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1. The largest retailer of the world is
1. IBM
2. Wal-Mart
3. Macys
4. Nordstrom
2. The president of NASSCOM is
a. Ashok Soota
b. Pradip Kar
c. Jerry Rao
d. Kiran Karnik
3. Winner of Durand Cup 2003 is
a. Mohan Bagan
b. JCT Mills Phagwada
c. Salgaocar Club
d. East Bengal
4. Orange is the name of the cellular service provider from
1. Hutchison Max Telecom Ltd.
2. BPL Communications
3. Idea Cellular Ltd.
4. Reliance Infocomm
5. The name by which the Indica car is known as in UK is
a. Player
b. Mover
c. City Rover
d. Cruiser
6. The name of the space shuttle in which Kalpana Chawla was travelling and that met with a fatal accident is
1. Discovery
2. Columbia
3. Explorer
4. Spirit
7. Which of the following is also known as ‘The land of midnight sun’?
1. Japan
2. South Korea
3. Norway
4. Italy
8. She is the richest woman in India and is the owner of Biocon International. Identify her from the given options.
1. Indira Nooyi
2. Kiran Majumdar Shaw
3. Chanda Kochar
4. Anu Agha
9. The costliest city in the world is
a. Washington DC
b. New York
c. Berlin
d. London
10. The venue of the first Afro Asian Games is
1. New Delhi
2. Bhopal
3. Bangalore
4. Hyderabad
11. Hutchison has a tie up with
1. Essar
2. Reliance
3. Sony
4. None of these
12. My Life, is a famous work of
1. Mikhail Gorbachev
2. Bill Clinton
3. Dick Cheney
4. Jacques Chirac
13. Who is the Chairman of the Censor Board of India?
1.
Anupam Kher
2. Sharmila Tagore
3. Ram Gopal Bajaj
4. J. P. Dutta
14. The seat of the Lok Sabha cannot remain vacant for more than a period of
1. six months
2. three months
3. two months
4. one month
15. Wind 125 is the name of the bike model owned by
a. LML Ltd.
b. Yamaha Ltd.
c. Bajaj Auto Ltd.
d. Hero Honda Motors Ltd.
16. Binaca is the name of the tooth paste brand owned by
1. Dabur
2. HLL
3. Marico Industries
4. P&G
17. Who is the present Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)?
1. Amrita Patel
2. Vergese Kurien
3. Y. C. Nanda
4. None of them
18. You would associate Akio Morita with the establishment of
1. Samsung
2. Hyundai
3. Honda
4. None of these
19. The President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is
1. S. K. Munjal
2. Y. K. Modi
3. Sanjiv Goenka
4. Ashok Soota
20. Wimbledon 2004 Men’s singles 2004 title was won by
1. Andy Roddick
2. Roger Federer
3. Carlos Moya
4. Tim Hennman
21. Essar Group is owned by
1. Wadias
2. Ruias
3. Ambanis
4. Tatas
22. The name of India’s first electric car is
1. Polo
2. Getz
3. Reva
4. Situ
23. Titan whose photographs were received recently on earth is the satellite of
1. Mars
2. Jupiter
3. Saturn
4. Venus
24. Aventis Pharmaceuticals is chaired by
1. H. F. Khorakiwala
2. Vijay Mallaya
3. Ajay G. Piramal
4. Sunil Duggal
25.The venue of the National Games 2005 is
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Maharashtra
4. Tamil Nadu
26. Toyota Motors has an Indian tie up with
1. Hindustan Motors
2. Kirloskar Motors
3. Bajaj Auto Ltd.
4. Tata Motors
27. Miss World 2004 hails from
1. Germany
2. Greece
3. Venezuela
4. Peru
28. Who is the Chairperson of National Commission for Women?
1. Vibha Parthasarthy
2. Poornima Advani
3. Shanta Sinha
4. Mohini Giri
29. What percentage share of India’s number one courier company Blue Dart was acquired by DHL recently in a deal worth Rs. 730 crore?
1. 45%
2. 55%
3. 68%
4. 72%
30. Coldarin is a famous drug from
1. Torrent Pharmaceuticals
2. Johnson & Johnson
3. Glaxo Smithklime Beecham
4. Reckitt & Benckiser
31. Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is based at
1. Mumbai
2. Pune
3. New Delhi
4. Kolkata
32. According to the recently released report of Wall Street Journal, which of the following India born ladies were a part of the World’s top 50 businesswomen?
