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1)       This company is celebrating 125 years of its existence in 2009.Identify it from the given options.                 Godrej       ...

Business GK: Part 5

1)      This company is celebrating 125 years of its existence in 2009.Identify it from the given options.

                Godrej
                                Johnson & Johnson
                                Dabur Ltd
                                Tata Steel
2)Konnect is the name of the low cost initiative of....
                                Kingfisher Airlines
                                Jet Airways
                                Paramount Airways
                                Spicejet Airlines
 3)Who has been awarded the Nikkie Asia Prize 2009 for regional growth and pioneering work in the field of biotechnology in India?
                                Dr KA Reddy
                                KM Shaw
                                Habil Khorakiwala
                                Malvinder Singh
4)Which commodity’s future trading resumed after a gap of around two years in MCX and NCDEX?
                                Wheat
                                Rice
                                Sugar
                                Cotton
5)To change the existing methods for assessing the poverty line based on calorie intake, a new committee was constituted that finalized the new methodology. Who headed this committee?
                                Arvind Virmani
                                Prof Yashpal
                                SD Tendulkar
                                MS Ahluwalia
6)In which year did the Indian economy go into negative inflation prior to 2009?
                                1973
                                1975
                                1977
                                1979
7)Which is the first life insurance company in India launched by Europeans in Calcutta in 1818?
                                Bharat Insurance Company
                                Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society
                                Oriental Life Insurance Company
                                Life Insurance Company of India
 8)Branding India: An Incredible Story is the name of the book authored by....
                                Gurcharan Das
                                Santosh Desai
                                Amitabh Kant
                                Azim H Primji
9)‘Powering a greener tomorrow’ is the punchline of....
                                IOC
                                ONGC
                                BP
                                Suzlon
10)Savari and Major are the names of the utility vehicles that belong to the stable of....
                                Tata Motors
                                Hindustan Motors
                                Mahindra & Mahindra
                                Ashok Leyland
11)Find the odd one out.
                                O&M
                                JWT
                                FCB Ulka
                                CRISIL
12)‘Lead wherever you go’ is the tag line of....
                                Grand Vitara
                                Ford Endeavour
                                Tata Safari
                                Scorpio
13)‘Next’ is the name of the retail chain of stores in India. It specialises in....
                                FMCG products
                                Electronics goods
                                Vegetables and domestic goods
                                Literature and music
14)‘Crossword’ and ‘Mother care’ are the names of the brands that belong to....
                                Shopper’s Stop
                                Future Group
                                Times group
                                None of these
15)Which of the following countries is the biggest steel producing country of the world?
                                India
                                Russia
                                The US
                                China
16)Kaya Kalp is the luxury spa brand of....
                                Marico Industries
                                ITC Ltd
                                Dabur Ltd
                                None of these
 17)'One Life. Why so serious?' is the punchline of....
                                Grand Punto
                                Jazz
                                i20
                                Land cruiser
18)What is the present name of the company that was founded by Herman Hollerith in the year 1896 as the Tabulating Machine Company?
                                GE
                                Oracle
                                IBM
                                Acer
19) Which company has a series of laptops by the name of ‘Artful’?
                                Dell
                                HP
                                Toshiba
                                Acer
20)Which airline proclaims itself to be ‘The Reliable Airline’?
                                KLM
                                Cathy Pacific
                                Air France
                                Qantas Airlines
21)Forbes magazine has launched its Indian edition in collaboration with....
                                Times Group
                                Network 18
                                NDTV
                                None of these
22)'Enable. Enlighten. Entertain' is the punchline of....
                                Viacom
                                Network 18
                                ET Now
                                9X
23)Mango Frooti is the name of a mango drink that belongs to....
                                ITC
                                HUL
                                Parle Agro
                                Nestle
 24)Cellebrum and Omnia are the names of the companies that belong to....
                                Spice Telecom
                                Aircel
                                Bharti Enterprises
                                Reliance Communications
 25)Raymond Albert Kroc is the founder of ..., which promotes itself by using the tag line ‘I’m Lovin’ it’.
                                Wal-Mart Stores
                                Home Depot
                                McDonalds
                                None of these
26)‘Where patients come first’ is the punchline of …
                                Pfizer
                                Novartis
                                Roche
                                Merck
27)Which of the following banks would you associate with ‘DISHA’, a financial counseling linked social initiative?
                                ICICI Bank
                                HDFC Bank
                                State Bank of India
                                Bank of Baroda
28)As per a survey conducted by Interbrand, which of the following brands is the topmost brand of the world in terms of value?
                                IBM
                                Microsoft
                                General Electric
                                Coca Cola
29)Chrome is the name of the web-based browser of …
                                Microsoft
                                AOL
                                Google
                                Yahoo
30)Can you identify the name of the company that has won the Golden Peacock Global Award for corporate governance for 2008?
                                Tata Steel
                                Reliance Industries
                                Wipro Technologies
                                 Bharti Enterprises

Answers:

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