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Where the Coastal Business Development Summit was held?

Mangalore, Karnataka

Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly?

QFI's - Qualified foreign investors

How much of share can a QFI company and QFI's put together hold a stake in Indian companies?

5% and 10%

Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electricity and petroleumproducts?

India and Pakistan

What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages?1800227575

Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer?

Manoj Jaiswal

Name the company which is set to enter into Laptop market with its dual-screen laptop U-Book.

NajmTek

Who has been appointed as COO of Titan Industries?

H.G.Raghunath

Which airways bagged best airline award?

Ethad Airways

Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves?

Kochi

Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves?China

Which mobile maker sold over 450 patents recently?Nokia

How many euro zone countries have S&P downgraded?9

Who is set to become Coal India Limited acting chairman?

Zohra Chatterji


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Which automobile major has plans to setup logistic hub in Bengal, India?

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

What bank account facility is set to be launched in India?

Bank Number Portability

Which type of IPO proposal is SEBI committee working on?

e-IPO

Name the nano's rival announced by Bajaj recently.

RE60

Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in India to manufacture acompact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport?

Ford India

Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation industry.

Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Policy 2011

Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo?

Scott Thompson

To protect consumers from unscrupulous jewelers which proposal has the government made

mandatory for gold?Hallmarking

Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER?

Vivek.K.Marla

Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India.

Pocket whiteboard

Which Person to Person messaging portal acquired 160by2.com recently?

way2sms.com

Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems?

Shahi Kapur

Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communications?Girish Varma


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Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft?

Internet Explorer 6

Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the state's school education

department.www.jkeducation.gov.in

What is the new product unveiled by Yahoo recently?

Search Direct

Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations?

Rafeeq Ahmed

Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets after 13 years?Vespa

Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oil and gasexploration?

Trinidad and Tobago

When is the Goods and Services Tax panel set to meet?

January 9th and 10th 2012

Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsung's South-WestAsia operations?B.D.Park

Name the world's first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahindra andMahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012.

HyAlfa

Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award.Hyundai Elantra

Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently.Philipp Hildebrand

Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buzzintown?Yatra online

How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious metals?

35


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What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011?

$10.11 billion

Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India?

5.9%

What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit?

$20,000

Which two companies have Intel tied-up to make the first smart phone running on intel chips?

Motorola Mobility and Lenovo

Which company has unveiled world's slimmest smartphone recently?

Huawei

At what value has Anti-virus maker AVG filled IPO?$125 million

Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012?

7.47%

Which company topped sensex weight list recently?Infosys

Which currency is world's most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index?Indian rupee

What is the rating retained by Moody's for France?

AAA rating

Which mobile operator is planning to file IPO in India?

Vodafone

Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia) by Adobe?

Kulmeet Bawa

What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar energy sector?

Rs.500 crore

Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries?

Singapore Government


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Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka from the present 71 to 100branches?Bank of Baroda

What is the export growth as of December 2011?6.7% at $25billion

Which electronic major is set to issue first overseas bond?

Samsung

Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act?

Wikipedia

Which service has airtel launched in Zambia?3.75G service

What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012?

$1 billion innovation fund

Which company is eyeing $1.5 billion IPO for cable business in Singapore?

RCOM

Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently.

Jerry Yang

Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in World Economic Forum?

Mahindra Satyam

To assist delivery of various public services through mobile phones what has the Governmentplanned to launch?

Mobile application store

Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like electricity andtelephone bills?

Itz Cash Card (Trust Card)

Who is set to head committee on power sector reforms?

Pullock Chatterjee

Name the world's first battery-free wireless mouse launched by Genius.

DX-ECO

Expand SOPA

Stop Online Piracy Act


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Expand PIPA

Protect IP Act

Who has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Properties Limited?

Pirojsha Godrej

Indian Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of?

ATF - Aviation Turbine Fuel

Name the new kind of train launched by China.

Magnetic train

Which auto-maker regained its title as the world's top-selling automaker in 2011?

General Motors

Who is appointed as COO of Intel?Brain Krzanich

Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal?

Raju Narisetti

Which company awaits major buy back to boost its stock value?RIL - Reliance Industries

Name the two back-end services firms that Kutch milk producers have set up.STAKAPVPCL - Shree Abdasa Taluka Krishi Avam Pashupala in Gujarat and Upaj

Producer Company limited in Dubai

Which country is set to join European Union in 2013?

Coratia

Name the social news service acquired by twitter recently.Summify

Who took over the role of co-CEO of Research in Motion?Thorsten Heins

What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine?6th position

What product has Hitachi decided to stop producing?

Television


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What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012?

5.5%

Which material is used by scientists to further reduce heat generated from computers?

Graphene - the thinnest material known to science

Which investment banking topped Indian deal maker in 2011?

Morgan Stanley

Who is the MD and head of investment banking at Morgan Stanley?

Aisha de Seqeira

What is the Standard and Poor's downgraded rating of France's sovereign wealth fund Caisse desDepots et Consignations?AA+ from AAA

Name the bike priced 1.17 lakh unveiled by bajaj recently.

KTM Duke 200

Which country posted first annual trade deficit since 1980?

Japan

What value of trade target has been fixed between India and Thailand?

$14 billion

Name Aircel's CMO who quit recently.

Rahul Saighal

What is the Fitchs downgraded rating of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Solvenia and Spain?

AA from AA+,BBB- from BBB,A- from A+,A from AA- and A from AA-

What is proposal from RBI with respect to currency notes of Rs.10 denomination?To introduce Plastic currency notes of Rs.10

Who is to be held responsible for fake notes in ATMs?Banks

Name the Premier of Australia's Victoria state who is all set to lead the largest-ever Australiantrade mission to India.

Ted Baillieu

Name the mobile brand launched by K.R.Mangalam Group.Chaze


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Which 3 countries have joined hand to avert European crisis damage to Asia?

