Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)

G.K. Material Grand Final

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CURRENT AFFAIRS 1. Classical Singer, Bharat Ratna awardee, who died recently at the age of 88 ? a) Pandit Bhinsen Joshi c) Pandit Badruddin b) Pandit Chaurisya Prasad d) None of these

2. Name the National Communal Harmony Award winnera) Ravi Kumar Yadav c) Acharya Vinod Muni b) Acharya Lokesh Muni d) None of these

3. 26th sub-junior and junior National athletics championships held ata) Delhi c) Chennai b) Mumbai d) Bangalore

4. Name the SEBIs next Chairman a) D Subbarao c) UK Sinha b) Vishwant Sinha d) PK Sinha

5. The new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation succeeding Ashwani Kumar? a) Amar Pratap Singh c) Kumar Ramesh b) Prashant Singh d) None of these

6. The 290-km range supersonic cruise missile test-fired by India -

a) BrahMos c) Agni

b) Prithvi d) None of these

7. Name the womens tennis Player of the Year -2010a) Kim Clijsters c) Serena Williams b) Venus Williams d) None of these

8. January 25 is celebrated as which day? a) National Voters Day c) National Labours day b) National Plantation Day d) None of these

9. Seven agreements including five in the area of nuclear energy, to pave the way for more intensive cooperation in this sector on 6th December, 2010 was signed betweena) India and Japan c) India and France b) India and Russia d) Japan and France

10. Name the gold winner in the over 81kg weight category of the Monnet 11th senior womens boxing championship at the Lulu International Convention Centre-

a) J.C Gupta c) K.C. Lekha

b) P.L Narain d) Vinod Gupta

11. The country which has been awarded the rights to host the 2012 Asia Cup Cricket?

a) Pakistan c) Sri Lanka

b) Australia d) Bangladesh.

12. The head of the planning for military operations of Al-Qaeda against the West? a) Ilhas Tayyab c) Ilyas Kashmiri b) Mohd Yunus d) None of these

13. Indias most popular bank for 2010a) HDFC Bank c) SBI b) ICICI Bank d) RBS

14. The countries which signed 30 agreements on December 21, 2010, including on oil and gas sector and pacts on nuclear energy, defence and space cooperationa) India and Russia c) Russia and Australia b) India and Japan d) France and US

15. The first animal tamed by human being-

a) Dog c) Cat

b) Horse d) Bull

16. FERA replaced by

a) FEMA c) FEDA

b) FECA d) None of these

17. The country which recently banned newspapers, publishers and website-owners from using foreign words a) China c)Afghanistan b) Pakistan d)None of these

18. The country which conducted successful experiments of fastest Train of World on 4 December, 2010a) USA c) China b)UK d)France

19. The country which trained an elite police force in Bangladesh, accused of extrajudicial killings and human rights violations, according to WikiLeaks? a) Britain c) Canada b) USA d) None of these

20. Who has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Jyoti Award? a) K.V. Raman c) T L Sharma b) C V Raghu d) None of these

21. The Player of the series award for the ODI cricket series between India and New Zealand held in 2010a) Gautam Gambhir c) V Sehwag b) MS Dhoni d) None of these

22. Former President of which Asian country was denied a visa on December 2, 2010a) Pakistan c)Afghanistan b) India d)Sri Lanka

23. Name the Indian Sportsperson who signed a 26-crore deal with worlds 3rd largest spirit maker UB group? a) Sachin Tendulkar c) Gautam Gambhir b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni d) None of these

24. The country which won the Davis Cup tennis for the first time in its history beating France in the final a) Serbia c) Japan b) Germany d) Mexico

25. France will be constructing two 1650 MW nuclear power reactors in India. The nuclear reactors are to be constructed in which Indian state? a) Gujarat c) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra d)Karnataka

26. The worlds most expensive illustrated book, which has been sold for a record price of 7.3 million pounds ($11.5 million) a) 1000 chickens and an Egg b) Birds of America c) Kill Bill d) None of these

27. Corporate lobbyist who was questioned by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for her firms alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation case? a) Nira Radia c) Tabussam b) Fazia Nadia d) None of these

28. The film which won the Golden Peacock award for the best film in the 41st International film festival (IFFI) in Goa? a) Moner Manush c) Koshto Fani b) Galib Jabo d) None of these

29. Iranian filmmaker ,sentenced for six years in jail and barred from directing and producing movies for the next 20-yearsa) Musaed Kampni c) Valin Pusati b) Jafar Panahi d) None of these

30. New party leader of Vietnama) Nguyen Phu Trong c) Kolki Tong b) Syuyen Phu d) None of these

Answer Key Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Answer A B D C A A A A C C D C A B A A A C A A A A B A B B A A A A

