LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS 100 MCQs Part(41-50)

41.    Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patent partner, Roche Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedly infringing a US patent for Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections?

a.    Dr Reddy’s

b.    Natco Pharma

c.    Ranbaxy Laboratories

d.    GlaxoSmithKline

Answer: (b)

42.    AT&T on Sunday announced that it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from which of the following telecom companies for $39 billion?

a.    Deutsche Telekom

b.    Sprint Nextel

c.    Verizon Wireless

d.    Comcast

Answer: (a)

43.    A consortium comprising two companies acquired the IPL’s global Internet, mobile and audio rights, along with television rights in specific territories outside India, for the next four years. The consortium bagged the rights with a winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennai on 20 March 2011. Which are the two companies included in the consortium?

a.    TIL & Nimbus Communication

b.    Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom

c.    TIL & Colors

d.    Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures

Answer: (a)

44.    HCL Technologies on Thursday announced the expansion of its Smart Grid partner ecosystem by entering into strategic alliances with two data management software firms focused on the smart grid market. Which are the two firms with which HCL has entered into an alliance?

1.    Infosys

2.    eMeter

3.    Cape Gemini

4.    Tridium

a.    1 & 2

b.    2 & 3

c.    2 & 4

d.    1 & 4

Answer: (c)

45.    In India’s first sale of rupee perpetual bonds by a non-finance company Rs 1500 crore ($332 million) was raised. Name the non-finance company.

a.    Tata Steel

b.    Pantallons Retail

c.    RIL

d.    Maruti Suzuki

Answer: (a)

46.    Online marketplace eBay India, in association with leading apparel brand Reebok auctioned a bat autographed by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The proceeds of the auction will go to which of the following NGOs?

a.    Oxfem

b.    CRY

c.    All Bengal Women’s Union

d.    UNEM

Answer: (b)

47.    Who did HDFC Bank, the country's second-largest private sector lender appoint  in March 2011 to head its investment banking division?

a.    Rakesh Singh

b.    Charul Madan

c.    Gaurav Khungar

d.    Atul Singh

Answer: (a)

48.    Read the following statements with regard to a veteran Bollywood actor.

1.    The actor was first introduced in Bollywood movies by actor-filmmaker Sanjay Khan in the film Abdullah.

2.    He essayed the role of villain in more than 200 films.

3.    He was seen in movies like Kaalia, Mard, Nastik, Qurbani, Mr India etc

4.    The actor's biography, Flashback: My Times in Bollywood and Beyond, was to be released by Akshay Kumar in June 2011.

5.    He died at the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology in Bangalore on 20 March 2011.

Identify the actor being referred to.

a.    Bob Christo

b.    Amjad Khan

c.    Sadashiv Amrapurkar

d.    Milind Gunaji

Answer: (a)

49.    Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was on 22 March 2011 sentenced to seven years in jail after being convicted for rape. To which of the following parties does he belong to?

a.    Kadima

b.    Likud

c.    United Torah Judaism

d.    Labor Party

Answer: (b)

50.    The prime minister has constituted a committee to suggest rules and regulations for government procurement based on global best practices though India is a not a member of the GPA. What is the full form of GPA?

a.    Government’s People Act

b.    Government Procurement Act

c.    Governmental Public Association

d.    Government for Procurement Agency

Answer: (b)