Globescan - Compiled by Reshma Majithia

1. A multi-national automaker is all set to launch its small car Micra in India. Name the automaker
a. Mitsubishi
b. Honda
c. Nissan
d. Toyota

2. Who has been made a Honorary Doctor of Law by the University of Cambridge in recognition of his business achievements and philanthropic work
a. Rahul Bajaj
b. Sunil Mittal
c. Lakshmi Mittal
d. Ratan Tata

3. Which of the following Indian business conglomerates has decided to open 1,000 primary schools in villages across the country with an investment of Rs 200 crore.
a. Bharti Group
b. Tata Group
c. Reliance Industries Ltd
d. SBI

4. A FMCG campaign that launched the Gillette Mach 3 razor in India was recognized as one of the best PR-led Integrated Campaigns at the 57th Cannes International Advertising Festival. Name the FMCG player
a. Dabur India Ltd
b. Hindustan Unilever Limited
c. Procter and Gamble
d. Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited

5. Who won the 2010 Asia Cricket Cup
a. Bangladesh
b. Pakistan
c. Srilanka
d. India

6. More than 60 people were killed in a train accident recently when the speeding Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express rammed into the stationary Bhagalpur-Ranchi Down Vananchal Express. Where is the site of the accident?
a. Hugli
b. Nadia
c. Sainthia
d. Barddhaman

7. Eminent historian and director general of National Archives of India he has been conferred the top French honor, 'Order of Palmes Academiques' for his contribution to education. Name him
a. Prof. S. G. H. Zaidi
b. Prof. Mohammad Miyan
c. Prof. S. M. Azizuddin Husain
d. Mushirul Hasan

8. ______________state recently launched a healthcare facility under which patients will be able to seek life-saving tips from doctors round-the-clock on an emergency telephone number. Name the state.
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Assam
d. Gujarat

9. ING, a Dutch financial services company sold its entire stake of over 3 per cent to a financial organization in India in a bulk deal on the National Stock Exchange for Rs 801.3 crore. Name the financial organization in India.
a. Yes Bank
b. Kotak Mahindra
c. State Bank of India (SBI)
d. United Bank of India

10. Which of the Indian company's Singapore-based subsidiary NatSteel Holdings has sold about 27 per cent stake in Malaysian firm Southern Steel Berhad for $72 million.
a. Tata Steel
b. Essar Steel
c. Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd
d. SAIL

11. Who has been elected the new president of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC)
a. Asha Luthra
b. Vinay Nagpal
c. Robert Keye
d. Kris Krishnan

12. Noted academician she has been named professor of economics at the prestigious Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution's history. Name her
a. Modhumita Roy
b. Sanjana Mehta
c. Radhika Plakkot
d. Gita Gopinath

13. Who has been named the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine
a. Oprah Winfrey
b. Angelina Jolie
c. Lady Gaga
d. Sandra Bullock

14. In June 2010, Ms. Bettencourt became embroiled in a high-level political scandal involving non-payment of taxes and stashing cash in undeclared Swiss bank accounts. Name the country where the scandal broke out.
a. Austria
b. France
c. Germany
d. Italy

15. Who has resigned from the Prime Minister's Council of Trade & Industry after being convicted in the Bhopal gas case
a. A.C.Muthiah
b. Keshub Mahindra
c. Parvinder Singh
d. P.K.Mitta

16. Who has received a major Hong Kong accolade in recognition of his contribution to cinema.
a. John Woo
b. Benny Chan
c. Billy Tang
d. Nicholas Tse

17. __________ has become the third most valued business house among India's top-most business houses
a. Tata group
b. ADAG
c. Bharti
d. Vedanta group

18. Who has been appointed as the 2011 world cup tournament manager of BCCI
a. Ranjib Biswal
b. Milind Rege
c. Shashank Manohar
d. R.S. Dungarpur

19. A global investment banking and securities firm which engages in investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services has agreed to pay a record $550 million to settle civil fraud charges over how it marketed a sub prime mortgage product, ending months of negotiations that rattled the bank's clients and investors. Name the firm.
a. Goldman Sachs
b. Bank of America
c. Morgan Stanley
d. J P Morgan Chase .