India, Japan and South Korea

Name the Ex-Palm chief who quit HP recently.

Jon Rubinstein

What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Association?

4th rank

Name the Bajaj Pulsar model which is priced below Rs.1 lakh.

Bajaj Pulsar 200NS

What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB?

Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore

Tatas recently signed pact to open what cafes?Starbucks cafe

Name the device launched by Scosche's that disables mobile phone function while driving.

cellCONTROL

What is the composition of world's first magnetic soap produced?Iron-rich salts dissolved in water

Name the Managing Director of Hindustan Motors who resigned recently.Manoj Jha

Which company won India's biggest fighter deal for $10.4 billion?

France's Dassault Rafale

Who will succeed Sony's CEO Howard Stringer?

Kazuo Hirai

Name the luxury watch collection launched by Seiko Watch India at a price range of Rs.1-5 lakhper piece.Ananta

What value of overseas inflow was injected into Indian markets in January 2012?Rs.26,000 crore (US$5.08 billion)

Which guidelines have SEBI notified allowing companies to reduce promoter shareholdingthrough private placement?Institutional Placement Programme (IPP)


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Which company will acquire full control of UTV Software and Communications Ltd.?

US-based Walt Disney

What is the value of IPO filed by Facebook?

$5 billion

Expand SAR.

Specific Absorption Rate

Name the car model unveiled by Sahara Force India.

VJM05

What award was conferred to Amul Company in the manufacturing category recently?

Green Globe Foundation award

Who have been selected for the Bharat Vikas Rathna award by the All India BusinessDevelopment Association, New Delhi?C Basavegowda, President, Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central BankLtd.

Name the British energy minister who resigned recently.

Chris Huhne

Name the CEO of Micron Technology who died in a plane crash and who has been appointed asCEO?Steve Appleton and Mark Durcan

Which social networking site turned 8 recently?

Facebook

Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Corporation Bank?

Amar Lal

Name the Managing Director of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Pvt. Ltd. who passedaway.T.V.Alexander

Name the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank who quit recently.Amitabh Chaturvedi

In which currency is India set to pay for 45% of Iran oil imports?

Rupee


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Who has been appointed as Chief executive Operations for China's Walmart?

Greg Foran

Which company renewed sponsorship deal with Indian hockey team?

Sahara

Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans?

Lady Gaga

What is S&P's downgraded rating of Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony?

BBB+ from A-

Where has the tyre maker Ceat planned to set up its plant investing upto Rs.250 crore?

Bangladesh

What percentage of the world's mangrove vegetation does India account for?3%

Which place in Tamil Nadu is all set to get 4th Science Park?

Coimbatore

What sum of amount is National Housing Bank set to receive from World Bank which wouldhelp in its refinancing programme?

$300 million (Rs.1,500 crore)

Name the newly elected President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

(FICCI)?R.V.Kanoria

What sum of amount has Bank of England set to pump into economy?

50 billion pounds

Name the electronics retailer bought by Flipkart for $25 million.

Letsbuy

When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft?

February 29th 2012

Which company will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital pictureframes?

Eastman Kodak Co. (Kodak)


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Name the site launched by an Italian computer science professor who hopes it will be a challengeto the US technology giant Google.Volunia (www.volunia.com)

Which bank is set to launch India's first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF)?IDBI bank

Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman for India operations by Vodafone?

Analjit Singh

How many Italian banks S&P rating was downgraded recently?

34

Bearing whose image is South Africa set to launch bank notes?Nelson Mandela, first President of South Africa

Which company has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver digital content in Bengali for thewebsite bengali.yahoo.com?

Ananda Bazar Patrika

Which Asian country is ready to increase its participation to help solve EU debt crisis?

China

At what value has Bank of Japan set to expand its asset purchase programme?

10tn yen ($130 billion)

Where has JSW Energy planned to setup 450-600MW coal-fired plant?South Africa

Who has been appointed as the Managing Director for India and SAARC operations by McAfee?

Jagdish Mahapatra

With which US-based company did TTK Prestige Ltd. tie up recently?

World Kitchen

Name 3 dual-SIM Android smartphones unveiled by Samsung recently.

Galaxy Ace Duos, Galaxy Y Pro Duos and Galaxy Y Duos

What percentage is the planned road tax for vehicles across India?

6%

What is the new variant of Sumo launched by Tata Motors?Sumo Gold


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Where in Kerala a rail coach factory was approved by Union cabinet?

Palakkad coach factory

Name India's first tablet magazine launched by Times Internet Limited.

Tweek

Who is appointed as Managing director of Xerox for its India operations?

Rajat Jain

Who has been selected as CEO of Prasar Bharati?

Jawhar Sircar

In which country did Apple lose iPad copyright battle?

China

Which Brazilian auto parts manufacturer joined the Sahara Force India team as an officialpartner for the 2012 season?

Aethra

What is the new service launched by Barclays bank for transferring money from one account toany other account-holder in the UK?

Pingit

What is the record high of food production expected to exceed at the end of the Eleventh FiveYear Plan ending March 31st 2012?250 million tonnes

To which country's have Iran stopped oil exports?

Britain and France

Which PSU bank recently introduced account portability (transfer of account from one branchwith same account number) facility?Indian Bank

Who will launch the Sunday version of The Sun daily national newspaper published in Britain?Rupert Murdoch, Chairman, News Corporation

What is the salary limit where salaried employees will not be required to file income tax returnsfor assessment year 2012-13?

Rs.5 lakh

Which company has RIL joined to produce one lakh tonnes of butyl rubber a year in Jamnagar?SIBUR


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At what value Eurozone approved second bailout for Greece?

130 billion euros (172 billion dollars)

Which bank would give Rs.1,650 crore relief package for Kingfisher Airlines?

SBI

Which Dubai based telecom company has decided to shut India operations?

Etisalat

What place does India hold globally in terms of economic confidence index?

