Saturday, March 5, 2011

current affairs questions 4

ET Questions

1. What is the penalty that a company has to pay for insider trading?
 25 Cr or 3 times the amount of profit
2. What is the turnover of Godrej Consumer Products in 2009-10?
 1267.88 Cr
3. 50% of Indian outsourcing sector is made up of __________ .
 Banking and financial sector
4. ONGC owns _____% of Cairn‟s Rajasthan block.
 30
5. Cairn – Vedanta deal was announced for $ ____ billion .
 9.6
6. HNG is planning to increase the production from 600 tonne per day to _____ tonne per day.
 1600
7. Bajaj Auto is going to manufacture ___________ scooters in next 2-3 years , and earn an EBITA of 15-20%.
 Gearless
8. Cement price in India may remain stable owing to _________.
 Over-supply
9. ACC and Ambuja Cement have exactly _____% of India‟s total cement installed capacity
 20%
10. KE International, an infrastructure company , roped in a German company as a technical partner for it‟s foray into the water treatment business. Name the German company.
 Bioworks AG.
11. Hyosung is coming back to India partnering with which Indian company?
 Garware Motors,Pune.
12. Which healthcare company is investing 1000 Cr INR to set up a medical institution in Greater Noida?
 Max Healthcare
13. __________ , India‟s largest power producer , is planning to set up coal and gas based power projects in Nigeria.
 NTPC
14. Microsoft is signing a deal with _______ to put it‟s Windows software on the latter‟s phones.
 Nokia
15. TCS and CTS, the two IT giants of India, gets 40% of their revenues from _________ sector.
 Banking
16. Reliance Infra Q3 net up how much percentage? 10.16% to Rs 405.25 cr
17. Reliance Communications Q3 net down by how much? 57 percent beats forecast
18. Berger Paints India, has appointed new chief executive officer after June 30 when present CEO Subir Bose retires? Abhijit Roy , senior vice-resident, sales and marketing 19. Berger Paints India, has appointed new chief financial officer of the company? Srijit Dasgupta, senior vice-president, finance and accounts.
20. Mahindra Satyam Q3 net up? Two-fold to Rs 58.9 cr
21. What is new product DRDO planning to introduce? DRDO is now ready to take on the oldest human enemy- mosquitoes-- that are vectors of diseases like malaria, and dengue with a new insect repellent cream.
22. FDI in December in India? FDI in Dec up 30.6 to $ 2b
23. % change in FDI from aprl- decmber? FDI aprl-dec dips by 23%
24. Currently NIIT Ltd had tied up with which company? Software trainer NIIT Ltd said on Monday it has tied up with U.S.-based Zend Technologies to provide training for hypertext preprocessor (PHP), a computer language used in creating web pages
25. Tata, Lockheed with which company to make aerostructures in India? Tata, Lockheed Martin in JV to make aerostructures in India
26. Why recently A.k. Vishwanath came into limelight? An Indian inventor, A.K. Vishwanath, has claimed that he has made a flying car with the help of India's first small car, Maruti.
27. What amount Max healthcare planning to invest to set up an educational institute? Rs. 1000cr
28. How much aid UK has decided to give India? The UK will continue to provide India over 1 billion pounds until 2015 despite political pressure to reduce aid to the booming Asian giant.
29. What is the amount of deal BHEL got for setting power project in Yemen? State-owned BHEL said it has bagged an USD 436 million (approximately Rs 2,000 crore) contract for setting up a gas-based power project in Yemen.
30. What is the deal between L&T and GSECL? Engineering major Larsen & Toubro on Monday said it has received a Rs 1,100 crore order from Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSECL) for setting up a 375-MW gas-based power plant at Dhuvaran, near Baroda.
31. Who has been appointed to head Wipro‟s healthcare unit? – Ms. Sangita Singh
32. Which company is set to launch the world‟s first 3D smart phone, the „Optimus 3D‟? – LG
33. Which group is the maker of battery operated small car „Reva‟? – Maini group
34. Which company has bagged an aerospace deal to make parts of airbus A380 and A320? – Maini Group
35. Who is the new CFO of Tulip Telecom? – Rahul Ahuja
36. Which IIT has planned to set up its campus in New York? – IIT Bombay
37. Who is the MD of Radico khaitan(liquor maker)? – Abhishek khaitan
38. HUL will launch its first fruit based drink under which brand? – Under kissan brand.
39. IndusInd Bank has tied up with which automobile company for vehicle finance? - Mahindra Automotive
40. What‟s Unitech? – A Delhi based real estate firm
41. Who is the single largest shareholder in NCDEX? - Jaypee capital services.
42. Who is the CEO of Apollo Hospitals?- Prathap C Reddy
43. Which Indian company is in talks with Italian Construction company “Pessina Construzioni” to develop four real estate projects costing $2 billion? – Hinduja Group.
44. CEO of L$T? - AM Naik.
45. Where is the Aero Show-2011 being held? – Bangalore
46. The State owned Coal India is likely to be conferred with what status? “ Maharatna”
47. What is FRBM? Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
48. Which car manufacturing company took away the “Car of the Year” award in ZigWheels Awards 2010? Ford Figo
49. Which bike manufacturing company took away the “Bike of the Year” award in ZigWheels Awards 2010? Yamaha SZ-X
50. Who is the CEO of Subex ? S Yezhuvath
51. Who is the CEO and MD of Hindustan Unilever Ltd? Nitin Paranjape
52. What does ISMA stand for? Indian Sugar Mills Association
53. Who is the President of BMW India? Andreas Schaff
