general knowledge questions

General Knowledge Questions

1.         'Air Asia', is a budget airlines in which of the following countries?

(A) Pakistan                  (B) Sri Lanka                 (C) India                        (D) Malaysia

2.         Which of the following organisations uses the ad-line "The world put stock on usî?

(A) NYSE                      (B) NASDAQ                 (C) BSE                        (D) IMF

3.         Rasna Private Ltd has recently signed up which of the following Bollywood icon as its

brand ambassador?

(A) Kajol                                                            (B) Sushmita Sen

(C) Kareena Kapoor                                            (D) Hrithik Roshan

4.         Pick the incorrect Corporate   CEO pair:

(A) McKinsey and Company   - Rajat Gupta

(B) Vodafone   - Arun Sarin

(C) IBM   Rajesh Hukku

(D) Bell Labs - Arun Netravali

5.         The controversial book ìFreakonomicsî, by the economist Steven D Levitt, lays the onus

of unexplained drop in crime rate in the US on:

(A) Strong Economy                                           (B) Abortion Laws

(C) Ageing Population                                         (D) Better Policing

6.         Business Week's Infotech 100' 2006 published a list of global rankings. How many Indian

telecom and software services firms made it to this list?

(A) Two                         (B) Ten                          (C) Eight                       (D) Six

7.         World Tuberculosis Day is observed on which of the following dates?

(A) 22nd May                 (B) 24th March               (C) 23rd June                 (D) 3rd April

8.         Which country tops the list of the world's most corrupt countries, issued by Transparency

International:

(A) Mexico                    (B) Iraq                          (C) Afghanistan              (C) Haiti

9.         Who updates a blog known as the ìGadgets, Google & SEOî?

(A) Eric Schmidt                                                (B) Larry Page

(C) Matt Cutts                                                    (D) Sergey Brin

10.        What is the main attribute of a Gilt-Edged stock?

(A) Bonds issued by the government whose likelihood of default is zero

(B) A stock backed by gold.

(C) Stocks which are linked to the inflation rate

(D) Stocks doing well in the capital market

11.        Which parameter defines the poverty line in India?

(A) housing and clothing facilities                        (B) income of the family

(C) general health of a family                               (D) per capita calories intake

12.        Sharad Pawar was recently elected as the BCCI President, he replaced:

(A) Ranbir Singh Mahendra                                 (B) Jagmohan Dalmiya

(C) IS Bindra                                                      (D) Kiran More

13.        Which of the following countries does not have 'dinar' as its currency unit?

(A) Iraq                          (B) Bahrain                    (C) Iran                          (D) Jordan

14.        Which among the following facts is not true about the life expectancy of females in India?

(A) The life expectancy at birth among females has been steadily improving over the years from 23.3 in 1901 to 61.8 in 1997.

(B)   In India life expectancy of women is more than men.

(C) According to the 2001 census figure Madhya Pradesh had the lowest life expectancy among female while Delhi had the highest life expectancy.

(D) The urban female life expectancy is higher at 68.

15.        The MPA (Members Participations Agreement), is the bone of contention between which

two organizations?

(A) ICC & ICICI                                                   (B) ICBC and ICC

(C) BCCI & ICICI                                                (D) BCCI and ICC

16.        Bollgard is a/an

(A) New variety of Bt. Cotton.

(B) A new insurance scheme for spice corps.

(C) A new pest that affects apples.

(D) A new trade initiative to raise the output of cotton in India.

17.        Which  among  the  following  organisations/firms  has  recently  took  up  the  task  of

rediscovering the river Saraswati?

(A) Archeological Survey of India                         (B) Indian Water Commission

(C) ONGC                                                         (D) Cairn Energy

18.        Which among the following states is India's largest producer of eggs?

(A) Maharashtra                                                 (B) Andhra Pradesh

(C)Karnataka                                                     (D) Uttar Pradesh

19.        What is India's rank in the global production of fruits?

(A) First                        (B) Fourth                      (C) Third                        (D) Second

20.        2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus shared his prize with the bank that he

created. The bank is named:

(A) Gram Bank     (B) Grameen Bank                  (C) Prabha Bank            (D)Bangla Bank

21.        While  calculating  the  development  indexes  a  term  called  GDP  at  Purchasing  Power

Parity is  always  used. Which among the following facts  is  not true about  Purchasing Power Parity index?

(1) Purchasing Power parity (PPP) is a theory, which says that the long-run equilibrium
exchange rate of  two currencies is the rate that equalizes the currencies' purchasing
power.

(2) These special exchange rates are often used to compare the standards of living of two or more countries.

(3) In works on the basis of the law of one price which says: ìIn an efficient market all identical goods must have only one price.î

Which of the above statements is/are true?

(A) Only (1) and (2)                                            (B) Only (2) and (3)

(C) All (1), (2) and (3)                                          (D) Only (1)

22.        Malnutrition may cause a situation called Cachexia. In general terms it refers to:

(A) Loss of weight

(B) Inability to adapt to increased food intake.