Fourth

With which US motorcycle firm has Hero MotoCorp signed a technology-sharing deal?

Erik Buell Racing

Name the freedom fighter whose Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI in India.Bhagat Singh

Name the service launched by Airtel to its mobile subscribers to make payment of utility bills,pay at merchant outlets and transfer money to another person in 300 cities in India.

Airtel Money

Which Indian vaccine manufacturer who has joined Emzor Pharma of Nigeria to help the countryfight polio? Name the vaccine for the protection against the disease.

Panacea Biotec, Polprotec

In which housing finance major did Citi sell its stake for Rs.9,327 crore?HDFC

Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com website.

Relatime News Search

Which company is Vedanta set to merge with Sesa Goa?

Sterlite

Where does Indias forex reserve stand for the week ended 17th February 2012?

$293.44 billion

Name the operating system launched by Black Berry-maker Research in Motion for its PlayBooktablet.

PlayBook OS 2.0


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Which country has been ranked as the world's richest country in the list compiled by USmagazine Forbes?Qatar

Name the Italian luxury brand which has entered into Indian market and opened its first store inMumbai.

Frette

Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watch movies andTV shows online.

BoxTV.com

Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera?

Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone

Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.Flyte

Which company signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 MW power to Bangladesh PowerDevelopment Board?

NTPC

What value of second bailout package did German parliament pass for Greece to help thecountry avoid a default?

130 billion euros ($174.4 billion)

Which company bagged Airtel's network deal for Maharashtra?Nokia Siemens

Who has been appointed as chairman of MindTree?

Subroto Bagchi

Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata

HDFC Red

Who resigned as PepsiCo India Foods CEO?

Varun Berry

Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobileusers that delivers content on science and related areas.

Science@Mobile


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Which 3 Indian companies topped the top 100 list of arms manufactures released bydisarmament watchdog SIPRI for 2012?HAL, BEL and Ordanance Factories Board (OFB)

Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for itswebsite for 5th time in last 10 years.

Kerala

Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?

Genelia D'souza

Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans totransfer money back home.

Nations Trust Bank

Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith HarmonyAward at Kuala Lumpur.

M.A.Yusuf Ali

To which company did Kodak sell its online photo services business, Kodak Gallery?

Shutterfly

Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination ofBluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?

Bangalore City Railway Station

Name the Global law firm which could open its office in India once the rules permit to do so.Baker and McKenzie

Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani

Name India's first 3D dance film.

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)

Which company has bagged title sponsorship for Asia Cup 2012 for second consecutive year?

Micromax Informatics Limited

Name the Italian business school which in association with Luxury Connect of New Delhi wouldstart executive education programs in India with a special focus on luxury business.

SDA Bocconi School of Management


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Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country's first $2 billion (about Rs.10,000crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in India?Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

With which South African firm did Tata Power enter in joint venture to develop power projectsin Africa?

Exxaro

Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?

Bo Shin Seo

Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?Shangai Electric

Which India's leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India's first

exchange to be listed?Multi Commodity Exchange

Which cholesterol lowering tablet has Ranbaxy Laboratories launched in 4 European countries -Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany?

Atorvastatin

Which car was launched by Tata Motors at the Geneva Motor Show which could deliver 100kilometers per litre of fuel (under battery only power)?

Tata Megapixel

Cachar Tea in Barak Valley of Assam is to be sold to which country?Bangladesh

Which western India University will start the Institute of International Studies?

M S University

HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?

AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group

After 3 and 1/2 years which US investment bank has announced its exit from bankruptcy?

Lehman Brothers

Who retained his title of being the world's richest Indian in Forbes magazine's annual list of theworld's richest people?

Mukesh Ambani


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Which Chinese subsidiary company took over Australia's Gloucester Coal miner in a multi-billion dollar deal?Yancoal

Name the BPO firm acquired by Mahindra Satyam for $27 million.vCustomer biz

Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?

K Venkataraman

Where in Europe the 82nd Edition of Motor Show 2012 is held?

Geneva

What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks, as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?4.75%

Where did Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata inaugurate the first classroom of Harvard BusinessSchool (HBS)?

Taj Lands End at Bandra suburb, Mumbai

At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit Greece?

$46.9 billion

Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?

New Town, Kolkata

Which state has recorded an increase in food grains production that touched 50.22 lakh tonnesduring Kharif 2011 season?

Haryana

Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business andfocus on the retail segment?Tata Capital

Which financial service will Nokia close in India?Nokia Money

Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?46th rank

Gujarat's which famous shawl got Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

Kutchi shawls


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Which 3rd biggest economy of euro zone confirmed it is under recession?

Italy

Where is the 12th Edition of India Fashion Forum 2012 set to begin?

Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon

Celebrating 107th Foundation Day Corporation Bank recently launched what service to itscustomers?

CorpBank Application for android tablets and smartphones

Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?

Anshu Jain

Which agricultural university has successfully produced the world's first cloned pashmina goat?Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Which chipmaker is developing as (ITV) Internet-based TV service?

Intel

Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-13.

Dinesh Trivedi

Which company launched India's first CDMA Android tablet?

Reliance Communications

Which popular reference book will stop printing its famed 32-volume print edition and go

digital?Britanica Encyclopaedia

Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 - Asia's largest global convention on film media andentertainment inaugurated?

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Which former tennis player resigned from the board of the Kingfisher Airlines?

Vijay Amritraj

Where was the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation 2012 inaugurated?

Aviation India 2012, Hyderabad

Expand - COAI

COAI - Cellular Operators Association of India

Expand - AUTSPI

AUTSPI - Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India


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What is the reduced interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident Fund?8.25%

What value of bailout fund did IMF approve for Greece recently?28 billion euro

What is the hiked service tax announced in the annual budget 2012-13 on mobile phone bills?

2%

What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU's and financial institutions during thenext fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?Rs.15,888 crore

What is the proposed lowered securities transaction tax on cash delivery transactions?

