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Number of questions: 1. 50 6. Time: This personality is the present European Unions Trade Commissioner. Can you identify him from the given options? a. Pascal Lamy b. Peter Mandelson c. Jose Manual Barosso d. Catherine Ashton Which of the following personalities won the Wimbledons Mens Singles title for 2010 recently? a. Rafael Nadal b. Roger Federer c. N. Djokovik d. A. Roddick This personality is the CEO of the newly formed Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd. Identify him from the given options. a. Vikram Mehmi b. Nitin Chopra c. Kamesh Goyal d. None of these This person has been appointed as the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIA). Name him from the given options. a. N.R. Narayana Murthy b. K.V. Kamath c. Nandan Nilekani d. Sam Pitroda The present External Affairs minister of India is a. Murali Deora b. S.M. Krishna c. A.K. Antony d. Anand Sharma

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20 min As per the third Annual Quality of Life Index study conducted recently, this is the most livable city in the world. We are talking about. a. Copenhagen b. Tokyo c. London d. Zurich The present President of ASSOCHAM is a. Kumaramangalam Birla b. Sajjan Jindal c. K.V. Kamath d. Swati Piramal Animal Planet is the name of the channel that belong to a. BBC b. CNN c. Discovery Communications d. Star Which of the following is the youngest grandmaster of chess in the history of the game? a. David Howell b. Sergei Karjakin c. Vladimir Kramanik d. Nigel Short Which of the following represents the present Employee Provident Fund interest rate ? a. 7.5% b. 8.5% c. 9% d. 9.5% Loksatta is the name of the newspaper that belongs to the stable of a. Indian Express Group b. Times of India Group c. The Hindu Group d. Dainik Jagaran Group

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Can you identify the venue of the first ever BRIC countries summit that took place in 2009? a. Beijing b. Yekaterinburg c. Brasilia d. New Delhi Roger Federer created history by winning the ___grand slam title in the year 2010. a. 13th b. 14th c. 15th d. 16th Which of the following days is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India? a. August 23 b. August 25 c. August 27 d. August 29 The present strength of the World Trade Organization ( WTO) is a. 144 b. 146 c. 148 d. 153 Which of the following represents the venue of the World Economic Forum meet 2009? a. Geneva b. Harare c. Davos d. Berne After quite a controversial election in Iran recently, this person was re-elected as the President of Iran. Name him from the given options. a. Hussein Mousavi b. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad c. Hamid Karzai d. Nouri al Maliki Enjoyment matters is the tag line that you would associate with a. NEC b. Haier c. BenQ d. None of these The chairman cum managing director of Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) is a. Birjender Singh b. U D Choubey

c. Proshanto Bannerjee d. B. C. Tripathi 20. Who authored the book titled A View From The Outside: Why Good Economics Works For Everyone? a. N. K. Singh b. Shankar J. Acharya c. Montek Singh Ahluwalia d. P. Chidambaram Uttarakhand saw the appointment of a new chief minister recently. Identify the person in question from the given options. a. B.C. Khanduri b. Ramesh Pokhariyal c. N.D. Tiwari d. B.S. Koshiyari This film was adjudged as the best film and won 10 trophies in all in the 10th IIFA awards that took place in Macau recently. Can you name the film from the given options? a. Jodha Akbar b. Fashion c. Rock On d. None of these Indra Nooyi is the present chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of . a. Wal- Mart Stores b. Citigroup International c. PepsiCo Inc. d. GE International High Performance. Delivered, is the punch line associated with ... a. Hewitt Associates b. Ernst & Young c. Accenture d. Honda Jonathan Schwartz is the present CEO and President of .... a. Google b. Lucent Technologies c. Sun Microsystems d. Picture of Health
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Can you identify the name of this business house to which this fabric brand Vimal belongs? a. Arvind Mills Ltd. b. Reliance Industries Ltd. c. Madura Garments d. ITC Ltd. This year is taken now as the base year for the calculations of Wholesale Price Index. Identify it from the given options. a. 1993-94 b. 1995-96 c. 1998-99 d. 2004-05

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This personality is the present president of NASSCOM. Can you name him from the given options? a. Shiv Nader b. Arun Jain c. Som Mittal d. S. Ramadorai Which of the following IT giant has the punch line Applying thought? a. TCS b. Infosys Technologies c. HCL Technologies d. Wipro Technologies This bank proclaims itself to be the worlds local bank. Identify it from the given options. a. HSBC Bank b. Standard Chartered Bank c. Citi Bank d. ABN Amro Bank The President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for 2009-10 is a. Venu Srinivasan b. R. Seshasayee c. Tarun Das d. Sunil Bharti Mittal Paul S. Otellini is the CEO of a. Samsung b. Dell Computers c. Google d. Intel Hugo Chavez is the president of a. Brazil b. Venezuela c. Peru d. Bolivia Values that bind is the punchline of... a. Bharti Axa Life Insurance b. Religare Enterprises c. Franklin Templeton Investments d. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

