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1) Who is named as CFO of giant company TCS- Rajesh Gopinathan 2)What is the new Airtel logo called? Wave 3)Which blockbuster was the first to be uploaded from India on youtube? Dabbang 4)Old watch Ad with Old Logo.Precursor to what? -Omega logo 5)Which Upperclass food chain is planning special outlets for students in India- KFC 6)Who owns Hydepark Entertainment- Ashok Amritraj 7)Who has a perfume brand for kids named Joyful Glass & Guest -Piramal 8)Robert Morris in the 80s tried to check the length of internet & accidentally did something? The first worm 9)Miglani family bought Brahmani farm at Kadapah from whom? -Reddy brothers 10)ActII popcorn belongs to? -ConAgra Foods 11)Created in London as a mix of luxury car brand & watch brand- Rolex 12)26% of the Sharecapital was bought by Nippon Life- Reliance Life 13)NewYork based person behind cleancook stoves?-Hillary Clinton 14)Visual of head of regulatory body-Upendra Sinha 15)First Music enabled refrigerator in India by which company-Godrej 16)what did Samir Bansal & Binny Bansal create?-FlipKart 17)In Russel colleys principle DAGMAR what does A stand for?-Advertising 18)Who is Unilevers partner in Lipton? Pepsi

20)Different Ad Lines of brands of a company. Nothing else will do was one of them-Mahindra

21. Italians call it the snail, the Germans call it spider monkey, Dutch call it monkey tail and in Chinese it is called the little mouse. What am I talking about?

22. What is the present name of the Alexander Bell Telephone Company? AT & T 23. Which company has rebranded it as Be whats next? Microsoft 24 What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date? 7% and 1st July 2011 25 Which Country now allows transgender option in passports? Australia 26 Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India? Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 27 Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale? Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft 28 Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka? Ian Felton 29 What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011? CRR - 6.00%, Repo - 8.25% and Reverse Repo - 7.25% 30 Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show? Tata Motors 31 In which part of India has new species of frog found? Western ghats 32 What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011? 100 per day from per SIM 33 Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.? Dinesh K.Sarraf 34 What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket? 118

35 Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector. Hospital Board of India 36 Which Bollywood diva is set to relocate to India after living in America for almost a decade? Madhuri Dixit 37 Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami? Heavy rockers Iron Maiden 38 Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration? Kolkata 39 When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held? 15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany 40 Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings? Ronjan Sodhi 41 Iscom along with Elmwood College, St.Andrew's UK has launched a Post-Graduate course for which sporting event? Post-graduate programme in golf management 42 Which is Apple's latest Operating System? OS X Lion 43 Who won the Citi Open WTA doubles title held in USA? Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova 44 Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India? Vedanta Resources or Vedanta 45 Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store? Tata Croma 46 Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain? Polaris software 47 Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares? LenovoIndia

48 Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank? China 49 Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini? Anish Sarkar 50 Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India. Sunny 51 Who has been sworn in a Karnataka's Chief Minister? D.V.Sadananda Gowda 52 Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars? 1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules 53 Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston. USB 3.0 Media Reader 54 Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs? HDFC Bank. 55At what value has Maruti Suzuki donated its engine and powertrain for educational institutions? Rs.1.5 crore 56 Which Indian cricket bowler joined the 100 test wicket taker club? Ishant Sharma 57 Who has been elected as first woman Prime Minister of Thailand? Yingluck Shinawatra 58 Where is the 3-day International Leather Fair 2011 scheduled on July 28th is to be held? Delhi 59 Which former Union minister passed away recently? Chaturanan Mishra 60 Who becomes the first left-hander woman Wimbledon title winner since Martina Navratilova in 1990? Petra Kvitova 61 What is the public offer made by Zynga Inc? $1 billion 62 BSE is all set to halt trade if Sensex moves at what percent in a day during July-September?

