over

a) Ganga b) Godavari c) Bhagirathi d) Narmada

105. Who was the first premier of Pakistan?

a) Liaquat Ali Khan b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

c) Mohammad Ayub Khan d) Ali Mohammad Khusro

106. Name the Governor – General and the first Viceroy of India during whose tenure the 1857 revolt took place.

a) Lord Rippon b) Lord Curzon c) Lord Canning d) Lord Ardinge

107. The famous Chinese traveller Fa-Hien came to India during the reign of

a) Harsha Vardhan b) Chandra Gupta II

c) Kanishka d) Samudragupta

108. The absorption of ink by a blotting paper is based on

a) Newton’s law of motion b) Pascal’s law

c) Capillary Action d) Bernulli’s Theorem

109. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize of Peace in

a) 1977 b) 1979 c) 1982 d) 1984

110. This country is known as the “Sugar Bowl of the World”. Identify It.

a) Brazil b) Mexico c) India d) Cuba

111. The first woman chief minister of an Indian State is

a) Sarojini Naidu b) Indira Gandhi

c) Sucheta Kriplani d) Rajkumar Amrita Kaur

112. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the planning commission of India?

a) President of India b) Finance Minister

c) Prime Minister d) Vice-President

113. What is the % area of earth covered by Pacific Ocean?

a) 25% b) 35% c) 40% d) 45%

114. Sakyamuni is another name of

a) Mahavir b) Buddha c) Lord Shiva d) Hanuman

115. “The Maratha” and “The Kesari” were the two main newspapers started by

a) Lala Lajpat Rai b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Madan Mohan Malviya

