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S. No. TopIcs Page No.
1 ET Awards 2007 4
2 Nobel PrIzes 2007 4
J Tenth (10
th
) Plan 5
4 Eleventh (11
th
) Plan 6
5 ndIa : mport Export 7
6 Facts and nformatIons : F1 8
7 Sample QuestIons 14
8 Current AffaIr's nformatIon 22
9 nternatIonal 8usIness nformatIon and WTD 24
10 CEDs, |0s and ChaIrpersons 29
11 Punch lInes of mportant CompanIes J0
12 C8 SummIt 2007 J2
1J Heads Df nternatIonal DrganIzatIons JJ
14 ndIan States, CapItals and Languages J4
15 QuestIons from Past FT Papers J5
16 FT - 2006 CK QuestIon Paper J7
17 Answer of FT - 2006 Paper 42

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ET Awards 2007

LIfetIme achIevement -|r. Narayan |urthy, ChaIrman of the 8oard and ChIef |entor of nfosys
TechnologIes LImIted
CIobaI IndIan |r. Fajat Cupta, SenIor Partner WorldwIde |cKInsey E Company UnIted States of
AmerIca
usIness Leader of the Year - |r. K 7 Kamath, |anagIng 0Irector and CED, CC 8ank LImIted
Entrepreneur of the year - |r. C | Fao, C|0, C|F nfrastructure Ltd
Company of the year 8haratI AIrtel
EmergIng Company of the year - Clenmark Pharma
usIness Women of the year -: |s. Shobhana 8hartIa, 7IceChaIrperson and EdItorIal 0Irector of HT |edIa
Ltd
Corporate cItIzen of the year Sankara Nethralaya
usIness Peformer of the Year |r. Praful Patel 7Ice PresIdent, South AsIa FegIon, World 8ank
PoIIcy Change Agent of the year | 0amodaran

NobeI PrIzes 2007

The Nobel PrIze In PhysIoIogy or hedIcIne 2007
|arIo F. CapecchI (USA),
S |artIn J. Evans (UK),
DlIver SmIthIes (USA)
For theIr dIscoverIes of prIncIples for IntroducIng specIfIc gene modIfIcatIons In mIce by the use of
embryonIc stem cells

The Nobel PrIze In PhysIcs 2007
Albert Fert (France), Peter Crunberg (Cermany)
For the dIscovery of CIant |agnetoresIstance

The Nobel PrIze In ChemIstry 2007
Cerhard Ertl (Cermany)
For hIs studIes of chemIcal processes on solId surfaces

The Nobel PrIze In LIterature 2007
0orIs LessIng (UK)
That epIcIst of the female experIence, who wIth sceptIcIsm, fIre and vIsIonary power has subjected a
dIvIded cIvIlIsatIon to scrutIny

The NobeI Peace PrIze 2007
ntergovernmental Panel on ClImate Change (PCC) (Ceneva),
Albert Arnold (Al) Core Jr. (USA)
For theIr efforts to buIld up and dIssemInate greater knowledge about manmade clImate change and to
lay the foundatIons for the measures that are needed to counteract such change

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HIghIIghts of 10
th
PIan

Annual per cent C0P growth durIng 200607
Annual F0 flows of 7.5 bIllIon US dollars
0Ivestment target of Fs 78,000 crore (Fs 780 bIllIon) In fIve years
50 mIllIon jobs In fIve years
PublIc sector outlay at Fs 15,92,J00 crore (Fs 1,592.J0 bIllIon)
Central plan outlay at Fs 9,21,291 crore (Fs 9,212.91 bIllIon)
States and UT outlay at Fs 6,71,009 crore (Fs 6,710.09 bIllIon)
Central 8udgetary support at Fs 7,06,000 crore (Fs 7,060 bIllIon)
ncremental capItaloutput ratIo at J.6 per cent
FeductIon In poverty ratIo to 21 per cent from 26 per cent by 2007
LIteracy rate to Increase to 75 per cent by 2007
nfant |ortalIty rate to be reduced to 45 In 2007
|aternal mortalIty ratIo to be halved to 2 In 2007
ncrease In forest/tree cover to 25 per cent In 2007
Potable drInkIng water In all vIllages
CleanIng of major polluted rIver stretches
0ecadal populatIon growth to reduce from 21.J per cent In 19912001 to 16.2 per cent In 200111
All chIldren In school by 200J and all chIldren to complete fIveyear schoolIng by 2007
nvestment rate of 28.4 per cent of C0P
0omestIc savIngs rate of 26.8 per cent of C0P
External savIngs of 1.6 per cent
FeductIon In Covernment dIssavIngs to 0.5 per cent
ncrease In taxC0P ratIo to 10.J per cent by 2007
WIdenIng of tax base and ImprovIng collectIons
FemovIng tax IncentIves and concessIons
ntroducIng an Integrated central and state 7AT.
FeductIon of central government staff
FeductIon In subsIdIes and admInIstratIve overheads
ElImInatIng Interstate barrIers to trade and commerce
Amendment of EssentIal CommodItIes Act.
AmendIng AgrIculture Produce |arketIng Act.
LIberalIzIng agrItradIng, agrIIndustry and exports
EncouragIng contract farmIng
Futures tradIng In all commodItIes
FestrIctIon on fInancIng of stockIng and tradIng to go
Fepeal of SCA
StrengthenIng of bankruptcy and foreclosure laws
Labour reforms
PolIcy reforms for Small scale IncludIng dereservatIon
Early enactment of ElectrIcIty 8Ill
Coal NatIonalIsatIon Amendment 8Ill
CommunIcatIon Convergence 8Ill
0econtrol of prIvate road transport passenger servIces

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HIghIIghts of 11
th
PIan
CeneraI

C0P growth rate estImated at 9.2 In 200607.
|anufacturIng growth rate estImated at 11.J.
SavIng rate of J2.4, Investment rate of JJ.8 wIll contInue.
Tax as of C0P at 11.4
Cross domestIc capItal formatIon up 2J.
FIscal defIcIt to be J.7 In the current year and revenue defIcIt 2.
FIscal defIcIt for 200708 pegged at J.J of C0P and Fevenue defIcIt at 1.5.
8ank credIt rate grew by 29 durIng fIrst ten months of 200607.
ECovernance expendIture hIked to Fs.719 crore
nflatIon durIng 200607 estImated at between 5.2 and 5.4 agaInst 4.4 durIng the prevIous year.
Total expendIture durIng 200607 estImated at Fs.6,80,521 crore
0efence 8udget hIked to Fs.96000 crore.
Dverseas Investment to be allowed by IndIvIduals vIa |utual Funds.
Covernment to allow short sellIng by InstItutIons.
|utual Funds to be allowed to launch Infrastructure funds.
PAN to be made sole IdentIty for partIcIpants In the securIty markets to strengthen capItal market.
ForeIgn exchange reserves stand at 180 bIllIon dollars.
TourIsm Infrastructure to get an allocatIon of Fs 520 crore as agaInst Fs 42J crore last year.
Northeastern regIon to get Fs 405 crore for hIghway development. FoadcumraIl project over
8rahmaputra In 8ogIbIl, Assam.
New IndustrIal polIcy for the Northeast.
Technology UpgratIon Fund to be contInued durIng the 11th Plan. Fs 911 crore to be provIded for
thIs

0Irect Taxes

Personal Income tax exemptIon lImIt raIsed to Fs 1,10000
ncome Tax exemptIon lImIt to women hIked to Fs 1,45,000
Personal Tax exemptIon for senIor cItIzens hIked to Fs 1,95,000
Surcharge on Corporate Income tax on companIes below Fs 1 crore removed.
1 cess hIked to fund hIgher educatIon.
0IvIdend dIstrIbutIon tax raIsed from 12.5 to 15 per cent.
FIve year tax holIday for 2, J, 4 star hotels and conventIon centres wIth a seatIng capacIty of J,000
In NCT of 0elhI, Curgaon, ChazIabad, FarIdabad and NoIda for Commonwealth Cames.

IndIrect Taxes

Small scale IndustrIes excIse duty exemptIon raIsed from Fs 1 crore to Fs 1.5 crore.
Central Sales Tax rate to be reduced from 4 to J.
Peak customs duty rate on nonagrIcultural Items reduced from 12.5 to 10.
0uty on lIft IrrIgatIon, agrIcultural sprInklers and food processIng equIpment reduced from 7.5 to
5.
J Import duty to be levIed on prIvate Importers of aIrcraft IncludIng helIcopters.
Ad valorem duty on petrol and dIesel to be brought down from 8 to 6.

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SocIaI Sector

AllocatIon under FajIv CandhI 0rInkIng |IssIon stepped up from Fs 4680 crore to Fs 5850 crore.
Annual target of 15 lakh houses under 8harat NIrman Programme to be exceeded.
Swarna JayantI Swarozgar Yojana allocatIon Increased from Fs 250 crore to Fs J44 crore.
AllocatIon for schemes only for SCs and STs to be Increased to Fs J271 crore.
AllocatIon for SC/ST scholarshIps enhanced from Fs.440 crore to Fs.611 crore.
Fs 6J crore for share capItal for NatIonal |InorItIes 0evelopment FInance CorporatIon followIng
Sachar CommIttee recommendatIons.
Fs 1290 crore to be provIded for elImInatIon of polIo.
AllocatIon for A0S control programme to be raIsed to Fs 969 crore.
ComputerIsatIon of P0S and Integrated computerIsatIon programme for FC.
Health Insurance covers for weavers to be enlarged to ancIllary IndustrIes. AllocatIon Increased from
Fs 241 crore to Fs J21 crore.

Some hore detaIIs reIated to 11
th
pIan

The F0 Insurance sector Is capped at 26 per cent, whIle It Is at 51 per cent In sIngle brand retaIlIng.
n case of F| radIo broadcastIng, the government allows foreIgn Investment up to 20 per cent. The F0 cap
In sectors lIke defence productIon and prInt and electronIc medIa Is 26 per cent.
Sectors lIke aIr transport, asset reconstructIon fIrms and cable network are allowed F0 up to 49 per cent.
The sectors wIth comparatIvely hIgher F0 cap of 74 per cent are atomIc mInerals, prIvate sector bankIng,
telecom and establIshment and operatIon of satellItes at present.
The Eleventh Plan Is proposIng to create seven crore jobs wIth a vIew to contaInIng the rIsIng
unemployment rate and makIng growth more InclusIve durIng the plan perIod (200712)

hajor Import-Exports of IndIa
ndIa (8arygaza)
Exports mports
pearls gold Foman coIns
cotton glassware
sandalwood wIne
perfumed oIls medIcInes
semIprecIous stones tIn/copper
Also, Imports sIlk from ChIna, TortoIse shell
and Nard (=gInger root)
sIlverware , and clothIng

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F. South ndIa (|uzIrIs)

Exports mports
black pepper gold Foman coIns
nard (=gInger root) glassware
Ivory sIlverware
pearls wIne
cInnamon clothIng
tortoIse shell cloves
fIne cotton clothIng Cardamom
Also,Imported cloves, cardamom

IndIa's prIncIpaI export destInatIons, 2006:
1 USA : 15.4
2. UnIted Arab EmIrates : 9.5
J. ChIna : 6.4
4. AustralIa : 0.7

