The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09

[picaroon]

Originally Posted by no signal

1. Who authored 'My Country, My Life' (sitter)

2. Bill Watterson created which famous comic strip ? (expecting everyone to answer)

3. An Indian software firm has been in news for breaching American copyright laws for something called 'Scrabulous'. What is it ?

4. While production I was given Z-Grade security. What am I ? (this thing is produced/ is under production)

5. Who is the official Time keeper of Formula-1 ?

6. Who won Miss Universe 2008 ?

7. Magic Moments Vodka is a brand of _____ ?

8. Who is the chairman of Nation Knowledge Commission ?

9. Who is the author of 'The World As I See It' ?

10. Who was regarded as 'Zinda pir' ? (in Indian History)

1. L.K. Advani
2. Calvin and Hobbes
3.
4. is it Money (Indian Rupee)
5. Tag Heuer
6. she was from Venezuela
7. .. .. don't remember but certainly have tried it
8.
9. Albert Einstein
10.

[masoom]

Originally Posted by picaroon

1. Who authored 'My Country, My Life' (sitter)2. Bill Watterson created which famous comic strip ? (expecting everyone to answer)3. An Indian software firm has been in news for breaching American copyright laws for something called 'Scrabulous'. What is it ? 4. While production I was given Z-Grade security. What am I ? (this thing is produced/ is under production)5. Who is the official Time keeper of Formula-1 ?6. Who won Miss Universe 2008 ?7. Magic Moments Vodka is a brand of _____ ?8. Who is the chairman of Nation Knowledge Commission ? 9. Who is the author of 'The World As I See It' ?10. Who was regarded as 'Zinda pir' ? (in Indian History).

my answers are :
1. L K Advani
2.
3.R G software
4. Rupee..
5.
6. Miss Venezuela
7.
8. Sam pitroda
9.
10.

[sid_dharth]

1. Who authored 'My Country, My Life' (sitter) L K Advani

2. Bill Watterson created which famous comic strip ? (expecting everyone to answer) Calvin and Hobbes

4. While production I was given Z-Grade security. What am I ? (this thing is produced/ is under production) Is it TATA Nano??

5. Who is the official Time keeper of Formula-1 ? TAG Heuer

7. Magic Moments Vodka is a brand of _____ ? Radico Khaitan

8. Who is the chairman of Nation Knowledge Commission ? Sam Pitroda

9. Who is the author of 'The World As I See It' ? Albert Einstein

10. Who was regarded as 'Zinda pir' ? (in Indian History) Aurangzeb

Cheers!!!
Siddharth

[Veejay7]

Originally Posted by diablorulez

the following are some attachments

1.IIFT hand out
2.facts about India
3.some more GK ques MC types
4&5. Snap handout for 2007

Hi dude ....... this is excellent stuff .... thanks a lot

[no signal]

Answers of previous10 (The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09)

1. L.K.Advani
2. Calvin and Hobbes
3. Scrabulous is a Facebook application. Mattel owns scrabble rights in North America, so Facebook had to withdraw this application called Scrabulous. Rajat and jayant Agarwal own software firm called RJ Software that created Scrabulous. [ further reading ]
4. TATA Nano (Had this in Tata Crucible, then I too wrote Indian Currency )
5. Siemens
6. Dayana Mendoza
7. Radico Khaitan
8. Sam Pitroda
9. Albert Einstein
10. Aurengzeb
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toxic: 4/10
picaroon: 4/10
masoom: 4/10
sid_dharth: 7/10 :thumbs-up:

[picaroon]

no more trivia's eh?....

PS: Sorry for spamming, henceforth including a question....

1. The Japanese also call their country 'Nippon'. What do they mean by this....

*pica admits his brain doesn't twist any better*

[masoom]

Originally Posted by picaroon

no more trivia's eh?....

PS: Sorry for spamming, henceforth including a question....

1. The Japanese also call their country 'Nippon'. What do they mean by this....

*pica admits his brain doesn't twist any better*

is it : land of rising sun

[picaroon]

It is : Land of the rising Sun

masoom:1/1 : 100 percentile

[varunj1984]

Hi,
Posting questions..

1. Food-World, Giant, Health 8′ Glow and Music World are all retail outlets of …

2.Sarthak Behuria is the chairman-cum-managing director of…

3.Aapka Fayda’ is the punch line that you would associate with….

4.Who among the following is the CMD of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)?

5.You would associate Corp Kisan Card with …

6.Itz Cash, a pre-paid card, belongs to the stable of…

7.Which of the following represents the limit of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the construction sector?

‘8.Mahila card’ is an international Debit Card meant exclusively for women. This card belongs to the stable of …

[shashank3012]

Originally Posted by varunj1984

Hi,
Posting questions..

1. Food-World, Giant, Health 8′ Glow and Music World are all retail outlets of …

2.Sarthak Behuria is the chairman-cum-managing director of…

3.Aapka Fayda’ is the punch line that you would associate with….

4.Who among the following is the CMD of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)?

5.You would associate Corp Kisan Card with …

6.Itz Cash, a pre-paid card, belongs to the stable of…

7.Which of the following represents the limit of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the construction sector?

‘8.Mahila card’ is an international Debit Card meant exclusively for women. This card belongs to the stable of …

1)RPG
2)Indian Oil Corp.
3)Zee Business
4)following?
5)Corporation Bank...not sure
6)Essar
7)dont know
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