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1 who invented first microphone & when?
Alexander Graham Bell - March 7
Emile Berliner - march 4
1876 Thomas alva edison - march -3 1910
none of the above2 What is the headquarters of the Tata group called?
Tata House
Jasmshedji House
Bombay House
none3 India's first steel mill was built by the Tatas. In which year was it completed?
1902
1905
1911
19074 About 66 per cent of the Tatas' capital is allocated by Tata Sons for which purpose?
Philanthropic trusts
Return to shareholders
Research & Development
none of the above5 What was the first Indian luxury hotel established by the Tatas?
Watson Hotel
Hotel President
Taj hotel
none6 What is Satyam's BPO company called?
Daksh
Nipuna
Satyam BPO Services
none7 What is the name of the BPO company recently launched by former Karnataka State IT secretary Vivek Kulkarni?
B2K Corp
B2C Corp
Firstring Services
none8 What is British Airway's BPO unit called?
Speedwing Services
British Airways
World Network Services
none9 The Aditya Birla group recently acquired which BPO company?
24/7 Customer
Transworks Customer
Asset
none10 Which organisation instituted the Nobel Prize for Economics?
Sveriges Riksbank
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Karolinska Institute
none11 Who is the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics?
Amartya Sen
Jesse Robredo
Park Donghyun
none12 How many women have won the Nobel Prize for Economics since 1969?
3
2
9
none13 Who is the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics?
William Vickrey
Kenneth Arrow
Herbert Simon
none14 How many times have three people shared the Nobel Prize for Economics?
5 times
2 times
3 times
4 times15 Which brand of scooter when translated into Italian means 'wasp'?
Vespa
Lambretta
Honda
Kinetic16 UKAI multi-purpose project is in the state of
Gujrat
Maharashtra
Bihar
Haryana17 W ho topped in top business houses in the country during 1990-91
Tata
Birla
Modi
Reliance18 Tin is largely produced in
Maxico
Malaysia
Congo
Peru19 Koyna project is in the state of
Gujrat
Maharashtra
Karnataka
none20 Where is the fifth atomic power plant to be located
Tarapur
Ranapratap Sagar
Narora
Khakharpara21 The Indian born, who was recently promoted as the President of Pepsi Co
George Zacharas
Indira Nooyi
Steven Kapoor
Madhavi Puri Buch22 What brandname did the Maharashtrian entrepreneur, Kaka Dandekar, coin after seeing an American cigarette ad
in 1930?
Onida
Dabur
Camlin
Parachute23 Which Indian Entrepreneur was recently awarded the Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Award ?
Adi Godrej
Anil Ambani
Azim Premji
N R Narayana Murthy24 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was passed largely in response to
The corporate accounting scandals of the previous couple of years
The rise in the trade deficit
The fact that with the drop in the stock market, many corporations no longer had sufficient reserves to cover their obligations to retirees
None of the above25 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act sets out the general principles of the law. It gives which of the following agencies
primary responsibility for writing specific rules to implement the law:
The Financial Accounting Standards Board
The New York Stock Exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board26 Sarbanes-Oxley applies to:
All companies that do business in the United States, whether publicly or privately held
All companies that are required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Only publicly-held companies that have their primary headquarters in the U.S
Only privately-held companies that are headquartered in the U.S.27 Under the new rules, an accounting firm that does an audit is prohibited from providing many other accounting
services. Which of the following is specifically permitted under Sarbanes-Oxley
Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services
Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation
Appraisal or Valuation Services
Tax services28 Not all possible services that might be provided by the auditing firm are expressly prohibited by Sarbanes-Oxley.
If a non-audit service is not expressly prohibited, the auditing firm may provide that service:
If no one on the board objects
If the audit committee gives its prior approval
Only in an emergency and only if the company being audited has not been able to find another accounting firm to provide this service after making a good-faith effort
Without any prohibitions or pre-conditions whatsoever29 Which of the following state has the lowest density of population as per 1981 census
Manipuri
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Sikkim30 Where is the currency Pringing Press Located at
Durgaour
New Delhi
Nasik
Lucknow
1 : who invented first microphone & when?
» you answered : Emile Berliner - march 4, which is correct
2 : What is the headquarters of the Tata group called?
» you answered Jasmshedji House. The answer is : Bombay House
3 : India's first steel mill was built by the Tatas. In which year was it completed?
» you answered 1902. The answer is : 1911
4 : About 66 per cent of the Tatas' capital is allocated by Tata Sons for which purpose?
» you answered Return to shareholders. The answer is : Philanthropic trusts
5 : What was the first Indian luxury hotel established by the Tatas?