IndIa's prIncIpaI Import destInatIons, 2006:
1. ChIna : 9.0
2. SaudI ArabIa : 6.2
J. USA : 5.7
4. AustralIa : J.7

Some Dther Important Facts and InformatIons

ThIs bank was renamed In 1955 and thus came State 8ank of ndIa Into exIstence. We are talkIng
about - mperIal 8ank Df ndIa
ChaIrman of nterstate councIl (STC) that came Into exIstence In June 2005 - Kamalnath
Posco steel plant has been fInalIsed at - Paradeep (DrIssa)
0elIte Is the name of the mIlk addItIve product that belongs top the stable of - Cadbury
Empowered group of mInIsters that was lookIng Into the 0abhol settlement Issue was headed by -
Pranab |ukherjee
WTD Is headquatered In - Ceneva
1
st
|0 of |F Is - CamIlle Cutt
ThIs personalIty Is assocIated wIth the foundatIon of World EconomIc Forum (WEF) - Klaus Schwab
'8ulls your wIn. 8ears you wIn' Is adcampaIgn of - Kotak LIfe nsurance
Not allowed to cry Is a book authored by ngrId Albuquerque Solomon. ThIs book deals wIth the lIfe
hIstory of - 8Irla's
ThIs car model has been declared as the car of the year 2006 by 8S |otorIng SwIft
DrIgInally, 0uracell battery Is the brand of - CIllete
nnova Is car model that belongs to - Toyota |otors
World EconomIc forums annual summIt took place In January 2006 at - 0avos
8abool , DdonIl, E SanI fresh are the famous brands that are now owned by - 0abur
C brand of the year 2005 Is - NokIa
FrItolays Is an assocIated company of - PepsIco
AsIan development bank HQ - |anIla

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0evelopment E NatIonhood Is the name of book wrItten by - Lord |egnad 0esaI
Toyota's brand ambassador - AmIr Khan
PresIdent of world bank - Paul WolfowItz
DllIPekka Kallasvuo Is the present CED of - NokIa
CED of Coogle nc. ErIc SchmIdt
The year In whIch regulator of the stock market In ndIa was establIshed was1988
ChaIrman of DIl major Foyal 0utch Shell Plc. was also head of NokIa - Jorma DllIla
NT TechnologIes Ltd Is In 50:50 joInt venture wIth SwItzerlandbased human resource company
Adecco SA
Stock Exchange of ndIa whIch transformed Itself Into a corporate entIty Is - 8SE (8ombay Stock
Exchange)
Phantom Is car launched by Folls Foyce |otor Cars
The SAFTA became operatIonal from - 1
st
Jan 2006
ThIs bank Is named as fIrst fully ndIan bank - Punjab NatIonal 8ank
CapItalIst tool Is the punch lIne of - Forbes
Nelco , NelIte systems are the names of the companIes that belong to the stable of - Tata Croup
Topmost brand of the world for 4
th
consecutIve year accordIng to nterbrand Is - Coca Cola
'WInnIng' Is book by Jack E Suzy Welch
Clamour Is bIke model of - Hero Honda |otors Ltd.
CF0 100 Is name of bIke by - L|L
Speed Is the name of fuel varIant that belongs to - 8PCL
AnIl K. Agarwal Is PresIdent of - ASSDCHA| (The AssocIated Chambers of Commerce and ndustry of
ndIa)
PresIdentIal Drder by ChIlean govt. gIven to - Fajesh Hukku
Star Is bIke model by - T7S |otors
JagdIsh Tytler ,who has been IndIcted by justIce NanavatI CommIssIon report, was mInIster of state
forNDNFES0ENT AFFAFS
NanavatI CommIssIon was set up In the year2000
CavaI was the person responsIble for the maIntenance of law and order In 0elhIthe recently
released NanavatI CommIssIon Into the 1984 antIsIkh rIots commented.PC CavaI blamed by the
commIssIon for the lapse durIng the rIot In the capItal wasLT CD7EFNEF DF 0ELH
ThIs country's upper house of parlIament voted down a legIslatIon to dIvIde and sell the country's
postal servIce, promptIng Its prIme mInIster to threaten dIssolutIon of the lower bases of
ParlIament. ThIs country Is - JAPAN
Hugo Chavez who has dIsmIssed cooperatIon wIth the US 0rug Enforcement AdmInIstratIon, accusIng
the latter of spyIng agaInst hIs government Is the presIdent of7ENEZUELA
Peter JennIngs the T7 News 'superstar' who dIed of lung cancer represented A8C news
Kolkata Is set to elImInate one of Its endurIng symbols, whIch IsHAN0PULLE0 FCKSHAWS
The post of Sajjan Kumar In NanavatI CommIssIon Into the 1984 antISIkh rIots was CHAF|AN,0ELH
FUFAL 0E7ELDP|ENT 8DAF0
Athlete Neelam SIngh who tested posItIve for banned drugs at the HelsInkI World AthletIcs
ChampIonshIp, plays 0SCUS THFDW
The DlympIc champIon who won the 200 and 100 meter crowns at the HelsInkI AthletIcs World
ChampIonshIp Is JUSTN CATLN
Xplore Is the new weekend lIfestyle supplement ofTHE T|ES DF N0A
DsleIdys |enendez, who won the gold medal In javelIn throw at HelsInkI athletIcs, haIls fromCU8A

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After claImIng ownershIp of Taj |ahal, the Waqf 8oard Is now claImIng ownershIp of88 KA
|AQ8AFA, AUFANCA8A0
ThIs publIc personalIty Is In the eye of storm for hIs love of expansIve cowboy bootsas much as that
hIs opponents are already talkIng of '8ootgate' scandal AFNDL0 SCHWAFZENECCEF
ChaIrman of the selectIon commIttee for Arjun Awards Is CEET SETH
AccordIng to medIa reports ,The UPA government had to shelve Its plan to seek the passage of
Women's FeservatIon bIll In the ParlIament In August prImarIly because of opposItIon ofLALU
PFASA0 YA0A7
The recommendatIon of these two crIcketers have been rejected for Arjuna AwardYU7FAJ SNCH
and |DHA||A0 KAF
AccordIng to a legIslatIon Introduced In the Lok Sabha, you can now sport the TrIcolour on certaIn
clothes and accessorIes. The ban stIll holds onCUSHDNS
USA Is the country, whIch Is not a part of AIrbus - A J80
The bond/Investment, whIch Is not a part of SectIon 88 of the ncome Tax offerIng rebate DNCC
shares
The author of the lIne "Just do It" 0an WIeden
Name the new name of CC nfotech J nfotech
"Club world, |ore beds, more places, more often" Is the baselIne of an advertIsement. Company,
whIch boasts of thIs 8rItIsh AIrways
The chaIrman of the commIttee formed on the future of World Trade DrganIzatIon Peter 0.
Sutherland
The 141natIon Kyoto protocol aIms to break a rIse In temperatures wIdely blamed on mountIng
human emIssIons of heat trappIng gases that could trIgger droughts and floods, raIse sea levels and
wIpe out thousands of specIes by the year 2100
Name the country, whIch has savIngs to C0P ratIo of 40, and hIghest savIng rate In the world
ChIna
The country, whIch has manufactured the world's largest noodle packet, secured a place In
CuInness 8ook of World Fecord ndonesIa
The ndIan who Is among the top ten In the Forbes |Idas 100 lIst of venture capItalIsts Fam
ShrIram
ThIs ndIan nstItute of |anagement has won the Corporate Fesearch Award |, ndore.
The ndIan FInance |InIster who became the presIdent of ndIa F. 7enkataraman
HeInrIch 7on PIerer was the ChIef ExecutIve offIcer of a company. He Is consIdered the most
InfluentIal chaIrmen In Cermany. Fecently he retIred from the Company - SIemens
|r. N. 8alasubramanIum has been promoted to the post of C|0 from the post of deputy |.0. Name
the organIzatIon S08
The company whIch advertIses "who says It's lonely up there" Satyam Computers
ThIs actor Is related/worked for "Project Hope" 7Ivek DberoI
"News you can use" Is the baselIne of whIch news channel N0T7 ProfIt
Prof. FInn E. Kydland and Prof. Edward C. Prescott are assocIated wIth fIeld EconomIcs
The satellIte channel whIch has baselIne - "All day, All year, All vIewers": - 0Iscovery Channel.
The chaIrmen of Codhra FIre AccIdent CommIttee U.C. 8anerjeee
The ChInese chIef who Introduced market reforms and capItalIsm to chIna Zhao ZIyang
"Kum Karo Tax, Kal Karo relax" Is the adrenalIne IncreasIng quote.
Name the company, whIch uses It In Its advertIsement |ax New York LIfe
Name the country where the world's second largest port Is located In terms of freIght volume In
2004 after SIngapore ChIna, ShanghaI

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After buyIng whIch company's household goods gIant Procter and Camble wIll be the world's bIggest
consumer products company. The deal Is worth S 57 bIllIon CIllette
The actor and producer has started the actIng academy 'Actor prepares' Anupam Kher
The company who has acquIred the 8alsara 8usInesses for Fs. 14J Crores - 0abur ndIa Ltd.
How many stars are there In the flag of European UnIon Twelve (12)
J0. The ndIan 8ank whIch had taken majorIty stake In |aurItIusbased ndIan Dcean nternatIonal
bank - S8
ndIa nternatIonal Leather FaIr 2007 wIll be held at ChennaI
Who Is the new chIef of Fesearch and AnalysIs WIng P. K. HormIs Tharakan
'ULP' Is an Insurance plan launched by: UT
|r ErIc Leblanc Is the new |anagIng 0Irector of 7olvo ndIa Ltd.
The tyre group sponsors NaraIn KarthIkeyan, the formula 1 car racer: J.K. tyres.
'AmazIng |Ileage' Is the adlIne for thIs group 8ajaj
ThIs Hollywood actor and comedIan Is known for the Naked Cun TrIology LeslIe NIelsen
f Sony makes PS2, who made 0reamcast: Seagul
The popular mobIle phone brand 'NokIa' Is from country: - FInland
Name the ChIna's fIrst prIvate aIrlIne that was launched on |arch 10, 2005 Dkay
Name the software company acquIred by |Icrosoft Croove Networks
Sunfeast, John Players and AashIrvad are the products promoted by thIs 8rand TC
TadIram Telecom has entered Into a strategIc allIance wIth 8PL Telecom to sell enterprIse products.
Name the country where TadIram has Its base srael
Name the |anagIng 0Irector of 8ajaj Auto FajIv 8ajaj
Name the country, whIch has not applIed stem cell technology partIcularly In regeneratIng dIseased
cells ndonesIa
The shortest Shakespearean play wIth just 1770 lInes The Comedy of Errors
Clenmark laboratorIes wIll merge wIth thIs bIopharmaceutIcal and researchdrIven company TASC
Pharma
The place at whIch The nternatIonal Conference on TerrorIsm was held and The theme of the
conference was "0emocracy, TerrorIsm and SecurIty". |adrId
Name the country whIch Is the world's most competItIve, accordIng to World EconomIc Forum (ndIa
ranks at 55). FInland
8erger PaInts has set up Its fIrst overseas venture In thIs country to manufacture decoratIve paInts
FussIa
"Sarva Cuna Sampanna" Is the catch lIne used by thIs company to promote Its brand Hero Honda
The chaIrman of Sony CorporatIon |r. Howard StrInger
"Jackpot! 0eluxe StylIng. |ore |Ileage. Less PrIce. The jackpot among the bIkes." ThIs Is the ad
lIne used for the product 8ajaj CT 100
The NatIonal Legal LIteracy |IssIon whIch aIms at markIng justIce more accessIble and affordable to
the downtrodden wIll have tenure from 2005 to 2010
|r. WIllIe Walsh Is the new ChIef ExecutIve DffIcer, replacIng Fod EddIngton of 8rItIsh AIrways
Name the only ndIan player to have a sIgnature lIne of her own for Lotto Sports talIa. The player
wIll be the fourth after Andre AgassI, SteffI Craff and Stephen Edberg SanIa |Irza
"HIs fIrst grand prIx. And a bIllIon fans already!" ThIs Is the catch lIne used by the company 8harat
Petroleum
The full form of |APN - |arket PartIcIpants and nvestors dentIfIcatIon Number
'CIve Punarjanama to your small T7' Is the buzz lIne for whIch advertIsement - DnIda T7

