1. Which American President was assassinated while still in office?

2.Of which university is the Kellogg School of Management a part?

3. Who among the following is the author of the book 'Kanthapura'?

4.International Youth Day was celebrated on

5. The headquarters of National Statistical Commission is at

6. "My first, second and third preference is that Essar stays." Whose famous recent quote?

7. Aviva Life Insurance India is a joint venture between Aviva and which other company?

8. Tariq Hussain's 'Diamond Dilemma' deals with the potential of which Asian country?

9. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean 'dead' in French and 'one' in German ?

10. It was invented by John T.Dorrance in 1897, and has since been the mainstay of the company's dominance in the branded foods category. Name the invention.

11. The aryans first settled in india in the ?

12. Which of the following was described as the "Oxford University of Mahayana Buddhism"?

13. Bacterial diseases are found in ?

14. Kautilya and Panani were the products of which one of the following ancient Indian universities?

15. Which foreign luggage company has a tie up with VIP?

16. Which luggage company in India has introduced a locking system approved by the US Travel Safety Advisory?

17. Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to

18. The credit control operation is performed by ?

19. How did Adidas get its name?

20. The most important stimulant in coffee is caffenine. the most stimulant in tea is ?

1. Which of the following rivers does NOT meet the Bay of Bengal?

2. Imperial Bank was nationalized in 1955. What was it renamed?

3. Who coined the phrase 'The global village'?

4.On which of the following do people of India spend most of their income ?

5. Who is the world's largest Cell Phone manufacturer?

6. The DILWARA TEMPLES at Mount Abu are dedicated to

7. The purpose of choke in tube light is ?

8. In 1970, which state became the first to achieve electrification of all its villages?

9. This is the main river of the primarily desert state of Rajasthan, and flowing south-westerly, is a fine example of a river with inland drainage. Which river is this?

10. Demand for goods is elastic if

11. Apple has announced a partnership with which cell phone manufacturer?

12. Social darwinism means ?

13. Which one of the following places is famous for the Great Vishnu Temple?

14. In 1972, the tiger replaced which animal as the national animal of India?

15. Who is generally credited with the first serious scientific claim that manufacturing on the molecular or even the atomic scale was possible? The claim was made at California Technical Institute and was called, "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom".

16. 8. Indian broadcasting was nationalised in

17. Which is the native country of the Nobel Laureate Sir V S. Naipaul?

18. Which of the following is at present the largest power using sector of the Indian economy ?

19. This cell phone company has scripted a major global sports sponsorship deal with the Women's Tennis Association Tour. Name the company?

20. Rolls royce has been bought by ?

1. Who created the Napster?

2. What does the sportswear brand Nike mean?

3. The prancing horse is a symbol of Ferrari. Which brand used the symbol of a raging bull?

4. On which day "The World Handicapped Day is observed?

5. He was a successful investment banker at D.E. Shaw & Co, until he jumped into the world of Internet seeing its rising popularity, and has made it really big in the 1990s. Name him.

6. Numismatics is the study of

7. Which car is named after the founder of the city of Detroit?

8. On which of the following days World Population Day is celebrated?

9. `Asli swad zindagi ka' - is associated with the brand

10. The traditional martial form Taekwondo is started from the country_____?

11. Who gave Kodak its name?

12. As per the reports published by UNICEF the children in which of the following Asian countries are suffering from acute malnutrition?

13. In the logo of which Indian bank would you find the picture of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi

14. In which of the following States of India, the first cyber crime police station has been set up?

15. Who invented the electric ceiling fan ?

16. "CRY" is an organization dialing with

17. Operation Black Board" was started to provide physical facilities for

18. Reader's Digest presents annual awards in excellence for print advertising. What are these awards called ?

19. Swedish companies use AB, which is an abbreviated form of a word that denotes that the company is a corporation. Which term is this?

20. In india, Agriculture provides employment to

1. Which organisation derives its name from the coffee shop in London, which was a meeting point for the people related to the trade in the late 18th Century?

2. It was founded as an electrical repair shop by Namihei Odaira in 1910. In the same year, it manufactured its first product: 5hp electric motors. Which company are we referring to?

3. Which fan company was known as Calcutta Electrical Manufacturing Company Ltd?

4. Causes of low productivity in Indian agriculture are

5. Name the Frenchman who pioneered the throwaway culture with products of eponymous brandname starting with disposable ball point pens, cigarette lighters and razors?

6. 'Your potential. One passion’ is the punch line of which company?

