CAT General Awareness Question Paper
Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
1. Swarna
2. Dolphin
3. Speed
4. Vayu
Answer : B
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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
6. 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
7. With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan ‘Think Different’?
1. Apple
2. IBM
3. Wipro
4. None of these
Answer : A
8. Which country is the company Nestle head quartered?
1. Sweden
2. Switzerland
3. The Netherlands
4. Luxemburg
Answer : B
9. 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
10. Which multinational packaged food company has an equity stake in Britannia?
1. Danone
2. Heinz
3. Frito Lays
4. Schweppes
Answer : A
1. Who is the chairperson of Bharti Group?
1. Raj Mittal
2. Alok Mittal
3. Sunil Mittal
4. Ramen Mittal
Answer : C
2. 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
3. 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
4. Which is the home country of the famous design firm Ikea?
1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Switzerland
4. Denmark
Answer : B
5. ‘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
6. Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world’s cell phones?
1. Nokia
2. Intel
3. Motorola
4. Texas Instruments
Answer : D
7. 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
8. Who is the RBI governor?
1. Venkatraman
2. Brijesh Mishra
3. Ranjith Sau
4. Bimal Jalan
Answer : D
9. Who is the Vice President of United States?
1. Al Gore
2. Rumsfeld
3. Powell
4. Cheney
Answer : D
10. 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
* Which family owns the Hero group of companies?
1. Munjals
2. Mansingh
3. Firodias
4. Hindujas
Answer : A
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* “Connecting People,” is the by line of which company
1. Philips
2. Motorola
3. Ericsson
4. Nokia
Answer : D
* Which founding father pioneered the idea of a national bank?
1. Hamilton
2. Jefferson
3. Washington
4. Adams
Answer : A
* 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
* 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
* 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
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. Who was sued recently by BIAX for infringement of computer patents?
1. HP
2. Compaq
3. Microsoft
4. Apple
Answer : D
6. Which country is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world?
1. Malaysia
2. Indonesia
3. Thailand
4. Burma
Answer : C
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
1. 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
2. Which antibiotic can cure Anthrax, if detected at an early stage?
1. Amoxycillin
2. Erythromycin
3. Cephalospirin
4. Ciprofloxacin
Answer : D
3. 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
4. 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
5. Who is the present men’s champion of US Open?
1. Pete Sampras
2. Lleyton Hewitt
3. Andre Agassi
4. Patrick Rafter
Answer : B
6. 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
7. “Be the first to know” is the baseline of which company?
1. BBC
2. STAR News
3. CNBC
4. CNN
Answer : D
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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