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Can you identify the year in which Tata Airlines (which later became Air India) was established by the great J.R.D. Tata? a. 1928 b. 1930 c. 1932 d. 1934 Which of the following is NOT a licensed brand of Arvind Mills? a. Levi Strauss b. Lee c. Wrangler d. Arrow Nokia hails from ... a. Finland c. Luxembourg

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Central Board of Excise & Customs is a part of a. Department of Economic Affairs b. Department of Revenue c. Department of Expenditure d. None of these Which of the following symbols is associated with the Zionist movement? a. Ichthys b. Menorah c. Star of David d. Hands of God Alberto Contador is a famous sportsperson. He belongs to a. Squash b. Chess c. Cycling d. Boxing Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with giving effect to international agreements? a. Article 262 b. Article 248 c. Article 253 d. Article 263 Rotterdam Convention (2004) is related to a. Prior consent for export of hazardous chemicals b. Ozone Layer c. Wetlands d. Biosafety What is paper gold? a. Paper made of gold b. US $ c. SDR d. Crude Oil

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Number of questions: 1. 50 8. Time: This person became the first ever Indian to win a Super series event of badminton recently. Identify him/her from the given options. a. Anup Shridhar b. Saina Nehwal c. Aparna Popat d. None of these Who is the author of the book titled Tough Choices A Memoir? a. Craig C. Barrette b. Patricia Dunn c. Carly Fiorina d. Jack F. Welch Identify the winner of Women's World Cup Twenty 20 cricket tournament that concluded at Lords, London recently. a. England b. New Zealand c. Australia d. India Which of the following electronics companies owns Viera, a TV model? a. Samsung b. Panasonic c. Sharp d. LG Skoda Automobiles which has launched some premium models in the Indian market, is headquartered at ... a. Germany b. Austria c. Czech Republic d. Belgium Which of the following countries is NOT a member of G-8? a. Japan b. China c. Canada d. Russia B2B Brand Management, is considered as the bible for branding, has been authored by a. Peter Drucker and Ram Charan b. Philip Kotler, Waldermar Pfoertsch & I. Michi c. Gary Hamel d. Tom Peters 10.

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Which of the following represents the venue of the 2010 Asian games? a. Seoul b. Tokyo c. Guangzhou d. Kuala Lumpur These news organization was founded in 1851 and hails from U.K. We are talking about a. Reuters b. BBC c. CNN d. AP This was the de facto capital of the terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Identify it from the given options. a. Batticaloa b. Trincomalee c. Jaffna d. Kilinochchi The present chairperson of the National Commission of Women is ... a. Vandana Shiva b. Mohini Giri c. Vrinda Karat d. Girija Vyas Riva, Nippon and JFE are the famous name of the companies that belongs to the field of ... a. oil exploration b. steel production c. building construction d. electronic equipment manufacturing Appa Sherpa created a new world record by climbing Mt. Everest for the record ____time in May 2009. a. 16th b. 17th c. 18th d. 19th The First Indian BPO firm to be listed on NASDAQ was... a. IBM Daksh b. HCL c. Convergys d. EXL Services Can you identify the first telecom operator of India that launched 3G mobile services in India recently? a. BSNL b. MTNL c. Reliance Infocomm d. Airtel Which of the following countries is the present president of the G-8 Group of nations for the year 2009? a. Russia b. Italy c. U.S.A. d. Germany

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The first model e-court was launched in the country in February 2009 by the Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan. Identify the name of the city in question from the given options. a. Indore b. Ahmedabad c. Ludhiana d. Hyderabad Which of the following sectors contributes the most to the GDP of the Indian Economy? a. Agriculture b. Industries c. Services d. None of these Ultra Tech and Applause Entertainment are the companies owned by a. Adlabs b. AV Birla Group c. DLF d. Reliance The Mens Hockey World Cup - 2010 was held at... a. South Korea b. Pakistan c. Australia d. India Duracell battery is owned by ... a. Gillette Co. b. Philips c. Hitachi d. P&G The present Attorney General of India is a. Milon Kumar Bannerjee b. G.E.Vahanvati c. Soli J. Sorabjee d. Harish Salve This personality is the present chairman of Institute of Rural Management (IRMA). Identify him from the given options. a. V. Kurien b. Parthi Bhatol c. Y.K. Alagh d. Neelima Khetan Can you identify the present chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of America from the given options? a. Allan Greenspan b. Ben Bernanke c. Peter Medelson d. P. Wolfowitz