0.1%

Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?

P.H.Arvindh Pandian

From which tax will RBI be spared?

Wealth Tax

Which movement marked 6-month anniversary as over 200 protesters gathered in New York'sZuccotti Park?Occupy Wall Street

Name the Interactive smart television launched by Samsung for South-West Asian market.

ES8000 LED TV, 55-inch screen

Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?

Indian Overseas Bank

In which stock exchange has RCom filed IPO for Flag Telecom?

Singapore Stock Exchange

At what value and which company is United Parcel Service is set to buy?

TNT Express for $6.85 billion

As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?

JetKonnect

Expand - NPCI

National Payment Corporation of India


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Name the 6 Indian brands among world's 500 best brands as per global consultancy firm 'BrandFinance'.Tata, Airtel, State Bank of India, Reliance, Indian Oil Corporation and Infosys

Which Dubai-based airlines are open to investing in India as the Government is consideringallowing foreign airlines?

Emirates group

Which European nation was hit by 24-hour strike against austerity measures agreed by theGovernment in return for an international bailout?

Portugal

Expand - NBFC

Non-Banking Finance Companies

Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards - the Oscars of British Journalism?Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)

What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?

$500 million

64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)

At what swap ratio did Tech Mahindra buyout Mahindra Satyam?2:17

Name the company that launched Android tablet Ira costing Rs.4,000.

Wishtel

To which Asian country are Indian oil companies set to export petroleum products?

Pakistan

What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India from 1st April 2012?

3 months from the date of issue

What is the all-time high of Cardamom export during April-January fiscal?

3,900 tonnes valued at Rs.308.32 crore

Name the 3 state-run power companies from Gujarat which bagged gold and bronze shields atthe National Awards for Meritorious Performance in Power Sector.

Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL), Gujarat Energy Transmission Company Ltd.

(GETCO) and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL)


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Where in Kenya oil has been discovered for the first time?

Ngamia-1 in Turkana County

What is the increased interest rate on small savings scheme such as PPF and NSC applicable

from 1st April 2012?PPF - 8.8% from 8.6% NSC - 8.9% from 8.7%

Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.

GAAR - General Anti-Avoidance Rules

Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb impressionas per RBI?Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker

Who has replaced Subhinder Singh Prem as Managing Director for Adidas Group India?

Claus Heckerott

Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various productsin Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?

Gujarat

Which 2 states in India has the production of rice doubled?Bihar and Jharkhand

Which IT and network technologies have planned to setup mobile communication systemdevelopment centre in India?

NEC Corporation

Which company's Indian mutual fund business would L&T Finance acquire?

Fidelity

Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?Kolkata's industry minister Partha Chatterjee

Which Sheffield based independent wholesale distributor of commercial vehicle parts andaccessories did TVS Group acquire?

Universal Components

Which magazine named N.R.Narayana Murthy among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs?

Fortune magazine

Name the Chinese President who is in India on a 2-day visit to participate in the BRICS summit2012.

Hu Jintao


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What value of funding has been approved by World Bank for the Rajasthan agriculturalcompetitiveness project in India?$109 million

With which Chinese company did Suzlon tie up to develop 800 MW of domestic andinternational projects over the next 3 years?

CGN Wind Energy Co.

To which company Sify Technologies Limited will sell its entire stake in MF Global SifySecurities India Pvt. Ltd.?

PhillipCapital Group, Singapore-based financial services company

Who is appointed as Wipro's banking head?

Rajan Kohli

What 2 agreements were signed by the development banks of BRICS countries to boost tradewithin BRICS nations?Providing credit facility in local currencies and Facilitating confirmation ofmultilateral

Letter of Credit

Name the Malaysian financial services group who would deploy the banking solution of TataConsultancy Services.AmBank

Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?Bathinda, Southwest Punjab

Name the company that Titan Energy has partnered with, to offer EPC services and solar powerproject development solutions.

Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Spain's Group Ortiz

Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?Itanagar

Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?Arunachal Pradesh

Who has been named president of Pay Pal unit to replace Scott Thompson?David Marcus

Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically by Union Minister ofState for Finance Namo Narain Meena.Syndicate Bank


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Which part of India has Scottish Development International has plans to setup office to promoteinvestment into Scotland and help domestic companies explore new export markets?South India (Chennai or Bangalore)

Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producingelectricity?

Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM's across 6 states?

Postal department

Which state's High Court has insisted that banks cannot freeze accounts nor stop services ofissuing cheque book or ATM facility where the account holder has not supplied KYC (KnowYour Customers) documents?Gujarat

Where is the World's first Virtual shopping store opened?

Korea

Who is named as HSBC's India CEO?

Stuart Milne

Which report did SEBI accept on listing of stock exchanges by holding 51% stake of bourseswith public?Bimal Jalan Committee recommendations on 'Review of Ownership and Governance ofMarket Infrastructure Institutions (MIIS)'

Who is named as India VP of CA Technologies?

Sunil Manglore

Name the CEO of BSE who will join Tata Group's holding company, Tata Sons and to head thegroup's business development.Madhu Kannan

Name the former Acer Chief Executive who was appointed as chief of Lenovo's operations inEurope, Middle East and Africa?

Gianfranco Lanci

At what value Air India's restructuring plan was approved by a group of 19 banks led by SBI?

18,000 crore

Which services Airtel is planning to launch in Kolkata in April 2012?4G services


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Name the chairman of the BSkyB satellite broadcaster who quit recently.

James Murdoch

Which education company bagged Rs.209 crore orders from Assam Government?

Educomp

Which company has offered its users virtual tour of world's top galleries?

Google

Which 2 north Indian states will have pipeline connected oil terminals for supply of diesel, petroland kerosene?

Jammu and Himachal Pradesh

Which Asian country has issued tender to buy minimum of 30,000 tonnes of basmati rice fromIndia and Pakistan?

Iraq

Who donated 1 million Singapore Dollars to Indian Heritage Centre?

