IIFT 2012 Question Paper

London has hosted the most Summer Olympic Games. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, has hosted three Summer Olympic Games, doing so in 1908, 1948, and 2012.

Gujarat is strategically located with largest share in India’s coastline, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 

State Coastline 

Gujarat 1915.29

Andhra Pradesh 1037 

Tamil Nadu 864.73 

Kerala 560 

Maharashtra 510.31 

Orissa 457.2 

West Bengal 374 

Karnataka 258.15 

Goa 113.03

Total - 6089.71 . Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

The Maastricht Treaty, officially known as the Treaty on European Union, marked the beginning of “a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe”. It laid the foundations for a single currency, the euro, and significantly expanded cooperation between European countries in a number of new areas. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Simpson's Diversity Index is a measure of diversity which takes into account the number of species present, as well as the relative abundance of each species. As species richness and evenness increase, so diversity increases. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. 

The Elephant to the Hollywood is an autobiography written by Michael Caine. 
Every Second Counts is a 2003 autobiography by cyclist Lance Armstrong.
Living History is a 2003 memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Open is an autobiography written by Andre Agassi. Hence, option C is the correct answer. 

The United Nations Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that all 191 UN member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000 commits world leaders to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. The MDGs are derived from this Declaration, and all have specific targets and indicators.

The Eight Millennium Development Goals are:

• 1. to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;
• 2. to achieve universal primary education;
• 3. to promote gender equality and empower women;
• 4. to reduce child mortality;
• 5. to improve maternal health;
• 6. to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases;
• 7. to ensure environmental sustainability; and
• 8. to develop a global partnership for development.

We can see that statements 2 and 3 are wrong. Hence, option B is the correct answer. 

Hungary's capital is Budapest and Hungarian Forint is its currency. 

Iran's capital is Tehran and Rial is its currency. 

Morocco's capital is Rabat and Dirham is its currency. 

Romania's capital is Bucharest and Leu is its currency.  

Hence, option B is the correct answer. 

India's Kulandei Francis is one of the six winners of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2012, announced by the organisers in Manila. Hence, option C is the correct answer. 

Cadillac is owned by General Motors. 

Chrysler is owned by Fiat.

BMW acquired the Rover Group from British Aerospace, which owned Mini, among other brands.

Volkswagen owns Bentley.  Hence, option A is the correct answer.