Business and Economy
1. Which magazine proclaims itself to be ‘the magazine of the corporate world’?a. Business World
b. Business India
c. Business Today
d. Outlook Business
2. Tesco is a famous retail giant from ....
a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. United Kingdom
3. Caraco is the name of the US arm of an Indian pharmaceutical giant that was into trouble with the US FDA because of some regulatory issues. Name the Indian pharma.
a. Aurobindo Pharmaceuti- cals
b. Sun Pharmaceuticals
c. Wockhardt Ltd
d. Torrent Pharmaceuticals
4. The eBiz project of the government of India has been awarded to ... recently.
a. Wipro Technologies
b. Infosys Technologies
c. Tata Consultancy Services
d. Polaris Softwares
5. In one of the largest deals in the first half of 2009, ONGC Videsh acquired UK listed Imperial Energy in a deal worth .…
a. $ 1.3 billion
b. $ 1.5 billion
c. $ 1.7 billion
d. $ 1.9 billion
6. This person is the chairman cum managing director of BSNL.
a. SK Roongta
b. RS Sharma
c. Kuldeep Goyal
d. None of the above
7. As per the revised food grain output estimates by the center recently, ... represents the total food grain output for the year 2008-2009?
a. Rs 230.78 million tones
b. Rs 232.92 million tones
c. Rs 233.88 million tones
d. Rs 235.43 million tones
8. Who is the head of the recently constituted 13 member Cabinet committee on infrastructure?
a. Sharad Pawar
b. Kamal Nath
c. Pranab Mukharjee
d. Manmohan Singh
9. Which of the following represents the percentage stake acquired by Japan based Nomura Asset Management Company in LIC Mutual Fund in a deal worth Rs 308 crores recently?
a. 23 per cent
b. 30 per cent
c. 35 per cent
d. 49 per cent
10. BIG Entertainment is the name of the company that belongs to the stable of ....a. 23 per cent
b. 30 per cent
c. 35 per cent
d. 49 per cent
a. Reliance
b. AV Birla Group
c. Tatas
d. Times Group
Current Affairs
1. The first death in the state of Gujarat due to swine flu was in the form of NRI Pravin Patel. Which place did he return from?a. California, US
b. Atlanta, US
c. Dublin, Ireland
d. London, UK
2. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad apologised to the mother of Reeda Shaikh, 14, who died of swine flu in Pune for….
a. saying that the girl would have infected many others while changing hospitals
b. having failed to provide proper healthcare against swine flu
c. negligence on part of the doctors
d. being unable to stop foreigners from coming to India
3. Which city of India will host the World Tiger Summit next year?
a. Bhopal
b. Ranthambore
c. Thiruvananthapuram
d. Gowhati
4. With which country will India hold next year as the Year of Friendship under which many confidence building measures will be initiated?
a. Russia
b. UK
c. China
d. France
5. The newly appointed chief of the LTTE has been captured by the Sri Lankan army. Name him.
a. Velupillai Prabakaran
b. Keheliya Rambukwella
c. Selvarasa Pathmanathan
d. None of the above
6. Who has become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice of the US?
a. Song Min-soon
b. Yu
c. Sonia Sotomayor
d. Dai Bingguo
7. In which country has India won a hockey test series?
a. Austria
b. The Netherlands
c. Poland
d. Belgium
8. The Indian Parliament adopted the ‘Right of Children to free and compulsory Education Bill, 2009’ recently. It envisages free and compulsory education to children in the … age group.
a. 6-12
b. 10-16
c. 6-14
d. 6-18
9. A corruption case has been filed by the Himachal Pradesh Vigilance Bureau against the union steel minister ....
a. Ram Vilas Paswan
b. Virbhadra Singh
c. Kapil Sibal
d. Shivraj Patil
10. The labour department will carry out a survey of children of migrant labourers who come to Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram and make necessary arrangements for them. Name the Tamil Nadu labour minister.
a. TM Anbarasan
b. Rajendra Shingne
c. Parithi Ellamvazhuthi
d. None of the above
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