XAT 2013 Question Paper - GK

XAT 2013 - GK - Question 92

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Which of the following Indian companies feature in Fortune Five hundred list for 2012?

A

Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, IOC

B

Tata Motors, SBI, CTS, Wipro, IOC

C

Tata Steel, IOC, Reliance Industries, Ranbaxy

D

IOC, Reliance Industries, SBI, GAIL

E

IOC, Reliance Industries, ACC, BPCL

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 93

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Which of the following bodies decide the monetary policy in India?

A

Reserve Bank of India

B

Ministry of Finance

C

Ministry of Commerce

D

Ministry of Finance and Commerce

E

Planning Commission

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 94

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CPI and WPI as acronyms refer to

A

Political Parties

B

Purchasing capacity indices

C

Price Indices

D

Poverty indices

E

Unemployment indices

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 95

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What is Davos famous for?

A

It is best known tourist place of Switzerland

B

G8 members meet here, every year

C

EU financial headquarters

D

World Economic Forum

E

Best Ski resorts in the world

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 96

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Which of the following are millennium development goals?

A

Poverty eradication, reducing child mortality, reducing trade barriers, combating AIDS

B

Poverty Reduction, environment sustainability, universal primary education, equal employment

C

Reduce unemployment, promote diversity,combating malaria, improving maternal health

D

Globalization, reduction in poverty, combating AIDS, universal primary education

E

Poverty eradication, improving maternal health, universal primary education, combating AIDS

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 97

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Which of the countries in Europe were most hit by sovereign debt crisis?

A

Greece, Germany, Spain, Iceland

B

Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic

C

Greece, Spain, France, Switzerland

D

Spain, Greece, Iceland, Portugal

E

Germany, U.K., France, Greece

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 98

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Which of the following countries would account for maximum petroleum production of the World?

A

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, U.S., Nigeria

B

Russia, U.S., Iran, China, Saudi Arabia

C

Saudi Arabia, U.S., Venezuela, Iran, Iraq

D

Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Libya

E

Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Venezuela

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 99

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Which of the following was not the reason for the recent slide of Indian Rupee?

A

Huge trade Deficit

B

Low Growth and High Inflation

C

Low Capital Inflow

D

Burgeoning current account deficit

E

High employment rate

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 100

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Which of the following combinations belongs to Bretton Woods Institute?

A

IMF, World Bank

B

IMF, WTO, Doha Round

C

World, WTO, IBRD

D

IMF, World Bank, UNESCO

E

None of above

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 101

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Read the statements carefully and answer the questions that follow
1. Earth Summit is held every year
2. Last earth Summit took place in Rio De janeiro
3. Another name for earth summit is United Nation Conference on Environment and Development
Which of the above is the right combination ?

A

1 and 2

B

2 and 3

C

1 and 3

D

1,2 and 3

E

2 anly

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 102

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Which of following countries meet more than one fourth of their energy requirement from nuclear Power

A

France, U.S., Russia, Germany

B

France, Ukraine, Sweden, Korea

C

France, India, Ukraine, Germany

D

Germany, Russia, Canada, Japan

E

Japan, Germany, Korea, England

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 103

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Pick the right match from the following Combinations

A

Shenzhen - China, NSE - India, SGX Singapore, DAX - Germany

B

NASDAQ - U.S., MCX - India, SGX - Korea,FTSE - France

C

NYSE - U.S., BSE - India, FTSE - England, DAX Denmark

D

NASDAQ - Canada, BSE - India, FTSE France, DAX - Germany

E

Shenzhen - Singapore, Shanghai - China,FTSE - France, BSE - India

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 104

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Harish Hande who won the Magsaysay Award in 2011 is famous for

A

RTE

B

RTI

C

Lokpal

D

MRTP

E

SELCO

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 105

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Indian Government is planning to introduce GAAR. What is the purpose of GAAR?

A

Increase rural Income

B

Increase agriculture income

C

Regulatory authority for managingagriculture resources

D

Regulate foreign investment in agriculture

E

Curtail tax avoidance

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 106

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Who is the chairman of Indian planning Commission?

