FEBRUARY 2014

National News

All Post Offices modern by 2015

 

P. Chidambaram budget announced that by 2015 all post offices in India would be modernised.  There are 1.55 lakh such centres in India. The modernisation will include handheld devices, solar panels,a thermal printer and  biometric readers for finance handling, energy generation and immediate identification. Reform in IT is also intended.

The budget allocated Rs.4,909 crore to this endeavor.

 

‘One rank-one pension’ demand for ex servicemen accepted

The budget  announced the acceptance of the demand for the one rank one pension scheme by military ex-servicemen.

Portable scanner turns woe for girl child

Many scores of people were arrested under the Pre-Natal Diagnostics Act (PNDT Act) and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act  (MTP Act) in Haryana this year after 70 cases were reported.

Illegal use of a pocket sized portable scanning devices led to many foeticide of female foetuses. The ultra sound scanners were imported from China and the arrests have exposed a huge racket.

 

Tehelka upon Rape

Tehelka head Tarun Tejpal has been allowed to appear for bail after he was charged under the amended act Criminal Law Amendment Act of  2013 for rape and sexual assault of employee and colleague. His is the first case under the act in Goa.

Tarun Tejpal was the editor in Chief of Tehelka before he resigned and was arrested for the same.

he has many written works to his credit:

The Alchemy of Desire (debut novel)

The Story of my Assassins

The Valley of Masks released in 2011 was longlisted for Man Asian Literary Prize in 2011 while his debut novel was  nominated for the Bad Sex Award literary prize in Britain.

 

International News

 

 Steadfast activist goes on fast

Yevgeny Vitishko,Suren Gazaryan and Dr. Sergei Volkov are ecologists who have been actively fighting against the impact of the construction work on at the Sochi in connection with the Olympic games. Consequently they are being targeted in ‘false’ cases and arrested. While Gazaryan has fled to Estonia after he was charged in a similar case,Vitishko who was arrested and detained since 2012 for his protests has gone on a hunger strike after being released recently from jail.

Talk about dedication!

 

Broiling unfriendly relations between US and Venezuela

Venezuela in South America after Hugo Chavez’s death has been under strife and chaos. It has socialist rulers who try time and again to curb unrest and rebellion. The government is taking actions that in anyway hampers its working. Consequently, six US diplomats to the nation, three recently and three in September of 2012, were expelled for ‘helping’ rebels in an anti government movement.

The two countries have not been on friendly terms, neither have exchanged ambassadors since 2010.Its current president is Nicolas Maduro.

 

New Pakistani  High Commissioner to India

Abdul Basit will replace  Salman Bashir as high Commissioner to India from Pakistan. He started working in foreign services in 1982. He was formerly the Pakistan’s ambassador to Germany.

Sports News

Olympics

India Fencing Again

The suspension on participation in fencing from India in the International Olympic games has been lifted.

The Fencing Association of India (FAI)  was  suspended by the International Fencing Federation (FIE) in  December 2012.

This decision came following the suspension of Indian Olympic Association by International Olympic Committee the same month.

Cricket

Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian bowler to make a hat-trick in the under-19 cricket World Cup. He felled Nick Farrar (0), Kyle Stirling (0) and Alex Baum (5) of Scotland.

Anish Wadwa scored a century in a V.G.N. Prince of Arcot Trophy tournament match held in Chennai recently.
Golf

The Louis Philippe Cup will be held in  the The Bombay Presidency Golf Course (BPGC)

Professional who have qualified in the Professional Golf Tour of India  and  the Asian Golf Tour will participate. A total of nine cities will be participating.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

WhatsApp acquired by Facebook for 19 billion dollar
Social media giant Facebook Inc acquired WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal on 19 February 2014. Whatsapp is a mobile messaging company.
WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will join Facebook Board of Directors.

India's first Minority Cyber Village inaugurated
India's first Minority Cyber Village was inaugurated by the Minister for Minority Affairs K Rehman Khan on 19 February 2014 in "Chandoli" in Alwar district of Rajasthan.

About the Cyber Village :
The Cyber village project will provide computer education to people in the age group of 15 to 59.
Institution under the project will be instituted in the villages with substantial population of minority

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM), Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned from the post on 19 February 2014. He also quitted from the membership of the State Assembly and the Congress Party as a protest to the decision to bifurcate the Andhra Pradesh State.
The Telangana Bill, splitting Andhra Pradesh and forming Telangana as 29th State was passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014 with Congress and BJP coming together on the issue. The Bill will be passed in Rajya Sabha on 19 February 2014.

India and Kyrgyz Republic signed two agreements
On 14th February 2014 India and Kyrgyz Republic signed two agreements. Agreements were signed during the visit of Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz Mr Abdyldaev Erlan Bekeshovich. Two countries exchanged documents to facilitate mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and to simplify visa regime for diplomatic and official passport holders.

Odisha Legislative Assembly passed the Odisha Lokayukta Bill 2014
G-4 Directors General for UN Affairs Meeting held on 11th Feb 2014
The Directors General (DGs) of UN Affairs of the G-4 nations met in New Delhi on 11 February 2014 to exchange views on Security Council Reform. Last year such meeting took place in New York on the sidelines of the 68th UN General Assembly on 26 September 2013.The G-4 DGs agreed to continue their discussions leading up to the 2015 Summit, with Japan offering to host the next meeting in Tokyo.

G-4 nations are :Brazil, Germany, India and Japan Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta resigned
Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta resigned on 14 February 2014. The statement released by the Italian presidential palace stated that the Italy’s President, Giorgio Napolitano accepted the resignation.
Letta belongs to the center-left Democratic Party. Letta is likely to be replaced by the Democratic Party leader, the mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi.

14 Sport Committees set up by Sports Authority of India (SAI)
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Set Up 14 Different high level and expert Committees for providing specialized training to athletes or sports person of different sports like shooting, weightlifting, boxing, archery, athletics, judo, badminton and wushu etc.

