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CAT Verbal ALL Types Of PHOBIA Words

A-
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.

B-
Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria.
Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets.
Bolshephobia- Fear of Bolsheviks.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Bathmophobia- Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
Batophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia)
Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman.
Botanophobia- Fear of plants.
Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia- Fear of body smells.
Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.

C-
Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart.
Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed.
Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia)
Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals.
Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety.
Chionophobia- Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera.
Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money.
Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
Chronophobia- Fear of time.
Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia)
Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces.
Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs.
Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed.
Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed.
Cnidophobia- Fear of stings.
Cometophobia- Fear of comets.
Coimetrophobia- Fear of cemeteries.
Coitophobia- Fear of coitus.
Contreltophobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation.
Coprophobia- Fear of feces.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
Counterphobia- The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Cremnophobia- Fear of precipices.
Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost.
Crystallophobia- Fear of crystals or glass.
Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cyclophobia- Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia or Kymophobia- Fear of waves or wave like motions.
Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies.
Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia - Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.

D-
Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions.
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations.
Dementophobia- Fear of insanity.
Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons.
Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia)
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
Dentophobia- Fear of dentists.
Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions.
Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease.
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes.
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools.
Diplophobia- Fear of double vision.
Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia)
Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals.
Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.
Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets.
Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch.
Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity.
Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.

E-
Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church.
Ecophobia- Fear of home.
Eicophobia- Fear of home surroundings.(Domatophobia, Oikophobia)
Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
Electrophobia- Fear of electricity.
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Elurophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia)
Emetophobia- Fear of vomiting.
Enetophobia- Fear of pins.
Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism.
Entomophobia- Fear of insects.
Eosophobia- Fear of dawn or daylight.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Equinophobia- Fear of horses.
Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.
Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon’s fear of operating.
Ergophobia- Fear of work.
Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.
Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3) Red.

F-
Febriphobia or Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia- Fear of fever.
Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia)
Francophobia- Fear of France or French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia)
Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.(Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia, Psychrophobia)

G-
Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.
Gallophobia or Galiophobia- Fear France or French culture. (Francophobia)
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Geniophobia- Fear of chins.
Genophobia- Fear of sex.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
Gephyrophobia or Gephydrophobia or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing bridges.
Germanophobia- Fear of Germany or German culture.
Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.
Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.

H-
Hadephobia- Fear of hell.
Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.
Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning.
Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.
Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure.
Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.
Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation.
Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.
Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things.
Hippophobia- Fear of horses.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
Hodophobia- Fear of road travel.
Hormephobia- Fear of shock.
Homichlophobia- Fear of fog.
Homilophobia- Fear of sermons.
Hominophobia- Fear of men.
Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual.
Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms.
Hydrargyophobia- Fear of mercurial medicines.
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.
Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies.
Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass.
Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture.
Hylephobia- Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
Hylophobia- Fear of forests.
Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility.
Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
Hypsiphobia- Fear of height.

I-
Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
Ideophobia- Fear of ideas.
Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
Iophobia- Fear of poison.
Insectophobia - Fear of insects.
Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone.
Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.

J-
Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.

K-
Kainolophobia or Kainophobia- Fear of anything new, novelty.
Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule.
Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
Kenophobia- Fear of voids or empty spaces.
Keraunophobia or Ceraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia- Fear of movement or motion.
Kleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms.
Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female.
Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue.
Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)
Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Kymophobia- Fear of waves. (Cymophobia)
Kynophobia- Fear of rabies.
Kyphophobia- Fear of stooping.

L-
Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.
Leprophobia or Lepraphobia- Fear of leprosy.
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
Lilapsophobia- Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Limnophobia- Fear of lakes.
Linonophobia- Fear of string.
Liticaphobia- Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
Logophobia- Fear of words.
Luiphobia- Fear of lues, syphillis.
Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
Lyssophobia- Fear of rabies or of becoming mad.

M-
Macrophobia- Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia)
Maniaphobia- Fear of insanity.
Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment.
Mechanophobia- Fear of machines.
Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis.
Megalophobia- Fear of large things.
Melissophobia- Fear of bees.
Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease.
Menophobia- Fear of menstruation.
Merinthophobia- Fear of being bound or tied up.
Metallophobia- Fear of metal.
Metathesiophobia- Fear of changes.
Meteorophobia- Fear of meteors.
Methyphobia- Fear of alcohol.
Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia)
Microphobia- Fear of small things.
Misophobia or Mysophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs.
Mnemophobia- Fear of memories.
Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination.
Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone.
Monopathophobia- Fear of definite disease.
Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles.
Mottephobia- Fear of moths.
Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice.
Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
Mycrophobia- Fear of small things.
Myctophobia- Fear of darkness.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Myxophobia- Fear of slime. (Blennophobia)

N-
Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia)
Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things.
Nelophobia- Fear of glass.
Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs.
Neophobia- Fear of anything new.
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
Noctiphobia- Fear of the night.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill.
Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother.
Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons.
Nudophobia- Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia- Fear of numbers.
Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night
Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.

O-
Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia)
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings, house.(Domatophobia, Eicophobia)
Olfactophobia- Fear of smells.
Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams.
Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names.
Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia)
Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at.
Opiophobia- Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients.
Optophobia- Fear of opening one’s eyes.
Ornithophobia- Fear of birds.
Orthophobia- Fear of property.
Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors.
Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish.
Ouranophobia or Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.

P-
Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost.
Panthophobia- Fear of suffering and disease.
Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything.
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Papyrophobia- Fear of paper.
Paralipophobia- Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
Paraphobia- Fear of sexual perversion.
Parasitophobia- Fear of parasites.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
Pathophobia- Fear of disease.
Patroiophobia- Fear of heredity.
Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
Peccatophobia- Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes.
Pediculophobia- Fear of lice.
Pediophobia- Fear of dolls.
Pedophobia- Fear of children.
Peladophobia- Fear of bald people.
Pellagrophobia- Fear of pellagra.
Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty.
Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine.
Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine.
Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.
Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love.
Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights.
Photophobia- Fear of light.
Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one’s own voice; of telephones.
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking.
Phthiriophobia- Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia)
Phthisiophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Placophobia- Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Pneumatiphobia- Fear of spirits.
Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia- Fear of choking of being smothered.
Pocrescophobia- Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia)
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards.
Poliosophobia- Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
Polyphobia- Fear of many things.
Poinephobia- Fear of punishment.
Ponophobia- Fear of overworking or of pain.
Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple.
Potamophobia- Fear of rivers or running water.
Potophobia- Fear of alcohol.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of drugs.
Proctophobia- Fear of rectums.
Prosophobia- Fear of progress.
Psellismophobia- Fear of stuttering.
Psychophobia- Fear of mind.
Psychrophobia- Fear of cold.
Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying.
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
Pyrexiophobia- Fear of Fever.
Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.

R-
Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays.
Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
Rhabdophobia- Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand)
Rhypophobia- Fear of defecation.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia- Fear of dirt.
Russophobia- Fear of Russians.

S-
Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween.
Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia)
Satanophobia- Fear of Satan.
Scabiophobia- Fear of scabies.
Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms.
Scolionophobia- Fear of school.
Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at.
Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field.
Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia)
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Selachophobia- Fear of sharks.
Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes.
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter.
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia)
Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
Siderophobia- Fear of stars.
Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed.
Sinophobia- Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia)
Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia)
Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law.
Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.
Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
Spacephobia- Fear of outer space.
Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts.
Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs.
Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.
Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia)
Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places.
Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell.
Suriphobia- Fear of mice.
Symbolophobia- Fear of symbolism.
Symmetrophobia- Fear of symmetry.
Syngenesophobia- Fear of relatives.
Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis.