1. Indra Nooyi and Naina Lal Kidwai
2. Lalita Gupte and Chanda Kochar
3. Naina Lal Kidwai and Lalita Gupte
4. Indra Nooyi and Chanda Kochar
33. Europe’s first lunar spacecraft that successfully cruised into orbit around the moon is named as
1. Generation -1
2. SMART-1
3. Mision-1
4. JOURNEY-1
34. Which of the following represents the FDI limit in the domestic airlines that has been altered recently?
1. 49%
2. 51%
3. 66%
4. 74%
35. Discover is the name of a bike model from
a. Kinetic Engineering Ltd.
b. Bajaj Auto Ltd.
c. LML Ltd.
d. Hero Honda Ltd.
36. C. K. Ranganathan who was awarded with the Economic Times Entrepreneur of 2004 award, is the CMD of
1. Marico Industries
2. CavinCare
3. Thermax Ltd.
4. i-Flex Solutions
37. Which of the following represents the rank of India in the World Economic Forum’s recently released Global Competitiveness Report?
1. 44th
2. 49th
3. 55th
4. 79th
38. Whisen is an airconditioner brand from
1. LG
2. Carrier
3. Voltas
4. Samsung
39. Maybach is the name of a car model that was launched in 2004. This car is from
a. General Motors India
b. Ford Motors India
c. Hyundai Motors India
d. Daimler Chrysler India
40. Junglee that was sold to amazon.com for a record sum of $240 million was founded by
1. Rajesh Jain
2. Sabir Bhatia
3. Rakesh Mathur
4. Pradip Kar
41. This personality became the fastest man on earth as he clocked the shortest time for the 100 m sprint event of the Olympics recently. Identify him from the given options.
1. Francis Obikwelu
2. Shawn Crawford
3. Maurice Green
4. Justin Gatlin
42. This company ranked on the top spot in the Indian market based on the market capitalization. Can you identify it from the given options?
1. IOC
2. ONGC
3. Reliance Industries
4. Tata Consultancy Services
43. ‘Provogue’ brand of clothing is promoted by
1. Shahrukh Khan
2. Fardeen Khan
3. Milind Soman
4. Aftab Shivdasani
44. According to a survey conducted by the NASSCOM, which of the following represents the growth in the Indian software and services exports in 2003-04?
1. 25%
2. 30%
3. 35%
4. 40%
45. The Sterlite Industries has offered to buy the residual stake of 49% in Balco whose earlier acquisition of the 51% stake of the same in 2001 was a much-publicized news. Balco majors in
1. Coal
2. Aluminium
3. Oil
4. Iron
46. Which of the following represents the venue of the G-8 summit that took place in 2004?
1. Sea Islands, Georgia
2. Havana, Cuba
3. Berlin, Germany
4. Edinburgh, UK
47. ‘Live your dream’ is the punchline associated with
1. Polaris
2. Hughes Software
3. NIIT
4. i-Flex Solutions
48. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is the newly appointed President of
1. Malaysia
2. Indonesia
3. Philippines
4. Thailand
49. Can you name the personality who became the first human to reach space in a privately funded venture, recently?
1. Michael Melvill
2. Charles Lindbergh
3. Burt Rutan
4. Paul Allen
50. Bazee.com, India’s largest online marketplace, was acquired by ___ in a deal more than $50 millions this year.
1. rediff.com
2. yahoo.com
3. e-bay
4. msn.com
51. This company bought Aircel, a cellular service provider promoted by C. Sivasankaran in a deal worth Rs. 1,200 crore. Identify the name of the company from the given options.
1. Idea
2. Airtel
3. Hutch
4. Reliance Infocomm
52. This personality is the winner of the Business Standard CEO of 2004 award. Identify him from the given options.
1. K. Birla
2. Anil Ambani
3. Azim Premji
4. Ratan Tata
53. This structure is the latest entrant to the UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Can you identify it from the given options?
1. Mahabodhi Temple
2. Victoria Terminus Building
3. National Museum, New Delhi
4. Gateway of India
54. Which of the following companies is the market leader in the commercial vehicle segment for 2004?
1. Tata Motors
2. Ashok Leyland
3. Mahindra & Mahindra
4. Hindustan Motors
55. Claimed to be the product for all interest rate conditions, ‘All seasons bond fund’, was launched recently by
1. UTI Mutual Fund
2. SBI Mutual Fund
3. Standard Chartered Mutual Fund
4. Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
56. ‘Travel and Living’, a 24-hour channel is launched by
a. Sony Entertainment Television
b. Discovery Channel
c. Star TV
d. National Geographic Channel
57. Which of the following personalities is the Chairperson of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
1. Kota Harinarayana
2. K. Kasturirangan
3. G. Madhavan Nair
4. R. Chidambaram
58. Which of the following represents the name of the mascots of the Athens Olympic Games 2004?
1. Athena and Phevos
2. Kinas and Minku
3. Athle and Pratok
4. Kimber and Jontil
59. Who among the following personalities is NOT the winner of the Right Livelihood Award from India so far?
1. Medha Phadkar
2. Ela Bhatt
3. Sundarlal Bahuguna
4. T. N. Seshan
60. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is headquartered at
a. London
b. Paris
c. Geneva
d. Rome
61. This mentor of CII has recently been conferred the 2004 Singapore National Day Award. Name the personality from the given options.
