Arithamatic PART I

ARITHAMATIC

1. The diagonal of a square is 4√ 2 cm. The diagonal of another square whose area is double that of the first square is—

(A) 8 cm

(B) 8√2 cm

(C) 4√ 2 cm

(D) 16 cm

2. A train starts with the speed of 70 km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10 km/hr. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms ?

(A) 2¼ hrs

(B) 4 hrs 5 mins

(C) 4½ hrs

(D) None of the above

3. How long does a train 110 metres long running at the speed of 72 km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 metres in length ?

(A) 9•8 sec

(B) 12•1 sec

(C) 12•42 sec

(D) 14•3 sec

4. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water ?

(A) 40 mins

(B) 1 hr

(C) 1 hr 15 mins

(D) 1 hr 30 mins

5. The value of

(1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2)/(1/2)

(1/4+ 1/4+1/4+1/4+1/4)/(1/4)

is :

(A) 2

(B) 3/2

(C) 4/13

(D) 3 6/13

6. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditure is 3 : 2. If at the end of each year, each saves Rs. 1600, then the income of A is—

(A) Rs. 3400

(B) Rs. 3600

(C) Rs. 4000

(D) Rs. 4400

7. Half of 1 per cent is equal to—

(A) 0•005

(B) 0•05

(C) 0•02

(D) 0•2

8. If 3/5th of a cistern is filled in 1 minute, how much more time will be required to fill the rest of it ?

(A) 40 sec

(B) 30 sec

(C) 36 sec

(D) 24 sec

9. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs. 12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth Rs. 8 per litre ?

(A) 1 : 2

(B) 2 : 1

(C) 2 : 3

(D) 3 : 2

10. A number was divided successively in order by 4, 5 and 6. The remainders were respectively 2, 3 and 4. The number is—

(A) 214

(B) 476

(C) 954

(D) 1908

11. The difference between simple and compound interest @ 10% per annum on a sum of Rs. 1000 after 4 years is—

(A) Rs. 31

(B) Rs. 32•10

(C) Rs. 40•40

(D) Rs. 64•10

12. The maximum length of a pencil that can by kept in a rectangular box of dimensions 8 cm × 6 cm × 2 cm, is—

(A) 2√13 cm

(B) 2√14 cm

(C) 2√26 cm

(D) 10√2 cm

13. What is the smallest number by which 3600 be divided to make it a perfect cube ?

(A) 9

(B) 450

(C) 50

(D) 300

14. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of a watch be together ?

(A) 45 min past 9

(B) 50 min past 9

(C) 49 1/11 min past 9

(D) 48 2/11 min past 9

15. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the number is reversed. The number is—

(A) 18

(B) 42

(C) 81

(D) 24

16. The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and its surface area is 88 cm2 . The volume of the cuboid is—

(A) 24 cm3

(B) 48 cm3

(C) 64 cm3

(D) 120 cm3

17. In a school 10% of the boys are same in number as ¼ th of the girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the school ?

(A) 3 : 2

(B) 5 : 2

(C) 2 : 1

(D) 4 : 3

18. X got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the price she bought. What was the labelled price ?

(A) Rs. 16,000

(B) Rs. 12,000

(C) Rs. 10,000

(D) None of the above

19. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. Her loss per cent is—

(A) 10%

(B) 11 1/9 %

(C) 12 ½ %

(D) None of the above

20. In a camp, 95 men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days, 30 men left the camp. For how many days will the remaining food last now ?

(A) 180

(B) 285

(C) 139 16/19

(D) 28•5

21. A dog takes 4 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare but 3 leaps of a dog are equal to 4 leaps of the hare. Compare their speeds in terms of ratio of their speed.