T-
Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
Taeniophobia or Teniophobia- Fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
Technophobia- Fear of technology.
Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.
Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Testophobia- Fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia- Fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
Teutophobia- Fear of German or German things.
Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres.
Theologicophobia- Fear of theology.
Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion.
Thermophobia- Fear of heat.
Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Traumatophobia- Fear of injury.
Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia- Fear of trichinosis.
Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia- Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia)
Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia- Fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia- Fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Tyrannophobia- Fear of tyrants.

U-
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.

V-
Vaccinophobia- Fear of vaccination.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia- Fear of words.
Verminophobia- Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
Vitricophobia- Fear of step-father.

W-
Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.

X-
Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xenoglossophobia- Fear of foreign languages.
Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia- Fear of dryness.
Xylophobia- 1) Fear of wooden objects. 2) Forests.
Xyrophobia-Fear of razors.

Z-
Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
Zoophobia- Fear of animals.

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1 Who among the following is conferred with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for international understanding for the year 2007?
(A) Mr. Olafan Ragnar Greemans
(B) Prof. Wangari M. Maathai
(C) Mr. Arun Sarin
(D)Prof. Robert H. Grubs
Ans (A)
2 Who is present governor of RBI?
(A)Bhiman Jalal
(B)N. Chaturvedi
(C)Y.V.Reddy
(D)None of these
Ans (C)
3 Who has been selected for Raman Magsaysay Award for 2007?
(A)C.Narayana Reddy
(B)C. Ram
(C)Sai Nath
(D)None of these
Ans (C)
4 Who received special award from the director of World Bank for agitating against Tobacco?
(A)Amitha Bachan
(B)Ansumani Ram Das
(C)Silpa Shetty
(D)Shilpa Sehtty
Ans (B)
5 In which event Lt. Colonel Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore won the Silver Medal for India in 4th CISM World Military games 2007?
(A)Boxing
(B)Weight Lifting
(C)Shooting
(D)Athletics
Ans (C)
6 Who wrote the Book "Midnights Children" which is selected for prestigious "Booker Award"?
(A)Jhumpa Lahiri
(B)Kiran Desai
(C)Salman Rushdi
(D)Madhu Kirthy
Ans (C)
7 Recently parents day was observed on ______________
(A)24th June
(B)25th July
(C)27th July
(D)22nd July
Ans (C)
8 Which country designed the motto of Olympic games ?
(A)Japan
(B)China
(C)Greece
(D)France
Ans (D)
9 In which field B.C.Roy National Award is given?
(A)Medicine
(B)Engineering
(C)Music
(D)Sports
Ans (A)
10 With which of the following Sports Ubar Cup is associated?
(A)VHockey
(B)Wrestling
(C)Badminton
(D)Tennis
Ans (D)
11 Which country recently changed as a Democratic Country?
(A)Bhutan
(B)Nepal
(C)Thailand
(D)Hongkong
Ans (B)
12 Which cricketer was conferred with "Outstanding Young Achievers Award" by the Indian Chamber of commerce in March, 2008?
(A)Sachin Tendulkar
(BD)Saurav Ganguly
(C)Kapil Dev
(D)M.S.Dhoni
Ans (B)
13 In which state Krishna Patnam Port is constructed recently?
(A)Tamil Nadu
(B)Andhra Pradesh
(C)Kerala
(D)Orissa
Ans (B)
14 Who among the following is president of Indian Olympics Association?
(A)Suresh Kalmadi
(B)Akhil Kumar
(C)Prakash Padukone
(D)Deva Dath Sharma
Ans (A)
15 Who was crowned Miss Universe for the year 2008?
(A)Dayana Mendoza
(B)Rio Morry
(C)Taliana Vargas
(D)Vera Krasova
Ans (A)



General awareness

  1. Which company's famously advertised vision statement is 'The Network is the Computer'?
    1. Cisco Systems
    2. Lucent Technologies
    3. Sun Microsystems
    4. Nortel Networks

    Answer : C

  2. The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?
    1. Citicorp
    2. ICICI
    3. HSBC
    4. ABN Amro Bank

    Answer : A

  3. Which former advertising personality has recently been named the Undersecretary of State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the US in an exercise to rebrand the US following the September 11 terrorist strikes?
    1. Charlotte Beers
    2. Jay Chiat
    3. Martin Sorrell
    4. George Lois

    Answer : A

  4. Which premium international range of luggage was recently launched in India by BlowPlast?
    1. Samsonite
    2. Strolley
    3. American Tourister
    4. Delsey

    Answer : D

  5. This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon.com and the famous launch of the Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?
    1. 1992
    2. 1994
    3. 1995
    4. 1993

    Answer : B

    1. Henry Ford revolutionised the car market with the first mass- produced car, the Ford Model T. In which year was it launched?
    1. 1924
    2. 1912
    3. 1908
    4. 1897

    Answer : C

  6. Which company owns the beer brands Haywards 2000, Hi-Five and Lal Toofan?
    1. United Breweries
    2. Millennium Alcobev
    3. Shaw Wallace
    4. Mohan Meakins

    Answer : C

  7. Which company owns the footwear brand - Stryde?
    1. Woodland
    2. Bata
    3. Tata International
    4. Hindustan Lever

    Answer : C

  8. It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt brand's ads had the famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which catapulted David Ogilvy to fame?van Heusen
    1. Arrow Shirts
    2. Hathaway
    3. Dockers

    Answer : C

  9. Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the Bin Laden crisis, especially for having carried all broadcasts of Osama Bin Laden to audiences in West Asia?
    1. Star Asia
    2. BBC Asia
    3. Al Jazeera
    4. Khaleed Times

    Answer : C

  10. In the case of a test tube baby
    1. Fertilization takes place inside the test tube
    2. Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube
    3. Fertilization takes place outside the mother's body
    4. Unfertilized egg develops inside the test tube

    Answer : C

  11. Who elects the President of India?
    1. Lok Sabha
    2. Rajya Sabha
    3. People of India
    4. Parliament and State Assemblies

    Answer : D

  12. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the
    1. First Amendment
    2. Tenth Amendment
    3. Thirty-second Amendment
    4. Forty-second Amendment

    Answer : D

  13. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through
    1. glass
    2. vacuum
    3. air
    4. water

    Answer : A

  14. The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is
    1. 50 mn years
    2. 100 mn years
    3. 250 mn years
    4. 365 mn years

    Answer : C

  15. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of
    1. Nepal
    2. U K
    3. Spain
    4. Japan

    Answer : D

  16. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of
    1. only elected members of both Housed of Parliament
    2. only Rajya Sabha members
    3. all members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies
    4. all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

    Answer : D

  17. In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
    1. Nagaland
    2. Goa
    3. Himachal Pradesh
    4. Arunachal Pradesh

    Answer : B

  18. Where did Buddha die?
    1. Lumbini
    2. Kusinagara
    3. Pavapuri
    4. Magadha

    Answer : B

  19. What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Civilization?
    1. Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.
    2. "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
    3. The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age was on religion.
    4. Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no hard and fast rules about violence.

