CURRENT AFFAIR (CLAT 2011, BANKS): April 2011 BUSINESS & ECONOMY 1. India recently signed an agreement on technology transfer with … a. Oman b. France c. Dubai d. Qatar 2. When was the Mobile Number Portability Service launched nationwide? a. January 12, 2011 b. January 17, 2011 c. January 20, 2011 d. January 26, 2011 3. India has became a part of $ 10 billion Gas Pipeline Project that is backed by … a. Japan b. USA c. Indonesia d. China 4. Who was awarded the title of “Time Magazine‟s Person” of the year 2010? a. Ajay Maken b. Prem Bhatia c. R.P. Goenka d. Mark Zuckerberg 5. The India-EU Summit that was held in December 2010 at Brussels was the … a. IXth India EU Summit b. Xth India EU Summit c. XIth India EU Summit d. XIIth India EU Summit 6. Allied Digital Services bought back the equity shares of the company worth `28 crore at a price of … a. `140 per piece b. `150 per piece c. `190 per piece d. `240 per piece 7. According to audits, ONGC 64 domestic fi elds have total reserves of … tonne of oil and oil equivalent natural gas. a. 1 billion b. 1.06 billion c. 1.16 billion d. 1.56 billion 8. Who became the new Brand Ambassador of ICICI Prudencial Life Insurance in January 2011? a. Amir Khan b. Shahrukh Khan c. Amitabh Bachchan d. Imran Khan 9. Which of the following public sector banks will complete 100 years of its establishment on December 21, 2011? a. Axis Bank b. Central Bank of India c. State bank d. UCO Bank 10. Civil Aviation Ministry has declared the celebration of its Centenary Year during … a. 2009-12 b. 2011-12 c. 2011-13 d. 2012-13 11. As per UNO‟s declaration, the year 2011 will be celebrated as International Year of … a. Forests b. Women welfare c. Community Heatlh d. Water conservation 12. The third summit of BRIC is scheduled to be organised in China in which month? a. March 2011 b. April 2011 c. May 2011 d. June 2011 13. Who has been elected as the new chairman of ASSOCHAM? a. Dilip Modi b. Dilip Chenoy c. Swati Piramal d. Ajay K. Chauhan 14. During SCOPE Excellence Awards 2008-09, which of the following got „Outstanding Chief Executive‟ award in the individual category? a. Arindam Chowdhary b. Arup Roy Chowdhary c. Akhilesh Ranjan d. Amitendra Jha 15. Central Excise Day is celebrated on … a. February 11 b. February 19 c. February 24 d. February 28 16. Who is the Chairman of the panel constituted to study the recommendation of National Advisory Council (NAC) on the proposed Food Security Bill? a. Anil K Raju b. S.K. Suri c. Sameer Ajwani d. C. Rangarajan 17. Which of the following was the first state in the country to introduce Mobile Number Portability Service in November 2010? a. Madhya Pradesh b. Haryana c. Punjab d. Rajasthan 18. Who has been elected as the Chairman of FIEO (Federation of Indian Expert Organisation), in December 2010 for a period of two years? a. Shivendra Doegar b. Akhilesh Ranjan c. Ramu S. Deora d. Vinayak puri 19. Name the person who has been appointed as the Executive Director of public sector Indian Bank. a. Martin Newson b. Rajeev Rishi c. Harsh Chitale d. Jason Todd 20. Central transmission utility PowerGrid Corp reported a net profi t of 21% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. The worth of the profi t is … a. `500.1 crore b. `550.1 crore c. `591.1 crore d. `600.1 crore 21. 92.7 Big FM, the radio arm of Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL) has entered into a strategic marketing and sales alliance with the leading 92.7 High FM of … a. Nepal b. Bhutan c. Bangladesh d. Srilanka 22. Taiwanese electric motor manufacturing major TECO Group has planned to set up a large electric motor plant in which city in India? a. Vadodara b. Bhuj c. Jaipur d. Ranchi 23. DLF plans to launch one of the costliest residential projects offering housing units at a price range of `15-25 crore. What is the total number of luxury housing units to be built up? a. 18 b. 28 c. 38 d. 41 24. