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

[abhijeet4800]

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@APPOrv BHAI sawaalo ke answers kahan hai????

Who is the Union Minister for Law in

India?

(a)
V.K. Bharadwaj

(b)
Hansraj Bharadwaj

(c) Arun Jaitley

(d)
Ram Jethmalani


All the contracts of the government of

India are made in the name of:

(a)
Prime Minister

(b) President

(c) Home Minister

(d) None of these


The subject matter of Right to Information
Act is:

(a)
Information & Technology

(b) Political Information

(c)
Official Documents

(d)
All of them


The Information Technology Act was

passed in the year:

(a)
2000

(b)
1999

(c) 2005

(d)
2001


One of the following is the most

essential ingredient for enforceability of Contract:


(a)
Exchange

(b)
Currency

(c)
Consent

(d)
Free Consent


If the President wishes to resign, to

whom should he address the resignation?

(a) Prime Minister

(b)
Home Minister

(c)
Vice President

(d)
Either (a) or (c)


Tides are the highest:

(a)
when the earth is nearest to the sun

(b) when the earth is nearest to the moon

(c)
in the spring

(d)
when the sun, the moon and the earth
are in line


Which country is estimated to have

largest oil resources?

(a)
Iran

(b)
Iraq

(c)
Kuwait

(d)
Saudi Arabia


Which of the following countries is

relatively industrially developed?

(a)
Thailand

(b) Pakistan

(c) India

(d) Bangladesh


Which city celebrates Christmas in

summer?

(a)
London

(b) Moscow

(c) Sydney

(d) Tokyo


The Konkan Coast stretches between:

(a)
Goa and Daman

(b) Goa and Diu

(c)
Goa and Bombay

(d) Goa and Cochin


Tungabhadra is a tributary of:

(a) Krishna

(b) Cauvery

(c) Periyar

(d) Godavari

Which of the following is correctly

matched?

(a) Manas—Elephants

(b) Gir—Lions

(c) Ranthambor—Deers

(d) Kanha—Birds


One of the dams which controls the

release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu is:

(a) Krishnaraja Sagar

(b)
Nagarjuna Sagar

(c) Hirakud

(d) Mettur


Census in India is conducted after every:

(a)
20 years

(b)
15 years

(c)
5 years

(d)
10 years


The Basic aim/objective of Vishesh

Krishi Upaj Yojana
was to promote export of:

(a)
Rice

(b)
Sugar

(c)
Groundnut

(d)
Fruits and Vegetables


Which of the following is one of the

major commodities being traded in recently

introduced Future Trading Commodity

exchanges?

(a)
Milk

(b)
Dairy Products

(c) Meat

(d) Rubber and Cotton


Which of the following statement(s)

about ‘Rain fed Farming’ is/are TRUE?

(1) Rain fed Farming is complex and

diverse

(2) Rain fed Farming is risk prone

(3) Rain fed farming is characterized by
high level of productivity and low
input uses.

(a) Only A

(b) Only B

(c) Both A and B

(d) Only C

(e) Both A and C


Which of the following is the full form

of ‘NOVOD’ as used in agricultural sector?

(a) National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils
Development Board

(b) National Orange and Vegetable Output
Development Board

(c) New Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils
Development Body

(d) Narcotics, Oils, Vegetable and Orchids
Development Board
(e) None of these


India is the largest producer of which

of the following?

(1) Coconut

(2) Cashew nut

(3) Black Pepper

(a)
Only A

(b)
Only B

(c)
Only C

(d)
All A, B and C

(e) None of these


Which of the following countries is the

largest producer of Arecanuts in the world?

(a)
Iran
(b) India

(c)
Afghanistan
(d) Bangladesh

(e)
None of these


Which of the following is NOT
a vegetable?


(a) Okra
(b) Peas

(c) Kiwi
(d) Brinjal

(e)
Cabbage


As we all know ‘Agriculture’ is the

mainstay of the ‘Indian Economy’. Agriculture

and allied Sectors make how much part of the

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of our economy?


(a) 12%
(b) 17%

(c) 22%
(d) 27%

(e)
33%


Which of the following countries is

first in the production of vegetables in the

world:

(a)
India
(b) China

(c)
Bangladesh
(d) Brazil

(e) South Africa


How much (percentage) population of

India is dependent mainly on agriculture for

their livelihood? about:

(a)
33% (b) 43%

(c)
53% (d) 60%

(e) 65%


In India how much of the total agricultural
output is dependent mainly on the rainfall?
about:

(a)
30% (b) 40% (c) 50%
(d) 60% (e) 70%


The production of which of the following
cannot
be considered as ‘Horticultural

Production’?

(a)
Spices (b) Wheat

(c)
Rose flower (d) Mushrooms

(e) All the these


Which of the following cannot
be considered
as a part of Post Harvest Technology

(PHT)?

(a)
Optimizing oil recovery

(b)
Tapping full potential of Rice Barn Oil

(c) Designing proper irrigation system

(d)
Use of indigenous technology for
processing of tree-borne oilseeds

(e) All of these


Which of the following countries is the

largest producer of milk in the world?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) USA

(c)
India

(d) China

(e) Denmark


‘Kala Handi’ is a place in:

(a)
West Bengal

(b)
Madhya Pradesh

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Orissa




EASY quiz..........



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Coenobitic Cassandra said given unpropitous conditions I could be homespun nabob with jerry-built irrefrangible bijou and not even petite retreat.

Hi..in ur question..which of teh following is not a vegetable,...u selected Okra...but correc answer is Kiwi as kiwi is fruit and Okra is a vegetable ..what we call as "bhindi"..i hope this helps...

[supbhatia]

Thank you so much sach_bigb for the paper!