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'Start EarnIng your second Income at 40'. WhIch nsurance Company for Its polIcy 'Future Plus' uses
thIs ad lIne: LC
The country famous car brands Saab and 7olvo orIgInally come from Sweden
n Pokemon, how Is |Isty known to the Japanese fans: KasumI
"Pay a small prIce to hold your head hIgh. Even after retIrement". Company whIch advocates these
lInes In Its advertIsement Is H0FC standard lIfe Insurance
York nternatIonal, the world's bIggest heatIng ventIlatIon and AC company has tIed up wIth thIs
company to boost sales 7Ideocon
8orn Into 8rothels, a fIlm whIch won the 77
th
annual Academy Award for best documentary feature
Is a story of the chIldren of sex worker of thIs country ndIa
ThIs company sponsored the 50
th
FIlm Fare Awards Swarup Croup of ndustrIes
Name the Amendment to Un Framework ConventIon on ClImate change that came Into force on
February 16, 2005 Kyoto Protocol
ThIs AsIan country had left the commonwealth In 1972 but rejoIned In 1989:PakIstan
The poet of popular poem ' f ' holds the world record as the poem reprInted In more anthologIes
than any other Fudyard KIplIng
The ChIef |anagIng 0Irector of |Icrosoft ndIa |r. Neelam 0hawan
Paul DtellInI Is the ChIef ExecutIve DffIcer of thIs companyntel
|r. AnIl K. Khandelwal Is the C|0 of thIs publIc sector bank8ank of 8aroda
'Xover' Is the new automobIle launched by thIs company:Tata
Sarthak 8ahurIa Is the new chaIrman of thIs group:DC
|r. SupachaI PanIlehpakdI heads whIch organIzatIon:UNCTA0
The new chaIrman of 08:|r. 7. P. Shetty
AccordIng to EconomIc Survey, C0P stands at __ percent.6.9
Fenault has joIned hands wIth thIs company for passenger car |ahIndra and |ahIndra
TAFE has bought tractor busIness of thIs groupEIcher
0elta Steel Company, a NIgerIan fIrm, has sold Its 80 stake to thIs group spat Croup
He headed the task force, whIch recommended the creatIon of a natIonal fund for StrategIc
AgrIcultural research0r. |. S. SwamInathan
The bank whIch has launched '8on 7oyage' a convenIent loan scheme for travellIng DrIental 8ank
of Commerce
The year In whIch |InnIe |ouse made her debut wIth |Ickey |ouse (n fIlm Steamboat WIllIe)19J8
Name the newest model car launched by |arutI SuzukI swIft
ThIs company has started the Cyber |om programme that enables homemakers to attaIn the same
wave length as theIr computer savvy kIds and lap top carryIng husband FelIance nfocomm
n thIs state 7AT was Introduced from AprIl 1, 2005|aharashtra
The call sIgn whIch Is used by ndIan AIrlInesndaIr
|r. H. Lee Scott Is the ChIef ExecutIve DffIcer of thIs company - Wal|art nternatIonal
Name the SatellIte launched by PSL7 and Is useful In preparIng atlases, monItorIng the growth of
cItIes, layIng rIng roads and so onCAFTDSAT
Name the organIzatIon whIch sponsored the project of development of mobIle computers - |obIles
and Softcomp to Encore SoftwareCSF
Who Is the ChIef ElectIon commIssIoner of ndIa:|r. N. CopalaswamI
|r. Saul 8ellow, who dIed In |assachusetts was a -NovelIst
Name the organIzatIon whIch has 58.5 holdIng In CrIsIl, ndIa's bIggest ratIng agency Standard and
Poor
Who among the followIng Is the chaIrman of NASSCD|: 0r. S. FamadoraI

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Name the task force whIch Is headed by SunIta NaraInTIger task force
Name the country whIch gIves KnIght of the order of Arts and Letters France
Name the country whIch has recently adopted ban antIterrorIsm law 8rItaIn
Name the country wIth whIch ndIa has decIded to pursue a free trade agreement and set up a team
to negotIate the terms|aurItIus
n AprIl 2005, the government launched NatIonal Fural ElectrIfIcatIon Programme under whIch all
the vIllages would be electrIfIed by the year __2009
Name the country, whIch has been admItted to C20Uruguay
Name the country wIth whIch ChIna has decIded to launch the joInt productIon of JF17 fIghter
aIrcraft - PakIstan
The Sun logo, Sun tech days, SolarIs, Java, JInI - these are the names regIstered under/of: Sun
|Icrosystems nc.
|r. |ahendra K. SanghI Is the presIdent of thIs assocIatIon - ASSDCHA|
Name the player who won the SpanIsh Crand PrIx at 8arcelona. - |cLAren |ercedes K.F.
What N.F. Narayan |urthy Is to nfosys, James CoslIng and Jeff Jackson are to: - Sun |Icrosystems
|r. 0avId HelenaIk Is the new vIce chaIrman of thIs organIzatIon - |organ Stanley.
ThIs HIndu relIgIous scrIpture's name lIterally translates to 'sIttIng down near' - UpanIshad
The company, orIgInally based In Leadenhall Street, London, had a profound Impact on the hIstory
of ndIa - 8rItIsh East ndIa Company
ThIs capItal cIty has the sobrIquet 'ParIs of LatIn AmerIca' - 8uenos AIres
The father of Pegasus, the wInged horse - PoseIdon
The CED and chaIrman of Ceneral ElectrIc-Jeffrey F. mmelt
An ndIan company, owned by Purendu Chatterjee has tIed up wIth thIs 0utch company for S5.7
bIllIon, the hIghest ever In ndIa - 8asell (Foyal 0utch 8ASF combIne)
The chIef fInancIal offIcer of the WhIte House - Copal Khanna
7SNL has tIed up wIth thIs company to provIde enhanced global connectIvIty to ndIan customers In
the Tenabled servIces segment-Cable and WIreless, AsIa
ThIs aIrlIne has adopted the Common |an as Its mascot or ambassador- AIr 0eccan
For tsunamI aId, the 0A has provIded S465 mIllIon for the reconstructIon and recovery of thIs ndIan
state-TamIl Nadu
Name the fIrst ndIan company to joIn AUTDSAF. - nfosys
ThIs group of countrIes Is usIng |AFSS for fIndIng water on |ars - Europe
The founder of the gIant conglomerate 8erkshIre Hathaway - Warren E. 8uffet
|r. JunIchIro KoIzumI Is the PrIme |InIster of thIs country - Japan

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SampIe uestIons and Answers

1. France Telecom sold Its 9.9 stake In whIch cellular servIce company 8PL Telecom.

2. Name the company whIch entered Into the readytouse packaged soup market under the
'Homemade' brand. - 0abur

J. 'Feady for the World' Is the baselIne assocIated wIth whIch of the followIng brands: - Carlton

4. WhIch of the followIng Is the baselIne of YES 8ank: - ExperIence are expertIse

5. WhIch company has entered Into the branded fIlter coffee retaIl segment under the brand name of
|r. 8ean Coffee JunctIon: - Tata Coffee

6. WhIch of the followIng Is the new baselIne of 0abur: - Celebrate LIfe

7. 'Let your heart fly' baselIne Is assocIated wIth whIch aIrlIne company: ndIan AIrlInes

8. PremIum notebook range, 7AD Is owned by whIch company: - Sony

9. Under hIs leadershIp, Tata Consultancy ServIce achIeved tremendous success durIng the 70s and 80s.
Who Is he: FakIr Chand KohlI

10. ThIs ndIan company holds the dIstInctIon of beIng the fIrst AsIan pharma stock to be lIsted on the
NYSE. The company In questIon Is: 0r. Feddys Lab

11. FollowIng the negatIve court rulIng, an ndIan company had to wIthdraw Am7az, a generIc versIon of
PfIzer's Norvasc from the US market. The company In questIon Is: - 0r. Feddys Lab

12. Name the company whIch has entered Into the water purIfyIng busIness under the brand name of
Purette: - HLL

1J. '8Ig 8azaar' and 'Food 8azaar' brands of retaIl outlets are owned by whIch company: - Pentaloon
FetaIl

14. WhIch bIscuIt company set up a Fs. 55 crore manufacturIng plant In Uttaranchal: - 8rItannIa

15. WhIch company owns the 'Nutrela' brand of packaged soyabean: FuchI

16. WhIch European bank holds 6 stake In ShIv Nadar promoted HCL TechnologIes: - 0eutsche 8ank

17. Fakesh Jhunjhunwala has pIcked up a 5 stake In whIch of the followIng companIes: - Provogue

18. |anagement advIsor |8 Athreya was assIgned the task of suggestIng recommendatIons to revamp
whIch pharmaceutIcal company: - Fanbaxy

19. Shantanu Narayan Is the chIef operatIng offIcer and presIdent (worldwIde) of whIch software
company: - |Icrosoft

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20. A US based fInancIal transactIon processIng company has announced Its IntentIon to open an
Independent AT| network In ndIa. dentIfy the company. - Euro Net

21. Who became the fIrst member from ndIa to joIn the Clobal CS| AssocIatIon: - SunIl |Ittal

22. 'We understand your world' baselIne Is used by whIch company: - H0FC 8ank

2J. WhIch ndIan company has formed a 50:50 mInIng venture wIth 8HP 8IllIon of AustralIa: SaIl

24. ShrIpad NadkarnI resIgned as the marketIng head of whIch company: - Coca Cola ndIa

25. WhIch company owns the brand '7Icks 7aporub': - P E C

26. WIth whIch company would you assocIate 7yomesh JoshI: - HP

27. 8randed dIesel 'Turbojet' Is owned by whIch oIl company: - HPCL

28. FacIng ace NaraIn KarthIkeyan Is the brand ambassador of whIch of the followIng petrol brands: -
Speed

29. Popular whIsky brand 'Johnny Walker' Is owned by whIch company: - 0ACED

J0. ThIs Is only the second model to be granted as the offIcIal car status by the government. The brand
In questIon Is: - Esteem

J1. 'The future of the automobIle' baselIne Is assocIated wIth whIch company: - |ercedes 8enz

J2. WhIch Is the latest model launched by Toyota In the ndIan market: - nnova

JJ. n whIch country Is 'Shell' DIl Company based: 8rItaIn

J4. WhIch Insurance company uses the baselIne 'We keep you goIng': - CC Lombard

J5. Name the company whIch has entered the professIonal laundry busIness under the name of 'Cem
Kleen Kare': - Electrolux

J6. WhIch Is the home country of the world's largest home applIance company, Electrolux: - Sweden

J7. The US based food major, CargIll acquIred the majorIty stake In whIch ndIan company: - Parakh
foods.

