XAT WEBINAR
GK-2012
AIM OF THE SESSION
• The session is designed to optimize students performance in XAT
entrance exam through GK section.
• To make understand the value of GK section and help them to
increase score by:
– Analysis of the previous year questions.
– Understanding the areas of importance.
– Practicing new questions based on previous year questions.
• To add value to the students General Knowledge.
Flow of the this Session
Session :
• Mode of preparation for next few days.
• Discussion of 80 questions which may
feature in XAT.
• Prime sources where we can get these
questions.
GK & MBA
“One mark in Quantitative Ability is equal to one mark
in English is equal to one mark in GK.”**
• Most of the candidates prepare intensively for QA and
English but give less time to GK.
• Average time taken to solve each GK question is the
least.
– It takes approximately 30 seconds for each GK
question.
• So, less effort is needed to score better in GK.
• As cut offs are generally low in GK, it helps in improving
overall marks
GK & MBA
• As GK is so vast, it is not possible to learn
everything.
• Pick areas according to exam.
• Do not learn everything in GK.
• Be wise in selection as well as rejection of the
material.
GK & XAT
Authors, Books,
Personalities
Social Issues
Current Affairs
Economy.
General
GK & XAT
Broadly questions can be classified in the
following areas broadly:
• Current Affairs
• General Awareness
• Major International issues
GK & XAT
One main point for next few days:
Practice as many questions
as possible.
Some previous year
questions
XAT GK -2002
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Which incident triggered the Quit India Movement?

Which company has the punchline ‘Everyone’s Invited’?

What is the cause of Green - House Effect?

Which of the given taxes is not levied by the central government?

Where are Cryogenic engines used?

What is ‘Garuda’?

Which Indian state has the maximum forest cover?

Which Indian state has the maximum well irrigated area?
XAT GK -2002

If a refrigerator door is kept open, what would be the effect on the
room temperature?

A glass tumbler is filled with water and contains some ice. If the ice
melts what would the impact be on the water level?

When was the first solar eclipse recorded in India?

What was the effect of Vedas on the Indian Civilisation?

Name the author who did’nt influence Gandhi much?

Why do clouds float?
XAT GK -2002

Creator of pentium chip?

26 November 1949 which document was drafted?

Long form of periodic table is based on ___.

Who has invented pentium computer?

Which one is the largest circle?

Who was the Vanguard in the American consumer rights
movements?

If an object from satellite is dropped from 500 km above the earth
and an object is dropped, then what will happen to it?
XAT GK -2002

Which was the first charter that gave rights to people?

Which is India’s largest sulpur producing state?

Which of the following Indian state does not produce rice?

44th amendment has abolished which right?

Who is known as the father of history?

Who is the pioneer of the consumerist movement?

‘Fallacy of business run by only one objective’. What does this
statement emphasize?

‘Corporate governance’ - what does the term mean?
XAT GK -2002
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‘I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis ...’

‘Leaving cigarette is all about will power and determination ...’

‘You are dull, have no sense of humour, non contemplating, you
don’t deserve a position in our organisation but you deserve a post
as a ___’

India has made most significant development in which of the
sector?
XAT GK -2002

Which of the following is the reason for the reduction of CRR from
5.5% to 5%.

Which segment contributes the most to the government’s revenue?

Why is net telephony cheaper than wired telephonly?

What is true about VSNL?

Why was ‘Kumar Manglam Committee’ formed?

What is the role of the Exim policy?
XAT GK -2002

What is the latest recommendation of IRDA for the insurance
sector?

Which of the following companies has the highest turnover for the
year 2002?

Why has RBI reduced the bank rates?

Which of the following is not true about DOHA summit?

Which of the following is true about Simputers?

What is true about ‘VAT?
XAT GK -2002

Which of the following is a criteria for a foreign invester to ‘invest’
in the Indian Insurance Sector?

