Quiz no 22: Current Affair-Feb/Mar 2012 for IBPS & CLAT

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Current Affair-Feb/Mar 2012 for IBPS & CLAT

1. Recently, 139greater flamingos were electrocuted at which one of the following WildlifeSanctuaries?
a. Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
b. Keoladev Ghana Wildlife Sanctuary
c. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
d. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
2. The Government ofIndia has set up a mechanism to access all intelligence data.The name of thismechanism is:
a. Indian Intelligence Grid (INTEL GRID)
b. National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)
c. Indian Spy
d. Third Eye
3. Which one of thefollowing Indian photographers was declared the Grand Prix winner among 60,000entries in the International Nikon Photo Contest?
a. Raghu Rai
b. Homai Vyarawalla
c. S Paul
d. Debarshi Duttagupta
4. Who is the currentChief Justice of India?
a. KG Balakrishnan
b. YK Sabharwal
c. RC Lohati
d. HS Kapadia
5. The South AsianFootball Federation Cup (SAFF) Championship was recently organised in:
a. Chennai
b. Mumbai
c. Panaji
d. New Delhi
6. An enclave has been namedas ‘Mahatma Gandhi District’ in which of the following cities of the USA?
a. New York
b. Los angles
c. Chicago
d. Houston
7. Which one of thefollowing personalities was recently appointed as the Chairperson of the PressCouncil of India (PCI)?
a. Altamas Kabir
b. Raju Ramachandran
c. Markandey Katju
d. Mrs Vibha Bhargava
8. According to theEnvironmental Performance Index (EPI) - 2010, which of the following countriesleads the world in addressingpollution control and natural resource management challenges?
a. Switzerland
b. Iceland
c. New Zealand
d. Australia
9. Stem cell therapy isbest suitable for:
a. Leukemia
b. Parkinson's disease
c. Spinal cord injuries
d. All of the above
10. The term ‘JasmineRevolution’ is best defined as:
a. A women’s uprising in Yemen
b. A code name given to the ‘SlutWalkmovement’ in Canada
c. A pro-democracy demonstration in Tunisia
d. An anti-apartheid drive in South Africa
11. Who is/are theauthor(s) of the book Steve Jobs?
a. Steve Jobs
b. Walter Isaacson
c. Jay Elliot and William L Simon
d. Christopher Hurt
12. Who among thefollowing has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan recently?
a. Taro Aso
b. Yukio Hatoyama
c. Naoto Kan
d. Yoshihiko Noda
13. Who among thefollowing personalities has been declared the winner of the Man Booker Prize -2011?
a. Tomas Transtromer
b. Jules A Hoffman
c. Julian Barnes
d. Saul Perlmutter
14. Bhagyam Oilfieldsare located in which one of the following states?
a. Gujarat
b. Maharashtra
c. Rajasthan
d. Andhra Pradesh
15. Koodankulam NuclearPower Plant is being set up with the help of which of the following countries?
a. France
b. UK
c. USA
d. Russia
16. India’s firstdouble-decker train was flagged off between which of the following stations?
a. Howrah and Dhanbad
b. Mumbai and Pune
c. New Delhi and Bhopal
d. Bengaluru and Mangalore
17. LED, a commondisplay technology, stands for:
a. Laser Emitting Diode
b. Light Emitting Dipole
c. Light Emitting Diode
d. Laser Emitting Display
18. Which of thefollowing social activists has been selected for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prizefor Peace, Disarmament and Development 2011, for her sustained work towards empoweringwomen?
a. Ela Bhatt
b. Kiran Bedi
c. Arundhati Roy
d. Medha Patkar
19. Who among thefollowing has been named as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the cricket WorldCup 2015 Local Organising Committee?
a. James Strong
b. Dr. Danny Jordaan
c. John Harnden
d. Haroon Lorgat
20. ‘Vivek Express’,which recently became the longest distance travelling train by replacingHimsagar Express, covers what distance?
a. 3725 km
b. 4286 km
c. 5006 km
d. 4056 km
21. An on-board TVservice, the first of its kind on Indian Railways, will be provided in which ofthe following trains?
a. Rajdhani Express
b. Duronto Express
c. Shatabdi Express
d. Deccan Odyssey
22. What is the name ofthe natural preservative that can prevent food from rotting by destroying thebacteria that make meat, fish, eggs and dairy products decompose?
a. Bisin
b. Disodium ETA
c. BHA
d. BHT
23. What is ‘Memogate’?
a. A secret report of the KGB blaming theUSA for disintegration of the former USSR
b. A scandal regarding the deployment ofNATO troops in Afghanistan
c. A scandal involving the PakistaniAmbassador to the US seeking help to avert a military takeover in Pakistan
d. A scandal related to with the Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) signed between the US Government and Air France
24. Choose theincorrect option: (Aircraft company) - (Country)
a. Airbus - France
b. Tupolev - Russia
c. Embraer - USA
d. Bombardier - Canada
25. Who among thefollowing personalities has won the most nominations for the 2012 GrammyAwards?
a. Kanye West
b. Lady Gaga
c. Adele
d. Rihanna
26. Name the firstIndian spy satellite that will be operational by 2014 to keep an eye onneighboring regions?
a. SPY-Sat
b. Eagle
c. AWACS
d. CCI-Sat
27. VR Raghunath isassociated with which of the following sports?
a. Football
b. Rowing
c. Hockey
d. Archery
28. According to therecent Global Livability Survey, which city of the world has been judged as theworld’s most livable city?
a. Mexico City
b. Melbourne
c. London
d. New Delhi
29. The Bonnconference, which was held recently, involved which of the following countries?
a. Libya
b. Yemen
c. Egypt
d. Afghanistan
30. Which one of thefollowing countries has the largest number of illiterate adults in the world,according to UNESCO’s Education for All Global Monitoring Report-2011?
a. Brazil
b. Indonesia
c. India
d. China
31. Recently, which ofthe following singers was honoured with the first Hridaynath award for hercontribution to Indian music?
a. Asha Bhosle
b. Lata Mangeshkar
c. Abida Parveen
d. Hemlata
32. Who is the onlybatsman in the cricket to score 7,000 ODI runs with a strike rate of over 100?
a. Adam Gilchrist
b. Shahid Afridi
c. Virender Sehwag
d. Ricardo Powell
33. Sebastian Vettel drivesfor which of the following teams?
a. McLaren
b. Ferrari
c. Mercedes
d. Red Bull








