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As we step into 4th year since launch (July 2009), Current Affairs Quiz wishesnear and dear ones a Happy and prosperous New Year 2013
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Where the Coastal Business Development Summit was held?
Mangalore, Karnataka
Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly?
QFI's - Qualified foreign investors
How much of share can a QFI company and QFI's put together hold a stake in Indian companies?
5% and 10%
Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electricity and petroleumproducts?
India and Pakistan
What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages?1800227575
Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer?
Manoj Jaiswal
Name the company which is set to enter into Laptop market with its dual-screen laptop U-Book.
NajmTek
Who has been appointed as COO of Titan Industries?
H.G.Raghunath
Which airways bagged best airline award?
Ethad Airways
Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves?
Kochi
Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves?China
Which mobile maker sold over 450 patents recently?Nokia
How many euro zone countries have S&P downgraded?9
Who is set to become Coal India Limited acting chairman?
Zohra Chatterji
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Which automobile major has plans to setup logistic hub in Bengal, India?
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
What bank account facility is set to be launched in India?
Bank Number Portability
Which type of IPO proposal is SEBI committee working on?
e-IPO
Name the nano's rival announced by Bajaj recently.
RE60
Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award?
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in India to manufacture acompact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport?
Ford India
Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation industry.
Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Policy 2011
Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo?
Scott Thompson
To protect consumers from unscrupulous jewelers which proposal has the government made
mandatory for gold?Hallmarking
Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER?
Vivek.K.Marla
Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India.
Pocket whiteboard
Which Person to Person messaging portal acquired 160by2.com recently?
way2sms.com
Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems?
Shahi Kapur
Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communications?Girish Varma
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Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft?
Internet Explorer 6
Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the state's school education
department.www.jkeducation.gov.in
What is the new product unveiled by Yahoo recently?
Search Direct
Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations?
Rafeeq Ahmed
Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets after 13 years?Vespa
Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oil and gasexploration?
Trinidad and Tobago
When is the Goods and Services Tax panel set to meet?
January 9th and 10th 2012
Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsung's South-WestAsia operations?B.D.Park
Name the world's first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahindra andMahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012.
HyAlfa
Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award.Hyundai Elantra
Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently.Philipp Hildebrand
Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buzzintown?Yatra online
How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious metals?
35
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What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011?
$10.11 billion
Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India?
5.9%
What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit?
$20,000
Which two companies have Intel tied-up to make the first smart phone running on intel chips?
Motorola Mobility and Lenovo
Which company has unveiled world's slimmest smartphone recently?
Huawei
At what value has Anti-virus maker AVG filled IPO?$125 million
Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012?
7.47%
Which company topped sensex weight list recently?Infosys
Which currency is world's most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index?Indian rupee
What is the rating retained by Moody's for France?
AAA rating
Which mobile operator is planning to file IPO in India?
Vodafone
Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia) by Adobe?
Kulmeet Bawa
What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar energy sector?
Rs.500 crore
Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries?
Singapore Government
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Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka from the present 71 to 100branches?Bank of Baroda
What is the export growth as of December 2011?6.7% at $25billion
Which electronic major is set to issue first overseas bond?
Samsung
Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act?
Wikipedia
Which service has airtel launched in Zambia?3.75G service
What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012?
$1 billion innovation fund
Which company is eyeing $1.5 billion IPO for cable business in Singapore?
RCOM
Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently.
Jerry Yang
Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in World Economic Forum?
Mahindra Satyam
To assist delivery of various public services through mobile phones what has the Governmentplanned to launch?
Mobile application store
Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like electricity andtelephone bills?
Itz Cash Card (Trust Card)
Who is set to head committee on power sector reforms?
Pullock Chatterjee
Name the world's first battery-free wireless mouse launched by Genius.
DX-ECO
Expand SOPA
Stop Online Piracy Act
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Protect IP Act
Who has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Properties Limited?
Pirojsha Godrej
Indian Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of?
ATF - Aviation Turbine Fuel
Name the new kind of train launched by China.
Magnetic train
Which auto-maker regained its title as the world's top-selling automaker in 2011?
General Motors
Who is appointed as COO of Intel?Brain Krzanich
Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal?
Raju Narisetti
Which company awaits major buy back to boost its stock value?RIL - Reliance Industries
Name the two back-end services firms that Kutch milk producers have set up.STAKAPVPCL - Shree Abdasa Taluka Krishi Avam Pashupala in Gujarat and Upaj
Producer Company limited in Dubai
Which country is set to join European Union in 2013?
Coratia
Name the social news service acquired by twitter recently.Summify
Who took over the role of co-CEO of Research in Motion?Thorsten Heins
What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine?6th position
What product has Hitachi decided to stop producing?
Television
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What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012?
5.5%
Which material is used by scientists to further reduce heat generated from computers?
Graphene - the thinnest material known to science
Which investment banking topped Indian deal maker in 2011?
Morgan Stanley
Who is the MD and head of investment banking at Morgan Stanley?
Aisha de Seqeira
What is the Standard and Poor's downgraded rating of France's sovereign wealth fund Caisse desDepots et Consignations?AA+ from AAA
Name the bike priced 1.17 lakh unveiled by bajaj recently.
KTM Duke 200
Which country posted first annual trade deficit since 1980?
Japan
What value of trade target has been fixed between India and Thailand?
$14 billion
Name Aircel's CMO who quit recently.
Rahul Saighal
What is the Fitchs downgraded rating of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Solvenia and Spain?
AA from AA+,BBB- from BBB,A- from A+,A from AA- and A from AA-
What is proposal from RBI with respect to currency notes of Rs.10 denomination?To introduce Plastic currency notes of Rs.10
Who is to be held responsible for fake notes in ATMs?Banks
Name the Premier of Australia's Victoria state who is all set to lead the largest-ever Australiantrade mission to India.
