General Knowledge Quiz - 45

1. Which of the following represents the venue of the World Economic Forum meet –2009?
[A]Geneva
[B]Harare
[C]Davos
[D]Berne



2. After quite a controversial election in Iran recently, this person was re-elected as the President of Iran. Name him from the given options.
[A]Hussein Mousavi
[B]Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
[C]Hamid Karzai
[D]Nouri al Maliki



3. ‘Enjoyment matters’ is the tag line that you would associate with …
[A]NEC
[B]Haier
[C]BenQ
[D]None of these



4. The chairman cum managing director of Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) is…
[A]Birjender Singh
[B]U D Choubey
[C]Proshanto Bannerjee
[D]B. C. Tripathi



5. Who authored the book titled A View From The Outside: Why Good Economics Works For Everyone?
[A]N. K. Singh
[B]Shankar J. Acharya
[C]Montek Singh Ahluwalia
[D]P. Chidambaram



6. Uttarakhand saw the appointment of a new chief minister recently. Identify the person in question from the given options.
[A]B.C. Khanduri
[B]Ramesh Pokhariyal
[C]N.D. Tiwari
[D]B.S. Koshiyari



7. This film was adjudged as the best film and won 10 trophies in all in the 10th IIFA awards that took place in Macau recently. Can you name the film from the given options?
[A]Jodha Akbar
[B]Fashion
[C]Rock On
[D]None of these



8. Indra Nooyi is the present chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of ….
[A]Wal- Mart Stores
[B]Citigroup International
[C]PepsiCo Inc.
[D]GE International



9. ‘High Performance. Delivered’, is the punch line associated with ...
[A]Hewitt Associates
[B]Ernst & Young
[C]Accenture
[D]Honda



10. Jonathan Schwartz is the present CEO and President of ....
[A]Google
[B]Lucent Technologies
[C]Sun Microsystems
[D]Picture of Health



11. Can you identify the name of this business house to which this fabric brand Vimal belongs?
[A]Arvind Mills Ltd.
[B]Reliance Industries Ltd.
[C]Madura Garments
[D]ITC Ltd.



12. This year is taken now as the base year for the calculations of Wholesale Price Index.Identify it from the given options.
[A]1993-94
[B]1995-96
[C]1998-99
[D]2004-05



13. Can you name the company that launched the world's first solar powered mobile phone named Solar Guru recently?
[A]LG
[B]Samsung
[C]Nokia
[D]Motorola



14. The new name of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.(VSNL) is....
[A]Communication India Ltd.
[B]Tata Communications Ltd.
[C]India Communications Ltd.
[D]None of these



15. This company claims to have test launched country’s first digital satellite TV for semi urban and rural areas. Name it...
[A]Onida
[B]Samsung
[C]Sony
[D]Philips