The Official GK Thread for B-School Entrances 2007-2008

junoonmba

Guys WAKE UP .........................

getintoiimb

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Originally Posted by junoonmba

Guys WAKE UP .........................

im awake

..been a lil inactive though

monsteronCAT

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Originally Posted by getintoiimb

im awake

..been a lil inactive though

ki hoya tenu getintoiimb

..
chalo take care...

regards
monsteronCAT

chinmaysk

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Originally Posted by junoonmba

Guys WAKE UP .........................

all are awake bro...awaiting your next set of questions !!

junoonmba

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Originally Posted by chinmaysk

Sweetex Is abrand From?
Sweetex is one of the leading non-sugar sweetener brands in the UK. It offers the consumer a sugar laternative as a healthy option. Sweetex is low in calories and is made from a natural source known as Sodium saccharin. The granulated version, which can be used in low calorie cooking, also has a small percentage of Aspartame, which is an intense sweetener.

What is Kuka revolt all about?
The Punjab government has taken a corrective step by deciding to observe the 150th anniversary of the Namdhari (Kuka) Movement at a state-level function at Bhaini Sahib on April 15 this year.

The Kuka Movement marked the first major reaction of the people in the Punjab to the new political order initiated by the British after 1849. the Namdhari Movement of which the Kuka Movement was the most important phase aimed at the overthrow of the British rule. Ram Singh, who became its leader in 1863, gave military training to his followers. It seemed inevitable that before long a clash would occur between the Kukas and the British Government. The clash actually occurred over the question of slaughter of cows. It started with murderous attacks on butchers of Amritsar and Raikot (Ludhiana District) in 1871 and culminated in the Kuka raid on Malerkotla on January 15, 1872. The Kuka outbreak of 1872 was visited by terrible punishment, which was equaled in brutality by few events in our history. A large number of kuka prisoners were blown to death with cannons, their leader Ram Singh was deported to Rangoon.

Who is ASMI brand Ambassador ?
Kajol

HIndujas HAs tied up with Dubai World to explore GAS and Oil projects Abroad?
The Hinduja group has tied up with Dubai World, the holding company that manages and supervises the portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government, for massive infrastructure
ONGC

“We could think of no better place than ____and its capital ________to serve as the host city to a global dialogue amongst global leaders," Andrew Serwer, managing editor of Fortune, said regarding conference of FORTUNE GLOBAL FORUM 2007.
INDIA ,NEW DELHI

US conglomerate General Electric has agreed to buy British maker of oilfield services equipment Sondex Plc for 288.7 million pounds ($583.1 million) in cash.

Who is DHiren BAROT?
Dhiren Barot (known under various aliases: Bilal, Abu Musa al-Hindi, Abu Eissa al-Hindi, and Issa al-Britani) (b. December, 1971) is a convicted terrorist from the United Kingdom.
Barot was born in Baroda, India into a Hindu family. His parents moved to the UK from Kenya in 1973 to escape violence and discrimination in Kenya, when he was only one year old. His father, a banker in Kenya, supported his family by working in a factory in UK.
Barot travelled to Pakistan in 1995. He took part in militant campaigns against Indian forces in Kashmir. Using the pseudonym Esa Al Hindi, he wrote a book, The Army of Madinah in Kashmir, in 1999, discussing his experience and describing ways to kill Indian soldiers.In the late 1990s and early 2000, he served as an agent for al-Qaeda

What is BLU RAY Disc?
A Blu-ray Disc (also called BD) is a high-density optical disc format for the storage of digital media, including high-definition video.
Capacity:25 GB (single layer), 50 GB (dual layer)..

Developed by : The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA)

[The "Blu-ray Disc Association" was founded in 2002 by nine leading electronic companies: Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung and Sony as contrast to the DVD Forum. ]

Inventor of BICYCLE?
Kirkpatrick MacMillan (1812-187, a blacksmith from Dumfriesshire, Scotland, invented the first bicycle with foot pedals in the 1830 to 1840's, but he never patented it and his idea did not catch on locally

Connect

LASCAR ,SANGEY,Soplia,PURACE
They are names of different volcanos.

