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2009 At a Glance
Slumdog Millionaire wins 8(eight) Oscars
Satyam scam surfaces amounting to Rs.7,136 crore
Tech Mahindra acquires Satyam for $578million, renames Mahindra Satyam
Barack Obama becomes US President
India born V.Ramakrishnan shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Homosexuality is legalized in India
Tendulkar completes 20 years of international cricket
World leaders pledge $1.1 trillion help for emerging economies at the G20 London
summit
CBI raids the Department of Telecom, alleging a Rs.20,000 crore fraud in spectrum
allocation
Suzlon Energy acquires Hansen Group for $565 million
Bharti Wal-Mart opens its first Indian cash and carry outlet in Amritsar
Bandra-Worli sea link, a 5.6km road across the Arabian Sea opens in Mumbai
Facebook becomes the biggest social networking site with more than 300 million users
H1N1 flu makes its ground in March in Mexico, (WHO)World Health Organisation
declares it as a pandemic
Parliament gets largest collection of young MP's totaling to 82 (aged between 25 and 40)
Reality TV shows Bigg Boss, Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, Khatron Ke Khiladi and Sach Ka
Saamna gains momentum
Pakistan wins 2nd ICC World T20 in London
Schumacher signs one-year deal with Mercedes
Federer and Serena named ITF World Champions
Lionel Messi becomes first Argentine to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award
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World Economy 2009

What rank does India posses in the Legatum Prosperity Index ranking 2009?
45th rank
What rank does India posses in the Per Capita GDP ranking among 104 countries in
2009?
83rd
Which company entered into security market?

Wipro
Which Airline service did Air India tie up for its MRO engine?
Sharjah's Aerostar
Who Business icon heads the rich list for the 5th consecutive year in South Africa?
Lakshmi Mittal
Which company bagged 68.97 billion rupees ($1.5billion) order from Maharashtra State
Power Corporation?
L&T
Who won the Business person of the year award 2009 at the annual Islamic Finance
Business Awards held in Johannesburg, South Africa?
Asgar Mahomed
Who sold 200 tones of gold to RBI?

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Which single premium policy was launched by Life Insurance Corporation of India?
Jeevan Nischay
On what ratio basis did Gujarat NRE Minerals allot bonus share during the year 2009?
1:1
Which company acquired coal and mineral technology business of Humboldt Wedag
GmbH?
McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd (MBE) the BM Khaitan Group
For what whooping sum did Mahindra Satyam signed outsourcing deal to develop
applications and technology in India for defence and security with Swedish defence
company SAAB?
$ 400mn
Who is the first Indian to receive Yale University's top honour, the "Legend in
Leadership Award"?
Nandan Nilekani
Which company signed a 150 million pound worth deal with Cardiff City Council who
provides a host of IT services for faster and efficient delivery of services in Cardiff?
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
What amount would be deployed by DoT for the development of for rural telecom?
Rs.16,000 crore
With which company did Yahoo team-up to enforce real-time search?

OneRiot
Which company was acquired by Posiflex Technologies?

Bangalore-based company Protocol Solutions
Which company is to raise Rs.30 billion via bonds?

Power Grid
Hong Kong based DVN cable box maker was bought by which company?
Cisco
Which bank has planned to start Wealth Management Business?

State Bank of India (SBI)
Which Infrastructure company has been awarded Pune-Sholapur project worth

Rs.790crore from (ITNL)IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd.?
Maytas Infra
Which to banks were bailed out for $51 billion?

RBS and Lloyds
Which car was re-launched by Honda?

CR-V
What is new venture Indian Business Machine are about setup in Bangalore?
Analytics centre
Which company took over 25% stake in Landmark?

TVS Shriram
What percentage of indirect tax revenue fell in the first half of 2009 fiscal?
24%
Which company has been acquired by American Tower Corp from Insight Infrastructure
Ltd?
Transcend Infra
Which company is set to launch a service to digitally connect classrooms?

