Tata Crucible Mock Prelims-4

First of all answer yourself and check your quotient ,then  only move on to the  Answers provided at the bottom of the post.

1) A company called De La Rue Identity Systems, based in Basingstoke, UK, makes a lot of money periodically out of a product called ES/A Purple, containing silver nitrate and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. The product has been marketed as far afield as India, Burundi, Rwanda and Bosnia. What is ES/A Purple used for?
                                 
2) What is the only mineral that is directly consumed by man?
                                                 
3) Till late in the 1980s, their activities were controlled by the Office of Special Political Affairs. It was only in 1992 that a separate department was set up to run this important operation. This body, whose members are nicknamed Blue Berets or Blue Helmets, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. Identify.
                               
4) It is a clause in a life insurance or accident policy whereby the company agrees to pay twice the face-value of the contract in cases of accidental death. As only a small percentage of deaths in the United States are declared accidental, such clauses are usually relatively cheap and often aggressively marketed,especially to people over 45. What is the clause called?
                                            
5) The formula was created by Bill Jones. The name is taken from a colloquial term for moon shine whiskey,It's flavors are  "LiveWire" and "Code Red",Name this  PepsiCo product.?


6)It was founded in 1930 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB".  is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets, What is the present name of the company ?

7)'His name was originally "Mr. Video", debuted as "Jumpman" in the arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981 ,As Nintendo's mascot, this is arguably the most famous character in video game history, letter M seen on his hat.

8)  Its incorporation in 1870 as Standard Oil,is the largest refiner in the world,It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company,headquarters are located in Irving, Texas

9) The WEF is funded by its 1000 member companies, the typical company being a global enterprise with more than five billion dollars in turnover, although the latter can vary by industry and region. In addition, these enterprises rank among the top companies within their industry and/or country and play a leading role in shaping the future of their industry and/or region.founded in 1971 Originally named the European Management Forum,Formation 1971 , Non-profit organization ,Headquarters Cologny, Switzerland

10)This Group is owned by Srichand and his brother Gopichand , . It was founded in 1914 by Parmanand Deepchand , initially operating in Mumbai, India, and setting up its first international operation in Iran in 1919. The headquarters of the Group moved to Iran where it remained until 1979, when the Islamic Revolution forced it to move to Europe. these brothers moved to London in 1979 to develop their father's export business. Who are these brothers?

11) If GOI (gulf oil international,HQ-London) owened by hinduja group ,for USA,spain and Portugal  then GOLC(gulf oil ltd partnership,HQMasasusettes subsidery of which group?
12) If it is Incredible India ! ,for India, what is for Australia –
13) Which automobile company was also a famous rifle manufacturer during WW1?
14) "I eat ______. I've always eaten _______. I even worked at ________. It was my first job,"  said Carl Lewis, 47, who won nine Olympic gold medals before retiring in 1997, at Beijing as a part of the promotional tour for this Olympcs sponsor. Name the brand?
15) In the 1830s an enterprising Scottish gentleman named Alexander used locally available cheviot wool, to create cheviot cloth. He invited financier joseph to join him, thus creating an enduring partnership. Which company?  16) Which word is derived from an Arabic root meaning ‘change’ and ‘transform’?
17) Which company patented a purple colour Pantone 2685C
18) How do we better know the group of eight plants Ridhi, Vridhi, Jeevak, Kakoli, Ksirkakoli, Meda and Mahameda as  
19) Which construction company has executed the project  Bandra Worli sea-link?
20) I am a businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. I founded EDS in 1962 and then sold the company to General Motors in 1984. If that was not enough, I also founded, in 1988, a company which has been ranked number two company in the information technology services category on its list of America’s Most Admired Companies for the past two years by Fortune Magazine and is still one of the largest IT companies worldwide. Identify me.
21) Which company's games console is Project shield ?  

22) Identify the Chief ?



23)Tiger Airways is a low-cost airline headquartered in which country ?
24) Which  global private equity firm, has agreed to buy Ingham Enterprise Pty Ltd. Australia’s biggest poultry producer ?
25) The car makers are jockeying to promote their most souped-up models to young film fans. Volkswagen AG’s Audi dominates the “Iron Man” films.  which car maker provided the hot cars in “Captain America,” “Thor” and “The Avengers,” as part of their with  Disney’s Marvel films?


Answers:

1) Voter’s ink / Electoral stain
2)  Rock Salt
3) UN Peacekeeping Force
4) Double Indemnity
5) Mountain dew
6) In 1990, the company was renamed Dassault Aviation,a subsidiary of Dassault Group.
7) Mario
8) The Exxon Mobil Corporation
9) Klaus Martin Schwab, a German-born business professor at the University of Geneva.The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland,
10) Hinduja brothers
11) Cumberland farms
12) Amazing Australia
13) Rolls Royce
14) McDONALDS
15) Reid & Taylor
16) Hawala
17)  Cadbury.
18) Chyawanaprash.
19) Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)
20) Ross Perot
21) Nvidia
22) Jim Yong Kim, world bank president
23) Singapore
24) TPG Capital
25) Honda Motor Co’s Acura