BUSINESS QUIZ

1. Q: What does OPEC stand for?

A: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries 2. Q: What was John Adams the 2nd of? A: 2nd President of USA 3. Q: There are six men and they each have six baskets. Each basket has six cats inside and each cat has six kittens. Assuming all are whole and healthy, how many legs are there? A: 6060 (6 cats per basket plus 36 kittens times 36 baskets times 4 plus 12 for the six men) 4. Q: How many squares on Shogi (Japanese Chess) board? A: 81 5. Q: Which number cubed is 64? A: 4 6. Q: What are Cobol, Java and Fortran? A: Computer programming languages 7. Q: Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general purposes? A: Jeep (GP) 8. Q: What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce? A: The spirit of ecstasy 9. Q: Who invented jeans? A: Levi Straus

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Q: Which company owns 'Hotmail', the Internet based email system? A: Microsoft 11. Q: South Africa is the world's largest producer of 3 metals. Platinum and Gold are 2 of them, whats the third? Ar: Chromite 12. Q: Which designer is credited with inventing the mini-skirt? A: Mary Quant 13. Q: Which car is featured in the film Back to the Future? A: De Lorean 14. Q: The Baht is the monetary unit of which country? A: Thailand 15. Q: What is the national airline of Spain? A: Iberia 16. Q: Which was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars? A: Daimler 17. Q: Which car manufacturer uses a badge consisting of 4 interlocked circles? A: Audi 18. Q: In which country is Sikorsky Helicopters' head office? A: America 19. Q: What is the currency of Turkey? A: Lira 20. Q: Which company manufactured Lancaster bomber? A: Avro

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Q: What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called? A: An aglet

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Q: P&O, the shipping line, stands for what? A: Peninsular and Oriental 23. Q: Which country is home to Grolsch lager? A: Holland (The Netherlands) 24. Q: Ron Dennis has been the manager for many years of the team behind which Formula One motor racing car? A: McLaren 25. Q: In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world? A: McDonalds 26. Q: In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol? A: Bootlegger 27. Q: Which mobile phone manufacturer is popularizing mobile-telephone etiquette with its 'mobile manners' campaign? A: Nokia

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Q: Which Indian TV channel owned the transmission rights for the 50th Miss World contest held in the Millennium Dome in London? A: Zee

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Q: Bajaj auto is setting up a two wheeler assembly line in which South American country? A: Brazil

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Q: Merino, one of the finest types of wool, is associated with which country? A: Australia

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Q: In the heyday of nationalization, which PSU emerged from the amalgamation of ESSO and Caltex? A: Hindustan Petroleum

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Q: What biscuit in McVittie's range was originally developed by Sir Alexander Grant in the 1890's? A: Digestive

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Q: In the world of TV transmission technology, what does the much-talked about acronym DTH stand for? A: Direct to Home

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Q: With what product would you associate the well-known designs such as 'American Tank' and 'Tank Francaise'? A: Watches

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Q: Which Indian packaging company has taken over a firm called 'Propack' in China? A: Essel

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Q: What is the internationally known brand of ice-cream copromoted by an ex-hippie named Ben Cohen? A: Ben & Jerry

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Q: The Hollerith Corporation changed its name to something iconic in the future. What is it? A: IBM

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Q: Enigma is a line of optical frame solutions from which company? A: Tata Eye Plus 39. Q: Which Financial Giant has Rocks of Gibraltar as its logo? A: Prudential 40. Q: Which range of grooming product are called Lynx in the UK and Australia? A: Axe 41. Q: Which FMCG co will soon have Prabha Parameswaran as MD ? A: Colgate Palmolive India Ltd 42. Q: Which is the only item sourced by Rolls Royce from india ? A: Malabar wood 43. Q: Which is the worlds oldest airline to be still in business? A: KLM. Operating since 1919! 44. Q: Who attempted in vain to get into airlines business twice, by starting Crown Express and Magic Air? A: Nira Radia 45. Q: In the context of Mutual Funds, what does ELSS stand for? A: Equity Linked Savings Scheme 46. Q: The Agnelli family controls which automaker? A: FIAT 47. Q: What is the flagship brand of GCMMF ? A: Amul 48. Q: Callaway Golf Clubs is lucky to have been endorsed by which business personality? A: Bill Gates. Yes! The then world's richest man has not done it for bucks!

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Q: Bangalore Tiger is a book about which Indian Company?

A: Wipro

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Q: What is the new corporate identity of Tata Tea

A: Tata Global Beverages

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Q: Expand DLF

A: Delhi Land and Finance Limited

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Q: Who is the World's largest manufacturer of Flash Drive?

A: Toshiba. The Answer is not Transccend or Kingston!

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Q: We have learned that if we provide people with an occasion & an excuse to shop, they will come is the Golden words of whom? A: Kishore Bayani

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Q: Auto Biography of JRD TATA?

A: Beyond the Last Blue Mountain

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Q: Auto Biography of Krishna Kumar Birla?

A: Brushes with History

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Q: It happened in India is the Auto Biography of whom?