Dell
Which electronics Indian company enters into education segment with a range of
products such as network monitors, digital signage and interactive and touch-sensitive
white boards?
LG Electronics India
Which company is to setup BPO's in rural area?

Aditya Birla Minacs
Share amounting to what value did Sudha Murthy sell in open market?
2 million Infosys shares for Rs.4.3 Billion
Who bought Yardley's India and Asia businesses for $45.5 million?
Wipro
What percentage did Indian Government clear up to stake off in profit-making PSU's?
10%
Which company would computerise post offices across India by March 2010?
Software Sanchay Post
Which bike was nicknamed 'laptop on wheels' at the annual Speciality Equipment Market
Association (SEMA)?
TTXGP e-bike Grand Prox series Electric superbike, Mavizen TTx02
Who bought 21 lakh shares of Indiabulls Power?

Morgan Stanley
Which country approves free trade deal with India?

South Korea
Which education board would go International from next academic year?

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Who has been reappointed as Home Minister of Maharashtra?

R.R.Patil
What percentage of stake in UTI Asset Management Co. and UTI Trustee Co. did Bank
of Baroda sell to T.Rowe Price?
6.5 percent
Which mobile service provider was booked for vomiting GPRS users records?
Idea Cellular
Which company bagged an order worth Rs.2 billion from Indian Railways?
Titagarh Wagons
Which Big 3 paid record bonuses of $30 billion?

Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase
Which Formula 1 constructor signed a pact with Bajaj to manufacture low-cost car?
Renault-Nissan
Which Indian multinational entertainment company was barred by SEBI from accessing
market for 7 years?
Pyramid Saimira
Which energy duos are to tie up for solar power project in Andra Pradesh?
Titan Energy and Infinity
Which company is now a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals?

Rallis India
Which group of companies is to venture into oil pumps business for 4-wheelers?
Advik
Termed to be India's second largest lender, ICICI Bank will act as a clearing Bank to
which Exchange?
Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX)
Which raw sugar processing unit buys Brazilian firm Vale Do Ivai S.A. Acucar E
Alcool(VDI) for $82 million?
Renuka Sugars
Which gambled investment is all set to trade online by March 2010?

Mutual Fund
What amount of loss did Aviation major, Air India incur for week ending 14/11/2009?
Rs.5,548 crore
Where in India-Bangalore Aerospace Zone Park has been planned?

Near Devanahalli airport (BIAL) stretching to 1000-acre of land area
Which company bought 3Com for 3.1 billion?

Hewlett Packard (HP)
Which is the new platform for trade is Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) could venture
into?
Power trading
Which two companies are to manufacture aerospace components?

Tata and Sikorsky JV
At what ratio has UltraTech Cement agreed for a swap with Samruddhi Cement?
4:7
Which two countries will collaborate for solar energy space project?
India and USA
Which Global Engineering Services are to launch aerospace SEZ in Belgaum -

Karnataka?
Quest
Which company has plans to venture into advanced train control technologies?
McML Systems
Which 2 business magnets were arrested for power plant tragedy?

Balco Vice President and Viral Mehta
Which ERP major have planned to raise licensing fees?

SAP
What is new scheme launched by Fidelity Mutual Fund in India?

Fidelity India Value Fund
Which company has plans to set-up 100per cent subsidiary as part of its expansion in
India?
ViewSonic
Where has Infosys planned to setup its rural BPO centres?

Across 22 districts of Andra Pradesh
Which wing of L&T would function as a separate entity?

Integrated Engineering Services
Which bank has plans to issue $500-mn bonds?

Union Bank
Who’s Who
Who is the current CEO of HDFC?
Keki Mistry
Who is the current Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?

Srikumar Banerjee
Who is the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Syrian
Bank?
Mr.V.P.Iswardas
Who has been appointed as Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
K.Radhakrishnan
Who has been appointed as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)?
P.S.Veeraraghavan
Who is the president of Tata Communications?