7. Which US company has tied up with Usha International?

8. Mechanization of agriculture means

9. Virender Sehwag is an employee of which company?

10. Which international company now owns the software major Lotus Development Corporation?

11. Who invented handheld camera?

12. Where does teak grow most abundantly?

13. Who is the man behind the Travelogue “All the world’s A spittoons” and “The Barefoot Group”?

14. Which famous chemicals multinational owns photographic equipment and the film brand Agfa?

15. Xerox is associated with the invention of one of the following produtc and that is

16. Which country is called the Sugar bowl of the world?

17. Of the following, which one is the best insulator?

18. Which was the first company to release its annual report in the form of a CD-ROM and also was one of the first to quantify value of its human resource?

19. Which company launched the 1st floppy disk?

20. The variety of coffee largely grown in India is

1. Which Indian e-commerce site advertises with the line `More secure than Amazon.com'?

2. An umbrella made for protection from the sun is called...

3. Pricewater Coopers is also the business consulting services division of which company?

4. Name the instrument used for measuring humidity.

5. Which cosmetics brand derives its name from the Sanskrit word meaning `meeting point'?

6. Mohan Bagan football tournament is promoted by

7. A product of one of these companies is also named after a rainwear...

8. Which company built the first router?

9. The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped

10. In which Japanese car company does US automobile major Ford Motor Co hold a controlling stake?

11. 'The man of substance' is the promotional logo of which suiting shirting?

12. PS2 is a product from

13. ‘Simply irresistible’ is the punchline of which shirt line?

14. Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are all natural satellites of

15. Which crockery brand uses the phrase `Please handle without care' prominently in its ads?

16. Name the first country to have an electronic Parliament:

17. In which year did India's first metro run and in which city?

18. The life of photo prints is longer in case of

19. Who among the following wrote the song "Sare Jahan Se Aachha Hindustan Hamara"?

20. In which country was Kiwi boot polish first marketed?

1. Which company manufactured the bullets in the mid-19th century that were said to contain animal fat, said to have triggered India's First War of Independence in 1857?

2. Supachai Panitchpakdi the director-general of the WTO, belongs to

3. Which telecom company is India’s largest GSM provide?

4. An unlikely brand to have a famous endorser, which famous personality is endorsing Rupa innerwear?

5. Which company famous for many successful brands was founded in 1971 by two businessmen Jaipal Reddy and J.K.Pathare

6. Moore's Law on computing power is now ubiquitous and famous. An increasingly popular law of the present IT age is Metcalfe's Law, which states that the utility of any network rises with the square of the number of people using it. What is Metcalfe's other claim to fame?

7. Which of the following is NOT a member of the United Nations?

8. Sunil Mittal is the CEO of which telecom company?

9. Indira Nooyi sometimes brings her kids to office so that they can do their homework under her supervision. Which company elevated her to the rank of the CEO?

10. 'Play it again, Sam' is of course the famous movie line never uttered in the film Casablanca. But in 1962 an organisation revived the line to use it as its advertising slogan. Which was that?

11. Which ad agency was originally set up by Mahindra & Mahindra in 1939, and is currently a division of McCann Erickson?

12. Who among the following invented the `Hovercraft'?

13. Wolfesohn is the president of which international monitory organization?

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

15. Who accidentally invented corn flakes while trying to develop a new kind of easily digestible wheat beat in a hospital in 1894?

16. Safety locks in India are synonymous with the Godrej brand. In which year was the first Godrej lock introduced?

17. Which of the following is not a tributary of Ganga, India's longest river?

18. Name the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard University:

19. Which parameter defines the poverty line in India?

20. Which company has taken over Modern Foods, which recently became the first public sector undertaking to be fully privatised?

1. Name the NRI business magnate whose father once ran a small foundry in Punjab

2. Who among the following has become the 26th member of the Asian Regional Forum (ARF)??

3. India's sixth Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Mundra is located in

4. What was founded by Jonathan Sachs and Mitch Kapor?

5. What brand of cigarette would you associate with bravery awards?

6. Who created the Wipro logo?

7. Miss Universe 2006 is

8. Which of the following days is celebrated as the International Labour Day?

9. Fat Boy and Road King are two of them. Name the third.

10. What famous brand of cigarettes withdrew its sponsorship of an annual tennis tournament in India following the ban on sport sponsorship in India?