    Answer : A

  20. All of the following are constituents of RNA molecule except
    1. Adenine
    2. Guanine
    3. Thymine
    4. Uracil

    Answer : C

  21. The father of modern biology is
    1. Aristotle
    2. Darwin
    3. Mendel
    4. Vesalius

    Answer : A

  22. Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
    1. Coriander
    2. Mustard
    3. Cumin
    4. Fenugreek

    Answer : D

  23. The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called
    1. sublimation point
    2. distillation point
    3. triple point
    4. melting point

    Answer : C

  24. Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?
    1. Quartz
    2. Silica
    3. Graphite
    4. Nickel

    Answer : C

  25. The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at
    1. The North Pole
    2. The South Pole
    3. The Equator
    4. The center of the Earth

    Answer : D

  26. Earth quake waves travel fastest in
    1. Soil
    2. Molten rock
    3. Water
    4. Flexible rock

    Answer : C

  27. The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called
    1. Angle of dip
    2. Angle of declination
    3. Angle of inclination
    4. None of the above

    Answer : B

  28. What is the currency of Mexico?
    1. Lira
    2. Peso
    3. Mexican dollars
    4. Krones

    Answer : B

  29. The Essar group of companies has been promoted by
    1. Ruias
    2. Ambanis
    3. Goenkas
    4. Kanorias

    Answer : A

  30. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries
    1. Kalyani Black Label
    2. Blue Riband
    3. McDowells
    4. Bagpiper

    Answer : D

  31. Amtrex air conditioners has a technical collaboration with
    1. Sanyo
    2. Mitsubishi
    3. Hitachi
    4. Carrier

    Answer : C

  32. Marlboro Cigarette is owned by
    1. ITC
    2. Godfrey-Philips
    3. Philip Morris
    4. British American Tobacco

    Answer : C

  33. Who is the CEO of Microsoft?
    1. Bill Gates
    2. Paul Allen
    3. Larry Ellison
    4. Steve Ballnes

    Answer : D

  34. One of the following is not an Insurance Company
    1. ICICI Prudential
    2. HDFC Natwest
    3. OM Kotak Mahindra
    4. Birla Sun Life

    Answer : B

  35. What is the currency of Portugal?
    1. Escudo
    2. Guilder
    3. Mark
    4. Schilling

    Answer : A

  36. One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector
    1. Suresh Krishna
    2. Venu Srinivasan
    3. Anand Mahindra
    4. Venugopal Dhoot

    Answer : D

  37. One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration
    1. BPL
    2. Thermax
    3. Lloyd
    4. Carrier Aircon

    Answer : C

  38. How many countries are a part of the European union?
    1. 18
    2. 15
    3. 21
    4. 12

    Answer : B

  39. Who is the attorney general of United States of America?
    1. Ashcroft
    2. Powell
    3. Rumsfeld
    4. Cheney

    Answer : A

  40. When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain - TLD) .com introduced?
    1. 1989
    2. 1985
    3. 1994
    4. 1991

    Answer : B

  41. Who is the prime minister of Israel?
    1. Benajamin Netanyahu
    2. Ariel Sharon
    3. Shaul Mofaz
    4. Goldamyer

    Answer : B

  42. What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?
    1. They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.
    2. It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.
    3. It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's image on it.
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  43. Which brand had the highest number of Web searches in 2001?
    1. Google
    2. Marlboro
    3. Intel
    4. Play Station

    Answer : D

  44. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
    1. They were all former Presidents of Argentina.
    2. They are the dreaded drug lords of South America
    3. They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.
    4. None of these

    Answer : A

  45. The video games X box is a product of
    1. Sega
    2. Sony
    3. Intel
    4. Microsoft

    Answer : D

  46. It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001
    1. Melissa
    2. Code Red
    3. C-Brain
    4. Major Domo

    Answer : B

  47. What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
    1. Extended product
    2. Extra Pampering
    3. Experience
    4. Entry level product

    Answer : C

  48. Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy amidst widespread clouds of scandal?
    1. Guillani Giovanni
    2. Joe Pacci
    3. Antonio Machiaveli
    4. Silvio Berusconi

    Answer : D

  49. Which city is hosting the 14th Asian Games in 2004?
    1. Manila
    2. Busan
    3. Beijing
    4. Bangkok

    Answer : B

  50. Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
    1. Swarna
    2. Dolphin
    3. Speed
    4. Vayu

    Answer : B

  51. What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being marketed by HPCL?
    1. Power
    2. Premium
    3. Speed
    4. Clean X

    Answer : A

  52. Under what name is MTNL marketing its CDMA based WiLL service in Mumbai and Delhi?
    1. Dolphin
    2. Swarna
    3. Garuda
    4. Seema

    Answer : C

  53. To which business group did the Ambanis of Reliance Group sell their holding in Larsen and Toubro?
    1. RP Goenkas
    2. A V Birla
    3. Kanorias
    4. Mittals

    Answer : B

  54. Name the brand that was launched and promoted by a famous father-son duo.
    1. ICICI Credit cards
    2. Parket Beta
    3. Maruti Versa
    4. All of these.

    Answer : C

  55. What is the sub brand of the new car that Toyota is launching in India?
    1. Accord
    2. Jupiter
    3. C Planet
    4. Camry

    Answer : D

  56. With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think Different'?
    1. Apple
    2. IBM
    3. Wipro
    4. None of these

    Answer : A

  57. Which country is the company Nestle head quartered?
    1. Sweden
    2. Switzerland
    3. The Netherlands
    4. Luxemburg

    Answer : B

  58. What is the brand name of the range of shoes and apparel for children under the age of five, that Reebok plans to introduce shortly?
    1. Weebok
    2. Kids
    3. Kidsport
    4. Tyke

    Answer : A

  59. Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia?
    1. Danone
    2. Heinz
    3. Frito Lays
    4. Schweppes

    Answer : A

  60. Who is the chairperson of Bharti Group?
    1. Raj Mittal
    2. Alok Mittal
    3. Sunil Mittal
    4. Ramen Mittal

    Answer : C

  61. Which billionaire businessman has been elected Mayor of New York, replacing the popular Rudy Giuliani?
    1. William Clay Ford
    2. Larry Ellison
    3. James Walton
    4. Michael Bloomberg

    Answer : D

  62. Which insurance company, launched recently in India, will be using Snoopy from the cartoon series Peanuts in its advertising?
    1. Aviva
    2. HDFC Standard
    3. MetLife
    4. Sun Life

    Answer : C

  63. Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?
    1. Finland
    2. Sweden
    3. Switzerland
    4. Denmark

    Answer : B

  64. 'One world. One family. One festival' - is the slogan used in advertising
    1. Chinese New year
    2. Hong Kong's annual shopping festival
    3. Dubai's shopping festival
    4. None of these

    Answer : C

  65. Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?
    1. Nokia
    2. Intel
    3. Motorola
    4. Texas Instruments

    Answer : D

  66. Who is the famous author of the book What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School?
    1. Stephen R Covey
    2. Mack McCormak
    3. John Love
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  67. Who is the RBI governor?
    1. Venkatraman
    2. Brijesh Mishra
    3. Ranjith Sau
    4. Bimal Jalan

    Answer : D

  68. Who is the Vice President of United States?
    1. Al Gore
    2. Rumsfeld
    3. Powell
    4. Cheney

    Answer : D

  69. Which is the leading international audit firm that is facing serious charges on account of lapse in accounting practices?
    1. Ferguson
    2. PWH
    3. Arthur Andersen
    4. KPMG

    Answer : C

  70. Which family owns the Hero group of companies?
    1. Munjals
    2. Mansingh
    3. Firodias
    4. Hindujas

    Answer : A

  71. Who led the "Ocean to Sky" expedition that travelled along the Ganga (Ganges) river to its source?
    1. Sir Edmund Hillary
    2. Tenzing Norgay
    3. Chris Bonington
    4. Doug Scott

    Answer : A

  72. Hero Global is a venture promoted by the Munjal group
    1. to market Hero Honda two wheelers in the overseas market.
    2. to sell Hero bicycles in the overseas market.
    3. to build a automobile design lab of international repute.
    4. to set up company owned dealer network in India.