Union Government of India approved two plant to manufacture Semiconductor chips
The Union Government approved the setting up of two plants to manufacture semiconductor chips in India on 14 February 2014. The plants will be set up by two business consortia, including Israel's Tower Jazz-IBM and STMicroelectronics at a cost of around 63412 crore Rupees

IIT Kharagpur Food engineers have developed a cheap ready-to-eat paste for malnourished children
A four-member team of IIT researchers prepared the formulation in their food chemistry and technology lab which could be used as part of medical nutrition therapy for management of severe acute malnutrition children.

China to build world's longest underwater tunnel
China announced a plan to build the longest underwater tunnel of the World on 14 February 2014. Water tunnel will be constructed beneath the Bohai Sea.

Kejriwal resigns as introduction of Jan Lokpal Bill defeated in Delhi Assembly
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has resigned on Friday following dramatic scenes in the Delhi Assembly over the introduction of Jan Lokpal Bill.
Defying Lt Governor's advice, the AAP Government on Friday tabled the Jan Lokpal Bill in Delhi Assembly but its introduction was defeated by BJP and Congress MLAs, forcing Kejriwal to consider the option of resignation.

Odisha Lokayukta Bill 2014 passed by the Assembly of the state
Legislative Assembly of Odisha passed Lokayukta Bill 2014 keeping CM, ex-CMs, ministers and public servants under purview of anti-corruption panel.

Justice Mukul Mudgal appointed as Chief of BCCC
Justice Mukul Mudgal, former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court, was appointed as the chief of the BCCC.

National Women's Day of India observed on 13 February
National Women's Day of India was observed on 13 February 2014 in memory of India’s first women governor Sarojini Naidu. It was her 135th birthday.

India and Kyrgyz Republic signed two agreements
India signed two agreements with Kyrgyz Republic during the state visit of Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz to India.

World Radio celebrated across the globe
World Radio Day was celebrated across the globe on 13 February 2014.

Assam became the First State to legally ban smokeless tobacco
Assam became the first state to legally ban consumption of all forms of smokeless tobacco including pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine

Satellite Centre of PGIMER, Chandigarh to be established at Sangrur
Union cabinet approved the establishment of the Satellite Centre of PGIMER, Chandigarh at Sangrur.

Delhi Government approved Delhi Nagar Swaraj Bill
Delhi government approved the Delhi Nagar Swaraj Bill

Current Affairs 12-Feb-2014
President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Award of Honour
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee conferred Award of Honour

Mars orbiter completes 100 days
The Mars Orbiter spacecraft completes 100 days in space on Wednesday (Feb. 12), or roughly a third of its journey towards the Red Planet.
The country's first interplanetary probe, launched on November 5, 2013, is in good health during its curved travel of 190 million km so far towards Mars; it has to traverse a total of 680 million km over the next 210 days, Indian Space Research Organisation said on Tuesday.

FB founder and wife biggest donors in 2013
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were the largest philanthropic donors in the United Stats in 2013, donating nearly 1 billion dollars to charity, according to the annual list published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

3G auction after new govt takes charge: TRAI
The 3G spectrum in 2100 Mhz band should be made available by June and be auctioned immediately after the new government takes charge, TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar said on Tuesday.

Centre’s conciliation talks with Vodafone fail
Tax Department to pursue the demand notice
Unable to reach any breakthrough in the ongoing talks with Vodafone in the Rs.20,000-crore tax dispute, the Union Finance Ministry is learnt to have decided to withdraw its conciliation proposal and move ahead with the collection of the levy from the U.K.-based telecom major for making capital gains while acquiring Hutchison Whampoa’s stake in Hutchison Essar in 2007.

Current Affairs 11-Feb-2014
Jatinder Bir Singh appointed CMD of Punjab and Sind Bank
Mr. Jatinder Bir Singh was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) on 6 February 2014. He will succeed D.P.singh.
Mr. Jatinder Bir Singh is 1983-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Before Jatinder Bir Singh was an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Water
R.K.Tiwari appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 9 February 2014.
Mr. R.K.Tiwari is a 1976-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. He is currently working as the Member of Legislation and Computerisation Department in the CBDT.

Krishi Karman Awards given for 2012-13
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented Krishi Karman Awards for the year 2012-13 on 10 February 2014.
The awards were presented during inaugural function of World Congress on Agro-Forestry (WCA-2014) held in New Delhi.
Awards are as :
Total food grain production
More than 10 million tonnes (large) - Madhya Pradesh
1 to 10 million tonnes (medium ) - Odisha
Less than 1 million tonnes (small ) - Manipur

Individual food grain crops
Rice - Chhattisgarh
Wheat - Bihar
Pulses - Jharkhand
Coarse cereals - Andhra Pradesh

Important to Note : 
Krishi Karman awards which were instituted in 2010-11 by the Ministry of Agriculture are given to States for their effort and contribution towards raising the country's food grain production.

Sikkim is India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage
Sikkim became the first State in India to achieve 100 percent sanitation coverage under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan Scheme on 9 February 2014. Sikkim achieved 100 per cent sanitation in rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres.
As per the latest progress report card released by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, all 610577 inhabitants in Sikkim have latrines with high sanitation and hygiene.
Important to Note : Sikkim is India's least populated and second smallest state in area after Goa.

N Ramachandran elected as President of Indian Olympic Association
N Ramachandran elected as President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 9 February 2014.
Kho Kho Federation of India President Rajeev Mehta elected as Secretary General.
All India Tennis Association (AITA) chief Anil Khanna elected unopposed as Treasurer.

101st Indian Science Congress concluded
The 101st Annual Session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) was held at the University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir from 3 February 2014 to 7 February 2014. The event was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India. The President of the 101st ISC was Prof. R C Sobti. The theme of the 101st ISC was Innovations in Science and Technology for Inclusive Development.