11. The logo of which company wears red jacket, boots and sport a cane, bowtie and a hat?

12. A new MoU to enhance air connectivity has been signed between India and

13. Amnesty International, the foremost human rights organization is headquartered at

14. Who wrote the book “The Essential Drucker”? (The best of sixty years of Peter Drucker’s essential writings on Management in one volume)

15. The author of "The Fifth Discipline" is

16. Which company's former logo depicted Sir Isaac Newton?

17. The office of which of the following dignitaries has now become almost a paper-free office after the launch of an e-portal there?

18. Which of the following institutions publish the Global Competitiveness Report?

19. Kyoto Treaty is associated with

20. "Leading the Revolution" is written by

1. Considered the world's oldest chemicals company, it was founded in 1758 and merged with Ciba a few decades ago, and recently merged with another pharmaceutical company to form Novartis. Name the company

2. The production of oil has spawned a lot of wealth for many countries as well as businessmen. Which country is the world's largest producer of oil?

3. Name the world's single largest factory - a manufacturing unit within a physically enclosed space?

4. Who has authored the latest business best-seller "Big Brands, Big Trouble?"

5. Which famous American invented the bifocal lens in the late 1700s; an invention which revolutionized the optics market?

6. Which famous pair of brothers were the first to fit a motor vehicle with tyres with inner tubes in 1885; a name today synonymous with automobile tyres?

7. Which company recently announced a $54.2 billion quarterly loss - the highest ever quarterly loss in corporate history?

8. Which company is planning a foray into the branded snacks market in India with the launch of its international brand 'Cheez-It'?

9. The Union government has made _____________ as the regulator for broadcast and cable TV .

10. The signing of _________ at its islambad summit can be regarded as a landmark in the evolution of SAARC.

11. Which game Ian Thorpe is associated?

12. Shimla Agreement was signed by the prime ministers of India & Pakistan in :

13. The book ‘living with Honour’ is written by :

14. Who is the present CEO of Infosys?

15. Who is the CEO of Microsoft Co.?

16. 'World Economic Outlook' is published by?

17. The head quarter of 'European Central Bank' is situated at

18. Ariana Airlines belongs to which country?

19. Which is the largest private sector bank in India?

20. Who is the chairman of SEBI?

1. South Korean Scientists had carried out the first successful cloning of a dog, creating a duplicate of a three-year-old Afghan hound, named

2. _______ is the world largest vehicle maker .

3. The book “Globalisation: India’s Adjustment Experience” was written by

4. “Cook food. Serve Love” punch line is associated with

5. Established in the year 1931, the Commonwealth of Nations today has a membership of

6. The European Economic and Monetary Union is an integral part of the

7. Which is india’s largest BPO company ?

8. Who is the author of the book “Sandy Storm”?

9. Andy Warhol stated that in future everybody would be famous but for how long?

10. Which of the following committee was formed to inquire into the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra bose?

11. Internationally acclaimed Pushkar fair is held in

12. Ariana Airlines belongs to which country?

13. The ‘Four Dragons’ is a group of four small Asian countries that have experienced unusually rapid economic development. Two of these countries are Singapore and Hong Kong. The other two are

14. Also known as the Paris Club, this Group of _____ includes the wealthiest members of the IMF which provide most of the money to be loaned and act as the informal steering committee.

15. By what name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?

16. Who is the maker of the film “Bose the Forgotten Hero”?

17. Who was the first Muslim invader to defeat an Indian King?

18. Canaletto was famous for his landscape paintings of two cities. Venice and which other?

19. The 2010 Commonwealth games will be held in

20. Which city hosted the first Afro Asian games?

1. Deepak Shouri ia the MD of which company

2. Who is the author of "Love and Longing Bombay"

3. Lipsmackin' thirstquenchin' acetastin' motivatin' goodbuzzin' cooltalkin' highwalkin' fastlivin' energivin' coolfizzin' ... Which is the brand name that would complete this 1973 slogan?