    Answer : C

  73. J. D. Power is a name associated with
    1. an independent power producing company in New Delhi.
    2. a power plant equipment manufacturing company.
    3. a automotive battery manufacturing company.
    4. an automobile customer survey organization.

    Answer : D

  74. What does ICANN stand for?
    1. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
    2. International Center for Agro Nutrients and Nourishment
    3. Indian Council for Algorithm, Numbers and Notions.
    4. International council for Approved Names and Numbers.

    Answer : A

  75. "Connecting People," is the by line of which company
    1. Philips
    2. Motorola
    3. Ericsson
    4. Nokia

    Answer : D

  76. Which founding father pioneered the idea of a national bank?
    1. Hamilton
    2. Jefferson
    3. Washington
    4. Adams

    Answer : A

  77. Who was Karl Marx's main collaborator on his famous works?
    1. V I Lenin
    2. Max Weber
    3. Fredrick Engles
    4. Joseph Stalin

    Answer : C

  78. Which of the following foreign partner / collaborator pair is not Correct?
    1. HTA; J.Walter Thomson
    2. Chaitra; Leo Burnett
    3. O and M; WPP Group
    4. Mudra; DMB&B

    Answer : D

  79. Hewlett Packard, the famous Computer company is named after
    1. Its promoters, Hewlett and Packard
    2. The city in which they commenced their operation initially
    3. The street in which their first office was located.
    4. None of these

      Answer : A

  80. Who's 'curve' did President Reagan use as the basis for his 'Trickle Down' economic policy?
    1. Keynes
    2. Ricardo
    3. Laffer
    4. Smith

    Answer : C

  81. Which group of people have been involved in the terrorist activities and rampant killing spree after the death of King Birendra in Nepal?
    1. The Gurkhas
    2. The Maoists
    3. The Khukris
    4. The Awomi clan

    Answer : B

  82. This company is the first to develop a new handheld computer series featuring a combination of Intel components and Microsoft software?
    1. HP
    2. Sony
    3. Compaq
    4. Acer

    Answer : A

  83. Which of the following companies was forced to shutdown its digital music service because of music industry lawsuits for piracy?
    1. Musiccity
    2. Morpheus
    3. Livewire
    4. Napster

    Answer : D

  84. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?
    1. HP
    2. Compaq
    3. Microsoft
    4. Apple

    Answer : D

  85. Which country is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world?
    1. Malaysia
    2. Indonesia
    3. Thailand
    4. Burma

    Answer : C

  86. With which of the following companies has the Department of Posts and Telegraph of India tied up to provide a comprehensive range of financial services?
    1. LIC of India
    2. Corporation Bank
    3. Master Card International
    4. Visa International

    Answer : C

  87. Which cable network is to be the sole provider of sports information to MSN?
    1. STAR Sports
    2. ESPN
    3. Sportstock.com
    4. Channel 9

    Answer : A

  88. Who is the current Defense Secretary of the United States of America?
    1. Donald Rumsfeld
    2. Colin Powell
    3. Mr. Ashcroft
    4. Dick Cheney

    Answer : B

  89. Which are the countries that are slated to host the 2002 Soccer World Cup?
    1. Japan and Thailand
    2. Mexico and Brazil
    3. Germany and Poland
    4. Japan and S.Korea

    Answer : D

  90. The NewYork Mayor Rudolph Guiliani rejected a $10 mn donation offered by this billionaire prince.
    1. Prince Awaleed Bin Talal of S.Arabia
    2. Prince Ahmed Bin Tariq of S.Arabia
    3. Prince Md. Shah of Iran
    4. Prince Khaleel Mohammed of Persia

    Answer : A

  91. Which antibiotic can cure Anthrax, if detected at an early stage?
    1. Amoxycillin
    2. Erythromycin
    3. Cephalospirin
    4. Ciprofloxacin

    Answer : D

  92. The farmers of _______________ were involved in violent protests against falling rice prices and US-led globalization as symbolized by WTO?
    1. France
    2. Indonesia
    3. Denmark
    4. S.Korea

    Answer : D

  93. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the Government of India to be mixed with petrol?
    1. Methanol
    2. Ethanol
    3. Kerosene
    4. Butanol

    Answer : B

  94. Who is the present men's champion of US Open?
    1. Pete Sampras
    2. Lleyton Hewitt
    3. Andre Agassi
    4. Patrick Rafter

    Answer : B

  95. Which is the longest running stage play in the world?
    1. The Cats
    2. The Mouse Trap
    3. Three Blind Mice
    4. Romeo and Juliet

    Answer : B

  96. "Be the first to know" is the baseline of which company?
    1. BBC
    2. STAR News
    3. CNBC
    4. CNN

    Answer : D

  97. Which advertising agency took over the agency Saatchi and Saatchi last year to become one of the largest advertising firms in the world?
    1. Euro RSCG
    2. Publicis
    3. Young and Rubicam
    4. Havas

    Answer : B

  98. India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently. Which company is the promoter behind this venture?
    1. The Times of India
    2. Mid-Day
    3. Star India
    4. Zee

    Answer : C

  99. Which bathing soap advertises with the baseline, 'For total skincare since 1918' in India?
    1. Camay
    2. Mysore Sandal
    3. Hamam
    4. Lux

    Answer : B

  100. 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

  101. 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

  102. "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

  103. 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

  104. 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

  105. 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

  106. 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

  107. 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

  108. 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

  109. 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

  110. Which is the third highest peak in India?
    1. Kanchenjunga
    2. Nanga Parbat
    3. Gasher Brum
    4. Dunagiri

    Answer : B

  111. Which is the largest airport in the world?
    1. Singapore airport
    2. International airport at Kaula Lumpur
    3. Heathrow at London
    4. King Khalid at Saudi Arabia

    Answer : D

  112. In which year did Alexander the great die?
    1. 332 B.C
    2. 328 B.C
    3. 323 B.C
    4. 356 B.C

    Answer : C

  113. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch The Dandi March?
    1. 1924
    2. 1930
    3. 1941
    4. 1942

    Answer : B

  114. Eugenics is the study of
    1. the development of embryos
    2. the merits of legalizing mercy killing
    3. the production of better offspring by careful selection of parents
    4. genetical composition of plant population in relation to their habitats