a. N. Srinivasan
b. Tarun Das
c. Ashok Soota
d. Rahul Bajaj
62. Ryder Cup is associated with
a. golf
b. hockey
c. table tennis
d. football
63. Prakash Tandon who died recently was the first Indian Chairman of
a. P&G
b. HLL
c. O&M
d. Standard Chartered
64. This company’s mutual fund has recently launched India’s first media and entertainment fund. Can you name the company in question?
a. A. V. Birla Group
b. Reliance
c. Tata
d. Bajaj
65. Which of the following personalities is the topper of the Forbe’s list of venture capitalists in India for 2004?
1. Vinod Dham
2. B. V. Jagadeesh
3. Pramod Haque
4. Kanwal Rekhi
66. Who among the following personalities is one of the creators of the Air India’s mascot ‘Maharaja’?
a. Piyush Pandey
b. Prasoon Joshi
c. Bobby Kooka
d. Alyque Padamsee
67. The new Chairman of NASSCOM is
1. Jerry Rao
2. Rajesh Hukku
3. Padman Kaul
4. Som Mittal
68. Who among the following personalities is the President of the World Bank?
a. Mike Moor
b. James D. Wolfensohn
c. Horst Kohler
d. None of them
69. How many countries joined European Union on May 1, 2004?
1. 7
2. 8
3. 9
4. 10
70. Being Indian is the name of a book written by
1. Shobha De
2. Pavan K. Verma
3. Kiran Bedi
4. Arundhati Roy
71. Who among the following personalities is the winner of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding this year?
1. Nelson Mandela
2. Goh Chok Tong
3. Kim Dae Jung
4. None of them
72. According to the recently released list of Fortune 500 companies, which of the following Indian company is NOT a part of it?
a. Indian Oil Corporation
b. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
c. Reliance Industries
d. Infosys Technologies
73. Which of the following represents the interest rate on the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme mentioned in the Budget 2004-05?
a. 7%
b. 8%
c. 9%
d. 10%
74. According to the recent Union Budget for 2004-05, which of the following represents the increased limit of the FDI in the Telecom sector?
1. 49%
2. 51%
3. 66%
4. 74%
75. Connecting India is the punchline that you would associate with
1. VSNL
2. BSNL
3. Reliance Infocomm
4. BPL Communications
76. According to Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), which of the following countries is the biggest economy of the world?
1. USA
2. UK
3. Germany
4. China
77. Which of the following represents the percentage of Indian trade that is contributed by European Union (approximately)?
1. 15%
2. 20%
3. 25%
4. 30%
78. Which of the following represents the position of India in the latest IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2004?
1. 27th
2. 30th
3. 34th
4. 38th
79. Alcatel is a famous telecom equipment major that hails from
1. Germany
2. Japan
3. France
4. USA
80. ___ has recently acquired espharma GmbH in a deal that is worth Rs. 49 crore
1. Torrent Pharmaceuticals
2. Wockhardt Ltd.
3. Nicholas Piramal Ltd.
4. Ranbaxy Laboratories
81. Between Hope and History is a famous work of
a. Mikhail Gorbachev
b. Bill Clinton
c. John Major
d. George Bush Sr.
82. Which of the following fundamental rights was deleted later by the 44th constitutional amendment?
1. Right to equality
2. Right to property
3. Right against exploitation
4. Right to constitutional remedies
83. Vienna is based on the banks of
1. Seine
2. Thames
3. Danube
4. Tiber
84. According to the latest census, which of the following represents the rural literacy rate?
1. 37.45%
2. 46.78%
3. 59.40%
4. 64.32%
85. Megasthenes visited the court of
a. Chandragupta Maurya
b. Harshavardhana
c. Ashoka
1. Samudragupta
86. Which of the following is not an example of direct tax?
1. Income tax
2. Corporate tax
3. Wealth tax
4. Sales tax
87. Which of the following two countries signed a peace treaty under the banner of Camp David Accord?
1. Palestine and Portugal
2. Egypt and Portugal
3. Israel and Egypt
4. Israel and Angola
88. In Jainism, how many Tirthankars (sages) are there in all?
1. 21
2. 22
3. 23
4.