A: Kishore Bayani( The chairman of Future Group)

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Q: The end of Ecconomic Man is the famous book written by whom? A: Peter F Drucker

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Q: Imagining India recently published book authored by?

A: Nandan M Neelakeni

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Q: Tag Line of Sony?

A: Like no other

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Q: Indias Family Store is the punchline of ?

A: Pantaloon

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Q: Name of the Family Store owned by Kumar Mangalam Birla? A: More

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Q: Net Safe Credit Card is introduced by which Bank?

A: HDFC

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Q: Ab Khulke Jeeyo India is the Advertisement slogan of which Company? A: Samsung

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Q: What do you meant by ADAG?

A: ANIL DHIRUBHAI AMBANI GROUP

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Q: King Fisher Red is the former name of which Airlines?

A: Air Decan.(which was taken over by Vijaymalia Group)

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Q: Founder of Air Decan?

A: Captain Gopinath

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Q: Worlds Local Bank is the punch line of which bank?

A: HSBC

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Q: ACRONYM OF HDFC?

A: Housing Development Finance Corporation

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Q: NASDAQ is Acronym for?

A: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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Q:. Expand ICICI?

A: Industrial Credit And Investment Corporation of India

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Q: One Family One Bank?

A: Bank of Maharashtra

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Q: Express Yourself is the Punchline of Airtel then Experience Yourself is the Tagline of ? A: Tamil Nadu Tourisem

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Q: Celebrate Life is the Tag line of which Company?

A: Dabur

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Q: Founder of Dabur India ltd/

A: SK.BURMAN

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Q: Babool Tooth paste is introduced by which company?

A: Balsara

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Q: Best Employer in India 2007?(Advertisement slogan)

A: Aditya Birla Group

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Q: Power of Simplicity is the punch line of Tally,then Sense & Simplicity is the Tagline of which company? A: Philips

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Q: Which Company brings CNBC Channel in India?

A: TV 18

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Q: Inspire the Next is the punch line of which company?

A: Hittachi

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Q: Born in Japan Entertaining the World?

A: Sansui

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Q: Series of Mobile showrooms set by Reliance?

A: Web World

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Q: Which Leadership Guru Coined the term Transformational Leadership? A: James Macgregor Burns

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A: HP

Q: City Bank co-brands cards for which oil company?

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Q: This company is Applying thought which Company?

A: Wipro

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Q: Harmony is the name of which companies Textiles?

A: Wipro

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Q: Magic is the Brand name of which Mobile Prepaid Card?

A: Airtel

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Q: Which Car gives you Fun on the Run?

A: Alto

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Q: Who has been appointed as the CEO of the ICICI Bank with Effect from May-1,2009? A: Chanda D Kochhar

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Q: Who is the first Asian to be appointed as Deputy Speaker of Lord House UK/ A: Lord Swaraj Paul

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Q: Who is the present Finance Secretary of India/

A: Arun Ramanathan

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Q: With which form of Economy is the term Laissez-faire associated? A: Capitalist Economy

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Q: SAARC Was formed in?

A: Dec.1985

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Q: Tatas Nano Project was shifted from Singure to which place? A: Sanand in Gujarat

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Q: Next SAARC Meeting is held where?

A: Maldives

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Q: The 15th ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting was held in ?

A: Singapore

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Q: Who is the present Chairman of SEBI?

A: CB.BHAVE (Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave)

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Q: In the Contest of Mutual Fund SIP stands for?

A: Systematic Investment Plan

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Q: What is the name of Head Quarters of Tata Group?

A: Bombay House

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Q: India's first steel mill was built by Tata. In which year was it completed? A: 1911

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Q: About 66% of the Tata capital is allocated by Tata Sons for which purpose? A: Philanthropic trusts

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Q: What was the first Indian luxury hotel established by the Tata Group? A: Taj Mahal Hotel

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A: 80

Q: The Tata group consists of how many companies?

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Q: When was the ministry of divestment formed in India?

A: 1999

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Q: Which was the first successful divestment of a PSU carried out by the ruling NDA combine? A: Lagan Jute Machinery Company Ltd

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Q: Who were the final three bidders for Balco when it was being privatised?(Bharat Aluminium Corporation ltd)

A: Sterlite, Hindalco, Alcoa

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Q: Who was the first minister for divestment under NDA government? A: Arun Jaitley

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Q: Under which Indian prime minister were guidelines for the divestment process first laid down? A: Chandra Shekhar

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Q: Who are the Bretton Woods Sisters?

A: World Bank and IMF

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Q: Who is the President of World Bank?

A: Robert Bruce Zoellvick

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Q: Who is the President of IMF?

A: Domanic Strauss Kahan

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Q: Who is WTO Chief?

A: Pascal Lamy

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Q: When did the World Bank come into being?

A: July 1944

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Q: What was Former Name of World Bank?

A: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

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Q: Who was the first president of the World Bank?

A: Eugene Meyer (18 June, 1946)

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Q: Which Asian nation was the first to get a World Bank

A: India on August 18, 1949 for Railway Reconstruction and Development.