    Answer : C

  115. In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?
    1. 1854
    2. 1879
    3. 1904
    4. 1888

    Answer : B

  116. What is the measure of the length of a standard tennis court?
    1. 54 ft
    2. 28 ft
    3. 84 ft
    4. 78 ft

    Answer : D

  117. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?
    1. S. Korea
    2. Japan
    3. Malaysia
    4. China

    Answer : C

  118. Who is the president of the World Bank?
    1. Michel Camdessus
    2. John Wolfensohn
    3. Emeka Anyaoku
    4. Jose Maria Ruda

    Answer : B

  119. Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
    1. Richard Travithick
    2. Robert Walpole
    3. Sir George Cayley
    4. Robert Peary

    Answer : B

  120. Which advertising agency is behind the setting-up, in 1991, of MICA, India's first college focussed on advertising and communications?
    1. Ogilvy and Mather
    2. Saatchi and Saatchi
    3. Mudra
    4. Hindustan Thomson Associates

    Answer : C

  121. What famous car brand, originally from the former Czechoslovakia, was taken over by Volkswagen in the 1990s?
    1. Skoda
    2. Saab
    3. Piaggio
    4. Volvo

    Answer : A

  122. What is the title of the original BBC TV series on which the Hindi TV series, Kamzor Kadi Kaun, based?
    1. Who wants to be a millionaire?
    2. Treasure mine
    3. Mastermind
    4. The weakest link

    Answer : D

  123. The loyalty program of which company is known as "First Citizen's Club"?
    1. Shopper's Stop
    2. ABN Amro Bank
    3. Taj group of Hotels
    4. Air India

    Answer : A

  124. The following is the baseline found in the ad of which product "The man with the smooth edge"
    1. Four Square cigarettes
    2. Gillette Mach 3 shaving system
    3. Palmolive shaving cream
    4. None of these

    Answer : A

  125. Which company has been ranked the 'World's Most Admired Company' in the rankings by Fortune magazine in 2002?
    1. Microsoft
    2. General Electric
    3. IBM
    4. Fedex

    Answer : B

  126. McDonald's, in an unrelated diversification, is planning to set up a chain of hotels. Name the new brand.
    1. Pleasant stay
    2. Golden Arches
    3. McStay
    4. Holidayz

    Answer : B

  127. Which company unsuccessfully launched a soap under the brand Protex in India?
    1. SmithKline Beecham
    2. Hindustan Lever
    3. Reckitt and Colman
    4. Colgate Palmolive

    Answer : D

  128. Calloway, is a leading international brand of
    1. Condoms
    2. Guns
    3. Binoculars
    4. Golf equipment

    Answer : D

  129. Which famous CEO was featured in the endorsement ad for Microsoft XP with the quote, "When I saw Windows XP in action, I was amazed. How did Microsoft get hold of my wishlist?"?
    1. Ratan Tata
    2. Azim Premji
    3. N R Narayana Murthy
    4. Arun Jain

    Answer : C

  130. Which automobile major has made a debut in the Formula One racing circuit in 2002 with its team led by the drivers Allan McNish and Mike Salo?
    1. Honda
    2. Jaguar
    3. Saab
    4. Toyota

    Answer : D

  131. Which famous company started as Asahi Optical in 1919 - before adopting its current name in 1957?
    1. Yashica
    2. Asahi Glasses
    3. Pentax
    4. Nikon

    Answer : C

  132. What brand name was given , in 1924, by the Mayor of Tokyo when he released the first watch produced by Shokosha Watch Company?
    1. Seiko
    2. Citizen
    3. Tissot
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  133. The advertisement of which product carried the baseline 'Mom said, "Always boil the water". Moms are seldom wrong'
    1. Ion Exchange
    2. Zero B
    3. Ford Ikon
    4. KLM Airline

    Answer : C

  134. Who has authored the latest business best-seller *Big Brands, Big Trouble?
    1. Al Ries
    2. Laura Ries
    3. Naomi
    4. Jack Trout

    Answer : D

  135. Which company owns the famous cigarette brands Charminar and Charms?
    1. Godfrey Philips
    2. Philip Morris
    3. ITC
    4. VST Industries

    Answer : D

  136. What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?
    1. Barometer
    2. Hygrometer
    3. Hydrometer
    4. Sphygmomanometer

    Answer : D

  137. At what price is the initial public offering of Canara Bank being issued at?
    1. Rs.15
    2. Rs.35
    3. Rs.60
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  138. Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot, the noted French physicist is associated with what branch of study?
    1. Thermodynamics
    2. Sub atomic particle theory
    3. Superconductivity
    4. None of these

    Answer : A

  139. Identify the odd man out
    1. Standard and Poor
    2. Moody's
    3. Forrester
    4. ICRA

    Answer : D

  140. Royal Stag brand of Whisky is owned by
    1. United Breweries
    2. Shaw Wallace and Co
    3. Seagram
    4. Mohan Meakin

    Answer : C

  141. Iodex brand of pain balm is owned by
    1. Smithkline Beecham
    2. Wyeth Laboratories
    3. Glaxo
    4. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

    Answer : A

  142. Who is the author who created the character Dilbert?
    1. David Scott
    2. Scott Robert
    3. Robert Williams
    4. Scott Adams

    Answer : D

  143. Which of the year in which Md. Ghazni first invaded India?
    1. 1220 A.D
    2. 1001 A.D
    3. 1348 A.D
    4. 1196 A.D

    Answer : B

  144. Who invented Parachute?
    1. Leonardo da Vinci
    2. Scanderberg
    3. Sigismund
    4. Van Gogh

    Answer : A

  145. Which of the following countries fought the first of the opium wars?
    1. Russia - China
    2. Britain - Indonesia
    3. China - Britain
    4. Japan - China

    Answer : C

  146. Beech King and Cessna are popular models of:
    1. Cars
    2. Aircraft
    3. Ships
    4. Transport vans

    Answer : B

  147. Cash Reserve Ratio ( CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets:
    1. Stock Exchange
    2. Banking
    3. Mutual Fund
    4. Income Tax

    Answer : B

  148. Dr. Pepper is a famous brand of:
    1. Iced tea
    2. Peppermint
    3. Soft Drinks
    4. None of these

    Answer : C

  149. Mr. Shiv Nadar is the Chairman of which of the following groups of companies?
    1. Wipro
    2. HCL
    3. Aptech
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  150. Lloyd's is a world leader in which of the following industries?
    1. Garment
    2. Insurance
    3. Commodity Trading
    4. Banking

    Answer : B

  151. Jeffrey Immelt took over as the CEO from a legend of which US corporate giant?
    1. Oracle
    2. Boeing
    3. General Electric
    4. Federal Express

    Answer : C

  152. The management strategy with the acronym CRM can be expanded as:
    1. Concrete Relationship Management
    2. Customer Relationship Management
    3. Correct Relationship Management
    4. Constructive Relationship Management

    Answer : B

  153. Sudha, Akshata and Rohan are the wife, daughter and son respectively of:
    1. Nandan Nilekani
    2. Swraj Paul
    3. Narayana Murthy
    4. Azim Premji

