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General Awareness Questions & Answers (Part 3)

This is 3rd part in the series of General Awareness questions and answers for various competitive exams such as CAT & Bank PO exams. We have divided this collection of general awareness questions in a series of 5 articles. Each article has a list of 40 general awareness questions along with their answers. This is the 3rd part of the series. You can refer to the links of other parts at the end of this article.

General Awareness Questions for Competitive Exams (Part 3)

This is the third part of the series of 40 general awareness questions and answers. Please feel free to share your suggestions about this General Awareness Quiz in the form of comments.

81. Whose 'curve' did President Reagan use as the basis for his 'Trickle Down' economic policy?

(a) Keynes
(b) Ricardo
(c) Laffer
(d) Smith

Answer: (c)

82. Which group of people have been involved in the terrorist activities and rampant killing spree after the death of King Birendra in Nepal?

(a) The Gurkhas
(b) The Maoists
(c) The Khukris
(d) The Awomi clan

Answer: (b)

83. This company is the first to develop a new handheld computer series featuring a combination of Intel components and Microsoft software?

(a) HP
(b) Sony
(c) Compaq
(d) Acer

Answer: (a)

84. Which of the following companies was forced to shut down its digital music service because of music industry lawsuits for piracy?

(a) Musiccity
(b) Morpheus
(c) Livewire
(d) Napster

Answer: (d)

85. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?

(a) HP
(b) Compaq
(c) Microsoft
(d) Apple

Answer: (d)

86. Which country is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world?

(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Thailand
(d) Burma

Answer: (c)

87. With which of the following companies has the Department of Posts and Telegraph of India tied up to provide a comprehensive range of financial services?

(a) LIC of India
(b) Corporation Bank
(c) Mastercard International
(d) Visa International

Answer: (c)

88. Which cable network is to be the sole provider of sports information to MSN?

(a) STAR Sports
(b) ESPN
(c) Sportstock.com
(d) Channel 9

Answer: (a)

89. Who is the current Defense Secretary of the United States of America?

(a) Donald Rumsfeld
(b) Colin Powell
(c) Mr. Ashcroft
(d) Dick Cheney

Answer: (b)

90. Which are the countries that are slated to host the 2002 Soccer World Cup?

(a) Japan and Thailand
(b) Mexico and Brazil
(c) Germany and Poland
(d) Japan and S.Korea

Answer: (d)

91. Which antibiotic can cure Anthrax, if detected at an early stage?

(a) Amoxicillin
(b) Erythromycin
(c) Cephalosporin
(d) Ciprofloxacin

Answer: (d)

92. The farmers of which country were involved in violent protests against falling rice prices and US-led globalization as symbolized by WTO?

(a) France
(b) Indonesia
(c) Denmark
(d) South Korea

Answer: (d)

93. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the Government of India to be mixed with petrol?

(a) Methanol
(b) Ethanol
(c) Kerosene
(d) Butanol

Answer: (b)

94. Who is the present men's champion of US Open?

(a) Pete Sampras
(b) Lleyton Hewitt
(c) Andre Agassi
(d) Patrick Rafter

Answer: (b)

95. Which is the longest running stage play in the world?

(a) The Cats
(b) The Mousetrap
(c) Three Blind Mice
(d) Romeo and Juliet

Answer: (b)

96. "Be the first to know" is the baseline of which company?

(a) BBC
(b) STAR News
(c) CNBC
(d) CNN

Answer: (d)

97. Which advertising agency took over the agency 'Saatchi and Saatchi' last year to become one of the largest advertising firms in the world?