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Q: When did India sign the World Bank Articles of Agreement? A: 1945

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Q: Which organisation instituted the Nobel Prize for Economics? A: Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweeden)

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Q: Who is the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics? A: Amartya Sen (for his studies in Wellfare Ecconomics)

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Q: How many women have won the Nobel Prize for Economics since 1969? A: None

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Q: Who is the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics?

A: William Vickrey

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Q: How many times have three people shared the Nobel Prize for Economics? A: Three Times

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Q: Who was the first governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

A: Sir Osborne Smith (April 1st, 1935)

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Q: Who has been the longest-serving RBI governor?

A: Sir Bengal Rama Raju

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Q: Who had the shortest term as RBI governor?

A: A.Ghosh

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Q: Which RBI governor has written Indian Economy: Essays on Money and Finance? A: Dr C Rangarajan

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Q: Who was the first Indian to become the RBI governor?

A: Sir Chintaman D Deshmukh

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Q: Which brand of scooter when translated into Italian means 'wasp'? A: Vespa

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Q: Which popular car audio system company's name when translated into German means 'blue point'? A: Blaupunkt

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Q: Which brand name is derived from the word 'polar' suggesting coolness? A: Polo

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Q: When translated in Korean what does Daewoo mean?

A: Great Universe

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Q: With a presence in 27 countries, the name of which company means 'three oceans?' A: Sanyo

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Q: Which was the first private mutual fund company in India? A: Kothari Pioneer(1993)

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Q: Samir Arora, who recently was banned by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, was a part of which mutual fund? A: Alliance Capital

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Q: Which was the first public sector mutual fund to be set up after the Unit Trust of India?

A: SBI Mutual Fund

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A: 31

Q: How many mutual funds are there in India today?

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Q: HDFC Standard Life Mutual Fund recently bought out which of its competitors? A: Zurich India Mutual Fund

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Q: Which is the official advertising agency of the Indian government? A: Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity

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Q: Which ad agency manages the career of cricket star Yuvraj Singh? A: Percept D'Mark

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Q: Which Indian biscuit brand is the single largest selling biscuit in the world in its segment? A: Parle G

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Q: The late television star and actress, Priya Tendulkar, used to endorse which brand of biscuits? A: Priya Gold

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Q: Which biscuit company was associated with the TV programme, Kaun Banega Crorepati? A: Britannia Industries

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Q: Which was the first Indian bank to open an international branch and where? A: Bank of India in London

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Q: Which bank was founded in 1906 at the temple town of Udupi and is today among one of India's largest banks? A: Corporation Bank

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Q: When were banks in India nationalised?

A: 1969

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Q: Rana Talwar, who is now the head of Sabre Capital, was formerly the CEO of which bank? A: Standard Chartered Plc

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Q: Who is behind the current Wipro, Britannia, Marico and Lakme logos? A: Shombit Sengupta

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Q: Who was the first Indian actress to model for Lux soap?

A: Leela Chitnis

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Q: What do you call a stock market trend that is neither bullish nor bearish? A: Chicken market

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Q: What is picking stocks that have already sunk to the bottom but still have some bounce in them left called?

A: Cigar butt hunting

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A: 23

Q: How many stock exchanges are there in India?

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Q: What are illiquid stocks that do not follow SEBI rules called? A: Z stocks

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Q: By what name is the building 'Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers' better known as? A: Bombay Stock Exchange

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Q: Which company's ad line was 'Geography is History'?

A: Iridium

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Q: What publication advertised itself with the lines "Software for the most advanced microprocessor on this planet"? A: The Economic Times

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Q: "The Brighter Side of Life" is the ad line of which of these companies/groups? A: AV Birla group

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Q: "Don't blend in" is the ad line of which of these companies/products? A: Lifestyle International

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Q: "Life is One Incredible Journey" is the baseline of which magazine? A: Outlook Traveller

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Q: Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in?

A: 1949

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Q: What is the currency of Norway?

A: Krone

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Q: First modern bank in India?

A: General Bank of India. It was established in 1786.

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Q: First private airport in India?

A: Kochi International Airport.

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year?

Q: India reported highest GDP growth rate of 9.4% in which

A: 2006-07.

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Q: What is the common name of Canadas 1 dollar coin?

A: Loonie.

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Q: Which country has highest debt to GDP ratio in the world? A: Japan (225%).

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Q: Which country has highest unemployment rate in the world? A: Spain (21%). It is almost 50% in the below 24 age group.

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Q: What is the previous name of State Bank of India (SBI)?

A: Imperial Bank. It was formed by merging residency banks of Bengal, Bombay and Madras in 1921.

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Q: What is the full form of UMPP?

A: Ultra Mega Power Project.

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Q: first Life insurance Company in India?

A: Oriental Life Insurance Company. It was established by Europeans in 1818 in Kolkata (capital of British India).

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Q: LIC was created in which year?

A: September 1, 1956. The Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance Corporation Act on the 19th of June 1956.

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Q: First Life insurance Company established by Indians?

A: Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society in 1870.

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Q: Oldest stock exchange in Asia?

A: Bombay stock exchange (BSE). It was established in 1875.

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Q: Who coined the term BRICs in relation to fastest growing economies Brazil, Russia, India & China?

A: Jim ONeill of Goldman Sachs in 2001.

