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Medium Questions (level 3 & 4)

1. Question: South Africa is the world's largest producer of 3 metals. Platinum and Goldare 2 of them, whats the third?

Answer: Chromite

2. Question: The Baht is the monetary unit of which country?Answer: Thailand

3. Question: What is the national airline of Spain?Answer: Iberia

4. Question: In which country is Sikorsky Helicopters' head office?Answer: America

5. Question: What is the currency of Turkey?Answer: Lira

6. Question: In which country are Saab cars manufactured?Answer: Sweden

7. Question: What was the first country to issue postage stamps?Answer: Great Britain

8. Question: What was the only type of wood used by Thomas Chippendale?Answer: Mahogany

9. Question: Which company based in Clemont-Ferrand, is the largest producer of tyresin France and is now involved in Formula One racing?

Answer: Michelin.

10.Question: Which company opened the first Burger Restaurant in Britain in 1954?Answer: Wimpy

11.Question: What giant car company almost went out of business in 1981?Answer: Chrysler

12.Question: What is the official currency of Portugal?Answer: Euro

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13.Question: What company was formerly known as Computing Tabulating RecordingCompany?

Answer: IBM

14.Question: With regard to the record label what do the initials RCA stand for?Answer: Radio Corporation of America

15.Question: JVC launched VHS format in 1976, but what does VHS stand for?Answer: Video Home system

16.Question: What is the name of Hong Kong's airline?Answer: Cathay Pacific

17.Question: Which family owns the American wrestling federation, the WWF?Answer: The MacMahons

18.Question: What in the USA is the name of the central bank?Answer: The Federal reserve

19.Question: Which company makes the Xbox games console?Answer: Microsoft

20.Question: Which car manufacturer has made models called Neon, Cherokee andVoyager?

Answer: Chrysler

21.Question: The 1st vending machines in the USA were installed on New York Cityrailway platforms in 1888, what did they dispense?

Answer: Chewing Gum

22.Question: Who first produced a book in 1955 to help pub owners settle debates (andbets) between patrons?

Answer: Guinness (book of world records)

23.Question: As in the music shop, what do the letters HMV stand for?Answer: His Masters Voice

24.Question: What name is California's Santa Clara County, the heartland of the USComputer Industry, more commonly called?

Answer: Silicon valley

25.Question: Which formula one driver is the owner of the luxurious Columbus Hotel inMonaco?

Answer: David Coulthard

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26.Question: The worlds largest Mobile Phone maker is based in which country?Answer: Finland, it's Nokia.

27.Question: Who devised the Package Tour?Answer: Thomas Cook. He ran a successful travel agency in the 19th century. It beganafter he led a temperance group on a guided train ride from Leicester to

Loughborough

28.Question: What was the surname of the French brothers who founded a tyrecompany in 1888.

Answer: Michelin

29.Question: Which American car firm made the Corvette?Answer: Chevrolet

30.Question: Which is the World's most popular brand of cigarette?Answer: Marlboro

31.Question: Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853?Answer: Elisha Otis

32.Question: What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called?Answer: An aglet

33.Question: P&O, the shipping line, stands for what?Answer: Peninsular and Oriental

34.Question: In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brandname in the world?

Answer: McDonalds

35.Who is the currently the president of NASSCOM?a. Mr. Kiran Karnik

36.Virgin Comics is all set to enter gaming zones in mobiles through which networks?a. Reliance Communications

37.Who is being appointed as the brand ambassador of OMEGA watches?a. Amitabh Bachhan

38.Who scored second fastest century in ODI after Shahid Afridi in 44 balls?a. Mark Boucher

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39.General Mushraf wrote the controversial book; In The Line Of Fire, but can you name thebook that our president Dr. Abdul Kalaam had written some time back?

a. The wings of fire

40.Aegis is the BPO firm of which famous business group?a. Essar Group

41.Whose punch line is Your Potential, Our Passion?a. Microsoft

42.Can u name the company who has launched the cool Appy Fiz drinks in the market?a. Parle

43.With whom would you associate Renuka Ramnath?a. ICICI Venture

44.Who is the head of Human Resources Department in INFOSYS?a. Hema Ravichandra

45.Tina Ambani, the wife of Anil Ambani runs a show annually in a year based on the world ofArt. Whats called?

a. HARMONY46.Who discovered the cosmetic brand LAKME into India?

a. Simone Tata47.Rohini Nilekani, wife of Infosys man Nandan Nilkani runs a foundation for poor children in

and around Bangalore. Can you name it?

a. Akshara Foundation48.Who is the executive director of HDFC?

a. Renu Karnad49.Who is the CEO of AXIS Bank?

a. Shikha Sharma50.Japanese major company Toshiba is planning to enter which segment?

a. Mobile51.Which company launched its online casual gaming portal Zapak.com?

