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52 MANAGEMENT COMPASS APRIL 2011

QUESTION BANK Test your general awareness quotient

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

1. By the end of February, the num-ber of unsatisfi ed mobile phone users crossed ___.a. 1.8 millionb. 2.8 millionc. 3.8 milliond. 4.8 million

2. Identify the industrialist who was named the businessman of the decade for 2001-2010.a. N Vaghulb. O P Bhattc. Harsh S Mariwalad. Ratan Tata

3. Tata Steel signed an agreement with a consortium of 13 banks, led by Standard Chartered and State Bank of India, for raising ___.a. `15,000 croreb. `20,000 crorec. `25,000 crored. `30,000 crore

4. Huawei, chinese telecom equip-ment maker has planned to set up a $500 million manufacturing facility in which Indian state?a. Karnatakab. Tamil Naduc. Bihard. Rajasthan

5. The fi rst indigenously manufac-tured helicopter cabin will roll out from the aerospace Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near ___.a. Bangaloreb. Nasik

c. Lucknowd. Hyderabad

6. Punj Lloyd Group bagged a con-tract from GAIL India for lay-ing a natural gas pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore for ___.a. `539 croreb. `544.22 crorec. `594 crored. `602 crore

7. ICON of the Year award given by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India in January 2011 was awarded to whom?a. C S Vermab. Akhilesh Ranjanc. Ramu S Deorad. Sanjay Sawant

8. Which company is the largest exporter of Indian iron ore to China?a. KK Exportsb. Madeeha enterprisesc. Sesa Goad. Sealine impex

9. Which of the following econo-mies has been rated as the fre-est economy in the world for the 17th consecutive year?a. Beijingb. Italyc. Hong Kongd. Kuala Lumpur

10. Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) bagged an order from Kolkata’s Techno Electric Group to devel-op over 202.2 megawatt (MW) wind power projects worth ___.

a. `1,049 croreb. `1,149 crorec. `1,249 crored. `1,349 crore

11. Two Indian-origin economists short-listed for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Busi-ness Book of the Year Award are Sheena Iyengar and ___.a. Raghuram Rajanb. Ajay Makenc. Prem Bhatiad. R P Goenka

12. India has become a part of $10 billion Gas Pipeline Project. This project is backed by which country?a. Japanb. The USAc. Indonesiad. China

13. The Brand Ambassador of ICI-CI Prudencial Life Insurance is ___.a. Amir Khanb. Shahrukh Khanc. Amitabh Bachchand. Imran Khan

14. Jindal Steel plans to set up two new steel plants over the next two and a half years worth ___.a. `42, 070 croreb. `43, 500 crorec. `44, 000 crored. `44, 800 crore

15. Who bagged the Vigyan Ratan Award in Chandigarh during the 59th convocation of Punjab

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University?a. Professor Anandb. Professor Shankarc. Professor Yashpald. Professor Mrinal

16. HSBC has increased its stake in the Maruti Suzuki India marginally to ___.a. 7.03 %b. 7.30%c. 7.45%d. 7.98%

17. Name the Education and Place-ment Services Company that has recently tied up with the Canada-headquartered Corel to become its authorized online training partner.a. Landmarkb. Naukaric. EdServd. Shine

18. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed an e-governance con-tract with the Madhya Pradesh government worth ___.a. `110 croreb. `115 crorec. `120 crored. `130 crore

19. Who amongst the following was honoured with the Indian Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Award?a. Ritu Sarinb. Prem Bhatiac. Dilip Chenoyd. R P Goenka

20. The First Income Tax Day will be celebrated on ___.a. June 20b. June 24c. July 24d. August 24

21. The title “Businessman of the

Decade” by Indo – Israel Cham-ber of Commerce has been bagged by ___.a. Mukesh Ambanib. R P Goenkac. O P Goenkad. None of these

22. The two Indian women to be listed in the Forbes’ most inspir-ing women list were Arundhati Roy and ___.a. Saina Nahwalb. Indira Nooyic. Sania Mirzad. Meira Kumar

23. Name the global head of equity strategy, Religare Capital.a. Morgan Stanleyb. Jason Toddc. Martin Newsond. Tarun Kataria

24. World Investment Report is published by which of the following?a. IBRDb. WTOc. UNCTADd. IMF

25. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Jindal Powers?a. R S Sharmab. Ajay Makenc. Prem Bhatiad. R P Nayak

26. Tata Motors has increased the prices of Nano by ___ approximately.a. `9,000b. `12,000c. `15,000d. `20,000

27. MOIL Limited will invest `300 crore to expand work at its base underground mine in Balaghat

district. Balaghat is located in ___.a. Andhra Pradeshb. Madhya Pradeshc. Arunachal Pradeshd. Maharashtra

