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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 06:16 PM

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This link also says india qualified for the first time in 1950!! whats ur point?
India take a part in 1950 but due to some reason they r not qualified and in 1985 it finally take part and play a game


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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 06:42 PM

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India take a part in 1950 but due to some reason they r not qualified and in 1985 it finally take part and play a game


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+1 mate. The reason is their barefoot play made them to disqualify.

That's point what I am making
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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 06:44 PM

here goes........

1) WHich company recently succeded in cloning the human embryo?-ACT
2) what is TAMIFLU? ITS A MEDICAL TERM
3) Which is the first asian commodity exchange to allow carbon credit trading?- MCX
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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 06:53 PM

here some indiaan history....

1..Formation of Indian National- 1885
[A. O. Hume was the founder. W.C. Banerjee was
Congress the first president of Indian National Congress.]

2.Partition of Bengal -1905[ Bengal was divided on the basis of religion.]

3.Swadeshi Movement 1905 Indian National Congress adopted a resolution on
7th August 1905 to boycott all foreign goods.

4.Formation of Muslim League 1906 Founded by Aga Khan and Salimuddin at Dhaka.

5.Morley–Minto Reforms 1909 Under these reforms, a separate electorate was
made for Muslims during the leadership of Lord
Minto.

6.Home Rule Movement 1915-16 Annie Besant started the movement in September
1916.

7.Lucknow Pact 1916 Congress and Muslim League held their sessions
at Lucknow, which strengthened the Hindu–
Muslim unity.


8.Rowlatt Act 1919 It gave unstoppable powers to the government to
arrest and imprison suspects, without even having
a trial.

9.Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919 Because of firing, under the orders of General
O’ Dyer, many people were killed, while
attending a public meeting at Jallianwala Bagh
in Amritsar

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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 07:21 PM

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+1 mate. The reason is their barefoot play made them to disqualify.

That's point what I am making
Guys the question was when did india qualify 1st. The ans is 1950. They withdrew later for they were barefooted. But the fact stil holds gud dat they qualified 1st in 1950.
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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 07:22 PM

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1) WHich company recently succeded in cloning the human embryo? Advanced Cell Technology (ACT)
2) what is TAMIFLU? Antiviral Medicine
3) Which is the first asian commodity exchange to allow carbon credit trading? MCX
4) Where was world Spice congress held? Goa
5) Name of the defrauder at Societe general who caused losses of 73 billion dollars recently? Jérôme Kerviel
- name of a similar fraudster who did the same to another bank. Which bank was it? how much was the loss and when did this happen in the past? Nick Leeson, Barings Bank lost £827 million ($1.4 billion) in 1995


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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 07:27 PM

[quote=santoshdharwar;1299661]1) WHich company recently succeded in cloning the human embryo? - STEMAGEN, A CALIFORNIA BASED COMPANY
2) what is TAMIFLU? - PREVENTIVE VACCINE FOR BIRD FLU
3) Which is the first asian commodity exchange to allow carbon credit trading? - MCX
4) Where was world Spice congress held? - GOA
5) Name of the defrauder at Societe general who caused losses of 73 billion dollars recently.? - JEROME KERVIEL
- name of a similar fraudster who did the same to another bank. Which bank was it? how much was the loss and when did this happen in the past? - NICK LEESON IN 1995; BANK NAME IS BRITAIN'S BEARING BANK AND LOSS WAS 1.4 BILLION DOLLARS
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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 10:21 PM

Sorry puys was busy with JMET. :1eye:

2 sets for today hence...

MAY

1. Which company bought Electronic Data Systems for $13.9 billions?
2. What is G1.9 + 0.3?
3. CNET Networks was bought by?
4. Who was awarded the lifetime career achievement award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
5. The Phoenix Lander which arrived successfully at Mars, landed at which region of Vastitas Borealis?
6. The first complete DNA sequence of a woman was deciphered by which medical center?
7. Usain Bolt broke whose record recently?
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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 15-12-2008, 10:37 PM

JUNE:

1. Which of these have been recently declared as extinct:
a) White Tiger b)Orangutan c)Carribean Monk Seal d)Golden Walrus

2. Who won the French Open 2008 and whose record did he equal?

3. Name the national anthem adopted by Kosovo (composer - Mendi Menxhiqi).

4. Which country legalized same sex marriage?
a) India b) Pakistan c) Uganda d)Norway

5. Name the traditional abode of the King of Nepal.

6. Who defeated whom at the finals of 2008 US Open Golf Championship?

7. On which country did the US lift its sanctions, imposed since the 2003 Cocktail Wars ?

8.Which bank of Iran got its assets frozen by the EU?

9. ICANN stands for?

10. Who won the 2008 European Championship in football?

11. Which cyclist suffered a 2 years ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sports?
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Re: The Official GK Thread for B School Entrance Exams 2008-09 - 16-12-2008, 01:54 AM

[quote=study_hard;1300324]Sorry puys was busy with JMET. :1eye:

2 sets for today hence...

MAY

1. Which company bought Electronic Data Systems for $13.9 billions?- hewlett packard
2. What is G1.9 + 0.3?- youngest supernova known to man
3. CNET Networks was bought by?- cbs corp
4. Who was awarded the lifetime career achievement award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.- manoel de oliveira
5. The Phoenix Lander which arrived successfully at Mars, landed at which region of Vastitas Borealis?- green valley
6. The first complete DNA sequence of a woman was deciphered by which medical center? leiden university medical centre
7. Usain Bolt broke whose record recently? ben jonson?
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