BUSINESS GK TEST NOVEMBER TEST - 1 TEST - 2 ARCHIVES  
Q1. ‘Swiss made since 1848’ is the tagline of
  1. Omega 2. Citizen
  3. Casio 4. Bulova
             
Q2. Milan city is famous for
  1. Jewellery Fair 2. Fashion shows
  3. Trade Fair 4. Diamond Fair
             
Q3. What is New York stock exchange better known as ?
  1. Wall street 2. Baker Street
  3. Fleet Street 4. Writers’ Street
             
Q4. Parliament has passed the SBI (Amendment) Bill-2010 which Changes the minimum level of share of the government in SBI’s equity …………
  1. From 51% to 55% 2. From 65% to 67%
  3. From 70% to 75% 4. From 74% to 78%
             
Q5. Government is going to divest 5% of its stake in ONGC which will reduce government’s share holding in ONGC to…………..
  1. 69.14% 2. 65.14%
  3. 79.14% 4. 55.14%
             
Q6. Which company in September 2010 announced to buy stakes in Australian shale gas assets from Norwest Energy NL?
  1. BPCL 2. NTPC
  3. BHEL 4. SAIL
             
Q7. Name the country with which India has signed a protocol to the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement that would enable the government get information about some of the wealth illegally stashed away in banks.
  1. Britain 2. US
  3. Switzerland 4. France
             
Q8. The first headquarters of Microsoft was established in 1975 was
  1. New York 2. Washington D.C.
  3. Albuquerque, New Mexico 4. Dallas, Texas
             
Q9. Which Hollywood actress is seen in the latest print advertisements of Omega watches
  1. Julia Roberts 2. Anne Hathaway
  3. Nicole Kidman 4. Sarah Jessica Parker
             
Q10. Paul Allen has announced that he has launched a raft of patent infringement lawsuits against some of the giants of the Internet search space, including Google, Apple, Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, YouTube  and AOL. He is the co-founder of
  1. Microsoft 2. Intel
  3. HP 4. HCL
             
Q11. Indian Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Lifetime Achievement Award has been bestowed on……….
  1. Ratan Tata 2. R. P. Goenka
  3. Indira Nooyi 4. Arundhati Roy
             
Q12. Which TV brand claims to have a ‘monolithic design’?
  1. Videocon d2h LCD 2. LG Infinia
  3. Panasonic Plasma 4. Sony Bravia
             
Q13. Turanor, a giant catamaran launched by the __________ Company Planet Solar, is planning to circumnavigate the globe simply by harnessing the power of the sun.
  1. German 2. French
  3. Russian 4. Swiss
             
Q14. In a surprise move and to the disappointment of taxpayers, the government recently deferred the implementation of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) by a year to _________ 2012, and sought to waive the preferential treatment to women in tax payment in the name of gender equity.
  1. Jan 1 2. Mar31
  3. Apr 1 4. Dec31
             
Q15. Indo-Israel chamber of commerce has honored an Indian industrialist as ‘Businessman of the Decade’. The honoured person is …………
  1. Anil Ambani 2. Azim Premji  
  3. Ratan Tata 4. Laxmi Mittal  
             
Q16. What percentage of government’s stake in domestic Shipping Company, Shipping Corporation of India has been planned to get divested?
  1. 10% 2. 20%
  3. 30% 4. 40%
             
Q17. Nutri Choice brand of are fibre biscuits belongs to which of the following companies?
  1. Britannia 2. ITC
  3. Parle 4. Priya Gold
             
Q18. India has launched satellite-based navigation system________.
  1. Gagan 2. Gomon
  3. Akash 4. Star
             
Q19. PMEAC’s Economic outlook 2010-11 forecasts 9% growth rate for Indian economy for the year………
  1. 2010-11 2. 2011-12
  3. 2012-13 4. 2013-14
             
Q20. India has signed an agreement on the nuclear fuel reprocessing arrangements with ……….
  1. USA 2. UK
  3. Brazil 4. France
             
