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1)This country has the world’s largest foreign exchange reserves. Can you name the country in question from the given options?            ...

Business GK: Part 3

1)This country has the world’s largest foreign exchange reserves. Can you name the country in question from the given options?
                                The US
                                China
                                Japan
                                Germany
2)This company’s internet services brand is named as Ovi and this company also has its gaming service in India, ‘N-Gage’. Can you identify the name of the company in question from the given options?
                                Siemens
                                Sony
                                LG
                                Nokia
3)Micra is the name of the car model that this car manufacturer intends to roll out in India in 2010. Can you identify the name of the automobile major from the given options?
                                Toyota Motors
                                Honda Motors
                                Hyundai Motors
                                Nissan Motors
4)Mom & Me is the name of the specialty retail chain of ….
                                Tata Group
                                AV Birla Group
                                Mahindra Group
                                Essar Group
 5)Grappo Fizz is the name of the new grape drink that has been launched by….
                                Coca-Cola
                                PepsiCo Inc
                                Parle Agro
                                none of these
 6)‘Always with the news’ is the punchline that you would associate with this channel. Can you identify the name of the news channel in question from the given options?
                                CNN-IBN
                                Times Now
                                NDTV 24X7
                                CNBC Profit
7)Makers Chambers is the office of this famous company of India. Can you identify the name of the company in question from the given options?
                                Tata
                                AV Birla Group
                                Reliance Industries Ltd
                                Essar Ltd
8)This company has selected Infosys, TCS, Wipro and IBM for its application development and application maintenance contracts. Which company are we talking about?
                                Shell
                                British Petroleum
                                BMW
                                Daimler Benz
9)‘A picture of health’ is the punchline that you would associate with ….
                                Wockhardt Ltd
                                Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
                                Biocon International
                                none of these
10)Find the odd one out.
                                Accent
                                I20
                                Tucson
                                Accord
11)Hindustan Motors is a flagship company of ….
                                AV Birla Group
                                CK Birla Group
                                BK Birla Group
                                None of these
12)Where would you find the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
                                Singapore
                                Hong Kong
                                Manila
                                Bangkok
13)'The world's local bank' is the tag line of...
                                BNP Paribas
                                HSBC
                                Citibank
                                Bank of America
14)KG D6, the natural gas reserve operated by Reliance Industries, is located in the ....
                                Arabian Sea
                                Gulf of Mannar
                                Bay of Bengal
                                Gulf of Cambay
15)The beer brands Foster's, Haywards 5000 and Castle are owned by....
                                Diaggio
                                SABMiller
                                United Breweries
                                Radico Khaitan
16)The lubricant brand 'Mak' is owned by....
                                Indian Oil Corporation
                                Hindustan Petroleum
                                Bharat Petroleum
                                Oil and Natural Gas Commission
17)'Xylo' is the name of the SUV model that belongs to....
                                Tata Motors
                                Mahindra & Mahindra
                                Honda Motors
                                Toyota
18)Name the official travel partner of FIFA 2010 World Cup.
                                Cathay Pacific
                                South African Airways
                                Air France
                                Emirates Airline
19)The newly appointed president of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is .…
                                KV Kamath
                                Venu Srinivasan
                                Ashok Soota
                                Kiran Karnik
20) Which of the following personalities is the inventor of email?
                                Jeff Bezos
                                Ray Tomlinson
                                Ray Ozzie
                                Paul Allen
21)Takanobu Ito has been appointed as the new president and CEO of …
                                Hyundai Motors
                                Honda Motors
                                Toyota Motors
                                Suzuki Motors
22)The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year prize 2008 was awarded to the book titled When Markets Collide. Identify the author of this book.
                                Mohamed El-Erian
                                James Kynge
                                Thomas Friedman
                                William D Cohan
23)In April 2009, Oracle Corporation announced that it is going to acquire a US $14 bn software giant. Name it.
                                Apple
                                IBM
                                Sun Microsystems
                                Adobe
24)A Better India, A Better World is a book authored by...
                                Nandan Nilekani
                                APJ Abdul Kalam
                                NR Narayana Murthy
                                Gurucharan Das
25)President Barack Obama appointed him as the first chief technology officer of the US. Can you name him from the given options?
                                Aneesh Chopra
                                Vikram Pandit
                                Sabir Bhatia
                                Vinod Rekhi
26)Which of the following is NOT a kharif crop?              
               Maize
                                Cotton
                                Sugarcane
                                Barley
27)Which Indian company received the Asian Business Award 2008 for Corporate Responsibility?
                                Bharti
                                Tata Steel
                                Hindalco
                                Infosys
28)Reserve Bank of India urges all scheduled banks to follow 'KYC' norms to curb the misuse of funds. What does 'KYC' stands for?
                                Key Yearly Corpus
                                Keep Your Consumer
                                Key Yearly Credit
                                Know Your Customer
29)Nandan Nilekani has authored a pioneering book on Indian socio-economic issues, titled....
                                Imagining India
                                India Unbound
                                The Argumentative Indian
                                Awakening of India
30)Which of the following companies has sold the second highest number of mobile handsets worldwide, after Nokia?

                                LG
                                Samsung
                                Motorola
                                 Sony Ericsson

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