7

The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	Who led the "Ocean to Sky" expedition that travelled along the Ganga (Ganges) river to its source?
(1)	Sir Edmund Hillary
(2)	Tenzing Norgay
(3)	Chris Bonington
(4)	Doug Scott
2.	Hero Global is a venture promoted by the Munjal group
(1)	to market Hero Honda two wheelers in the overseas market.
(2)	to sell Hero bicycles in the overseas market.
(3)	to build a automobile design lab of international repute.
(4)	to set up company owned dealer network in India.
3.	J. D. Power is a name associated with
(1)	an independent power producing company in New Delhi.
(2)	a power plant equipment manufacturing company.
(3)	a automotive battery manufacturing company.
(4)	an automobile customer survey organization.
4.	What does ICANN stand for?
(1)	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers
(2)	International Center for Agro Nutrients & Nourishment
(3)	Indian Council for Algorithm, Numbers & Notions.
(4)	International council for Approved Names & Numbers.
5.	"Connecting People," is the by line of which company
(1)	Philips
(2)	Motorola
(3)	Ericsson
(4)	Nokia
6.	Which founding father pioneered the idea of a national bank?
(1)	Hamilton
(2)	Jefferson
(3)	Washington
(4)	Adams
7.	Who was Karl Marx's main collaborator on his famous works?
(1)	V I Lenin
(2)	Max Weber
(3)	Fredrick Engles
(4)	Joseph Stalin
8.	Which of the following foreign partner / collaborator pair is not correct?
(1)	HTA; J.Walter Thomson
(2)	Chaitra; Leo Burnett
(3)	O & M; WPP Group
(4)	Mudra; DMB&B
9.	Hewlett Packard, the famous Computer company is named after
(1)	Its promoters, Hewlett and Packard
(2)	The city in which they commenced their operation initially
(3)	The street in which their first office was located.
(4)	None of these
10.	Who's 'curve' did President Reagan use as the basis for his 'Trickle Down' economic policy?
(1)	Keynes
(2)	Ricardo
(3)	Laffer
(4)	Smith

Answer Key
(1)	1		(6)	1
(2)	3		(7)	3
(3)	4		(8)	4
(4)	1		(9)	1
(5)	4		(10)	3

6

The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	Which billionaire businessman has been elected Mayor of New York, replacing the popular Rudy Giuliani?
(1)	William Clay Ford
(2)	Larry Ellison
(3)	James Walton
(4)	Michael Bloomberg
2.	Which insurance company, launched recently in India, will be using Snoopy from the cartoon series Peanuts in its advertising?
(1)	Aviva
(2)	HDFC Standard
(3)	MetLife
(4)	Sun Life
3.	Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?
(1)	Finland
(2)	Sweden
(3)	Switzerland
(4)	Denmark
4.	'One world. One family. One festival' - is the slogan used in advertising
(1)	Chinese New year
(2)	Hong Kong's annual shopping festival
(3)	Dubai's shopping festival
(4)	None of these
5.	Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?
(1)	Nokia
(2)	Intel
(3)	Motorola
(4)	Texas Instruments
6.	Who is the famous author of the book What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School?
(1)	Stephen R Covey
(2)	Mack McCormak
(3)	John Love
(4)	None of these
7.	Who is the RBI governor?
(1)	Venkatraman
(2)	Brijesh Mishra
(3)	Ranjith Sau
(4)	Bimal Jalan
8.	Who is the Vice President of United States?
(1)	Al Gore
(2)	Rumsfeld
(3)	Powell
(4)	Cheney
9.	Which is the leading international audit firm that is facing serious charges on account of lapse in accounting practices?
(1)	Ferguson
(2)	PWH
(3)	Arthur Andersen
(4)	KPMG
10.	Which family owns the Hero group of companies?
(1)	Munjals
(2)	Mansingh
(3)	Firodias
(4)	Hindujas