4. It was formed as the Upton Machine Company in 1911. What's it called now?

5. Whose NYSE code is KO?

6. Who is the CEO of NAVIN Communications?

7. Duncan pass lies in between

8. Temporary tax levied to obtain additional revenue of the goverment is called

9. Which is india’s first Euro-II complete car?

10. What does the term “ Overgeared Company” mean?

11. The expansion for the BIS, in the context of the banking industry is:

12. The expansion for BIFR, in the context of the Indian Industry is:

13. Nataraj and Apsara are pencil brands of which company?

14. Which one of the following is called "Pearl of the Antiles"?

15. Which one of the following groups of terms is associated with Golf

16. All the planets, except the _________ rotate upon their axesnfrom West to East

17. Which of the following is not an aluminum company

18. Which is India’s largest Mutual Fund Organization?

19. “Xtra Premium” is a hi-octane petrol marketed by

20. MSNBC is a media channel owned by:

1. Slogan “ The world’s local bank “ is associated with

2. The national Youth day is observed on 12th January every year , on the birthday of

3. When is the first human genome map unveiled?

4. The only president who was elected unopposed

5. Complete the name of this American industrialist, born in 1924: Lido Anthony ...

6. Which organisation recently acquired Archipelago Holdings?

7. Which company is the promoter of retail chain Planet Sports?

8. Korean steel major Pohang Steel Company (POSCo) has recently started its Indian subsidiary, POSCO-India Private Ltd, to implement its 12 million tonnes per annum capacity Greenfield plant project in

9. The Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched its golden jubilee policy which is known as

10. Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) is likely to bag equity participation in a transnational pipeline project from the-Caspian Sea to Central Europe. What is the name of this 3,300-km pipeline project?

11. Chaebols are the industrial conglomerates of which of the following countries?

12. Cartier, Piaget, Omega and Rado are all brands of:

13. Prithvi is a:

14. The first non-congress Prime Minister of India was:

15. France, Spain and which other country has a Mediterranean and Atlantic coastline?

16. How long did Queen Victoria Reign for ?

17. The film "Train to Pakistan" has been directed by

18. How Long Does it take for light from the moon to reach the Earth ?

19. Which is the home country of Unilever group?

20. How many miles high is Mount Everest ?

1. This company has launched a premium-end product recently with the positioning 'The Power of X.' What's the brand?

2. 'Banking for the Poor' is the base line of this organisation. The autobiography of the man behind the organisation is Banker to the Poor. Can you name the organisation? Clue: Muhammad Yunus is the founder.

3. What does the first 'S' in SARFAESI Act stand for?

4. In 1928, it was founded as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. How is it known now?

5. In 2003, Livin' on the Edge changed its name to Edge Co. And in 2004, Edge changed its name to ...?

6. What is Russian lower parliament called as ?

7. What is " Jini " ?

8. Who is known as the "Grand Old Man of India" ?

9. What is the Capital of North Korea?

10. Which American President had said 'Ich bin ein Berliner'?

11. Ericsson is headquartered at

12. Which company markets previous Indian cricket captain, Saurav Ganguly?

13. Which advertising agency is behind the Coca Cola's "Thanda Matlab..." television ads featuring Aamir Khan in different disguises. The campaign won the ABBY 2002 awards?

14. Which company forayed into the ready-to-eat foods category with a byline '10 second chappatis' on its product pack.

15. "The mark of a perfectionist" is the ad-line of

16. In management speak, what is SCM ?

17. In newspaper car sales advertisements, for what do the initials ESR stand?

18. In what sport do players take long and short corners?

19. In which country is Timbuktu?

20. In which country would you find both the rivers Oder and Vistula, which flow into the Baltic Sea?

1. Togo's and Baskin-Robbins are brands of a company which is a part of Allied Domecq. Which company is it?

2. In 1993, a company called Imperial Chemical Industries, which was founded about seven decades earlier as ICI, demerged three of its businesses to form a separate company. In 1999, the separated company merged with a Swedish company to form what?

3. He is the founder and first shareholder of Fininvest. Who's he?

4. 'Want to know who's Hari Sadu?' Whose promo?

5. Publisher Penguin is a — company?

6. Which sports personality made his sport management and marketing debut through Globosport?

7. Giorgio Armani is headquartered at

8. The UTI hired an Ad agency for the first time in its history, to rebuild its image after the US-64 scheme fiasco. Which was the lucky agency?

9. Following the ban on sports sponsorship for cigarette manufacturers, Gold Flake, one of ITC's key cigarette brands withdrew its sponsorship of which sport?

10. “Everything from cancer to heart attacks. Covered for 70 paise a day,” is the baseline of an advertisement by

11. Who was the first Soviet leader to visit the USA?

12. Which country possesses the 'Long March' series of rockets?

13. In which country would you find the port of Fray Bentos?

14. Who was the first Englishman who received the Nobel Prize in literature?

15. "In which organ of the body is the pineal gland?

16. MI-6 is the name of?

17. Lusitania was the Roman name for which EU country?

18. Name the richest Indian in Great Britain?

19. Oliver Pannis is associated with which sports

20. On a standard typewriter keyboard, How many vowels are placed on the top line?

1. As per the recent Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum, which country replaced US as the most competitive economy in the world?

