Monday, March 23, 2009

Current Intact III

1. An alumnus of St. Stephen College, Delhi. He is an IAS officer of the 1969 batch. His last posting in the Civil Service was that of Union Information and Broadcasting Secretary. He has authored two books on Mother Teresa and a Report on the rehabilitation of the leprosy affected in India. He was also presented the Mazzini award by the Government of Italy in recognition of his efforts to forge a new relationship with Italy and strengthening existing bonds. Identify this person.

2. X unveiled its "luxury" Adamo laptop calling it the world's thinnest notebook as it seeks to compete in the high-end ultraportable market defined by Apple Inc’s MacBook Air. Adamo name is taken from the Latin for "to fall in love with." The sleek, aluminum-encased notebook is 0.65-inches thick and comes with a 13.4-inch screen and a 128-gigabyte solid-state drive. Name X?

3. Global Trend Retail (GTR) will set up ‘Bungee’ stores across the country that will house two Disney brands- Disney Baby and Disney Jeans. The company will bring in characters such as baby Mickey Mouse, baby Donald Duck, Pooh and Tigger among others. GTR is in partnership with the Jalan family, the promoters of Mumbai-based Prakash Cotton Mills and which other company?

4. A leading player in the country’s mineral water, confectionary and beverage business, has firmed up plans to reposition its 24-year old brand. The company has decided to invest Rs.10 cr in the next fiscal in the brand and has roped in Creativeland Asia (CLA) to work on the repositioning exercise. The company has also decided to expand capacity of its mineral water which is sold under the brand name Bailey. Name the company.

5. Wipro Infotech has launched a premium and stylish range of notebooks for the Indian market. The range is targeted for the globe trotting, trend setting Indians, who believe in making a difference, and embody the spirit of bold new India. The new range comes with enhanced security features, including hard disk user password protection that helps to secure data and interface security lock. What is it named as?

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4 comments:

  1. 1.Navin Chawla, the Chief Election Commissioner
    2.DELL
    3.HardCastle Restaurants, the JV partner for MC.Donalds in India
    4.Parle Agro
    5.e.go

    These are my answers.
    Veena Srinivasan

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  2. 1.
    2. Dell
    3.
    4. Parle Agro for the brand Frooti
    5.

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  3. 1.NAVIN CHAWALA
    2.DELL
    3.HARDCASTLE RESTURANTS
    4.PARLE AGRO
    5.e.go

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  4. Correct Answers :

    1. Navin Chawla
    2. X= Dell
    3. Hardcastle Restaurants, The JV partner of Mcdonald’s India
    4. Parle Agro
    5. e.go

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