GENERAL AWARENESS 1.Who was first to reach the South Pole? A. Rear Admiral B. Capt. Amundsen C. Capt. R. E. Scett D.Sir Edmund Hillary 2. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for: A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962 B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962 C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962 D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962 3. Arcelor, a company acquired by Mittal steel, was formed by merger of which of the following three steel companies? A. Arcel, Arecalia and Usinor B. Arbed, Aceralia and Usinor C. Arcel, Acer and Lucinor D. None of the above 4. Negative inflation is also called: A. Deflation B. Disinflation C. Both D. None of the above

5. The co-founders of Google are: A. Sergey Brin & Eric Schmidt B. Larry Page & Eric Schmidt C. Sergey Brin & Larry Page D. Shirley M tilghman & Eric Schmidt

6. Which country is popularly called The Land of the Maple Leaf? A. Canada B. Ireland C. England D. France

7. Which of the treaty was signed amongst the European nations for entering into the monetary union? A. Treaty of Nice B. Treaty of Versailles C. Maastricht Treaty D. Treaty of Paris.

8. Which of the following Indian ports is a private port? A. Bedi Bunder B. Navlakhi C. Ratnagiri D. Pipavav

9. Which is the longest running English language TV cartoon in history, first launched by Warner Brothers in 1969 exclusively for television, and is now popular fare on the Cartoon Network? A. Scooby Doo B. Tom and Jerry C. Popeye D. Johnny Bravo 10. Bio-diesel is extracted from the following plant: A. Hibiscus B. Aloe Vera C. Jatropha D. Chamomile 11. What is Ekistics? A. The water sports related study B. The science of Body Mass C. The art of card tricks D. The science of human settlements

12. What is Red Herring in an IPO? A. Prospectus B. Submission of Form C. Funds Generated during IPO D. Minimum Offer per Share

13. Who declares the "Credit Policy" of India? A. The Finance Ministry B. Reserve Bank of India C. The Commerce Ministry D. The Indian Bank's Association 14. As a practice, all major states capitals have offices of Reserve Bank of India with only one exception. Which city of India has an office of RBI without being a state capital? A. Pune B. Allahabad C. Baroda D. Nagpur 15. Which is the largest landlocked country in the world? A. Switzerland B. China C. Kazakhstan D. Mongolia 16. The Black Box of an aircraft is an important part as all the conversations and data are recorded therein. Although it is named black box, but its color is not black. What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane? A. Brown B. Yellow B. Red D. Orange

17. At what frequency SENSEX calculation is carried out? A. Every half an hour B. Every hour C. Real time D. Six times a day. 18. Who killed US President Abraham Lincoln? A. Lee Harvey Oswald B. John Hinckley C. John Wilkes Booth D. Michael Schiavo 19. What is the height of the proposed Burj Tower in Dubai? A. 400 metres B.520 metres C.600 metres D. 800 metres 20. Which Apollo mission landed the first humans on the Moon? A. Apollo 7 B. Apollo 9 C. Apollo 11 D. Apollo 13

21. What is the International Air Transport Association airport code for Heathrow Airport? A. HRW B. HTR C. LHR D. LHW

22. Which event from the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held at Lord's Cricket Ground? A. Archery B. Fencing C. Handball D. Shooting 23. Who is the only British Prime Minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature? A. Anthony Eden B. Clement Attlee C. Harold Macmillan D. Sir Winston Churchill 24. Aerolite is another name for what? A. Coal B. Coke C. Lava D. Meteorite 25. The term Uruguay Round is associated with an important world organization. Which one? A. UNDP B. GATT C. WTO D. World Bank

26. El Nino is A. A Sea storm B. A warm ocean current C. A tropical disturbance D. Another name of typhoon 27. Garampani sanctuary is located at A. Junagarh, Gujarat B. Diphu, Assam C. Kohima, Nagaland D. Gangtok, Sikkim

28. Friction can be reduced by changing from A. sliding to rolling B. rolling to sliding C. potential energy to kinetic energy D. dynamic to static

29. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following regions? A. Taoism B. Judaism C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion) D. Shintoism

30. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influenced by A. Troposphere B. Ionosphere C. Exosphere D. Thermosphere 31. Starbucks, the coffee chain retailers name is inspired from which book? A. The Scarlet Letter B. Mobydick C. Uncle Toms Cabin D. None of the above 32. Zapak Digital Entertainment (a gaming venture) belongs to which business group? A. UTV B. Balaji Telefilm C. Zee TV D. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises 33. Eugenics is the study of A. altering human beings by changing their genetic components B. people of European origin C. different races of mankind D. genetic of plants

34. Fathometer is used to measure A. Earthquakes C. Ocean depth B. Rainfall D.Sound intensity

35. Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in A. Increased height B. Retarded growth C. Weakening of bones D. None of the above

Answers
Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Answer B A B A C A C D A C D A B D C D C C D C C A D D B B B A C B B D A C A