Ted Baillieu
Name the mobile brand launched by K.R.Mangalam Group.Chaze
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Which 3 countries have joined hand to avert European crisis damage to Asia?
India, Japan and South Korea
Name the Ex-Palm chief who quit HP recently.
Jon Rubinstein
What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Association?
4th rank
Name the Bajaj Pulsar model which is priced below Rs.1 lakh.
Bajaj Pulsar 200NS
What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB?
Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore
Tatas recently signed pact to open what cafes?Starbucks cafe
Name the device launched by Scosche's that disables mobile phone function while driving.
cellCONTROL
What is the composition of world's first magnetic soap produced?Iron-rich salts dissolved in water
Name the Managing Director of Hindustan Motors who resigned recently.Manoj Jha
Which company won India's biggest fighter deal for $10.4 billion?
France's Dassault Rafale
Who will succeed Sony's CEO Howard Stringer?
Kazuo Hirai
Name the luxury watch collection launched by Seiko Watch India at a price range of Rs.1-5 lakhper piece.Ananta
What value of overseas inflow was injected into Indian markets in January 2012?Rs.26,000 crore (US$5.08 billion)
Which guidelines have SEBI notified allowing companies to reduce promoter shareholdingthrough private placement?Institutional Placement Programme (IPP)
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Which company will acquire full control of UTV Software and Communications Ltd.?
US-based Walt Disney
What is the value of IPO filed by Facebook?
$5 billion
Expand SAR.
Specific Absorption Rate
Name the car model unveiled by Sahara Force India.
VJM05
What award was conferred to Amul Company in the manufacturing category recently?
Green Globe Foundation award
Who have been selected for the Bharat Vikas Rathna award by the All India BusinessDevelopment Association, New Delhi?C Basavegowda, President, Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central BankLtd.
Name the British energy minister who resigned recently.
Chris Huhne
Name the CEO of Micron Technology who died in a plane crash and who has been appointed asCEO?Steve Appleton and Mark Durcan
Which social networking site turned 8 recently?
Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Corporation Bank?
Amar Lal
Name the Managing Director of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Pvt. Ltd. who passedaway.T.V.Alexander
Name the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank who quit recently.Amitabh Chaturvedi
In which currency is India set to pay for 45% of Iran oil imports?
Rupee
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Who has been appointed as Chief executive Operations for China's Walmart?
Greg Foran
Which company renewed sponsorship deal with Indian hockey team?
Sahara
Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans?
Lady Gaga
What is S&P's downgraded rating of Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony?
BBB+ from A-
Where has the tyre maker Ceat planned to set up its plant investing upto Rs.250 crore?
Bangladesh
What percentage of the world's mangrove vegetation does India account for?3%
Which place in Tamil Nadu is all set to get 4th Science Park?
Coimbatore
What sum of amount is National Housing Bank set to receive from World Bank which wouldhelp in its refinancing programme?
$300 million (Rs.1,500 crore)
Name the newly elected President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI)?R.V.Kanoria
What sum of amount has Bank of England set to pump into economy?
50 billion pounds
Name the electronics retailer bought by Flipkart for $25 million.
Letsbuy
When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft?
February 29th 2012
Which company will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital pictureframes?
Eastman Kodak Co. (Kodak)
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Name the site launched by an Italian computer science professor who hopes it will be a challengeto the US technology giant Google.Volunia (www.volunia.com)
Which bank is set to launch India's first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF)?IDBI bank
Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman for India operations by Vodafone?
Analjit Singh
How many Italian banks S&P rating was downgraded recently?
34
Bearing whose image is South Africa set to launch bank notes?Nelson Mandela, first President of South Africa
Which company has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver digital content in Bengali for thewebsite bengali.yahoo.com?
Ananda Bazar Patrika
Which Asian country is ready to increase its participation to help solve EU debt crisis?
China
At what value has Bank of Japan set to expand its asset purchase programme?
10tn yen ($130 billion)
Where has JSW Energy planned to setup 450-600MW coal-fired plant?South Africa
Who has been appointed as the Managing Director for India and SAARC operations by McAfee?
Jagdish Mahapatra
With which US-based company did TTK Prestige Ltd. tie up recently?
World Kitchen
Name 3 dual-SIM Android smartphones unveiled by Samsung recently.
Galaxy Ace Duos, Galaxy Y Pro Duos and Galaxy Y Duos
What percentage is the planned road tax for vehicles across India?
6%
What is the new variant of Sumo launched by Tata Motors?Sumo Gold
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Where in Kerala a rail coach factory was approved by Union cabinet?
Palakkad coach factory
Name India's first tablet magazine launched by Times Internet Limited.
Tweek
Who is appointed as Managing director of Xerox for its India operations?
Rajat Jain
Who has been selected as CEO of Prasar Bharati?
Jawhar Sircar
In which country did Apple lose iPad copyright battle?
China
Which Brazilian auto parts manufacturer joined the Sahara Force India team as an officialpartner for the 2012 season?
Aethra
What is the new service launched by Barclays bank for transferring money from one account toany other account-holder in the UK?
Pingit
What is the record high of food production expected to exceed at the end of the Eleventh FiveYear Plan ending March 31st 2012?250 million tonnes
To which country's have Iran stopped oil exports?
Britain and France
Which PSU bank recently introduced account portability (transfer of account from one branchwith same account number) facility?Indian Bank
Who will launch the Sunday version of The Sun daily national newspaper published in Britain?Rupert Murdoch, Chairman, News Corporation
What is the salary limit where salaried employees will not be required to file income tax returnsfor assessment year 2012-13?
Rs.5 lakh
Which company has RIL joined to produce one lakh tonnes of butyl rubber a year in Jamnagar?SIBUR
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At what value Eurozone approved second bailout for Greece?
130 billion euros (172 billion dollars)
Which bank would give Rs.1,650 crore relief package for Kingfisher Airlines?