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is owned by … a. Tata b. Hundai c. BMW d. Rolls Royce 25. Name the healthcare that recently joined hands with the International Centre for Robotic Surgery (ICRS) to enable the hospital chain to offer advanced robotic surgery at its facilities. a. Max b. Fortis c. Apollo d. AIIMS 26. German luxury car-maker Mercedes-Benz rolled out its G class sports utility vehicle (SUV), G 55 AMG in the domestic market at a price of… a. `1.1 crore b. `1.2 Crore c. `1.5 Crore d. `2 Crore 27. Hyundai Motor India recently exported 5 lakh units of its flagship car, …, from India. a. Elantra b. Santro c. I 10 d. I 20 28. Dell Inc has reported a threefold jump in its net income to … million for the three- month period ended January 28, 2011. a. $800 million b. $827 million c. $927 million d. $977 million 29. Vocational training institute IndiaCan has set a target to train five lakh students in ... years. a. Five Years b. Seven Years c. Eight Years d. Ten Years 30. Vishal Pandit has been appointed as senior vice president at Genpact for which region? a. Middle East region b. South African region c. Eurasia d. SAARC Countries 31. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census? a. 1974 b. 1977 c. 1979 d. 1980 32. Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 was organised on … a. January 1-3, 2011 b. January 8-9, 2011 c. January 10-11, 2011 d. January 12-13, 2011 33. Which of the following economy has been rated as the freest economy in the world for the 17th consecutive year? a. Beijing b. Italy c. Hong Kong d. Kuala Lumpur 34. Name the person selected for Forbes India‟s person award for the year 2010. a. Nitish Kumar b. Ajay Makhan c. Arun Wadhwa d. Tanmai Shah 35. Government has decided to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f … a. May 31, 2011 b. June 30, 2011 c. July 31, 2011 d. August 15, 2011 36. Who was taken charge of the Chairman of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxation) w.e.f. January 1, 2011? a. Chandra Sen b. Ajit Grover c. Sudhir Chandra d. Akash Sharma 37. „ICON of the Year‟ award given by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India in January 2011 was awarded to … a. C.S. Verma b. Akhilesh Ranjan c. Ramu S. Deora d. Sanjay Sawant 38. „BANCON‟ is the Annual Summit of banking sector. Which company sponsored the December 2010 summit that was organised in Mumbai? a. Axis Bank b. ICICI Bank c. Central Bank of India d. State Bank Of India 39. Which company received the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) 2010 award? a. SAIL b. TATA Steels c. Jindal Steels d. Anchor 40. India-EU Summit was held in December 2010 in … a. Paris b. Agra c. Belgium d. Capetown 41. At the end of September 2010, the total foreign debt on India stood at … a. $ 265.8 billion b. $ 275.8 billion c. $ 275.8 billion d. $ 295.8 billion 42. Fortune-500 list was released in December 2010. How many Indain companies were featured in the list? a. 2 public sector and 7 private sector b. 4 public sector and 6 private sector c. 5 public sector and 2 private sector d. 6 public sector and 4 private sector 43. Which of the following airway companies has been acquired by South India‟s Sun group? a. Indigo b. Go Air c. Spice Jet d. Jet Airways 44. Punjab & Sind Bank‟s initial public offer (IPO) hit the capital market in … a. December 2010 b. January 2011 c. February 2011 d. March 2011 45. What is the maximum investment limit for retail investors in any public issue as per SEBI rules? a. `50000 b. `75000 c. `100000 d. `125000 46. What is the worth of the contract between GAIL India and Punj Lloyd Group for laying a natural gas pipeline from Dabhol to Bangalore? a. `539 crore b. `544.22 crore c. `594 crore d. `602 crore 47. Who has been named as the businessman of the decade? a. O.P. Bhatt b. Harsh S. Mariwala c. Ratan Tata d. N. Vaghul 48. Name the India‟s third largest software firm. a. HCL b. Wipro c. INFOSYS d. IBM 49. BAFTA awards are associated with which of the following industries? a. Cinema b. Exports c. Telecom d. Tourism 50. According to the forecast made by the Forbes magazine, who may become the richest man in the world in 2014? a. J. Frank Brown b. Tarun Kataria c. Mukesh Ambani d. L.M. Mittal CURRENT AFFAIRS 1. Where will the French Open be held this year? a. Tennis Club de Paris b. Île de Puteaux c. Racing Club de France d. Stade Roland Garros 2. Who is the CEO of Devas Multimedia that was in news recently regarding its agreement with Antrix? a. Ramachandran Vishwanathan b. M.G. Chandrasekhar c. Raja Mohan d. None of these 3. Who among the following is the secretary to the Department of Space and also the chairman of the Space Commission, ISRO and Antrix? a. M.G.