2. What is common to Bethlehem Steel, Polaroid and Swissair?

3. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean ‘dead’ in French and ‘one’ in German?

4. 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?

5. The post of Ombudsman was first introduced in which country?

6. Who is the author of the book "Interpreter of Maladies"?

7. Who is the world's first space tourist?

8. The astronomer who argued first that the sun, and not the earth, is the center of the solar system-

9. The Ozone layer is situated in which region of atmosphere?

10. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was established in the year

11. Which of the following countries is not a member of the SAARC?

12. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has 31 members including one special member. The special member is

13. What is the capital of Belgium?

14. Which of the following companies does not belong to the Hinduja group?

15. Which is the world’s largest colour television manufacturer? Hints: It recently acquired the colour TV business of Thomson.

16. One of the following companies is not based in China. Identify it.

17. Which international liquor company holds stake in the Vijay Mallya-pro-moted United Breweries?

18. The US-based Gardes Energy Services has entered into a 50:50 joint venture for oil exploration business with which Indian company?

19. Soil erosion can be prevented by

20. The Hawaii Islands are actually the tops of a submerged

1. 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 ?

2. 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 Sato?

3. Which famous company started as Asahi Optical in 1919 - before adopting its current name in 1957?

4. What brand name was given , in 1924, by the Mayor of Tokyo when he released the first watch produced by Shokosha Watch Company?

5. Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above the _____

6. Which is the largest flower of the world ?

7. The Chairman of the Planning Commission of India is

8. Which of the following port is a free trade zone ?

9. Mr Martin Sorrell is the head of the world’s largest advertising agency. He has built a mammoth business of $36-billion, largely through acquisitions. He has just snapped up Enterprise Nexus in India. The ad agency he heads is

10. UK-based NRI Swaraj Paul is the promoter of which of the following companies?

11. Which company owns the apparel brand ‘John Player’?

12. The head quarter of 'European Central Bank' is situated at-

13. The mobile handset maker Nokia recently merged with -

14. Which of the following healthcare centres is promoted by the Nandas Brothers?

15. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is

16. The production of cultured pearls is an important cottage industry of

17. What is the capital of Sierra Leone?

18. What is the capital of Vietnam?

19. The 'Green Jacket' is presented to the winner of which sporting event?

20. Who owns the rights for Pizza Hut, Cream Bell and Costa Coffee in India?

1. One of the following industrial groups is promoted by the BM Khaitan group. Identify it.

2. Some top international telecom companies including China Mobile and AFK Sistema, recently evinced interest in picking up equity stakes in which of the following Indian telecom companies?

3. What is aquaculture the scientific name for?

4. What does HTML stand for ?

5. Equity firm Warburg Pincus and telecom company SingTel hold equity stake in which Indian cellular service provider?

6. One of the following apparel brands is owned by S Kumars. Identify this.

7. “The edge is efficiency” baseline is associated with which corporate entity?

8. Sanjiv Ahuja is worldwide head of which telecom giant?

9.What is Hypermetropia?

10. The advertisement of which product carried the baseline ‘Mom said, “Always boil the water”. Moms are seldom wrong’

11. Who has authored the latest business best-seller *Big Brands, Big Trouble?

12. Which company owns the famous cigarette brands Charminar and Charms?

13. What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?

14. The deepest mine in the world (about 4 km deep) is in the Continent of _____

15. " Wolfram " is the alternative name of which metallic element ?

16. Which of the following day is celebrated as 'Earth Day'?

17. In recognition of what aspect of business is the Malcolm Baldridge Award presented?

18. Which famous company owns Royal Enfield motors, manufacturers of Enfield Bullet motorcycles in India?

19. What is the common name for the Araucaria tree?

20. What is the highest-achieveable break in snooker?

1. Who of the following is the managing partner of the noted law firm Amarchand Mangaldas?

2.One of the following IT companies belongs to the Aditya Vikram Birla group. Identity it.

3. India’s largest tractor manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra had recently made a takeover bid on a European company, Universal Tractors. The company is based in

4. This domestic tyre manufacturer also happens to be the joint-promoter of toy manufacturer ‘Funskool’. We are talking about which company?

5. One of the following domestic pharmaceutical companies is also present in the power sector. Identify the company.

6. Bharti and Piramal group had exited the airport upgradation project. Bharti and Piramal group had participated in the tender process in association with

7. Which famous Bollywood actress has started a business venture of marketing high-priced candles under the label, The Faraway Tree?