CApital of LAND OF THOUSAND LAKES?
Finland is called ''the land of a thousand lakes,'' but at last count there were 187,888 of them - more lakes in relation to a country's size than any other. Indeed, with a population of about five million, Finland has one lake for every 26 people.

Capita of FInland : Helsinki

[Croatia is called as LAND OF THOUSAND ISLANDS].

Tropic of Capricorn is also Known as ?

ASIAN MAYORS CONFERENCE 2006 held at?
The Mayors’ Asia Pacific Environmental Summit (MAPES 2006) was held in Melbourne. from 9 to 11 May.

ONE MORE REASON TO RELAX is punchline of which Brand?

BATA HUSH PUPPIES

Regards.

Chinmay.

DECENT ATTEMPT

junoonmba

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NAME THE FM channel owned By HT mEdia Group?

This person, known as the 'Father of the Pepsi Generation,' died recently. Can you name him?

Paul ____, an Indian businessman, has planned the launch of ____Pacific Airlines in the UAE. The blanks are to be filled with the same word. What's the single word?

Bandipur National Park is in?

Who is Known as Man of Mystery?

Artcle 352 of Indian Constitution deals with?

Nature Fresh Brand is owned By?

Annapurana Brand is from...........?

What is I-Nova?

KWALITY WALLS is a brand owned by?

What is BEAUFORT SCALE?

QUEEN OF ARABIAN SEA refers to ?

What is WIDAL TEST?

Who is Known as FATHER OF INDIAN UNREst?

MAHATMA GANDHI's First Satyagarah Aandolan was launcehed in SOuth AFRICA in 1907 at ?

Who founded ____________,the first newspaper of INDIA?

VERY EASY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

getintoiimb

SET---29

NAME THE FM channel owned By HT mEdia Group?
Fever 104 FM

This person, known as the 'Father of the Pepsi Generation,' died recently. Can you name
him?
Alan Maxwell Pottasch, a veteran advertising executive is known as “the father of the Pepsi Generation "

Paul ____, an Indian businessman, has planned the launch of ____Pacific Airlines in the
UAE. The blanks are to be filled with the same word. What's the single word?
Kang

Bandipur National Park is in?
Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka.

Who is Known as Man of Mystery?
J.Gutenberg
J.Gutenberg was a German goldsmith and printer, who is credited with inventing movable type printing in Europe (ca. 1450) and mechanical printing globally

Artcle 352 of Indian Constitution deals with?
Emergency Provisions

Nature Fresh Brand is owned By?
Cargill India

Annapurana Brand is from...........?
HLL - Hindustan level Ltd now renamed as Hindustan Unilever Limited

KWALITY WALLS is a brand owned by?
HLL - Hindustan level Ltd now renamed as Hindustan Unilever Limited

What is BEAUFORT SCALE?
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind velocity based mainly on observed sea conditions

QUEEN OF ARABIAN SEA refers to ?
Cochin

What is WIDAL TEST?
The Widal test is a serological test for Enteric fever. It is a demonstration of salmonella agglutinating antibodies against antigens O-somatic and H-flagellar in the blood

Who is Known as FATHER OF INDIAN UNREst?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

MAHATMA GANDHI's First Satyagarah Aandolan was launcehed in SOuth AFRICA in 1907 at ?
champaran???

Who founded ____________,the first newspaper of INDIA?
Founded by James Augustus Hickey or Hicky, a highly eccentric Irishman who had previously spent two years in gaol for debt, Hickey's Bengal Gazette or the Calcutta General Advertiser was the first English language newspaper, and indeed the first printed
newspaper, to be published in the Indian sub-continent.

Didnt know one

..
what is I-Nova???

bdhaps

NAME THE FM channel owned By HT mEdia Group?

FEVER

This person, known as the 'Father of the Pepsi Generation,' died recently. Can you name him?

ALAN MAXWELL POTASSCH (was an executive)

Paul ____, an Indian businessman, has planned the launch of ____Pacific Airlines in the UAE. The blanks are to be filled with the same word. What's the single word?

Bandipur National Park is in?

KARNATAKA

Who is Known as Man of Mystery?

(probably) JOHANN GUTENBERG

Artcle 352 of Indian Constitution deals with?