» you answered : Watson Hotel, which is correct
6 : What is Satyam's BPO company called?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Nipuna
7 : What is the name of the BPO company recently launched by former Karnataka State IT secretary Vivek Kulkarni?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :B2K Corp
8 : What is British Airway's BPO unit called?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :World Network Services
9 : The Aditya Birla group recently acquired which BPO company?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Transworks Customer
10 : Which organisation instituted the Nobel Prize for Economics?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Sveriges Riksbank
11 : Who is the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Economics?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Amartya Sen
12 : How many women have won the Nobel Prize for Economics since 1969?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :none
13 : Who is the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :William Vickrey
14 : How many times have three people shared the Nobel Prize for Economics?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :3 times
15 : Which brand of scooter when translated into Italian means 'wasp'?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Vespa
16 : UKAI multi-purpose project is in the state of
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Gujrat
17 : W ho topped in top business houses in the country during 1990-91
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Birla
18 : Tin is largely produced in
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Malaysia
19 : Koyna project is in the state of
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Maharashtra
20 : Where is the fifth atomic power plant to be located
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Khakharpara
21 : The Indian born, who was recently promoted as the President of Pepsi Co
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Indira Nooyi
22 : What brandname did the Maharashtrian entrepreneur, Kaka Dandekar, coin after seeing an American cigarette ad in 1930?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Onida
23 : Which Indian Entrepreneur was recently awarded the Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Award ?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :N R Narayana Murthy
24 : The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was passed largely in response to
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :The corporate accounting scandals of the previous couple of years
25 : The Sarbanes-Oxley Act sets out the general principles of the law. It gives which of the following agencies primary responsibility for writing specific rules to implement the law:
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :The Securities and Exchange Commission
26 : Sarbanes-Oxley applies to:
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :All companies that are required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission
27 : Under the new rules, an accounting firm that does an audit is prohibited from providing many other accounting services. Which of the following is specifically permitted under Sarbanes-Oxley
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Tax services
28 : Not all possible services that might be provided by the auditing firm are expressly prohibited by Sarbanes-Oxley. If a non-audit service is not expressly prohibited, the auditing firm may provide that service:
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :If the audit committee gives its prior approval
29 : Which of the following state has the lowest density of population as per 1981 census
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Sikkim
30 : Where is the currency Pringing Press Located at
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Nasik
1 This company was called Lutsuko and later changed its name to something that literally means 'to lose money'. Which one
L' Oreal
Sony
Matsushita
Honda2 Which car in Spanish means 'Charming'
Matiz
Santro
Ikon
Corsa3 Which international brand had an ad campaign - 'Tomorrow is mine' and had signed Rahul Dravid for the
campaign
Reebok
Nike
Pepsi
Puma4 This organisation has 1356 members and has the ad-line
NASDAQ
LSE
NYSE
BSE5 Of whom did Shahrukh Khan once say that 'our figures are similar'
Pierce Brosnan
Roger Moore
Sean Connery
Cindy Crawford6 Who designs jewellery for the company called Artex
Sonia Gandhi
Priyanka Gandhi
Menaka Gandhi
Uma Bharthi7 What is a coin with a minting error called
FIDO
LIDO
DIDO
NIDO8 What is the name of the new FM channel introduced by India Today
Road
Run
Red
Fun9 What is 'Agfa' the trade mark for
Cars
Tyres
Photo Goods
Agriculture Goods10 Which international airline uses the slogan
Cathay Pacific
Singapore Airlines
Qantas
Thai Airways11 The Indian born, who was recently promoted as the President of Pepsi Co
George Zacharas
Indira Nooyi
Steven Kapoor
Madhavi Puri Buch12 Which Indian Entrepreneur was recently awarded the Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Award
J N Gogoi
Anil Ambani
Azim Premji
N R Narayana Murthy13 TIndia's weightage in Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) index has been cut to ___ %
4.4
5.5
6.5
7.514 The controversial MIP-95 mutual fund scheme belongs to ______.
Alliance Capital
Prudential ICICI
U.T.I
Kotak Mahindra15 India's first electric car is known as _____.
Reva
Mewa
Bewa
Nova16 The CEO of Zee Telefilms is ________.