8. Which famous company is credited to have developed the concept of nylon bristles for toothbrushes in 1938?

9. Which famous watch brand was launched in 1983 by hanging a 500-ft-long sign in the shape of a watch in Frankfurt?

10. That famous company was set up in July 1968 as NM Electronics in Silicon Valley, named after its two famous founders?

11. Which famous brand is owned by a little known Acme Clothing?

12. Which company is known as Big Blue?

13. Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot, the noted French physicist is associated with what branch of study?

14. Identify the odd man out

15. "Nestle is headquartered at

16. Chevron Texaco is headquartered at

17. Which company has launched a notebook computer, which would automatically convert paper-based information into digital information

18. Which food chain was recently in news for using beef extracts in French fries?

19. What is the most common Element on Earth ?

20. What is the speed of sound at sea level called?

1. On which of the following factors does the amount of isolation received at a place on the surface of Earth depend?

2. Which of the following oceans has the largest number of the world’s active volcanoes?Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?

3. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?

4. Hydro phonics is concerned with the

5. What was Ghana called before 1957 ?

6. What year did the Berlin Wall come down?

7. What year did the Vietnam war end ?

8. What, in population terms, is the largest Spanish speaking country in the world?

9. When Jeffrey Archer became a Lord, he chose a title that included the name of the town where he grew up as a young boy. The town is ____?

10. Irrigation through canals, tube-wells, tanks, etc., is resorted to in India because

11. The oil cartel of 11 oil producing nations of the world, OPEC, is headquartered at

12. As an outcome of the construction of the Indira Sagar Dam, many families from this town Harsud had to relocate themselves as they were facing the imminent fear getting drowned. Can you identify the name of the state in which this town is located?

13. 'Operation Karn', is the name of the innovative programme launched by the Amravati district of Maharashtra. This programme is associated with taking care of the

14. Where is the Worlds Largest Aquarium ?

15. Who is the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission( NHRC)?

16. Which of the following personalities will chair the National Committee on Rural Infrastructure?

17. This personality has recently been appointed as the Chairman of the National Commission on Enterprises in the unorganized and the informal sector. Name him from the given options.

18. According to a study conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, titled 'Growth Savings and Investment', which of the following represents the contribution of the domestic industries in the GDP growth in 2003-04?

19. Which of the following represents the position of India in the latest IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2004?

20. The highest number of candidates that an Electronic Voting Machine can support is

1. Paper Kraft and Classmate are the stationery brands of which company? Choose the right option:

2. Rich Templeton is the President and CEO of which multinational?

3. Which creation of Jerome Siegal and Joseph Shuster

4. Which creation of Jerome Siegal and Joseph Shuster first appeared in Edition No. 1 of Action Comics in June 1938?

5. A HI-FLYER ON Unscramble the above for a two-word name of a business theorist.

6. What tag line is mentioned in the logo of Omega?

7. Which is the largest private sector bank in India?

8. Which make of car was advertised on TV as "Made by dummies - driven by the intelligent"?

9. Which land measurement was originally the size that a yoke of oxen could pull in a day?

10. Which nation gave women the right to vote first ?

11. Which of the following is not a depositional landform made by valley glaciers?

12. Name of the Chairperson of HP who has agreed to step down amid surrounding an investigation she had authorized?

13. Beyond the Last Blue Mountain is the biography on which famous Indian business personality?

14. Which company was founded in 1972 as GM Korea _ a 50:50 tie-up between Shinjin Motors and General Motors, US _ and took its new name in 1983?

15. Which famous car sub-brand has a horse as its logo?

16. Which famous company owns Royal Enfield motors, manufacturers of Enfield Bullet motorcycles in India?

17. Which of the following agencies plans to build a nationalwide grid of supercomputers called I-Grid?

18. Name the satellites launched by NASA to investigate the earth's gravity ?

19. The south Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange Conference was held at which of the following places ?

20. Name the company planing to introduce Genetacially Modified Mustard seeds in India?

1. The biggest texttile fair of Asia known as Hemitextile was held in

2. Name the first internet company to figure in annual fortune 500 :

3. Name the first American president eho modelled for Van Huesan Shirts:

4. Name the first bank to launch a card especially for doctors in india :

5. "Smooth as Silk" is a punchline used by _________ airline :

6. Bob and Gordon resigned from Fairchild Semiconductor and formed a venture which they eventually renamed after getting the rights for the same from a company that had a seven-letter name, the last two of which are 'c' and 'o'. Which are the first five ?

