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Omimex De Columbia, a Columbian oil firm was acquired by ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) in partnership with

  1. Reliance Petrochemical

  2. Sinopec

  3. Malaysian Oil Bhd

  4. Rosnfet


Correct Option: B

Indira Nooyi is the CEO of

  1. Coca Cola

  2. Proctor and Gamble

  3. Pepsico

  4. Hindustan Lever


Correct Option: C

Pick the incorrect Corporate - CEO pair:

  1. McKinsey and Company - Rajat Gupta

  2. Vodafone - Arun Sarin

  3. IBM Rajesh Hukku

  4. Bell Labs - Arun Netravali


Correct Option: C

What is the main attribute of a Gilt-Edged stock?

  1. Bonds issued by the government whose likelihood of default is zero.

  2. A stock backed by gold.

  3. Stocks which are linked to the inflation rate.

  4. Stocks doing well in the capital market.


Correct Option: A

Who updates a blog known as the “Gadgets, Google & SEO”?

  1. Eric Schmidt

  2. Larry Page

  3. Matt Cutts

  4. Sergey Brin


Correct Option: B

The controversial book “Freakonomics”, by the economist Steven D Levitt, lays the onus of unexplained drop in crime rate in the US on

  1. strong economy

  2. abortion laws

  3. ageing population

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Which parameter defines the poverty line in India?

  1. Housing and clothing facilities

  2. Income of the family

  3. General health of a family

  4. Per capita calories intake


Correct Option: D

Bollgard is a/an

  1. variety of Bt. cotton

  2. insurance scheme for spice corps

  3. pest that affects apples

  4. trade initiative to raise the output of cotton in India


Correct Option: A

The MPA (Members Participations Agreement), is the contention between

  1. ICC and ICICI

  2. ICBC and ICC

  3. BCCI and ICICI

  4. BCCI and ICC


Correct Option: D

Malnutrition may cause a situation called Cachexia. In general terms it refers to

  1. loss of weight

  2. inability to adapt to increased food intake

  3. loss of memory

  4. depletion of bones


Correct Option: A

2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus shared his prize with the bank that he created. The bank is named:

  1. Gram Bank

  2. Grameen Bank

  3. Prabha Bank

  4. Bangla Bank


Correct Option: B

Which of the following countries does not have 'dinar' as its currency unit?

  1. Iraq

  2. Bahrain

  3. Iran

  4. Jordan


Correct Option: D

With $1.65 billion, Google acquired the online media website

  1. YouTube

  2. WeTube

  3. SeeTube

  4. TVTube


Correct Option: A

World Tuberculosis Day is observed on which of the following dates?

  1. 22nd May

  2. 24th March

  3. 23rd June

  4. 3rd April


Correct Option: B

Which among the following organisations/firms took up the task of rediscovering the river Saraswati?

  1. Archeological Survey of India

  2. Indian Water Commission

  3. ONGC

  4. Cairn Energy


Correct Option: C

While calculating the development indexes a term called GDP at Purchasing Power Parity is always used. Which among the following facts is not true about Purchasing Power Parity index? (1) Purchasing Power parity (PPP) is a theory, which says that the long-run equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies is the rate that equalizes the currencies' purchasing power. (2) These special exchange rates are often used to compare the standards of living of two or more countries. (3) In works on the basis of the law of one price which says: “In an efficient market all identical goods must have only one price.” Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only (1) and (2)

  2. Only (2) and (3)

  3. All (1), (2) and (3)

  4. Only (1)


Correct Option: C

Brazil is the world's biggest producer of Coffee, which among the following is the second largest producer of Coffee?

  1. Vietnam

  2. India

  3. Indonesia

  4. Colombia


Correct Option: A

Which philanthropist organisation was established by the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation? It specifically focuses on lending grant for AIDS research.

  1. Bill Gates Foundation

  2. Melinda Gates Foundation

  3. Microsoft Foundation

  4. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation


Correct Option: D

TATA Steel, acquired the UK based Anglo-Dutch “Corus” for

  1. $5.1 bn

  2. $6.1 bn

  3. $7.1 bn

  4. $8.1 bn


Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements:- (1) Two agreements were signed between the Government and the GMR and GVK groups to set up joint venture companies involving the public sector Airports Authority of India for handing over the Delhi and Mumbai airports for modernisation. (2) K Ramalingam is Chairman of AAI. (3) The headquarter of AAI is situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai. Which among the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only (1) is true.

  2. Only (2) and (3) are true.

  3. All (1), (2) and (3) are true.

  4. Only (1) and (2) are true.


Correct Option: D
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