J8. Dne of the followIng medIa entItIes Is now owned by the 8ennett Coleman E Company Ltd. dentIfy
It. - Star 0ust

J9. WhIch medIa company pIcked up fIve percent In Pantaloon FetaIl: - 8ennett Coleman E Corp.

40. CelebrIty FashIon owns a premIum clothIng brand. The brand In questIon Is - ndIan TerraIn

41. New 0elhIbased 0abur group has busIness Interest In whIch of the followIng areas: - EdIble oIl

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42. 'Honours your trust' baselIne Is assocIated wIth whIch of the followIng publIc sector banks (PS8s): -
UCD 8ANK

4J. 'The power on your sIde' baselIne Is used by whIch company: - 8AJAJ AllIanz

44. 'CoIng beyond expectatIons' baselIne Is used by whIch company: - |alaysIa AIrlInes

45. Name the automobIle company whIch Is set to start Its truck busIness In ndIa by ImportIng premIum
brand 'Actros': - 0aImler Chrysler

46. Ceneral ElectrIc (CE) shed Its holdIngs In Its 8PD Company, CecIs In favour of two companIes. -
Ceneral AtlantIc Partners (CAP) E Dak HIll CapItal

47. Footwear company Aero Club owns whIch brands: - Woodland

48. PhIl KnIght resIgned as presIdent and CED of the company whIch he cofounded. Name the company.
- NKE

48. WhIch company runs the noncarbonated soft drInk (nonCS0) beverage busIness under the brand
name of CeorgIa: - Coca Cola

49. HIndI busIness channel 'Awaaz' Is owned by whIch group: - CN8C T7 18

50. PIdIlIte ndustrIes owns a wellknown brand. The brand In questIon Is - fevIcol

51. 8ajaj famIly and FIrodIas famIly locked horns over the proposed name change of whIch company: -
8ajaj Tempo

52. LeadIng InternatIonal journal 'mpact nternatIonal' covers whIch sector: AlcoholIc 8everages

5J. ThIs year, FIdelIty entered the ndIan market. t Is the world's largest company In the segment. The
sector It Is operatIng In. - Asset |anagement

54. n a deal valued at S16.5 mIllIon, the US based T healthcare company, Eldorado ComputIng was
acquIred by an ndIan company. The company In questIon Is - |phasIs 8FL

55. Warburg PIncus holds equIty stake In whIch lIsted Telecom Company: - 8hartI Televentures

56. Who Is the promoter of TulIp Star hotels: - AjIt Kerkar

57. Who Is the promoter of Fasna: - PIruz Khambata

58. WhIch generIcs drug (copy cat) company belongs to SwIss pharma gIant NovartIs: - Sandoz

59. Heavy vehIcle manufacturer Ashok Leyland belongs to whIch IndustrIal group: - HInduja Croup

60. 'AashIrwad,' 'ExpressIons', '|angaldeep' and 'KItchens of ndIa' brands are owned by whIch
company: - TC

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61. European hotel chaIn Accor has set up a 60 : 40 joInt venture wIth whIch ndIan company: - nter
CLD8E

62. WhIch medIa group holds the lIcense to prInt and publIsh wellknown magazIne 'Feader's 0Igest' In
the ndIan market: - ndIa Today Croup

6J. |r. |anmohan Shetty Is the chaIrman of whIch entertaInment company: - A0LA8S fIlms

64. Name the company whIch Is the lIcense holder of '7an Heusen' brand for the ndIan market:
|A0UFA Carments

65. FruIt juIces 'KIwI Kraze', '8erry 8last', 'TrIple TrIckle' are owned by whIch company: - Codrej

66. n whIch ndIan bank HS8C holds equIty stakes: - AxIs 8ank

67. '0elIghtIng you always' taglIne Is assocIated wIth whIch brands: - CANDN

68. AIr condItIoner manufacturer 7oltas belongs to whIch IndustrIal group: - Tata

69. 'Sense and SImplIcIty' taglIne Is assocIated wIth whIch brand: - PhIlIps

70. WIth whIch pharma company CC 7enture has entered Into a S56mIllIon drug development deal: -
0r. Feddy's Lab.

71. S8's (State 8ank of ndIa) rank on the lIst of the world's top banks Is: - 80

72. Newlylaunched 'Jeanswear' brand Is owned by whIch company: - Shoppers Stop

7J. HIndI news channel 'Channel 7' belongs to whIch medIa group: - 0aInIk Jagaran Croup

74. SaIf AlI Khan Is the new brand ambassador of a massprIced jeans brand, Newport. WhIch company
owns the brand: - ArvInd |Ills
75. Force |otors Ltd was earlIer known as - 8ajaj Tempo

76. ThIs ndIan company had announced to sell Its 51 stake In Foodworld Supermarket In whIch Hong
Kongbased 0aIry Farm also holds 26 stake. dentIfy the company - FPC Croup

79. Spencers Supermarket Is promoted by whIch company: - FPC Croup

80. 'nspIrIng ConfIdence' taglIne Is assocIated wIth whIch brand: - 8ajaj

81. Former UnIlever (parent of HIndustan Lever) chaIrman and CED. NIall FItzgerald Is currently the
head of whIch company: - Feuters

82. |r. Jerry Fao Is the chaIrman of whIch software company: - |phasIs 8FL

8J. WIth whIch news channel can you IdentIfy the taglIne 'PuttIng News FIrst': - 88C

84. AmItabh 8achchan Is the brand ambassador of whIch jewellery brand: - 0'damas

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85. 'Shape Up' brand Is owned by: - Shenazz HussaIn

86. Who Is the promoter of optIcal storage maker, |oser 8aer: - 0eepak PurI

87. Computer programme language 'Java' Is owned by whIch company: - Sun |crosystems

88. 'SImlIfly' Is the taglIne assocIated wIth whIch aIrways: - AIr 0eccan

87. Clobal telecom and networkIng company, Cable and WIreless has entered Into a technIcal
agreement wIth whIch ndIan company: - 7SNL

88. AdvertIsement campaIgn 'Let there be lIght' Is assocIated wIth whIch newspaper: - HIndustan TImes

89. 'Uncommon sense' ad lIne Is assocIated wIth whIch company: - |arIco

90. The Eveready brand Is celebratIng the centenary year of Its presence In ndIa. The brand Is owned
by - 8| KhaItan Croup

91. 0omestIc ratIng agency CrIsIl has been acquIred by whIch company: - Standard E Poor

92. WhIch company sells antIImpotence pIll under the brand name LevItra: - 8ayer AC

9J. 0abur ndIa has roped In whIch 8ollywood actor as Its new brand ambassador: - 7Ivek DberoI

94. dentIfy the busIness area of the US based company |erck: - Pharma

95. SpanIsh pharmaceutIcal company Efarmes sold Its generIc pharmaceutIcal busIness to whIch ndIan
company: - Fanbaxy

96. WhIch company sells lowprIced televIsIons In rural and semIurban markets under the brand name
of '7ardaan': - PhIlIps

97. Walton famIly of the US Is the promoter of whIch company: - Walmart

98. 'ndIa's nternatIonal 8ank' Is a taglIne assocIated wIth whIch bank: - 8ank of 8aroda

99. WhIch company has acquIred the mobIle handset busIness of Cermanybased SIemens: - 8enQ

100. 'HIndI at Its best' Is assocIated wIth: - Navbharat tImes

101. FohInI |IglanI, the only ndIan to fInd a place In the 'Woman to Watch 2005' lIst prepared by the
USbased AdvertIsIng Age, Is assocIated wIth whIch company: - PE C

102. Kolkata based football clubs |ohan 8agan and East 8engal are owned by whIch busInessman: - 7Ijay
|allaya

10J. ThIs company Is beIng haIled as ndIa's fIrst manufacturIng |NC as earnIng from Its overseas
operatIons far exceeds the earnIngs from domestIc operatIons. We are talkIng about whIch
company: - 8harat Forge

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104. |r. HabIl KhorkIwal Is the promoter of whIch company: - Wockhardt.

105. Homegrown HF company, |a foI |anagement Consultants Is now a part of whIch global HF group: -
7edIor

106. 'Petronas' one of the petroleum companIes Is based In |alaysIa

107. WhIch brand Is endorsed by crIcketer Yuvraj SIngh: - WestsIde

108. Who Is the chaIrman of the cement company ACC: - Tarun 0as

109. HF (human resources) software 'AdrenalIn' Is owned by whIch company: - PolarIs

110. nfosys' former global sales head |r. Phaneesh |urthy Is now the CED of whIch company: - Cate

111. WhIch ndIan company was accused by 88C of breakIng the UnIted KIngdom Covernment's ban on
mIlItary sales to Sudan: - Ashok Leyland

112. Name the foreIgn tobacco company whIch holds equIty stakes In TC. - 8rItIsh AmerIcan Tobacco.

11J. Wellknown F|CC brands - ChIk and FaIrever - are owned by whIch company: -CavIn Care

114. The home country of Thompson SA Is - France

115. |r. NImesh KampanI who played an Important role In the dIvIsIon of the FelIance group Is assocIated
wIth whIch company: - J |organ Stanley

116. Essel Propack Is the sIster company of whIch group: ZEE telefIlms

117. ntelnet Clobal ServIces Is the busIness process outsourcIng venture of whIch bank: - H0FC 8ank

118. WhIch European pharmaceutIcal companIes Is a subsIdy of the Fanbaxy Croup: - FPC AventIes

119. 7Ineet JaIn Is assocIated wIth whIch medIa group: - The TImes of ndIa Croup

120. The AnIl AmbanIcontrolled FelIance group has applIed for a 0TH lIcense under the brand name of: -
FelIance Sky |agIc

121. Two mega confectIonery brands |aha Lacto and EclaIr are owned by whIch company: -NutrIne

122. 'Khazanah' Is the stateowned Investment holdIng arm of whIch country: - |alaysIa

12J. 'An ndIan |ultInatIonal' baselIne Is assocIated wIth whIch company: - 7Ideocon

124. Dne of the followIng prIvate equIty funds Is promoted by former StanChart CED Fana Talwar.
dentIfy It. - Subre CapItal

125. Who has quIt as presIdent of Coca Cola, ndIa: - Sanjay Cupta

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126. AutomobIle gIant Toyota has announced a plan to buIld a small cars factory In ndIa In assocIatIon
wIth whIch company: - 0aIhatsu

127. Sunflower oIl brand 'Fortune' Is owned by whIch company: - AdanI WIlmar

128. WhIch Is the baselIne of the newlylaunched motorcycle 'Hero Honda Clamour': - LIve the lIfe

129. The TImes of ndIa group Is set to launch a 24hour news channel In allIance wIth whIch
InternatIonal medIa entIty: - Fueters

1J0. USbased wIreless gIant CIngular sold Its holdIngs In whIch ndIan cellular servIce provIder: - 0EA
Cellular

1J1. UntIl recently, Alex KuruvIlla was assocIated wIth whIch broadcastIng network as managIng dIrector:
- |T7