The recent amendments in the stock exchange policies are
following except.
Lets test you
XAT GK -2012
Question 1)
When was the planning commission constituted?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1938
1946
1947
1950
XAT GK -2012
Question 2)
When was Nobel Prize for economics started?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1895
1917
1947
1969
XAT GK -2012
Question 3)
When did China enter the WTO?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1997
1999
2001
2003
XAT GK -2012
Question 4)
Panchayati Raj is a ______ tier system.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Two
Three
Two and Three
None of these
XAT GK -2012
Question 5)
Who is the U.S. Ambassador to India?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Nancy Powell
Timothy Roemer
David Mumford
Robert Blackwill
XAT GK -2012
Question 6)
Where was the WTO ministerial conference held in 2009?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Geneva
Singapore
Hong Kong
Moscow
XAT GK -2012
Question 7)
What is the number of judges in International Court of Justice?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
9
15
25
30
XAT GK -2012
Question 8)
Who gave the title ‘Sardar’ to Vallab Bhai Patel?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
M.K.Gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Jawaharlal Nehru
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
XAT GK -2012
Question 9)
Which river is mentioned most in the Vedas?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ganga
Sindhu
Brahmaputra
Yamuna
XAT GK -2012
Question 10)
What is the cause of Goiter?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Oversecretion of Thyroxin
Undersecretion of Thyroxin
Iodine deficiency
Heat Intolerance
XAT GK -2012
Question 11)
Which country is called the ‘Sugar Bowl of the World’?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Cuba
North Korea
Venezuela
Japan
XAT GK -2012
Question 12)
What is Mastricht Treaty associated with?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
ASEAN
India – China pact
European Union
NAFTA
XAT GK -2012
Question 13)
Which winds flows in alps mountain?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Chinook
Foehn
Harmattan
Loo
XAT GK -2012
Question 14)
Which country is India’s largest foreign trade partner in Oil trade?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
UAE
XAT GK -2012
Question 15)
Who is the first women to become prime minister in the world?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
Sirimavo Bandarnayake
Benazir Bhutto
XAT GK -2012
Question 16)
Chilka lake is located in which state of India?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
West Bengal
Orissa
Andra Pradesh
Chattisgarh
XAT GK -2012
Question 17)
In which year was the League of nations was formed?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1914
1919
1939
1945
XAT GK -2012
Question 18)
Who is the father of history?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Strabo
Aristotle
Plato
Herodotus
XAT GK -2012
Question 19)
Fa - hien came to India during which the rein of which ruler of India?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta II
Samudragupta
Bimbisara
XAT GK -2012
Question 20)
Where is the next NAM summit scheduled to be held?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Venezuela
India
Egypt
Cuba
XAT GK -2012
Question 21)
Which river passes through rift valley?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Narmada
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri
XAT GK -2012
Question 22)
What is the electric field inside a conductor?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Zero
Infinite
Directly proportional to the radius of the conductor
Inversely proportional to the radius of the conductor
XAT GK -2012
Question 23)
Through which country does the tropic of cancer doesn’t not pass?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Yemen
Oman
Egypt
Mexico
XAT GK -2012
Question 24)
Which is the biggest imaginary line revolving the earth?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
Arctic Circle
XAT GK -2012
Question 25)
Arrange in chronological order of state formation:
(a) Chhattisgarh, Uttranchal, Jharkhand
(b) Uttranchal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
(c) Jharkhand, Uttranchal, Chhattisgarh
(d) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttranchal
XAT GK -2012
Question 26)
Top management in a company is involved in:
(a) Supervising
(b) Controlling
(c) Planning
(d) Motivation
XAT GK -2012
Question 27)
Who measure National Income in India?
(a) CSO
(b) ISI
(c) CSI
(d) FCI
XAT GK -2012
Question 28)
Who has written Gitagovinda?
(a) Tulsi Das
(b) Ved Vyas
(c) Kabir Das
(d) None of these
XAT GK -2012
Question 29)
Which river cuts the equator twice?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Congo
Murray
Irrawaddy
Yangtse Kiang
XAT GK -2012
Question 30)
Who painted the fresco ceiling of the famous ‘sistine chapel’ during
1508-12?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raffaello Sanzio
None of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 31)
Which of the following is not correct in increasing ‘financial
inclusion’?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Opening educational centres.
Opening wealth management centres by Citibank.
Eradication of poverty.
Khan Commission gave report on financial inclusion.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I, II and IV