20. Who has been nominated to the post of Assistant Administrator for Asia in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Obama administration
a. Nisha Desai Biswal
b. Parag Mehta
c. Natasha Bilimoria
d. Nick Rathod

21. Who has been sworn in as President of the troubled republic of as Kyrgyzstan.
a. Ishenbai Kadyrbekov
b. Kurmanbek Bakiyev
c. Roza Otunbayeva
d. Askar Akayev

22. An English novelist, she won the Whitbread Prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996; and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as a national treasure. In 2008, The Times newspaper named her among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945. She passed away on July 2. 2010. Name her
a. Julian Barnes
b. Beryl Bainbridge
c. Susanna Clarke
d. Margaret Drabble

23. The UK-headquartered Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has agreed to acquire which bank's retail and commercial banking businesses in India for a premium of up to $95 million (Rs 446.50 crore)
a. RBS
b. Lloyds Banking Group
c. Barclays
d. Standard Chartered

24. Who is the new president of Poland
a. Aleksander Kwasniewski
b. Grzegorz Schetyna
c. Bronislaw Komorowski
d. Bogdan Borusewicz

25. Which of the following countries has taken legal steps against Facebook and accused it of illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who don't use the social networking site.
a. Canada
b. China
c. France
d. Germany

26. Which of the following brands has been ranked as the No.1 "Indian" brand of Asia-Pacific in its list of Top 1000 Brands of Asia-Pacific for the second consecutive year.
a. Kingfisher
b. Kraft
c. Amul
d. Tata

27. Who is the winner of the FIFA World Cup 2010?
a. Spain
b. Netherlands
c. Uruguay
d. Germany

28. Who has been appointed President, OOH (out of home) at Lintas media group
a. Hemanth Shah
b. Anindya Banerjee
c. Venugopal Iyenga
d. Rupen Desai

29. Which of the following multinational conglomerate companies has won the 12,123- crore Hyderabad metro rail project
a. Lanco Infratech
b. Reliance
c. Larsen and Toubro
d. Essar

30. Which of the following insurance companies has agreed to pay a massive $725m (£474m) to settle a long-running fraud case against it. The insurance company had engaged in stock price manipulation, anti-competitive behaviour and accounting fraud between 1999 and 2005.
a. American International Group
b. Commerce Insurance Group
c. Allied Insurance
d. HCC Insurance Holdings

31. Indian workers are building an expensive hydroelectric dam in a remote valley to feed its rapidly growing but power-starved economy. Name the valley.
a. Bandipore, Kashmir
b. Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
c. Araku, Andhra Pradesh
d. Manjampath, Tamil Nadu

32. Who is the winner of the 2010 British Open?
a. Zack Rasego
b. Padraig Harrington
c. Stewart Cink
d. Louis Oosthuizen

33. Who has been named by the United Nations to a key advocacy group on Millennium Development Goals, whose mandate includes finding ways to fight socio-economic evils such as poverty.
a. Mukesh Ambani
b. Ted Turner
c. Muhammad Yunus
d. Bill Gates

34. Which of the following countries has recently become a member of the Non-Aligned movement (NAM).
a. Guatemala
b. Fiji
c. Guyana
d. Grenada

35. The High court of which of the following states has recently barred Non-tax payers from filing Public Interest Litigations (PIL)?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Jharkhand
d. Chhattisgarh

ANSWER KEY
1.c 2. d 3.a 4.c 5.d
6.c 7.d 8.c 9.b 10.a
11.b 12.d 13.a 14.b 15.b
16.a 17.b 18.b 19.a 20.a
21.c 22.b 23.a 24.c 25.d
26.c 27.a 28.a 29.c 30.a
31.a 32.d 33.a 34.b 35.c