116. Mahatma Gandhi founded ……………… newspaper in 1903 in South Africa

a) Indian Opinion b) Harijan c) Indian Speaker d) India news

117. H.J. Kania was the first

a) Chief justice of Supreme Court of India

b) Attorney – General of India

c) Solicitor-General of India

d) None of these

118. The capital of Tanzania is

a) Abuja b) Dar-e-Salaam c) Harare d) Kiev

119. Who among the following is known as “The Saint of Gutters”?

a) Baba Amte b) Mother Teresa c) Anna Hazare d) None of these

120. Gulliver’s Travels is a famous work of

a) James Joyce b) Jonathan Swift c) E. Hemingway d) Shakespeare

121. The first battle of Panipat took place in

a) 1498 b) 1516 c) 1526 d) 1532

122. Who is known as “Builder of Modern Turkey”?

a) Marshal Tito b) Anwar Sadat

c) Mustafa Kamal d) Benito Mussolini

123. The largest automobile manufacturer of the world is

a) Ford Motors b) General Motors

c) Toyota Motors d) Honda Motors

124. The Sardar Sarovar Project is based on the river

a) Godavari b) Tapti c) Narmada d) Krishna

125. Who has won the maximum number of World Billiard & Championships.

a) M. Ferrira b) Geeth Sethi c) Wilson Jones d) None of these

126. The height of Mount Everest is

a) 8838 metrep b) 8848 m c) 8850 m d) 8842 m

127. ‘AFP’ is the news agency of

a) UK b) USA c) Germany d) None of these

128. The first secretary-general of the UN was

a) U. Thant b) Trygve Lie

c) Baotros Boutros Ghali d) Kofi Annan

129. In which year, did Alexander invade India?

a) 323 BC b) 324 BC c) 326 BC d) 328 BC

130.The first chief election commissioner of India was

a) S.L. Shakadhar b) Sukumar Sen c) H.J. Kania d) P.C. Sen

131. The world record for the fastest double century in tests is held by

a) S. Jayasuriya b) Nathan Astle c) A. Gilchrist d) V. Sehwag

132. Who is known as the “Father of Economics”?

a) J.M. Keynes b) Adam Smith c) A. Maslow d) J.K. Galbraith

133. Mount Etna is a famous volcano located in

a) Argentina b) Italy c) Mexico d) Phillipines

134. Who is known as “The Father of Geometry”?

a) Pythagoras b) Euclid c) Newton d) Laplace

135. Panama Canal links which of the following water resources?

a) Pacific Ocean & Atlantic Ocean b) Red Sea & Caspian Sea

c) Red Sea & Mediterranean Sea d) None of these

136. Who is the author “Meghdoot”?

a) Banbhatt b) Kalidas c) Tulsidas d) Surdas

137. Which part of the body gets affected in Pleurisy ?

a) Joints b) Lungs c) Liver d) Throat

138. In a normal healthy man, the quantity of blood is about

a) 3 litres b) 4 litres c) 5 litres d) 6 litres

139. What % of the world area is occupied by India?

a) 1.3% b) 2.4% c) 4.5% d) 5.7%

140. Who is considered “Father of History”?

a) Herodotus b) Aristotle c) Socrates d) Plato

141. The venue of the first Asian Games that took place in 1951 was

a) Tokyo b) Manila c) Bangkok d) New Delhi

142. Which of the following rays is not harmful?

a) Ultra-violet rays b) X-rays c) Infra-red d) Short radio waves

143. International Rice Research Institute is based at

a) Bangkok b) Manila c) Kuala Lumpur d) Tokyo

144. Identify the person who has written National Anthem for two nations?

a) Iqbal b) Rabindra Nath Tagore

c) Bankim Chatterjee d) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee

145. During whose reign did Huen Tsang Visit India?

a) Kanishka b) Chandragupta c) Ashok d) Harsha

146. Which of the following is not on official lanugage of the United Nations?

a) Chinese b) French c) German d) Arabic

147. The LIC came into being in which of the following years?

a) 1952 b) 1954 c) 1956 d) 1958

148. Brass is an alloy which consists of

a) Zinc & Sulphur b) Sulphur & Copper

c) Copper & Zinc d) Zinc & Magnesium

149. India’s first steel plant was set-up at

a) Rourkela b) Bhilai c) Durgapur d) Jamshedpur

150. The nature of Indian Economy can best be described as

a) Socialist b) Mixed c) Capitalist d) None of these

151. ‘Cue’ is a term used in which of the following sports?

a) Billiards b) Hockey c) Football d) Chess

152. The year in which the first train from Thane to Mumbai started in India was

a) 1843 b) 1853 c) 1863 d) 1851

153. ‘Tripitakas’ are the sacred text of

a) Jainism b) Buddhism c) Hinduism d) Sikhism

154. Brahmos is a/an

a) Supersonic Cruise Missile b) Tank

c) Submarine d) Fighter Plane

155. English Education in India was introduced by

a) Lord Dalhousie b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord Macaulay d) Lord Rippon