(A) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 15 : 16

(B) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 16 : 15

(C) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 3 : 5

(D) Dog’s speed : hare’s speed = 5 : 3

22. The ratio of the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is—

(A) 70 km/hr

(B) 75 km/hr

(C) 84 km/hr

(D) 87•5 km/hr

23. In 10 years, A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than B, the present age of B is—

(A)29years

(B) 19 years

(C) 49 years

(D) 39 years

24. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in—

(A) 6 hours

(B) 6 2/3 hours

(C) 7 hours

(D) 7 ½ hours

25. The present ages of three persons are in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years)—

(A) 20, 35, 45

(B) 8, 20, 28

(C) 16, 28, 36

(D) 20, 36, 46

Answers

1.A        2.C       3.B      4.C          5.A

6.C         7.A       8.A      9.A        10.A

11.D       12.C     13.B     14.C     15.D

16.B       17.B       18.C     19.A       20.B

21.B     22.D        23.D       24.C     25.C

General Awareness Part VI

 General Awareness

Part VI

126. Who invented Parachute?
(A) Leonardo da Vinci
(B) Scanderberg
(C) Sigismund
(D) Van Gogh

127. McDonald's, in an unrelated diversification, is planning to set up a chain of hotels. Name the new brand.
(A) Pleasant stay
(B) Golden Arches
(C) McStay
(D) Holidayz

128. Which company unsuccessfully launched a soap under the brand Protex in India?
(A) SmithKline Beecham
(B) Hindustan Lever
(C) Reckitt and Colman
(D) Colgate Palmolive

129. Calloway, is a leading international brand of—
(A) Condoms
(B) Guns
(C) Binoculars
(D) Golf equipment

130. Which famous CEO was featured in the endorsement ad for Microsoft XP with the quote, "When I saw Windows XP in action, I was amazed. How did Microsoft get hold of my wishlist?"?
(A) Ratan Tata
(B) Azim Premji
(C) N R Narayana Murthy
(D) Arun Jain

131. Which automobile major has made a debut in the Formula One racing circuit in 2002 with its team led by the drivers Allan McNish and Mike Salo?
(A) Honda
(B) Jaguar
(C) Saab
(D) Toyota

132. Which famous company started as Asahi Optical in 1919 - before adopting its current name in 1957?
(A) Yashica
(B) Asahi Glasses
(C) Pentax
(D) Nikon

133. What brand name was given , in 1924, by the Mayor of Tokyo when he released the first watch produced by Shokosha Watch Company?
(A) Seiko
(B) Citizen
(C) Tissot
(D) None of these

134. The advertisement of which product carried the baseline 'Mom said, "Always boil the water". Moms are seldom wrong'—
(A) Ion Exchange
(B) Zero B
(C) Ford Ikon
(D) KLM Airline

135. Who has authored the latest business best-seller *Big Brands, Big Trouble?
(A) Al Ries
(B) Laura Ries
(C) Naomi
(D) Jack Trout
136. Which company owns the famous cigarette brands Charminar and Charms?
(A) Godfrey Philips
(B) Philip Morris
(C) ITC
(D) VST Industries

137. What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?
(A) Barometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Hydrometer
(D) Sphygmomanometer

138. Which of the following countries fought the first of the opium wars?
(A) Russia - China
(B) Britain - Indonesia
(C) China - Britain
(D) Japan - China

139. Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot, the noted French physicist is associated with what branch of study?
(A) Thermodynamics
(B) Sub atomic particle theory
(C) Superconductivity
(D) None of these

140. Identify the odd man out
(A) Standard and Poor
(B) Moody's
(C) Forrester
(D) ICRA


Answers

126.A    127.B    128.D    129.D    130.C

131.D    132.C    133.B    134.C    135.D

136.D    137.D    138.C    139.A    140.D

General Awareness PART V

 General Awareness 

PART V

101. Which one of the following partnership in the domestic insurance sector is INCORRECT?
(A) HDFC - Standard Life
(B) Birla - Sun Life
(C) Tata - Allianz
(D) Max - New York Life

102. Royal Stag brand of Whisky is owned by—
(A) United Breweries
(B) Shaw Wallace and Co
(C) Seagram
(D) Mohan Meakin

103. "Everything from cancer to heart attacks. Covered for 70 paise a day," is the baseline of an advertisement by—
(A) Birla Sun Life
(B) Cancer Institute WIA
(C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
(D) OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance

104. Which Indian woman was recently included in the Fortune magazine's global list of 50 most powerful women in business?
(A) Lalita Gupte
(B) Meena Venkatesh
(C) Rama Bijapurkar
(D) Tina Ambani

105. As per the recent Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum, which country replaced US as the most competitive economy in the world?
(A) Canada
(B) Sweden
(C) Finland
(D) Singapore

106. What is common to Bethlehem Steel, Polaroid and Swissair?
(A) All companies owned by GE
(B) All recently applied for bankruptcy protection
(C) Their founders committed suicide
(D) All of these companies were recently targets of successful hostile takeover

107. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean 'dead' in French and 'one' in German?
(A) Dettol
(B) Mortein
(C) Martini
(D) Ritter

108. Which is the longest running TV cartoon in history, first launched by Warner Brothers in 1969 exclusively for television, and is now a popular fare on the Cartoon Network?
(A) Scooby Doo
(B) Tom and Jerry
(C) Popeye
(D) Johnny Bravo

109. Which company has recently launched a range of biscuits in India following its takeover of Nutrine confectionery?
(A) Hindustan Lever
(B) Marico
(C) Parke Davis
(D) Sara Lee

110. In the latest Forbes List of wealthiest Americans, 3 out of the top 4 richest men in USA have made their wealth from one company. Which one ?
(A) Standard Oil (Exxon)
(B) Microsoft
(C) De Beers
(D) Berkshire Hathaway

111. Which is the third highest peak in India?
(A) Kanchenjunga
(B) Nanga Parbat
(C) Gasher Brum
(D) Dunagiri

112. Which is the largest airport in the world?
(A) Singapore airport
(B) International airport at Kaula Lumpur
(C) Heathrow at London
(D) King Khalid at Saudi Arabia


113. In which year did Alexander the great die?
(A) 332 B.C
(B) 328 B.C
(C) 323 B.C
(D) 356 B.C

114. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch The Dandi March?
(A) 1924
(B) 1930
(C) 1941
(D) 1942

115. Eugenics is the study of
(A) the development of embryos
(B) the merits of legalizing mercy killing
(C) the production of better offspring by careful selection of parents
(D) genetical composition of plant population in relation to their habitats

116. In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?
(A) 1854
(B) 1879
(C) 1904
(D) 1888

117. What is the measure of the length of a standard tennis court?
(A) 54 ft
(B) 28 ft
(C) 84 ft
(D) 78 ft

118. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?
(A) S. Korea
(B) Japan
(C) Malaysia
(D) China

119. Who is the president of the World Bank?
(A) Michel Camdessus
(B) John Wolfensohn
(C) Emeka Anyaoku
(D) Jose Maria Ruda

120. Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
(A) Richard Travithick
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Sir George Cayley
(D) Robert Peary

121. Which advertising agency is behind the setting-up, in 1991, of MICA, India's first college focussed on advertising and communications?
(A) Ogilvy and Mather
(B) Saatchi and Saatchi
(C) Mudra
(D) Hindustan Thomson Associates

122. What famous car brand, originally from the former Czechoslovakia, was taken over by Volkswagen in the 1990s?
(A) Skoda
(B) Saab
(C) Piaggio
(D) Volvo

123. What is the title of the original BBC TV series on which the Hindi TV series, Kamzor Kadi Kaun, based?
(A) Who wants to be a millionaire?
(B) Treasure mine
(C) Mastermind
(D) The weakest link

124. The loyalty program of which company is known as "First Citizen's Club"?
(A) Shopper's Stop
(B) ABN Amro Bank
(C) Taj group of Hotels
(D) Air India

125. The following is the baseline found in the ad of which product "The man with the smooth edge"
(A) Four Square cigarettes
(B) Gillette Mach 3 shaving system
(C) Palmolive shaving cream
(D) None of these



