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Consider the following statements :

Statement-I : Recently, Venezuela has achieved a rapid recovery from its economic crisis and succeeded in preventing its people from fleeing/emigrating to other countries.

Statement-II : Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?

Consider the following statements : Statement–I : Switzerland is one of the leading exporters of gold in terms of value. Statement–II : Switzerland has the second largest gold reserves in the world.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements :

1. Vietnam has been one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the recent years.
2. Vietnam is led by a multi-party political system.
3. Vietnam's economic growth is linked to its integration with global supply chains and focus on exports.
4. For a long time Vietnam's low labour costs and stable exchange rates have attracted global manufacturers.
5. Vietnam has the most productive e-service sector in the Indo-Pacific region.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Consider the following pairs :

1. BMW AG : USA
2. Daimler AG : Sweden
3. Renault S.A.: France
4. Volkswagen AG: Germany

Automobile Manufacturer : Headquarters

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Which one of the following is not a drug/pharma company ?

Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006 because of which one of the following?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Company : Major Area of Work

Consider the following statements:

1. Petronet LNG Ltd. is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.
2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Visakhapatnam.
3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?

Recently with which country’s government did ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint-venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Advertising
2. Banking
3. Dairy Development
4. Pepsi Co. A B C D

List I (Person) A. Chandra B. Amrita Patel C. Indra Nooyi D. Piyush Pandey

List II (Organization / Area of work)

Who among the following is the President of the FICCI?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Automobiles Manufacture
2. Fisheries Economy
3. Information Technology and Software
4. Poultry Farming
5. Management Science

List I (Distinguished Person) (A) B.V. Rao (B) C.K. Prahlad (C) John Kurien (D) Kiran Karnik

List II (Area of Work)

Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Publication — Group

1. Sportstar — The Hindu publication group
2. Business-world — ABP group
3. The Week — Malayala Manorama publication group
4. Reader’s Digest — Indian Express publication group

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Enterprise — Industrial Group

1. VSNL — Bharti Group
2. Mundra Special Economic Zone Ltd — Adani Group
3. CMC Ltd — Tata Group
4. IPCL — Reliance Group

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Match items in the List-I (Businesswoman) with List-II (Company) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Venkateshwara Hatcheries
2. AZB & Partners
3. Quantum Market Research
4. Avestha Gengraine Technology
5. Biocon India

List-I (Businesswoman) A. Zia Mody B. Anuradha J. Desai C. Villoo Morawala Patell D. Meena Kaushik

List-II (Company)

Consider the following statements:

1. Voltas
2. Titan Industries
3. Rallis India
4. Indian Hotels

Which of the above companies are in the Tata Group of Industries?

Which one of the following statements is correct? ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is

Match List I (High Officials) with List II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Indian Airlines
2. NTPC
3. TCS
4. Wipro Technologies

List I (High Officials) A. C P Jain B. S Ramadorai C. Sunil Arora D. Vivek Paul

List II (Organisation)

Codes: A B C D

Match List I (Name of the Person) with List II (Associated with) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Biotechnology
2. Automobile industry
3. Software
4. Telecom industry
5. Film industry

List I (Name of the person) A. Brijmohan Lall Mungal B. Kiran Karnik C. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw D. Sunil Mittal

List II (Associated with)

Codes: ABCD

Match List I (Distinguished Lady) with List II (Organisation/Industry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

1. National Dairy Development Board
2. Park Hotels
3. Pfizer Limited
4. Thermax Limited
5. Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited

List I (Distinguished lady) A. Amrita B. Anu Aga C. Mallika Srinivasan D. Priya Paul

List II (Organisation/Industry)

Codes: A B C D

What was the main reason for a great civil strife in Argentina recently?

With reference to India,

which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

In the year 2001, the Prime Minister announced a five-year excise-duty holiday for industries in

The economic crisis in the latter half of 1990s most seriously affected Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea. The cause of the crisis was

Which one of the following statements is not correct? Dinar/New dinar is the currency of