General knowledge miscellaneous
- Cannes, Venice, Carlovi Berry and Montreal are famous for international film festivals. In which of the following Countries Carlovi Berry is located?
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Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohre and Teplá, approximately 130 km west of Prague (Praha). It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370. It is historically famous for its hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Tepla River).
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Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohre and Teplá, approximately 130 km west of Prague (Praha). It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370. It is historically famous for its hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Tepla River).
- Which among the following Indian Universities has the jurisdiction all over India ?
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Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya conducts graduate, post graduate, vocational and diploma courses on Sanskrit literature with a mission to promote the culture of ancient India. Jurisdiction of the university extends all over India and it has more than 1,000 affiliated and recognised colleges. It was founded in 1958 by the then Chief Minister Dr. Sampurnanand and Education Minister Pt Kamalapati Tripathi, with the name of Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya. It was renamed as Sampurnanand Sanskrit University under the UP State University Act, 1973.
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Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya conducts graduate, post graduate, vocational and diploma courses on Sanskrit literature with a mission to promote the culture of ancient India. Jurisdiction of the university extends all over India and it has more than 1,000 affiliated and recognised colleges. It was founded in 1958 by the then Chief Minister Dr. Sampurnanand and Education Minister Pt Kamalapati Tripathi, with the name of Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya. It was renamed as Sampurnanand Sanskrit University under the UP State University Act, 1973.
- Which amidst the big league companies mentioned below has escaped from nearly going bankrupt?
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Daewoo Group ran into deep financial trouble in 1998 due to the Asian financial crisis, increasingly thin relationships with the Korean government under President Kim Dae Jung, and its own poor financial management. With the Korean government in deficit, access to cheap and nearly unlimited credit was severely restricted. In 1998, when the economic crisis forced most of the chaebol to cut back, Daewoo added 14 new firms to its existing 275 subsidiaries, in a year where the group lost a total of 550 billion won (US$458 million) on sales of 62 trillion won (US$51 billion).
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Daewoo Group ran into deep financial trouble in 1998 due to the Asian financial crisis, increasingly thin relationships with the Korean government under President Kim Dae Jung, and its own poor financial management. With the Korean government in deficit, access to cheap and nearly unlimited credit was severely restricted. In 1998, when the economic crisis forced most of the chaebol to cut back, Daewoo added 14 new firms to its existing 275 subsidiaries, in a year where the group lost a total of 550 billion won (US$458 million) on sales of 62 trillion won (US$51 billion).
- What has been a major feature of successful businesses in the past decade ?
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Outsourcing of production and services has been one of the main features of businesses in the last two decades. With the dismantling of trade barriers and opening up of economies with a pro-active role played by international bodies such as the World Trade Organization, business has moved from developed to developing worlds because of the cheaper labour rates and cost-advantage determinants.
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Outsourcing of production and services has been one of the main features of businesses in the last two decades. With the dismantling of trade barriers and opening up of economies with a pro-active role played by international bodies such as the World Trade Organization, business has moved from developed to developing worlds because of the cheaper labour rates and cost-advantage determinants.
- Which one of the following has facilitated globalisation of international trade the most?
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Globalization started after World War II but has accelerated considerably since the mid-1980s, driven by two main factors. One involves technological advances that have lowered the costs of transportation, communication, and computation; while the other factor has to do with the increasing liberalization of trade and capital markets. More and more countries refused to protect their economies from foreign competition of influence through import tariffs and trade barriers such as import quotas, exports restraints and legal prohibitions. All these helped the cause of international trade.
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Globalization started after World War II but has accelerated considerably since the mid-1980s, driven by two main factors. One involves technological advances that have lowered the costs of transportation, communication, and computation; while the other factor has to do with the increasing liberalization of trade and capital markets. More and more countries refused to protect their economies from foreign competition of influence through import tariffs and trade barriers such as import quotas, exports restraints and legal prohibitions. All these helped the cause of international trade.