SBI
Which Dubai based telecom company has decided to shut India operations?
Etisalat
What place does India hold globally in terms of economic confidence index?
Fourth
With which US motorcycle firm has Hero MotoCorp signed a technology-sharing deal?
Erik Buell Racing
Name the freedom fighter whose Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI in India.Bhagat Singh
Name the service launched by Airtel to its mobile subscribers to make payment of utility bills,pay at merchant outlets and transfer money to another person in 300 cities in India.
Airtel Money
Which Indian vaccine manufacturer who has joined Emzor Pharma of Nigeria to help the countryfight polio? Name the vaccine for the protection against the disease.
Panacea Biotec, Polprotec
In which housing finance major did Citi sell its stake for Rs.9,327 crore?HDFC
Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com website.
Relatime News Search
Which company is Vedanta set to merge with Sesa Goa?
Sterlite
Where does Indias forex reserve stand for the week ended 17th February 2012?
$293.44 billion
Name the operating system launched by Black Berry-maker Research in Motion for its PlayBooktablet.
PlayBook OS 2.0
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Which country has been ranked as the world's richest country in the list compiled by USmagazine Forbes?Qatar
Name the Italian luxury brand which has entered into Indian market and opened its first store inMumbai.
Frette
Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watch movies andTV shows online.
BoxTV.com
Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera?
Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone
Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.Flyte
Which company signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 MW power to Bangladesh PowerDevelopment Board?
NTPC
What value of second bailout package did German parliament pass for Greece to help thecountry avoid a default?
130 billion euros ($174.4 billion)
Which company bagged Airtel's network deal for Maharashtra?Nokia Siemens
Who has been appointed as chairman of MindTree?
Subroto Bagchi
Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata
HDFC Red
Who resigned as PepsiCo India Foods CEO?
Varun Berry
Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobileusers that delivers content on science and related areas.
Science@Mobile
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Which 3 Indian companies topped the top 100 list of arms manufactures released bydisarmament watchdog SIPRI for 2012?HAL, BEL and Ordanance Factories Board (OFB)
Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for itswebsite for 5th time in last 10 years.
Kerala
Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?
Genelia D'souza
Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans totransfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank
Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith HarmonyAward at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali
To which company did Kodak sell its online photo services business, Kodak Gallery?
Shutterfly
Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination ofBluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station
Name the Global law firm which could open its office in India once the rules permit to do so.Baker and McKenzie
Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
Name India's first 3D dance film.
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)
Which company has bagged title sponsorship for Asia Cup 2012 for second consecutive year?
Micromax Informatics Limited
Name the Italian business school which in association with Luxury Connect of New Delhi wouldstart executive education programs in India with a special focus on luxury business.
SDA Bocconi School of Management
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Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country's first $2 billion (about Rs.10,000crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in India?Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial
With which South African firm did Tata Power enter in joint venture to develop power projectsin Africa?
Exxaro
Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Bo Shin Seo
Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?Shangai Electric
Which India's leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India's first
exchange to be listed?Multi Commodity Exchange
Which cholesterol lowering tablet has Ranbaxy Laboratories launched in 4 European countries -Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany?
Atorvastatin
Which car was launched by Tata Motors at the Geneva Motor Show which could deliver 100kilometers per litre of fuel (under battery only power)?
Tata Megapixel
Cachar Tea in Barak Valley of Assam is to be sold to which country?Bangladesh
Which western India University will start the Institute of International Studies?
M S University
HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group
After 3 and 1/2 years which US investment bank has announced its exit from bankruptcy?
Lehman Brothers
Who retained his title of being the world's richest Indian in Forbes magazine's annual list of theworld's richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
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Which Chinese subsidiary company took over Australia's Gloucester Coal miner in a multi-billion dollar deal?Yancoal
Name the BPO firm acquired by Mahindra Satyam for $27 million.vCustomer biz
Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?
K Venkataraman
Where in Europe the 82nd Edition of Motor Show 2012 is held?
Geneva
What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks, as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?4.75%
Where did Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata inaugurate the first classroom of Harvard BusinessSchool (HBS)?
Taj Lands End at Bandra suburb, Mumbai
At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit Greece?
$46.9 billion
Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?
New Town, Kolkata
Which state has recorded an increase in food grains production that touched 50.22 lakh tonnesduring Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana
Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business andfocus on the retail segment?Tata Capital
Which financial service will Nokia close in India?Nokia Money
Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?46th rank
Gujarat's which famous shawl got Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
Kutchi shawls
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Which 3rd biggest economy of euro zone confirmed it is under recession?
Italy
Where is the 12th Edition of India Fashion Forum 2012 set to begin?
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon
Celebrating 107th Foundation Day Corporation Bank recently launched what service to itscustomers?
CorpBank Application for android tablets and smartphones
Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?
Anshu Jain
Which agricultural university has successfully produced the world's first cloned pashmina goat?Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Which chipmaker is developing as (ITV) Internet-based TV service?
Intel
Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-13.
Dinesh Trivedi
Which company launched India's first CDMA Android tablet?
Reliance Communications
Which popular reference book will stop printing its famed 32-volume print edition and go
digital?Britanica Encyclopaedia
Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 - Asia's largest global convention on film media andentertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Which former tennis player resigned from the board of the Kingfisher Airlines?
Vijay Amritraj
Where was the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation 2012 inaugurated?
Aviation India 2012, Hyderabad
Expand - COAI
COAI - Cellular Operators Association of India
Expand - AUTSPI
AUTSPI - Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India
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What is the reduced interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident Fund?8.25%
What value of bailout fund did IMF approve for Greece recently?28 billion euro
What is the hiked service tax announced in the annual budget 2012-13 on mobile phone bills?
2%
What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU's and financial institutions during thenext fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?Rs.15,888 crore
What is the proposed lowered securities transaction tax on cash delivery transactions?
0.1%
Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?
