IIFT 2012 Question Paper

Except Giani Zail Singh all other personalities have served as a Vice President of India before becoming the President of India. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

General anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) is an anti-tax avoidance law under Chapter X-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 of India. It is framed by the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.

Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 Indian silent film, directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often considered the first full-length Indian feature film.

Kisan Kanya was a 1937 Hindi Cinecolor feature film which was directed by Moti B. Gidwani and produced by Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Pictures. It is largely remembered by the Indian public on account of it being India's first indigenously made colour film.

The first Bollywood movie to be nominated for an Oscar was Mother India(1957). The movie was India’s first submission for the Academy Award for Best Film in a Foreign Language category and was nominated for the award but ultimately lost by just one vote.

Alam Ara was a 1931 Indian film directed by Ardeshir Irani. It was the first Indian sound film.
Therefore, option A is the correct answer. 

Prior to 1921, the course of population growth was undulating (several ups and downs, mainly because of mortality differentials). During 1911-1921, India experienced negative growth rate in her population.

After 1921, Mortality started declining as a result of improvement in public heath measures while, fertility remained unchanged which caused a continuous and rapid increase in population growth rate in upcoming decades.

Hence, 1921 was the year when India moved from stage 1 to stage 2 of demographic transition. Therefore, year 1921 is known as the year of the great divide in the demographic history.

V. S. Sampath was the Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India from 2012 to 2015.

S. H. Kapadia was the Chief Justice of India from 12 May 2010 to 28 September 2012. 

Satyananda Mishra was the Chief Information Commissioner of India from 18 December 2010 to 4 September 2013.

Pradeep Kumar was the Chief vigilance commissioner of India from 14 July 2011 to 28 September 2014.

The 2012 BRICS summit was the fourth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit was held at Taj Hotel in New Delhi, India on 29 March 2012 and began at 10:00 Indian Standard Time. This is the first time that India has hosted a BRICS summit. The theme of the summit was "BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

IST = GMT + 5:30. Hence, when GMT = 11:15 Then IST = 5:30 + 11:15 = 16 : 45. 

The Mullaperiyar Dam or Mullaiperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by John Pennycuick and also reached in an agreement to divert water eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (present-day Tamil Nadu). It has a height of 53.6 m (176 ft) from the foundation, and a length of 365.7 m (1,200 ft).The Periyar National Park in Thekkady is located around the dam's reservoir. The dam is located in Kerala on the river Periyar, but is operated and maintained by Tamil Nadu state. Although the Periyar River has a total catchment area of 5398 $$km^2$$ with 114 $$km^2$$ in Tamil Nadu, the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar Dam itself lies entirely in Kerala.

World AIDS day is observed on 1st December. 

UN day is observed on 24th October. 

International Women's day is celebrated on 8th March. 

Earth day is celebrated on 22nd April.