IIFT 2020 Question Paper

Direction: A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced, form a COHERENT PARAGRAPH. Choose the most LOGICAL ORDER of sentences from the choices given to construct a COHERENT PARAGRAPH.

A. A belief is a feeling of certainty about a particular thing; it’s a passive knowing.
B. All human beings are basically just belief systems.
C. Our perception of the world is rooted in our beliefs.
D. Consequently, we all view the world differently.
E. We live our lives based on the beliefs that we’ve acquired through our experiences and accumulation of knowledge.
F. These beliefs are our individual truths that build our subjective realities.

1. BAFEDC
2. CFBAED
3. ABFECD
4. EBAFDC

Direction: Find the most appropriate word from the given options, which best describes the meaning provided in the question.

Meaning: The study of elections

1. Campanology
2. Psephology
3. Paleology
4. Ecclesiology

Direction: Identify the appropriate meaning for the given root word:

Root word: xyl (as in xylophone)

1. Wood
2. Strings
3. Many
4. Input

Given below are four statements:

Statement I: You must be pleased to hear that I’ve already got the tickets.
Statement II: You'll be pleased to hear that I’ve already got the tickets.
Statement III: I have friends who would love to stay at home, but they have to go to work.
Statement IV: I have friends who should love to stay at home, but they must go to work.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2. Statement II and Statement III are correct.
3. Statement II and Statement IV are correct.
4. Only Statement IV is correct.

Use the following table :

Below given (a) and (b) explain the meaning/synonym of two words from the above table. Identify the correct matching option from the choices given below :

(a) Parody; Caricature; Ridicule
(b) Clot; Thicken; Coalesce

1. (a) - (i); (b) - (ii)
2. (a) - (vii); (b) - (i)
3. (a) - (iv); (b) - (viii)
4. (a) - (xii); (b) - (xv)

Direction: Find the most appropriate word from the given options, which best describes the meaning provided in the question.

Meaning: Cheap or inferior goods

1. Perspicuous
2. Perspicacious
3. Schlock
4. Cornucopia

Use the following table :

Complete the crossword using words from the above table. There are more words than required.

Hints:

Across: (a) Strange or ugly in a way that’s not natural
(b) Narrow-minded; Provincial; Insular

Down: (a) Absolute; Genuine; Authentic; Actual
(b) Humorous; Light-hearted; Flippant
(c) a piece of writing or speech praising somebody/something

Choose the correct option :

1. Across : (a) - (i); (b) - (ix);
Down : (a) - (ii); (b) - (xiv); (c) - (vi)

2. Across : (a) - (viii); (b) - (iv);
Down : (a) - (iii); (b) - (xiii); (c) - (xiv)

3. Across : (a) - (viii); (b) - (v);
Down : (a) - (ii); (b) - (xi); (c) - (xiv)

4. Across : (a) - (vii); (b) - (v);
Down : (a) - (x); (b) - (xi); (c) - (xii)

Direction: Identify the option where usage of question mark is either incorrect or can be avoided.

1. Did youtry the wedges and chips?
2. Who is Walt Disney?
3. I asked if she had something in particular against the Belgian national character?
4. When did Jane leave for the market?

Direction: Identify the option where usage of question mark is either incorrect or can be avoided.

1. Guess what?
2. Have you been to Taj Mahal?
3. Did you find the people very strange?
4. What is the capital of Belgium?

Direction: Identify the appropriate meaning for the given root word:

Root word: Somn(as in Somniloquy)

1. Multiple
2. More than two
3. Sleep
4. Star