Founder of Singapore-based IT company Si2i Mobility B.K.Modi

Which bank has opened 16 Ultra Small branches in 16 locations in villages to cater to financialneeds of the rural populace?IDBI Bank

In which city in Kerala will Infosys setup its 2nd campus?Thiruvananthapuram

Which bank will set up 1-person micro branches to serve remote areas of the northeastern regionfinancially?

Indian Overseas Bank

Who has been signed up as brand ambassador of Toyota Kirloskar Motors?Virat Kohli

Where near Nagpur BHEL will setup a fabrication unit?Sakoli, Bhandara district

Name the '60 minutes' interviewer of CBS News who died recently.Mike Wallace

Which profit making units of PSU's could seek listing and raise funds from the capital market?

Subsidiaries of PSU's


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Rolls-Royce opened its largest Asia facility in which country?

Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore

Where in South India the campus of Direct Taxes Regional Training Institute (DTRTI) was

inaugurated by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee?Bangalore

Where does India stand in global ICT ranking as per the reports of World Economic Forum andthe business school, INSEAD?

69th rank

Name the car which bagged 2012 World Car Design of the Year Award.Range Rover Evoque

Which car won the 2012 World Performance Car of the Year award?

Porsche 911

Which South Indian state banned mobile phone in assembly?

Tamil Nadu

Name the '60 minutes' interviewer of CBS News who died recently.

Mike Wallace

Which group plans to set up 75 hotels in India in next 3 years taking the number from 15 to 90?

Accor Group

At what value did iGate accepted to delist Patni shares?Rs.520 per share

Which banks are now allowed by RBI to join electronic payment system?

All licensed banks, including urban co-operative, state co-operative and district co-

operative banks

What value of support was extended by NABARD to the state of Haryana during 2011-12?

Rs.5,091 crore

Which rank does Bangalore hold as preferred entrepreneurial locations worldwide?

9th rank

Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market?

Zee TV


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Which bill was approved to regulate Government purchases of above Rs.50 lakh through atransparent bidding process?Public Procurement Bill

Which country and at what percentage logged fastest exports growth in 2011 as per WTO report?India at 16%

Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened?

Una district

What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol?

Rs.20 and Rs.50 currency notes

Name the index on which NSE is set to launch derivative trade.FTSE 100 index

What percentage and value of US based Max New York Life Insurance was sold to MitsuiSumitomo Insurance (MSI)?

26% and Rs.2,731 crore

Which country replaced China as Iran's top oil client?

India

India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?

Pakistan

US-based Turner Broadcasting System, a Time Warner company has decided to shut whichHindi general entertainment channel in India?

Imagine TV

What value of equity infusion did Air India get spread over a period of 9 years?

Rs.30,000 crore

What percentage hike was allocated for Karnataka by Planning Commission for current fiscal2012-13 in the 12th Plan?10%

Which repayment transaction is now allowed by RBI electronically i.e. NEFT?Repayment of Loan EMI's

How many co-sponsors are against the Bill of outsourcing call centres in USA?

106 co-sponsors


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How much basis point did RBI cut key rates after 3 years?

50 basis points

Name the Master Card's President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US-India

Business Council?Ajay Banga

Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?

Dabur India

Who replaces Simon Leung chief executive of the greater China region of Microsoft?

Ralph Haupter

Name the Hockey players, star trio whom Jaypee Cements signed as its brand ambassadors.Sandeep Singh, Sardar Singh and Shivendra

Which company has taken initiative to provide logistics and multi-modal transportation in anintegrated manner to the remote areas of North-East region in India?

BHEL

How much basis points did RBI cut key rates after 3 years?

50 basis points

Name the Master Card's President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US-IndiaBusiness Council?Ajay Banga

Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?

Dabur India

Which Australian-based company pulled out one of its hedge funds from investing in Indianmarket?Macquarie

Which Indian retail chain will open its 100th outlet in Abu Dhabi?Lulu

What is the proposed long-term capital gain tax cut on investments made by private equity fundsinto shares of unlisted companies in India?

10%

Which country allowed import of basmati rice from India recently?China


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Which European nation has plunged back into recession in the 1st quarter of 2012?

Spain

What percentage of reduced VAT will Andhra Pradesh Government will levy on any level of

business turnover above Rs.7.5 lakh to the textile traders?1%

Which country's outlook was cut from stable to negative by Standard and Poor's?

India

Who is appointed as India president by Rolls-Royce?

Kishore Jayaraman

Which countries economy is in its 2nd recession since the financial crisis?Britain's economy

Name the scooter model launched by Italian scooter brand Vespa which has made a comebackafter over a decade in the Indian market.

Vespa LX125 priced at around Rs.70,000

Which process has been made mandatory for banks by RBI in case of Bank customers whochange jobs or locations?Allowing transfer of accounts from branch to branch within banks

Where in India joint venture of HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited worth Rs.21,500 crore wasformally inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?

Bhatinda, Punjab

Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012?

India and Japan

Name the personality who replaces Rajendra S Pawar as Nasscom chairman.TCS chief, N.Chandrashekaran

Who retained the crown as Britain's richest man?Lakshmi Mittal

Where was the India Investrade 2012 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata held?

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Which company bagged the contract for deploying Bharti Airtel's 4G network in Karnataka?

Huawei

Which quick service restaurant chain is planning to open 1,000 stores in India by 2015?

Subway


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Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in India?International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) SIM cards which will allow multiple mobilenumbers from different operators on a single SIM card

To help clear cane arrears of over Rs.10,000 crore which commodities exports has been let freeby Government of India recently?

Sugar

Which industry in India will celebrate 100 years of its existence in May 2013?

Indian Film Industry (May 3rd 1913 to May 3rd 2013)

When is Facebook (IPO) set to go public?May 18th 2012

When will the phased Basel III capital regulation in India be implemented as per RBI guidelines?

