IIFT 2016 Question Paper

Mike Tyson was born in 1966. He holds the record for being the youngest boxer to become heavyweight champion.  He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during the later stages of his life. 

Dilip Doshi debuted in 1979. Though he was over 30 years of age, he went on to take more than 100 wickets. 

Shraddha Kapoor played a small role in the film Teen Patti in 2010. She was born in 1989 to Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapure. 

Therefore, option C is the right answer.

Lira is the currency of Turkey.
Lek is the currency of Albania.
Lev is the currency of Bulgaria. 

Therefore, option A is the right answer.

Salma Dam is built across the Hari River in Afghanistan. The dam has been built using Indian Aid. The Afghan government renamed the dam as Afghan-India Friendship Dam as a gesture. Therefore, option D is the right answer. 

The national motto of India 'Satyameva Jeyate' is derived from Mundaka Upanishad. It means truth alone triumphs. Therefore, option A is the right answer. 

Sweden opened the world's first electric road for vehicles near Stockholm. Vehicles can be charged on the go using the 2 electric rails that have been embedded in the road. Therefore, option A is the right answer. 

The Panama Canal Expansion Project is also known as the third set of locks project. The original canal had 2 lanes with a lock each. A third lane was opened which has nearly doubled the traffic. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean eliminating the need to circumnavigate South America. Therefore, option B is the right answer. 

Myntra acquired Jabong for 70 million dollars (Rs. 470 crore) from the parent company Global Fashion Group in the year 2016. Therefore, option D is the right answer. 

'The social network' is a movie based on the life of the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. 
'The theory of everything' is a movie based on the life of the scientist Stephen hawking.
'The lady' is a movie based on the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar and a Nobel Prize recipient for peace.
'The special relationship' is a movie made on the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. 
Therefore, option B is the right answer. 

Maitree is an annual joint military exercise to strengthen the ties between the Royal Thai army and the Indian Army. Therefore, option D is the right answer.

Director Identification Number, DIN, is a unique 8 digit number given by the central government to the director or the potential director of a company. The DIN was incorporated to keep track of the directors. Therefore, option B is the right answer.