GK - 2007
Description: GK - 2007 | |
Number of Questions: 37 | |
Created by: Sundari Chatterjee | |
Tags: GK - 2007 Indian Economy Inventions and Discoveries General Awareness Who`s Who About the World Companies, Brand Names/ Products Business Awareness/Business GK Awards and Honours Science and Technology |
Britain's astronomers of the Wide Angle Search for Planets have announced the discovery of three new planets. These are
Which of the following countries has hosted one of the biggest events of energy-rich African nations' two day summit?
Who among the following has been formally sworn in as caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Who among the following won the Miss World 2007 title, held in Hainan Province of China?
Consider the followings: I. India is down to 128 on the HDI in 2007 after sliding two notches. II. India ranked 62 among 108 developing countries on poverty index. III. India's present HDI of 0.619 is above South Asia average (0.611) and below developing counties average (0.691) Select the Code:
Promethean India, a private equity firms, is manged by the Burmans family of
Which one of the following Estimates the National Income of India?
Which of the following bodies recommends MSP (Minimum Support Price) for the crops in India?
Match the following:
List-I (Awards) | List-II (Winner) |
(A) Dayawati Modi Award | I. Akbar Padmsee |
(B) Tech Award for Innovation | II. D.R. Mehta |
(C) International Council of Jurists Awards, 2007 | III. Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers |
(D) IMSA Honorary Fellowship | IV. Justice K. Narayan Kurup |
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Which of the following statements is correct about Red Ribbon Express?
Who among the following awarded the first K. Subrahmanyam Award for Excellence in Strategic Studies?
Vedanta the Alminium major company of India was earlier known as -
Match the following: Column-I Column-ii A. Logitech i. India B. Wockhard ii. Switzerland C. Blackstone iii. US D. HSBC iv UK Choose the answer from the choices given below:
Which country has adopted the family planing programmes 1952 for the first time in the world?
Who among the following Indian Entrepreneurs has been named as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year 2007?
US–based Gap Inc, the world’s largest speciality retail chain, owns some of the most recognized apparel brands in the world. The brands owned by it are (a) GAP (b) Banana Republic (c) Burberry (d) Old Navy (e) Piperlime (f) Gas Choose the answer from the choices given below:
The Government had set up an Expert Group on Agricultural Indebtedness in wake of farmers suicide in cotton growing areas in the country under the chairmanship of -
National Rural Employment Act, 2005 was launched by merging with which of the existing schemes?
Which among the following countries is the largest trading partner of India in the world?
This Indian businessman has recently made it to the Forbes list of richest Americans. He happens to be the founder director of Google. Who is he?
Retailing chains, Trent and Westside are promoted by
Which of the following statement is not correct?
Zoological Survey of India recently claimed the discovery of a new species of legless amphibian named Gegeneophis mhadeiensis, from marshy habitat in
Researches stressed that moderate exposure to sunlight did not significantly raise the risk of the most serious form of skin cancer, called
KP Singh is the chairman of
Consider the following: I. Parkinson's disease affects around 120,000 people in Britain, with 10,000 new Case diagnosed each year. II. The disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in one part of the brain. III. The cells release a chemical called dopamine, which allows messages to be sent to parts of the brain that coordinate movement. Select the Code:
Organic Compounds containing carbon and hydrogen form the building blocks of all life on Earth. Now, scientists have found the same on
According to the world conservation union (IUCN) how many tree species have been put on its 'Red List of Threatened Plants Species 2007” as being critically endangered across india?
Famous Hollywood studio Sony Pictures Entertainment has tied up with which company to co-invest in Indian movies?
Carlos Ghosn is the chairman of
After 25 years in the making, European Space Agency's 2 billion laboratory is set for launch to the international Space Station. Once operational Europe's first permanent base in space is expected to double the research capacity of the ISS. The name of science aboratory is
This sports marketing and celebrity management agency is founded by Mahesh Bhupati. Name the company.
Which of the following sectors of Indian Economy contributes highest in the Gross Saving in India?
Match the following organisations with their headquarters. List-I (Organisations) List-II (Headquarters) (a). WTO (1) Washington (b) World Bank (2) Geneva (c) ADB (3) Manila (d) TLO (4) Rome Select the code
Before Independence various plans were prepared for the purpose of long-term economic development of India. Match the following in relation to it.
List-I (Plans) | List - II (Propounders) |
A. National Planning Committee | 1. Indian National Congress |
B Bombay Plan | 2. Loading Industrialist |
C. Gandhian Plan | 3. Shriman Narayan |
D. Peoples Plan | 4. M.N.Roy |
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He was the commercial operations head of Hong Kong- headquartered PepsiCo Asia-pacific. He recently quit the company. Till a year ago, he was the chairman of PepsiCo's ndia opertions. The man in the qetin is