Sunil Joshi
Who is the CEO of Mahindra Satyam?

C.P.Gurnani
Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President to Mahindra Satyam?

Vijayanand Vadrevu
Who is Intel's 5th CEO?

Paul S Otellini
Who has been appointed as CMD of Punjab National Bank with effect from 28th October
2009?
K.R.Kamath
Who succeeds Mr.V.Shyamsundar Managing Director of Durgapur Steel Plant of Steel

Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
Pankaj Kumar Bajaj
Who succeeded Mr.Ranjit Murugason as GMR International CEO?

Mr.G.B.S Raju
Who took will take over as MD and CEO of Hyundai Motors starting November 5th
2009?
Mr.H.W.Park
Who has been appointed as the head of business development in Japan by Mahindra
Satyam?
Mr.Hari Narayanan
Which company appointed Mr.Vikas Bhalla as outsourcing head?

EXL
Mr.Kiran Kulkarni, is the Managing Director of which Information Systems Company?

Geodesic
Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Alloy Steels Plant, Durgapur?
Mr.S.Chandrashekaran
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Association of Mutual Fund in India(AMFI)
Mr.A.P.Kurian
Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?

Kevin Rudd
Who is the Director of Suzlon energy?

Girish Tanti
Subodh Bhargava is the Chairman of which company?

Tata Telecommunications Ltd.
Rajkumar N.Dhoot is the Managing Director of which electronics manufacturing major?

Videocon Industries Ltd.
Events 2009
When was the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit held in New Delhi?
Between 30th October to 31st October 2009
Who inaugurated 2-day Annual Economic Editor's Conference 2009 in the National
Media Centre, New Delhi?
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Where and when was Technology Entertainment Design (TEDIndia) conference held?
(Maisuru)Mysore from 4th to 7th November 2009
Where and when was 29th India International Trade Fair held?
Delhi with 50,000 visitors in first two days(14th and 15th November 2009)
When and by whom is IT summit in Kerala's Capital planned?

December 10th and 11th 2009 by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
When and were NIIT University formally launched?

15th November 2009 at Neemrana(Rajasthan)
When was the 'India Corporate Week' observed?

3rd week of December 2009
Which tourism company has teamed up with Kerala Tourism for shopping fest to be held
from December 1st 2009?
Mahindra and Mahindra
Sports 2009
Which cricket has been named by Britain's Daily Telegraph as the Batsman of the
decade?
Virender Sehwag
Which Australian Cricket Legend was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame?
Bradman
Which Argentine racing driver will drive for Team USF1 in 2010 Formula 1 season?
Jose Maria Lopez
Where was the 3rd Asian Indoor Games held?

Hanoi (Vietnam)
Who won 2nd career WTA Champions Title?

Serena Williams
Who won 1st Abu Dhabi 2009 Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel
Which motor company did decide to pull out of Formula 1?

Toyota Motor
Which badminton sports personality held world No.6, for the week ending 8th November
2009?
Saina Nehwal
Which Formula 1 constructor's Chennai plant to be ready by Q1 next year?

Renault-Nissan
Who won over Federer in Swiss Indoor Title?

Djokovic
Which former heavyweight boxing champion was arrested for hitting a photographer at
LAX?
Mike Tyson
Which Moscowian Tennis star retired after a defeat in Paris Masters 2009?
Marat Safin
Which German goal-keeper who was all set to play World Cup 2009 committed suicide?
Robert Enke
Which golfer won Australian Masters by two shots?

Tiger Woods
Which bollywood actor has been nominated as India's Ambassador to the 2010 Olympic
Games in Canada?
Akshay Kumar
Who registered a win over Serbian qualifier Tamara Curovic to enter the second round of
NECC-ITF women's tennis?
Nirupama Sanjeev
Which Formula 1 champion joined McLaren Team?