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This personality is the chief of the naval staff. Identify him from the given options. a. S. P. Tyagi b. J. J. Singh c. Arun Prakash d. Nirmal Verma This personality is the chairperson of the University Grants Commission. Name him from the given options. a. M.V. Kamath b. Y.S.P Thorat c. Sukhdeo Thorat d. Y.C. Nanada Which of the following is NOT one of the awardees of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 20082009? a. Mary Kom b. Vijender Kumar c. Sushil Kumar d. Abhinav Bindra The chairman of the African Union (AU) is a. Bingu Mutharika b. Jakaya Kikwete c. Maummar al-Gaddafi d. Thabo Mbeki The venue of the 14th ASEAN summit that took place in 2009, was a. Singapore b. Malaysia c. Indonesia d. Thailand This personality is the present SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations. Name him from the given options. a. Shashi Tharoor b. Ban Ki- Moon c. Jayantha Dhanapala d. None of these The Idea of Justice is a famous work of a. Jagadish Bhagawati b. Vijay Govindarajan c. Amartya Sen d. Soli J. Sorabjee Who is the author of the book 2 States? a. Chetan Bhagat b. Arundhati Roy c. Vikas Swarup d. None of these

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Who wrote the book titled Indika? a. Herodotus b. Ptolemy c. Megasthenese d. Plutarch As per the 2001 census, which of the following Union Territories of India has the lowest sex ratio? a. Daman & Diu b. Pondicherry c. Delhi d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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Number of questions: 50 Time: 1. The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India is a. S.Y. Qureshi b. Navin Chawla c. Wajahat Habibullah d. None of these Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) is presently presided by a. Jagamohan Dalmiya b. Ranbir Singh Mahindra c. Shashank Manohar d. Suresh Kalmadi Can you identify the automobile manufacturer that launched 'People's car', Nano recently? a. Hindustan Motors b. Tata Motors c. Maruti Suzuki Ltd. d. Honda Motors Which of the following personalities holds the world record of scoring a record 15 goals in the history of the World Cup Football tournaments till date? a. Gerd Muller b. Ronaldo c. Ronaldinho d. Luis Figo Who among the following is the present foreign secretary to the Government of India? a. Madhukar Gupta b. Sarbjeet Singh c. Nirupama Rao d. Shayam Saran The headquarters of FIFA are at a. Geneva b. Berne c. Zurich d. Rome 7.

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Which of the following represents the venue of the NATO summit that happened in April2010? a. Warsaw b. Lisbon c. Sochi d. Strasbourg-Kehl The newly appointed chairperson of National Film Development Corporation( NFDC) is a. Naseeruddin Shah b. Om Puri c. Girish Karnad d. Shabana Azmi Which of the following is the capital of Montenegro? a. Sarajevo b. Bratislava c. Abuja d. Podgorica Haroon Lorgat is the new chief executive of a. International Olympic Committee b. FIFA c. International Cricket Council d. International Hockey Federation A Better India. A Better World is a work of... a. Manmohan Singh b. N. R. Narayana Murthy c. Ratan Tata d. Mukesh Ambani Which of the following personalities is the winner of the Womens single title of the French Open 2010? a. Svetlana Kuznetsova b. Anna Ivanovic c. Francesca Schiavone d. Maria Sherapova

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Which of the following represents the venue of the fifth World Water Forum meet that took place recently? a. France b. Istanbul c. Abuja d. Caracas FERA is replaced by ___ now. a. FECA b. FEDA c. FEMA d. FETA A passion to perform, is the punch line that you would associate with a. Citibank b. Deutsche Bank c. HDFC Bank d. ABN Amro Bank These two countries of the European Union decided finally to redraw borders as the Alpine glaciers dissolved due to global warming. Identify the name of the countries from the given options. a. Germany and Holland b. Italy and Switzerland c. France and Germany d. Austria and Finland This bank proclaims we understand your world. We are talking about... a. ICICI Bank b. HDFC Bank c. HSBC d. State Bank of India Quality in everything we do, is the punch line that you would associate with .. a. KPMG b. Ernst & Young c. Boeing d. General Electric European Central Bank is headquartered at a. Geneva b. Frankfurt c. Amsterdam d. Vienna

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Who is the present President of World Bank? a. Peter Medelson b. Rodrigo Rato c. Paul Wolfowitz d. Robert Zoellick The first Indian company to be listed on NASDAQ was a. Satyam Infosys b. Infosys Technologies c. Wipro Technologies d. ICICI Ltd. Can you identify the name of the mission that was launched by NASA to probe the galaxy in search of Earth like planets in March 2009? a. Galileo b. Kepler c. Da Vinchi d. Copernicus You would associate Narasimhan Committee with ... a. Poverty line fixation b. Banking sector reforms c. Center State Relations d. Tax reforms Which of the following is the longest National Highway of India? a. NH-3 b. NH-5 c. NH-7 d. NH-10

