Sanjay subrahmanyam
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1) IIM-Kozhikode will
host the 52nd Annual Conference of TIES from January 4th, 2016. What does
TIES stand for?
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a. Times Indian
Econometric Society
b. The Indian Econometric Society
c. The International Econometric Society
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: The Indian
Econometric Society
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2) Which Grammy Award
winning singer passed away in the last week of December 2015?
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a. Whitney Houston
b. Norah Jones
c. Mariah Carey
d. Natalie Cole
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ANSWER: Natalie Cole
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3) Which veteran CPI
leader passed away on 2nd January and was general secretary of the party from
1996 to 2012?
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a. Pratap Karat
b. Brinda Karat
c. A. B. Bardhan
d. Indrajit Gupta
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ANSWER: A. B. Bardhan
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4) Which Carnatic
vocalist has been conferred with the 2015 Sangita Kalanidhi award?
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a. Sanjay Subramaniam
b. Sanjay Subrahmanyam
c. Ariyakudi Iyengar
d. Musiri Subramania Iyer
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ANSWER: Sanjay
Subrahmanyam
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5) Digital payments and
commerce firm Paytm has acquired which consumer behaviour prediction platform
on 3rd January 2016?
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a. Shifu
b. Brainjuicer
c. Synovate
d. AC Nielsen
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ANSWER: Shifu
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6) What is the type of
commerce where people get into the habit of transacting online?
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a. e-Commerce
b. m-Commerce
c. Habit Commerce
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Habit Commerce
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7) Which pet care portal
has Ratan Tata invested in January 2016?
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a. DogCare.in
b. DogSpot.in
c. PetCare.in
d. PetCare.com
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ANSWER: DogSpot.in
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8) Saudi Arabia has
severed ties with which nation amidst escalating tensions over execution of
Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr?
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a. Iraq
b. Syria
c. Iran
d. Jordan
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ANSWER: Iran
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9) Which country’s
government has banned former PMs from staying at embassies to carry out
private commercial work?
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a. US
b. UK
c. Australia
d. Russia
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ANSWER: UK
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10) Which country
celebrated its independence day on January 4, 2016?
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a. Cambodia
b. Indonesia
c. Malaysia
d. Myanmar
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ANSWER: Myanmar
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