The Union Government has made ….. as the regulator for broadcast and cable TV services as well in January, 2004.
Prasar Bharati
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Principal Information Officer, Government of India
Central Censor Board
Naresh Chandra Committee is concerned with:
Taxation policy
Rural development
Aviation sector
Defense procurements
‘Suvidha’fixed deposits scheme has been launched by:
ICICI Bank
City Bank
State Bank of India
IDBI
Ad Asia 2003, which was attended by 1,400 delegates of 20 countries, was recently held at:
Jaipur
Delhi
Mumbai
Ranchi
Which is India’s largest Mutual Fund organization?
GIC
SBI
UTI
ICICI
In 1955, Imperial Bank of India, a leading commercial bank of that time, was nationalised and renamed as:
Central Bank of India
Bank of India
Indian Bank
State Bank of India
Which is not declared as a ‘Navratan’?
ONGC
MMTC
Indian Oil Corporation
BHEL
Central Government undertaking ‘Modern Foods’ has been purchased by:
Parle
Amrit Banaspati
Nestle
Hindustan Lever
Name India’s first listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover
Infosys
Satyam
Polaris
Wipro
TRAI is concerned with:
Fine arts
Telecommunication
Sports
Medicine
Computer major IBM has entered in to a strategic alliance with which state for impetus to e-governance and training people?
Uttar Pradesh
Uttranchal
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Kelkar Committee dealt with:
Industrial pollution
Tax reforms
Babri Masjid issue
Railway accidents
A sustained and appreciable increase in the price level over a considerable period of time is known as:
Devaluation
Depreciation
Inflation
Depression
Budget is the:
Proposal of taxation
Annual financial statement
Appropriation Bill
None of these
BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) is gaining ground due to:
Factor cost advantage
Economy of scale
Business risk mitigation
All of these
The Ninth Five-Year plan covered the period:
1997-2002
1998-2003
1996-2001
1999-2004
During 2003-04, which one of the following companies was declared the top grosser among IT software and services exporters?
Patni Computer Systems
Infosys Technologies
TCS
Wipro Technologies
Which Indian Company figures in the top ten of the list of fortune 500 companies?
Indian Oil Corporation
Bharat Petroleum
Reliance Industries
None of these
Which bank is celebrating 150 years of its existence in 2004?
Standard Chartered Bank
State Bank of India
Canara Bank
Federal Bank of India
The company ‘Easy Bill’ has been launched by:
Hero Group
Modi Group
Lalbhai Group
Aditya Birla Group
Which of the following is the most densely-populated state of India?
West Bangal
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala
Which organization manages the largest mutual fund in India?
Franklin Templeton
HDFC
SBI
UTI
Tata Consultancy services offered 55 million equity shares through its initial public offering in 2004. On which of the following stock exchange did the company list?
BSE & NSE
BSE, NSE & CSE
BSE & NYSE
BSE & Nasdaq
Which company has become the first Indian company in the automobile and engineering sector to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)?
Maruti Udyog Ltd.
Mahindra and Mahindra
Hindustan Motors
Tata Motors
For 2004-05, GDP projection of Reserve Bank of India is:
8 - 9 percent
10.5 - 11 percent
3.5 - 4 percent
6 - 6.5 percent
Which group planning $2 Billion investment in Bangladesh in the near future?
Tatas
Reliance
Bajaj
Larsen and Turbo
Service Tax, introduced by the government on services, levies tax at the rate of:
8%
12%
10%
5%
The headquarters of Securities and Exchange board of India (SEBI) are located in Mumbai. Its regional office is not located at:
New Delhi
Banglore
Kolkata
Chennai
Which FMCG major has recently acquired Balsara for Rs. 143 crore in an all-cash deal?
HLL
Godrej
Dabur
None of these
Which Indian business group acquired Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) in 2002?
Birla Group
Tata Group
Reliance Group
Godrej Group
Which city has emerged as the biggest IT job provider?
Bangalore
Chennai
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Sellers market denotes a situation where:
Demand exceeds supply
Supply exceeds demand
Demand and supply are evenly balanced
None of these
Which country is the largest important of gold?
China
U.S.A.
Canada
None of these
Which is the first public sector unit in India to be disinvested?
CMC Ltd.
Modern Food industries
BALCO
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
Which is not a private Indian Bank?
UCO Bank
ICICI
HDFC
IDBI
Pick the odd one out from the following:
NSE
BSE
DSE
SEBI
CRISIL rating ‘AAA’ indicates:
High safety of a long-term debt
Highest safety of a medium-term debt
Highest safety of a short-term debt
Highest safety of a long-term debt
Stagflation is used to describe:
Inflation with growth
Inflation with recession
Deflation with growth
Deflation with recession
In which year was the India Brand Equity Fund established?
1992
1998
1995
1996
Which of the following items would not appear in a company’s balance sheet?
Total issued capital
Cash held at the Bank
Value of raw material stock
Revenue from sales
A tax that takes away a higher proportion of one’s income as the income rises is termed as:
Progressive tax
Proportional tax
Regressive tax
Indirect tax
Which of the following is a direct tax?
Entertainment Tax
Estate Duty
Excise Duty
Sales Tax
Which of the following is not a Central Government tax?
Income-tax
Customs
Land Revenue
Corporation Tax
Of which of the following items, there is no significant export from India?
Readymade Garments
Wool
Footwear
Silk Apparel
Which of the following is an indirect tax
Customs
Corporation Tax
Wealth Tax
Gift Tax
Which country ranks the first in per capital spending on defence?
U.S.A.
Saudi Arabia
U.A.E.
France
One-rupee note bears the signature of the:
Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Finance Minister
Secretary, Ministry of Finance
President of India
Unit Trust of India’s headquarters is located at:
Mumbai
Chennai
Calcutta
New Delhi
Which of the following is not a financial institution?
ICICI
LIC
IDBI
IIPA
National Income is the:
Net national product at market at market price
Net national product at factor cost
Net domestic product at market price
Net domestic product at factor cost