20% 63 What is the name of interim committee framed by Sri Lanka? SriLanka Cricket 64 Which state in India is all set to give Bhagwt Gita as lessons starting July? Madhya Pradesh 65 Which former IMF chief was released without bail in New York? Strauss-Khan 66 Which state Chief Minister's office went 24x7 live on the Internet? Kerala

67 Which technology celebrated its 20th anniversary on 1st July? GSM (launched on 1st July 1991) 68.Which company has stuck a deal with British Library to digitise books? Google 69.Which former Vice-Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited is all set to join Wipro Board? Mahendra Kumar Sharma 70 Which two stocks of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has BSE decided to take out of the elite sensex index? RCOM and R-Infra 71Which Amir Khan movie celebrated 10 years recently? Lagaan 72When was World No Tobacco day observed? May 31st 73Who has been appointed as head of UN Change Management Team? Atul Khare 74How many satellites has India planned to launch in next 2 years? 12

75What is the name of the insurance plan launched by LIC recently? Jeevan Arogya 76Who won the 5th ODI in India vs West Indies match played at Jamaica? West Indies 77Which Olympic boxer was shot dead in Pakistan recently? Abrar Hussain 78Which automobile major's 13 day long strike ended after the acceptance of Union registration with management? Maruti 79What is current Repo and Reverse Repo rate hiked by RBI? Repo - 7.5% and Reverse Repo - 6.5% 80. Which US technology major turned 100 years recently? IBM

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IndianExports will grow by what percentage during 2012-11? 1 15% 2 18% 3 22% 4 24% Q. Ans: 2 Which of the following organization / agencies has given the estimate that the India will be third largest FDI recipient in 2010-12? 1 UNCTAD 2 WTO 3 World Bank 4 IMF Ans: 1 The performance of which of the following industries is considered performance of a core industry ? 1 Garments 2 Leather 3 IT 4 Oil and Petroleum Ans: 4 Which of the following is the rank of India in Human Development Report 2010 prepared by the UNO? 1 99 2 100 3 115 4 119 Ans: 4 PIIGS is the group of nations falling under1 Euro Zone 2 Asia Pacific 3 SAARC 4 Nato Ans: 1 Which of the following is used as a fuel in nuclear power stations in India? 1 Thorium 2 Copper 3 Tin 4 Chromium Ans: 1 Which of the following States has taken up the job of improving Dams with the help of the World Bank's Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement project? 1 Kerala 2 Gujarat 3 Tamil Nadu 4 Guwahati Ans: 1 Nitish Kumar Led National Democratic Alliance won how many seats in recently held assembly elections in Bihar ? 1 150 2 243 3 200 4 206 Ans: 4

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Who amongst the Following is the author of the book "Development as Freedom" ? 1 2 3 4 Q. Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI ? 1 C. Rangarajan 2 L.K. Jha 3 Manmohan Singh 4 Usha Thorat Ans: 4 Q. Quick Lime can be obtained by 1 adding hydrochloric acid to calcium 2 heating limestone in a lime kiln 3 putting calcium in hot water 4 none of these Ans: 2 Q. Who 1 2 3 4 translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi? Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lal Bahadur Shastri Choudhary Charan Singh Gobind Ballabh Pant M.S. Swaminathan C. Rangarajan Manmohan singh Amartya Sen Ans: 4

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Ans: 2 The 'Red Data Book' containing information on all wild plants animals in danger of extinction has been published by which one of the following? 1 International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) 2 World Wildlife Fund(WWF) 3 World Conservation Union(WCU) 4 United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Ans: 1 In which one of the following places was Asia's First Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up? 1 Santa Cruz 2 Kandla 3 Cochin 4 Surat Ans: 2 As per the United Nations revision of prospects, in 2060, India's population will peak at 1 1.608 billion 2 1.628 billion 3 1.718 billion 4 1.728 billion Ans: 3 According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data released by the Central Statistical Organisation in May 2011, overall growth of Indian industry came down in 201011 from 10.5 percent in 2009-10, to 1 7.1 percent 2 7.5 percent 3 7.6 percent 4 7.8 percent Ans: 4 As per a report published by the WHO in May 2011, the global average life expectancy at birth stood in 2009 at 1 60 years

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Which State became the first in India to sign an agreement with the World Bank for securing carbon credits for its" Clean Development Mechanism" Project in 2011? 1 Uttarakhand 2 Karnataka 3 Kerala 4 Himachal Pradesh Ans: 4