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Q: Maxximo Gio Genio are pick up trucks from which stable

A: Mahindra

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Q: WIPRO new CEO has signed what clause where in he will receive 12 months pay additionally if he is fired like his predecessors? A: Severance pay

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Q: As one indian american mgmt consultant resigns from boards another Shumeet Banerji joins HP board. He is CEO of which firm ? A: Booz & Co

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Q: What has led Gartner to revise the growth rate of PC sales downwards from 16% to 10.5 % in 2011 ? A: Success of iPad and other tablet computers

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Q: When there was no electricity, net or computers , how was the Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun newspaper brought out after earthquake A: Hand written

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Q: In which chain of fine dining restaurants in india can guests ask for reading glasses or shawls if they need ? A: . Mainland China

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Q: What is unique about a new passion pill for men named LEVITRA from BAYER ? Ans. These melt in the mouth

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Q: Name the business leader who has donated 1540cr eq to his entire personal share in the company to his foundation. Hats off. A: GM RAO of GMR

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Q: Who said Its better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out better associates and youll drift in that direction,? A: Warren Buffett

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Q: Which popular service started its life as BACKRUB ?

A: GOOGLE search engine

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Q: Why as a policy Warren Buffett never paid dividends or bought back shares of his co Berkshire ? A: He believes the co manages shareholders money better

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Q: IIT KGP, HBS, IBM, McKinsey and now President of Berkshire Hathaway. Potential successor of Warren Buffett. Name him. A: Ajit Jain

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Q: . In 1960 Liz Taylor was paid the highest amount ever paid to any actor for playing Cleopatra. How much ? Liz RIP.

A: 1 million $

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Q: Situations advertising is a 200 cr agency with accounts like Jyothy labs, everest masala, Yardley etc. Which restaurateur owns it ? A: Anjan Chatterjee of Mainland China and Oh ! Calcutta fame

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Q: Which product has a cricket inspired slogan When the match ends, your game begins ? A: . Axe Googly

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Q: In which popular TV reality show the host Donald Trump in US and Lord Alan Sugar on BBC uses the phrase Youre fired ? A: The Apprentice

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Q: Where will be the first indigenous 500MW fast breeder reactor set up in india ? A: KALPAKKAM

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Q: Which airline has announced fare cuts of 15 % in major domestic routes triggering a price war ? A: Air india

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Q: Name the indian billionaire IPLteam owner who has bought tickets worth 5 cr for self and guests for world cup finals Ans. Mukesh Ambani

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Q: Yet another Buffett nugget If i were not doing what i am doing,I would probably be a ______ ? Fill in the blank.

A: journalist

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Q: What technology helps a customer executive in a YES BANK branch to know the details of the customer on PC as he walks in without keying any no. or swiping a card? A: RFID in the debit card

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Q: . What asset class is Buffett talking i dont like it. All the 7Trillion$ worth can be kept in a room of 67 cu.ft. Returns come from price rise only ? A: Gold

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Q: Which indian singer composer has started an online music academy in US ? A: Shankar Mahadevan

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Q: ICANN the agency that manages the domain names on internet has introduced a new suffix .xxx . What does the suffix indicate?

A: Adult or porn site

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Q: Which international logistics co was started by two teenagers Jim Casey and Claude Ryan with two bicycles and one phone in 1907 at Seattle ? A: UPS

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Q: In which business are Wardrobe, Pressto Jyothy Fabricare. White tiger a few of the organised sector players? A: Laundry services

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Q: On the radiation scale the FUKUSHIMA nuclear reactor radiations have been saved as 5. How much was Chernobyl ? A: Seven

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Q: . Tonight the moon will appear 30% larger as it is at its perigee and its a full moon day. This has come after 18yrs. Name this phenomenon A: Supermoon

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Q: A book studying a tribe of lower caste muslim jihadi women operating out of Kashmir and targetting RSS would be my ___ says publisher RUKUN ADVANI. Name the bestseller which will fill the blanks. ? A: Davinci code

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Q: Which is the first state in india to announce an unemployment dole of 1200 pm to those who passed Class 12 ? Ans. GOA

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Q: Australian MANTRA RESOURCES shares tanked in Toronto SE because Russian ARMZ called off uranium deal. Why did the Russians call off the deal ? A: Japan earthquake. After the quake nuclear power business has become uncertain.

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Q: Goldman Sachs is acquiring an indian AMC which is a pioneer and the biggest in the ETF business. Name it. A: BENCHMARK

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Q: Name the singing star who raised $250K in 48 hrs from Twitter followers by selling a band saying WE PRAY FOR JAPAN at 5$ each. A: LADY GAGA

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Q: For the first time the phrase skyscraper was used for a tall building in Chicago in the late 19th century. How many storeys ? A: Ten

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Q: Where in the Konkan coast a mega nuclear power plant planned is now in news as it is in seismic zone 3? A: Jaitapur

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Q: Chairman and CEO of which global tech major is matching every donation of 10$ made for Japan thru twitter upto a max of100,000 $? A: Eric Schmidt

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Q: NIKKEI and TOPIX are indices related to which countrys stock market ? A: .Japan

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Q: In which telecom service provider do the Reddys of Apollo hospitals have a 26 % stake ?