I, II and III
II, III and IV
All of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 32)
Which of the following dimension is not used in Gender Inequality
Index?
I. Reproductive health.
II. Empowerment.
III. Labor market participation.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
II and III
None of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 33)
Which of the following can be associated with ‘Gini Coefficient’?
I. National Income inequality.
II. Lorentz Curve.
III. Education system.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
I and II
All of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 34)
Which of the following is a part of National Manufacturing Policy?
I.
II.
III.
Enable manufacturing to contribute at least 25 per cent of GDP by
2022.
Create 100 million additional jobs in the manufacturing sector by
2022.
Enhance global competitiveness of Indian manufacturing.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
I and II
All of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 35)
Arrange the following countries in the order of decreasing steel
production:
I.
II.
III.
IV.
China
India
USA
Japan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I > II > III > IV
IV > I > III > II
I > IV > III > II
I > IV > II > III
XAT GK -2012
Question 36)
Who is a ‘bull’ in the share market?
a)
b)
c)
d)
One who anticipates fall in the value of stocks.
One who anticipates rise in the value of stocks.
One who anticipates stagnancy in the value of stocks.
One who anticipates volatility in the value of stocks.
XAT GK -2012
Question 37)
Which of the following is a method used in disinvestment?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Further Public Offering (FPO)
Offer for Sale (OFS)
Institutional Placement Programme (IPP)
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I, II and III
II, III and IV
I, II and IV
All of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 38)
In which of the following industries no private participation is
allowed?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Shipping
Railways
Waterways
Highways
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) II only
b) III only
c) II and III
d) I, II, III and IV
XAT GK -2012
Question 39)
Select the correct sequence in descending order, the share of states
in the tax devolution awarded by the 13th Finance Commission.
a)
b)
c)
d)
UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan*
UP, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar
Bihar, UP, Rajasthan, West Bengal
Bihar, Rajasthan, UP, West Bengal
XAT GK -2012
Question 40)
Which of the following is/are the part of ‘impossible trinity’?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Fixed exchange rate
Full convertibility in Capital Account
Independent monetary policy
Fiscal Surplus
a)
b)
c)
d)
I, II and III*
I, II and IV
II, III and IV
I, III and IV
XAT GK -2012
Question 41)
Which of the following is incorrect about Priority-sector Lending
after a recent legislation?
I. For public banks priority-sector lending target is 40%.
II. For Indian private banks priority-sector lending target is 36%.
III. For foreign banks priority-sector lending target is 32%.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I and II
II and III
I and III
All of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 42)
Which of the following help in implementing Self-Help Group (SHG)Bank Linkage Programme for microfinance?
I. Commercial Banks.
II. Regional rural banks (RRBs),
III. Cooperative banks.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
I and II
II and III
All of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 43)
Arrange the following financial agencies in decreasing order of
issuing credit to Agriculture and Allied Activities?
I. Commercial Banks.
II. Regional rural banks (RRBs),
III. Cooperative banks.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I > II > III
I > III > II
II > I > III
III > I > II
XAT GK -2012
Question 44)
Which of the following is/are RBI regulated Non-banking Financial
Institutions?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank).
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Punjab National Bank (PNB).
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI Bank).
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I, II, III and IV
II, III and IV
I, II and IV
All of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 45)
Mutual funds of which of the following section mobilize the
maximum resource in India?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Unit Trust of India
Public
Private
None of these
XAT GK -2012
Question 46)
Which of the following countries has the highest per capita GDP
(PPP)?
a)
b)
c)
d)
China
India
Japan
Russia
XAT GK -2012
Question 47)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I.
II.
Market turnover of National Stock Exchange is more than Bombay
Stock Exchange.
Market capitalization of National Stock Exchange is more than
double of Bombay Stock Exchange.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
XAT GK -2012
Question 48)
In which of the following countries would you find functioning stock
exchanges?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Cuba
North Korea
Russia
China
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I and II
I and III
I and IV
III and IV
XAT GK -2012