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A Process of very slow regulated cooling is known as 1 Quenching 2 Sedimentation 3 Annealing 4 Diffusion Ans: 3 A process of very slow regulated cooling is known as 1 Quenching 2 Sedimentation 3 Annealing 4 Diffusion Ans: 3 United Nations Day is Observed on1 October 10 2 October 16 3 October 24 4 October 28 Ans: 3 World Foods Day is observed on1 October 16 2 October 5 3 October 10 4 October 15 Ans: 1 Who among the following has been named UNESCO'S National Ambassador? 1 Aishwarya Rai 2 Priyanka Chopra 3 Sharmila Tagore

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ferocious tsunami hit Japan on 1 March 20,2011 2 March 11, 2011 3 March 15, 2011 4 March 13, 2011 Ans: 2 Q. The first European country to recognise Libyan rebels is 1 Pakistan 2 USA 3 France 4 Germany Ans: 3 Asian Development Bank has modified itd earlier India's GDP growth projection for 2011-12 from 8.7% to 1 8.5% 2 9.0% 3 9.3% 4 8.2% Ans: 4 Which country has planned road link to India? 1 Vietnam 2 Laos 3 Malaysia 4 Indonesia

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Aam Admi Bima Yojana, Launched on October 2, 2007 provides insurance on natural death of1 Rs. 30,000 2 Rs. 50,000 3 Rs. 75,000 Rs. 4 1,00,000 Ans: 1 How Many Company's Shares have been included in bombay Stock Market's new share Q. names as BSE power index? 1 10 2 12 3 14 4 16 Ans: 3

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13 the constituted commission was constituted under the chairmanship of1 2 3 4 C. Rangrajan Vijay L. Kelkar Deepak Parekh Indira Bhargava Ans: 2

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Which year was declared as International Year of Potato by the U.N.? 1 2 3 4 2007 2008 2009 2010 Ans: 2

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Total Fertility Rate(TFR) per woman for the year 2007 has been estimated at1 2 3 4 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.9 Ans: 2

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Which of the rate is not determined by Reserve Bank of India? 1 2 3 4 Bank Rate CRR SLR PLR Ans: 4

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Which day is observed as World Health Day? 1 2 3 4 September 15 September 30 April 7 October 30 Ans: 3

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The Present Vice-Chairman of Planning Commission is1 2 3 4 Manmohan Singh Montek Singh Ahluwalia Shivraj Patil Kirit Parekh Ans: 2

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released in March 2011, the largest arms importer in the world is 1 2 3 4 Iran North Korea India Pakistan Ans: 3 Q. The recent earthquake followed by a tsunami in Japan, which brought super modern Tokyo to standstill, had a magnitude of 1 2 3 4 9.1 8.9 8.3 8.9 Ans: 4 Q. According to the provisional data of the 2011 Census of India, the gap in literacy between men and women has been reduce to 1 2 3 4 16.5 percentage point 20 percentage point 18 percentage point 17 percentage point Ans: 1 Q. 'Diet'is a joint session of the Parliament of which nations? 1 2 3 4 China Japan Vietnam Germany Ans: 2 Q. 'New Horizons' spacecraft was launched by NASA to Study which of the following Planet? 1 2 Mars Pluto

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The International Day for Elimination of Racial discrimination is observed on 1 2 3 4 20th February 21st February 20th March 21st March Ans: 4

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Telecom Company Nokia belongs to which Country? 1 2 3 4 Denmark USA Sweden Finland Ans: 4

Which of the following is not a news agency in India? 1 2 3 4 Press Council in India Press Trust of India United News Of India Hindustan Samachar Ans: 1 Q. TBT Agreement under the WTO stands for 1 2 3 4 Technical Barriers to Trade Technically Backward Trade Towards Better Trade Territory for business and Trade

Ans: 1 Q. As Per recent figures released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), which of the following years was the wettest in the historical record since 1880? 1 2 3 4 1905 1910 2005 2010 Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following Countries is the host for the 2016 olympic Games? 1 2 3 4 South Africa Netherlands Brazil Italy Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following 2011 Padma Bhushan recipients belongs to the field of Painting? 1 2 3 4 Ramdas Madhava Pai Ajai Chowdhary Shobhana Ranade Arpita Singh Ans: 4 Q. According to a report on India released in January 2011 by the International Monetary fund, the Indian economy will grow in 2011 by 1 2 3 4 8 Percent 8.5 Percent 8.75 Percent 8.95 Percent Ans: 3 Q. As per a report released by the New York-based think tank,the conference Board,in January 2011, the largest and most dynamic economy in terms of labour productivity is

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