1J2. Clobal steel tycoon LN |Ittal has joIned hands wIth whIch publIc sector company for overseas
acquIsItIons: - DNCC

1JJ. Essar Steel Is promoted by the FuIa famIly

1J4. Who Is the C|0 of Iflex SolutIons: Fajesh Hukku

1J5. The home country of the World's number 2 sports goods maker AdIdas Is - Cermany

1J6. YK HamIed Is the promoter of a wellknown pharmaceutIcal company. The company In the questIon
Is. - CIpla

1J7. 1J0yearold 8ombay Stock Exchange (8SE) has become a corporate entIty, and rechrIstened as
8ombay Stock Exchange Ltd. WhIch of the followIng Is the baselIne of the 8SE Ltd.: - The edge Is
effIcIency

1J8. He Is the world's second rIchest person wIth a total wealth of S44 bIllIon. The legendary Investor,
who Is the head of 8erkshIre Hathaway, has the equIty stakes In varIous companIes IncludIng Coca
Cola and PEC. dentIfy hIm. - Warren 8uffet

1J9. USbased nternatIonal Truck and EngIne CorporatIon has entered Into a joInt venture wIth whIch
ndIan company to manufacture buses and trucks In ndIa: - |ahendra E |ahendra

140. 7Idya ChabrIa Is the promoter of whIch company: - Jumbo Croup

141. 'IFIver' brand of |PJ player Is owned by whIch company: - FeIgnCom

142. WhIch ndIan company acquIred Cerman auto ancIllary company Zelter: - Amtek Auto

14J. SInglelargest share holder In dea Cellular Is - A7 8Irla group

144. The world's largest software company Dracle CorporatIon pIcked up how much stake In |umbaI
based bankIng software company flex SolutIons: - 41

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145. England's new sports Icon Andrew FlIntoff endorses whIch brands: - 8arclays

146. Anand KrIpalu has been appoInted as the managIng dIrector of whIch company: - Cadbury ndIa

147. Food brand 'Nature Fresh' Is owned by whIch company: - CargIll

148. UKbased NF Swaraj Paul Is the promoter of whIch of the followIng companIes: - Caparo Croup

149. WhIch company owns the apparel brand 'John Player': - TC.

150. KarsanbhaI Patel Is the promoter and chaIrman of a wellknown company. Name the company -
NF|A

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Current AffaIrs InformatIon

1) WInner of 0urand Cup 2005 Is Army X
2) Drange Is the name of the cellular servIce provIder from HutchIson |ax Telecom Ltd
J) The name by whIch the ndIca car Is known as In UK Is CIty Fover
4) The name of the space shuttle In whIch Kalpana Chawla was travellIng and that met wIth a fatal
accIdent Is ColumbIa
5) She Is the rIchest woman In ndIa and Is the owner of 8Iocon nternatIonal KIran |ajumdar Shaw
6) The amendment added the word secular to the ndIan constItutIon 42
7) The costlIest cIty In the world Is as on June 2006 |oscow
8) The venue of the fIrst Afro AsIan Cames Is Hyderabad
9) HutchIson has a tIe up wIth Essar
10) |y LIfe, Is a famous work of 8Ill ClInton
11) The ChaIrman of the Censor 8oard of ndIa SharmIla Tagore
12) The seat of the Lok Sabha cannot remaIn vacant for more than a perIod of SIx months
1J) WInd 125 Is the name of the bIke model owned by 8ajaj Auto Ltd.
14) 8Inaca Is the name of the tooth paste brand owned by - 0abur.
15) The present ChaIrman of NatIonal 0aIry 0evelopment 8oard (N008) AmrIta Patel
16) You would assocIate AkIo |orIta wIth the establIshment of Sony CorporatIon.
17) The PresIdent of ConfederatIon of ndIan ndustrIes (C) Is F SeshashayI
18) Essar Croup Is owned by FuIas
19) The name of ndIa's fIrst electrIc car Is Feva
20) TItan whose photographs were receIved recently on earth Is the satellIte of Saturn
21) |0 of AventIs Pharma ndIa Is 0r. SHALESH AYYANCAF
22) The venue of the NatIonal Cames 2005 was Assam
2J) Toyota |otors has an ndIan tIe up wIth KIrloskar |otors
24) |Iss World 2005 haIls from celand
25) The ChaIrperson of NatIonal CommIssIon for Women ndIa 0r.CIrIja 7yas
26) ColdarIn Is a famous drug from Johnson E Johnson
27) FIlm and TelevIsIon nstItute of ndIa (FT) Is based at Pune
28) Europe's fIrst lunar spacecraft that successfully cruIsed Into orbIt around the moon Is named as
S|AFT1
29) The F0 lImIt In the domestIc aIrlInes that has been altered up to 49
J0) 0Iscover Is the name of a bIke model from 8ajaj Auto Ltd.
J1) LakshmI Narayan and FrancIsco 0'souza who were awarded wIth the EconomIc TImes Entrepreneur
of 2005 award are the founder of CognIzant
J2) WhIsen Is an aIrcondItIoner brand from - LC
JJ) |aybach Is the name of a car model that was launched In 2004. ThIs car Is from 0aImler Chrysler
ndIa
J4) Junglee that was sold to amazon.com for a record sum of S240 mIllIon was founded by Fakesh
|athur
J5) ThIs personalIty became the fastest man on earth as he clocked the shortest tIme for the 100 m
sprInt event of the DlympIcs recently. JustIn CatlIn
J6) ThIs company ranked on the top spot In the ndIan market based on the market capItalIzatIon. -
DNCC
J7) 'Provogue' brand of clothIng Is promoted by Fardeen Khan
J8) The SterlIte ndustrIes has offered to buy the resIdual stake of 49 In 8alco whose earlIer acquIsItIon
of the 51 stake of the same In 2001 was muchpublIcIzed news. 8alco majors In AlumInIum
J9) 'LIve your dream' Is the punchlIne assocIated wIth PolarIs

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40) ClorIa |acapagal Arroyo Is the newly appoInted PresIdent of PhIlIppInes
41) The fIrst woman to reach space In a prIvately funded venture, recently Anousheh AnsarI
42) ThIs company bought AIrcel, a cellular servIce provIder promoted by C. SIvasankaran In a deal worth
Fs. 1,200 crore Hutch
4J) ThIs structure from ndIa entered to the UNESCD's World HerItage lIst In 2004 7IctorIa TemInus
8uIldIng
44) 'Travel and LIvIng', a 24hour channel Is launched by 0Iscovery Channel
45) The ChaIrperson of ndIan Space Fesearch DrganIzatIon (SFD) C. |adhavan NaIr
46) The name of the mascots of the Athens DlympIc Cames 2004 Athena and Phevos
47) Food and AgrIcultural DrganIzatIon (FAD) Is headquartered at Fome
48) Fyder Cup Is assocIated wIth golf
49) ThIs company's mutual fund has launched ndIa's fIrst medIa and entertaInment fund FelIance
50) ThIs personalIty Is one of the creators of the AIr ndIa's mascot '|aharaja' 8obby Kooka
51) The new ChaIrman of NASSCD| Is |r 8. FamalInga Faju
52) The PresIdent of the World 8ank Paul WolfowItz
5J) 8eIng ndIan Is the name of a book wrItten by Pavan K. 7erma
54) ConnectIng ndIa Is the punchlIne that you would assocIate wIth 8SNL
55) AccordIng to PurchasIng Power ParIty (PPP), thIs Is the bIggest economy of the world USA
56) The percentage of ndIan trade that Is contrIbuted by European UnIon (approxImately) - 22
57) Alcatel Is famous telecom equIpment major that haIls from France
58) ThIs company has acquIred espharma CmbH In a deal that Is worth Fs. 49 crore Wockhardt Ltd.
59) 8etween Hope and HIstory Is a famous work of 8Ill ClInton
60) The fundamental rIghts was deleted later by the 44th constItutIonal amendment FIght to property
61) 7Ienna Is based on the banks of 0anube
62) AccordIng to the latest census, the rural lIteracy rate In ndIa 59.40
6J) |egasthenes vIsIted the court of Chandragupta |aurya
64) Sales Tax Is an example of ndIrect tax
65) The two countrIes sIgned a peace treaty under the banner of Camp 0avId Accord srael and Egypt
66) n JaInIsm, Number of TIrthankars (sages) Is there In all 24
67) |udrarakshasa Is a very famous work of 7Ishakhadutta
68) ndIa's fIrst IndIgenously buIlt submarIne NS ShalkI
69) 'The treaty of 7ersaIlles', that ultImately lead to the bIrth of UnIted NatIons, was sIgned In 1919
70) The number of paIrs of chromosomes In a normal human beIng Is 2J
71) The ConstItutIon of ndIa was adopted on November 26, 1949
72) TheosophIcal SocIety of ndIa was founded by AnnIe 8esant
7J) World's fIrst acknowledged Super computer Is Cray1
74) Number of members are nomInated by the PresIdent of ndIa In the Fajya Sabha 2
75) The artIcle deals wIth the Impeachment of the PresIdent of ndIa ArtIcle 61
76) Shergo Is the name of the ParlIament of EthIopIa
77) The maxImum gap between the two sessIons of the ParlIament can be of sIx months
78) Dne of the languages not recognIzed by the UnIted NatIons Cerman

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InformatIon PeIated to InternatIonaI usIness WTD.

1. TF|S full form Trade related nvestment |easures.

2. Last |InIsterIal conference at cancun was - 5
th
edItIon.

J. New York has not been the venue of WTD mInIsterIal conference

4. The classIfIcatIon of subsIdIes In dIfferent boxes of amber, blue, E green at WTD Is done In the area
of AgrIculture.

5. The country's 1
st
corpotarIsed port Is at Ennore

6. Worlds bIggest exportIng natIon USA

7. The dIrector general of WTD Is Pascal Lamy

8. FussIa Is not a member of WTD.

9. ran, raq E North Korea (presIdent bush axIs of evIl) have no formal assocIatIon wIth WTD.

10. EPCC - export promotIon of capItal goods.

11. CaIrns Croup Is a group of countrIes that accounts for more than 20 of global exports of -
AgrIculture.

12. Apex body regulatIng foreIgn trade In IndIa Is 0Irector general of foreIgn trade.

1J. US corporatIon whIch acquIred the basmatI patent was FIce Tech.

14. A currency that has a contInuIng hIgh level of demand , relatIve to supply , In the market of foreIgn
exchange Is often called as Hard Currency.

15. WTD Is crItIcIzed for beIng antIedmocratIc . but the fact Is contrary to It , Is that, every one , of
the 148 members , has a veto power over changIng rules.

16. The stocks of commodItIes held by the countrIes or InternatIonal organIzatIons to moderate the
prIce fluctuatIons are called buffer stocks.

17. Tarapore commIttee Is assocIated wIth capItal account convertIbIlIty.

18. ndIa's forex reserve stood at S165.J05 bIllIon bn by end of September 2006.