Jenson Button
In which country did Pakistan qualify for 2010 Hockey World Cup?
India
Records 2009
At what price did Micheal Jackson's glove was sold at an auction?
$350,000
What is the name of the doctor residing at Hubli performed Sheershasana (an Aasana in
Yoga) for 35mins in a bid to enter the 'Guinness Book of World Records'?
Psychiatrist Dr.Vinod Kulkarni
Which company is all set to become world's largest-car-maker after Porsche took over?
Volskwagen
Who and at what age did Bulgaria's school girl became the world's youngest mother?
Stacey Herald (2ft 4in tall) at the age of 11 has given birth for 3rd time
Who became the youngest-ever swimmer to complete 10km Bermuda Round

Swimathon?
Swapnali Yadav is the 'Little Mermaid' in the world of swimming(1o years, 10 months
and 13 days)
At what age, who and from which country world's youngest CEO hails?
10-yr old Malay boy Adi Putra, is the CEO of two companies and a lecturer charging RM
6,000/hr
Which Business School retained No.1 spot in India?

Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore
Which college won the Rural IT Quiz organised by Department of IT, BT and Science
and Technology, Government of Karnataka and Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)?
St.Philomena's college Puttur
General Knowledge
Which industry has become 3rd largest in the world in terms of volume, valued at over
US $20 billion (Rs.1 lakh crore)?
Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
Who has plans to build a museum in the memory of 26/11/2008 attack victims?
Indian Railways
When was Karnataka, Kerala and Andra Pradesh, three (3) states formed?
1st November
Postage denomination of Rs.5 was released by Karnataka Government, to pay tribute to

which veteran kannada actor?
Dr.Rajkumar
Which European nation celebrated the fall of Berlin Wall (20th Anniversary of its
destruction)?
Germans
Which bank ties up with IIT Madras for sale of IIT JEE 2010 applications?
Indian Bank
Which world's fastest animal did World's fastest man Usain Bolt adopt?
Cheetah and named it to be 'Lighting Bolt'
Which Indian Tourism state has been declared as 'Poultry State'?

Sikkim
Which world's highest mountain has Chennai boy, Sandhosh Kumar is about to bid to
climb in March 2010?
Mt.Everest
Who were in race to bid 'new' IPL teams?

Devgan, Dutt and Ambani
How many years did World Economic Forum celebrate in India?

25 years
What could be termed as word of the year?

Facebook coins 'Unfriend' (to remove someone as a friend) as word of the year
Which state in India got another feather in its cap to emerge as a steelmaking hub?
Karnataka
Who is the business magnet to top Forbes India's rich list at $32 billion?
Mukesh Ambani
Which country is the first in Asia to host Embraer's small jet, The Phenom 100?
India
Which bank celebrated its 89th Founder's Day?

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Which Indian University would carry photos in mark sheets?

Punjab University
Which company leads TOP BPO Employers 2009 list?

VCUSTOMER
Which IT major is all set to help create 'Little Africa' in Gujarat on the borders of Gir
forest?
International Business Machines (IBM)
Entertainment
Which popular rock singer is referred to as 'The Boss'?
Bruce Springsteen
Which famous composer's middle name was Amadeus?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Which well-known English singer shares his surname with a precious stone?
Neil Diamond
What is the first stage of Indian classical performance named?

Alaap
In the world of entertainment, how do we know Louise Ciccione?

Madonna
Name the series of albums which are Lata Mangeshkar's tribute to musical greats?
Shraddhanjali
Three of the four sections of an orchestra are Bass, Woodwind and Percussion. Name the
fourth.
String
Sukanya Rajan is the wife of which famous musician?

Pandit Ravi Shankar
Technology 2009
Which company has been short listed by MTNL for 3G franchise?
Virgin Mobile
Which telecom major is offering per-sec-billing for roaming?

Docomo
In which city did BSNL commercially launch its 3G mobile services?