P.H.Arvindh Pandian
From which tax will RBI be spared?
Wealth Tax
Which movement marked 6-month anniversary as over 200 protesters gathered in New York'sZuccotti Park?Occupy Wall Street
Name the Interactive smart television launched by Samsung for South-West Asian market.
ES8000 LED TV, 55-inch screen
Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
In which stock exchange has RCom filed IPO for Flag Telecom?
Singapore Stock Exchange
At what value and which company is United Parcel Service is set to buy?
TNT Express for $6.85 billion
As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?
JetKonnect
Expand - NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India
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Name the 6 Indian brands among world's 500 best brands as per global consultancy firm 'BrandFinance'.Tata, Airtel, State Bank of India, Reliance, Indian Oil Corporation and Infosys
Which Dubai-based airlines are open to investing in India as the Government is consideringallowing foreign airlines?
Emirates group
Which European nation was hit by 24-hour strike against austerity measures agreed by theGovernment in return for an international bailout?
Portugal
Expand - NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies
Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards - the Oscars of British Journalism?Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)
What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?
$500 million
64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)
At what swap ratio did Tech Mahindra buyout Mahindra Satyam?2:17
Name the company that launched Android tablet Ira costing Rs.4,000.
Wishtel
To which Asian country are Indian oil companies set to export petroleum products?
Pakistan
What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India from 1st April 2012?
3 months from the date of issue
What is the all-time high of Cardamom export during April-January fiscal?
3,900 tonnes valued at Rs.308.32 crore
Name the 3 state-run power companies from Gujarat which bagged gold and bronze shields atthe National Awards for Meritorious Performance in Power Sector.
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL), Gujarat Energy Transmission Company Ltd.
(GETCO) and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL)
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Where in Kenya oil has been discovered for the first time?
Ngamia-1 in Turkana County
What is the increased interest rate on small savings scheme such as PPF and NSC applicable
from 1st April 2012?PPF - 8.8% from 8.6% NSC - 8.9% from 8.7%
Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.
GAAR - General Anti-Avoidance Rules
Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb impressionas per RBI?Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker
Who has replaced Subhinder Singh Prem as Managing Director for Adidas Group India?
Claus Heckerott
Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various productsin Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?
Gujarat
Which 2 states in India has the production of rice doubled?Bihar and Jharkhand
Which IT and network technologies have planned to setup mobile communication systemdevelopment centre in India?
NEC Corporation
Which company's Indian mutual fund business would L&T Finance acquire?
Fidelity
Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?Kolkata's industry minister Partha Chatterjee
Which Sheffield based independent wholesale distributor of commercial vehicle parts andaccessories did TVS Group acquire?
Universal Components
Which magazine named N.R.Narayana Murthy among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs?
Fortune magazine
Name the Chinese President who is in India on a 2-day visit to participate in the BRICS summit2012.
Hu Jintao
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What value of funding has been approved by World Bank for the Rajasthan agriculturalcompetitiveness project in India?$109 million
With which Chinese company did Suzlon tie up to develop 800 MW of domestic andinternational projects over the next 3 years?
CGN Wind Energy Co.
To which company Sify Technologies Limited will sell its entire stake in MF Global SifySecurities India Pvt. Ltd.?
PhillipCapital Group, Singapore-based financial services company
Who is appointed as Wipro's banking head?
Rajan Kohli
What 2 agreements were signed by the development banks of BRICS countries to boost tradewithin BRICS nations?Providing credit facility in local currencies and Facilitating confirmation ofmultilateral
Letter of Credit
Name the Malaysian financial services group who would deploy the banking solution of TataConsultancy Services.AmBank
Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?Bathinda, Southwest Punjab
Name the company that Titan Energy has partnered with, to offer EPC services and solar powerproject development solutions.
Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Spain's Group Ortiz
Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?Itanagar
Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?Arunachal Pradesh
Who has been named president of Pay Pal unit to replace Scott Thompson?David Marcus
Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically by Union Minister ofState for Finance Namo Narain Meena.Syndicate Bank
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Which part of India has Scottish Development International has plans to setup office to promoteinvestment into Scotland and help domestic companies explore new export markets?South India (Chennai or Bangalore)
Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producingelectricity?
Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan
Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM's across 6 states?
Postal department
Which state's High Court has insisted that banks cannot freeze accounts nor stop services ofissuing cheque book or ATM facility where the account holder has not supplied KYC (KnowYour Customers) documents?Gujarat
Where is the World's first Virtual shopping store opened?
Korea
Who is named as HSBC's India CEO?
Stuart Milne
Which report did SEBI accept on listing of stock exchanges by holding 51% stake of bourseswith public?Bimal Jalan Committee recommendations on 'Review of Ownership and Governance ofMarket Infrastructure Institutions (MIIS)'
Who is named as India VP of CA Technologies?
Sunil Manglore
Name the CEO of BSE who will join Tata Group's holding company, Tata Sons and to head thegroup's business development.Madhu Kannan
Name the former Acer Chief Executive who was appointed as chief of Lenovo's operations inEurope, Middle East and Africa?
Gianfranco Lanci
At what value Air India's restructuring plan was approved by a group of 19 banks led by SBI?
18,000 crore
Which services Airtel is planning to launch in Kolkata in April 2012?4G services
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Name the chairman of the BSkyB satellite broadcaster who quit recently.
James Murdoch
Which education company bagged Rs.209 crore orders from Assam Government?
Educomp
Which company has offered its users virtual tour of world's top galleries?
Which 2 north Indian states will have pipeline connected oil terminals for supply of diesel, petroland kerosene?
Jammu and Himachal Pradesh
Which Asian country has issued tender to buy minimum of 30,000 tonnes of basmati rice fromIndia and Pakistan?
Iraq
Who donated 1 million Singapore Dollars to Indian Heritage Centre?
