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1) Which of the following represents the present limit of FDI in the telecom sector of India?                                              ...

Business GK: Part 2

1) Which of the following represents the present limit of FDI in the telecom sector of India?                       
                                26 per cent
                                49 per cent
                                74 per cent
                                100 per cent 
2)Name the president of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI).
                                Naresh Goyal
                                Vijay Mallaya
                                Harsh Pati Singhania
                                Rajeev Chandrashekhar 
3)Monetary Policy in a Globalised Economy: A Practitioner’s View is a work of…                                
                                Bimal Jalan
                                YV Reddy
                                Rakesh Mohan
                                D Subbarao
4)‘Unputdownable’ is the catchphrase that you would associate with….                               
                             The Asian Age
                                The Telegraph
                                The Pioneer
                                None of these
5)Which of the following represents the new name of Sony Entertainment Television?
                                Multi Screen Media
                                Multi Channel Presenter
                                Viewer’s Delight
                                Wonderful Entertainment

6)Which of the following represents the expansion of second ‘C’ in FCCB?
                                Currency
                                Convertible
                                Cooperative
                                Company
7)Nimbooz is the lemon juice brand which belongs to the stable of….
                                Coca Cola
                                Dabur
                                PepsiCo
                                Georgia
8)Xenon XT is the pickup vehicle that belongs to the stable of….
                                Tata Motors
                                Mahindra & Mahindra
                                Hindustan Motors
                                None of these
 9)Which of the following ex-ICICI power lady has taken the charge of CEO of Axis Bank?
                                Kalpana Morparia
                                Chanda Kochhar
                                Janaki Ramnath
                                Shikha Sharma
10)Which of the following represents the venue of the G-20 summit held in April 2009?
                                Berlin
                                New York
                                London
                                Geneva
11)With which French company has the Wadia group terminated their JV in Biscuit major Britannia Industries Ltd?
                                Danone
                                Bonduelle
                                Daregal
                                Valrhona
12)Beetle and Polo belong to the stable of .…
                                Ford Motors
                                Volkswagen AG
                                General Motors
                                Toyota Motors
13)Aegis is the business process-outsourcing arm of .…
                                Essar
                                AV Birla Group
                                Bharti Enterprises
                                Infosys
 14)Fritz Henderson is the newly appointed CEO of ….
                                Fiat Motors
                                General Motors
                                Nissan Motors
                                Volkswagen AG
15)From the chairmanship of which wealth management institution did Peter Kurer stepped down?
                                HSBC Plc
                                UBS
                                Citigroup
                                European Central Bank
16)As per a recent study by Asian Development Bank (ADB), which of the following represents the loss that the global markets suffered in 2008?
                                $40 trillion
                                $50 trillion
                                $60 trillion
                                $70 trillion
17)Identify the worth of the deal in which Merck recently acquired Schering-Plough.
                                $21 billion
                                $31 billion
                                $41 billion
                                $51 billion
 18)Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) came into existence in ....
                                1995
                                1997
                                1999
                                2001
19)Who is the author of the book titled Rogue Economics:Capitalism’s New Reality?
                                Joseph Stiglitz
                                Loretta Napoleoni
                                Alice Schroeder
                                Colin Lyes
20)This bank proclaims itself to be India’s international bank. We are talking about ….
                                Canara Bank
                                Punjab National Bank
                                Bank of Baroda
                                Bank of India
21)Google has tied up with this company to make half a million copyright free books available for this company’s reader device to take on the rival Amazon’s Kindle. Name the company.
                                Sony
                                Barnes & Nobel
                                Harper Collins
                                None of these
 22)Fortune Hotels Private Limited is the name of the wholly-owned subsidiary of….
                                Taj Group
                                ITC
                                Oberoi Group
                                AV Birla Group
23)Freshtech Ultima is the range of refrigerators that has been launched recently by ....
                                LG
                                Samsung
                                Videocon
                                Voltas
24)Chevron is the name of the industrial giant that belongs to the field of….
                                Automobiles
                                Oil
                                Toys
                                Information Technology
25)Where is Amas Bank located, which has been named Hinduja Bank by Hindujas?
                                Germany
                                United Kingdom
                                United States of America
                                Switzerland
 26)Which of the following represents the name of BPL Mobile now?
                                New Mobile
                                Loop Mobile
                                Power Mobile
                                India Mobile
   
 27)You would associate the name of Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman with the foundation of ….
                                Chrome
                                Kosmix
                                Knol
                                none of these
28)Where would you find the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO)?
                                London
                                New York
                                Geneva
                                Davos
29)Fortuner is the name of the sports utility vehicle by ….
                                Toyota Motors
                                Fiat Motors
                                Honda Motors
                                Hyundai Motors
30)Which of the following represents the approximate amount of foreign exchange reserves of India at the end of March 2009?
                                $225 billion
                                $255 billion
                                $275 billion
                                $295 billion

Answers:
1. C 2.c 3.c 4.b 5.a 6.b 7.b 8.a 9.d 10.c 11.b 12.b 13.a 14.b 15.b 16.b 17.c 18.b 19.b 20.c 21.a 22.b 23.b 24.b 25.d 26.b 27.b 28.c 29.a 30.b