EMERGENCY DECLARATION POWER OF THE PRESIDENT

Nature Fresh Brand is owned By?

CARGILL FOODS PVT. LTD.

Annapurana Brand is from...........?

HINDUSTAN LEVER

What is I-Nova?

KWALITY WALLS is a brand owned by?

HINDUSTAN LEVER

What is BEAUFORT SCALE?

IT A SCALE FOR MEASURING THE WIND VELOCITY WITH THE HELP OF SEA WIND.. SOMETHING LIKE THAT ..

QUEEN OF ARABIAN SEA refers to ?

COCHIN

What is WIDAL TEST?

Its a test for measuring some kind of fever

Who is Known as FATHER OF INDIAN UNREst?

BAL GANGADHAR TILAK

MAHATMA GANDHI's First Satyagarah Aandolan was launcehed in SOuth AFRICA in 1907 at ?

TRANSVAAL

Who founded ____________,the first newspaper of INDIA?

NEWSPAPER : HICKEY'S BENGAL GAZETTE OR CALCUTTA GENERAL ADVERTISER

FOUND BY : JAMES AUGUSTUS HICKEY

this is my first post.. hope its ok..

junoonmba

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Originally Posted by getintoiimb

SET---29

NAME THE FM channel owned By HT mEdia Group?
Fever 104 FM

This person, known as the 'Father of the Pepsi Generation,' died recently. Can you name
him?
Alan Maxwell Pottasch, a veteran advertising executive is known as “the father of the Pepsi Generation "

Paul ____, an Indian businessman, has planned the launch of ____Pacific Airlines in the
UAE. The blanks are to be filled with the same word. What's the single word?
Kang

Bandipur National Park is in?
Chamarajanagar district of southern Karnataka.

Who is Known as Man of Mystery?
J.Gutenberg
J.Gutenberg was a German goldsmith and printer, who is credited with inventing movable type printing in Europe (ca. 1450) and mechanical printing globally

Artcle 352 of Indian Constitution deals with?
Emergency Provisions

Nature Fresh Brand is owned By?
Cargill India

Annapurana Brand is from...........?
HLL - Hindustan level Ltd now renamed as Hindustan Unilever Limited

KWALITY WALLS is a brand owned by?
HLL - Hindustan level Ltd now renamed as Hindustan Unilever Limited

What is BEAUFORT SCALE?
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind velocity based mainly on observed sea conditions

QUEEN OF ARABIAN SEA refers to ?
Cochin

What is WIDAL TEST?
The Widal test is a serological test for Enteric fever. It is a demonstration of salmonella agglutinating antibodies against antigens O-somatic and H-flagellar in the blood

typhoid fever

Who is Known as FATHER OF INDIAN UNREst?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

MAHATMA GANDHI's First Satyagarah Aandolan was launcehed in SOuth AFRICA in 1907 at ?
champaran???

NATAL,BRAZIL

Who founded ____________,the first newspaper of INDIA?
Founded by James Augustus Hickey or Hicky, a highly eccentric Irishman who had previously spent two years in gaol for debt, Hickey's Bengal Gazette or the Calcutta General Advertiser was the first English language newspaper, and indeed the first printed
newspaper, to be published in the Indian sub-continent.

what is I-Nova???

iNOVA AWARDS
Honoring the World's Best
Corporate Websites

@BDHAPS
Welcome aboard dude!!!!!!!!!!

Where are other fellow puys???????

junoonmba

SET---30

Connect TIDE ,ORAL-B,Pantene.......

Who was the First Englishman To preside over the INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS?

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located on ___and ________in which state?

Sardar Sarovar Project is located on ___and ________in which state?

What is FARRACKA BARRAGE CONTROVERSY?

First Governor General Of Indian Union?

Budha gaves his first and last sermon at_________ ?

Who was ALBERUNi?

"TOUCHING LIVES IMPROVING LIFE" is Punchline of ?

Surperisingly affordable style" is punchline of ?

CAPITAL OF Bhutan and DENMARK?

Name a country with the same name of its capital?

Who invented Fountain Pen?

Who invented Computer?
FIFA President??

NJOY!!!!!!!!!!