Globescan - Compiled by Reshma Majithia

1. An American lawyer and Democratic Party politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Connecticut, he received the 'Friend of India' award for his contribution in strengthening the Indo-US relationship. Name him.
   a. Christopher Dodd
   b. Donald E. Williams
   c. Anthony Musto
   d. Edward Meyer
   
   
2. Thailand's anti-government protesters, whose sieges and rallies against the government in power have created a zone of violence and civil war in the country, are popularly referred to as the
   a. Red Shirts
   b. Thai Tornadoes
   c. Blue Brigade
   d. Bangkok Hurricane
   
   
3. Name the former director of McKinsey who pleaded guilty after being arrested on charges filed by the US market regulator SEC against him in the multi-billion dollar Galleon insider-trading scam.
   a. Raj Rajaratnam
   b. Anil Kumar
   c. Ian Davis
   d. Raj Goyal
   
   
4. Who is the new chairman of The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)?
   a. Ganesh Natarajan
   b. Som Mittal
   c. Harsh Manglik
   d. Kiran Karnik
   
   
5. Who is the winner of this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, which was instituted by British newspaper 'The Independent' to honour contemporary fiction in translation in the United Kingdom?
   a. Philippe Claudel
   b. Julia Franck
   c. Evelio Rosero
   d. Paul Verhaeghen
   
   
6. __________ is the mascot of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010
   a. Keyano, a Swan Hills Grizzly Bear
   b. Shera, a Royal Bengal Tiger
   c. Matilda, the Kangaroo
   d. Kit, a Cat
   
   
7. It is one of India's most respected media groups and has grabbed top positions in both English and Hindi markets and has been the fastest growing English daily in India adding 1.2 lakh readers to its fold. Name the media group
   a. The Hindu Group
   b. The Indian Express Group
   c. The Times Group
   d. HT Media
   
   
8. Who is the new President of Sudan?
   a. Omar Hassan al-Bashir
   b. Salva Kiir Mayardit
   c. Ahmed al-Mirghani
   d. Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
   
   
9. He has been appointed as the president's senior adviser in Sri Lanka taking over from the President's brother, Basil Rajapaksa. Name him.
   a. Ferial Ismail Ashraff
   b. M. Mahroof
   c. Basil Rajapakse
   d. Sarath Amunagama
   
   
10. A film director, producer, actor and screen writer, best known for his adaptation of the multiple academy award winning 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, he has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Identify him.
    a. Barrie Osborne
    b. Peter Jackson
    c. Mark Ordesky
    d. Fran Walsh
    
    
11. It is a nationwide network of private FM radios in India and has topped the charts with the largest cumulative listenership of 15.1 million in the eight key cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad and has emerged the clear leader with over 41.2 million listeners as per the recently published Indian Readership Survey. Even geographically it has triumphed across West, North, East and Central India. Name the FM channel.
    a. Radio Mirchi
    b. Red FM
    c. Meow FM
    d. Radio City
    
    
12. Who is the new governor of Rajasthan?
    a. Prabha Rau
    b. Shivraj Patil
    c. A. R. Kidwai
    d. Madan Lal Khurana
    
    
13. A Hindi language daily broadsheet newspaper in India is all set to acquire all the publications of Mid-Day Multimedia in a stock deal valued at around Rs.175 crore (nearly USD 40 million). Name the newspaper.
    a. Dainik Jagran
    b. Dainik Bhaskar
    c. NavBharat Times
    d. Amar Ujala
    
    
14. A South Korean steel major has clinched the deal to acquire Daewoo International in a $3 billion bid-beating rival Lotte Group. Name the South Korean steel company.
    a. Hyundai Hysco
    b. Sinhwa
    c. POSCO
    d. Dongbu
    
    
15. Who is the new director of BARC?
    a. Dr Anil Kakodkar
    b. Ratan Kumar Sinha
    c. Dr S. Banerjee
    d. Dr. L. M. Gantayet
    
    
16. United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed ________ as Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations.
    a. Atul Khare
    b. Vijay Nambiar
    c. Nitin Desai
    d. Edmond Mulet
    
    
17. Who is the new chief justice of India?
    a. Sarosh Homi Kapadia
    b. K. G. Balakrishnan
    c. Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
    d. Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
    
    
18. Who has been appointed the new chairman of India Semiconductor Association (ISA) for the year 2010-11?
    a. Pradeep Chakraborty
    b. BV Naidu
    c. Dr. Biswadip Mitra
    d. Jaswinder Ahuja
    
    
19. He is the new managing director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs, India. Name him
    a. Puneet Chadda
    b. Yogesh Agarwal
    c. Sonjoy Chatterjee
    d. Aditya Puri
    