28. What is the maximum invest-ment limit for retail investors in any public issue as per SEBI rules?a. `50,000b. `75,000c. `1,00,000d. `1,25,000

29. India recently signed a pipeline contract with which country?a. Sri Lankab. Nepalc. Japand. Turkmenistan

30. The effective rate of interest to be charged by Public sector banks on farm loans in 2010-11 is ___.a. 2% pab. 2.5% pac. 4% pad. 5.0% pa

31. Name the bank which will work as the fi rst Registrar for Unique Identifi cation Authority of India.a. Cooperation bankb. State Bank of Indiac. Axis Bankd. Central Bank of India

32. Vishal Pandit has been appoint-ed as senior vice president at Genpact for which region?a. Middle Eastb. Asia Pacifi cc. Eurasia d. SAARC Countries

33. The Asian Development Bank approved loan for National

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Capital Region of Delhi worth ___.a. $130 millionb. $150 millionc. $170 milliond. $190 million

34. The FDI infl ow in India during the fi rst quarter of 2011 recorded a ___.a. Rise of 20%b. Rise of 27%c. Decline of 20%d. Decline of 27%

35. J Kumar Infra projects bagged orders for construction of bus rapid transit system corridors worth ___.a. `126 croreb. `136 crorec. `146 crored. `156 crore

36. Name the state that has an-nounced a scheme to provide free electric connection to 2 lakh BPL families.a. Haryanab. Uttar Pradeshc. Punjabd. Gujarat

37. The World steel demand is ex-pected to grow at ___ to a record 1.34 billion tonnes by December 2011.a. 4.3%b. 5.2%c. 5.3%d. 6.2%

38. HSBC has picked up 6.22 per cent stake in which pharmaceutical company through institutional placement of shares?a. Strides Arcolabb. Procter & Gamblec. Johnson and Johnsond. GlaxoSmithKline

39. During the fi scal year 2010 – 2011, which of the following sec-tors registered highest growth rate?a. Manufacturingb. Constructionc. Transportationd. Farming

40. Jindal Steel and Power acquired Shadeed Iron & Steel plant in Oman, for ___.a. $404 millionb. $464 millionc. $504 milliond. $554 million

41. Edify Education, a part of DRS Group will invest `500 crore to open a network of 300 schools across ___.a. Sri Lankab. Pakistanc. Indiad. Bangladesh

42. Who has been named as the Ex-ecutive Director of public sector Indian Bank?a. Rajeev Ranjanb. Rishi Rajc. Rajesh Ranjand. Rajeev Rishi

43. Most Admired Retailer 2010 award was bagged by ___.a. Big Bazaarb. Cromac. MAXd. None of these

44. Global Offshore Services, a leading offshore vessels services provider, bagged a four-year contract in ___ worth `194.5 crore.a. Brazilb. Indiac. Indonesiad. Canada

45. Which organisation invested `4.7 crore in an online food guide and directory, Foodiebay?a. Shineb. Indiamartc. Info Edged. Fortune Group

46. Apollo Hospitals have planned to invest ___ in the 2012-14 pe-riod to increase their capacity by about 3,000 beds.a. `2,200 croreb. `2,400 crorec. `2,500 crored. `2,700 crore

47. Nestle recently invested `360 crore in setting up a new manufacturing plant in which state?a. Gujaratb. Punjabc. Chennaid. Karnataka

48. Power Grid Corporation is among the three fi rms short-listed by the ___ Government to manage the country’s electricity grid to be constructed at a cost of $ 3.5 billion.a. Algerianb. Australianc. Nigeriand. African

49. Dr A P J Abdul Kalam has been appointed the Chancellor of ___.a. IIM Mumbaib. HST Thiruvananthapuramc. HM Ahmedabadd. IIT Kanpur

50. The 17th SAARC Summit is scheduled to be held in 2011 at ___.a. Nepalb. Bhutanc. Sri Lanka

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d. Maldives

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. In which of the following cities has Indian Railways set up its Wheel and Axle factory?a. Delhib. Mughalsaraic. Varanasid. Chappra

2. The Golden Gate is a novel by ___.a. Arundhati Royb. Khushwant Singhc. VS Naipauld. Vikram Seth

3. Matters of Discretion is an au-tobiographical work by ___.a. I K Gujralb. Rajeev Gandhic. P V Narasimha Raod. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

4. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the President of which of the fol-lowing countries?a. Ugandab. Philippinesc. Cairod. None of these