    Answer : C

  154. Which group owns Crompton Greaves?
    1. Mittals
    2. Ruias
    3. Thapars
    4. Ranas

    Answer : C

  155. Kenwood corporation is a(an) ____________ company
    1. Japanese
    2. American
    3. British
    4. German

    Answer : A

  156. The following brands can be associated with which of the following products?Montecristo, Ramon Allones, Romeo Y Julieta.
    1. Cigarettes
    2. Cigars
    3. Condoms
    4. Liquour

    Answer : B

  157. In 1974, this US president resigned to avoind impeachmennt. Who?
    1. Jimmy Carter
    2. John F. Kennedy
    3. Richard Nixon
    4. Ronald Reagan

    Answer : C

  158. Esperanto, invented by the Russian scholar Zamenhof, is an artificial:
    1. Lung
    2. Language
    3. Microscope
    4. Car

    Answer : B

  159. King Hussein was the king of:
    1. Egypt
    2. Poland
    3. Iraq
    4. Jordan

    Answer : D

  160. The expansion for the BIS, in the context of the banking industry is:
    1. Bank for International Settlements
    2. Bank for Industrial Settlements
    3. Bank for Industrial Sectors
    4. Bank for International Services

    Answer : A

  161. The expansion for BIFR, in the context of the Indian Industry is:
    1. Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
    2. Bureau for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
    3. Board for Investment and Financial Reconstruction
    4. Bureau for Investment and Financial Reconstruction

    Answer : A

  162. MSNBC is a media channel owned by:
    1. The US government
    2. Microsoft
    3. Time Warner
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  163. Chaebols are the industrial conglomerates of which of the following countries?
    1. China
    2. Vietnam
    3. South Korea
    4. Japan

    Answer : C

  164. Cartier, Piaget, Omega and Rado are all brands of:
    1. Cameras
    2. Suits
    3. Watches
    4. Pens

    Answer : C

  165. Augusto Pinochet was the dictator of which of the following countries?
    1. Argentina
    2. Chile
    3. Brazil
    4. Egypt

    Answer : B

  166. Prithvi is a:
    1. Surface-to-air missile
    2. Surface-to-surface missile
    3. Air-to-Surface missile
    4. Air-to-air missile

    Answer : B

  167. The first non-congress Prime Minister of India was:
    1. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    2. Morarji Desai
    3. Deve Gowda
    4. V.P.Singh

    Answer : B

  168. What is the Russian word that means "restructuring"?
    1. Glasnost
    2. Perestroika
    3. Mir
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  169. What commonly used product was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893 but had no demand till the late 1910s when orders came for troop uniforms?
    1. Cigarette lighters
    2. Zippers
    3. Walkie Talkies
    4. Canned Soya

    Answer : B

  170. Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is named after the Roman god of:
    1. Peace
    2. War
    3. Love
    4. Marriages

    Answer : B

  171. During the reign of which king did Mahayanism formally come into existence?
    1. Ashoka
    2. Kanishka
    3. Chandra Gupta
    4. Ajatashatru

    Answer : B

  172. Who was the founder of Sunga Dynasty?
    1. Pushyamitra
    2. Agnimitra
    3. Devabuthi
    4. Kirtivarman

    Answer : A

  173. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
    1. Iltumish
    2. Allauddin Khalji
    3. Mahmud of Ghazni
    4. Qutbuddin Aibak

    Answer : D

  174. Lord Dalhousie introduced the first telegraph line in 1853, which ran between
    1. Mumbai and Calcutta
    2. Calcutta and Agra
    3. Mumbai and Thana
    4. Mumbai and Chennai

    Answer : B

  175. What is the new economy term that is used to describe a new product or service that uses new technology, which can destroy competitors and or sometime even the entire industry?
    1. Melissa
    2. Virus
    3. Killer App
    4. Widget

    Answer : C

  176. When there is one buyer and many sellers in a market - what is this situation called?
    1. Monopoly
    2. Monopsony
    3. Monotony
    4. Oligopoly

    Answer : B

  177. Which credit card company has recently issued an affinity card targeted at workingwomen under the sub-brand Diva?
    1. Standard Chartered
    2. Citibank
    3. HSBC
    4. ICICI

    Answer : A

  178. Whats common to: Devil Dx, Target, Neon, Queen, Miss India?
    1. Original names suggested for Femina magazine brand name
    2. All names of successful knap sack brands
    3. All bicycles models of Hero Cycles
    4. All sub-brands of Bombay Dyeing's range of clothing.

    Answer : C

  179. By taking over which mutual fund company has Franklin Templeton Investments become the largest private sector mutual fund company in India?
    1. Pioneer ITI
    2. SBI Mutual Fund
    3. Sundaram Newton
    4. IDBI Principal

    Answer : A

  180. Which famous CEO, currently applauded for turning around the fortunes of a famous computer company, reportedly takes home a salary of $1 per year?
    1. Steve Case
    2. Steve Jobs
    3. Larry Ellison
    4. Jim Clark
    Answer : 2
  181. What was unique about the purchase of a Gulfstream V business jet by American Internet tycoon Mark Cuban in 1999 for $40 million?
    1. It was the first sale of this model of Jet by Gulf Stream
    2. It was the first sale of aircraft by payment made in terms of Euros
    3. It was the first Euro payment to be made by an individual
    4. It was the first sale of an aircraft through the Internet

    Answer : D

  182. Name the world's largest television network that is beamed to over 210 countries?
    1. MSNBC
    2. STAR
    3. CNN
    4. BBC

    Answer : C

  183. 'What makes ___ such an efficient air conditioner. Well, let's begin by staying silent'. Which air conditioner advertisement carries this tag line?
    1. Amtrex
    2. Daikin
    3. Voltas
    4. Carrier Aircon

    Answer : B

  184. Which TV channel has bagged the exclusive cable and satellite TV rights for live telecast in India of the 2003 Cricket World Cup?
    1. Sony
    2. STAR Sports
    3. STAR ESPN
    4. Channel Nine

    Answer : A

  185. The Indian Government has approved in the end of 2001 the cultivation of genetically modified cotton called 'BT Cotton'. Which multinational company is the major beneficiary of this decision?
    1. Cargill
    2. BASF
    3. Monsanto
    4. All of these

    Answer : C

  186. Which Indian business group holds the maximum stake in the mobile cellular service provider Spice?
    1. Aditya Birla group
    2. Bharti group
    3. Essar group
    4. BK Modi group

    Answer : B

  187. Name the Greek Goddess of Victory - better known to us as a famous brand name?
    1. Puma
    2. Mars
    3. Nike
    4. Casablanca

    Answer : C

  188. In the late 1860s, there was a shortage of ivory - commonly used for making billiard balls. The search for a substitute led to the growth of a modern industry. What was it ?
    1. Fibre glass
    2. Plastics
    3. Vulcanized rubber
    4. Glass wool

    Answer : B

  189. 'The world's local bank' - is the tag line of which bank
    1. ABN Amro
    2. Standard Chartered Bank
    3. Hong Kong and Shangai Banking Corporation
    4. Rabo Bank

    Answer : C

  190. Which country accounts for the highest foreign direct investments (inflows) into India?
    1. US
    2. Japan
    3. Mauritius
    4. Channel Islands

    Answer : C

  191. Loggerhead, Atlantic Ridley, Painted and Green are four different species of:
    1. Dogs
    2. Snakes
    3. Turtles
    4. Dinosaurs