Founder of Singapore-based IT company Si2i Mobility B.K.Modi
Which bank has opened 16 Ultra Small branches in 16 locations in villages to cater to financialneeds of the rural populace?IDBI Bank
In which city in Kerala will Infosys setup its 2nd campus?Thiruvananthapuram
Which bank will set up 1-person micro branches to serve remote areas of the northeastern regionfinancially?
Indian Overseas Bank
Who has been signed up as brand ambassador of Toyota Kirloskar Motors?Virat Kohli
Where near Nagpur BHEL will setup a fabrication unit?Sakoli, Bhandara district
Name the '60 minutes' interviewer of CBS News who died recently.Mike Wallace
Which profit making units of PSU's could seek listing and raise funds from the capital market?
Subsidiaries of PSU's
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Rolls-Royce opened its largest Asia facility in which country?
Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore
Where in South India the campus of Direct Taxes Regional Training Institute (DTRTI) was
inaugurated by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee?Bangalore
Where does India stand in global ICT ranking as per the reports of World Economic Forum andthe business school, INSEAD?
69th rank
Name the car which bagged 2012 World Car Design of the Year Award.Range Rover Evoque
Which car won the 2012 World Performance Car of the Year award?
Porsche 911
Which South Indian state banned mobile phone in assembly?
Tamil Nadu
Name the '60 minutes' interviewer of CBS News who died recently.
Mike Wallace
Which group plans to set up 75 hotels in India in next 3 years taking the number from 15 to 90?
Accor Group
At what value did iGate accepted to delist Patni shares?Rs.520 per share
Which banks are now allowed by RBI to join electronic payment system?
All licensed banks, including urban co-operative, state co-operative and district co-
operative banks
What value of support was extended by NABARD to the state of Haryana during 2011-12?
Rs.5,091 crore
Which rank does Bangalore hold as preferred entrepreneurial locations worldwide?
9th rank
Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market?
Zee TV
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Which bill was approved to regulate Government purchases of above Rs.50 lakh through atransparent bidding process?Public Procurement Bill
Which country and at what percentage logged fastest exports growth in 2011 as per WTO report?India at 16%
Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened?
Una district
What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol?
Rs.20 and Rs.50 currency notes
Name the index on which NSE is set to launch derivative trade.FTSE 100 index
What percentage and value of US based Max New York Life Insurance was sold to MitsuiSumitomo Insurance (MSI)?
26% and Rs.2,731 crore
Which country replaced China as Iran's top oil client?
India
India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?
Pakistan
US-based Turner Broadcasting System, a Time Warner company has decided to shut whichHindi general entertainment channel in India?
Imagine TV
What value of equity infusion did Air India get spread over a period of 9 years?
Rs.30,000 crore
What percentage hike was allocated for Karnataka by Planning Commission for current fiscal2012-13 in the 12th Plan?10%
Which repayment transaction is now allowed by RBI electronically i.e. NEFT?Repayment of Loan EMI's
How many co-sponsors are against the Bill of outsourcing call centres in USA?
106 co-sponsors
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How much basis point did RBI cut key rates after 3 years?
50 basis points
Name the Master Card's President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US-India
Business Council?Ajay Banga
Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?
Dabur India
Who replaces Simon Leung chief executive of the greater China region of Microsoft?
Ralph Haupter
Name the Hockey players, star trio whom Jaypee Cements signed as its brand ambassadors.Sandeep Singh, Sardar Singh and Shivendra
Which company has taken initiative to provide logistics and multi-modal transportation in anintegrated manner to the remote areas of North-East region in India?
BHEL
How much basis points did RBI cut key rates after 3 years?
50 basis points
Name the Master Card's President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US-IndiaBusiness Council?Ajay Banga
Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?
Dabur India
Which Australian-based company pulled out one of its hedge funds from investing in Indianmarket?Macquarie
Which Indian retail chain will open its 100th outlet in Abu Dhabi?Lulu
What is the proposed long-term capital gain tax cut on investments made by private equity fundsinto shares of unlisted companies in India?
10%
Which country allowed import of basmati rice from India recently?China
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Which European nation has plunged back into recession in the 1st quarter of 2012?
Spain
What percentage of reduced VAT will Andhra Pradesh Government will levy on any level of
business turnover above Rs.7.5 lakh to the textile traders?1%
Which country's outlook was cut from stable to negative by Standard and Poor's?
India
Who is appointed as India president by Rolls-Royce?
Kishore Jayaraman
Which countries economy is in its 2nd recession since the financial crisis?Britain's economy
Name the scooter model launched by Italian scooter brand Vespa which has made a comebackafter over a decade in the Indian market.
Vespa LX125 priced at around Rs.70,000
Which process has been made mandatory for banks by RBI in case of Bank customers whochange jobs or locations?Allowing transfer of accounts from branch to branch within banks
Where in India joint venture of HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited worth Rs.21,500 crore wasformally inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?
Bhatinda, Punjab
Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012?
India and Japan
Name the personality who replaces Rajendra S Pawar as Nasscom chairman.TCS chief, N.Chandrashekaran
Who retained the crown as Britain's richest man?Lakshmi Mittal
Where was the India Investrade 2012 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata held?
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Which company bagged the contract for deploying Bharti Airtel's 4G network in Karnataka?
Huawei
Which quick service restaurant chain is planning to open 1,000 stores in India by 2015?
Subway
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Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in India?International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) SIM cards which will allow multiple mobilenumbers from different operators on a single SIM card
To help clear cane arrears of over Rs.10,000 crore which commodities exports has been let freeby Government of India recently?
Sugar
Which industry in India will celebrate 100 years of its existence in May 2013?
Indian Film Industry (May 3rd 1913 to May 3rd 2013)
When is Facebook (IPO) set to go public?May 18th 2012
When will the phased Basel III capital regulation in India be implemented as per RBI guidelines?