19. A small country that Is economIcally dependent on a sIngle export commodIty E Is typIcally
governed by a dIctator or armed forces Is known as banana republIc.
20. Swarmala entertaInment a musIc company Is a joInt venture between 8|C E SDNY

21. |edIa content E communIcatIon servIce (|CCS) Is a broadcaster of whIch news channelStar News

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22. The world's no.1 tobacco E cIgarette companyPhIlIp |orrIs

2J. StrepcIls, ClearcIl, LactocalamIne 8oots PIramal health care

24. AdvertIsIng agency SAATCH E SAATCH belongs to DmnIcom

25. New presIdent of raq Jalal TalabanI

26. "SIr Creek" Is a contentIous Issue between ndIa E PakIstan -

27. CC player of the year Is named after CarfIeld Sobers

28. AntI cancer drug "ressa" Is owned by Astrazeneca

29. ThIs company has acquIred 25 stake In royal 0utch shell's LNC busIness In ndIa Total Caz
ElectrIcIte

J0. 8DNUX, FN0EX, |F.CLEAN are well known detergent brand by PEC

J1. ndIa's #1 prIvate nsurance companyCC PrudentIal.

J2. NIvea brand Is owned by8eIersdorf

JJ. 8ollywood stars SunIl Shetty and Sanjay 0utt have joIntly longed retaIl n/w of sun glasses Shades

J4. World's largest spIrIts company 0Iageo

J5. The paInt company has forayed Into Insurance brokIng busIness8erger PaInts

J6. HLL has launched toIlet soap brand LIrIl In 1975

J7. CIgarette brand name |axus Is launched by Codfrey PhIlIps

J8. NIckledeon a well kwon chIldren channel belongs to vIacom Inc. medIa group

J9. Force10 brand of cIgarette Is launched In InternatIonal market by-Codfrey phIllIps.

40. US ndIa 8Iz leadershIp Award 2006 - JIgnesh Shah

41. SprItual channel Jagran Is promoted by Zee T7

42. Nature fresh Is atta brand by CargIll NutrIcIa whIch wound up Its operatIons In ndIa, has sold Its
ghee E mIlk powder ANK to whIch company - FuchI group.

4J. A magazIne for senIor cItIzens under the name HAF|DNY - FelIance group.

44. WhIch company has pIcked up ATET's JJ stake In dea Cellular: SIngapore TechnologIes |edIa
(STT) and Telekom |alaysIa.

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45. HLL has phased out whIch of the followIng brands. nternatIonal Lux.

46. The company Is the world's largest supplIer of H7 A0S drug. Claxo.

47. ShavIng gIant CIllette has sIgned whIch personalIty. 0avId 8eckham.

48. ndIa wIll overtake ChIna as the most populace country by 20J5.

49. The fInance mInIstry has abolIshed the mandatory central value added tax for textIles.

50. Annual F0 Inflows In ChIna are 5 of Its C0P. n the case of ndIa It Is 1

51. Sector contrIbutes hIghest In Covt. servIce tax collectIonstelephones

52. A corporatIon tax18 8 Income tax 27C servIce tax 400. excIse duty 70

5J. ndIa's software exports In 2005 were US S 17.5 bIllIon

54. AccordIng to UnIon budget 20042005 revenue defIcIt of central Covt wIll be reduced to zero by
whIch year. 0809

55. AbhIjIt Sen commIttee Is related to whIch of the followIng sectorsFoodgraIn polIcy

56. "8lue 8ox", "Creen 8ox" and "Amber 8ox" are the some frequently used terms In WTD parleys. The
terms are related to AgrIculture SubsIdIes.

57. The US has Imposed antIdumpIng duty on whIch of the followIng ndIan productsShrImps

58. 0espIte developIng countrIes opposItIon, one of the four SIngapore Issues has found Its way Into the
agenda. The Issue In the questIon Istrade facIlItatIon

59. 0ue to the poor monsoon, New 0elhIbased thInk tank NCAEF has brought down the C0P growth
projectIon for 0405 to6.54

60. |alegam CommIttee Is related to whIch sectorInItIal publIc offerIng.

61. A report, prepared by the World 8ank has put ndIa among the top -10 reformIng natIons In the
world. The report has adjudged whIch country as most favourable to start and operate busIness
New Zealand

62. ndIa's rankIng In UNCTA0's outward F0 performance Index61

6J. Strong rupee agaInst foreIgn currencIes damages Exports

64. The personalIty who coIned the term "Ambush |arketIng"Jerry Welsh

65. ndIa's 1
st
LNC termInal has been establIshed at 0ahej (Cujrat)

66. The term "ChIn |usIc" whIch Is of the recent coInage Is related to crIcket

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67. An IndIgenous stateoftheart ntegrated ElectronIc Warfare (EW) system SA|YUKTA

68. The Iron pIllar at |ehraulI In 0elhI was made durIng the reIgn of the Cuptas

69. The radIoactIve Isotope of Hydrogen Is called as 0euterIum

70. The new alluvIal soIl found In Canga valley rIver banks Is called Khadar soIl

71. ndIa's largest Inland lake Is located In the state oforIssa

72. The dIrector of the movIe "The lord of the rIngs".The return of the kIng"that receIved 11 Dscars, Is
Peter Jackson

7J. The 7J
rd
AmendatIon of the ndIan ConstItutIon deals wIth PanchayatI Faj.

74. ArtIcle J24 deals wIth - establIshment of electIon commIssIon

75. Least populous state In IndIa Is SIkkIm

76. 44
th
amendment of constItutIon abolIshed rIght to property.

77. Headquarters of |F are at WashIngton 0C

78. Covernor of ndIan state retIres at the age of Never retIres

79. S| SubscrIber dentIty |odule

80. The golden gate Is book authored by - 7Ikram Seth

81. WTD, TU, UNCTA0 are all headquartered at - Ceneva

82. NIblIc E eagle terms assocIated wIth Colf.

8J. J E K artIcle assocIated Is J70

84. FIlm gave PhIlIp Seymour Hoffman the Dscar for best actIng thIs year Capote

85. WImbledon 2006 champIon Women AmelIe |auresmo

86. n human development report, ndIa occupIes whIch rank In educatIon 145

87. ndIan state whIch granted 5 reservatIon for |uslIms In educatIonal InstItutIons whIch was quashed
by hIgh court AP

88. Author whose autobIographIcal book 0WKHAN0TA was banned In 8engal recently TaslIma
Nasreen

89. StraIght from the heart Is autobIography of KapIl 0ev.

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90. The sportsperson was asked to pay 5700 Euros for hIs/her role In the fInancIal collapse of websIte
sportgate8orIs 8ecker

91. Youngest parlIamentarIan In the new lok sabha Is - SachIn PIlot

92. Number of members of 7ajpayee's councIl of mInIsters lost the electIons In Lok Sabha electIons
recently -26.

9J. New channel on whIch Tarun Tehelka Tejpal E |eneka CandhI would be anchors Is ndIa T7 (Fajat
Sharma's)

94. Supreme court passed a judgement In AprIl 2004 to effect that audIence need not stand up If the
anthem.

95. Karnam |alleshwarI, the bronze medal wInner In weIghtlIftIng In 2000 DlympIcs, mysterIously pulled
out of competItIon In - 6J kg category.

96. Hollywood actor topped the Forbes celebrIty power lIst Tom CruIse

97. PavItr Prabhakar Is an ndIan avatar of whIch comIc hero SpIderman.

98. The ndIan vIsIonary who coIned the term PUFA, that Is provIdIng urban amenItIes In rural areas In
early 2004 PresIdent A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

99. After NASA CorporatIon, ENEFCYA has set Its eye on mars, for sendIng manned mIssIon by year
2014. ENEFCYA 8elongs to - FUSSA.

100. T7 character was featured on a postal envelope - the fIrst fIctIonal character has been gIven thIs
honor == JassI, jaIsI koI nahI.

101. ndIa's entry In Dscars In year 2006 - Fang 0e 8asantI

102. UnIon AgrImInIster SHAFA0 PAWAF contested for 8CC presIdent post as a candIdate from
Punjab

10J. US scIentIsts Andrew Z. FIre and CraIg C. |ello have won 2006 Nobel PrIze for medIcIne for theIr
dIscovery of FNA Interference gene sIlencIng by doublestranded FNA

104. The 10
th
SAF Cames (South AsIan Cames was held In SrI Lanka,Colombo)

105. ArtIcles of the constItutIon of ndIa provIdes constItutIonal remedIes for enforcement of
Fundamental FIghts-ArtIcle J2

106. n 2010, FFA (Football) World cup tournament wIll be held InSouth AfrIca

107. Shunglu CommIttee Is related to | Feecut Issue

108. The method of constItutIonal amendment Is provIded In ArtIcle J68

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Some Important Corporate persons

8 K CAFDLA: 0Irector Ceneral, NatIonal nformatIcs Center
Stephen W. 8raIm: 7Ice PresIdent Covernmental Programs, 8| AsIa PacIfIc.
ArvInd Chandrasekar: Head of 8usIness 0evelopment, at Advanced |Icro 0evIces ndIa, In New 0elhI.
HarIshchandra Fana: Founder and CED of AntrIksh CommunIcatIons.
Atul ChItnIs: SenIor 7Ice PresIdent (Product TechnologIes and Strategy), CeodesIc nformatIon
Systems.
Abhas AbhInav: |anagIng 0Irector, 0eepFoot LInux.
HardIk SanghvI: CED, 7muktI.
7enkatesh HarIharan: Head Dpen Source AffaIrs, Fed Hat ndIa.
C Umashankar (AS) : |anagIng 0Irector, ElectronIcs CorporatIon of TamIl Nadu LImIted.
Seth 8Indernagel: |ozIlla CorporatIon.
ChrIs Hofmann: 0Irector, |ozIlla FoundatIon
0r SrInIvas FamakrIshnan: 0IrectorCeneral, C0AC
|r. Jorg Wolff: FesIdent FepresentatIve, KAF
0r. AmIt |Itra: Secretary Ceneral FCC,
|r. Fahul CoswamI: 7Ice PresIdent, StrategIc PlannIng, Fanbaxy LaboratorIes Ltd.,
|r. |anoj |adhusudanan: A7P ( 8usIness Fesearch), Evalueserve,
0r. ArvInd 7IrmanI: PrIncIpal AdvIsor, PlannIng CommIssIon;
|r. TCA FangacharI: former Ambassador to Cermany and France;
|r. Suman 8ery: 0Irector Ceneral, NCAEF;
|r. |artIn LInder: 0Irector (FInance), 8|W ndIa;
0r. Nagesh Kumar: 0Irector Ceneral, FS;
|r. |unIsh 0ayal: PresIdent (8usIness 8ankIng), Yes 8ank;
|r. JaswInder Ahuja: Corporate 7Ice PresIdent and |0, Cadence ndIa;
|r. Arun Kharbanda: CDD, WNS Knowledge ServIces;
|r. NavaId Khan: HeadExternal FelatIons, 8hartI AIrtel Ltd.
|r. Alok Agarwal: ExecutIve 0Irector, Polar ndustrIes.

