Current Affair:Nov 2010

November 12, 2010

1. The Grande MKII is the name of the car model that was launched recently. This brand belongs to the stable of …
   a. Hindustan Motors
   b. Tata Motors
   c. Maruti Suzuki Ltd.
   d. General Motors
   
2. What is the name of the organization that has become the first company in India to launch wireless internet services?
   a. Reliance Infocomm
   b. BSNL
   c. Bharti Enterprises
   d. Tata Internet Services Limited
   
3. Exxon mobile recently announced plans to acquire the rival firm XTO Energy in a deal worth…
   a. $21 billion
   b. $31 billion
   c. $41 billion
   d. $21 billion
   
4. He became the “World’s Fastest Man” by setting new world records in the 100m and 200m dashes. The person is ... 
   a. Michael Johnson
   b. Asafa Powell
   c. Usain Bolt
   d. None of these
   
5. Nobel Prizes are awarded every year on…. 
   a. 1st December
   b. 10th December
   c. 15th December
   d. 25th December

Answers

1. b. Tata Motors
2. b. BSNL
3. c. $41 billion
4. c. Usain Bolt
5. b. 10th December

November 11, 2010

1. Dirk Meyer is the chief executive officer of the ….
   a. Yahoo.com
   b. Google.com
   c. Intel
   d. Advanced Micro Devices
   
2. In order to restore the ailing Japanese economy, the Bank of Japan is pumping out about ….
   a. $ 5 trillion
   b. $10 trillion
   c. $ 15 trillion
   d. $20 trillion
   
3. Touareg is the name of the car model that belongs to the stable of…
   a. General Motors
   b. Audi
   c. Volkswagen
   d. Ford Motors
   
4. As per a recent development, Volkswagen is picking up _____stake in Suzuki Motors in a deal worth $2.5billion. 
   a. 10%
   b. 15%
   c. 20%
   d. 25%
   
5. Swach is the name of the water purifier that belongs to …
   a. Eureka Forbes
   b. Philips
   c. Hindustan Unilever
   d. Tata Chemicals

Answers

1. d. Advanced Micro Devices
2. b. $10 trillion
3. c. Volkswagen
4. c. 20%
5. d. Tata Chemicals

November 10, 2010

1. Name the economist who has been appointed as the secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
   a. Raghuram Rajan
   b. Siddhartha Tiwari
   c. Bibek Debroy
   d. None of these
   
2. The largest tyre manufacturing company of the world is establishing its first factory in India at …
   a. Bangalore
   b. Hyderabad
   c. Chennai
   d. Kolkata
   
3. Identify the first aerospace SEZ of India from the given options.
   a. Indore
   b. Belgaum
   c. Pune
   d. Kochi
   
4. Identify the name of the acting chairman of the Company Law Board who was arrested by the CBI in connection with taking bribe of Rs.7 Lakhs recently.
   a. R. Vasudevan
   b. Manoj Banthia
   c. S.S.N.Moorty
   d. None of these
   
5. Which of the following companies have topped the list of Super 100 companies compiled by Business India magazine recently?
   a. ONGC
   b. IOC
   c. NTPC
   d. Reliance Industries Limited

Answers

1. b. Siddhartha Tiwari
2. c. Chennai
3. b. Belgaum
4. a. R. Vasudevan
5. d. Reliance Industries Limited

November 09, 2010

1. What is the name of the phone model that Google is willing to sell in the coming year directly to the consumers, from the given options?
   a. Nexus One
   b. Ojas One
   c. Shine One
   d. Genus One
   
2. Name the car model that was entitled Motor Trend magazine’s 2010 “car of the year”.
   a. Hyundai i20
   b. Ford Fusion
   c. Tata Indigo
   d. Maruti Swift
   
3. This economist has been appointed as the secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Identify him from the given options.
   a. Raghuram Rajan
   b. Siddhartha Tiwari
   c. Bibek Debroy
   d. None of these
   
4. Beetel is the name of the car brand that belongs to the stable of ….
   a. Toyota
   b. General Motors
   c. Volkswagen
   d. Ford Motors
   
5. ‘Not just for the big boys’, is the tag line that you would associate with this bank.
   a. ICICI Bank
   b. IDBI Bank
   c. Axis Bank
   d. Union Bank of India

Answers

1. a. Nexus One
2. b. Ford Fusion
3. c. Bibek Debroy
4. b. General Motors
5. b. IDBI Bank 

November 08, 2010

1. Identify the chairman cum managing director of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)?
   a. Bharat Karnad
   b. Subas Pani
   c. Manoj Kohli
   d. Rashid Kidwai
   
2. Hero Honda was in the news recently as it was celebrating _____year of their existence of joint venturship. 
   a. 10th
   b. 15th
   c. 20th
   d. 25th
   
3. Identify the worth of the deal as per which Berkshire Hathaway is buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe recently.
   a. $14 billion
   b. $24 billion
   c. $34 billion
   d. $44 billion
   
4. Where would you find the headquarters of Air Asia, one of Asia’s largest budget airlines?
   a. Singapore
   b. Hong Kong
   c. Kuala Lumpur
   d. Bangkok
   
5. You would associate Shelly Lazarus with …
   a. Swarovski
   b. Ogilvy & Mather
   c. J. Water Thompson
   d. None of these

Answers

1. b. Subas Pani
2. d. 25th
3. c. $34 billi
4. c. Kuala Lumpur
5. b. Ogilvy & Mather 

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