GK Questions Answers for 14 February 2013

1. MCX-SX, India's third full-fledged equity bourse after BSE and NSE, went live on Monday, February 11, 2013 with its 40-stock Index. What is the name of its 40-stock index?
[Category: Business and Trade GK]
[A] MSX40
[B] SX30
[C] SX40
[D] SX50


2. "Pure for Sure" was the tagline used in an intense campaign by a leading Indian company. Can you name the company whose tagline is this?
[Category: Marketing Advertising GK]
[A] Reliance Fresh
[B] Bharat Petroleum
[C] Aashirwad Atta
[D] Indian Oil Corporation


3. Who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution"?
[Category: Samanya Gyan GK]
[A] Norman Borlaug
[B] Verghese Kurien
[C] M. S. Swaminathan
[D] Ryoichi Sasakawa


4. MAT is the minimum tax to be paid by a company even though the company is not making any profit. What is MAT?
[Category: Banking GK]
[A] Minimum Allowed Tax
[B] Minimum Applicable Tax
[C] Minimum Amount Tax
[D] Minimum Alternate Tax


5. NASA is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. What does NASA stands for?
[Category: GK]
[A] National Aeronautics and Space Agency
[B] National Aeronautics and Space Administration
[C] National Aero Space Agency
[D] National Aeronautics System Administration