Globescan - Compiled by Reshma Majithia

1. As the world's largest eye care provider, it was chosen for the $ 1.5 million Conrad N Hilton Humanitarian Prize. (It is awarded annually to an organisation that does extra ordinary work to alleviate human suffering).
   a. Lasik eye care
   b. Sankara eye care
   c. Vasan eye care
   d. Aravind eye care system
   
   
2. An Union Minister, he was awarded the prestigious Moortidevi award of Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust for his outstanding work on Shri Ramayana Mahanveshanam. Who is he?
   a. K S Eshwarappa
   b. K. Rosaiah
   c. Dr M. Veerappa Moily
   d. Suresh Hirayenna Shetty
   
   
3. Who is the new chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)?
   a. S Ramadorai
   b. Naresh Chandraa
   c. Jagdish Capoor
   d. J R Varma
   
   
4. Who is the winner of the Bahrain GP?
   a. Lewis Hamilton
   b. Felipe Massa
   c. Fernando Alonso
   d. Timo Glock
   
   
5. Who won an award for best actor for his work in Crazy Heart at the 2010 Oscars?
   a. Horst Koehler
   b. Jeff Bridges
   c. Daniel Day-Lewis
   d. Heath Ledger
   
   
6. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed _________ as police adviser for the department of peace making operations, which makes her the first woman to hold top rank.
   a. Brenda Barnes
   b. Anne Mulcahy
   c. Ann-Marie Orler
   d. Anne Lauvergeon
   
   
7. Who has been named as the most influential person in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated Power List?
   a. Shane Warne
   b. Ricky Ponting
   c. Kapil Dev
   d. Sachin Tendulkar
   
   
8. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew the Fundamental Right
   a. To freedom of religion
   b. To constitutional remedies
   c. To property
   d. Against exploitation
   
   
9. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of
   a. Total internal reflection
   b. Interference
   c. Diffraction
   d. Polarisation
   
   
10. Who is the new Petroleum and Natural Gas secretary?
    a. Bhupinder Singh
    b. S. Sundareshan
    c. R. K. Bhandari
    d. Harish Suvarna
    
    
11. A well-known Marathi writer, he was the winner of the 39th Jnanpith award, India's highest literary recognition and was one of the most experimental and comprehensive among all the modern Marathi poets. He passed away on March 14, 2010. Identify him.
    a. Govind Vinayak Karandikar
    b. Madhav Achawal
    c. Ganesh Janardan Agashe
    d. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    
    
12. Which company has been conferred with the All India Organization of Employees (AIOE) award for outstanding organization and industrial relations 2008-09? ( The outstanding industrial relations award is one of its kind in the country constituted by AIOE and given to organizations with sound track record in Industrial Relations)
    a. ONGC
    b. Reliance industries
    c. HPCL
    d. NTPC
    
    
13. American International Group (AIG) is all set to sell one of its subsidiaries to a life insurance company for $15.5 billion. Name the insurance company.
    a. Allstate
    b. Kemper
    c. State Farm
    d. Metlife
    
    
14. _______ is the first state in India to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health and well-being.
    a. Himachal Pradesh
    b. Uttar Pradesh
    c. Madhya Pradesh
    d. Assam
    
    
15. China National Offshore Oil Corporation(CNOOC) has bought a 50% stake in an Argentinian oil and gas group for $ 3.1 billion. Name the latter.
    a. Apache Corporation
    b. Bridas Corporation
    c. Rex Energy Corporation
    d. Hess Corporation
    
    
16. Who is the new Director-General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
    a. Salil Shetty
    b. Vikram Srivastava
    c. A S Gill
    d. Vim Kochhar
    
    
17. Hindustan construction company (HCC), a Mumbai-based construction and infrastructure company is all set to acquire 66-per cent controlling stake in Switzerland's second largest real estate total services contractor, in an all-cash deal valued at 35 million Swiss Francs. Name the company.
    a. Interspiro AG
    b. Nova Werke AG
    c. Wedeco
    d. Karl Steiner AG
    
    
18. Apparel company Phillips-Van Heusen has agreed to buy a fashion brand for about $3 billion to create one of the world's biggest clothing companies. Name the company.
    a. Tommy Hilfiger
    b. Dolce & Gabanna
    c. Ed Hardy
    d. Gap
    
    
19. Who has been chosen for the Niwano Peace Prize this year for her contribution to the upliftment of poor women in India?
    a. Aruna Bhatt
    b. Marii Hasegawa
    c. Scilla Elworthy
    d. Ela Bhatt
    
    
20. India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries?
    a. USA
    b. UK
    c. France
    d. Russia
    
    
21. Who is the first Indian boxer to win a Gold in the prestigious President's Cup?
    a. Vijender Kumar
    b. Vijendar Singh
    c. Suranjoy Singh
    d. Jitender Kumar
    
    
22. A UP cadre 1974-batch IPS officer, he was appointed new chief of Indo-Tibetan border police in January 2010. Name him.
    a. R.K. Bhatia
    b. K. Jairaj
    c. Deshraj Singh
    d. S N Mishra
    
    
23. He is the chairman of India's largest conglomerate and has been nominated for the honorary degree of Doctor of Law by the prestigious University of Cambridge. Identify him.
    a. Mukesh Ambani
    b. Ratan Tata
    c. Lakshmi Mittal
    d. Nandan Nilekani
    
    
24. Who won the season-opening Asian Tour International golf tournament in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2010?
    a. Gaganjeet Bhullar
    b. Andrew Dodt
    c. Hwang Inn-choon
    d. Tetsuji Hiratsuka
    
    
25. A Canadian actor, known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol, he starred or co-starred in a number of films such as Lucas, Murphy's Romance, The Lost Boys, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. He passed away on March 10, 2010. Identify him.
    a. Corey Haim
    b. Corey Tailor
    c. Corey Miller
    d. Corey Feldman
    
    
26. Who is the world's richest person in 2010 according to Forbes?
    a. Bill Gates
    b. Carlos Slim
    c. Warren Buffet
    d. Mukesh Ambani
    
    
27. Who won the women's title of the WTA Tour's Memphis tournament in Memphis, USA in February 2010?
    a. Yelena Dementyeva
    b. Sofia Arvidsson
    c. Maria Sharapova
    d. Anastasiya Myskina
    
    
28. Who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole?
    a. Ang Rita Sherpa
    b. Krushna Patil
    c. Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
    d. Bachendri Pal
    
    
29. Who is the new COO of HP India?
    a. Rajiv Srivastava
    b. Samir Dhir
    c. Keshav Sanghvi
    d. Ajay Mitra
    
    
30. Who has been appointed to head the Indian operations of Bank of America Merrill Lynch?
    a. Bhuvaneswar Naik
    b. Kaku Nakhate
    c. Rakesh Mohan
    d. K Ramakrishnan
    

ANSWER KEY
1. d. 2. c 3. a 4. c 5.b
6.c 7.d 8.c 9.a 10.b
11.a 12.c 13.d 14.d 15.b
16.b 17.d 18.a 19.d 20.b
21.c 22.a 23.b 24.a 25.a
26.b 27.c 28.c 29.a 30.b