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a. Reliance ADA Group52.Delmonte, an economy brand in suitings & shirtings belongs to which famous brand?

a. S.Kumars53.Who is the brand ambassador of Birla Sun Life Insurance?

a. Kapil Dev

54.Leading luggage segment leader Samsonite is introduce the premium category shoes inIndia under the brand name?

a. Black Label55.Dabur Pharma launched a new Cancer Drug developed by them.What is the name?

a. Nanoxel56.In the very first ad of PEPSI done by Shahrukh khan which was the model present with him

and now she has evolved into an actress?

a. Sandali Sinha57.With whom would you associate the famous old slogan Neighbors envy Owners Pride?

a. ONIDA58.Which is the first footwear brand in India to be associated with Disney characters in its

Sandals?

a. Action59.Coca-Cola has India is all set to launch brand-led mall hangout space- Cole Red Lounge in

which city of India?

a. Pune60.Which country launched the worlds first 4G mobile communication system?

a. China61.Bajaj Auto Ltd. is all set to launch their scooter (gearless) built on DTSI-segment. Do u

know the name?

a. Bajaj Kristal62.Which product by the TIME Magazine has been declared as the greatest invention of the

year 2006?

a. YouTube

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63.Godrejs Aadhar Chains has tied up with which Bank to offer attractive agri-credit facilitythrough its rural hubs?

a. HDFC64.Vodafone acquired Hutchison-Essar for how many $billion?

a. $19billion65.Biocon has announced plans to set up a vaccine biopharma manufacturing plant in which

city?

a. Andhra Pradesh

66.Retail Giant, Kishore Biyani stepped into another segment of retail business aftersuccessful launches of Pantaloons, Central etc. What is it?

a. Home Town67.Who owns the sore throat reliever brand SMYLE?

a. Sun Pharma68.Godrej Consumers Ltd. has relaunched their soap product in the market. Name it.

a. Vigil69.Diversified FMCG Company Dhariwaal Industries plans to enter into which sector?

a. Power Sector70.Which was the first car company to invent car bags for car safety during accidents?

a. GM71.Which channel made its debut at 12:01 am on August 1st, 1981?

a. MTV72.Bajaj Auto plans to come up with a new segment of launch in their business by 2010.

Which segment they would be focusing into?

a. Goods Carrier Market73.Which Indian Car Company became the 1st to design & make a Sports utility vehicle in an

American Market?

a. Mahindra & Mahindra74.Which restaurant company owns the restaurant chains like PIZZA HUT, KFC, TACO

BELL?

a. The Star Group of Hotels

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75.What is the consulting firm recently (not very recent) acquired by the electronics giantHewlett-Packard?

Price Waterhouse Coopers

76.

Expand WIPRO.

a. West Indian Vegetable Products Ltd

77.Whose designed computer in garage took the world by storm?Steve Jobbs

78.Which Internet term originally meant "harmless, creative fun"?a. Hacking

79.Which university did Bill Gates drop out before establishing Microsoft ?a. Harvard

80.Which company has done an in house advertisement in AIR DECCAN? Also whichTelevision Company is written in AIR DECCAN flights?

NDTV

81.Which is the biggest passenger plane??Airbus A380

82.Liquor baron VIJAY MALLAYA owns a monthly magazine. Name it.a. CINEBLITZ

83.Which Indian company forged a joint venture with the Michelin Group, one of the globaltyre majors?

Apollo tyres

84.In which television channel does actor Jackie Shroff have a stake?SONY entertainment television

85.Eureka Forbes is part of which group of companies?TATA Group

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86.Mudra, India's 1st adv firm, started with only one customer? Which one?a. Reliance

87.Recently which company has acquired the ColorPlus?a. RAYMOND (Gautam Singhania)

88.Which company has launched 'most fuel-efficient' bike?Hero Motors

89.Which brand had the "Whistle and win contest"?a. PRESTIGE

90.What does BPL stands for?a. BPL - British Physical Laboratories

91.Which company is Indias largest synthetic textile producer?a. Reliance

92.Which is the largest traded e-commerce site in India?http://www.irctc.com, tickets booking site of Indian Railways

93.Mr. V. Leeladhar is the chairman of which nationalized bank?a. Union Bank of India

94.Which television brand had once announced the launch of its Gol do, Flat lo exchangeoffer?a. SAMSUNG

95.Which Indian confectioneries brand and Times Warner are involved in legal wrangle overthe 'Bunny' logo?

a. Nutrine96.First ever IPO by some bollywood company?

a. Mukta Arts97.Which site is the 2nd largest online trading site after icicidirect.com??

http://www.indiabulls.com/

98.Which are the two production companies floated by ShahRukh Khan??Dreamz Unlimited / Red Chillies Entertainment