Answers

101.C     102.C     103.C    104.A    105.C

106.B     107.    B     108.A    109.D    110.B

111.B     112.D      113.C    114.B    115.C

116.B     117.D      118.C    119.B    120.B

121.C     122.A      123.D    124.A    125.A

General Awareness-PART IV

General Awareness

PART IV

76. "Connecting People," is the by line of which company—
(A) Philips
(B) Motorola
(C) Ericsson
(D) Nokia

77. Which founding father pioneered the idea of a national bank?
(A) Hamilton
(B) Jefferson
(C) Washington
(D) Adams

78. Who was Karl Marx's main collaborator on his famous works?
(A) V I Lenin
(B) Max Weber
(C) Fredrick Engles
(D) Joseph Stalin



79. Which of the following foreign partner / collaborator pair is not Correct?
(A) HTA; J.Walter Thomson
(B) Chaitra; Leo Burnett
(C) O and M; WPP Group
(D) Mudra; DMB&B

80. Hewlett Packard, the famous Computer company is named after—
(A) Its promoters, Hewlett and Packard                

(B) The city in which they commenced their operation initially
(C) The street in which their first office was located.
(D) None of these

81. Who's 'curve' did President Reagan use as the basis for his 'Trickle Down' economic policy?
(A) Keynes
(B) Ricardo
(C) Laffer
(D) Smith

82. Which group of people have been involved in the terrorist activities and rampant killing spree after the death of King Birendra in Nepal?
(A) The Gurkhas
(B) The Maoists
(C) The Khukris
(D) The Awomi clan

83. This company is the first to develop a new handheld computer series featuring a combination of Intel components and Microsoft software?
(A) HP
(B) Sony
(C) Compaq
(D) Acer

84. Which of the following companies was forced to shutdown its digital music service because of music industry lawsuits for piracy?
(A) Musiccity
(B) Morpheus
(C) Livewire
(D) Napster


85. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?
(A) HP
(B) Compaq
(C) Microsoft
(D) Apple

86. Which country is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Thailand
(D) Burma

87. With which of the following companies has the Department of Posts and Telegraph of India tied up to provide a comprehensive range of financial services?
(A) LIC of India
(B) Corporation Bank
(C) Master Card International
(D) Visa International

88. Which cable network is to be the sole provider of sports information to MSN?
(A) STAR Sports
(B) ESPN
(C) Sportstock.com
(D) Channel 9

89. Who is the current Defense Secretary of the United States of America?
(A) Donald Rumsfeld
(B) Colin Powell
(C) Mr. Ashcroft
(D) Dick Cheney

90. Beech King and Cessna are popular models of—
(A) Cars
(B) Aircraft
(C) Ships
(D) Transport vans

91. Which antibiotic can cure Anthrax, if detected at an early stage?
(A) Amoxycillin
(B) Erythromycin
(C) Cephalospirin
(D) Ciprofloxacin

92. The farmers of _______________ were involved in violent protests against falling rice prices and US-led globalization as symbolized by WTO?
(A) France
(B) Indonesia
(C) Denmark
(D) S.Korea

93. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the Government of India to be mixed with petrol?
(A) Methanol
(B) Ethanol
(C) Kerosene
(D) Butanol

94. Which of the year in which Md. Ghazni first invaded India?
(A) 1220 A.D
(B) 1001 A.D
(C) 1348 A.D
(D) 1196 A.D

95. Which is the longest running stage play in the world?
(A) The Cats
(B) The Mouse Trap
(C) Three Blind Mice
(D) Romeo and Juliet

96. "Be the first to know" is the baseline of which company?
(A) BBC
(B) STAR News
(C) CNBC
(D) CNN

97. Which advertising agency took over the agency Saatchi and Saatchi last year to become one of the largest advertising firms in the world?
(A) Euro RSCG
(B) Publicis
(C) Young and Rubicam
(D) Havas

98. India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently. Which company is the promoter behind this venture?
(A) The Times of India
(B) Mid-Day
(C) Star India
(D) Zee