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Punch IInes of some Famous CompanIes

A|AZDN.CD| .and you're done
T|ESJD8S.CD| f you have a reason, we have the job
8LDCCEF.CD| Push 8utton PublIshIng
|FF Tyres Tyres wIth |uscle
CEAT 8orn Tough
E8AY Whct ever t s, you ccn yet t on e8cy., and Shop vctorously!
|Icrosoft Your PotentIal Dur PassIon
WIndows XP 0o |ore wIth Less
HPnvent EverythIng Is PossIble
Accenture HIgh Performance. 0elIvered
SKD0A Dbsessed wIth QualIty sInce 1897.
7DLKSWACEN The Ccr
FAT 0rIven by PassIon.
TATA |DTDFS Even |ore Car per Car
8| Dn 0emand 8usIness, In demand people
0ell Yours ls Here.
ntel ntel InsIde.
LEE The jeans that buIlt AmerIca
|aster card There are some thIngs money can't buy. For everythIng else there's
|astercard.
Kotak ThInk nvestments. ThInk Kotak.
Sun |Icrosystems The Network Is the Computer
Ernst and Young QualIty In EverythIng we 0o
8arclays Now there's a thought
Standard Chartered 8ank LeadIng the Way In AsIa, AfrIca and the |Iddle East
CN8C FIrst In 8usIness WorldwIde AmerIca's 8usIness Channel
ATET Your World. 0elIvered.
|onster.com Never Settle
Jet AIrways The Joy of FlyIng
Lufthansa There's no better way to fly
8rItIsh AIrways The Way to Fly.
AIr Canada A breath of Fresh AIr
Sahara EmotIonally yours.
|alaysIan AIrlInes CoIng 8eyond ExpectatIons
KIngfIsher AIrlInes Fly the good tImes
Exxon |obIl TakIng on the world's toughest energy challenges, We're drIvers too,
UnderstandIng Energy
Chevron CorporatIon Human Energy
FelIance IndustrIes LImIted Crowth Is LIfe
8rItIsh Petroleum 8eyond Petroleum
DNCC |akIng Tomorrow 8rIghter
DCL 8rIngIng Energy to LIfe
8PCL enerysny lves
8P Pure bhI. Poora bhI
CAL Cas and 8eyond
Essar Corp A posItIve attItude
Speed HIgh Performance Petrol

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Servo 100 Performance. EverytIme.
N0T7 ProfIt News you can Use.
Toyota nnova All you 0esIre.
Star Sports We know your game
LEND7D We are buIldIng a new technology company.
Apple |acIntosh ThInk 0Ifferent.
TCS 8eyond the DbvIous
nfosys Powered by ntellect, 0rIven by 7alues
WPFD ApplyIng Thought
Adobe SImplIcIty at work. 8etter by adobe.
|acromedIa What the web can be.
8|W The UltImate 0rIvIng |achIne
TDYDTA Touch The PerfectIon
HYUN0A 0rIve Your Way
HDN0A The Power of 0reams
SDNY lIke.no.other.
SA|SUNC magIne the PossIbIlItIes
LC LIfe's Cood
70EDCDN The ndIan |ultInatIonal
SANSU 8orn In Japan EntertaInIng The World
HAEF nspIred LIvIng
PHLLPS Sense and SImplIcIty
J7C The Perfect ExperIence
TDSH8A Choose Freedom
WAL|AFT Always low prIces. Always.
8LDD|NC0ALES LIke no other store In the world
HD|E 0EPDT You can do It. We can Help.
TESCD Every LIttle Helps
|ETFD The spIrIt of Commerce
KFDCEF Costs less to get more
8C 8AZAAF s se sasta aur Achcha kahee nahee mIlenga
K|AFT The stuff of lIfe.
CENTFAL Shop. Eat. Celebrate
PETEF ENCLAN0 Honestly mpressIve
LDUS PHLLPS The Upper Crest
FAY|DN0S The Complete |an
FE0 AN0 TAYLDF 8ond wIth the 8est
WLLS LFESTYLE Enjoy the Change

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C-8 SummIts 2007

- JJ
rd
C8 summIt held at heIlIgendamm, Cermany from 6 to 8 June2007
- Leader of C8 countrIes at the summIt are

1. Canada - PrIme |InIster Stephen Harper.
2. France - PresIdent NIcolas Sarkozy
J. Cermany - Chancellor or Angela |erkel
4. taly - PrIme |InIster Fomano ProdI.
5. Japan - PrIme |InIster ShInzo Abe
6. FussIa - PresIdent 7ladImar PutIn
7. UnIted KIngdom - PrIme |InIster tony 8laIr
8. UnIted States - PresIdent Ceorge W .8ush

- Leaders of countrIes, other than C8 CountrIes partIcIpated In J
rd
C8 summIt

1. 8razIl - PresIdent LuIz nacIo Lula da SIlva
2. ndIa - PrIme |InIster |anmohan SIngh
J. |exIco - PresIdent FelIpe Calderon
4. People's FepublIc of ChIna - PresIdent Hu JIntao
5. South AfrIca - PresIdent Thambo |bekI

- Central Theme of C8 SummIt was "Crowth E FesposIbIlIty".

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Heads Df InternatIonaI DrganIzatIons

S.No. nstItutIon Head
1. AfrIcan UnIon John Kutuor
2. Commonwealth of ndependent States Nursultan Nazarbayew
J. European UnIon
a) European CommIssIon
b) European CouncIl
PresIdent Jose |anual
PresIdent FramkWalter SteInmeIer
4. nternatIonal AtomIc Energy Agency 0Irector Ceneral |ahammad Elabarades
5. nternatIonal Energy Agency ExecutIve 0Irector Claude |andIl
6. UnIted NatIons Secretary Ceneral 8an KImoon
7. UNESCD 0Irector Ceneral KoIchIro |atsuura
8. World 8ank PresIdent Paul WolfouItz
9. World Health DrganIzatIon 0Irector Ceneral|argaret Chan
10. World Trade DrganIzatIon 0Irector CeneralPascal Lamy

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IndIan states and theIr capItaIs
States CapItal Languages
Andra Pradesh Hyderabad Telugu and Urdu
Arunachal Pradesh tanager |IjI, ApotanjI, |erdukpen, TagIn,AdI, Honpa, 8angInINIshI.
Assam 0Ispur Assamese
8Ihar Patna HIndI
ChhattIsgarh FaIpur HIndI
Coa PanajI |arathI and KonkanI
Cujarat CandhInagar CujaratI
Haryana ChandIgarh HIndI
HImachal Pradesh ShImla HIndI and PaharI
|Izoram AIzawl |Izo and EnglIsh
Jammu E KashmIr
SrInagar (Summer)
Jammu (WInter)
KashmIrI,0ogrI, Urdu, LadakhI, PaharI,PunjabI and 0adrI
Jharkhand FanchI HIndI
Karnataka 8angalore Kannda
Kerala TrIvandrum |alayalam
|adhya Pradesh 8hopal HIndI
|aharashtra 8ombay |arathI
|anIpur mphal |anIpurI
|eghalaya ShIllong KhasI, JaIntIa and Caro
Nagaland KohIma Ao, Konyak, AngamI, Sema and Lotha
DrIssa 8hubaneswar DrIya
Punjab ChandIgarh PunjabI
Fajasthan JaIpur FajasthanI and HIndI
SIkkIm Cangtok 8hutIa, HIndI, NepalI, Lepcha, LImbu
TamIl Nadu ChennaI TamIl
TrIpura Agartala 8engalI, TrIpurI, |anIpurI, Kakborak
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow HIndI
Uttaranchal 0ehra 0un HIndI
West 8engal Calcutta 8engalI

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Few uestIons and theIr answers from past IIFT papers:
1. Who completed the work of Qutab |Inar: Ans. ItutmIsh

2. The Colden Temple was InItIally known as - The HarImandIr SahIb

J. What Is the codename of the Atom 8omb dropped by USA on Japan: S1

4. WhIch newspaper was started by PandIt Jawaharlal Nehru: NatIonal Herald.

5. The ParlIament of state of state legIslature can declare a seat vacant If a member Is absent wIthout
permIssIon for 120 days.

6. PresIdent of Nasscom Is - 0r. KIran KarnIk

7. Arthur Anderson was the audItor of whIch of these CompanIes: Enron

8. Who Is the ChaIrman of 8rItannIa ndustrIes: |r. N. N. WadIa

9. The ChIef EconomIst and 0Irector Fesearch at the |F Is Kenneth Fogoff

10. Where Is the Head Quarters of European Central 8ank Is located at: Frankfurt

11. Power of Sun's energy Is a source of energy.

12. WhIch of the followIng Is the country has permItted 'EuthanasIa': Netherland

1J. WhIch of the followIng gas Is used In decoratIve lIghts: Xenon

14. What Is the Kelkar commIttee assocIated wIth: 0Irect Taxes

15. What does TFPS stands for: Trade Felated Aspects of nternatIonal Property FIghts

16. What does EPZ stands for: Export ProcessIng Zone

17. WhIch of these Is an gneous Fock: 8asalt, PumIce, 0ocIte, DbsIdIan

18. The word 'Knesset' relates to whIch of the followIng country: srael

19. WhIch AfroAsIan games were held at Hyderabad In 200J: 7 (5th)

20. s AustralIa, a member of EU: No

21. The fIrst 8Io0Iesel plant Is beIng set up In - KakInada, A.P.

22. World's largest exporter of vIrtual water - USA

2J. Name of rIver 8rahamputra changes to, as It enters from ndIa to 8angladesh - Jamuna

24. ATYCHPHD8A Is fear of - faIlure

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Some other questIons asked In prevIous year papers:

1. WhIch of the followIng gas Is used In decoratIve lIghts:

2. What Is the straIt between ShrI Lanka and ndIa Is called:

J. From whIch of the followIng cIty the ' |ornIng star' newspaper Is publIshed:

4. What Is the Kelkar commIttee assocIated wIth:

5. WhIch country Is the largest producer of TIn In the world:

6. What does TFPS stands for:

7. Who coIned the term USP:

8. What does EPZ stands for:

9. What does the artIcle J2 of ndIan ConstItutIon constItutes:

10. Who collects the statIstIcs for Exportmport In ndIa:

11. Tatas have taken over whIch PSU:

12. WhIch of these Is an gneous Fock:

1J. Who belongs to the ImpressIonIst school of paIntIng:

14. The word 'Knesset' relates to whIch of the followIng country:

15. WhIch Is the suffIx used for a Cerman Company:

16. WhIch of the followIng Is not a 'P E C' Product:

17. f you move from equator to poles, temperature dIfference wIll be maxImum In whIch season:

18. WhIch of the followIng country falls In equatorIal regIon:

19. What Is the value of 20
0
C In FahrenheIt:

20. What Is the eatable part of theIr Coconut:

21. |atch the followIng
A. Uttaranchal 1.KohIma
8. Andhra Pradesh 2.mphal
C. Nagaland J.0ehradun
0. |eghalaya 4.Hyderabad

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22. |atch the followIng states wIth theIr capItals:

2J. |atch the followIng: 0ances wIth theIr 0ance styles.

24. |atch the followIng: ndIan cItIes wIth FIvers.

25. The Noble prIze for medIcIne was gIven for the research In whIch area:

26. Water Class Is made up of whIch materIal:

IIFT - 2006 Paper WIth Answers

0IrectIon for uestIons 1 - 17: |ark all the correct statements

1. (a) 198 natIons attempted to qualIfy for the 2006 FFA World Cup.
(b) South AfrIca wIll host the FFA World Cup 2010.
(c) SpecIal DlympIcs 2005 took place durIng 29 August 2005 at Clasgow.
(d) New Zealand was the ChampIon In Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament In 2005

2. (a) Four scIentIsts shared the Nobel PrIze In PhysIcs In the year 2005.
(b) nternatIonal AtomIc Energy Agency was the corecIpIent of Nobel Peace PrIze In the year 2005.
(c) The flow of heat by conductIon occurs vIa collIsIons between atoms and molecules In the
substance and the subsequent transfer of potentIal energy.
(d) |adam CurIe, pIoneer In the early fIeld of radIology, was born In France.