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BusinessLine is the business newspaper that belongs to the stable of ... a. The Economic Times b. The Financial Express c. The Hindu d. Business Standard The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India are at ... a. Kolkata b. New Delhi c. Mumbai d. Chennai Which of the following personalities is the new Miss Universe2010? a. Kenya Moore b. Stefania Fernandez c. Rachel Smith d. Ximena Navarrete Najib Tun Razak was sworn in as the new prime minister of a. Indonesia b. Malaysia c. Thailand d. Maldives The newly appointed chairperson of National Film Development Corporation( NFDC) is a. Naseeruddin Shah b. Om Puri c. Girish Karnad d. Shabana Azmi Haroon Lorgat is the new chief executive of a. International Olympic Committee b. FIFA c. International Cricket Council d. International Hockey Federation

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This personality is the owner of the firm Berkshire Hathway Inc. and is also known as the Oracle of Omaha. Can you identify the name of the personality from the given options? a. Romano Ambrovich b. Warren Buffet c. Ingwar Kamprad d. L.N. Mittal Which of the following personalities chaired the National Knowledge Commission? a. Bipin Chandra b. Sam Pitroda c. Prof. Yashpal d. P.M. Bhargava Who is the author of the book titled The Google Story? a. Louis V. Gerstner Jr. b. Alvin & Heidi Toffler c. Mark Malseed & David A. Wise d. Michael Dell India and the Global Financial Crisis: Managing Money and Finance is a book authored by a. Dr. Bimal Jalan b. Y.V. Reddy c. D. Subbarao d. Manmohan Singh GDR, expands to ... a. Global Depository Receipts b. General Depository Receipts c. Government Depository Receipts d. Glocal Depository Receipts Surya Shekhar Ganguly belongs to a. Squash b. Chess c. Golf d. Badminton She is the first women to graduate from Harvard Business School from India and is presently the country head of HSBC India. She is .... a. Chanda Kochchar b. Indira Nooyi c. Naina Lal Kidwai d. Lalitha Gupte

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This person is the new US ambassador to India. Name him from the given options. a. David C. Mulford b. Timothy J. Roemer c. Ryan C. Crocker d. Steven J. White Who is the newly appointed chief of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)? a. N.B. Singh b. S.S.N. Moorthy c. Sudhir Chandra d. None of these Fanta Apple was launched by this beverage giant nationally recently. Can you name the company in question from the given options? a. PepsiCo Inc. b. Coca Cola c. Cadbury Schweppes d. None of these This chairman of an Indian public sector bank is the winner of the AsiaMoney's 'Best Executive' award-2008. Can you name him from the given options? a. K.C. Chakraborty b. O.P. Bhatt c. A.C. Mahajan d. S.K. Kohli Which of the following is the first private player to offer IPTV services in India? a. Tata Communications b. Bharti Enterprises c. Reliance Communications d. None of these As per the global strategic alliance that took place in 2009, between Fiat and Chrysler, Fiat will acquire ____stake in Chrysler. a. 25% b. 30% c. 35% d. 40% Tata Communications picked up _______additional stake in the South Africa based fixed line operator Neotel, in 2009. a. 10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%

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LG, an electronics giant, hails from a. Japan b. Singapore c. China d. South Korea Aegis is the BPO company that belongs to the stable of a. Infosys Technologies b. Essar Group c. A.V. Birla Group d. General Electric Where would you find the headquarters of BSNL? a. Mumbai b. Kolkata c. New Delhi d. Chennai The present governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is ... a. Rakesh Mohan b. Usha Thorat c. D. Subbarao d. Bimal Jalan Taknobu Ito is the newly appointed President and CEO of . a. Hyundai Motor Company b. Honda Motor Company c. Toyota Motor Company d. Mitsubishi Motor Company Jacob Zuma was appointed as the President of in 2009. a. Tanzania b. Kenya c. South Africa d. Ethiopia

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C S Verma is the chairman of ... a. Air India b. NTPC c. SAIL d. NALCO Who is the chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child rights? a. Swami Agrivesh b. Shantha Sinha c. Rajendra Singh d. Vandana Shiva Adventures of a Bystander, is the name of the autobiography of a. Jack F. Welch b. Philip Kotler c. Peter Drucker d. Andy Grove V.Prabhakaran was is the chief of... a. LTTE b. ULFA c. ETA d. None of these Which of the following represents the strain of the virus that is considered responsible for the dreaded disease called Bird flu? a. H4N1 b. N5H1 c. H5N1 d. N4H1 Where would you find the headquarters of the international nuclear agency IAEA? a. Geneva b. Paris c. Vienna d. None of these She is the first women space tourist of the world. Who are we talking about here? a. Sunita Williams b. Anousheh Ansari c. Anna Fisher d. Eileen Collins Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Louis Philippe are the famous international brands that are sold under the umbrella of ... a. Raymonds Ltd. b. Madura Garments c. S.Kumars d. None of the above