A: Aircel

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Q: Which well known Bollywood director has made the BHARAT BANDH TVCs for IPL ? A: Raju Hirani

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Q: In the Japanese earth quake which cos refinery in Ichihara caught fire ? A: COSMO Refinery

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Q: . Satoshi Tajiri died in the recent quake in Japan. He created a character which is very popular and it revived Nintendo. Name it. A: POKEMON

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Q: Which indian mobile operator has adopted a contrarian strategy by choosing CDMA over GSM and pushing data rather than voice ? A: MTS

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Q: What do you call opportunists who search for ways of making money during a disaster ? A: Vultures

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Q: Which indian group has a short and cryptic RISE as its new corp slogan ? A: Mahindra

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Q: The first Maruti 800 was gifted to Lord Balaji of Tirupati. Who paid for it ? Hint : Not the co. A: The employees and vendors contributed.

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Q: The IIM K director is promoting himself unabashedly, a la IIPM, through ads for his MDP. Name him. A: Prof Debashis Chatterji

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Q: In mutual funds analysis what is SHARPE ratio ?

A: Return to risk ratio. Addl return for one more unit of risk

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Q: Who has acquired the italian jewellery brand BULGARI ?

A: LVMH

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Q: In stock market lingo what type of a security is a DVR ?

A: A share with a differential voting rights

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Q: Why is Warren Buffett planning to spend an entire day at TaeguTec India in Bommasandra near Bengaluru ? A: Berkshire Hathaways only investment In india

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Q: What is the meaning of the phrase boilerplate ?

A: Standard legal text/ fine print added to many contracts

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Q: In internet and media what is a Freemium model ?

A: Basic service is free. Premium service is paid.

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Q: Every man has his price is often credited to Dhirubhai. Which philosopher first said it ? A: Frederick Nietzsche

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Q: Name the movie and the studio to start video rental through Facebook . A: . Batman-The Dark Knight , Warner Bros

227.

Q: . Name this pioneer of housing finance in india whose centenary is being celebrated this year. Ans. H.T PAREKH

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Q: Which restaurant chain recently overtook McDonalds to have the largest number of outlets in the world ? A: Subway

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Q: Name the first and the only app store on the android platform focussed on Adults. Iphone says no to adult apps. A: Mikandi

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Q: Name the London based brand identity firm hired by Hero Honda to create new logo etc.this firm had worked on the Tata logo. A: Wolff Olins

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Q: Which iconic luxury car is being distributed in India by Shreyans group ? The first dealership is coming up in Delhi. A: Ferrari

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Q: . Which celebrity s co has been imposed a penalty of Rs 7.5 lakh for not submitting returns for last 4 years by the CLB ? A: ShahRukh Khans Red chillies entertainment

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Q: Which co has launched a limited IPL edition where IPL logo is displayed on the rear and the seats ? A: Volkswagen W Vento

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Q: Where has Harvard Business School set up its classroom in Mumbai for Executive Education in India ? A: Taj Lands End, Mumbai

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Q: Why has Nestle India been hauled up for violating advt norms ? A: The tins of Lactogen do not have warning reg Mothers milk in Hindi and font size was small

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Q: Name the celebrity who endorses Fast track, Flying Machine jeans, Herbalife, Fair and Lovely for men, Sangam suitings etc. A: Virat Kohli

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Q: Connect Ventura, Mantra, RAHI, Turbo

A: Regional airlines started in India recently

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Q: What is the increased limit of free baggage allowance as per the recent budget ? A: Rs 35000 from Rs 25000 earlier

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Q: Strayer University US has launched an 18 month Executive MBA delivered online in collaboration with a fmr CEO, now retired. Who ? A: Jack Welch

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Q: After 244 years Encyclopedia Britannica has stopped recently. What reasons have been cited ? A: Internet and Wikipedia

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Q: L & T chief AM NAIK is writing his memoirs and it will be called V to W. Why ? A: Village to World

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Q: Who has launched a collection of digitally restored parallel cinema movie DVDs like Jaane Bhi Do under the Cinemas of India label ? A: NFDC Q: Which European country introduced a quota for women on boards of companies 10 years ago that has brought their share to 40 % now ? A: Norway

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Q: As per LinkedIn which job title is the fastest growing among its members in US ?

A: Adjunct Professor

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Q: Name the Indian behind the Hollywood production house Hyde Park Entertainment that has produced Ghost Rider etc ? A: Ashok Amritraj

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Q: In which Indian blue chip co a 72 year old is succeeded by a 67 year old veteran in the name of succession ?

A: L & T

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Q: Which is the first bank likely to deploy IBM Watson the supercomputer that had won Jeopardy ? A: Citibank

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Q: Apple launched its latest version of iPad with retina display, quad core , LTE ready etc. What is it called ? A: New iPad

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Q: Who has acquired the insurance business of HSBC worldwide ? A: . Axa

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Q: Name this womens cooperative that has 650 cr sales and exports of 29 cr. A: Lijjat

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Q: . What is the new name for Android Market, the app store from Google ? A: Google Play

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Q: Name this Kraft brand that celebrates its 100th anniversary . A: Oreo

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Q: What is an MOOC in the sphere of online education ?