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Quiz no 21: Current Affair-Feb/Mar 2012 on BUSINESS and INDUSTRY for IBPS & CLAT

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Current Affair-Feb/Mar 2012 for IBPS & CLAT

1. The Ministry of Environment andForests (MoEF) has granted clearance to Jindal Power Limited (JPL) for its2,400 MW power project at Tamnar, which is located in:
a. West Bengal
b. Jharkhand
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Chhattisgarh
2. IT fi rm Hexaware Technologies recentlybagge d a five-year outsourcing deal worth $250 millionfrom which one of thefollowing countries?
a. Germany
b. United Kingdom
c. France
d. Netherlands
3. Which of the following private sectorbanks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Life Insurance Corporationof India (LIC) to allow policyholders to receive policy payments through ElectronicFunds Transfer?
a. ICICI
b. HDFC
c. Dhanlaxmi Bank
d. ING Vysya bank
4. Which one of the following DefencePublic Sector Undertakings received the prestigious Raksha Mantri's Awards in five categories for the year 2009-10?
a. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
b. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
c. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
d. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
5. Siemens AG announced it woill invest250 million euro in India to develop new baseline products, especially for theIndianurban and rural markets, as part of its new global strategy. Siemens AGbelongs to which one of the following countries?
a. Italy
b. Germany
c. United States of America
d. Canada
6. Facing fi nancial pressure, which oneof the following companies recently has increased the international call ratetariffs by up to 10 per cent for some destinations for all customers andreduced certain benefits on add-on services for its pre-paid subscribers?
a. Vodafone
b. Tata Indicom
c. Airtel
d. Reliance
7. Titan Industries has acquired watchbrand Favre Leuba, which is based in:
a. Norway
b. Sweden
c. Spain
d. Switzerland
8. A US-based leading manufacturer ofhigh-technology integrated information, communication and sensor system solutions for military and commercial markets,has announced a joint venture with which one of the following Indian companies recently?
a. Mahindra Satyam
b. Mahindra & Mahindra
c. Wipro Technologies
d. Infosys
9. Japanese carmaker Nissan is setting upa diesel engine plant inside its manufacturing facility at Oragadam, which is located in:
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Karnataka
c. Rajasthan
d. Haryana
10. Lupin is going to acquire I'rom Co ofJapan. Lupin and the I'rom Co are related with which one of the followingsectors?
a. Power
b. Education
c. Transport infrastructure
d. Health
11. Recently, GE India appointed whom asthe President and CEO of its energy business in India?
a. Kishore Jayaraman
b. Banmali Agrawala
c. John L Frannery
d. Jeffery Immelt
12. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with which one of the following companiesto establish a joint venture company for the production of cold-rolled non-orientedproducts at Bokaro?
a. Nippon Steel
b. Gerdau
c. Evraz
d. POSCO
13. The Hinduja thermal power plant atPalavalasa is going to be established in which one of the following states?
a. Tamilnadu
b. Kerala
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Karnataka
14. Indian Railways recently signed acontract to carry out reconstruction of a 56-km rail line in which one of thefollowing countries?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Maldives
c. Bangladesh
d. Myanmar
15. Which state-owned company was accusedof making illegal profi ts by selling natural gas (allocated by the governmentto make LPG)to industries?
a. Indian Oil Corporation
b. GAIL
c. Oil India Limited
d. ONGC
16. Which one of the following cities hostedthe sixth International Conference on Aluminum in December 2011?
a. Indore
b. Bhubaneshwar
c. Hyderabad
d. Bengaluru
17. Which one of the following companies haslaunched the all-new ‘RAZR' handset?
a. Motorola
b. Nokia
c. Samsung
d. LG
18. Aditi Technologies has announced theacquisition of which cloud computing company?
a. Cumulux
b. HCL Cloud
c. PointBridge
d. iLink System
19. Recently, Sony, Toshiba and Hitachisigned a deal to merge their small and medium-sized LCD businesses and tocreate a new company under the name of:
a. International Display
b. Japan Display
c. Asia Displa
d. National Display
20. Which of the following companies hasentered into an agreement with Moscow-based IT security solution fi rmKaspersky Lab, to offer managed security services to telecom companies?
a. Tata Consultancy Services
b. Wipro
c. Infosys
d. Tech Mahindra/Mahindra Satyam







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