Answer Key
(1)	4		(6)	2
(2)	3		(7)	4
(3)	2		(8)	4
(4)	3		(9)	3
(5)	4		(10)	1

5

The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being marketed by HPCL?
(1)	Power
(2)	Premium
(3)	Speed
(4)	Clean X
2.	Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai and Delhi?
(1)	Dolphin
(2)	Swarna
(3)	Garuda
(4)	Seema
3.	To which business group did the Ambanis of Reliance Group sell their holding in Larsen & Toubro?
(1)	RP Goenkas
(2)	A V Birla
(3)	Kanorias
(4)	Mittals
4.	Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo.
(1)	ICICI Credit cards
(2)	Parket Beta
(3)	Maruti Versa
(4)	All of these.
5.	What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India?
(1)	Accord
(2)	Jupiter
(3)	C Planet
(4)	Camry
6.	With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan ‘Think Different’?
(1)	Apple
(2)	IBM
(3)	Wipro
(4)	None of these
7.	Which country is the company Nestle head quartered?
(1)	Sweden
(2)	Switzerland
(3)	The Netherlands
(4)	Luxemburg
8.	What is the brand name of the range of shoes and apparel for children under the age of five, that Reebok plans to introduce shortly?
(1)	Weebok
(2)	Kids
(3)	Kidsport
(4)	Tyke
9.	Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia?
(1)	Danone
(2)	Heinz
(3)	Frito Lays
(4)	Schweppes
10.	Who is the chairperson of Bharti Group?
(1)	Raj Mittal
(2)	Alok Mittal
(3)	Sunil Mittal
(4)	Ramen Mittal

Answer Key
(1)	1		(6)	1
(2)	3		(7)	2
(3)	2		(8)	1
(4)	3		(9)	1
(5)	4		(10)	3

4

The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain - TLD) .com introduced?
(1)	1989
(2)	1985
(3)	1994
(4)	1991
2.	Who is the prime minister of Israel?
(1)	Benajamin Netanyahu
(2)	Ariel Sharon
(3)	Shaul Mofaz
(4)	Goldamyer
3.	What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?
(1)	They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.
(2)	It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.
(3)	It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's image on it.
(4)	None of these
4.	Which brand had the highest number of Web searches in 2001?
(1)	Google
(2)	Marlboro
(3)	Intel
(4)	Play Station 2
5.	What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
(1)	They were all former Presidents of Argentina.
(2)	They are the dreaded drug lords of South America
(3)	They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.
(4)	None of these
6.	The video games X box is a product of
(1)	Sega
(2)	Sony
(3)	Intel
(4)	Microsoft
7.	It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001.
(1)	Melissa
(2)	Code Red
(3)	C-Brain
(4)	Major Domo
8.	What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
(1)	Extended product
(2)	Extra Pampering
(3)	Experience
(4)	Entry level product
9.	Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy amidst widespread clouds of scandal?
(1)	Guillani Giovanni
(2)	Joe Pacci
(3)	Antonio Machiaveli
(4)	Silvio Berusconi
10.	Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
(1)	Swarna
(2)	Dolphin
(3)	Speed
(4)	Vayu