A: Massively Open Online Courses

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Q: . Which MNC has set up hair salons in its headquarters for its employees ? A: Unilever

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Q: To whom did President Obama say Happy to meet a world leader who has an ear bigger than mine ? A: Mickey Mouse

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Q: Which major data sharing site on the net has shut down after its founder was arrested ? A: A: MegaUpload

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Q: What is the contribution of John Bragers Robot wisdom to social media ? A: The word blog

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Q: The mens hair cream brand Brylcreem changed hands in India recently. Who is the new owner of this brand ? A: HUL from Godrej Sara Lee

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Q: How is Oscar awards connected to the Kodak company ?

A: The award function is held at Kodak theatre in LA

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Q: As per Indian building by laws what is essential for those who seek permission to build houses in plots above 120 sq.m ? A: Plant a tree

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Q: Q: Moheet Nagrath, an Indian from Hyderabad, heads Global HR of which MNC globally ? A: Proctor and Gamble

261.

Q: What new SUV has been launched with Big B endorsing it ? Hope it is not another Versa ! A: Force One

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Q: Which FMCG co will soon have Prabha Parameswaran as

A: Colgate Palmolive India Ltd

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Q: Which big group is rumoured to take over the media group Network 18? A: Reliance

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Q: Which is the only item sourced by Rolls Royce from india

A: Malabar wood

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Q: . Which car group is likely to replace Toyota as the largest car mfr in the world ? A: Volkswagen

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Q: What is the interest rate in EPF being proposed for 2011

A: 8.25 %

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Q: Which co was called as the No.1 wholesale seller of plumbing supplies by NYT mockingly? A: Microsoft

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Q: Which drink traces its origin to uisce beatha (Scottish Gaelic) meaning the water of life ? A: Whiskey or Whisky

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Q: In 1984 there were just 3 IIMs, A B & C. In 2011 there are how many IIMs ? A: 13

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Q: A diamond is forever was created in 1947 and named the greatest ad line of 20th century by Ad age. Name the brand. Ans. De Beers

271.

Q: Who is the largest registrar for internet domain names globally A: Verisign

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Q: .As per the EDS bill 2011 in how many years all govt of india services will be delivered electronically? A: five yrs

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Q: Which US co. Owns the brands Diesel, Timberland, Ernemildo Zegna etc ? A: Kenneth Cole

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Q: The question that got Sushil Kumar 5Cr in KBC. Which colonial power left India from Nicobar islands in 1868 ? A: Denmark

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Q: From Dec 1 which indian city will be the only US consulate to accept and process L visas ? A: Chennai

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Q: Which international ad group has acquired the controlling stake in MUDRA that used to pride itself as a rare indian agency ? A: Omnicom

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Q: Which global brokerage that runs a TVC claiming to guide thru the investing jungle is itself filing for bankruptcy ? A: MF Global

278.

Q: Who once said womens role is in the kitchen dressed in white like all other domestic appliances ? A: F1 Boss Bernie Ecclestone

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Q: Which was the first bank to raise savings bank interest rate to 6 % after RBI deregulated it ? A: Yes Bank

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Q: Name the first woman President and CEO of IBM who will take over from Sam Palmisano A: Virginia M Rometty

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Q: Which Indian woman has appeared for the first time in the Forbes billionaires list ? A: Savitri Jindal

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Q: Who has bought over the Ericsson stake in Sony ericsson joint venture ? A: Sony

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Q: Which co has launched its first ATM that dispenses gold and diamonds at Phoenix Mills, Mumbai ? A: . Gitanjali Jewels

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Q: In the context of IBM what is TWO IN A BOX ?

A: A team of two. One consultant and one salesman to handle a client.

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Q: Who owns the sports car brands Porsche and Lamborghini ? A: The VW Audi group.

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Q: Who is a SOMMELIER ?

A: A wine expert

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Q: Which model of SUV has been launched in RA.ONE ?

A: VW Touraeg

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Q: Why is the closing down of Vaishnavi communications front page news ? A: Nira Radia

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Q: As per a Mint study who was the highest paid non promoter executive in 2010 11 @17.3 cr ? A: Debu Bhattacharya

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Q: In the TVC of FORD FIGO a direct comparison is made with which car of a competitor ? A: . Maruti Swift

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Q: Which PSU major will be taking over the sick PSU Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels (BHPV) ? A: BHEL

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Q: Which logistics co was founded by Jimmy Guzder? He died recently.

A: AFL earlier Airfreight Limited

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Q: Which German city hosts an annual beer festival every year ? It is celebrating its 200th one this year. A: Munich

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Q: Which country is building the SKYLON sky plane which can take 24 passengers to space and land like a plane ? A: UK

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Q: As per the draft mining bill 26 % stake in the mining projects will go to locals. What are the exceptions ? A: Oil and gas

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Q: Which bank is testing an Unhappy Service in AP ? It even plans to patent it. A: SBI.