January 1st, 2013 (to be fully implemented by March 31st, 2018)
Where in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) is planning toestablish Aerospace Park?
Chennai
Where in Coimbatore, Government has planned to setup cold storage facility for tomatoes?Kinnathukkadavu
Which German sportswear maker has planned to shut down 1/3rd of its 900 Reebok stores inIndia?
Adidas
Which Kolhapur-based bank is looking at an IPO in 2 years?
Ratnakar bank
Which presentation-sharing site did LinkedIn acquire recently?SlideShare
Which Finance company recently deferred its Rs.1,665 crore IPO, which opened on May 2nd2012?
Samvardhana Motherson
Name the firm which is planning to build mud cottages in Gir area of Junagadh district.
Swati Infratech Pvt. Ltd.
What value of fund will Asian Development Bank provide to India for 2012-2014 for thedevelopment of various projects?
$6.25 billion
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Which country will host the 46th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in 2013?
New Delhi, India
Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service in
India?Idea Cellular
After completing a year post acquisition of Patni Computer which company dropped Patni fromits brand name?
iGate Corporation
India's Finance minister recently scrapped a 'draconian' clause under which law?Customs law
Red Hat recently setup its R&D centres in which locality outside North America?
Pune and Bangalore in India
Which PSU acquired 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?
Bank of India
What was rolled back on realty as excise on gold jewellery?
Tax Deducted at Source
Name the former chairman of ICICI bank and billionaire investor who are re-appointed to theArcelor Mittal board?N.Vaghul and Wilbur Ross
Which singer is awarded America's highest civilian honour "The Medal of Freedom"?
Bob Dylan
Who won the Google Photography Prize 2012?
Viktor Johansson (A Swedish Student)
Denominations above what value should now be machine processed for authenticity by bankbranches as per RBI notification?Rs.100 and above
Name the bill approved by the Union Cabinet in India to regulate the micro finance industry andbring the micro lenders under the purview of RBI.
Micro Finance Sector Development and Regulation Bill, 2011
Where in Kozhikode UL Cyber Park with Special Economic Zone status is built?Malabar
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Which airline will become first to provide in-flight mobile access in UK?
Virgin Atlantic
Name the companies that Nigeria's telecom authority fined a total of 7.3 million dollars for
providing poor services to customers.Bharti Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Globacom
Which bank has is ranked 2nd most profitable public sector bank in terms of annual profit for thefiscal year ended March, 2012?
Bank of Baroda
Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term?Rahul Khullar
Where in India first 2MW solar power plant started functioning?
Uttar Pradesh
Name the companies that Nigeria's telecom authority fined a total of 7.3 million dollars forproviding poor services to customers.
Bharti Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Globacom
Which bank has is ranked 2nd most profitable public sector bank in terms of annual profit for thefiscal year ended March, 2012?
Bank of Baroda
Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term?
Rahul Khullar
Where in India first 2MW solar power plant started functioning?
Uttar Pradesh
Which 3 countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests?China, Japan and South Korea
Who will temporarily replace Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson?Ross Levinsohn
Which 3 India's bank and Insurance Company did Credit ratings agency Moody's downgraderecently?
ICICI bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Life Insurance Corporation
Which automobile maker is planning Rs.1,500 crore plant in Tamil Nadu?Yamaha
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Name the Discover variant launched by Bajaj Auto recently.
Discover 125ST (ST=Spark Technology)
What is the theme of World Economic Forum which is to be held in India between 6th and 8th
November 2012?From Deliberation to Transformation
What is the record low of Rupee closing against dollar on 16th May 2012?
54.49
Name the mass segment vehicle launched by Honda targeting Indian market.
Dream Yuga
Bharti Airtel tied-up for mobile banking services with which bank recently?Axis Bank
Nomura downgraded which company from 'buy' to 'reduce'?
Larsen and Toubro
Nomura downgraded which company from 'buy' to 'neutral'?
Ashok Leyland
Which company was allowed by Indian cabinet to sign a gas purchase agreement withTurkmenistan national oil firm?
GAIL India Ltd.
What value of swap facility has RBI set up for SAARC nations?$2 billion
At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq?
$42.05
Who rang the opening bell remotely of Nasdaq as Facebook made its public debut on 18th May2012?
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Which rating agency has downgraded Greek banks ratings from B- to CCC?
Fitch rating agency
How many Spanish banks debt ratings have been cut by Moody's citing the effects of recession?
16 Spanish banks
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Who will succeed Keshub Mahindra from 8th August 2012 to be Chairman of Mahindra andMahindra?Anand Mahindra
Name the CEO's who succeeded Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann.Anushu Jain and Juergen Fitschen
Name the company which is selected as a Facebook preferred marketing developer (PMD).
Kreata Global, an IT company headquartered at Kerala's Kochi Infopark
Which company unveiled its 1st net-zero energy data center in India?
Hewlett Packard
Who has been promoted as Chief Operating Officer by Hewlett-Packard?Bill Veghte
Expand ICO. (Hint: Coffee)
International Coffee Organisation
Expand TFSI. (Hint: Toyota)
Toyota Financial Services India
What is India's 4th quarter GDP of 2012?
5.3%
What has the New Telecom policy 2012 approved?
To abolish zonal roaming fees
iTV is the concept of which company?
Apple
Which company is set to announce water-resistant Xperia phones?Sony
Where in Middle East Facebook opened its office?Dubai
Name the ex-COO of Aircel who has been appointed as president and CEO of RCom's wirelessbusiness.
Gurdeep Singh
Which US-based bank got banking license in India?Morgan Stanley
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For which company did Karima Bawa worked as Chief Legal Officer?
Research In Motion
Expand SFIO.
Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Which Northeast state got Software Technology Park recently?
Tripura
Ritesh Idnani was Chief Operating Officer of which BPO company?
Infosys
Which company launched Music Hub as iTunes rival?