3. (a) Sand dunes occur only In arId desert regIons.
(b) Central AfrIca Is home to the second largest raInforest.
(c) The heat buIldup InsIde the earth reached a hIgh early In the earth's hIstory.
(d) The troposphere Is a layer of the earth's atmosphere near Its surface whIch Is cooler hIgher up
and warmer farther down.

4. (a) |ukhya |antrI Cram Sadak Yojana Is one of the major rural development InItIatIves In ndIa.
(b) 0ogrI and CojrI are two festIvals celebrated In Jammu E KashmIr.
(c) The Surajkund Craft |ela of InternatIonal fame Is held every year In the month of 0ecember.
(d) Prasar 8haratI Is the publIc servIce broadcaster In ndIa wIth All ndIa FadIo and 0oordarshan as
Its two constItuents.

5. (a) The two planets |ercury and |ars that move wIthIn the Earth's orbIt are known as InferIor
planets.
(b) All planets can be seen at nIght.
(c) An Ion Is an atom or molecule that has become electrIcally charged by the loss or gaIn of one or
more electrons.
(d) Human eyelIds open and close about 20 tImes a mInute.

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6. (a) ChlorIne may be collected by downward dIsplacement of aIr, as It Is two and ahalf tImes
heavIer than aIr, or It may be collected over warm water.
(b) ChlorIne Is a greenIsh yellow gas, easIly condensed to a lIquId; It does not burn In aIr, but many
substances burn In It, formIng chlorIdes, just as bodIes burnIng In oxygen form oxIdes.
(c) 8ecause of combInIng wIth free hydrogen, chlorIne Is not able to separate hydrogen from some
of Its compounds and to combIne wIth It.
(d) ChlorIne bleaches mIneral colourIng matters

7. (a) The only 7eda to have been rendered musIcally Is the Sama 7eda.
(b) Port 8laIr Is sItuated In North Andaman.
(c) The outermost layer of the Sun Is called photosphere.
(d) Nhava Sheva, a major ndIan port, Is In the state of Cujarat.

8. (a) The full form of A0S Is Abnormal mmuno 0efIcIency Syndrome.
(b) Petrology refers to the study of the economy In relatIon to petroleum products.
(c) A dIvergIng lens can be used as a magnIf glass.
(d) Laparoscopy Is concerned wIth gynaecologIcal operatIons.

. (a) The parlIamentary term 'crossIng the floor' may be best descrIbed as leavIng a house by a
mInIster In between a sessIon to attend the other house.
(b) t Is necessary to be a member of eIther house of parlIament to be appoInted as governor of a
state.
(c) A cognIzable offence Is one where arrests can be made wIthout warrants.
(d) The ChIef |InIster of a State In ndIa Is not elIgIble to vote In the PresIdentIal electIons If he Is a
member of the Upper House of the State LegIslature.

10. (a) Hanumantha Fao replaced 7erghese J. KurIen as the chaIrman of the NatIonal 0aIry
0evelopment 8oard.
(b) 0abur Is the best known InstItutIon of UnanI medIcIne worldwIde whIch ploughs back nearly 90
of Its 1200 odd unanI products Into socIal welfare.
(c) Pascal Lamy Is currently the 0Irector Ceneral of the World Trade DrganIzatIon.
(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru had saId that It was hIs ultImate aIm to wIpe every tear from every eye.

11. (a) n an eye donatIon, It Is the lens that Is donated.
(b) 0IalysIs of kIdneys Involves the process of reverse osmosIs.
(c) C chIps used In computers are usually made of chromIum.
(d) The age of the tree can be found by countIng the annual growth rIngs In a sectIon of Its stem.

12. (a) All metals are solIds at ordInary temperatures.
(b) NItrIc acId Is, when pure, a colourful lIquId. possessIng great oxIdIsIng power, turnIng yellow the
SkIn and other organIc bodIes.
(c) AmmonIa gas may be synthetIcally prepared from Its elements by passIng the sIlent electrIc
dIscharge through a mIxture of nItrogen and hydrogen.
(d) The composItIon of the aIr by weIght may be shown by passIng a gIven volume of pure dry aIr
over a weIghed quantIty of heated metallIc copper, the Increase In weIght showIng the weIght of
oxygen present In the volume of aIr, the nItrogen also beIng collected and the weIght ascertaIned.

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13. (a) Chandragupta, who ruled from J24 to J01 8.C., was the archItect of the fIrst ndIan ImperIal
powerthe |auryan EmpIre (J26184 8.C.).
(b) The perIod from 1707 A0 the year when Aurangzeb dIed, to 1857, the year of the ndIan
UprIsIng, saw the gradual Increase of the European Influence In ndIa.
(c) 8etween 174648, the French and EnglIsh fInally came to blows In the fIrst CarnatIc War.
(d) TIlak, who was one of the fIrst natIonalIst leaders wIth a followIng and deep understandIng of
the grassroots of ndIa, voIced the thought of Home Fule In 1925.

14. (a) The |ontaguChelmsford Feforms were Introduced by the 8rItIsh Covernment In ndIa towards
women's partIcIpatIon In actIve polItIcs.
(b) The fIrst CovernorCeneral of ndIa Warren HastIngs, remaIned In ndIa untIl 1874 and was
succeeded by CornwallIs, who InItIated the Permanent Settlement.
(c) Lord 0aIhousIe's notorIous 0octrIne of Lapse, whereby a natIve state became pan of 8rItIsh ndIa
If there was no male heIr at the death of the ruler, was one of the prIncIpal means by vvhIch natIve
states were annexed by the 8r
(d) n the thIrd CarnatIc war, the 8rItIsh East ndIa Company defeated the French forces at the
battle of WandIwash endIng almost a century of conflIct over supremacy In IndIa.

15. (a) The AravallI Is the oldest mountaIn range In ndIa, runnIng from northeast to southwest across
Fajasthan In western ndIa.
(b) The Satpura Fange Is a range of hIlls In central ndIa. t begIns In eastern Cujarat near the
ArabIan Sea coast, then runs east through |aharashtra, |adhya Pradesh and ends In the state of
8Ihar.
(c) The HImalayas extend from the state of Jammu and KashmIr In the west to the slate of Assam In
the east.
(d) The Cardamom HIlls located In Kerala, arc named after the cardamom grown In the hIll cool
regIons.

16. (a) 0oppler effect refers to the phenomenon whereby the pItch of a sound appears to change as the
object moves away.
(b) The equatIon 7 d x d, where 7 Is the volume and d Is the dIameter of the sphere Is dImensIonally
correct.
(c) 8ernoullI's prIncIple states that the pressure of a fluId Is Inversely proportIonal to Its volume.
(d) Northern lIghts are caused by energetIc partIcles released from the sun teactIng In the earth's
atmosphere.

17. (a) SIx ndIans have been awarded Nobel PrIze tIll date.
(b) No nd has ever receIved Nobel PrIze for |edIcIne.
(c) Two ndIans have receIved Nobel PrIze for LIterature
(d) S Chandra shekar was awarded the Nobel PrIze for physIcs.

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0IrectIon for uestIons 8 - 104: |ark the optIons A. .0 of LIst that have correspondIng matches
anywhere (not necessarIly In the same row) In each of the other lIsts (LIst , LIst and LIst 7).
18.
LIst I LIst II LIst III LIst IV
A. K. |. 8Irla Steel SahItya ParIshad Award SUN T7
8. .C. Patel 7oIce and radIo products
Ernst E Young
Enterpreneur Awards 2005
8ajaj Auto
C. Pawan |unjal AlumInIum E Copper
N0T7 AutomobIle |an of
the Year 2005
F8
0. KalanIthI |aran PolIcy FormatIon
CN8C 8usIness Excellence
Award 2005
CrasIm

1.
A. Padmasree WarrIor
ntegrated CommunIcatIon
SolutIons
ChennaI |arutI
8. Fana Kapoor CNS Faraday |edal |otorola
C. JagdIsh Khattar
ntegrated 8usIness
SolutIons
Curgaon WIpro
0. AzIm PremjI Fabobank
StartUp Enterpreneur
Award 2005
YES 8ank

20.
A. NamIbIa TextIles Copenhagen 0ollar
8. Norway 0Iamonds Abuja 0Inar
C. New Zealand DIl WIndhoek NaIra
0. NIgerIa 0aIry Products |elbourne Kroner

21.
A. SIr Walter Scott FIp Wan WInkle The LIfe of Napolean 8onaparte FussIa
8. Cervantes vanhoe Novelas Ejemplares Scotland
C. WashIngton rvIng 0r ZhIvago |y sIsterlIfe New York
0. 8orIs Pasternak 0on QuIxote StanfordonAvon SpaIn

22.
A. L.N. |Ittal 8erkshIre Hathway nc SlovakIa Steel ndustry
8. Warren 8uffet |Icrosoft ParIs 8Ill E |elInda Cates FoundatIon
C. 8Ill Cates SPAT nternatIonal Dmaha
Harvard UnIversIty

0. JF0 Tata AIr ndIa Copalur SEZ Severstal

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23.
A. nfosys Hyderabad Computer software Nandan NIlekanI
8. Tata Steel Kolkata FInIshed Steel Sanjay.S.LalbhaI
C. Escorts Ltd. FarIdabad Tractors Fajan Nanda
0. ArvInd |Ills Pune TextIles 8.|uthuraman

24.
A. 0r.Feddy's PfIzer CenerIc drugs taly
8. Tata EIghtD'Clock Fazor Cermany
C. HolcIm L E T TextIles US
0. Johnson E Johnson 8etapharm Cement ndIan

0IrctIons for uestIon 105 and 106: Each questIon contaIns two lIsts - LIst and LIst . |ark all the
optIons from A..0 that correctly match LIst wIth LIst Items.
25.
LIst I LIst II
a. 8.7. Fao I. AutomobIles |anufacture
b. C.K. Prahalad II. FIsherIes Economy
c. John KurIen III. nformatIon Technology and Software
d. KIran KarnIk Iv. Poultry FarmIng
v. |anagment ScIence

(a) a I, b v, c II
(b) b v, c II, d III
(c) a Iv, c II, d III
(d) a I, c Iv, d II

26.

(a) a Iv, c II, d III
(b) b v, c Ic, d II
(c) b I, c II, d Iv
(d) b I, c II, d III
LIst I LIst II
a. |y PresIdentIal Years I. S.FadhakrIshnan
b. The HIndu 7Iew of LIfe II. 7. 7. CIrI
c. 7oIce of ConsIence III. N. SanjIva Feddy
d. WIthout Fear or Favour Iv. F. 7enkatraman
v. K. F. Narayanan

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CK ANSWER 0F llFT - 2006

1. a, b 2. b J. b, c, d 4. d 5. c, d 6. d 7. a
8. d 9. c 10. c, d 11. b 12. d 1J. a, c 14. c, d
15. a, b 16. a, d 17. d 18. a, d 19. a, c 20. a, d 21. a, b, d
22. a, b 2J. c 24. a 25. b, c 26. a, d

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