Vinod Sawhny appointed CEO of Reliance Communications
Vinod Sawhny appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance Communications

Indian boxers finished Fourth at the 58th Bocskai International Tournament
Indian boxers finished fourth at the 58th Bocskai International Tournament which concluded in Hungary

Jatinder Bir Singh appointed CMD of Punjab and Sind Bank
Jatinder Bir Singh was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) on 6 February 2014.

Domestic Content requirement of India’s Solar Mission challenged by US
US challenged Domestic content requirement of India's solar mission alleging it as discriminatory and against international norms.

Vinod Sawhny appointed CEO of Reliance Communications
Vinod Sawhny appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance Communications

103 people kill when a military plane crashed in eastern Algeria.
Talks between Vodafone and Indian Govt fails after the government decided to withdraw its conciliation proposal to sort out the tax dispute due to which Vodafone may now have to pay Rs.20,000 crore as tax dues.
IOC lifted the ban on the Indian Olympic association.
BCCI announced the cricket teams for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.

Nepal's parliament elected Sushil Koirala as the next Prime Minister.
Gurunath Meiyappan has been indicted for illegal betting in last year's Indian Premier League in a report submitted by retired judge Mukul Mudgal.

Sikkim become India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage.

Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra became the first individual to win three gold medals in Inter Shoot Tri series being held at Hague, Netherlands.

World Squash Federation president N. Ramachandran elected unopposed as president of Indian Olympic Association.

Maruti Suzuki India has stopped production of Maruti 800.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) board announced that BCCI president N. Srinivasan will be the Chairman of the ICC board from July.

The Union Cabinet approved the Telangana bill.

Winter Olympics starts in Sochi, Russia.
Three Indian athletes Shiva Keshavan, Himanshu Thakur and Nadeem Iqbal are competing as independent athletes in Winter Olympics due to IOA's (Indian Olympic Association) suspension by the International Olympic Committee.

Delhi Government ask anti-corruption officials file an FIR against former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for an alleged Rs. 31-crore scam crafted around expensive street-lighting for the Commonwealth Games in 2010.

Sony Company announces that it will sell its personal computer (PC) unit and cut 5,000 jobs.

The last session of 15th Lok Sabha started from today.

World Cancer Day is celebrated to deepen the understanding of this killer disease.
Microsoft Corp named 46 year old, Hyderabad born Satya Nadella as its next chief executive officer.
Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao conferred with Bharat Ratna by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
Justice Askhok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission.

AIADMK and CPI (M) entered into an alliance in Tamil Nadu for Lok Sabha polls 2014.
The Delhi cabinet cleared the Jan Lokpal Bill, which will be pass at a special assembly session at the Indira Gandhi stadium in New Delhi according to Delhi Govt.

Founder member of Aam Admi Party Madhu Bhaduri quits party.
Karnataka wins their seventh Ranji Trophy cricket title after beating Maharashtra by seven wickets in the final in Hyderabad.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated India's first monorail in Mumbai.
Harish Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand's eighth Chief Minister after resignation of Vijay Bahuguna.

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SSC PRACTICE TEST MARCH 2014

SSC PRACTICE TEST March 2014

1. Which company's famously advertised vision statement is 'The Network is the Computer'?
(a) Cisco Systems
(b) Lucent Technologies
(c) Sun Microsystems
(d) Nortel Networks
Answer : (c)

2. The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?
(a) Citicorp
(b) ICICI
(c) HSBC
(d) ABN Amro Bank
Answer : (a)

3. Which former advertising personality has recently been named the Undersecretary of State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the US in an exercise to rebrand the US following the September 11 terrorist strikes?
(a) Charlotte Beers
(b) Jay Chiat
(c) Martin Sorrell
(d) George Lois
Answer : (a)

4. Which premium international range of luggage was recently launched in India by BlowPlast?
(a) Samsonite
(b) Strolley
(c) American Tourister
(d) Delsey
Answer : (d)

5. This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon.com and the famous launch of the Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?
(a) 1992
(b) 1994
(c) 1995
(d) 1993
Answer : (b)

6. Henry Ford revolutionised the car market with the first mass- produced car, the Ford Model T. In which year was it launched?
(a) 1924
(b) 1912
(c) 1908
(d) 1897
Answer : (c)

7. Which company owns the beer brands Haywards 2000, Hi-Five and Lal Toofan?
(a) United Breweries
(b) Millennium Alcobev
(c) Shaw Wallace
(d) Mohan Meakins
Answer : (c)

8. Which company owns the footwear brand - Stryde?
(a) Woodland
(b) Bata
(c) Tata International
(d) Hindustan Lever
Answer : (c)

9. It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt brand's ads had the famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which catapulted David Ogilvy to fame?
(a) Van Heusen
(b) Arrow Shirts
(c) Hathaway
(d) Dockers
Answer : (c)

10. Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the Bin Laden crisis, especially for having carried all broadcasts of Osama Bin Laden to audiences in West Asia?
(a) Star Asia
(b) BBC Asia
(c) Al Jazeera
(d) Khaleed Times
Answer : (c)

30. The Essar group of companies has been promoted by
(a) Ruias
(b) Ambanis
(c) Goenkas
(d) Kanorias
Answer : A

31. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries
(a) Kalyani Black Label
(b) Blue Riband
(c) McDowells
(d) Bagpiper
Answer : (d)

32. Amtrex air conditioners has a technical collaboration with
(a) Sanyo
(b) Mitsubishi
(c) Hitachi
(d) Carrier
Answer : (d)

33. Marlboro Cigarette is owned by
(a) ITC
(b) Godfrey-Philips
(c) Philip Morris
(d) British American Tobacco
Answer : (c)

34. Who is the CEO of Microsoft?
(a) Bill Gates
(b) Paul Allen
(c) Larry Ellison
(d) Steve Ballnes
Answer : (d)

35. One of the following is not an Insurance Company
(a) ICICI Prudential
(b) HDFC Natwest
(c) OM Kotak Mahindra
(d) Birla Sun Life
Answer : (b)