January 1st, 2013 (to be fully implemented by March 31st, 2018)

Where in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) is planning toestablish Aerospace Park?

Chennai

Where in Coimbatore, Government has planned to setup cold storage facility for tomatoes?Kinnathukkadavu

Which German sportswear maker has planned to shut down 1/3rd of its 900 Reebok stores inIndia?

Adidas

Which Kolhapur-based bank is looking at an IPO in 2 years?

Ratnakar bank

Which presentation-sharing site did LinkedIn acquire recently?SlideShare

Which Finance company recently deferred its Rs.1,665 crore IPO, which opened on May 2nd2012?

Samvardhana Motherson

Name the firm which is planning to build mud cottages in Gir area of Junagadh district.

Swati Infratech Pvt. Ltd.

What value of fund will Asian Development Bank provide to India for 2012-2014 for thedevelopment of various projects?

$6.25 billion


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Which country will host the 46th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in 2013?

New Delhi, India

Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service in

India?Idea Cellular

After completing a year post acquisition of Patni Computer which company dropped Patni fromits brand name?

iGate Corporation

India's Finance minister recently scrapped a 'draconian' clause under which law?Customs law

Red Hat recently setup its R&D centres in which locality outside North America?

Pune and Bangalore in India

Which PSU acquired 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?

Bank of India

What was rolled back on realty as excise on gold jewellery?

Tax Deducted at Source

Name the former chairman of ICICI bank and billionaire investor who are re-appointed to theArcelor Mittal board?N.Vaghul and Wilbur Ross

Which singer is awarded America's highest civilian honour "The Medal of Freedom"?

Bob Dylan

Who won the Google Photography Prize 2012?

Viktor Johansson (A Swedish Student)

Denominations above what value should now be machine processed for authenticity by bankbranches as per RBI notification?Rs.100 and above

Name the bill approved by the Union Cabinet in India to regulate the micro finance industry andbring the micro lenders under the purview of RBI.

Micro Finance Sector Development and Regulation Bill, 2011

Where in Kozhikode UL Cyber Park with Special Economic Zone status is built?Malabar


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Which airline will become first to provide in-flight mobile access in UK?

Virgin Atlantic

Name the companies that Nigeria's telecom authority fined a total of 7.3 million dollars for

providing poor services to customers.Bharti Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Globacom

Which bank has is ranked 2nd most profitable public sector bank in terms of annual profit for thefiscal year ended March, 2012?

Bank of Baroda

Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term?Rahul Khullar

Where in India first 2MW solar power plant started functioning?

Uttar Pradesh

Name the companies that Nigeria's telecom authority fined a total of 7.3 million dollars forproviding poor services to customers.

Bharti Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Globacom

Which bank has is ranked 2nd most profitable public sector bank in terms of annual profit for thefiscal year ended March, 2012?

Bank of Baroda

Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term?

Rahul Khullar

Where in India first 2MW solar power plant started functioning?

Uttar Pradesh

Which 3 countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests?China, Japan and South Korea

Who will temporarily replace Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson?Ross Levinsohn

Which 3 India's bank and Insurance Company did Credit ratings agency Moody's downgraderecently?

ICICI bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Life Insurance Corporation

Which automobile maker is planning Rs.1,500 crore plant in Tamil Nadu?Yamaha


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Name the Discover variant launched by Bajaj Auto recently.

Discover 125ST (ST=Spark Technology)

What is the theme of World Economic Forum which is to be held in India between 6th and 8th

November 2012?From Deliberation to Transformation

What is the record low of Rupee closing against dollar on 16th May 2012?

54.49

Name the mass segment vehicle launched by Honda targeting Indian market.

Dream Yuga

Bharti Airtel tied-up for mobile banking services with which bank recently?Axis Bank

Nomura downgraded which company from 'buy' to 'reduce'?

Larsen and Toubro

Nomura downgraded which company from 'buy' to 'neutral'?

Ashok Leyland

Which company was allowed by Indian cabinet to sign a gas purchase agreement withTurkmenistan national oil firm?

GAIL India Ltd.

What value of swap facility has RBI set up for SAARC nations?$2 billion

At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq?

$42.05

Who rang the opening bell remotely of Nasdaq as Facebook made its public debut on 18th May2012?

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Which rating agency has downgraded Greek banks ratings from B- to CCC?

Fitch rating agency

How many Spanish banks debt ratings have been cut by Moody's citing the effects of recession?

16 Spanish banks


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Who will succeed Keshub Mahindra from 8th August 2012 to be Chairman of Mahindra andMahindra?Anand Mahindra

Name the CEO's who succeeded Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann.Anushu Jain and Juergen Fitschen

Name the company which is selected as a Facebook preferred marketing developer (PMD).

Kreata Global, an IT company headquartered at Kerala's Kochi Infopark

Which company unveiled its 1st net-zero energy data center in India?

Hewlett Packard

Who has been promoted as Chief Operating Officer by Hewlett-Packard?Bill Veghte

Expand ICO. (Hint: Coffee)

International Coffee Organisation

Expand TFSI. (Hint: Toyota)

Toyota Financial Services India

What is India's 4th quarter GDP of 2012?

5.3%

What has the New Telecom policy 2012 approved?

To abolish zonal roaming fees

iTV is the concept of which company?

Apple

Which company is set to announce water-resistant Xperia phones?Sony

Where in Middle East Facebook opened its office?Dubai

Name the ex-COO of Aircel who has been appointed as president and CEO of RCom's wirelessbusiness.

Gurdeep Singh

Which US-based bank got banking license in India?Morgan Stanley


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For which company did Karima Bawa worked as Chief Legal Officer?

Research In Motion

Expand SFIO.

Serious Fraud Investigation Office

Which Northeast state got Software Technology Park recently?

Tripura

Ritesh Idnani was Chief Operating Officer of which BPO company?

Infosys

Which company launched Music Hub as iTunes rival?

