1. Union Government announced special package of Rs.

1000 crore to
improve backward districts in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Orissa
2. ISRO successfully launched X carrying Astrosat satellite, Indias 1 st space
observatory.
a.
b.
c.
d.

PSLV-C30
PSLV-X30
PSLV-D30
PSLV-30

3. Amogha-1, which was successfully tested recently is a __?

[A]Anti-Tank Guided Missile
[B]Ballistic Missile
[C]Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
[D]Battle Tank
Amogha-1 is the name of Indias indigenously-developed second generation Anti-Tank Guided
Missile. It has a range of 2.8 kilometres. This is the first-ever design and developmental effort in
respect of missiles by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad. It was recently successfully
test fired at Babina Army Range, Madhya Pradesh.

4. Manufacturers of which industry have approached government to impose anti-dumping duties.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Solar cells manufacturers

Electronics manufacturers
Steel manufacturers
Textile manufacturers

5. Which is the Tata Groups oldest surviving brand?

a. TCS
b. Tata Motors
c. The Taj Palace and Tower
d. Tata Tetley

6. Which airline had the tagline simplyfly?

a. Air Deccan

b. IndiGo
c. Kingfisher
d. GoAir
7. This auto giant was set up as a franchise to assemble jeeps from Willys, USA in October 1945. Its
today called Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M). What was it called in 1945?

Mahindra & Mahindra

Mahindra Motors Co.

Mahindra Auto Co

Mahindra and Mohammed

8. Which company was the title sponsor of the 1983 World Cup that India won?

Prudential
ICICI Prudential
Hindustan Unilever
Bajaj
9. Which was the first Indian company to list its Global depository receipts (GDR) in the Singapore
Stock Exchange?

Tata Steel

Reliance Industries

Hero Honda

Uttam Galva Steels

10. Which is Indias first private port?

ABG Shipyard

Mundra Port

Gujarat Pipavav Port

Dhamra Port Company

It was established in 1992 in tie-up with Port of Singapore Authority.
10. The 1996-97 Union Budget was presented by P. Chidambaram, then belonged to which party?

Indian National Congress

Tamil Maanila Congress

Nationalist Congress Party

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)

11. Which of the below countries has the slowest growth rate?

Fiji

Kenya

Zimbabwe

Nigeria
12. Which was the world's first mutual fund on offer?

Morgan Stanley

Massachusetts Investors Trust

Fidelity Fund

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

13. Time Warner, the world's largest media and entertainment company, is a conglomerate of three
companies Warner Communications' Inc, Time Inc and ______?

Sony Pictures Entertainment

National Geographic Society

America Online, Inc

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