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LED TVs are the latest TV brands to have been launched in India by this Electronics major. Can you name the electronics major in question from the given options? a. LG b. Samsung c. Philips d. Sony ETA is the militant outfit active mainly in a. Germany b. Italy c. Ireland d. Spain & France Indias International Bank, the punch line that your would associate with ... a. HSBC Ltd b. ICICI Ltd. c. HDFC Bank Ltd d. Bank of Baroda Which of the following personalities is the Prime minister of Bangladesh ? a. Abdul Hamid b. Sheikh Hasina c. Zillur Rehman d. None of these Which of the following represents the expansion of W, in W-CDMA? a. Wide b. Wideband c. Width d. Wireless Your Potential Our Passion , is the tag line that is associates with ... a. Motorola b. Microsoft c. Siemens d. Accenture This country's first lunar probe Chang'e-1 crashed on moon successfully (that was planned) in 2009. This Chang'e-1 belongs to a. Israel b. Iran c. China d. Saudi Arabia Next, is the name of the retail chain of . a. Marico Industries b. Dabur Industries c. Videocon Industries d. None of these

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This person was appointed as the Federal Chief Information Officer in the Obama administration and is the highest ranking Indian American in the administration. Who are we talking about here? a. Aneesh Paul Chopra b. Raj Shah c. Vivek Kundra d. None of these Powering growth responsibly, is the tag line that you would associate with a. NHPC b. BHEL c. NTPC d. SAIL Omega, Rado and Longines are the famous names of watches that belongs to the a. Swatch Group b. Richmont Group c. BMW Group d. LVMH Group Vittorio Colao will be the new chief executive officer of this telecom giant. We are talking about a. AOL b. Telmex c. Reliance Infocomm d. Voldafone Plc. Quality revolution, is the tag line that you would associate with a. Honda Motors b. Toyota Motors c. Hyundai Motors d. Tata Motors

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Number of questions: 1. 50 7. Time: Xylo is the name of the car model that belongs to a. Mahindra & Mahindra b. Tata Motors c. Fiat Automobile d. Skoda Automobiles M.K. Narayanan is the present a. Chief of Bhabha Atomic research Center b. National Security Advisor of India c. Finance secretary to the Government of India d. Chairman of the 13th Finance commission of India Obsessed with quality since 1895 is the punchline that you would associate with a. Fiat Automobiles b. Skoda Automobiles c. Hyundai Motors d. None of these This bank of Switzerland is named as Hinduja Bank. Can you identify the name of the bank in question from the given options? a. Bamas Bank b. Amas Bank c. Canas Bank d. Kanas Bank What is 'Kindle'? a. operation of NATO forces in Afghanistan b. a wireless reading device from Amazon.com c. latest operating system from Microsoft d. latest submarine to be inducted in Indian Navy Ratan Tata is the chairman of ... a. Tax Reforms Commission b. Company Law c. National Knowledge Commission d. National Investment Commission

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Nike has a very famous ad-campaign that says a. Sense and Simplicity b. Just do it c. Nothing is impossible d. Power of precision Reliance Capital, TV-18, Norwest Venture Partners and Intel Capital have jointly formed an online travel company called a. makemytrip.com b. Yatra.com c. Naukri.com d. None of these Which of the following represents the present strength of European Union(EU)? a. 23 b. 25 c. 27 d. 29 How many number of companies comprise the BSE Sensex? a. 25 b. 30 c. 50 d. 75 Which of the following countries has the headquarters of the auto major Volvo? a. U. K. b. Sweden c. Italy d. Germany Can you name the President of Sri Lanka who finally became successful in eliminating LTTE from its soil? a. Chandrika Kumaratunga b. Mahinda Rajapaksa c. Ratnashree Wickramanayke d. None of these Which of the following represents the venue of the Eleventh South Asian Federation Games? a. Thailand b. Sri Lanka c. Bangladesh d. Malaysia This CEO of an Indian technology giant received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award recently. Identify him from the given options. a. Vineet Nayar b. Kris Gopalakrishnan c. S. Ramadorai d. Arun Jain

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Starbucks is the name of the troubled coffee company that was in the news recently as it was trying to cut down its number of shops and workforce to control the problem. This company hails from a. France b. U.K. c. U.S.A. d. Italy Can you identify the name of the very famous company that was formed as a result of the merger of Aceralia , Usinor & Arbed? a. Poscoi b. Nucor c. Lafarge d. Arcelor Which of the following represents the venue of Miss Universe 2010? a. Bahamas b. Las Vegas c. Hong Kong d. South Africa Which of the following taglines you would associate with CNN? a. News now b. The most trusted name in news c. Putting news first d. Know. Now