Samsung

Which company has warned of internet blackout on July 9th 2012?Google

Which company has invested Rs.21,000 crore to setup railway wagon and component factory inWest Bengal?

SAILName the Australian world's richest woman as per an annual index by Business Review Weekly.

Gina Rineheart

Which country would infuse 30 billion euros into businesses to repay debts?

Italy

Who has been appointed as CEO of Motorola Mobility post Google's acquisition?

Dennis Woodside

Name the social network launched for the people who are on death bed.My Last Wish

Indian Air Force signed a deal worth Rs.2,800 crore for acquisition of which planes?Pilatus planes

Name the new system that is introduced to get information of foreigners visiting India.Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT)

Which 2 Indian companies have been included in the 'BrandZ list' of the top 100 most-valuableglobal brands of 2012 by research firm Millward Brown?Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank


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Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific surpassing Japan?

China

Name the card that would popularise after Chief General Manager D.V.Deshpande for

NABARD urged commercial banks to promote it in Bihar.Kisan Credit Card

Thomas Cook Group's India unit would be sold to subsidiary of which Toronto-based company?

Fairbridge Capital subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings

Which airways on its occasion of 7th anniversary gift have fixed its ticket fare at Rs.777?

SpiceJet

What percentage of additional service tax would be levied on all bollywood actors and thoseperform on television serials?

12%

Name the list of 6 states which will raise 32.8 billion rupees via 10 year loans according to RBI.

Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab and Rajasthan

In which country did Crompton Greaves open its extra high voltage switchgear manufacturingfacility?Brazil

India's foreign minister S.M.Krishna has urged Indian private sector to invest in which country?Afghanistan

Which payment mode a must for public sector banks from July 1st 2012?

e-Payment

Which PSU bank aims to open 250 branches in Jharkhand?

Allahabad Bank

At what value China's external debt stands?

$751 billion

Which automobile company is going for block closure from 28th to 30th June 2012?

Tata Motors

Expand GCC. (Hint Gulf)

Gulf Cooperation Council

Expand DCCI. (Hint Dubai)

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry


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Which became the 5th euro zone country to apply for EU aid?

Cyprus

Name the Arab-based financial professionals website which was sold to Thomson Reuters

recently.Zawya

Expand CARG. (Hint: growth)

Compound Annual Growth Rate

Which 3 countries lead job creation in Europe as per Ernst and Young?

India, China and USA

Name the first woman on Facebook board who joined as Chief Operating Officer.Sherly Sandberg

Vedanta Resources recently approved the plan to merge the group's various Indian arms into asingle unit, to be named as?

Sesa Sterlite

Which company bought by Microsoft recently will allow to offer service like Facebook tocorporate customers?Yammer

Which Chinese company is set to invest $2 billion in India?Huawei

Name the model of Sony which announced Internet player with Google TV.

NSZ-GS7Which mobile company shut its operations in Brazil recently?

HTC

Which airline operator's plane became first to land using fuel-saving technology?

IndiGo

Which company is set to launch smart fridge that can detect stale food?

LG

Which airlines launched inaugural flight to Vancouver, becoming the first carrier to link westernChina with Canada?

Sichuan Airlines

Which country injected nearly $200 million into capital market to stabilize its troubled market?

Bangladesh


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Which country is set to give Rs.250 crore health care to India?

Norway

What value of wheat is India planning to export?

2 million tonnes involving a subsidy of Rs.1,000 crore

Name the 4th largest USA bank which could move jobs to India.

Wells Fargo

Who is appointed as CEO of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)?

Fadi Chehade

What will be free to all patients in Government hospitals from October 2012 in India?

Medicines

What value of money has been pledge for sustainable development projects on the final day ofRio+20?

$513 billion

Expand NCHRH. (Hint: Health)

National Commission for Human Resource in Health bill

Which 2 Indian states are set to go for Tidal wave power?

Goa and Gujarat

Which Indian city will host 3rd Edition of Food Conference of 2012?

Chennai

Which Hawaiian island is going to be bought CEO of Oracle Larry Ellison?

Lanai

Who is appointed as vice-chairman of Tea Board of India?Dinesh Sarma

Which state high court has ordered that people with income below taxable limit need not furnishPermanent Account Number (PAN)?

Karnataka

Who is appointed as head of AMD's server businesses?

Suresh Gopalakrishnan

Asia MotorWorks (AMW) recently inaugurated its dealership in which part of Karnataka?Hubli


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Which company's patent is bought by Intel for $375 million?

InterDigital

Name the university which has set up a research and development centre for mobile applications

development on its campus in association with IT major Cognizant.VIT University Vellore

Name the mobile phone division business head appointed by LG India.

Sanjay Maheshwary

Which 2 places is the Bihar State Electricity Board set to privatize power supply anddistribution?Patna and Muzaffarpur

Gujarat : Automobile hub :: ______ : Steel hub

Kutch

Name the university which will sign a MoU with Central Public Works Department to set upIndia's first centre to study adaptation of domestic animals to climate change.

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU)

Expand RPO. (Hint: Power)Renewable Power Obligation

Name the website for e-filling of income tax returns which has launched India's first professionalincome tax course.

TaxSpanner

Name the Indian nuclear scientist who is elected as chairman of the Governing Board of WorldAssociation of Nuclear Operators (WANO), Tokyo Centre.

S.K.Jain

Which company received 2012 World Business and Development Award at the Rio+20 UnitedNations Summit?

ITC Ltd.

Which country overtook Hong Kong as home to Asia's wealthy?

Singapore

Aadhaar number is a must in which city to get LPG cylinder?

Mysore

Who succeeded as Managing Director of Haldia Petrochemicals ltd.?

Sumatra Chowdhury


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Who is appointed as Sony India MD?

