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