Subahsh Ghai
Dheeraj Kumar
Jeetendra
Subhash Chandra17 The Span of Eighth Five Year Plan has been decided
1990-95
1990-94
1992-97
none18 The growth rate for the Eighth Plan is scheduled to be
4%
5%
About 5.6%
6.2%19 Sakaria Panel Report ws associated withFixation of procurement prices
Affixation of Subsidy Rules
Fixation of Subsidy Rules
Centre-State Relations
Export Promotion20 Inflation Rate on 30th project is in the State of
Gujrat
Maharastra
Bihar
Haryana21 UKAI multi-purpose project is in the stateof
Gujrat
Maharastra
Bihar
Haryana22 The central Board of Irrigation and power was set-up in
1987
1957
1977
192723 The nationla water Development Agency was established
July 1982
July 1989
July 1990
July 198824 National Institute of Hydrology was set up in 1978 with its Headquarters at
Calcutta
Roorkee
Chandigarh
Patna25 What is the name of a multi-purpose project,whuch serves Bihar and Nepal
Kosi Project
Mahi Project
Bhadra Project
Sabamati project26 Which one of the following is the world's longest dam located on Mahanadi rive
Tawa
Mahi Project
Hirakud
Sabarmati27 What is meant by a Floating Debt
A debt that leads to bankruptcy
A short term debt
A medium Term debt
A long term debt28 What is meant by the term appreciation of money
It is the rise in the price of money
It denotes a system of special trade
It is an estimate of Income
None29 What is meant by Consumer's surplus' in Economics
It is an advantage that a consumer gets when there is fall in price
It is an advantage that a consumer gets when there is rise in price
It is the difference between the maximum price whuch a consumer would be prepared to pay for a commodity and the price he hs actually to pay in the market
none30 What was the Duration of the Seventh Five year plan in India
1980-1985
1986-1991
1984-1989
1985-1990
1 : This company was called Lutsuko and later changed its name to something that literally means 'to lose money'. Which one
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Sony
2 : Which car in Spanish means 'Charming'
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Matiz
3 : Which international brand had an ad campaign - 'Tomorrow is mine' and had signed Rahul Dravid for the campaign
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Reebok
4 : This organisation has 1356 members and has the ad-line
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :NYSE
5 : Of whom did Shahrukh Khan once say that 'our figures are similar'
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Cindy Crawford
6 : Who designs jewellery for the company called Artex
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Priyanka Gandhi
7 : What is a coin with a minting error called
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :FIDO
8 : What is the name of the new FM channel introduced by India Today
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Red
9 : What is 'Agfa' the trade mark for
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Photo Goods
10 : Which international airline uses the slogan
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Thai Airways
11 : The Indian born, who was recently promoted as the President of Pepsi Co
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Indira Nooyi
12 : Which Indian Entrepreneur was recently awarded the Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Award
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :N R Narayana Murthy
13 : TIndia's weightage in Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) index has been cut to ___ %
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :4.4
14 : The controversial MIP-95 mutual fund scheme belongs to ______.
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :U.T.I
15 : India's first electric car is known as _____.
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Reva
16 : The CEO of Zee Telefilms is ________.
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Subhash Chandra
17 : The Span of Eighth Five Year Plan has been decided
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :1992-97
18 : The growth rate for the Eighth Plan is scheduled to be
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :About 5.6
19 : Sakaria Panel Report ws associated withFixation of procurement prices
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Centre-State Relations
20 : Inflation Rate on 30th project is in the State of
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Gujrat
21 : UKAI multi-purpose project is in the stateof
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Gujrat
22 : The central Board of Irrigation and power was set-up in
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :1927
23 : The nationla water Development Agency was established
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :July 1982
24 : National Institute of Hydrology was set up in 1978 with its Headquarters at
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Roorkee
25 : What is the name of a multi-purpose project,whuch serves Bihar and Nepal
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Kosi Project
26 : Which one of the following is the world's longest dam located on Mahanadi rive
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Hirakud
27 : What is meant by a Floating Debt
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :A short term debt
28 : What is meant by the term appreciation of money
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :It is the rise in the price of money
29 : What is meant by Consumer's surplus' in Economics
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :It is the difference between the maximum price whuch a consumer would be prepared to pay for a commodity and the price he hs actually to pay in the market
30 : What was the Duration of the Seventh Five year plan in India
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :1985-1990
1 Name the largest call-centre services company in the world
Accenture
24/7
progeon
Convergys Corp2 Which was first dividend-yield focussed fund launched in India?
JM Mutual Fund
SBI Mutual Fund
Birla Dividend Yield Plus.
LIC Mutual Fund3 Mr Pawan Sachdeva was involved in a major capital market scandal in the mid-1990s.
With which company was he associated?
Home Trade
M.S.Shoes East
Mysore Sugars
Western India Industries4 Which was the first bank in India?
Bank of Bombay
General Bank of India
Bank of Bengal
State Bank Of India5 First Indian bank to open a branch outside India?
Central Bank of India
Bank of India
State Bank of India
Canara Bank6 Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School?
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Naina Lal Kidwai
Gita Piramal
Indra Nooyi7 Name the 1st woman director on the board of Larsen & Toubro.
Ritu Nanda
Rajashree Birla
Rati Godrej
Gita Piramal8 The first commercial cardboard box was produced in...
Germany
France
England
USA9 Which Indian software company is associated with the design of A380?
Infosys
TCS
Wipro
Satyam10 Which company manufactured the Ambassador?
General Motors
Ford
Mercedez Benz
Hindustan Motors
1 : Name the largest call-centre services company in the world
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Convergys Corp
2 : Which was first dividend-yield focussed fund launched in India?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Birla Dividend Yield Plus.
3 : Mr Pawan Sachdeva was involved in a major capital market scandal in the mid-1990s. With which company was he associated?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :M.S.Shoes East
4 : Which was the first bank in India?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :General Bank of India
5 : First Indian bank to open a branch outside India?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Bank of India
6 : Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Naina Lal Kidwai
7 : Name the 1st woman director on the board of Larsen & Toubro.
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Rajashree Birla
8 : The first commercial cardboard box was produced in...
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :England
9 : Which Indian software company is associated with the design of A380?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Infosys
10 : Which company manufactured the Ambassador?
» you didn't select an answer. The answer is :Hindustan Motors