Globescan - Compiled by Reshma Majithia

1. Dalda, the iconic edible oil launched 75 years ago and almost became a generic name for vanaspati oil in South Asia before its popularity took a dip because of health concerns, is reportedly being relaunched with a health proposition. Name the food conglomerate that owns the brand presently and is working on its makeover and new image.
   Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
   ITC Foods
   ConAgra
   Bunge Ltd.
   
   
2. The 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games has been pushed into fresh controversy, with the President Mike Fennell of the Games Federation expressing grave concerns about India’s ability to host the Games, given all the delays and loopholes in the ongoing preparations. Who is the Chairman of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee in India?
   MS Gill
   Suresh Kalmadi
   Randhir Singh
   Lalit Bhanot
   
   
3. Name the Nobel Peace Laureate and plant scientist whose advances in plant breeding not only led to spectacular food production in Latin America and Asia, but was also largely responsible for the success of our very own Green Revolution, leading him to be widely recognized as the father of this agricultural movement. He passed away on September 13, 2009.
   M S Swaminathan
   Miguel A. Altieri
   Gordon Conway
   Norman Borlaug
   
   
4. Oseltamivir Phospate, more popular by its trade name Tamiflu and widely in demand in the face of the H1N1 global pandemic, is marketed by
   Glaxo Smithkline
   Pfizer
   Roche
   Cipla
   
   
5. Name the service launched by Google which imitates a conventional print publication by offering screenshots of the web pages with relevant articles for users to browse through quickly. This has been launched in partnership with more than 30 providers including the BBC to offer a new reading experience and is expected to give a boost to the flagging news industry.
   Kindle
   Bird’s eye
   Fast Flip
   Google OOH
   
   
6. What is the theme for 2009 World Food Day
   The Right to Food
   Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis.
   A Millennium Free from Hunger
   Fight Hunger to Reduce Poverty
   
   
7. Who won the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
   Felipe Massa
   Jenson Button
   Mark Webber
   Roberto Carlos
   
   
8. Who is the winner of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2009.
   Karl Gomes
   Ranjan Kapur
   Sam Balsara
   Praveen Nahata
   
   
9. Who has been appointed as the first director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (APRA-E)
   Aneesh Paul Chopra
   Raj Shah
   Sonal Shah
   Arun Majumdar
   
   
10. Siemens, the world’s largest industrial conglomerate acquired an Israel-based solar power company for about $418 million. Name the company
    Pythagoras
    Solel
    Solarbuzz
    Chromagen
    
    
11. A singer, songwriter, poet, composer, multi instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, animal rights and peace activist, he was named songwriter of the year at the American Society of composers, authors and publishers (ASCAP) awards on October 15, 2009. Identify him.
    Steve Booker
    Calvin Harris
    Phil Collins
    Paul McCartney
    
    
12. The founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, he is known around the world for his wide-ranging work in the sanitation field. He has worked to improve public health, has advanced social progress, and has improved human rights in his home nation and other countries and has been awarded Stockholm Water Prize, 2009,the most prestigious award for outstanding achievement in water-related activities. Name him.
    Jingyuan Luo
    John Anthony Allan
    Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
    Ceren Burcak Dag
    
    
13. She was India’s first woman diplomat, and first to join the Indian Foreign service. She was also posted as India’s Ambassador to Hungary, the first to be appointed Ambassador. She passed away on October 15, 2009. Identify her.
    Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
    Nirupama Rao
    Meera Shankar
    C.B. Muthamma
    
    
14. Who is the new director of National Cricket Academy (NCA)
    John Buchanan
    Sandeep Patil
    Dav Whatmore
    Roger Smitter
    
    
15. A Malaysian-owned oil and gas company has bought 2.3% stake in Cairn India for $240million. Name the Malaysian company.
    Crest
    Scomi
    Petronas
    Swiber
    
    
16. Which city will host the 2011 World cup final
    Mumbai
    Kolkata
    Bangalore
    Chennai
    
    
17. An American businessman and investment banker, he was the chairman and chief executive of Lazard, the world’s largest investment banks. He was credited with brokering more than $250 billion, including Time’s merger with Warner Brothers and the Dean Witter, Discover and Co Bruce combination with Morgan Stanley. Name him.
    Garrett Morgan
    Bruce Wasserstein
    Lewis Latimer
    Lonnie Johnson
    
    
18. The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 has been enacted to provide for the establishment of the Gram Nyayalayas at the grass root level for the purpose of providing access to people in rural areas at their doorstep. When did this act come into effect.
    September 30, 2009
    September 2, 2009
    October 1, 2009
    October 2, 2009
    
    
19. Oliver Williamson and _______ won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Economics
    Leonid Hurwicz
    Elinor Ostrom
    Paul Krugman
    Roger Myerson
    
    
20. Who is India’s permanent envoy to the United Nations
    Hardeep Puri
    Timothy Roemer
    Raj Goyle
    Vinai Thummalapally
    
    
21. Who is the President of Assocham
    Swati Piramal
    Sajjan Jindal
    A.A Baramuli
    Anil Agarwal
    
    
22. Who is the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
    Grameen Bank
    Martti Ahtisaari
    Barack Obama
    Wangari Maathai
    
    
23. A UK news magazine, The Economist has named __________ as the winner of the eighth edition of its Annual Business Process Innovation Award.
    Anand Mahindra
    Rahul Bajaj
    Ratan Tata
    Narayan Murthy
    
    
24. Which company emerged as the best Indian IT employer in a survey conducted by DQ-IDC
    IBM
    Accenture
    TCS
    Infosys
    
    
25. Who was conferred with prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2007 for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
    Sonu Nigam
    Kailash Kher
    Manna Dey
    Udit Narayan
    
    
26. An American singer and actor, he was better known for his role in the Godfather as singer Johnny Fontane. He passed away on October 14, 2009. Name him
    John Martin
    David Carradine
    Al Martino
    Ashley Hamilton
    
    
27. Who has been appointed advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Infrastructure, Innovation and Information. 
    Sam Pitroda  
    Dr. K. Anji Reddy 
    Shobhana Bhartia
    B.M. Munjal
    
    
28. Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in the year 2009
    Roger D. Kornberg 
    Venkatraman Ramakrishnan 
    Gerhard Ertl 
    Osamu Shimomura
    
    
29. A Spanish hurdler, she was banned for two years for doping on October 7, 2009. Name her 
    Josephine Onyia 
    Perdita Felicien
    Gracia Guillermina
    Ashley Meyer
    
    
30. Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 2009 
    Mahashweta Devi 
    Herta Mueller
    Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio
    Orhan Pamuk
    
    
31. Which city will host the 2016 Olympic Games
    Sao Luis
    Salvador
    Sao Paulo
    Rio De Janiero
    
    
32. Australian-born Elizabeth Blackburn along with British-born Jack Szostak and American Carol Greider, have won the 2009 Nobel Prize for 
    Peace
    Chemistry
    Physics 
    Physiology
    
    
33. Who is the winner of the 2009 Man Booker prize 
    Peter Carey
    Anne Enright
    Hilary Mantel
    Alan Hollinghurst
    
    
34. Three Americans, Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and _______ won the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics for their work in developing fibre-optic cable and the sensor at the heart of digital cameras. Name him
    Osamu Shimomura
    George E. Smith
    Martin Chalfie
    Roger Tsien
    
    
35. Who is the new CEO of  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
    N Chandrasekaran
    S Ramadorai
    Atul Vashistha
    S. Mahalingam