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99.Which Indian company is the largest producer of denim in the world?Arvind Mills

100. Which Private group is the largest producer of white cement in India?a. Aditya Birla Group

101. Unlike reliance, which other Indian major solved the bro-bro fight btw themselveswithout going to the court?

a. Bajaj102. Who is Kinetic's partner for bringing Acquila in India?

a. Hyosung Motors103. STAR in STAR network stands for--

Satellite Television for Asian Region

104. TEN in TEN Sports stands fora. Taj Entertainment Network

105. What is common to the BSE and the Vadodara Stock Exchange?Both are located on Dalal Street

106. Which person is behind store chain `Westside'?Simone Tata

107. Fortune brand of hotels are owned by?a. ITC group

108. Which publishing house launched a tea brand that subsequently failed called'Editor's Choice'?

a. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd(TOI n ET publisher)109. Who's the chairman of Biocon India Ltd?

a. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw110. What was formed under the banyan tree at Horniman Circle?

a. Bombay Stock Exchange.

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111. In which year did the Bournvita quiz contest make its TV debut?a. 1994

112. Who runs the Bangalore-based Stump Vision - the only company in India focusedon providing software solutions to the sporting fraternity?

a. Anil Kumble113. Which Indian actor has inspired the brands SK Gold and SK Silver?

Shah Rukh Khan

114. Ezee, Trilo & Key from Cussons India Ltd., was acquired by whom ?a. Godrej

115. Which company began in the late nineteenth century from a small house inCalcuttas Cotton Street, which served as Dr.S.K Burmans free dispensary?

Dabur

116. Gulf Oil and IndusInd Bank are group companies of which business house?The Hindujas

117. When the Prince of Wales Museum started in 1922 the art collection of whichbusiness house was the first major acquisition of the museum?

a. Tatas118. Which auto company owns Sunadaram Fasteners and Sundaram Clayton?

TVS Group

119. Who owns Kaya Skin Clinics?a. Marico Industries

120. Which company got the Emerging company award in ET Awards?a. Jet Airways

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121. Which company boasts of having fitted it's optical lens in the camera that tookphotographs of Neil Armstrong when he first landed on the moon?

a. Carl Zeiss , lens was Ziess 60mm & Camera Hassleblad 500 ELM122. The first foreign company listed in NYSE?

a. Sony123. Which British company made UK's first mobile call at a few minutes past midnight

on 1st of January 1985?

a. Vodafone124. Which brands are associated with the logos known as "Dynamic Vector" and

"Stripes"?

a. Adidas (Dynamic Vector) n Reebok (Stripes)125. Which is the world's 2nd largest selling English daily?

a. TIMES OF INDIA126. Synergy Communications a Pvt Ltd co is floated by___________

a. Siddharth Basu127. Connect: Santoor,Glucovita & BabySoft.

Wipro

128. What was known as the Blue Ribbon Sports company earlier?a. Nike

129. Which car in Spanish means 'Charming'?Matiz

130. WHICH COMPANY BOUGHT MAJOR STAKES OF APOLLO HOSPITALS RECENTLY?a. FORTIS HEALTHCARE

131. WHO IS THE PRESENT EX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN OF ICICI?K.V. KAMATH

132. NAME THE COMPANY WHICH BOUGHT MAJOR SHARES OF RANBAXY RECENTLY?a. Daiichi Sankyo

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133. NAME THE COMPANY PROMOTED BY RELIANCE IN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRYa. ADLABS

134. SPENCERS IS OWNED BY WHICH GROUP?a.

RPG

135. LAND ROVER & JAGUAR ACQUIRED BY TATA FROM WHICH AUTO MAJOR?a. FORD

136. WHICH COUNTRYS COMPANY SAINT GOBAIN IS?a. FRANCE

137. WHO CONSIDERED AS METRO (METRO RAIL PROJECT) MAN OF INDIA?a. Ellatuvalapil Sreedharan

138. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME INDIAN SENSEX IN THE POINT OF 21,000?a. JAN-2008

139. What are the four metaphorical terms used to describe products/services inBoston Matrix model according to market share and market maturity?

a. Dog, Cash Cow, Problem Child and Star (or Rising Star)

140. Who started beauty brand VLCC in 1989?a. Vandana Luthra (She started VLCC in 1989)

143. Nutrine Confectionery is a part of which business group?a. Godrej (Nutrine is a part of the Godrej group)

144. Tata Indicom recently announced which brothers as its brandambassadors?

a. Pathan brothers

145. Which is the flag carrier airline of Ireland?

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a. Aer Lingus

146. What is the one striking sameness in the Budget in 1984 and the InterimBudget of 2009?

a. Pranab Mukherjee presented both Budgets (The one in 1984 and theinterim budget of 2009)

