CAT Sample Questions

General Awareness Sample Questions

101. Which one of the following partnership in the domestic insurance sector is inCorrect?
     1. HDFC - Standard Life
     2. Birla - Sun Life
     3. Tata - Allianz
     4. 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?
     1. Daily Thanti (Tamil)
     2. Malayala Manorama
     3. Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi)
     4. 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
     1. Birla Sun Life
     2. Cancer Institute WIA
     3. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
     4. 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?
     1. Lalita Gupte
     2. Meena Venkatesh
     3. Rama Bijapurkar
     4. 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?
     1. Canada
     2. Sweden
     3. Finland
     4. Singapore

     Answer : C

106. What is common to Bethlehem Steel, Polaroid and Swissair?
     1. All companies owned by GE
     2. All recently applied for bankruptcy protection
     3. Their founders committed suicide
     4. 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?
     1. Dettol
     2. Mortein
     3. Martini
     4. 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?
     1. Scooby Doo
     2. Tom and Jerry
     3. Popeye
     4. Johnny Bravo

     Answer : A

109. Which company has recently launched a range of biscuits in India following its takeover of Nutrine confectionery?
     1. Hindustan Lever
     2. Marico
     3. Parke Davis
     4. 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 ?
     1. Standard Oil (Exxon)
     2. Microsoft
     3. De Beers
     4. Berkshire Hathaway

     Answer : B