99. Which bathing soap advertises with the baseline, 'For total skincare since 1918' in India?
(A) Camay
(B) Mysore Sandal
(C) Hamam
(D) Lux

100. The NewYork Mayor Rudolph Guiliani rejected a $10 mn donation offered by this billionaire prince.
(A) Prince Awaleed Bin Talal of S.Arabia
(B) Prince Ahmed Bin Tariq of S.Arabia
(C) Prince Md. Shah of Iran
(D) Prince Khaleel Mohammed of Persia






Answers

76.D        77.A        78.C        79.D        80.A

81.C        82.B        83.A        84.D        85.D

86.C        87.C        88.A        89.B        90.B

91.D        92.D        93.B        94.B        95.B

96.D        97.B        98.C        99.B        100.A

General Awareness PART III

General Awareness

PART III

51. Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
(A) Swarna
(B) Dolphin
(C) Speed
(D) Vayu

52. What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being marketed by HPCL?
(A) Power
(B) Premium
(C) Speed
(D) Clean X

53. Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai and Delhi?
(A) Dolphin
(B) Swarna
(C) Garuda
(D) Seema

54. To which business group did the Ambanis of Reliance Group sell their holding in Larsen and Toubro?
(A) RP Goenkas
(B) A V Birla
(C) Kanorias
(D) Mittals

55. Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo—
(A) ICICI Credit cards
(B) Parket Beta
(C) Maruti Versa
(D) All of these.

56. What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India?
(A) Accord
(B) Jupiter
(C) C Planet
(D) Camry
57. With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think Different'?
(A) Apple
(B) IBM
(C) Wipro
(D) None of these

58. Which country is the company Nestle head quartered?
(A) Sweden
(B) Switzerland
(C) The Netherlands
(D) Luxemburg

59. What is the brand name of the range of shoes and apparel for children under the age of five, that Reebok plans to introduce shortly?
(A) Weebok
(B) Kids
(C) Kidsport
(D) Tyke

60. Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia?
(A) Danone
(B) Heinz
(C) Frito Lays
(D) Schweppes

61. Who is the chairperson of Bharti Group?
(A) Raj Mittal
(B) Alok Mittal
(C) Sunil Mittal
(D) Ramen Mittal

62. Which billionaire businessman has been elected Mayor of New York, replacing the popular Rudy Giuliani?
(A) William Clay Ford
(B) Larry Ellison
(C) James Walton
(D) Michael Bloomberg

63. Which insurance company, launched recently in India, will be using Snoopy from the cartoon series Peanuts in its advertising?
(A) Aviva
(B) HDFC Standard
(C) MetLife
(D) Sun Life

64. Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?
(A) Finland
(B) Sweden
(C) Switzerland
(D) Denmark


65. 'One world. One family. One festival' - is the slogan used in advertising—
(A) Chinese New year
(B) Hong Kong's annual shopping festival
(C) Dubai's shopping festival
(D) None of these


66. Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?
(A) Nokia
(B) Intel
(C) Motorola
(D) Texas Instruments

67. Who is the famous author of the book What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School?
(A) Stephen R Covey
(B) Mack McCormak
(C) John Love
(D) None of these

68. Who is the RBI governor?
(A) Venkatraman
(B) Brijesh Mishra
(C) Ranjith Sau
(D) Bimal Jalan

69. Iodex brand of pain balm is owned by—
(A) Smithkline Beecham
(B) Wyeth Laboratories
(C) Glaxo
(D) Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

70. Which is the leading international audit firm that is facing serious charges on account of lapse in accounting practices?
(A) Ferguson
(B) PWH
(C) Arthur Andersen
(D) KPMG

71. Which family owns the Hero group of companies?
(A) Munjals
(B) Mansingh
(C) Firodias
(D) Hindujas

72. Who led the "Ocean to Sky" expedition that travelled along the Ganga (Ganges) river to its source?
(A) Sir Edmund Hillary
(B) Tenzing Norgay
(C) Chris Bonington
(D) Doug Scott

73. Hero Global is a venture promoted by the Munjal group
(A) to market Hero Honda two wheelers in the overseas market.
(B) to sell Hero bicycles in the overseas market.
(C) to build a automobile design lab of international repute.
(D) to set up company owned dealer network in India.