156. ‘Sugar Bowl of India’ is

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Kerela d) Karnataka

157. “My Passage from India” is a book authored by

a) E.M. Foster b) Ismail Merchant

c) Nirad Choudhary d) Mulk Raj Anand

158. Which of the following is the world’s largest drug manufacturing company?

a) Novartis b) Aventis c) Pfizer d) Glaxo SmithKline Beecham

159. Who is given the credit for invention of e-mail?

a) Larry Page b) Raj Tomlinson c) T. Lee Burns d) Martin Cooper

160. Metals which chemically behave as metals and non-metals are called

a) Alloys b) Metalloids c) Halogens d) Chalkogens

161. The largest river in terms of volume of water is

a) Nile b) Amazon c) Yanglze-Kiang d) Mississippi Missourie

162. The World Environment Day is celebrated throughout the world on

a) May 8 b) June 5 c) July 11 d) August 27

163. Decible is the unit of

a) frequency b) wavelength c) sound d) luminous intensity

164. ‘Manas Tiger Sanctuary’ is in

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Assam d) Madhya Pradesh

165. Which of the following trains is India’s first certified ISO-9001 train?

a) Bhopal Express b) Magadh Express

c) Mumbai-Delhi Shatabdi Exp. d) A P Express

166. ASEAN is headquartered at

a) Male b) Kathmandu c) Jakarta d) Kuala Lumpur

167. Which of the following is not the member of European Union?

a) Greece b) Finland c) Norway d) UK

168. The literacy rate of India is

a) 57.86% b) 62.34% c) 63.98% d) 65.38%

169. Mein Kemf is authored by

a) Napoleon b) Hitler c) Mussolini d) Kari Marx

170. Which river is also called “The Ganges of the South”?

a) Godavari b) Krishna c) Kauvery d) None of these

171. The weight of the man will be ____ on the surface of moon of his actual weight.

a) 1/3rd b) 1/4th c) 1/5th d) 1/6th

172. Thomas Aiva Edison did not invent

a) Gramophone b) Electric Lamp c) Microphone d) Cinematograph

173. The line that demarcates the boundary between India and Pakistan is

a) The MacMohan Line b) Durand Line

c) Radcliffe Line d) None of these

174. Which country is known as the cockpit of Europe?

a) Poland b) Belgium c) Turkey d) Sweden

175. Which Indian State is inhabited by ‘Jaintiya tribes’?

a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Mizoram

c) Manipur d) Meghalaya

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Business Awareness

1. “Fresh” and “Select” are the names of the brands that have been launched as entry of the company into the retail sector. Identify the company

a) Tata Group b) Bharati Enterprises

c) Reliance Industries Ltd. d) AV Birla Group

2. Which of the following personalities is the present brand ambassdor of Siyaram suiting shirtings?

a) Virender Sehwag b) M S Dhoni

c) Vijender Singh d) Jeev Milkha Singh

3. With which of the following giants would you associate ‘One India’ tariff plan?

a) MTNL b) VSNL c) BSNL d) Reliance Infocomm

4. The Car-Maker Renault belongs to….

a) England b) Germany c) France d) USA

5. Which of the following companies has the tagline “Be more ambitious”?

a) Raymonds b) NIIT

c) Bombay Dyeing d) Zodiac

6. What is the rank of India in tea production throughout the world?

a) fourth b) second c) first d) tenth

7. Which of the following companies would you associate with the gizmo X-Box 360?

a) Sony b) Microsoft c) Apple d) Nintendo

8. The present chairperson of Institute of Rural Management, Anand is

a) V. Kurien b) Yoginder Alagh

c) Amrita Patel d) Parthi Bhatol

9. Which of the following personalities is the latest brand ambassdor of the Deutsche Bank?

a) Sania Mirza b) Baichung Bhutia

c) Vishwanathan Anand d) Mahesh Bhupathi

10. The Hospitality group Hilton hails from

a) UK b) USA c) France d) Australia

11. Which of the following companies has recently tied up with Google to offer search services for the mobile customer?

a) BSNL b) Airtel c) Hutch d) Idea

12. Starbucks is a World leader in the

a) Tea business b) Food Business

c) Coffee Business d) Print Business

13. Which of the following personalities is the present European Union’s Trade Commissioner?

a) Karel De Gucht b) Robert Zoellick

c) Peter Mandelson d) Jose Mannual Barrosso

14. “Forever New Frontiers” is the punchline of

a) Cisco System b) Airbus c) Boeing d) AT & T

15. Which of the following banks was in the news recently as it was merging the Sangli Bank with itself?

a) State Bank of India b) HDFC Bank

c) ICICI Bank d) UTI Bank

16. Can you identify the name of this Indian Company that became the first ever Indian company to enter the elite NASDAQ-100 Club?

