CMAT GK BUSINESS & ECONOMY 1. Name the number two economy of the world. a. China b. New Zealand c. Japan d. Australia 2. The merger of the State Bank of Indore with SBI took place on … a. August 15, 2010 b. August 26, 2010 c. September 13, 2010 d. September 23, 2010 3. Punj Lloyd Group bagged a contract for laying a natural gas pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore from GAIL India for… a. Rs 539 crore b. Rs 544.22 crore c. Rs 594 crore d. Rs 602 crore 4. Who has launched Passion Pro, a limited edition 100cc motorcycle, priced at Rs 46,300? a. Maruti b. Kinetic c. Hero Honda d. Bajaj 5. The net worth of order for construction of bus rapid transit system corridors bagged by J. Kumar Infra projects is… a. Rs 126 crore b. Rs 136 crore c. Rs 146 crore d. Rs 156 crore 6. HSBC has picked up 6.22 percent stake in a pharmaceutical company through institutional placement of shares. Name the company. a. Strides Arcolab b. Procter & Gamble c. Johnson and Johnson d. GlaxoSmithKline 7. Hindustan Dorr-Oliver bagged an order from Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer (BPCL) and Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL) worth … a. Rs 90.49 crore b. Rs 92.59 crore c. Rs 94.42 crore d. Rs 96.57 crore 8. According to the govt. fi gures released in August 2010, the number one economy of the World is … a. USA b. Japan c. India d. Russia 9. Who amongst the following has been appointed as the Chief Executive Offi cer of Zee Turner? a. Virad Kaul b. Ajay Maken c. Prem Bhatia d. R. P. Goenka 10. The Asian Development Bank approved a loan for National Capital Region worth… a. $130 million b. $150 million c. $170 million d. $190 million 11. Identify the industrialist who has been named as the businessman of the decade from the given options. a. N. Vaghul b. O. P. Bhatt c. Harsh S. Mariwala d. Ratan Tata 12. The number of units sold by Hyundai Motor India Ltd in the domestic market in September, 2009 was… a. 27,803 units b. 30,303 units c. 33,803 units d. 37,308 units 13. During the last two fi scals the number of employees to leave Mahindra Satyam was… a. 17,000 b. 17,035 c. 17,584 d. 17,963 14. Tata Steel signed an agreement with a consortium of 13 banks, led by Standard Chartered and State Bank of India, for raising … a. Rs 15,000 crore b. Rs 20,000 crore c. Rs 25,000 crore d. Rs 30,000 crore 15. In which Indian state does Huawei – the Chinese telecom equipment maker plan to set up a $500 million manufacturing facility? a. Karnataka b. Tamil Nadu c. Bihar d. Rajasthan 16. Maruti Suzuki India, recorded its highest-ever monthly sales in September at … a. 1,05,763 units b. 1,05,706 units c. 1,08,006 units d. 1,10,086 units 17. The net income in the third quarter of Intel Corporation grew at … percent to reach $2.95 billion. a. 55% b. 59.45% c. 64.5% d. 67.83% 18. The FDI infl ow in India during the April – July quarter recorded a … a. Rise of 20% b. Rise of 27% c. Decline of 20% d. Decline of 27% 19. During the fi rst quarter of 2010 – 2011, the sector which registered highest growth rate is… a. Manufacturing b. Construction c. Transportation d. Farming 20. How much growth did Indian economy’s GDP register during the fi rst quarter of 2010-2011? a. 6.2% b. 7.6% c. 8.8% d. 11.3% 21. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has spent over Rs 53,202 crore on road projects in last how many financial years? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 22. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010 released by World Economic Forum, India has been ranked… a. 48 b. 51 c. 57 d. 63 23. According to the forecast made by the Forbes magazine, the richest man in the world in 2014 would be … a. J. Frank Brown b. Tarun Kataria c. Mukesh Ambani d. L. M. Mittal 24. Name the state which has announced a scheme to provide free electric connection to 2 lakh BPL families. a. Haryana b. Uttar Pradesh c. Punjab d. Gujarat 25. The second best favourite destination in the world for FDI over next 2 years according to UNCTAD would be … a. Sri Lanka b. Pakistan c. Nepal d. India 26. In which Indian city has Facebook, the Social networking site, opened its office? a. Pune b. Hyderabad c. Bangalore d. Chennai 27. According to a study conducted by Assocham, which two cities have emerged as the highest employment-generating cities out of all the other tier II and tier III cities of the country in the first quarter of 2010-11? a. Pune and Bangalore b. Pune and Ranchi c. Ranchi and Delhi d. Delhi and Bangalore 28. According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010 released by World Economic Forum the country that has bagged the fi rst position is … a. Switzerland b. USA c. Japan d. India 