36. What is the currency of Portugal?
(a) Escudo
(b) Guilder
(c) Mark
(d) Schilling
Answer : (a)

37. One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector
(a) Suresh Krishna
(b) Venu Srinivasan
(c) Anand Mahindra
(d) Venugopal Dhoot
Answer : (d)

38. One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration (a) BPL
(b) Thermax
(c) Lloyd
(d) Carrier Aircon
Answer : (c)

39. How many countries are a part of the European union?
(a) 18
(b) 15
(c) 21
(d) 12
Answer : (b)

40. Who is the attorney general of United States of America?
(a) Ashcroft
(b) Powell
(c) Rumsfeld
(d) Cheney
Answer : (a)

41. When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain - TLD) .com introduced?
(a) 1989
(b) 1985
(c) 1994
(d) 1991
Answer : (b)

42. Who is the prime minister of Israel?
(a) Benajamin Netanyahu
(b) Ariel Sharon
(c) Shaul Mofaz
(d) Goldamyer
Answer : (b)

43. What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?
(a) They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.
(b) It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.
(c) It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's image on it.
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

44. Which brand had the highest number of Web searches in 2001?
(a) Google
(b) Marlboro
(c) Intel
(d) Play Station
Answer : (d)

45. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
(a) They were all former Presidents of Argentina.
(b) They are the dreaded drug lords of South America
(c) They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.
(d) None of these
Answer : (a)

46. The video games X box is a product of (a) Sega (b) Sony (c) Intel (d) Microsoft Answer : (d) 47. It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001
(a) Melissa
(b) Code Red
(c) C-Brain
(d) Major Domo
Answer : (b)

48. What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
(a) Extended product
(b) Extra Pampering
(c) Experience
(d) Entry level product
Answer : (c)

49. Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy amidst widespread clouds of scandal? (a) Guillani Giovanni (b) Joe Pacci (c) Antonio Machiaveli (d) Silvio Berusconi Answer : (d) 50. Which city is hosting the 14th Asian Games in 2004?
(a) Manila
(b) Busan
(c) Beijing
(d) Bangkok
Answer : (b)

51. Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
(a) Swarna
(b) Dolphin
(c) Speed
(d) Vayu
Answer : (b)

52. What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being marketed by HPCL? (a) Power (b) Premium (c) Speed (d) Clean X Answer : (a) 53. Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai and Delhi?
(a) Dolphin
(b) Swarna
(c) Garuda
(d) Seema
Answer : (c)

54. To which business group did the Ambanis of Reliance Group sell their holding in Larsen and Toubro?
(a) RP Goenkas
(b) A V Birla
(c) Kanorias
(d) Mittals
Answer : (b)

55. Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo.
(a) ICICI Credit cards
(b) Parket Beta
(c) Maruti Versa
(d) All of these.
Answer : (c)

56. What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India?
(a) Accord
(b) Jupiter
(c) C Planet
(d) Camry
Answer : (d)

57. With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think Different'?
(a) Apple
(b) IBM
(c) Wipro
(d) None of these
Answer : (a)

58. Which country is the company Nestle head quartered? (a) Sweden (b) Switzerland (c) The Netherlands (d) Luxemburg Answer : (b) 59. 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?
(a) Weebok
(b) Kids
(c) Kidsport
(d) Tyke
Answer : (a)

60. Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia?
(a) Danone
(b) Heinz
(c) Frito Lays
(d) Schweppes
Answer : (a)

61. Who is the chairperson of Bharti Group?
(a) Raj Mittal
(b) Alok Mittal
(c) Sunil Mittal
(d) Ramen Mittal
Answer : (c)

62. Which billionaire businessman has been elected Mayor of New York, replacing the popular Rudy Giuliani?
(a) William Clay Ford
(b) Larry Ellison
(c) James Walton
(d) Michael Bloomberg
Answer : (d)

63. Which insurance company, launched recently in India, will be using Snoopy from the cartoon series Peanuts in its advertising?
(a) Aviva
(b) HDFC Standard
(c) MetLife
(d) Sun Life
Answer : (c)

64. Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?
(a) Finland
(b) Sweden
(c) Switzerland
(d) Denmark
Answer : (b)

65. 'One world. One family. One festival' - is the slogan used in advertising
(a) Chinese New year
(b) Hong Kong's annual shopping festival
(c) Dubai's shopping festival
(d) None of these
Answer : (c)

66. Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?
(a) Nokia
(b) Intel
(c) Motorola
(d) Texas Instruments
Answer : (d)

67. Who is the famous author of the book What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School?
(a) Stephen R Covey
(b) Mack McCormak
(c) John Love
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

68. Who is the RBI governor?
(a) Venkatraman
(b) Brijesh Mishra
(c) Ranjith Sau
(d) Bimal Jalan
Answer : (d)

69. Who is the Vice President of United States?
(a) Al Gore
(b) Rumsfeld
(c) Powell
(d) Cheney
Answer : (d)

70. Which is the leading international audit firm that is facing serious charges on account of lapse in accounting practices?
(a) Ferguson
(b) PWH
(c) Arthur Andersen
(d) KPMG
Answer : (c)

71. Which family owns the Hero group of companies?
(a) Munjals
(b) Mansingh
(c) Firodias
(d) Hindujas
Answer : (a)

72. Who led the "Ocean to Sky" expedition that travelled along the Ganga (Ganges) river to its source?
(a) Sir Edmund Hillary
(b) Tenzing Norgay
(c) Chris Bonington
(d) Doug Scott
Answer : (a)

73. Hero Global is a venture promoted by the Munjal group
(a) to market Hero Honda two wheelers in the overseas market.
(b) to sell Hero bicycles in the overseas market.
(c) to build a automobile design lab of international repute.
(d) to set up company owned dealer network in India.
Answer : (c)

74. J. D. Power is a name associated with
(a) an independent power producing company in New Delhi.
(b) a power plant equipment manufacturing company.
(c) a automotive battery manufacturing company.
(d) an automobile customer survey organization.
Answer : (d)