74. J. D. Power is a name associated with—
(A) an independent power producing company in New Delhi.
(B) a power plant equipment manufacturing company.
(C) a automotive battery manufacturing company.
(D) an automobile customer survey organization.


75. What does ICANN stand for?
(A) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(B) International Center for Agro Nutrients and Nourishment
(C) Indian Council for Algorithm, Numbers and Notions.
(D) International council for Approved Names and Numbers.


Answers


51.B        52.A        53.C        54.B        55.C

56.D        57.A        58.B        59.A        60.A

61.C        62.D        63.C        64.B        65.C

66.D        67.B        68.D        69.A        70.C

71.A        72.A        73.C        74.D        75.A





 

General Awareness PART II

General Awareness

PART II

26. The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at—
(A) The North Pole
(B) The South Pole
(C) The Equator
(D) The center of the Earth

27. Earth quake waves travel fastest in—
(A) Soil
(B) Molten rock
(C) Water
(D) Flexible rock

28. The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called—
(A) Angle of dip
(B) Angle of declination
(C) Angle of inclination
(D) None of the above

29. What is the currency of Mexico?
(A) Lira
(B) Peso
(C) Mexican dollars
(D) Krones

30. The Essar group of companies has been promoted by—
(A) Ruias
(B) Ambanis
(C) Goenkas
(D) Kanorias

31. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries—
(A) Kalyani Black Label
(B) Blue Riband
(C) McDowells
(D) Bagpiper

32. Amtrex air conditioners has a technical collaboration with—
(A) Sanyo
(B) Mitsubishi
(C) Hitachi
(D) Carrier

33. Marlboro Cigarette is owned by—
(A) ITC
(B) Godfrey-Philips
(C) Philip Morris
(D) British American Tobacco

34. Who is the CEO of Microsoft?
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Paul Allen
(C) Larry Ellison
(D) Steve Ballnes

35. One of the following is not an Insurance Company—
(A) ICICI Prudential
(B) HDFC Natwest
(C) OM Kotak Mahindra
(D) Birla Sun Life

36. What is the currency of Portugal?
(A) Escudo
(B) Guilder
(C) Mark
(D) Schilling

37. One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector—
(A) Suresh Krishna
(B) Venu Srinivasan
(C) Anand Mahindra
(D) Venugopal Dhoot

38. One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration—
(A) BPL
(B) Thermax
(C) Lloyd
(D) Carrier Aircon


39. How many countries are a part of the European union?
(A) 18
(B) 15
(C) 21
(D) 12

40. Who is the attorney general of United States of America?
(A) Ashcroft
(B) Powell
(C) Rumsfeld
(D) Cheney

41. When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain - TLD) .com introduced?
(A) 1989
(B) 1985
(C) 1994
(D) 1991

42. Who is the prime minister of Israel?
(A) Benajamin Netanyahu
(B) Ariel Sharon
(C) Shaul Mofaz
(D) Goldamyer

43. What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?
(A) They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.
(B) It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.
(C) It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's image on it.
(D) None of these

148. Cash Reserve Ratio ( CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets—
(A) Stock Exchange
(B) Banking
(C) Mutual Fund
(D) Income Tax

45. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
(A) They were all former Presidents of Argentina.
(B) They are the dreaded drug lords of South America
(C) They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.
(D) None of these

46. The video games X box is a product of—
(A) Sega
(B) Sony
(C) Intel
(D) Microsoft

47. It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001—
(A) Melissa
(B) Code Red
(C) C-Brain
(D) Major Domo


48. What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
(A) Extended product
(B) Extra Pampering
(C) Experience
(D) Entry level product


49. Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy amidst widespread clouds of scandal?
(A) Guillani Giovanni
(B) Joe Pacci
(C) Antonio Machiaveli
(D) Silvio Berusconi