Q21. State run NMDC Ltd. in September 2010 signed a shareholder’s agreement with Kopano Logistics Services to form a joint venture company in …………….
  1. America 2. South Africa
  3. Japan 4. Australia
             
Q22. Giving a clean chit to Sharad Pawar, the Bombay High Court said there was "nothing on record" to show that the Union minister had influenced the Maharashtra government's decision to exempt IPL matches from __________ .
  1. VAT 2. Entertainment Tax
  3. GST 4. DTC
             
Q23. Adani group has acquired an Australian Coal Asset in a cash and royalty deal worth…………
  1. 2.7 billion dollar 2. 3.7 billion dollar
  3. 4.7 billion dollar 4. 5.7 billion dollar
             
Q24. Tata Power Co. Ltd. in September 2010 bagged its fourth overseas power generation project, a 240 MW geothermal plant in ………….
  1. Indonesia 2. Malaysia
  3. China 4. Denmark
             
Q25. JK Tyre and Industries Ltd. took up an aggressive expansion plan to add 5 million car tyres from its new facility in ……….. to meet the growing demand from the automobile industry.
  1. Chennai 2. Hyderabad
  3. Ahmedabad 4. Jaipur
             
Q26. Which British Company made the UK’s first mobile call at a few minutes past midnight, on the 1st of January 1985?
  1. Seimens 2. Nokia
  3. Vodafone 4. Sony
             
Q27. Name the billionaire who has announced a $ 100-million grant to Human Rights Watch in a bid to transform it into a global organization.
  1. George Soros 2. Bill Gates
  3. Carlos Slim 4. Paul Allen
             
Q28. RBI has decided to release ‘Plastic Notes’ in circulation. The first such series to be circulated will be of ……….
  1. Rs. 2 notes 2. Rs. 5 notes
  3. Rs. 10 notes 4. Rs. 20 notes
             
Q29. Intel was founded in
  1. 1868 2. 1982
  3. 1968 4. 1992
             
Q30. Which country is the world's largest producer of hydroelectric power?
  1. China 2. US
  3. Japan 4. Korea
             
Q31. Apollo Tyres Ltd. has its headquarters in
  1. New Delhi 2. Amritsar
  3. Kolkata 4. Kochi
             
Q32. The government in September 2010 decided to limit the number of national commodity exchanges at …………… in order to foster sustained growth of the commodity futures market?
  1. 4 2. 6
  3. 7 4. 8
             
Q33. According to UNCTAD India would emerge as the third largest recipient of foreign direct investment for the three year period ending ________.
  1. 2011 2. 2012
  3. 2013 4. 2014
             
Q34. In a big boost to the disinvestment programme of the UPA-II Government, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry gave its green signal to the sale of government's stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), a move aimed at raising around __________ this fiscal.
  1. Rs 14,000 cr. 2. Rs 18,000 cr.
  3. Rs 24,000 cr. 4. Rs 30,000 cr.
             
Q35. The Reserve Bank of India in September 2010 gave its go ahead to ……………. to restructure the ballooning debt of the airline industry.
  1. State Bank of India 2. ICICI Bank
  3. Punjab National Bank 4. All of these
             
Q36. Which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold ?
  1. USA 2. Bangladesh
  3. Russia 4. India
             
Q37. Which of the following companies became India’s first listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover?
  1. Satyam 2. HCL
  3. Wipro 4. Infosys Technologies
             
Q38. Which company has taken over the beleaguered Satyam Computers?
  1. Tech Mahindra 2. Infosys
  3. Wipro 4. L&T
             
Q39. The Govt. of India has 2 budgets. One is the Union budget. The other is
  1. Defence Budget 2. Space Budget
  3. Railway Budget 4. Health Budget
             
Q40. Which oil company’s foundation was laid by selling sea shells to Victorian natural history enthusiasts, from a small shop in London in 1833?
  1. Gazprom 2. IOC
  3. Royal Dutch/Shell group 4. ONGC
             
             
     

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