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Q: After facing employee backlash for its iRace policy which co has decided to put its HR policies on probation before implementing? A: Infosys

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Q: Which telecom provider has been given RBI clearance for a limited banking facility thru cell phones ? A: . Bharti Airtel

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Q: In a study conducted by CSE what adulterant has been found in most brands of indian and imported honey ?

A: Antibiotics

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Q: Which corporate production house is behind 14 national film awards announced recently producing Paa, Well done abba, Abhohoman ? A: Reliance Big Pictures

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Q: We read about gold mines, diamond mines etc but why no silver mines ? A: Silver is usually by product while mining lead zinc or gold

302.

Q: Name the popular anti wrinkles treatment which is the brand name of ALLERGAN, USA. A: . Botox

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Q: Only 54 hospitals in India have NABH. What is NABH and who awards it ? A: National Accreditation Board of Hospitals . Quality Council of India

304.

Q: For which brand has Roger Federer shot a TV commercial where he hits a bottle on a mans head with a tennis shot? A: Gillette

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Q: Which two famous beer brands are owned by the Australian co. Carlton and United Breweries ? A: Victoria Bitter and Fosters

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Q: Which brand has won the rights for sponsoring the indian cricket team for the next three years in all the three formats ? A: . Airtel

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Q: For which brand do two unusual celebrities endorse Shabana Azmi and K Srikkanth ? A: Varilux lenses

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Q: Arrange the following in increasing order of their sales in US paperbacks. Hardcovers, e-books . A: 3.hardcovers 2.ebooks 1.paperbacks

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Q: What is the advice given by GOOGLE CEO to the youth to remove trail of their data in social media ? A: Change your name on becoming an adult

310.

Q: Connect Gazel, Escort, Padmini, Cielo, Uno Baleno .

A: these car models have been since discontinued by mfrs.

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Q: What is a non-compete fee in acquisitions ?

A: A premium said by the acquirer for not entering the same business for a fixed time

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Q: Which co is indias largest private sector employer ?

A: TCS with 163,000 indian population. global impact

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Q: Name the new stock exchange floated by PSU banks and private banks and BSE. It will start trading in currency derivatives.

A: United Stock Exch.

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Q: Why are the jewellers in Kerala crazy about the number

A: 916 stands for 22 carat gold 91.6 % purity

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Q: Based on last quarter figures which country has overtaken japan to become the second largest economy? A: China

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Q: A co. found that it was cheaper to put half page ads in classifieds than main paper. This forced newspapers to change. Name it. A: SU-KAM

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Q: In power sector what is a regulatory asset ?

A: Accumulated losses approved by regulator for tariff calculations

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Q: Amartya Sen ko gussa kyon aata hai ! Why is Amartya Sen angry with Facebook ? A: . Identity theft.

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Q: HUL is extending its distribution reach through SHAKTIMANs. Who is a shaktiman ? A: . A distributor of HUL goods who will use cycle to reach villages below 2000 population

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Q4. Which luxury brand is credited with the creation of the gaberdine fabric ? A: . Burberry

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Q: Armani has sub-brands. What is the difference between Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani ? A: Giorgio is for 35-50 age group and Emporio for 25-35

322.

Q: What was the price of a car in 1947 when india got independence ? A: . Rs 350

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Q: Yesterday was Friday the 13th.What is the fear of number 13 called ? A: Triskaidekaphobia

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Q: Signature tune for which indian telecom service has become the worlds most popular mobile music download? A: . Airtel, composed by AR Rahman

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Q: Mahindra will soon take over the Korean auto co Ssangyong. They are not the first.Name the first Indian auto co in Korea. A: Tata motors acquired Daewoo Heavy Comml Vehicles

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Q: Why is the Canadian co Research in Motion (RIM ) in the news in India?

A: Their Blackberry services are not in line with Indian security stds

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Q: Vinay Deolalikar an IIT alum claims to have solved a big maths problem P is not equal to NP. He is associated with which co. ? A: HP labs

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Q: Why are airport authorities not in good terms with theKing of good times ? A: outstandings have mounted

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Q: Which city proposes to become an alt. to Greenwich meridien by building the worlds largest clock ? A: Mecca in Saudi Arabia

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Q: What calamity in Russia is likely to cause huge losses amounting to over 15 b $ ? A: Heat wave due to forest fires

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Q: Mughai-e-azam at Rs.12 crores was the costliest movie made 50 years ago. Which business group had financed it ? A: Shapurji Pallonji group

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Q: A US senator has called Infy and other indian cos as chop shops. What is a chop shop ? A: A shop where stolen car is chopped & sold in parts

333.

Q: What does Ratan Tata propose to do post retirement (in lighter vein)? A: .Attend AGMs as audience and ask questions

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Q: After LSE, DSE, MSE which indian city will soon have a school of economics ? A: Hyderabad

335.

Q: Cherry blossom is a shoe polish brand in india. In china however cherry blossom from L Occitane is different. What ? A: A range of body cosmetics

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Q: Why US senate proposes to inc substantially the H1 B & L1 fees that will hit the indian IT firms badly ? A: To fund security in Mexican border

337.

Q: Loreal has launched a huge campaign for INOA. Expand INOA. A: Innovation NO Ammonia for hair color

338.