a) ICS b) Infosys Technologies

c) Wipro Technologies d) HCL Technologies

17. The first ever Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ was . ..

a) WIPRO b) HCL c) INFOSYS D) SATYAM

18. The number of Indian companies that are on the list of the Forbes most reputed companies are..

a) 4 b) 8 c) 6 d) 10

19. “Simply Priceless” is the punchline of

a) Air India Express b) Indigo Airlines

c) Kingfisher Airlines d) Paramount Airways

20. Who among the following is the MD & CEO of ICICI Bank?

a) Chanda Kochar b) Jaspal Singh c) K.V. Kamath d) Nakul Arula

21. Vogue is the name of

a) cosmetics brand b) jewellery brand

c) clothing giant d) magazine

22. In which state is the Volkswagen AG planning to set up its manufacturing facility in India ?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Tamil Nadu

c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka

23. “Passat” is the name of the car model that belongs to the stable of. ..

a) General Motors b) Volkswagen

c) Honda Motors d) Hyundai Motors

24. Four interwoven rings represent the logo of

a) Olympics b) Audi c) Mercedes Benz d) Octavia

25. “Truly Japanese Truly Advanced” is the punchline of

a) Sony b) Sharp c) Akai d) Aiwa

26. Which group has recently bought less than 10% stake in Spice Jet for rupees 100 Cr ?

a) Tatas b) A.V. Birla Group c) Wadias d) Ruias

27. “Engineering your tomorrows” is the punchline of

a) Volvo b) Mahindra & Mahindra

c) Tata Motors d) Ashok Leyland

28. “Consider the possibilities” is the tagline that you would associate with . . ..