Chennai
Which technology giant unveiled search by voice for Nokia users?

Google
Which telecom giant has planned to set 30,000 broadband kiosks in next 2 years on
franchisee basis?
BSNL
Which 3 companies have joined hands to roll out WiMax Infrastructure using Intel's atom
processor for HCL's nettops?
BSNL,Intel and HCL
Which battery manufacturer company was awarded "Best Telecom Equipment

Manufacturer" for 2008-09 by BSNL under the category (VRLA) valve-regulated lead-
acid batteries?
Amara raja Batteries
What model of Digital Music Player did transcend launch?

MP330
What is the name of Sony's ultra-slim notebook?

Vaio X notebook, priced at Rs.65,000 and weighs around 600 grams
Which mobile manufacturing giant launched first Linux phone, N900 which has ARM's
Cortex-A8 processor?
Nokia
Which technology did software giant Microsoft launch in India?

On-Demand e-mail solutions
Which IT giant is planning to participate in bids invited by ITI Ltd. to setup joint
ventures?
Intel
Who and Which company's has been named CEO of the decade?
Steve Jobs, Apple
Which technology giant bought AdMob for $750 Million?

Google
Which company is all set to launch free video conferencing?

Google
Which Indian Software Company is all set to bring TV shows 'live' on mobile phones
using GPRS Technology?
Mundu.tv
Which children's CD magazine has launched website for 'Goodness Day'?

eBalak(worldgoodnessday.net)
What is the name of online education tool developed by Great Software laboratory Pvt.
Ltd(GS Lab)?
kPoint
Which companies have joined hands to launch desktops priced at Rs.3,000?

Nivio and Bharti Airtel
Which Enterprise Learning Solutions Company is all set to offer SAP training
programme?
Natonal Institute of Information Technologies(NIIT)
Which moblie manufacturer is all set to launch mobile money transfer, 'Nokia Money' in
India?
Nokia
Which technology duo has joined hands to develop NVIDIA CUDA technology-enabled
software solutions at Infosys, Bangalore campus?
Infosys-NVIDIA Technology
Which Telecom major is all set to launch enterprise conferencing solutions on moblie
smartphones?
British Telecom
Which telecom major has launched prepaid broadband service in Mumbai?

MTNL
What is the latest Exchange client launched by Microsoft?

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
What is the name of new model mobile phone launched by Sony Ericssion?
Satio with 12.1 megapixel cameraphone
Which technology giant is all set to launch smart phones, first of it being in China?
Dell
Which is the newest mobile phone of telecom giant Nokia?

N97mini featuring 3.2inch screen
What is the name given by Rcom for technology which allows users to watch, share,
search and videos online?
mVDO
Which company has launched MB BT809A, Bluetooth headset?

Moser Bear
Which Xbox businesses banned 1 million of its users?

Microsoft
What is the name given by IBM to its cloud computing service?

Smart Analytics Cloud
Which company would launch cloud computing system next year?

Microsoft
What is the new tool that Google launched for easy image search?
Swirl
What is the price of world's cheapest laptop MenQ's?

$80
What is the name of Acer's first Dual Operating System Netbook?

Aspire One D250, boots in both Android and Windows XP
What is the latest mobile phone model from LG India?

GD900 Crystal phone
Which computer manufacturer would develop 'thinking computers'?