Q: Which business tycoon, who wears his patriotism on his sleeve has inserted an emotional appeal to save the CW games ? A: Subrata Roy Sahara

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Q: . Which telecom provider is the first to do away with postpaid and use the grammatically correct postpay ? A: TataDoCoMo

340.

Q: How is Infosys & TVS group coming together by a marriage ? A: . Narayan Murthys son Rohan is getting married to TVS scion Lakshmi Srinivasan

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Q: In investment circles who is referred to as Mrs. Watanabe

A: . A small investor ,often a housewife, speculating in currency.

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Q: Which two countries are common to BRIC, IBSA and BASIC ? A: India and Brazil

343.

Q: Which state in India has made sports betting legal since May 10? A: . SIKKIM

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Q: In investment circles who is referred to as Mrs. Watanabe

A: A small investor ,often a housewife, speculating in currency.

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Q: Dhamaka, Dhamaal have been done to death. Now it is Dhantenan ( obviously inspired by Kaminey). Which car is being launched ? A: . Maruti Alto k10

346.

Q: Which co has multiple brands of jewellery, all of them endorsed by leading film stars like Kareena, Katrina, Bipasha ?

A: Gitanjali

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Q: Business etiquette. In which country should you accept the business card with both hands, bow and express thanks ? A: Japan . Korea too.

348.

Q: To which country do the chocolate brands Godiva, Nirvana, Neuhaus belong ? A: . Belgium

349.

Q: Q: Name this iconic magazine that has been sold by Washington Post to audio tycoon Sidney Harman. A: . Newsweek

350.

Q: Where is the ministry of corp affairs setting up Indian institute of corporate affairs? A: Manesar near Gurgaon

351.

Q: On which FI is the book DEVILS CASINO by Vicky Ward based on ? A: A: Lehman bros

352.

Q: Which star of 2010 FIFA has appeared in his first TV ad for German super market chain REWE ? A: Paul the octopus

353.

Q: As per Morgan stanley what are the newly emerging economies like Vietnam Bangladesh etc called ?

A: Frontier economies

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Q: As per TRAI guideline all bulk SMSes need to be prefixed with two alphabets like TA/AD/VM etc. Expand TA. A: .TATA ANDHRA (operator circle)

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Q: By what name was the commonwealth games known before ? A: British empire games

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Q: Despite a large DRDO and ordnance factories setup approx. what % of india defence equipment are imported ? A: . 70%

357.

Q: Which brand has a new tag line JUST B ?

A: Bacardi

358.

Q: Who is the glue that connects GE, WIPRO. TPG and the new social medium Kineticglue ? A: . Vivek Paul

359.

Q: Connect Narayana Murthy, Vinod Khosla , ebays Omidyar to an Indian finance co. A: SKS microfinance

360.

Q: Name the indian economist who has said that privatisation by stealth has created many billionaires in india ? A: Raghuram Rajan

361.

Q: Who has launched EKTAA brand of cereals like rice offering popular regional varieties all over india? A: Future group

362.

Q: . Which Prof of Indian origin will take over as the dean of the prestigious Booth school of Business, Chicago Usa? A: Prof Sunil Kumar

363.

Q: JRD Tata started a tradition in Bombay House of serving something with tea, it is followed even to this day. What ? A: . Khari biscuits

364.

Q: What is referred to as the THIRD SECTOR ?

A: Non profit org like charities. NGOs, trusts that are neither govt nor corporate.

365.

Q: Alleging overcharging by hospitals what move is being planned by health insurance cos. to cut costs ? A: Direct purchase of drugs and devices

366.

Q: To which animation sitcom will Mohd Yunus of Grameen bank be lending his voice ? A: Simpsons

367.

Q: Sandwich makers in Subway are called sandwich artists. Lavatory cleaners as sanitation consultants, in HR terms what is this practice ? A: Title fluffing.

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Q: What large India retail chain proudly describes itself as 'The Family Store' in its advertisements? A: A: Pantaloons

369.

Q: Everyone has heard of the catchphrase "Intel Inside". But who authored a book entitled "Inside Intel"? A: Tim Jackson

370.

Q: What brand of 'cold cream', also available in India, derives its name from a latin word meaning 'snow white'? A: Nivea

371.

Q: In Mumbai's underworld slang the word 'kavva' refers to what handy communication device? A: Cellular Phone

372.

Q: With what cigarette brand (now gone up in smoke, I'm afraid), would you associate the once ubiquitous slogan "For Men of Action-- Satisfaction"? A: Scissors

373.

Q: What do you call the style of selling where the bid price goes down progressively until the deal is closed? A: Ducth Auction

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Q: With which Management Guru of Indian Origin would you most associate the phrase "Core Competence"?

A: C. K. Prahalad

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Q: What is the popular (though not available in India) low calorie soft drink produced by Coca Cola, having a three letter name? A: Tab

376.

Q: What expensive and legendary brand of cars is supposedly named after the founder of Dertroit - the car manufacturing capital of the world? A: Cadillac

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Q: Which company started by Jim Clark has its headquarters at 'Mountain View'? A: Netscape