Kenichiro Hibi

Name the Chinese oil firm which signed an agreement with India's ONGC to jointly explore oil

and gas worldwide.China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC)

Name the arm of Mercedes which completed 45 years of performance engineering.

AMG

Which company has stopped production as demand slump continues?

Auto companies

Bharti Softbank has entered into partnership with which company to develop a mobile internetportal to offer service in India?

Yahoo Japan

What value of money has been pledged by BRICS as a contribution to IMF's bailout fund?

USD 75 billion

Which group has named SAP Leader in Transportation Management System?

ARC Advisory Group

Name the executive director who is appointed by Vijaya Bank recently.

K.Ramadas Shenoy

Name the former Google director hired by Yahoo as Chief Revenue Officer.Michael Barret

What value of money did India announce for debt-wracked Eurozone?

$10 billion

Global rating agency Fitch downgraded which banks credit rating outlook to negative fromstable?

Indian Bank

Which 2 countries signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic

cooperation and joint investment to boost bilateral trade?India and Bahrain

Name the Taiwanese bank which is set to open its 2nd branch in India at Sriperumbudur, TamilNadu.Chinatrust Commercial Bank


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To save which ailing company, proposal is being made by 2 oil sector PSU's IOC and MRPL totake charge of running it?Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL)

Which electronic giant's stock dipped below 1,000 yen for first time since 1980?Sony

Name the oldest American men's clothier chain Reliance inked pact with to hold 49% stake in it.

Brooks Brothers

Which Asian stock market hit 28-year low on 4th June 2012?

Tokyo

Which scam-hit bank's license was cancelled by Reserve Bank of India recently?Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank (MMCB)

Where in India talking ATM is launched by Union Bank of India?

Ahmedabad

What value is the allocated by Planning Commission for sanitation in the 12th Five Year Plan?

36,000 crore

Who is named as CEO of Samsung?

Kwon Oh-hyun

What value of investment proposal did Karnataka get across 14 sectors on the 1st day of 2nd

Global Investors Meet (GIM 2012)?Rs.5 trillion (Rs.5 lakh crore)

What rate of interest did European Central Bank retain?

1%

What value of compensation has Nasdaq offered for clients who were hit by technical problemsthat arose during the Facebook IPO on May 18th 2012?

$40 million

Which Asian country's central bank cut its interest rates by 25 basis points, being its first cut

since the 2008-09 financial crisis?China

Who is named as Event Ambassador for 2012 World Twenty20?

Malinga


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Name the 250 MW unit thermal power project commissioned by BHEL recently.

Harduaganj thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh

Which global financial services firm has termed Indian economy is facing stagflation?

Moody's

Who is set to lead Godrej consumer products ltd.?

Nisha Godrej, 35 year old daughter of Adi Godrej

Which company signed MoU with Assam Government to adopt ICT in schools?

Microsoft Corporation India (Pvt.) Ltd.

Name the feature that Facebook is set to launch which will allow advertisers to participate inreal-time bidding to show ads on its website.Facebook Exchange

Name the former McKinsey chief and Goldman Sachs director who is convicted of insidertrading.

Rajat Gupta

Who quit as Facebook's chief technical officer?

Bret Taylor

Which FMCG firm would enter into kids segment with talcum powder?

Emami

Where is the 7th G-20 summit 2012 held?Los Cabos, Mexico

For which sector or industry will Indian Government remove multi-level TDS from 1st July2012?

Software industry

What is Lakshmi Mittal's million dollar tribute to London called?

Arcelor Mittal Orbit

What is the importance of Los Cabos, Mexico where the G20 Summit is held?

World Heritage site declared by UNESCO

Where does India's retail inflation stand as of May 2012?

10.36%

Flitch lowered which Asian country's credit rating outlook to negative?

India


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Name the 7 PSU's whose credit outlook has been downgraded by Fitch.NTPC, SAIL, GAIL, IOC, REC, PFC and NHPC

Which company will assist monetarily, woman archer Deepika Kumari who is set to participatein London Olympic Games?

Tata Steel

Where does inflation stand as of May 2012?

7.55%

Who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of TVS Motor?Anushka Sharma

Which company exported 100 'Falcon' buses to Ghana?

Ashok Leyland

Name the SVB Financial Group's banking unit which is set to open its first international branchin London.

Silicon Valley Bank

Name the new Internet suffix bids..lol and bank.

Which Indian company is set to enter dairy business from 2013?Sahara India

Suzuki Powertrain will be merged with which company?

Maruti

Which Qatar-based bank is expected to start India operations?

Doha Bank

Which housing arm of India launched its first low-cost housing project targeting 366 Tier-II andTier-III cities and costing between Rs.5.5 lakh and Rs.12 lakh?Sahara Infrastructure and Housing

Name the Ex-industry secretary who is to be appointed as NHAI chief.R.P.Singh

To which Eurogroup the Eurozone finance ministers were willing to respond favourably to theneed of 100 billion euros to a bailout request from its troubled banks?Spain


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Where in Chennai first phase of 50 acre 'Logistics Park', a facility comprising warehouses andcommercial complex has been completed by Shri Kailash Logistics Ltd.?Oragadam

What value of bailout did Spain receive recently from European finance ministers?$125 billion

Expand FLC (Hint: Literacy).

Financial Literacy Centres

What is the jobless rate in Greece as of March 2012?

21.9%

What value of money will be pumped in the market on June 12th 2012 by buying Governmentsecurities to ease the liquidity situation by RBI?

12,000 crore

Quote the reason why RBI recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CentralBank of Bahrain?

To promote greater co-operation and sharing of supervisory information between the 2

regulators

Which Indian company's Rs.1,000 IPO in 1977 is now worth Rs.7.7lakh?

Reliance Industries Limited

What value of capital infusion was made in Regional Rural Bank's to improve their capital

adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector?Rs.632 crore

Which section of Income Tax Act lets Assesses minor children eligible for separate taxexemption?

Section 54 EC


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