(a) Euro RSCG
(b) Publicis
(c) Young and Rubicam
(d) Havas

Answer: (b)

98. India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently. Which company is the promoter behind this venture?

(a) The Times of India
(b) Mid-Day
(c) Star India
(d) Zee

Answer: (c)

99. Which bathing soap advertises with the baseline, 'For total skin care since 1918' in India?

(a) Camay
(b) Mysore Sandal
(c) Hamam
(d) Lux

Answer: (b)

100. The New York Mayor 'Rudolph Giuliani' rejected a $10 mn donation offered by this billionaire prince.

(a) Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal of S.Arabia
(b) Prince Ahmed Bin Tariq of S.Arabia
(c) Prince Md. Shah of Iran
(d) Prince Khaleel Mohammed of Persia

Answer: (a)

101. Which one of the following partnership in the domestic insurance sector is inCorrect?

(a) HDFC - Standard Life
(b) Birla - Sun Life
(c) Tata - Allianz
(d) Max - New York Life

Answer: (c)

102. As per the latest National Readership Survey 2001, which newspaper has become the most widely read daily in the country?

(a) Daily Thanthi (Tamil)
(b) Malayala Manorama
(c) Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi)
(d) Dainik Jagran (Hindi)

Answer: (c)

103. "Everything from cancer to heart attacks. Covered for 70 paise a day," is the baseline of an advertisement by

(a) Birla Sun Life
(b) Cancer Institute WIA
(c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
(d) OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance

Answer: (c)

104. Which Indian woman was recently included in the Fortune magazine's global list of 50 most powerful women in business?

(a) Lalita Gupte
(b) Meena Venkatesh
(c) Rama Bijapurkar
(d) Tina Ambani

Answer: (a)

105. As per the recent Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum, which country replaced US as the most competitive economy in the world?

(a) Canada
(b) Sweden
(c) Finland
(d) Singapore

Answer: (c)

106. What is common to Bethlehem Steel, Polaroid and Swiss Air?

(a) All companies owned by GE
(b) All recently applied for bankruptcy protection
(c) Their founders committed suicide
(d) All of these companies were recently targets of successful hostile takeover

Answer: (b)

107. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean 'dead' in French and 'one' in German?

(a) Dettol
(b) Mortein
(c) Martini
(d) Ritter

Answer: (b)

108. Which is the longest running TV cartoon in history, first launched by Warner Brothers in 1969 exclusively for television, and is now a popular fare on the Cartoon Network?

(a) Scooby Doo
(b) Tom and Jerry
(c) Popeye
(d) Johnny Bravo

Answer: (a)

109. Which company has recently launched a range of biscuits in India following its takeover of Nutrine confectionery?

(a) Hindustan Lever
(b) Marico
(c) Parke Davis
(d) Sara Lee

Answer: (d)

110. In the latest Forbes List of wealthiest Americans, 3 out of the top 4 richest men in USA have made their wealth from one company. Which one?

(a) Standard Oil (Exxon)
(b) Microsoft
(c) De Beers
(d) Berkshire Hathaway

Answer: (b)

111. Which is the third highest peak in India?

(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Nanga Parbat
(c) Gasher Brum
(d) Dunagiri

Answer: (b)

112. Which is the largest airport in the world?

(a) Singapore Airport
(b) International Airport at Kuala Lumpur
(c) Heathrow at London
(d) King Khalid Airport at Saudi Arabia

Answer: (d)

113. In which year did Alexander the great die?

(a) 332 B.C
(b) 328 B.C
(c) 323 B.C
(d) 356 B.C

Answer: (c)

114. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch "The Dandi March"?

(a) 1924
(b) 1930
(c) 1941
(d) 1942

Answer: (b)

115. Eugenics is the study of what?

(a) the development of embryos
(b) the merits of legalizing mercy killing
(c) the production of better offspring by careful selection of parents
(d) genetical composition of plant population in relation to their habitats

Answer: (c)

116. In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?

(a) 1854
(b) 1879
(c) 1904
(d) 1888

Answer: (b)

117. What is the measure of the length of a standard tennis court?

(a) 54 ft
(b) 28 ft
(c) 84 ft
(d) 78 ft

Answer: (d)

118. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?

(a) South Korea
(b) Japan
(c) Malaysia
(d) China

Answer: (c)

119. Who is the president of the World Bank?

(a) Michel Camdessus
(b) John Wolfensohn
(c) Emeka Anyaoku
(d) Jose Maria Ruda

Answer: (b)

120. Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?

(a) Richard Trevithick
(b) Robert Walpole
(c) Sir George Cayley
(d) Robert Peary

Answer: (b)

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