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

masoom

some from my side...

1. This is yet another country of the so-called " Dark continent:, with its capital Luanda. Can you identify the country..

2. Where was india's first shipyard was built...

3. Nripendra Mishra is chairman of ...?? ( the association is widely in news with tussle on spectrum)..

4. Who is considered to be the father of green revolution

5. Name the author of the book.. " Every body loves a good draught "..

6. Australia despite being a large country contains 3 time zone.. which country contains 11 time zones..

vinz007

My take on the answers:

1. Angola
2. Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (my birth place)
3. TRAI (regular reading on telecom issues helped)
4. Norman E Borlaug (introduced mexican varities ..12th class biology helped)
6. Russia (clue shd be the longest train route)

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Originally Posted by masoom

some from my side...

1. This is yet another country of the so-called " Dark continent:, with its capital Luanda. Can you identify the country..

2. Where was india's first shipyard was built...

3. Nripendra Mishra is chairman of ...?? ( the association is widely in news with tussle on spectrum)..

4. Who is considered to be the father of green revolution

5. Name the author of the book.. " Every body loves a good draught "..

6. Australia despite being a large country contains 3 time zone.. which country contains 11 time zones..

no signal

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Originally Posted by masoom

some from my side...

1. This is yet another country of the so-called " Dark continent:, with its capital Luanda. Can you identify the country..
2. Where was india's first shipyard was built...
3. Nripendra Mishra is chairman of ...?? ( the association is widely in news with tussle on spectrum)..
4. Who is considered to be the father of green revolution
5. Name the author of the book.. " Every body loves a good draught "..
6. Australia despite being a large country contains 3 time zone.. which country contains 11 time zones..

1.
2.
3. Chairman TRAI (telecom regulatory authority of India)
4.
5. P.Sainath (educated guess

, he won Magasasay award the previous year)
6. Russia ( not sure if it has 11 or 13 timezones

)

tarunceo

hey PUYS,i wanna request all the moderators and our senior members to make a seprate GK thread for different exams.especially for IIFT,IRMA and SNAP.i hope that you will consider my request.

getintoiimb

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Originally Posted by tarunceo

hey PUYS,i wanna request all the moderators and our senior members to make a seprate GK thread for different exams.especially for IIFT,IRMA and SNAP.i hope that you will consider my request.

hello!
last yr also we just had one thread common to all exams.the questions posted here are mostly GK/cureent affairs..so if u go through this thread it will suffice..IIFT GK is slightly on the tougher side..but dont worry this thread will give u all that is needed..i will post a few GK docs later..

linux_maverick

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Originally Posted by no signal

1.
2.
3. Chairman TRAI (telecom regulatory authority of India)
4.
5. P.Sainath (educated guess

, he won Magasasay award the previous year)
6. Russia ( not sure if it has 11 or 13 timezones

)

4.M.s Swaminathan
2. is it garden reach,kolkata.
baki others hv answered.

appusinghi1985

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Originally Posted by masoom

some From My Side...

1. This Is Yet Another Country Of The So-called " Dark Continent:, With Its Capital Luanda. Can You Identify The Country..

2. Where Was India's First Shipyard Was Built...

3. Nripendra Mishra Is Chairman Of ...?? ( The Association Is Widely In News With Tussle On Spectrum)..

4. Who Is Considered To Be The Father Of Green Revolution

5. Name The Author Of The Book.. " Every Body Loves A Good Draught "..

6. Australia Despite Being A Large Country Contains 3 Time Zone.. Which Country Contains 11 Time Zones..

Father Of Green Revolution Is Verghese Queren....i Think So

nishant_rungta

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Originally Posted by appusinghi1985

Father Of Green Revolution Is Verghese Queren....i Think So

Father of Green revolution is Dr. Norman Bourlag..

Verghese Kurien is the Father of White Revolution (Milk)

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)

toxic

1) L K advani
3) scrabulous.com(it's the name of that firm ;founded by two brothers of kolkata)
6) Dayana mendoja
9) Albert Einstien