Monday, 29 August 2011

General Awareness Series - 8


1) In which asian stock exchange will the UK club Man United do a billion $ IPO ?
 Ans. Singapore

2) Loyalty programmes of airlines is old hat. Which airport in India has launched a program for travel agents and passengers ?
Ans. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,  Hyderabad

3) What is grandparent dividend ?
Ans. The social benefits of growing with grand parents

4) When does a fund “broke the buck” ?
Ans. When its NAV goes down below 1 $

5) As per the CII INSEAD study of Global Innovation Index which country is ranked no 1 and what is India’s rank ?
Ans. Switzerland and 62

6) Which new co is positioned itself as India’s first dedicated education loan co. ?
Ans. Credila

7)  Which bankrupt tech company has sold its patents and patent apps to a consortium of cos for a solid US$ 4.5 B ?
Ans. Nortel

8) In private equity jargon what is dry powder ?
Ans.Money raised but not invested

9) In recent market share data for cola in US, Pepsi is no. 3. What are 1 & 2 ?
Ans. Coke and Diet Coke

10) What is “FIAT” money ?
Ans.  Money that has value only because of govt fiat or law



                                         By- Prabhat Kr Mathur
                                                 MBA 1st Year

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