Samsung
Which company has warned of internet blackout on July 9th 2012?Google
Which company has invested Rs.21,000 crore to setup railway wagon and component factory inWest Bengal?
SAILName the Australian world's richest woman as per an annual index by Business Review Weekly.
Gina Rineheart
Which country would infuse 30 billion euros into businesses to repay debts?
Italy
Who has been appointed as CEO of Motorola Mobility post Google's acquisition?
Dennis Woodside
Name the social network launched for the people who are on death bed.My Last Wish
Indian Air Force signed a deal worth Rs.2,800 crore for acquisition of which planes?Pilatus planes
Name the new system that is introduced to get information of foreigners visiting India.Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT)
Which 2 Indian companies have been included in the 'BrandZ list' of the top 100 most-valuableglobal brands of 2012 by research firm Millward Brown?Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank
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Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific surpassing Japan?
China
Name the card that would popularise after Chief General Manager D.V.Deshpande for
NABARD urged commercial banks to promote it in Bihar.Kisan Credit Card
Thomas Cook Group's India unit would be sold to subsidiary of which Toronto-based company?
Fairbridge Capital subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings
Which airways on its occasion of 7th anniversary gift have fixed its ticket fare at Rs.777?
SpiceJet
What percentage of additional service tax would be levied on all bollywood actors and thoseperform on television serials?
12%
Name the list of 6 states which will raise 32.8 billion rupees via 10 year loans according to RBI.
Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab and Rajasthan
In which country did Crompton Greaves open its extra high voltage switchgear manufacturingfacility?Brazil
India's foreign minister S.M.Krishna has urged Indian private sector to invest in which country?Afghanistan
Which payment mode a must for public sector banks from July 1st 2012?
e-Payment
Which PSU bank aims to open 250 branches in Jharkhand?
Allahabad Bank
At what value China's external debt stands?
$751 billion
Which automobile company is going for block closure from 28th to 30th June 2012?
Tata Motors
Expand GCC. (Hint Gulf)
Gulf Cooperation Council
Expand DCCI. (Hint Dubai)
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Which became the 5th euro zone country to apply for EU aid?
Cyprus
Name the Arab-based financial professionals website which was sold to Thomson Reuters
recently.Zawya
Expand CARG. (Hint: growth)
Compound Annual Growth Rate
Which 3 countries lead job creation in Europe as per Ernst and Young?
India, China and USA
Name the first woman on Facebook board who joined as Chief Operating Officer.Sherly Sandberg
Vedanta Resources recently approved the plan to merge the group's various Indian arms into asingle unit, to be named as?
Sesa Sterlite
Which company bought by Microsoft recently will allow to offer service like Facebook tocorporate customers?Yammer
Which Chinese company is set to invest $2 billion in India?Huawei
Name the model of Sony which announced Internet player with Google TV.
NSZ-GS7Which mobile company shut its operations in Brazil recently?
HTC
Which airline operator's plane became first to land using fuel-saving technology?
IndiGo
Which company is set to launch smart fridge that can detect stale food?
LG
Which airlines launched inaugural flight to Vancouver, becoming the first carrier to link westernChina with Canada?
Sichuan Airlines
Which country injected nearly $200 million into capital market to stabilize its troubled market?
Bangladesh
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Which country is set to give Rs.250 crore health care to India?
Norway
What value of wheat is India planning to export?
2 million tonnes involving a subsidy of Rs.1,000 crore
Name the 4th largest USA bank which could move jobs to India.
Wells Fargo
Who is appointed as CEO of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)?
Fadi Chehade
What will be free to all patients in Government hospitals from October 2012 in India?
Medicines
What value of money has been pledge for sustainable development projects on the final day ofRio+20?
$513 billion
Expand NCHRH. (Hint: Health)
National Commission for Human Resource in Health bill
Which 2 Indian states are set to go for Tidal wave power?
Goa and Gujarat
Which Indian city will host 3rd Edition of Food Conference of 2012?
Chennai
Which Hawaiian island is going to be bought CEO of Oracle Larry Ellison?
Lanai
Who is appointed as vice-chairman of Tea Board of India?Dinesh Sarma
Which state high court has ordered that people with income below taxable limit need not furnishPermanent Account Number (PAN)?
Karnataka
Who is appointed as head of AMD's server businesses?
Suresh Gopalakrishnan
Asia MotorWorks (AMW) recently inaugurated its dealership in which part of Karnataka?Hubli
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Which company's patent is bought by Intel for $375 million?
InterDigital
Name the university which has set up a research and development centre for mobile applications
development on its campus in association with IT major Cognizant.VIT University Vellore
Name the mobile phone division business head appointed by LG India.
Sanjay Maheshwary
Which 2 places is the Bihar State Electricity Board set to privatize power supply anddistribution?Patna and Muzaffarpur
Gujarat : Automobile hub :: ______ : Steel hub
Kutch
Name the university which will sign a MoU with Central Public Works Department to set upIndia's first centre to study adaptation of domestic animals to climate change.
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU)
Expand RPO. (Hint: Power)Renewable Power Obligation
Name the website for e-filling of income tax returns which has launched India's first professionalincome tax course.
TaxSpanner
Name the Indian nuclear scientist who is elected as chairman of the Governing Board of WorldAssociation of Nuclear Operators (WANO), Tokyo Centre.
S.K.Jain
Which company received 2012 World Business and Development Award at the Rio+20 UnitedNations Summit?
ITC Ltd.
Which country overtook Hong Kong as home to Asia's wealthy?
Singapore
Aadhaar number is a must in which city to get LPG cylinder?
Mysore
Who succeeded as Managing Director of Haldia Petrochemicals ltd.?
Sumatra Chowdhury
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Who is appointed as Sony India MD?
Kenichiro Hibi
Name the Chinese oil firm which signed an agreement with India's ONGC to jointly explore oil
and gas worldwide.China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC)
Name the arm of Mercedes which completed 45 years of performance engineering.