75. What does ICANN stand for?
(a) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(b) International Center for Agro Nutrients and Nourishment
(c) Indian Council for Algorithm, Numbers and Notions.
(d) International council for Approved Names and Numbers.
Answer : (a)

76. "Connecting People," is the by line of which company
(a) Philips
(b) Motorola
(c) Ericsson
(d) Nokia
Answer : (d)

77. Which founding father pioneered the idea of a national bank?
(a) Hamilton
(b) Jefferson
(c) Washington
(d) Adams
Answer : (a)

78. Who was Karl Marx's main collaborator on his famous works?
(a) V I Lenin
(b) Max Weber
(c) Fredrick Engles
(d) Joseph Stalin
Answer : (c)

79. Which of the following foreign partner / collaborator pair is not Correct?
(a) HTA; J.Walter Thomson
(b) Chaitra; Leo Burnett
(c) O and M; WPP Group
(d) Mudra; DMB&B
Answer : (d)

80. Hewlett Packard, the famous Computer company is named after
(a) Its promoters, Hewlett and Packard
(b) The city in which they commenced their operation initially
(c) The street in which their first office was located.
(d) None of these
Answer : (a)

81. Who's 'curve' did President Reagan use as the basis for his 'Trickle Down' economic policy?
(a) Keynes
(b) Ricardo
(c) Laffer
(d) Smith
Answer : (c)

82. Which group of people have been involved in the terrorist activities and rampant killing spree after the death of King Birendra in Nepal?
(a) The Gurkhas
(b) The Maoists
(c) The Khukris
(d) The Awomi clan
Answer : (b)

83. This company is the first to develop a new handheld computer series featuring a combination of Intel components and Microsoft software?
(a) HP
(b) Sony
(c) Compaq
(d) Acer
Answer : (a)

84. Which of the following companies was forced to shutdown its digital music service because of music industry lawsuits for piracy?
(a) Musiccity
(b) Morpheus
(c) Livewire
(d) Napster
Answer : (d)

85. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?
(a) HP
(b) Compaq
(c) Microsoft
(d) Apple
Answer : (d)

86. Which country is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Thailand
(d) Burma
Answer : (c)

87. With which of the following companies has the Department of Posts and Telegraph of India tied up to provide a comprehensive range of financial services?
(a) LIC of India
(b) Corporation Bank
(c) Master Card International
(d) Visa International
Answer : (c)

88. Which cable network is to be the sole provider of sports information to MSN?
(a) STAR Sports
(b) ESPN
(c) Sportstock.com
(d) Channel 9
Answer : (a)

89. Who is the current Defense Secretary of the United States of America?
(a) Donald Rumsfeld
(b) Colin Powell
(c) Mr. Ashcroft
(d) Dick Cheney
Answer : (b)

90. Which are the countries that are slated to host the 2002 Soccer World Cup?
(a) Japan and Thailand
(b) Mexico and Brazil
(c) Germany and Poland
(d) Japan and S.Korea
Answer : (d)

91. Which antibiotic can cure Anthrax, if detected at an early stage?
(a) Amoxycillin
(b) Erythromycin
(c) Cephalospirin
(d) Ciprofloxacin
Answer : (d)

92. The farmers of _______________ were involved in violent protests against falling rice prices and US-led globalization as symbolized by WTO?
(a) France
(b) Indonesia
(c) Denmark
(d) S.Korea
Answer : (d)

93. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the Government of India to be mixed with petrol?
(a) Methanol
(b) Ethanol
(c) Kerosene
(d) Butanol
Answer : (b)

94. Who is the present men's champion of US Open?
(a) Pete Sampras
(b) Lleyton Hewitt
(c) Andre Agassi
(d) Patrick Rafter
Answer : (b)

95. Which is the longest running stage play in the world?
(a) The Cats
(b) The Mouse Trap
(c) Three Blind Mice
(d) Romeo and Juliet
Answer : (b)

96. "Be the first to know" is the baseline of which company?
(a) BBC
(b) STAR News
(c) CNBC
(d) CNN
Answer : (d)

97. Which advertising agency took over the agency Saatchi and Saatchi last year to become one of the largest advertising firms in the world?
(a) Euro RSCG
(b) Publicis
(c) Young and Rubicam
(d) Havas
Answer : (b)

98. India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently. Which company is the promoter behind this venture?
(a) The Times of India
(b) Mid-Day
(c) Star India
(d) Zee
Answer : (c)

99. Which bathing soap advertises with the baseline, 'For total skincare since 1918' in India?
(a) Camay
(b) Mysore Sandal
(c) Hamam
(d) Lux
Answer : (b)

100. The NewYork Mayor Rudolph Guiliani rejected a $10 mn donation offered by this billionaire prince.
(a) Prince Awaleed Bin Talal of S.Arabia
(b) Prince Ahmed Bin Tariq of S.Arabia
(c) Prince Md. Shah of Iran
(d) Prince Khaleel Mohammed of Persia
Answer : (a)

101. Which one of the following partnership in the domestic insurance sector is inCorrect?
(a) HDFC - Standard Life
(b) Birla - Sun Life
(c) Tata - Allianz
(d) Max - New York Life
Answer : (c)

102. As per the latest National Readership Survey 2001, which newspaper has become the most widely read daily in the country?
(a) Daily Thanti (Tamil)
(b) Malayala Manorama
(c) Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi)
(d) Dainik Jagran (Hindi)
Answer : (c)

103. "Everything from cancer to heart attacks. Covered for 70 paise a day," is the baseline of an advertisement by
(a) Birla Sun Life
(b) Cancer Institute WIA
(c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
(d) OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance
Answer : (c)

104. Which Indian woman was recently included in the Fortune magazine's global list of 50 most powerful women in business?
(a) Lalita Gupte
(b) Meena Venkatesh
(c) Rama Bijapurkar
(d) Tina Ambani
Answer : (a)