29. Network18 Media & Investments accepted an offer from a subsidiary of Viacom 18 Media Private Ltd to buy The Indian Film Company at … a. 112.06 pence b. 113.67 pence c. 113.78 pence d. 115.56 pence 30. The World steel demand is expected to grow at … to a record 1.34 billion tonnes in 2011. a. 4.3 percent b. 5.2 percent c. 5.3 percent d. 6.2 percent 31. Within a space of 23 years after it made its fi rst shipment of 500 vehicles overseas, the exports of this organisation have now crossed the milestone of 8 lakh units. Name it. a. Maruti Suzuki b. Hero Honda c. Hundai d. Skoda 32. Jindal Steel and Power acquired Shadeed Iron & Steel plant in Oman, for … a. $404 million b. $464 million c. $504 million d. $554 million 33. India’s third largest software firm is … a. HCL b. Wipro c. INFOSYS d. IBM 34. Nissan Motor registered total sales of 1,256 units in September 2010, with its newly-launched compact car … a. Micra b. Logan c. Fabia d. Reva 35. During 2009 – 2010 the state to register the highest growth in State Gross Domestic Product was … a. Haryana b. Punjab c. Chhattisgarh d. Gujarat 36. Name the bank which launched a new credit card to give frequent fl yers the chance to earn mileage points while flying on more than 50 domestic and international airlines. a. Citibank b. ICICI c. Axis bank d. SBI 37. Edify Education, a part of DRS Group, will invest Rs 500 crore to open a network of around 300 schools across … a. Sri Lanka b. Pakistan c. India d. Bangladesh 38. L&T has sold 2.42 per cent stake in Mahindra Satyam for … through open market transactions. a. Rs 249.11 crore b. Rs 294.81 crore c. Rs 298.18 crore d. Rs 304.81 crore 39. Which premium carmaker is voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide due to a possiblity of brake problems? a. Mercedes b. Skoda c. Ford d. BMW 40. Scott McConnell has joined as senior vice president and operating leader for the Americas region at … a. Patni b. Genpact c. HCL d. Infosys 41. Auto component maker Bosch is planning to make an investment to ramp up its capacity at Jaipur plant, the company’s only V E distributor pump manufacturing facility in the country. The worth of the investment is … a. Rs 100 crore b. Rs 105 crore c. Rs 110 crore d. Rs 105 crore 42. Anand Mahindra, vice-chairman and managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra has gifted $10 million to support the Humanities Centre at … a. Oxford University b. Boston University c. Harvard University d. Delhi University 43. Ambuja Cements production in September 2010 was … as against 13.82-lakh tonnes in 2009. a. 12.35 lakh tonnes b. 14.84 lakh tonnes c. 15.63 lakh tonnes d. 18.33 lakh tonnes 44. The government has appointed … as the Executive Director of a public sector Indian Bank. a. Rajeev Ranjan b. Rishi Raj c. Rajesh Ranjan d. Rajeev Rishi 45. Who amongst the following is the CEO and Managing Director of Birla Wellness & Healthcare? a. Martin Newson b. N Venkat India c. Harsh Chitale d. Jason Todd 46. Sundaram Finance acquired its joint venture partner BNP Paribas Asset Management’s 49 percent stake for … a. Rs 141.48 crore b. Rs 144.84 crore c. Rs 145.48 crore d. Rs 147.84 crore 47. Name the cellular company that has launched a language helpline to help those who seek assistance for day-to-day conversations in languages. a. Idea b. Vodafone c. Airtel d. Tata Indicom 48. ’Most Admired Retailer 2010′ award has been bagged by … a. Pantaloons b. Big Bazaar c. Croma d. MAX 49. Who is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Skype? a. Ritu Sarin b. Karl Ulrich Kohler c. Indira Nooyi d. Tony Bates 50. Name the recently appointed chief executive offi cer of HCL Infosystems. a. Morgan Stanley b. Harsh Chitale c. Martin Newson d. Tarun Kataria ANSWERS: BUSINESS & ECONOMY 1. a. China 2. b. August 26, 2010 3. a. `539 crore 4. c. Hero Honda 5. b. 136 crore 6. a. Strides Arcolab 7. d. `96.57 crore 8. a. USA 9. a. Virad Kaul 10. b. $150 million 11. d. Ratan Tata 12. a. 27,803 units 13. a. 17,000 14. c. `25,000 crore 15. b. Tamil Nadu 16. c. 1,08,006 units 17. b. 59.45 % 18. d. Decline of 27 % 19. a. Manufacturing 20. c. 8.8% 21. b. 3 22. b. 51 23. c. Mukesh Ambani 24. b. Uttar Pradesh 25. d. India 26. b. Hyderabad 27. b. Pune and Ranchi 28. a. Switzerland 29. d. 115.56 pence 30. c. 5.3 per cent 31. a. Maruti Suzuki 32. b. $464 million 33. b. Wipro 34. a. Micra 35. c. Chhattisgarh 36. a. Citibank 37. c. India 38. b. `294.81 crore 39. d. BMW 40. b. Genpact 41. a. `100 crore 42. c. Harvard University 43. b. 14.84 lakh tonnes 44. d. Rajeev Rishi 45. b. N. Venkat 46. a. `141.48 crore 47. a. Idea 48. c. Croma 49. d. Tony Bates 50. b. Harsh Chitale
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