7. Which 76-yearold billionaire recently married long-time companion Astrid Menks?

8. Which RPG group company's base line is 'Born Tough'?

9. Author: Seth Godin; base line: 'Transform Your Business By Being Remarkable.' What's the two-word title?

10. This company has announced that it would shortly launch a personal digital media player for kids called the Mix Max?

11. Which two companies have formed a research and colaboration alliance to develop patented drugs?

12. Oberon , Titania , Arial , Umbrial and Miranda are the five chief satellites of which planet ?

13. The full form of TRAI is :

14. Excise Duty on a commodity is payablw eith reference to its

15. Who wrote the book " Songs of Distant Earth " ?

16. What does the Greek word "Heureka" mean ?

17. During World War II , who was Nazi Germany's " Reichsfuehrer " ?

18. Name the author of " The Great Indian Novel " ?

19. What is the " String Theory " also known as ?

20. 'World Economic Outlook' is published by

1. Who has authored the book "Beyond the Last Blue Mountain"

2. Who among the following has founded the organisation " World Economic Forum" ?

3. Name the parle brand that takes Britannia's 50-50 biscuits :

4. Name the trade organisation founded by G.D. Birla and purshottam Thakur in 1927 :

5. Name the car brand of GM named after the founder of Detroit

6. FiFi awards are given in ______________ industry :

7. In which year the first Insurance company " The Calcutta Insurance" was established in India?

8. Trago. That's the name of a large size truck launched by which automaker? Choose the right option:

9. Which airline has two ‘a’’s in their logo?

10. Who is the managing director of IMF?

11. Two companies merged in 1999 to form what's today Jones Lang LaSalle. One of them had its origins in an organisation formed by Richard Winstanley, who established business as an auctioneer, in 1783. That organisation was known as Jones Lang ….. before its merger with LaSalle Partners in 1999. Fill up the blank

12. Canaan Partners and which other company invested last month in BharatMatrimony?

13. Which group recently acquired Egyptian hair care brand Fiancée?

14. Whose ticker symbol on NYSE is ACN?

15. Where is SAARC secreteriat situated ?

16. The "IC" chip used in computers is made of

17. The Book" The kargil Conflict 1999 - Separating Fact from Fiction" is written by:

18. China becomes the third country after Russia and the US to send a man into orbit in their own space vechile. The chosen "taikonaut" is

19. "The World's News Leader " is caption of which news channel ?

20. "Chaebols" are big corporations in which country?

1. AFP is the news agency of

2. Which of the following represents the year in which Alexander invaded India?

3. In which of the following year did UN come into existence ?

4. Khyber Pass is in

5. The first Secretary-General of the UnitedNations was

6. In which state is Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary located?

7. Wherever you gp our network follows is the punch line of

8. Which country has banned the word "E-mail" from all goverment publications and websites and replaced it by "Courriel" ?

9. "Because you deserve to know" is the punchline used by

10. Petoleum Prices, in the world are determined by

11. In which of the following constitutional documents did the British Government, for the first time, officially lay down as the goal of constitutional development in India not only Dominion Status but also Responsible Government?

12. Which of the following territories of India was/were invaded by China on November 19, 1962?

13. When were the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established?

14. Which of the following events caused the parting of ways by the Moderates and the Radicals in the Congress for good?

15. The biggest underground coal mine in India, fully mechanised, is at

16. India's first Asset Reconstruction Company's road map was prepared by:

17. Which of the following country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation?

18. 'Diva' a specially ! ! designed women's international credit card has been launched by:

19. Richard Grasso is the head of:

20. 'Indiva' is the multipurpose vehicle, launched by____at the international motorshow in Geneva.

1. Nokia Corporation, the leading mobile phone makers is a___based company.

2. ICENET is the network connecting the offices of the:

3. Geographical Information System Software known as 'Gram Chitra' was unveiled by:

4. The Kofi Annan Institute for IT Excellence, has been set by India at____:

5. The first hydel project in Andaman and Nicobar islands has been commissioned by:

6. Hindustan Organic Chemicals limited (HOCL), which is engaged in the manufacture of pesticides in India, is located at

7. At which of the following places is HCUs (Hindustan Copper Limited) operating unit not situated?

8. The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by

9. The theory of economic drain of India during British Imperialism was propounded by

10. In an agricultural country like India, irrigation has always formed an important branch of administration. Who, amongst the following Governors-General, was the first to initiate a new policy for execution of extensive irrigation schemes?

