GK from Different MBA Entrance Examination

SNAP 2005

Westside is the name of the retail store of Ans: Tatas The map that appears on the Mobile phones now a days is a very good example of Ans: GIS Bangalore airport is an example of Ans: Joint venture of the government and the foreign investment What exactly are yellow pages? Ans: They are all product. Brand, papers an d all Spectramind is the BPO of Ans: Wipro What is LIBOR Ans: Interest rate What is the primary function of SEBI? Ans: To regulate the stock market Which of the following is a tata group companies' correct combination Ans: Tata Elexi, CMC, Nelco and Voltas was the correct option Ficci chairman for 2005 -06 Ans: O.S. Kanwar Parachute is the name of the brand of Ans: Marico Industries Which of the following statement is correct regarding the VAT that was implemented in April 2005 India? Ans: It replaced the sales tax According to FORTUNE which of the following was ranked as number 1 company in 2005 in the world? Ans: Wal Mart Who is the governor of RBI? Ans: Y.V. Reddy Whistle blowers award was constituted after the murder of Ans: Satyadev Dubey What is the reason that determines the international rate of the currency? Ans: The stability of the Economy The sponsorer of the England cricket team Ans: Vodafone Kyoto Protocol relates to Ans: Cutting the emission of the green house gases was asked 17th parallel separates which countries Ans: S& North Korea The topmost competitive economy of the world according to the WEF 's Competitiveness Index for 2005-2006 Ans: Finland The CDMA Service of BSNL was asked Ans: Tarang The place nearest to the epicenter of the recent Pakistan earthquake was asked Ans: Mujaffarabad (the capital of POK) The name of the medium range surface to surface missile that was test fired successfully in Oct. 2005 was asked Ans: Akash Which is the biggest source of revenue to the Govt. of India? Ans: Central Excise duty Which of the following is incorrect about Tsunami was asked? Ans: The height of the waves near to the offshore was the incorrect statement Internet is controlled by Ans: None Who authored Straight from the Gut Ans: Jach F. Welch Magsaysay award is given after the President of Ans: Philippines In Nov 2005 the corruption scam worth $64billions and its relation was asked Ans: Food for oil What is Tamiflu was asked Ans: A drug to prevent bird flu "One by sixth of Income Tax" which of the following's possession makes you liable for being taxed Ans: Credit Card

NMAT 2005

The Ken-Betwa Project links the rivers of which states? Ans: UP and MP Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2004 was given to: Ans: A door Gopalakrishnan (Malayalam) On 24 January, Burmah Sheel Company was taken over by the Government and as a result was formed Ans: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India? Ans: The correct answer was the PM of India, which was not given "Total Control" is the tagline of which company? Ans: JK Tyre Which state is not a neighbour of Chhattisgarh? Bihar Ans: From the given options Co-founder and CEO of Apple Ans: Steve Jobs Who has acquired VSNL? Ans: Tata Which Bank doesn't sponsor Unit Trust of India? Ans: SBI, PNB, and BOB sponsor It. - the 4th one was to be the answer Who had lost the final of US Tennis Open in 2005? Ans: Mary Pierce Who is Kiren Kher? Ans: An Actress Hargobind Khorana won Nobel Prize in the field of: Ans: Medicine and Physiology in 1968 Which instrument does Amjad Ali Khan play? Ans: Sarod The capital of Senegal? Ans: Dakar Where is National Chemical Laboratory situated? Ans: Pune Victor is a brand of Ans: TVS Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with. Ans: Golf "Empowering people" is the punch line of- Ans: Acer Javed Ali is a. Ans: Singer Which of these is not an international neighbor of Sikkim Ans: All of above (the options given were Nepal, China and Bhutan) First Indian private company listed amongst the Fortune 500 companies is- Ans: Reliance (First and the only private sector company of India) Youngest MP in 14th Lok Sabha election is- Ans: Sachin Pilot (27 years; Congress) Smallest state in terms of area (India) is- Ans: Goa; (Sikkim is the smallest in terms of population) Which year did India become the member of UN? Ans: 1945 (India was one of the original members) Which country has won the World Cup (Football) the maximum number of time? Ans: Brazil (5 titles) First Indian playing 100 Test matches- Ans: Sunil Gavaskar Madhubani painting is original of which state? Ans: Bihar First person of Indian origin to win the Booker's Prize Ans: V.S.Naipaul got in 1971 UN day is observed on Ans: 24th October When was Mahatma Gandhi awarded Bharat Ratna? Ans: "All answers are incorrect" is correct; Gandhi never received it. Which country is not a member of G-8? [Acc to options it was China Ans: Canada, Russia and Japan are member) Where is the National Institute of Oceanography? Ans: Goa Which of the Dabur products does Amitabh Bachchan not advertise? Ans: From options Dabur Amla hair oil Highest Peacetime Gallantry Award in India. Ans: Ashok Chakra

IRMA 2005

Kharif is sown in which season: Ans: June-July Which country was the first producer of the GM food-variety? Ans: USA Who is the Chairman of National Farmer Commission ? Ans: M.S. Swaminathan Which of these is a communicable disease: (a) asthma, (b) cancer, (c) TB (d) diabetes (e) none of these Ans: T.B. 2004 was acclaimed internationally as the Year of … Ans: Rice The World Consumers' Day falls on- Ans: March 15 Pascal Lamy has recently joined as- Ans: Director General of World Trade Organization "The Argumentative Indian" is authored by- Ans: Amartya Sen