105. As per the recent Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum, which country replaced US as the most competitive economy in the world?
(a) Canada
(b) Sweden
(c) Finland
(d) Singapore
Answer : (c)

106. What is common to Bethlehem Steel, Polaroid and Swissair?
(a) All companies owned by GE
(b) All recently applied for bankruptcy protection
(c) Their founders committed suicide
(d) All of these companies were recently targets of successful hostile takeover
Answer : (b)

107. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean 'dead' in French and 'one' in German?
(a) Dettol
(b) Mortein
(c) Martini
(d) Ritter
Answer : (b)

108. Which is the longest running TV cartoon in history, first launched by Warner Brothers in 1969 exclusively for television, and is now a popular fare on the Cartoon Network?
(a) Scooby Doo
(b) Tom and Jerry
(c) Popeye
(d) Johnny Bravo
Answer : (a)

109. Which company has recently launched a range of biscuits in India following its takeover of Nutrine confectionery?
(a) Hindustan Lever
(b) Marico
(c) Parke Davis
(d) Sara Lee
Answer : (d)

110. In the latest Forbes List of wealthiest Americans, 3 out of the top 4 richest men in USA have made their wealth from one company. Which one ?
(a) Standard Oil (Exxon)
(b) Microsoft
(c) De Beers
(d) Berkshire Hathaway
Answer : (b)

111. Which is the third highest peak in India?
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Nanga Parbat
(c) Gasher Brum
(d) Dunagiri
Answer : (b)

112. Which is the largest airport in the world?
(a) Singapore airport
(b) International airport at Kaula Lumpur
(c) Heathrow at London
(d) King Khalid at Saudi Arabia
Answer : (d)
113. In which year did Alexander the great die?
(a) 332 B.C
(b) 328 B.C
(c) 323 B.C
(d) 356 B.C
Answer : (c)

114. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch The Dandi March?
(a) 1924
(b) 1930
(c) 1941
(d) 1942
Answer : (b)

115. Eugenics is the study of
(a) the development of embryos
(b) the merits of legalizing mercy killing
(c) the production of better offspring by careful selection of parents
(d) genetical composition of plant population in relation to their habitats
Answer : (c)

116. In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?
(a) 1854
(b) 1879
(c) 1904
(d) 1888
Answer : (b)

117. What is the measure of the length of a standard tennis court?
(a) 54 ft
(b) 28 ft
(c) 84 ft
(d) 78 ft
Answer : (d)

118. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?
(a) S. Korea
(b) Japan
(c) Malaysia
(d) China
Answer : (c)

119. Who is the president of the World Bank?
(a) Michel Camdessus
(b) John Wolfensohn
(c) Emeka Anyaoku
(d) Jose Maria Ruda
Answer : (b) 120.

Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
(a) Richard Travithick
(b) Robert Walpole
(c) Sir George Cayley
(d) Robert Peary
Answer : (b)

121. Which advertising agency is behind the setting-up, in 1991, of MICA, India's first college focussed on advertising and communications?
(a) Ogilvy and Mather
(b) Saatchi and Saatchi
(c) Mudra
(d) Hindustan Thomson Associates
Answer : (c)

122. What famous car brand, originally from the former Czechoslovakia, was taken over by Volkswagen in the 1990s?
(a) Skoda
(b) Saab
(c) Piaggio
(d) Volvo
Answer : (a)

123. What is the title of the original BBC TV series on which the Hindi TV series, Kamzor Kadi Kaun, based?
(a) Who wants to be a millionaire?
(b) Treasure mine
(c) Mastermind
(d) The weakest link
Answer : (d)

124. The loyalty program of which company is known as "First Citizen's Club"?
(a) Shopper's Stop
(b) ABN Amro Bank
(c) Taj group of Hotels
(d) Air India
Answer : (a)

125. The following is the baseline found in the ad of which product "The man with the smooth edge"
(a) Four Square cigarettes
(b) Gillette Mach 3 shaving system
(c) Palmolive shaving cream
(d) None of these
Answer : (a)

126. Which company has been ranked the 'World's Most Admired Company' in the rankings by Fortune magazine in 2002?
(a) Microsoft
(b) General Electric
(c) IBM
(d) Fedex
Answer : (b)

127. McDonald's, in an unrelated diversification, is planning to set up a chain of hotels. Name the new brand.
(a) Pleasant stay
(b) Golden Arches
(c) McStay
(d) Holidayz
Answer : (b)

128. Which company unsuccessfully launched a soap under the brand Protex in India?
(a) SmithKline Beecham
(b) Hindustan Lever
(c) Reckitt and Colman
(d) Colgate Palmolive
Answer : (d)

129. Calloway, is a leading international brand of
(a) Condoms
(b) Guns
(c) Binoculars
(d) Golf equipment
Answer : (d)

130. Which famous CEO was featured in the endorsement ad for Microsoft XP with the quote, "When I saw Windows XP in action, I was amazed. How did Microsoft get hold of my wishlist?"?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Azim Premji
(c) N R Narayana Murthy
(d) Arun Jain
Answer : (c)

131. Which automobile major has made a debut in the Formula One racing circuit in 2002 with its team led by the drivers Allan McNish and Mike Salo?
(a) Honda
(b) Jaguar
(c) Saab
(d) Toyota
Answer : (d)

132. Which famous company started as Asahi Optical in 1919 - before adopting its current name in 1957?
(a) Yashica
(b) Asahi Glasses
(c) Pentax
(d) Nikon
Answer : (c)

133. What brand name was given , in 1924, by the Mayor of Tokyo when he released the first watch produced by Shokosha Watch Company?
(a) Seiko
(b) Citizen
(c) Tissot
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

134. The advertisement of which product carried the baseline 'Mom said, "Always boil the water". Moms are seldom wrong'
(a) Ion Exchange
(b) Zero B
(c) Ford Ikon
(d) KLM Airline
Answer : (c)

