Sunday, February 15, 2009

CYP GENERAL AWARENESS

QUIZ - 3




GENERAL AWARNESS

1. 19th international kite festival was celebrated in this city?
Ans. Ahmedabad, Gujarat

2. What was the inflation rate for the week ended 17th January, 2009?
Ans. 5.64%

3. In the context of Indian Security, what does RAW stands for?
Ans. Research & Analysis Wing

4. Who is the chief of the party Shri Ram Sena?
Ans. Pramod Muttalik

5. The World Economic Forum, 2009, was held at which place?
Ans. Davos, Switzerland

6. What does TRP stands for?
Ans. Television Rating Points

7. They were appointed Management advisor by the Satyam Board?
Ans. Boston Consulting Group

8. What is the present Repo and Reverse Repo rate?
Ans. 5.5%, 4%

9. What is the amount by which the prices of Petroleum & LPG were recently slashed?
Ans. Rs. 5, Rs. 25

10. Name the two persons who were suspended by the PwC in the light of recent allegations relating to Satyam Limited?
Ans. S. Gopalakrishnan and Srinivasa Talluri

RECESSION

1. The Q3 profits of this Indian Company plunged by over 56% as compared to its last year’s Q3 profits?
Ans. Tata Steel

2. This US construction equipment giant slashed the job of about 20,000 workers this year?
Ans. Caterpillar

3. The Q3 profits of this Global giant plunged by over 95% from 200.2 billion Yen to 10.4 billion yen?
Ans. Sony Ltd

CHAIRMANSHIP

1. Who is the Chairman of Company Law Board ?
Ans. S. Balasubrmaniam

2. Who is the Chairman of Reserve Bank of India?
Ans. Duvvuri Subbarao

3. Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave is the Chairman of which organization?
Ans. SEBI

ENTERTAINMENT

1. Which famous Mexican Actress will make her debut in the movie Kites?
Ans. Barbara Muri

2. What is the name of Zoya’s Akhtar directorial debut movie?
Ans. Luck by Chance

3. She is the arbitrator in the reality justice show ‘Aap ki Kachehri’?
Ans. Kiran Bedi

4. Which bollywood actor and actress were awarded Padma Shri award for the year 2008?
Ans. Akshay Kumar & Aishwarya Rai

SPORTS

1. Name the finalists of the Women’s Australian Open, 2009?
Ans. Serena Williams & Darina Safina

2. Who was crowned FIFA Footballer of the year 2008 in the men’s and women’s category?
Ans. Christiano Ronaldo, Portugal & Marta, Brazil

3. This sportsman was awarded Padma Bhushan award in this year’s republic day?
Ans. Abhinav Bindra


4. Who won the Boy’s Single Australian Open, 2009?
Ans. Yuki Bhambhari