AMG
Which company has stopped production as demand slump continues?
Auto companies
Bharti Softbank has entered into partnership with which company to develop a mobile internetportal to offer service in India?
Yahoo Japan
What value of money has been pledged by BRICS as a contribution to IMF's bailout fund?
USD 75 billion
Which group has named SAP Leader in Transportation Management System?
ARC Advisory Group
Name the executive director who is appointed by Vijaya Bank recently.
K.Ramadas Shenoy
Name the former Google director hired by Yahoo as Chief Revenue Officer.Michael Barret
What value of money did India announce for debt-wracked Eurozone?
$10 billion
Global rating agency Fitch downgraded which banks credit rating outlook to negative fromstable?
Indian Bank
Which 2 countries signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic
cooperation and joint investment to boost bilateral trade?India and Bahrain
Name the Taiwanese bank which is set to open its 2nd branch in India at Sriperumbudur, TamilNadu.Chinatrust Commercial Bank
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To save which ailing company, proposal is being made by 2 oil sector PSU's IOC and MRPL totake charge of running it?Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL)
Which electronic giant's stock dipped below 1,000 yen for first time since 1980?Sony
Name the oldest American men's clothier chain Reliance inked pact with to hold 49% stake in it.
Brooks Brothers
Which Asian stock market hit 28-year low on 4th June 2012?
Tokyo
Which scam-hit bank's license was cancelled by Reserve Bank of India recently?Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank (MMCB)
Where in India talking ATM is launched by Union Bank of India?
Ahmedabad
What value is the allocated by Planning Commission for sanitation in the 12th Five Year Plan?
36,000 crore
Who is named as CEO of Samsung?
Kwon Oh-hyun
What value of investment proposal did Karnataka get across 14 sectors on the 1st day of 2nd
Global Investors Meet (GIM 2012)?Rs.5 trillion (Rs.5 lakh crore)
What rate of interest did European Central Bank retain?
1%
What value of compensation has Nasdaq offered for clients who were hit by technical problemsthat arose during the Facebook IPO on May 18th 2012?
$40 million
Which Asian country's central bank cut its interest rates by 25 basis points, being its first cut
since the 2008-09 financial crisis?China
Who is named as Event Ambassador for 2012 World Twenty20?
Malinga
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Name the 250 MW unit thermal power project commissioned by BHEL recently.
Harduaganj thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
Which global financial services firm has termed Indian economy is facing stagflation?
Moody's
Who is set to lead Godrej consumer products ltd.?
Nisha Godrej, 35 year old daughter of Adi Godrej
Which company signed MoU with Assam Government to adopt ICT in schools?
Microsoft Corporation India (Pvt.) Ltd.
Name the feature that Facebook is set to launch which will allow advertisers to participate inreal-time bidding to show ads on its website.Facebook Exchange
Name the former McKinsey chief and Goldman Sachs director who is convicted of insidertrading.
Rajat Gupta
Who quit as Facebook's chief technical officer?
Bret Taylor
Which FMCG firm would enter into kids segment with talcum powder?
Emami
Where is the 7th G-20 summit 2012 held?Los Cabos, Mexico
For which sector or industry will Indian Government remove multi-level TDS from 1st July2012?
Software industry
What is Lakshmi Mittal's million dollar tribute to London called?
Arcelor Mittal Orbit
What is the importance of Los Cabos, Mexico where the G20 Summit is held?
World Heritage site declared by UNESCO
Where does India's retail inflation stand as of May 2012?
10.36%
Flitch lowered which Asian country's credit rating outlook to negative?
India
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Name the 7 PSU's whose credit outlook has been downgraded by Fitch.NTPC, SAIL, GAIL, IOC, REC, PFC and NHPC
Which company will assist monetarily, woman archer Deepika Kumari who is set to participatein London Olympic Games?
Tata Steel
Where does inflation stand as of May 2012?
7.55%
Who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of TVS Motor?Anushka Sharma
Which company exported 100 'Falcon' buses to Ghana?
Ashok Leyland
Name the SVB Financial Group's banking unit which is set to open its first international branchin London.
Silicon Valley Bank
Name the new Internet suffix bids..lol and bank.
Which Indian company is set to enter dairy business from 2013?Sahara India
Suzuki Powertrain will be merged with which company?
Maruti
Which Qatar-based bank is expected to start India operations?
Doha Bank
Which housing arm of India launched its first low-cost housing project targeting 366 Tier-II andTier-III cities and costing between Rs.5.5 lakh and Rs.12 lakh?Sahara Infrastructure and Housing
Name the Ex-industry secretary who is to be appointed as NHAI chief.R.P.Singh
To which Eurogroup the Eurozone finance ministers were willing to respond favourably to theneed of 100 billion euros to a bailout request from its troubled banks?Spain
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Where in Chennai first phase of 50 acre 'Logistics Park', a facility comprising warehouses andcommercial complex has been completed by Shri Kailash Logistics Ltd.?Oragadam
What value of bailout did Spain receive recently from European finance ministers?$125 billion
Expand FLC (Hint: Literacy).
Financial Literacy Centres
What is the jobless rate in Greece as of March 2012?
21.9%
What value of money will be pumped in the market on June 12th 2012 by buying Governmentsecurities to ease the liquidity situation by RBI?
12,000 crore
Quote the reason why RBI recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CentralBank of Bahrain?
To promote greater co-operation and sharing of supervisory information between the 2
regulators
Which Indian company's Rs.1,000 IPO in 1977 is now worth Rs.7.7lakh?
Reliance Industries Limited
What value of capital infusion was made in Regional Rural Bank's to improve their capital
adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector?Rs.632 crore
Which section of Income Tax Act lets Assesses minor children eligible for separate taxexemption?
Section 54 EC
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