54. Who won the Bike Maker of the Year award in Zigwheels Awards 2010? Hero Honda
55. Which car was adjudged the Entry level Minicar of the year? Maruti Suzuki Wagon –R
56. Who hosted the Zigwheels awards 2010? Apollo Tyres
57. Who is the Executive Director of Moser Baer? Ratul Puri
58. Which is the IT Company making its internal processes more flexible for employees to stem attrition and attract talent? Infosys
59. Where was the AIMA World Marketing Congress held? New Delhi
60. Which company won the coveted AIMA-RK Swamy high Performance Brand Award 2010? Life Insurance Corporation of India
61. „TagueTec India‟ is a maker of ______ tools used by automobile companies? CARBIDE
62. TagueTec India is a part of _____? ISCAR
63. Iscar is an Israil conglomerate owned by _____? WARREN BUFFETT
64. _____ was the chairman of India‟s security market regulator Sebi who recently stepped down on 17th Feb 2011? CB BHAVE
65. ______ is the Tata Group-Owned mineral water brand? MOUNT EVEREST
66. _____ is the body which deals with trademark related issues? Intellectual Property Appellate Board(IPAB)
67. _____ is the CEO who commented “Nokia made „Wrong Choice‟ with Microsoft”? Eric Schmidt (Google’s CEO)
68. _____ is the plant to supply cans for Pepsi, Coke? Hindalco Plant
69. Hindalco paid $____bn to acquire Novelis? $6 billion
70. _____ is the country which hosts Twitter website? CHINA
71. ____ is the Party which recently joined Congress leaded by a famous celebrity? Praja Rajyam Party(PRP)
72. ____ is the youngest president of Germany‟s central bank in its 53-year history? Jens Weidmann (The Chief Economic advisor to Chancellor Angela Merkel)
73. ____ is the managing director of TagueTec India? L Krishnan
74. _____ is the Global Chief Executive of Rolls Royce Motor Cars? Torsten Muller Otvos
75. _____ is the word which was used as a trademark by Tata Group‟s Mount Everest and lead to a dispute with Bisleri? HIMALAYAN
76. Which bollywood director raised 1crore for his movie I AM from crowd funding? Onir
77. Which Asset management company planning to raise $500-750 million to expand its operations in social media likes twitter and groupon? JPMORGAN
78. Which country replaced Japan as no.2 economy? China
79. What is the GDP of Chinese economy this year? $ 5.88 trillion
80. Reasons for downfall of Japanese economy? Ageing population, government incentives on environment friendly cars etc.
81. Committee for direct subsidy transfer to beneficiaries to avoid wastage, corruption was headed by? Nilekani
82. Who is chairman for Unique Identification Authority of India? Nilekani
83. Which Indian company bagged $436 million power project in Yemen? BHEL
84. Being a company head that designed steel mill, innovated on another and backed an alternative technology in its nascence? Jindal
85. What is EPFO? Employee provident fund organization.
86. What is CBT? Central Board of Trustees.
87. New Boeing airplane 747-8 can carry how many passengers at a time? 467 passengers
88. What is the general relation between crude oil prices and rupee value? inversely proportional(increase in crude oil will result in increase in rupee value)
89. What is the budget of USA? $3.7 trillion.
90. SBI made tie up with which government body to access to rural people and provide banking services? Postal department.
91. What is the name of the firm that Mahindra and Mahindra has taken over recently? ssangyong motors
92. What is the total count of GSM subscribers in India as on Jan 2011? 556.6 million
93. What is the full form of COAI? cellular operators association of India
94. Which Hyderabad based biotech company is planning to sell its power assets worth about Rs1000cr? Nuziveedu Seeds
95. Where are the two power projects been developed by Nuziveedu Seeds? Tamil Nadu and Orissa
96. How much FDI is allowed in power sector in India? 100%
97. Name two strategic partners for Indian power projects? Hong Kong based CLP and American AES Corp
98. Full form of TDR? Transferable Development Rights
99. Full form of FSI? Floor Space Index
100. What is the current market share of Air India? 17.1%
101. Which is the 4th largest independent tower company in India? GTL Infrastructure
102. Name two telecom tower companies planning to launch initial public offers? Viom and Indus Towers
103. Name the CEO of Paras Pharmaceuticals? S Raghunandan
104. Name the CEO of Reckitt Benckiser? Bart Becht
105. Full form of ASBA? Application Supported By Blocked Amount
106. Tata steel proposed the issuance of share of how many crores? $500 crores
107. Which is the country‟s largest power company? Tata Power
108. Which is country‟s largest automobile company? Tata Motors
109. Sicom sells ___ stake in Ashtvinayak? 10%
110. Rising food prices has pushed__ into poverty in developing country? 44m
111. ____is the India‟s second largest telecom operator? Reliance telecom
112. Goldman Sachs is about t shut its ___Trading desk? Global Marco Proprietary
113. Who is the world biggest miner? BHP Billiton
114. BHP Billiton is planning to pour ___into expansion over next 5 years? $ 80 Bn
115. Sanofi- Aventis is to buy ____for $ 20.1 Bn? Genzyme
116. India –Japan Comprehensive market opening pact signed to double trade to __ by 2014? $25 bn
117. ___is the chairman of UTI AMC (Asset Management Company)? U K Sinha
118. SBI Mutual Funds launched ____? Capital Protection Fund
119. Sebi Plans to cut ____for Market Entities? Red Tape
120. India is planning to raise wheat output to ___by 2020? 90 MT

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