5. Jasmine Revolution is associ-ated with which country?a. Pakistanb. Indiac. Nepald. Tunisia

6. One of the following has been elected as President of Karna-taka State Cricket Association. Select the correct option.a. Sunil Gavaskarb. Kapil Devc. Anil Kumbled. Ajay Jadeja

7. Who won the Australian

Open woman’s Singles title for 2011?a. Serena Williamsb. Venus Wiliamsc. Kim Clijstersd. None of these

8. Who recently won Australian Open men’s Singles title for 2011?a. Novak Djokovicb. Mahesh Bhupatic. Andy Murrayd. None of these

9. By what name was the Nation-al Anthem of India known as earlier?a. Rashtra Gaanb. Desh Premc. Bhagya Vidhatad. None of these

10. The Government of India is planning to issue coins of which of the following denominations to mark 150 years of taxation?a. 25b. 50c. 10d. 150

11. Which country hosted the ICC cricket World Cup 2011?a. Bangladeshb. Indiac. Pakistand. None of these

12. The ___ National Games were recently held in Jharkand. a. 34thb. 35thc. 36thd. 37th

13. Which of the following foot-ball players recently announced retirement?a. Laurent Blancb. Ronaldoc. Both a and b

d. None of these

14. Hosni Mubarak is associated with which of the following countries?a. Franceb. Egyptc. Argentined. None of these

15. Shunglu Committee is associ-ated with the ___.a. 2G Scamb. Commonwealth Scamc. DDA Scamd. None of these

16. BMW Golf Cup International 2011 was recently held in ___.a. Chennaib. Bangalorec. Puned. Delhi

17. With which company will you associate Testing as a Service (TaaS) Portal?a. IBMb. Googlec. Wiprod. HCL

18. ___ is a collection of stamps.a. Indistamps 2011b. Indipex 2011c. Stampex 2011d. None of these

19. Indian agricultural research-ers along with which of the following country’s scientists are working together on joint research projects to improve agricultural production?a. Burmab. Chinac. Australiad. Russia

20. Where was the 6th National Quality Conclave held?

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a. New Delhib. Bangalorec. Chennaid. Goa

21. Where was the 4th Internation-al Climate Change Exhibition (ICCE) 2011 held?a. Agrab. Mumbaic. New Delhid. Pune

22. The mascot of Census is named ___.a. Rajab. Appuc. Gurud. Enumator

23. India recently signed an agree-ment for the avoidance of dou-ble taxation and prevention of fi scal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital (DTAA) with which country?a. Norwayb. Japanc. Russiad. Burma

24. Who is the Chairperson for National Commission for Minorities?a. Rakesh Gautamb. Wajahat Habibullahc. Keki N. Daruwallad. None of these

25. Who has recently taken over as Secretary, Department of Finan-cial Services, Ministry of Fi-nance?a. Shashi Kant Sharmab. R. Gopalanc. Achyut Dhard. None of these

26. Where was Aero India 2011 held?a. Delhi

b. Dehradunc. Bangalored. Jaipur

27. Moodler is a ___.a. Snackb. Car modelc. Micro blogging platformd. Book

28. Who was recently awarded with the very prestigious ‘Ma-nav Sewa Puraskar’, an emblem of excellence in medical sciences presented by the Institute of Economic Studies?a. Korn Dabbaransib. Dr Anil Khetarpalc. Dr Vijay Nagpald. Habib Ullah

29. According to a British Council survey, which of the following countries comes fi rst in an inter-national league table of higher education?a. Australiab. Germany c. United Kingdomd. China

30. Who is the creator of World Wide Web?a. Tim Berners-Leeb. Bill Gatesc. Robert Williamsd. None of these

31. Recently, which country banned the entry of tankers carrying oil for Afghanistan-bound NATO forces?a. Pakistanb. Afghanistanc. Uzbekistand. None of these

32. Sopore is located in which of the following states?a. Jammub. Kashmir

c. Rajasthand. Uttar Pradesh

33. Which of the following Minis-tries of Energy and Resources of the Province of Saskatchewan, signed a Memorandum of Un-derstanding (MoU) to establish a cooperation programme in the fi eld of geology and mineral resources?a. Education Ministryb. Environment Ministryc. Ministry of Minesd. None of these

34. Albert F Del Rosario is the For-eign Minister of which of the following countries?a. Philippinesb. Russiac. Japand. Mexico

35. To commemorate the ___ birth anniversary of Guru Rabi-ndranath Tagore, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee re-cently announced the intro-duction of Kavi Guru Express Trains to pay homage to the great poet.a. 150th b. 125thc. 175thd. 200th