11. Southern Railway is headquartered at

12. First ministerial meeting of WTO took place at

13. The first Chief Election Commissioner of india was

14. Identify the correct match

15. Mounta Etna is a famous volcano located in

16. Suvidha Fixed Deposit scheme was launched by which bank

17. National Pension Bima Yojana has been launched by

18. Who is not a well known well Indian fashion designer?

19. The person closely associated with the leading company ITC Ltd is

20. K.L.M Royal Airlines belonngs to

1. Which company uses the adline "Knowing is Everything"

2. Makers of which tyres sponsored Indian racing ace Narian Karthikeyan in his debut at F1

3. Which Petroleum company has introduced an improved quality petrol called "Speed" ?

4. The largest public undertaking in India is

5. The gas leak at which company's plant in Bhopal had caused an environments disaster?

6. Tungabhadra Sanctuary is located at

7. What is the approximation length of indian Coastlines?

8. Reserve Bank of India is headquatered at

9. Jana Gana Mana, was accepted as the National Anthem of India by the Constituent Assembly of Indian in

10. The person who has climbed Mount Everest the most - 12 times is

11. Smart Kid Insurance policy has been launched for students by:

12. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of Central Electricity Authority:

13. The chief architect of Ganga Action Plan, an environmentalist and recipient of various awards died recently. Name him.

14. CBE-2002 a NATO exercise by Canada, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, UK and US was launched in____, for NATO peace programme.

15. 'Orange Prize' is given in the field of:

16. Which State, according to 2001 Census, had more females than males?

17. Which of the following States, according to 2001 Census, has the largest concentration of Scheduled Tribes population?

18. Which of the following States, according to 2001 Census, has the largest concentration of Scheduled Castes population?

19. The population of all the countries of the world, except six, is less than the population of one of the States of India. This State is

20. In India, iron and steel industry made its beginning in 1870. The first factory was set up at

1. Which Indian state has its maximum area under the forest cover?

2. Who is the founder of the World Economic Forum ?

3. Who among the following is the author of Meghdoot?

4. How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha ?

5. Which of the following rays is NOT harmful ?

6. Ayush Ayurvedic health and beauty care products were launched by

7. Whose last reported words were "Don't worry. Relax!" ?

8. Which is India's largest Mutual Fund Organisation?

9. Which major US retail Chains has filed for Bankruptcy?

10. Which is the supersonic anti-ship cruise missile that has been sucessfully test-fired by india from a warship in the Bay of Bengal ?

11. ASEAN was set up in the year:

12.India's first commercially manufactured sports car is:

13. The Hindustan Shipyard Limited is located at

14. National Ship Design and Research Centre, a premier national institution, is located at

15. Garuda is the name of airlines of which country?

16. The Airports Authority of India was formed in

17. When was the Oil and Natural Gas Commission set up?

18. Oil refineries are located in all of the following States, except

19. Who is the chairman of United Breweries

20. Which company is running US-95?

1. The slogan "Everyone's invited" is associtaed with which Korean Company ?

2. Soft drink brand "Fanta" is owned by

3. "Pure for Sure" Campaign has been launched by

4. Parx, an apparel is from

5. In radio transmission , what does FM stands for ?

6. Who is considered as "The Father of Genetics" ?

7. Bhakhra Nangal dam is built over

8. Between Hope and History , is a work of

9. What percentage of the world area is occupied by india ?

10. GATT came into existence by india ?

11. Which among the following is the world's smallest republic ?

12. In which State of India is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission located?

13. The total population of India on the basis of 2001 Census was nearest to the figure of

14. When will the next Census be held?

15. According to the 2001 Census, which of the following States had the highest density of population per sq km?

16. According to 2001 Census, which of the following States had the lowest density of population per sq. km?

17. The total population of males, according to the 2001 Census, was nearly

18. Name the manufacturer of Onida brand of TV

19. "Treat Yourself well, everyday" is a tagline of

20. Which company has launched "Fair & Lovely" ?

1. The slogan "Everyone's invited" is associtaed with which Korean Company ?

2. What does the acronym CTBT stand for?

3. Which companyis associated with the campaign - what's your Moto?

4. Which soft drink company owns the brand Mountain Dew in India

5. Which news paper has the motto journalism of courage?

6. Vyas Samman is given by

7. Which party was founded by Subhash Bose in 1939 , after he broke away from the congress ?