50. Who is the author who created the character Dilbert?
(A) David Scott
(B) Scott Robert
(C) Robert Williams
(D) Scott Adams










    Answers


26.D        27.C        28.B        29.B         30.A

31.D        32.D        33.C        34.D        35.B

36.A        37.D        38.C        39.B        40.A

41.B        42.B        43.B        44.B        45.A

46.D        47.B        48.C        49.D        50.D

General Awareness - PART I

General Awareness 

PART I

1. Which company's famously advertised vision statement is 'The Network is the Computer'?
(A) Cisco Systems
(B) Lucent Technologies
(C) Sun Microsystems
(D) Nortel Networks

2. The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?
(A) Citicorp
(B) ICICI
(C) HSBC
(D) ABN Amro Bank

3. Which former advertising personality has recently been named the Undersecretary of State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the US in an exercise to rebrand the US following the September 11 terrorist strikes?
(A) Charlotte Beers
(B) Jay Chiat
(C) Martin Sorrell
(D) George Lois

4. Which premium international range of luggage was recently launched in India by BlowPlast?
(A) Samsonite
(B) Strolley
(C) American Tourister
(D) Delsey

5. This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon.com and the famous launch of the Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?
(A) 1992
(B) 1994
(C) 1995
(D) 1993




6. Henry Ford revolutionised the car market with the first mass- produced car, the Ford Model T. In which year was it launched?
(A) 1924.
(B) 1912.                             
(C) 1908.
(D) 1897.

7. Mr. Shiv Nadar is the Chairman of which of the following groups of companies?

(A) Wipro    
(B) HCL
(C) Aptech
(D) None of these

8. Which company owns the footwear brand - Stryde?
(A) Woodland
(B) Bata
(C) Tata International
(D) Hindustan Lever

9. It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt brand's ads had the famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which catapulted David Ogilvy to fame?
(A) Van Heusen
(B) Arrow Shirts
(C) Hathaway
(D) Dockers

10. Dr. Pepper is a famous brand of—

(A) Iced tea
(B) Peppermint
(C) Soft Drinks
(D) None of these

11. In the case of a test tube baby—
(A) Fertilization takes place inside the test tube
(B) Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube
(C) Fertilization takes place outside the mother's body
(D) Unfertilized egg develops inside the test tube


12. Who elects the President of India?
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) People of India
(D) Parliament and State Assemblies

13. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the—
(A) First Amendment
(B) Tenth Amendment
(C) Thirty-second Amendment
(D) Forty-second Amendment

14. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through—
(A) glass
(B) vacuum
(C) air
(D) water

15. The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is—
(A) 50 mn years
(B) 100 mn years
(C) 250 mn years
(D) 365 mn years

16. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of—
(A) Nepal
(B) U K
(C) Spain
(D) Japan

17. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of—
(A) only elected members of both Housed of Parliament
(B) only Rajya Sabha members
(C) all members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies
(D) all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

18. In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Goa
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

19. Where did Buddha die?
(A) Lumbini
(B) Kusinagara
(C) Pavapuri
(D) Magadha

20. What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Civilization?
(A) Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.
(B) "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
(C) The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age was on religion.
(D) Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no hard and fast rules about violence.

21. All of the following are constituents of RNA molecule except—
(A) Adenine
(B) Guanine
(C) Thymine
(D) Uracil

22. The father of modern biology is—
(A) Aristotle
(B) Darwin
(C) Mendel
(D) Vesalius

23. Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
(A) Coriander
(B) Mustard
(C) Cumin
(D) Fenugreek


24. The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called—
(A) sublimation point
(B) distillation point
(C) triple point
(D) melting point


25. Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?
(A) Quartz
(B) Silica
(C) Graphite
(D) Nickel


Answers

1.C            2.A          3.A           4.D        5.B

6.C             7.B          8.C           9.C      10.C

11.C           12.D         13.D        14.A      15.C

16.D          17.D        18.B        19.B      20.A

21.C           22.A        23.D       24.C       25.C

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