(C) Loss of memory

(D) Depletion of bones

23.        For  his  ìanalysis  of  intertemporal  tradeoffs  in  macroeconomic  policyî  this  Columbia

University Professor won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Economics. He is

(A) Edmund S Phleps                                         (B) Robert J Aumann

(C) Thomas C Schelling                                      (D) Raymond D Junior

24.        Omimex  De  Columbia,  a  Columbian  oil  firm,  has  recently  been  acquired  by  ONGC

Videsh Limited (OVL) in partnership with

(A) Reliance Petrochemical                                 (B) Sinopec

(C) Malaysian Oil Bhd                                        (D) Rosnfet

25.        Indira Nooyi sometimes brings her kids to office so that they can do their homework

under her supervision. Which company elevated her to the rank of the CEO?

(A) Coca Cola                                                    (B) Proctor and Gamble

(C) Pepsico                                                       (D) Hindustan Lever

26.        Google is in the process of $1.65 billion takeover of an online media website called:

(A) YouTube                  (B) WeTube                   (C) SeeTube                  (D) TVTube

27.        Which  among  the  following  ministries  has  been  identified  as  the  nodal  ministry  for

National Mission on Bio-diesel?

(A) Ministry for Rural Development

(B) Ministry of Environment and Forest

(C) Ministry of Power

(D) Ministry of Petroleum and Oil resources

28.        Which philanthropist organization has been established by the Chairman of the Microsoft

Corporation? It specifically focuses on lending grant for AIDS research.

(A) Bill Gates Foundation                                    (B) Melinda Gates Foundation

(C) Microsoft Foundation                                     (D) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

29.        Brazil is the world's biggest producer of Coffee, which among the following is the second

largest producer of Coffee?

(A) Vietnam                   (B) India                        (C) Indonesia                 (D) Colombia

30.        The recent bid of TATA Steel, to acquire UK based Anglo-Dutch steel venture named

ìCorusî, is worth:

(A) $5.1 bn                    (B) $6.1 bn                    (C) $7.1 bn                    (D) $8.1 bn

31.        USA ranks at the top of India's list of export destinations. Which of the following regions

ranks second?

(A) European Union        (B) Middle East              (C) ASEAN                    (D) CWIS

32.        Consider the following statements:-

(1) Two agreements were recently signed between the Government and the GMR and
GVK  groups  to  set  up  joint  venture  companies  involving  the  public  sector  Airports
Authority of India for handing over the Delhi and Mumbai airports for modernisation.

(2) K Ramalingam is Chairman of AAI.

(3) The headquarter of AAI is situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai. Which among the above statements is/are true?

(A) Only (1) is true.                                            (B) Only (2) and (3) are true.

(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are true.                             (D) Only (1) and (2) are true.

33.        According to a recent report in Forbes Magazine, India's youngest Billionaire is Vikrant

Bhargarva, the oldest is

(A) Azim Premji                                                 (B) Narayana Murthy

(C) Brij Mohan Munjal                                         (D) Naresh Goyal

34.        Which state recently topped the list of best performing states Panchayati raj by the Union

Panchayati Raj ministry for the year 2004-05?

(A) Madhya Pradesh      (B) Kerala                      (C) Gujarat                    (D) Sikkim

35.        The Governor draws a monthly salary of

(A) Rs. 5,000                 (B) Rs. 11,000               (C) Rs. 7,500                 (D) Rs. 10,000

36.        Which was the first public sector bank to launch the Visa card in India?

(A) SBI                                                              (B) Andhra Bank

(C) Bank of Baroda                                             (D) Indian Overseas Bank

37.        Which among the following is name of only airlines operating form Afghanistan to

International destinations?

(A) Air Afghania                                                 (B) Air Afghan

(C) Afghan Airlines                                             (D) Ariana Afghan Airlines

38.        Which company confers the Red & White Bravery Award?

(A) ITC                                                              (B) Godfrey Philips

(C) VST Industries Ltd                                        (D) United Breweries

39.        ìBe  the  first  to  knowî  is  the  punchline  associated  with  which  of  the  following  news

channel?

(A) CNBC                      (B) Star News                (C) BBC                        (D) CNN

40.        Central-State financial distribution takes place following recommendations made by the

(A) Finance Minister                                           (B) Finance Commission

(C) Planning Commission                                   (D) Sarkaria Commission

41.        Why  the  Industrial  and  Commercial  Bank  of  China  (ICBC),  has  recently  hit  World's

business headlines?

(A) Making a largest acquisition in China

(B) Undergoing largest public sector merger in China

(C) Launching the largest IPO in China

(D) Setting a record for banking turnover in China

42.        Which auto major has launched cars in India with VTEC engine technology?

(A) Hyundai                   (B) Honda                      (C) Mercedes                 (D) Opel

43.        Which among the following awards cannot be given to a non-Indian?

(A) Indira Gandhi Peace Award                            (B) Padam Shree

(C) Arjuna award                                                (D) Bharat Ratna

44.        With which company would you associate the slogan, "We make the things that make

India proud"?

(A) ACC                                                            (B) L&T

(C) Reliance                                                      (D) Crompton Greaves.

45.        Anurag Dixit, an IIT  Alumni, runs  an online company with major operations  based at

Gibraltar. This company suffered considerable losses according to the recent financial

results. Its named:

(A) Partygaming.com                                         (B) Pokergaming.com

(C) Partygambler.com                                        (D) Pokerparty.com

46.        Which airline in India serves Domino's Pizzas?