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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyuno became the first re-elected President of Indonesia in 2009. He belongs to a. United Development Party b. Democratic Party c. Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle d. National Awakening Party Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the _____Vice President to the Government of India. a. 10th b. 11th c. 12th d. 13th

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Number of questions: 1. 50 7. Time: Which of the following mobile brands has Priority as its chain of stores? a. Nokia b. LG c. Sony d. Philips This is worlds first $100 billion and the most valuable brand presently, we are talking about a. Yahoo b. Microsoft c. Google d. Coca Cola Which of the following represents the present cash reserve ratio (CRR) as on 31st August 2009? a. 5% b 6.50% c. 7.75% d.9% Can you name this only criminal that was captured live in the Mumbai terror attack that took place on November 26, 2008? a. Hafiz Saeed b. Baitullah Masud c. Azmal Amir Kasab d. Mohammad Umair Madani Hema Malini is the brand ambassdor of a. Union Bank of India b. Dena Bank c. Bank of India d. Canara Bank Tyeb Mehta passed away recently. He was a legend from the field of a. Music b. Cinema c. Painting d. Literature

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Navanethem Pillay is the newly appointed a. Chief Information Commissioner of India b. United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner c. President of International Court of Justice d. Director- General of UNESCO Aston Martin was a car brand of in the past. a. Volkswagen AG b. Ford Motors c. Toyota Motors d. Honda Motors Which of the following automobile companies own Punto, Panda, as its brands? a. Fiat Motors b. General Motors c. Toyota Motors d. Ford Motors Who is the author of the book The Secret? a. Jeffrey Archer b. Rhonda Byrne c. Amitav Ghosh d. David Oliver Relin The first chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was a. N. K. Singh b. Tarun Das c. G. V. Ramakrishna d. D. R. Mehta You would associate Ronnie Screwvalla with a. Ten Sports b. UTV Ltd. c. Nimbus d. Sony Entertainment Television Which of the following represents the present strength of OPEC? a. 9 b. 11 c. 12 d. 15 The Director- General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). is a. Pascal Lamy b. Jose Manul Barosso c. Robert Zoellick d. Peter Medelson The Comptroller and Auditor General of India ( CAG) is a. C. Rangarajan b. Vinod Rai c. S. Naryanan d. Ashok Lahiri

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500, is the name of the car model that belongs to a. Toyota Motors b. Honda Motors c. Fiat Automobiles d. Tata Motors Which of the following personalities is the chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)? a. C.S. Rao b. T. S. Vijayan c. Jagadish Kapoor d. Arjun Sengupta Carmichael house is the name of the new brand of a. S. Kumars b. Madura Garments c. Raymonds Ltd. d. J. K. Synthetics Ltd. The chief justice of the Supreme Court of India is... a. V. N. Khare b. K.G. Balakrishanan c. S.H. Kapadia d. Y. K. Sabharwal Business@speed of thought, is a famous work of ... a. Larry Page b. Bill Gates c. Richard Branson d. Larry Ellison Who is the present Human Resource Development (HRD) minister in the Union cabinet? a. Arjun Singh b. Sushil Kumar Shinde c. Anand Sharma d. Kapil Sibbal Which of the following represents the venue of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meet 2009? a. Rio de Janerio b. St. Petersburg c. Yekaterinburg d. Beijing

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Which of the following schedules deal with Antidefection law? a. 8th b. 10th c. 11th d. 12th Find the odd one out. a. Allah Rakha Tabla b. Ali Akbar Khan Sarod c. Vilayat Khan Sitar d. Ronu MazumdarSarangi Which of the following represents the venue of the 15th NAM summit that took place in 2009? a. Sharm El-Sheikh b. Kula Lumpur c. Tehran d. Cartagena de Indias

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Number of questions: 1. 50 Time: Can you identify the name of the country where Indians were under racist attacks for quite some time and Indian government has been trying hard to stop these attacks through diplomatic channels? a. France b. Germany c. Australia d. Austria The Colombo SAARC Summit held in August 2008 was the ____ edition of the summit. a. 13th b. 14th c. 15th d. 16th Habib Tanveer passed away recently. He was a legend from the field of a. Sports b. Literature c. Theatre & Cinema d. Business Fazer is the name of the bike model that belongs to the stable of a. Yamaha b. LML c. Hero Honda d. Bajaj Auto Ltd. Which of the following represents the venue of the first World Social Forum meet that took place in 2001? a. Mexico b. Brazil c. South Africa d. India Liberhan Commission submitted its report recently. This commission probed into the a. Godhara Carnage b. Babri Masjid demolition case c. Anti Sikh riots d. Netaji Subhash death controversy e-choupal is a venture of a. HUL b. Dabur c. ITC d. Marico Industries 11. 8.