36. The Chairman and Managing Director of which of the follow-ing companies is in custody in a bribery case?a. ONGCb. NHPCc. NALCOd. None of these

37. The Chairman and Managing Director of which of the fol-lowing banks has been selected for this year's prestigious TA Pai memorial 'Best Banker'

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award instituted by Dehali Kannadiga?a. Chanda Kocharb. M D Mallyac. O P Bhattd. Ajay Puri

38. Recently, in which of the follow-ing states did maoists abducted R Vineel Krishna, Collector and District Magistrateof a state Government?a. Biharb. West Bengalc. Madhya Pradeshd. Orissa

39. Dandabadi is located in ___.a. Biharb. West Bengalc. Madhya Pradeshd. None of these

40. Where are the 34th National Games being held?a. Bihar b. Jharkhandc. Rajasthand. West Bengal

41. Kantha is located in which of the following states?a. Orissab. Bihar

c. West Bengald. None of these

42. Biz Stone is associated with ___.a. Facebookb. Twitterc. Hi5d. Linkedin

43. Recently, a nuclear plant exploded in Japan. Which city was it located in?a. Tokyob. Fukushimac. Osakad. None of these

44. Kevin Rudd is the Foreign Minister of which country?a. Australiab. Russiac. Japand. Mexico

45. With which state will you associate Jalpaiguri?a. West Bengalb. Orissac. Bihard. None of these

46. 7th Eco-Products International Fair was held at ___.

a. Delhib. Bangalorec. Puned. Chennai

47. Who is the Census Commission-er of India?a. Nandan Nilekanib. C Chandramoulic. Rajesh Sharmad. Ajay Chautala

48. 'Swabhimaan' campaign is as-sociated with ___.a. Banking Servicesb. Malnutritionc. Gender Inequalityd. Education

49. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is the Defence Minister of country?a. Burmab. Chinac. Germanyd. Russia

50. B K Chaturvedi is associated with the ___.a. Babri Masjidb. Planning Commissionc. Godhra Riotsd. None of these

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

1. c. 3.8 million2. d. Ratan Tata3. c. `25,000 crore4. b. Tamil Nadu5. d. Hyderabad6. a. `539 crore7. a. C S Verma8. c. Sesa Goa9. c. Hong Kong10. b. `1,149 crore11. a. Raghuram Rajan12. b. The USA13. c. Amitabh Bachchan14. c. `44, 000 crore15. c. Professor Yashpal16. a. 7.03 %17. c. EdServ18. d. `130 crore19. d. R P Goenka20. c. July 2421. d. None of these22. b. Indira Nooyi23. b. Jason Todd24. c. UNCTAD25. a. R S Sharma26. a. `9,00027. b. Madhya Pradesh28. a. `50,00029. d. Turkmenistan30. d. 5.0% pa31. b. State Bank of India32. c. Eurasia33. b. $150 million34. d. Decline of 27%35. b. `136 crore36. b. Uttar Pradesh

37. c. 5.3%38. a. Strides Arcolab39. a. Manufacturing40. b. $464 million41. c. India42. d. Rajeev Rishi43. b. Croma44. a. Brazil45. c. Info Edge46. b. Rs.2,400 crore47. d. Karnataka48. c. Nigerian49. b. HST Thiruvananthapuram50. d. Maldives

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. d. Chappra2. d. Vikram Seth3. a. I K Gujral4. a. Uganda5. d. Tunisia6. c. Anil Kumble7. c. Kim Clijsters8. a. Novak Djokovic9. c. Bhagya Vidhata10. d. 15011. a. Bangladesh12. a. 34th13. b. Ronaldo14. b. Egypt15. b. Commonwealth Scam16. a. Chennai17. c. Wipro

18. b. Indipex 201119. c. Australia20. a. New Delhi21. c. New Delhi22. d. Enumator23. a. Norway24. b. Wajahat Habibullah25. a. Shashi Kant Sharma26. c. Bangalore27. c. Micro blogging platform28. b. Dr Anil Khetarpal29. b. Germany 30. a. Tim Berners-Lee31. a . Pakistan32. b. Kashmir33. c. Ministry of Mines34. a. Philippines35. a. 150th 36. c. NALCO37. b. M D Mallya38. d. Orissa39. d. None of these40. b. Jharkhand41. c. West Bengal42. b. Twitter43. b. Fukushima44. a. Australia45. a. West Bengal46. a. Delhi47. b. C Chandramouli48. a. Banking Services49. c. Germany50. b. Planning Commission

— Compiled by Pratiksha Singh and Debashish Mukherjee

april 2011

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