Question 49)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I.
II.
The compound annual growth rate of Indian exports was higher in
2000’s than in 1990’s.
The compound annual growth rate of Indian imports was higher in
2000’s than in 1990’s.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
XAT GK -2012
Question 50)
Arrange the following countries in the increasing order of their
export values.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
China
India
Japan
Russia
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) II < III < IV < I
b) I < II < III < IV
c) IV < II < III < I
d) II < IV < III < I
XAT GK -2012
Question 51)
Arrange the following G-8 countries in the decreasing order of
human development index?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
Japan
USA
UK
Russia
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I > II > III > IV
II > I > III > IV
I > II > IV > III
II > I > IV > III
XAT GK -2012
Question 52)
Which of the following is correct?
I.
II.
Japan is the only country in Asia with very high human
development index.
There is no country in Africa with very high human development
index.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
XAT GK -2012
Question 53)
Arrange the following South Asian countries in the decreasing order
of HDI in 2011?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Nepal
Bhutan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
III > I > VI > II > IV > V
III > VI > I > II > V > IV
III > I > II > VI > IV > V
I > III > VI > IV > II > V
XAT GK -2012
Question 54)
Which of the following is correct?
I.
II.
Inequality adjusted HDI (IHDI) is equal to HDI if there is no inequality.
Inequality adjusted HDI (IHDI) is less than HDI if there is inequality.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
XAT GK -2012
Question 55)
Which of the following is not a type of Mutual Fund?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Derivative Mutual Fund
Open end Mutual Fund
Equity funds
Bond funds
XAT GK -2012
Question 56)
Which of the following countries is not a member of G20?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Indonesia
Israel
Turkey
Mexico
XAT GK -2012
Question 57)
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
I.
II.
Saudi Arabia is the only OPEC member which is also a part of G20.
Brazil has recently been inducted in OECD.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
XAT GK -2012
Question 58)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I.
II.
New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is an economic
development program in African by European Union.
South Africa is the only African member of NEPAD.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
XAT GK -2012
Question 59)
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I.
II.
Bonds are always debt instruments.
Buying shares of a company can also be referred as equity
investment.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
XAT GK -2012
Question 60)
In which of the following products India has its largest export share
of the world trade?
a) Cotton
b) Silk
c) Coffee
d) Pearls & precious stones
XAT GK -2012
Question 61)
Atish-e-Chiner is the auto-biography of which leader?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Omar Khalidi
Salman Rushdie
Sheikh Abdullah
M.J Akbar
XAT GK -2012
Question 62)
Which king of Orissa built the famous Jagannath temple at Puri?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Langula Narasimha Dev
Anang Vima Dev
Prataprudra Dev
None of the above
XAT GK -2012
Question 63)
The 80 Years War, which took place from 1568 to 1648, was also
called the Dutch Revolt. It ended with the formal recognition of
Dutch independence from which nation?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
England
France
Spain
Germany
XAT GK -2012
Question 64)
In 1897, a German scientist created the world’s first synthetic drug,
and the modern pharmaceutical industry was born. That first drug
stil in use is:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Acetylsalicylic acid
Fatty acid
Carbonic acid
Clavulanic acid
XAT GK -2012
Question 65)
One of the most important macroelement that usually must be
added in large quantities to fields in order to maximize crop yield is:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Iron
Nitrogen
Sulphur
Mg
XAT GK -2012
Question 66)
If it is 6.00 am at Greenwich, then it will be 11.00 am at:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
90° E
60° E
15° W
75° E
XAT GK -2012
Question 67)
Which of the following agencies has the power to declare any
industrial unit as a potentially sick unit in India?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
BIFR
FICCI
IRBI
MRTPC
XAT GK -2012
Question 68)
Who among the following is the Trinidad and Tobago’s first Prime
Minister of Indian origin?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Basdeo Panday
Bharat Jagdeo
P.V. Patil
S.R. Nathan
XAT GK -2012
Question 69)
The largest single-site grassroots refinery in the world is owned by:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Reliance Petroleum Limited
Shell in Brazil
British Petroleum
Indian Oil Corporation
XAT GK -2012
Question 70)
Which of the following is not a type of subsidy included under
WTO?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Blue box
Amber box
Green box
Red box
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