    Answer : C

  192. Benito Mussolini was a dictator of which country?
    1. Germany
    2. Poland
    3. Italy
    4. USSR

    Answer : C

  193. Which country joined the World Trade Organization(WTO) on Dec. 11, 2001?
    1. South Korea
    2. China
    3. Russia
    4. Brazil

    Answer : B

  194. Slobodan miloseivc is a former president of which country?
    1. Belgium
    2. Yugoslavia
    3. Poland
    4. Albania

    Answer : B

  195. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?
    1. Lord Mountbatten
    2. Rajagopalachari
    3. Rajendra Prasad
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  196. Who wrote the famous poetic drama 'Faust'?
    1. Leonardo da Vinci
    2. Wolfgang Von Goethe
    3. Anton Chekov
    4. Voltaire

    Answer : B

  197. Who was the last Guru of the Sikhs?
    1. Guru Govind Singh
    2. Guru Tek Bahadur Singh
    3. Guru Nanak
    4. None of these

    Answer : A

  198. Which of the following terms denote the superstitious fear of the number thirteen?
    1. Thirteephobia
    2. Triskadekahobia
    3. Tridecaphobia
    4. None of these

    Answer : B

  199. How long did the Kurushektra war last?
    1. Fourteen years
    2. 27 days
    3. 13 months
    4. 18 days

    Answer : D

  200. What does a Phillumenist collect?
    1. Old coins
    2. Flags of various nations
    3. Match box labels
    4. Empty cigarette boxes

    Answer : C

  201. Who was the author of 'Raghuvamsa'?
    1. Kannadasan
    2. Kalidasa
    3. Sivadas
    4. Shankaracharya

    Answer : B

  202. Who said "Some books are to be tasted others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested"?
    1. Francis Bacon
    2. H G Wells
    3. John Steinbeck
    4. Isaac Asimov

    Answer : A

  203. How many moons (satellites) does the planet Saturn have?
    1. Twelve
    2. Ten
    3. Eight
    4. Twenty one

    Answer : B

  204. Which country is called the 'Land of cakes'?
    1. Britain
    2. Spain
    3. France
    4. Scotland

    Answer : D

  205. Which is the birth place of Hitler?
    1. Prussia
    2. Hungary
    3. Austria
    4. France

    Answer : C

  206. One of the following countries has compulsory military service for women?
    1. Phillippines
    2. Israel
    3. Finland
    4. New Zealand

    Answer : B

  207. Which is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
    1. Omega
    2. Sigma
    3. Zeta
    4. Chi

    Answer : A

  208. What is the other name for River Ganges?
    1. Sapthanadhi
    2. Bhageerathi
    3. Savithri
    4. Bhadravathi

    Answer : B

  209. In which year did Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany?
    1. 1919
    2. 1929
    3. 1933
    4. 1939

    Answer : C

  210. Which is the largest flightless bird?
    1. Ostrich
    2. Dodo
    3. Albatross
    4. Peahen

    Answer : B

  211. Who is the Chairman and CEO of McCann-Erickson India?
    1. Sushil Khanna
    2. Ritujoy Chakraborty
    3. Sanjay Mukherjee
    4. Ritesh Singhal

    Answer : B

  212. Who is the Chairman of Hindustan Lever Limited?
    1. MSV Banga
    2. Keki B Dadisheth
    3. Arun Adhikari
    4. Harish Manwani

    Answer : A

  213. Who is the chairman of HDFC?
    1. Deepak Parekh
    2. Y M Deosthalee
    3. Janki Ballabh
    4. Samir Arora

    Answer : A

  214. Who is the chairman of State Bank of India?
    1. Janki Ballabh
    2. Deepak Parekh
    3. Rajendra Pawar
    4. None of these

    Answer : A

  215. Who is the chairman of NIIT?
    1. Jerry Rao
    2. John Reed
    3. Rajendra Pawar
    4. Harish Menon

    Answer : C

  216. What was Reckitt and Coleman renamed as?
    1. Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd
    2. Reckitt Switzer (India) Ltd
    3. Reckitt Bayer (India) Ltd
    4. It was not renamed

    Answer : A

  217. Who is the chairman of ICICI Bank Ltd?
    1. N Vaghul
    2. K V Kamath
    3. Y C Deveshwar
    4. Lalit Gupte

    Answer : B

  218. Who is the chairman of ITC Ltd?
    1. Y C Deveshwar
    2. Deosthalee
    3. Madhu Singhania
    4. Pratap C Reddy

    Answer : A

  219. Who is the US ambassador to India?
    1. Jack Straw
    2. Robert Blackwill
    3. John Ashcroft
    4. Peter Warburg

    Answer : B

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

    Answer : B

  221. 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

  222. 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

  223. 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

  224. 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

  225. 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

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

    Answer : A

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

    Answer : A

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

    Answer : B

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

    Answer : D

  230. Which famous inventor ranks second in the number of patents registered?
    1. Thomas Alva Edison
    2. James Watt
    3. Albert Einstein
    4. Edwin Land

    Answer : D

  231. In terms of overall advertising spends, which country is the second largest in the world, with only the US ahead of it?
    1. UK
    2. China
    3. Japan
    4. France

    Answer : C

  232. Which organisation is the world's largest employer?
    1. General Motors
    2. General Electric
    3. China Electric Company
    4. Indian Railways

    Answer : D

  233. Which mobile phone service provider has taken over from JT Mobile and launched its services in Bangalore and Andhra Pradesh last year?
    1. BPL Mobile
    2. Orange
    3. AirTel
    4. Reliance Telecom

    Answer : C

  234. Which air route has the highest level of international passenger traffic in the world?
    1. London-New York
    2. London-Paris
    3. NewYork-Singapore
    4. Dubai-London

    Answer : B

  235. Which leading Indian tyre company owns Vikrant Tyres after its takeover in the late 1990s?
    1. MRF
    2. Modi Stone
    3. Dunlop
    4. JK Tyres

    Answer : D

  236. Which industrial family owns the majority stake in the successful Hero group, a leader in the motorcycle segment in the country in collaboration with Honda, Japan?
    1. Hinduja
    2. Munjal
    3. Firodia
    4. Singhania

    Answer : B

  237. Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present?
    (1) Mr. K V. Kamath
    (2) Dr. Y.V. Reddy
    (3) Mr. Y.R. Narayanamurthy
    (4) Mr. O.P. Bhatt
    (5) None of these


    India has different categories of Commercial banks. Which of the following is not one such category?
    (1) Private Banks
    (2) Commodity Banks
    (3) Nationalised Banks
    (4) Co-operative Banks
    (5) Foreign Banks


    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through ‘P-Notes’. What is the full form of ‘P-Notes’ ?
    (1) Permanent Notes
    (2) Purchase Notes
    (3) Participatory Notes
    (4) Private Notes
    (5) None of these


    Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian cricket team which won the Twenty20 World Cup2007 ?
    (1) Yuvraj Singh
    (2) M.S. Dhoni
    (3) Rahul Dravid
    (4) Sourav Ganguly
    (5) None of these


    The money which Government of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country comes from which of the following sources? [pick. up the correct statement(s)]
    (A) Loan from World Bank/ ADB, etc.
    (B) Taxes collected from the people.
    (C) Loan from the RBI.
    (1) Only A
    (2) Only B
    (3) Only C
    (4) Both A & B
    (5) All A, B & C


    Which of the following organisations / agencies has established a fund known as “Investor Protection Fund” ?
    (1) SEBI
    (2) NABARD
    (3) Bombay Stock Exchange
    (4) Ministry,.\of Health
    (5) None of these

    Which of the following departments of the Government of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the banks?
    (1) Railways
    (2) State Road Transports
    (3) Posts & Telegraph
    (4) Ministry of Health
    (5) None of these


    Which of the following types of banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ?
    (A) Foreign Banks
    (B) Regional Rural Banks
    (C) Nationalised Banks
    (1) Only A
    (2) Only B
    (3) Only C
    (4) All A, B & C
    (5) None of these


    Majority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs?
    (1) Money lenders
    (2) Foreign banks
    (3) NABARD
    (4) RBI
    (5) All of these



    Which of the following countries does not play international cricket?