[kamal_dude]

The Indian born, who was recently promoted as the President of Pepsi Co - Ms Nooyi
The new head of NASSCOM: Som Mittal
The Tata group consists of how many companies?
60/80/125- 80
4. Which company manufactured the Ambassador? Hindustan Motors
5. With which Japanese company has Hindustan Motors tied up?
) Suzuki
) Honda
) Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
6.Which pizza chain has tied up with Hindustan Petroleum to vend pizzas across its petrol stations? US pizza
7.What does the sportswear brand Nike mean? Victory
8.Which was the first company that N R Narayana Murthy launched? Softronics
9. Who was the first founder employee of Infosys?
)Nandan Nilekani
) N R Narayana Murthy
) N S Raghavan
N S Raghavan
10. Which is the largest bank in India?
) State Bank of India
) ICICI Bank
) HDFC Bank
State Bank of India

[neamehta]

[quote=apoorvkashyap;871513]

Originally Posted by apoorvkashyap

Fresh set

1Which company was once known as the Bachraj Trading Company?2.Of what product is the company Mysore Paints and Varnishes Ltd. the only authorized manufacturer in India?
Bajaj Auto
3.Which stock exchange advertises itself as the Stock Market for the Digital World?
NASDAQ

4.In the Periodic Table of Elements, which element is at Atomic Number One?
Hydrogen

5 In 1987, a television ad featuring the Beatles' song "Revolution" was the first and only time that a song performed by the Beatles was used ina TV ad. Which brand?
Nike

6.Which club is David Beckham moving to in Major League Soccer ?


7What is the unit of fame?
Warhol

8VS Naipaul and Khushwant Singh served on the board of which company?
Tehelka

9What is so special about the premium condom brand Mates?
only Virgin Brand wid no mention of virgin
very obvious

10 Which product had the following ad-line - 'Good nutrition never tasted so good'.
LG Microwave Oven

11 who is the first singer to sing in Lifebuy ad
Jagjit Singh
none of u answered

12Established in Lahore by Rai Bahadur Lal Sohan Lal in the year 1943, this bank had to shift base to Amritsar after Partition. Identify it.
Oriental bank of commerce

13 who has designed the wipro logo
Sombit Sen Gupta

14What does the T in the name of the Indian entertainment conglomerate T-Series stand for?
Trishul
15Which companys logo is known as the Spiral of Success?
patni computers


@diablorulez good show by u widout options so no options in my next set also
keep

Of what product is the company Mysore Paints and Varnishes Ltd. the only authorized manufacturer in India? Voters Ink, Indelible Ink

Which club is David Beckham moving to in Major League Soccer ? Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS)

[nisha005]

Hey guys i hav just joined dis thread and found it very useful...ab how to copy all dis GK stuff posted here since time is less..if any such file exists for all the gk stuff compiled together plz put it here or PM me i wil b very thankful to u...

Regards
Nisha

[nurav]

• "Just Suck it"- Zaki
• "I'm lovin' it"-McDonalds
• "That's Right"-Wendy's
• "Have it your way"-Burger King
• "Impossible is Nothing" (Adidas)
• "Bank of Opportunity" Bank Of America
• "Save Money, Live Better"- Wal-Mart
• "We Didn't Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich" Chick-Fil-A
• "Nothing Runs Like a Deere" Deere & Company equipment manufacturer
• "I Am Canadian" Molson brewing company
• "I'm Going to Disney World!" - The Walt Disney Company after and during the Super Bowl
• "Nick Jr. Love To Play" (2004-2007)
• "Think different." - Apple
• "Finding solutions" - Getsadze & Pateishvili
• "All you add is love", Purina Dog Chow, Noel Digby
• "Because you're worth it" - L'Oréal
• "Maybe she's born with it, Maybe it's Maybelline"- Maybelline New York
• "Easy, Breezy, Beautiful, CoverGirl"-CoverGirl
• "All ages, all races, all sexes"-M•A•C
• "Earth Friendly Natural Personal Care for The Greater Good"-Burt's Bees
• "Breakfast of Champions" - Wheaties, General Mills 1935, Blackett-Sample-Gummert (later "The Breakfast of Champions" late 1990s)
• "Business is our middle name" -- IBM
• "Can't Get Enough of That Sugar Crisp"
• "Chuck Wagon", Purina Dog Chow, Rick Sides
• "Beyond Petrolium" --BP
• "A Little Better Gas Station"--BP Connect
• "Connecting people" - Nokia
• "Do the right thing buy a Chicken Wing" Petey Pablo
• "Doing what we do best", and later "Something special in the air" - American Airlines
• "Empowering People" - Acer
• "The Coke Side of Life" - Coke
• "Exceedingly Good Cakes" - Mr Kipling Cakes
• "Where amazing happens." - National Basketball Association
• "Design Can Talk!" - Loadingstone
• "Ideas for Life." - Panasonic
• "Just do it" - Nike
• "Cookie crisp!" - Cookie Crisp
• "You only get an oo with Typhoo" - Typhoo Tea
• "like.no.other" - Sony

[nurav]

With all due respect to all the guys who have been posting QnAs here ..


i have tried to complie the questions posted here since the begining.
reached half way - till about page 31.

Although its not very ordered hope this is helpful for puys.

[saikat6]

most of the qs are compiled in this file..
cheers
ATB to everybody
Saikat

[aviva]

can anybody tell me what happened in 2002/4 (dont remember the year also) dat there was a sudden boom in service sector
i kno it was related to wto, gatt and liberalisation but wat i dont kno exactly
posted same q elsewher
dint get a reply
i hope i get it here

[hercules9999]

hi puy
thanx a lot its a great work keep it up