Corporate Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers May 2012, May 14-May 20

Taking the Corporate Current Affairs Quiz will test as well as enhance your knowledge of major corporate events. The corporate quiz for May 2012 will make you better prepared to face competitive examinations like that of Bank PO, NABARD, RBI, LIC, Civil Services, MBA etc.

1. Consider the following statements using the code given below identify the personality with whom these statements are associated
1.    He has been named the most powerful CEO of India by the Economic Times
2.    He is a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry
3.    He also serves as a board member on the Republic of South Africa's International Investment Council
4.    He was awarded with Padma Vibhushan in 2008
(a)    Deepak Parekh
(b)    Mukesh Ambani
(c)    Ratan Tata
(d)    Azim Prem Ji
Answer: (c)

2. Which one of the following statements is wrong
(a)    Cyrus Mistry is the deputy chairman and chairman-designate of Tata Group
(b)    He is the first person not from Tata family to lead the Tata group
(c)    He was named the Deputy Chairman of the company in 23 November 2011
(d)    He is the son of Irish construction magnate Pallonji Mistry
Answer: (b)

3. Moody’s downgraded the ratings of which of the two following private sector banks?
(a)    HDFC and Indus Ind
(b)    ICICI and Axis Bank
(c)    Standard Chartered and Barclays
(d)    ABN Amro and HSBC
Answer: (b)

4. Which one of the following social networking sites launched its IPO in the market?
(a)    Facebook
(b)    Twitter
(c)    Orkut
(d)    Linked In
Answer: (a)

5. Google the world’s largest internet search engine was founded in which of the following year?     
(a) 1996
(b) 1998
(c) 1997
(d) 1992
Answer: (a)

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