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Which of the following represents the name of the indigenously designed and developed light combat aircraft of India ? a. Teevra b. Tejas c. Dhruv d. Rajendra Which of the following represents the expansion of R in NREGS? a. Regional b. Rural c. Remote d. Radio This personality is the present Chief of the Army Staff. Identify him from the given options. a. Deepak Vij b. V.K. Singh c. F. H. Major d. Arun Prakash Which of the following represents the venue of the 2014 Asian Games? a. Japan b. S. Korea c. Indonesia d. Malaysia Pearson plc is the name of the leading publication giant that hails from a. USA b. U.K. c. Holland d. Germany You would associate William J. "Bill" Bowerman and Philip H. Knight with the foundation of a. Reebok b. Adidas c. Lotto d. Nike Complete the given slogan. Think Investments. Think a. SAIL b. Reliance c. Kotak d. Aviva Which of the following represents the only Indian Union Territory to have more females than males? a. Daman and Diu b. Pondicherry c. Dadra & Nagar Haveli d. Chandigarh

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Which of the following represents the percentage stake of GE in the NBC Universal the owner of famous Universal studios and CNBC? a. 50% b. 60% c. 70% d. 80% Which of the following is NOT a brand of Honda Automobiles? a. City b. Getz c. CRV d. Accord Luiz Inacio Da Silva is the present President of a. Spain b. Brazil c. Venezuela d. Italy The chairperson of ISRO is ... a. G. Madhavan Nair b. Mangala Rai c. R.S. Paroda d. R.A. Mashelkar Good food, Good Life, is the tag line that you would associate with a. Marico Industries b. Dabur c. Nestle d. McDonalds Which of the following personalities you would associate with the promotion of the telecom brand, Aircel? a. Shah Rukh Khan b. Zaheer Khan c. M.S. Dhoni d. Aamir Khan Which of the following range of LCD televisions you would associate with Sony? a. Solaris b. Bravia c. Cosmo d. Humira Tami flu is a . a. drug for treatment of swine flu b. a form of fever prevalent in Tamil Nadu c. new virus strain of AIDS d. a new computer virus that hacks emails. You would associate Gaganjeet Bhullar with a. Squash b. Shooting c. Golf d. Badminton

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Frederick Henderson is the present President and Chief Executive Officer of a. Toyota Motors b. General Motors c. Honda Motors d. Volkswagen AG Which of the following is the capital of South Ossetia? a. Dilli b. Tskhinvali c. Podgorica d. Tbilisi Most densely populated state of India is a. Uttar Pradesh b. Bihar c. West Bengal d. Orissa As per census 2001, the literacy rate of India is a. 61.4% b. 62.8% c. 64.8% d. 66.2%

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Nyaya Sutras, considered to be the foundation base for the Nyaya school of philosophy, was written by a. Panini b. Akspada Gotama c. Madhavacharya d. Udayana Sarabjit Singh imprisoned in the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore , Pakistan has been given death sentence for his alleged involvement in the serial bomb blasts in the Punjab province of Pakistan resulting in the death of 14 persons and injuring about 80 persons. These serial bomb blasts took place in a. 1990 b. 1996 c. 2002 d. 2007 Which country has the worlds largest natural gas reserves? a. Iran b. Afghanistan c. Russia d. India

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'Enjoy the admiration', is the tag line that you would associate with a. Honda Civic b. Honda City c. Honda Accord d. Honda CRV Who among the following personalities is the chairman of L & T Ltd.? a. Tarun Das b. A.M. Naik c. S.Muruganswamy d. Rakesh Mehta This company is the worlds largest advertising group. Name the company from the given options. a. Omnicom b. JWT c. Rediffusion d. None of these Find the odd one out. a. Getz b. Accent c. Sonata d. Grand Vitara Which of the following personalities you would associate with the establishment of amazon.com? a. Jerry Yang b. Irwin Marc Jacob c. Jeffrey Bezos d. None of these Michael Schumacher is a sportsperson who belongs to a. Golf b. Formula one car racing c. Chess d. Football famous