    
20. Essar Energy, part of the Essar group, has launched an initial public offer (IPO) in one of the largest stock exchanges in the world to raise as much as $2.5 billion to fund its expansion plans. Name the stock exchange.
    a. NASDAQ
    b. Tokyo Stock Exchange
    c. New York Stock Exchange
    d. London Stock Exchange
    
    
21. Which of the following countries has voted for a law that would ban women from wearing the full Islamic face veil in public?
    a. Bhutan
    b. Belgium
    c. Denmark
    d. The Philippines
    
    
22. Name the marketing & advertising agency appointed by Spice Telecom for its mobility businesses of handsets & devices (Spice Mobiles), Telecom Retail (Spice Hotspot) and Mobile VAS (Spice Digital).
    a. Ogilvy and Mather
    b. Euro RSCG Advertising Pvt Ltd
    c. Percept Advertising
    d. Lintas India Ltd
    
    
23. The 40-year-old became the undisputed World champion in 2007 and defended his title against Russian Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, thereby becoming the first player in chess history to win the world title in three different formats: knock-out, tournament and match. He won the World Chess Championship this year. Name him.
    a. Dibyendu Barua
    b. Sriram Jha
    c. Parimarjan Negi
    d. Viswanathan Anand
    
    
24. Who is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
    a. Gordon Brown
    b. David Cameron
    c. Tony Blair
    d. John Major
    
    
25. Disney Media Distribution (DMD) is the new business name for Disney-ABC International Television - the integrated media distribution arm of the Walt Disney Company. Who is the vice president and general manager of the newly named Disney Media Distribution?
    a. Raju Venkataraman
    b. Natasha Malhotra
    c. Aparna Pandey
    d. Rajat Jain
    
    
26. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the ruling Conservative Party in the UK?
    a. Nigel Adams
    b. Peter Aldous
    c. Boris Johnson
    d. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
    
    
27. Fortune Magazine and management consultant Hay Group have ranked it as one of the world's 10 "most admired" companies this year. The rankings were based on many factors, including innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, financial soundness, long-term investment and global competitiveness. Name the company.
    a. Essar Steel
    b. ArcelorMittal
    c. Tata Steel
    d. Jindal Steel and Power
    
    
28. A research-based company with a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products has acquired a 9.9-per cent stake in S Korea's top pharmaceuticals' and OTC maker Dong-A Pharmaceuticals Co, Ltd. for £73.9 million, as part of a broader marketing alliance. Name the company.
    a. GlaxoSmithKline
    b. Roche
    c. Pfizer
    d. Johnson & Johnson
    
    
29. A prominent Indian politician and former lawyer, he is currently the Union Minister for Ministry of Human Resource Development in the Government of India and is to be honoured with the Stephen P Duggan award for Mutual Understanding, the highest honour awarded by the New York-based Institute of International Education (IIE) for supporting global collaboration in education. Name him.
    a. Murli Manohar Joshi
    b. Arjun Singh
    c. Kapil Sibal
    d. Manish K. Jaiswal
    
    
30. A major hub of small-scale industries in a key city in India witnessed a serious radiological accident recently when a piece of laboratory equipment no longer in use since 1985 was auctioned on a scrap market. Workers unaware of the hazards dismantled the same and were exposed to the radioactive rays, leading to deaths and disability. Name the city where this occurred.
    a. New Delhi
    b. Ahmedabad
    c. Pune
    d. Hubli
    
    
31. Digital and mobile entertainment company Hungama Mobile has launched a unique Social Music on Demand service MusicConnect for a mobile phone service provider in India. The service will enable its subscribers to enjoy their favourite songs via interactive voice response (IVR) on their mobile device and through the mobile internet. Name the mobile phone service provider.
    a. Airtel
    b. Aircel
    c. Loop
    d. Idea
    
    
32. Its the most valuable private steel producer in India and has acquired Oman-based Shadeed Iron &Steel company for $464 million, including debt.This is the third-biggest global purchase by an Indian steelmaker. Name the steel company.
    a. Tata Steel
    b. Vizag Steel
    c. Jindal Steel
    d. Essar Steel
    
    
33. _____________has joined Syria and Iran to ban the famous social net working site "Facebook". Name the country.
    a. India
    b. Pakistan
    c. Sri Lanka
    d. Nepal
    
    
34. Recently the east coast areas of AP, Orissa, Chennai and Bengal have been put on a cyclone alert putting thousands of homes and scores of lives at risk. Name the cyclone.
    a. Cyclone Laila
    b. Cyclone Hamish
    c. Cyclone Phyan
    d. Cyclone Aila

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