Current GD topics with answers for CAT group discussion

1 The word 'art' is derived from the Latin for?

paint

brush

crafts

skill

2 Thomas Alva Edison would rank as the most inventive person in the world in terms of the patents (over 1000) that he registered. Which famous inventor ranks second in the number of patents registered?

a. Edwin Land

b. Edwin McCAIN

c. John McCain

d. John Nash

3 Which member of the rock band "Pink Floyd" has completed his first opera titled "ca ira"?

a. Nick Mason

b. Roger Waters

c. David Gilmour

d. Richard Wright

4 Which company introduced the Blackberry?

a. Motorola

b. Nokia

c. Research In Motion

d. Sony-Ericsson

5 What are diamonds composed of?

a. Silica

b. Glass

c. Carbon

d. Lead

6 In which country did chess originate?

a. England

b. Germany

c. India

d. Italy

7 Which organisation is the world's largest employer?

a. WalMart

b. UN

c. Indian Railways

d. GE

8 Which Asian country's corporates has India called upon to invest in the agriculture and food sectors in India?

a. Malaysia

b. Indonesia

c. Singapore

d. Philippines

9 BlackBerry derives its name from?

a. Strawberry

b. Crackberry

c. Blueberries

d. None of these

10 'Gestapo' refers to

a. the secret state police in Nazi Germany

b. the Chinese herb to retain youth

c. the Japanese management philosophy which advoca

d. the Russian submarine that sank in 1999

11 Which US president was shot 5 days after the end of the American Civil War?

a. George Washington

b. Thomas Jefferson

c. Abraham Lincoln

d. John Adams

12 `Building a worry-free world' base line was/is associated with the Brand

a. Zurich

b. ITC

c. Bayer

d. Hindustan Zinc

13 Which famous American invented the bifocal lens in the late 1700s; an invention which revolutionised the optics market?

a. Isaac Newton

b. Benjamin Franklin

c. Rutherford

d. Galileo

14 In which Indian city has Motorola opened an R&D Centre?

a. Secunderabad

b. Bangalore

c. Gurgaon

d. Pune

15 The word 'science' comes from the Greek for?

a. discus

b. wisdom

c. knowledge

d. to know

16 In which year was British Airways, once a bastion of the public sector in the UK, privatised?

a. 1986

b. 1992

c. 1995

d. 1971

17 In which country is RIM based?

a. France

b. Finland

c. Canada

d. US

18 Golden Handshake Scheme' is associated with

a. inviting foreign companies

b. private investment in public enterprises

c. establishing joint ventures

d. voluntary retirement

19 19. What device mixes air and petrol (gas) for the internal combustion engine?

a. carburettor

b. choke

c. crankshaft

d. cylinder

20 Which air route has the highest level of international passenger traffic in the world?

a. London-New York

b. London-Paris

c. Dubai-London

d. New York-Singapore

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