Current Affairs Corporate Quiz for July 2010

Taking the Current Affairs Corporate Quizzes will test as well as enhance your knowledge of major corporate events. The corporate quiz for July 2010 will make you better prepared to face competitive examinations like that of Bank PO, NABARD, RBI, LIC, Civil Services, MBA etc.

1. Ford Figo, the compact car from Ford India would enter the internatioal market for the first time. The first consignment of 1,200 Figos was flagged off to Durban, South Africa in July 2010. Which Indian plant of Figo would be the only Ford unit to export Figo?
a. Chennai Plant
b. Mysore Plant
c. Patiala Plant
d. Bangalore Plant

Answer: a

2. Which pharmaceuticals company received approval from Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the UK (UK MHRA) to manufacture clonazepam 0.5 to 2 mg tablets?
a. Bafna Pharmaceuticals
b. Cipla
c. Pfizer
d. Bakhtar Bioshimi

Answer: a

3. Following its takeover of Zain Telecom's Africasn Business, Bharti Airtel decided to invest $600 million in the mobile market of which of the following African countries?
a. Zaire
b. Egypt
c. Nigeria
d. South Africa

Answer: c

4. Which of the following auto makers recently started developing engines and vehicles with its UK subsidiary, Jaguar Land Roverafter two years of its $2.3 billion acquisition of the British Marques?
a. Huyndai Motors
b. Tata Motors
c. Mahinda & Mahindra
d. Maruti Suzuki

Answer: b

5. Which one of the following Tata Group Companies on 12 July 2010 resigned from the membership of a powerful lobby of GSM operators, COAI on grounds that the functioning of the body is “undemocratic, biased, non-transparent and unethical”?
a. Tata Teleservices (TTSL)
b. Tata Motors
c. Tata Consultancy
d. Tata Communications

Answer: a

6. Which company launched its flagship sportscar, SLS AMG priced between 2 to 2.50 crore in India on 16 July 2010?
a. Ferari
b. Mercedes-Benz
c. Audi
d. Lamborghini

Answer: b

7. A device Paisagate was recently launched and helps to keep track of daily spendings through text messages. Name the Chennai based firm that launched the device.
a. Flexscient Technologies
b. Agile Information Technologies
c. Ariel Technologies
d. ITBMS

Answer: a

8. Which corporate bigwig was recently reminded of its social responsibility and environmental concern by a bench of Madras High Court that also asked the company to assess the impact of its natural gas project on the local population and environment?
a. Reliance Industries
b. Tata Motors
c. Larsen & Toubro
d. National Aluminium Company

Answer: a

9. Which Japanese consumer electronics company reentered the Indian market on 21 July 2010 with the launch of variety of products like hi-definition TVs, washing machines, microwave ovens and home theatre systems, priced between Rs.2490 and Rs.55000?
a. Hitachi
b. Akai
c. Sharp
d. Canon

Answer: b

10. Which is the first Asian country where the BS-IV version of the premium sedan, Corolla Altis from the hose of Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM) was launched on 21 July 2010?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. Indinesia

Answer: b

Companies                                                                                              Stakes Brought In
A. SKIL Infrastucture Ltd                                                                  1. Simbol Mining Corp
B. Reckitt Benckiser                                                                          2. Dimension Data holding Plc
C. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp                                           3. Everonn Education Ltd
D. Itochu Corp                                                                                   4. SSL
A   B   C   D
a. 3   4   2   1
b. 2   3   4   1
c. 1   3   2   4
d. 2   3   1   4

Answer: a

11. Second-generation Cayenne was recently launched in India by a German luxury car maker. Name the German auto maker that produces Cayenne.
a. Porsche
b. Audi
c. Opel
d. Volkswagen
Answer: a

12. Which one of the following is the end-to-end cloud-based computing solution service launched by HCL Infosystems on 7 July 2010?
a. O’Zone
b. Software as a Service' (SaaS)
c. Cloud Expo
d. Smart Business Storage Cloud

Answer: a

13. Japan’s second largest steel maker JFE decided to buy 14.99 % stake of which of the following Indian steel plants in a deal considered to be one of the biggest foreign direct investment deal in metal and mining space so far?
a. JSW Steel
b. Durgapur Steel Plant
c. Steel Authority of India Limited  
d. Tata Steel

Answer: a

14. Which Indian company on 26 July 2010 announced that it acquired $69-million Turkish personal care products company Hobi Kozemtik Group?
a. Emami
b. Dabur India Ltd
c. Reliance Industries
d. DLF India

Answer: b

15. According to domestic sales records for the first quarter of 2010 which auto maker in India emerged as the largest vehicle maker in the country?
a. Tata Motors
b. Maruti Suzuki
c. Hyundai
d. Honda

Answer: b

16. Which Japanese two-wheeler giant recently launched its super bike, VFR1200Fpowered by 1237 cc V4 engine at ex-showroom price of Rs 17.5 lakh in Delhi, India?
a. kawasaki
b. Suzuki
c. Honda
d. TVS Motor Company

Answer: c

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