CAT Sample Questions

General Awareness

121. Which advertising agency is behind the setting-up, in 1991, of MICA, India's first college focussed on advertising and communications?
     1. Ogilvy and Mather
     2. Saatchi and Saatchi
     3. Mudra
     4. Hindustan Thomson Associates

     Answer : C

122. What famous car brand, originally from the former Czechoslovakia, was taken over by Volkswagen in the 1990s?
     1. Skoda
     2. Saab
     3. Piaggio
     4. Volvo

     Answer : A

123. What is the title of the original BBC TV series on which the Hindi TV series, Kamzor Kadi Kaun, based?
     1. Who wants to be a millionaire?
     2. Treasure mine
     3. Mastermind
     4. The weakest link

     Answer : D

124. The loyalty program of which company is known as "First Citizen's Club"?
     1. Shopper's Stop
     2. ABN Amro Bank
     3. Taj group of Hotels
     4. Air India

     Answer : A

125. The following is the baseline found in the ad of which product "The man with the smooth edge"
     1. Four Square cigarettes
     2. Gillette Mach 3 shaving system
     3. Palmolive shaving cream
     4. None of these

     Answer : A

126. Which company has been ranked the 'World's Most Admired Company' in the rankings by Fortune magazine in 2002?
     1. Microsoft
     2. General Electric
     3. IBM
     4. Fedex

     Answer : B

127. McDonald's, in an unrelated diversification, is planning to set up a chain of hotels. Name the new brand.
     1. Pleasant stay
     2. Golden Arches
     3. McStay
     4. Holidayz

     Answer : B

128. Which company unsuccessfully launched a soap under the brand Protex in India?
     1. SmithKline Beecham
     2. Hindustan Lever
     3. Reckitt and Colman
     4. Colgate Palmolive

     Answer : D

129. Calloway, is a leading international brand of
     1. Condoms
     2. Guns
     3. Binoculars
     4. Golf equipment

     Answer : D

130. Which famous CEO was featured in the endorsement ad for Microsoft XP with the quote, "When I saw Windows XP in action, I was amazed. How did Microsoft get hold of my wishlist?"?
     1. Ratan Tata
     2. Azim Premji
     3. N R Narayana Murthy
     4. Arun Jain

     Answer : C