135. Who has authored the latest business best-seller *Big Brands, Big Trouble?
(a) Al Ries
(b) Laura Ries
(c) Naomi
(d) Jack Trout
Answer : (d)

136. Which company owns the famous cigarette brands Charminar and Charms?
(a) Godfrey Philips
(b) Philip Morris
(c) ITC
(d) VST Industries
Answer : (d)

137. What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?
(a) Barometer
(b) Hygrometer
(c) Hydrometer
(d) Sphygmomanometer
Answer : (d)

138. At what price is the initial public offering of Canara Bank being issued at?
(a) Rs.15
(b) Rs.35
(c) Rs.60
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

139. Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot, the noted French physicist is associated with what branch of study?
(a) Thermodynamics
(b) Sub atomic particle theory
(c) Superconductivity
(d) None of these
Answer : (a)

140. Identify the odd man out
(a) Standard and Poor
(b) Moody's
(c) Forrester
(d) ICRA
Answer : (d)

141. Royal Stag brand of Whisky is owned by
(a) United Breweries
(b) Shaw Wallace and Co
(c) Seagram
(d) Mohan Meakin
Answer : (c)

142. Iodex brand of pain balm is owned by
(a) Smithkline Beecham
(b) Wyeth Laboratories
(c) Glaxo
(d) Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Answer : (a)

143. Who is the author who created the character Dilbert?
(a) David Scott
(b) Scott Robert
(c) Robert Williams
(d) Scott Adams
Answer : (d)

144. Which of the year in which Md. Ghazni first invaded India?
(a) 1220 A.D
(b) 1001 A.D
(c) 1348 A.D
(d) 1196 A.D
Answer : (b)

145. Who invented Parachute?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Scanderberg
(c) Sigismund
(d) Van Gogh
Answer : (a)

146. Which of the following countries fought the first of the opium wars?
(a) Russia - China
(b) Britain - Indonesia
(c) China - Britain
(d) Japan - China
Answer : (c)

147. Beech King and Cessna are popular models of:
(a) Cars
(b) Aircraft
(c) Ships
(d) Transport vans
Answer : (b)

148. Cash Reserve Ratio ( CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets:
(a) Stock Exchange
(b) Banking
(c) Mutual Fund
(d) Income Tax
Answer : (b)

149. Dr. Pepper is a famous brand of:
(a) Iced tea
(b) Peppermint
(c) Soft Drinks
(d) None of these
Answer : (c)

150. Mr. Shiv Nadar is the Chairman of which of the following groups of companies?
(a) Wipro
(b) HCL
(c) Aptech
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

151. Lloyd's is a world leader in which of the following industries?
(a) Garment
(b) Insurance
(c) Commodity Trading
(d) Banking
Answer : (b)

152. Jeffrey Immelt took over as the CEO from a legend of which US corporate giant?
(a) Oracle
(b) Boeing
(c) General Electric
(d) Federal Express
Answer : (c)

153. The management strategy with the acronym CRM can be expanded as:
(a) Concrete Relationship Management
(b) Customer Relationship Management
(c) Correct Relationship Management
(d) Constructive Relationship Management
Answer : (b)

154. Sudha, Akshata and Rohan are the wife, daughter and son respectively of:
(a) Nandan Nilekani
(b) Swraj Paul
(c) Narayana Murthy
(d) Azim Premji
Answer : (c)

155. Which group owns Crompton Greaves?
(a) Mittals
(b) Ruias
(c) Thapars
(d) Ranas
Answer : (c)

156. Kenwood corporation is a(an) ____________ company
(a) Japanese
(b) American
(c) British
(d) German
Answer : (a)

157. The following brands can be associated with which of the following products?Montecristo, Ramon Allones, Romeo Y Julieta.
(a) Cigarettes
(b) Cigars
(c) Condoms
(d) Liquour
Answer : (b)

158. In 1974, this US president resigned to avoind impeachmennt. Who?
(a) Jimmy Carter
(b) John F. Kennedy
(c) Richard Nixon
(d) Ronald Reagan
Answer : (c)

159. Esperanto, invented by the Russian scholar Zamenhof, is an artificial:
(a) Lung
(b) Language
(c) Microscope
(d) Car
Answer : (b)

160. King Hussein was the king of:
(a) Egypt
(b) Poland
(c) Iraq
(d) Jordan
Answer : (d)

161. The expansion for the BIS, in the context of the banking industry is:
(a) Bank for International Settlements
(b) Bank for Industrial Settlements
(c) Bank for Industrial Sectors
(d) Bank for International Services
Answer : (a)

162. The expansion for BIFR, in the context of the Indian Industry is:
(a) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(b) Bureau for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(c) Board for Investment and Financial Reconstruction
(d) Bureau for Investment and Financial Reconstruction
Answer : (a)

163. MSNBC is a media channel owned by:
(a) The US government
(b) Microsoft
(c) Time Warner
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

164. Chaebols are the industrial conglomerates of which of the following countries?
(a) China
(b) Vietnam
(c) South Korea
(d) Japan
Answer : (c)

165. Cartier, Piaget, Omega and Rado are all brands of:
(a) Cameras
(b) Suits
(c) Watches
(d) Pens
Answer : (c)

166. Augusto Pinochet was the dictator of which of the following countries?
(a) Argentina
(b) Chile
(c) Brazil
(d) Egypt
Answer : (b)

167. Prithvi is a:
(a) Surface-to-air missile
(b) Surface-to-surface missile
(c) Air-to-Surface missile
(d) Air-to-air missile
Answer : (b)

168. The first non-congress Prime Minister of India was:
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(b) Morarji Desai
(c) Deve Gowda
(d) V.P.Singh
Answer : (b)

169. What is the Russian word that means "restructuring"?
(a) Glasnost
(b) Perestroika
(c) Mir
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