24
89. Mudrarakshasa is a very famous work of
1. Kumaradasa
2. Kalidasa
3. Vishakhadutta
4. Bhavbhuti
90. Which of the following is India’s first indigenously built submarine? Identify it from the given options.
1. INS Vibhuti
2. INS Savitri
3. INS Delhi
4. INS Shalki
91. ‘The treaty of Versailles’, that ultimately lead to the birth of United Nations, was signed in
1. 1916
2. 1917
3. 1918
4. 1919
92. The number of pairs of chromosomes in a normal human being is
1. 16
2. 20
3. 23
4. 27
93. The Constitution of India was adopted on
1. January 26, 1950
2. November 26, 1949
3. August 15, 1947
4. January 26, 1949
94. Theosophical Society of India was founded by
1. J. Krishnamurthy
2. Annie Besant
3. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
4. Swami Vivekananda
95. World’s first acknowledged Super computer is
1. Pace
2. Cray-1
3. Flosolver
4. ENIAC
96. How many members are nominated by the President of India in the Rajya Sabha?
1. 2
2. 8
3. 10
4. 12
97. Which of the following articles deals with the impeachment of the President of India?
1. Article 40
2. Article 47
3. Article 56
4. Article 61
98. Shergo is the name of the Parliament of
1. Ethiopia
2. Zimbabwe
3. Norway
4.
Turkey
99. The maximum gap between the two sessions of the Parliament can be of
1. one month
2. two months
3. three months
4.
six months
100. Which of the following is NOT one of the languages recognized by the United Nations?
5. French
6. Russian
7. Arabic
8. German
ANSWER KEY
1. b. Wal-Mart
2. d. Kiran Karnik
3. c. Salgaonkar Club
4. a. Hutchison Max Telecom Ltd.
5. c. City Rover
6. b. Columbia
7. c. Norway
8. b. Kiran Majumdar Shaw
9. d. London
10. d. Hyderabad
11. a. Essar
12. b. Bill Clinton
13. b. Sharmila Tagore
14. a. Six months
15. c. Bajaj Auto Ltd.
16. a. Dabur
17. a. Amrita Patel
18. d. None of these(Sony)
19. a. S.K. Munjal
20. b. Roger Federer
21. b. Ruias
22. c. Reva
23. c. Saturn
24. b. Vijay Mallaya
25. b. Assam
26. b. Kirloskar Motors
27. d. Peru
28. b. Poornima Advani
29. c. 68%
30. b. Johnson &Johnson
31. b. Pune
32. a. Indra Nooyi and Naina Lal Kidwai
33. b. SMART-1
34. a. 49%
35. b. Bajaj Auto Ltd.
36. b. CavinCare
37. c. 55th
38. a. LG
39. d. Daimler Chrysler India Ltd.
40. c. Rakesh Mathur
41. d. Justin Gatlin
42. b. ONGC
43. b. Fardeeen Khan
44. b. 30%
45. b. Aluminum
46. a. Sea Islands, Georgia
47. a. Polaris
48. c. Philippines
49. a. Michael Melvill
50. c. e-Bay
51. c. Hutch
52. d. Ratan Tata
53. b. Victoria Terminus Building
54. a. Tata Motors
55. c. Standard Chartered Mutual Fund
56. b. Discovery Channel
57. c. G.Madhavan Nair
58. a. Athena & Phevos
59. d. T.N. Seshan
60. d. Rome
61. b. Tarun Das
62. a. Golf
63. b. HLL
64. b. Reliance
65. c. Pramod Haque
66. c. Bobby Kooka
67. a. Jerry Rao
68. b. James D. Wolfensohn
69. d. 10
70. b. Pawan K. Verma
71. b. Goh Chok Tong
72. d. Infosys Technologies
73. c. 9%
74. d. 74%
75. b. BSNL
76. a. USA
77. c. 25%
78. c. 34th
79. c. France
80. b. Wockhardt Ltd.
81. b. Bill Clinton
82. b. Right to property
83. c. Danube
84. c. 59.40%
85. a. Chandragupta Maurya
86. d. Sales Tax
87. c. Israel & Egypt
88. d. 24
89. c. Vishakhadutta
90. d. INS Shalki
91. d. 1919
92. c. 23
93. b. November 26 ,1949
94. b. Annie Besant
95. b. Cray-1
96. a. 2
97. d. Article 61
98. a. Ethiopia
99. d. six months
100. d.German
