General Studies & Current Affairs for Bank, SSC, CLAT, Civil Services and other Competitive Exams

                   1)In the financial year 2008-09, the amount of FDI in Indian automobile sector is....                                  ...

Business GK: Part 4

                
 1)In the financial year 2008-09, the amount of FDI in Indian automobile sector is....
                                US $2,314 million
                                US $1,074 million
                                US $558 million
                                US $234 million
  
 2)Name the company which topped the Fortune 500 biggest losers list for the year 2008.
                                General Motors
                                Fannie Mae
                                American International Group
                                Citigroup
   
 3)Eco Drive, a brand of 'light-powered' wristwatch, is from the house of...
                                Tag Heuer
                                Longines
                                Omega
                                Citizen
   
 4)To which business group does Madura Garments belong?
                                ITC
                                Bombay Dyeing
                                AV Birla Group
                                Jagajit Cotton & Textile Mills
  
 5)TNT is a logistics giant that hails from....
                                Germany
                                Netherlands
                                Sweden
                                China
  
 6)Blackberry, a popular smart phone, is manufactured by....
                                Nokia
                                Apple Inc
                                Research in Motion
                                LG Electronics
   
 7)Identify the largest Indian construction equipment manufacturing company.
                                Bharat Forge
                                Punj Llyod
                                JCB India
                                Maxmech Group
  
 8)Which book, written by Rashmi Bansal, profiles the story of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates?
                                The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cell Phone
                                Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
                                The Five Dollar Smile
                                The Elephant Paradigm
  
 9)India and the Global Financial Crisis: Managing Money and Finance is authored by ....
                                Bimal Jalan
                                YV Reddy
                                Arvind Virmani
                                D Subbarao
  
 10)Who is the brand ambassador of Reliance Mobile?
                                Shah Rukh Khan
                                Amitabh Bachchan
                                Hrithik Roshan
                                Saif Ali Khan
   
 11)Which of the following is NOT a brand of General Motors?
                                Marques
                                Vauxhall
                                Buick
                                Cedia
   
 12)Crisil, a rating agency, is the subsidiary of …               
               Morgan Stanley
                                Ernst & Young
                                Standard & Poor’s
                                McKinsey
  
 13)‘Partners in learning’, ‘Shiksha’ and ‘EduNxt’ are the names of the technology-enabled initiatives of ....
                                Oracle
                                Microsoft
                                IBM
                                TCS
   
 14)‘Quality Revolution’ is the tag line of ....
                                Honda Motors
                                Tata Motors
                                Toyota Motors
                                Hyundai Motors
   
 15)Aamir Khan is the brand ambassador of ….
                                LG
                                Samsung
                                Nokia
                                None of these
   
 16)As per a survey conducted by Business Today and Cirrus study, which of the following Indian businessmen was the topmost business personality in terms of image in 2008-2009?
                                Mukesh Ambani
                                Vijay Mallya
                                Ratan Tata
                                Deepak Parekh
   
 17)Managing Across Borders is a book authored by ….
                                Sumantra Ghoshal and Christopher Bartlett
                                Gita Piramal
                                Nirmalya Kumar
                                CK Prahalad
  
 18)As per a survey conducted by BusinessWorld magazine, which of the following business schools has been ranked as the top b-school in India in 2009?
                                IIM-Calcutta
                                IIM-Ahmedabad
                                IIM-Bangalore
                                IIM-Lucknow
  
 19)Which automobile giant launched Jazz?
                                Hyundai Motors
                                Toyota Motors
                                Tata Motors
                                Honda Motors
   
 20)Aliva is the name of the brand of snacks offered by ....
                                Frito Lays
                                Dabur Ltd
                                Parle Agro Ltd
                                ITC
   
 21)The first Bharti-Wal-Mart retail store in India was been opened in ....
                                Hyderabad
                                Amritsar
                                Chandigarh
                                Bangalore
  
 22)‘More about what affects you’ is the tag line of ....
                                Frontline
                                Economic and Political Weekly
                                The Week
                                The Illustrated Weekly
   
 23)Which largest automaker of the world filed for bankruptcy protection?
                                Fiat Motors
                                General Motors
                                Ford Motors
                                Toyota Motors
  
 24)Outlander is the name of an SUV that belongs to the stable of ....
                                Volkswagen AG
                                Mitsubishi Motors
                                Toyota Motors
                                Fiat Motors
  
 25)Name the world’s most expensive office market as per a survey conducted by CB Richard Ellis.
                                Hong Kong
                                Tokyo
                                Moscow
                                Tokyo
   
 26)‘Empowering people’ is the punchline of ....
                                HP
                                Acer
                                Intel
                                AMD
   
 27)Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement chain that hails from ….
                                The UK
                                The US
                                France
                                Germany
   
 28)This company is known to have launched world’s first solar powered handset named Solar Guru.Can you name the company from the given options?
                                Sony Ericsson
                                Samsung
                                LG
                                Nokia
   
 29)Who is the chairman of the Over The Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI)?
                                SB Mathur
                                SC Bhargava
                                Madhu Kanan
                                DK Gupta
  
 30)Which of the following is NOT a brand of Marico Industries?
                                Medikar
                                Revive
                                Nihar
                                 Dove
  Answers: 
1.b 2.c 3.d 4.c 5.b 6.c 7.c 8.b 9.b 10.c 11.d 12.c 13.b 14.c 15.b 16.c 17.a 18.b 19.d 20.a 21.b 22.c 23.b 24.b 25.d 26.b 27.b 28.b 29.b 30.d