A

Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia

B

Dr. C. Rangarajan

C

Dr. Manmohan Singh

D

Raminder Singh Gujral

E

Dr. Subba Rao

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 107

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Given below are some well-known awards and their respective fields. Choose the correct combination:

A

Palme d’Or - Television, Pulitzer Advertising, Grammy - Music, Booker Literature

B

Pulitzer - Advertising, Grammy - Music, Cannes Lions - Advertising, Booker Literature

C

Grammy - Music, Books - journalism, Emmy Television, Palme d’Or - Movies

D

Cannes Lions - Movies, Grammy - Music, Pulitzer - journalism, Emmy - Television

E

Palme d’Or - Movies, Pulitzer - journalism, Cannes Lions - Advertising, Booker Literature

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 108

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A few combination names of companies and their products are given below. Choose the right option:

A

Amazon - Kindle, Rovio -Angry Birds, Google - AdSense, Zynga - Nook

B

Amazon - Kindle, Nintendo -Wii, Rovio Angry Birds, Zynga - CastleVille

C

Zynga - Angry Birds, Nintendo -Wii, Google AdSense, Rovio - CastleVille

D

Amazon - Nook, Sony - Wii, Zynga - Castle Ville, Google - Ad sense

E

Amazon - Nook, Nintendo - Wii, Rovio -Castle Ville, Roxio - Kindle

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 109

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Read the following
I.Excise duty is a tax on manufacture or production of goods and services
II.Not all kinds of excise duty is collected by the Central Government of India
III.Excise duty is an indirect tax
Which of the statements given above are correct?

A

Statements I and II

B

Statements II and III

C

Statements I and III

D

All of the above

E

None of the above

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 110

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From which of the following items India export the most?

A

Textile goods

B

lute

C

IT services

D

Gems and Jewellery

E

Leather

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 111

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Which of the following acids helps in Human Digestion

A

Lactic

B

Tartaric

C

Hydrochloric

D

Sulphuric

E

Acetic

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 112

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Which of the following is the right match for the Olympics medal winners from India?

A

Sushil Kumar - Haryana, Mary Kom - Assam, Saina Nehwal - Andhra Pradesh, Vijay Kumar Madhya Pradesh

B

Sushil Kumar - Rajasthan , Mary Kom Manipur, Vijay Kumar - Himachal Pradesh, Yogeshwar Dutt - Haryana

C

Yogeshwar Dutt - Haryana, Mary Kom Manipur, Vijay Kumar - Himachal Pradesh, Gaurav Narang - Andhra Pradesh

D

Yogeshwar Dutt - Delhi, Saina Nehwal Uttaranchal, Sushil Kumar - Haryana, Mary Kom - Manipur

E

Saina Nehwal - Uttaranchal, Gaurav Narang Punjab, Sushil Kumar - Haryana, Mary Kom Manipur

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 113

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Which of the following African Countries underwent political turmoil in the last two years?

A

Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco,Sudan

B

Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Kenya

C

Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Mauritania, Nigeria, Malta

D

Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, Maldives

E

Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Algeria, Sudan, Kenya

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 114

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Which of the following education institutes was Mr. Rajat Gupta, the former Mckinsey chief associated with

A

XLRI Jamshedpur

B

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

C

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

D

Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

E

Indian School of Business Hyderabad

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 115

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Which of country was the highest producer of cars in the world in 2011?

A

U.S.A.

B

Germany

C

Korea

D

Japan

E

China

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 116

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What is the approximate share of manufacturing sector in India GDP in 2011 - 12?

A

22 %

B

24 %

C

31

D

15 %

E

10

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 117

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Which of the following combination of scholars have won the Nobel Prize in Economics?

A

Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Oliver Williamson

B

Mehboob Haque, Amartya Sen, Robert McNamara

C

Amartya Sen, Mohammad Yunus, RonaldbCoase

D

Mohammad Yunus, Paul Krugman, Oliver Williamson

E

Amartya Sen, Elvin Roth, Mohammed Yunus

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 118

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For which of the following reasons was Maruti in the news in July, 2012?

A

Producing most fuel efficient cars

B

Transfer its production to Gujarat

C

Industrial violence

D

Disrupting daily movement of vehicles in New Delhi

E

In July, it became the highest producer of cars in the country

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 119

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What is meaning of one unit carbon permit?

A

One cubic meter of carbon dioxide

B

One quintal carbon dioxide

C

One metric ton of carbon dioxide

D

One thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide

E

One million ounce of carbon dioxide

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 120

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Who is the author of “Imagining India"

A

Khushwant Singh

B

Nandan Nilekani

C

Gurcharan Das

D

Chetan Bhagat

E

APJ Abdul Kalam Azad

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XAT 2013 - GK - Question 121

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V Kurien was associated with

A

Operation Flood

B

Operation Milk

C

Operation Blue Star

D

Operation X

E

White Operation

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