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Relationships beyond banking is the punchline you would associate with a. Bank of India b. Bank of Baroda c. Union Bank of India d. None of these Which of the following personalities is the inventor of Java, a computer language? a. Ray Tomlinson b. James Gosling c. Tim Berners Lee d. Jerffrey Bezos Headlines Today is the news channel that belongs to the stable of a. NDTV b. Star TV Networks c. India Today Group d. TV18 This personality is the founder of NDTV. Identify him from the given options. a. Subhash Chandra b. Prannoy Roy c. Rajdeep Sardesai d. Raghav Bahl The president of European Central Bank (ECB) is... a. Jean-Claude Trichet b. Jose Manual Barosso c. Frederick Chilbana d. None of these This personality has recently been roped in as the new brand ambassador of Nakshatra Jewelry. We are talking about a. Aishwarya Rai b. Katrina Kaif c. Kareena Kapoor d. Sushmita Sen

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Which of the following ad-line you would associate with the promotion of Toshiba? a. Empowering people b. Yours is here c. Your Potential Our Passion d. Leading Innovation Be: HOME is the name of the multibrand home retail chain that is owned by a. S. Kumars b. Mudra Garments c. Arvind Mills d. Raymonds A world of difference, is the tagline that you would associate with a. Paramount Airways b. IndiGo Airlines c. SpiceJet d. Kingfisher Airlines Swarovski AG hails from a. Russia b. Germany c. Austria d. France This personality is the MD & CEO of Yes Bank Identify him to the given options. a. Rana Kapoor b. Deepak Parekh c. K.V. Kamath d. Nakul Vaghul Who among the following is the CEO of Google Inc.? a. Sergey Brin b. Eric Schmidt c. Larry Page d. Jonathan Werner Where would you find the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil corporation in the World? a. Dhahran b. Riyadh c. Asir d. Abha

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Pyithu Hluttaw is the Parliament of which of the following countries? a. China b. Japan c. Singapore d. Mynamar Salman Khursheed is a minister with which of the following? a. Union Minister for CorporateAffairs b. Union minister for Communications and IT c. Union minister for Labour and Employment d. Union minister for Textiles Sumit Bose is recently been appointed to which of the following posts? a. Disinvestment secretary of India b. Vigilance Director of India c. Comptroller and Auditor General of India d. d. None of these

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Dish TV is the first DTH platform in India, which is owned by ... a. Living Media Group b. NDTV c. Times Group d. Zee Network Enterprise This newspaper was founded by master Sunder Singh Lyalpuri in 1924. Identify the paper from the given options. a. The Tribune b. The Pioneer c. Hindustan Times d. None of these 'Because muscles matter', is the tag line that you would associate with a. Achiver b. Hunk c. Unicorn d. Passion Who among of the following was the first managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)? a. Johannes Witteveen b. Ivar Rooth c. Camille Gutt d. Per Jacobsson Crocodile represents this companys logo. Identify the company from the given options. a. Wrangler b. Lacoste c. Numero Uno d. Benetton CR-V is a brand of a. Tata Motors b. Toyota Motors c. Honda Motors d. Skoda Automobiles Who is the CEO and Managing Director of IFCI Ltd.? a. Atul Kumar Rai b. KV Kamath c. Rakesh Mohan d. Prakash P Mallaya Which of the following IT giants is also known as Big Blue? a. HP b. IBM c. Dell Computers d. Oracle Inc.

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This personality is the chairman of Bombay Dyeing. We are talking about. a. Arvind Lalbhai b. Gautam Hari Singhania c. Nusli Wadia d. None of these Which of the following persons is the head of the second Administrative Reforms Commission? a. Sharad Pawar b. Veerappa Moily c. A.K. Antony d. Shivraj Patil Which of the following is the winner of Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in July 2009? a. Sulabh International b. Parivartan c. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation d. None of these V.G. Siddartha Hegde is the founder owner of a. Cafe-Coffee day b. Barista c. Hotspot d. None of these

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Which among the following Sultans declared himself as Sikandar-Isani a. Babar b. Kaiqubad c. Alauddin Khilji d. Akbar Tulsi Das was the contemporary of which of the following rulers? a. Humayun b. Akbar c. Jahangir d. ShahJahan Which among the following term has been added to our preamble by 42th Amendment Act 1976? b. Sovereign c. Socialist d. Republic e. None of these

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1 11 21 31 41 d a b b a 2 12 22 32 42 a b a c a 3 13 23 33 43 b d c d a 4 14 24 34 44 c d c a a 5 15 25 35 45 b d d a b 6 16 26 36 46 d c b d c 7 17 27 37 47 d b d b c 8 18 28 38 48 c c b b c 9 19 29 39 49 b b b c a 10 20 30 40 50 b d d a c

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1 11 21 31 41 a d c c c 2 12 22 32 42 b d b d b 3 13 23 33 43 b c d b c 4 14 24 34 44 b b d b b 5 15 25 35 45 b b c b b 6 16 26 36 46 d c d b c 7 17 27 37 47 b b b c b 8 18 28 38 48 c b b b c 9 19 29 39 49 b b b c b 10 20 30 40 50 a c c c c

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