    (1) Russia
    (2) England
    (3) South Africa
    (4) Pakistan
    (5) India


    Which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold?
    (1) USA
    (2) Bangladesh
    (3) Russia
    (4) India
    (5) None of these


    Many times we read in financial newspapers about ‘FII’. What is the full form of FII ? ‘
    (1) Final Investment in India
    (2) Foreign Investment in India
    (3) Formal Investment in India
    (4) Fair Institutional Investment
    (5) Foreign Institutional Investment

    The financial markets of which of the following countries were badly affected by sub prime crisis ?
    (1) Russia
    (2) Brazil
    (3) UK
    (4) USA
    (5) None of these

    One of the former Prime Ministers of which of the following countries was detained in house arrest for a short period after his/her return from a long exile?
    (1) Germany
    (2) France
    (3) Pakistan
    (4) Brazil
    (5) None of these


    Which of the following countries is facing problem of strike by the workers of the transport, electricity and gas companies as the present Government of the country has decided to end the pension to these workers?
    (1) USA
    (2) France
    (3) China
    (4) Nepal
    (5) None of these

    Benazir Bhutto is associated with which of the following political parties?
    (1) Muslim League
    (2) Pakistan People’s Party
    (3) Pakistan National Congress
    (4) Islamic Movement of Pakistan
    (5) None of these

    Who amongst the following is the Secretary-General of UNO?
    (1) Al Gore
    (2) Shashi Tharoor
    (3) Gordon Brown
    (4) Hugo Chavez
    (5) None of these


    Manmohan Singh called George Bush to explain the difficulties he is having in implementing agreements related with which of the following with USA?
    (l}Supply of Sugar
    (2) Civilian Nuclear Cooperation
    (3) Purchase o£ Fighter Planes
    (4) Purchase of Gas/Petroleum
    (5) None of these


    Which of the following countries recently decided to launch a military action in Northern Iraq where many Kurdish PKK fighters are based and they are killing people from that country ?
    (1) India
    (2) Afghanistan
    (3) Pakistan
    (4) Bangladesh
    (5) Turkey


    The “Orange Coalition Government” was formed once again in which of the following countries?
    (1) Russia
    (2) Ukraine
    (3) France
    (4) Germany
    (5) None of these

    As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stopped distributing food in Mogadishu town after its local head was abducted by the government soldiers of the country. Mogadishu is the capital town of
    (1) Tanzania
    (2) Turkey
    (3) Cuba
    (4) Libya
    (5) Somalia


    Who amongst the following leaders from USA visited Israel and Palestinian West Bank so that a solution to the Israel and Palestinian problem can be worked out?
    (1) George Bush
    (2) Al Gore
    (3) Bill Clinton
    (4) Condoleezza Rice
    (5) None of these


    Which of the following countries is not elected by the UN General Assembly on the non-permanent seats of the UN Security Council w.e.f. January 2008 ?
    (1) Libya
    (2) Vietnam
    (3) Croatia
    (4) Costa Rica
    (5) Pakistan


    Which of the following countries is not happy with the USA’s decision to award a Congressional Medal to Dalai Lama of Tibet?
    (1) India
    (2) Pakistan
    (3) Nepal
    (4) Myanmar
    (5) China


    Justine Henin won the Women’s Singles US Open Tennis Championship 2007 after defeating
    (1) Svetlana Kuznetsova
    (2) Sania Mirza
    (3) Dinara Safina
    (4) Mathalie Dechy
    (5) None of these
    India won the ONGC Nehru Cup Football Tournament 2007 by beating
    (1) Syria
    (2) Pakistan
    (3) Britain
    (4) France
    (5) None of these


    Who amongst the following is selected for Basava Award (2006-07) by the Karnataka Government?
    (1) Manmohan Singh
    (2) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    (3) Sonia Gandhi
    (4) Pratibha Patil
    (5) None of these


    Shinzo Abe who was on a visit to India in recent past is the
    (1) Prime Minister of South Korea
    (2) Prime Minister of North Korea
    (3) Prime Minister of Japan
    (4) President of South Korea
    (5) None of these


    Abdullah Gul’s name was in news recently as he has taken over as the President of
    (1) Turkey
    (2) Sudan
    (3) Afghanistan
    (4) Pakistan
    (5) None of these


    Hem Dutta who was honoured with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award 2007 is a famous
    (1) author
    (2) social activist
    (3) player
    (4) film producer
    (5) scientist


    Asafa Powell who created a new world record in 100 metres race is a citizen of
    (1) Jamaica
    (2) South Africa
    (3) India
    (4) USA
    (5) South Korea


    The World Athletics Championship 2007 was organised in
    (1) Beijing
    (2) New Delhi
    (3) Osaka
    (4) Dhaka
    (5) London


    Who amongst the following got third position in long jump event of the Bayer International Athletics Meet held in Germany in 2007 ?
    (1) Shiny Wilson
    (2) Anju Bobby George
    (3) Neha Sanwal
    (4) Prajakta Sawant
    (5) None of these


    As per the recent agreement between India and one other country the Indian Rupee can be easily swapped with
    (1) Taka
    (2) Riel
    (3) Kyat
    (4) Yen
    (5) Rubble

    The Government of India put a ban on export of which of the following commodities at the price below the price of the same in domestic market?
    (1) Steel
    (2) Chemical Fertiliser
    (3) Pharma products’
    (4) Electronic goods
    (5) None of these


    India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves declined sharply in recent past. What was the main reason for the same?
    (1) Heavy demand of the same by foreign tourists
    (2) Import of wheat from Pakistan & South Korea
    (3) Appreciation of Rupee Value
    (4) Instability in coalition government in Centre
    (5) None of these

    Which of the following is a public sector unit ?
    (1) TCS
    (2) ICICI Bank
    (3) TESCO
    (4) BHEL
    (5) All of these


    Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Meet was organised in September 2007 in
    (1) New Delhi
    (2) Beijing
    (3) Tokyo
    (4) London
    (5) Sydney


    Who amongst the following was the Captain of the Indian hockey team who won Asia Cup 2007 held in Chennai ?
    (1) Baichung Bhutia
    (2) Dilip Tirkey
    (3) Pankaj Advani
    (4) Manavjit Singh Sandhu
    (5) None of these


    India launched which of the following satellites in September 2007?
    (1) EDUSAT
    (2) METSAT
    (3) CROSAT-IIB
    (4) INSAT-4CR
    (5) None of these

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