a) CISCO System b) Dell Computers

c) Nortel d) UNIX

29. Which of the following personalities is the present president of NASSCOM?

a) Kiran Karnik b) Som Mittal

c) K.V. Kamath d) V. Damodaran

30. “Lotto” is the name of Sports company that belongs to

a) Germany b) Italy c) U.K. d) France

31. What is the rank of India in terms of absolute GDP throughout the World?

a) 6th b) 8th c) 12th d) 10th

32. “Diamond Trading Company”, the largest diamond trading company hails from…

a) Australia b) S. Africa c) India d) New Zealand

33. “Imagination at work” is the punchline of

a) Dell Computer b) Microsoft c) GE d) IBM

34. “Business @ speed of thought” is the name of a bestseller by

a) Larry Ellison b) Bill Gates c) Jack Welsch d) Steve Jobs

35. “Putting news first” is the punchline of

a) CNN b) CNBC c) Fox News d) BBC

36. Which of the following personalities would you associate with the Cable News Network Channel?

a) Rupert Murdoch b) Ted Turner

c) Warren Buffett d) Tom Glocer

37. Which Indian state promotes itself by using the tagline “The heart of incredible India”?

a) Orissa b) Madhya Pradesh c) Kerela d) Rajasthan

38. Find the odd one out

a) Karizma b) Glamour c) Avenger d) Passion

39. Who among the following personalities is known as the “Oracle of Omaha”?

a) Bill Gates b) Larry Ellison

c) Warren Buffett d) Steve Jobs

40. Which of the following personalities is the CEO of the World’s largest retail chain, Wal-Mart?

a) Sam Watton b) Robert Walton

c) H Lee Scott Junior d) John Davison

41. “Believe in Yourself” is the ad campaign that you would associate with…

a) Lotto b) Adidas c) Nike d) Reebok

42. NASDAQ, the first electronic stock exchange of the world, came into existence in …

a) 1967 b) 1969 c) 1971 d) 1973

43. Hutchinson is the name of the telecom giant that belongs to

a) Hong Kong b) Taiwan c) Thailand d) S. Korea

44. Which airlines displays the tag line, “There is no better way to fly”?

a) Singapore Airlines b) Lufthansa

c) Emirates d) Air India

45. “Fair & Lovely” was launched by

a) P & G b) Lakme

c) Hindustan Lever d) Godrej

46. The adline “Good People to Bank With” is associated with

a) Punjab National Bank b) State Bank of India

c) Union Bank of India d) Citi Bank

47. The slogan “Live Your Dreams” is associated with which company?

a) Liberty b) Bata c) Woodland d) Reebok

48. Where are the headquarters of Asian Development Bank located?

a) New Delhi b) Manila c) Singapore d) Mumbai

49. “Your World Delivered” is the punchline of

a) Accenture b) AT & T c) DHL d) Chevron Texaco

50. The number of nationalised bank & in India are ….

a) 15 b) 17 c) 19 d) 21

51. Ginger is the brand name of hotels that will be run by

a) AV Birla Group b) Tatas c) Ambanis d) Wadias

52. Find the odd one out.

a) Flair b) Fusion c) Fiesta d) Verna

53. Which of the following is not one of the Navratna companies?

a) IOC b) BHEL c) GAIL d) VSNL

54. “Sense and Simplicity” is the punchline of

a) GE b) Siemens AC c) Philips d) Motorola

55. “Uncommon Sense” is the punchline that you would associate with …

a) P & G b) Marico Industreis c) Boeing d) Air Bus

56. Which of the following companies is the largest computer manufacturing company of the world?

a) Lenovo computers b) Acer

c) Compaq d) Dell Computers.

57. “Happiness on Earth” is the tagline that you would associate with promotion of tourism in

a) Malaysia b) Singapore

c) Thailand d) Indonesia

58. “Growth is life” is the punchline of

a) AV Birla Group b) Tata Motors

c) Tisco d) Reliance Industries Ltd.

59. Of which electronic giant is the Howard Stringer Chairman and CEO?

a) Philips b) Sony c) Samsumg d) Dell Computer

60. Neotel is the new name of the telecommunication venture of ……………in South Africa.

a) Birlas b) Ruias c) Tatas d) Ambanis

61. Which Indian State has the highest share in the foreign direct investment in India?

a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka c) Maharashtra d) Gujarat

62. The Tata Group is coming up with the retail chain of stores under the brand name of

a) Fresh b) Infinity c) Select d) Croma

63. Which of the following companies was in the news recently as it launched India’s first IPTV?

a) MTNL b) BSNL c) VSNL d) Airtel

64. Which of the following brands is NOT owned by Reckitt & Benckiser?

a) Iodex b) Strepsils c) Sweetex d) Clearsil

65. Who is the new brand ambassdor of Provogue?

a) Fardeen Khan b) Hrithik ROshan c) John Abraham d) Saif Ali Khan

66. What was the worth of the deal in which Videocon acquired Daewoo Electronics recently?

a) $ 700 mn b) $ 750 mn c) $ 500 mn d) $ 300 mn

67. “Elegance is an Attitude” is the punchline of

a) Rado b) Longines c) Tag Huer d) Rolex

68. This personality is the newly appointed CEO of Acelor Mittal Name him.

a) Aditya Mittal b) Joseph Kinseh c) L.N. Mittal d) Jack Welsch

69. “Kal Par Control” is the punchline of

a) Bajaj Allianz b) Aviva Life

c) HDFC Standard Life d) General Motors

70. X-Trail is the name of an SUV that belongs to

a) Honda b) Nissan c) Ford d) General Motors

71. Kishore Biyani is the promoter of

a) Reliance b) Infinity Retail

c) Vishal Megamart d) Future Group

72. “All Desire” is the punchline of

a) Ford Endeavour b) Toyota Innova

c) Lancer Cedia d) Skoda Laura

73. Which Indian Cricketer has been roped in by the ITC Foods to create a line of energy foods?

a) Rahul Dravid b) MS Dhoni

c) Yuvraj Singh d) Sachin Tendulkar

74. Which of the following personalities is the CEO of Airbus?

a) Louis Gallois b) Andeas Sperl c) John Leahy d) Tom Enders

75. Which is the 2nd largest steel company in the World?

a) Arcelor-Mittal b) BaoSteel c) NIPPON d) Tata-Corus

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