Quiz 51 on Current Affairs 2014-15 for SSC CGL, UPSC, IBPS, MAT, CAT and other competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

In its first ever acquisition, the New York-based Sutherland Global Services, a provider of BPO and Technology Enabled services recently announced the 100% acquisition of which of the following
Adventity Global Services
Accenture
Coignezant
Sun International
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) was sanctioned a loan of Rs 1,300 crore by State Bank of India. Which is the Russian conglomerate that holds 74% stake in SSTL and was appointed the corporate guarantor for the loan?
JFSC Sistema
MTS Siestma
Kosolapov Siestma
JTSM Siestma
Which of the following company became the first company headquartered in India to be recognised as a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)?
Cognezant
Wipro Technologies
Infosys
TCS
Which state government accepted recently to pick up 26 per cent stake in the proposed Barmer refinery to be set up by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?
Gujarat Government
Rajasthan Government
Maharashtra Government
Madhya Pradesh Government
On 7 August 2010 which Indian auto maker decided to bid for the majority stake in SsangYong Motor of South Korea?
Tata Motors
Mahindra & Mahindra
Ashok Leyland
Maruti Suzuki India
1,3 & 4
1 & 2
2 & 4
3 & 4
Yamaha
Kawasaki
Honda
Suzuki
Air India recently cancelled the $1.6-million contract it had entered into with the Australian company after Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, informed the Rajya Sabha that National Aviation Company of India had appointed the company to revitalise its brand identity at a fee of around $1.6 million plus taxes. Name the Australian company with which Air India had entered an contract.
Cato Purnell Partners
Angus and Robertson
Australian Biodiesel Group Limited
Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd
Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Jitin Prasada informed the Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2010 that an airline company was extended 60 days credit by public sector oil retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) for supply of aviation turbine fuel (ATF). Which airline company was he referring to?
Indian Airlines
Jet Airways
Indigo Airlines
Kingfisher Airlines
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued notices to two of ADAG companies and their top executives, including group Chairman Anil Ambani in a matter relating to stock market
transactions. Which are the two companies?
1. Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL)
2. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra)
3. Reliance Communication
4. Reliance Capital
5. Reliance Power
4 & 5
3 & 4
2 & 5
1 & 2
Volkswagen AG is set to play a major role in the volume-driven Indian small car market with the launch of its small car by March 2010. Name the small car from the automaker.
hatch Polo
3X100
Etios
Beetle
Volkswagen AG is set to play a major role in the volume-driven Indian small car market with the launch of its small car by March 2010. Name the small car from the automaker.
hatch Polo
3X100
Etios
Beetle
Global Access, a Karnataka-based retail chain was recently acquired by which multi-brand mobile and technology retail chain?
Bharti Airtel
BSNL
Spice Retail
Reliance Retail Chain
150cc GS150R won the Motorcycle of the Year 2010 awarded by NDTV Profit's Car & Bike Awards. Which is the company that
manufactured the bike?
Bajaj India
Hero Honda
Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd's
Kawasaki
Which is the Indian airport that has handled highest number of passengers in a month (2.53 million in Dec 2009)?
Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
Netaji Subhash Chandra bose International Airport, Kolkata
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
Bangalore International Airport
Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking and securities firm identified four themes which it believes will provide good investment opportunities in 2010. Which among the following is correct
combination of the four themes?
Urban organised retail, Fiscal reforms and disinvestment, Export and Infrastructure
Infrastucture, Nuclear Power, Industries and Export
Fiscal disinvestment. Infrastucture, Small-scale industries, Corporate growth
Tourism, Export, Agro-industries and Retail
Bharti Airtel in January 20110 acquired stakes of Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom. What was the % of stake acquired?
25%
30%
70%
12%
Bharti Airtel in January 2010 acquired stakes of Bangladesh’s Warid Telecom. What was the % of stake acquired?
25%
30%
70%
12%
He is hockey player from Orissa who represented India in the Olympics for three consecutive times from 1996 to 2004. He finally bid adieu to international hockey on 2 May 2010. Name the player.
Gagan Ajit Singh
Thoiba Singh
Ajit pal Singh
Dilip Tirkey
Which sportsperson equalled the World record on way to winning the double trap gold in the shotgun World Cup in Dorset, Britain, on 16 May 2010?
Pan Qiang
Vitaly Fokeev (Rus)
Jeffrey Holguin (USA)
Vikram Bhatnagar (India)
Bulgarian striker 29 year old Dimitar Berbatov announced his retirement from international football on 12 May 2010. For which internally reputed football club did he presently associated with?
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Manchester United
Liverpool
Who is the former captain and one of Pakistan's most prolific middle-order batsmen who on 29 March 2010 announced his
retirement from international cricket, blaming the country's cricket
establishment for forcing him to take this decision?
Younus Khan
Shoaib Malik
Moin Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
 Who emerged winner at the BT Honda Pro-Am of Champions at the Classic Golf Resort (Manesar) on 28 March 2010?
C. Muniyappa
Ashok Kumar's
Siddikur Rahman
Anirban Lahiri
Who is the Indian cricketer who would grace the cover page of the April 2010 issue of the Wisden Cricketer magazine?
M S Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
Anil Kumble
Name the woman squash player who won the WISPA and PSA titles at the Chennai Open squash championships on 7 March 2010?
Nicol David
Jenny Duncalf
Annie Au
Laura Massaro
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