170. What commonly used product was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893 but had no demand till the late 1910s when orders came for troop uniforms?
(a) Cigarette lighters
(b) Zippers
(c) Walkie Talkies
(d) Canned Soya
Answer : (b)

171. Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is named after the Roman god of:
(a) Peace
(b) War
(c) Love
(d) Marriages
Answer : (b)

172. During the reign of which king did Mahayanism formally come into existence?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandra Gupta
(d) Ajatashatru
Answer : (b)

173. Who was the founder of Sunga Dynasty?
(a) Pushyamitra
(b) Agnimitra
(c) Devabuthi
(d) Kirtivarman
Answer : (a)

174. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
(a) Iltumish
(b) Allauddin Khalji
(c) Mahmud of Ghazni
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak
Answer : (d)

175. Lord Dalhousie introduced the first telegraph line in 1853, which ran between (a) Mumbai and Calcutta
(b) Calcutta and Agra
(c) Mumbai and Thana
(d) Mumbai and Chennai
Answer : (b)

176. What is the new economy term that is used to describe a new product or service that uses new technology, which can destroy competitors and or sometime even the entire industry?
(a) Melissa
(b) Virus
(c) Killer App
(d) Widget
Answer : (c)

177. When there is one buyer and many sellers in a market - what is this situation called?
(a) Monopoly
(b) Monopsony
(c) Monotony
(d) Oligopoly
Answer : (b)

178. Which credit card company has recently issued an affinity card targeted at workingwomen under the sub-brand Diva?
(a) Standard Chartered
(b) Citibank
(c) HSBC
(d) ICICI
Answer : (a)

179. Whats common to: Devil Dx, Target, Neon, Queen, Miss India?
(a) Original names suggested for Femina magazine brand name
(b) All names of successful knap sack brands
(c) All bicycles models of Hero Cycles
(d) All sub-brands of Bombay Dyeing's range of clothing.
Answer : (c)

180. By taking over which mutual fund company has Franklin Templeton Investments become the largest private sector mutual fund company in India?
(a) Pioneer ITI
(b) SBI Mutual Fund
(c) Sundaram Newton
(d) IDBI Principal
Answer : (a)

181. Which famous CEO, currently applauded for turning around the fortunes of a famous computer company, reportedly takes home a salary of $1 per year?
(a) Steve Case
(b) Steve Jobs
(c) Larry Ellison
(d) Jim Clark
Answer : (b)

182. What was unique about the purchase of a Gulfstream V business jet by American Internet tycoon Mark Cuban in 1999 for $40 million?
(a) It was the first sale of this model of Jet by Gulf Stream
(b) It was the first sale of aircraft by payment made in terms of Euros
(c) It was the first Euro payment to be made by an individual
(d) It was the first sale of an aircraft through the Internet
Answer : (d)

183. Name the world's largest television network that is beamed to over 210 countries?
(a) MSNBC
(b) STAR
(c) CNN
(d) BBC
Answer : (c)

184. 'What makes ___ such an efficient air conditioner. Well, let's begin by staying silent'. Which air conditioner advertisement carries this tag line?
(a) Amtrex
(b) Daikin
(c) Voltas
(d) Carrier Aircon
Answer : (b)

185. Which TV channel has bagged the exclusive cable and satellite TV rights for live telecast in India of the 2003 Cricket World Cup?
(a) Sony
(b) STAR Sports
(c) STAR ESPN
(d) Channel Nine
Answer : (a)

186. The Indian Government has approved in the end of 2001 the cultivation of genetically modified cotton called 'BT Cotton'. Which multinational company is the major beneficiary of this decision?
(a) Cargill
(b) BASF
(c) Monsanto
(d) All of these
Answer : (c)

187. Which Indian business group holds the maximum stake in the mobile cellular service provider Spice?
(a) Aditya Birla group
(b) Bharti group
(c) Essar group
(d) BK Modi group
Answer : (b)

188. Name the Greek Goddess of Victory - better known to us as a famous brand name?
(a) Puma
(b) Mars
(c) Nike
(d) Casablanca
Answer : (c)

189. In the late 1860s, there was a shortage of ivory - commonly used for making billiard balls. The search for a substitute led to the growth of a modern industry. What was it ?
(a) Fibre glass
(b) Plastics
(c) Vulcanized rubber
(d) Glass wool
Answer : (b)

190. 'The world's local bank' - is the tag line of which bank (a) ABN Amro (b) Standard Chartered Bank (c) Hong Kong and Shangai Banking Corporation (d) Rabo Bank Answer : (c)
191. Which country accounts for the highest foreign direct investments (inflows) into India?
(a) US
(b) Japan
(c) Mauritius
(d) Channel Islands
Answer : (c)

192. Loggerhead, Atlantic Ridley, Painted and Green are four different species of:
(a) Dogs
(b) Snakes
(c) Turtles
(d) Dinosaurs
Answer : (c)

193. Benito Mussolini was a dictator of which country?
(a) Germany
(b) Poland
(c) Italy
(d) USSR
Answer : (c)

194. Which country joined the World Trade Organization(WTO) on Dec. 11, 2001?
(a) South Korea
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) Brazil
Answer : (b)

195. Slobodan miloseivc is a former president of which country?
(a) Belgium
(b) Yugoslavia
(c) Poland
(d) Albania
Answer : (b)

196. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Rajagopalachari
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

197. Who wrote the famous poetic drama 'Faust'?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Wolfgang Von Goethe
(c) Anton Chekov
(d) Voltaire
Answer : (b)

198. Who was the last Guru of the Sikhs?
(a) Guru Govind Singh
(b) Guru Tek Bahadur Singh
(c) Guru Nanak
(d) None of these
Answer : (a)

199. Which of the following terms denote the superstitious fear of the number thirteen?
(a) Thirteephobia
(b) Triskadekahobia
(c) Tridecaphobia
(d) None of these
Answer : (b)

200. How long did the Kurushektra war last?
(a) Fourteen years
(b) 27 days
(c) 13 months
(d) 18 days
Answer : (d)

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