CAT Sample Questions

General Awareness Sample Questions

221. Who is India's ambassador to the US?
     1. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
     2. Lalit Mansingh
     3. Suraj Parekh
     4. Rajat Gupta

     Answer : B

222. Novartis was born out of the merger of the following two companies
     1. Glaxo and Sandoz
     2. Ciba and Sandoz
     3. Ciba and Smithkline
     4. Smithkline and Glaxo

     Answer : B

223. Who is the chairman of Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Healthcare India Ltd?
     1. Bob Williams
     2. B V Patel
     3. Rajesh Sinha
     4. Kevin Parker

     Answer : B

224. Brent Index is associated with which commodity?
     1. Crude oil prices
     2. Copper futures price
     3. Gold futures price
     4. Shipping rate index

     Answer : A

225. Justice and Development Party of Turkey won the recent elections held in November 200 Who heads the party?
     1. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
     2. Bulent Ecevit
     3. Necdet Sezer
     4. Necdet Sezer

     Answer : A

226. Approximately what was the quantum of the trade deficit of US for the financial year ending Dec 2001?
     1. USD 245 bn
     2. USD 720 bn
     3. USD
     4. 1 tn
     5. USD 412 bn

     Answer : D

227. What is the currency of Argentina?
     1. Peso
     2. Dollar
     3. Dinar
     4. Koruny

     Answer : A

228. Which country is the famous mobile phone manufacturer head quartered?
     1. Finland
     2. Switzerland
     3. Sweden
     4. Germany

     Answer : A

229. Who won the Australian Open 2002 Women's singles?
     1. Martina Hingis
     2. Jennifer Capriati
     3. Venus Williams
     4. Monica Seles

     Answer : B

230. Which company launched the first mobile phone operation in India?
     1. Bharti Airtel
     2. Essar
     3. Max Touch
     4. Modi Telstra

     Answer : D