Answer Key
(1)	2		(6)	4
(2)	2		(7)	2
(3)	2		(8)	3
(4)	4		(9)	4
(5)	1		(10)	2

3

The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries
(1)	Kalyani Black Label
(2)	Blue Riband
(3)	McDowells
(4)	Bagpiper
2.	Amtrex air conditioners has a technical collaboration with
(1)	Sanyo
(2)	Mitsubishi
(3)	Hitachi
(4)	Carrier
3.	Marlboro Cigarette is owned by
(1)	ITC
(2)	Godfrey-Philips
(3)	Philip Morris
(4)	British American Tobacco
4.	Who is the CEO of Microsoft?
(1)	Bill Gates
(2)	Paul Allen
(3)	Larry Ellison
(4)	Steve Ballnes
5.	One of the following is not an Insurance Company
(1)	ICICI Prudential
(2)	HDFC Natwest
(3)	OM Kotak Mahindra
(4)	Birla Sun Life
6.	What is the currency of Portugal?
(1)	Escudo
(2)	Guilder
(3)	Mark
(4)	Schilling
7.	One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector
(1)	Suresh Krishna
(2)	Venu Srinivasan
(3)	Anand Mahindra
(4)	Venugopal Dhoot
8.	One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration
(1)	BPL
(2)	Thermax
(3)	Lloyd
(4)	Carrier Aircon
9.	How many countries are a part of the European union?
(1)	18
(2)	15
(3)	21
(4)	12
10.	Who is the attorney general of United States of America?
(1)	Ashcroft
(2)	Powell
(3)	Rumsfeld
(4)	Cheney

Answer Key
(1)	4		(6)	1
(2)	3		(7)	4
(3)	3		(8)	3
(4)	4		(9)	2
(5)	2		(10)	1

2

The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	All of the following are constituents of RNA molecule except
(1)	Adenine
(2)	Guanine
(3)	Thymine
(4)	Uracil
2.	The father of modern biology is
(1)	Aristotle
(2)	Darwin
(3)	Mendel
(4)	Vesalius
3.	Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
(1)	Coriander
(2)	Mustard
(3)	Cumin
(4)	Fenugreek
4.	The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called
(1)	sublimation point
(2)	distillation point
(3)	triple point
(4)	melting point
5.	Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?
(1)	Quartz
(2)	Silica
(3)	Graphite
(4)	Nickel
6.	The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at
(1)	The North Pole
(2)	The South Pole
(3)	The Equator
(4)	The center of the Earth
7.	Earth quake waves travel fastest in
(1)	Soil
(2)	Molten rock
(3)	Water
(4)	Flexible rock
8.	The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called
(1)	Angle of dip
(2)	Angle of declination
(3)	Angle of inclination
(4)	None of the above
9.	What is the currency of Mexico?
(1)	Lira
(2)	Peso
(3)	Mexican dollars
(4)	Krones
10.	The Essar group of companies has been promoted by
(1)	Ruias
(2)	Ambanis
(3)	Goenkas
(4)	Kanorias

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	4
(2)	1		(7)	3
(3)	4		(8)	2
(4)	3		(9)	2
(5)	3		(10)	1

1

The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	In the case of a test tube baby
(1)	Fertilization takes place inside the test tube
(2)	Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube
(3)	Fertilization takes place outside the mother's body
(4)	Unfertilized egg develops inside the test tube
2.	Who elects the President of India?
(1)	Lok Sabha
(2)	Rajya Sabha
(3)	People of India
(4)	Parliament and State Assemblies
3.	The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the
(1)	First Amendment
(2)	Tenth Amendment
(3)	Thirty-second Amendment
(4)	Forty-second Amendment
4.	The speed of light will be minimum while passing through
(1)	glass
(2)	vacuum
(3)	air
(4)	water
5.	The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is
(1)	50 mn years
(2)	100 mn years
(3)	250 mn years
(4)	365 mn years
6.	The oldest monarchy in the world is that of
(1)	Nepal
(2)	U K
(3)	Spain
(4)	Japan
7.	The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of
(1)	only elected members of both Housed of Parliament
(2)	only Rajya Sabha members
(3)	all members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies
(4)	all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
8.	In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
(1)	Nagaland
(2)	Goa
(3)	Himachal Pradesh
(4)	Arunachal Pradesh
9.	Where did Buddha die?
(1)	Lumbini
(2)	Kusinagara
(3)	Pavapuri
(4)	Magadha
10.	What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Civilization?
(1)	Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.
(2)	"Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
(3)	The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age was on religion.
(4)	Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no hard and fast rules about violence.

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	4
(2)	4		(7)	4
(3)	4		(8)	2
(4)	1		(9)	2
(5)	3		(10)	1