147. In WTO jargon, what would HOD stand for?a. Heads of Delegation

148. What is listed on the NYSE under the symbol MT?a. ArcelorMittal

149. Chicagos iconic Sears Tower is renamed now as. Tower. Fill up the blank.a. Wills Tower (New name for Chicago's Sears Tower)

150. Which two Indian public sector organisations make the electronic votingmachines?

Bharat Electronics and the Electronic Corporation of India (They make the

electronic voting machines)

151. According to TAM Media Research, which celebrity in India endorsed thehighest number of brands on TV in 2008?

Shah Rukh Khan (He endorsed the highest number of brands on TV in 2008)

152. The Aristocrat luggage brand belongs to which company?a. VIP Industries

153. Wholl head the Unique Identification Authority of India?a. Nandan Nilekani

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154. New CEO of a Mahindra Satyam company. Can you name him?a. CP Gurnani, new CEO of Mahindra Satyam

155. By what name is the building 'Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers' better known as?Ans. Bombay Stock Exchange, BSE Building.

156. What is the full form of PETA?a. Ans. People For Ethical Treatment of Animals

157. `Sugar Free' is a leading brand of artificial sweetener in India. Whichcompany owns the brand?

a. Ans. Cadila158. Where is the currency Printing Press Located at?

Ans. Nasik

159. Which company owns Skoda worldwide?Ans. Volkswagen

160. Which company was founded by Bruce Henderson?Ans. BCG, Boston Consulting Group

161. Which company has signed a deal with FOX for airing of Hindi and Englishversions of many of the News Corp Channels in India?

Ans. Tata Sky

162. Dream Spark is an Initiative from which Software Giant?Ans. Microsoft

163. What does the selling acronym AIDA stand for?Ans. Attention, Interest, Desire, Action

164. Who is the only Asian to win the Nobel Economics Prize?Ans. Amartya Sen

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165. Rachel Weisz was the brand ambassodor for which luxury soap?Ans. Lux

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Which (Erstwhile) associate partner of TATA who appear on the T shirt ofMAN U?

Ans. AIG

167. What is the best-selling album of all time?Ans. MJ's Thriller

168. What is British Airway's BPO unit called?Ans. World Network Services

169. `Mr Watson, come here, I want you' are famous words in the history oftechnology. Who spoke these words, and what was their significance?

Ans. Graham Bell for these were the first words over telephone

170. In which business best-seller would you encounter Sniffy and Scurry therats, and Hem and Haw the humans?

Ans. Who Moved My Cheese

171. Tatas Nano Project was shifted from Singure to which place?Ans. Sanand in Gujarat

172. Who is the protagonist of RK Narayan's Malgudi Days?Ans. Swami

173. Which monument in south India was built to commemorate the greatPlague?

Ans. Charminar

174. Who recently bought stake in Chrysler after it declared bankruptcy?Ans. FIAT

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175. Who is the new external affairs misister of India?Ans. S.M. Krishna, the former C.M. of Karnataka

176. Who is the new unionminister for HRD?Ans

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Kapil Sibal

177. Which part of Delhi is Delhi 6?Ans. Chandni Chowk

178. Who is the head of all the three defense wings of India?President of India.

179. Who is the founder of the Dell company?Michael Dell

180. Which is the commercial bank of India, incorporated in August 1994, afterthe Reserve Bank of India allowed establishing private sector banks?

a. Housing Development Finance Corporation181. What is the tag Line of Sony?

Ans: Like.no.other

182. Roshni Nadar, the daughter of business Tycoon. She is all set to becomethe new executive Director and CEO of which company?

a. HCL183. Net Safe Credit Card is introduced by which Bank?

Ans: HDFC

184. Who is the Founder Chairman of Virgin Group of Companies?a. Richard Branson

185. Who is the brand ambassador for Sprite?Ans. SRK, Shahrukh Khan

186. Which US based company is all set to create history by bagging the 40Million Deal for the Online CAT Exam?

a. Prometric,

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187. NASDAQ is Acronym for?Ans. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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Whose tagline is this One Family One Bank?Ans. Bank of Maharashtra

189. His first book, "The End of the Economic Man" was published in 1939.a. Peter Drucker

190. Who has been appointed as CEO of HCL Corp?a. Roshni Nadar

191. Which famous automaker group has launched its first logistics servicefacility near Aurangabad, India?

a. VolksWagen192. Which Telecom major has rolled out its GSM services in Karnataka?

a. Tata Tele Services (Tata Docomo)193. Ronaldo moved into which Club from Man U?

a. Ans. Real Madrid

194. What is the name of social organization that has filed a PIL to secureremoval of section 377?

Ans. Naaz Foundation