Inernational Business Machines (IBM)
What is the newest of the protocol invented by Google, slowly to replace 'http' over a
period of time?
SPDY Protocol - Short for Speedy
Which exciting feature did Tata Docomo, a mobile service provider introduce into mobile
phones?
comix-on-the-go
Awards 2009
Which legendary playback singer was conferred with the Officer de la Ligion d'Honneur
(Officer of the Legion of honour) medal, the highest French decoration?
Lata Mangeshkar
Which Mini Ratna company of India has been awarded the trophy of 'First member 100
Million Tonne Club'?
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)
Which company has been awarded IT exporter award for 2008-09 by STPI?
Diya Systems (Mangalore)
Who has bagged the Ranbaxy Research Award 2008 in pharmaceuticals sciences?
Dr.G.V.M.Sharma Deputy Director and Head of Organic III division at IICT
Who has been awarded the 3rd M.S.Swaminathan 'Best Agricultural Scientist Award'?
Dr. Subramaniam Nagarajan
Which state's tourism has won the 'Best Domestic Tourism Board' award instituted by the
Travel Agents Federation of India?
Kerala Tourism
Which company won Red Herring 100 Asia Award for its technology magazine?
SunTec (pricing and centralised billing provider)
Who were the contenders for top male athlete award?

Usain Bolt and Bekele

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currentaffairsquiz.blogpsot.

Satyam scam surfaces amounting to Rs.7,136 crore

Tech Mahindra acquires Satyam for $578million, renames Mahindra Satyam

Barack Obama becomes US President

India born V.Ramakrishnan shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Homosexuality is legalized in India

Tendulkar completes 20 years of international cricket

Suzlon Energy acquires Hansen Group for $565 million

Pakistan wins 2nd ICC World T20 in London

Schumacher signs one-year deal with Mercedes

Federer and Serena named ITF World Champions

World Economy 2009

Which company entered into security market?

Who sold 200 tones of gold to RBI?

With which company did Yahoo team-up to enforce real-time search?

Which company was acquired by Posiflex Technologies?

Which company is to raise Rs.30 billion via bonds?

Which bank has planned to start Wealth Management Business?

Which Infrastructure company has been awarded Pune-Sholapur project worth

Which to banks were bailed out for $51 billion?

Which car was re-launched by Honda?

Which company took over 25% stake in Landmark?

Which company is set to launch a service to digitally connect classrooms?

Which company is to setup BPO's in rural area?

Who bought 21 lakh shares of Indiabulls Power?

Which country approves free trade deal with India?

Which education board would go International from next academic year?

Who has been reappointed as Home Minister of Maharashtra?

Which Big 3 paid record bonuses of $30 billion?

Which company is now a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals?

Which gambled investment is all set to trade online by March 2010?

Where in India-Bangalore Aerospace Zone Park has been planned?

Which company bought 3Com for 3.1 billion?

Which two companies are to manufacture aerospace components?

Which Global Engineering Services are to launch aerospace SEZ in Belgaum -

Which 2 business magnets were arrested for power plant tragedy?

Which ERP major have planned to raise licensing fees?

What is new scheme launched by Fidelity Mutual Fund in India?

Where has Infosys planned to setup its rural BPO centres?

Which wing of L&T would function as a separate entity?

Which bank has plans to issue $500-mn bonds?

Who is the current Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?

Who is the president of Tata Communications?

Who is the CEO of Mahindra Satyam?

Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President to Mahindra Satyam?

Who is Intel's 5th CEO?

Who succeeds Mr.V.Shyamsundar Managing Director of Durgapur Steel Plant of Steel

Who succeeded Mr.Ranjit Murugason as GMR International CEO?

Which company appointed Mr.Vikas Bhalla as outsourcing head?

Mr.Kiran Kulkarni, is the Managing Director of which Information Systems Company?

Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?

Who is the Director of Suzlon energy?

Subodh Bhargava is the Chairman of which company?

Rajkumar N.Dhoot is the Managing Director of which electronics manufacturing major?

When and by whom is IT summit in Kerala's Capital planned?

When and were NIIT University formally launched?

When was the 'India Corporate Week' observed?

Where was the 3rd Asian Indoor Games held?

Who won 2nd career WTA Champions Title?

Who won 1st Abu Dhabi 2009 Grand Prix?

Which motor company did decide to pull out of Formula 1?

Which Formula 1 constructor's Chennai plant to be ready by Q1 next year?

Who won over Federer in Swiss Indoor Title?